HORROR

Its not a horror film sample!!!! Its my college!!!

IMPRESSED INVITE!

This was an invite from my friend's friend!!! I was literally in tears after reading it!

ABC- My friend
XYZ- Friend's Friend
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Hi Maithily,
This is XYZ i m ABC's friend .. i think u know me.. !

And the reason for the mail is....

This saturday ABC is celebrating her birthday i think u too know... i thought of giving her a surprise...

i planned many things but I couldn't find anything that would make her happy!!! But I have found one thing and thats YOU!!!

Every time she is speaking about u only.. whenever she happy she will speak about u only .. how u were and how ur friendship is and its all about only "YOU". Some times I myself admired about your friendship ..

so my only request is can u please come to meet her on this Saturday???

if u come and meet her on saturday really she will be so happy .. so please.. Please spend a day with her.. ?Or at least an hour.. please..

i will wait for your reply ..

i dont know your number so please send a msg to this number

1234569870

I hope u will come

if u have any mistakes,revenge,or anger on me please forgive me...

Keep Smiling,
XYZ
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I tried to accept the invitation and meet my fried but unfortunately I was not due to lot of reason... I still feel bad that I was not able to meet my close friend on her b'day. I felt soooo happy that she has got nice friends... And I'm proud about my friendship. I love u my frnd!!!

PASSION WITHOUT ACTION IS OF NO USE!

"Passion without action is of no use" is the quote that inspired me a lot! I love tigers and as an Indian citizen thought of doing something to save our nation's Pride.










Tiger awareness at Sri Sankara Matriculation Higher Secondary School:

Visit the link:

http://yocee.in/show.php?table=schoolbuzz&id=140

At Lakshmipuram Children's Club:

Visit the link:

https://sites.google.com/site/lcsquaresite/events/saveourtigers-showtime

SUCCESSFUL SCREENING OF TRUTH ABOUT TIGERS!!!

https://sites.google.com/site/lcsquaresite/events/saveourtigers-showtime


LC Squares, a club for children, located at Royapettah was my target to spread awareness about tigers!!! 24th Sunday evng around 5.00 I showed the movie "The truth about tigers". After the movie was a fun activity! I conducted a small quiz for the children and they enjoyed it. The function ended with National Anthem.

ALL PLAY AND NO WORK MAKES MAITHILY A DULL GIRL

I joined my new office on 14/10 and the first day was fine... Writing my name and address 'n' number of times and finishing of the formalities. The next day, I reported to shift at 12.00PM and really had no work to do!

So I took a break for a while, had coffee! Then myself and my friend were chatting and it was 1.30 PM. Time for lunch! After lunch we were again chatting. Also we were discussing about the process and the nature of work etc,.

4.30 We again took a coffee break had sandwich and samosa... Then again chatting and talking. At 8.00 PM we had dinner... Then went for a walk. We got time to see whats there in and around the office! And 9.30 Shift got over and I came back home, doing nothing useful at work!!!!

Working continuously for hours together is tiring... but continuously sitting idle is too tiring than that!!!

AN 'EXPERIMENT' GONE WRONG!

I am not an expert in science, I'm scared of physics and chemistry. I had a tough time learning Chemistry. My teacher and my mom used to tell me that, "any thing learned practically will stay long in mind". So I though of learning physics and chemistry practically. I started experimenting with all the articles I got; a screw, magnet, water, salt, spoon, egg, even a nail polish too!

One fine day I was trying to apply nail polish which was dry. I couldn't get the polish since it was dry and I decided to heat it; because I remembered we heat wax to melt it, thinking nail polish is made of wax! Since my mom doesn't allow me to play with fire, I secretly stole a match box and went out to experiment. I burnt the match stick and put it in the nail polish bottle. The light went off! "Ah! I discovered that nail polish doesn't have oxygen! What a great discovery? I have become a little scientist," I thought.

I immediately called my friends, sister and my mother and showed my experiment. I burnt a match stick again and put it in the bottle; it went off again. Then I gave some stupid explanations and put a matchstick again and it started burning!

Everyone started scolding me and I felt ashamed of my stupidity. I took a note of my mistake and learnt what is nail polish really made of.

I understood that nothing should be half done and nothing should be half learnt. From then I used to learn everything perfectly and understand the real concept behind every action.

Even now, if I think the incident I laugh. For my 'interest' in science!!!

Missed Call... Missed Cab..

