Its the CAUSE, NOT the Answer

December 7, 1941..It was a day like any other..A bright Sunday morning..clear sky..it was a ordinary day for people of Hawaii..But things changed..the clear sky now turning dark,People could see large number of planes(353 to be precise) heading towards pearl harbor.. It was a surprise military strike conducted by the Japanese navy against the United states of America..The attack sank 4 U.S navy battle ships, wounded nearly 1,500 and took lives of over 2,500 people..It was an attack the world can never forget..will never forget..Cause on this day the sleeping giant woke up..what followed next was total chaos.."little boy" and "fat man" shook the world..on August 6, 1945 the "little boy" jumped on the city of Hiroshima followed by "fat man" crushing the city of Nagasaki on August 9.."little boy" and "fat man" were the two nuclear bombs dropped on the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as ordered by the U.S President Harry S. Truman.. Over 200,000 men and women lost their lives..Thousands more have died with Illness attributed to exposure to radiation released by the bombs..And when all this was happening in some corner of the sky,Mars,The god of war was smiling.. he had done his work..Before man learned to talk..man learned to fight..fight for something which was not even his..Even Today we fight these wars its just that the face of war has changed..in the earlier times the opponents would face each other bravely and fight..today One opponent attacks the other like a gut less chicken..yes..terrorism..Michel Nostradamus (born Michel de Nostredame), a 16th Century French astrologer and physician once predicted..

In the year of the new century and nine months,
From the sky will come a great King of Terror…
The sky will burn at forty-five degrees.
Fire approaches the great new city…

In the city of York there will be a great collapse,
two twin brothers torn apart by chaos
while the fortress falls the great leader will succumb
third big war will begin when the big city is burning

And it so happened that on September 11, 2001 the city of New york was under attack..
On that morning, 19 Islamist terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners.The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the building.The United States responded to the attacks by launching a "War on Terrorism", invading Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, who had harbored al-Qaeda terrorists, and enacting the USA PATRIOT Act.And once again the god of war was laughing..

November 26,2008 The City of Mumbai after a tiering day was shook to its very roots when 15 gunmen entered the busy capital..Hundreds of people lost their lifes..The atack lasted for 4 days..the attacks occurred in South Mumbai: at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus the Oberoi Trident, the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Leopold Cafe, Cama Hospital, the Orthodox Jewish-owned Nariman House, the Metro Cinema, and a lane behind the Times of India building and St. Xavier's College. There was also an explosion at the Mazagaon docks, in Mumbai's port area, and in a taxi at Vile Parle.

War..We have been fighting wars for a very long time..but where has all this led us to??nowhere..so why dont we give peace a chance??war has never been the answer..it has always been the "cause"..People are afraid to step out of their houses.."What if today is the day i die?"..Its not late..we can stop these wars..All we have to do is to start spreading the message of peace and love and soon we will have the god of war cornered..only to teach him to love too.. :)

hopemayfly.blogspot.com

Hi,I am Hope and I am a mayfly(a distant cousin of the dragon fly)...This is my first blog entry,But again this will also be my last..Scientists say my life expectancy is just one day..And what a day it has been..the best day of my life ^_^

I still remember the moment i opened my eyes..It was bright..the sun A big ball of fire in the sky looked down at me and i could swear it was smiling..It gave me hope{and a new name(Hope)}..I wanted to touch the sun and feel the warmth..Oh how i wished i could fly..wished?I CAN fly :) so I spread my wings and off i went to explore the beautiful world around..But before i went exploring i took a last look at the lake I was born in..and in the water I could see my reflection..I was beautiful..two giant eyes poking out of my head,No mouth..I was a masterpiece cause you see..for me beauty is not how I look from the outside but what I am in the inside[:)]..The world is so big I dint know where to start..

The trees standing tall, and the grass so green
to me all this looked like a dream..
Flower to flower i flew..
they all looked so beautiful..
red, yellow,white and blue..
just pick a color
and you would find the flower
right in front of you..

