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2009-08-04T17:41:00.000-07:00

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play gamble as any game

2009-03-12T08:57:00.000-07:00

Friends Casino games are very interesting, fun fill games which can earn lots of money. It is very necessary to know the tips and skill to win these games. there are many top online casinos guide providing free gambling advice. Learn to play casino games like blackjack slots and poker. Find casino reviews, casino news and online betting tips so you can learn how to win at casino gambling online.

If you are looking for the latest casino scam techniques or ways to exploit computer glitches you have come to the wrong place; and good luck finding success in that adventure.
It takes five fingers to make a complete hand, so I have broken up my “handy” advice into five, memorable parts. These guidelines, along with patience and experience, will take you into every gambling situation with an edge slightly more reliable than luck.
Before you move on to casinos games you need to think deeply whats your choice…whether to set a cash or time limit and make a clear n defined decision.

If you decide to play by cash limit, you must know two things every time you sit down to gamble: how much do you want to win today and how much are you willing to lose. Set realistic, modest profit goals.Figure out how much time you are willing to dedicate to playing in one day. Make the time limit reasonable. Don’t go for something a ridiculous as 6 hours, a lot of good and even more bad can happen over the course of 6 hours. Make it an hour or two. Then walk away from the game as soon as you reach your time limit.

Much of successful gambling is about self-discipline and focus not just luck.

The Game of life

2009-03-11T08:33:00.000-07:00

Gaming has evolved as the best time pass ever which requires skills, timing, experience and cunningness. People go mad for gaming and now it has become more than just leisure job. MMPORG are getting famous but out of all the numerous games, Gambling has evolved as the games for the high class society. Many became rich overnight and lots of other became bankrupt. Gambling has been a tough game from the beginning. Only highly skilled players used to make gold out of that. It always requires high skills and a cunning mind.

The essence of gambling is not understood better than any place other than casinos. Calculators and Blackjack charts are also included along with online blackjack rules and the basic strategy tables in all such casino to allow ease of play. These tables and charts are designed to answer the many esoteric Blackjack questions that arise from time to time. Questions related to hand depth; count, hand, split & win/loss Blackjack percentages, hand worth and frequencies, consecutive losing hours, action, effect of rules on various stats, bankroll excursions, and the like are all made available for free 24x7 at online casino. The site also has a section on blackjack card counting and will teach you methods of gaining the advantage back from the house.

How to apply perfect lipgloss and Lipstick Video Tutorial

2008-09-16T13:11:00.000-07:00

Well in My last post i discussed how make up was all about lip gloss till i was 16 so whenever i used to go I used to use a lot a lip gloss in fact everybody named me bubble gum as i had been using all bright colors of lipgloss, which in way i liked a lot i liked being funky and had avril lavigne as my idol back since school days. Pouty lips looks best in lipgloss and while posing for pics that is how i always use to be acting like a fashion model, I know it is naive but i was stupid school girl

Though let me tell you applying lipstick is not very easy if you dont do it regularly as the end lines are not well marked and it might end up looking very embarrassing for you so i must tell you mark your lips well before applying any makeup. Better safe than sorry, also since lipstick is the most basic form of makeup every girl should know by herself how to do it with leas hassle so that she can be presentable in a party in 5 minutes or a quick date. if someone does not even care to put lipstick on it only shows that she is too lazy and maybe not interested in you so make sure you dont send wrong signal to your Date always at least use lipstick if not lipgloss as per your skin type, texture and color.

Well now for those who now understand how important it is to know to apply makeup and lipstick at least here is a video where it has been explained the best way by showing the whole procedure from the beginning so that you can see and practice and learn from it the whole video is less than 10 minutes that is all it shall take you to be ready to make your date droll over you. check the video

How to Apply make up

2008-09-07T12:51:00.000-07:00

As a girl it is in our nature to looks beautiful and be groomed to stay that way. Each girl no matter how tom boyish she is there are moments when she wants everyone to treat her like a girl and a real women. Dressing up and being a bought up like a woman is very needed for this. Make up are not anything artificial but just a means which helps to look beautiful and more than anything everyone around only appreciates this a lot and more so the boys, but things go wrong when we tend to over do the make up and end up being a total FASHION DISASTER :(. That is why it is very needed like anything else all girls should know how to do make up by themselves as running to parlor is not a viable options as it is expensive and time taking as well. Firstly i used to use only lip gloss and Kajal which is Indian mascara till i was 16 but when i was in last year of school one boy a good friend asked me out on a "Movie date" the movie Mission Impossible III as I like Tom Cruise a lot ( who doesn't?) . I wanted to look pretty but had no clue about makeup my elder cousin sister and mother helped me lot that day and since i realized that i should be able to do my own make up. I have been learning to do little makeup myself.

A FASHION DISASTER YOU DOT WANT TO BE LIKE HER DO YOU ?

Now i can do my own eye brows, lips , chin and cheeks as I have been over a year in college, but somehow had problems with eyes a lot be it eye lashes or the eye shadows I always used to mess with it. but i kept on trying a lot and with a few great video lessons i got on youtube i have some how been able to do manage with eye shadows, thought the work is not great but a a decent i am still learning and will surely get better with time till i can do a make which will as good as this

MEAN WHILE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO WHICH HELPED ME A LOT WITH EYE SHADOWS

Eat Vegetables and Fruits for Better health.

2008-08-28T12:50:00.000-07:00

Vegetables

They are extremely rich source of minerals, enzymes and vitamins. Faulty cooking and
prolonged careless storage, however, destroy these valuable nutrients. Most of the vegetables are, therefore, best consumed in their natural raw state in the form of salads.There are different kinds of vegetables. They may be edible roots, stems, leaves, fruits and seeds. Each group contributes to the diet in its own way. Fleshy roots have energy value and good sources of vitamin B . Seeds are relatively high in carbohydrates and proteins and yellow ones are rich in vitamin A. Leaves, stems and fruits are excellent sources of minerals, vitamins,water and roughage.
To prevent loss of nutrients in vegetables, it would be advisable to steam or boil vegetables in their juices on a slow fire and the water or cooking liquid should not be drained off. No vegetable should be peeled unless it is so old that the peel is tough and unpalatable. In most root vegetables, the largest amount of mineral is directly under the skin and these are lost if vegetables are peeled. Soaking of vegetables should also be avoided if taste and nutritive value are tobe preserved.

Fruits

Like vegetables, fruits are an excellent source of minerals, vitamins and enzymes. They are easily digested and exercise a cleansing effect on the blood and digestive tract. They contain high alkaline properties, a high percentage of water and a low percentage of proteins and fats.Their organic acid and high sugar content have immediate refreshing effects. Apart from seasonable fresh fruits, dry fruits, such as raisins, prunesand figs are also beneficial.Fruits are at their best when eaten in the raw and ripe states. In cooking, the loose portions of the nutrient salts and carbohydrates. They are most beneficial when taken as a separate meal by themselves, preferably for breakfast in the morning. If it becomes necessary to take fruits with
regular food, they should form a larger proportion of the meals. Fruits, however, make better combination with milk than with meals. It is also desirable to take one kind of fruit at a time. For the maintenance of good health, atleast one pound of uncooked fruits should form part of the daily diet. In case of sickness, it will be advisable to take fruits in the form of juices.The three basic health-building foods mentioned above should be supplemented with certain special foods such as milk, vegetable oils and honey. Milk is an excellent food. It is considered as " Nature’s most nearly perfect food." The best way to take milk is in its soured form - that is,
yogurt and cottage cheese. Soured milk is superior to sweet milk as it is in a predigested form and more easily assimilated. Milk helps maintain a healthy intestinal flora and prevents intestinal putrefaction and constipation.
High quality unrefined oils should be added to the diet. They are rich in unsaturated fatty acids,vitamin C and F and lecithin. The average daily amount should not exceed two tablespoons .Honey too is an ideal food. It helps increase calcium retention in the system, prevents nutritional anaemia besides being beneficial in kidney and liver disorders, colds, poor circulation and complexion problems. It is one of the nature’s finest energy-giving food.A diet of the three basic food groups, supplemented with the special foods, mentioned above,will ensure a complete and adequate supply of all the vital nutrients needed for health, vitality and prevention of diseases. It is not necessary to include animal protein like egg, fish or meat in this basic diet, as animal protein, especially meat, always has a detrimental effect on the healing
process. A high animal protein is harmful to health and may cause many of our common
ailments.

