A DAY IN MY ROUTEIN...

As i was drafting one of my other posts, my dad just happened to go through my blog for the first time, and i must say he was pretty impressed with it. Guess he hadn't expected me to do something of this sort, meaning, something different from what i usually do-"orkutting"!
And what surprised me more was that he spent few more minutes reading my other posts and was excitedly appreciating me for this new venture of mine. I felt really elated and good about it. He also suggested that i could write more about myself rather than posting other stuffs which would make it much more interesting. So i thought, why not, start off wid my daily routien.
well, my day begins at 5.30 in the morning...the time when you will find my mum trying hard to keep her temper under control, and dad calling out my name a few hundred times patiently and the famous "me" enjoying the so called "5 mins sleep" until my alarm starts yelling. The clock strikes 6 and my daily monotonous routein starts..time alloted for my music practice is from 6 to 6.20am which i hardly stick on to (giving a lame excuse and postponing it to the evening). finally, i get ready for an enjoyable day in college and reach my bus stop exactly at 7.06am! My journey to college is almost a short tour that requires atleast an hour to reach the college campus provided there's not much of a traffic. Once i enter the college, its fun and only fun , enjoyment and excitement for the rest of the day. I just luv being with friends, chatting, eating together, etc etc etc and all the usual stuffs that happens inside a class! And SRM being an excellent place for enjoyment, i really have a wonderful time around. at 3.30 pm, time to relax ourselves after the tiresome lectures thru out the day, getting together again for a nice chit-chat with friends discussing and gossipping as we board our respective buses for another short tour back home. I reach home at around 5.50pm, my mum waiting with a cup of hot tea and refreshments. The moment i enter the house, i log on to orkut and spend my precious time wasting on chatting-as my mum keeps scolding. [:P] After a long argument with her( mostly regarding my postponed practice or orkutting) i begin my practice for the day. It goes for about an hour say, till 7.30pm and then its dinner time, followed by tv watching, online chatting, and blogging o'course(the recent additions to my routein) that keeps me awake till 12 or 1 or at times even 2am in the night. And one thing that i deliberately missed out to mention in my daily routein is "talking over the phone" which is b'coz i din't know where to insert that. lolz, yeah...that's one thing i am really addicted to apart from orkutting and it goes on and on and on thru out the day what so ever.
And this is how my day ends...! well i don't think this post would hav bored you much, as its always human tendancy to get curious to know about others' day to day activities..:P
i'd like to get your suggestions to know if i can proceed writing something of this kind or continue with stuffs like the previous ones.

THE TIMEX NAIL WATCH

We have seen many different types of futuristic watches with strange shapes and design but none so unique as this. Lets welcome the nail watch that can be worn on the thumb. You may have never seen a watch that can be worn on the thumb but times are going to change, THANKS to TIMEX. Timex in collaboration with Core77, held a global design competition called 2154: the future of time design. So, what we are seeing here is the TX54 which was a runner up there.

Thanks to a translucent body, the design blends seamlessly with the nail while a selection of text color options and a glow feature activating on command make it supremely functional as well. Press the end of your thumbnail, and the watch will light up for you. A perfect blend of appearance, user interface and technology, the nail watch passes most standards of the modern design with flying colors. The watch looks stylish ans chic with a touch of Geeky style as well. the base of the watch is that it is disposable. Though it is quite innovative with a minimalist design, it wont last long on your finger.

No details about the availabilty or the price of this watch has been released by Timex. But since it is tiny and disposable, i don't expect the price to be high.

AAVANI AVITTAM

Come Aavani and the Hindu Brahmin community of India will be busy with preparations for the important festival, Aavani Avittam. Popularly known thus, the festival is called "Upaakarmam" in Sanskrit.

According to Hindu tradition, a boy has to be introduced to the rites of religion by means of the poonool (thread) ceremony or "Upanayanam" when he turns 7. His first Veda classes would start on the auspicious day of Sravana Pournami and continue till the first pournami of Thai Maasam. The lad cannot learn fresh Vedas till the next Sravana Pournami and has to practice all that he has been taught so far. This is known as vedarambam or vedosthsarjanam.
This year Aavani Avittam is falling on August 15 August 16 according to the Vedic distinction.

According to Hindu scriptures, as this could be done only during certain junctures, the upakarma has to be performed every year. Thus, every year on Aavani Avittam, the poonool or sacred thread is changed anew, along with the chanting of mantras. This ceremony can be performed not just by Brahmins but also by the Kshatriya and Vaisya communities.

Aavani Avittam isn't just a ceremony to change the sacred thread (poonool) alone. The rituals of Kaamokaarsheeth Japam, Gaandarishi Tharpanam and Gayathri Japam are very important as well. To perform the Kaamokaarsheeth Japam, one has to chant the mantra "Kaamokaarsheen, Manyu rakaar sheeth", 1,008 times. By chanting this, one begs forgiveness from the Lord by saying "I have succumbed to lust and anger and have slipped from my duties".

