Go through this article for sure...
Fighting For Space

Points to ponder :
1. No possessiveness/domination.
2. Enjoy and do what you love or atleast indulge yourself in hobbies...
3. Make the partner feel comfortable.
4. Give enough independence.
5. Spend some time away from each other[if required] which inturn helps to lessen the space between the two.

I just loved this sentence from the above article.
"Space is all about how you adjust yourself without losing the 'You' in the 'us'".

11 ways to be a happy employee :

A must read article. Click on the link below for information.
http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2008/oct/29career.htm

Seen this tag passing through many blogs from past 1 week. Now, I hardly remember me writing on a piece of paper since few years. Might be, got addicted to typing and using net for mails and stuff. :(


The last time I wrote in Telugu(the language I speak), was, might be the time, when in college. In those days, I used to write slokas from a book. I even used to write letters to my grandparents as they were far away. And after marriage, the one in telugu was to my MIL, initially. That's the end, as far as I remember.


Coming to English, my fluent writing skills ended when I resigned my job. Now, when I look back on to my book shelf, I observe so many .NET(which was once my passion) books lying around with no use. What am I upto??? And later, rarely, I write any. And now, if I find anything interesting, I just type. So, some change within me must happen...

Now, anyone interested can take up this tag...

A rock carving in Mahabalipuram.
Now, guess the
animals or atleast tell
how many are there?


Naalugu rojula kritham maa mamayya vaallu vachchaaru. So, full sandadi.

Modati roju, ikkada Spencer and Marina beach ki vellamu. Baaga varsham modalayyindi madhyalo. Ayinaa kudaa kaburlu cheppukuntaa, alaa velthu, chusthu aanandinchaamu. Tharavaatha restaurant ki velli, dinner chesi intiki cheraamu.

Next day, maa plan Mahabalipuram ki. Morning weather, bhale gaa undi. Daarilo, Madhya Kailash temple(Tidel Park deggara undi) ni darsanam chesukuni, atu payanamayyamu. Mahabalipuram ki 1/2 an hour lo reach ayye mundale accident ayyindi maaku. Luckily maadi Ambassador kaabatti, andaram anni parts tho safe ayyamu, but konchem pains tho. Aa Qualis athanu ento road ki suddenly addamgaa vehicle ni naduputhunaadu and sudden break kotti mari aapaadu. Maa Ambassador(call taxi)lo driver emo speed lo unnaadu plus break control kaaledu. Appatiki side nundi velladu. Ayinaa, accident. So, rendu vepulaa, thappundi. In seconds, Qualis venaka and Ambassador mundu parts pachchadi ayyayi. Intha deggara nundi ilaa accident ni chudatam and face kaavatam modati saari. Full shock aa moment lo andaramu. And, janaalu help cheyataaniki munduku vachcharu. Felt happy for that. Later, hospital lo mandulu theesukuni, hotel lo lunch chesi, Mahabalipuram chusaamu and akkadi local driver ni pattukuni Ashta Lakshmi temple chusi Parrys velli shopping chesi intiki vachchaamu. :) Memu adrushtavanthulam anipinchindi, coz, God every moment maatho unnaaru aa roju. Inko vishayam thalachukunte kudaa aanandamgaa anipinchindi. Bayata nadusthunte, no varsham and car lo thiruguthunnappude(after accident) varsham start ayyedi.

3rd day morning full urumulu and baagaa vaana. So, madhyanam T.Nagar Saravana Bhavan lo full gaa lunch chesi shopping lo paddaamu. Later, Mylapore lo Kapaleshwar temple and Triplicane lo Sri Parthasarathy temple chusi intiki vachchaamu. Tharavaatha roju, Vadapalani Karthikeya temple chusi, Saravana Bhavan lo Idly sambar thini(mari ikkada famous kadaa), Big Bazaar ki velli intiki cheraamu. Almost, ilaa ee naalugu rojulu full varsham lo Chennai roads anni cover cheyatam modati saari. Chaala koththagaa, different gaa anipinchindi. And, andaramu saradaa saradaagaaa samayaanni gadipaamu.

Places mentioned :
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Spencer Plaza : A Shopping complex.
Marina Beach : One of the longest beaches in the world.

Madhya Kailash Temple : You can observe a unique idol called "Adhyantha Prabhu" which is part Ganesha and part Hanuman over here. And even since, it's between Kasi(north) and Rameswaram(south), so the name "Madhya Kailash".

