The Party That Lasted 2 Days...

My parents left for Kerala on 28th Oct for a week's Vacation. And we folks have been planning a party that we all would remember forever... a party that would last for a week... All right that was little exaggerated but we started it off pretty good... ;)

My Parents left the house at 9 am and we entered in at 12 pm. We had our lunch of Pizzas and Chicken Biryanis... and then watched 'Get Smart'. After which we played some music and got down to posing for the Camera. Here are some of them:








































Well after all the photo shoot was over... it was almost 9.30 pm and we proceeded to Silver Coin Restaurant where our dinner was waiting for us to feed on... :P

But the posing didn't stop there either... seems like we just a bunch of posers after all...




























We feasted upon a couple of starters... don't even know what they were... for the main course I was high on Chicken Steak... while these folks ordered some Indian Naan and Chicken... followed by deserts...
















Soon we were back... and goofing around again... until it was 3 am... and continued goofing around again...































We slept at 4 am at last... and woke up at 7.30 am the next morning... and this what it looked like the next day...

How Fast Is Our Human Brain?

Yesterday my ex-girlfriend visited our church. I was pretty cool as I am already over her now. So I went up to meet her to be polite. I was very casual when she grabbed me and gave me a quick peck on each of my cheek. She never hugged me while we were seeing each other, so was indeed a surprise when she leaned forward this time.

But that wasn't a big deal for me, but when she leaned forward it was her fragrance that took me on a drive to the past... It was like a slide show of our memories, of our time we spend together... all in a sec. I could see all that we went thru in our relation in just a sec. Never had I experienced like this before.

This is when I realized, how fast does our brain process? does our brain function always in the present tense...? or how is that our brain could scan through our entire lifetime of events in just a sec?

It's really spooky and interesting... but guess some things are beyond our understanding... and perhaps only the creator knows his creation the best... :)

Support Raj Thackeray!!!!!!!

This is something really hilarious but at the same time something serious to ponder upon, my friend emailed me.

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We all should support Raj Thackeray and take his initiative ahead by doing more...

1. We should teach our kids that if he is second in class, don't study harder.. just beat up the student coming first and throw him out of the school

2. Parliament should have only Delhiites as it is located in Delhi

3. Prime-minister, president and all other leaders should only be from Delhi

4. No Hindi movie should be made in Bombay. Only Marathi.

5. At every state border, buses, trains, flights should be stopped and staff changed to local men

6. All Maharashtrians working abroad or in other states should be sent back as they are SNATCHING employment from Locals

7. Lord Shiv, Ganesha and Parvati should not be worshiped in our state as they belong to north (Himalayas)

8. Visits to Taj Mahal should be restricted to people from UP only

9. Relief for farmers in Maharashtra should not come from centre because that is the money collected as Tax from whole of India, so why should it be given to someone in Maharashtra?

10. Let's support Kashmiri Militants because they are right in killing and injuring innocent people for the benefit of their state and community..

11. Let's throw all MNCs out of Maharashtra, why should they earn from us? We will open our own Maharashtra Microsoft, MH Pepsi and MH Marutis of the world

12. Let's stop using cellphones, emails, TV, foreign Movies and dramas. James Bond should speak Marathi

13. We should be ready to die hungry or buy food at 10 times higher price but should not accept imports from other states

14. We should not allow any industry to be setup in Maharashtra because all machinery comes from outside

15. We should STOP using local trains... Trains are not manufactured by Marathi manoos and Railway Minister is a Bihari

16. Ensure that all our children are born, grow, live and die without ever stepping out of Maharashtra, then they will become true Marathi's

JAI MAHARASHTRA!

A Heart-Whelming Story

My friend Mel send me this mail today. I don't know how far its true or who is the person writing this, but it sure is a very heart whelming story...

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I was walking around in a Big Bazar store shopping, when I saw a Cashier talking to a boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old.

The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll. Then the little boy turned to me and asked: ''Uncle, are you sure I don't have enough money?''

I counted his cash and replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy the doll l, my dear.'' The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand. Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to. 'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much. I wanted to Gift her for her BIRTHDAY. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.' His eyes were so sad while saying this. 'My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.''

My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and said: 'I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall.' Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me 'I want mommy to take my picture with her so my sister won't forget me.' 'I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.' Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly.

I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?''

'OK' he said, 'I hope I do have enough.' I added some of my money to his with out him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.

The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money!'

Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give It to my sister. He heard me!'' 'I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.'

I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind. Then I remembered a local news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away, nd the mother was left in a critical state. Thefamily had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-sustaining machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma. Was this the family of the little boy?

Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the young woman had passed away.. I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial. She was there, in her coffin, holding abeautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy andthe doll placed over her chest. I left the place, teary-eyed, feelingthat my life had been changed for ever.

