tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83525422726097753712024-02-07T16:25:11.237-08:00OpaHmarThe geek of small thingsOpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-38582872817706328202010-10-25T06:41:00.000-07:002010-10-25T06:42:36.144-07:00Box out that idiot boxRecently, I had been asked to contribute my two cents on what's bugging me for the local YMA newspaper/newsletter. I would like to share the same on my blog. I wrote a short article on two topics which I feel needed to be addressed among the kids and young people of today's generation, especially those growing up in Mizoram.<br /><br />1. Television viewing habit: TV is here to stay. So, let's try and tame it before it controls us (to a great deal, it already has for a good number of people). An American study suggested that kids spend around 22-26 hours each week watching the idiot box (and now they have the even idioter box- yes, the computer. That is a bout a day each week. Personally, with the lack of extracurricular and sport activities ,I think these hours may even be more for the Mizo children. TV hours for children should be restricted. I think each parent should take it upon himself/herself to regulate how much and what kind of programs kids view on TV. And, the youngest member of the family in NO WAY should be made dictator of the TV remote.<br /><br />2. Fashion for Kids: Of late, I noticed that the new generation parents are obsessed with trying to dress their children up so that she will be the prettiest or He will be the smatest looking in church or any other social gathering. It is no longer uncommon to hear about kids' clothing or footwear costing more that a thousand bucks or even two. And the manner in which they are being dressed up can be quite an eyesore for many. <span style="font-weight:bold;">"KIDS" are not "small adults"</span> and neither should their dress or attitude or manner of talking (or how they dance on TV) be. Parents of other communities (like the western countries) are not obsessed whether their kids look good or not. They are more concerned whether their child is achieving something in life or not; or at least taking the initial steps towards achieving that. Instead of focussing on the child's dress and trying to instill a sense of fashion in him/her, a kid should be helped bring out his talents; be it playing certain sports, music, singing, writing, composing, painting, drawing, dancing, acting etc etc. <br /><br />Why have I chosen to write about these two mundane things? Because I feel, in Mizoram than anywhere else in India, that our priorities have been screwed up- for a few people in the past, and now for a good deal of the general mass. I can bear the idea of a girl selling her body to support a drug habit but not for buying new clothes (it's sickeningly sad but true).OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-1677654594018523152010-09-01T08:36:00.000-07:002010-09-01T09:17:52.883-07:00You know.......<span style="font-weight:bold;">You have reached your 30's when....<br />1. You feel all sport stars and music artists are talented "kids"<br />2. You feel the need to have a say in any group activity<br />3. The presnt music genres appear alien to you, and the last time you saw MTV was when Guns N Roses ruled the billboard <br />4. Your waistline is way ahead of your age in numbers<br />5. You think aloud "#%*^$@ fool" when a teenage dirtbag whizzed past you in his shiny motorcycle <br /><br />You are in touch with your feminine side (you can rephrase this in your mind).....<br />1. You know more than 5 colours (especially the unusual ones like burgandy, mahogany, maroon, beige....oh nooooo)<br />2. If you are not married and have more than 2 pillows on your bed ( 1,2 ..3.....oh no)<br />3. If you have an opinion on who is the cutest of the Jonas brothers (definitely Kevin....oh noooo)<br />4. If you have watched the Twilight trilogy (hehe gotcha.....)<br />5. If you think this particular half of the post offends you</span>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-35266712364311328412010-06-08T07:18:00.000-07:002010-06-08T08:13:54.141-07:00"I'll be Bach"Back from a self-imposed sabbatical of almost half-a-year with a valid volley of excuses of having had my study holidays, final exams,coming home and seeing off my granpa (RIP), joining work and setting up (well at least trying to)a new department...whew!!, i'm really BACK. <br /><br />What's up with me?<br />Well<br />1. I got myself a new (well January) Mountain bike which i lugged halfway across India from Bangalore-Vellore-Chennai-Kolkata-Aizawl<br />its a trek 3700 acid gold, yep its a beauty, but sadly, I havn't got the chance to use it as much as i wanted to here at home<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://johnnyjacob.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/trek_3700_acidgold.jpg?w=300&h=194"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 194px;" src="http://johnnyjacob.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/trek_3700_acidgold.jpg?w=300&h=194" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />2. Got myself another 2-wheeler - A scooty in fact. Why should girls have all the fun??<br />Its a sparkling white Mahindra Duro, quite a change from the big bad bullet i used to ride.<br /><br />3. I'm still unfazed by the world cup fever<br /><br />4. The gym is still my favorite refuge (and next the basketball court....i wonder how sandman is doing)<br /><br />5. And lastly, I'm really sick of people smoking on the way to church or just after. One of these days, just to make my point, I'm gonna bring a bottle of booze and gulp down right after church in the sight of the elders, next to where they are smoking....lets see how they react to that..hehe<br /><br />The heading ..well...<br />Steven Spielberg was discussing his new project -- an action docudrama<br />about famous composers starring top movie stars. Sylvester Stallone,<br />Steven Seagal, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger being courted<br />for the top roles.<br /><br />Spielberg really hoped to have the box office "oomph" of these<br />superstars, so he was prepared to allow them to select the composers<br />they would portray, as long as they among the most famous.<br /><br />"Well," started Stallone, "I've always admired Mozart. I would love to<br />play him."<br /><br />"Chopin has always been my favorite, and my image would improve if people<br />saw me playing the piano," said Willis. "I'll play him."<br /><br />"I've always been partial to Strauss and his waltzes," said Seagal. "I'd<br />like to play him."<br /><br />Spielberg was very pleased with these choices. "Sounds splendid." Then,<br />looking at Schwarzenegger, he asked, "Who do you want to be, Arnold?"<br /><br />Arnold replied, "I'll be Bach."OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-23552961296167558662010-01-04T20:33:00.000-08:002010-01-04T20:41:31.054-08:00I Respect...I have high regards for<br /><br />1. People who recycle<br />2. People who conserve electricity (and other sources of energy)<br />3. People who are kind to animals<br />4. People who play fair (life and games)<br />5. Parents whose kids are courteous<br />6. People who wake up early (especially young people)<br />7. People with neat handwriting<br />8. On the same note, people with clean/neat rooms/houses<br />9. People who dress simple<br />10. Those who are genuinely involved in charity workOpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-72548325160935715472009-12-15T00:49:00.000-08:002009-12-15T06:47:18.945-08:00MERRY X-mas<span style="font-weight:bold;">I googled "Merry Christmas" and guess what! Ok I'l tell you anyway.<br />There was no reference of Christmas being a Christian advent (apart from the old faithful Wikipedia's). The bigger shock (rather anticlimax) was that I got the same kind of results for a "Christmas" search.<br /><br />True, while Christmas celebration and the "holiday season" transcends all religion and regions in the present global village, I find it kind of disappointing in the over-commercialisation of this lovely and yet significant day. <br /><br />Carefully trying to avoid being a Scrooge, while as expressing my views on this, I would like to hear your opinions as well. <br /><br />Firstly, what would kids nowadays associate as the "Mascot" of Christmas? No prize for guessing here. Santa Claus, not of the Santa & Banta jokes. Ol Saint Nick the great patronizer. Nothing dastardly wrong here except to learn that some kids think Christmas is Santa's birthday. Even church programs include having a Santa for the kids. Its almost taboo to leave out Santa for Christmas nowadays. Google image search for Christmas has almost all Santa themes, and none of nativity on the first page.