Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her.
I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn’t be afraid. As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. I didn’t want her to know that I hadn’t been walked today. Sometimes the overworked shelter keepers get too busy and I didn’t want her to think poorly of them.
As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn’t feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone’s life.
She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me. I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well.
Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into
her arms. I would promise to keep her safe. I would promise to always be by her side. I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes.
I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor. So many more are out there who haven’t walked the corridors. So many more to be saved. At least I could save one.
I rescued a human today.
“I Rescued A Human Today”, by Janine Allen, Trainer, Rescue Me Dog,
Photo “Rejoice Over Touch”, by Erick Pleitez
This poster, to help rescue more pets from our animal shelters, can be found here:
I Rescued A Human Today
Posted by aplacetolovedogs.com via Beverly A. Pack
For More On This Topic:
Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays
by Peg Kehret & Greg Farrar
Jul 22, 2010
Jul 8, 2010
Are Eastern Religions More Science-Friendly?
Religion comes into conflict with science when it is defined by unprovable claims that can be dismissed as superstitions, and when it treats as historical facts stories that read like legends and myths to non-believers. Other aspects of religion -- what I would consider the deeper and more significant elements -- are not only compatible with science but enrich its findings. The best evidence of this is science's response to the religions of the East over the course of the last 200 years. As the French Nobel laureate Romain Rolland said early in the 20th century, "Religious faith in the case of the Hindus has never been allowed to run counter to scientific laws." The same can be said for Buddhism, which derives from the same Vedic roots.
Most of the Hindu gurus, Yoga masters, Buddhist monks and other Asian teachers who came to the West framed their traditions in a science-friendly way. Emphasizing the experiential dimension of spirituality, with its demonstrable influence on individual lives, they presented their teachings as a science of consciousness with a theoretical component and a set of practical applications for applying and testing those theories. Most of the teachers were educated in both their own traditions and the Western canon; they respected science, had actively studied it, and dialogued with Western scientists, many of whom were inspired to study Eastern concepts for both personal and professional reasons.
As early as the 1890s, Swami Vivekananda spent time with scientific luminaries such as Lord Kelvin, Hermann von Helmholtz, and Nikola Tesla. "Mr. Tesla thinks he can demonstrate mathematically that force and matter are reducible to potential energy," the swami wrote in a letter to a friend. "I am working a good deal now upon the cosmology and eschatology of Vedanta. I clearly see their perfect unison with modern science." Had Vivekananda lived three years longer, he would have rejoiced in Einstein's discovery of E = mc2, which united matter and energy forever.
In the early decades of the 20th century, the great sage and Indian independence leader Sri Aurobindo, who had studied in England, blended East and West by extending Darwinian concepts to the evolution of consciousness and the cosmos. In 1920, Paramahansa Yogananda set a precedent by calling his first lecture in the West "The Science of Religion." He befriended a number of scientists, growing so close to the great botanist Luther Burbank that he dedicated his Autobiography of a Yogi to him. Later, Swami Satchidananda, whose own teacher, Swami Sivananda, had been a successful physician before becoming a monk, encouraged the scientific study of Yoga; one of his early students was Dr. Dean Ornish, whose groundbreaking research sprang directly from Satchidananda's teachings. And Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, even before he became famous as the Beatles' guru, prodded scientists into studying the physiology of meditation, setting in motion an enterprise that has now produced over a thousand studies.
The interaction of Eastern spirituality and Western science has expanded methods of stress reduction, treatment of chronic disease, psychotherapy and other areas. But that is only part of the story. Hindu and Buddhist descriptions of higher stages of consciousness have expanded psychology's understanding of human development and inspired the formation of provocative new theories of consciousness itself. Their ancient philosophies have also influenced physicists, among them Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg and J. Robert Oppenheimer, who read from the Bhagavad Gita at a memorial service for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In his landmark TV series Cosmos, Carl Sagan called Hinduism the only religion whose time-scale for the universe matches the billions of years documented by modern science. Sagan filmed that segment in a Hindu temple featuring a statue of the god Shiva as the cosmic dancer, an image that now stands in the plaza of the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva.
The relationship between science and Eastern spiritual traditions -- which many prefer to think of as psychologies -- is still in its infancy. In recent years, the Dalai Lama has carried the ball forward, hosting conferences and encouraging research. Western religions would do well to emulate this history. Their historical and faith-based claims conflict with empirical science and probably always will; but to the extent that their practices directly impact human life, they can be treated as testable hypotheses.
Most of the Hindu gurus, Yoga masters, Buddhist monks and other Asian teachers who came to the West framed their traditions in a science-friendly way. Emphasizing the experiential dimension of spirituality, with its demonstrable influence on individual lives, they presented their teachings as a science of consciousness with a theoretical component and a set of practical applications for applying and testing those theories. Most of the teachers were educated in both their own traditions and the Western canon; they respected science, had actively studied it, and dialogued with Western scientists, many of whom were inspired to study Eastern concepts for both personal and professional reasons.
As early as the 1890s, Swami Vivekananda spent time with scientific luminaries such as Lord Kelvin, Hermann von Helmholtz, and Nikola Tesla. "Mr. Tesla thinks he can demonstrate mathematically that force and matter are reducible to potential energy," the swami wrote in a letter to a friend. "I am working a good deal now upon the cosmology and eschatology of Vedanta. I clearly see their perfect unison with modern science." Had Vivekananda lived three years longer, he would have rejoiced in Einstein's discovery of E = mc2, which united matter and energy forever.
