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Monday, August 31, 2009
My khichdi life
But, all said and done, I am back! ...as promised. :)
By now many of you must be thinking over... mmm... addiction??
Don't worry! It's just a game - the mafia wars! For those who are wondering what it is - it's simple to explain.
1. Get an account on facebook
2. Check out the applications available under the category 'Games'
3. Find 'Mafia Wars' and start playing!
I am sure, many of you know about it. For those, who do not, check out once! :)
On a separate level, I am over my emotional downswing at the moment and back at my lively best.
In the meantime, there were few incidents I really felt bad about.
1. In Kolkata, few days ago, three people lost their arms while jutting them out of the window of a running bus. Overtaking is a syndrome that Kolkata drivers will forever embrace, notwithstanding the amount of accidents their reckless behavior cause each year. They are fearless in a true sense and whom should they fear when they have so many dadas and union leaders and the who's who of politics at their arm's length! Pity those people who lost.... I even shudder to think...
But, lesson for all of us, "PLEASE DO NOT EXPOSE YOUR HANDS (OR HEADS) OUT OF THE WINDOW OF A RUNNING BUS" until and unless, you plan for a suicide!
2. A friend of mine lost his elder sister. It was a 'suicide', as per the note available. It was an 'accident', others say. But only the poor girl's relatives know what it was! It was sad... very sad...
Powerful people always tend to get away, don't they! That is one thing, that has not changed over the years.
3. I am reading Linda Goodman's "Love Signs" at the moment. A very interesting book - I must say. I am not a bookworm by any remote stretch of imagination, but even a guy like me has got hooked on to it. No plans to write a review any soon - until of course I am through with reading the whole of it.
That more or less sums up what I have been doing in the secret chamber of mine! ;)
Chao guys and gals. See you some other time... Gosh, I have a lot of other blogs to read and comment on...
***am coming friends...am coming***
Until next time..
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Back to the drawing boards
hum bhi bade dilwale
kal ki humein fursat kahaan
soche jo hum matwale
Remember this famous song of kishore da? If you do not, well, here it is on youtube!
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Rejoicing our freedom...
Terrorism in all forms, in all names, in all pretexts should never be let to grow. We are a free nation and we have every right to lead our lives in our own ways.
India is a land of great men and women!
All is well! Partying, catching movies, playing pranks, working like work horses - all come and go! At the end of the day, what is it that we are giving back to our motherland?
Then you will find your doubts and your self melting away.”
Friday, August 14, 2009
Swine Flu alert!
Check this link on wikipedia. It shows the toll on a world map!
In this respect I also came across this site:
http://www.swinefluindia.com/index.html
Please go through it. It has a rich resource of information of dos and don'ts.
In any case, I share with you all of these and hope that this would benefit you and your near and dear ones.
Main symptoms:
How to prevent the spread of H1N1 Flu?
Wash Your Hands:
- Before eating or preparing food
- After coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose
- After using the washroom
Hand washing technique:
- Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. Rinse well, with hands held downward.
- Dry with a paper towel, then use the towel to turn off the faucet
- If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand cleanser. Alcohol-based hand cleansers significantly reduce the number of germs
Spread of germs:
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs often spread when a person touches something contaminated and then touches their eyes, nose or mouth
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick
- Attempt to keep at least three (3) feet or one (1) meter away from ill individuals
When sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick.
- Practice respiratory etiquette.
- Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, use tissues and dispose them properly.
- Wash your hands afterwards.
The more I think of it, the more it seems to attain a gigantic hold on this billion population.
Friends, take care, stay healthy, keep fit, practice safety norms and hope for the best!
Source: Company advisory
Number 4 - tagged
Tagged once more. This time by preposterous girl. Without wasting much time, let me get into the basics. Somehow the tag creator has a fascination for the number 4 and he/she has explored it thoroughly:
Four places I have lived:
I have lived only in three places till now - all in West Bengal!
- Kolkata
- Berhampore
- Farakka
All in past tense, since I hardly watch any nowadays. Here they are:
- Chandrakanta
- Alif Laila
- Mowgli
- Tom and Jerry
- Delhi - in class 8
- Puri - in class 9
- Digha - also in class 9 and last year 15th August
- Kolkata - during the Durga Pujas...
Four of my favorite food items:
- Rabri
- Biryani
- Pizza
- Chocolates
There are many more, but these are my top 4 favs!
- My blog
- My company web page
- Yahoo
- Talsari
- Ooty
I would like to keep the last two options open...
