Greatness

What is Success ? "To me, success is all about being in the process of joyfully creating a life that reflects your highest values, your deepest beliefs and your greatest dreams."

What matters? "At the end of our lives, the only thing that endures is who we became, the difference we made and the love we gave"

Obama and the Illinois Governor

I did a quick Prasna now on Obama and the Illinois Governor, with a question in mind whether Obama will take oath as President of United states of America and saw that Moon is placed in the 5th house., which is connected to 6th and 10th = means that the question is about the job of the person in mind.

Moon is connected with legal troublesome Mars which is placed inthe 3rd.

I deduce that this has something to do with the relatives of Obama, and some illegal connection with Blagojevich.

Now, Saturn is transiting 10th house. Obstacles till Jan 3rd, 2009 7.30 PM IST. And there is a lull period, where the person in question, Obama, should have his mouth shut till, Jan 15th, 2009 1.22 AM IST.

So if Obama is implicated before Jan 3rd, he will not take oath as President. Joe Biden then can officially become President, if the electoral college nominates him or Hillary comes back in the back door.

Also note that, as per KP System, the DBA running during that time would be Sat - Ket - Sat, which means, that March 20, 2009 ( Sat - X - Sat or Sat - Sat - X) would give him life threatening wounds based on his job. So he has to be careful.

Wait and watch!

How times change

At New York with wife in 1998, see the Word Trade Center (Twin Towers)?


At San Jose with family in 2004, near the Convention Center.

Christmas and Santa

Even though the majority of the families are Hindus, Santa has occupied the kids hearts. In a complex of 104 apts. only 3 Christian families are living. Still there was a pompous celebration.

Some moments....... Christmas and Santa, 2008....

My first Car and first Snow in USA during 1994

My first Old Car (shared purchase) 1985 Chevy Cavalier



Snow on the streets of Plainville, CT, USA

With my friend in the USA during 1995

He is Rajkumar owner of Comdus and TradingBell in DC area. My childhood buddy known since 1979.

Christmas Carols (c) God

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to town

He's making a list,
And checking it twice;
Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice.
Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake!

O! You better watch out!
You better not cry.
Better not pout, I'm telling you why.
Santa Claus is coming to town.
Santa Claus is coming to town.


Jingle Bells

Chorus
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,
Over the fields we go, laughing all the way.
Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

(Chorus )
A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright, was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot;
He got into a drifted bank and we got upsot
(Chorus)
A day or two ago, the story I must tell
I went out on the snow, and on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by, in a one-horse open sleigh
He laughed as there I sprawling lie but quickly drove away
(Chorus)
Now the ground is white, go it while you're young
Take the girls tonight, and sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob-tailed bay, two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! you'll take the lead
(Chorus)

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavely hosts sing alleluia;
Christ the Saviour, is born!
Christ the Saviour, is born!

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.



Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

You know Dasher and Dancer
And Prancer and Vixen,
Comet and Cupid
And Donner and Blitzen.
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
Had a very shiny nose
(like a light bulb)
And if you ever saw it
(saw it)
You would even say it glows
(like a flash light)
All of the other reindeer
(reindeer)
Used to laugh and call him names
(like Pinochio)
They never let poor Rudolph
(Rudolph)
Play in any reindeer games
(like Monopoly)

Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say
(Ho Ho Ho)
Rudolph with your nose so bright
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer loved him
(loved him)
And they shouted out with glee
(yippee)
"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
(reindeer)
You'll go down in history!"
(like Columbus)


Joy to the World

Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven, and heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns;
Let men their songs employ;
while fields and floods,
rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King…..3


Deck the Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la.
Troll the ancient Yule tide carol,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
See the blazing Yule before us,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Follow me in merry measure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
While I tell of Yule tide treasure,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Fast away the old year passes,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Sing we joyous, all together,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Heedless of the wind and weather,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.


Mary's Boy Child

Long time ago in Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible said,
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day.
Hark, now hear the angels sing, a king was born today,
And man will live for evermore, because of Christmas Day.



Christmas Alphabet

C is for the candy trimmed around the christmas tree,H is for the happiness with all the family,R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane,I is for the icing on the cake as sweet as sugar cane,S is for the stocking hanging on the chimney wall,T is for the toys beneath the tree so tall,M is for the misletoe where everyone is kissed,A is for the angels who make up the christmas list,S is for the santa who makes every kid his pet,Be good and he’ll bring you everything in your christmas alphabet!





We Wish You a Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Some interesting Articles

I found couple of articles, that I thought of sharing...

