Oxymoron

An oxymoron is usually defined as a phrase in which two words of
contradictory meaning are brought together:-

1) Clearly misunderstood

2) Exact Estimate

3) Small Crowd

4) Act Naturally

5) Found Missing

6) Fully Empty

7) Pretty ugly

8) Seriously funny

9) Only choice

10) Original copies

And the Mother of all......

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11) Happily Married !!!! (Pls take this in a lighter vein !! )

Fantasy land

1. A Hollywood set for flash floods, tankers bursting into flames, mountians..
2. This is where different Disney costumes are made.

We drove to Disney in Orlando (Florida) during Christmas vacation. B-i-l came with his daughter. We drove though Virginia and South Carolina - saw beautiful snow-covered trees and mountainous regions). Halted in a motel for the night. Kids enjoyed the halt as 3 of them were throwing up.
Coming back, we took the Georgia-Atlanta-Ohio route. Saw scenic distant hills, countryside, lakes, rivers. We stayed in Atlanta.
Ohio had snow fall and roads were bad, traffic was real slow, many cars in front of us skidded and was stuck in the ditches... police, accidents. We were blessed with a slow, safe ride.
Disney is really for those who love fantasy. They have live shows, parades, 3D movies, fireworks, rides, a lot of walking.
Lines were, of course, huge with 1-hr waits . They have a system of fast pass, so one goes running to pick those up. Then run from east to west or north, south, depending on where the next pass was for.
The parks are really huge. Their parking areas to the entrance takes 30/45 min. They had some kind of trains/buses to take us in.
They have all sorts of ideas. But tends to make a hole in one's pocket. There were people from Paris, UK who had just come there.
It was tiring with kids whining, cool/warm temps, being on one's feet the whole time. Well, not easy. From morning to night 7ish we were there. Although our hotel was just a 5-min drive away, by the time we reached there it would be 9ish!
But all said and done, it was a good experience. Everyone loved the place.

New Year’s Reflections

Looking back on the months gone by,
As a new year starts and an old one ends,
We contemplate what brought us joy,
And we think of our loved ones and our friends.

Recalling all the happy times,
Remembering how they enriched our lives,
We reflect upon who really counts,
As the fresh and bright new year arrives.

And when I/we ponder those who do,
I/we immediately think of you.

Thanks for being one of the reasons I'll/We'll have a Happy New Year!

It's Christmas Time Again!

Put your problems on probation
Run your troubles off the track,
Throw your worries out the window
Get the monkeys off your back.
Silence all your inner critics
With your conscience make amends,
And allow yourself some happiness
It's Christmas time again!

Call a truce with those who bother you
Let all the fighting cease,
Give your differences a breather
And declare a time of peace,
Don't let angry feelings taint
The precious time you have to spend,
And allow yourself some happiness
It's Christmas time again!

Like some cool refreshing water
Or a gentle summer breeze,
Like a fresh bouquet of flowers
Or the smell of autumn leaves,
It's a banquet for the spirit
Filled with family, food and friends,
So allow yourself some happiness
It's Christmas time again!

"The Road Not Taken"

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

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Guys I thought this would be a good moment to look back and see whether you have missed any roads that was not taken by choice or intention....chose this poem as it talks about woods and my imagination flew to MCC campus......you are free to speak your mind...AM

dear all

this is venky. happy to meet you all through this media. let me also try to contribute and add falvour to intelligent minds. i read rajiv's shakespeare after a decade's gap, i think we can name him "rajivspeare", he has literally swallowed shakespeare. good i am not his student, i could not have passed my degree with such a scholar.

ok you confirm my post, let me see you soon.

bye

venky

Floating Chennai

H1N1 Remedies

Simple steps to increase ur immune power and precautions to be taken
which is recommended by a prominent doctor: -

1) Please drink as much as water , Hot tea .

2) Regularly wash your hand.

3) Eat Halls, Strepsils.

4) Drink atleast 1 glass of lime water daily.

5) Every night gurgle with salt water(hot).

6) Take Vitamin B & C tablets or any other health drinks.

Some more...................

1. Inhale Clove Oil (Lavang) For 1 Second.
2. Chew 1 Clove In a Day
3. Eat Raw Garlic (Lasun), Onion, Ginger (Aale) (1 to 5gm)
4. Drink Hot Milk With 2gm of Turmeric
5. Consume Plenty Of Vit C Fruits-Lemon/Avala



Ayurvedic way:

This is a way where swine or any such pandemic flu can be prevenrted. The only way to prevent any infection is to boost your immunity. Hence we go back to Ayurveda text and come back with a simple remedy if followed for 21 - 48 days will prevent infections. So here it is

Tulsi leaves (crsuhed paste) 1 spoon (approx 1gms)
Yashtimadhu (Jyeshtmadh) powder 1/2spoon (1gm)
Harada powder 1/2spoon
Turmeric powder 1/2 spoon
Saptaparna powder 1/2 spoon (Alstonia scholaris)
Vidang powder 1/2 spoon (Embelia ribes)

This mixture to be mixed with honey and taken 2 times a day. Will improve immunity. Especially useful if you are working in A/C environment which results in polluted air and spread of epedemic all herbs available at ayurveda herb store

Please take care of yourself with this simple routine.

H1N1

This virus is really hitting hard here. A teenage hockey kid in Toronto suddently died at 13 years of age because of H1N1. His dad says he was a healthy child who died within 2 days of contracting H1N1.

A bunch of students at YAK's college residence have got this now. At my workplace, we have lots of hand sanitzers, posters reminding people to stay home if they are sick, wash hands, etc. I am really worried because I deal a lot with public and they don't stay home. The other day a woman was visiting the library with her child who had just been diagnosed with chicken pox. She wanted to get some books for her child before going home to rest. Urgh....

Schools keep reminding children to stay safe too. Of course the media only reports bad situations and forgets many who have recovered from it. Still, all the hype is working and I am worried.

Meeting in Dubai

When we were in MCC we never dreamed that we will meet in Dubai, well that is what happened......