tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92078291913008378772012-01-13T13:42:00.429-08:00KPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903658346178888468noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207829191300837877.post-88461949576462564262012-01-04T13:52:00.000-08:002012-01-04T13:52:36.677-08:00

Hilarious! The guy with the beard was top notch. A great pick, when you have friends over for a movie night.

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Watching the original video here, I don't quite understand the reason for the buzz this song is creating. But some of its adaptations and interpretations are energetic, lively, playful and sure are fun to watch. Refer here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cftW6YMVMI4&feature=related and here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RW7Jao4Tfs&feature=related

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For only those specific inappropriate men out there (in my case, one person at work who gets on my nerves by saying something inappropriate every time I meet him) - here are a few things to remember when you are around a pregnant woman at your work place. 1) Do not ask a woman if she is pregnant. She will update you of her condition when she deems it necessary to inform you on her time off from

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We went to Cape Disappointment State Park, WA on the Long Beach Peninsula last weekend on a one night camping trip. It has been a pretty mild summer this year in the northwest and last weekend was probably the hottest we hit this summer - around 80 in Seattle and hovering in upper 70’s in the coast. It was a perfect weather for camping. It has been 6 years since we moved to Seattle area. We

KPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06903658346178888468noreply@blogger.com3Cape Disappointment, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Peninsula, WA 98624, USA46.28982240000001 -124.0604319000000316.025713900000014 176.17394309999997 76.55393090000001 -64.29480690000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207829191300837877.post-58437169378649504492011-05-19T23:55:00.000-07:002011-05-19T23:59:45.144-07:00

I finished reading 3 of his novels starting with ‘One night at the call center’, ‘2 states’ and ‘ the 3 mistakes of my life’. I have heard good and bad reviews about him and had to read myself to comprehend. Of the three I liked ‘the 3 mistakes of my life’ the most. The story starts with the author getting a suicide note from a certain Govind Patel. He freaks, starts a search, finds him alive at

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It was the last day at work before leaving for the much awaited trip. Packing, cleaning, planning at home and a lot more planning, delegating and meetings at work till 6 in the evening. I was running late for a meeting that Friday in the morning when I made that very short turn to park my car in a spot next to a wall, knowing I am making a mistake but didn't have enough time to remedy. The left

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Everywhere I look, hear, read, people are looking back and wrapping up on 2010 - which has compelled me do the same. One last post for this year reminiscencing 2010, in my post starved blog - Half-Marathon: Served 2 purpose - a much needed challenge for my body and mind to feel good about myself, and also served to learn a bit more about the non-profit organization ASHA. I haven't been able to

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I finished the 'Rock n Roll Seattle' - Half-Marathon yesterday and I feel elated about finishing it just within my target time. My goal was to finish it under 2:30 and I did it in 2 hrs 29 mins and 14 secs - my speed being 5.27 miles/hr. This is such a big deal for me as this is my personal best. Even during my training long runs my average speed was 5 miles/hr. The morning started off pretty

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I had been awaiting for the movie since I heard that it is 'Ramayanam' told from a different perspective. I was excited as I thought it had all the necessary elements for a reveling entertainer - a very interesting plot put together by Mani Rathnam and music by Rehman. I was looking forward to see how well Mani Rathnam captures in his adept way, the prejudice in the epic: the portrayal of

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We took couple of days off and visited V and family in Houston last weekend. We had a great time - enjoyed awesome food, good company and warm weather. We also managed to do a one day road trip to San Antonio from Houston. It was a little more than 3 hrs drive, one way. Given that we have a 2 year old, it was an overkill considering that we had rented his car seat from the rental car service,

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Geetanjali is non-profit Tamil music band that performs yearly for ASHA's cause in the Seattle area. I find it to be great way to entertain and also raise money for a good cause. Actually this is my third year attending their concert but I am not sure why, but this time I was completely blown away with the way the event was organized and executed. Hats off to the Geetanjali orchestra, ASHA team

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It has been almost 2 months since I blogged anything here. Let me write something before I drift into oblivion again. My Bharathanatyam classes on Saturday mornings - I thoroughly enjoy my classes on Saturday mornings. Everything about the class is just PERFECT! I love the timing and I relish my 15 mins slow drive to the class on Saturday mornings through inner roads - the roads free of traffic,

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I ran a half marathon in 2006 October. That was my first one. Or I should say that has been the only one so far. It all started when my husband ran his first 1/2 marathon as he turned 30. He was actually training for a full marathon then, but it just so happened that there was a half marathon event nearby just around his 30th birthday. It was just perfect as it suited his training as well as

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History of our earth: The earth is apparently 4.6 billion years old. Here is the earth's time clock as scientists believe it to be: "For a nearly a fifth of its existence it was cooling down - crust melted, cooled remelted and cooled again. It took another 300 million years before life had evolved enough to produce the oldest known fossils.  For the next 3 billion years life on Earth had

