Mojo Jojo!

                                                          

Julie,Tommy and Mojo are the names of the pet dog we had at home.I would never forget Julie,the first thing that Julie did on the very first of his arrival at our home was BITE me,poor dog,he was scared,and I was scared all the more,I was not even 5 that time.Next came Tommy,though Tommy didn't stay with us for a long time,and now its Mojo time,a cute Lhasa Apso.Except for mojo it was my mom who looked affter of our pet,and now that we are grown she wants us to look after Mojo,added responsibility! but its fun.Growing a pet is like bringing up a child,too many tamasha,and tantrums.Mojo has influenced me in a better way,and the things I’ve learnt from him actually works with others.

#Anger

                There are times I get angry with my pet and ,but then he is such a sweetheart that he comes to me wagging his tail n lick me saying he is sorry and he has totally forgot about the incident.Forgive quickly.

#Signs
              My pet always give a signal that he wants to do,and if I don’t get it,he does it there irrespective of the place,which means there are always signals about everything happening around us,we fail to recognize.Not everyone would be comfortable saying everything sometimes we need to understand the signal

#Appreciation of Love
                              Most of the times Mojo comes running to me when I reach home,I just can’t control him he and tries to get on my face to lick,but unlike Mojo I’m not in good mood all the time,so I just ignore him and thats it, he turns his back,and then later he refuses to eat. I’ve to go and pacify hime only then does he become normal.Always appreciate the love that other show on us

#Nature is natural
                            Dogs are one of the playful species,and my pet is no different,he is 80% naturally playful,10%obedient,and another 10%, I haven’t figured out,no matter how much ever I try I can’t refrain his mischievous behaviour,he rolls,digs,bites at few instances I’ve raised my voice and tried to control but it had never worked,I get tired of shouting at him,finally when he gets tired of playing,he retires.Its a waste of time and energy trying to change someone,Be wise,Adapt.

#Filmy
       Sometimes,our pets are our reflection,my pet doesn’t eat plain rice as most of my friend’s pets,he needs something crunchy in it,just like I need pappad or some snacks.Only then I realized my pet should be treated the way that I like to be treated.All are equal.

#Never Hide
            It’s hard to keep the dog away from meat,and whenever there is meat at home,he refuses to eat his usual food,he needs a bite of the meat ,no matter how much ever we try to hide it.Dogs have powerful olfactory cells,and it is not possible to hide anything.Don’t hide anything,because the dear ones can smell it and if they can’t,we aren’t dear to them.

#Oil is good for friction
                   My vet advises to keep my puppy away from oily snacks,but whenever he isn’t well,the easiest way to make him right is to feed good,crunchy oily snacks he loves to crunch.If there is any friction,use some oil(likes) to ease it.

#Possessive scene
                Though I talk about Mojo a lot,he doesn’t seem to be interested in me so much,whenever I take him for a walk he is more interested in looking at others,but, if, even for fun someone hits me,he becomes my Mojo’s enemy for lifetime.Really not necessary to see/show possessiveness,it just ebbs at the moment.

#Really!
        I believe in karma very much,and Mojo being my pet must be a part of past or he could even be  someone who is gonna look after me in the next life,so I make sure I treat him well.We don’t meet people,it happens,and happens for a reason,so treat everyone well or atleast don’t ill treat.

#Exhibit
        Everyone who sees my Mojo,asks me if he is trained to shake hands,or pick the ball etc.Pls,I don’t intend to exhibit him at a circus,he is what he is.I don’t expect him to do anything for my pleasure of exhibition I love the way he is.Love for what the other are.

Interpretation of a Smartphone

                                                           

