Category: Perspective

Technically both mean the same… ie something onto which you cannot put a price-tag
When we hear ( not listen) these words as a reference towards us / our actions / things of our liking.. we either feel glador sad. So what actually constitutes the difference in these two words ? Is it the person who speaks about us ? Is it the tone used ? Or does this have any relation to the history of usage of these words in particular context only

A worthless-gem would be a paradox as to a Priceless-filth. But it is more socially acceptable to say “The Gem is worthless to me .. if I don’t have your love ! “….Or to say ” I am into the Recycling business.. so all these filth is priceless to me “
I happen to read somewhere ( I just cant remember exactly when and where)…A Certain VIP was giving a lecture to a bunch of upcoming professionals .Before he actually imparted any words of wisdom.. all he did was ..He took out a 50/- Note and asked who would like to have it…No prizes for guessing. ..several hands shot up in the air. He crumpled the 50/- note and raised the same question.. The hands shot up this time too.. Not satisfied.. he stashed the crumpled note into the dustbin and retrieved it and rubbed it on the floor.. making it all dirty and raised the same question.. Not to be surprised .. hands still showed in the air .. That’s a priceless piece of advice he gave to that gathering

Allow me , to brief about the above action and the forceful message that come across. He says that .. No matter what he did to the 50/- note ..crumpling ..rubbing in dirt and all… it was still worth 50/-. All these actions do not diminish the worth of the 50/- note.

We may come across situations in our personal and professional lives , when we feel let down by the people whom we thought would back us up, when we will be called as worthless by people who shall be influencing our careers , remember to equate worthless ==priceless ( and never vice-versa). All these people can only influence the activities beyond our control.. they can now way influence our attitude. One’s (positive) attitude is his greatest asset

So next time anyone tells you that you are worthless…just remember that perhaps he doesn’t know how else to convey that you are priceless

This is my view of things that i have been observing about orkut in the past few weeks There are hardly anyone reading this who is not aware of Orkut. For those who don’t know.. Orkut is popular networking site..where you sign up using your Google accout and start connecting with your Friends and their Friends and their Friends online. Its more-or-less a web within the world wide web . Of late.. lot of things are being said and written about Orkut in orkut scraps and in blogospere. Serious accusation’s are made against orkut for promoting biased political – social views. For more information regarding this which is in circulation in the Internet.. take your peek here

My personal experience with Orkut:-

I signed up for Orkut when my friend ,couldn’t stop talking about the possibilities of finding long lost friends. So just to satisfy her.. I just joined in. And for me.. that was the end of Orkut. during the initial days.. i too searched around for my classmates and long lost 3 – 4 th cousins. After a couple of weeks , the novelty wore off…and.. Orkutting did not interest me anymore.. But every now and then I used to get scraps that said ” I want to be your friend”…I hate this kind of scrap…Its like tapping an absolute stranger on a busy street and saying “Please register me as your friend “….So i just delete those scrap and don’t bother to reply them…And that’s the end of Orkut for me

Now the scrapbook just rests there…When i get some genuine scraps..I do reply and maintain contact..Not otherwise.

Is Orkutting a sin ?
Def of Orkutting (verb) :- Logging into Orkut for almost 4-5 hrs a day / 4 days a week and spend time writing scraps to your friends – friends of friends -friends of friends of friends

Well.. those who can afford to spend this kind of time in Orkut must be the ones with lot of time at their disposal and very little idea on how to use this time. So For those who believe.. wasting time is a criminal offence.. the orkutting is a Sin

To Orkut or Not

Primarily we must realize that this is a social networking site. And all are entitled to their opinions and the way in which they present their ideas. So when some one pats in your back ( in orkut) someone else might even slap you on your face ( or rather scrap book).. for the things you have said / written. After all we all must face the consequences of our words.. good and bad.

Just as a coin that has two sides, every social networking site also has the two types of users.. those who just move around for fun and stuff… and not causing any serious damage to the psyche of others and.. the other type..who have made their life’s ambition to unleash all the ill feelings they have in the most dis respectable manner on a public platform..with the sole intention of leaving displeasure in the minds of those reading it.

