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Europe, the world's best tourist spot, I would imagine or should I say the most loved place for any holidayer. The preparations started 2 months prior to our travel which was the best part. The endless hours spent on tour websites, reading reviews & choosing the location made the trip all the more exciting. The most challenging part was to balance our tour between historical spots to child

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Shiva is a man whom legend turned him into a god. God of gods.This is Book 1 of the Shiva trilogy. It was released early this year. It is now claimed to be a #1 national bestseller and why not? I got to know about the book only recently through my sister. I was intrigued by what she told me and I did quite a bit of googling about the book. I read its reviews and visited the authors website. It

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Scotland is famous for its castles, fresh water lochs (lakes), misty mountains, bagpipers, the tartans, the kilt and the highlands. But if you ask an outsider the same question, the first thing you would hear would be 'for its whisky'. It is indeed true that Scotland is known for its world renowned Scotch Whisky and is one of their primary exports.'Whisky' is derived from the Gaelic word 'uisge

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The year 2154. The lush green planet Pandora is rich with an expensive mineral. Humans want to mine the land but is inhabited by the natives known as the Na'vi. They need to find a diplomatic solution. A former marine is introduced to the 'Avatar' program. Avatar is grown from a human DNA mixed with that of the natives. The program allows him to be remotely linked to the body. He has to learn

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Auro, the protagonist is a normal 13 year old boy except for the fact is he suffers from a rare genetic disorder, progeria, that accelerates the ageing process. He has a body of a 65 year old.The central character Auro played by Amitabh is exemplary. He has turned his Auro avatar into one of the most lovable characters of all time. Not once do you see the grandeur of Amithabh Bachchan, the

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My first art work dates back to my school days. I had a sketch pad where I used to draw cartoon characters and color them with my water colours. I had 2 such books if I remember correctly. But once I moved into college this talent was forgotten. I've never attempted to sketch for reasons I don't know. It just didn't happen.It took nearly 19 years for me to realize that I've been doing injustice

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Vande Mataram our National song was officially declared on January 24, 1950 by Dr Rajendra Prasad who was the first President of India. The song was consumed in controversies that dates back to 1937. The Muslims opposed the song on the grounds that it depicted idol worship. The later stanzas has references to the Hindu goddess Durga and they felt it was anti-Islam. The Indian National Congress

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A program “Doomsday 2012: The End of days” was featured on History channel back in 2007-2008. This caught my attention only recently when I heard about the new movie 2012 that’s scheduled to release next month worldwide. The movie supposedly showcases global apocalyptic events and has survivors struggling for their lives. It is yet to see if it would make any impression at the box office

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Air India has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. The latest being a mid-air brawl between the pilot and the airhostess. She was reportedly molested and the pilot has been suspended. This comes after a week the AI pilots called off their stir. There was a rare incident recently where a rat delayed a London bound flight. The passengers were deplaned and had to wait in the airport

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Onam beckons, the biggest festival of the state of Kerala. A time to rejoice, make merry with family and friends, buy new clothes, decorate the front of the houses with beautiful floral carpets made out of blossoms of different colours known as the 'pookkalam' and the most important part of the celebration, the 9 course (if I may call it :-)) luxurious lunch known as the 'sadya' on Thiruvonam

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Many of you must have read this across the Indian papers and Indian news websites about SRK’s unfortunate ordeal at the Newark airport in the US. I am still not sure whether to call it unfortunate or fortunate. The kind of media attention this is receiving is because of the star himself which is understandable but for the wrong reasons. The UPA government is over reacting to the incident and

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My introduction to pop music started with his ‘Thriller’ album. It was an instant hit. I remember my dad getting the VHS cassette of the ‘Making of the Thriller’. My brother and I must’ve seen it a 100 times. He is truly the King of pop. The songs are still fresh in my mind and takes me back to those days even now, when I listen to them. Michael Jackson is the best entertainer the world has ever

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The last time I was tagged was way back in January 2006 by Silverine. This time around its from Mathews. Thanks a lot. So here goes....Four places you have lived1. Dubai: The place I'll never forget in my life. I spent all of my childhood here. If given a chance to go back, I would still consider it. It has changed a lot through the years. I'm fortunate that my family links are still around over

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Google, a buzz word among any computer savvy person in the world. There wouldn't be anyone who doesn't use the google search engine at least once a day. It has indeed revolutionised the way we can search for information in the world wide web. Google was launched back in September 1998 and ever since there has been no looking back for the company. It has become a house hold name for searching

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WARNING: The following content WILL not appease many or all women, especially malayalee pennungal (women). Some men also might not agree. Read & React at will.The traditional costume of women from Kerala is 'Mundum and Neriyathum'.The mundum neriyathum consists of two pieces of cloth, the mundu draped on the lower part of the body around the hips while the neriyathu the upper part worn over the

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Reality shows began as early as the 1940s-1950s in the western world. The Indian mass started to taste the reality genre in the late 1990s and by early 2000s it gained popularity. It was a most talked about subject and still is (I wonder) when people met each other, be it in the village or the town or the city. It became more of a fad among the crowd to talk about the shows. Gradually the shows

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The inspiration to write this blog comes from the song 'Say' by John Mayer. I have heard it so many times and still haven’t got bored of it. Maybe its just me :-). The song tells about saying what you need to say with a smile even when you know you have only a few more days to live. This song is also featured as one of the soundtracks of the movie ‘The Bucket list’. The protagonists make a list