The most difficult task of blogging is the first line of the post.I try to make my first line creative so that it keeps the reader hooked,but today for this post couldn't think of anything inspite of trying for almost 12 hours.The necessities of everyone had always been the same from begining of the mankind,except for  one thing which has been recently added,and without that, it is quite frustrating.Yes,it is frustrating when I'm away from my phone,not mobile phones,Smartphones! After a hectic task of trying to fine tune this blog
( which I haven't)
     Never Alone
             # It is always easy to reach someone when loneliness haunts,there is always someone waiting for our call.So,pick the phone and call up that someone who can drive away loneliness.
             # We would never be alone if we find our company.
       Anger Channel
             #I'm not of the type to exhibit my anger,and the best way to get it out of my system is weird,sometimes Angry Birds,sometimes Scrabble.As these games keep me involved,I forget about my anger.You can try your own favourite games.
             #Anger is contagious,and channelising it ti something else is wise.
         Tiny Parcel,big package
            #Responsibility is a very big term that comes in a small package,so is the smart phone especially when you are carrying a flashy phone.Where there is I,there is a phone.
            # No responsibility is a burden,if we are really attached(conscienctious) to it
          Visual Treat
           #Boredom is a long lost word and I'm wondering when was the time I told anyone that "I'm bored!"coz that never has happened with me,Thanks to Youtube.
           # There are so many beautiful things,tiny or gigantic,just that we are so engrossed in our day to day life that we don't notice the beauty of this world.
           Memory Salt
          # Thanks to Facebook,there are always good memories and friends to cherish.
          # Its very unlikely for us to eat without salt,but excess salt ruins the food,so is memory,remembering only that would not ruin our thoughts is good,anything more?!?!?!
           Young Mind
          # Most important,age is never a criteria for learning new things,and my mobile has never let me down to clarify my doubts or anyone else's who rely on me.
          #Young is accident of time,and youth is state of mind-Frank Lloyd Wright. Do I need to say more!

Shiva Trilogy

Every book we read has the power to render wings for imagination but very few books gives us more power than the word imagination itself, and Shiva trilogy is one such book. It is hard for one book to keep us occupied and this series of three books kept me occupied for almost three years.When i finished the The immortals of Meluha,I was waiting for The Secret of Nagas,and i would browse everyday to find about the release date,and once i was done with it,i was again browsing to find about The Oath of Vayuputras. Every book that I read kept me occupied with the electric twists. Every Hindu knows the family story of lord Shiva, but what makes this book special is the author has very brilliantly traced the origin of lord Shiva (though imaginary only) and very genuinely roped in all the other characters beginning from Bhadra to Mithra. I have always knows Shiva as a powerful  god who according to my mother punishes when wrong done and specially he is a very wrathful lord, but throughout my journey with this book I have found a special respect for the lord as a very dignified, justified hero. Right from the beginning of the book I was impressed especially with the characters like Ayurvati,the chief doctor(Ayurveda),Brahaspati,Bhrigu maharaj etc and the way the city of Meluha has been described with its infra structure like public drainage, quarantine block etc took me to a different level of imagination, awestruck by the knowledge of the ancient Indians. Words like Rudra, Neelkanth, Somras which are usually common only in the regional languages were odd in English, but only for few pages. Forget the grandmother’s version of lord Ganesha having the features of elephant, for you would enjoy the version described in this book. I would always cherish the memories of the journey of imagination through this trilogy. And I would definitely recommend Shiva trilogy a must read for every Indian.

P.S.I'm reblogging this,as its been long time someone spoke to me about this book!

Gandhi

There are some things that would regularly happen on Gandhi Jayanthi- Public Holiday,Special programmes on every Indian satellite channels which includes the movie Gandhi,Oh! most importantly Dry Day(very important for me!).Few days back,it was in the papers that a school girl had applied RTI to know why Gandhi is called Father of our country,well! even I had the doubt at that age,but somehow convinced myself that he is father of our country because he is featured in our currency,and who gives us pocket money?Daddy na!
                      We all know that Indian Independence struggle was one of its kind and it introduced a new terminology Ahimsa.If it wasn't was for the path of ahimsa,there would have been lot of bloodshed.Well,I don't remember any of interesting incidents that happened in Gandhiji's life,I wasn't interested in Gandhiji much.It all started when Gandhiji was detrained from a First class coach,he was lucky that he hold onto his anger for a long time and that is what turned into our freedom struggle.Everyone talks great about Ahimsa,and so I too tried Gandhi's path of Ahimsa with my mom,If my mom refuses something that I need,I would not eat at home for few days.Trust me!Ahimsa doesn't work for guys and I was no different.But,Ahimsa works well for my mom,and sister and they had been successful too!
                                           Gandhiji was totally against the partition of our country,which proves his ability for a futuristic vision,but then our other politicians were in a hurry,that they thought that patrition would be the ideal solution for the chaos,and their hurry cost us the present chaos.If there was no Pakistan,probably we would have been the most powerful country in the continent!Gandhiji was wise to quit Congress,or he wouldn't have reached the hearts of every Indian irrespective of their political party.Also,Gandhiji wanted the present day parliament complex to be a hospital,don't think that would never happen.Dandi march,Civil disobedience,Non Co operation movement,they were all Gandhiji's idea.The British wouldn't have imagined the power of Gandhiji.It is believed that Gandhiji uttered Hey Ram last,when he was shot!
                                                              Hey Ram!
                 

