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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Think Before You Speak
The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the little 3-year-old girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said "This is for you, Daddy." He was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found the box was empty.
He yelled at her, "Don't you know that when you give someone a gift, there's supposed to be something inside it?" The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said,
"Oh, Daddy, You are funny. it is not empty. I blew kisses into the box. All for you, Daddy." The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.
It is told that the man kept that gold box by his bed for years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the 3-year-old child who had put it there.
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Bandra Mount Mary Festival - It's that time of year in Bandra
Mount Mary Festival - Bandra Fair 2009
It’s that time of the year in Bandra when the festivities take over and make Bandra a colourful place. Khar, Bandra and Santacruz are home of many from varied communities and religions and all festivals like Ganesh Festival, Rmzan, Mount Mary Festival are celebrated with equal enthusiasm.Mount Mary is an old church situated in Bandra. Bandra Fair is a week long fair held annually in the Bandra suburb of Mumbai, starting on the following Sunday after September 8. It is celebrated to commemorate the Nativity of Mary, mother of Jesus, on September 8. People from all faiths throng to seek her blessing. The streets take on a carnival-like atmosphere, with shops and mini-bazaars offering everything from food, shopping opportunities and joyrides. Street plays, musical concerts, book readings and food festivals (typically Goan) also become a part of the celebrations.
The Bandra Fair is estimated to be around 300 years old. The fair started when a statue of Mother Mary was found floating in the Arabian Sea between 1700 and 1760, which, according to a legend, a Koli fisherman had dreamt about a few years earlier.
Photos from the last Bandra Mount Mary Festival MountMary Bandra, Bandra Fair 2008 Photos.
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Mary_Church,_Bandra
Mount Mary Church, Bandra
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The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, more commonly known as Mount Mary, is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Mumbai,India. The church is one of the most visited churches in the city located in the suburb of Bandra. Every September, the feast of St. Mary is celebrated on the Sunday following 8 September, the birthday of the Virgin Mary. This is a week long celebration known as the Bandra Fairand is visited by thousands of people.
The church stands on a hillock about 80 metres above sea level overlooking the Arabian Sea. It draws lakhs of devotees and pilgrims annually. Many faithful attest to the miraculous powers of St. Mary. During the Bandra Fair, tens of thousands visit the shrine. The shrine attracts people from all faiths who pray to the statue for thanksgiving or requesting of favours.
During the Bandra Fair, the entire area is decorated with festoons and buntings. Many pitch up stalls selling religious articles, roasted grams and sweets. Stalls sell sticky Goan sweets and wax figures of the Virgin Mary along with an assortment of candles shaped like hands, feet and various other parts of the body. The sick and suffering choose one that corresponds to their ailment and light it in Church, with the pious hope that Mother Mary will consider their appeals for help.
Although the current church edifice is just 100 years old, the history behind the current statue of Our Lady goes back to the 16th century when Jesuit priests from Portugal brought the statue to the current location and constructed a chapel. In 1700 Arab pirates interested in the gilt-lined object held in the hand disfigured the statue by cutting off the right hand.
In 1760, the church was rebuilt and the statue was substi
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
A story of positive atitude
Father: "I want you to marry a girl of my choice"
Son: "I will choose my own bride!"
Father : "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter."
Son : "Well, in that case...ok"
Son: "I will choose my own bride!"
Father : "But the girl is Bill Gates's daughter."
Son : "Well, in that case...ok"
Next - Father approaches Bill Gates.
Father : "I have a husband for your daughter."
Bill Gates : "But my daughter is too young to marry!"
Father : "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank."
Bill Gates : "Ah, in that case...ok"
Father : "I have a husband for your daughter."
Bill Gates : "But my daughter is too young to marry!"
Father : "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank."
Bill Gates : "Ah, in that case...ok"
Finally Father goes to see the president of the World Bank.
Father : "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president. "
President : "But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!"
Father : "But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law."
President : "Ah, in that case...ok"
Father : "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president. "
President : "But I already have more vice- presidents than I need!"
Father : "But this young man is Bill Gates's son-in-law."
