Life is a paradox
What we want we do not get
What we get we do not enjoy
What we enjoy is not permanent
What is permanent is boring !!
Kudos to the person who has written this
A survey by UN :)
A worldwide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was:
“Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?”
The survey was a huge failure.
In Africa they didn’t know what ‘food’ meant, In India they didn’t know what ‘honest’ meant.
In Europe they didn’t know what ‘shortage’ meant.
In China they didn’t know what ‘opinion’ meant.
In the Middle East they didn’t know what ‘solution’ meant.
In South America they didn’t know what ‘please’ meant.
And in the USA they didn’t know what ‘the rest of the world’ meant!
world’s most expensive saree !
How often have you come across a Rs. 40 lakh ($100,000) silk saree?
Chennai Silks , a textile unit has come up with one of its kind and it is seeking an unmistakable entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for being the most unique and expensive saree.
The exceptionally stunning saree is meticulously woven with 12 precious stones and metals to depict 11 of Raja Ravi Verma’s popular paintings. Explicitly projected is
‘Lady Musicians’ , one of the painter’s very famous works that displays women belonging to diverse cultural backgrounds.
Besides, the border of the saree pictures 10 other paintings of the artist that pays tribute to 20th century artist.
The best part of the saree being that the women in the paintings are intricately hand-woven and beautified with jewels of gold, diamond, platinum, silver, ruby, emerald, yellow sapphire, sapphire, cat’s eye, topaz, pearl and corals.
Already in the Limca Book of Records, this 40 lakh saree will be the first silk saree that required the use of 7,440 jacquard hooks and 66,794 cards during the weaving process. Moreover, a group of consummate workers took nearly 4,680 hours
beauty tips !! any takers ;) April 29, 2009
Lip Care
- You can mix one-tablespoon cranberry sauce juice with two tablespoons Vaseline for a delicious homemade lip balm.
- Apply the juice of lemon skin for avoiding black color of lips
- Massage your lips with coriander leaf juice for soft and rosy lips.
For Graying Hair
- Take a little Mehendi, an egg, juice of half a lemon, one table spoon of instant coffee powder. Mix it together and apply on the hair. Wash it after 45 minutes.
- Boil one cup of dried gooseberry with 4 cups of water. Add a pinch of sugar in it. Keep boiling till the quantity of the liquid reduces to one cup. Mix 2 cups of Mehendi, an egg, juice of a lemon and the gooseberry solution and apply on hair. Wash the hair after two hours.
For pimples - Apply a mixture of turmeric and neem on the face.
- A mixture of crushed mint leaves and oats will reduce pimples. Leave this for 20 minutes and wash it with warm water.
- Mix thick curd, turmeric and two drops of oil. Apply on the face.
- Crush garlic and take the juice and apply it on the face daily to reduce pimples
- Make a paste with sandal wood and turmeric and apply it on the face.
For Glowing skin - A facemask of egg white and honey gently removes the tan from your face.
- Mix oats with honey, yogurt and ground almonds. Apply this on your face, leave it for five minutes and wash with lukewarm water.
- Cucumber is a natural cleanser. Mix cucumber juice with milk and use it instead of a cleanser.
- Take 1/3-cup cocoa, three teaspoons of heavy cream, 1/3-cup ripe papaya, 1/4-cup honey and three teaspoons of oatmeal powder. Mix it all together. Apply on your face. After 10 minutes, wash your face with warm water. This is best for oily skin
- For oily skin, apply a mixture of grapes, lemon and egg white. Leave it for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water. While lemon acts as a natural cleanser, grapes will soften your skin and egg whites will tighten it. Don’t be alarmed if your skin tingles.
- Cut the lemon and rub the wedge all over your face. Leave it for about 20 minutes, then rinse off with cold water. This will refresh your face. Avoid doing this if you have dry skin.
- Mix honey, lemon and vegetable oil .This mixture is a good moisturizer for dry skin. Apply this mask for 10 minutes.