Dating Tips -II

2008-08-18T02:07:00.000-07:00

The First Kiss

Nothing is more nerve-wrecking than that first kiss. It can happen on the first date or the tenth (depending on your speed and determination). Choose between the sneak attack -- at a time when your date least expects it -- or the announcement -- when you tell your date that you are going to kiss him or her (possibly even describing it in pain-staking detail). The method you choose should be based on your own comfort and on your perception of your date's level of comfort. And when it happens, know that its skill will be soon forgotten and replaced by a second and a third and...

Don´t Go To Movie On First Date

Movies are GREAT. You sit in the dark, eat popcorn and are transported to new worlds. But if you talk during the movie, you can get kicked out of the theatre. So during your first few dates, you might want to give movies a pass. First dates are about getting to know each other...and that requires some serious conversation. Movies don't allow it, and sitting in the movie with a first date just delays the process further. If you go out to dinner, play miniature golf, go bowling, etc., you'll be able to talk to your date and get to know them a little better. Plus, you won't eat all that popcorn...

A Date to Remember

Have you ever wondered why you remember some dates more than others? First, we often remember things that we haven´t experienced before. Our mind remembers things that are unique or new. Most of us don´t have our most memorable dates at a movie because going to the movies is so commonplace. If you want to go on a date that will be remembered for a long time, do something unique or unusual. Here are some ideas: 1. Rent a hot air ballon 2. Go river rafting 3. Go to a homeless shelter and serve food 4. Go to a museum or art center that you haven´t been to 5. Rent a jet ski, ski-doo, or snowmobile The more creative you are, the more successful you will be in creating lasting memories.

How Long Should A First Date Be?

First dates are one of the most exciting and terrifying unknowns that a person can face. They can be amazing, and you want them to go on forever. They can be beyond painful, and they can't end quickly enough. Since you never know which way they are going to go, do not plan a first date that will last more than three hours. (A day time date -- lunch or a quick drink -- facilitates this plan.) If the date is miserable, that gives you both an excuse to be put out of your misery. If the date goes well, you can plan that second date as soon as you both can fit it into your calendars!

What Should I Know?

First dates create anticipation and anxiety. If you've ever wondered what first dates should be like, here are a few ideas to help you prepare. Plan an activity that gives you a chance to talk. Be on time. Be attentive and ask questions. Find something in your date that you can compliment. Know your boundaries, especially the physical ones. And finally, end the date at a reasonable hour. If the date has gone well, your date will want to see you again soon!
Important First Impressions
How do you get a second date? By having a successful first date! But how do you know if the first date went well? Most people claim that they aren´t really themselves on a first date, but there are still some signs that are real. Some signs of a good date include feelings of attraction; wanting to get to know a person better; feeling their kindness; being able to talk with each other; and being at ease with each other. If you have these impressions after a date, it went well, and a second date is most likely.

First Date Tips

2008-08-15T01:01:00.000-07:00

What Should I Wear?

We know first impressions are important, and we'd like to think they're primarily based on personality, right? Wrong. First impressions are largely about on how we look. So when you're getting ready for that all-important first date, think about what you are going to wear. Dress to impress, but also dress to show your personality. Keep in mind the activities you have planned for evening, and dress accordingly. If you initiated the date, make sure your invitee knows your plans as well so that he or she can dress appropriately.

Footing the First Date Bill

Who pays for a date? It's not as clear as it once was. More and more, dates -- even people who have dated for years -- split the tab at the end of the evening. But on the first date, whoever asks for the date should pay. If you decide to continue seeing each other, alternating payment during subsequent dates is only fair. Make an effort to choose activities that fall within both of your budgets.

First Date Don'ts

First dates are scary, and you might want to surround yourself with friends to ease your nerves. But remember, first dates are for getting to know the other person. So, never take a first date to a party that your friends are throwing. This will put your date at a disadvantage since he or she does not know anyone. Additionally, you may be distracted from your date by your friends, even if that is not your intention. Plan that first meeting around an activity that you and your new date can enjoy together...alone.

Try New Things

No one likes to look like a fool. But we often have the best time when we do! If you are on a date, and your partner suggests you try something new -- a new food, a new sport, a new activity -- consider it. Try it. If it's not illegal or immoral, why not? You may find out that you like it or that you're good at it. And you and your date will be closer because you discovered it together. Don´t be afraid to fail. Just let your date know that this is a new thing for you and you´re nervous, yet willing to try. It could be fun!

Gift For First Meeting

Bring a single flower for your first pre-date meeting
1) A simple carnation or daisy would be a nice casual way of saying "nice to meet you".

2) Stay away from candy, you don't know if the person is on a diet or if they even enjoy sweets.

3) When buying the flower, ask the florist to put the plastic clear water tip on the cut stem. This will insure the flower will maintain freshness till the next day.

The Rich Dad, Poor Dad Way (Book Review)

2008-08-10T03:21:00.000-07:00

The entire book is wrapped around a story of how he learned, observed and distinguished two people making money; rich dad and the poor dad.(I wonder why this book wasn’t titled, “The tale of two dads”! )
His real dad who was highly educated, is called the "Poor Dad". The other, was his best friend Mike's dad, who was an entrepreneur with very little school education. Kiyosaki calls him the "Rich Dad".

Browsing Through Rich Dad, Poor Dad

Lesson 1: The Rich Don’t Work For Money
The book starts off by with some appealing stories about two little boys (Kiyosaki and Mike)who are trying to make money. Rich dad teaches the boys priceless lessons on money, by making them learn through experience. Kiyosaki's Poor dad also gave him advice; contradicting advice to Rich Dad. Kiyosaki talks about how he struggled as a kid to choose between the two very different ways of dealing with money.

Lesson 2: Why Teach Financial Literacy? makes his case by stating, the growing gap between rich and poor is rooted in the antiquated educational system. Later he helps the reader understand the difference between an asset and a liability.

Lesson 3: Mind Your Own Business relates his experience of selling photocopiers on commission at Xerox and how he used his earnings to buy real estate. Basically, the message Kiyosaki gives in this chapter is to keep your day job, but start minding your own business!

Lesson 4: The History of Taxes and the Power of Corporations advices you to do your own research and find out what tax laws will bring you the best advantages.

Lesson 5: The Rich Invent Money highlights that self-confidence coupled with high financial IQ can certainly earn more for you than merely saving a little bit every month. It also urges you to make good use of your time and find the best deals.

Lesson 6: Work to Learn –Don’t Work for Money Brings to light, five obstacles to financial independence; Fear, Cynicism, Laziness, Bad Habits and Arrogance. Unlike other chapters this chapter offers you some actionable suggestions to deal with it.

My favorite excerpt

Most people never study the subject [money]. They go to work, get their paycheck, balance their checkbooks, and that’s it. On top of that, they wonder why they have money problems. Few realize that it’s their lack of financial education that is the problem.

I found Rich Dad, Poor Dad to be very inspiring. Somehow, I felt that I was reading this book, a few years too late, into my life. The book doesn’t overwhelm people with technical jargon. It simply concentrates on the inner being of what it takes to be rich.

I’d recommend this book as an good way to challenge your thinking about work and money, in ways you haven't thought before. However, if you need technical "how to's" and "to do's" in personal finance, this book is not for you.

8 Skinny Habits To Loose Weight Naturally| flat tummy with Abs

2008-07-29T03:30:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago, one of my friends mentioned that she is considering taking a pill to reduce her weight. You must also have seen some convincing television advertisements that promise to get you in shape, and make look marvelous. I am generally not the type of person who falls for such things and, I couldn't believe that my friend was even considering such thing. I take pills (for ailments) only when the doctor forces it upon me! (If I can do without it, I would be the happiest.) So naturally, I was alarmed by what my friend said. I don't believe that there is a magic pill out there, which will reduce several dress sizes without any side effects!

