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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Interesting Videos-11: Maha watching TV!



Maha is an avid TV watcher. If any of her favourite songs are played, then she becomes all attention and nothing can distract her. Here she is watching her favourite Tamil film song, "Ennamo Yaedho" from the film, "Ko"

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Picture of the day-350:


My Photo Album-108:

Visu and Nellai during the Ayush Homam of Maha at Chennai.  Photo taken by Suri with his Canon Powershot A590 IS digital camera.

A Thought for Today-485:

One ripple creates another. When enough ripples intersect, you have a revolution - Scott Dinsmore

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Picture of the day-349:

Kundhukal Beach, Rameswaram.
Photo taken by Suri with his Canon Powershot A590 IS digital camera.

My Photo Album-107:

My maternal uncle, Mr.M.Paramasivam(Parama Mama), holding my daughter, Priya, in his lap and standing by his side is JK, my friend's son.  The photo is nealry 30 years old and has faded.  It was taken by me using a Kodak beginners camera.  The venue is my then residence at Kandanur.  The photo got mislaid and I found it unpectedly recently.  The uncle is no more.  This is the only photo I have of him.  So I thought I should preserve it in my blog.  My daughter is married and now she has a daughter of her own and JK is in Saudi and is still in touch with me.

A Thought for Today-484:

No life can be successful without self-discipline – Mother (Pondy)

Monday, April 09, 2012

Picture of the day-348:

Swami Vivekananda Memorial at Kundhukal Beach, Rameswaram.  This beautiful memorial on the beach has a small exhibition, a meditation hall and a small bookshop.  Behind the building, the sea is very close and is just fenced.  I inferred that the memorial is built and maintained by Sri Ramakrishna Tapovanam, Tirupparaiththurai, near Trichy. 

For those who do not know the background:  This is where Swami Vivekananda landed after his  first visit to America via Sri Lanka.  The Maharaja of Ramnad was there on the beach to receive the swamiji.  When the boat reached the shore, the Maharaja knelt down and requested the swamiji to place his foot on his shoulder and get down.  Though the swamiji refused to do it, and landed straight onto the soil, the place has been called "kundhukal" (kneeling position) from then onwards.

The only problem is the road leading to the memorial is so full of ups and downs that we developed body pain.

Photo taken by Suri with his Canon Powershot A590 IS digital camera.

My Photo Album-106:


A Thought for Today-483:

So many new ideas are at first strange and horrible, though ultimately valuable that a very heavy responsibility rests upon those who would prevent their dissemination - John Haldane

Self-Improvement-96: A Must See Motivational Video! Created by 13 y/o




This video was made by a 13-year old. It has been seen by 3,175,523 persons!


Grateful thanks to "motivationalvideo0" and YouTube.

Thursday, April 05, 2012

Picture of the day-347:

Photo taken by Somas at Kundhukal Beach, Rameswaram, 
with his Nokia Mobile X2-00.

My Photo Album-105: Maha with Vinod

Maha walking with Vinod at Priya's backyard.
Photo taken by Priya with her Samsung Galaxy Mobile.

A Thought for Today-482:

As we cultivate peace and happiness in ourselves, we also nourish peace and happiness in those we love -Thich Nhat Hanh

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Picture of the day-348:

A corridor of Sri Ramanatha Swami Temple, Rameswaram.  Photo taken by Suri with his Canon Powershot A590 IS digital camera.

My Photo Album-104:

Maha with her grandpa at Thiruvalluvar Nagar Beach, Chennai. 
Photo taken by Priya with her Samsung Galaxy Mobile.

A Thought for Today-481:

Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves - Walter Anderson

Picture of the day-346:

Sunday, April 01, 2012

My Photo Album-103:

Maha is in a dancing mood.  Photo taken by Suri with his Canon Powershot A590 IS digital camera.  Venue: Saravana Bhavan, Kanchipuram.

A Thought for Today-491:

I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority - E. B. White