Melange - Pastiche - Montage

Spiral dynamics and the future of humanity

2009-08-29T08:59:00.001-07:00

What if a sudden nuclear war breaks out leaving only 1/12th of the world population alive?

That would not definitely take us to dark age. Though we might be without electricity and the means to improve life on this Earth. We wont be starting from scratch. We will be helped by more evolved beings or our own higher Self or that which we familiarly call as 'God'.

Our kids will learn to meditate and tap their inner nine senses right from kindergarten. Left and right brain will be used in equal proportion and the life as a single unit will be realised more effectively. It may not achieve its peak nontheless fall out from the collective improvement.

There will be a lot to learn and we'll have spiral dynamics after all! :)

Life is a vivid dream

2009-08-28T06:58:00.000-07:00

It is almost like rising and understanding the mentality of a foreign bred teenager. Things start to appear differently. When I committed acts against nature : a most horrible and gruesome act ever imaginable in my life. I thank Osama Bin Laden and Jack the Ripper! I am sort of better than them. LOLZ. Though not rising to the heights of championing the causes of hopeless million suffering in this world, I struggle against my most animal and inanimate insticts. What lightened up my day? The casual tone of a shopkeeper(Milk shop)? May be her vibrations were very higher than me and I borrowed them to improve my system.

I don't feel any burden of mornings mischeives. The reason of my existence - all crumble down before the mountain of infinite possibilities to explore this world. Why waste time questioning the unknown(read it 'which can never be known')? You can always help a few thousands in your lifetime.

Some tit-bits:

1. Tuticorians are so damn sure about reincarnation that they risk their lives in roads. Not only theirs but mine too. I haven't finalised my position on it.

2. Can anyone become a philosopher so great as Socrates, Plato in this century? Well one can. But the works will be understood and appreciated only after the death. What an irony?

3. I am too passionate about movies. Can't resist good ones. I would have been associated with arts in my previous births!

4. Wanted to live a life which others only dream of. Not that luxurious sort of stuff but definitely a ulagam sutrum valiban. I do not want to be caught up in a mess of society and system. I wish I fell directly from heaven into the Earth.

5. How true that we exist in a state of nothingness! Its the truth hard to accept.

6. I know that I am selfish and so pleasure-seeking. But what should I do to become selfless. Observed the causes of suffering and misery in this worldly existence. What exactly waits after-life? Some real classical event which actually happens at the right time when I get into resonance and start the ascension process.

7. Very intersted in reading books. And even have secret desires to write books.

8. Everybody dreams like me, but few take the risk. Where can I buy courage? I read and understood too much of things intellectually that its bothering me now. Crazy indeed.

9. I wish to tread on the mountains of Himalayas learning the philosophies of all religions to reach the state of Nirvana while I tread upon this Earth.

10. Rather than discoursing information alone as a sage, I would like to plunge into action to help the suffering and poor souls.

Thoughts can cage you

2009-08-20T22:07:00.000-07:00

I have been told that thoughts have wings!
I doubt that : Others thoughts can cage your freedom.
The expectations and roles to be played in the society bind
you to an invisible yet compact realm.
You freedom of expression and individuality are lost for the
worst reasons.
Per se, if someone loses individuality, it implies his perception
of ONEness.
Rather a paradoxical situation occurs here, you lose your individuality
and your sense of seperation magnifies. Baffling to most minds.
You have lost individuality for the wrong reasons.
So the pill to liberation is surrender and escape the cage or
keep banging until you lose your mind to end up in a lunatic asylum.
The wise wish to be like the wind! Neither cage nor fence can limit them.
Katrukenna veli, Kadalukenna moodi!

I want to be at 4 till I die!

2009-07-22T08:02:00.000-07:00

What on Earth does it mean? I want to be a child-hearted man(coined at 8:33pm 22nd July by Master Jai). That doesn't mean crawling the floor and chewing the thumb. The lovely curiosity of a 4-year old which always looks even the same old blue sky as the eighth wonder of the world.

Entirely free from the cobweb of rationalisms and skepticisms, yet living in this beautiful world. Some flee to forests and nature to attain enlightenment. I want to be enlightened in my office in front of my computer or on the way to my home in electric train. Little BIT difficult, what is impossible with man is possible with GOD!

What a mighty God we serve? How mighty is our inner most being? How awful have we made a mess of our own minds?

Yours Lovingly, Father

2009-07-15T10:38:00.000-07:00

Imagine this situation:

God appears before you and gives you two options.
Either of the options which you choose will come to reality in the next second.

1. You can transform yourself into an angel of light and settle in the celestial heavens forever.
2. You can ask what you want.

If you choose (1), definitely God will be happy to set you at his right hand in heavens. But still when you choose (2) and ask him the grace to bring back more of his lost sheep into HIS kingdom staying on this earth till you pass out, he will be more happier because you chose to carry out his will!

Matrix movie on a new light

2009-07-08T08:28:00.000-07:00

Suddenly something falls into place:

Here Neo in the matrix world talks to the oracle - a computer generated program yet looking absolutely human concerning the future of the world. She makes an astounding statement by saying that he has already made the choice and time ticks away just to understand why he made that choice! What a punch line? LORD, any comments? How come you are going to make me understand this?

Funniest (s)crap on a youtube video

2009-07-08T08:25:00.000-07:00

"Perhaps we could help demonstrate to the people of NK that we have peaceful intentions, while also demonstrating other options, by dropping, say, flowers with notes, from stealth aircraft, at night, undetected, over all their urban centers, on auspicious dates."

Some American i guess.. who else talks about stealth and peace?? ROTFL

Technology and human life

2009-06-22T09:49:00.000-07:00

It's exciting to play a hi-fi video game using our play station without eating and sleeping for hours together : just for the thrill! It's easy to sit in a newly borne job (soon after college) enjoying the bachelor's life with plentiful financial resources. Finally just before closing our eye on the death bed, we remember all sorts of unfulfiled wishes and how you wished to live without an end! It was too late by then to think about eternal life. You were so satisfied with the pleasures of this life that we seldom look at on what's on the other side of life -BEYOND DEATH. We never wanted to discuss such issues primarily because it puts a full stop to our conscious existence. We are ready to believe any kind of man-made doctrines of re-incarnation and karma cycles as long as to satisfy and decieve our own selves. But when presented the TRUTH we sternly object it to face calling it all sorts of names from 'hurting religious centiments!' , 'intrusion of private space' , 'sacrileging traditional and cultural beliefs,' and what not!

We are so adamant to the point of death. Our souls are tied together with technology that it makes up our world and a little icing of GOD here and there ! We call it a humble pie while it is baked with self-pride and ego! It's a pity that our inner eyes are blinded to the very TRUTH! We make holes in Ozone and we mend them. It's a part and parcel of our existence. We primarily spend time by exploring the unknown and confusing the known; and we are satisfied with it. The devil is also satisfied as long as we don't find the way to the tree of life. What we see, feel, hear and taste makes our existence. Annddd... our forefather's bed time stories are courageous and romantic to hear. They develop so called good characters. OK! They call it different names : mind relaxation techniques, isha yoga, ancestor's mystical secrets and their communication with the great divine spirit. While what the sages did were really pure and original while the present day methods are as distorted and corrupt as it was pure those days. Our pride-filled ego staunchly refuses any jot or word that questions its very nature! That's it we are soul tied to it.Only God can save us.

A few moments in Glory

2009-05-23T08:23:00.000-07:00

If our interpretation of the Bible is correct, we will enjoy our best times with our Lord Jesus Christ!! Guess what, they are the most exciting times when we can meet James, John, Paul, Peter, Thomas, Matthew, Mark, Luke and so on!! I would also be a part of it accompanying Jesus when he comes in glory with clouds! It would really be a pleasant sight

He is my everything!!

2009-05-19T03:30:00.000-07:00

YOU ARE MY EVERYTHING

After several days of crying unto the LORD, just like David puts them in Psalms; I sense the spirit of God moving whenever HE becomes my object of focus. Most of the time, I went into his presence complaining the way I was tossed by religious doctrines, asking for more hunger for souls, for healing, to let me know the next step to be done in his ministry and so on - as if my Father(God) cared really less about it!
You know, like sort of reminding him now and then, that I exist. As soon as I realised this wonderful truth, I began to concentrate on HIM alone; I confused myself trying to mix Honey with Grains! Grains represent the spirit of God with which God wants us to be moved rather than by our human weakness and emotions! Pastor Joseph Prince is truly an anointed servant of God to preach the good news of grace and love of the Father revealed in Jesus Christ. Its high time I realised the warmth of God's favour and blessings every moment in my life. What my life was supposed to be in Christ!! Praise the LORD! Hallelujah!!
Putting aside all the thoughts that trouble your mind, whether it be sickness; stress; money related problems; bad relation; evil powers at work in your life; praise God as David did!! Whenever his enemies surrounded him, whenever his soul longed for Gods presence, he simply believed in the name of the LORD! That wrought many miracles in his life and God himself testified that he was a man after his own heart!! What a testimony!! Today, we qualify for every blessing of God in the name of Jesus Christ our righteousness, our peace, our holiness, our wisdom and our sancitification. What more can we ask God, but praise Him with all our heart for all his good deeds!!