Mahabalipuram : It's the town of King Bali Chakravarthy and so the name. You can hear more about his story from Vamanavatharam of Lord Vishnu.

Ashtalakshmi Temple, Besant Nagar : Loved the architecture with the beach view near by.

Parrys, T.Nagar : Commercial areas in Chennai.
Kapaleshwar Temple, Mylapore : Oldest temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane : A temple dedicated to Lord Krishna.
Vadapalani Murugan Temple : Lord Karthikeya's / Subrahmanya's Temple.

I am tagged by Sushma and Keerthi at the same time.

RULE #1 People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question that they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves.

Rule #2 Tag 6 people to do this quiz and those who are tagged cannot refuse. These people must state who they were tagged by and cannot tag the person whom they were tagged by, and continue this game by sending it to other people.

1. If your lover betrayed you, what’ll be your reaction?
Initially, depressed. And later, will get back with my life and make people know so they won't get trapped.

2. If you can have a dream come true, what would it be?
A happy family and home with enough money to donate and have helping hands. Already, I am in.

3. Whose butt would you like to kick?
People who act too smart.

4. Why do you blog?
Already mentioned here.

5. Will you fall in love with your best friend?
Not sure. It just depends on the situation which takes there.

6. Which is more blessed: Loving someone or being loved by someone.
Being loved.

7. How long do you intend to wait for someone you love?
It purely depends and now, it's already too late.

8. If you could root for one social cause what would it be?
Responsibility.

9. What takes you down the fastest?
Lies.

10. What resurrects you the fastest?
Positive thinking.

11. What’s your strength?
Enjoy in whatever I do.

12. What do you want to change in yourself?
I want to control my emotions.

13. What kind of person do you think the person who tagged you is?
Sushma is simple, helpful and fun-loving person. I am happy that she is my best and a wonderful friend.
I met Keerthi through one of the community. She is very friendly and has good writing skills.

14. Would you rather be single and rich or married and poor?
Married and content, as Keerthi says.

15. Whats the purpose of such Tags?
Some tags help to know the Self, the better and some are purely for entertainment.

16. If you fall in love with two people simultaneously, who will you pick?
Is that possible?

17. Would you give all in a relationship?
Sure. I'll give my best shot.

18. Would you forgive and forget someone no matter how horrible a thing he has done?
I'll try my best to avoid them for my life.

19. Do you prefer being single or in a relationship?
In a relationship.

20. Tag 6 people.
Kavitha, Krishna Kumar, Shadow, Lalitha, Deepak, Shalini.

I would like to share all the pics that has been a collection since months to till date. It includes Floor drawings and colorings, Sun Rays, Hand-made Ganeshji, Ganesh Chathurthi, and Dussera offerings. To know the details, scroll over the picture.


Will update my festival pics over here, if any...



Will update my floor drawings if any, over here... :)

The Eight rules to effective speaking set by David Brooks, a well renowned trainer:

1. The audience is not the enemy.
2. To determine what you want the audience to think, feel or do.
3. To write your speech word for word, so that more topics could be effectively covered in a short speech.
4. To bring life to your words with colourful images and examples.
5. To make a point and tell a story, which can change the way you speak.
6. Happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, disgust and fear are the emotions which will help to connect with the audience.
7. Don't underestimate the power of laughter, as it relaxes the body.
8. Don't tell us, take us.

He also says, "A speech should inform, persuade, inspire and entertain the audience".

I found this article interesting might be, coz I too at time, was a trainer... :)

For any person to move on with this life on right track, Self Realization is a must. And that's the ultimate reason for our existence. Else, we will just lose our identity by losing ourselves. So, we need to analyze, and if any, correct our SELF.

But now, how many of us realize our mistakes? If, we do, why do we still repeat the same? Why is this recurring? The reason behind this can be, not taking things seriously, unnecessary expectations, misconceptions, negative emotions and our reactions towards a situation. But, if they become giant, can we face ourselves? Not easy, right.

So, we all need to work on knowing ourselves the better way by realizing our mistakes with no recurrence. Then the power of our inner soul will come into existence due to it's connection with SELF. And, that is what, all we are.