Now.. its up to us ( Orkut users) to decide which side of the party we want to join.Being respectable and educated citizens ( Orkutters may be uncivilized.. but don’t tell me they may not be educated).. its purely our choice on how we conduct ourselves… and how much personal information you are willing to disclose in orkut ( for all the eyes to see)

So.. What’s the issue with Orkutting

there have been reports that some Orkutters are having problems with obscene messages in their orkut and getting calls form unsolicited numbers at odd times.. Publishing biased political messages – porn links written into scrap books.. and things like that. So there is a rage among a certain sector of people ( mostly politically motivated) who are demanding that Orkut be banned completely.. thereby shutting off these kind of activities..

Love it…. Hate it .. even better Ignore it

Come On people.. get real… will such a ban really serve its purpose.. As far as I can tell.. Orkutters who are (had been) facing these kind of problems personally have resolved to solve these problems in one / some of the following manner

• Removing their Tel numbers and postal address from Profile
• Avoid giving personal detailes to “net-pals”
• Removing themselves from the community which they suspect with unacceptable behaviors
• Refusing to reply to suspicious scraps
• Get a new Orkut account and share among “personally-known-frinds” only
• Not join evey community that comes your way
• Ignoring unfamiliar friends request
• Ignore the tempation to scrap every time you login to Orkut

Just as we are aware of pickpocketing on a busy street – or some stranger getting too frinely only to con us..Plagiarism is the cyberversion of pickpocketing .. or rather pick-posting from our blog

DICTIONARY DEFENITION

Plagiarism :- The unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work.

Today morning I was shocked to see three of my template posts in someone else’s blog with absolutely no refrence to my blog and the effort I have taken to get the hacks working

1. Add Yahoo Smilieys in blogger
2. Organise your comments with numbers
3. Change image when cursor moves over

The Respective posts where the contents are copy-pasted (including the spelling mistakes) are

1. http://niezom.blogspot.com/2007/03/add-yahoo-emotions-smileys-to-your-blog_21.html
2. http://niezom.blogspot.com/2007/03/change-image-when-cursor-moves-over-it.html
3. http://niezom.blogspot.com/2007/03/organise-your-comments-with-numbers.html

Please copy paste the above link in the browser and confirm for yourself against my post…Join the fight against plagiarism..Today its me ,..tomorow it could be your blog..

UPDATE ON 28 March, 2003
I recived a comment from Mr Delang..conveying that Niezom has given the credits to the original blogger ( ie me) in his blog

delang said…
sorry interupting here, from what i see niezom already gave credit to ariginal hacker/blogger. you can see below every post written blog with …

3/26/2007 9:58 AM

.. After this comment..I consider Delang as a mutual friend between me and Niezom and has requested him to comvey to Niezom that I have no more hard feelings for him..

Deepa said…
Hi delang
Welcome
I saw his page..
He seems to have removed the yahoo smiley post and posted Smiley Hacked Realease New Blogger whre he has linked back to me..
But then i dont undersntand the language used..
Form your comment.. I guess that he has given due credit

For chage image with curso post.. he has mentioed something as Blog gam*%$#^% with Change Image linking to this post.. again i dont understand

For the Flicker gallery post..(even though copy pasted) i dont see any link…
thanks for tell me though..

There are many who repat my posts in their blogs..I am not against it..Just a word with me..wuld have made things less distasteful.. thats all

You seem to be a mutual fried for both of us..So knindly tell him that Since he has given me the due credit (as you say)..i hold no hard feelings.. and I shall post an update regarding this in my post soon enough<
thank you

Deepa

3/26/2007 10:49 AM

Till now , I have not recived any update on whether this message has been passed on to Niezom…Nevertheless..I think its my duty to post this update and inform my readers

Today is Mahashivrathri.. so I think it is only more appropriate that I make this post today. This day is considered to be an auspicious day for the devotees of Lord-Shiva (Nataraja , Shivshankar.. and many other names).Special poojas are performed through out the day and edible-offerings and non-edible offerings (flowers , Vibhuti , tulsi) are distributed among the devotees, More than a religiously important day, .. this days is celebrated as a festival in ardent Shivaite- societies (staunch shiva worshippers).There is dance – drama – singing – dancing at all levels. The idea is to stay awake the whole night and gain his special blessings today. So, why is staying awake at night on this day so very auspicious ..Well.. the Mythological Story goes this way

The Devas (Angels) and the Asuras (demons) are always at war with one-another, trying to outdo each other and establishing their superiority at the slightest pretext. So during one such hard times the Devas were fighting a loosing battle..the Asuras were gaining on them. Lots of Deva- warriors were wounded and their stamina constantly draining.. the Deva-King (Indra) was finding it hard to keep up the morale of his warriors. Perplexed with this worry, he approached Lord Vishnu (the protector) for advice.

