Golden Day

Today is celebrated as Akshaya Tritiya in this part of the world. Ok, you may ask me what is the big deal abt it,

Mythology - The word Akshaya means that which never diminishes - hence beginnings made or valuables bought on this day are considered certain to bring luck and success. Akshaya Tritiya falls on the third day (Tritiya) of the new moon of Vaishakh month. The sun and moon are believed, astrologically, to be at their most exalted brightness that day. This is one of the most auspicious days according to the Hindu calendar. According to the Puranas, this day marks the beginning of the Treta Yug. The birthday of Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu falls on this day. It is believed that by doing a good deed on Akshaya Tritiya one can earn Punya (merit) for life. This day is considered auspicious for starting new ventures and making new purchases. Our ancestors passed on the belief that with such good vibrations in the universe, any project or relationship begun that day would be long lasting

Fact - Women in the city raid the jewelry shop. Akshaya Tritiya has been given a commercial spin in recent times. A barrage of advertisements has hit the media and there is more sizzle to summer with jewelers announcing fresh ranges for the day.

Ok what did I do? Nothing...eeeee...OK here goes my conscience - Got a sleek gold ring, a gift from my husband (no I did not force him!).

Three Cheers!

Yipeee!!!!

This is to officially announce that my best buddy Baranidharan has been promoted as the Asst. Vice President. I know how hard he was working for this. He was literally eating, walking, sleeping loads & loads of work.

Way to go buddy! PAT !!! PAT!!!

40.7 degrees C, hottest day in city

Severe heat wave conditions prevailed in the city and neighbourhood today with the mercury registering a record high of 40.7 degrees Celsius. The weather office here has predicted hotter days ahead. The maximum temperature tomorrow could be in the range of 41 to 42 degrees, Met officials told PTI.
It was in May 23, 1980 that the weather office recorded 43.6 degrees in Nungambakkam. On May 21, 1910, suburban Meenambakkam recorded a temperature of 45 degrees Celsius, it said.

Courtesy: The Hindu

People in the city are going bonkers over the heat and humidity...never have I experienced sooo much humidity...A/Cs are overworking. Its crazy!

Moto Me

Yoooo hoooo!!! I finally succumbed to my temptation and bought a brand new Moto Razr V3i yesterday. Thanx to my good ol Samsung that was refusing to work and started having a mind of its own....

Shilpa buddy - I did enquire about the software problems, after a lot of research I found that the problems are with Motorazr, the one I wanted to get was v3i and this is suppose to be good. Thanz for telling me abt the problems otherwise I would have never found out abt the price slash. Yes ! Motorola has slashed its mobile phone prices - almost 3000 bucks. Yipeee I am soooo happy.

Features in my mobile (ahemmmm),

- 1.3 Mega pixel camera
- Video capture
- Blue tooth (why do they call it that way?)
- itunes

I can already see people lifting hockey sticks ....I think I will stop with this.



Some snaps that I clicked....

Honey! Its all about money

I was just checking my last blog and it is almost a month since I wrote anything. A job search can make you lose interest in everything around you eh!

This morning I was having a long chat with my friend B - culmination point for a blog topic...thanx B!

MONEY - I guess it is the most powerful word on the planet. The entire world runs behind it...isn't it?

What does the concept of money mean to me - Right from my childhood the idea of becoming RICH has never fascinated me....I see so many of my friends cherishing ideas of becoming millionaires, great take pride in their bank balance, investments, real estate, they even devote a lot of time thinking and discussing money. I am definitely not saying that they are greedy or something moreover I have absolutely no business to comment on their interests here I am just talking about myself....

I see money as an inevitable means to get what I want from life - It may be to build a beautiful house, deck it up to my taste, tour around the world, meet lots of interesting people, learn art, the list goes on... I do want to earn enough money to fulfill my wishes, but not to the extent that I lose count of it, very frankly I don't even think I am good at managing it.

I also strongly believe that only a person who is capable of earning and has earned to fulfill his responisibilities can only relenquish money. I say this because a beggar on the street cannot say " I dont have interest in earning money" - He is simply talking out of his laziness or incapability.

I do not want to leave behind any will or property for my children, I know this startles a lot of people...I feel that there is nothing more that needs to be left behind with the children other than good education, some initial support to make them understand their goals and of course invaluable learning from your experience of life. My strong feeling is that ancestral property will never make an individual realize and attain their fullest possibility.

What is your take on money? Let me know....