In the early decades of the 20th century, the great sage and Indian independence leader Sri Aurobindo, who had studied in England, blended East and West by extending Darwinian concepts to the evolution of consciousness and the cosmos. In 1920, Paramahansa Yogananda set a precedent by calling his first lecture in the West "The Science of Religion." He befriended a number of scientists, growing so close to the great botanist Luther Burbank that he dedicated his Autobiography of a Yogi to him. Later, Swami Satchidananda, whose own teacher, Swami Sivananda, had been a successful physician before becoming a monk, encouraged the scientific study of Yoga; one of his early students was Dr. Dean Ornish, whose groundbreaking research sprang directly from Satchidananda's teachings. And Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, even before he became famous as the Beatles' guru, prodded scientists into studying the physiology of meditation, setting in motion an enterprise that has now produced over a thousand studies.
The interaction of Eastern spirituality and Western science has expanded methods of stress reduction, treatment of chronic disease, psychotherapy and other areas. But that is only part of the story. Hindu and Buddhist descriptions of higher stages of consciousness have expanded psychology's understanding of human development and inspired the formation of provocative new theories of consciousness itself. Their ancient philosophies have also influenced physicists, among them Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg and J. Robert Oppenheimer, who read from the Bhagavad Gita at a memorial service for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In his landmark TV series Cosmos, Carl Sagan called Hinduism the only religion whose time-scale for the universe matches the billions of years documented by modern science. Sagan filmed that segment in a Hindu temple featuring a statue of the god Shiva as the cosmic dancer, an image that now stands in the plaza of the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva.
The relationship between science and Eastern spiritual traditions -- which many prefer to think of as psychologies -- is still in its infancy. In recent years, the Dalai Lama has carried the ball forward, hosting conferences and encouraging research. Western religions would do well to emulate this history. Their historical and faith-based claims conflict with empirical science and probably always will; but to the extent that their practices directly impact human life, they can be treated as testable hypotheses.
- Courtesy
Philip Goldberg
Interfaith minister; author of the forthcoming book 'American Veda'
Posted: July 5, 2010 01:22 AM The Huffington Post
Labels:
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spirituality
Jul 2, 2010
Ancient Evolution Theory and Infinite With Finite Paradox in Hinduism
Ancient Evolution Theory and Infinite With Finite Paradox in Hinduism
The famous scientist , J B S Haldane, who gave up his British citizenship and became an Indian and settled in Calcutta, observed that the Dasavataras are a true sequential depiction of the great unfolding of evolution.
If you analyse the avatars of Vishnu , you can observe an uncanny similarity to the biological theory of evolution of life on earth.
The first avatar of Vishnu is Matsya or fish.( According to science, life originated in water).
The second avatar of Vishnu is Kurma or tortoise.( the evolution of the fish to the amphibean tortoise).
The third avatar of Vishnu is Varaha or the boar. ( the evolution of the amphibean to the strictly land animal).
The fourth avatar of Vishnu is Narasimha or the man-lion. ( the evolution of the land animal to a humanoid form with animalistic charecterestics ).
The fifth avatar of Vishnu is Vamana or dwarf ( the evolution of the animal-man to purely human in dwarf form).
The sixth avatar of Vishnu is Parashurama ( the evolution of the dwarf to a physically well-developed and ferocious warrior).
The seventh avatar of Vishnu is Rama ( the evolution of the ferocious warrior to Rama, who is considered as the ideal man or the maryada purushottama and the embodiment of morality , ethics and righteousness).
The eighth avatar of Vishnu is Krishna ( the evolution of Rama , the ideal man to Krishna who is considered as the ideal yogi, the superman who is known for his manysidedness and allrounded character , as I mentioned in the thread 'Krishna : Zorba the Buddha'.in the ON DHARMA forum.)
The animal evolution and development connotations bear striking resemblances to the modern scientific theory of Evolution.
The famous scientist , J B S Haldane, who gave up his British citizenship and became an Indian and settled in Calcutta, observed that the Dasavataras are a true sequential depiction of the great unfolding of evolution.
If you analyse the avatars of Vishnu , you can observe an uncanny similarity to the biological theory of evolution of life on earth.
The first avatar of Vishnu is Matsya or fish.( According to science, life originated in water).
The second avatar of Vishnu is Kurma or tortoise.( the evolution of the fish to the amphibean tortoise).
The third avatar of Vishnu is Varaha or the boar. ( the evolution of the amphibean to the strictly land animal).
The fourth avatar of Vishnu is Narasimha or the man-lion. ( the evolution of the land animal to a humanoid form with animalistic charecterestics ).
The fifth avatar of Vishnu is Vamana or dwarf ( the evolution of the animal-man to purely human in dwarf form).
The sixth avatar of Vishnu is Parashurama ( the evolution of the dwarf to a physically well-developed and ferocious warrior).
The seventh avatar of Vishnu is Rama ( the evolution of the ferocious warrior to Rama, who is considered as the ideal man or the maryada purushottama and the embodiment of morality , ethics and righteousness).
The eighth avatar of Vishnu is Krishna ( the evolution of Rama , the ideal man to Krishna who is considered as the ideal yogi, the superman who is known for his manysidedness and allrounded character , as I mentioned in the thread 'Krishna : Zorba the Buddha'.in the ON DHARMA forum.)
The animal evolution and development connotations bear striking resemblances to the modern scientific theory of Evolution.