I spent the rest of the morning traveling..Everywhere i went I could see beauty..I could see..I could feel life..I was happily jumping around..Flower to Flower.. when i saw her..She was the most beautiful mayfly i had ever seen(could be because she was the ONLY mayfly i had ever seen other than me that is)..We got talking and we both fell in love..I had found my better half..The day was coming to an end..I would have never written this blog if it wasn't for those two men I overheard talking..One was saying to the other that he was in his 30's and unmarried..He said "life was too short" and he was upset that he would never get married..I smiled...too short he said..I took out my brand new pocket sony vaio logged in to blogspot and i dint even have to create a new account..I had to just log in using my gmail ID..how cool is that?* and here I am typing away..In one day i did so many things..I played..wrote a poem(the trees standing tall and bla bla bla)..found my life partner and married her(yes I am married now[:)]) and you longer living creatures say life is too short??Life is not short..Its the way you look at it..be it one day or 100 years..live in the moment and enjoy it [:)]..what is coming will come and what not..well..we dont need it do we?[;)]..So next time you want to do something but feel life is too short..just think of me..I am HOPE..

Oh dear god I almost forgot(old age does that to you[:)])..One of the worlds leading cellular networks was inspired by my lifestyle..They created an ad based on my life..I am posting the video below..please do watch it..You will love it.. enjoy.. :)




P.S:*The blogger ID you see in the Title does not exist..The "real" Author of this post put it there to make this post look more interesting(well to be frank he dint have any other better title to think of)

**Sony,google and vodafone are not paying anything to the Author to put their names in this blog..In fact the Author is afraid that they may sue him..

***But I do wish sony,Google and vodafone read this blog, appreciate the way the Author has praised them and pay him something because he is hungry and would like to buy himself a sandwich and a cup of fresh fruit juice..

**** Smile..life is beautiful and you are living it ^_^

Think it,Do it

Every man has a dream,its something we all need
but A dream remains a dream if not achieved
A vision is only a vision if not fulfilled
A mission is mere a mission if stays dormant
Take a step, move forward be bold and fervent
Easy to utter and verbalize
Becomes a power house when you internalize
Dream with action creates momentum
Act on it give yourself an ultimatum
Subconscious mind is a place to be
Where HE resides, HIS image you see
Be proud have pride, it brings dignity
Follow your heart, love & care, it is road to immortality
A man is just a man without substance
A man with substance has compliance
Death with a dream brings eternal peace
Body remains here soul you release

Falling

I am Falling..I am falling even as i type this post..With every passing day i am falling deeper and deeper..I am falling into a tunnel so dark and deep,I dont know where ill land..With every passing minute i find my self deeper and deeper..Its dark in here..I see no light..On the tunnel walls i see pictures..really dark pictures..They have a story to tell..of death..of deception and greed..of how this tunnel is growing..growing so deep..I am falling and i see..A man cheating his own company and relapsing the world economy ..As I fall deeper the pictures get darker..I now see planes..planes dropping bombs on a city..I see death..Death is hovering over the city to pick up the men women and children killed..In the next picture i see politicians acting like kids..They care for no one..all they want is money..just to add a little extra money in their pockets i see them importing defective planes..Planes which have taken life's of so many pilots..I see a little 8 year old boy shooting his teacher and classmates..at a tender age of ten i see them doing drugs..I am falling..wait..I see a dot..a white dot...the tiny dot looks like a bright star in this dark and deep tunnel..With whatever strength left in me i am moving closer to the dot..Its a picture..a little picture..just like the dark pictures i saw before..except this little dot is different..I see a little girl..i see her helping an old lady cross a street..I touch the tiny dot..I am falling no more..There is a new world behind that dot..A world so pleasant i feel like singing..but how do i get in?the dot is too small..I am pulling it and stretching it..but its of no use..The dark pictures around are too strong..no...I dont belong in this dark tunnel..I must find another white dot..maybe i can find one which is bigger..Contemplated I am looking around..one more..yes..I can see one more..I can see a man teaching a little boy some math..But again i cant enter this dot..its too small..arghhhh..what do i do??what can i do??only if i could connect this dot with the dot i saw before..hmmm..can i do that??let me see..yes..it worked..I can..the dot dots have connected and made a bigger hole..a hole which will take me to a better world..and for the first time i see..I see hope...I must find more of these dots..At last..I have done it..I see a picture..big enough for me..I can read a word on this picture which reads Humanity..I can crawl out of this tunnel now..I am free..I can see brightness all around and I can feel the peace..I want to lie down under a tree..but i wont..I have to do something good..help an injured animal or give a poor child some food..Its my turn now..My turn to create white bright dots in the dark tunnel i just got out of..there are people still trapped in that tunnel and I want to help them get out..because just like them even i was falling..Falling deep..