President : "Ah, in that case...ok"
This is how business is done!!
Moral: Even If you have nothing, You can get Anything. But your attitude should be positive
Life in Four Photos
LIFE ..... IN FOUR PHOTOGRAPHS.......!!! ..... SIMPLY AWESOME Once in a while, we come across a metaphor that simply refuses to leave your mind. The below picture is also the same. Raghudon thinks that its an awesome concept the way the person has framed the visuals.
First Pic Break of Dawn -- New lease of life, embarking upon a New Voyage...... A Child Flying Kite -- Young Blood, Aspiring to Fly High with Enormous Zest n Zeal...Coz U Know, Sky is The Limit...... A Small Tree -- Need to Nurture....... Two Birds Hovering Above -- There r People Around to Take Ample Care of You, You r Actually Carefree....... Second Pic Daylight -- You r Almost Halfway Through in This Voyage Called Life..... Couple -- You Have a Better half of Yours to Lean Upon n Speak Your Heart Out to...... Grown-up Tree -- You Have Been Nurtured Profusely to Stand Tall n Rigidly in The Storms That May, Otherwise, Let U Down........ . A Small Tree -- You, Together With Your Better half, Have Given a New Lease of Life to Another Breaking Dawn (Your Child)......... One Bird Hovering Above -- There r Comparatively Less People around You to Take Care of You, Unlike during Your Wonder Childhood Years....... Third Pic Fall of Dusk -- Twilight is setting Upon, Life Has Come a Full Circle.... An Old Man -- It's a Race Against Time Now On, It's The Beginning of The End of The Voyage...... Ageing Tree -- Signifies The Above Two Things, Second One Being The Personification of This........ Grown Tree -- Your Kids Have Grown Up; It's High Time You Start Supporting Them With Tender Care Rather Than Clashes.......... One Bird -- Self Explanatory, I Guess??? Grave -- In Course of The Voyage You Have Lost Loved Ones n You Also Start to Anticipate Your Ultimate Fate n Destiny.......... Fourth Pic Nightfall -- Voyage is Over, Darkness is Looming Over, High Time to Say Good Bye.... Starry Sky -- There's Still Happiness Around, Thanks to The Aesthetic Memories Left by You n The Good Work Done Too..... . Grown-up Tree -- Your Kids r Walking in Your Shoes now, It's For Them to Follow Your Footsteps Drawing Inspiration From Your Exemplary Life.. Grave With Two Crosses -- You r United with Your Soul mates n RIPS........ |
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
All time greatest Criceters
List of luminaries with brief biographies, often true. (Part 1)
Ranjit Singhji:
One of the first great Indian cricketing heroes. Singhji was "The cricketer
formally known as "Prince"". His most famous exploits include obtaining a UK
visa and work permit and inventing the Leg Glance, a move whereby when
friends' sisters walks by in a short skirts you make a sweeping cricket shot
action imitation thereby looking at their legs but not getting caught.
Famously, Ranjit Singhji once fell ill after a mixing some bad milk in his
cup of Darjeeling and could only bowl a single over. In spite of this he got
3 wickets through judicious use of line and length. This is immortalized
today in the famous "Corridor of Uncertain Tea". He names lives on to this
day in the form of the tournament named after him, the "Coca-Cola Cup".
Gundappa Viswanath:
Widely considered the greatest left-handed batsmen from Andhra with a
moustache to play in the 60s, in Indian History. Played several crucial test
innings for India, many times pulling India back from the brink of complete
disaster, taking them to mere comprehensive defeats. He was a daring, brave
batsman who stood fearless in the face of the quickest bowlers, primarily
because he was blinded by his moustache. Renowned for his deft footwork, he
once, after being bowled for duck, moonwalked all the way back to the
pavilion. His first name means "Fat Papa" in Tamil and this ensured constant
victory for India against the Sri Lankans who could not bowl at him with a
straight face.