Hi to all my dear friends!
Will get bit busy for these 2 months, till August end. Reason being my dearies weddings.:) And am planning to make each moment a memorable one.
Sorry for not being able to visit your blogs or me not able to post any. But, once when everything set, will be on a swing...
Take Care...
With Smiles,
Kalpana.

Though these quotes look simple, it has got a lot of meaning within. It's even tough to accept the situations and be that way. Now coming to,

"Regardless of how much trouble you are having, how hard the going seems to be, keep your thoughts on a high and positive level."

To keep up your spirits is not as easy as said. Initially, you will need to struggle and even combat stress. And handling one's emotion comes prior. Negatives too, peep in. But, this is where you will know what you are and how should you be. Sometimes, you do feel, time is running slow and at times, too fast. All this in turn again depends upon your reaction towards a situation. So, keep balancing yourself and accept the facts by having control on your emotions. Gradually, you can see the New You.

Next,

"The sooner we come to understand that things can be done without our assistance, the sooner we reach our philosophy of life."

Yes, it's very much true. If not us, then the other. And, that's what life is all about. Take any example, it's easily understood. But, the important aspect is, are we making any difference? Coz, to move on, this is what we need to concentrate more on. And always be positive. Positive attitude is possible only when we are true to ourselves. So, let us add spice to our life.

Planned to write about the same from long time, though not 10 reasons. Now, thanks to jaggu for making me do this by tagging me.

1. To share my thoughts and views.
2. To have good friends.
3. To make my blog an e-reference for the Self.
4. Self exploration.
5. To improve my writing skills.
6. To gain knowledge.
7. And now, if I get a chance, to even meet my good blog friends.
8. Now, enjoying getting tagged while blogging.
9. To share my travel pics and enhance my photography skills.
10. Last but not least, I knew about blogging from my dear friend Sush who introduced me here. It's already been 2 years and I completed 100 posts succesfully and wishing to write many more...... :)

Now I am tagging you all to do this tag and enumerate your ten reasons for blogging. After doing this, please copy the tag after this paragraph and add your name on the list of those who have done this like below
1. Jaggu     2. Kalpana

PS : My 3 pending tagged jobs are done... :)

Been tagged by Jaggu. Now, let's move on... :)

1) LAST MOVIE U SAW IN A THEATRE?
Kantri (Telugu Movie)
2) WHAT BOOK ARE U READING??
Life Lessons for Loving the way you Live.(For details, check the below post)
3) FAVOURITE BOARD GAME?
Chess
4) FAVOURITE MAGAZINE?
Any knowledge based
5) FAVOURITE SMELLS?
Fried Rice, Rain, Few Perfumes
6)FAVOURITE SOUNDS?
Any soothing music
7) WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
People's changing nature/reaction towards an odd situation
8) WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN U WAKE?
Wish to sleep for some more time
9) FAVOURITE FASTFOOD PLACE?
Ameerpet Centre and Bhilai's Pani puri and chat
10) FUTURE CHILDS NAME?
Will be answered in future
11) FINISH THIS STATEMENT---'IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I'D'
Opt for a world tour and even donate
12) DO U DRIVE FAST?
I did at times but not now
13)DO U SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
No
14)STORMS--COOL OR SCARY?
Scary
15)WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
Mazda
16) FAVOURITE DRINK?
Badam Milk Shake and Fruit Juices
17)FINISH THIS STATEMENT-IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD...
Try to be creative
18)DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?
Did not taste Broccoli yet
19)IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY OTHER COLOUR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?
If I dye, it would be black
20)NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS U HAVE LIVED IN?
Gandigunta, Chennai, Ooty, Hyderabad, Dallas, Cincinnati
21) FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Olympics, Bowling
22)ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Wonderful
23)WHATS UNDER YOUR BED?
Vitrified Tiles
24)WOULD U LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN??
Yes
25)MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Morning Person
26)OVER EASY OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
Mixed
27) FAVOURITE PLACE TO RELAX?
My home
28)FAVOURITE PIE?
Apple
29)FAVOURITE ICECREAM FLAVOUR?
Vanilla
30)OF ALL THE PEOPLE U HAVE TAGGED, WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?
Sush

Now, I would like to tag...
Sush
Krishna Kumar
Krystyna and everyone who visits my blog... :)

Tagged by Sush and coz, it's the easiest, took it up soon. :)

Now, coming to the rules:
Pick up the nearest book.
Open to page 123.
Find the fifth sentence.
Post the next three sentences.
Tag five people, and acknowledge the person who tagged you.

