My friend a Philatelist!

The day started badly for me as my office bus didn't arrive at the bus stop, I was standing for more than an hour when I was about to leave from the place a replacement bus came.After an uneventful day in the office I left for my friends house.
He s my school friend and I had touch with him over yahoo and orkut over the past few years,last weekend when I was returning from Trichy I met him after a long time.
His hobby is philately and he asked me to come and see his collections. After reaching his home he started showing his excel and how he maintained his collections.Then I got to know the basic facts like first day cover,blocks of four,Commemorative,definitive series etc.It sounded Greek Latin to me first but after 2 hours I too started speaking on those terms.
I was amazed by his collections, in fact he has collected all Commemorative stamps released by post independent India from a 10Rs Gandhiji stamp issued in 1948 to latest ones issued in 2009.Apart from that he had entire collection of miniatures.
It took more than 3 hours to see not even half of his collections. Apart from collecting stamps he was telling about the way he preserves and maintains the stamps,so that it doesn't get damaged or gets old.I gathered lots of useful information from this meeting. He told about a website where we can find all stamps released by India named stampsofindia.
For me hobby is just for time pass reading book or watching TV one way to kill time but from him I learned that hobby is something you do useful in your free time!

Election time once again !!!

Its election time once again for the largest democracy in the world. Its time for us to elect a stable government. Steps taken by election commission like banning graffiti,posters ,wall paintings etc are to be welcomed. When I talked with friends in Kerala(which is going to election today),they said no one could say that elections are around the corner.Expect for the media which remembers us everyday that we have elections I personally never felt the election fever this time. And this is positive factor as our personal lives are not affected by loud political speeches,rallies etc.Hope the elections are held peacefully this year and we get a positive result after the election!!!

Back from home

Its been quite sometime I wrote something here, I was in trichy last weekend. Combined tamil new year holiday along with it. So it was a good long break.
Expected very climate in Trichy but as soon as I reached there it began to pour(presense of good people bring rain to a place!!!).
Met lot of people ,went around places its always nostalgic to be at your hometown!!
Thought of writing lots about the four day trip but i m feeling sleepy :)

Reserve Consumption !!!

got this forward from my friend

Buddha, one day, was in deep thought about the worldly activities and the ways of instilling goodness in human beings. One of his disciples approached him and said humbly "Oh my teacher! While you are so much concerned about the world and others, why don't you look in to the welfare and needs of your own disciples also?"

Buddha : "OK.. Tell me how I can help you"

Disciple : "Master! My attire is worn out and is beyond the decency to wear the same. Can I get a new one, please?"

Buddha found the robe indeed was in a bad condition and needed replacement. He asked the store keeper to give the disciple a new robe to wear on. The disciple thanked Buddha and retired to his room. A while later; he went to his disciple's place and asked him "Is your new attire comfortable? Do you need anything more?”

Disciple : "Thank you my Master. The attire is indeed very comfortable. I need nothing more"

Buddha : "Having got the new one, what did you do with your old attire?"

Disciple : "I am using it as my bed spread"

Buddha : "Then.. hope you have disposed off your old bed spread"

Disciple : " No.. no.. master. I am using my old bedspread as my window curtain"

Buddha : " What about your old Curtain?"

Disciple : "Being used to handle hot utensils in the kitchen"

Buddha : "Oh.. I see.. Can you tell me what did they do with the old cloth they used in Kitchen"

Disciple : "They are being used to wash the floor."

Buddha : " Then, the old rug being used to wash the floor...?"

Disciple: "Master, since they were torn off so much, we could not find any better use, but to use as a twig in the oil lamp, which is right now lit in your study room."

Buddha smiled in contentment and left for his room.

If not to this degree of utilization, can we at least attempt to find the best use of all our resources at home and in office? We need to handle wisely, all the resources earth has bestowed us with ….both natural and material so that they can be saved for the generations to come. Reserve Consumption !!!

few hospital experiences !