சுண்டல்!

சுண்டல் என்றாலே என்  நினைவுக்கு வருவது கோயில் பிரசாதம் தான் .நான் சென்னையிலருந்து விழுப்புரம் செல்லும் பேருந்தில்,இந்த சுண்டல் விற்கும் ஆசாமியை கண்டு ஆச்சரியப்பட்டதுண்டு,உலகத்திலேயே,பேருந்தில் பயணச்சிட்டு பெற்றுக்கொண்டு  சுண்டல் விற்கும் நபர் இவராகத்தான் இருப்பார்.கிட்டதட்ட ஒரு வருடம்,நான் பணிக்கு சென்ற காலத்தில்,இவரை தினமும் பார்த்ததுண்டு,என்னுடன் தினமும் பயணிக்கும் நண்பரிடம்," சுண்டல் சாப்பிடலாமா" என்று கேட்டதற்கு,"வேண்டாம்,ஹைஜினிக்கா (hygienic)இருக்காது" என்றார்.சின்ன வயதில்,என் தந்தையும் இதைத்தான் சொல்வார்,அதனாலேயே ,பேருந்து,ரயில் பயணங்களில்,அதிகம் தின்பண்டங்கள் அனுபவித்ததில்லை.
                                                பள்ளி பருவத்தில்,என்னுடைய இரு நண்பர்களின் விட்டிற்கு அருகாமையில் பிள்ளையார் கோயில்,அக்கோவிலில் கொடுக்கப்படும்  சுண்டல்களை இவர்கள் தவறவிட்டதில்லை,சுண்டல் தின்ன அனுபவத்தை அடுத்த நாள் வகுப்பறையில் சொல்லும் போது,எரிச்சல்லாக இருக்கும்,அந்த கோயில் இருக்கும் தெருவில் தான் நானும் வசிக்கிறேன் ,ஆனால் எனக்கு மட்டும் சுண்டல் அட்டவனை தெரியாது.சில வருடங்களில்  ஊர் மேய ஆரம்பித்ததும்,நானும் அந்த பிள்ளையார் கோயில் சுண்டலை விட்டதில்லை.
                                            சுண்டலுக்கு,என்னிடம் இன்னொரு கதை உண்டு,தினமும் மாலையில்,எங்கள் தெருவில் ,தள்ளு வண்டியில் ஒருவர் சுண்டல் விற்பார்.அவருடயை சிறப்பே ,மாங்காய் துவள் தான்.நான் கேட்கும் போதெல்லாம் அப்பா வாங்கி கொடுப்பார்,ஆனால் என்னுடைய துருதிஷ்டம்,அந்த சுண்டல் விற்பவருக்கு யானைக்கால் வியாதி,அதனாலேயே அவரிடம் சுண்டல் வாங்குபவரின் எண்ணிக்கை குறைந்தது,காலபோக்கில் அவரையும் காணவில்லை.அவருடைய  இடம் இன்னமும் காலியாகவே உள்ளது.எனக்கு தெரிந்து,சுண்டல் விற்பவர்கள் அரிது.எப்போதாவது,"இந்தா,கோயில் பிரசாதம்"என்று அம்மா கொடுத்தால்தான்.
                                                         இன்று காலை,பேருந்து பயணத்தின் போது,அதே சுண்டல் ஆசாமி,வழக்கம் போல்,பயணச்சிட்டு பெற்றுக்கொண்டு சுண்டல் விற்க ஆரம்பித்தார்.சுத்தம் பற்றி பேச யாருமில்லை,யோசித்தேன்,முதல் ஆளாய்,சுண்டல் என்றேன்,அவர் முகத்தில் அப்படி ஒரு மகிழ்ச்சி,எனக்கு மனதில் மகிழ்ச்சி.சுண்டல் சுவையாக இருந்தது,அது சுண்டலின் சுவையோ? அல்லது ஒரு வருடமாக தள்ளி போட்ட விசயத்தை,செய்து விட்ட சுவையோ?

