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Monday, February 22, 2010

Annamacharya krithis

Here are some of the Annamacharya Krithis. Many of you would not have heard most of the songs in audio format. Ms. Srilatha Vijay ( one of the readers) has identified the raagaas of Krithis as they are sung

http://www.mediafire.com/?yjnmigwmmmf Adhi chudare - Mohanam
http://www.mediafire.com/?3kymzygzazn Adhivo alladhivo
http://www.mediafire.com/?yymotzx3zwz Adhivo
http://www.mediafire.com/?ogdk2yxqzjj Aakati velala - Revathi
http://www.mediafire.com/?zre3za5camj Alarulu kuriyega - Sankarabaranam
http://www.mediafire.com/?nyetzjyi3jj Alimelu mangaa - Kalyaani
http://www.mediafire.com/?2dz0x1jmky1 Amaregada needu - Aarabhi
http://www.mediafire.com/?kzimtmyydto Ammammaa - Huseni
http://www.mediafire.com/?n3gygjm3xiv Anganaleere Herathulu - Surutti
http://www.mediafire.com/?hmeedvnxjni Anni vaibhavamulu - Reethigowla
http://www.mediafire.com/?ntdut2ylmww Anni manthramulu - Lalitha
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmn1j4mdndy Anthayu neeve
http://www.mediafire.com/?z3z1il1czak Appani- Thilang
http://www.mediafire.com/?nitd4wzvybn Appuleni samsaara - Gujrari thodi
http://www.mediafire.com/?jzeznj2mtqh Brahma kadigina - Mukhaari
http://www.mediafire.com/?wqliqjzt0hm Brahmamokate - Bowli
http://www.mediafire.com/?cjmnyzmmokm Chaalu chaalu
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmjlgztffty Chakkani Thalliki
http://www.mediafire.com/?nzgz53ojjl2 Chakrama Hari chakrama
http://www.mediafire.com/?inwzj3vjnmk Chaladaa - Bahudari
http://www.mediafire.com/?zddxz3jxjji Challanai
http://www.mediafire.com/?ztryzywh1mn Chatede ndhiye
http://www.mediafire.com/?mgtkzjtvlgj Cheri kolaro
http://www.mediafire.com/?jw4b5ndmylg Choodarmmaa sathulala
http://www.mediafire.com/?1gbvzwzeqzx Dheena rakshkudu
http://www.mediafire.com/?m1iwmz3awto Dheva Dundubhula
http://www.mediafire.com/?qnvmzydrzxk Dheva sikamanavi
http://www.mediafire.com/?uyyzy22yzwz Dhevuniki devikini
http://www.mediafire.com/?onnrmjf2mwy Dhinamu dhwaadhasi
http://www.mediafire.com/?omuzwimy0yy Edavalapu
http://www.mediafire.com/?4dtnrmyzn42 Edutha evvaruleru
http://www.mediafire.com/?iiz0ymz0yit Ekkadi manusha janamam
http://www.mediafire.com/?nwkzgx3gzje Emako
http://www.mediafire.com/?ez0ztjttnzz Emani pogadudume
http://www.mediafire.com/?yjnmczygn5j Endha gani needa gani
http://www.mediafire.com/?jydynmd3nmg Ennadu vignana
http://www.mediafire.com/?fyiindmwmj4 Endha chaduvina
http://www.mediafire.com/?qnzdmrvtzqz Entha vaibhavamu
http://www.mediafire.com/?uflnnifmrmg Ethuvanti mohamo
http://www.mediafire.com/?ghtnuqnjm0j Evvaderugunu
http://www.mediafire.com/?iulnyynnnyo Garudaadri Vedhaadhri
http://www.mediafire.com/?wotm1kzmmw4 Gathulanni khilamaina
http://www.mediafire.com/?jiy2dotjijw Gnaana yagna mee gadhi
http://www.mediafire.com/?1miyynzq3hz Gummani yadhi sruthi
http://www.mediafire.com/?mnmjenwfizh Guruterigina dhonga
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmlefvgizmm Hari naamamu
http://www.mediafire.com/?yyznmyzytym Hari neeve
http://www.mediafire.com/?q0dnkyolnjg Hari avathaarame
http://www.mediafire.com/?kxfytjf0ztv Hari ninnu * This is showing error. I have complained to mediafire
http://www.mediafire.com/?qumdzizdlvz Idhiye naaku
http://www.mediafire.com/?wdzzwddj4ye Iddari thamakamu
http://www.mediafire.com/?zmnzmt2unxw Iee paadame kadha
http://www.mediafire.com/?kwdywgmjtmy Idagu pendli
http://www.mediafire.com/?mtbnyghh2zj Indhariki abhayamichi
http://www.mediafire.com/?nvydwyoyydw Indhira vaddhincha
http://www.mediafire.com/?dnrcngwwdg5 Innita Inthata
http://www.mediafire.com/?z4ydml3yqzd Ippadidhu Kalaganti
http://www.mediafire.com/?leei2o0glw2 Idhadokade
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2ymy3ynuyq Ithadu O raamudu
http://www.mediafire.com/?ynwkzbnihhd Idharulaku
http://www.mediafire.com/?olmu2jjmmon Jaya jaya Nrusimha
