The Quandary Sleeping Beauty in Me!

What I found online today stirred up a suspicion on myself “Do I have the Sleeping Beauty syndrome?” Well… come on people I am not comparing myself with the Walt Disney’s gorgeous princess - “The Sleeping Beauty”. What I am talking here is about the The Kleine Levin Syndrome, which is also called as the sleeping beauty syndrome. People affected with this disease tend to sleep for long hours that might continue for days or even weeks. Louisa Ball, a 15-year-old girl from Britain is affected by this sleeping beauty sickness. This young woman is a healthy, normal teenager unless and until this sickness is taken in to consideration. Her concerned mother says that she struggles a lot to wake her up just to make her eat something before she hits the sack again. Doctors say that there is no cure for this sickness but the affected person can gradually come out of it in due course of time, say... in a span of eight to twelve years. (That's real long doc!)

On further research, I found out that, a similar disease to the sleeping beauty sickness exist, which is called Narcolepsy. This is another sleeping disorder in which the affected person sleeps at inappropriate times like, even in the middle of driving a two wheeler. They also remain dull or tranquilized most of the time.

Hmmm… now all I wonder is, why am in between the sleeping beauty sickness and Narcolepsy? Cos of late I am always semi conscious and fall asleep at odd hours and stay awake at odd hours!!! God save me! sob sob... Good Night for Now!

The Valentine's Day Fever Begins!

Just five more days left for the big red day! Shops and streets in Chennai (At least in T –nagar) will be filled with red festoons and heart shaped balloons. The city will be painted red with the overwhelming, over enthusiastic Romeos and Juliets and love is already in the air, water, earth, and yeah…Love is overtly on-line!

I have not been quite a good observer and I really do not know how Valentine's Day marked its arrival so far but this 2010, I can see quite a lot of PDAs in many online public forums like Facebook, Orkut, and Twitter. Some say it subtle and some make it sound obvious. I really hope Sri Ram Sena doesn drop in here too for verbal, public display of affection! (Chuckles)

This day has become a grand festival in its own way. Some couples say every day is a Valentine's Day for us and still celebrate the special day in a more special way. Other couples spend the Valentine’s Day just like any other day! This year, the biggest challenge for many couples is that “the red day” falls on a Sunday! Some are going to find it very hard to break out of their homes and give valid reasons to escape their parent’s suspicion. However, it is going to be of a great advantage for some to have a whole day to spend with their beloved.

For me, it is going to be another lazy day at my house, watching some chick flicks and rom coms! After all, we should appreciate the efforts of HBO, Star Movies, and Sony Pix that are going to telecast a huge series of great movies this Valentine's Day shouldn’t we! ;)

Receding Tiger Reserve in India

Do you feel a stab in your heart when you hear that the animals you love became extinct? Well, I do! It is very painful to hear that there are only 1411 tigers left in India! I really can’t believe that we humans have become so greedy that we have pushed out national animal to near extinction. Killing tigers merely for their fur and to satisfy many hunter’s/poacher’s pride is absolutely ludicrous. We humans are going way against Mother Nature, destroying all her creations and herself for our greedy and covetous urge to live in grandeur.

When I was researching a bit on tigers I discovered that there are three species of tiger that have become extinct way back in the 1960’s they are the Bali Tiger, Javan Tiger, and Caspian Tiger. In fact, I was not even able to source a couple of images of these tigers. I, from my deep heart wish that humans don’t become very cruel to banish the few thousand of the mighty cats that is left in India.

Some interesting facts about tigers

· They can grow up to 11ft tall

· They weigh up to 300Kg/660lb

· They are widely spread out in the Asian countries

· They love to swim

· They weigh heavier than Lions

· There are nine subspecies of tigers, out of which three are extinct or almost extinct

· The white tigers and the golden tabby tigers are discovered recently and are said to be hybrids

· Tiger is artificially hybrid with Lions to the new offspring called Liger

These are just simply amazing facts that bring out how unique this animal is, and what great loss it is to our country if this animal becomes extinct. People who still have some humane hearts, let’s do our part to save this majestic cat from becoming extinct. Let’s do our part to stop poaching and hunting. There are a few organizations like PETA and saveourtigers.com that are working towards this goal, let us do what we can by joining hands with them.

Oscar Nominations 2010 – Avatar is in, for sure!

I am all excited about the Oscar nominations for the year 2010. Yes, the first and foremost reason is nonetheless “Avatar”. Yepp it’s undoubtedly fanned its way in to the list. My second favorite movie “UP” is also in the list. Oh boy, I am glad that the Oscars honor animated films for the past few years. Anyway, my presumption is that Avatar is going to bag lot of those golden men out there, a flawless victory (touch wood!).

Finally, my all time favorite - Sandra Bullok is in the nomination list of Best female actor. Awww…. She sure looks pretty even at the age of 46!

Well… let’s see what happens.

Is this the pre valentine's day effect?!?!??!

OMG!!! I cant believe that every soul around me is madly and crazily in love!!!!
ppl are writing poems...singin songs... traveling long.. jus to make their loved ones happy!
OH BOY OH BOY!!!! there are guys in Chennai who are the romeo kind!!! unbelievable!

Tuk-Tuk wala on Net!

Ok, now this is totally unbelievable for me! An auto driver has his own web site?!??!

Hard to believe but it’s true!!! And more surprising, he is in Chennai. Mr. Samson is an auto driver who calls his auto “Tuk-Tuk” (watta creativity!). Though this news came to me as a mix of shock and surprise I am glad that India is rapidly growing in IT ans internet based industries. More and more people are becoming aware of the power of Internet, including auto walas! Here is the link to Mr.Sam's online tuk-tuk! http://tuktastic.com/

P.S to Mr.Samson: Plz don’t tell me that you have finished your B.E or something!!! I wil get a heart attack! ;)

Way to go Chennaites!

Puppy cam- A new enchanting experience for all those dog lovers out there!

If you are a dog lover like me then you will love this! This thing called the Shiba Inu Puppy Cam is a great time pass for all pet lovers. It airs the activities of pups and their mom. This is soo cute to watch and you'll just get addicted like me and will keep watching.

But i gotta say that sometimes it’s boring when the puppies sleep! But man… u gotta watch them mule and try to move their chvweet furry body!!! They are just adorable! This will be the next fav site to daily puppy (for me atleast!).

Well... all ye dog lovers... hav fun watching the plumy, yummy, huggable, kissable pups!

Law against Pets? Have People Gone NUTS?

I was shocked to see this on the television today!!! “The Madras High Court has passed a rule that it is not permissible to grow pets (particularly dogs with barking nature) in a housing locality. For having pets appropriate permission from the municipality board of the respective district ought to have been obtained”. Why does government pass such rules by considering just a couple of bad examples??? This is absolutely disheartening for all pet owners!

I don’t really get the point of people complaining against dogs barking at night. I have a neighbor whose baby keeps crying out loud almost 24/7. Does that mean I can barge a complaint to evacuate that little guy from my neighborhood just because he is annoying and sometimes even spoils my sleep?

A dog or any pet is like a baby for any pet owner. In fact they ARE babies! They don’t have an idea about the cruel world outside. They are innocent, loving, and important of all… they are more loyal than humans. Where will they go if we had to abandon them? Does the government take similar actions against corruptions in various government sectors? Why do they prefer to stay blind in important issues but magnify petty issues like this?

I wish all pet lovers can join hands against this inhuman law! Our pets have their rights to live with their momma and papa and no law should separate this love!