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.