I see, U see?

Eyes are the window to the world,and it has become vital for everyone to have a visual appeal.We have been told first impression is the best impression,and management guru’s have mislead us the impression to only visual appeal,and that’s why garment giants have come up with varied ideas of work wear,casual wear and even some even have different wear for everyday.Is it only about what we see through our eyes? Do we really judge people only with how they look? Those are fools who see only through eyes,and those are enlightened who see through beyond their eyes!
                                                               Once,two kings who were in the verge of war were called upon by their Master to see if the war could be avoided.The master suggested that both the kings take a survey among people to see if war was really necessary.Both the kings set out,and after survey,the first king reported that there is atleast one bad thing in every person I met,so to get rid of bad,a war is must.And,then the second king concluded that there was at least one good thing in every person I met,so for a better world no war was needed.The first king saw things only with his eyes,but the second king saw through beyond his eyes.
                                                                  To look through beyond eyes comes with experience I guess,whenever my Mojo(my pet) does something cranky,I raise my hands to threaten him,the moment I raise my hand my mom comes to his rescue,why are you hitting him,what does he know.There have been so many people in my life and I’ve retained almost all of them,only because I don’t see with my eyes,but with Heart

Axe or Hoax?

FMCG(Fast moving consumer goods) has changed the way we live nowadays.A lot has been changed as I grow up,earlier it was toothpaste and soap,now there are so many things, that we are forced to use  which we actually don't need and there is a picture created that we aren't perfect unless we use all of those.These Fmcg has penetrated into everycorner of our home,I don't mind them being in the corners,but they are spoiling my pleasure of watching television.

AXE
I guess it all started with AXE deodrants trying to say that it was easy to impress girls with their deodrant,seriously! only a fool would have thought that,I've never heard of any one attractive just because he uses AXE,luckily I switched over to perfume even before AXE was launched.These FMCG fools don't realize that nobody buys things that others like,they would buy only what they like.Why would I buy a deodrant which a girl likes,and if I have to buy for the like of a girl,then my only saving would be the empty deodrant cans.Next time I happen to see Ranbir Kapoor,I'm gonna ask him to show his click counter!

Fair & Handsome
                     Whoever thought,Beauty is being fair,is definitely a racist or a beauty blind.And the worst part is making guys use the fairness cream.I know of few guys who would use men's fairness cream two times a day,does it really make you fair? I don't think so.Guess even the brand ambassadors who endorse the products wouldn't use it.

Soap
       I don't know,if anyone has realized why they say "TV Soap".Tv soaps are just long running serials,and I personally feel that tv soaps are just to fill voids,and so are the soaps we use.Usually whenever my patients ask me which paste is good,I'd say all toothpastes are good because we wouldn't brush without a paste,as paste is a good lubricant and flavouring agent.We use soap,because we are psychologically trained to use a soap but I seriously don't think it has any effect at all,except for the fragrance. I switched to shower gel long back:-) sometimes lime,tomato,oats or whichever I feel  is good for skin. 

Thank you Teachers!

If you can read this,then thank your teacher.And my way of thanking them is to write this blog.My school days were scary not because it was  haunted,but I was scared of some teachers.My initail fear of teachers started with Gracy miss(our teachers name were always suffixed with miss/master following their name) I can very well remember,Gracy miss was used to moist her lips with her tongue and one day she caught me while I tried that,and hit me with a wooden scale,I really don't know what she thought and all this happened in my UKG.I was unwilling to go school for next few days but my father dragged me to the school.Next was AV miss(guess her name was Annie),she was my favourite English teacher and I'm still grateful to her for my better English,AV miss would never miss my general essay,and I always got 10/10 for my general essay,I was good at imagination that time itself.Schools are different when teachers would always categorize bright student and dull student and I was always in the league of dull students,there were only few teachers for whom bright or dull didn't matter,and they were angels.Teachers always had their own way,some were like grass,whom every student can approach and some were like oak whom only few(bright students) can approach.College ambience was different,two years of pre clinicals was a little better than school,and the rest of college was life moulding and any student can approach any one. Whatever I'm today professionaly is all because of those teachers/dentists who saw,analyse,alter our works on patients,and that godly patience and enlightment to not say anything infront of the patients we were treating.If I hadn't been overlooked by those teachers I wouldn't be so confident in my profession today,they not only passed over the art of dentistry,but set a way of living for me.It is really not necessary to have a special day to remember teachers,for the are always there in what I read,what I write,what I think and what I do! Thank You Teachers.