Its a beautiful world

Yesterday Night reminded me of those times when i was out all night..Drives on the ECR it used to be so much fun..I used to drive and Nisha used to sit right beside me and when ever a car came near us she used sit on my head and make me race that person..It used to be fun..100KMPH,150,180 dint scare me and neither did it scare Nisha..Just the empty road and the sweet sound of Engine..But Back then I never did really enjoy the surroundings..It was just plain speed..But at last..Things changed..no more night time drives..Life started to take an U turn from fun Lane to Boredom..Yesterday after a really long time I was Out in the All night..there are time when you just cant sleep..and at times like these a single Idea can sound so much appealing..A looooooong drive..The moon was not full but it was Beautiful..The Air cold..and my car..Not in a condition to be driven..A big crack in my windshield caused by a stone with fell of a building under construction next to my apartments(Have been planing to give it for servicing for ages now..but something just keeps coming up)..The Idea of a Long drive was too appealing(I besides I just could not sleep..Had to drop my friend at 4 for his I.V)..So now my only option was Bike..SO there I was Awake when the World around me was enjoying a sweet slumber..I dint want to go alone so woke my friend up..She was happy to come..Once upon a Time I used to go out on Long Drive with her 24/7..SO picked her up and Made my way towards ECR..There was noting in front of me but the empty road ahead..100KMPH Was hardly a speed which could slow me down..I was enjoying the Cold air which was hitting against my face..The sound It created along with the sound of my Bike's engine was a sweet Melody in itself..The world Around me was silent..I could only a few people standing at Tea stalls and drinking Tea..The Sky was Dark, the Bright Stars and the Moon Looked like shining Crystals In the sky..The drive along East coast was amazing..At 3:30 I dropped Neha Back at her place and made my way back to my apartments..It was time to Drop My friend at his stop..I called up my other friend to see if he was awake..he was..so asked him to come along as well..So at 4:30 I dropped my friend at his stop and was talking to him till his bus came..The World around had started waking up..It was 5 in the morning and the Birds had woken up..They started singing..The the trees turning Green once again were looking fresh..So me and my other friend Decided to go to the beach..It was still dark when we got there..And all around I could see people jogging or doing Yoga..6 years in chennai and I had never once seen the sunrise..So today things were going to change..I was not going anywhere..So we sat down near the water..The waves hitting against the shore..By 6 the the sky started turning bright..and the sea now had a light shade of orange..The fisher folks were ready to set sail..The world once sleeping had now woken up and was looking forward at a new and beautiful day..Full of Hopes and wishes..At last at 7 I saw it..I finally saw the sunrise..It was beautiful..Bright orange ball of fire rising from the distant horizon..The early morning light refreshed me..Everything around was so pleasant..I got back home at 8..and started typing this post..Trust me..I found it very difficult to type all this cause words just cant describe the true beauty of the great outdoors..But one thing I CAN type without any effort..No matter Night or morning..Its a beautiful world out there..So go Enjoy it.. :)