" But I believe there are times when surrendering is the most powerful action (or nonaction) a person can take. This doesn't mean using surrender as an excuse for apathy or to avoid being responsible. "

These lines are from the book "Life Lessons for Loving the way you Live" by Jennifer Read Hawthorne. The quote from this Life Lesson # 3 : Surrender to "What Is" says " Surrender is giving up control but not losing power ".

I tag :
Jaggu (will take up your tag soon)
Cm-Chap
Krystyna
Lalitha
Deepak Gopi

PS : Delayed blogging for long time. And, it just happened without a thought. My thanks to Krystyna for the care. :)

Yesterday, found this nest in my drain area. Shocked. Now, waiting for the nestlings. So, the rest can be done.

Googled up and found out the bird name. It's called the Blue Rock Pigeon, the most common one found in all cities. They feed on cereals, pulses, groundnuts etc.

Not everything in life is in our control since no person knows what the future holds. Every matter, in this universe, is given enough space or intertwined. And, we can never know whether we are destined beforehand for what we are longing for? If we are, then TIME should be relevant for our wishes to be fulfilled. For that, even our efforts do matter a lot. But, at times, we need to wait. And this must help us to create all the positive energies like patience, trust, truth; to deal with our selves the better way.

Every year, Ugaadi(New Year) falls on Chaitra Shudhdha Paadyami. Here, Chaitra is the month name. This year, it's on 7th April. And, we call this year as SARVADHAARI.

My Wishes,

SRI SARVADHAARI NAAMA NUTANA SAMVATSARA SUBHAAKAANKSHALU !

For more details, you can click my link.

If you eat these	Then try these
White Bread	Brown Bread
White Rice	Brown Rice
Plain/Alu Paratha	Gobi/Methi/Murli Paratha
Whole Milk	Fat Free Milk
Chips/Alu Bhujia	Nuts
Juices/Soft Drinks	Whole Fresh Fruits
Pickles	Fresh Chutneys
Ready To Make Soups	Home Made Soups
Milk Chocolates	Dark Chocolates
Suji Upma	Dalia [Broken Wheat]

Had a glimpse of this, in one of the hospitals.....

Diabetes starts with fat and ends with ...

Diabetic Retinopathy
Causes blindness and visual disability.

Diabetic Neuropathy
Sensory loss and damage in nerves.

Diabetic Heart Disease
Damages blood vessel in the heart.

Diabetic Dyslipidemia
Increased cholesterol blocks your arteries.

Diabetic Nephropathy
Affect the kidneys.

Diabetic Foot Disease
Ulceration and subsequent limb amputation.

So, keep your blood sugar levels under control!!!

Law of Similarities or Teleological Nutritional Targeting(TNT) says,

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye and makes the eyes strong.
A Tomato is like our heart since it has four chambers and it is good for the same.
Walnut looks like the brain and makes brain sharper.
Kidney Beans look exactly like human kidney and help maintain kidney function.
Celery looks more like bones and targets bone strength.
Onions look like the body cells and it helps to clear waste materials from all of the body cells.

Now, do browse the given links for complete info, and let me know your opinion.
Whole food signatures
Resemblance between food and organ

Birth --> Education --> Career --> Marriage --> Children --> Retirement --> Old Age --> Death.
We do all go through this, though not specifically in the same order. The common part is, Birth --> Leading Life --> Death.
We just don't lead life, since we are alive. We all try to achieve something as we go through all these elements with a sense of satisfaction. And it is purely, our own self progress with unique experiences. But, at some point of time, we might question ourselves, is this what life is all about? (since, all these are common)
And, that's where, complete satisfaction will come into picture, when we start helping the people who are in need and automatically, we'll be out of this loop. Though, birth and death can't be changed, living/leading life can be.

When Mother Teresa received her Nobel Prize she was asked, "What can we do to promote world peace?" She replied, "Go home and love your family."

We should seize every opportunity to give encouragement. Encouragement is oxygen to the soul.

Leonard Ravenhill once said about prayer, "One might estimate the weight of the world, tell the size of the celestial city, count the stars of heaven, measure the speed of lightning, and tell the time of the rising and the setting of the sun - but you cannot estimate prayer-power. Prayer is as vast as God because He is behind it. Prayer is as mighty as God because He has committed Himself to answer it."

