Friday, February 7, 2014

Modern Day Disease

Modern age. The first that comes to many people’s minds is ‘spoilt teens’. (Yeah. Thank you, technology.) For other people it may click them as how it has helped in developing our lives. Others might think ‘Yeah. Right. Whatever.’ Like they don’t care or they don’t want to talk about it. There are many effects on the population of the world because of technology. Different people look at technology in different perspectives. Positive, negative, somewhere in between and some people even tend to ignore the topic as a whole as though they aren’t bothered. There are people who take technology as their own lives. Life motto à No technology = No life. Others don’t even have time to debate on the topic. Either they are just too occupied in their own business to even care or think about it, or they just don’t use anything related to technology (which, in today’s world, is not a very common sight).
The positive side of technology has many dimensions. There are those many times when technology (internet) has literally saved our lives. It helps in almost anything. The problem? Every single thing we need, INTERNET. Homework, definitions, games, chatting with friends and whatnot. Internet is our ultimate savior.
Each and everything has pros and cons. Coming to the negative side of technology, yeah, what about those kids who sit there and do nothing but sit on their laptop or cell phone all day long? Eyesight? Gone. Excessive fat? (No, offence) Don’t even talk about it. And of course stiff bones thanks to no exercise. What do they know about the joy of reading books let alone e-books? All the time it’s just Facebook, Google+, instagram, whatsapp, twitter, Linkedin, Tumblr, Flickr, meetme, Reddit, etc.

So, in a nutshell, technology has its own positives and negatives and as long as we realize how to use it in a reasonable way and sometimes surely for entertainment we would also have to use it in respectable amounts of time.

Friday, October 25, 2013

The Name of This Book Is   SECRET
                                           -Pseudonymous Bosch

To tell you the truth, Pseudonymous Bosch is an amazing writer. The problem? I don't know his real name! He does a good job in keeping a secret (technically not... the whole book is a start to revealing a secret) though he keeps all names as pseudonyms. He always keeps each moment a suspense. As you read the book, you'll feel like you're watching a 4-D movie; just amazing! He creates amazing characters and gives them cool names like Cassandra, Max-Ernest,etc.


It's all about a box of vials called the "Symphony of Smells". She has two substitute grandfathers, Larry and Wayne. In the book, "The Symphony of Smells" contains 99 vials, most of them containing liquids in a variety of colors and different smells and others contained...other substances! You have so got to read the book! It's just amazing!


And of course! No amazing book can be complete without villains! (most of the time!) It's the "Midnight Sun" (special effects... lightning and thunder! KA-BOOOOM!). The heads? You'll eventually find out... I guess you're already searching for this book and I guarantee you that if you start reading, you'll never want to put it down... (if you're a voracious reader like me, that is). Happy Reading!!!






































































































Friday, July 6, 2012

Wonders of food

I love food! Well, there are some kinds of food that I don't like for example spinach, bitter gourd {makes me bitter...},etc. At home, mom makes great, awesome, fantastic, mindblowing  food 98% of the time, but 2% of the time she... I don't want to talk about it, okay,okay! I don't want to write about it. But to tell you the truth; East or West, Mom's cooking's the best!! {most of the time...}. I love watching  "Food First" on TV and another TV show called "Masterchef Australia". I love having a lot of spice too. You should try Chilli Cheese Toast its really, really tasty.. I'll give you the recipe...
Ingredients
Bread
Cheese slices {of your choice}
Green Chilli or chilli powder
Coriander {chopped or whole}
Butter

Method
Spread butter on 2 slices of bread. Sprinkle chilli powder or chopped up green chilli {or both} and coriander on one slice. Place the cheese on top then repeat the same the same procedure and place the 2nd slice on top. Leave it in the sandwich maker for about 3-5 minutes and your done! Just keep a small coriander leaf on top of the sandwich to make it look beautiful. Your Chilli Cheese Toast is ready!!! Hope you enjoy!!!

Saturday, August 6, 2011

The beginning of my writing.

