Fun and Games

Wow, volley ball looks so effortless when others are playing, but I got four bruises to show for how full of effort and technique the game really is. It was fun to get together with friends and co-workers. I improved my serve, learnt how to not duck and actually return the ball over the net :) My arms are so soar...
I just heard on the news that Wayne is under presure to perform for the Miami Heat team...Bernie mack show is on and he is telling his 8 yr old 'to be a man' haha. He is so funny! Ne ways I really want to watch the movies, "The Blood Diamond", "The Inconvenient Truth", "The Painted Veil". "Reign over me" looks like a good one too.
What else, My final exam is next week and I need to study for it...obviously. Work is crazy like never before, you never really know how good you have it untill you lose it. I pray to God that I am aware of the goodness and love around me, Thanks to God. Really sleepy , eye lid weigh 20o tons heavy...can't type any longer...must sleep...ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Padre Pio - Jesus follower, inspiring...

"Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry!" Kind and encouraging words by Padre Pio. I heard about Padre Pio in our prayers meetings with our parish Father Med Laz. Padre Pio was a devot follower of Christ and was blessed with several gifts as explained on the website:"Padre Pio, a humble Capuchin priest from San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, was blessed by God in many wonderful and mysterious ways. The most dramatic was the stigmata. Padre Pio bore the wounds of Christ for fifty years! Among his other gifts were perfume, bilocation, prophecy, conversion, reading of souls, and miraculous cures. People are still being cured through his intercession in ways that cannot be explained by medicine or science. More important, if less spectacular, are the spiritual healings that take place in all parts of the world! Padre Pio is a powerful intercessor!!" So, I am going to learn more about Padre Pio just like Pope John Paul II late, as Pope John Paul always said, "Do not be afraid!" (May their souls rest in peace); I pray I recieve devine influence by learning about their lives and grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ Rocks!!!! :)
There are talks about making a movie on life of Padre Pio and as well as Pope John Paul II. I can't wait. Check out some of Pardre Pio's teachings.

Google 411: free national directory assistance

http://labs.google.com/goog411/:

Welcome to Google Voice Local Search
Google Voice Local Search is Google’s experimental service to make local-business search accessible over the phone.

To try this service, just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone.

Using this service, you can:

search for a local business by name or category.
You can say "Giovanni's Pizzeria" or just "pizza".

get connected to the business, free of charge.

get the details by SMS if you’re using a mobile phone.
Just say "text message".

And it's free. Google doesn’t charge you a thing for the call or for connecting you to the business. Regular phone charges may apply, based on your telephone service provider.

Note: Google Voice Local Search is still in its experimental stage. It may not be available at all times and may not work for all users. We’re fine-tuning the service to get better at recognizing your requests. It’s currently only available in English, in the US, for US business listings.

Honorable Mention ...

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”
(1 Corinthians 13:4-5)

J.R.R Tolkien

The works of J.R.R Tolkien:

1. The Hobbit ~ 1937
2. The Lord of the Rings (Trilogy) ~ 1954
3. The Adventures of Tom Bombadil ~ 1962
4. Smith of Wotton Major ~ 1967
5. The Road Goes Ever On ~ 1967

Let us Remember

While the reading the Sunday newspaper I came across an article in the Sun-Sentinel about Christmas for Christians in Iraq. As the article shed light upon the deteriorating condition of life in general; it also explained the turmoil and hardship that our fellow Christian brothers and sisters in Iraq are facing every day. However, more pronounced at this time of the year. The Church services are cancelled at the last minute, families are getting together under life threatening conditions to...And Yet the Spirit of Christmas is wonderfully felt. Praise to God Almighty and I pray Jesus' comforting peace, mercy and grace be with them now and forever. My pray, no different then many others, is for peace in Iraq. So, Let us remember the Christian's in Iraq in our prayers, thought and generosity.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061225/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_celebrating_christmas

Great Sountracks...must check out

Hello peeps, Okay, I want to share a bunch of great soundtracks I have been jamming to in the past couple of weeks. Here is the A-list...Promise me you will check them out ;) at Raaga.com Indian Movie Soundtracks:
Anwar: Maula Mere Maula, Javeda Zindagi (Tose Naina Lagey)

Guru: Tere Bina ( My personal fav )

Babul: Vaada Raha, Har Manzar Salaam-E-Ishq: Dil Kya Kare, Salaam-E-Ishq, Ya Rabba

Jaan-E-Mann: Hum Ko Maloom Hain, Ajnabi Sheher Hai, Kabool Kar Lai
Bhagham Bag: Tere Bin

Bas Ek Pal: Tere Bin
Pyaar Ke Side Effects: Pyar kar Ke, Jaane kya
Woh Lamhe: Kya Mujhe Pyar Hai

Hope you can enjoy the songs as well...

Moving to a new state

What state would you migrate to and why?