#1.Practicing pang prevention

I read that researchers at Loughborough University found that people who ran before breakfast and pushed themselves physically were less hungry for two hours after eating than those who hadn’t exercised.

I volunteered to run with my friend on weekends. When I went to her house the first day, she was trying out her athletic shoes as if she was wearing them for the first time. I wasn’t surprised that the Adidas shoes she bought three years ago still looked brand new! On the other hand, my worn out discount athletic shoes weren’t branded.

#2.Make Porridge for breakfast

I have been eating porridge for breakfast for about 2 years now. What initially began as a weight reduction method has now become a part of my daily habit. Believe me, it will make you feel three times fuller than eating a croissant!

#3.Eat lots of fiber

A high fiber diet is one of the best ways to loose weight. Whole grain breads, berries such as blackberries, blueberries ..., almonds, flaxseed, broccoli, green peas and other dark green leafy vegetables are a few suggestions.

#4. Drink more water

We often consume a large amount of our daily calories from our sugary drinks. Try replacing your diet soda or coke with water. Initially this might be bit of a bore, but after you get used to it you won’t really feel that you are giving up anything. Also, a glass of water before your meals will even help you feel full. That way you eat less at every meal.

#5. Put less on your plate

Reduce portion sizes by 10% and you will lose weight without going hungry.

#6.Check you medicine cabinet

"Weight gain is a side effect of many drugs" says author of The Pill Book, Harold Silverman. Weight gainers include SSRI antidepressants, antihistamines and corticosteroids for asthma and allergies. Don’t stop taking any medication but do ask your doctor about changing your dose or an alternate.

#7. Only drink on 'weekends and wednesdays'!

Alcohol is full of empty calories that can't be stored. So the body uses them first, and then stores as fat anything else you're eaten surplus to your body's requirements.

#8. Watch less TV

The only two things that burn less calories than watching TV are sleeping and being dead. Be warned: 25% of people who watch two hours of TV a day are obese, as are 70% of those who watch three to five hours.

How To Download Kung Fu Panda - The Movie for free DVD quality(no torrents)

2008-07-21T23:37:00.000-07:00

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Smart People Do Stupid Things Sometimes?

2008-07-10T03:37:00.000-07:00

Can you recall a situation? Did it result in endless questions of "Why Smart People Do Stupid Things?"

I compiled a list of reasons, based on my incidental gleanings. I feel that, if we are aware of the underlying cause(s), we might be better quipped to deal with the situation.
My reasons: why do smart people do stupid things sometimes?

#1 Emotions get in the way of logical thinking
This is the battle between logic and emotion. Where, logic is derived out of smartness and emotions outshine the logic :-)

#2 They react on Impact
For example, immediate reaction to something you just heard. (this is somewhat related to #1)

#3 Ego
Some smart people like to polish their ego. Let me phrase it differently. if they feel their ego is endangered, they might say/do something stupid.
For example, not admitting you are wrong even when you know you are wrong.

#4 Assumptions, Carelessness or Over-Confidence
I find it a bit difficult to differentiate the 3, so I took the lazy way and made it one reason.

"I wish I took a back up, before PC crashed", to what does that belong?
"I know for sure that this software will work, so I didn't test it"

#5 Self centered
What I think, I want, My Needs. Aha, Needs. The root of all heartache! I am sure you can find a few examples that can be listed here.

#6 Fear
Doing something (stupid) out of fear. Again, can be related to #1.

#7 Deafness
Failing to listen falls into this category.

#9 Living in the NOW
Some decisions may be made based only on the present. Where as, it should have been made with the future in mind.

#10 Center stage with stupidity :-)
Even smart people are not perfect. We are all human. Sometimes mistakes do happen. If the person is humble, he/she will accept responsibility and apologize. Then, you really know the person is smart!

If you are someone who associates with me, you might be thinking "Even Shamelle has done stupid things". I admit, I too have done a fair share of stupid things in my life time! I am far from perfect. With these reason's in mind, I will try not to do any stupid things intentionally. Of course If I do, please bare with me :-)

Fight Club

2008-06-28T14:47:00.000-07:00

In college, when we discovered drinks, we used to chide each other saying that somebody’s hands tremble to signal that it is time for one. Somewhat like that towards the end of the week I feel like writing something (read complaining). As usual on Mondays I kid myself that there is a plan for the week and psyche myself up to get going. But towards the end of the week, enthusiasm dies down and then thoughts about what could have made my life better kicks in. Start dreaming about what if I went to work in jeans, T-shirt and slippers and worked with a bunch of fantastic guys who are out to do something than make-believe they are doing something. Sometimes I think I know what I need crystal-clear, talking about illusions.

Started reading ‘Fight Club’. I must be very bad in writing reviews, if I ever attempted. But somehow I seem to like every book or it must be that by spending one hour to choose a book from library I am making sure that it is appealing to my taste. I took this because its film version starred Edward Norton. From the time I watched ‘Primal Fear’, I think he overtook my previous hero, Richard Gere by just outperforming him. He must be an example on ‘Attention to Detail’, ‘Preparation’ and ‘Talent’ for novice actors. I haven’t seen the movie ‘Fight Club’ yet, but judging by the book, it will be something like ‘Seven’. One sentence from the last page I read is still lingering: “Sometimes when you wake up, you have to ask where you are.”

I am traveling to Scotland next weekend for three days. We are going to Edinburgh (in time for the festival, I think), Fort William and Inverness. Hope this will be a good break.

Raining Men

2008-06-22T16:11:00.000-07:00

By that the title I did not mean to talk about the Geri Halliwell's Song " It's raining Men", but about the health issues in Monsoon.

Right now I am exploring all the byways, alleys around the office with the car – still not confident of taking it to the main road. It is like those parents say that they are afraid of bringing up their kids in this kind of world. It would pain you when, with just a warning from a horn just behind your ears, they overtake you and you almost fear that they have touched your rear view mirror.

I was in Bangalore for most of last week. I think I am lucky not to bring up my car in Bangalore. It is jungle out there. If you stop at a signal, autorickshaws and two-wheelers will cover you like those flies. It would be almost impossible to get out of those claws without touching anything. I always tend to compare this with those building block puzzles. Within half a minute of stopping at a signal, each car/auto/two-wheeler will do their individual part and fit everything perfectly into the nooks and corners that it will be the most efficient way of packing different kind of vehicles into minimum space.

It is like art of walking in a crowd (I would think of the crowd coming out of a theatre) without touching anybody, but still maneuver by applying breaks, suddenly accelerating, sensing openings and counting on the speed of others when you cross over. It almost becomes a second nature in these parts of the world. Ever tried crossing over a 4-way intersection? It is just like those magic acts. Close your eyes and just glide forward, those who needs to stop will stop and you will reach there without a scratch. But you may get slightly scared if you keep your eyes open. It is not the concern for others which would make you good at driving; it is just the art of survival and protecting your skin at any cost which will see you safe at the end of the day when you reach home.

I know that it will all look very silly and exaggerated to a veteran, but maybe because I drove for around 2 years in US (that is the first time I owned a car), I have too many bad habits (like checking blind spot, waving pedestrians to cross the road – one guy today stared at me for stopping and asking him to cross the road, these concepts called “yield”, “signals”, don’t horn unless the other guy is going to hit you for sure etc). I have to unlearn a lot of things. Hope I will get better at it soon. Then maybe I will start appreciating my friend’s view that driving here is the ultimate enjoyment (why don’t they seek that enjoyment only from video games which allows you to restart the game when you hit something).

Beauty Sleep

2008-06-21T16:02:00.000-07:00

Slept really late yesterday. Doing nothing. Nowadays there is no time to spend like that also – doing nothing. Watched highlights of cricket match couple of times, cricket news in every channel, made sure that I got my complete fill of the Indian victory. Today read every article in the sports section of the newspaper also. Now that chapter is closed. I am going to give a rest to cricket for some time. It is taking lot of my free time.