Letting founders go...

and a job loss related article...

5 Things to Do When You Lose Your Job!

and this one too...

Top 5 things to do while you still have a job!

Hearing

Hearing

Two great friends, who hadn't seen each other for years, were walking down the street together, renewing old times. "Just a minute," said one, "I think I hear something," and turning a loose paving stone over he liberated a cricket which was chirping merrily away.

"Why, that's astounding. Of all the people on the street at this hour, hurrying from work, you alone hear the cricket above all the traffic noises."

"My friend," said the first. "I learned a long time ago that people hear in life only what they want to hear. Now, the noise of traffic has neither increased nor decreased in the past few moments, but watch."

And as he finished speaking he let a silver half dollar fall from his pocket to the sidewalk. Everyone within an amazingly large hearing distance stopped and looked around.

It is said that life can sometimes be compared to a movie. By watching the trailer we decide how the movie is and we are right in many cases. Keeping this in mind we realized that along with details it is also important to look at life from a different angle.

This may sound stupid, but think twice!

இந்தியன் விக்டரி

Possible win, as seen by KP system of astrology yesterday. Only thing is I timed that it would be all over at 3.30 Pm, nevertheless it was 4.05PM, wen the final boundary was struck by Sachin Tendulkar, getting the winning runs along with his 41st Test century.

He dedicates his effort to the team and the victims of Mumbai.

I was a nice victory, a team effort I would say!

Four on Four for Dhoni. Winner like Ricky Ponting! Thanks to Lakshmi Rai's energy tonic.

Not a word uttered about Dravid, who will get another chance at Mohali. Something special has to be done by him. His good time comes after Dec 19th. So from then onwards he gets 122 days of solid good time, to recover and retire. You can see some big innings from him. K Srikkanth please make a note of this!

Mark my words Rahul Dravid retires from International cricket on or around April 20th, 2009. This might be after a fabulous, Indian victories abroad. Pakistan tour is not there, so it would be against New Zealand.

சோ டிராவிட் வில் நாட் கோ டு வெஸ்ட் இண்டீஸ் போர் த டூர்.

பனி அமெரிக்கா

பனி மழையால்.. அமெரிக்கர்கள் அவதி... நண்பர்கள் எல்லாம் ஒரே கவலை. சிலருக்கு வேலையும் இல்லை. சம்பாரித்த பணம் எல்லாம் வீட்டில் போட்டுள்ளார்கள்... அதுவும் கரைகிறது.

நிறைய எழுதுகிறார்கள்... படிக்க கஷ்டம்... என்ன செய்வது... பனியும் ஒரு தவம்... பிணியும் வந்து போகும்.

ரெடிங்கில் வாழ்ந்த பொது, எமர்ஜென்சி லைட் மட்டும் ஒரு பேக் கண்டில்ஸ் வைத்திருந்த ஞாபகம்... ஒரு வத்திகுச்சி பெட்டி... இந்திய திரும்பும் பொது தான், திருப்பி கொடுத்தேன்... ஒரு டிசைனர் கேண்டில் மட்டும் ஞாபகமா இன்னும் இருக்குது.. ஒரே ஒரு நாள், ஜனவரி ஏழு 1996 காலை முதல் இரவு வரை... பவர் இல்லை. சரியாக, ஐந்து மணிக்கு திரும்ப வந்தது...

வின்டர் வந்தால், ஸ்டாக் செய்வது நிறைய ஜூஸ் பாட்டில்... சீரியல்ஸ், பால் தேவையில்லாதவை... மற்றும் சீரியல் பார்ஸ்...

பாஸ்டன் பாலா எழுதிய இந்த பதிவு, ஆற்காட்டார் தமிழ்நாட்டில் இருந்து அங்கு சென்றுவிட்டாரா என தோன்ற வைத்தது..

மின் ரத்து: பனிப்புயல் கடந்த பாஸ்டன்

குருபெயர்ச்சி பலன்கள் 2009

குருபெயர்ச்சி பலன்கள் 2009

நல்ல தமாஸ்.

நிஜமான ஒன்று...

Jupiter Transit into Capricorn, December 2008

Social Media and Networking

My wife says I spend more time on Social friends Network than with family. ;-)

Well in case of adversities, family has helped me...

Social networking, Viral networking is a myth!

You create audience to listen to your own views discussed!

#Mumbai photos hyped..

Those who got in first, self styled social networking Gurus call the shots on determining who uses what.

Blogging is stressfull!