http://www.mediafire.com/?gjn2tmnwymf Jaya jaya raama
http://www.mediafire.com/?jk3ygzghvj3 Jayalakshmi
http://www.mediafire.com/?uyyey0zzejt Jo achudhaananda
http://www.mediafire.com/?qzdouz5y34m Kandarapajanaka
http://www.mediafire.com/?jkmgmzl0ynt Kanti sukravaramu
http://www.mediafire.com/?2dud5ymjzzt Kanti akhilaanda
http://www.mediafire.com/?wwahlhgxqzm Kantime nedide
http://www.mediafire.com/?ndzjdmtzqnz Kolanidopariki
http://www.mediafire.com/?yzk1vozujmq Koluvai unnaadu veede
http://www.mediafire.com/?m1lyt3inxyn Komalaala enthavade
http://www.mediafire.com/?jzzjtkmz1jo Kondalalo Nilakonna
http://www.mediafire.com/?mvlj4lkxbew Ksheerabdhi kanyaku
http://www.mediafire.com/?xoqaz3tgjyn Mangala saasanam
http://www.mediafire.com/?mjdljyzzhfn Manujulai putti
http://www.mediafire.com/?e1my2mumzmg Marda marda
http://www.mediafire.com/?mk4nwyuxqwv Meeku meeku namarunu
http://www.mediafire.com/?mdmkkdafzdj Minchina dhevanganakitte
http://www.mediafire.com/?aoxzy22ojmm Moola moola nammudu
http://www.mediafire.com/?nmzdonjmmkj Moosina muthyalakeli
http://www.mediafire.com/?iw1ztmdgyn2 Munula thapamunade
http://www.mediafire.com/?hzztvmnzjmm Naana dhikkula
http://www.mediafire.com/?hiioldjetoi Nallani meni
http://www.mediafire.com/?mkgm4zjyanq Namo naaraayananaya
http://www.mediafire.com/?ozy2yumcejh Naaraayanathe namo namo
http://www.mediafire.com/?non2j2ngyzz Naaraayanaaya
http://www.mediafire.com/?gwwycwzkyen Nade naagavalli
http://www.mediafire.com/?zgtmik3uzmd Nandha nandhanaa
http://www.mediafire.com/?mym4tntzzmz Nee naamame
http://www.mediafire.com/?egjvnhngtzm Nee kathaamruthamu
http://www.mediafire.com/?n44djohwoql Nithyaanandha
http://www.mediafire.com/?mwmtjez02tq O Pavanaathmaja
http://www.mediafire.com/?ddgmymeltw3 Oho dem dem
http://www.mediafire.com/?joz5bzo5ttj Okapaari
http://www.mediafire.com/?vwjjmdzuknj Okapakokapari
http://www.mediafire.com/?l0ljujmdnf4 Palukelanathalli
http://www.mediafire.com/?y3ntqhjtxjz Paramaathmudaina Hari
http://www.mediafire.com/?m50ynyufd3y Paripoorna Garudaadhri
http://www.mediafire.com/?tizjqdmxybl Phala netranala
http://www.mediafire.com/?d2emzdjbdli Podagantimayya
http://www.mediafire.com/?dmzm2t2mztz Pramayogeeswarula
http://www.mediafire.com/?yhwmtgkhtwj Pulakala Molakala
http://www.mediafire.com/?ybnzymm22un Purushothamuda veevu
http://www.mediafire.com/?tmkyyfzuzj0 Raamudu raagavudu
http://www.mediafire.com/?jmnodye2yjo Saranu saranu
http://www.mediafire.com/?mykzakolzmj Sevimparo janulaala
http://www.mediafire.com/?zkqmlwyayyn Shodasa kalaanidhiki
http://www.mediafire.com/?kyzmiojoijt Sodhinchiridiya
http://www.mediafire.com/?zejqmjwan0z Sripathi puranayaka
http://www.mediafire.com/?tmmnjziyz4n Suvee suvee
http://www.mediafire.com/?g3zfnx2qj4m Thaathaa thigudi dhim dhim
http://www.mediafire.com/?wwnmy3kkhng Tharuni
http://www.mediafire.com/?ifmhzyymnyw Theppaga marraku meedha
http://www.mediafire.com/?4jon1yt5awm Thiro thiro Javarala
http://www.mediafire.com/?nvoqjwymi4z Thiruveedha legeeni
http://www.mediafire.com/?vvtnd3zznyd Thiruveedula Jayavetta
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmhtjzqdyiu Thollintee velagavu
http://www.mediafire.com/?ugf2mmzhzyc Thrikarna sudhdhiga
http://www.mediafire.com/?2mjmlx0zcqm Thiruveedhulamerisi
http://www.mediafire.com/?zgtmik3uzmd Thwameva saranam
http://www.mediafire.com/?m3mo2g5y3mi Udhayaadhri Thelupaya
http://www.mediafire.com/?ygyjyykdu1m Vaadala vaadal venta
http://www.mediafire.com/?dtitydmw5mj Vachchena Alamelu
http://www.mediafire.com/?ynjbkd5wzi1 Vade venkatesudu
http://www.mediafire.com/?qaz5ngmyjw4 Valapula solapula
http://www.mediafire.com/?vyjewgmn3wo Vandeham Jagat
http://www.mediafire.com/?yht2nntmkol Veedhula veedhula
http://www.mediafire.com/?ytt1mojzq2o Veedu gade
http://www.mediafire.com/?ztzmwtnlirg Vijutalanni virudha
http://www.mediafire.com/?cod2zwwlyu2 Vinaro bhagyamu