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The start of a new year always excites me - a fresh start, a new beginning. Looking back, 2009 has been a year in which I had the privilege of time and the opportunity to do the things I wanted to do - for myself, as well as a family. Journeyed twice to India to spend time with family there, got to spend more time with my little one - giving way to bonding and the confidence to take care of him

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My earliest memory of this epic story is the television series that was playing in Doordarshan during my school days. I had duly watched the series like the million others in India. But the story somehow did not stick with me nor did it excite me in any way when I saw it on TV. I am sure it was because of the indolent looking actors and fragile props in the serial. I had grown to think of '

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Summer has officially ended in Seattle but still there has not been much rain here except for the downpour we had last week. The days are chilly, the leaves have started to lose their green, ready to flaunt their fall colors. Fall is in the offing. We had a great (longer, dryer and hotter than usual) summer this year in Seattle. So I am actually looking forward for fall and all the festivities

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We had been on a cruise to Alaska for a week early this month. Since I was always very skeptic of the whole cruising experience thinking that I will feel trapped, confined and way too far from land to feel safe, I was actually surprised that I had a great time and enjoyed the whole expedition. I felt that cruising is a great way to travel with a toddler, compared to taking a flight or driving. It

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I read this book when I was in the cruise to Alaska. It was entertaining, funny and kept me company when my 17 month old was napping and I had to keep guard inside our tiny stateroom. Suneel, an anesthesiologist who is independent and abominates the way things work in India, escapes the Indian way and lives the life he had always desired in the Bay Area in US and Leila, who has lived in India for

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I was exasperated after going to the theater to watch 'Kandasamy' movie over the weekend. It was certainly not worth the money nor the time. I was disgusted with Vadivelu and his stupid cheap jokes. (I mean seriously, is there anyone out there who think he is funny?) And what is up with the character played by Shriya? It was a ridiculous, exploitative, dumb role showing off as being sophisticated

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I have been meaning to write about Obama's 'beer summit' in the white house last Thursday. I was watching Obama's prime time press conference on health care when the question about Gates arrest was thrown at him which happened to be the last question in the press meet and was in no way related to health care. He did blurt out that the police did 'act stupidly' by arresting a man in his own house

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I read Arvind Adiga's 'Man Booker Prize' winner book, 'White Tiger' a few weeks ago. I was stunned by the blunt language Adiga uses in describing the hard truth of the 'dark side' of India. It was a compelling read that gave a blow by blow account of the cold reality that exists in the country with no leeway for any distracting narrative. I thought he was dauntless in delivering the message

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It was such a joy to hear that my younger cousin brother is getting engaged this Sunday in India. After a miserable few days of cold, sinus headache, cough, sore throat and what not, this news was such a welcome distraction and it got me thinking of all the excitement around the whole wedding process in India. It is yet another arranged marriage in our family and it is always a thrill to welcome

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It was quite shocking and saddening to hear the demise of Michael Jackson. From a child star to king of pop music, from fame and stardom to being fictitious and disoriented, whatever his lifestyle might have been, his music and dance did have a great impact on many. I remember that his album 'Thriller' was the only western music CD I owned when I was in high school. His originality and talent

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During the first trimester of my pregnancy, I had been to a gynaecologist clinic in Madurai for a check-up. After waiting for an hour past my appointment time, I was called in. It was a small square room enclosed on two sides by curtains and other two sides by cardboard partition. The other side of the cardboard partition had more rooms, I believe. Inside the area, there were two doctors sitting

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I lost my cellphone last week. It was probably the most cool looking phone I have ever owned. It was a rough week without my handy cellphone. Now I have a sad looking basic phone. I don't mind that. I use cellphones just to talk and store my contacts. I really don't need a browser, music player or even a camera for that matter in my phone. But its the way that I lost my phone that got me

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One custom that is common among the many different kinds of weddings in India and the one that actually is the main ritual that declares the groom and the bride as husband and wife is the one where the groom wears the wedding chain around the brides neck. The chain is called by different names all over India. It is commonly known as 'Mangalsutra' in Hindi and 'Thali' or 'Thirumangalyam' in Tamil.

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It was quite an emotional and proud moment to see an Indian get the Golden Globes award and make it all the way to the Oscars. At last Rehman got the international attention that he long deserved. I would say Slumdog is not his best score but one of his best, that gave him recognition on the international platform which a lot of musicians from India do not often get. Rehman deserves it well and

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Madurai, famous for 'Meenakshi Amman' temple is commonly known as the 'Temple City' for the most obvious reasons. Most of my childhood memories of the city are confined to my grandparents home spending time with my cousins during summer vacations. This recent trip to Madurai brought me back a lot of childhood memories and also showed me the other dimension of the city which I never took time to

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