<br /><br />Secondly, whats with all the decorations, and all so very expensive? Do we know that the Christmas tree tradition is of pagan origin. I have no qualms about the idea per se. But this I do - why should we incorporate the use of something which does not exist in our country or state in our celebration. Jesus was born in Israel. Christmas trees was apparently started by the Norwegian people. We want a Christmas tree, fine! Lets use our own - maybe the Jamun tree, lets use mango leaves and palm leaves for decoration. Holly is not Indian (and far from being a native of Mizoram). We pay 5000 bucks for a plastic imitation of an old pagan European custom symbol, which is made in China and sold in India so we can feel closer to the meaning of the incarnation of God???????<br /><br />Don't get me started on shopping, seriously.<br /><br />Ok I can already feel the "hambug" accusation here, but, I am not a spoilsport. I just think that rather than having the "traditional" X-mas symbolism adapted from an different region, lets have our own. Why, we already have (sort of)a few Christmas tradition in Mizoram, which, when done in the right spirit, are quite....Christmas-sy or simply "Masi". Like - roasting chicken, eating "chhangban" kan, carol rounds, visiting orphanages, and the uplifting festive mood across all ages AND the community feast. <br />Let us hold on to these and not try to "dilute" our own style and "tradition" blindly. Lets tell our future kids what Christmas is really all about. Lets learn and pass on that its better to give than receive.<br /><br />Peace on earth good will to Man is indeed the greatest gift of all<br />"Aw a va mawi em he ni lawmawm hun tawite hi"</span>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-88716701683277277062009-09-29T04:54:00.000-07:002009-09-29T04:56:21.127-07:00What's in a name<span style="font-weight:bold;">How many times have you been asked “What is your good name?”<br /><br />My “good” name? It’s Mr. I’m-getting-really-bugged-with-Indian-English; would you like to know my “bad” name as well? By the way how do you know this is not my good name? Were you expecting a better one? Or shall I tell you my worse name, umm actually that was what my teacher called me when I didn’t know who build the Taj Mahal…..I think?? Or was it the one I was called with when my dad found out I gave myself a half-day off from school, without informing the teacher…oops slipped my mind, it happens, you know!! Anyway coming back to the name bit, what’s so good in a name? I mean there is nothing bad about your name, or having a name; it’s just a name, what you are called as by your friends, colleagues and family..and the rest of the 6 billion souls ; if only they met you, and read your name tag, well if you happen to have one on when they met you, of course not all at a time, I mean that would be statistically or physically impossible; and why on earth would you be having a name tag unless you were going for a conference or an interview, in which case, you are more likely to be having a number…like in prison.<br /><br />And what is this thing called “Surname” or is it “Sur name”? Whatever the correct term is, I can do without it? Me, I have my Name, my family’s name and that’s it. Of course I also got my “pet” names, shortened names modified and sometimes affectionate ones – by which I am called, hollered, yelled at or texted. But, I ask you dear sir/madam, what in the name of…umm…what in the world is a “SUR”? To me, it doesn’t sound very pleasant, reminding me of similar sounding words like “sour” or “slur”<br /><br />So I ask you again dear friends, what is a “sur”? but then, what’s in a name?</span>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-10039397050290196192009-09-18T19:13:00.000-07:002009-09-18T19:19:25.868-07:00Of black pen, Bullet & "Bai"<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Copahmar%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><link rel="themeData" href="file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Copahmar%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx"><link rel="colorSchemeMapping" 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class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">There are very few things in life that could give a child a feeling of achievement as that of the transition from using a pencil to pen. The mighty, mighty pen -the symbol of maturity. As far as I can remember, I had been using black pens (black inked or refills, not a physically black coloured pen…duh). Why?I cant entirely explain, but I have been giving it some thought lately. Maybe because I wanted to escape the uniformity of using blue pens which is so cliché. I guess you can say I have a fetish for slightly unusual (not so, but just different) things (or this could be the extension of one’s need to be unique). I remember hanging out with frens who were not so popular – like a lanky Bengali lad, one very dirty boy (he never washed his clothes on weekdays) and another who by now had been convicted. I didn’t play or enjoy football as a kid, which was and still is almost religiously followed in Mizoram. And I still don’t. But I still play active basketball when most guys my age are happy to sit back and watch EPL on TV and call themselves “sport-lovers.” (not to mean a certain wedding planner here). I drive a 2</span><sup style="font-weight: bold;">nd</sup><span style="font-weight: bold;"> hand Bullet in spite of being very conscious about fuel price and mileage (the Indian effect), cos a Bullet is different and it totally rocks !! After years of ridicule, I am finally enjoying pork but I don’t go ga-ga over it or willing to kill for a piece. In fact, I have always opted for vegetarian food during my undergraduate years (very non tribal-like, I know). I don’t eat “bai” …why? don’t ask me cos I don’t know, I just don’t eat it. I don’t drink tea…tho I enjoy iced tea, and there’s a heaven n hell difference between the two. When my frens cram the whole night for a test or exam, I sleep at ten…..not because I know everything, but because I really don’t think much of last minute slogging.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">I guess everyone is unique in his own way and when we learn to appreciate each others uniqueness and difference maybe we'll be better off a a species. And I write with a black pen.
<br /></span></span></p> OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-22266088564422915702009-08-10T08:31:00.000-07:002009-08-10T09:30:04.013-07:00Lessons from the other MJOf course you know him, at least if you are under 40 years Or if you remotely follow sports in some way, you cannot not know him. Ladies & gents, I'm talking about "His royal airness" "The best ever?" "?the greatest athlete of all time"....standing 6 foot 6, less than 5% body fat, soaring over guys almost a foot taller than him, poetry in motion ....the greatest Basketballer you would have ever seen -MICHAEL JORDAN.<br /><br />Ok maybe I overdid the intro....and yes I'm not going to talk ablout him or his life but rather another basketball great....nicknamed The Admiral....the 7foot center of San Antonio Spurs - David Robinson. At the start of his illustrious career, MJ was at his peak, winning the NBA championship 3 times in a row. When Robinson watched that momentous ceremony on TV seeing MJ kissing the trophy, tears flowing down his cheeks, he thought "Something is wrong with this picture", "Is that what I want to be doing in my life?" "Sweat, bleed and give my all...so that in the end I can kiss a piece of metal?"<br /><br />David Robinson rose in his career to be inducted into the NBA hall of fame, remembered as onr of the best Big Men to have played the game, won the championship and gave a beautiful testimony professing his faith in God in front of millions of TV viewers. He is also a well known philantrophist, an exemplary role model who has donated thousands to help kids finish their schooling.