To be continued

Friday, February 19, 2010

Concert - Pantula rama

M.S.N. Murthy - Violin, Namani Somayajulu - Mrudhangam, Shyamkumar - Ganjeera

http://www.mediafire.com/?dppoihbylii Saami niine kori - Sri
http://www.mediafire.com/?sokytx3g2mz Eka dhantam - Bilahari
http://www.mediafire.com/?pldzlwmmuux Ennadu choodanu - Kalavathi
http://www.mediafire.com/?dtljpqzvnkd Ninnada nela - Kannada
http://www.mediafire.com/?l9syt9lxbtj Raagam - Yadukulakambodhi
http://www.mediafire.com/?tmnzqu92jyt Hechariga raaraa - Yadukulakambodhi
http://www.mediafire.com/?1unt5gzucl5 Vara naaradha - Vijayashri
http://www.mediafire.com/?zjqthoitmzh Raagam - Aabheri
http://www.mediafire.com/?jgl0zjbz0il Bhaja re - Aabheri
http://www.mediafire.com/?jxend4n2xwv Raagam & Thaanam - Kalyaani
http://www.mediafire.com/?hy1jmi1auuh Pankaja lochana
http://www.mediafire.com/?aghcncbobay Chinnanchiru kiliye - Raagamaalika
http://www.mediafire.com/?oqnnhzynkkg Thillaana fwd by Mangalam

But it is Interesting to read

Once, about 30 years back, when I was traveling on a flight from Delhi to Madras, a gentleman who was sitting next to me,was a Kashmiri pundit. During the conversation, he asked me " Do you know what is a refugee?" I said, "Yes. A person who is displaced from his country. why?' He replied " Do you know that I am a refugee." I questioned him, "Which country you belong to?" He sarcastically answered "India !" and said "Sir. I am a kashmiri pundit. That is how we are called in Delhi."