Australia - Photos

Some excellent photograhpy of a trip to Australia of my friend/co-worker, Rich. Photos Here is a preview photo

Movie Reviews

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Talladega Nights: Will Farrel is hilarious in the movie. The movie is about a guy (Will Ferrell) who is a race car drivers. He is invincible on the race track. Tragedy strikes the happy go lucky race car driver's life and he had to give up driving. The story unfolds on how he gets his act back together to see if he can win his life's race for himself and others who surround him. Having said that; it is a funny movie; the story keeps taking you to the edge and pulls you right back. Let me explain, the characters will say/think/do something fairly silly and then right away say the opposite which would make sense for the situation. There are several references to Jesus in the movie, or should I say, "Baby Jesus" Will Ferrel keeps saying "Thank you Baby Jesus", its quite catchy and sweet. There were definitely undertones in the movies. All the well, I give it, hmmm, ***** stars.

BenchWarmers: Dont's waste your time, ***** stars.

Fanaa:
Amir Khan and Kajol have really brought the story alive on the screen. The story is about a blind Kashmiri girl (Kajol) who is at a point in life where she is really thinking hard about her future and hopes of finding love. Zooni (kajol) is leaving her home for a trip to a historical city New Delhi where she will be doing a dance performance with her group on a national holiday. While roaming around the city she falls for her tour guide Rehan (Amir Khan) who has been flirting with her knowing she is blind. The story goes on how these two meet, how their lives get connected to each other turn after turn; knowingly or unknowingly... The beginning of the movie is quite casuall yet catchy. Rehan is a poet and freely expresses his thoughts/emotions via poetry; it is very amusing to watch in the beginning of the movie. Some will call it cheap; I enjoyed it. The second half of the movie is a flip of the first half. Personalities and situations change drastically. The movie is mostly pictured in Kashmir and New Delhi. There is a strong message in the movie which comes about at the end of the movie, where Kajol is faced with a tough life changing decision... The scenery is breath taking. The song "Chanda Chumke" is my favorite, I think every kid should learn to sing this song. It is a tongue twister. The soundtrack of the movie is very good. Check it out on raaga.com. I enjoyed watching the movie twice, I give it ***** stars

Omkara: This one is not for the faint minded. It is a very raw adaptation of Shakespear's Othelo. The story is true to the original with a few twists for regionality purposes. Ofcourse, the classic characters jump out on the screen as the story unfolds. In no time you start hating Yago (Saif Ali Khan). Funny to note is the use of cell phones and modern inventions in a story which was written years ago :) The language is very explicit and sometimes profane; don't watch it with kids. Not a family movie. The elements of drama if there are any in the movie, stayed hidden from me; other than the apparent Ajay (dark Othello) and Karina (fair Desdemona) . Quite frankly I could not digest the movie; I could not get past how graphical the acting and language were, atleast for my nerves to handle. The picturization is different again due to the region being filmed. The soundtrack is catchy, worth one time listening. I give it ***** stars.

Three very usefull websites:

1. Yahoo FareChase : Excellent tool to find lowest fairs. Searches across airlines. The results set is even more filtered by times of flight. It is really cool. Must SEE!!
   
2. White pages : Excellent tool to find listed phone number of family and freinds.
   
3. US time Zones : Select a state and find out the correct time zone and time.
   

Love Google

Following are a few new efficient features from google:
1) Google spreadsheets. Read the description from Hot deals club: A new free service available in beta is Google Spreadsheets, and I recommend it for any work environment that wants spreadsheets shared amongst a group of people. It works like Microsoft Excel, except you can access your spreadsheets from any computer, and can share them with your co-workers. It can import and export to/from Excel and CSV files, and supports almost all the basic tasks offered by Excel, including formulas (mathametical, statistical, textual, etc.), styles (fonts & colors), cell formatting, text wrapping, cell merging, sorting, and more. It has a long way to go to completely rival the features of Excel, but is perfect for basic tasks.

2) Personalized google home page: Neat featuers include:

• WSIWYG editing of information tables. Movies, weather, NEWS, world cup feeds. It is really cool.

3) Google Finance: You can learn about any publicly traded company in a click. Besides no non-sense layout of information on the google finance site; they provide intelligent search text box. For instance, if you type S a list of stock tickers beginning with S appear for you to choose from or give you a hint.

24th B-day :0)

Its my Birthday today, YAY!!!!!
It has been a fun day so far, went on a company team-building event in Patch Reef Park. It was hot, but with a bunch of freinds it was worth the while. My team won the sky skaper building context; Spaghetti and Marsh Mellows were the building materials. Sri & Hemanth Bhai wished me and sang a Birthday song for me over the phone :) Kathy e-mailed, co-workers were great :) Mum is cooking the meal, Yummmm, Cake from Don Pan, Yummmm. Bhai gave me the best gift ever...The box set of the extended version of the Trilogy: "The Lord of the Rings" :o) I love it! Thank God for watching over me all these years. I pray even more Blessed years are yet to come, with God's Will. Remember; Jesus loves You!