Thursday, 19 April 2012

I am Awesome!



awesome text blogger award



I always wanted to have all these awards, I see them adorn the walls of my friends blogs and I feel like I miss out, But now I am among the elite group. I am legend ... wait for it ... dary.  



When Kajal gave me the awesome award 'Awesome Blogger Award' I was in cloud nine and In a couple of days got another. So I thought i would wait some days and may be I will get lots of them, unfortunately that is not how it works I suppose. So Finally o decided to write it down. 

awesome text blogger award


The Rules

As per the rules I am supposed to ( I copied from Kajal )
  • Link back and thank the person whom I got the award from.
  • Share 7 things about me.
  • Pass the award to 15 newly discovered great bloggers.
  • Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award.




Thank you Kajal! now that's done lets do the more interesting stuff :P 





7 things about me? 

Are you sure you want to know. Okay then I will tell you the least interesting seven things there is. In-fact i am going to use a loophole that exists in the award. it doesn't tell that I cant use the ones I already told in other award acceptance speeches. so there goes...




1. I am milk lover ( loves it much much more than tea or coffee).
2. I got into blogging thinking of making money( I haven't made a penny :P Lol).
3. I like to sleep all the time.
4. I am a adept programmer ( really guys I can code) .
5. I likes to walk around the house naked ( only when nobody's around , feels natural).
6. I cook!
7. I am addicted to chocolates and cant live without my daily sugar.


The last two can be done together, which idiot designed this award. How can I ever give people awards without telling them they got it. It doesn't make any sense even if I did. I don't want to be so whiny.




1. Divya Nambiar of Tipsy from the Trip     
* for being my BFF in the blogosphere and all the wonderful journeys she shares with us.



2. Rakhee Ghelani  of  Aussie Girl in India           

* for all the wonderful stories about India that she brings to the table. 



3. Shalini of Shail's Nest           

* for all the beautiful stories that bloom in her wonderful nest.



4.  Nagini of A Homemaker's Utopia    

 * for all the amazing things this homemakers.



5. Pranita Bhatt of Miracles Happen! 

* for all the wonderful Haikus she been spurring up lately!.



6. Joshi Daniel of Joshi daniel Photography            

* for all the wonderful pictures his camera takes for him.



7. Paige of Paiges of Life        

* for her beautiful child Avery and the wonderful stories they brew up together.       
* for having her blog address so similar to mine so that could find in out meet little miss Avery.



8. Rohit Sareen of My Third Eye           

* for all the things he claims to have seen with his third eye (which we see with our two).



9. Deepak Karthik of WhateveR it Takes           

* One more for you collection Deepak!.



10. Tracy M of Dandelion Mama

* for being a wonderful mom talking about being a wonderful mom, who thought narcissism be so charming.



11. Sangeetha Raghu Nair of Sangry Words           

* for all the people she has managed not to kill in her latest road rage.



12. Chinthan Guptha of The Blunt Blog           

* for all the things she si been putting on her blog, everything from random snaps to chiseled poems.



13. Enigmatic Soul of Musings and reflections           

* For all the enigmatic poems shes been churning out, she is on a roll.



14. Shobaa De of Shobadee           

* everybody knows her and her versatility, ( she got me blogging ).



15. Roopz of Voice of a Village Girl          

 * last but not even close to the least, for all the wonderful things she rights in her blog.

Sunday, 15 April 2012

100 years of The Titanic


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We all cried when Jack just drifted off into the abyss, when his deep eyes were fading away in the cold Atlantic Ocean. Titanic was a classic and hundred years have passed since that devious day when the Unsinkable sank. A mammoth piece of ice crumbled and humbled the human arrogance that was proclaimed the floating palace. The Titanic that once symbolized wealth and dismay alike later thanks to James Cameron symbolized eternal love and the perennial human spirit. Titanic the movie we all loved and cherishes, Titanic the ship we hardly knew. The frictional presence of Jack and rose made up our dreams, but the real survivors of the terrible night were left in the folds of history textbooks.


Titanic: The Unsinkable Ship


15th August 1912, exactly an hundred years back was a dark day in the human history, At around 2:20 today early morning occurred the greatest disaster in Maritime History, One that would later become a legend on its own, The sinking of The RMS Titanic. The Largest passenger liner of its time, enjoying the kind of status that the Queen Elizabeth II cruise ship now enjoys, was an engineering marvel of the time. One that was proclaimed to be invincible, one that was destined for greatness, She did make it to the history books but for a sadder reason.


RMS Titanic 1912 port Southampton bay


The reasons for the disaster largely remain unknown. Yes! We know it hit an iceberg and sank, but why? Even with ships frantically receiving information of passing icebergs why would it head directly into it at full speed, head on? May be it was the failure of the radio receivers to recogni9ze the relay send to them by ships such as SS Californian and SS Amerika. Or was this the Captain’s failure to assess the situation and took misinformed decisions. I guess we may never know the real series of events that caused this rather unfortunate disaster. With a death toll of a little over 1500, 1514 to be exact, the disaster was the worst of its kind so far. The iconic image of the ship breaking in two in the icy waters of the Atlantic is haunting.


Titanic: The Movie ( 1991 )


Titanic movie poster by James Cameron staring Leonardo Di Caprio an Kate winslet

“Titanic is a 1997 American epic romantic historical disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron”. This is how the Wikipedia describes the film. A film like no other and a fractionalized love story that tells the tale of the Titanic and the emotions it carried with it to the icy depths. Apart from just being a commercial and critical success the film made its way into many hearts all around the world. Khalid Hosseini in his book the Kite runner describes how Kabul was gripping in the ‘Titanic Fever’.




Titanic: The Photo Album


RMS Titanic's propeller, Docking bay in Southampton

RMS Titanic's Magnificent Central staircase, First Class

A life boat waiting to be taken aboard rescue ship RMS Carpathia


Miss Clara Gregg Hays widow of Charles Melville Hays

RMS Titanic's construction, Docking bay in Southampton

A life boat waiting to be taken aboard rescue ship RMS Carpathia near a capsized life boat

Survivors abroad the  ship RMS Carpathia

RMS Titanic's Anonymous Passenger

RMS Titanic's Sea tests

RMS Titanic's Second class deck

RMS Titanic's design, White Star board

RMS Titanic's Boilers

Sidney Leslie Goodwin was for decades referred to as the unknown child from Titanic

The Brown Shoes used to identify Sidney Leslie GoodwinThe Orphans from Titanic