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Illustration 1Ashwin: "Aditya....Do you want to go out to play?"Aditya: "Yes I do."Ashwin: "Good...Then you ask dad...go, go."Aditya: "Why? You also want to go?"Ashwin: "Yes!"Aditya: "Why should I ask? You can't ask?"Ashwin: "No"Aditya: "Oooooh (clearly showing annoyance) ok I will."Ashwin smiles and breaths a sigh of relief.Illustration 2Aditya persuades his elder brother to help him with the

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Tic toc Tic Toc Tic Toc.....time ticks on and on......, moments slip away.We do not know what the future holds for us or what would happen the very next second but we hold on to the moments that had happened in the past, some good that’s etched deep in our hearts, some bad that haunts us when we least expect it.Sometimes we do not want the time to pass by but sometimes you just hope it would run

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There are a lot of common things we humans exhibit during our day to day activities, be it from doing our daily chores to going to a party or a movie, being with friends or having fun at the amusement part. Be warned it is not restricted to any region or community but the global race. It sounds a bit ironic but you will know why.......How many of you scribble on a notepad or fiddle with an object

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DISCLAIMERThe characters mentioned below holds no resemblance to any person living or dead. If there is any then its purely coincidental.The life on the SUPER fast lane is not so fast in the long run or is it???Beep Beep Beep.....the alarm rings. He is still sleeping oblivious of the sound resonating in the air. Beep beep beep......this time it caught his attention. Half asleep he slowly looks

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Surprised by the title!!! Yes you guessed right its Singapore. All of you may recall that the trademark symbol of Singapore is the face of the lion and the body of a mermaid, 'MERLION'. For people who would like to know more I recommend you visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SingaporeBe warned that its going to be a very long journey through the streets of Singapore, through the malls of

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Horrid is not the word, if I knew something even harsher that would've been only too less what I went through today morning. How do you rate our city as the IT capital of India?? It could be with the number of IT companies opening up new branches here but the government is shutting its eyes on the very basic amenities that people need.I had been to the BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT(just the

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Vacation time for my son and its time to go to Kerala. This is the time my parents look forward to and its all the more special because of our new born and why not!!! These are moments every parents/grand parents will cherish. Its just US that need to realise it for which most of us don't. We simply get occupied and busy with our lives so much so we forget to look back. Quite natural really but

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This blog is dedicated to all the English malayalees out there! Read on...English has become a very widely spoken language in India. We could call it the world language. But does it have to be at the cost of our mother tongue. I'm not against the english language but it shouldn't be that our languages are forgotten. I say this because there are many out there who prides in saying ‘I don’t know

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This post is in reply to Silverine's Tag where I am supposed to list 20 facts about myself. So here goes.1. I'm the eldest of the two kids. I spent 3 months of my babyhood in kerala and from then on grew up in Dubai. I still have my soft corner towards that place. It’s the child’s memory that we carry through out our lives that bonds us to the places and things that we do. At least this is what I

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Five good reasons why you should watch KING KONG1. If you are a King Kong fan.2. If you are a Peter Jackson fan.3. If you like adventure.4. If you like action.5. If you like special effects.This king size extravaganza is a perfect package for any movie aficionados. Peter is known for his 'Lord of the rings trilogy' that rendered him Oscars. This one is just another feather in his crown that truly

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HO HO HO Santa is here to fill you with joy and distribute lovely presents that you've been wishing for!!!! Now which kid wouldn't love to hear this?? The kids would love to hear & see Santa Claus visit their homes especially if they are Christians. All kids have their own beliefs about Santa and during that tiny age we dare to think otherwise. This is about a cousin of mine who thought Santa was

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This is not any from my memories but an opinion I think should be here...read on..Have we ever thought about this seriously? We blame the local authorities for not keeping public premises clean. How many among us have really thought what we can do as an individual...very few compared to the other part of the general public. We are right at the top when it comes to the blaming game but none of us

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This would probably be one of the most bitter memories that will never cease to perish from my mind, though its not so bitter right now when I think of it. I had the same ambition like any graduate out of college, have a respectable job along with it the money to have a happy family. I was deprived of it for a few years too long, really tooooo long.... On the positive side I'm a happy man now.

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Kerala, our home land. We’ve only spent 8-10% of our lives so far over here even though we’re a native of the same place. It wasn’t intentional but circumstances were such. We have no complains whatsoever because we were in close proximity of its culture and life style. Full credit goes to our parents and family who always valued their past more than what they are now. Achan always told ‘No

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The days spent in Kerala are extra special, double topping with double extra cheese. First of all there is no school, no homework, no waking up early. That in itself is a big relief. Now that we are in our wonderland there is no room for law and order, it’s our world, our playground. Our first stop is Trivandrum which is biologically where we belong though we tend to deny it :-). Amma’s

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Achan, amma, Gopi kochachan and Sudha kochamma made a trip to the Far East back in the early 80’s. Saju and I were shifted to the Karamas alias Vishwan kochachan’s home. These were fun times different from home. Different because of the surroundings, school bus, bus stop, food etc.I remember waiting in front of ‘Mustafa Mohammed Super Market’ for the school bus to arrive.I remember the pink snack

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I guess I have to blame it on the extra laughing bone in me. My laughing style is well talked about in the family not because it is sweet :-) but the converse. People say laughter is good for health and it is even used as a therapy. Did you also know that it could bring some NOT SO GOOD moments? Why??? Read on…..This dates back to our golden years in Dubai. Saju and I stayed back one Thursday at

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I would like to say this before I start my ‘so called BLOG’. Thanks to Arun who introduced me to this….what should I call it??? new concept!! vogue!! technology!!, well could say anything for that matter. This medium by which one can voice their experiences, wishes, memories into the cyber world and share the same with others in the same world. All in all I am amazed to see how we have evolved to

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