I'm working in night shift and my shift timing is 2.30 AM to 11.30 AM. I used to go to office by office cab and they used to pick me at my home at 1.30 AM. Every day I get a wake up call from transport at 12.30 AM but I used to get up early at 12.00 AM itself.

One day unfortunately I slept off and missed my cab! I was so tired and snoozed my alarm and slept off. my mobile was on silent mode that day so dint pick up the wake up call...

At around 1.48 AM I woke up, saw 3 missed calls. Really shocked.. I called the transport people and they said they moved the cab. hmmm.... I spoke with my Team lead, Transport supervisor and at last reached office at 5.30 AM . Fortunately I dint get any blasting for My TL!!!

First experience, Missed call and missed cab!!! I'm now making sure that my mobile is not in silent mode while sleeping and also advising my friends to do the same.

ACCIDENT

One day I was returning home from college after completing my exam. I came by bus. It was afternoon around 2.oo so hardly few people were there in the bus so the travel was little boring. While the bus was moving in OMR (Old Mahabalipuram Road) there was a couple going by bike. They were going close by our bus.

The girl was not so good looking but still she was pretty since she was newly married. I like blue and that lady was wearing a cute blue sari. I was looking at her sari (little jealous) suddenly there was a jerk and the bus stopped making a hell a lot of noise. An accident!

The new couple was unfortunately hit by a car and fortunately escaped with injuries. The bus driver was very careful enough and applied the brakes. Else the lady would have been hit hardly. I should appreciate the driver! The lady was bleeding badly and her new nose ring broke and blood was oozing out.

Our bus moved from the place and it took nearly 15 min for me to become normal. I felt little guilty for the incident. You know why? I was feeling a little jealous about the cute blue sari, which after the accident became dirty and torn! I felt sorry!

ALWAYS MAKE NEW MISTAKES

I strongly believe that no one in this world is perfect. Everyone, be it young or old, rich or poor, literate or illiterate commit mistake, but its very important to know what the mistake has taught us!

As a human being, we should commit mistake... do a mistake and learn from it... I'm proud of being myself, I have learnt life and people around me.. Its all because I committed mistake. Try and test everything in life, be it a good habit or bad habit... If its good, keep it with u.. and if its bad forget it the next moment.

I'm very happy for being myself and its all because I test life and I would suggest everyone to do the same. Do a lot of mistakes but don't repeat a mistake! Life is all ours. Play with it and always make new mistakes!

"SUMITRA" MALE OR FEMALE???

There was an audition for an English play "Chakravuaha" in my final year college. My friends wanted me to enact the play so i volunteered. Play coordinator narrated the story and she gave us the freedom to choose our role... I was late and did not listen to the story , but I was very eager to choose the role since I wanted a female role!!! Why a female role??? So that I can wear gorgeous costumes lots and lots of bangles!!! (I'm crazy about bangles!)

Sumitra!!!(thinking its female) I said in a loud voice. (extremely loud to get everyone's attention, so that no one else choose the role) All our roles were finalized. I was so happy, dreaming about gorgeous dress, bangles. I was the first one to nod for my role and very contented with it. Play coordinator then started to narrate the story to every individuals.

My role is only on the 3rd scene so I was idle all the day. I used to watch everyone practicing their role. All boyish role... The day came when she narrated my part and gave me my dialogues. Shocking!!! 4 line of dialogue! that too a boy's dialogue! Not a boy!!! I'm the Grandfather of the hero! I'm the oldest person in the play (crying).

My bangles? gorgeous dress? center of attraction? hmmm.... When I came back to class and said this my friends had a hearty laugh. I though I should never do the grandfather role and was bunking the practice but some how they caught hold of me, made me practice my 4 lines of dialogue 40 times a day!!!

The play came out very well. Every one had a good time playing with my white bushy bushy beard. My friends were not able to recognize me in that old man look. Make-up-man did a good justice to his work by making me look so old and poor!

Sumitra!!! a male??? that too an old man???

UNINVITED FRIENDS

During my first year of college I had a scary and funny experience. Not Once but twice! It was my first seminar in the college. I was little nervous because I wanted to be the best. My topic was "Digital Devices" I still remember the content of it! I started my speech and suddenly a bat (bird) came flying in to my class! Oh.My God... I was so much scared & screaming at the top of my voice and I found a safe place under the table to hide myself. The bat flew away but I was still hiding under the table. My friends told me that "your seminar was so good that even a bat came to listen to it". I was laughing but little scared of what had happened.