It all began when my teacher {in 5th grade} gave us a test. It was on autobiography of anything. I chose a clock. After the test I got a very good remark from my teacher. When I came home and told my parents about it they were impressed! One day, during my holidays, I started thinking about Patnam. As and when my favourite thoughts of Patnam crossed my mind, made mental notes, connected the dots and poured my thoughts in words. That became my first article.

       My parents were so happy, especially my dad. After a few months or so, I wrote a story. My dad loved it and so we started my blog.I started writing more articles and I know that my dad is proud of me. To tell you the truth, I have written more than ten articles which has given me ten times happiness!!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

What It's Like To Have A Brother...



It's really nice and horrible to have a brother. At times they act like angels and do all the naughty stuff, and at other times they are the worst of rowdies.Well,my brother is really soft but very, very naughty. If I had an elder brother, I would have suffered a lot. He would have not let me to do any thing, like, my favourite clothing-he would not allow me to wear any thing I like. He would not allow me to watch TV. I'll feel like I'm in prison! I can't even dream about it!

It's great to have a brother like Abrie but, I also want a sister. Because of him I can't even sit patiently! He was born in Canada during a snowstorm, so, I think thats why he is like a storm! He jumps from one sofa to another like a monkey [when he is one!!], and is almost always uncontrolable. When he plays tennis, he thinks that the ball is attracted to him and he keeps on saying "Here we go again!". Abrie is also irritable sometimes, but I can control him somehow. I am glad Abrie is not my elder brother.

 At times he kicks me at night and puts the blame on me. When his table is neat and tidy my table will be like a trash truck drawn with all kinds of pictures and it takes hours to wipe them out. And most of the time my guess will be correct..... Abrie! If I even go towards his table he creates a very big uproar that our parents come to the room and see that its just Abrie screaming for no reason. Now, what would you do if you had a brother?

Saturday, July 23, 2011

I Care for You

The way people behave these days is really not acceptable. Smoking,
spitting,etc make me feel like walking right up to them and telling them how I feel about their activity, but I never get a chance.During these summer holidays,when we were going to go to India, a group of men [or should I say 'A Gang of Rowdies'] were constantly spitting into a public dustbin.I looked at my mom and showed her my "I-Don't-Like-It" face.But she was patient and after a while she complained against these people so they stopped it [Thank Goodness!].I got a mail which you may like to read...


JUST TO REMIND YOU TO BE MORE CAREFUL
   
Answer the phone by LEFT ear                      
Do not drink coffee TWICE a day
 
Do not take pills with COOL water
 
Do not have HUGE meals after 5pm
 
Reduce the amount of TEA you consume
 
Reduce the amount of OILY food you consume
 
Drink more WATER in the morning, less at night
 
Keep your distance from hand phone CHARGERS
 
Do not use headphones/earphone for LONG period of time
 
Best sleeping time is from 10pm at night to 6am in the morning
 
Do not lie down immediately after taking medicine before sleeping
 
When battery is down to the LAST grid/bar, do not answer the phone as the radiation is 1000 times

 Well, I hope you will copy this down and send this to your loved ones. I wish you a very careful life.

Monday, May 16, 2011

My thoughts and memories of my fairy Great Grand Mother



Elizabeth Pooti Ammai is very old. She is 93 years old and she is still active. Sometimes we put out the keyboard for her and she just starts playing a tune. She goes on walking around the house even when is told not to walk. Once, I remember that she came all the way from India to America to visit us! In America, we went to a bakery, one day, and while we were waiting I started playing with her arms. I also told her that her arm was like a swing because it was hanging like a swing and it was moving side to side as I pushed it. Another incident was when I came to India from America for a visit. I went to Pooti Ammai’s house to keep her company and I also fed her something. I don’t remember what it was, but I can think of only three things: Blueberries, Grapes and Raisins. After putting one in her mouth I had to caress her throat to help her swallow. 

Now, I am in Oman and I can visit India only twice a year. Anyway, every time I go to India I make sure I spend a lot of time with her. She does forget many people but she never forgets me, my brother and a few of my cousins. She has been the music teacher of my family for about 60 years starting with my Grandmother then my father, my aunts and now us!  And, I would also like to say that I am glad to have her as my Great Grand Mother.