<br /><br />David Robinson saw the big picture; he saw what many people missed out; saw what really mattered, rather at that point, he saw what DIDNT or WILL NOT matter in the big picture of life. Like many other basketball stars, his biggest inspiration was the great Michael Jordan, but of course, how? quite differently!OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-59344254023952748272009-07-19T22:36:00.000-07:002009-07-19T22:37:12.811-07:00Patience - All we need is just a little<style>body {margin:8px} .tr-field {font:normal x-small arial}</style><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">On a scale of 1 -10, I would consider myself score maybe 8, if you ask me how patient I am. Maybe bordering on to 9 if you take the subset of the Indian population. Thankfully,over the past 3 decades I have learnt to control my once fiery temper and fidgety mind to what I would now label serene, calm, somewhat still-irritable-but-stable and a little laid back.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">However certain things in life, however silly they may sound, still do tick me off like-</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">1.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">Mosquitoes (especially those which start buzzing after u turned off the lights)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">2.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">Child labour and unwarranted beating of children</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">3.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">Indians never able to queue for anything</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">4.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">Auto drivers cramping the roads trying to overtake other vehicles when it least matters</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">5.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">People lighting a cigarette in my house without taking prior permission</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">6.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">The sight of all Indian passengers rising up from their seats as soon as the plane touch down ( is it too much for them to comprehend that we all will be waiting together for luggage to arrive anyway)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">7.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">Cruelty to animals</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">8.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">Those who treat the whole world as a big dustbin</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">9.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">The ever increasing cost of chicken biryani (or the shrinking serving portion)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">10.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">People who think that elevator buttons have a “hurry” sensor which responds to excessive and rapid pressing</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:100%;">Hey I’m not that gloomy or “recess”-ed. Many things do make me happy as I have already posted and will do again. Til then, happy thanksgiving!</span></p>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-82781594221394701662009-07-06T05:21:00.000-07:002009-07-06T05:41:58.811-07:00It's a small victoryIt's a small victory for the common guy like me<br /><br />1. To check out your old school snaps and realise that you are now taller than the big bully of Class5<br />2. To find Rs.100 in one of ur pant pockets/in a book/under the matress<br />3. To cook a full course meal (rice, alu & dal) and enjoy it thoroughly<br />4. To meet ur high school crush (who gave u the cold shoulder) and finding out she's not all that hot<br />5. To top-up ur pre-paid mobile phone with full talktime offers<br />6. To score a 3-pointer in a basketball game OR hit a six in cricket<br />7. To meet a celebrity<br />8. To wake up at 6 am and not feel sleepy<br />9. ...and to have a good "go" in the morning<br />10. To be able to complete this post knowing that I have night duty coming up, form entries and a seminar the next day and still feel good enough to be able to post thisOpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-13664330985708080302009-06-13T09:27:00.000-07:002009-06-13T09:54:38.592-07:00An Evening RideOl ye Faithful - O'Pooja at the start of the climb of Balumathi Hill, Vellore countryside<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9Fkrp1uR19t7vROPLxi53x4KF-uDykqugU1XafVF31-XOk6cm7tDGFPhobo4G4UQVkT70Exas8-O7VlhmaZU70-RV72aUIC9ZwXCNBBjULuV31kOQLR2pkLJzpjxuPwvHS6UA_XcReiW/s1600-h/DSC00853.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9Fkrp1uR19t7vROPLxi53x4KF-uDykqugU1XafVF31-XOk6cm7tDGFPhobo4G4UQVkT70Exas8-O7VlhmaZU70-RV72aUIC9ZwXCNBBjULuV31kOQLR2pkLJzpjxuPwvHS6UA_XcReiW/s320/DSC00853.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346851353727157714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of the 10 hairpin bends on the way to the top<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglf1GtIPGBJ4kudqT2F2lDqQjBjCLQfCAV_SRUMJTaVmy2uTipeWj6mWJZYPC0mj8ILb-4P53dpRNaBD8E47IOATvkW7ooywNlys_PcS5BXOlKVRZfvm-3tqLz3ZeRMm4IkOGOHX1NoJI7/s1600-h/DSC00847.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglf1GtIPGBJ4kudqT2F2lDqQjBjCLQfCAV_SRUMJTaVmy2uTipeWj6mWJZYPC0mj8ILb-4P53dpRNaBD8E47IOATvkW7ooywNlys_PcS5BXOlKVRZfvm-3tqLz3ZeRMm4IkOGOHX1NoJI7/s320/DSC00847.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346851363743754402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Miles to go<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXtYkTLF07mp-_DCB2T5UsO7NQflfW7nIgolnxOI5b3iFJflixS_W6RCpRuipEdXFkx_SFnWGoN_THn6AdQNon8dZGTw3XMXh5sX0MrNnng-nrOZrJzR2h1L-8piFkgyNxICDxqJXvrt1/s1600-h/DSC00881.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXtYkTLF07mp-_DCB2T5UsO7NQflfW7nIgolnxOI5b3iFJflixS_W6RCpRuipEdXFkx_SFnWGoN_THn6AdQNon8dZGTw3XMXh5sX0MrNnng-nrOZrJzR2h1L-8piFkgyNxICDxqJXvrt1/s320/DSC00881.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346852229815565778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />a breathtaker on the roadside<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fHhXMpnMsEN7VqAU6zAasFYowj_YGtM07oebzPSjqaRNIgP5cKX-deZHca8OHdypfcnHQ8PCgwqKAVr9_XJxJyjbTvZaOW-0Blxryen2wRQfkR0zG6EkkZo4X92inPOfl-SdyUaCTD7b/s1600-h/DSC00893.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fHhXMpnMsEN7VqAU6zAasFYowj_YGtM07oebzPSjqaRNIgP5cKX-deZHca8OHdypfcnHQ8PCgwqKAVr9_XJxJyjbTvZaOW-0Blxryen2wRQfkR0zG6EkkZo4X92inPOfl-SdyUaCTD7b/s320/DSC00893.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346851373475268882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Glazed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-w1KC-R3O0r7LMuJWBpK40v0PmNlhCwwroXtn9yQ9ioya9c3lO6ZY2sAv9SJwGLUDKEGhftncXvVKW7cjdkehOXL0MsXRtNYEPnYNqPA5rq_GRw5pYKvh6ifjB-pcp_cUV2AS6UqqUXY/s1600-h/DSC00860.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-w1KC-R3O0r7LMuJWBpK40v0PmNlhCwwroXtn9yQ9ioya9c3lO6ZY2sAv9SJwGLUDKEGhftncXvVKW7cjdkehOXL0MsXRtNYEPnYNqPA5rq_GRw5pYKvh6ifjB-pcp_cUV2AS6UqqUXY/s320/DSC00860.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346851368810684194" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Going back<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduIdIhDBkilcq1Yh-fjglV07XTiO7yDvK-2PYjaOoAVDwopX8pMBPDn3d0MExlfwsYKBQLp8R1jH-LBkMDY1zNrg5LU5iIcCXGfxhMvXFHNnpE4l04PkgPDbtXHkMgvCHgAUfpOUGDta3/s1600-h/DSC00867.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduIdIhDBkilcq1Yh-fjglV07XTiO7yDvK-2PYjaOoAVDwopX8pMBPDn3d0MExlfwsYKBQLp8R1jH-LBkMDY1zNrg5LU5iIcCXGfxhMvXFHNnpE4l04PkgPDbtXHkMgvCHgAUfpOUGDta3/s320/DSC00867.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346851362713874882" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mansion on the hilltop<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGQvbertmxZ_4-O1B-dichD7a6BVktieGptYMbOdnVGkdvz862SYCIMOHVe-rpE_d6r3oQjth2mmUwArmjJ6T6YDo26fZ60R2SCfWvBp6o2yjkZybhJ6OrDzOiDpyJtLxHXPrZEKH7QtM/s1600-h/DSC00890.