The Boy who "Helps" live

Harry Potter the Boy who lived..Harry Potter series is one of the best selling book series of the modern age..Books so well written that people of any age group can read and enjoy the book..The whole Harry potter affair has become a craze..you can go about selling twigs by just calling it a wand..add the name Harry potter to anything and it will sell faster that you can spell sell..And the latest book from Harry potter series to hit the market is The Tales of Beedle the Bard..the book..well..the book is..frivolous,abhorrent,a total waste of time(well not really..the book is so small that it hardly takes you 10 minutes to finish it) and the book can bore anyone pallid..The book has just 5 stories out of which the fifth story is a repeat..There are notes by Albus Dumbledore which are very useful if you live in an imaginative world which is filled with witches and wizards..of course its a book for children but come on its a book written by J.K Rowling..I expected it to be fun for everyone..So my message for all those people who dont own a copy of the book..BUY IT..no..No mistake in my typing..Buy it..


The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book of children's stories by British author J. K. Rowling. It purports to be the storybook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last book of the Harry Potter series.

The book was originally produced in a limited edition of only seven copies, each handwritten and illustrated by J. K. Rowling. One of them was offered for auction in late 2007 and was expected to sell for £50,000 ($103,000); ultimately it was bought for £1.95 million ($3.98 million) by Amazon.com, making the selling price the highest achieved at auction for a modern literary manuscript. The money earned at the auction of the book was donated to The Children's Voice charity campaign.

The book was published for the general public on 4 December 2008, with the proceeds going to the Children's High Level Group

The Tales of Beedle the Bard
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The book costs somewhere around 700 bucks..but thats not much is it??30% of the cash earned by the sales of the book goes to The Children's Voice charity campaign..

More than 1 million children live in large residential institutions across Europe.Contrary to popular belief,most of them are not orphans,but are in care because their families are poor,disabled or from ethnic minorities.Many of these children have disabilities and handicaps,but often remain without any health or educational interventions.In some cases that do not receive life's basic,such as adequate food.Almost always they are without human or emotional contact and simulation.

To change the life of institutionalised and marginalised children,and try to make sure that no future generation suffers in this way,J K Rowling and Baroness Nicholson set up the Children's High Level Group(CHLG) charity in 2005.

There is so much we can do to help these kids and buying this book can be the first step if you haven't started already..And besides,When people around you are talking about this book, you wont sit there dumb nodding your head in a Goofy way...The Book has already sold Millions of copies across the world..So the boy who lived is now Helping these children live..And we have the power to join his team and spread the Magic...

The sound of muzic

Music videos...every day we see a release of a music Video..and 90% of these Videos make no sense at all but still manage to top the charts..The remaining 10% well they are songs with some meaning behind them..so here are three of my favorite songs..the video followed by lyrics..enjoy..

Lift by poets of the fall



Lift lyrics

Times when I just can't
Bring myself to say it loud
'Fraid that what I'll say comes out somehow awry

That is when it seems
We move in circles day to day
Twist the drama of the play to get us by

And it feels like fear
Like I'll disappear
Gets so hard to steer
Yet I go on
Do we need debate
When it seems too late
Like I bleed but wait
Like nothing's wrong

You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear

Like the other day
I thought you won't be coming back
I came to realize my lackluster dreams

And among the schemes
And all the tricks we try to play
Only dreams will hold their sway and defy

When it feels like fear...
Like I'll disappear
Gets so hard to steer
Yet I go on
Do we need debate
When it seems too late
Like I bleed but wait
Like nothing's wrong

You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear, oooohhhh

You lift my spirit, take me higher, make me fly,
Touch the moon up in the sky, when you are mine
You lift me higher, take my spirit, make it fly,
Where all new wonders will appear

Take me high
Make me fly

How to save a life(Grey's Anatomy version) by The fray



The Fray - How To Save A Life lyrics

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you
And pray to God he hears you

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life


Bad day by Daniel Powter

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Bad day Lyrics

Where is the moment we needed the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue skies fade to gray
They tell me your passion's gone away
And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You're faking a smile with the coffee you go
You tell me your life's been way off line
You're falling to pieces every time
And I don't need no carryin' on

Because you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Will you need a blue sky holiday?
The point is they laugh at what you say
And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don't lie
You're coming back down and you really don't mind
You had a bad day

(Oooh.. a holiday..)