- Become an artist
- Explore the whole world
- Love and be loved
- Leave a legacy
Question not very clear
- Pushpak (hindi)
- Agniswar (bengali)
- Sabyasachi (bengali)
- Hirok Rajar Deshe (bengali)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
The tremor
Sunday, August 2, 2009
What is Friendship?
That has been my dream for so long now, and yet to be realized and I am not sure, if ever that will be realized. *sigh*
Never mind , I thought what constitutes friendship. Is it about mutual trust and respect? Is it about alliance? partnership? In a recent study on friends and best friends, this is what Professor Kuezban had to say with respect to the newly coined Alliance Hypothesis for Human Friendship
"Friendships are about alliances. We live in a world where conflict can arise and allies must be in position beforehand. This new hypothesis takes into account how we value those alliances. In a way, one of the main predictors of friendship is the value of the alliance. The value of an ally, or friend, drops with every additional alliance they must make, so the best alliance is one in which your ally ranks you above everyone else as well."
The study also revealed that our mind subconsciously reads what our prospective partner (read friend) thinks about us. So, if we consider someone as our best friend, inherently we want to know if it is the other way round. So, a sort of mutual alliance is set up.
As per wikipedia, there are so many dimensions of friendships today, some of which are:
- Soulmate - This is the ultimate form. Soulmates, sort of, die for each other. The ideal friendship - rarely found these days. Tell me people, do you have a friend who could die for you (I am not talking about love), or you could die for him(or her).
- Penpal - You write to me, I shall write to you. We will exchange ideas and thus, we will know each other better and gather knowledge. Remember the days of postcards and inland letters? ...and of newspaper advertisements asking for penfriends (or penpals) [in the pre-internet boom era]? Why- even the day before, I came across a newspaper advertisement looking for penfriends, so it is very much there today.
- Internet friendship - This is very much in place today. With hundreds of social networking sites, keeping in touch is really easy notwithstanding which part of the earth you belong to - only condition is you should have access to the internet. Some of the most popular networking sites today are Orkut, Facebook, Twitter, Zorpia, Fropper, Ning and Linkedin.
- Comrade - This is a term very much use by the leftists in West Bengal when they refer to fellow political party workers. Mainly used to denote an ally, someone with a similar objective. Also used in military to denote team spirit and high esteem.
- Casual relationship - This is considered to be a fling in the US. No expectations from either party - just for the sake of having a 'good time', whatever that means!
- Boston marriage - Same as the legalization of Indian Penal Code 377। Do I need to say more?
- Blood brother - Denotes blood relationships, , 'खून का रिश्ता' (in Hindi)
- Open relationship - A relationship where the partners are free to choose others for fulfilment of physical desires. When this happens in marriage, it is called "Open marriage".
- Roommate - The person who has lived with you at one point in time, generally in a hostel or a PG accommodation and do not share a family or romantic relationship.
- Imaginary friend - General imagery created by a child when he or she considers someone as a friend - could be a living (example: a butterfly) or a non-living object (example: a doll).
- Spiritual friendship - This refers to the kind of friendship with a higher purpose, as in Buddhist ideology. One of the friends can have more knowledge than the other and the relationship sweetens when the flow of knowledge enlightens both.
- Inter species friendship - This is so common. Millions of us have pets in their households - be it cats, dogs, cows, goats, sheeps or something as weird as a venomous snakes! But when the creatures stay with us for a long time, a kind of friendship develops. Personally I had a cat who lived for 5 years and I loved it. We would play in the evenings and I used to be thrilled with all its antics. I am sure, many of you must have had similar experiences.
- Similarity - We instantaneously like people who are similar to us.
- Proximity - "Out of sight, out of mind" is much more than a mere phrase. So, seeing each other often counts in a BIG way!
- Reciprocity - This was discussed at the start. We tend to like people who like us and dislike those who dislike us.
- Beauty - Looks kill. So, if you are beautiful, if you are good looking, if you are handsome, you definitely have an edge in making friends. People would fall flat to your charisma without you trying too much.
- Competence - Last, but not the least: Nobody wants to make friends with idiots and duffers. So, if you have the skills, the competence, if you are sharp, demonstrate knowledge and intellect, there are hundreds who would be turned on!
Think about the people who are your friends (or whom you regard your friends). I am sure one or more of the above factors would be at play.
As the saying goes, "Great minds think alike", similarly, friendship develops among like minded individuals. You can probably empathize or sympathize with all. But while making friends, there would be more factors to count on. It's more than just a click on the button "Accept as a friend" on a social networking site!
Image source: http://www.quotesarcade.com/graphics/friendship