Even after 30 years this is very green in my memory, and still the statement and sorrowful face haunts me.

Now do not miss to read this which appeared in Times of India

My name is not Khan, I am Mr Kaul

Tarun Vijay, 22 December 2009, 08:55 AM IST

I am not Khan. My name bears a different set of four letters: K A U L. Kaul.
As those who know Indian names would understand I happened to be born in a
family which was called Hindu by others. Hence, we were sure, we would never
get a friend like KJ to make a movie on our humiliations, and the
contemptuous and forced exile from our homeland. It's not fashionable. It's
fashionable to get a Khan as a friend and portray his agony and pains and
sufferings when he is asked by a US private to take off his shoes and show
his socks. Natural and quite justifiable that Khan must feel insulted and
enraged. Enough Masala to make a movie.

But unfortunately I am a Kaul. I am not a Khan.

Hence when my sisters and mothers were raped and killed, when six-year-old
Seema was witness to the brutal slaughtering of her brother, mother and
father with a butcher's knife by a Khan, nobody ever came to make a movie on
my agony, pain and anguish, and tears.

No KJ would make a movie on Kashmiri Hindus. Because we are not Khans.

We are Kauls.

When we look at our own selves as Kauls, we also see a macabre dance of
leaders who people Parliament. Some of them were really concerned about us.
They got the bungalows and acres of greenery and had their portraits were
worshipped by the gullible devotees of patriotism.

They made reservations in schools and colleges for us. In many many other
states. But never did they try that we go back to our homes. They have other
priorities and 'love your jihadi neighborhood' programmes. They get flabbier
and flabbier with the passing of each year, sit on sacks of sermons; issue
instructions to live simply and follow moral principles delivered by
ancestors and kept in documents treated with time-tested preservatives.

They could play with me because my name is Kaul. And not Mr Khan. I saw the
trailer to this fabulous movie, which must do good business at the box
office.

There was not even a hint that terror is bad and it is worse if it is
perpetuated in the name of a religion that means Peace. Peace be upon all
its followers and all other the creatures too.

So you make a movie on the humiliation of taking off shoes to a foreign
police force which has decided not to allow another 9/11.

The humiliation of taking off the shoes and the urge to show that you are
innocent is really too deep. But what about the humiliation of leaving your
home and hearth and the world and the relatives and wife and mother and
father? And being forced to live in shabby tents, at the mercy of nincompoop
leaders encashing your misery and bribe-seeking babus? And seeing your
daughters growing up too sudden and finding no place to hide your shame?
No KJ would ever come forward to make a movie, a telling, spine-chilling
narration on the celluloid, of five-year-old Seema, who saw her parents and
brother being slaughtered by a butcher's knife in Doda. Because her dad was
not Mr Khan. He was one Mr Kaul.

Sorry, Mr Kaul and your entire ilk. I can't help you.

It's not fashionable to side with those who are Kauls. And Rainas. And
Bhatts. Dismissively called KPs. KPs means Kashmiri Pandits. They are a
bunch of communalists. They were the agents of one Mr Jagmohan who planned
their exodus so that Khans can be blamed falsely. In fact, a movie can be
made on how these KPs conspired their own exile to give a bad name to the
loving and affectionate Khan brothers of the valley.

To voice the woes of Kauls is sinful. The right course to get counted in the
lists of the Prime Minister's banquets and the President's parties is to
announce from the roof top: hey, men and ladies, I am Mr Khan.

The biggest apartheid the state observes is to exclude those who cry for
Kauls, wear the colours of Ayodhya, love the wisdom of the civilisational
heritage, dare to assert as Hindus in a land which is known as Hindustan
too and struggle to live with dignity as Kauls. They are out and exiled.
You can see any list of honours and invites to summits and late-evening gala
parties to toast a new brand. All that the Kauls are allowed is a space at
Jantar Mantar: shout, weep and go back to your tents after a tiring
demonstration.