-Courtesy
yudhamanyu
Spirituality..*Pause*
Spirituality. Few who had stumbled on this article would have moved on to other interesting topics. That's was the reason i had put *pause* after the Title. For the past few years (lesser than 3 years) i have been into this search for truth. May be, i sound a bit strange for many would think that "search for truth" is a tag line for God-men and retired high profile people who wants to create a new avatar in their social life, I'm not one of them though. I'm just a curious kitten whose wandering in this religious fanatic world that tries to deviate from the mainstream truth and "preaches" the common herd to follow their so called "values". The truth has been presented to us from different views in many religions.Due to this factor i believe that spirituality is traumatized by pushing irrelevant and discriminating religious values into it that's spoiling the social harmony.
Many scholars have attempted to explain various subjects pertaining to this and have kept their explanations very simple and insightful. I'm digging into various perspectives of spirituality and values offered by various faiths.
Many scholars have attempted to explain various subjects pertaining to this and have kept their explanations very simple and insightful. I'm digging into various perspectives of spirituality and values offered by various faiths.
Labels:
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Jul 1, 2010
Awarded Joke
A Chinese walks into a bar in America late one night and he saw Steven Spielberg.
As he was a great fan of his movies, he rushes over to him, and asks for his autograph.
Instead, Spielberg gives him a slap and says,
"You Chinese people bombed our Pearl Habour, get outta here."
The astonished Chinese man replied,
"It was not the Chinese who bombed your Pearl Harbour,it was the Japanese".
"Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, you're all the same," replied Spielberg.
In return, the Chinese gives Spielberg a slap and says,
"You sank the Titanic, my forefathers were on that ship."
Shocked, Spielberg replies, "It was the iceberg that sank the ship, not me."
The Chinese replies,
"Iceberg, Spielberg, Carlsberg, you're all the same."
This particular joke won an award for the best joke in a competition organized in Britain
and this joke was sent by an INDIAN ... !!!
As he was a great fan of his movies, he rushes over to him, and asks for his autograph.
Instead, Spielberg gives him a slap and says,
"You Chinese people bombed our Pearl Habour, get outta here."
The astonished Chinese man replied,
"It was not the Chinese who bombed your Pearl Harbour,it was the Japanese".
"Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, you're all the same," replied Spielberg.
In return, the Chinese gives Spielberg a slap and says,
"You sank the Titanic, my forefathers were on that ship."
Shocked, Spielberg replies, "It was the iceberg that sank the ship, not me."
The Chinese replies,
"Iceberg, Spielberg, Carlsberg, you're all the same."
This particular joke won an award for the best joke in a competition organized in Britain
and this joke was sent by an INDIAN ... !!!
Jun 30, 2010
50 things to do when you are bored to death..
Feeling bored, helpless, blank minded? Here is a hilarious list of "50 Things to do when you are bored" - a bumper list of pointless timewasters.
I need to add a disclaimer here.. Plz dont take them seriously.
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
Blink wildly and then close your eyes really tight for an interesting light show
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
See a variety of blobs, stars and flashes. Try to make out shapes and see if your subconscious is trying to send you a message (perhaps that funny shape is saying, 'send all your money to urban75.com'?)
------
See how long you can hold a note
(Amusement Potential: 4-20 minutes)
Not that much fun, but it sure passes the time. Play with a friend, or try to beat your own personal best. Inhale deeply and then try and make a noise for as long as you can. Earn extra points for making your partner laugh or ending on an amusing note.
------
Try to not think about penguins
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
This is especially hard, because by trying too much, you remember what you were trying to avoid thinking of. If you try too little, you end up thinking about penguins anyway.
------
Use your secret mind power
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Pick a passing by and try to use your mind power to command them do something, like drop their bag or knock into someone. The law of averages dictates that sooner or later one of your mind commands will come true, so you can convince yourself that you really have super human powers and waste even more time trying them out.
------
Pretend you're a robot
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Walk down the street with mechanical movements, adding 'zzzzzt' sounds with each motion. Pretending to have a motor broken in, say, your left hand can add at least 30 seconds more entertainment.
------
Scratch yourself
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Go ahead, scratch yourself now. Even if nothing itches, go ahead. Doesn't that feel pretty good?
------
Rate passers by
(Amusement Potential: 10-15 minutes)
Secretly award passers by marks out of ten as you go along, offering (unsaid) expert criticism over their clothing, hairstyle and footwear choices.
------
Repeat the same word over and over until it loses its meaning
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Pick a random word out of a magazine and say it aloud to yourself until it becomes a meaningless set of noises.
------
Pinch yourself
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
What is pain? Why is it unpleasant? There's nothing physical about it - it's all in your mind. Plus, after pinching yourself for awhile, boredom will seem nice next to being in pain.
------
Try to swallow your tongue
(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
There's not much to say about this one. It is possible, but really stupid.
------
Pretend to be a car
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Make appropriate revving noises in your head as you walk along and add a racing commentary as you pass strangers in the street. Use blinking eyes as indicators for extra authenticity.
------
Make Star Trek door noises
(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
Stand by an electric door to a bank or something and make that silly "Scccccccchwop" sound heard whenever people popped on to the bridge to hang with Captain Kirk.
------
Look at something for awhile, shut eyes, study after image
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes)
Another great time waster. It takes about 30 seconds of staring to create an after image, and the image is then viewable for about the same length of time. Fun to combine this one with pushing on your eyes.