Questions in my heart

2009-05-06T19:10:00.001-07:00

Oh my Heavenly Father, What a mess have me made of your creations!
When I stand in the streets, its hard to see anything which you created except the blue sky which testify your righteousness;
They converted the bare fields to tar grounds for transportation - increasing vehicle pollution and depleting our protective covering;
People pollute their own bodies indulging in lustful activities, smoking, drinking unaware of your divine purpose for which it was created;
Oh! How you loved to commune with us in our body - how we are blessed to be your holy temple!!
What more can we ask than the creator coming into our hearts to rest with all your Glory and Power!!
What a wretched sinners we are? Yet you loved us so much that you gave your only Begotten son on cross to reconcile us with yourself!
When do we get enlightened in your knowledge? When do we stop fighting over landscapes and property?
When will the hunger and disease end? When will you come back to execute judgement , O righteous God?
How do we understand your ways Almighty Father? When can we enter your most holy presence again?
When do we stop our own conceit and take heed to your words? Lord, come quickly

O all ye religious people, how diligently you pray to God?
How diligently you make offerings and build temples?
How sincerely you claim to love God? How pathetically you chant mantras void of understanding?
O chosen people of God, when will you return to your LORD's ways?
When will you stop walking after the evil imagination of your hearts?
When will you believe the words which proceeds directly from the mouth of God?
How wonderfully the devil has crafted traps to snare people?
How ignorantly we fall into them muddled by man-made doctrines and tailored worship of God?
Are all men saints and proclaim nothing but truth?
Why do we accept everything that is pleasing to our minds without discerning its origin - God or devil?
Don't you know that Devil can disguise himself like the angel of light?
How many more prophets and how many miracles must be done ?
Don't you know that it is an abomination in the sight of the Creator?
When will you realise His side of fury and judgement impending upon us?
How many believe that God is so happy to see man with all the technological progress and scientific advancemtnts?
Did God create the Earth to be rubbished and then mended , atlast leading to irrepairable damage?
When will you stop and listen to the voice of the LORD?
Why have you kept your loving God as a seperate entity accessible only when you need him?
Is that why he created you?

Three things to remember for my lifetime

2009-01-14T03:18:00.000-08:00

As I go through this let me point out three Biblical Characters whom God liked very much;what special qualities they had or what made their lives a sweet smelling offering in the sight of God.

1. JOB :

He was the richest person in the Eastern part of the world. God gave him seven sons and three daughters. But suddenly destruction came through his window. Not an ordinary destruction ! Something that can drive a man insane !! He lost all his wealth - three daughters and seven sons. All in a single day!! Imagine the horror that would have befallen his future. It didn't stop with it. He caught terrible skin diseases and developed leprosy.

In this utterly chaotic situation, JOB said something that's pleasing and beyond our imagination.

Job 1:21

21 And he said:

“ Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked shall I return there.
The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

Can anyone say like this after losing all our wealth, heirs -- standing in the streets , scratching our skin rotten with disease. What a tremendous FAITH does this chap had on God? This made him pleasing and wonderful in the sight of the Lord!! He restored everything doubly to him and we can read in the closing chapters.

2. DAVID :

David was the eighth son to his father. He did not have intelligence like the rest of his brothers and so was made a shepherd to tend the flock. But his Heavenly Father had totally different plans for him. God sent Samuel(Prophet) to Jesse to select the next King of Israel. Jesse was none other than the father of David. What made him so special ? See for yourself

Psalm 103:1-5

A Psalm of David.

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

It is this praise in his mouth that made him righteous in the eyes of the Lord.

3. PETER :

Peter was one of the twelve apostles of Christ Jesus.

Luke 5:1-11

1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone from them and were washing their nets. 3 Then He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.
4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” 6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. 7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; 10 and so also were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid. From now on you will catch men.” 11 So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.

Did you get the key? What made Peter so liked and a great Apostle ? It was his obedience to the word of God . That is the key behind everything.

The more we obey God's commandment and follow his ways. The more will he bless us. As long as we are in his course, there is no trouble. But when we derail from the wonderful path he has laid out for us, he will definitely chastise us until we fall back on place(Just like a father does).

Amen.

School of Rock Vs High School Musical Trilogy Vs Moulin Rouge

2008-12-31T05:25:00.000-08:00

The Movie which I watched and loved lately :

2008-12-24T23:41:00.000-08:00

Oh my God, I could not ask a better Gift than this! Certainly critics don't rate this movie high when compared with Bruce Almighty. But I am quite convinced that this movie will stay in my memories forever. Such a nice movie on God's love, human relations and so on..

Some of the funniest dialogues are : Evan(steve carell) after acknowledging God's love and his commands to build an ark goes through a psychological struggle with this family members. His wife and three kids leave the home leaving Evan to question God's love. Suddenly he asks, "Wouldn't you God ? please , love me less."

When Morgan Freeman(God) speaks to Evan's wife in a cafeteria, those scenes and words of wisdom are celestial and charming. Nothing could replace that part.

It is a must watch, i would give a 9/10 hmmm...

Well I am planning to watch 40 year old virgin too... :-)

The World's Fastest Indian

2008-12-06T05:03:00.000-08:00

I happened to watch this wonderful movie named, "The Worlds Fastest Indian." It's about a Newzealand chap's passionate journey of following his heart- building a race bike - all by himself- and making it count in the international motor show held at USA.

His old age(64) or the angina associated with his ageing does not deter his attitude towards the race.The dignity and pride associated with his work makes him oblivous of its outcomed. My perspective has already changed on how I look at people doing mean jobs(meagre wages) around me. I have always pitied them for their destitute situation, and the restricted resources with which they have to ride their life. But now I learn that nothing is mean or rude unless you do it without interest or just for the sake of money. So I urge you all to follow your hearts.When you were created by God, he definitely had a purpose in mind and engraved it in your minds too. When you get a chance to choose between heart and brain, choose wisely.

But the way Burt Munro(Anthony Hopkins) looked on his life was peculiar as well as charming. He didn't even have the luxury of buying tickets to USA -- to exhibit his bike there. But still he kept on working, reminding that God will certainly open a door for him. Then after several hardships, he made it to the place and went to impeccable glory by fulfiling his dream. He recorded the highest speed(201 mph?) ever and that record stands still today (source:Wiki). It was a true story in case you haven't figured it our before.

Hurricane Nisha

2008-11-28T20:23:00.000-08:00

Chennai was left shattered and dark for the past two days. Thanks to Hurricane Nisha which made candle light dinners possible in every chennaiites home, with the EB authorities suspending power due to fear of of short circuits. While people started opening small boat shops, the Hurricane slipped away silently into the seas after making most of the damages on Wednesday and Thursday.

Our municipal corporation were gracious enough while constructing roads. Seems like they had bigger plans of converting the roads into swimming pools during rainy seasons, to give the Chennaiites a feel of lake riding through the mount road and adequate preparation before the next Tsunami strikes.

EB authorities were delighted at the possibility of shutting powers indefinitely as a precautionary measure. They were able to save power with water logged streets and flooded area levels reaching past EB posts. If that was not enough, dams were opened to prevent them from breaking. What an idea ? Finally the residents of Velachery could do nothing except to borrow sailing skills from their vyasarpadi residents and making thermocoal cuttings to sail across their homes.

The water level in my area reached a peak and had higher chances of entering into my home. If it were not for God's mercy, the rain would have swept across our house leaving us in despair exposing us to infectious diseases and breeding grounds for mosquitoes. I could not relate to the woes of the ailing families caught in isle of waters surrounding their house. Truly it must have been a devastating experience to be dealt with.

I could not imagine how Noah's days would have been when the rain poured continously for six months incessantly. It must be true that the water reached mountain tops. Thank God. We were fortunate enough to escape such a downpour. But still be on the watchout for potholes in the centre of roads(even .. TAR toads). Don't easily put your vehicle through a water stagnant area without knowing the area road before hand.

The TAR roads in my area were the first to succumb to rain forming dentures and fissures with every vehicle falling into its depth making it even more problematic. Adulteration to the core. God save us!!

The Answer my friend... is blowin in the wind...

2008-11-19T08:42:00.000-08:00

Ed Ames Song Lyrics :

From the canyons of the mind,
We wander on and stumble blindly
Through the often-tangled maze
Of starless nights and sunless days,
While casting for some kind of clue
Or road to lead us to the truth,
But who will answer?

Side by side two people stand,
Together vowing, hand-in-hand
That love's imbedded in their hearts,
But soon an empty feeling starts
To overwhelm their hollow lives,
And when we seek the hows and whys,
Who will answer?

High upon a lonely ledge,
a figure teeters near the edge,
And jeering crowds collect below
To egg him on with, "Go, man, go!"
And who will ask what led him
To his private day of doom,
And who will answer?

On a strange and distant hill,
A young man's lying very still.
His arms will never hold his child,
Because a bullet running wild
Has cut him down. And now we cry,
"Dear God, Oh, why, oh, why?"
And who will answer?

(Full melody the rest of the song)

If the soul is darkened by a fear it cannot name,
If the mind is baffled when the rules don't fit the game,
Who will answer? Who will answer? Who will answer?

In the rooms of dark and shades,
The scent of sandalwood pervades.
The colored thoughts in muddled heads
Reclining in rumpled beds
Of unmade dreams that can't come true,
And when we ask what we should do,
Who? Who will answer?

'Neath the spreading mushroom tree,
The world revolves in apathy
As overhead, a row of specks
Roars on, drowned out by discotheques,
And if a secret button's pressed
Because one man has been outguessed,
Who will answer?

Is our hope in walnut shells
Worn 'round the neck with temple bells,
Or deep within some cloistered walls
Where hooded figures pray in halls?
Or crumbled books on dusty shelves,
Or in our stars, or in ourselves,
Who will answer?

If the soul is darkened
By a fear it cannot name,
If the mind is baffled
When the rules don't fit the game,
Who will answer? Who will answer? Who will answer?
Alleluiah! Alleluiah! Alleluiah!