Art of cooking is SIMPLE

Sometimes,when my mom says, do this,don’t do that.I’d feel agitated for I think the only thing my mom knows is cooking,but my mom’s say is true,always.How can someone who can only cook can be so right about everything.Not only my mom,guess every mom would always be right.And for all the woman I’d known,or taken opinion from are always right.I don’t mean that Men can’t be right.Men mostly take momentary decision,whereas women’s decision are future perfect.Women today have raised equally to men.There isn’t anything that women can’t do,but there are few things that men can’t do like women,one such thing is Cooking.The art of Cooking is SIMPLE,not simple.

Skill

   Cutting, Chopping, Slicing, and Grating requires skill else we’ll end up adding haemoglobin to the vegetables. Out of the sometimes that I cut vegetables, few times I’ve cut myself, but, never heard any women cut themselves frequently. And that is why women know how to handle differently with different people.

Intelligence

         Intelligence is equal to Ingredients. Women just know what to add and what not to. And they exactly know what ingredient would give the desired taste. And that is why they know what to say and what not to say.

Manipulation

         To fry or to boil, everyone must be thinking everything can be boiled and fried but only women know what is to be boiled, what is to be fried and what can be both boiled and fried. Same way, women know when to pacify, when to demand,who to trust.

Patience

        Every recipe takes its own sweet time, but men would never have that patience, I myself while cooking wouldn’t have the patience and keep bothering either opening it now and then, or stirring, but never had I had the patience to wait till its cooked. For women, patience is a virtue. And that is why they always wait for the right moment to convey or to act.

Love

       There is nothing like Love. Ask a worried woman to cook and it would definitely not be as good as it was. For women it is all about love, they are the best when it comes to showing their love and that’s why every man longs for a woman’s love.

Energy

       Cooking is over. Who is gonna wash it?.Many a times men can cook but I’m sure men hate to dish wash .But no woman would hesitate to wash, because she very well knows that she has to cook again. We men never worry about the consequences, but Women’s every action is directly proportional to the consequences

And this is why women are the way they are,because they can cook.If men too can cook,there is more to learn than cooking alone.

Akbar the Great!

The Mughal episode of our country has always fascinated me,and history was my favourite subject in school.Though much wasn't taught about Babar and Humayun,which I would say as pre Akbar era,and there was a seperate chapter on Akbar,that is why it interested me.I wouldn't hesitate to compare Akbar the great with Alexander or Genghis Khan or any other emperors,all emperors have won large territories,Akbar didn't win territories equal to the great emperors but he definitely won the heart of indians,especially at the time when mughal rulers were considered foreigners by hindustanis.History claims that Akbar was only 13 when he was crowned the emperor and unlike his ancestors,he had interest in learning the hindu culture and traditions and that was the main reason for abolishing religious taxes.Akbar always wanted to be approved as hindustani(Indian) and the movie Jodha Akbar claims that the name Akbar itself was given by the hindus.Any talks on Akbar isn't complete without mentioning Birbal.Birbal was known to be wise and witty,and Akbar and Birbal pair are an integral part of indian folklore.Communal harmony was one of the achievement of Akbar,he even went to the extent of establishing Din-i-ilahi,a cult which was derived from various religions and yet had a monolithic belief,and all religious people were free to follow,but wasn't a success though.Akbar is also credited for introducing indo persian architecture which can also be considered as the founding stone for the beautiful Taj Mahal.Pre Akbar era emperors were busy expanding their empire and the post Akbar era empires were either busy extending their empires or building forts\memorials but Akbar perfectly balanced everything.But,it is ShahJahan who is universally famous,famous for TajMahal,Akbar wouldn't have wasted so much of resource or labour and the time taken to build Taj Mahal.And Aurangzeb was also wise that he didn't waste any resource or funds to erect any building,and it is believed that he overthrew ShahJahan,luckily before he started constructing Black TajMahal.Oh! and most importantly,mughal cuisines!Mughal cuisines have become a part of Indian cuisine,especially biriyani:-)

P.S.Does anyone realize,Akbar still rules our country,(24,Akbar road,New Delhi)!

