F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

life's like a game of cricket.T20 at that. it's short,adventurous, nail-bitingly exciting and every over throws in surprises like the dhoosra or the bouncer or the spinner. each over could be a 6 sixes or a duck in the very first ball of the game. it doesn't matter if you win or lose the game but all that matter is how you play the game.you could sign out of your game in style a la an Adam Gilchrist or mess it up a la sreesanth. but this game requires a solid team with good team spirit. so does our game, called life, require friends.


and whats more apt than dedicating this article to every friend of mine on friend's day. often a friend is like your soul sister( soul brother's too :-P), oftern willing to play the devil's advocate. one certainly can't imagine life without friends. am sure all will agree it makes life like a lonely cactus on a scorched desert. right from being your partner in crime to a shoulder to cry on, a friend fills up everything in your life. friends do change in one's life but nobody can change their lives to be without a single friend ( am sure even the most cynical snob would find solace in another :-P)

talking about friends one cannot forget the series F.R.I.E.N.D.S. that ran successfully for a decade. circling around six friends in new york city, the show is an epitome of how friends still stick together in spite of all that they have to go through in life. the show takes us through how six people in their early twenties, stick together,take life on, learn, and mature to love life and them for who they are.

friends dont jusge you. rather they are people who stick to you after knowing the darkest of your secrets and the dirtiest of your sins. they are people who dont expect anything from you except your time and love. they are people who stick to your side when the world has turned it's back on you. they are your morale booster when you are down and your santa claus when you need a present even if you have been bad all through the year.
and for all my santa clauses what am i going to do to tell them i love them all? pen down my love in this article. so here is to all my friends who have made me what i am today. love ya all.. cheers...
peace...

sigh!!! happy ending :)

global warming

one very funny and thought provoking video on global warming.

disclaimer : this is NOT my own video and was forwarded in a mail. solely put up on this blog to spread awareness about the issue.

car rally - follow up

human mind is probably the most amazing work of nature. but surprisingly today's hectic life shuts down the mind as well as our capabilities. we really do not have much time to even think of a million things that we may do and enjoy as well. for me, one such thing is definitely a car rally .very often we shut ourselves thinking we may not enjoy certain things or not be good at it.but when we actually do try it once we ll be surprised at how much we enjoy it.my mom was on my team and i was not sure how things would go in case she starts being all motherly with me again. we are so used to seeing them as matronly motherly figures and this helped in seeing the women in them and the fun that they have as well.
fastrak 09 was entertaining with me being the time keeper for our team. compared to the previous year we certainly did better but a time delay of 11 minutes did push us back to the 6th position. but still the valedictory function made it up for it with yesteryear's cricketer krishnamachari srikanth being the chief guest.
all in all this really turned out to be and event that will be cherished and remembered.

car rally

here is my blog after a very long hiatus. i am off to participate in a car rally along with my mom and mom's friend bhooma aunt. being the time keeper who has to do some math i am really nervous about the calculation part though am sure we will all have loads of fun irrespective of victory.
the rally has promised to take us to parts of trichy we have never seen before.so am also planning on my camera though am not sure if we ll have time for that..
anyways all said and done, am sure this first experience in car rallies will be something i will treasure for a long long time.
peace :-D

Are you Going to finish strong ? ! ? !

this is one video that made me cry.it is such an inspirational video that really makes a difference.
quite often we would complain that we don't have what we want in life.and that god's mean.but this is one video that makes you think of this proverb

" when god answers your prayers, he increases his faith in you,
when god delays answers to your prayers,he increases your patience,
but when god doesn't answer your prayer, he knows you can do it yourself"

well this video has been something that has changed me and i hope it makes a little difference to everybody out there too

blogging

well well i should definitely say blogging is an art.many think its just penning down your thoughts,your observations...yeah it is but that also requires the creativity to pen down your thoughts into words and en eye for detail.and moreover we could know painters who tell they cannot draw until they feel like doing it. i would say blogging is the same too. though there are so many topics to talk about ,you just go blank when you have to sit and write or rather type until you are in the groove.well now why am i telling this, cos i need to get back in touch with my blogging and though there are so many ideas i am still stuck somewhere.a friend of mine asked me to suggest some topics for his blog when i told him that my condition was no better than his.thats when this stuck me, to post about blogging,.it is sorta adddictive too. ince you have a blog you just keep filling it and taking care of the posts and comments like its your own kid.and that also helps in driving away idle thoughts and helps you better in writing too.
well for anybody who s bored i would suggest blogging.
peace :)

india - the land of free advices [;-)]

much has been said about india. so i thought ill talk about one facet of india..advices.from economy to education to marriages to even answering nature's call,every ram,laxman and siva(indian version of tom,dick and harry) have their views. whats wrong,you may ask.well its when they try to intrude into your decisions,it becomes a problem.i recently faced this issue when i decided to quit my job with a well known company.woe begone. i was flooded with hpone calls 24*7 trying to brain wash me,threatening me of the consequences of leaving a good job,from dire threats to emotional dialogues,the whole week made me wonder,how i still retained my marbles. yes,accepted its their affection that makes them over react, but how much of intrusiveness can be allowed and from whom and for what seems to be the question?why are we not comparing ourselves with the western countries when it comes to this?i dont have any answers. at one point of time,parents fail to realise their children are perfectly capable of deciding about a career the older generation doesnt understand.a lot can be smoothened in giving each other their own personal space. as i always tell my dad,even if my decisions go worng, i want to make my own mistakes in my life,not somebody's mistakes.and as usual my dad blames the high salaries we draw today as the influencing factor for the lack of respect and the display of 'pluck' as he terms it :) well at the end of the day india still is the same and so are our lives.so whats the point of this blog??? even if no parent sees this, atleast let me vent out (hoping my dad doesnt catch a glimpse ;-) ...)