------
Get yourself as nauseated as possible
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Best achieved by looking straight up and spinning around. Try to be so dizzy you can't even stand up. This is also entertaining due to the "makes boredom seem a lot better" effect (see "Hurt Yourself").
------
Invent a weird twitch
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Adopt a bizarre twitch (e.g. flicking your head irregularly, twitching with eye or busting out sporadic cough noises) and try it out when you go shopping.
------
Make a low buzzing noise
(Amusement Potential: 15-30 minutes)
Hours of fun in libraries! Keeping a totally straight face and looking nonchalant, make a low pitch humming/buzzing noise and see who reacts.
------
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH VERY LITTLE
See what's in your neighbour's rubbish/trash
(Amusement Potential: 20-30 minutes)
You can learn a lot about people by what they throw out. You might uncover some dark secret about them. Plus, they might be throwing out something with value that still works, like a VCR or some porn mags.
------
Watch TV, repeat everything said in Italian accent
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Sort of entertaining. Include flamboyant shoulder shrugs for added impact, or go for a Marlon Brando set of grunts.
------
Send spooky emails
(Amusement Potential: 15-60 minutes)
Look up someone's CV on the web, do some research on them via Google and then send them an email full of personal references claiming to be an ex-work colleague who fell in love with their shoes. Or something.
------
Play our useless games
(Amusement Potential: how long have you got?)
Waste away the hours with our collection of useless games
------
Make prank phone calls
(Amusement Potential: 20-60 minutes)
Very entertaining, but requires discipline. Remember - vulgarities don't make a call funny, but getting the other person to believe a ridiculous story will. Try seeing if you can get them to make noises to 'test' the line. One to get you started off: Call McDonalds with weird complaints about their food.
------
Pretend all humans will die except for people in room with you
Amusement Potential: 10-20 minutes)
What would you do if this really happened? Would the group stay together, or would there be factions? Who would join what group? Remember, there would only be power for a few days before the plants ran out of fuel or broke. To travel, you would always have to be near cars to siphon gas out of. Best to do with people you know.
------
Step off a curb with eyes shut, imagine it's a cliff
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes)
To get any benefit out of this one, you have to have a good imagination. Don't step off immediately, build up to the jump. Study the ravine below. Feel the winds at that altitude. Step off and...AHHHHHH!!!!!
------
Try and sound Welsh
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
The key to sounding Welsh is to make sure that your voice goes up at the end of the sentence, so that everything sounds like a question. Throw in a superfluous 'isn't it?' at the end of everything you say and you're halfway there. Isn't it?
------
Burn things with a magnifying glass
(Amusement Potential: 5-30 minutes)
Ants are always fun to use for this, but burning the face of someone you don't like, under some circumstances, can be just as entertaining.
------
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH ANOTHER PERSON
Have a water gargling contest
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Put a glassful of water in your mouth and see how long you can keep gargling for. Award yourself extra points for loud and amusing gargling noises, and minus points if you laugh.
------
Stare at the back of someone's head until they turn around
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes)
This works on the "I have the feeling I'm being watched" principle. Conduct an experiment-does this really work?
------
Have a "Who is less competitive" competition
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Trying to win at this will make you lose. Trying to lose makes you win which makes you lose. Not trying at all makes you lose which makes you win which makes you lose.
------
Pick up a dog so it can see things from your point of view
(Amusement Potential: 3-5 minutes)
Think about it: your dog has only seen the house from a viewpoint from 6" to 2' high (15 to 60 cm for all you metric fans). It's never seen the tops of counters, what you keep on your desk, the tops of shelves, etc. Try looking at things from its point of view, too.
------
Pull out a hair, stick in someone's ear
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
Best done to sleeping people. Added challenge in having no one else around, because then you can't blame it on anyone else. Try to beat your record number of times before the person catches on.
------
Pour water in hand, make sneeze noise, throw water on back of person's neck
(Amusement Potential: 5-15 minutes)
Always a good gag. For an even bigger reaction out of the person, act like you're not sorry at all for what they think you did. Comment instead on how big that sneeze was or about how there was a lot of mucus in that one.
I need to add a disclaimer here.. Plz dont take them seriously.
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
Blink wildly and then close your eyes really tight for an interesting light show
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
See a variety of blobs, stars and flashes. Try to make out shapes and see if your subconscious is trying to send you a message (perhaps that funny shape is saying, 'send all your money to urban75.com'?)
------
See how long you can hold a note
(Amusement Potential: 4-20 minutes)
Not that much fun, but it sure passes the time. Play with a friend, or try to beat your own personal best. Inhale deeply and then try and make a noise for as long as you can. Earn extra points for making your partner laugh or ending on an amusing note.
------
Try to not think about penguins
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
This is especially hard, because by trying too much, you remember what you were trying to avoid thinking of. If you try too little, you end up thinking about penguins anyway.
------
Use your secret mind power
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Pick a passing by and try to use your mind power to command them do something, like drop their bag or knock into someone. The law of averages dictates that sooner or later one of your mind commands will come true, so you can convince yourself that you really have super human powers and waste even more time trying them out.
------
Pretend you're a robot
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Walk down the street with mechanical movements, adding 'zzzzzt' sounds with each motion. Pretending to have a motor broken in, say, your left hand can add at least 30 seconds more entertainment.
------
Scratch yourself
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Go ahead, scratch yourself now. Even if nothing itches, go ahead. Doesn't that feel pretty good?