- Apply the mixture of honey and milk on the face. This will make your skin glow.
- Prepare a mask by mixing a slice of pumpkin with egg yolk and milk. Let this mask set on your face for 30 minutes for a glowing skin.
- Mix half-a-cup honey to your bathing water for soft and smooth skin.
recession is hitting you ?!!
How recession is showing its effect on large indian IT giants like Infosys,TCS,Wipro,CTS etc
there are no projects and thousands of ppl are on bench literally for months. thanks to all big wigs like chrysler,merryl lynch,GM etc who are out of business and obviouslt outsourcing is an operational expenditure which they are eager to cut down on.earlier ppl used to be jealous if we got an onsite oppurtunity or onsite proj.but, nowadays the situation has become real worse tht ppl r becoming jealous the moment they know tht we got allocated into a project.be it the local govt wala proj or any f*** proj or any other khatara proj. every body fears the pink slips.nobody wants a hike.nobody wants to complain abt long working hrs even if it is 14 to 16 hrs a day!these projects take only 2 ppl and make them do the work of 5 ppl. nobody is really bothered as long as we have an allocation. now this jealousy and hatred is becoming so very evident that even if we get an interview call and if the other person doesn’t get then they start cribbing and crying saying tht u r so lucky! which means “Damn u ! wtf u have and i don’t have?” leave alone our success or failure at the interview. say if we have 2 openings.then there is so much of competition that they get around 20 CVs for those 2 positions.naturally they pick the 2 best ppl from the 20 lot rite! but, ppl do not understand this, all the remaining 18 start complaining that is it truly unfair and injustice done to them!ppl from all over india r ready for any damn job opening internally,ready to relocate from chennai to noida or from mumbai to assam!
all movies to headstart my week ;) April 28, 2009
haha..wht should i tell abt the day. i finally decided to watch confessions of
shopaholic today! yippe !! i did see it with a lot of hiccups though.but, wht a
lovely movies it was :D. i went into the theater and only to realize half way
thru the movie tht i was sitting beside none other than “The RK” yes ! the RK
of VzB.The RK whose nag’s light of life.then after the interval i got a call for
mood proj and was insisting for an interview rite away. so tht ate up close to
25-30 mins of my time and i missed the movie 😦 now have to see if the kiran
and central combi works out for this proj too as did for the nelson.i did pretty
well on the interview except for a few toughies.the manager sounded
impressed but thn u never know.itz all luck they have another pile to
interview.so…keeping my fingers crossed! thn dad came to pick me up and
we went to alukkas for the akshay thrithiya shopping..since we already ear
marked the item i got my lovey dovey earings 😀 oh am loving it !!!! 😉
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sunday
i did nothing at all yesterday. got up at 12 as usual , freshed up and ate. read
paper from 1 to 2. watched jalsa from 2 to 4:30. after tht i read paper and
went fro bath when water came.hema aunty came and ate our brains from
5:30 to 7.then again i switched on tv and watched ashta chama from 7 to 11.
after tht switched on net and did tp.slept at around 3:30 -4.and the karmic
cycle repeats 😉
chat with baali
me: yeah..with a few of them
me: i wanted to ask u something..i need some information
me: about masters..itz for my cousin..she got an oppurtunity to pursue her
masters at cornell univ. is this a good university?
me: and the fees is damn expensive
me: so u have any idea abt this univ?
Bali: yeah
Bali: its awesome
Bali: cornell is a big name
me: oh ok
me: so u think itz worth paying those thousands of dollars
me: and the point is every one is sacring abt the recession and jobs secnario
Bali: yes.. paying for the top 10 univs is totally worth it
me: k
Bali: companies recognise big schools.. its gonna help in life
me: oh ok
me: so we all have been discussing this for quite some time now
me: and i think itz a big risk now..taking so much of loan and studying at this
point of time
me: not even sure if she ll end up with a decent job to repay the loan
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be unavailable.
