The most popular queries on google by indians is a proof to show the soaring popularity of Sania Mirza followed by our gorgeous beauty queen Aish. And not to be forgetten, we intellectuals indians searched for 'cbse results', 'cat' and 'icse results' the most. All this is a indication of the interests of growing breed of web surfers. Lack of any cricket icon in the list shows the inactivity on the ground.
Popular Queries India (May 2005)
1. sania mirza
2. aishwarya rai
3. cbse results
4. cat
5. kingfisher airlines
6. harry potter
7. icse results
8. john abraham
9. maruti swift
10. kerala
Harry potter mania is also evident from the queries. The sudden spurt of new airlines also figure in the list with people rushing on to book online tickets for these new low cost airlines. Our very own maruti's new release SWIFT also figures in the list to showcase the rising popularity among the masses for this great looking car.
All said and done i have become a great addict to google with the google maps and other new domains of google. Google maps is a great innovation and monsterbus.com - a project based on google maps to show bus routes for US are amazing sites to visit.
goooooooooogle just rocks..
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Recent Movies
I am bak ... Saw couple of movies recently. First one is ZEHER which according to me was pathetic movie. I wasnt even able to see the entire movie. THough the actor looks good better than the last movie with mallika. Though the songs of the movie are just too good. I am a big fan of them. So it is day and night only - 'Agar tum mil jao' and 'Woh Lamhein'.
Million Dollar Baby also a good one. THe movie is an excellent piece of art portraying passion of people towards their goals. Clint's visiting of church shows the faith in god inspite of so many failures. Though i dont like boxing and other such violent sports but the movie shows the ups and downs of the life of a sportsperson. For one person's success there are dozens of failures. People who are disabled for their life and live rest of their lives on machines.
Watching the movie gave me such a positive attitude towards life. And brings back to mind Gandhi's Talisman which was there in all the school books and has always been my support whenever in doubt or sad.
Gandhi's Talisman :
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?
Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
- One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his deepest social thought.
Source: Mahatma Gandhi [Last Phase, Vol. II (1958), P. 65].
Million Dollar Baby also a good one. THe movie is an excellent piece of art portraying passion of people towards their goals. Clint's visiting of church shows the faith in god inspite of so many failures. Though i dont like boxing and other such violent sports but the movie shows the ups and downs of the life of a sportsperson. For one person's success there are dozens of failures. People who are disabled for their life and live rest of their lives on machines.
Watching the movie gave me such a positive attitude towards life. And brings back to mind Gandhi's Talisman which was there in all the school books and has always been my support whenever in doubt or sad.
Gandhi's Talisman :
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?
Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
- One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his deepest social thought.
Source: Mahatma Gandhi [Last Phase, Vol. II (1958), P. 65].
Sunday, March 20, 2005
More Sidhuism..
Here i got some more famous quotes of N Sidhu. As soon as a series start all the channels make a beeline to get him on their show. It seems that he changes studio quicker than we change channels on remote . :)) ..
So here goes some more of his quotes..
a.. A girl born beautiful is half married
b.. The Indians need to behave as if they are in a boat with a hole. There is no team co-operation
c.. His slower ball was so slow that my mama can run faster than that.
d.. The world is all about mind and matter, i don't mind and u don't matter...
e.. In London they drive on the left, in India we drive on what is left!
f.. Still waters run deep. The Indians were so still in the 3rd test that they ran into deep oceans
g.. Ganguly moves so slowly on the field like jack of jack n jill who goes to fetch pail of runs for the opposition...
h.. Umpires are like traffic police -the techniques they use to give a decision are outdated
i.. Flip the coin and there is no head or tail. (India plays the cricket without any aim)
j.. Harbhajan could be a windmill with a single blade during a hurricane, when batting
k.. Strutting around wicket as proud as peacock
l.. A barking dog better than a sleeping Lion So go on Indians Bark aloud and let everyone hear you louder!!!
m.. The dog that barks last, barks best
n.. SUCCESS HAS MANY FATHERS .... FAILURE IS AN ORPHAN!!!!!
o.. S.Ramesh's running between the wickets is like a snail going slow!
p.. He is like an indian transistor which does not work until you give it two slaps.
q.. If u r trying to beat india in their home you are you trying to get milk out of an ox.
r.. Indian team is just like indian monsoon.you just cant predict when there will be flood & when drought.
So here goes some more of his quotes..
a.. A girl born beautiful is half married
b.. The Indians need to behave as if they are in a boat with a hole. There is no team co-operation
c.. His slower ball was so slow that my mama can run faster than that.
d.. The world is all about mind and matter, i don't mind and u don't matter...
e.. In London they drive on the left, in India we drive on what is left!
f.. Still waters run deep. The Indians were so still in the 3rd test that they ran into deep oceans
g.. Ganguly moves so slowly on the field like jack of jack n jill who goes to fetch pail of runs for the opposition...
h.. Umpires are like traffic police -the techniques they use to give a decision are outdated
i.. Flip the coin and there is no head or tail. (India plays the cricket without any aim)
j.. Harbhajan could be a windmill with a single blade during a hurricane, when batting
k.. Strutting around wicket as proud as peacock
l.. A barking dog better than a sleeping Lion So go on Indians Bark aloud and let everyone hear you louder!!!
m.. The dog that barks last, barks best
n.. SUCCESS HAS MANY FATHERS .... FAILURE IS AN ORPHAN!!!!!
o.. S.Ramesh's running between the wickets is like a snail going slow!
p.. He is like an indian transistor which does not work until you give it two slaps.
q.. If u r trying to beat india in their home you are you trying to get milk out of an ox.
r.. Indian team is just like indian monsoon.you just cant predict when there will be flood & when drought.
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Miles to go before i sleep.....
STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
A beautiful poem by Robert Frost. More can be read on http://www.robertfrost.org/indexgood.html
Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
A beautiful poem by Robert Frost. More can be read on http://www.robertfrost.org/indexgood.html
Friday, January 21, 2005
And you have the cheek to call me colored!
A Poem written by an African Shakespeare,
Dear white fella
Couple of things you should know
When I born, I black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in sun, I black
When I cold, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black.
You white fella
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you born, you pink
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
When you die, you grey.
And you have the cheek to call me colored!
Dear white fella
Couple of things you should know
When I born, I black
When I grow up, I black
When I go in sun, I black
When I cold, I black
When I scared, I black
When I sick, I black
And when I die, I still black.
You white fella
When you grow up, you white
When you go in sun, you red
When you born, you pink
When you cold, you blue
When you scared, you yellow
When you sick, you green
When you die, you grey.
And you have the cheek to call me colored!
Monday, January 10, 2005
Don't Quit
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit--
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns;
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won, had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit--
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns;
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won, had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow--
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out--
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit;
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.
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