Sometimes the system goes on the blink
And the whole thing turns out wrong
You might not make it back and you know
That you could be well oh that strong
And I'm not wrong

(yeah...)

So where is the passion when you need it the most
Oh you and I
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
You've seen what you like
And how does it feel for one more time
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

Something Different

Different-what does it mean??you open up a dictionary and it says "different:partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality..It is something you dont come across in your Daily life..And even if you do,its something which you least expect..Snow in Chennai would be different,India winning the soccer World cup(now that would be a surprise),Different..There are many Different things happening all around us..But we are too busy with our Same routine life to notice..Some of these Different things are good like a Movie(Slumdog millionaire) with majority of the cast being Indian getting Nominated for ten Oscar awards and there are Different things Happening which are bad like the Mumbai Attacks..A little Difference can Affect your life so much..and sometimes even change the way you look at things and people..I am talking about something which you least expect but when it happens it touches your heart..I have come across such incidences..and I would like to share 5 such incidences with you..I want this post to be Something Different.. :)

Ok lets start with Food..Yummmm...I love food and i gobble up any thing you keep in front of me..so what better way to start than talking about Food??There are many Different cuisines..There Is Indian,continental,Mexican,Italian,Chinese....Ah Chinese..When we think of Chinese we Imagine fried snakes,cockroaches and god know what else..Chinese cuisine..Perfect for meat eaters..no vegan can enjoy eating in china and Enjoy a meal in an Chinese restaurant thinking what if my crackling spinach is fried in meat oil or oyster sauce(Oyster sauce is a major sauce in all Chinese dishes)??You see the word Veg and Chinese just dont go well together..Thats what I thought till the time I went to a restaurant called flower drum..Its a Chinese restaurant in Egmore which is pure veg..Yes..you heard me..P.U.R.E V.E.G...I looked at the menu and on the front page in bold letters was the notice"We dont use oyster sauce and Our dishes may not taste like the dishes you eat in other places"..I just could not believe it..this place was like no other Chinese place..this place was Different.. Anyways Talking about Restaurants..How do people go to a Restaurant??A silly question i know but come on..you dint expect me to ask it..so that makes it Different..Yeah back to the question..how do people get to Restaurant or any other destination??In Cars or bikes yeah??but what if you dont have one?We use the bus service or trains..But what if there is a strike?what do we do then??we prefer walking rather than catching an auto..In a place like Chennai Going in an auto would be like telling a robber where you hide all your money..Auto drivers..we all hate arguing with them.. They are scoundrels and rude scoundrels to top it..So this leads me to my second Incident..It was a fine Sunday morning..and like any other Sunday morning my mom wakes me up and asks me to get a few things for her from the market..I am in the market waiting for the vegetable vendor to deal with other customers who were woken up(by moms or wives) before me and got to the shop before I even got off the bed..SO there I am standing and looking in every direction..At a fair distance I See an auto driver drinking tea in a small shop..nothing different in that..The driver has almost finished his tea when a dog comes near him and starts wagging his tail..I was pretty sure that the auto driver would pick up a stone and start pelting the dog with it..what else is expected from the "rude" and "arrogant" cheater??SO there i WAS..ready to go and yell at the Auto driver for his misdeed..but to my surprise the sight i saw was