Before this cricket series started, it was football. I was following Real Madrid and once they were out of the competition, that ended. Today I was watching something where Pele was saying that every great team would have one star player. Real had Beckham, Zidane, Ronaldo, Carlos, Figo – but still they could not go all the way. If one could measure talent quantitatively, then a player having largest amount of it, could be matched by a group with average amounts of it. So a team of medium talented players fitting in just like pieces of jigsaw can also be a great one. But only difference is there is no single face to pin all that greatness to. People will forget the greatness of a team of 80’s easily, but won’t forget the great player of 80’s. I don’t have much interest in British football, don’t want to start. Not atleast this season.

I am really afraid whether staying up until 2 or 3 am is becoming a habit. It is really having its toll on my wife. I am afraid I am turning her clock also to sleep late. Slept till 2 pm today. Seeing me waking up at 2 o’clock on a Saturday with a stiff neck, a friend had adviced me to get up early and enjoy the weekend. But weekends are taken for catching up on all the lost sleep. It is like a long journey through the mazes of bizarre dreams. Especially when you oversleep. What the mind conjures up as dreams is amazing - places, people, situations all mixed up.

Striking a perfect balance between work and life is getting difficult. Now even I am guarding myself against making unhealthy habits and give each its own required place and importance. Not doing really anything about it, but I don’t know as yet what can be done.

Fake It and Flaunt It ? The reality of Blogging World.

2008-06-14T03:01:00.000-07:00

This may be old news for some of you but I thought I would write a post for the benefit of those who may not know about it. After all, until today, I had no idea that things of this nature are happening around our blogging world!

However, the noticeable difference between those and this blog was the FeedBurner feed count. On the top right, was a heading subscribe to my rss feeds, and along side it displayed an image with a text indicating 2621 readers. I wanted to find out how this blog managed to get so many subscribers which such mind-numbing content. I didn’t even see a single comment for the 5 recent blog posts.

he detective inside me started to come alive. Even though I don’t have that many RSS subscribers, at least someone leaves a comment on every post!
My curiosity led me to investigate the HTML code of this blog. I also searched the web and found out a way to check the number of subscribers. All you have to do is type the following, on the browser.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~fc/feedname

My personal opinion is that it depends on the blog and how fake the feedcount is. Obviously, the blog I visited had not thought of the later!

When you visit a blog for the first time, in most cases, what happens is that you read just two or three articles, and then you look at RSS count. If the content and the RSS count impress you, you subscribe.
How many times has this happened to you? When you visited a popular blog the first time, noticed a high feed count of say 10000, and asked yourself - “Why haven’t I subscribed to this blog? 10000 RSS readers mean the blog is definitely worth subscribing!”
So, if you have a pleasing blog design and some decent content, I think you might get attention from your visitors with the fake feedcount.

However once anyone finds out the fake no will ever subscribe to that blog, so the Idea of FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT is not always a good one.

Bejan Daruwalla Predicts Sachin's Future claims he Is a Buffalo

2008-06-10T03:42:00.000-07:00

Bejan Daruwalla A renowed astrologer in india who was till now been a niche level astrologer whose clients consits of the biggest celebrity, politicians and industrialist and sportperson. Daruwala also has many article and section on astrology being written in the leading newspaper and magazine, though all this might change as though I never belived in prediction Bejan Daruwala's latest comments of Cricket star Sachin tendulkar's future would make even someone with peanut sized brain think twice before beliveing what Daruwala ever says in his life

WTF:

But according to Chinese astrology, Tendulkar is also a Buffalo, a cousin of the bull — and these twosystems combined make him a Double Bull.

This is from an article by Bejan Daruwala on tips to help Sachin overcome 'THE Jinx':

1.Sleep in the lap of his wife and tell her to love him sweetly and gently

2. Cook his own mutton cheese burgers and eat them

3. Have a terrific bath

4. Jump in his Ferrari and go for a drive

How to Define a girl:Type of Girls

2008-06-01T17:12:00.000-07:00

Girls. A word which is so simple to see but the character is too difficult to be read. Someone rightly said …female mind is a thing which can’t be understood. But still as history suggest attempts would be made and likewise we both men( boy feels better) are here attempting this very subject.

So, lets tell you what I know about girls.

Sometimes I see girls as very cute or may be the cutest of living beings but at the next instant I start doubting this fact.

I will try to give a definition to female mind..

“A very complicated structure to be studied about which still attracts students from all over the world.”

Only one thing which I can surely say is that the most experienced student will also fail in this subject but even if they know it they will still be taking this subject…

i m sorry for using subject so many times. :P

End of Teenage, High road Dead End

2008-05-27T16:51:00.000-07:00

End of teenage for My boyfriend

As far as birthday milestones go, this does not rank all that high on the Richter scale of cataclysmic events.

He is only turning 20; it’s a year later at 21 that my son will truly have a blast.

Still, I cannot help but see his 20th year as the ending of an era — for me.

Because he is my youngest, I am no longer the mother of teenagers.

It takes five years to transform an infant into a walking, talking, potty-trained child ready for kindergarten.

It takes seven years to turn an adolescent into an adult.

But while child is a teen for seven years, for parents the teenage era can last longer.

I entered when my eldest turned 13.

We were cheering for the unbeatable Chicago Bulls and an unbeatable Clinton was running for president.

Two additional children later, I am finally leaving this era behind after 12 years.

Navigating this period is the minefield of parenting.

You proceed with caution because the simplest comment can blow up in your face.

I approached warily.

Teenagers are known to be moody, insecure, non-conforming conformists, argumentative and riddled with angst.

They have an excuse.

The teenage years bring braces, driving, acne, mascara and college applications.

Just about the time the teachers stopped sending home notes to tell me everything going on, that’s about the time my children decided they no longer wanted to tell me anything going on.

If elementary school is nonstop chatter, then the teenage years are silence.

These were the years of closed bedroom doors.

During those years, I grew stupid.

As my children began to learn more and more, I began to know less and less.

My only expertise was as a source of embarrassment.

I could never fail to say the wrong things to the wrong people at the wrong time.

End of Teenage for me:

Consider fashion: Their clothing was too tight, too loose or too low.

We disagreed over the way they looked, and we could disagree just by trading looks.

Being a teenager is almost more a mindset than a chronology.

Not all seven years pose challenges.

My daughter became a teen at age 11 when she was eager to date and move into her own apartment.

By age 16, she had stabilized again.

Biology, I recognize, sets us on a collision course.

As teenagers, my children’s hormones were raging higher — just about the time mine began to fall.

Now I’ve emerged from my 12-year tunnel, and I’m blinking in the sudden sunlight.

“How does it feel to be 20?” I ask my son.

“Kind of weird that I’m not a teenager,” he responds.

It’s weird for me as well.

My youngest once shared with me that goldfish have a memory span of three seconds, and in this case that would be an advantage.

The teenage years, like the flu, are something it’s best not to recall in every detail.

I’m forgetting the past and looking ahead.

My children appreciate that I know a thing or two about life.

I’m optimistic their twenties will usher in a relationship renaissance.

No more disagreements.

On this, I am claiming the last word.

Anything said after this will be considered a new argument.

50 things which makes a girl happy

2008-05-25T14:42:00.000-07:00

1. sweet surprises

2. presents from special people in my life

3. when my boo once told me that he doesn’t want me to be pressured & tired

4. being excited with the plans & never realized that up until now the plans are still not happening

5. unexpected text messages

6. bad days that go by fast and great days that are patient

7. when my boo tells me “I miss you Slyvy...

8. soft sheets

9. feeling part of the team

10. my dog’s adorable expressions

11. when I have new clothes, bags & accessories .. :D

12. watching couples flirting with each other so much you can see the love bubbling out of their ears. i think it’s cute

13. Being the cause to someone else’s happiness

14. Flowers

15. Thinking about things that make me happy

16. People getting along

17. STARS, STARS, STARS

18. Making music

19. my hair

20. being invited

21. nice smell

22. when my boo will see me even for just a couple of minutes

23. Falling asleep next to my boo, feeling his arms wrapped around me, hearing him breathe gently beside me, and waking up with him the next morning :)

24. Eating meals in nice restaurants.

25. An amazing and unexpected view of the moon shining on the ocean.

26. When I hear a song for the first time that gets my adrenaline flowing and makes me smile immediately.

27. genuinely laughing. a lot.