Lord Vishnu advised him that they (Devas) churn the Sea-of-Milk (Milky Ocean) , out of which a pot-filled-with-divine-concoction will emerge and whosoever drinks even one ounce of this will obtain eternal-youth (and-hence-never-draining-stamina) .

Armed with such an information, he & his committee goes to take a look at the churn site ..Sea-of-Milk (Milky Ocean). They come to the conclusion due to the enormity of the situation such an act cannot be performed by the Devas alone. So they plan to lure the Asuras in churning the Sea-of-Milk (Milky Ocean) at the same time having a backup plan for how-not-to-let-the-Asuras-partake-the-divine-concoction.

Arriving at the churn-site, it was mutually decided that the Serpent-Vasuki (largest among serpents) will be used at the Rope to churn while the Mandira-Mountain (largest among mountains) shall be used as the churner. The Asuras insisted that they shall holdon to the head-part of Vasuki as they considered it below their dignity to hold on to the tail-end. It was entirely a Team-effort. So many Auspicious things came out of the Sea-of-Milk (Milky Ocean) and was despatched to fitting candidates (its a long list and will require another post)

The time came for the divine-concoction to emerge, by then the Serpent-Vaskui was all exhausted by the constant pulling at both ends and the pain of the mountain constantly brushing against its body while its being churned..(sure.. he was under terrible stress)..All this pain and stress made him edgy and angry and abiding by his Natural instings (Snake-Nature) he started to spit venom all over the Milky Ocean. The fumes arising from the venom was so intense that people were falling unconscious and it was getting impossible to churn those final crucial moments when the divine concoction would arise. All the effort taken till now would go in vain if the churning stops at this juncture. this got the Devas and the Asuras worried alike.

Lord Shiva decides to save the day by gathering all the Venom in his palm and drink it before anyone could even blink. On an impulse Godess Parvathi grabs Lord Shiva’s throat, in an attempt to stop the Venom from going into the stomach..So the Venom is now struck at the throat (hence the name Neel-Khant Neel(blue color of the venom) khant (throat)).

Now, even the Lord is not spared of the effects of the venom..As its struck to the throat it might not be lethal .. but still he as getting dizzy and disoriented. Its was a practice in Ayruveda ( with little knowledge i have.. corrct me if i am wrong ) that on account of snake-bite , after the wound is treated, special care is taken so that the patient doesnot sleep for the next 24 hours.. Only after this crucial-24 hr period has passed , the patient is considered safe.

Lord Shiva was no different, It was necessary to keep him awake this night to ward off the harmful effects of the venom. Hence all the Devas decide to sing his praise, chant his name so loud that he just cannot ignore, Being the Lord of Dance .. they would dance and he would intently watch them..in short make all effort to keep his attention alive.

The Devotees believe that even today the Lord undergoes the same traumatic experience every year on this day,. Hence they sing and dance and chant his name and some even vow to visit certain number of Shiva-temples before the next sunrise.. all in an attempt to help the Lord overcome such a traumatic experience,. So the next day when the harmful effects has worn off, the Lord is jubilant and is so happy that he grants his devotee’s wishes

There are some die-hard optimists around us..Look waht I found in a magazine

Birdie..Birdie.. in the sky ,

Dropped a poopie in my eye ,

Me no sad.., Me no cry ,

Me just glad.. that cows can’t fly .

Bangalore Apart from being an IT Hub.. its also famous for its Malls…like the Forum Mall, Garuda Mall.., Family Mart..etc etc..
I understand that by “Mall”.. is a place where you get to hangout and also do some shopping.. the genere of shops could vary from Eateries-Dress-HomeDecor-Personal Needs–etc..etc..hey.. wake up people.. such places have already been developed by the BDA (Bangalore Development Authority).