Shine like a Sun

For people around me,I'm a Weirdo,because they think I don't sleep.I sleep,only that I wake up early,early than than rest of others throughout the different phases of my life,I still have never found anyone who can rise before me except for the days I go through hangover.Somehow,rising early gives me more energy and most importantly time,I've more time to do everything I want,because there isn't anyone to interfere me in the morning.Few years back I was proud of myself to read the newspaper first, among 4 of my roommates,and there have been days when I have waited to get newspaper from the distribution van,also waited at tea shop,for the guy to open,arrange and then have my tea.The breeze in the early morning is so soothing and I was in a way lucky to enjoy that in the city of Chennai.I've few people,who wake up and are ready in few minutes,which has never worked with me,I need to wake up from the bed and also wake up from the mental state of sleep,replay if I had any dreams,sit,jot down things to be done in the day that way I'm well organised and there is a clarity of thought.Early morning gives me ample time to think,analyse,do many things and my close pals know that.There is so much of energy,waking up early that I never had the urge for a hotwater shower even in the winter days.Unless there is so much of good in rising early,our ancestors wouldn't have rised early and did surya namaskar,Surya namaskar is an unique solution for all of physical and mental troubles.Out of those suffering from insomnia,I've hardly stayed awake post 11pm,and it takes only a minute for me to sleep,just the thought of sleep is enough for me to sleep,not because I'm intoxicated or inebriated only because I rise early and so tired at the end of the day.To shine like a sun,rise early,because sun radiates energy and if you want to radiate your energy to people around you,rise and shine like a sun:-)

Ajith

At this age,to write about a cinema actor is weird but then, a conversation with an old man praising MGR made me think how much of impact does cinema have in our society.That old man was going on praising MGR,he doesn't see him only as an actor but takes him for being his mentor.Old man apart,long time back when a old movie of Superstar was released, a 40yr neighbour was so excited to watch the movie and that movie must have been relayed on satellite channel for hundred times but still he was eager to watch it in theatre.Now,comes my turn,I really haven't witnessed  the magic of MGR,or even the charisma of superstar,my dad and my uncles told me his a superstar and the excitement around,made me excited.No doubt,that Rajinikanth is the superstar(SRK himself said that!).Any actor in the cinema would wanna achieve the superstar title,and if someone says they just wanna act and don't wanna become a superstar then,either thay aren't serious about their work or they know that they aren't capable,and when Ajith said that he wants to be No.1 in kollywood industry,he was criticised  badly.Multi starrer trend has been recently the talk of the tamil cinema industry,but Ajith must be the only actor who has acted along with many actors in the past twenty years.It wouldn't be apt to brand Ajith only as an actor,he is also an avid racer and has F2 achievements to his creditsWhen Ajith requested his fans to dissolve his fan clubs,every one thought it was an end to his career,but then only the clubs were dissolved not the fans.In his last movie,he was criticised for imitating George Clooney(salt and pepper style).I too agree with them,but others must also admit that,it would suit only Ajith(I can't imagine any one with that style).Its a well known fact that he isn't good at delivering dialogues,but he proved that he can deliver dialouges with his eyes in the movie Vaali.In today's world of paparazzi,privacy and public image of actors are always at risk,and Ajith is the only actor who has distanced his privacy and public life.Ajith must be the only actor who has been applauded by all of the co actors and technicians.He was the only star who had the guts to speakout on the stage in front of the ruling Chiefminister,and the one who stood up and applauded was Superstar.The trend of remaking old classics started by Ajith remaking superstar's Billa.Kollywood has many stars,superstar,topstar,powerstar,megastar and Ajith was fondly called Ultimate star,and he himself requested his fans to rip the title Ultimate star,and that is his ultimatum,and so is he unique.Well nothing much to say,just that I'm proud to have lived in the era of Kamal Hassan and Ajith,guess I'd be telling about Ajith a lot as I get old.And Arambam is the most anticipated movie of the year!