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGQvbertmxZ_4-O1B-dichD7a6BVktieGptYMbOdnVGkdvz862SYCIMOHVe-rpE_d6r3oQjth2mmUwArmjJ6T6YDo26fZ60R2SCfWvBp6o2yjkZybhJ6OrDzOiDpyJtLxHXPrZEKH7QtM/s320/DSC00890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346852238084524450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Btw, my bike broke down on the way backOpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-78891325078326765262009-05-28T05:37:00.000-07:002009-05-28T07:31:40.840-07:00UNSUNG SONGWRITERS<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Of course pun intended...ur welcome</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Last week witnessed the 68th birthday of Bob Dylan, the undisputed best songwriter of all times. When any self-proclaimed music pundit talks about great songwriter, his would be the first name mentioned- respect. And also Lennon, Paul Simon, John Denver, Roger Waters and relatively contemporary-Billy Joel. I would like to portray a few of my favourite songwriters (tho i'm not that into music, jus happy to listen to good tunes...i'm not a fanatic) who I believe deserve a lot of appreciation, hence I call them my UNSUNG SONGWRITERS (list is not exclusive)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">1. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Björn Ulvaeus</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - The main lyricist of the world-rocking Swedish band ABBA, his songs (as well as music) transcend all ages and music lovers everywhere. Remember FERNANDO - </span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Can you hear the drums fernando? </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > I remember long ago another starry night like this</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > In the firelight fernando</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > I could hear the distant drums</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">..there was something in the air that night......</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">or </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhjUijTfJi0&feature=related">OUR LAST SUMMER </a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">(from the movie Mamma Mia)</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Those crazy years, that was the time </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Of the flower-power </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > But underneath we had a fear of flying </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Of getting old, a fear of slowly dying </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > We took the chance </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > Like we were dancing our last dance </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">These songs are pure delight in both music and lyrics department. Of course there is also </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Slipping through my fingers, Andante Andante, SOS</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.....i could go on and on. And dont forget, he also wrote music for a few musicals - one such is CHESS; check out </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >One night in Bangkok & The Arbiter</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">, they rock.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">2. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Jim Steinman</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (for Meatloaf) - Writer for the trilogy of Bat out of hell albums (the 1st installment being the 4th largest selling albums ever). I don't know much about his hardrock songs but we all know his song -</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> with that horror-cum-love-story-movie style 12min video (yes longer than November rain) and the song I cud listen over and over again </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7-i43W4mqw"><span style="font-style: italic;">Rock&roll dreams come through</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">. And one for the ladies, the passionate </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >It's all coming back to me now</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (popularised by Celine Dion) goes like-</span><br /><br /> There were hours that just went on for days<br /> When alone at last we'd count up all the chances<br /> That were lost to us forever<br /><br /> But you were history with the slamming of the door<br /> And I made myself so strong again somehow<br /> And I never wasted any of my time on you since then<br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">3. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Babyface</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> (Kenneth Edmonds) - The list of stars he had worked with is amazing - Madonna, Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Phil Collins, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Pink, Michael and Janet Jacksons (whew anyone left?) , TLC (remember the cute Left Eye), Ev Vogue...etc etc. </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">But I would remember him most for the songs he wrote for BoyzIIMen - </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZcG0NBMcDA"><span style="font-style: italic;">End of the road</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> which was the longest #1 on billboard charts and</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" > I'll make love to you </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">........respect</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">4. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Freddy Mercury</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> - One could laud him for his amazing vocals (best ever in my opinion) or stage performance. But dont overlook his (as well as the other Queen members) talent as a songwriter. Why, he wrote the great </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Bohemian Rhapsody</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">.....need i say anything more?</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Check out </span><a style="font-style: italic; font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqJDEoM6LT8&feature=related">Good old fashioned lover boy</a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> , it rocks and the well known to the younger generation number </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >Too much love will kill you</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> was written by Brian May. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Other notable lyricists include Elton John, Kurt Cobain, Eminem, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Dan Seals, Tom Petty</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >, </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Bono etc etc...well its a matter of opinion...in this case my blog -my opinion!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading"><br /></h1>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-83009885351682491162009-05-18T08:41:00.000-07:002009-05-18T08:42:25.773-07:00Growing up in the 80s (Part I)<p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Anyone who had the privilege of seeing the 80s rolled by wud agree how magical it was.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Forget the technological re-tardiness, you had to be there to see it...unfortunately you cant now.....so let's reminisce and go back to Aizawl in the swinging 80s.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">TELEVISION - TVs came to Mizoram in the early 80s (late 70s actually), but the common man could afford it only in the late 80s. No cable back then, we had to be content with cartoons on sundays (HeMan, Spiderman, Jimmy & the magic torch, few others i forgot). Those whose adobes happen to be located higher up along the west hills (McDonald, Dawrpui, Chanmari) and westward had reception to Bangladesh network which aired far better programs including cartoons everyday (see how small our joys used to be) and MacGuyver. I remember seeing my first episode of Thundercats at a fren's house after hearing so many lively discussions amongst the exclusive priviledged lot.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Of course, Chitrahar and later Rangoli were the only source of music videos. But what we'd really be waiting for were the commercials/ads/fakna which often run upto 30mins at a stretch (and ppl nowadays curse long ads tsk tsk). On saturday night, there was this informative "The world this week" which my bro never missed.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Saturday and Sunday nights meant...Movies - colour flicks, then later Sunday's was black n white. News in Hindi - never missed them, even tho nothing made sense without the video footage. Lots of serials and soaps....saw few, actually followed a couple.