Mr Kaul, you have got a wrong name.

A dozen KJs would fly to take you atop the glory - posts and gardens of
sympathies if you accept to wear a Khan name and love a Sunita, Pranita,
Komal or a Kamini. Well, here you have a sweetheart in Mandira. That goes
well with the story.

And you pegged the movie plot on autism.

I wept. It was too much. I wept as a father of a son who needed a story as
an Indian. Who cares for his autistic son, his relationship with the western
world, his love affair with a young sweet something as a human, as someone
whose heart goes beyond being a Hindu, a Muslim or a proselytizing
Vatican-centric aggressive soul. Not the one who would declare in
newspaper interviews: "I think I am an ambassador for Islam". Shah Rukh is
Shah Rukh, not because he is an ambassador for Islam. If that was true, he
could have found a room in Deoband. Fine enough. But he became a heartthrob
and a famousl star because he is a great actor. He owes everything he has to
Indians and not just to Muslims. We love him not because he is some Mr Khan.
We love him because he has portrayed the dreams, aspirations, pains, anguish
and ups and downs of our daily life. As an Indian. As one of us.

If he wants to use our goodwill and love for strengthening his image as an
ambassador for Islam, will we have to think to put up an ambassador for
Hindus? That, at least to me, would be unacceptable because I trust
everyone: a Khan or a Kaul or a Singh or a Victor. Who represents India
represents us all too, including Hindus. My best ambassadorship would be an
ambassadorship for the tricolour and not for anything else because I see my
Ram and Dharma in that. I don't think even an Amitabh or a Hritik would ever
think in terms Shah Rukh has chosen for himself. But shouldn't these big,
tall, successful Indians who wear Hindu names make a movie on why Kauls were
ousted? Why Godhra occurred in the first place? Why nobody, yes, not a
single Muslim, comes forward to take up the cause of the exiled and killed
and contemptuously marginalized Kauls whereas every Muslim complainant would
have essentially a Hindu advocate to take on Hindus as fiercely as he can?

If you are Mr Khan and found dead on the railway tracks, the entire nation
would be shaken. And he was also a Rizwan. May be just a coincidence that
our Mr Khan in the movie is also a Rizwan.

Rizwan's death saw the police commissioner punished and cover stories
written by missionary writers. But if you are a Sharma or a Kaul and
happened to love an Ameena Yusuf in Srinagar, you would soon find your
corpse inside the police thana and NONE, not even a small-time local paper
would find it worthwhile to waste a column on you. No police constable
would be asked to explain how a wrongly detained person was found dead in
police custody?

Because the lover found dead inside a police thana was not Mr Khan. No KJ
would ever come forward to make a movie on 'My name is Kaul. And I am
terror-struck by Khans'.

Give me back my identity as an Indian, Mr. Khan and I would have no problem
even wearing your name and appreciating the tender love of an autistic son.

But it is Interesting to read

Miracle in India- Cobra praying to Lord Shiva with holy Vilva ( Aegle Marmelops) leaves - CNN iReport

This was posted by our friend Vivek Vaidheeswaran in my gmail buzz. Since it was interesting to read, and many may not be aware of this, I am posting the link here.

Please click here http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-398345?ref=email

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Divine Life

To practise non-violence, truth and Purity is DIVINE LIFE.

To be kind, generous, humble, tolerant is DIVINE LIFE.

To practise virtues and be righteous is DIVINE LIFE.

To serve the poor in selfless, dedicated ways is DIVINE LIFE.

To serve the sick with all-is-God attitude is DIVINE LIFE.

To be merciful, courageous and devotion is DIVINE LIFE.

To sing the Name of God and pray is DIVINE LIFE.

To do Japa and meditation is DIVINE LIFE.

To be an instrument in the hands of God is DIVINE LIFE.

To act rightly and live in God is DIVINE LIFE.

To do unconditional self-surrender to God is DIVINE LIFE.

To restrain the senses and to have God-communion is DIVINE LIFE.

To be one with the Divine Will is DIVINE LIFE.

To be a silent witness of the three states

(waking, dreaming and deep sleep) is DIVINE LIFE.