28. Kissing my boo

29. Not having any homework to do

30. Hanging out with my friends, goofing off and being silly

31. Inside jokes

32. fooling around with my boo

33. Making lists and feeling organized

34. Taking that perfect photograph

35. Dressing up nice and feeling beautiful

36. Learning something new

37. Getting in touch with primary school friends you haven’t seen in 10 years

38. Having one day every now and then where you don’t bother with makeup and just do nothing all day

39. Not spending as much as you thought you would, and then using the money you saved on something you don’t need

40. my family, my parents

41. laughing with friends

42. unorganized days

43. an email & a phone call out of the blue

44. Sitting around a campfire with my boo, watching the stars, talking about nothing, wanting it to never end

45. Cooking dinner for friends and family

46. feeling LOVED & RESPECTED

47. Coke in glass bottles

48. Friendly energetic, cheerful people who aren’t faking it

49. Thinking of a good song I haven’t heard in a while and hearing it on the radio the same day

50. A good CRY:

*BOO is my Boy Friend

Not Tonight Dear, I Had A Modem! | Addcited to Internet

2008-05-24T02:52:00.000-07:00

As funny as it may be, this might be actually happening to you. It may be not the exact “situation”, but I find that we spend more time on the internet and neglect the things and people that matter the most to us.

Imagine this; you take your remaining leave to chill at home; Or may be you go on vacation to get away from it all. Yet, you still keep writing your blog, and staying up to date on what’s happening in the blogospehere. I know a blogger, who is blogging while he is on his honeymoon!

Are you an internet addict?

I am not qualified to give a verdict on this. However, here are a few questions that I would like you to think about.
Do you

find yourself unable to stop connecting to the internet even when you know there are consequences?

Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back, or stop Internet use?

Prefer to use online messenger, email and other forms of online communication rather than face-to-face interaction when the latter is more appropriate?

find it impossible to relax without constantly connecting to the internet?

pay more attention to the latest “internet news” than what is happening in real life?

feel the internet is a more powerful draw than spending time with your friends and family?

Justin Timberlake's Belives in Astrology / Numerology

2008-05-22T23:19:00.000-07:00

Justin Timberlake has a very firm faith in Astrology / Numerology and has been using these for over 3 years now, JT even claims that these are the reason behind his recent success in music profession and Grammy award he got, he even claims that this numerolgy had given him the positive vibes to cope out of the break up with britney spears.
Now an Emmy and Grammy winning singer, with his 'Future Sex / Love Show' tour pulling in over $100 million dollars, Justin Timberlake has become be the hottest male singer in America today. This former member of 'NSYNC' has done extremely well since he went solo. And, as the boyfriend of actress Jessica Biel, he seems to have everything going right in his life and gives all the credit to Astrology / Numerology for this.

Here is detailed analysis of Justin Timberlake's Astrological / Numerological trends:

Numerology Life Path number to find which of (108) different combinations they fall under. The Astrology sign is determined using a simple table of date ranges to find which part of the Zodiac rules their life. The Numerology Life Path is found by summing together the month, day, and 4-digit year of their date of birth, and reducing the sum to a single digit via fadic addition. As for Justin Timberlake, since he was born on January 31st, 1981, his Astrology Numerology combination is Aquarius with a Life Path value of (6).

Aquarius (6) - The Loyal Liberal

People with this combination endure as long as needed to achieve success. Aquarius sixes credo in life is to keep going and get on with it. If they have a vision which will benefit their family of their society, they will stay the course and make it happen. These souls get hunches which tend to turn out well, and will use these insights to further their projects. They are not afraid to dig in and research to bolster their case in convincing others to have faith in their plans.

Aquarius sixes will sometimes drive their friends crazy with their efforts to help them change for the better. These people are loving friends who expect all relationships to be a combination of give and take. They are stunned when people get mad at their attempts to meddle and help without asking first. They will be the first to work to make it up to them, striving to restore peace and harmony. Peace in the family, and in their friendships is worth more to an Aquarius six than their own comfort, and they will make personal sacrifices to restore order in times of trouble.

===> Summary

Justin Timberlake's Astrology / Numerology combination shows that he will work at his material until it's right regardless of the time and effort it takes. His instincts will guide him to make the right choices in both his music, and the rest of his career. The only problems may come from his meddling in the lives of those around him. If he learns to control this tendency and keep his meddling under control, his life should go very well indeed.

How to focus and Improvise on work:

2008-05-14T23:10:00.000-07:00

focus is what brings prosperity. Distraction keeps us from it........ is a great saying

Focus means your full attention. Here are five daily practices to attain pinpointed focus and stop multitasking.

1. Clear your desk of anything unrelated to your current goal. Things command attention. The less you have before you, the less likely you'll be distracted.

2. Schedule your time into blocks so that you can focus in on one individual task at a time. Include separate blocks for completing high payoff actions, emailing, working with clients, planning, etc. Then set sacred boundaries around those tasks. Complete one, then move on.

3. Do the most important thing first. High payoff actions are the things that will have the biggest positive impact on your success. What will bring you the results you want the most quickly? Put that first, always.

4. Take short breaks away from technology between time blocks or tasks. Take a walk around the block, play music, do something physical or creative. This will clear your mind and help your mental CEO recalibrate to the next task.

5. Plan for tomorrow. Schedule 1 - 3 high pay off activities for the next business day.

Become a master single tasker!

Man Bursts Intestines by shving airhose up the Butthole

2008-05-14T02:05:00.000-07:00

In one of the most bizarre incidents EVER, Ramakant - a washer man working in Ahmedabad - shoved up an air filling machine's nozzle up the rectum of his friend Vivek. Why?

All for fun of course. Both of them felt that it would be very funny to see an inflated Vivek floating around the room. Things didn't go quite according to plan, and Vivek's intestines burst under the pressure.

The police have booked Ramakant for negligence. The person injured his Large intestine, though the doctors managed to save his life, he has been kept under observation for next 3 months.

Bizzare things keep on happening in the world and just when you thought that you have heard about all, some one shoves air pump into someone 's A**hole.

News courtsey: ExpressIndia.com

Multitasking is Out,Focus is the Inthing

2008-05-13T22:16:00.000-07:00

What else are you trying to do while reading this article?

Sure, we can multitask. We might even believe we can do it without losing efficiency. But we would be fooling ourselves.

It has been proven in scientific studies that toggling between tasks slows the brain down. In effect, multi-tasking makes us momentarily stupid -- unable to establish priorities, focus or integrate anything new.Have you ever tried to read your email while listening to a teleclass? How about trying to have a serious conversation on your cell phone while driving?.

That time lapse is your "mental CEO" shifting from one task, with a specific goal and set of "rules", to another, with a completely different goal and set of rules. That shift takes time. The more complex the tasks, the longer the shift takes.

Then you know that neither was done with your full presence or capacity. It's as if you weren't there for half of the time. You neither fully understood the emails nor fully integrated what the teleclass offered. Too little of your consciousness was on driving -- scary -- and you couldn't fully connect in the conversation.

Human Psychology explained !!!

2008-05-03T16:41:00.000-07:00

Here is my theory about how a human brain thinks........

People want to be winners; and associated with winning things. WoW players triumph the worldwide subscription numbers. EQII'ers celebrate the 'depth' of the game (winning quality instead of quantity). I can make some valid example for any game really, in about thirty seconds of official forums readings.

So the folks who have identified with AoC or WAR or CoS or any of the 'coming soon!' games potentially on the market are sure that their game will destroy the other games. They want to be on a winning team. You also see this demonstrated in folks who are long term adherents of a game, and are ready to move along. They start looking at the other games, and the promises of what might be, and the faults of their long time game start to stand out more starkly.