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Coming back to Sundays, after HeMan came Ramayana (later Mahabharata) which we couldnt watch fully cos of Sunday School. And, right after Sunday school, i remember seeeing an Indian version of star trek aired for a year or so. Much later, the sword of Tipu Sultan was aired.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">World cups - My 1st WC goes back to 1986 with Maradonna's magic and hand-of god goal. I saw the semis and final at my uncle's, slept thru most of the matches. And i had actually seen (but dont remember) the final of Euro84.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Olympics, especially the opening and closing ceremonies were a must-see. Saw Ben Johnson winning the 100m sprint, Greg Louganis smashed his head on the springboard and USA beating USSR overall in the 88 Seoul.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Saw Pat Cash winning <st1:place st="on">Wimbledon</st1:place> with his trademark checked headband. Saw McEnroe and Boris Becker battled it out, Martina-Graf rivalry and later Graf-Seles.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Movies of the 80s are now described as cheesy. But hey, nothing can beat the thrill of seeing the hero beat up and kill villains after villains in the one-man-army flicks - Rambo or Commando. Action movies like Karate Kid, Rocky series, Bloodsport, The Champ, American Ninja have become cult movies. To top it all, the martial art movies (Kungfu film as we wud call them) like Jackie Chan's, 36th chamber of shaolin(lost count of how many times i saw) and the countless Chinese movies were pure joy.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">But i guess as far as movies in Mizoram go (at least in Aizawl), if you had been there in the 80s, you would have seen at least half of these listed<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>1. Grease2<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>2. Girls just wanna have fun<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>3. Terrence Hill & Bud Spencer series<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>4. Qayamat se quamat tak<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>5. Khoon Bhari Maang<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>6. Indian version of Tarzan( Vai tarzan)<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>7. Raiders of the lost ark<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>8. Terminator<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>9. ET<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>10. Evil dead<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">and Ka nu khawnge i awm<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Movies were rented at Rs10 per night and Rs5 for half-day. If u borrowed 2 or more sometimes they will throw in an extra one free of charge. But u had to check that the film(the reel as we called it) was even and not serrated(a tlang kir) at the edge as that wud result in jumpy pictures and cause "dirty head" (a head bal) to the VCR player, and rewinding the tapes seemed like the longest 2 minutes of a lifetime.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Hulkamania conquered the entertainment world with his crazy antics, superhuman strength and showmanship, and everyone caught the wrestling bug , then available only on VHS tapes. Music videos were available only on tapes as well. I remember seeing Starship's Nothing gonna stop us now, Dire Strait's Money for nothing and Queen's I want to break free.<o:p></o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Those were the magical days for ppl like me...i can go on & on but that's it for now. I'l try and cover music, video games and other forms of entertainment in Part II, til then LONG LIVE THE 80s.</p>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-25179632715330614042009-05-14T05:41:00.000-07:002009-05-14T12:19:58.344-07:00The Day Before Tomorrow<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >It rained again today, bringing a much needed respite from the sweltering </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >summer heat. And there was a spectacle in the form of a rainbow, tho a short and faint one as opposed to the ones we used to see back home.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" ><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicno_IxbMYQCK30nUHez0eCrMC0yCzJXswGdzGQEat67E5JY0a3UcJns1y_96J1fURFvZhevyarYhHOt4Cdzxg7mjOMKaCo4p0tEbUQZPIGSuStjewRo3DQ50UfcJ39L3XzdTD7VmrllHx/s1600-h/rainbow_elam_2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicno_IxbMYQCK30nUHez0eCrMC0yCzJXswGdzGQEat67E5JY0a3UcJns1y_96J1fURFvZhevyarYhHOt4Cdzxg7mjOMKaCo4p0tEbUQZPIGSuStjewRo3DQ50UfcJ39L3XzdTD7VmrllHx/s320/rainbow_elam_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335661671250849602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >And oh there was a battle for supremacy amongst the elements - the unforgiving sun and the relentless rain (called ni leh ruah indo in my language) - with the latter winning by a good margin. I didnt mind getting wet on my way back from work tho I was wary of my cell phone in my pocket.</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >And there was a brief hailstorm (rather shower of hailstones) a couple of days back. Vellore's weather is becoming less predictible than ever.</span>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-85594330367677912292009-05-09T12:38:00.000-07:002009-05-09T12:41:00.633-07:00MoneyMoneyMoney must be funnee!Warren Buffet's advice to young people: "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">B. Live your lives as simple as you are.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">C. Don't do what others say, just listen them, but do what you feel good.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which u feel comfortable.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on them who really in need rather.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">F. After all it's your life then why give chance to others to rule our life."<br /><br />I would like to add, the richest person is one who lives within his means and not the one with most money!<br /></span>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-91289414863105793332009-05-07T09:36:00.000-07:002009-05-07T10:26:46.320-07:00The mind of a shoe-thrower<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRnw9p51iFqkIEs-Cw8jYDGr4D4_3buTbKdPSRaIJyksm_WSnwPstsZpn8QqdhcFFMMW1F-1cN9LTmeJ0mlfYO3JjuDqlC5UO1s7tPohQSc2ovAjDoA0JaLJOoXoJtD3V_k9FW9h1hX8X/s1600-h/22_op_shoe_throwing02_4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRnw9p51iFqkIEs-Cw8jYDGr4D4_3buTbKdPSRaIJyksm_WSnwPstsZpn8QqdhcFFMMW1F-1cN9LTmeJ0mlfYO3JjuDqlC5UO1s7tPohQSc2ovAjDoA0JaLJOoXoJtD3V_k9FW9h1hX8X/s320/22_op_shoe_throwing02_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333128378676896322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"What's wrong with the world, mama<br />People livin' like they ain't got no mamas"...lamented Black Eyed Peas.<br /><br />Yea I ask you...what's wrong in the world of journalism that every other day we have to hear about some cranky journalist hurling a shoe at some political leader (way to go Bushy for showing the way)<br /><br />Now, lets not ponder upon the many possible reasons why a grown man with a respectable career would throw his footwear at another (?)respectable man - he lost his turn to ask questions, he's fed up of the recession and he is likely to get the boot(pun intended), he had a bad lunch, his big toe is itching and he had to take off his shoe and thought"Hey, why not", the ac in his office conked off or his dog has worms......we don't care.<br /><br />What we would like to know is what would be going thru his mind before during and after the great throw. Let's crack our skulls together....<br /><br />Before - Is it a pre-planned operation or a spur-of-the moment thing? Lets assume it is pre-planned, how would one prepare himself for such a task. He would have to abstain from all alcoholic beverages for at least a week (why?cos it screws up your co-ordination duh) and having seen the Bush jig on TV, I realised how important it would be to have a perfect hand-eye co-ordination for the job. Any special exercise or training required?