~SwamiSivananda~

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Concert - Gayathri Venkatraghavan

Akkarai S. Subbalkshmi (Violin) - Manoj Siva (Mrudhangam) - N. Guruprasad (Ghatam)

http://www.mediafire.com/?xm1mo25n0xc Varnam - Sarasi janaabha - Kaambodhi
http://www.mediafire.com/?21vfdwknnnn Vidulakku Mrokkeda - Maayaamaalavagowlai
http://www.mediafire.com/?bmwzylzymm4 Bhuvinisudane - Sriranjani
http://www.mediafire.com/?2yncywjtkxj Karpagaambike - Bilahari
http://www.mediafire.com/?dmncjmgum9lBrovavammaa - Maanji
http://www.mediafire.com/?tnntszyg8yt Nijadhaasavardha - Kalyaani
http://www.mediafire.com/?emayh23muev Seethamma Maayamma - Vasantha
http://www.mediafire.com/?bpnmzayy2cl RTP - Naattaikurinji (Swaram in Kedharam and Hamsanaadham)
http://www.mediafire.com/?m1kjxjjxjjy Chaliye - Brindhaavana Saarangaa
http://www.mediafire.com/?mykmjx9ztyj Thiruppugazh - Simhendramadhyamam fwd by Mangalam

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

My diary - 16th February 2010

A good news to readers who were repeatedly inquiring about the error in down loading the song "Abhayamu" of Madurai Somasundaram. I am glad to inform you that "mediafire" has rectified this mistake and you can now down load it . Please download and enjoy.

Chocolate: A Not-So-Guilty Pleasure

I love Chocolate and so I love ths article. I know many of you will also love to read this

Chocolate: A Not-So-Guilty Pleasure
A Love Affair with Good Reason
-- By Rebecca Pratt, Staff Writer

For years, you’ve tried to break it off. You’re certain this relationship is wrong, even sinful. But try as you might, you just can’t end it—your willpower inevitably crumbles, and you always go back for more.

We’re talking of course about your love affair with CHOCOLATE— that dark seducer even more likely to attract as you're surrounded by heart-shaped displays. Long thought to be an aphrodisiac, chocolate has been inextricably linked to Cupid and lovers since it was discovered among the ancient Aztecs and carried to the Old World.

The New World likes it too: the United States is the top importer of cocoa beans, averaging 559,600 metric tons of cocoa beans or cocoa products each year between 1993 and 1997—almost one-quarter of the world's cocoa! While 75% of chocolate purchases are made by women, the tables are turned during the days and minutes before Valentine's Day. $1 billion worth of chocolate is sold for this holiday—75% of it purchased by men.

But, whether you’re the giver or receiver, just how sinful is chocolate? The Aztecs and their neighbors, the Mayans, believed chocolate transmitted knowledge and power to those who consumed it. While there’s no evidence to support that idea, there is mounting evidence showing some health benefits to eating it in moderation. Studies have found that dark chocolate helps prevent heart disease and cancer, and has also been shown to improve mood by boosting the brain chemical serotonin. Some even consider chocolate an effective diet food, claiming that a chunk of chocolate before meals diminishes your appetite.

For years, you’ve tried to break it off. You’re certain this relationship is wrong, even sinful. But try as you might, you just can’t end it—your willpower inevitably crumbles, and you always go back for more.

We’re talking of course about your love affair with CHOCOLATE— that dark seducer even more likely to attract as you're surrounded by heart-shaped displays. Long thought to be an aphrodisiac, chocolate has been inextricably linked to Cupid and lovers since it was discovered among the ancient Aztecs and carried to the Old World.

The New World likes it too: the United States is the top importer of cocoa beans, averaging 559,600 metric tons of cocoa beans or cocoa products each year between 1993 and 1997—almost one-quarter of the world's cocoa! While 75% of chocolate purchases are made by women, the tables are turned during the days and minutes before Valentine's Day. $1 billion worth of chocolate is sold for this holiday—75% of it purchased by men.