Does the word BDA_COMPLEXES-ring any bell…BDA (Bangalore Development Authority)has built shopping complexes in most of the layouts developed by the government. There are about 12 such complexes at important localities in bangalore and each such complex houses 20 -25shops in 3-4 floors..

The only diffrence between a Mall and the BDA-Complexes is , Malls are “under one roof” kind of atmospehere…while BDA Complexes are not.

The various private utility shops catering to the needs of middle class seen at any BDA complex can be see at any BDA comples..Shopes such as

Railway Reservation counter State Transport Reservation Counter Bangalore-ONE ..One stop counter to pay bills,taxes,fines,etc..etc Travel Agents Browsing Centers Xerox, Lamination & Binding Stationery shops Music CDs & Casettes Private Clinics Footwear Showroom Readymade and Textiles General- Provision Store Vegetable and Fruits Ladies Tailors Beauty Parlors Shops that sell Electronic tems Fast food joints (chats tc) Bakery & weets Saloons CellularPhones & recharge

The Various Areas in which have such complexes are seen in Bangalore are

Jayanagar Banashankari IndiraNagar Domlur HSR-Layout RT-Nagar

Vijaya Nagar   Koramangala   RajajiNagar   Nagarbhavi   HRBR Layour

So whats so unique about these complexes

Certain BDA complex also have RTO office and Rooftop Restraunts.

The Railway Reservation counter and State Transport Reservation counter at all the complexes is a great boon for the residents of Bangalore.Not all People travel by flight and not all of them can afford to book Railway tickets by
soliciting the services of Travel Agents.There are still some section of our population who are verymuch think twice before parting with the extra penny.Its indeed a boon that they can have their tickets booked by sparing a few minutes walk to the nearest BDA Complex
Bangalore ONE counter is where you get to pay all your bills at all time.This counter operates 24 x 7.Here you can pay your Electricity bills, Water bill, Phone bill, Road Tax, HouseTax (& other taxes too), when the friendly neighborhood cop decides to stop you at the middle of the night when you are comming from a party and hands you the fine to be paid…you need not go to the Police station ..Bangalore ONE is your destination..This counter accepts all payments in Cash-Card-Cheqhe.. and after 8.00 pm its eihter Card or Cheque..you wouldnt want to be roaming at night with cash.. dont you.Thats not all.. They also accept PASSPOT & DRIVING LISCENCE applications…what more could an average citizen ask for
The Public Libraryat all the complexes are a great place to gather for the senior members of the socitey.Ever tried to listen to their discussions… from local to global.. all matters are discussed…They too need place and space to hang aroud and have a chit-chat..someday that place is where we will be .

Imagine a ticket counter or a bus-stand, The minute any mobile phone rings in the vicinity..almost everyone (except some males who have activated the vibration mode)..goes into a frenzy to locate their phone..I have seen ladies fumbling their handbag whenever a mobile rings in their vicinity..ie.. just not sure whose phone is ringing..By the time they get a hold of their phone (amongst the many essential items in the handbag)..you either hear a “hello”..in answer to the call , or the call would have been registered as missed call…

Cell phones has become an integral part of our day to day life.And the western outfits give us the luxury of haivng a pocket for cell phones.. hence when we set our phone to vibrate mode..we know exactly when our phone is ringing. The Ladies-handbag manufacturers have come up with a design where all handbags have a pouch to hold the cellphone..a very thoughtful gesture indeed..But..tell me ladies

Do you always carry your handbag when you are out of the house…??….do you carry the handbag when you go for your Brisk-Morning walk ..or …an urgent run to the nearest shop to get some emergency supply of bread-butter-Milk

At such times .. Iwanted to have my cellphone but at the same time higly impractical to carry the handbag. I either left my phone at home or just held it in my hand..but i was always paranoid that I will forget my phone at some shop counter and may never hear about it again….You see.. I am not the person who wears western outfits like jeans and skirts very often.. so i had to figureout something that will work on a day to day basis.It was then the idea hit me of having a pocket in my salwar kameez..Million Thanks to my Tailor…he was so patient with me during the inital stages of getting the pocket right with the correct measurements… and .. its correct placement.. and at the same time not causing any damage to the beauty of the salwar-kameez itself.