------
Rate passers by
(Amusement Potential: 10-15 minutes)
Secretly award passers by marks out of ten as you go along, offering (unsaid) expert criticism over their clothing, hairstyle and footwear choices.
------
Repeat the same word over and over until it loses its meaning
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Pick a random word out of a magazine and say it aloud to yourself until it becomes a meaningless set of noises.
------
Pinch yourself
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
What is pain? Why is it unpleasant? There's nothing physical about it - it's all in your mind. Plus, after pinching yourself for awhile, boredom will seem nice next to being in pain.
------
Try to swallow your tongue
(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
There's not much to say about this one. It is possible, but really stupid.
------
Pretend to be a car
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Make appropriate revving noises in your head as you walk along and add a racing commentary as you pass strangers in the street. Use blinking eyes as indicators for extra authenticity.
------
Make Star Trek door noises
(Amusement Potential: 1-2 minutes)
Stand by an electric door to a bank or something and make that silly "Scccccccchwop" sound heard whenever people popped on to the bridge to hang with Captain Kirk.
------
Look at something for awhile, shut eyes, study after image
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes)
Another great time waster. It takes about 30 seconds of staring to create an after image, and the image is then viewable for about the same length of time. Fun to combine this one with pushing on your eyes.
------
Get yourself as nauseated as possible
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Best achieved by looking straight up and spinning around. Try to be so dizzy you can't even stand up. This is also entertaining due to the "makes boredom seem a lot better" effect (see "Hurt Yourself").
------
Invent a weird twitch
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Adopt a bizarre twitch (e.g. flicking your head irregularly, twitching with eye or busting out sporadic cough noises) and try it out when you go shopping.
------
Make a low buzzing noise
(Amusement Potential: 15-30 minutes)
Hours of fun in libraries! Keeping a totally straight face and looking nonchalant, make a low pitch humming/buzzing noise and see who reacts.
------
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH VERY LITTLE
See what's in your neighbour's rubbish/trash
(Amusement Potential: 20-30 minutes)
You can learn a lot about people by what they throw out. You might uncover some dark secret about them. Plus, they might be throwing out something with value that still works, like a VCR or some porn mags.
------
Watch TV, repeat everything said in Italian accent
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Sort of entertaining. Include flamboyant shoulder shrugs for added impact, or go for a Marlon Brando set of grunts.
------
Send spooky emails
(Amusement Potential: 15-60 minutes)
Look up someone's CV on the web, do some research on them via Google and then send them an email full of personal references claiming to be an ex-work colleague who fell in love with their shoes. Or something.
------
Play our useless games
(Amusement Potential: how long have you got?)
Waste away the hours with our collection of useless games
------
Make prank phone calls
(Amusement Potential: 20-60 minutes)
Very entertaining, but requires discipline. Remember - vulgarities don't make a call funny, but getting the other person to believe a ridiculous story will. Try seeing if you can get them to make noises to 'test' the line. One to get you started off: Call McDonalds with weird complaints about their food.
------
Pretend all humans will die except for people in room with you
Amusement Potential: 10-20 minutes)
What would you do if this really happened? Would the group stay together, or would there be factions? Who would join what group? Remember, there would only be power for a few days before the plants ran out of fuel or broke. To travel, you would always have to be near cars to siphon gas out of. Best to do with people you know.
------
Step off a curb with eyes shut, imagine it's a cliff
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes)
To get any benefit out of this one, you have to have a good imagination. Don't step off immediately, build up to the jump. Study the ravine below. Feel the winds at that altitude. Step off and...AHHHHHH!!!!!
------
Try and sound Welsh
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
The key to sounding Welsh is to make sure that your voice goes up at the end of the sentence, so that everything sounds like a question. Throw in a superfluous 'isn't it?' at the end of everything you say and you're halfway there. Isn't it?
------
Burn things with a magnifying glass
(Amusement Potential: 5-30 minutes)
Ants are always fun to use for this, but burning the face of someone you don't like, under some circumstances, can be just as entertaining.
------
THINGS YOU CAN DO WITH ANOTHER PERSON
Have a water gargling contest
(Amusement Potential: 5-10 minutes)
Put a glassful of water in your mouth and see how long you can keep gargling for. Award yourself extra points for loud and amusing gargling noises, and minus points if you laugh.
------
Stare at the back of someone's head until they turn around
(Amusement Potential: 2-5 minutes)
This works on the "I have the feeling I'm being watched" principle. Conduct an experiment-does this really work?
------
Have a "Who is less competitive" competition
(Amusement Potential: 1-3 minutes)
Trying to win at this will make you lose. Trying to lose makes you win which makes you lose. Not trying at all makes you lose which makes you win which makes you lose.
------
Pick up a dog so it can see things from your point of view
(Amusement Potential: 3-5 minutes)
Think about it: your dog has only seen the house from a viewpoint from 6" to 2' high (15 to 60 cm for all you metric fans). It's never seen the tops of counters, what you keep on your desk, the tops of shelves, etc. Try looking at things from its point of view, too.
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Pull out a hair, stick in someone's ear
(Amusement Potential: 1-5 minutes)
Best done to sleeping people. Added challenge in having no one else around, because then you can't blame it on anyone else. Try to beat your record number of times before the person catches on.
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Pour water in hand, make sneeze noise, throw water on back of person's neck
(Amusement Potential: 5-15 minutes)
Always a good gag. For an even bigger reaction out of the person, act like you're not sorry at all for what they think you did. Comment instead on how big that sneeze was or about how there was a lot of mucus in that one.