Then I had a seminar on the other day. I started my seminar. Everything was going well till a monkey entered my class room. Oh... I jumped over the table and ran here and there inside my class. I got settled only after the monkey went out. From then, when ever I take a seminar I used to have a look at the doors and windows whether any uninvited friends show their faces!

TRUTH ABOUT TIGERS

I'm crazy about tigers... Recently I visited the website www.truthabouttigers.org designed by Mr. Shekar. I was greatly attracted to the website just becos I'm crazy about tigers and this website has a lot to tell u about tigers and how to save them. Shekar is a wild life conservator and has newly directed the movie " The truth about tigers" I requested a DVD and saw the documentary. Excellent movie. It tells us what a tiger needs, how to save them and what are the steps that we as a citizen do towards saving our national animal.

I got the inspiration from the movie and decided that I should create awareness about tigers. Just "PASSION WITH OUT ACTION IS OF NO USE" I took the initiative to create awareness!!! It was a long term plan and it was successful on 31st July 2010. We have to be informed that the tigers are becoming extinct. I spoke with the principal of Sri Sankara Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Thiruvanmiyur and arranged a screening of movie for their students.

The whole day was my program. There were 3 batches and students of 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th and 12th watched the movie in batches. The movie was educative, to make it interesting, I asked few questions and those who gave the correct answers were given a small gift.

I have made my passion into an action! I will continue the same and will visit many schools and will arrange for the screening of the movie... Its because I love tigers!!! If we cant save our national animal, what can we save???

http://tinyurl.com/39kjbbl

WEEKEND OUTING NOT FAR AWAY FROM CHENNAI

Have the amusement parks and theaters bored you? Wish there were a different place you could visit. If the malls and hotels are too expensive for you, lose heart not. Here is a quiet nook around the Chennai’s map. Located on the east coast road (ECR) near MGM, a sign board reading DhakshinaChitra guides you in to a steep path with greenery at one end and traditional crafts at the other.

DhakshinaChithra (started by Madras Craft Foundation MCF) was opened on December 1996. The place looks different from the other recreation centers and amusement parks. The place is known for playing host to many foreigners who want to learn about the culture of the diverse people of India. If you are a person who loves culture and heritage, peace and calmness, the place will interest you too.

There are two storied house built of laterite and timber representing the 18th century middle class homes in Kerala. The Merchant’s house, the Potter’s house, Mud houses, Basket weaver’s house, Agriculturist house, Village Ayyanar shrine, Agraharam Brahmin house, Coastal Andhra house, Cattle shed and Granary are the highlights of the place.

Traditional activities like Pottery, Grinding rice, Palm leaf decoration, Kolam, Pounding paddy, Puppet making, Pot making, Pambaram, Golikundu, Terracotta dolls, Block painting, Basket making, Pallanguzhi, Thayam, Kalamkari, Paper mask, Peepul leaf painting entertains the visitors. Puppet shows and workshops are also held here.

So, if you are looking to laze at a place or develop your skills and learn the crafts of India or enjoy peacefully with your family, this is the place to be. DhakshinaChitra is a place that makes you forget your busy urban life.

TURNS & TWISTS

Last April I finished my final year graduation and joined a company which I got it through my college campus recruitment.I love my job since this is my first job experience. I got to see a lot of changes in my college days and in my career.

When I was in college my mom says " How long will you sleep? If you sleep like this you'll become fat!!!" But now my mom says "If you don't sleep.... You'll become fat!!!" I'm working in night shifts so my mom advices me to sleep well. When it comes to eating, those days she prepare something that I don't like and forces me to eat.Now she prepares according to my wish.When it comes to chocolates and snacks.... those days it was "How many will you eat? This is more than enough for the day" Now! Its upside down! "How many will you eat , take few more and eat whenever you get time" college days advice was "Don't sleep in the college even if you get free times" Now "Even if you don't get free times, ask for it and sleep !!!".Break times in college... "Oh my God I used to exceed breaks purposefully" But now for any purpose we should not exceed my break and some times I don't take a break!

I spent my college days with out any responsibilities, with out any tension. But now I have lot of responsibilities and I should maintain the professionalism! In college days all my activities would reflect on someone else either my friends or my parents but now I am wholly responsible for all my acts.

Changes in life style, food style and sleep style. Transformations like friends into colleagues, student in to profession, marks into target, immature to MATURED!