My fellow sisters would agree that even an ordinary looking 2 ^1/2 meter cloth will look stunning if only the tailor can stich it with the curves at the right places.So i was not willing to compromise on asthetics.Now.. I am a happy person who has pockets in all the salwar-kameez..(ones that i way at home and also those dresses that I wear formally to a party /office/and all)..Its been 2-3 yrs since I first had a pocket at my kameez made from and old saree cloth for test purposes…now i dont blink twice before telling my tailor that i want the dress stiched with a pocket..Well.. this has earned me a new nickname..”Pocket-wali madam”..

The position of the pocket is just below the hips and 2-21/2 inches above the slit. This gives a normal-easy reach you need not take too much of elbow space to reach into your pocket… hence minimal disturbance to the person near you

2. Just have your palm measured and adjust the opening of the pocket accordingly …this is just to make sure that you can comfortably reach into your pocket…Just dont keep it too wide..
3. The opening of the pocket is “slanting” complimenting the design of the kameez,.. ie..the line of stich (pocket and the kameez) appear in one single line ..there- by not compromising on the curve near the hips.. the main curvy design of the kameez is maintained.
4. The 4″ Wide base of the pocket gives you enough room to put in your hand and reach for the phone (anything) without having to do any kind of acrobatics with your fingers
5. Its is best taht you use the same cloth as that of your kameez for the pocket..the reason being..if you are using a lining cloth-or any other cloth for the pocket ..there are chances that it might appear as a patch..If you feel that your kameez fabric is too flimsy to be used as a pocket..ask your tailor to use the lining cloth give lining to the pocket as well…Trust me…this is worth the effort.

My Tailor charges me an extra 10/- bucks for having a pocket. Talk to your tailor .. afterall he too would like a pro-active customer…A word of caution.. for the first trial..use some old unused cotton sarees… or try buying some cheap salwar-kameez material ..that might rougly cost you about 100/- to 150/-

Kids are said to be the most inquisitive minds. They always want to know the “WHY’s & HOW’s” of things.So here are few tips to help you under those situations.This is just a small compilation..You will find answers once u have been asked the right kind of questions from the “Father of man”…(..Child is the father of Man.. isnt that how they taught us… or did i mess it up again…)

1. Why do Onions make us cry?

The onion itself contains oil, which contains sulfur, Cutting an onion causes sulfur
to move upwards. When this gas encounters the water produced by the tear ducts, it produces sulfuric acid.This sulphuric acid irritates the eyes. And the eyes produce more tears to dilute this acid… so that it can be flushed out. The only remedy to avoid shedding tears over onion is to boil it, not to slice it or dice it.


2. Why are manhole covers round and not square or rectangular?


That covers of any other shape would fall through the manholes by virtue of their varying diameters. Circular manhole covers do not vary in width, or in diameter, thus remaining in place despite the street traffic running roughshod over them.


3. What is a fart and why does it smell?


A fart is a combination of gases (nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen, methane, and hydrogen sulfide) that travels from a person’s stomach to their anus.The gas that makes your farts stink is the hydrogen sulfide gas. The more sulfur rich your diet, the more your farts will stink. Some foods that cause really smelly farts include: beans, cabbage, cheese, soda, and eggs.


4. Why do people snore?


Vibrations of soft tissues located at the back of our throats cause the noisy, annoying sounds of snoring.
Its a misconception that snorers sleep soundly, the truth is Snorers are deprived of even the normal sleep. So next time u meet someone with snoring problem.Be sympathetic. And suggest a ENT specialist


5. Why do we have eyebrows?


Just like an umbrella keeps our bodies dry from the rain, our hairy eyebrows keep our eyes dry from rain or sweat. When it’s pouring rain outside or when sweat drips down from our foreheads, our eyebrows divert the flow of water or sweat away fromour eyes &also keep salty sweat from burning or irritating our eyes.

I was inspired to post this after attaining enlightenment from here