<br />(Nowadays there are plenty of online training sites for this kind of job but mind you there's more to than just clicking a mouse)<br /><br />Next, what kind of shoe would you throw? An old one or a new pair specially bought for the auspicious occasion. Personally I think a pair of Bata leather shoes would be perfect considering the aesthetic form and aerodynamic built.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wZx84Mu-4t0VCQzaHxFDqJw_PfY2Gc0pjziaNzTDa1s6hGvz6InkWbelFMWH-VPMo3PrIpdXBhikriH_1Zwx46LOap1fDgtsWz1sQ6WxV3ru9IzPAj2p3GoCJcbs-bZlZS-ee_5BsyKo/s1600-h/bata.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wZx84Mu-4t0VCQzaHxFDqJw_PfY2Gc0pjziaNzTDa1s6hGvz6InkWbelFMWH-VPMo3PrIpdXBhikriH_1Zwx46LOap1fDgtsWz1sQ6WxV3ru9IzPAj2p3GoCJcbs-bZlZS-ee_5BsyKo/s320/bata.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333126464325084130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />D-day - How do you actually throw it? Which side shall you throw? In case you miss, have you taken off the other side for a second take? When is the right time? Where should you aim for?<br />For a right handed thrower, it would be ideal to use the left one holding it upside down at the front end , chuck it with a left-sided arc action to get a good trajectory using Bernoulli's principle (like the swinging of the cricket ball)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkslCIXOFt3UX_DQig22qmDGd272YTdokIVEP2cFtrI65MvOmaQ7-GcMzh4Pr0bXaP5y3MCH5NsJvbPLVevzFqqvyaGuD_gC1MtVHd3mJA3R1woTqfltm2BzvraakryqZT2pJBsxCzzas-/s1600-h/shoe-throwing-moonbat_01.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 153px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkslCIXOFt3UX_DQig22qmDGd272YTdokIVEP2cFtrI65MvOmaQ7-GcMzh4Pr0bXaP5y3MCH5NsJvbPLVevzFqqvyaGuD_gC1MtVHd3mJA3R1woTqfltm2BzvraakryqZT2pJBsxCzzas-/s320/shoe-throwing-moonbat_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333128770218399330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another big q- When? obviously Bush's case was not timely done. The right time would be when it is least expected....like when the would-be victim is gabbing away, not when he pauses for a response. Remember, you are unlikely to get a decent second chance.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfy4JUfvtkm49OV53ft7-Sv4LXUVaVa4prTYBaMzj7ighDCr4fCQWhjbulHFiHdVTHCDN1uf_wwDNJM8LFwZHyCg3x0T_At72DGGaB4yqWFqa36U8TjC9rjtelPRrCKxKtFk-RNSG7AGaC/s1600-h/Piczoom.asp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfy4JUfvtkm49OV53ft7-Sv4LXUVaVa4prTYBaMzj7ighDCr4fCQWhjbulHFiHdVTHCDN1uf_wwDNJM8LFwZHyCg3x0T_At72DGGaB4yqWFqa36U8TjC9rjtelPRrCKxKtFk-RNSG7AGaC/s320/Piczoom.asp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333128435820669666" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finally to top it, what do you do after the deed is done? Well, you can chant a hate slogan and curse "Death to blah-blah-blah", "no more Bush" (Moses would agree since he had to wander 40yrs in the desert after talking to one)....and be considered a hero, a role model for school kids and a future recepient for a bravery award (posthumously or in jail).<br /><br />Unfortunately, in India you will not even make headlines, not even the frontpage, only a small column on the right hand side on page 5 somewhere under the article which talks about artificial reproduction attemted in Pandas in captivity.OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-27705898225567548962009-04-21T04:19:00.000-07:002009-04-21T04:32:34.637-07:00Somebody got hurt real bad<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >"Although the procedure is relatively painless when done properly" - Wikipedia<br /><br />LIAR LIAR<br /><br />Mine was done properly, at least that was what I was told to believe<br />And after the second setting , it hurts so much that i had to take a day off, thus i'm writing about it<br />And its really embarrassing for a grown man to call in sick with a toothache...there goes my macho image<br /><br />A root canal treatment (RCT or simply a root canal) is one of the most dreaded and feared medical procedure which we come across day to day. It has even prompted the modern man to say in response to an unpleasant proposal, "I'd rather have a root canal", not helping its popularity.<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3d_K6UB-NGJlf3HI_lZLOanYmUSSHGHu1gxUbpBlDhDcQIkPYG0qi_REm8IdhfJHb2euNR0AlaW1iaGFaX2qubR9drZP6KjAq9-zWvgWBIoeAgACTszxtSLfhyqV-wQY2oeW8SB0hom82/s1600-h/800px-Root_Canal_Illustration_Molar.svg.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3d_K6UB-NGJlf3HI_lZLOanYmUSSHGHu1gxUbpBlDhDcQIkPYG0qi_REm8IdhfJHb2euNR0AlaW1iaGFaX2qubR9drZP6KjAq9-zWvgWBIoeAgACTszxtSLfhyqV-wQY2oeW8SB0hom82/s320/800px-Root_Canal_Illustration_Molar.svg.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327103535385578050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >An RCT is done in multiple settings as depicted; mine is on pic3 and probably two more sittings required, hopefully not as painful as the previous two. And no, the procedure itself is almost painless, thanks to local anaesthesia. But the evening after.......beware!<br /><br />I was told, on re-consultation that in some cases (not many), the aftermath can be quite like, umm quite like mine....lucky me!<br />A steady diet of painkillers afford me few hours of sleep, and a shot (as in injection) the next morning lessened the torment, and now I'm waiting for my 3rd sitting in two days which will hopefully end up less debilitating.<br /></span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFPsKvGLPN3NdTqZbj7qj2yaxAimRf49lhebL62y9JVAGmyCf_eBVQkVyiCKVWDVq0PBmb6X229Ohh5l4ubdrLCYAxPIip86EeCiOdt3cSeadQijICFNuiU8mTdDarqBF3vu9IbKx1wpc/s1600-h/dentist2.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 162px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHFPsKvGLPN3NdTqZbj7qj2yaxAimRf49lhebL62y9JVAGmyCf_eBVQkVyiCKVWDVq0PBmb6X229Ohh5l4ubdrLCYAxPIip86EeCiOdt3cSeadQijICFNuiU8mTdDarqBF3vu9IbKx1wpc/s320/dentist2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327103795865485170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >And if anyone asks me whether I would undergo an RCT again in future, if needed, my response is...</span>.<span style="font-weight: bold;">"I'd rather have a root canal"</span><br /><br /></span>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-50108240331147768892009-04-15T06:29:00.000-07:002009-04-15T06:48:51.835-07:00How to become a South Indian<span style="font-weight: bold;">Unlike Russell Peters' dad quickfix formula of becoming a Canadian by organizing a barbeque in the backyard, us down south here have to have done, achieve or adapt to certain rules, norms and habits in order to become true southies</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Drink coffee, not once,twice or thrice....but at least 5 times...a day, and maybe in the night also</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Also learn to 'stretch' ur coffee (see pic)</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx-7xPypH1kIgrJ5oPgPUjFdkTi7vNuel0NqI8k64OtQ7NR9WtBMBbCTwpj5xWJ3P_MIdIuGKScnzhfdOIWlW-b4CchFaWV_IebcxO_f_ppHvbfD-EskYwviL20heBqs81IapS15j6gX0/s1600-h/coffee+2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx-7xPypH1kIgrJ5oPgPUjFdkTi7vNuel0NqI8k64OtQ7NR9WtBMBbCTwpj5xWJ3P_MIdIuGKScnzhfdOIWlW-b4CchFaWV_IebcxO_f_ppHvbfD-EskYwviL20heBqs81IapS15j6gX0/s320/coffee+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324910218327023346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Wear a shirt...yes a shirt, not a fancy designer t-shirt, but a shirt, whether u r going to work or play or just drifting</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. And never wear shorts....outside the house</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Learn to say .."Chumma".....just like u know, chumma!</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. If u have a motorbike(guys this is important), have ur license plate shaped like a batman logo(in white) and make sure u have a tank cover whether u r sporting a Splendor or Yamaha Y15</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bonus points if u can drive with 2 passengers ( in triple or "three-bul" as we call it back home)</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr6Ak3YmUpJjUGYwLjtYo6uKFRz1PmGzYNjc35Q8wFTCYgvbvel7BW0-JUsjCw9LO3ELDKHsq3Y5WFefIz-8yPECyOOh8vcr6ckn9oQZ6AvkgId2u1maQ4-omMYvNlw_kVvenr3FpAxAl/s1600-h/PCH13695.