You may give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.

When I come to the end of my rope, God is there to take over.

In trying times, don't quit trying.

Do not follow where the path may lead - go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Health - Important Tips

Answer the phone by LEFT ear.
Do not drink coffee TWICE a day.
Do not take pills with COOL water.
Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm.
Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume.
Drink more WATER in the morning, less at night.
Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS.
Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time.
Best sleeping time is from 10PM at night to 6AM in the morning.
Do not lie down immediately after taking MEDICINE before sleeping.
When battery is down to the LAST grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times.

Forward this to those whom you CARE about!

From past few days, I had a question pondering in my mind, the difference between Self-realization and Devotion. And, this went out with a series of thoughts. I personally feel devotion comes with love and when true to the self. And, this can be towards the work we do or even towards God. And, Self-realization is an analysis of what are we and the direction we are moving to. But still, is there any connection between both? Yes, devotion leads to self-realization and vice-versa. Our commitment with love towards anything tells us what we are and that is self-realization. When we correct ourselves by moving towards the right path, we are becoming true to our Self and will start doing anything with devotion. Now, I think, I got my answer.... :). If any, do post your views too.

Tagged by dear Sush, and so here I go. What I need to do, is to list out my favourite material possessions.

From my childhood , I was accumulated with greeting cards which I preserve them even now. Even slam books took their role. Gradually, I treasured SAI's posters and books, which I even got them in the form of gifts. As days passed on, my collections included key chains, soft toys, hand bags, artificial flowers and now my blog(which itself is a precious collection). But, the gifts me and H exchanged were lost while returning from US initially (which were in one of the boxes, on the way through ship), since they were not insured. A painful memory. Might be, a lesson to not be attached. Learning still. :). Life is a series of lessons, right?

Now, have a glance through few of my collections.

Now, I tag everyone who visits my blog. Do take up, when you find time.

These snaps were taken at National Air Force Museum, Dayton, Ohio, USA. This post was saved as draft for a long time and now sharing them with you all.

Just trying to key in few points of Classical Indian Music and Dance.

The Indian Classical Music contains Sapthaswaras or 7 basic Notes, which are; Sa, Ri/Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Da/Dha, Ni, in which we have :
Carnatic Music or South Indian Music, and
Hindustani Music or North Indian Music.

The Classical Dances Of India are,
Bharathanatyam from Tamil Nadu,
Kathakali from Kerala,
Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh,
Mohiniyattam from Kerala,
Kathak from North India,
Manipuri from Manipur, and
Odissi from Orissa.

Source :
Dance and Music

'Kranthi' means change and 'Sankranthi' means a good change. Since Sun enters the Makara/Capricorn sign, we call it as 'Makara Sankranthi'. Between the months of Margasira and Pushyam is where the sun takes its entry into Capricorn sign. In the Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna has declared, "Among the months, I am the month of Margasira". The Margasira month is the crown among the twelve months, since the world experiences the abundance of the harvested food grains with joy. That's why we celebrate Makara Sankranthi as a Rice Harvest festival. It is also considered as a Thanksgiving day, to everyone who contributed their best, to the Gods, to the Sun and the Cattle.

We celebrate this festival mostly by decorating the front of the entrance door with rangoli designs, by flying kites and by preparing recipes which includes rice. Now, here are my rangoli patterns.



Source :
rediff.com

For another significance of Makara Sankranthi, click here.

Enjoyed every moment in Andaman Islands, India. Lived in Port Blair for 5 days visiting :

Day 1 : Cellular Jail and Sound and Light Show. [Due to flight journey on the first half of the day from Chennai to Andaman]
Day 2 : North Bay Island and Ross Island
Day 3 : Wandoor Beach, Chidiya tapu or Bird Rock(Sunset View). Instead of Chidiya tapu, you can prefer Havelock Island for both Sunset and Sunrise View. It was closed due to our President's arrival.
Day 4 : Chathom Island, Corbyn Cove Beach, Zoo, Science Museum, Shopping
Day 5 : Baratang Island [Mud Volcano, Original Limestone Cave]

Included snapshots of all these and few of Mahabalipuram, Chennai too.

After going through the articles from these web pages, I realized IT IS.

About Sodium and Potassium
Naturopathy