Today my uncle's kid was not going well and was taken to hospital. It was a simple fever but doctor was not satisfied by that.They wanted perform all kinds of test so that they could detect what the cause of the disease might be and then arrive at the conclusion .I think of my childhood days where the doctor would recognise the disease just with his stethoscope and thermometer and will give few medicines and I will be alright the next day.And now for a simple cold or cough we end up taking all kinds of tests to make sure we are perfect.
With the improvement in technology new medical machines are discovered everyday.Aren't those advancement in technologies should make our life easy rather complicated.
When I was in Cochin last year,I had wheezing which occurs very rarely. My friend took me to the hospital.I don't know what my friend said to the nurse there maybe he would have said 'my friend could not breath'.There I was taken directly to ICU!!! they put on a oxygen mask,then gave an injection and kept me under observation for few hours, later discharged me.I was wondering why this kind treatment for a simple issue. Now I think twice before going to hospital.
I think there is a simple way anywhere but the trouble is finding it.

Looking back at school syllabus

One of my cousin has just written his 12th board exams and right now preparing for AIEEE. He has asked me to guide him. Since its been more 8 years I have been through these kinds of ordeal and I felt whether my rusty brain would remember all those useless things which I have learnt in school.
Its not bad as I thought as I could co relate something from the syllabus he showed,sometimes felt nostalgic about few problems which brought back the memories of my school days. I still feel my life was so difficult during the school days than what I m doing now. Lots to study, lots to remember parental pressures its good I am out of those things now.

few kadi jokes,quotes in tamil

Got this forward from my friend !!!


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நல்ல முடிவுகள், அனுபவத்திலிருந்து பிறக்கின்றன;
ஆனால் அனுபவமோ
தவறான முடிவுகளிலிருந்து கிடைக்கிறது.
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ஒரு நொடி துணிந்தால் இறந்துவிடலாம்.
ஒவ்வொரு நொடியும் துணிந்தால் நாம் ஜெயித்து விடலாம்.

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மிகவும் நேர்மையாக இருக்காதீர்கள்;
ஏனெனில் நேரான மரங்கள் முதலில் வெட்டப்படும்;
நேர்மையானவர்களே முதலில் பழிதூற்றப்படுவார்கள்.
கொஞ்சம் வளைந்து கொடுங்கள். வாழ்க்கை, லகுவாய் இருக்கும்.
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நம்ம நட்புக்கு நல்ல ரெண்டு உதாரணம்.

தளபதி படத்துல நீ ரஜினின்னா நான் மம்முட்டி
பிதாமகன்ல நீ விக்ரம்னா நான் சூர்யா.

என்ன பாக்கறே?

எப்பவுமே நான்தான்டா முதலில் சாகணும், என் நண்பா.

No No அழக்கூடாது Control yourself.

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ஒரு சிறு கவிதை:

மெழுகுவர்த்திக்கு உயிர் கொடுக்க
உயிர்விட்டது தீக்குச்சி.
நினைத்து நினைத்து உருகியது
மெழுகுவர்த்தி.

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நண்பன் 1: நான் எது செஞ்சாலும் என் மனைவி குறுக்கே நிக்கிறா.
நண்பன் 2: கார் ஓட்டிப் பாரேன்.

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அறிவுக்கும் மனசுக்கு சிக்கல் இருக்கும் போது நீங்க மனசு சொல்வதை மட்டும் கேளுங்கள்.

ஏன்னா அறிவு......

சரி விடு. இல்லாததைப் பத்திப் பேச வேண்டாம்.

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நர்சரி பள்ளி ஒன்றின் உணவறையில் ஒரு கூடை நிறைய ஆப்பிள்கள் வைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தன.
அந்தக் கூடையின் மேல், "ஒன்றுக்கு மேல் எடுக்காதீர்கள்;
கடவுள் பார்த்துக்கொண்டிருக்கிறார்" என எழுதி இருந்தது.

சற்று தொலைவில் ஒரு பெட்டி நிறைய சாக்லேட்டுகள் வைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தன.
அந்தச் சாக்லேட் பெட்டியின் மீது ஒரு குழந்தை பின்வருமாறு எழுதியது:
'எவ்வளவு வேண்டுமோ எடுத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்; கடவுள், ஆப்பிளைப் பார்த்துக்கொண்டிருக்கிறார்!'

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