Sunil Gavaskar:
The first big international Indian cricket star. Scored thousands upon
thousands of runs in a career that spanned several millions of balls left
outside off-stump. He was affectionately known as Sunny, the Little Master
and that little Prick though the first two were rarely used. He was a
tireless team player and inspiring captain who often shouldered a lot of the
batting burden and most of the match fees single-handedly. Gavaskar was a
cricketer who patiently waited for the loose ball and once did so for three
whole days in a limited overs match before stadium security politely asked
him to leave. Gavaskar became the captain of India in 1982 taking on the
mantle from Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, an accomplished cricketer
himself, who retired from cricket in protest after it became mandatory to
wear kits with one's full name on the back.
Ravi Shashtri:
Holds the record for maximum sixes hit in one over with 6 against Tilak Raj
in Bombay. Shastri would have hit more but little Tilak had maths homework
and a Social Studies test the next day and we all know how bad 7th standard
CBSE is. Shastri was one of our first great all-rounders and once, in a
remarkable game in the 1987 tour of Ooty and Coimbatore, Shastri bowled
himself around the legs. Ravi Shastri was the heartthrob of millions of
women in the late 80s and early 90s and was considered a great looker. This
has now been found to be an error due to primitive TV broadcasting
technology. He is now a well-known and respected cricket commentator.
Fiercely patriotic, he recently pegged India to win all the one-days in the
South African tour of Sri Lanka.
Kapil Dev:
Explosive with the ball, dynamic with the bat and ridiculous with the
English language, Kapil Dev was the life of many humorous post-match press
conferences. Dev often stood alone in the face of adversity and dragged
India out of tight spots. His 175 run innings in Tunbridge Wells is a
classic and some of his shots continue to orbit the Earth to this day
bouncing off space stations and interfering with TV broadcasts (see Ravi
Shastri above.) Kapil Dev was also one of the first few cricketers to make
it big in the world of advertising and synonymous with the caption: "Boost
is the secret of my enema. Our enema. (Smile)" Nowadays he is a successful
entrepreneur and often appears on TV when he roots for India from his heart
saying: "India needs to play the games with the heart and the tactics is
nice if then the whole together comes... err... boost is the secret of my
enema..."
Krishnamachari Srikkanth:
A dynamic one-day player who pioneered the technique of repeated letters in
one's name for good luck. Srikkanth was an explosive opening batsman who
often stepped out of his crease and swung his bat with great gusto only to
be stumped down leg side. He holds the record for maximum consecutives world
cups without a haircut (4). Kris Srikkanth was the quintessential South
Indian in the team who rapidly learned Hindi while playing for India,
leading to an average of well over 4 run outs per match in the process.
Today Kris is a passionate cricket commentator who can say "Oh shit, sorry"
in over 14 north Indian languages.
Venkatesh Prasad:
If Akthar is the "Rawalpindi Express" then for many years Venkatesh Prasad,
a key part of the bowling attack, was affectionately called "The Slow
Bangalore Passenger That Is Currently Broken Down At Palakkad Station.
Passengers approach ticket counter for refund please." Despite several key
wickets, Prasad was not a pacey bowler but instead used a bewildering array
of slow, slower and slowest balls to vex batsmen. In the 1992 World Cup he
bowled a slow one to Wasim Akram that has not reached the batsman to this
day. He was a pioneer of the "Intimidation" school of fielding whereby you
do not run for the ball but merely try to stop it by looking at it gravely.
Anil Kumble:
Named after the Anil Kumble Circle in Bangalore, where he grew up learning
to bowl, Kumble continues to be one of the spinning maestros in the country.
However he is not a big mover of the ball but instead unleashes a repertoire
of balls so complicated even he does not know what he is doing. He holds the
record for having captured 10 wickets in a single test innings but honestly
cannot explain how. The author has a particular grouse with Mr. Kumble for
having released a shitty cricket video game that the author's brother forced
him to buy. The game has graphics reminiscent of a Rohrschach Test and game
play marginally more engaging than digging one's nose. Kumble is frequently
a useful all-rounder and was the first Indian to achieve the "supreme"
double of 400 wickets taken and 4000 misfields.
Sachin Tendulkar:
No one makes fun of Sachin. Not even me.