Bali: hmm…
Bali: the market shud improve in 2 years
Bali: if u ask me.. i personally feel its worth it
Bali: its a very esteemed univ in the US
me: k..thtz the point..itz only a 9 month course
me: and hv to earn all the 30 credits in those 9 months..itz gonna be real
tough one na?
Bali: hmm… not really
Bali: which program is this
Bali: the univs make it do-able
me: Master of Engineering M.Eng
me: oh ok
confessions of a shopaholic April 27, 2009
An out and out hilarous comedy from Isla Fisher directed by PJ Hogan. the
novelty of the script is just amazing.Brilliant action by Isla FisherRebecca Bloomwood is a shopaholic advising people on saving money and cutting down on shopping expenditure through her “girl in green scarf” column in the mag.She excels in potraying her role.Her sense of coming timing is very spontaneous and does not look that it has been over done at any moment.All the character seem natural and the incidents are real.Like the rush during the sale and the ocassional fights which happen during the sale etc. the way rebecca lies..its all so natural and funny and sometimes silly.when she lies about her dying aunt for the scarf, the finnish touch and all really funny.A few of the most hilarious incidents are the interview scenes at the savings mag, then trying to catch hold of the pink letter from the dispatch,then the fan dance and the party scenes where she has a wadrobe malfunction and many many more.you gotta watch it to enjoy the wholesome shopping experience.I am not sure about the guys but am sure that all gals will fall in love with this flick 😀
med cls 6 April 25, 2009
med cls 6 and the last class this was definitely one of the best classes undoubtedly. swamiji covered 2 tpics of eeshwara prannidanah and karma yoga. started with religion being misused. ke shava – kaun body? gopala – a fool hari – shall i loot? hara – sure loot eshwar pranidhna is total surrender to GOD. selfless devotion is needed .we all are doing selfish devotion.gng to tirupathi with a big list and then tell god tht i ll put 1000 rs in hundi if u fulfil it.after tht again go back with more needs. we remember him only whn in trouble and forget in happiness.but we shoudl not go for our selfish deisres. we r going to beg. we r begging all the time.say u have 1 frnd and always he is coming to u and only begging ..hey plz give me 10 rs hey plz buy me something like tht and all..will u like it? no rite. u ll love and respect ur frnd if he comes to u with love , with devotion , with respect. god always there with u..hez in every soul inside every one. u don’t have to ask him for anything. he ll give u if it right for u otherwise he ll not give it u. knowingly or unknowingly if it harms u then he ll not give u. story of coulple with flat ugly noses 3 wishes- give us beautiful noses – thn whole body with noses. plz take away these noses- then a hole. plz give us our original nose. lottery prize of 2 lacs – storing on wife’s name – beating and killing wife story of king and minister – king with cut not fit for bali and minister in well y has god given u suffering oh minister? u r a gr8 devotee rite? god wants to test if we r ordinary ppl showing love for materialistc adavtanges or ppl with genuine affection. suffering and misery is given only to make us a stronger person.becoz more emotional bondages cause more suffering making the liberation of the soul difficult. swamijis song abt – god give me pain and suffering , but also give the strength to overcome the suffering and difficulits. never ask to remove all the pain ..but aur dukh do and shakthi do us dukh ko tide karne ke liye.kuti also asked for more dukh.bcoz we remeber god only in our suffering and hard times .but not in happy times.kunti asked like tht so tht she can never forget him. god will always protect us .he has promised in geetha tht he ll look after our welfare our yoga khesma.vivekaanada’s story in the train and geting down .baniya scolding u cheap beggars. thn a man coming and serving hot food as the dream of lord rama came to him. so god is always there and hell protect u..only thing is u should have tremendous faith in him and surrender to him completely 3 types of ppl 1.who will learn from sufferings and experience of others – like fire will burn fingers – wise ppl 2.who will exp and then learn from it 3. murkh ppl who ll never learn even after making mistakes.even if fire burns their fingers