Annie J. Flint - An extraordinary poet with extra ordinary disabilities yet how?

2008-11-16T09:39:00.000-08:00

He giveth more grace as our burdens grow greater,
He sendeth more strength as our labors increase;
To added afflictions He addeth His mercy,
To multiplied trials He multiplies peace.
When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources
Our Father’s full giving is only begun.
Fear not that thy need shall exceed His provision,
Our God ever yearns His resources to share;
Lean hard on the arm everlasting, availing;
The Father both thee and thy load will upbear.
His love has no limits, His grace has no measure,
His power no boundary known unto men;
For out of His infinite riches in Jesus
He giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.

Prayer to my God

2008-11-15T07:52:00.000-08:00

O Thou who camest from above,

the pure celestial fire to impart
kindle a flame of sacred love
upon the mean altar of my heart.

There let it for thy glory burn
with inextinguishable blaze,
and trembling to its source return,
in humble prayer and fervent praise.

Jesus, confirm my heart's desire
to work and speak and think for thee;
still let me guard the holy fire,
and still stir up thy gift in me.

Ready for all thy perfect will,
my acts of faith and love repeat,
till death thy endless mercies seal,
and make my sacrifice complete.

Love - What is it and how do the present generation fight it ? Yes , How do they win their love ?

2008-11-15T03:32:00.000-08:00

'Love' is one of the most sacred words I have ever heard. While there are several types of love as identified by ancient Greeks -- Philo , Eros and Agape . This post discusses the second one which is the most confused as we know.

Eros is a type of bond shared between a boy and a girl mostly involving romantic relationships.

Some see it as a passage to express their care for someone while others take it as a relationship to satisfy their personal desires and momentary needs. The present day love barely stands on the pillars of media projected love relationship. Some fall prey to adoloscent infatuation confusing friendship with love. These to some extent owe their share to peer pressure and the society we live in. Shakspeare once talked about , " Love at first sight ." Well , I am still trying to figure out whether he was drunk when he wrote that :) . Looks and beauty are not a good point to start with your so called 'Love'. Sadly , what Shakspeare said is irrefutably the plight of human beings. Each one will find something different and appealing in others in their first meeting or in due course after spending days together.If it happens the second way, I feel it’s well and good.

I have seen people swapping girl friends just like switching channels on a T.V . To those light hearted souls , it is just another mischevious page in their dairy of life - probably beefed up with colour and fun-filled days. They are always on a lookout for someone to support and be with them through their darkest and happy times. Things get topsy curvy when a break-up happens owing to family problems and ego clashes. Some stand against all the odds fighting their way to achieve what they want. Others simply compromise that they were not really made for each other and be on the backfoot , embracing the family and live in memories of the good times they shared - once upon a time.

The last question which comes between people who love is -- How are they going to break the jinx with their family ? Some take a daring attempt to answer this question combating the sorrows and difficult situations thrown by the society while others simply succumb to it , paving way for their parents happiness and social acceptance. It's left to the individual.It all depends on how mentally prepared the couple are. With a society which bases its pride and existence on caste , love is still a blasphemous word to most of the Indian families. They are simply not ready to let off their pride to accept an inter-cultural marriage. Their fears are justified - we should not simply ignore the fact that they will be treated as social outcasts by their own relatives. Still, there are good families who are more interested in their children's future , who let go off their caste and family relations , to stand beside the couple and acknowledge their love. But rarely do we find such scenario.

More on the cause and effect , the bonds shared between lovers and who are successful in future posts.

A breathtaking testimony

2008-11-04T20:22:00.000-08:00

Click here for reading an amazing testimony by Dr. Srinivasa Bhattachary

Sometimes we need somebody to help overcome our ignorance. Hope it helps you in the pursuit of the truth.

Its not a full stop , its just a comma!!!

2008-10-25T06:29:00.000-07:00

The dusk of FIFA and the dawn of my understanding:

Here's a confession(it teaches you lessons) of sorts to all Game-addicts, Internet-addicts and whatever-addicts out there :

I once came across this game called FIFA'07 and wanted to master it. There's no wonder that we don't feel this kind of determination to conquer things in our academics or life. Like every other kid, I always loved the air of chill after winning a game. Oh! How glorious it would be to kick a swinging corner shot or a direct fireball from the half line ! The passion which caught me first turned into addiction and I never realised that. I whiled away time neglecting the other little pleasures of this world, and sometimes getting irritated to do my own daily chores. It was something which cannot be simply left un-noticed or convived(GRE padichathula chinna santhosham). Days passed by without any change. The little time I used to spend creatively shrinked and I was nowhere for many days. I achieved nothing except for soar eyes and a cluttered head after every game(even..if I win).

One fine day , I had to make a choice. Choice always comes with his arch-rival called sacrifice. If there are two good options, you have to sacrifice one and embrace the other. After all, you will love to choose the one which returns the greatest favour. My Lord struck me in the form of my friend and rebuked me for bothering least about the other things which I have left un-turned. Things which are to be tested and tasted for its goodness. I was neglient. May be a game or two a day(like an apple a day) can save you time and peace of mind, but I did not want this routine to inhibit my passion for trying new things. I realised that it becomes a habit and it gets worser unless you have some control (it was the case with mine and most of the young people). However there are some rare exceptions like Shankar :) .

Dear friends ,
I don't suggest you to become an 'ascetic' and give-up FIFA once for all in your life. Anything which tries to control you is dangerous. We cannot forsake the little pleasures in our life ; we need something to cherish and laugh about. I can boast that I have got enough of this tonic(FIFA) to convert one of my future mechanical work-oriented life into a merry day just by recalling a memory of it. I have tasted it and found it good. The journey is everlasting and never-ending. I just don't want to miss out several other , FIFA-like-pleasures which God has created me and lying out in the open fields. Its not a full stop , its just a comma!!! :)

Jai Praveen.

P.S: Only God knows, I may install FIFA'09 and try that too.lolllz
For all you folks who haven't played FIFA , you have missed 'something' in your life. Better download hamachi and rock-on for sometime.Make it a testimony of how good life is and not a confession ;)

Wilderness training by God - But why?

2008-10-19T11:11:00.000-07:00

When I finish this post , you will be able to explain anyone 'Why evil exists in the world and why there is suffering in this world?'. Pastor Teju started the sermon with a scripture from

Hosea 2:14
"Therefor, Behold, I will allure her, Will bring her into the wilderness, And speak comfort to her."

'I' here refers to God and 'her' refers to God's children and that includes not only Israelites but also us. Why does God want us to enter into wilderness? Is God a sadist to lead us into a dangerous path and then take pleasure in watching us suffer ? [ Definitely NO!] He lead the Israelites towards the fertile land which flowed with honey - Canaan - as promised to their forefather Abraham. He promised us heaven and eternal peace for eternity, but do we have them or atleast are we on the path to reach them? God made us know the destination and endpoint but what about the route?? Is God playing the fool with us by leading us astray into the wilderness and then comforting us? I ask these questions just to trigger your thoughts and opinions.

Three things are to be noted carefully from the above scripture verse and what does God want to communicate from it?

1.] Imagine a case where the Earth is full of heavenly places and desert was some place which was hard to find. The mere thought of it creates a nice feeling and comfort. But will it always keep us in a close relationship with the Master who made us ? We will soon forget Him and remember only His works. Not only that, we will attach ourselves closely to this world and forget the place which our father in Heaven has reserved for us . God wanted to test and correct our ways before we reach Heaven. So he created something like wilderness which is devoid of all earthly beauty. While we go through the tribulations and sufferings , God speaks to us during our times of our endurance. Soon we will start to depend on Lord for everything and reciprocate his grace towards us. He takes us through a journey of tears and pain , teaching us to trust in Him even at times of despair and depression. It also creates a hatred towards this worldly pleasures and when we humble ourselves before the Lord, he will show us great and mighty things which we have not seen. Of course, God created the world for us to enjoy and live in harmony. But the technology advancements have only widened the gap between God and mankind besides creating a materialistic and self-centered society. It is rare to find people who really do care for their fellow human beings nowadays.

I Corinthian 7:31 clearly teaches us not to misuse this world.To sum up, " Too much of friendship with this world is enemity with God."

2.] This point will be incomplete without starting with the centre verse of the Bible ,

"It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man" says Psalm 118:8.

When we go through the wilderness, it's easy to catch up with fever or allergy . When we have a doctor at our side , we will take the medicines with great faith in his diagonsis skills and rely heavily on it. Eventually we may get cured. But under certain cirumstances, when we get an incurable. In a similar way, God wants us to learn, to trust in Him , in all our ways - whether it be small or big.

This was the second reason for God to take the Israelites through the wilderness. Their faith was shattered and mended - it grew with time and learnt from God. Similarly whenever you face a tough time in our life , just say 'I trust in the Lord with all my heart, mind and soul'. He would love to hear us saying that and will not allow us to be tempted beyond which we can bear. The moment you raise your hand and heart in prayer, he will start fighting for you. Sometimes our situation may seem desperate and totally lost, but He will watch us closely and bless us till our cup overflows once we cross the temptation.

3.] The crux of the third point is , " God wants us to love Him , more than anything in this world." When I say this , most of us may get a feeling of ascetic and spartan life. The answer my friend is -- please think carefully. He wants us to lead a God-centered life rather than a world-centered life. It doesn't mean that we need to surrender all the good pleasures of this world for God's sake. When we live a God-centered life loving him alone and setting a limit for all the worldly things, he will give us all those things which we need. Its true and His mouth has said it,

"For your heavenly Father knows that you need ALL these things. ' But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.'" Matthew 6:32,33.