Most of the folks use this Social networking to develop themselves at the costs of the employer. Well some might argue u get biz!

There are well known personalities on blog for ex Dr.Rudhran http://rudhran.wordpress.com/ who use the Social Media to vent out!

***********

Above are some inputs I gave to Amit Somani, who works for Google, and he might use those on Chennai 104.8 Live on Monday talking about the value of Social Networking beyond "being friends"

Great quotes by comedians

"If you ever see me getting beaten by the police, put down the
video camera and come help me."
   --Bobcat Goldthwait

"I've been doing the Fonda workout: the Peter Fonda workout.  That's
where I wake up, take a hit of acid, smoke a joint, and run to my
sister's house and ask her for money."
   --Kevin Meaney

"My mom said she learned how to swim. Someone took her out in the lake
and threw her off the boat. That's how she learned how to swim. I said,
'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim.' "
   --Paula Poundstone

"In elementary school, in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a
single file line from smallest to tallest. What is the logic?  Do tall
people burn slower?"
   --Warren Hutcherson

"I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every
other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the
locks, they are always locking three."
   --Elayne Boosler

"Ever wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?"
   --John Mendoza

"Today I met with a subliminal advertising executive for just a  second."
--Steven Wright

"Relationships are hard. It's like a full-time job, and we should treat
it like one. If your boyfriend or girlfriend wants to leave you, they
should give you two weeks' notice. There should beseverance pay, and
before they leave you, they should have to find you a temp."
   --Bob Ettinger

"A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills
than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: Duh."
   --Conan O'Brien

"I haven't taken my Christmas lights down. They look so nice on the
pumpkin."
   --Winston Spear

"Did you ever walk in a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's
how dogs spend their lives."
   --Sue Murphy

"My grandfather's a little forgetful, but he likes to give me advice. One
day, he took me aside and left me there."
   --Ron Richards

"I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up 
something else."
   --Lily Tomlin

"USA Today has come out with a new survey: Apparently three out of four
people make up 75 percent of the population."
  --David Letterman

"Chihuahua. There's a waste of dog food. Looks like a dog that is  still
far away."
  --Billiam Coronell

"I was a vegetarian until I started leaning towards sunlight."
   --Rita Rudner

"I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific."
   --Lily Tomlin

"The Swiss have an interesting army. Five hundred years without a war.
Pretty impressive.  Also pretty lucky for them. Ever see that little
Swiss Army knife they have to fight with? Not much of a weapon there.
Corkscrews. Bottle openers. 'Come on, buddy, let's go. You get past me,
the guy in back of me, he's got a spoon. Back off. I've got the toe 
clippers right here.'"
   --Jerry Seinfeld

"I planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now I don't know what to feed
it."
   --Steven Wright

"I don't kill flies but I like to mess with their minds. I hold them
above globes. They freak out and yell, 'Whoa, I'm way too high!' "
   --Bruce Baum

"I met a new girl at a barbecue, very pretty, a blond I think. I don't
know, her hair was on fire, and all she talked about was herself. You
know these kind of girls: 'I'm hot. I'm on fire. Me, me, me.' You know.
'Help me, put me out.' Come on, could we talk about me just a little
bit?"
   --Garry Shandling

"I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York
said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't
cold enough. Let's go west.'"
   --Richard Jeni

"Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography."
   --Paul Rodriguez

"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my
fishburger and I realize, Oh my God....I could be eating a slow learner."
   --Lynda Montgomery

Nammoora Hotel, Jaya Nagar

Nammoora Hotel, Jaya Nagar is a decent pay for the weight Take Out hotel (Take Away). It is pure vegetarian, and if you have lots of relatives, then it is the right place to go to.

Easy to find, after Woodys, take the second left and the third right.

You better carry boxes and plastic covers to pack.

Nett weight value of food is good. Minimum value sold is 250 grams, and 100 grams for chutney only.

Best item is Bisi Bele Bath for Rs 84/- a Kilo.

We also bought Vangi bath, Veg Pulav, Kala Kurma, Maddur Vada, Ghee Chappathi and Pista Burfi.

Costed us only Rs 192/- and still half of Pulav and Vangi Bath along with Sweets are left.

Hearty Lunch.

One actors family came to pick up food. They bought 4 items of 250 grams each. just Rs 100/-.

He is an MP, lives nearby, whose whife was an actor too...

Dont they know the value of money?

புலிகள் துரத்துகின்றன

One Title புலிகள் துரத்துகின்றன two blogs.

http://www.writerpara.net/a...

http://www.luckylookonline.......

