Stranded !!!

There's one thing I love more than anything else in this world, and outside it, and that is Reading! What can be more gratifying, than curling up with John Grisham (I meant his books, of course! What were you thinking?) in your arms, and a bowl of popcorn to munch on? Now, I've been trying to lay my hands on some more books to add on to my modest collection, in my library, and the ones that are gathering dust in the cupboards of my friends. (So, if you are reading this Shhhh, RETURN my books soooon!)..I can't live without them.

The Strand Book Festival is on in Mumbai (from 28 Jan to 13 Feb) and I'm dying to be there, and blow all my hard-earned money (that's a blatant lie- I love my job so much, I wonder why I get paid for it;) on books.

But I won't be able to make it this week. (Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!) So excuse me while I go and re-read the ones that I already have..

* Of late, I have taken to collecting E-books, so those of you who have any (especially thrillers and whodunnits. And puhleeez spare me the mush!Aaaargh! I stay away from Mills and Boons and their distant cousins), please, please, please mail them to me at sangeeta.kkini@gmail.com.

And oh! I love reading Inspirational mails (males, please excuse :D), PowerPoint presentations etc. I currently need them for a PTA project (Yes, I'm a school teacher) that we have undertaken. So whoever is still reading this, please keep me in your mailing list and do send me any motivational material that you have..
P.S. No Junk/Porn please..

Need a Change of Scene?

I stumbled upon this link, where you just have to enter the URL of any site (choose one with lots of pictures ( I chose mine of course) The Illusionizer replaces the images on any page with other images using Google Images results, and the results, needless to say are hilarious!

*Enjoy*

Illusions!

Illusions
This is one of my favourites. I have seen this illustration in many books.

What do you see?

Petrified? Look again you Numbskulls!!!

Skull

For more such optical illusions, click here...

Past Forward...

That's me

What we remember from childhood we remember forever - permanent ghosts, stamped, inked, imprinted, eternally seen.
~Cynthia Ozick

So here are a few more pics from my album, and you don't have to guess who I am..

That's dad and me...

Dad and me

I always had a bone to pick with him when he was alive, and now he's no more. It's too late to tell him how much I really loved him..

Mom and Dad

Mom and Dad

She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes. ~Frank Deford

My Mom and Me

Mom n me

Ain't she beautiful?

Happy Republic Day!!!

Happy Republic Day

The inevitable march of the hands!

Yoo-hoo! I'm going to live for another 45 years! Says the deathclock!
So many things to do... places to go..so little time.
How long are you going to walk this earth?

This brings to my mind one of my favourite poems, 'Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening', written by Robert Frost.

STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING

Whose woods these are I think I know

His house is in the village though
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake
The only other sound's the sweep
Of easy wind and downy flake

The woods are lovely, dark and deep
But I have promises to keep
And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep...

Look Hard!

Look Hard!

This is a class snap taken when I was in kindergarten school ( carefully preserved thanks to my parents). Guess who I am in this picture..
*Clue* I'm Tall
There are no prizes for guessing!
P.S. If you find yourself in this pic.. drop me a line

From my Webcam

The pic has been removed:P

Winnie the whooooooo?

A group of kindergartners were trying very hard to become accustomed to the first grade. The biggest hurdle they faced was that the teacher insisted on NO baby talk! “You need to use ‘Big People’ words,” she was always reminding them. She asked John what he had done over the weekend? “I went to visit my Nana.” “No, you went to visit your GRANDMOTHER. Use ‘Big People’ words!” She then asked Mitchell what he had done “I took a ride on a choo-choo.” She said “No, you took a ride on a TRAIN. You must remember to use ‘Big People’ words.” She then asked little Alex what he had done? “I read a book” he replied. “That’s WONDERFUL!", the teacher said. “What book did you read?” (I love this) Alex thought real hard about it, then puffed out his chest with great pride and said, “Winnie the SHIT"!!!

A Lesson to Learn...

An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do. After 2 years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream. I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.

The old woman smiled. Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pots side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.

Each of us has our own unique flaw. But its the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You have just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them.
(Author Unknown)

What age do you act?

You Are 17 Years Old

17 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

What Age Do You Act?

List of 100 things we didn't know...

Here's a list of 100 things we didn't know the same time last year!

How nerdy are you?

Experience the Quake

Click on this link to experience earthquakes that have occurred in the recent years.

Come Clean!!!

To admit openly a wrongdoing or to admit the truth of something requires lots of courage.

Let it go!
I somehow stumbled upon this site that lets you tell the whole world what you did (or didn't do.) and get it off your chest. What's more!!! You can read other people's confessions and find out that there are people more weird than yourself. This is much better than a soap opera or a talk show.

This site actually allows you to post your confessions as well as to help sort out the problems of others by playing agony aunt (or uncle).

Go ahead..this is very therapeutic and cheaper than therapy!

The Chalk

The Chalk

It's a tool that’s used to write.
The teacher wields it with all her might.
Small is its towering height,
Let me tell you, it’s all snow white.

It’s available in all the hues,
Greens, and yellows, and pinks and blues,
It helps you intake the universal brew,
Fractions, chlorine and Waterloo.

Though it’s mighty powerful and strong,
I don’t know why it doesn’t last long.

Satellite view of the tsunami

The Tsunami

List of Banished Words!

Recent years have seen a myriad of brand-new words that are perpetually being added to dictionaries.

Now Lake Superior State University, has published its List of Banished Words. that includes "flip-flop"(and all variants thereof), "all-new"– referring to television shows… “Of course it’s all new. Why can’t they just say ‘new’? There are no partially-new episodes, no repeat of last Tuesday’s episode with a slightly reworked Act 2.”

LSSU accepts nominations for the List of Banished Words throughout the year. Go ahead! submit your nomination for the year 2006!

Look Back!!!

I have always been entranced by the paranormal and mystical world. I’ve often wondered who I was in my past life, and spent hours imagining myself to be a Czarina, or a rebel who changed the course of history... LOLZ.

Do you ever wonder who you were in your past life? Were you an entertainer, a king or queen or a street beggar?
Have a dekko at this site that tells you who YOU were in your past life...

New Year Wishes

The previous year was bogged by war, disease and ended in a catastrophy . May this year be better than the last.

May you all have a wonderful 2005!
May the New Year bring you much happiness!!!

*hugs*
New Year Resolutions...

How old are you today?

Calculate your exact age!
To know for exactly how many days, hours and seconds you have walked the earth...

NEWS FLASH!
I'm only 17! :)

The Earth spins once every 24 hours which gives us the length of the day. It also orbits around the Sun once every year, which is about 365 days.

However, other planets spin and orbit at different speeds, so their days and years are different lengths.

Work out your age on other planets!

According to it I'm a 52 year old lady on Venus (waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!) , still 17 :) on Mars. and still an infant on Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. This is simply fascinating!!!

Know how it happened...

Sunday 26 December 2004: at 0100 GMT, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake occurs on the seafloor near Aceh in northern Indonesia. This earthquake generated a huge tsunami wave, hitting the coasts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and even Somalia. The below image shows how the wave moved towards the surrounding coasts. Click on this link to see an animation. (650 KB)

What kind of a Blogger are you?

You Are a Link Blogger!

Your blog is more about cool links than thougtful posts. Better to be entertaining and brief than longwinded and boring!

What kind of blogger are you?