completely different..The Auto driver bought a Packet of biscuits and started feeding the dog..The beast had suddenly turned beautiful..It was because of the actions of some that i had come to a conclusion that all auto drivers are rude and care for no one..I always wanted to to see these Rude Auto drivers behind bars..that would teach them a lesson..Behind bars..Jail...Police..corruption..bribe..Wow..Its a perfect chain..the word police and bribe is a match made in heaven..No wonder they have such a big belly..Santa looks like a starving old man in front of the cops..But taking in account the auto drivers story..is every police officer the same??So here my friends is Incidence number 3..I was driving back home from my friends house one day..I got to the Gemini flyover area and got caught in the traffic..ok so there i was again..stuck in a place and looking in every direction(Yeah i do that a lot)..On the left i saw two cars parked and the drivers of each car arguing with one another and a police man in the middle trying to sort out things..in middle of this heated argument the phone of one of the drivers started ringing and so he left the other driver and the cop.. So making most of the situation the other driver offered bribe to the cop and said that it was his mistake but he dint want to admit it to the other driver,he asked the cop to put the full blame on the driver who was by now almost done with his phone conversation..but the police denied the bribe and put a case against the driver for reckless driving and attempt to bribe.. For the first time I saw a cop do something right..he could have taken the bribe from this reckless driver but he dint..Reckless drivers..There is no shortage of reckless drivers in Chennai..and it seriously gets on my nerves when some reckless driver cuts in front of you..its almost as if he/she appears out of no where..My encounter with a "Reckless driver" is incident number four..I was driving back home at around 9 in the night..I was near park Sheraton(A major 5 star hotel in Chennai)when a "reckless driver" came out of park Sheraton and cut in front of me..the roads were narrow so there was no chance for me to overtake him..so i was following him..this car in front of me was the only hurdle in between me and free road..Anyways what could i do??I was happy as long as that guy kept moving..but at last..my happiness was short lived..the "Reckless Driver" suddenly stopped..right in middle of the road..I was frustrated.. "rich son of a gun" i thought..The guy just got out of his car and started running towards his right..drunk maybe??so i started honking..honk...honk..hon...I stopped..To my surprise the man did this to help an old lady to cross the road..after helping her across he looked at me apologized sat in his car and drove away..I was touched..Form that day onwards whenever i see any old person i stop the car or bike(not in middle of the road) and help that person..Just because someone is rich does not mean he is snobbish..Ahhh..but these rich people what a life they have..exotic food everyday,dressed up in Armani..driving fancy sports cars..and foreign trips almost every month.. trips..Its not just Indian who go abroad..Indian Tourism has grown and many foreigners these days come to India and marvel at all the Indian wonders..So Here I am finally at Incident number five..And one of my most favorite memories..I was walking to my friends house..a foreigner dude was walking in front of me with a book in his hand..a few minutes later I saw the foreigner dude sit on a footpath right beside two street dwelling kids and teach them how to read..awestruck.. i was awestruck..And it got me thinking..If some foreigner dude can do something like this for Indian kids..Then why cant we??We were blessed to have all the facilities..so why dont we make use of what we have learn t and pass on the knowledge??Why go around searching for such differences when you yourself can be the difference the world needs??So lets take these five stories into account and do Something Different.. :)

A New Look!