All these things include all that is good for us in this world. Once we focus on God and his righteousness, he will add all the worldly things which we need to our life. Entertainment, happiness, pleasure and other worldly needs are addressed by Him in our life.

Why did God love us? --- Tough question to be answered. Are we sinners , worthy of his unfailing love and mercies? The Answer is pretty simple. There is no reason for Him to love us and that makes God's love unique from Earthly love(sometimes confused with divine love in the case of laila-majna,romeo-juliet :-) ). He wants us to love Him the same way and most of the time we fail when he keeps a simple test. We would have prayed to him the other day thanking Him and singing how much you love Him.But when you fail in an exam or rejected in an interview after long hours of prayer , we start to mumble if not curse or question his existence :-) !!

I would like to end this long blog with a quote from Song of Solomon 8:5 ,
'Who is this coming up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved.'

When we truly understand God's love and trust in Him completely, we like the woman in the desert may come out of the wilderness(world) leaning on our beloved Saviour(Jesus).

Jai Praveen

The Light of the world

2008-10-13T09:15:00.000-07:00

Jesus said , " He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing for a time to rejoice in his light " in John 5:35

'He' here refers to John , the Baptist . In the present world, we always linger in darkness both in mind and heart. There are thousand ways by which we are distracted in our spiritual life. First we need to surrender ourselves to God's will , as John did. He was chosen to announce the coming of the Messiah. He was the sound in the wilderness. He ate nothing but grass-hoppers and honey. He submitted himself to the will of God. No, I don't ask you to eat grass-hoppers and cloth like John(he wore animal skin). We need to draw inspiration from his life.

Jesus , the Light of the world declares John as the lamp. A candle whose source was God with the fuel of the Holy Spirit. There are three things before the light starts to shine upon us :

1. We need to grieve for our short-comings, weaknesses and sins to the Lord. We are nothing but dust made to glorify God. We should acknowledge our creator for what He is. When the first light enters us, it shows us the way we are -- nothing less nothing more. All the dark secrets within us, so far are made to shone in the light which comes from God. For the first time in our life, God gives us a chance to realise ourselves who we are and where do we stand from God?

2. The second light comes and provides solace at our times of trouble. When we are able to see our own sins, the light shows us Jesus , our saviour who has already carried all our sins on the cross. We enjoy a father-children relationship with our creator. We are made heirs in Christ. Oh, what a privilege? There's always a person waiting to take our sins, if we confess. He has already removed our transgressions as far as the east is from the west. We need not condemn ourselves for our sins. What better can this get?

3. Once we have witnessed and cherished the first two lights, the third light is all about dis-integration of our self. We need to relieve ourselves from us. 'Me' and 'I' should change to 'You'(GOD). He is the source of everything. His hands made the heaven and the Earth. Once we have this wonderful feeling, we can let our light shine upon others.

This light will even expose other people's darkness and make them aware of their transgressions and sins.

This is an excerpt from a short message given by Pastor Joshua. The first time meeting with him happened at MIT Hostels. I was shocked to hear that he was visiting the hostels for the past 15 years! What a God-fearing man , he should be. Bless him Lord and Praise be to Lord forever. Amen

Jai Praveen.

Discouragement

2008-10-05T07:49:00.000-07:00

Discouragement is dangerous , started my church Pastor.Get rid of it , else it will even poison who are near you and multiply like a virus.It can kill you spiritually as well as literally. When the Israelites reached the boundaries of the promised land, which is just forty days journey from Egypt, they camped outside Canaan and sent twelve spies to espionage the land that the Lord had promised to them. Ten of the spies brought news that Canaan had abundance of riches,water and fruits , but the land was full of giants and , added that they looked like grass-hoppers before them. But the other two spies said that although there were giants, it was possible to conquer the land since it was assured to them by the Lord himself. What happened then?

The whole of Israel grew discouraged hearing the words of the ten spies , who uttered words of discouragement. They all started weeping and God became angry, since they have refused to believe in the covenant that God had made. What did he do ? He made them wander in the deserts for forty years(!) and favoured their children(next generation) to enter into Canaan - that was their punishment.

When we take a closer look at this incident, we come to know that the people faced words of encouragement (from the two spies) as well as discouragement(from the ten spies). Its natural on the part of human beings to incline on the side of peer pressure. The ten spies compared themselves with the Giants and, the Giants appeared BIGGER whereas the other two spies compared the Giants with GOD and the situation appeared a lot SMALLER. Oh ! What a beauty!
They believed in God's word and assurance.

Whenever we feel dejected or drained out of hope , we may start to question God . Does he really remembers me ? ; -) Has he forgotten me? Where is He? You may be lonely , or even would have prayed all the time seeking God's intervention and help. Sometimes silence kills more compared to thunder and lightning.

When God instructed Noah to make an ark and get into it , before the flood , he gladly heard His voice and did as God commanded. The rains came and washed away all the place on Earth and filled the valleys, and reached the apex of mountains. He stayed inside the Ark for 150 days ! An astonishing fact was that God did not speak to him during those 150 days -- there is no recorded conversation in the Bible. He would have been inside feeling lonely and oppressed under terrible fear of whats going to happen next. He would have been jolted back and forth by the roaring waves and the rough waters. He would have felt horrible like you and me , seemed to be forsaken by God. But something more wonderful happened before the flood.

Genesis 7:1 (King James Version) says that God stayed in the ark with him !!!!

"Then the Lord said to Noah , 'COME INTO the ark , you and all your household because I have seen you righteous before Me in this generation'."

Whenever we are faced with a situation, do not see how big the situation is ? We may appear smaller compared to the situation. But imagine how big our LORD is ! What a mighty God we serve! He's always there to protect us. Sometimes he prevents a danger from happening to us. Sometimes he lets the danger happen to us and reveals his protection in an unimaginable way making us think and trust in Him more.

We may get into a situation of morbid fear where we lose our senses. We won't be able to come to a decision. Suicide and condemnation seems simple compared to living. But then , you may think that no prayer or words of comfort can win you solace. Discouragement can lead to such things. Whenever somebody says that they are discouraged, rebuke them and let them know what a mighty God we serve!!!

Jai Praveen.

Chrisitans and the end of days..

2008-10-04T21:29:00.000-07:00

They will put you out of the synagogues ; yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service

John 16:2

This was written during the time Jesus lived and I am astound by the relevance with which it addresses the present situation

The massacre of christians is increasing world-wide and to everyone's attention , I can see it happening in my own country. Are the Christians safe here? When a nun being gang-raped and paraded naked in the streets , with the police serving as accomplice, makes me put forward such a question. What has happened to our "democracy" and "image of secularism"?

The end-time prophecies are getting fulfilled every day and the Chrisitians are already preparing a banquet to celebrate the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

Besides creating terror in the hearts of Christians in Orissa, Karnataka and parts of Tamilnadu, it has triggered Christian communities to pray fervently for the redemption of the lost flock in a never-before-way. To some of us, who are absorbed in a mechanical work-oriented life , it is just another story where people are killed and fighting in the name of God. We are all busy preparing for a life that will end shortly !

Where will I spend my eternity ?

II Corinthians 5 :1 says , "For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens ."

Everyone who believes in Christ , that he died for all our sins has already a place reserved in Heaven to spend after eternity. The beauties and glory of Heaven is beyond words and human understanding.

Paul says that in one or other way , every one on this earth has sinned and falls short of the Glory of God. It may be a petty lie, murder, lust,greed and you name it.

Scripture says , " As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions(sins) from us ." What a loving God we have ? He has removed all our sins by the crucifixion of His son.

John 3:16 says , " For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life ."

This is a promise and covenant made by God with the mankind. He wants us to accept all our sins, and sin no more! He is not cruel to condemn us for eternity just because we refused to hear his voice! He gives us chances and opportunities to get closer to him. We may be absorbed by the worldly desires and pleasures ignoring the word of God, yet he will come to help you when you call on His name! Blessed be His name forever. The Bible is not just another book in the shelf preaching moral ethics and disciplines to run our earthly life. Its something more than that -- A PROMISE -- A HOPE -- which every Christian cherishes as he waits upon the Lord to come and put an end to all the tears and sins.

Revelation 21: 4 says , "God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying.There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed way ."

Dear beloved in Christ , if you are reading this article , it means that God wanted to speak to you and reveal His purpose for you in your life. You may be lonely, oppressed, rejected, sick beyond cure and under demonic influence. Whatever it might be , ask the true God to reveal His ways for you. I pray to God that he may touch your life today and lead you to the eternal life giving waters. God bless you!

Jai Praveen.

Engineering and God

2008-09-16T06:22:00.000-07:00

My friends have already started questioning me whether I have become a sage(or in its process) ? My humble answer is No, I have just started to realise my Creator. Sometimes my parents are also disturbed by the fact that I spend too much of time in religious activities, which in turn may disturb my daily chores and studies! Well this argument seems fair and just to a confused mind.

I have confused my daily chores with my spiritual explorations, sometimes getting too absorbed in scriptures that I end up looking half-foolish with incomplete assignments, records and study-oriented activities.

I have questioned myself and wanted to know whether I was in the right path.Then I met my friend who also had similar difficulties.Thank God! I found one for company. While cherishing this new found similarity, I had my normal life running between college and my house(@ Radha nagar). I used to listen to some classes and dump others -- this is the place where I experienced my free will, at its extremes. Sometimes out of empathy(or sympathy :-)) for the living creature standing before me and trying to squeeze information into my dunter head, I force myself into a listening state(engg.students know how hard it is to stay focussed for more than two mins! - ask them). Sometimes I felt like it was my duty and passion to study.Its not Jai Praveen's instincts(good) or some mystical forces.I sorted it out , its partially because of the motivating words and lectures of wisdom which mocks at our Engineering standards(MIT).Thanks to those wonderful persons.