- Courtesy
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Jun 28, 2010
Jun 25, 2010
Michael Jackson - Remembering the Legend
The name "Michael Jackson" makes us groove to his tunes. I still remember my childhood days watching the famous poster stuck in my brother's room. My brother was a hardcore fan of MJ and tries to make me to sleep by playing MJ's songs. Instead, i used to shake my hips and dance for those peppy numbers. Thus i came to know the king of pop. He drives people crazy with his moonwalk, toe stand, Synchronized Group Dance, Crotch Grab often accompanied by an "Ow!" or a "Shamon!," Anti-Gravity Lean, Egyptian Flare etc..
Michael Jackson holds a patent for shoes that let you do the Smooth Criminal "anti-gravity lean."
Here is a collection of his signature moves and his power packed performances adored by millions of fans across the globe.
Michael Jackson holds a patent for shoes that let you do the Smooth Criminal "anti-gravity lean."
Here is a collection of his signature moves and his power packed performances adored by millions of fans across the globe.
My first impression.. Bad poster
The master himself at different stages of a perfect moonwalk
Anti-Gravity Lean..
Signature step
He's strongly etched in our minds
His mind blowing performances
No one will ever fill his shoes...
He is the greatest entertainer of all times..
He's immortal...He lives in his music and in our hearts.
Jun 22, 2010
பேருந்தில் ஒரு கவிதை
அழகான காதல் பாடல்
ஜோரென கொட்டும் மழை
சுறுசுறுப்பான காலை கதிர்களிடையே
சிக்கிய வானவில்லை போல் உணர்தேன்.
மாநகர பேருந்து பயண நெரிசலில் தோன்றிய கவிதையை எண்ணி புன்னகைத்தேன் நான்...
ஜோரென கொட்டும் மழை
சுறுசுறுப்பான காலை கதிர்களிடையே
சிக்கிய வானவில்லை போல் உணர்தேன்.
மாநகர பேருந்து பயண நெரிசலில் தோன்றிய கவிதையை எண்ணி புன்னகைத்தேன் நான்...
WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ!
--->> Passing requires only 3 correct answers out of 10!
1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last ?
2) Which country makes Panama hats ?
3) From which animal do we get cat gut ?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution ?
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of ?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal ?
7) What was King George VI's first name ?
8) What color is a purple finch ?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from ?
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane ?
Check your answers below.
ANSWERS
1) How long did the Hundred Years War last ?
116 years
2) Which country makes Panama hats ?
Ecuador
3) From which animal do we get cat gut ?
Sheep and Horses
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution ?
November
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of ?
Squirrel fur
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal ?
Dogs
7) What was King George VI's first name ?
Albert
8) What color is a purple finch ?
Crimson
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from ?
New Zealand
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane ?
Orange (of course!)
1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last ?
2) Which country makes Panama hats ?
3) From which animal do we get cat gut ?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution ?
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of ?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal ?
7) What was King George VI's first name ?
8) What color is a purple finch ?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from ?
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane ?
Check your answers below.
ANSWERS
1) How long did the Hundred Years War last ?
116 years
2) Which country makes Panama hats ?
Ecuador
3) From which animal do we get cat gut ?
Sheep and Horses
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution ?
November
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of ?
Squirrel fur
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal ?
Dogs
7) What was King George VI's first name ?
Albert
8) What color is a purple finch ?
Crimson
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from ?
New Zealand
10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane ?
Orange (of course!)
Jun 18, 2010
Difference between Love and Like?
I was flipping through my old diary the other day and i found myself staring at the long forgotten memoir. The faded ink prints read "Difference between love and like".
Love and Like are the most beautiful emotions we share with all beings.They are like identical twins. Differentiating them can be difficult if we have fallen in love. Everyone of us have gone through this and it racks our mind so badly that we find it hard to come to a conclusion. This points are actually written by some unknown author.(except the Now lets see the "difference" that i had inscribed in my diary.
1. When in front of the person you love, your heart beats faster but in front of the person you like, you just feel happy.
2. In front on the person you love winter seems like spring but in front of the person you like winter is just a beautiful winter.
3. If you look into the eyes of the one you love,you blush but you smile at the person whom you like.
4. In front of the person whom you love, you can't say everything on your mind, but in frint of the person you like, u can.
5. In front of the person you love you tend to get shy. But in front of the person you like you can be your own self.
6.You can't look strainght into the eyes of the one you love., but you can smile into the eyes of one you like.
7. When the one you love is crying, you cry with them, but when the one you like is crying you end up comforting him/her.
8.The feeling of love starts from the eye and the feeling of like starts from the ear.
9. We will try to ignore the person whom we love when we are with our friends, but we will remain the same when we are with the person whom we like.
10.If you stop liking a person all you need to do is cover your ears, but if you try to close your eyes on love, it turns into a tear drop and remains in your heart forever.
I can understand how sweet our memories become after reading this...
Love and Like are the most beautiful emotions we share with all beings.They are like identical twins. Differentiating them can be difficult if we have fallen in love. Everyone of us have gone through this and it racks our mind so badly that we find it hard to come to a conclusion. This points are actually written by some unknown author.(except the Now lets see the "difference" that i had inscribed in my diary.
1. When in front of the person you love, your heart beats faster but in front of the person you like, you just feel happy.
2. In front on the person you love winter seems like spring but in front of the person you like winter is just a beautiful winter.