B'day Numbers

No matter how old we are,we always feel like a kid on our birthday.As a kid,I wasn't bothered about the government holidays and was always looking forward for my Birthday,new clothes,chocolates and cakes.Everyone has their day,but the issue with me is that I have so many miraculous birth dates.My day falls on the first week of August,and I guess I have a special affinity towards te month of August that I have friends whose birthdates are there on every day of first week of august.I didn't have such a scene during my school days,it all happened during college days and amazingly all of my friends with whom I share a very good bonding are born before/after my birthday (years are different).And,very surprisingly now I'm busy making birthday wish calls throughout the month of august,either a new friend,a professional friend or my friend's kids.Sometimes,I'd be making multiple birthday calls on one day.Someone's birthdate would be along with other one's anniversary.I feel there is a special bonding with me and numbers that it is really hard for me to forget numbers(the date of course!).Once I'd gone with a friend to choose a number for his phone connection and I asked for number ending with 17185,he gave me a weird look,I thought he would find that it is his birthday but that friend didn't get until I told him.I have more happy moments with birthday dates,but there are some dates which are same for the persons I love the most and envy the most,but that envy date always comes with the love date:-(.While typing this,I just remembered that my sister's birthday is the next day of mine(but she is one year younger) and one more surprising thing is my brother's birthday date which is next to my sister's date(he was born in a different month).Wondering how many more dates and similarities do I have in future!

Out of what? Mind! No!Box.

Lateral thinking, Out of the box thinking,are something like a super power which only great minds posses,all god given minds are the same,to make it great is in our thinking.or atleast in the hands of the people around us.The extremes of mind are Optimism and Pessimism,the most common example referred to differentiate optimism and pessimism is Half full glass of water  and Half empty glass of water,the later one being pessimistic point of view and the earlier optimistic.But!,if I say it is half H₂ O and O₂ (water and air)
where do I fit into?!? I would like to call it logical thinking or at least "think with your own brain". Most of the times we think only what we hear only because we are lazy to think about something,which someone has already done,we are programmed not to waste time on things that are not related to us.If people had lived that way we wouldn't have so many inventions that has made our life so convenient.
Another story that comes to my mind "when asked the eldest son why is he an alcohol addict,he said,my father is an addict so am I,and the younger was a tea toteller and he said,both my father and brother are an addict and so I have stayed away from alcohol,and when the youngest son was asked the same question,he said seeing my father and my brothers,I drink only on occasions and in limit.And,for me the youngest one is the smartest.Basically Lateral thinking is logical thinking.The next time if someone asks you too many questions about anything that is related to your proffesion,don't hesitate, he might be thinking laterally. If we start thinking on our own,there would be so many things to explore:-)

Fast Fast Fast!

The new phenomenon happening around me is Fasting,when I call someone to have tea or snack,they say  fasting and then I realize its the month of Ramzan.My close pals know that I'm more of a logical person than religious and my mom thinks I'm a critic of religion.Fasting is there in every religion that I know but then the protocol is different.According to hindu philosophy(hinduism is more of a way of living than a religion),we have the liberty to choose any day for fasting relative to the auspicious day of the favourite deity.And in Islam,there is one whole month of Ramadan,and so are different protocols of fasting in all religions.I read that Lord Buddha thought that desire was the root cause of evil,and if he stopped eating he could end desire and gain liberation from suffering. As the story goes, "he ate only a grain of rice and a sesame seed per day. Over time he got so thin that he could touch his spine by pressing on his stomach. He no longer had the strength to meditate. He realized that he would die before he understood his mind; further, that desire does not end by force. At that point a young herds maid offered him a meal of milk porridge which he accepted. He regained his strength, renewed his meditation, and realized Buddhahood. So by quitting fasting, and eating in moderation, he realized the central tenet of Buddhist practice, moderation."Not that I'm against fasting,long back while on a discussion with few of my friends about fasting,"A fan which runs everyday for a week continously,will not last long than the fan which is turned off for a day in a week,the same way if our digestive system too needs a break often for a healthy life" and this is the science behind fasting said my friend and I still find that a reasonable explanation.I too fast on the days my mom says,I control my hunger with great difficulty,and look forward to hog for dinner but my tummy feels full with 3,4 bites and thats where my desire to hog gets a setback and thats when i realize that fasting also hints at desire.Fasting really needs determination,and the intensity of determination showed on fasting if diverted to achieving our goals then nothing is impossible.The one who can fast regularly has the power to achieve his goal and this is what fasting is,I would want to believe.