Now that I have introduced the first word of my topic "Engineering" , let me dive into my favourite word "God". I suddenly had this thought in my Optical Communication class(most part of my good brain works during Prof.Ganesh Madan's class).

I , earlier said that it was my nature to confuse Science with religion. Some end up boasting evolution and its (ultra-extra ordinary)orderly behaviour in the formation of Earth and the living beings.Sadly they simply ignore the concept of soul and even the Second Law of Thermodynamics(read it for yourself from Wiki).

Romans 1: 20 says, "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and God head,so that they are without excuse."

This was written by Paul to address the non-believers who do not have any idea about God at all.

Ha Haaa! Here I got the point revealed. Looking at things around us, we can easily recognise/acknowledge the existence of God. We are studying for thousands of years,the Omniscient Creator's work , in different branches of studies ranging from Mathematics, Physics, Geography, Chemistry etc., This holds the key to bridge the relationship between Science and Religion.I am happy that my Master gave me the key very soon.

Notice: Subject to update without further notification :-)

Jai Praveen.

GRE and its consequences

2008-09-11T10:12:00.001-07:00

I prayed a lot before taking the GRE second time.Unfortunately I did not prepare as well as I prayed ! God did not answer me.My higher studies dreams were a little shattered when I looked into my GRE score on the computer screen at Prometric.Neither could I swallow nor could I vomit.I decided to turn my face away from God for the next few days, the reason being --he failed to respond to my prayers.

When I was in this depressed state, I easily forgot what all I have prayed and asked him.Just then I realised that he had answered some of my prayers.I had previously prayed for a nice heart to accept will and never ever turn away from him.It so happened in the next two days.

After two days of persistent bad mood - somehow I slipped silently into my normal state.God again created the opportunity to speak to Bro.Regis. He made me understand how God gave me chances to get the REAL flavour of life.We cannot get everything we desire.He has a set of plans carefully drafted to fulfil his purpose through me.No one can change it or deny it.

He asked me to meditate on Proverbs 3:5,6,7

"5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart.Never rely on what you think you know.
6 Remember the Lord in everything you do and he will show you the right way. 7 Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you really are "

I remember a song which one of my school teacher(James Sir) taught me while I was in my twelfth standard.

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart ,
and lean not unto they own understanding,
Acknowledge him in all his ways,
And he shall direct your path". This song is sung with a very fast pace and it proves how involuntary it should become of us to grab him, as soon as we lose our peace of mind.

He also asked me to read Matthew 6:33 : "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all these things shall be added unto you ."

This instilled in me a sense of divine wisdom and I had a smile(like a child knowing its father) on my face while drafting this blog.

He advised to stop requesting worldly things and pray for the gifts of God!(quite tough to do but lets see what happens in the future).

He advised me not to go behind worldly pleasures.Our eyes must be set and focused on hearing God's word and acting according to his will.

I had a heavenly peace descending upon me after hearing his message via phone.Each time he speaks with me, I can feel the unseen creator speaking through him.It is as though like a wind which cannot be seen but can be felt.I feel in my spirit that I am in the right path with Jesus as my light in my dark days of trouble as well as my a Good shepherd by my side in my merry days.

Professor Ganesh Madan said..

2008-09-11T05:31:00.000-07:00

As usual he entered the class with all his slides and motivating thoughts.He was disheartened by the lack of interest in the subject - one could easily guess it from his face.I will write those things that came from his mouth in first person, "If you can write that you do not require this course with a majority of students signing it, the course can be easily removed from your curriculum.It will do more good than you expect.I will be relieved and will have a lesser burden.But also remember, when you do the same for all the subjects you dislike, you will have nothing left and tangible to differentiate between your course and IT. I do not know for what reason you all took ECE.If it was by chance or some parental pressure, you can always reconsider your decision as you are all final years.I will give you all attendance and those who are interested alone can come to my class.Rest will be permitted to write the final exam, irrespective of their attendance. Government spends 5 lakhs to each and every student who graduates out of the college.Had you used your opportunity wisely , some other hard working student who has a real passion for Electronics(even with lesser cut-off ) would have benefited out of it.Please don't advise your juniors(in 12th) and relatives to take up ECE, just because it is considered a hot stream ! People will have to suffer, and ultimately deviate during the years.There is also no sincere effort from the student side to understand a complex subject.It takes some pain to understand the stuff behind the real picture." He finally had a meeting with the HCL guys and left the class.He promised to show us some animation and we are not sure whether we will get that opportunity.

Two people in our department openly and frankly to students expressing their deepest regrets to the present situation of the Electronics Students : Prof.Ganesh Madan and Prof.Kannan. They are extremely talented and MIT must make the most use of them.Sadly, the opposite thing happens! I will share Prof.Kannan's innovative talks to motivate us later in this blog.

Jai Praveen.

Black-out and its impact on my life!

2008-09-03T07:21:00.000-07:00

While many troubled souls speak about the power cuts and the practical difficulties associated with it, I would love to write my thoughts about it with a different perspective – the good things which the scheduled power cuts have brought with it ; especially for those at homes during the black-outs .

Reader Attention: Don’t mistake me for a grisly character of misanthropist with an aura of cynicism – I may sound so easily, with the following simple & humble () reasonings.

During power cuts, we are mostly detached from the advancements of human technology , which has made our survival dependent on some energy resource. When a black-out occurs,we are carried away to a dark age , void of light and unwanted noise(caused by machines and 24*7 TV running in our house) – forget emergency lights for my Blog’s sake :) .

We are forced as well as given an opportunity to sit back and enjoy the nature and praise the Intelligent Creator(Jesus Christ, in my case) behind it. Since the power-cuts are scheduled for a day, we not only prepare our daily chores in advance, but also our mind mentally even in the case of whiling away our time.Physically speaking, we sweat a lot and that helps to maintain the proportion of toxic substances in our body. I think we now have enough reasons to say a “Big thanks” to our EB department who have STARTED WORKING with a great vision to make us strong both physically(use our eyes during the darkness) as well as mentally.

Looking at the dark side, the power-cuts are really a pain in the ass for small industries and students. Alas , to the poor planning and blaming of one authority over another.

I spend time reading books(non-academics, of course!) and staring at stars lying flat on our house terrace.I have not done it in years although I would die to do them! ‘EB’ has finally re-kindled the child in me.Wow ! what a feeling it is to take some time in my busy work schedule(includes watching movies, chit-chatting, sleeping ; courtesy:youth, college student) to sit(lie) down and stare at everything, other than computer screens, table cluttered with gadgets and what not!

Other things which I do includes playing FIFA in my new HP laptop gifted by Jesus through my Chithhapa -- giving freely , some drops of my blood to every little mosquito(only fellows with happy faces during the black-outs) buzzing around me .(Karuna parambarai!!).

I look forward gladly for a future, where I can sit idly without any disturbances and temptations to distract my mind and thoughts,still drafting my success story in some corner of the Earth devoid of current and light. Will it happen or is it another page in my book of fantasy? I have more to talk about living and fantasy(my idea of living as projected by my imagination).I will put them later when I fall in proper resonance with my mind again.

Jai Praveen.

God's infinite love and righteousness

2008-08-18T07:12:00.000-07:00

Infinite love of Jesus – Secrets of Bible I :

Sermon by Pastor Regis and its short compilation(August 15^th):

I have never ever seen a love as pure and unfathomable as Jesus Christ’s!!

I have attended many sermons and prayers and I never knew why Jesus died on the cross? The day he(Pastor) revealed the truth, I felt how horrible and pathetic it is, to sin against the Holy One of Israel! Pastor Regis said that he asked the question to himself and prayed with tears at the feet of Jesus and he got the answer finally.

Here goes the TRUTH :

The first creation of God(Adam and eve) sinned against him by eating from the ‘Tree of fruit and knowledge’ in Eden. We are also told that Eve was tempted by a serpent to eat from the ‘Forbidden Tree’.

What is that serpent? Where did it come from ?

Well it’s a Biblical secret available only for people in union with God. However Ezekiel chapter 28 speaks of the prophecy against King Tyre(?). Notice carefully and you can see the words ‘Eden’, ‘Angel’ and so on. Read it for yourself.

Now Adam and Eve have sinned and it’s time to come under God’s curse. God had previously said that they will die for sure if they eat from the “Tree of fruit and knowledge”. Did they die as soon as they ate them?

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Before explaining this , let me put forward an analogy for a better understanding:

A day will come when all the old people will have to pass away. Their bodies will lay speechless and motionless! It’s a kind of permanent separation and we don’t expect them to speak again. This is a permanent separation and we call it ‘Death’ in other words.

What if a relative of ours leave to foreign for his career/education?

It’s a kind of temporary separation and it is not called as death.

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Now coming back, God said that Adam and Eve will die if they eat from the “Tree of fruit and knowledge”. They were finally cast away from Eden so that they may NEVER come back. What do we call this separation?

The obvious answer is ‘Permanent seperation’ and we have equated it to death already and thus God’s word is fulfilled. Did God stop with this ? NO.

Genesis 3:24

I have put up verses from a Tamil Bible for better comprehension and wordings.

‘Jeeva virutcham’ is Forbidden tree, ‘F‘Pattayam’ is a sword , ‘sudarolli pattayam’ is burning sword, ‘kerubeankal’ is Angels.