But, whether you’re the giver or receiver, just how sinful is chocolate? The Aztecs and their neighbors, the Mayans, believed chocolate transmitted knowledge and power to those who consumed it. While there’s no evidence to support that idea, there is mounting evidence showing some health benefits to eating it in moderation. Studies have found that dark chocolate helps prevent heart disease and cancer, and has also been shown to improve mood by boosting the brain chemical serotonin. Some even consider chocolate an effective diet food, claiming that a chunk of chocolate before meals diminishes your appetite.

The bottom line: Chocolate may be getting a bad rap as a sinful food. On the other hand—as always—moderation may be the key. If you simply must indulge, here are some tips for controlling your chocolate cravings and consumption:

# Choose dark chocolate over milk chocolate. Studies based on dark chocolate tend to show benefits that milk chocolate does not.
# Partner your chocolate with nutrient-rich foods, like chocolate covered strawberries, apple slices or bananas. Add a few chocolate chips in your berry-nut trail mix. Try a refreshing glass of chocolate-flavored milk or soymilk.
# Buy smaller sizes of chocolate bars or hot fudge sundaes, since research shows you tend to eat the entire amount you’re served.
# Order fruit for dessert, with a small chocolate truffle on the side.
# Savor, don’t chew, your chocolate. Sit down, take your time, and focus on the taste in your mouth. Enjoy it thoroughly. If you pop it in your mouth while you are driving, watching TV, or talking on the phone, you’re likely to keep reaching for more.
# Give in to your chocolate cravings! Every try to stifle a craving by eating something else? You usually just end up eating more and more foods, eventually giving in to your original desire anyway. Save yourself the calories and the torment! A small portion may be all you need for satisfaction.

coutesy: Spark People

Monday, February 15, 2010

Smile: It is good for health

This is what SORRY LOOKS LIKE

This is what BAD MOOD looks like

This is what TIRED looks like

This is what HELPING HAND looks like

This is what COURAGE looks like

One Chinese person walks into a bar in America late one night and he saw Steven Spielberg. As he was a great fan of his movies, he rushes over to him, and asks for his autograph..

Instead, Spielberg gives him a slap and says "You Chinese people bombed our Pearl Harbor, get out of here."

The astonished Chinese man replied "It was not the Chinese who bombed your Pearl Harbor , it was the Japanese". "Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, you're all the same," replied Spielberg..

In return, the Chinese gives Spielberg a slap and says "You sank theTitanic; my forefathers were on that ship."

Shocked, Spielberg replies "It was the iceberg thatsank the ship, not me." The Chinese replies, "Iceberg, Spielberg, Carlsberg, you're all the same."

This particular joke won an award for the best joke in acompetition in Britain (?)*

*The question mark is mine (sent by Mr. Ramakrishna fro Kualalumpur)
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Some jokes about aged
An elderly couple were on a cruise and it was really stormy. They were standing on the back of the boat watching the storm, when a wave came up and washed the old man overboard. They searched for days and couldn't find him, so the captain sent the old woman back to shore with the promise that he would notify her as soon as they found something. Three weeks went by and finally the old woman got a fax from the boat. It read, 'Ma'am, sorry to inform you, we found your husband dead at the bottom of the ocean. We hauled him up to the deck and attached to his butt was an oyster and in it was a pearl worth $50,000. Please advise.'The old woman faxed back, 'Send me the pearl and re-bait the trap.'
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A funeral service is being held for a woman who has just passed away. At the end of the service, the pallbearers are carrying the casket out when they accidentally bump into a wall, jarring the casket. They hear a faint moan. They open the casket and find that the woman is actually alive! She lives for ten more years, and then dies. Once again, a ceremony is held, and at the end of it the pallbearers are again carrying out the casket. As they carry the casket towards the door, the husband cries out, 'Watch that wall!'
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Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards. One day they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, 'Now don't get mad at me... I know we've been friends for a long time... but I just can't think of your name! I've thought and thought, but I can't remember it. Please tell me what your name is.' Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared and glared at her. Finally she said, 'How soon do you need to know?'

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Annamacharya krithis

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Concert - Pantula rama

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But it is Interesting to read

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Concert - Gayathri Venkatraghavan

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Smile: It is good for health

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Concert - Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

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