The three vedas of Rig, Yajur and Sama and their subsects have many acharyas who follow these Vedas. They are known as Gaandarishis. The ritual that is done to pay obeisance to them is only Gaandarishi tharpanam. The gayathri mantra is chanted 108 times to wash away the sins committed by a person, if any mistakes have been committed during his veda induction.

Living in this fast paced world, many have forgotten the reasons behind these rituals and Aavani Avittam has become just a duty to be carried out. Many of our people seem to forgotten the significance behind these ceremonies. According to the Vedas, the upanayanam is applicable to Kshatriyas and Vaisyas also and not just Brahmins. The word "upanayanam" means "take closer". By teaching a lad the gayathri mantra and putting on him the sacred thread of yagnyopaveedham, one is actually taking him close to Brahman. From that day on, he is deemed fit to learn the vedas and practice vedic rites.

The poonool thread yagnyopaveetham means "brahma soothram". The ritual of upanayanam, actually begins with the gayathri mantra. These two are inseparable. The 3 stages as chanted in the Gayathri
"thatsa vithurvarenyam,
bargo devasya dhee mahi
diyo yonah prachodayath",
denote the three strands of thread of the poonool. Similarly, the gayathri starts with the pranava mantra "Om" and continues as "bhoor bhuva suvaha". This is called "Vyahruthi". To denote these, the poonool has three knots, brahma granthi, vishnu granti and rudra granti.

Brahmacharis (bachelors) are made to wear the poonool thread with three strands. After marriage, the number of strands are increased.

According to the Gayathri, the nine strands of the poonool signify
1. Knowledge about the Aathma
2. Procurement of skills
3. Achieving individual greatness
4. Purity
5. A divine mind
6. Honesty
7. Wisdom
8. Humility

9. Service

Aavani Avittam is also called Rakshaa Bandhan. This falls on the full moon day of the month of Sravan (August-September). It is a popular festival among the Hindus.
On this day, Sachi, the consort of Indra, tied a holy thread or amulet around the wrist of Indra, when he was defeated by the demons. Then Indra, the king of gods, gained victory over the demons by the power of this protection (Rakshaa means "protection") and recovered the lost city of Amaravati.
On this day, in North India, the sisters as a protection from evil during the coming year tie a band around the wrists of brothers. This also renews relationship and heals broken relationships.
Hindus who wear the Holy thread (Yajnopavit) also replace their threads on this auspicious day.

wish you all a happy INDEPENDENCE DAY

!!!! vande maataram !!!!

Rakhi :: The Thread of Love

The chaste bond of love between a brother and a sister is one of the deepest and noblest of human emotions. 'Raksha Bandhan' or 'Rakhi' is a special occasion to celebrate this emotional bonding by tying a holy thread around the wrist. This thread, which pulsates with sisterly love and sublime sentiments, is rightly called the ‘Rakhi’. It means 'a bond of protection', and Raksha Bandhan signifies that the strong must protect the weak from all that’s evil.

The ritual is observed on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravan, on which sisters tie the sacred Rakhi string on their brothers' right wrists, and pray for their long life. Rakhis are ideally made of silk with gold and silver threads, beautifully crafted embroidered sequins, and studded with semi precious stones.

I dedicate this card to all my rakhi brothers wid loads of luv and wish you all a very happy raksha bhandhan!

The 61st Independence Day!!!

Abhinav Bindra clinches India's first gold

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won the gold for the Men's 10m Air Rifle final after shooting a total of 700.5, thus becoming the first Indian individual gold medallist ever at the Olympics. He scored 596 (fourth) in the qualifying round and out-scored all other shooters in the finals with a round of 104.5.

This was India's first individual gold medal at the Olympics, and the first gold in 28 years, since the Men's Hockey team won the gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Abhinav Bindra (born September 28, 1983) is an Indian shooting sports person and CEO of Abhinav Futuristics, a PC games peripherals distributor based in Chandigarh. As a shooter, he specialises in the field of Air rifle. On August 11, 2008 he became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games and the first gold medal for India since 1980.

At the age of 15, Abhinav Bindra was the youngest participant at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and two years later he was the youngest shooter at the 2000 Olympic Games. He won six gold medals at various international meets in 2001. In the Air rifle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Manchester, he won Gold in the Pairs event and Silver in the individual event. At the 2004 Olympic Games, he broke the Olympic record but failed to win a medal. He is a recipient of the Arjuna award in 2001 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award for the year 2001-2002. Abhinav Bindra's potential talent was first spotted by Lt. Col. J.S. Dhillon. He was Bindra's first coach. Abhinav also holds an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) .

KUSELAN- a review

If you want to see and enjoy a family drama with sentiment, clean comedy and neat portrayals, Kuselan is the only answer among all the recent releases. Kuselan, truly the most awaited movie of the year is released amidst lot of expectation and fanfare today and no doubt the film is surely a different attempt by Superstar Rajinikanth and Vasu.