I was treated as a child in my college days now they treat me as grown up.Though I'm not completely grown up. Whatever it might be I like the way I'm treated now!

13th JUNE 1 AM

I'm not sure how many of them are aware of the earth quake that recently happened in Chennai.
13th june at 1.00 AM!!! It was so nice to experience the earth quake... 7.7 Richter scale. I was at office. Every one busy with the calls, I took a 10 min break. Sat down on my chair relaxing... The chair was shaking. I though my friend was disturbing me,but turned around to see no one... I was able to feel the shake and my chair started moving from its original place... Whole building was shaking...Earth quake!!! We all suddenly rushed out of the building through the emergency exit... Wow I could not imagine; the whole building was shaking for 10-20 seconds!!! It was a good to experience nature's rare act!

CLASS CONFUSION

Since I Am working, I have to pursue my higher studies through distance education. Last week of April I had my first day classes. I was curious because after a long gap I'm back to studies. I wore my new dress, packed my bag and went to the college, attended 1st session It was quite interesting session! My name was not there in the attendance sheet, I paid the fees on time!!! I checked with the supervisor and added my name in the attendance sheet. Successful 3 sessions were over. I got few friends and exchanged our contact numbers. We got a chance to meet our coordinator before the final session. I was complaining about my attendance issue with him but I was really shocked for the response he gave me. He smiled at me and said "You dont belong to this class, your classroom is in the next building" I gave a big smile and walked out of the classroom, little ashamed. After coming out I had a hearty laugh. Ha ha ha .... I'm so silly...

HOME TOWN HOTEL

I recently went to my native place, my dad's birth place along with my dad and relatives. Its small village near Thirunelveli. Since we rarely go there we dint have enough items to prepare breakfast at home so We (8 of us) planned to have our breakfast in a near by village. Our village has no hotel!!! I need to mention, we don't get food like noodles, pasta, pizza, burger... We had ordinary dozas (no paper roast, no masala doza ), idlies (of course), vada and at last a tea. You know how much was the bill??? It was Rs 120 for 8 members !!! I was really shocked because the food was so homely and we paid very less. At that moment I was thinking how much i used to spend in Chennai for my breakfast. City life is always expensive...

AM I CRUEL???

Is there anyone who doesn't like babies? The beauty of their smile, their tender hands and soft toes? Yes! Its me. I dont like babies. People think that I'm arrogant & cruel. Am I cruel? Just beauses I dont like babies. I want to be different. I like what others dont like. But that doesn't mean that I'm arrogant!

The sound of a crying child irritates me. A child pestering his mother for a chocolate irritates me. A child fighiting over a doll irritates me. I get angry on a baby who is adament in not eating her food. So I dont like babies. Its my point of view.

No ones character can be judged by the things they like. I dont like others commenting my character. As my character is made for myself so as for all. Am I cruel? Or am I arrogant? That doesn't matter. I'm happy that I'm MYSELF!!!

FRIENDSHIP

We all have friends at all stages of our life. But how many of us keep in touch with them forever??? I always used to wonder why 99% of our friendship breaks in every stage. I was very close with one of my friend in my 5Th class. we used to say that we'll never be separated. But now I don't even know where she is... Then came my 10Th class friend. We were like flesh & nail. Used to wear same kind of dress, eat together, hangout together.. but now she is far away from me... Twice in a year we talk.One on her birthday and the other on mine. My college friends. Not 1 but 13 of them. Very close to me, we rock the class. Everyone is jealous about our friendship. But how long will it be??? Its was nice to hear my friends saying that we'll meet once in a year and have fun. But practically is it possible??? Friendship is like a train. The train starts from the source station and ends in the destination. It stops in every station that it passes. Friends are like passengers who board the friendship and get down at their destination. friendship goes on... but friends keep changing. But I want to learn the magic of keeping in touch with my friends forever. Does anyone out there know the magic???