they repeatedly want to put the fingers in fire realizing god thru 5 ways dasibhava – slave – ram hanuman saakya bhava- frnd – krishna arjuna shanti bhava – sages vaatsalya bhava – krishna yasodha mathura bhava – krishna meerabhai character building education.not only itellect.MOU with channa reddy SCMHRD conducting courses for 30000-40000 ppl to build the character.to build a corrupt free india. to make them understand tht they r servants of the ppl and servant should not demand money from the master for fulfiling their duties. liberation of the soul or niravana is the ultimate goal of human life.source is god and it has to go back to the source from where it has originated.sometimes it may take 100 births to realize this truth due to ignorance and bad karma .sometimes it may relaize in 2 or 3 births itself.liberation thru rajayoga bhakthi yoga dhyana yoga and karma yoga karma yoga dedication to work is the highest form of worship of god quality work,holding god with one hand and doing our worldly duties with another.but where is the time? holding cell fone with other hand.lol hahaha 1. perfection in doing the work. most imp.whether small or big we all must do our work perfectly.brahmananda swami’s incident at mutt with bhrahmacharis.peeling of potatoes.complte dedication in doing the work 2.complete devotion, shradha and respect in doing it.quality work is needed.sri krishna devaraya’s dam on kaveri river.no work is big no work is small.dignity of labour 3.doing the work with utmost concentration. remeber u have only 1 mind. the same mind u use for meditation and the same for work also.u ll not get a new mind whn u sit for meditation. u cannot cheat urself saying i did the work perfectly.so concentration is most important ed the letter head and a small para of 5 line. how artistically u can make it look by giving a line space remember, u r not working to please ur boss.u r working to please the god. u want to acheive the liberation or nirvana and it is totally possible by being dedicated to ur work.end of the work u ll do krishnarpitam ,that is u r offering ur work done with utmost sincerity and loyalty to god to pleas him or say to earn ur reward points.it is not for the money,or for the job security.y u need money when u cant take a single penny with u.y u need security when u know tht nothing is permanent in life .everthing shall pass.but for the aatmavikas is the progress of the inner growth or spiritual growth.u r not working as teacher becoz u r useless.got no other job but becoz ur nore closer to god on the path to realization. be happy with ur work.do not complain. if u want to complain then plz leave tht work go for some other work wher eu ll find happiness.but by all the time complainnig and nagging abt ur work u can never realize god and u r doing more harm to ur aatmavikas path than good prarabdha karma – whtever u have done in ur past births u r realizing the friut of tht in this birth kreyamana karma – whtever u do in this birth u ll get the friut either in this birth or in the next coming births depending on how fast u reach nirvana you have to help others give back to the society which has conreibiuted for ur growth in more thn one way.give back to ur organization. 1.anna dana – being lowest 2.prana dana 3.vidya dana 4.ardyathamana dana – being highest- as u r revealing the secret of breaking free the continuos birth -death life cycle.of punarapi jananam and punrapi maranam. 4 categoreis of ppl 1 satpurush – sages 2. enlightened citizens – who help others and serve the nation 3.indifferent ppl – selfish ppl , who do not care abt others but do not harm to to others 4. manava rakhshas – who harm others for their selfish needs no egotist attitude with god.give love to god and u ll get back the love two fold.
today-lib and srvz April 23, 2009
today was a rather normal day. i got a call for onsite proj and was on cloud 9 thinking i was the only lucky ass.but salaaa saare gang ko call aaya tha..so lite
then i met manjari and finished the formalites and told her abt call .she was like ofcourse! i was the one who gave ur details !!
then went to lib and took a take away mag and then wrote a junk quotation too which did not fetch me a prize though 😦
sravz had come and shuru ho gayi apne tom tom ke saath
then i read orcl book and took home the unix book
after tht i went to the best class 😀
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