First we should congratulate Rajini and director P Vasu for the honest remake of the meaningful Malayalam original Katha Parayumbol (of course there are some cliches, but those are tolerable!). The gist of the story is very simple but interesting. Rajini wants to convey the importance of true friendship. 'Matha, Pitha, Guru, Nalla Nanban and finally God' is the new lineup that the Superstar follows in real life too and the message to convey the young generation to follow.

Balu alias Balakrishnan (Pasupathy) is a poor barber, who is living in a tiny village Marayur and struggling to manage his day today life with a beautiful wife (Meena) and three children. He is unable to buy some good basic equipment to develop his barber shop located in the local Market. But he is quite satisfied with what he has despite the antics of his competitor (cum one time assistant!) Vadivelu, who earns lot of money by forcing local people to visit his shop for cutting and shaving.

One day the entire climate of the village totally changes just because of the arrival of Superstar Ashok Kumar (Rajinikanth) for shooting his film. Everyone in the village go to see and take photographs with the Superstar. But heavy police and Z category security force prevent them to have a glimpse of the Superstar.

Meanwhile news spreads around the village that Balu and the Superstar are close childhood friends. After knowing the fact, everyone in the village give new respect to Balu and his family. The local money lender comes forward to help him to develop his saloon with all brand new modern equipments to just get an intro with the Superstar. Everyone in the village wants to cash in on their friendship.

But just because of his ego, Balu does not like to even pay a visit to the guest house where the Superstar is staying. But the entire village, including his own family members force him to visit the Superstar and renew their relationship. How do the old friends meet at last? The question leads to the sensational, never ever seen climax of the film.

For years, many have doubts and questions about Rajinikanth's personal life, Himalayan trips, saint like life style and political interests. In a face to face conversation between Rajini and a critic (Sundar Rajan), P Vasu exposes the other side of the Superstar well. The way Rajinikanth replies to all the queries of Sundar Rajan is excellent and it helps the Superstar himself to satisfy a faction of people, who are always pinpoint him.

No doubt, Rajini is the real star of the entire show. From the second reel itself the film rounds the Superstar. Most of the scenes reflect Rajini's real life incidents and not even exaggerated a bit. Performance wise Rajini easily overtakes all the characters and particularly in the sensational climax everyone is stunned with the outstanding, class performance of Rajinikanth. (I have witnessed that most of the young audiences came out from the show with tear and mostly women audience hail the superior performance of Rajini!)

Pasupathy who comes throughout the movie has done his role well. Meena just repeats the same performance that she has already done in the original. Vadivelu is one of the real winners of the show. Particularly in a scene with the superstar, Vadivelu has played well and showed the exact feelings of a villager while he is happening to see a superstar once in his poor life. Nayantara is just appearing as the co-star of the movie and she has also done her job quite well. Other comedians Santhanam, Livingston, MS Bhaskar, Brammanandam, Chinni Jayanth have also played their part well and help a lot maintain the tempo of the film.

Aravind Krishna gives a new tone to the movie and his style of picturisation is really good. Three songs of GV Prakash Kumar are hummable but the opening song of the Superstar is not up to the level to Rajini's earlier films. The Superstar is just appearing in the film for just 40 minutes. But most of the audiences feel that it is a different but complete Rajini movie.That is the magic of superstar Rajinikanth!

How to prevent your PEN DRIVE from VIRUS

Friends many of your PC/laptop's normally gets virus because of Pen Drives or USB devices (Even PC's who are not connected to network ). Some Virus like Ravmon Virus , Heap41a worm which are not detected by anti virus normally spreads mostly by the Pen Drives . In such a case what can you do to prevent your PC from getting infected with Virus that spreads through USB devices or Pen Drives ?

You can protect your PC by just following the simple steps below . It won't take much time.

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  Connect your Pen Drive or USB drive to your computer .


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  Now a dialogue window will popup asking you to choose among the options as shown in figure

• Don't choose any of them , Just simply click Cancel.


• Now go to Start--> Run and type cmd to open the Command Prompt window

• Now go to My Computer and Check the Drive letter of your USB drive or Pen Drive. ( E.g. If it is written Kingston (I:) , then I: will be the drive letter .)


• In the Command Window ( cmd ) , type the drive letter: and Hit Enter .


• Now type dir/w/o/a/p and Hit Enter


• You will get a list of files . In the list , search if anyone of the following do exist :

Autorun.inf

New Folder.exe

Bha.vbs

Iexplore.vbs

Info.exe

New_Folder.exe

Ravmon.exe

Ravmon.exe

• If you find any one of the files above , Run the command attrib -h -r -s -a *.* and Hit Enter.


• Now Delete each File using the following Command del filename ( E.g del autorun.inf ) .


• That's it . Now just scan your USB drive with the anti virus you have to ensure that you made your Pen Drive free of Virus .