Looking back @ Year 2009

Last three years have been pretty good for me.

• In particular year 2009 started with a trip to Shirdi on Jan 1st. Had a good dharsan and stayed overnight in Shirdi itself. In the next couple of days went on to visit Ajantha & Ellora as well.
• All of a sudden without much of notice my third US trip got scheduled in March.
• We arranged a family marriage in June.
• We had a great time in a get-together to introduce my sisters kid to the entire family in July.
• We started rocking in corporate football this year .. icing in the cake was silver medal in corporate olympiad in October.
• Had a great vacation in December. In particular went on a trip to Goa for 4 days :)

It would be hard to take years 2007 to 2009 out of my memory for a long-time to come :)

Good bye 2009 and am pretty sure 2010 is going to be another great year filled with lots & lots of opportunities for us to grab. LETS GO and make this New Year count for us...

Wish you all a Very Happy New Year.

Thalaivars Birthday

I am sharing an interesting SMS which I got today. It goes like this:

153 films

Tamil - 101
Telegu - 19
Hindi - 26
Malayalam - 3
Kanada - 2
Bengali -1
English -1

• The only actor in world cinema to act in more than 7 languages as hero.
• 34 silver jubilees
• 92% hit ratio which no other actor in the world has - 94 movies out of 101 (tamil) celebrating 100 days
• 3 times state award, 'Padmabhusan' award winner
• Man with the highest fan clubs all over the world
• The only Indian actor to have lot of fan clubs in Japan, Germany, America, Australia
• The only Indian actor whose film ran for 363 days in Japan
• The only cinema actor whose name is uttered by our Prime Minister in Japans legislative assembly
• The only actor who refused "Doctorate" from Kovai University in the year 2000 and 2006

Its none other than our Superstar Rajinikanth :)

Getting BLOOD has been made easy!!

Jeevan Blood Bank and AirTel has tied up to give instant information about availability of the BLOOD of your need.

Check out Jeevan Blood bank’s press information here - http://www.jeevan.org/media/press.html

1. An initiative taken as part of Airtel’s Corporate Social Responsibility
2. Special and easy number for quick access on status of available blood - 96000 97000
3. Service available for customers on all networks and toll free for Airtel mobile customers

Airtel already has a partnership with Jeevan, in which a few numbers have been provided free of cost for Jeevan to stay in touch with people wanting to donate blood and patients in need of blood. This is now being strengthened through an SMS service, which provides information about availability of blood.

All that a person needs to do is to type <Blood group + or -> and sms it to 96000 97000 (for example, Blood B+ or Blood AB+). A response will be sent back to the person within a minute, containing information on quantity of readily available tested blood components of the group required.

This facility is available for customers of all networks and is toll free for Airtel mobile customers.

If the required blood is available, one can call Jeevan Blood Bank directly on 044-28351200 or 044-43524242 for further assistance. This service will help minimise the time spent on searching for safe blood and help save more lives.

Excellence...

A German once visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor, "Do you need two statues of the same idol?" "No," said the sculptor without looking up, "We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage." The gentleman examined the idol and found no apparent damage. "Where is the damage?" he asked. "There is a scratch on the nose of the idol." said the sculptor, still busy with his work. "Where are you going to install the idol?"

The sculptor replied that it would be installed on a pillar twenty feet high. "If the idol is that far, who is going to know that there is a scratch on the nose?" the gentleman asked. The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the gentleman, smiled and said, "I will know it."

The desire to excel is exclusive of the fact whether someone else appreciates it or not. "Excellence" is a drive from inside, not outside. Excellence is not for someone else to notice but for your own satisfaction and efficiency.

Source: Got it via email from my friend.

[Tamil Poem] புரியாதா புதிர்!

ஆயுதம் எடுத்தவன்
ஆயுதத்தால் தான் சாவானாம்!
அப்படியானால்
காந்திஜி
ஏன்
துப்பாக்கி குண்டுக்கு
இரையானார்?

[Tamil Poem] - வேசி

பலரால் தீண்டப்பட்டால்
அவள் பெயர் வேசி.
அப்படியானால்
என்
வீட்டுத் தேநீர்க் குவளையும்
ஓர் வேசியோ?

[Tamil Poem] - Power of giving/donating

பெண்களை மட்டுமே நோக்கும்

உன் கண்களை
தானம் கொடு!

அந்தஸ்த்தைக் காட்ட ஆடம்பரம் செய்து

மீதமாக்குவதை விட உணவை

தானம் கொடு!!!

ரத்தத்தைச் சொட்டிக் 'காதல் காவியம்' எழுதுவதைவிட

உன் ரத்தத்தை

தானம் கொடு!!

அன்பாய், பண்பாய், உண்மையாய்

பழகுபவர்களுக்கு

உன் மெல்லிய மனதை

தானம் கொடு!!!

உன் கணவணுக்கோ / மனைவிக்கோ

உண்மையான கற்பை
தானம் கொடு!!!!

உன் மகிழ்ச்சிக்குத் தங்கள் வாழ்கையை

தியாகம் செய்த

உன் பெற்றொருக்கு

சில நிமிடங்கலாவது

தானம் கொடு

இவற்றுள் முக்கியம்

இவற்றில் எவற்றையும்

விளம்பரப்டுத்தாமல்

ரசித்து செய்