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Gone are the days!

Another good forward: Gone are the days!!! When The school reopened in June, And we settled in our new desks and benches! When we queued up in book depot, And got our new books and notes! When we wanted two Sundays and no Mondays, Yet managed to line up daily for the morning prayers. We learnt writing with slates and pencils, and Progressed To fountain pens and ball pens and then Micro tips! When we began drawing with crayons and evolved to Color pencils and finally sketch pens! When we started calculating first with tables and then with Clarke's tables and advanced to Calculators and computers! When we chased one another in the corridors in Intervals, and returned to the classrooms Drenched in sweat! When we had lunch in classrooms, corridors, Playgrounds, under the trees and even in cycle sheds! When all the colors in the world, Decorated the campus on the Second Saturdays! When a single P.T. period in the week's Time Table, Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons! When cr...

Sitagita contest

These were my entries for the sitagita blog contest: http://womensblogs.sitagita.com/BlogView.Asp?BId=906 Blogging is Therapeutic While on this topic, I would like to give a brief introduction about blogs in general. A blog or "web log" is like a personal diary. An online journal where you can write whatever you feel like. It doesn't have an intended audience in most cases. It can include even photos, videos, links to other articles etc. You can set preferences as to whether your blog can be read by the public or only select friends. Blogs are normally listed in the reverse chronological order with the latest entry on top. You can categorize them according to different subjects as well. There are blogs on how to write, how to cook, techie blogs, health subjects. Anything, you name it you got it. Now, back to the topic: Is a blog therapeutic? Yes, I agree with that. Why? I can say from my own experience , that on the days when I used to feel bad, or tired from a hectic wor...

Tips from Robin Sharma

The following tips were given by Robin Sharma at the recently concluded Emirates Airlines International Festival of Literature: Read inspirational books, great autobiographies, go on the Internet and get good information in your mind. Eat good food, because you become what you eat. Listen to great music Protect your environment and your thinking Savor the simple, but don't give up your nice things Take care of your health Think about your legacy, the influence in the world around you.

Madras Oldies and Indian Bloggers

http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/02/25/stories/2009022550380100.htm - Old timers on Madras , there seems to be regular interviews of them these days in Metro plus. How I miss reading that paper now. Top Indian bloggers address list: http://www.labnol.org/india-blogs/indian-bloggers.html

Lightning in Dubai,UAE pics

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These are some pics I received as an email forward. I dont know who took these pics but they are really fantastic.