Sanjay Manrekar:
Manjrekar is an exciting top order batsman with an amazing repertoire of
shots. If you play him in that stupid Anil Kumble game that is. In real life
he was often called a text-book cricketer, in the sense that watching him
bat was like reading a macro-economics text book. Sanjay Manjrekar was full
of technique and single-handedly developed 2567 ways of padding upto an
off-spinner. His moment of glory was during the Ashes Test of 1994 when
Imran Khan approached him and accepted defeat as several of the Pakistani
players were collapsing from brain inactivity. Manjrekar valiantly declined
and went on to score an astounding century in just under a fortnight.
Venkatpathy Raju:
With tremendous movement off the pitch especially in windy gusty weather,
Venkatpathy Raju is one of the lightest players to have ever played the
game. His bowling, on the other hand, was tricky especially because of a
complete lack of speed. Raju bowled with such little pace and his ball took
so long to come that batsmen often practiced facing him by getting friends
and relatives to courier cricket balls overnight to them through local
courier companies.
That was the first edition of this special blog series on Indian cricket
greats. Hope you enjoyed these brief character profiles and you often burst
out, like Azhar, with the words: "Wow!! This I will do for free?" More
exciting profiles of Indian cricketing heroes coming soon. Stay tuned.
Ranjit Singhji:
One of the first great Indian cricketing heroes. Singhji was "The cricketer
formally known as "Prince"". His most famous exploits include obtaining a UK
visa and work permit and inventing the Leg Glance, a move whereby when
friends' sisters walks by in a short skirts you make a sweeping cricket shot
action imitation thereby looking at their legs but not getting caught.
Famously, Ranjit Singhji once fell ill after a mixing some bad milk in his
cup of Darjeeling and could only bowl a single over. In spite of this he got
3 wickets through judicious use of line and length. This is immortalized
today in the famous "Corridor of Uncertain Tea". He names lives on to this
day in the form of the tournament named after him, the "Coca-Cola Cup".
Gundappa Viswanath:
Widely considered the greatest left-handed batsmen from Andhra with a
moustache to play in the 60s, in Indian History. Played several crucial test
innings for India, many times pulling India back from the brink of complete
disaster, taking them to mere comprehensive defeats. He was a daring, brave
batsman who stood fearless in the face of the quickest bowlers, primarily
because he was blinded by his moustache. Renowned for his deft footwork, he
once, after being bowled for duck, moonwalked all the way back to the
pavilion. His first name means "Fat Papa" in Tamil and this ensured constant
victory for India against the Sri Lankans who could not bowl at him with a
straight face.
Sunil Gavaskar:
The first big international Indian cricket star. Scored thousands upon
thousands of runs in a career that spanned several millions of balls left
outside off-stump. He was affectionately known as Sunny, the Little Master
and that little Prick though the first two were rarely used. He was a
tireless team player and inspiring captain who often shouldered a lot of the
batting burden and most of the match fees single-handedly. Gavaskar was a
cricketer who patiently waited for the loose ball and once did so for three
whole days in a limited overs match before stadium security politely asked
him to leave. Gavaskar became the captain of India in 1982 taking on the
mantle from Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, an accomplished cricketer
himself, who retired from cricket in protest after it became mandatory to
wear kits with one's full name on the back.
Ravi Shashtri:
Holds the record for maximum sixes hit in one over with 6 against Tilak Raj
in Bombay. Shastri would have hit more but little Tilak had maths homework
and a Social Studies test the next day and we all know how bad 7th standard
CBSE is. Shastri was one of our first great all-rounders and once, in a
remarkable game in the 1987 tour of Ooty and Coimbatore, Shastri bowled
himself around the legs. Ravi Shastri was the heartthrob of millions of
women in the late 80s and early 90s and was considered a great looker. This
has now been found to be an error due to primitive TV broadcasting
technology. He is now a well-known and respected cricket commentator.
Fiercely patriotic, he recently pegged India to win all the one-days in the
South African tour of Sri Lanka.