Gen.Fonseka of Srilankan Army is the best joker to have called TN politicians of his variety. He doesn't understand that we own that right. ;-)

Something Fishy Langford Road

There is a pricy restaurant called Something Fishy on Langford Road, just after Sun Microsystems office, at Divyashree Chambers (Shanthi Nagar Hockey Stadium).

TOI foodie Pallavi recommended us today. I could see lots of first timers. The catch line was cost effective in this downturn.

NO!

For a family of 4, it costed us about Rs 1000/- for a hearty meal. Fish, Fish and some fish. To go with it Fish Biriyani and Malabar Parotta. It was as good or slightly expensive than Barbeque Nation, who has 3 Locations all around Bangalore.... It was like eating at Taj Residency... costing the same... Non Veg Thali for 2 adults, and a shared meal for kids...

Well Pallavi had a hearty meal (free of course) and ensured lots of people visited there.... Great Marketing!

It was like home food. No stomach troubles....

Still kids felt hungry, asked for Icecream, after a stop near Lalbagh where we met two blogger families, who came from Chennai.

I pity the newly married couple who visited there, and returned after a hectic search to find that place, knowing that Thali was not served on weekends.

ரிதகவ்ளை ராகத்தில் சுடும் நிலவு

ரிதகவ்ளை ராகத்தில் சுடும் நிலவு
படம்: தம்பி
வெளிவந்த வருடம்: 2006
பாடியவர்கள்: உன்னிகிருஷ்ணன், ஹரிணி
இசை: வித்யாசாகர்
இயற்றியவர்: வைரமுத்து



சுடும் நிலவு சுடாத சூரியன்
ஓடும் நிமிஷம் உறையும் வருஷம்
எல்லாம் எல்லாம் எல்லாம் வேண்டுமா
எல்லாம் எல்லாம் எல்லாம் வேண்டுமா

காதலித்துப் பார் காதலித்துப் பார்
காதலித்துப் பார் காதலித்துப் பார்

(சுடும் நிலவு)

இமை அடித்தாலும் இதயம் வலிக்கும்
வலிகளில் கூட வாசனை இருக்கும்

காதலித்துப் பார் காதலித்துப் பார்
காதலித்துப் பார் காதலித்துப் பார்

நரம்புக்கு நடுவே நதிகள் நகரும்
நதி இருந்தாலும் நாவே உலரும்

தப்பு எல்லாம் கடிதமாகும்
தவறு எல்லாம் புனிதமாகும்
பச்சை தண்ணீர் வெப்பமாகும்
எச்சில் பண்டம் அமிர்தமாகும்

நாக்கு உதடு பேசும் வார்த்தை முத்தமாகும்

(சுடும் நிலவு)

மழைத் துளி நமக்கு சமுத்திரம் ஆகும்
சமுத்திரம் எல்லாம் துளியாய் போகும்

காதலித்துப் பார் காதலித்துப் பார்
காதலித்துப் பார் காதலித்துப் பார்

சத்தியக் காதல் என்னமும் செய்யும்
சந்திர ஒளியை ஆடையாய் நெய்யும்

தொட்ட பாகம் மோட்சமாகும்
மத்த பாகம் காய்ச்சலாகும்
தெய்வம் தேய்ந்து மிருகம் ஆகும்
மிருகம் தூங்கி தெய்வம் ஆகும்

தேடல் ஒன்றே வாழ்க்கை என்று தெரிந்து போகும்

(சுடும் நிலவு)


One more... ரிதகவ்ளை ராகத்தில் .. கண்கள் இரண்டால்....

ஞானசம்பந்தர்

மலம்பா வியகையொடு மண்டையதுண்
கலம்பா வியர் கட்டுரை விட்டுலகில்
நலம்பா வியநாகேச்சர நகருள்
சிலம்பா எனத் தீவினை தேய்ந்தறுமே.
- ஞானசம்பந்தர்

A male-dominant society!

When a Girl Cries   ------------ The World "Consoles" her
But when a boy cries ---------- Come on man don't be A "Girl"

If A Girl slaps a Boy ----------- Definitely the Boy would have "done something"
If Boy Slaps a girl -------------- Rascal doesn't know how to  "Respect Ladies"

If a Girl is talking to Boys ----- She is "Very Friendly"
If a Boy talks to a Girl ---------- He is "flirting"

If a Girl meets with accident -------------------- Then its "mistake of others"
If a Boy meets with same accident ------------ Bloody you "don't know how to Drive"

And you call this world, "A male-dominant society"