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 203px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr6Ak3YmUpJjUGYwLjtYo6uKFRz1PmGzYNjc35Q8wFTCYgvbvel7BW0-JUsjCw9LO3ELDKHsq3Y5WFefIz-8yPECyOOh8vcr6ckn9oQZ6AvkgId2u1maQ4-omMYvNlw_kVvenr3FpAxAl/s320/PCH13695.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324910024335379698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. If u happen to own a car, the backing sound should be one of these-</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> a) Airtel ringtone</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> b) Latest AR Rahman hit</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> c) Snehithane (Hindi version Chupke Se)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. End all sentences with a "da"...You see da, Come here da, Eat da, Sleep da, "Enna da"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Play volleyball; girls...play throwball</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. Wear pretty embroidered pants....guys</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Most importantly, enjoy dosa and idly as a meal</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">However the true becoming of a southie will be marked by ur pronouncing the alphabet H as "HEICH"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Now you have become a true "Madraasi"</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Other suggestions welcome</span><i><br /></i>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-12141024612595578512009-04-12T01:28:00.000-07:002009-04-13T00:47:53.292-07:00Drive/flash/usb??I remember when I first came across "usb's" and "pendrives" or thumbdrives/flashdrive etc etc<br />It was maybe in 2000 when i was traveling to vellore via Kolkata where i often put up with one of my many friends there then, most of them doing computer studies.<br />Some of their conversations, actually most of their lingua franca sounds greek to me.<br />"Rema's computer has an usb port!", one guy would exclaimed in appreciation.<br />"Mama has a 128mb pendrive", boasted another.<br />(yea....chuckle chuckle!! NOW)<br />That was wayyyyy back when I barely know computers and all I could manage was to send emails and later use Aizawlchat(oo yea).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pKNDu5RV2xEG5p2KiyeRmde2oJPvqKtDS3BJKhvWzNeDm_tukmZ97DDPSyu7S0PvHDd04-DZG-4C2nC7y-Tk2MltkbPfQKhyphenhyphen9JsOHZQ1ISQT-IF18_x_WJ_H_m3blpW9JscP4dq_x867/s1600-h/trancend+2g.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pKNDu5RV2xEG5p2KiyeRmde2oJPvqKtDS3BJKhvWzNeDm_tukmZ97DDPSyu7S0PvHDd04-DZG-4C2nC7y-Tk2MltkbPfQKhyphenhyphen9JsOHZQ1ISQT-IF18_x_WJ_H_m3blpW9JscP4dq_x867/s320/trancend+2g.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323722726205898402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />While sweeping my room on a lazy hot Sunday morning, I came across a Trancend pendrive cap. And a fiendish smile ran across my face (actually it was just a thought I think!!duh), cos I was thinking which of my many friends who come to my room to get movies would be the unfortunate loser of the much coveted cap. And i thought to myself, further, how many unfortunate souls are out there without a cap for their virus carriers......and I continued sweeping(evil laughter...hehehehehe)OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-34660793364669020072009-04-03T10:07:00.000-07:002009-04-03T10:36:58.042-07:00Limericks..cliche...I knowSomewhere along the line, I just started writing limericks for my friends (more specifically the ones from my community) which I like to write on their birthday cards and lately, orkut testimonials.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">From Wikipedia - A limerick is a five-line poem with a strict form, originally popularized in English by Edward Lear, which intends to be witty or humorous, and is sometimes obscene with humorous intent.</span><br /><br />So here are my Limericks for Vellore Mizo (ex)students<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ramdinpuia</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2vhtFT09pP_rbGLvGD5cTHNbLnU-UmqV9dly6PAOd4aMUMVFjttM04mpas68C-Iwa8Aymsp-h7YK__7kSk2eY0rDpFCZJymqP-_lUwsSjFwXMc9hJwswyv1JLdbHGx-Q-225qjAir01k/s1600-h/CIMG3984.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2vhtFT09pP_rbGLvGD5cTHNbLnU-UmqV9dly6PAOd4aMUMVFjttM04mpas68C-Iwa8Aymsp-h7YK__7kSk2eY0rDpFCZJymqP-_lUwsSjFwXMc9hJwswyv1JLdbHGx-Q-225qjAir01k/s320/CIMG3984.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320513995756202402" border="0" /></a><br />RD=a fun guy<br />The kind who don't lie<br />In bed(that is)at all in the night<br />Never sleeps, that's right<br />And watches American Pie<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />Zothanpuia</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRXkzjtvLoMCwxX2CcaRwoUU4JdCROdcHJ-NAtA4pm3l-fNJMdswR_kewdG9_43CykfBkmzb3M63lqJmvfTpmjyiJp0R_i8Ojz5niXshuTxGtbFaddTIaPksKVyPMe35NxA99DP_jhdD0/s1600-h/lalgenga.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRXkzjtvLoMCwxX2CcaRwoUU4JdCROdcHJ-NAtA4pm3l-fNJMdswR_kewdG9_43CykfBkmzb3M63lqJmvfTpmjyiJp0R_i8Ojz5niXshuTxGtbFaddTIaPksKVyPMe35NxA99DP_jhdD0/s320/lalgenga.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320514604520466658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This lad Zothan<br />Not built like a pathan<br />But still captained the basketball team<br />Shortest bloke to do so it seems<br />Til along came Nathan<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Esther</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rB9RDUKodhhOc9ItyeZGRfHY-hO_NbfQIhwI8B45cOtX19j0FxPxTyOhI2C0I61A0mEUJFkCsWyQu7HwJRQ6jf1_gSKqNYj4JBw50kfLheHBUsk8b61HLWgXRYh9MvTbARsk2hP8LO4L/s1600-h/IMG_3036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rB9RDUKodhhOc9ItyeZGRfHY-hO_NbfQIhwI8B45cOtX19j0FxPxTyOhI2C0I61A0mEUJFkCsWyQu7HwJRQ6jf1_gSKqNYj4JBw50kfLheHBUsk8b61HLWgXRYh9MvTbARsk2hP8LO4L/s320/IMG_3036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320515200100810722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Shillong gal Esther<br />Head as light as feather<br />But all who admired this lass<br />Felt like such an ass<br />When they found out she was high on ether<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Bathsheba</span></span><br /> Good ol' Betsy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAdBVu_GZMkaMrdRPvaBn4wqSnZVArlSsMY2rle-4tepbJzXIcBGx9I7sVx4vKyJyyZHd9rzyOhG6wMLX7womMg9xKg0xv2IA_oUtjP2u3hOt90PObWAsAGCppauvZG3gv64X-tJHIHlK/s1600-h/ATUAAACPWLVfw87C5RlKoYCsDlDvw3VgdsBPmp_uMOSd7K6mXVnMss8gLAPLOVD0z9W0vgtPj0fbPTgUY0jvfK5nhyXxAJtU9VCQIssS2wcflmpdbK30AP214pdTeQ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAdBVu_GZMkaMrdRPvaBn4wqSnZVArlSsMY2rle-4tepbJzXIcBGx9I7sVx4vKyJyyZHd9rzyOhG6wMLX7womMg9xKg0xv2IA_oUtjP2u3hOt90PObWAsAGCppauvZG3gv64X-tJHIHlK/s320/ATUAAACPWLVfw87C5RlKoYCsDlDvw3VgdsBPmp_uMOSd7K6mXVnMss8gLAPLOVD0z9W0vgtPj0fbPTgUY0jvfK5nhyXxAJtU9VCQIssS2wcflmpdbK30AP214pdTeQ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320515871953082450" border="0" /></a><br /> A girl ever so gutsy<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> Never caught a cold<br /> Even tho she's not an 18year old<br /> Thanks to chavanprash and vitaminC<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hannah</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgdUyJGW4LK6WXDDN_ctMhfbl7zMAz8lwyrooz-4Q4Gui3gkqM0-74vyHueNjx6QY88YfQLlQ5OSQ8lPqwKjCEix_Y8hNUK1_qqWty-cxS3qcFPLvOk0_rHN_PuteSxPJxtiK7mDx1TeM/s1600-h/vurvari_fairNlovelyModel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkgdUyJGW4LK6WXDDN_ctMhfbl7zMAz8lwyrooz-4Q4Gui3gkqM0-74vyHueNjx6QY88YfQLlQ5OSQ8lPqwKjCEix_Y8hNUK1_qqWty-cxS3qcFPLvOk0_rHN_PuteSxPJxtiK7mDx1TeM/s320/vurvari_fairNlovelyModel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320516499875381490" border="0" /></a>Miss Khiangte Hannah<br />A doc she be wanna<br />Admiration she got plenty<br />Ever since she was twenty<br />Now she feels like Rihanna<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zoremsangi</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifioxafRAnMzw31MSnZliM7uur7GXaG4dpxxK_SyeAoZjmFsP7L9QVoGkoYzmIG5g1_QNi9eMZvS7dl0OlZQXCw0ti3hD9CCvktTMHBGJpMTmFxTWCgVknWp_kOFYUraeos4mciEU4h471/s1600-h/blah3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifioxafRAnMzw31MSnZliM7uur7GXaG4dpxxK_SyeAoZjmFsP7L9QVoGkoYzmIG5g1_QNi9eMZvS7dl0OlZQXCw0ti3hD9CCvktTMHBGJpMTmFxTWCgVknWp_kOFYUraeos4mciEU4h471/s320/blah3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320516897761495506" border="0" /></a><br />Emo-looking Zorem<br />Listenin to Eminem<br />From dusk to dawn<br />Started to yawn<br />When the clock strikes 6am<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lalchhandami (Adami)</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFwg8p-AV5TmIMdFQZRcodBFCzvsTe1W6VSMZTKOuhNh4FXh0gCw17L5mMFTFk8aQths3npo3TuO3PgceRTu0iE_yMeFwQN9nst2X-sKAre8JCD_PYGcFCdd86AyNm0DShpT18OZQSAkY/s1600-h/DSC05178.