For days now I was not happy with my Blog presentation..My blog is called Cognizance which has a very deep meaning cognizance is the awakening,knowing we exist..cognizance is the soul..But the theme installed on my blog was that of a gadget,An I-phone rather..The little time I found in my hands I used it to post something(or ahem..play games)..so I picked the first fancy looking theme..But I-phone and Cognizance??you surely cant call this"rab ne bana di jodi"..SO yesterday when I logged into blogger..I had a Motive..I wanted to change the way my blog looked..Ok cognizance..I knew for sure that even if I searched for 7 days straight i would not find any theme which was even close to Cognizance..So I decided that an abstract theme would be perfect..after all.. the soul does not have a shape,a size or a color..So at 10:pm I started my quest to find that perfect theme..I came across many blog template but they were nothing like what i wanted..I searched and searched..I found a few and downloaded em..but once applied they were "yuck"..At 11:30 pm I got off the net..I had to go out(friends birthday)..You know..12:00 am...anyways I got back home at 1:15 am and logged into blogger again..and In the next tab.. my search for that perfect template was on..Finally I came across a template called Colorepaper..Its a pretty good template but again I was just 80% happy with it..so I got back to searching..and at last i came across the theme which is currently applied..I was In love..and when you are in love with something..you want it..no matter what..so I download it..but to my horror..it was a big folder with images labeled..background,side bar, bla bla bla...and a readme file..I opened the file and read its contents..I was supposed to upload these images on some photo sharing site and using the URL.. edit the Java script on blogger..JJJ AAA VVV AAA Scriiiiptttt..the word kept ringing in my head..I dint know the head or tail of java script..What was I to do??search for another theme??but it was already 2:30 am and besides I was In love..how could I reject this theme just because it was challenging to apply..sweetest fruits are always at the top of the tree..Ok so first I created an account on photobucket.com(I had one but forgot the ID and password)..Uploaded the images and google searched "how to apply blogger themes?"..But for some strange reason no one faced the problem i faced..every site i went to told me in simple words..download a template and upload it in blogger...no site said any thing about how to upload a puzzle onto blogger..so i went back to google search and typed"how to edit Java script/HTML in blogger"..”Blistering barnacles!!!”..I had finally found the answer..so I got back to blogger and started editing the script..after a few failed attempts i managed to get the theme applied..all this was happening at 3:30 am...I visited my blog..the theme was perfect but incomplete..A logo..a logo is what i wanted..at 3:45 am..crazy..but true.. I clicked on the newly installed Photoshop cs4 icon on my desktop...Its been a long time since i used photoshop..and CS4..its nothing like the other photoshop versions..but i wanted a logo and I was going to create one..I looked around..made sure no one was around..and started experimenting.."Oh!! what does this button do??"...after a lot of random button clicking I had my logo..I uploaded it on blogger and 4:37 am My blog had a New look..A look with which i was satisfied..A look which is not going to be changed for a very loooooong time...

lemme know what you think?
Cheers! ^_^

Dreams..!

Dreams..Everyone has a dream..as a child we dream we had all the candy in the world..as we grow up our dreams start changing..We dream of a day without homework or better, aliens abduction your teacher and dropping her off on a distant planet..then there comes a stage in our life when we  dream of becoming something some day..A doctor,an engineer, a cricketer,an actor or a soldier who just enters enemy territory and sweeps out all the foes in one shot..but how many of us follow our dreams??we get lost in the opinions of society..what everyone is doing we want to do the same..play it safe..and then we sit and start dreaming again..but this time your boss is abducted by the aliens..Then there are few people who dream of a better nation..They call it a vision..but again there are only a few who work for the cause and the rest sitting in their office and dreaming..Whats happened to "where there is a will there is a way"?why do we give up half way through??why do we care of what others think??We have seen a dream and we know its beautiful then why let someone else tell you that the our dream is useless and it will never work out for us..If bill gates had not followed his dreams we would still be using a code based computer..If the wright brothers had not followed their dreams we would still be dreaming of flying like a bird..Gandhiji dreamt of a free India and today we walk the road without worrying of some white guy coming upto you and making you clean his shoes..if Sri sri Ravi Shankar had not dreamt of peace all around the world then would we have an Art of living??Its not difficult to fulfill a dream..all we have to do is remain focused and give your best..I came across this video on youtube called "Kiwi"..Its a small story of a kiwi bird who had a dream..it wanted to fly..just watch the video..you will love it..

I just love this video..its so simple but it teaches you so much..I think it time we followed our dream rather than just having one..and "Fly"...fly like the kiwi...