I don't blame them for the base psychology, they need to devalue the investment they have already made so they can hype the investment they hope to make in the next big game; but I can disagree with their findings.

These games will come out, and many people will try them. For some, they will be the right answer, and for others they won't. Will this impact the subscription of other games out there? Not in a significant manner at all. You know what will? The team making that existing game. If they continue to deliver the quality that has attracted their current customer base, a new launch means nothing.

So I'm not worried about these coming launches. I'm excited. I have two lumps of friends lining up to play Conan because I know a lot of PvP junkies (/guilty); so I have choices about who I play with; and yes -- I intend to play. I also have an active WoW sub, and funds on my Maple Story account. Oh, and yes, access to every SOE game.

My problem isn't that something new is coming out so something old must die, it's that there aren't enough minutes in the day.

An interview with Paris HIlton

2008-05-01T16:32:00.000-07:00

In perez hilton site had mention to act as reporter and create a list of questions which you would like to ask Paris Hilton if you were a reporter?? here is the final list and question no 6. was the one i had suggested so yiphee.

The Seven sin-nest question Paris was asked are :

1. How do you feel after a one night stand?

2. Why do you take so long to get ready?

3. Do you ever get used to wearing a thong?

4. Are you a feminist when the bill comes?

5. Will something from Tiffany's solve everything?

6. Do you watch porn?

7. How often do you think about sex

These are the answers paris Hilton had given By mail to perez hilton: check them out

1) Like crap actually, which is why I don't do it. I ran through that phase REALLY fast.

2) I don't actually. I don't like doing my hair and I hate wearing makeup. I tend to want comfy clothes vs sexy clothes and all too often the two are mutually exclusive. (Course this could also be why I'm single.)

3) Yup. Thongs are actually very comfy. Plus, no panty line.

4) I'm assuming that means, do I want to pay my own way. Yes. More often than not, I'll fight for the bill because I don't like the idea that someone will ever feel like they are obligated to pay for me. Especially if I'm the one who has done the inviting out.

5) No... It's actually more likely to start a fight. Now... hit me up with a video game I want or a new computer part and we'll get on to the making up.

6) Not really. I never actually "got" porn. Until very recently I just thought it was all ridiculous and pointless.

7) More often than you do.

Feel free to answer these questions my readers and do post in as the comments.

Coll Pictures tricks you can do.

2008-04-28T16:21:00.000-07:00

There are many tricks apart form the usual Photoshop which you can do on pictures here is waht I have found while a random ramble of the internet.

Face to Face picture Organizer:

AOL has recently released an exciting new product, Face to Face™, available from Bluestring’s accessories page, http://www.bluestring.com/accessories.html. Face to Face uses facial detection and recognition technologies to automatically organize and tag the digital photos on your computer based on the people that are in them. It also allows you to find particular people in your photos more easily than ever. It does this by extracting and then analyzing the content within each photo. The patent-pending facial recognition technology was jointly developed by leading image processing scientists at AOL as well as at Oxford and Caltech Universities.

What does it mean to automatically organize and tag your photos? First, Face to Face automatically detects which photos contain faces. It then uses these faces to automatically gather photos that it thinks contain the same person into a group. Face to Face allows you to assign a tag (i.e., name) to the similar faces within this group. It also allows you to assign a tag to any face within your set of photos. Subsequently, Face to Face uses facial recognition technology together with the faces of people you have tagged to automatically find additional photos that you have not yet tagged that contain these individuals. It then will automatically tag the appropriate untagged faces within these photos with the correct name. In addition, Face to Face will automatically place all the photos of a particular person (that were tagged either by you or automatically by Face to Face) into a separate “virtual” face folder, and you can then view these photos or upload these photos to Bluestring™. Furthermore, Face to Face can automatically find and present to you all photos that contain not only a particular individual but also particular groups of people. Face to Face has a tutorial that outlines how to use this product in 8 easy steps and also has an extensive FAQ under its Help button that contains even more information about how Face to Face works and what you can do with it.

full story here

Fix damaged pics:

A nice tutorial on the Google Photos Blog about fixing common photography problems. Talks about some of the features inbuilt in Picasa to adjust the image brightness, contrast, orientation (!!!) etc. Nice place to begin these features of Picasa. Ofcourse there is the open source GIMP for free advanced image editing.

Hot or not is a site which makes you turn from a girl next door looking girl to a complete Hottie, the site very popular and has a Alexa ranking of 40k, also there is a interesting development in which ad and bill boards shall different ads and ads with different model to different people so that ad resemble them in most ways. What is it sort of Mimicry?? read below for the full story.

Custom Picture ad as you look :

An article on NYTimes talks about two companies, TruMedia and Quividi, which are providing solutions to provide metrics for people who look at a billboard. They install billboards with cameras, and then use face recognition to provide age and gender information of the people who looked at the billboards. The goal would be “to show one advertisement to a middle-aged white woman, for example, and a different one to a teenage Asian boy“. Such solutions will provide much needed desired metrics which define the effectiveness of a billboard advertisement,just as Google give different ad to different people as per the content of the web page.

Are you a movie Buff??

2008-04-25T16:17:00.000-07:00

So I haven’t been blogging at all in a while. I can’t understand why I get so tired and don’t have the will to blog about all the things that I have an inner need to discuss. It’s not as if I can’t find anything to talk about. I just can’t bring myself to type out the words. It must be work that has shot holes all in my will and whatnot. Maybe Coz my exams are just been over that I have been getting all lazy.

So, I’ve been going around and putting all the blog buddies I’ve ignored into Google Reader. That way, I can at least keep up with what everyone else is doing and possibly leave some comments. While looking around, I came across sulz’s Lowbrow Blog that included aquiz (which I found from another blog friend). It has mnay good small tiny quiz about the latest movies and gives you ratings for every movie in the form of a picture Certificate which can be proucdly displayed any where you want to on you orkut profile, across forums etc.

Brain Fried and Lost

2008-04-18T15:38:00.000-07:00

So I've been busy and my brain has been more than a little fried and it remind me of the Bollywood movie called Bheja Fry.

So I took sort of a mini break and only did as much online as I had to for a week. I spent the rest of the time reading and watching the second season of House.

I also did some pondering about a few things. One of which is management. I get to deal with some fun management types in every aspect of my life. The day job has people that make me wonder how they function, let alone how they do their jobs.

There's a woman with a hinie the size of california who gets paid an atrocious sum of money to be a "manager." Most of her work gets done by flunkies. I guess that's okay... after all the mark of a good manager is the ability to delegate. However, she takes credit for the good work and foists all the blame when something goes south. That is not good management. We've also been shifting around offices and giving up some of the space in our suite to reduce our rent (which currently sits at over 600k). She's got a fragile sort working for her, someone who needs to be handled properly to keep her from overreacting. So what does our oh so great manager do? She goes on vacation for a week and doesn't tell the woman anything. She sends her an email. And why? Because she didn't want to have to deal with her being upset by the change. * Goggle *

Seriously, if you're dealing with a woman who takes poorly to change you don't break it to her via email. You sit her down with the other two people who have to move and explain, answer the questions, let her know she isn't losing her job and that things will be fine and she isn't the only one moving. There, problem solved and you've shown your employees that you care.

Feedback and consideration are some of the best tools a manager has at their disposal. Being straight with your employees and giving them honest feedback will win you a hell of a lot more loyalty than double dealing and game playing. Why is this such a hard concept for people to grasp?

This has been foremost on my mind lately for a couple of reasons. One, because it's happening right now in the office and as hard as I try to avoid the drama, it's impossible not to know it's happening. Two, because I have a job interview tomorrow. It's only a preliminary, but if I am dazzlingly amazing and all that kind of good stuff I might earn myself a face to face interview and maybe even a job... So naturally I've been examining myself and my philosophies about management in general and specifically community management and hoping that what I've learned over the last four years has been enough to get me into a position to learn more...