So whoever dies will go into a bottomless pit and never ever enter into Eden again!! If at all they try, they will be struck by the burning sword. What happened then? God so loved the world that he did not want this to happen anymore and wanted to redeem them(us) from the pit. It is for this reason, Jesus Christ was sent to redeem the sinners.

Read Mat 26:31

Did you notice something odd here? It is said that Maipanai vettuvaen? Was Jesus cut or crucified? He was crucified on the cross for all our sins and bought Salvation for all of us!! Why is it ‘vettuvaen’ ?Read Zec 13:7

This was written in the Old testament times and you can see the TRUTH for yourself.Jesus was the Lamb of God(Maipan) who was struck by the burning sword at the Eden to make way for all of us(for all our sins).He bought us salvation this way for : Sins which we have done, we do and which we will do in the future.I cannot describe in words how righteous and loving our Sovereign Lord is! His infinite selfless love !

John 3:16

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”

Meditate on these verses for a while to understand God’s love.The God who made the Burning sword himself, righteously sent his only Son to suffer and die for us on it.

Pastor Regis meeting and introduction

2008-08-18T07:11:00.001-07:00

Pastor Regis meeting and introduction:

Praise be to Lord. Whatever happens , happens according to his will.While I was having fun in my hometown(Tuticorin), I had this opportunity to listen to Pastor Regis counseling and prayer. He was a man of authority ! He was humble and had many gifts of the Holy Spirit : driving out evil spirits, preaching the word of God and so on. I asked him certain Biblical questions which I considered trivial . After briefly narrating about his early days and how God found him stories, he started to ask certain basic questions. He understood that we needed guidance. He appreciated me for my desire to know about God and explained the significance of knowing(or craving to know) the Holy Bible and God’s word.

What is the need to read Bible first?

This is a very important question to be answered!
We need to understand who God is and how glorified he is?

Read Isaiah 1:2-3

2 The Lord said, “ Earth and sky, listen to what I am saying! The Children I brought up have rebelled against me. 3 Cattle know who owns them, and donkeys know where their masters feed them. But that is more than my people Israel know. They don’t understand at all.”

Read John 17:3

And eternal life means knowing you, the only true God and knowing Jesus Christ whom you sent.

Read Hosea 6:6

“I want your constant love, not your animal sacrifices. I would rather have my people know me than burning offerings to me.”

says the Sovereign Lord.

Read II Peter 3:18

“But continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.To him be the glory, now and forever ! Amen.”

I wish I learn a lot through him and other spiritual members of my family.

Jai Praveen

Corollary for sin

2008-08-09T20:13:00.000-07:00

Is sin a concept we have moved beyond in our culture as we have learned to psychologize all our actions and attitudes so that we are not really responsible for our own selves?

To Read more about it : Visit Dr.Brad Munroe's page

Jai Praveen

Q & A : Any problems/depressions?

2008-08-08T19:03:00.000-07:00

Check this site for any problems :

Living Bold

These are a compilation of sermons made by Rev.Dr.Brad Munroe and I found them interesting as it related Bible with present day scenarios :

Sermons by Dr.Brad Munroe

Jai Praveen

Assessment vaaram(week)

2008-08-07T07:16:00.000-07:00

The first assessment of my final year begins with this subject called Wireless Communication.Very interesting subject - many people are doing their final year project in the networks domain - they may find it interesting not I.Well just joking. I don't hate or like any particular subject.
I opened my book which I borrowed from Spectrum Book bank yesterday(It's a xerox). My mind is cluttered and not in a state to accept information flow.Thank God, I have my exam only at 11'0 clock tomorrow morning.I may wake up early and try to squeeze in some information for the sake of filling the paper.The reason for writing this blog is to get rid of this guilt feeling of being very care free. Besides I am also not able to concentrate on anything else.This happens occasionally and I get into this blues as often as we have full moons(nice analogy hehe!). It takes some time to recoil and return to normal state.. but till then I will not know what I will be doing (Right now, I am blogging).

Virtual Split
Samuel Eto'

My Career Dreams

2008-08-06T08:46:00.000-07:00

Basically I lost my interest in Electronics due to lack of motivation and deviation in the first two years.Although I had a good set of friends, I was not intelligent enough to explore the world of electronics.But by Jehovah's(God's) grace as usual, I got introduced to what is called Image processing by my IT classmate Raghavan.I had this unusual habit of creating visuals and patterns in Adobe Photoshop right from my childhood.I always wanted to create something new and which others have not tried before. I have observed that I do things better when I am interested(like all,may be a cliche!). Transistors or diodes did not attract me much as compared to Image Processing. The difference as I noted is that I did not channelise my efforts in learning about the practical side in electronics. But when I started to juggle with images, I had some idea and got my hands into it whenever possible with this amazing tool called MATLAB.Probably I owe it to the easy user interface and the lack of tutorial stuff available.I consumed a lot of online courseware getting help from technical experts in forums.

I realised one fine morning that I had to start with my final year classes.It all came so soon that it took some weeks to realise(hyperbole).I did not have a second thought in choosing my domain for my Masters.

But I tried to ask questions like : What is your career ambition? What are your long term goals ?

To my surprise my mind(or heart) was not able to answer it. Rather it took a complacent view of the world with my increasing spiritual desires. I haven't understood myself clearly! (phew!) Ramblings of a spoilt brat!! But my family and relatives were always there to guide me.

Musings about my future career:

Basically I am a moody person. I don't love to do the same thing again and again.I wanted an environment where I can interact with Biologists, Chemists, Nature Scientists and what not? I wanted to help them with my engineering prowess(which I am yet to develop).Only for this reason, I detest software jobs, I don't like to code with the same C Lang or D Lang.

Classes dull your mind.There's no chance of authentic creativity

--John Nash, A Beautiful Mind.

The day I have a choice to choose between solving an engineering problem and taking a beautiful girl for a ride -- And I can boast on the day about my engg.passion when I choose the former option(geez-criticisms not welcome)

Jai Praveen

The Last Lecture

2008-07-31T23:06:00.000-07:00

Every Christian's dream is to be in the Kingdom of God.Well in case I make it to that great great place, I have a whole list of people to see.It starts with Moses, Abraham, Isaiah, Elijah, John the Baptist, and ... Randy Pausch.Yes, he is an Computer Science professor who died recently because of pancreatic cancer.The lecture which he gave at the verge of his terminal-illness inspired thousands. He lived as a role-model and spoke with authority on money, relationship and love.This man seemed so confident on his philosophies and unlike others he lived upto what he preached.He left behind three children and an ailing wife.

His lecture on : Achieving childhood dreams has been a hit among the youtube users and it seems 5 million people have watched it so far.It is all about life and what to get out of it.

Randy Pausch's last lecture at Carnegie mellon university on Sept,2007

This video shows his surprise visit to the graduation ceremony in May'08

The Professor I like..

2008-07-31T07:18:00.000-07:00

Imagine yourself sitting in Satyam with popcorn at your left and a girl at your right! I bet you can get this feeling in Prof.Ganesh Madan's class.To put it the better way, his classes are intellectually stimulating ; not to mention his witty sense of humour.
He is an impromptu speaker - you name it - bessel function - optical communication - maxwells equation or even better... a sleeping student.He stuns you with interesting anecdotes and witty sentences to explain complex phenomena.He has the capability to rise the dead back to life with his lectures. :)
I can't still figure out how he learnt so much in this short span of academecia - upto date in his field and technology.The way he guides students amidst his administrative work(over)load simply puts one on their heels.He offered an elective last semester "Opto electronics" and I now realise that I am one of the less fortunate for having missed his classes.But still by God's grace, he's handling Optical Communication for us.Some of his views which he shared in class:

He expects us to know the limits of a function and have some idea about the solution about the problem we are working at.He often narrates about a student who arrived at an answer of 10^6 Ampere for an 10V circuit.
The Bottom-up pyramid : if the foundation is not strong, it means the pyramid was built the other way - it was very obvious - The Abdul "Kalam" days are all gone and its now "Kalm" days for MIT - its true! its true!.
The mathematical assumptions of infinity for solving numerical problems.He often comments on it and says that they are for our understanding.

More to come.I have just attended 7-8 classes and he has left an lasting impression in my heart.Though I don't understand much of the stuff which he talks about, I take that on myself for having a inverted-pyramid structure.I know I can reconstruct - geeez!!

Its raining movies! - Watch Freedom Writers

2008-07-27T00:26:00.000-07:00

I refrained from watching movies sometime for now.Thanks to programs which run for hours and my room mate who left to his home town - I had a spare computer to watch movies besides my computer crunching numbers at the other end.Bravo ! I watched three movies together back to back ; one of them inspired me very much - Freedom Writers.The other two movies are Kungfu Panda and Forbidden Kingdom.They both deserve an applause for the "special special" effects and -- thanks to Kungfu(Master Oogway hehe).

Freedom Writers(2007) starring Hillary Swanks is a movie based on "The Freedom Writer's Diary" by Erin Gruewell(American teacher) and her class students.This movie is based on the gang wars and racism thats holding America(and other countries) by its neck.It is a must watch movie and I wish I had someone like Erin Gruewell(as a teacher!!).

Bottomline: Please watch it.Its worth spending two hours!

Secrets of Heaven

2008-07-20T09:41:00.000-07:00

I will start off with the verse of this week's(20.07.08) Yabes:

Matthew 16:19
19 I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of heaven; what you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and what you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.