TIME CONFUSION

I went to Cochin as a college tour with my friends, class mates and staffs. We were a gang of 11 and ours was a big gang in the whole group. We got three separate rooms to sleep. Though we got three rooms we were all in the same room chatting, playing, dancing, singing and teasing. Our tourist guide asked all of us to get ready at 6.00 AM the next day. So he asked us to sleep so that we wont become tired. We slept at around 11.00 Am at night. I'm very punctual and I have always been. So I told my friend to wake me at 4.30 AM so that we can all get ready. My friend woke all of us. But I felt very sleepy. I opened the tap in the bathroom but the water was so cold. I rang up to the room service and told him to switch on the hot water. He told me that "Mam , Hot water is supplied only from 5.00 AM". So I waited for half-an-hour and opened the tap and found the same cold water again. I got tensed and angry since we all have to get ready soon and ours was a big gang! And punctuality is very important!!! I rang up to the Reception but no one picked up the phone. My anger arose and I straightly went down to the reception and found the person there sleeping. After much trouble he woke up. I told him that the time is 5.10 and the hot water was not coming.He stared at me and he was confused. He showed the clock and told me that the time was only 2.40 AM. All My friends were laughing at me and the receptionist too. "Oh. My God! my friends have played a trick on me. They woke me at 2.00 AM" I realised then. I ran to the room and saw my watch, The time was 2.40 AM. I too laughed for my innocence! From then I never ask anyone to wake me up.And I wake up on my own by setting time in MY ALARM!!!

SUSPECTED SURPRISE

I rarely go out with my friends where my friends get-together very often. But my friends make it a point that every time I go out with them they make my day an unforgettable one with more surprises and fun. The most unforgettable one was when I went to VGP Universal Kingdom (an amusement park) with my friends. Ten of us went there to enjoy the day. It was an amusement park and there were many rides and thrills awaiting for us. We all planned before that every one of us have to enjoy all the ride in spite of how scary they were. I wasn't normal with the plan because I'm scared of giant wheel, merry-go-round and all that stuff. But still we all had a nice time till the scary ride came. I was so much scared of that ride and told my friends to go alone but they forced me to sit in that. I was shouting and yelling at the top of my voice due to my fear. When the ride slowed down I was much happier. Everyone of them got down and it was my turn to get down. But to my shock the ride started gradually and increased the speed more than before with only myself on the ride! I somehow managed and looked at my friends who were talking to the operator of the ride.I suspected Wat they had tried for. I got down from the ride and my friends welcomed me as if I was entering a new world. They all shouted at the top of their voice telling me that it was the surprise they had planned for me that day. Wasn't it interesting. No other friends than mine can give a surprise like that!

NATURE AT ITS BEST

This was taken in Munnar. I loved the reflection of clouds on the water which makes the picture magnificent...

NATURE

Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers - for no reason. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.....


Art gallery? Who needs it? Look up at the swirling silver-lined clouds in the magnificent blue sky How could indoor art be any more masterfully created than God's museum of nature?

BREAK THE RULES??? NO...NO...NEVER

Break the rules. It's the most favorite sentence for the youngsters. I'm not the exemption as well… Break the rules at home, school, college and where not?

I was just an ordinary girl. If there is a rule to eat spinach at home I will surely break it. And at school I never finish home on time. College??? It is where rules are broken into pieces. It starts from the punctuality; we have to be there at college before 9.00 Am but I’ll reach the campus only at 9.10 AM. It was fun… Every one will look at me and think how much guts I have. I will show my heroism. If there is a dress code that every one has to wear traditional wear I will go in jean. It was really fun breaking the rules. When there was a rule to wear helmets I never ever had a helmet when I drive. More than 3 times I have gone triples in my bike with my friends.. Ah… how much fun it would be???


One incident that happened to me few days back had taught me a lesson. Oh… Please never ever break the rules!!! I was a fine evening when I and my dad went for shopping. It was the busiest place in Chennai and the most crowded too. My dad preferred that we go by the public transport but I was very adamant that we have to go by our own bike. I thought it would be comfortable to shop a lot of thing if we go by our own transport. We reached our destination and there was no place to park our vehicle. So we had to park the vehicle in “no parking” area. We locked our vehicle and went for shopping, for at least 8 to 10 shops. We also had our dinner and completely exhausted came to the parking place (I mean the “no parking” place) to my shock my bike is not there!!! I was literally in tears. With lot of unanswered questions in my mind, how could someone steal a big bike??? Is only my bike missing??? Am I dreaming??? Did we lock the bike properly??? Oh my God what a horrible moment it was. But to my surprise my dad (who usually gets tensed for everything) was very cool… really cool… Then we enquired some people near by and found that police men took our bike (not only ours but the entire bike that were parked in the “no parking” area) away. Police station was nearby so we went there and our bike was there neatly parked in side the police station premises. We paid a fine of Rs150/- showed all the proof and retrieved our bike safely. While come back I asked the police men “Why don't you change the police station into a parking area so that we don't have to break the rules??? “Police man was puzzled!!!