The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him.

Goodbye Old Memories... :'(

My uncle and aunty were here to stay with us for a week. Not a pretty sight actually. They come from a little village in Kerala and life is completely different for them. They found my way of living my life pretty unusual. They found our life too fast to deal with. I was observed as a guy who is very busy with work and friends and harldy spends time with Family.

Well since it was just for a week, I didn't mind. I just kept quite and gave it in. But even if I am quiet thats something abnormal for them. They would want me to talk to me... anything... something...

Today they were leaving. I was glad they were. It was definitely nice spending time with them, but the cultural differences does take a toll over you after sometime. During his stay with us he had observed an old phone of mine which was lying around. While leaving he asked me for this phone. I couldnt really reject the request too. But as I put a sim card to check if the phone is working, it broke my heart.

My phone contained messages which were almost 2 years old. I was drawn back to the past... to our good old days... Beauitful and warm messages from some of my friends with whom I was really close once upon a time and now drifted away. Messages which speak about our friendship, our relation, our time together. It was pretty hard to let go off it... especially after you see it after years.

I guess this incident taught me how life is... You find someone, you get close... but somewhere down the line you drift away... Some do stay, some just go away.

But then there is always a new dawn to every morning... :)

Last Evening At The Gym...

As many would know how I love avoiding workouts at gym, yesterday was no exception. We left for gym at 8.45pm and hit the irons for just 45mins. And these are some of the things I was up to while I was at gym. Thanks to Ann, who wanted to show the world why is that I have not lost even an ounce after pumping iron for the last 9 months... So here it is why ;)

Laminin :: What holds us together?

I do not know how to start this post but sure would love to tell you its a very beautiful one and you will definitely love this.

My boss the other day was preparing a sermon on God's love and was just browsing through the website when he came across Louie GIglio's Laminin on Youtube. He asked me to check it out. And it really left me speechless...

Louie Giglio, a pastor/evangelist and founder of Choice Ministries and Passion Conferences, speaks wonderfully to the crowd about the glories of science and how the heavens proclaim his majesty. He also talks about the human body and how we are "wonderfully and fearfully" made, in the image and likeness of God.

At one point he was talking about how at one conference he had happened to meet a guy who came up to him and introduced himself to Louie. They get to talking and Louie tells him about his upcoming series about the human body and how we are "wonderfully and fearfully" made. The guy says, "Well, that's great, because I'm a molecular Biologist down the street at the University. Why don't you show me your talk?" Louie says that he couldn't believe it, but was very nervous, thinking, "Well, it's not quite ready for a molecular Biologist to look over." But he shows him what he had, and the Biologist asks him, "Ok, where's your left hook? You have to have a left hook, to slam dunk the speech." Louie said that he didn't have one, so the Biologist tells him, "Oh man, your left hook has GOT to be Laminin." Louie was thinking, "Ok, Laminin, yea that's it, I'm gonna go talk about Laminin, whatever that is, and that's gonna start a revolution, a revival to sweep all across the land, yea, that's it."

But the Biologist says, "No, you must go home and google Laminin, look it up for yourself., you have to SEE Laminin" So excited, but not thinking it was going to be that big of a deal, he goes home and googles Laminin, and to his astonishment the first picture he sees, is the first one to the right. The molecular structure of Laminin. In the shape of a cross!!!

Now what is Laminin, you ask? According to wikipedia:
"Laminins are the major non-collagenous component of the basal lamina, such as those on which cells of an epithelium sit. They are a family of glycoproteins that are an integral part of the structural scaffolding of basement membranes in almost every animal tissue. Laminins are secreted and incorporated into cell-associated extracellular matrices. They are shaped like a cross."

In essence, they are a certain type of protein, and they are the glue that holds us together. Without Laminin, there would be no cell adhesion.

Louie goes on to quote Paul's letter to the Collosians:
"1 Colossians 16 &17 says, "For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.""

And I was like... seriously is God trying to be funny or what... but he is awesome...

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God's Minute Detail Of Perfection

They say, Eyes are the most beautiful part of the Human body as it not only attracts but also reveals the truth about a person. I personally love the eyes, cos that's where I get to learn about the person I am interacting with. The eyes reflect the kinda person you are - innocent, haughty, proud, generous, genuine...

So just the other day I was browsing thru Flickr.com and as I was randomly surfing thru the search results for 'eyes'... I came across these beautiful images. It just makes me feel awe at God's beautiful creation 'Man'. These are some of the pictures that were shot at real close proximity to the eyes. You can see how minutely detailed is the strucutre of the eye and how beautiful they are that nothing ever beats it... :)

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