If God can give us the key to heaven -- we can say that the door to Heaven has a lock.The keys referred here are the power and authority given to those who pray fervently.Elijah(old testament prophet) prayed and he opened the sky to shower rain.What are the power and authority which God has promised us? Well its secret - its upto us to pray and get to know about them directly from Him.Some of the following are God's gift through the Holy Spirit to multitudes:

Gift of tongues
Gift of driving out demons
Performing miracles
Healing the sick and countless others

Pastor Teju quoted three essential qualities which one should possess before one gets access to the authority or Gifts of God:

1.Spirit of Christ:

It refers to the attitude one should possess.Once John and James accompanied Jesus to a village where Samaritans lived.The people resisted Jesus by not allowing him into their town.Suddenly James and John grew angry and wanted to burn the village with the fire from heaven.But Jesus had all the authority one can imagine of.But he never wanted it.He asked John and James whether they wanted this in the right spirit ? Jesus was tortured, battered and insulted but he never cursed anyone for all their misdeeds against him.Instead he prayed to God even before his death to forgive all those who sinned against him.Such is his great Spirit.

2.Mind of Christ:

This speaks about the sufferings which he underwent.He found pleasure in doing God's(Fathers) will.Readiness to suffer for the sake of God is discussed here:

Mark 4:35-37

35 On the evening of that same day Jesus said to his disciples, "Let us go across to the other side of the lake." ... 37 Suddenly a strong wind blew up, and the winds began to spill over into the boat, so that it was about to fill with water. 38 Jesus was in the back of the boat, sleeping with hsi head on a pillow. The disciples woke him up and said, "Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?"
39 Jesus stood up and commanded the wind, "Be Quiet!" and he said to the waves, "Be still!" The wind died down, and there was a great calm. 40 Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Why are you frightened? Have you still have no faith?"
41 But they were terribly afraid and said to one another, "Who is this man? Even the wind and the waves obey him!"

Then Mark 5 says that Jesus healed a man who was possessed with demons and returned to his place.

The crux of this scripture is that Jesus obeyed God's will to sail across river to heal a man off-shore.He could have stayed in his usual place preaching and building the faith of thousands of people.Instead he did what pleased his Father.God will have a different plan and his plans cannot be understood.This point is stressed in Matthew 7:21-23 (Click to see it)

and the last point is

3.Character of Christ:

These were few topics discussed by Pastor Teju in this week's worship.
It happens at The Pentecostal Mission at Tambaram.

Isaiah 41: 14-16 -- These verses needs a great depth of understanding

2008-07-14T02:20:00.000-07:00

The LORD says,

"14 Small and weak as you are, Israel, don't be afraid; I will help you.I, the holy God of Israel, am the one who saves you.15 I will make you a threshing-board, with spikes that are new and sharp.You will thresh mountains and destroy them; hills will crumble into dust. 16 You will toss them in the air; the wind will carry them off, and they will be scattered by the storm. Then you will be happy because I am your God; you will praise me, the Holy God of Israel."

The interpretation of the God's words by Pastor Teju was outstanding.He described the mountains as the shortcomings of this world.He started with worldliness, lust, gossip and had a list which ran into pages.He discussed a select few elaborately and gave interesting anecdotes as usual.

The point here is that the Lord not only gives us the threshing-board(an instrument to crush stones) but also bless it with new and sharp spikes.It implies how the Lord will pour his Holy spirit to those who ask him; the mountains mentioned here are the devils/satanic temptations in the world.After crushing them into powder, he will give the power to toss them in the air.Hallelujah!!

These were the verses meditated on our Sunday Worship 'Yabes.'

Fear and Love

2008-07-06T06:49:00.000-07:00

This is the day which I have been waiting for.My friend took me to a place of worship at Tambaram.The atmosphere was so alive and filled with the grace of God.I had the opportunity to listen to a sermon given by that church Pastor.It was all about Fear and Love.

The bottomline is Love overcomes Fear , but how and when?

'Fear' , I am talking about is fear to spread God's word.To make the world know about the man who died for all our sins , two thousand years ago! The Pastor narrated several anecdotes to explain how 'Love overcomes Fear?'.I have compiled some of the verses recited by him from the Bible.

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

These words must ring in our ears forever.We should instill fear in fear itself because we are all servants of the only Holy God of Jacob.Nothing can shake us.Let us see what Bible says about the weapon carried by the army of Christ.

Hebrews 4:12
The spoken Word of God is like a living, powerful sword in our mouths.

This verse can help us cement our faith in Christ :

Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?

The Lord cares for us and see how he expresses it :

Matthew 10:29-31

"Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows."

There are several quotations to understand that 'Perfect Love(for God) casts out fear'.We become oblivious of whats happening around and turn our ears to Christ alone.

Certain links which are worth a read:
http://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-fear.html
http://christianity.about.com/od/prayersverses/qt/couragebiblever.htm
http://www.hem-of-his-garment-bible-study.org/controlling-emotions.html
http://www.allaboutlifechallenges.org/overcoming-fear-faq.htm

Apathy - Do humans still have the feelings and rational they boast of?

2008-06-27T19:48:00.000-07:00

The Railway platform, tea shops , mechanic shops and above all the world have one thing in common -- Poverty ! Little children toiling for petty wages.
In this busy world, when someone asks for arms, less do we care for them.

Have we ever thought how futile and despicable their lives would be ? Don't we have a role in uplifting the quality of their life ? God has blessed us with good health and wealth not to keep and enjoy for ourselves but to share and make others happy.

You need not be like Bill Gates donating millions to an AIDS foundation.You can do that right from your pocket savings. I am happy to be an MITian (only)in this case since a lot of social welfare activities takes place. Think how pleasant it would be if every one who passes out of the college with a job/dream job supports a child in his/her educational activities?

The ailing children and society needs someone badly to render a helping hand.Why not be the redeemer yourself?

Its raining cats and dogs in my forest

2008-02-09T10:44:00.000-08:00

I translated a tamil sentence literally.. Peripaetia , the sudden change of fortune or one's fate.I deem this semester as an eye opener for myself and my future life/career.I have gone through several agonising periods for the past two years in my college life.Still some 12-14 months remaining.I have heard people saying we have to wait patiently and pray steadfastly ro G-d since when His good time comes, we vanishes our troubles like mist and stands by our side in all our endeavour.He gives us courage which we would have never experienced in a mysterious way which we ourselves can't acknowledge.Once He showers like blessings, it just like an bolt from the sky.Everyone around us will know about it.It rains cats and dogs! Thats what I mean by the title :-)

Radio to computer interface

2008-01-26T12:28:00.000-08:00

Imagine a computer that has an antenna and able to detect FM wave on its own.And then using its own Pentium processor to process the signals and provide a graphical interface like a lollipop to the user.You can store,record and even make an adaptive noise removal techniques based on the input.Geez, its too much for now.. I have other work to do before talking about things which I am not going to look after again(probably)... :-)

India Vs Russia - Information Technology

2008-01-18T16:47:00.000-08:00

Its been a while I sent my last post.I came across an article on The Hindu page no.13 on the topic
"IT oppurtunities and Challenges in Russia" which triggered this post.

A country which started its IT firm inspired by Bangalore's "Silicon Valley" is all set to overtake us in the next decade.What is the impetus behind this behemoth growth? Russian Engineers generally spend five to six years before taking up their career.Moreover they are specialists in their own fields(Maths,Physics,Chemistry) besides equipping themselves with hardcore programming skills.I have come across an Russian Mechanical Engineering student Petr who stayed first in TopCoder Programming contests for a commendable period(even now he won't be far from the top 5 slot).I felt something strange and odd on what was happening. :-) .Now I understand after all!

President of Intel Russia said that the Russians are the best in tackling complex problems."The policy we have at Intel is simple",he said in an interview "If we can,we commit difficult problems to the US engg.If the task is very labour-intensive ,we assign it to Indian specialists.If the problem cannot be solved we offer it to Russians".A statement worth byhearting.

This point by Deutsche Bank's Daniel Marovitz vividly portrays the difference between Indian and Russian Programmers."In India , people want to say 'yes' to please and to follow instructions.That can create problem sometimes.In Russia people aren't afraid to tell you that you have a silly idea that makes no sense whatsoever.But thats what you need".
Though our Indian programmers are good at solving complex problems, it is the willingness to take risk that we lack."Job Security" is the ultimate goal of every Engineer who graduates every year( invariably), except for a few rare exceptions.This has hindered us from producing high end products.How long can we serve as someone's pleaser programming what they need(outsourcing)? We need to set a standard for ourselves in the IT market.What we need is not a big "Microsoft" in India rather the efforts put by Bill Gates before starting Microsoft.For the heavy IT workforce we have in India , have we produced anything superior or atleast something in par with top notch products? Its high time Indian IT companies take a closer look at the Global market.(Vladimir Praveen :-) ).

Recently seen movies and their comments(brief)

2008-01-13T04:44:00.000-08:00

Kingdom of heaven starring Orlando Bloom(2005) - 8.6/10

Directed by Ridley scott(Gladiator,Black Hawk Down) and written by William Manohan - starring big names in Hollywood like Bloom,Eva Green,Liam Neeson.Feast for historical movie lovers(Its a fiction anyway :-|)! The war to capture the holy city Jerusalem - Who is Saladin ? Get to know historical answers from this movie

Forrest Gump(1994) - 8.4/10

Directed by Robert Zemeckis based on a novel by Winston Groom."Tom Hanks rocks" - Its still an understatement :-) . Won Oscar award for best acting , best direction and many more..Rated in the top 10 by imdb.com

Shawshank redemption - 9/10

Rated the best movie next only to God father by imdb.com.The movie stars Tim Robbins as Andy Dufrne and Morgan Freeman as Redding.The story happens in the milieu of the Shawshank prison located at maines.The dialogues are a class apart , sparing the narrations by Morgan Freeman which are extra ordinary.Directed by Frank Darabont based on a novel by Stephen King.