Kapil Dev:
Explosive with the ball, dynamic with the bat and ridiculous with the
English language, Kapil Dev was the life of many humorous post-match press
conferences. Dev often stood alone in the face of adversity and dragged
India out of tight spots. His 175 run innings in Tunbridge Wells is a
classic and some of his shots continue to orbit the Earth to this day
bouncing off space stations and interfering with TV broadcasts (see Ravi
Shastri above.) Kapil Dev was also one of the first few cricketers to make
it big in the world of advertising and synonymous with the caption: "Boost
is the secret of my enema. Our enema. (Smile)" Nowadays he is a successful
entrepreneur and often appears on TV when he roots for India from his heart
saying: "India needs to play the games with the heart and the tactics is
nice if then the whole together comes... err... boost is the secret of my
enema..."
Krishnamachari Srikkanth:
A dynamic one-day player who pioneered the technique of repeated letters in
one's name for good luck. Srikkanth was an explosive opening batsman who
often stepped out of his crease and swung his bat with great gusto only to
be stumped down leg side. He holds the record for maximum consecutives world
cups without a haircut (4). Kris Srikkanth was the quintessential South
Indian in the team who rapidly learned Hindi while playing for India,
leading to an average of well over 4 run outs per match in the process.
Today Kris is a passionate cricket commentator who can say "Oh shit, sorry"
in over 14 north Indian languages.
Venkatesh Prasad:
If Akthar is the "Rawalpindi Express" then for many years Venkatesh Prasad,
a key part of the bowling attack, was affectionately called "The Slow
Bangalore Passenger That Is Currently Broken Down At Palakkad Station.
Passengers approach ticket counter for refund please." Despite several key
wickets, Prasad was not a pacey bowler but instead used a bewildering array
of slow, slower and slowest balls to vex batsmen. In the 1992 World Cup he
bowled a slow one to Wasim Akram that has not reached the batsman to this
day. He was a pioneer of the "Intimidation" school of fielding whereby you
do not run for the ball but merely try to stop it by looking at it gravely.
Anil Kumble:
Named after the Anil Kumble Circle in Bangalore, where he grew up learning
to bowl, Kumble continues to be one of the spinning maestros in the country.
However he is not a big mover of the ball but instead unleashes a repertoire
of balls so complicated even he does not know what he is doing. He holds the
record for having captured 10 wickets in a single test innings but honestly
cannot explain how. The author has a particular grouse with Mr. Kumble for
having released a shitty cricket video game that the author's brother forced
him to buy. The game has graphics reminiscent of a Rohrschach Test and game
play marginally more engaging than digging one's nose. Kumble is frequently
a useful all-rounder and was the first Indian to achieve the "supreme"
double of 400 wickets taken and 4000 misfields.
Sachin Tendulkar:
No one makes fun of Sachin. Not even me.
Sanjay Manrekar:
Manjrekar is an exciting top order batsman with an amazing repertoire of
shots. If you play him in that stupid Anil Kumble game that is. In real life
he was often called a text-book cricketer, in the sense that watching him
bat was like reading a macro-economics text book. Sanjay Manjrekar was full
of technique and single-handedly developed 2567 ways of padding upto an
off-spinner. His moment of glory was during the Ashes Test of 1994 when
Imran Khan approached him and accepted defeat as several of the Pakistani
players were collapsing from brain inactivity. Manjrekar valiantly declined
and went on to score an astounding century in just under a fortnight.
Venkatpathy Raju:
With tremendous movement off the pitch especially in windy gusty weather,
Venkatpathy Raju is one of the lightest players to have ever played the
game. His bowling, on the other hand, was tricky especially because of a
complete lack of speed. Raju bowled with such little pace and his ball took
so long to come that batsmen often practiced facing him by getting friends
and relatives to courier cricket balls overnight to them through local
courier companies.
That was the first edition of this special blog series on Indian cricket
greats. Hope you enjoyed these brief character profiles and you often burst
out, like Azhar, with the words: "Wow!! This I will do for free?" More
exciting profiles of Indian cricketing heroes coming soon. Stay tuned.
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