Electricity

One of my favourite question that I ask new friends of mine "What is the most fascinating invention till date,according to you?" and the answers have varied from railways to mobile phones.My answer always is Electricity and today any invention that my friends have cited needs electricity and without electricity life is awful.There are so many controversies about the invention/discovery about electricity,but,Thanks to Thomas Alva Edison,without him this world wouldn't have progressed at this speed.Edison had failed 1000 times before his first invention light bulb,when asked by someone,what do you have say about failing thousand times,Edison politely replied that he had found thousand ways not to make a light.Tesla was another genius who put electricity to commercial use,but he isn't as famous as Edison:-(. Enough of electricity,the main reason for writing about electricity is,one kid told me that electricity comes from the switch(OMG)as a kid even I thought the same,but lot of concern has been raised only in our period,and the intense of producing electricity was felt by people of Tamilnadu only in this past one year,everyone was affected,for a few months the life had changed,and "Is there power?"(கரண்ட் இருக்கா?) was on everyone's mouth for a short span.If we don't save electricity now we might be deprived of uninterrupted supply in few years.Electricity has become essential than air,food and water or atleast we believe it to be.There are so many people worried about Ecology,Environment,Global warming,Recycling etc,but we have a false notion its not gonna affect us in any way,each and every living species is a part of this world,knowingly or unknowingly has a role in this ecology.Many times we fail to realize,saving energy on our part can contribute a huge saving on energy and money over long term.Thermal power,hydro power,atomic power were all taught in my schools,and I read them only to pass through my exams,if my teachers had taught about saving electricity,I'd have saved a lot for my father.Now that,I'm aware of this,I'm saving energy and money on my part,CFL light bulbs,airconditioner @25 in my workplace,and on sleep mode at home,never charge mobile at nights while sleeping(draining the battery completely increases the life of battery),switch off my monitor while not in use.I'm not doing all of these because I'm actually interested,its just that I don't want power shortage to hamper my/my kids life anymore.I'll make sure I'll teach my kids that Electricity doesn't come from switches,there is lot of man power and depleting resource involved.And,if you happen to notice 40W bulb at the entrance of my house,don't judge me because that is my dad's way of saving environment.

P.S. Thanks to Dr.Ganesh,for suggesting me to write on Electricity

The Art of Cooking is SIMPLE

Sometimes,when my mom says, do this,don’t do that.I’d feel agitated for I think the only thing my mom knows is cooking,but my mom’s say is true,always.How can someone who can only cook can be so right about everything.Not only my mom,guess every mom would always be right.And for all the woman I’d known,or taken opinion from are always right.I don’t mean that Men can’t be right.Men mostly take momentary decision,whereas women’s decision are future perfect.Women today have raised equally to men.There isn’t anything that women can’t do,but there are few things that men can’t do like women,one such thing is Cooking.The art of Cooking is SIMPLE,not simple.

Skill

   Cutting, Chopping, Slicing, and Grating requires skill else we’ll end up adding haemoglobin to the vegetables. Out of the sometimes that I cut vegetables, few times I’ve cut myself, but, never heard any women cut themselves frequently. And that is why women know how to handle differently with different people.

Intelligence

         Intelligence is equal to Ingredients. Women just know what to add and what not to. And they exactly know what ingredient would give the desired taste. And that is why they know what to say and what not to say.

Manipulation

         To fry or to boil, everyone must be thinking everything can be boiled and fried but only women know what is to be boiled, what is to be fried and what can be both boiled and fried. Same way, women know when to pacify, when to demand,who to trust.

Patience

        Every recipe takes its own sweet time, but men would never have that patience, I myself while cooking wouldn’t have the patience and keep bothering either opening it now and then, or stirring, but never had I had the patience to wait till its cooked. For women, patience is a virtue. And that is why they always wait for the right moment to convey or to act.

Love

       There is nothing like Love. Ask a worried woman to cook and it would definitely not be as good as it was. For women it is all about love, they are the best when it comes to showing their love and that’s why every man longs for a woman’s love.

Energy

       Cooking is over. Who is gonna wash it?.Many a times men can cook but I’m sure men hate to dish wash .But no woman would hesitate to wash, because she very well knows that she has to cook again. We men never worry about the consequences, but Women’s every action is directly proportional to the consequences

And this is why women are the way they are,because they can cook.If men too can cook,there is more to learn than cooking alone.