Lovely Letter To A Bank

I received a copy of this lovely letter from an elderly woman to her bank. I am not sure whether such a letter was really written. But it ought to be.

Here is a lovely response by a house of representative when asked about his position on whiskey. 

One more joke.

Kerala - God's Own Country

Beautiful pictures of Kerala that someone forwarded to me.

Alleppey



Bekal - Kasargod



Canannore……………….



Kochi



Kochi



Idukki



Ponmudi - Trivandrum



Veli lake - Trivandrum

Yoga - Suryanamaskar

This is a nice article on Suryanamaskar.

Indian Railways - WL, RAC, CNF And What Not

For simpletons like me this is a good link to get to know about the logic used by the reservation system. 

Here is an article that explains the WL, RAC concepts. And great tips here for booking tatkal ticket.

Look here for details on tracking live train running status.

A Dream Trip - Buddhist Heritage Sites

This (http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl2825/stories/20111216282506200.htm) is a dream trip for me. As I was getting my hair mottai (shaved completely) in a barber shop, I read this article about a trip across Kalmykia in Russia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan along the silk route.

This article is written by Benoy Behl.

Space In Relationships

This (http://www.loveshack.org/forums/t39699/) is a nice blog on relationships.

This one too http://www.loveshack.org/forums/t31675/.

Forbidden Love

This is a nice one (http://www.funtoosh.com/jokes/personality/409).

Lagniappe: http://www.santabanta.com/jokes.asp?catid=10816

Are You Gay?

A friend sent me this test (http://fishki.pl/fishka,Test-na-geja,27046.html) 

Ami Vangla Valovashi (I Love Bengali)

Yesterday I came across the usage of Valo in Bengali which is correctly pronounced as BHalo. I wonder how this spelling (while writing Bengali using Roman script) came about. I read this (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=106952504894).

Bengali does not have the sound "V". It's converted to "Bh". Nor does it have the sound "a" as in "bus". It is pronounced "a" as in "ass". Bengali is one of those languages where the spelling corresponds exactly with the pronunciation. And even while writing Bengali using English (Roman) script, "Bh" would be used and not "v".

Wonder where the new trend came from.

Blog On Women's Identity

I liked this (http://criticalroundup.blogspot.com/2010/06/do-women-yearn-to-be-tamed.html) blog on women's identity. 

Here is another (http://ccostello.blogspot.com/2007/04/welcome-to-my-blog.html) lovely one by a Jewish woman.

Lovely Blog On Old Hindi Songs

I found this lovely blog (http://sunheriyaadein.wordpress.com/) on old Hindi film songs. And this one (http://memsaabstory.wordpress.com/) I had come across earlier but hadn't mentioned.

I came across some movies and some songs I hadn't known earlier. Nice.

Father And Son

A friend gave me this. What a lovely video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZlXWp6vFdE&sns=fb).

Interesting Character Descriptions

I read two lovely articles today.

This (http://www.life-with-confidence.com/always-to-blame.html) is about a person who leaves people immensely distressed and creates a lot of anguish in others.

This (http://www.damninteresting.com/unskilled-and-unaware-of-it/) is about incompetent people and how they apprise themselves as being above average in areas where they lack any expertise.

Are You As Smart As a 4 Year Old

Jalani sent me this (http://blog.intelligentecommerce.com/2010/12/professional-giraffe-test.html) quiz.

Nice one. Enjoy.

Nice to be a younger than a kid, no?

I Am Glad That Dev Anand Passed Away

A friend asked me today whether I had heard the sad news. I said yes, my maid has not come yet. She said "Idiot, I am talking about Dev Anand". It was then that I read (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Dev-Anand-death-Bollywood-plunges-into-mourning/articleshow/10977462.cms) that Dev Anand passed away.

He (http://www.tamil-movie.net/UploadedImages/Actors/big/75/Dev%20Anand-1.jpg) was a wonderful actor. I still can't forget him in Guide, Jewel Thief. The dialog "Kal tak aap lagti thi chalees saal ki aurat. Jo zindagi ki har khushi har umang kahin raaste pe kho aayi hai. Lekin aaj...".

What was deeply distressing about the news link above was the list of actors who talked about him. The oldest ones were possibly Amitabh Bacchan and Anupam Kher neither of whom was around in the 1960's. The rest like Abhishek, Arjun Rampal, Poonam Pandey to name a few spoke sentimental stuff about Dev Anand. I wonder who these people are. Next it will be Sonia and Rahul saying similar things about Dev Anand. (Well of course I live with his songs everyday, so it's ok if I say such things.)

How sad it is to be remembered fondly by people who may not have known you in the first place.

Now this (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/features/article2686659.ece) is a nice tribute. Whew.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbK8KW-1D34. Enjoy.

For great old Hindi songs listen to: http://tunein.com/radio/Hindi-Desi-Bollywood-Evergreen-Hits-s129208/

Ayn Rand: Atlas Shrugged And Fountainhead

I had earlier mentioned about Ayn Rand in http://vbala99.blogspot.com/2011/04/course-101-for-aspiring-gurus.html and http://vbala99.blogspot.com/2011/04/frisco-and-slug.html.

Leeloo told me about a website (http://englishtips.org/) where I could find novels and download them. Note that the site is in Russian.  There are two flags on the top right side of the page. Click on the 2nd flag to read the site content in English. 

You have to register first. Then use the search box. It's not a very user friendly site. Once you have found the book you want, click on the Mirrors link. Additional links will be displayed. You are on your way to downloading the books.

I found Atlas Shrugged (http://englishtips.org/1150836602-atlas-shrugged-by-ayn-rand.html) and Fountainhead (http://englishtips.org/1150836599-the-fountainhead-by-ayn-rand.html).

Leeloo tells me that this site is really useful for students and teachers of English.

Additional reading: 
http://calmisc.blogspot.com/2017/07/frisco-and-slug.html

Sleeping Pills And Porn - All Bull

In a lighter vein.

http://www.santabanta.com/jokes.asp?catid=10779

http://www.santabanta.com/jokes.asp?catid=10778

http://www.santabanta.com/jokes.asp?catid=10780