Other than the typical nausea that accompanies any situation that I can't assure myself of my own perfection, I've decided that I don't really suck all that much. I'm fairly certain that my ideas on gaming communities, while maybe not perfect, are a good foundation. I really hope that I can get this job. I know I'll learn a lot and it's my dream job.

How is Fastest Finger First

2008-04-17T16:11:00.000-07:00

Considering I’m not even warmed up all the way, this is a pretty good result. In fact, it had too much of a delay after I pressed the spacebar on some of the words. I had to wait for a split second for the next word to be highlighted. I didn’t want to start typing until it did because it might count it as wrong. I still use only 4 finger to type and most of the time goof up among several letter ans press the windows in between making the screen go of( SCARY)

I did a test lately and could type 22 words in a minute, your results may vary. I did the test 4 times just to get a feel for what it expected. On this final one, it included much bigger words, but also way too many two- and three-letter words (which actually slow me down when in large groups).

Of late such application have been a part of Facebook and Orkut too as they draw much attention and also a lot of sense of competition and makes such sites a cool hangout rather than just cjecking your scraps and wall posts.

Here is an another version of the test which you can use to test your typing speed
play how fast you type?

Mah Theory of Everyhting

2008-04-10T16:06:00.000-07:00

You are now going to be subjected to my rambling thoughts on the cyclical nature of... well basically everything but specifically gaming/society. The three of you who aren't Radar can go ahead and run away now, I'll understand. Radar has to read the whole damn thing though, because it's his fault I'm writing it.

As a rule I don't involve myself in politics and whatnot. However I do have a few very politically savvy friends and relatives and tend to just sort of soak up the information they shove at me on a regular basis. I learn a lot this way. One of the things I've learned is that politics goes in cycles. For a while we're very conservative. Then things swing in the other direction, until those policies no longer work for society and things swing right on back the other way.

Everything tends to end up coming full circle in the end. That isn't to say that everything always ends up staying the same. But the patterns tend to return after a while. How the hell does this apply to gaming?

Believe it or not it does. While we've evolved in the gaming world, we still tend to return to the same patterns. We started out as kids playing cowboys and indians or whatever sort of FPSish game we played when we ran around til we passed out. We got older and started playing arcade games like Pac-Man and Galaga and the fighting games (Mortal Kombat ftw!). Then we started gaming on PCs. Hello Doom and Quake and Unreal etc etc. From there we moved to MMOs. Now, even our MMOs are shifting back towards FPSishness. Only now they're somewhat evolved FPS games and our deathmatches have matured.

There's also a cyclical pattern to the way that people seem to play online games.

My personal example. EverQuest and EverQuest II tend to be my base games. Touchstones that I always play. When I played EQ, I'd stray now and then and play something new when it came out (Dark Age of Camelot!) but I'd return and apologize for having been an MMOslut and promised to once again be monogamous.

I quit EQ when I had a kid cause I spent all my time playing with him and sleeping. Then I found out that EQ2 was coming. WOOHOO! I dove back in (i cut out sleeping, cause really who needs to sleep?) and learned everything I could and eagerly waited for the beta. I even jumped back into EQ for a while to enjoy the nostalgia.

With EQ2 there also came an explosion of other MMOs (I missed SWG pre-cu and I'm terribly bitter about this!). WoW, DDO, LoTRO, TR, etc. I've tried darn near all of them at one point or another. I've missed a few here and there, whether from lack of time or money for yet another game.

The point though is that all the sampling of other games aside, I keep coming back to EQ2. Someday a game will come along that will woo me away (I know, how fickle, right?) but that is going to take a hell of a game.

There's all this speculation right now about how Age of Conan and Warhammer are going to spell the death knell of EQ2. That's a crock of shit. I fail to comprehend how people can honestly believe this. Vanguard was supposed to be the death of EQ2. And while it did have a ton of potential, it was released unfinished. It could have been a great game. But that's neither here nor there. Would it have killed EQ2? Not a chance. Because every game appeals for different reasons. That's why people keep coming back. Just like they keep going back to WoW or any of the other games on the market.

A game doesn't need ZOMGZ 10 MILLION!!!!one11eleventy subscriptions to be a success. Having a player base that can't stay away and speaking to people on a level that keeps them playing through all the growing pains and shinie new games is what makes it a success. Yeah, people will leave EQ2 for a while to try the new games. And they'll be back. Then it'll start over again with the next round of releases.

The Addiction Called: ORKUT

2008-04-03T12:22:00.000-07:00

Have you ever met a stranger who suddenly feels so familiar ? You've never seen her, still her face floats before your eyes ? Yeah, you guessed it right. I met someone yesterday. You must know that Orkut's a great bitch(as Orkut's a she). She breaks millions of hearts, even kills few, helps people collaborate and primarily, helps you get in touch with old friends. But once in a while, she acts as a cupid.Yesterday, I met a stranger on Orkut. You'd say what's great in that won't you ? Yeah, its a pretty ordinary, daily occurrence on Orkut these days. Boy sees a girl... Gets attracted...falls in love..Proposes her.. bla bla. Its not that kind of a story. Stay tuned :D

I started to like that girl(As always... But this one seemed strange) . My communication skills with ladies have always been anything but intelligent. I'm kinda lame when it comes to being friendly and happy-go-lucky with em. OK. Back to the point.

As my communication skills are not as good, I end up getting people annoyed. Same was the case with the girl. She supposedly got annoyed and wasn't responding as much. Could be due to other reasons as well. But what the heck... Suddenly, I acted stupid and on being asked by her friend , how I like that girl , I started slipping. I inquired about how she looked. Pretty stereo-type eh ? Well, I did and the friend happened to reply by saying that the girl is a great great gal. She won't comment on her looks as she was her best friend. I was pretty comfortable with the reply and said, as usual, that looks didn't matter(from heart dude... NOT superficially). Seriously, looks don't matter as much as the character.

Now the twist. I suddenly start acting weird. I scrap her friend( another one) regarding her. Nothing as such, just expressing my feelings. No intentions as such. That seemed to have a negative effect. The girl was already depressed over some issue and I seemed to depress her further. I felt guilty. Very guilty.

Seriously, I decided that I didn't even deserve to be there on Orkut. Why should I inflict another heart-ache on myself without any freakin fault of mine ? Was it all my fault ?

I supposedly deleted my Orkut profile. Dunno why its still there. Anyway, Orkut's never given me a damn thing. Rather caused me misery and defeat. Deceit? Yeah... to a certain extent. I wish the girl success. Last night was the most guilt filled night of my life... Yeah, I couldn't sleep well. Felt like weeping, but the tears won't come out. Sigh. Anyway... All's well that ends well. I'm out of Orkut, no more misery. I'm free. So is the girl. I wish all blood-sucking creature like me get out of that girl's life.
Amen.

Though As I am out of School and with it I have picked up my many old habits including taking huge amount of coffee or caffeine, grass and yes I'm back on Orkut

Monitor Google Adsense In firefox

2008-04-02T16:37:00.000-07:00

Anybody who has been using internet knows about money making from internet, and also the fact that Adsense is the best way to do so, it gives you targeted customers with a great way to earn a passive income. As one start earning the tendency to check for the daily revenues get too much and most of the Google Adsense publishers like myself, here is a tip most of you may not know yet. You can actually monitor your Google Adsense earnings without logging in to the Google Adsense website every 2 minutes. Yes, that is right, folks. Monitor your Adsense earnings from within Firefox (if you are using it).There is an extension available for Mozilla Firefox users called MoneyQuake. It’s an add-on that is small in size and can be obtained by going to your Tools –> Add-ons menu.

this is the direct download link for the add on: MoneyQuake.

MoneyQuake displays your real-time earning statistics from most popular advertisement systems like:

Google Adsense
Bidvertizer
TraficCashGold
StreamRay
UmaxSearch
PeakClick
Buckster
SoftwareProfit
AdultAdsCash
KlikVip
AdultFriendFinderrn
Begun
Yandex.Direct
Glavmed

Though Other users claimed that this widget has a security vulnerability, but for me and many other users, it has worked so well so far so Personally i can say that this has worked well for me for the past 2 months if any one faces any problems do let me know and in fact anyone who uses this add on should mention here there experience with it so that it shall other people too.