3. If you look into the eyes of the one you love,you blush but you smile at the person whom you like.
4. In front of the person whom you love, you can't say everything on your mind, but in frint of the person you like, u can.
5. In front of the person you love you tend to get shy. But in front of the person you like you can be your own self.
6.You can't look strainght into the eyes of the one you love., but you can smile into the eyes of one you like.
7. When the one you love is crying, you cry with them, but when the one you like is crying you end up comforting him/her.
8.The feeling of love starts from the eye and the feeling of like starts from the ear.
9. We will try to ignore the person whom we love when we are with our friends, but we will remain the same when we are with the person whom we like.
10.If you stop liking a person all you need to do is cover your ears, but if you try to close your eyes on love, it turns into a tear drop and remains in your heart forever.
I can understand how sweet our memories become after reading this...
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Jun 8, 2010
Micromax Mobile- People behind its success
I read this article with interest and i have shared this on my blog.
One sentence that caught my attention is "..we will force Nokia to launch newer products to compete with us"
Read on to know more about Micromax.
Forbes India - Micromax Mobile Advantage
One sentence that caught my attention is "..we will force Nokia to launch newer products to compete with us"
Read on to know more about Micromax.
Forbes India - Micromax Mobile Advantage
May 31, 2010
React or Respond? Whats your choice...
I stumbled on this interesting piece of story that conveys a simple distinction between reacting and responding. Read on and finally don't forget to question yourself when you are faced with some crucial situations " Am i reacting or responding intellectually?"
(Please click the below image link to read)
(Please click the below image link to read)
May 19, 2010
May 14, 2010
Falooda Life
I stepped inside a famous restaurant with my mom for dinner yesterday. I was completely famished and was desperate to fill my craving stomach, but i wanted to try something refreshing.
Something caught my eyes at the far end of the menu. The name and its description made my brain to process a beautiful vivid image of a frozen colored layers of ice creams, fruits and nuts. "I cant wait anymore", i told myself. I was frantically calling out for waiters and even small boys who were cleaning the table, "Falloda, Falloda". Few people in the near by tables were throwing a nasty look at me, and i usually have a knack of interpreting those looks and gestures. The result of my interpretation was
A middle aged women : "Why don't you learn some manners".
A cleaning guy: "I wont give a sH3$ about what you order,just butt off".
A middle aged man, with dothi : "What in the world are you asking for, sounds so weird".
A waiter came around and my mom started placing the order. By the time he has taken his order i ended up uttering the name Falooda for more than five times. I felt i should not show my excitement since the waiter started treating me like a kid.
My hungry belly was continuously instructing my lips to chant the tasty name. I was making a vague effort trying to explain my mom about Falooda and she was not interested, but managed to nodded her head and was listening to me. I waited impatiently peering over the ice cream section just behind my table.
After lots of signals and sign languages the waiter hurried towards us, skillfully placing a tall glass with thick luscious creamy flavours. In no time i started exploring my way through this delicacy and enjoyed the surprises it had. My mom said "I wanted to tell you.." and i became deaf in this tasty freeze...
A Kulfi topped with red cherry, then came a creamy white vanilla ice cream, lush saffron vermicelli, rich rocky nuts that began to flow above the melting chocolate layer. Then came my favorite fruits that said "Oh, please don't forget to taste me in the midst of Miss. Vanilla and Mr.Chocolate". I dint disappoint them, though few grapes tasted sour. Finally my spoon hit the hard bottom of the glass after getting lost in the green jelly. At last i came to my senses. my taste buds were happy. I heard my mom saying "..and i was really worried what is going to happen.." My stomach was full, and i felt so satisfied savouring Falooda.
We reached home around 9.00 pm with Falooda taste lingering in taste buds. I went to sleep around 9.30 that night. Before I was scuba diving into "Daylight" occurrences. I was hearing "Who is taking this task?", "Nisha is on leave eh?", " Hello Monki , where are you?", " I used to crochet lately", " Ama, Falloda supera irrukum", "Auto kaar left la niruthunga",.. this continued and suddenly i heard a voice saying "I wanted to tell you.." It was my mothers voice and after that i cant remember anything she said. Then i realised that i heard nothing when she was actually telling something to me.
My mind said " You dint hear what you mother was telling? She was talking her heart out. She managed to listen to you when you were blabbering about a ice cream. But you dint even care to listen to your mother. Before my mind started to shout "You selfish..." I opened my eyes. I felt guilty for disappointing a beautiful soul that loves me with all that she had. I felt bad,.i still feel bad.
I don't want to end this experience with a philosophy. But the truth is
" Life is like a layered Falooda. Enjoy it before it melts..and at the same time listen to the people around you when they really need your attention"
I know i know,.this is the weirdest quotation you had ever heard of.
But quotations are the product of experiences. (Hey howzzat!!!)
Something caught my eyes at the far end of the menu. The name and its description made my brain to process a beautiful vivid image of a frozen colored layers of ice creams, fruits and nuts. "I cant wait anymore", i told myself. I was frantically calling out for waiters and even small boys who were cleaning the table, "Falloda, Falloda". Few people in the near by tables were throwing a nasty look at me, and i usually have a knack of interpreting those looks and gestures. The result of my interpretation was
A middle aged women : "Why don't you learn some manners".
A cleaning guy: "I wont give a sH3$ about what you order,just butt off".
A middle aged man, with dothi : "What in the world are you asking for, sounds so weird".