Schindler's list(2.1/4) - 8.9/10

This is based on a real story which happened during World War II in Germany.It was the time when Hitler massacred countless Jews.Oscar Schindler , a german industrialist started a company and rescued the lives of some 1100 Jews.Directed by Steven Spielberg starring Liam Neeson.I haven't seen the full movie and wish to see it soon.

Sea Change

2007-12-22T10:13:00.000-08:00

I saw "Kaloori" by Sakthivel who directed Kathal - a romantic tragedy.This one seems like its sequel.Its too early to mark it as such.Produced by Shankar again , amidst high expectations , the movie has lived upto its name till the end except for the climax.The directors benchmark has distorted the sweet castles built up in the film.When people see films , some relate their past experiences with the scenes as they roll out.I even smiled unconscionably recalling the greatest moments I had with my friends.Yup , everything in the movie happens with a theme of friendship in the Background.The new faces Akil, Kalai selvi(in the film ) , the two "guys" and the rest of the crew have lived upto their given characters.The film gurantees a bright future for them.But we have to remind ourselves that our Tamil Cinema Industry is unpredictable as it was always.Lets leave that part to God to bring them up.
The camera works and art settings professional though , lacks certain essential elements of the modern era.Director Sakthivel is almost flawless.But we must prepare ourselves to bear the excruciating pain inflicted by his "romantic tragedy" climax.It suitably suggests that the Director has desperately eyed for some "award".I would give a 8.75/10 for this coveted movie.Joshua Sridhar has once again ignited our minds with this ebullient music.It invigorates our soul and transcends them to a new world to enjoy our youthful days(I mean in imagination :-) ).The momentum generated in the second part will definitely win accolades for the Director and the Film Crew.Tammana Bhatia deserves special mention because of her coquettish smile and charming look.(Love at first sight !).

GRE

2007-12-20T02:49:00.000-08:00

Seen many cars but nothing is as conspicuous as Audi R8.The diaphanous gown worn by the made her conspicuous at workplace.
gestalt phenomenon - a tricky word used to denote sth which is unified as a whole and difficult to obtain by the summation of its components.Where the fish do they use the word?
When we refer to a group of people , their ideas or their qualities , a word called "constellation" comes handy. eg.The constellation of qualities she inherited made her the right pick for the job.
I surmised that he committed this murder from the look on his face! surmised - suppose , guess.
How will you denote the seperation of solid and liquid - its curdling.Figuratively a blood-curdling experience denotes a really frightening one!
When two roads meet , we call it a junction.When two rivers meet , its called confluence.Can be used figuratively also.St.George Memorial is at the confluence of Missisipi and Ganges.
People who are not cultured are said to be with philistine attitudes.They lack interest or do not understand art,literature and music.
Epicurean is an extremist who is devoted to pleasure in any form.
comatose due to lack of sleep - got it? lethargic,torpid,tardy
When you are calm and cool , you are said to be nonchalant.Excessive dose infuraites the people besides you.. His nonchalant behaviour infuriated him.
hetergenous mixture of something..how do you call it? commingle :-) His books are a commingle of sarcasm and jokes.
Tantamount t0-equivalent to sth(bad esp.,) His resignation would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.

GRE

2007-12-18T08:01:00.000-08:00

Otherwords used to mean country brute are yokel,groundling,lumpkin,canaille,Hoi Polloi.
If you want to curse someone use these words - imprecation,interdiction(stop someone from moving to a different place),malediction,anathema.
If you argue or in a mood for a duel , you are belligerent,bellicose,pugnacious,jingoist
If you commit a crime in India , Australian government cannot try you legally, because there's something called purlieu.
If you don't care or mind what's happening - you are said to be fussy
You are squeamish when you faint on seeing blood.
If you are interested in your dress/style, yor are foppish as well as finicky.
Politics is more like floating on a piece of iceberg in the artic, no one will know when you will plummet. Quagmire , morass , bog,fen,slough - wet land.
If you are caught red handed copying in an exam hall, you are into predicament.
Love for books - Nerd ; Love for sad and unpleasant things - morbid

Movie Freak

2007-12-16T06:24:00.000-08:00

I love watching movies for arts sake.Nothing can beat English movies(not all)when it comes to that part.I recently downloaded and watched The Shawshank Redemption,Schlinder's list,Forrest Gump and Little Miss Sunshine.Basically one needs to prepare himself to face any kind of climax unlike the Tamil movies which usually have a "comical supernatural" ends at the climax.
The most striking feature of academy award winning movies does not stop with the whooping budgets but with the amount of hardwork and intelligence spilled into it.Though illegal as described by some narrow minded chauvinists , I use Mu(spell it using your nose - its greek!)TORRENT for my downloads.I am grateful to Dataone for turning me into an nocturnal like my roomie to trigger my downloads at 2:00am - I am not sure whethers it early morning or late midnight :-) .I will check with BSNL customer care and let you know.(first I will have to check whether they have a customer care!!!).I think the deviation ratio is 0.7 now.ok..
The quintessence of movies is to delight the viewers and entertain them.Most of the movies do this part correctly.There are some movies which go a step ahead to do the impossible - to make us think.

Movie reviews :

Forrest Gump :
An adaptation of the book written by Winston Groom by Robert Zemeckis(Director) with Tom Hanks playing the protagonist.This movie revolves around Forrest Gump , a man with IQ of 75.The course of his life with his heart breaking childhood friend Jenny who often leaves him giving the silly reason of chasing her so called "Dreams of becoming POP star". Rate - 8/10 . To know more about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Gump_%28film%29

GRE

2007-12-11T18:34:00.000-08:00

Same patois will be spoken differently by different people.Gradually they evolve into dialects. Lingua - tongue(L) .Therefor Lingo-language.I have a book named "MAMA book" by Prof.DEJ. I am too indolent to use a hardcover Oxford.So I use a Oxford Advanced Learners compass(computer).It contains most of the words except a few for which I use www.dictionary.com eg.creole(in a context) - refers to rudimentary form of language. Also PIDGIN- basic communicative language used between two different language people.
This word is very famous among Political circle.Pasquin? Attack against political rival. syn:Lampoon
Ever been to RTO office or caught by a Traffic Inspector , then you are a victim of malfeasance.They are far worse than traitors who bilk your money.They are nimble enough to do it in public places.Beware of con man who peculate money in the name of finances.Polladhavan film's theme is based on purloinry by the Villain.Embezzlement is a form of cheating in the name of "trust". syn: defalcation,misappropriation,malversation
What bothers Ravi Shashthri,Ganguly and the Indian Cricket fans? The Climate! If its not lucid/pellucid , everyone returns to their work. ant:murky,nebulous
Every CS/IT guys in our college have a propensity to code programs.I hope I have a propensity to exaggerate! propensity - inclination. syn:proclivity.Some have a predilection for food and sleep like my room mate. predilection- likeness,preference . I have a penchant for red wine.
casuistry - a way of solving moral and legal problems cleverly but with falsehood.
The time to fall asleep is less during somniferous lectures .Quite contrasting to our night life.The guy next to us knows when we start squiggling :-) squiggling - handwriting written carelessly.
Feeling of nostalgia is a common thing among sea wanderers.They have qualms of homesickness ;qualms - the propriety or rightness of a feeling of course of action.
Compunction - feeling guilty when doing sth.We generally feel no compunction when bunking classes.
Perdition - punishment even after death.Osama and his counterparts have already booked tickets for their perdition ceremony.syn:limbo,stygian(very dark),hades(land of dead)
I have brother named Pratap who is a globetrotting journalist.Peregrination - long journey often slow.I would love to be a peripatetic(working by moving from place to place) Engineer.

Eight day stint comes to an end

2007-12-11T18:23:00.000-08:00

I am a movie fanatic,also choosy.A friend of mine(Srivathsan) told me about www.imdb.com - Internet movie database which rates the past and present movies on a 10 scale.After doing a little research , I downloaded Little Miss Sunshine(2006) and The Shawshank Redemption(old) - after a eight day stint from Dec.5th.Finally Mission accomplished.When it comes to downloading from torrents , I would recommend Azureus(Java client).I used Vuze Entertainment powered by Azureus 3.0.4.0.It is an open source software(my ubuntu version crashed unexpectedly due to java runtime problems).The application is handy and well suited for a first time user.Remember to configure your port address to 6881 for faster download rates(Read more about them in threads or google).

GRE

2007-12-11T09:12:00.000-08:00

Abishek Bachan , Amitabh Bachan , Jaya Bachan .. What is common between them? Besides they forming a family , their cognomen is Bachan! Hope you got it! cognomen - surname.
Most of us are blessed.For many people suffer from lack of basic facilities.When it comes to politicians , they are destitute of ordinary human feelings.They have a busy time nurturing their egos.destitute - impoverished,impecunious,indigence,paupersim,privation.
Some politicians are notorious when it comes to Law and Order.They take them into their hands and convert an iniquity into pecadillo as per their wish.Its all in the game. iniquity-large sin;pecadillo-minor sin.
English is a funny language in the words of our English teacher Prof.Donald.E James.Yes we have to accept the hard truth.Moreover a latin scholar can guess most of the words in English because many of its words have their roots in Latin. eg.peccare - to sin (as in previous)
I would recommend "Word Power made easy" by Norman Lewis to grasp these concepts