About Me

2008-04-01T09:22:00.000-07:00
Hii My name is Slyvia Rose I'm from India, Kolkata. I am fun Loving person with a lot of interest in sports like tennis and football, [:)]. I have just finished by school and looking for a carrier in journalism or mass communication (pr). Apart from this I have great liking for Korean romantic movies like My sassy gal, a moment to remember, a walk to remember, windstruck.

But i am also a action movie freak Die hard , star war series are my favorite. Movies of street dancing like you got served, step up, stomp the yard and street racing like 2fast 2 furious, street king, redline, fast track etc.

I hate Sci-fi movies other than MATRIX. Music is all about pop, and slow romantic songs from mandy moore, tata young, vanessa charlton.

Though I am not a great book lover but love all the book Dan Brown, and current favorite is mein kamf.

IF you like my blog please add my blog for blogroll , with anchor text "random internet ramblings". leave a comment here and I shall do the same and add your blog to blogroll.

Nice simple Web layouts and templates

2008-03-31T16:32:00.000-07:00
When we talk of blogging, the question of web design, functionality, ease of navigation and loading speed might come to mind. Also, when you think of your readers, content is always king. SEO and programming skills are also required (for traffic). All these concepts rolled into one medium called a blog is not an easy thing to accomplish at once if you think it is (at least if you lack the required knowledge to fix your blog’s themes or design your own).

However, if you can be humble enough to recognize that weakness or inadequacy (like me, I am not really into blog designs and all if you can observe in this site), help is readily available. Search the internet and look for a nice web design. In my case, I have found a site that just does that - a blog about web design that is easy to navigate, simple yet elegant and offers great contents that are fun to read. The posts in the site mentioned are related to our online lives as bloggers. In fact I have drafts of the same topics they have discussed there but they have written more than enough.
I always believe in taking a good simple template and then tweaking ot my needs rather than just making something from the scratch as what is the point in wasting time when I know it is already been done and made available for free for me.

How many cell you carry??

2008-03-29T16:09:00.000-07:00
I shall be asking a question how many Cell phones do you carry??

another one, how do you decide which cell phone to buy? is the price , looks, features or everything together. for me the price and looks are the most important things, There was a nationwide survey conducted and financed by a cell phone manufacturer. At that time I owned 3 cell phone units. Now I only have two, and I admit it’s already old. Thanks to my hammer, I managed to smash one and all I have is 2 phones one D&G Motorola V3i and a Nokia 6270.

But what is a cell phone? According to wikipedia.org, the mobile phone (also called a mobile, wireless, cellular phone, cell phone, or hand phone(hp)) is a short-range, portable electronic device used for mobile voice or data communication over a network of specialized base stations known as cell sites. In March 2008, the total number of mobile phone subscriptions in the world reached 4.2 billion, or half of the human population, which also makes the mobile phone the most widely spread technology and the most common gadget in the world. In addition to the standard voice function of a telephone, current mobile phones may support many additional services, and accessories, such as SMS for text messaging, email, packet switching for access to the Internet, java gaming, bluetooth, infrared, camera with video recorder and MMS for sending and receiving photos and video streaming, GPS etc.

Indeed, the uncanny cell phone has become an all-around multimedia device. There is one small problem though if you do not have Unlocked Cell Phones - you cannot use other SIM card other than the one recommended by the manufacturer. To remedy this, you have to avail of the services of a qualified technician which will cost you some cash of course for getting quick buck out of it, it moslty happens in sets like Apple Iphone, LG prada etc.

Entre card: new way to get more traffic

2008-03-26T16:00:00.000-07:00
Entre card is a new concept for me i first heard it from the 15 year old wonder blogger Carl, who owes the site carlocrab, he mentioned in his one of the posts that entre card is a new way to get good clean traffic from all over the world who have similar tastes and the button is a standard 125x125 so it makes matter much easier to be added in any blog what so ever. I have tried it myself in one of my blog and it does works , though it is not as great as DIGG or stumbleupon but it does give a sizeable amount of traffic.

Entrecard dropping has become a bloggers habit from the time Entrecard was introduce online. Some bloggers do it religiously and some signed-up for the sake of joining the trend.Actually there’s one thing i am sure about the program of Entrecard. I got the chance to discover blogs and sites i have not seen yet.So if you are tired of dropping from almost all the blogs you visit, this is one of the answers. Visit http://entrecard.urgrps.com. check this link and you shall find all your queries about entre card answered.

Aviod Coffee stains to Ruin watch

2008-03-20T14:44:00.000-07:00
Last moth i went to Singapore for an Asain tour and it was there i found some real good cheap electronic stuffs i picked up good Nikon DLSR camera for half the price it has been selling in Walmart. I also got a great looking Gucci watch but I am not sure weather it is original or not, never the less it was worth every penny of it. The camera was pretty sleek and so I started fonding with as I bought it and took some good snaps. Like the ones below.

This when the coffee mug I photographed above somehow fell on my wrist as I was very clumsy trying to get a awkward angle of the jasmine kept on my coffee table of Mac Donald's.My new watch and the old Noodle strap dress was all wet and I almost lost my watch, but thanks to these handy tricks My watch was saved for the day,here they are.

There are simple ways to clean your watch and there are few things you need. These are -

1. Rubbing alcohol
2. Soft-bristled toothbrush
3. Lint-free cloth
4. White vinegar
5. Baking soda

(1) First is to remove the bracelet. If you can’t remove it, be sure not to get the watch wet while cleaning the bracelet, even if it’s water proof

(2) Immerse or soak the bracelet into the water and dish soap or rubbing alcohol for a few minutes or more. The more dirt will be loosened and makes your scrubbing easier for you.

(3) In scrubbing the bracelet, use a soft-bristled toothbrush to scrub between the links of the bracelet both from the outer and inner curves.

(4) Next is to dry the bracelet with a limp-free cloth to avoid fibers from getting stuck between the links. Then re-attach the bracelet to your watch.

(5) For leather straps , clean it with a mixture of white vinegar and water and a toothbrush. Then let the straps dry completely before wearing it in air.

SO use these tips if you dip your watch in water or pour coffee over it. BTW here is a bonus picture I took with the camera .

Hello world , ramblings on Make up

2008-03-16T00:38:00.000-07:00
MY First rambling on this new blog is not about any thing but cute and good make up. Well I am not talking about the generous talks about break up and make up with boy friends or girlfriends but about make up..COSMETICS did u guys get it.

Almost every single type of facial cosmetic item on the market, with a few body buffing tips as well. If you’re really bad at putting on make-up and, like me, can’t decide when “enough is enough”,. It is particularly good for people with Asian facial qualities, as the woman (yes, she’s older than 20-can you believe it? She looks so young! *jealous*) who runs the website is Chinese and showcases various Oriental celebrities and their “make-up breakdowns” as well as Western make-up. On this website, you can learn how to apply make-up to eyes, lips, brows, facial coverage and even nails and contact lenses and their uses, and much, much more! You can even ask the web mistress, Phyllis, any questions about beauty.

Not some great tips but surely you will find them useful if you are running out of time.

If you wake up late and don't have time to shower, use a blush brush to dab and blend some sheer powder on your hair roots to absorb oil.

- If you want to make your powder eye shadow and liner last all day, apply a cream shadow base. Put the lightweight base on your eyelid first and then apply your regular eye makeup. It will last for hours without having to take the time and reapply!

- If you're looking for a quick, yet gorgeous makup look on the run, try a multi-purpose blush stick. It's used as an eye shadow, blush and lipstick. It feels so smooth and natural and looks fantastic.

- For smoky eyes, line your bottom lid semi-heavily, blink hard, and run a finger across the line. It smudges way faster and looks more 'I don't care' than the multi-stepped techniques.

- Next time you're at the salon, ask your stylist to texturize your hair. It will make it alot easier to take care of when you're trying to rush out the door.

- For eyes, make a wide line with a copper liner so you don't have to bother with shadow. The whole process takes about a minute and a half.