A waiter came around and my mom started placing the order. By the time he has taken his order i ended up uttering the name Falooda for more than five times. I felt i should not show my excitement since the waiter started treating me like a kid.
My hungry belly was continuously instructing my lips to chant the tasty name. I was making a vague effort trying to explain my mom about Falooda and she was not interested, but managed to nodded her head and was listening to me. I waited impatiently peering over the ice cream section just behind my table.
After lots of signals and sign languages the waiter hurried towards us, skillfully placing a tall glass with thick luscious creamy flavours. In no time i started exploring my way through this delicacy and enjoyed the surprises it had. My mom said "I wanted to tell you.." and i became deaf in this tasty freeze...
A Kulfi topped with red cherry, then came a creamy white vanilla ice cream, lush saffron vermicelli, rich rocky nuts that began to flow above the melting chocolate layer. Then came my favorite fruits that said "Oh, please don't forget to taste me in the midst of Miss. Vanilla and Mr.Chocolate". I dint disappoint them, though few grapes tasted sour. Finally my spoon hit the hard bottom of the glass after getting lost in the green jelly. At last i came to my senses. my taste buds were happy. I heard my mom saying "..and i was really worried what is going to happen.." My stomach was full, and i felt so satisfied savouring Falooda.
We reached home around 9.00 pm with Falooda taste lingering in taste buds. I went to sleep around 9.30 that night. Before I was scuba diving into "Daylight" occurrences. I was hearing "Who is taking this task?", "Nisha is on leave eh?", " Hello Monki , where are you?", " I used to crochet lately", " Ama, Falloda supera irrukum", "Auto kaar left la niruthunga",.. this continued and suddenly i heard a voice saying "I wanted to tell you.." It was my mothers voice and after that i cant remember anything she said. Then i realised that i heard nothing when she was actually telling something to me.
My mind said " You dint hear what you mother was telling? She was talking her heart out. She managed to listen to you when you were blabbering about a ice cream. But you dint even care to listen to your mother. Before my mind started to shout "You selfish..." I opened my eyes. I felt guilty for disappointing a beautiful soul that loves me with all that she had. I felt bad,.i still feel bad.
I don't want to end this experience with a philosophy. But the truth is
" Life is like a layered Falooda. Enjoy it before it melts..and at the same time listen to the people around you when they really need your attention"
I know i know,.this is the weirdest quotation you had ever heard of.
But quotations are the product of experiences. (Hey howzzat!!!)
May 12, 2010
Penguin lover
Penguins are one of my favourite birds. I love to watch those innocent eyes, graceful yet comical walk, active pursual for food, the way they swim and play underwater amazes many. I found some few interesting facts about these cute birds..
They can walk faster than humans.
They are social birds. They huddle together to keep themselves warm.
Penguins drink salt water and can convert salt water into fresh water
A gland in their body removes the salt reserves from their body.
They can walk faster than humans.
They are social birds. They huddle together to keep themselves warm.
Before diving into unknown waters, they push other penguins off the cliff and watch whether they are alive or grabbed by predators like walrus, killer whales or seals.
Penguins use a sign language to communicate with each other. They will wave their flippers and move their heads to "talk" to other penguins in the group.
Male penguins takes care of thier chicks.
When mothers lose a chick, they steal another mother’s chick.
Penguins drink salt water and can convert salt water into fresh water
A gland in their body removes the salt reserves from their body.
When they want to have fun, they slide on their stomachs..
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May 7, 2010
A Junk Blog
Most of them would find a junk today. Yes, i think I'm going to be the first to introduce this term "Junk Blog".
I always wanted to write a blog. Be it a thought, or an idea or a travel experiences, movies, music, people or some far fetched insights on philosophy or science. I have always thought about writing a blog on this and that and finally i stumbled upon a very rare blog -My Junk Blog.
The term junk itself is a turn off for many,.so I'm sure most of the people would neglect this article oops,..sorry this "Junticle". I can imagine a weird looking expression in their faces if they stumble upon this blog.
Junk Blog is nothing but blogging without a definite idea or a purpose.Its a persons ability to make something out of nothing. I don't want to draw up a huge theory on the Junk Blog even though i feel like doing so. Yes, junk blogger present a lengthy theory out of nothing.
So this is my Junk blog and I'm really proud of taking a blunt initiative to write up something that makes me to write more. Oh come on,.it wont be a junticle again. I should be writing some interesting stuffs too ;)
Until then,.its Shuba signing off....
I always wanted to write a blog. Be it a thought, or an idea or a travel experiences, movies, music, people or some far fetched insights on philosophy or science. I have always thought about writing a blog on this and that and finally i stumbled upon a very rare blog -My Junk Blog.
The term junk itself is a turn off for many,.so I'm sure most of the people would neglect this article oops,..sorry this "Junticle". I can imagine a weird looking expression in their faces if they stumble upon this blog.
Junk Blog is nothing but blogging without a definite idea or a purpose.Its a persons ability to make something out of nothing. I don't want to draw up a huge theory on the Junk Blog even though i feel like doing so. Yes, junk blogger present a lengthy theory out of nothing.
So this is my Junk blog and I'm really proud of taking a blunt initiative to write up something that makes me to write more. Oh come on,.it wont be a junticle again. I should be writing some interesting stuffs too ;)
Until then,.its Shuba signing off....
Junk Blog its not always useless, it is recyclable like wealth out of waste :)
May 5, 2010
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