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFwg8p-AV5TmIMdFQZRcodBFCzvsTe1W6VSMZTKOuhNh4FXh0gCw17L5mMFTFk8aQths3npo3TuO3PgceRTu0iE_yMeFwQN9nst2X-sKAre8JCD_PYGcFCdd86AyNm0DShpT18OZQSAkY/s320/DSC05178.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320517929334993794" border="0" /></a><br />Madames she's Adam<br />Grew up on milk and badam<br />Our BIG little baby<br />Not so baby now maybe<br />Always crammin for examsOpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-2846099104901888682009-03-27T10:45:00.000-07:002009-03-27T10:51:22.074-07:00Mourning the living (damlai lu sun)HORRORS!!<br /><br />IS it true?<br />Are you sure?<br />Calm down!!<br />Take it easy!!<br /><br />OH!you are there?yea yea.....this is why...<br /><br /><br />Winnie Cooper Is Married<br />(courtesy-yahoo buzz)<br /><br />"If you were a boy growing up in the late '80s or early '90s, odds are you had a crush on Danica McKellar. She played Winnie Cooper, the object of Fred Savage's obsession on "The Wonder Years." The nostalgia-fueled sitcom has been off the air since '93, but Ms. McKeller still has legions of fans. Today, most of them are heartbroken. Their fair Winnie is officially off the market."<br /><img src="file:///D:/DOCUME%7E1/opa/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><br /><img src="file:///D:/DOCUME%7E1/opa/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1ELYVQqSuoZBAgvp6RimvIgxV1ks0N2P9pVZqHcPbfF5cJo20-oGqWw6TZ67FZ2sge2ewWISENT9UFbVQR53uX03EyhMqe0fVQGBw1PqaOVSFPIDiYhrvi09RaADZRMOKySMKspQ3Ddc/s1600-h/winniem.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1ELYVQqSuoZBAgvp6RimvIgxV1ks0N2P9pVZqHcPbfF5cJo20-oGqWw6TZ67FZ2sge2ewWISENT9UFbVQR53uX03EyhMqe0fVQGBw1PqaOVSFPIDiYhrvi09RaADZRMOKySMKspQ3Ddc/s320/winniem.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317925951361773186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Look at her. How can any normal hot-blooded young boy of 13 not fall in love with her?<br />I remember seeing those weekly episodes of The wonder years on the then popular and only existing entertainment channel,star plus. Girls and boys alike would discuss it in school, like the time they kissed on the dock, the buzz on campus the next day was- "They kissed"<br /><br />Then, the ever popular sitcom started drifting away from my life, distanced by me searching for my own Winnie,cartoon network and the appearance of OOOOOOooooh yeeeah WWF...wrestling shows which I religiously used to follow every week.<br /><br />When i stepped into my college years, I remember seeing reruns on and off, now and then. But it wasn't til I came back to Vellore to do my postgraduate and downloaded the whole series and burned it on 3 DVD that I fell in love (yet again) with the show and of course, Winnie. In a way, she could make me feel like a kid again, hopeful of the joys of crushes and the heartaches that follow.<br /><br />In a nutshell, a lot you need to know in life can be learned from these heart-warming half-an-hour shows. For example, there is nothing in life as frightening as calling up a girl, especially when that girl is a cute 12 year old girl....haha how true; how many of you established 20-something experienced romeos still get the yips before making the first call (thus resorting to the cowardly way out of using sms instead).<br /><br />Eventually, Kevin didn't marry Winnie (yea i know, ooooooooooh), but the story couldn't end more perfectly. You see, 'Happily ever after' doesn't exist except in fairy tales. The Winnie Coopers will come .....and go, however devastated they will leave us. Rarely will puppy love and infatuation lead to an eternal true love which ages like wine.<br /><br />However, sigh once again.....gotta see an episode now!OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-65918997753814288892009-03-24T08:58:00.000-07:002009-03-24T09:16:34.052-07:00Files from my diary - 23rd March,2009...and so passed another so seemingly insignificant and uneventful day....would be my first opinion and that shared by thousands around the globe...had anyone asked me my day was!<br /><br />Yes it was boring, routine and uneventful...but each day has, as the good book says, enough bad for its own to which I liberally add, interest and learning points, if we learn to read between the lines OR just stop and listen<br /><br />And ah yes, I'm merely trying to remember what those are.....he he<br />For a start, did I remember to give thanks before each meal? And I was feeling particularly thirsty tho' i wasn't a hot (by Vellore standard) day....and I read in the paper about shortage of drinking water everywhere in the world, and considered how lucky I was to have access to cool drinking water 24/7...one minute...gulp..gulp...aaah<br /><br />A friend of mine at work was struggling with a disposable needle designed for a fingerprick blood sample for glucometer ( to check the sugar level)...apparently it was a model which she wasn't familiar with and sought the help of yours truly, who looked more mechanically inclined (cos of my Y-gene). It was then that I remembered she is diabetic; of course, I had known about it before but she has always been cheerful and positive in life that it didn't strike me at til then.<br />After my expert demonstration of how the springloaded device should be triggered, I had a chance to be grateful once again for all the things which we otherwise would have taken for granted...like being able to eat bread smeared with nestle milkmaid...mmmm...yumm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSGumUOEPuqSNLRHcqC6ly0XpUiGXtzZqTypLRMQvsUogo7lMM4Vnd562JwBb9noAJ4n1wWEo01a59bVFdraqaHIIAJ9b1IZuzTiGOQDfozz_rVU7bymnbNE4G7u7Pdiq2EWNeJz86Bpe/s1600-h/DSC05174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSGumUOEPuqSNLRHcqC6ly0XpUiGXtzZqTypLRMQvsUogo7lMM4Vnd562JwBb9noAJ4n1wWEo01a59bVFdraqaHIIAJ9b1IZuzTiGOQDfozz_rVU7bymnbNE4G7u7Pdiq2EWNeJz86Bpe/s320/DSC05174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316785247116750754" border="0" /></a>(admit it guys, probably guilty pleasure snack for many of u tough guys out there)<br /><br />You see, if only we stop to smell the roses, life would be more colourful and more pleasant...as my boss asked about my weekend to which I replied that I slept well, and she calmly commented "It's a gift of youth"...really??pondered I (Psalms 127:2)<br /><br />Again you see....never mind ..time to hit the gymOpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352542272609775371.post-27823926514757105452007-06-10T10:03:00.000-07:002007-06-10T10:17:37.114-07:00Life...or something like it!<span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">This is not my original...I've read it or heard it from somewhere/someone else .</span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;">But , it's gotta be true</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">Life is not worth living unless you have a cause for which you are willing to die for .</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#000000;">I fully agreed . I mean it does make sense , doesnt it?</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I remember an explorer mentioned in a magazine , how he trudged day in and day out alone in freezing antartica trying to reach the south pole . At one point , he thought how silly he must have looked to an alien from outer space if he had been observed from above . Then he thought , what if they have observed a typical office-goer commuting daily to his work place going through files ,taking coffee breaks ,the works you know...and back home .....and again the next morning........</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">So , do you have a purpose to your life ?Or do you simply drag yourself to do whatever you are assigned to ..be it work or studies? </span>OpaHmarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07599315918607913398noreply@blogger.com5