Links !

• Worldwide Earthquake Activity site @ [ Link ].
• Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre bulletin @ [ Link ].

Anniversary !!

Yet another year in my current corporate completed and starting another BRAND NEW YEAR from today. "Happy Anniversary" !! ..


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:: You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. -Les Brown ::

Tsunami !!

Sad .. 'Tsunami' [meaning wave in port, in Japanese] hits Chennai and many parts of coastal region of South INDIA.. Worst time ..

About 'Tsunami' & 'Indian Ocean earthquake' @ wikipedia

Morning Sky View !

Morning Sky View !
Originally uploaded by dreamz.

eaRly morning 'Sky view' snap from our flats !! (Mannaars!!)

nice 'foto' with good color combination .. Wow !

But, mostly missing such a natural views in the mornings ;-< .. need/try to get back soon ??

Location : Chennai, INDIA.

X-mas Card !

X-mas Card Front View !
Originally uploaded by dreamz.

X-mas Card signed!
Originally uploaded by dreamz.

Received a nice Card for 'Christmas, New Year & Happy Holidays' from my Japan Colleagues .. Cool greetings from them .. Happy to see all of their signatures too, Great !!

At Christmas time, and throughout the coming year...
May ur home & heart be filled with the Christmas Spirit.
Sharing the blessings Of Christmas with love
for this Christmas and always, Happy Holidays !!

Yoshi-san, Shinya-san, Yumi-san, Sako-san & Marimi-san .. 'Happy Merry Christmas' to all of you & your family ..

Vomit ? only voice !!

Vomit [Voice Over Misconfigured Internet Telephones], a utility which converts a Cisco IP phone conversation (recorded with TCPdump) into a wave (.WAV) file that can be played with any standard WAV audio player.

Vomit earns the coveted Compendium Award for 'worst product name' of the day [link].

Seems that Vomit was released loongtime back in the year 2001 itself, but as VoIP deployment and security are getting hot now.. Vomit comes in news again .. yes,

"Siemens have been telling hundreds of telecoms and IT specialists the ways criminals steal packets of voice data from converged and data networks, so they can eavesdrop on corporate calls. These VoIP attacks are often enabled by a free download known as Vomit, designed to convert IP phone conversations into a wave file that can be played with ordinary sound players" .. [news]

Black !!

More 'Black' .. Wherever U go ?? Some people love it, some people love to hate it !! but.... I love it !!

Yes, few dayz back happened to watch 'Sanjay Leela Bhansali's interview in 'Headlines Today' .. about his neXt Hindi film 'BLACK', starring Amitabh and Rani Mukherjee [Wow, my 'sweet'.. Ya Hoo !!] .. this movie is all of sentimental way of looking at a blind girl's life .. Lovely 'Rani' with sparkling & expressing eyes acting in a Blind role ..

then .. watched an Malayalam song in SS Music from the movie again 'BLACK' [Man From The Darkness] starring Mammootty & Shriya Reddy (SS Music VJ!!), she is in different look without much make-up, in sareees and interestingly so calm & quiet ..

after that .. from web, it seems that already an Hollywood movie made its premiere on Sep. 2004 .. yes 'black' [..how far will you go ??] Hollywood movie ...

'BLACK' in English, Hindi, Malayalam .. and What neXt ?? Can I expect same in Tamil too .. but Will it be 'Black' or 'Karuppu' or 'Black' [nothing in it !] ???? let's wait & see ...

KiRu KiRU !!

KiRu KiRu-vena KiRanguRa ..

NaAn noRu noRu-vena noRunkirEN ..

Nice song from the new tamil movie 'Kaadhal' ... sweet, charming & breezy voice of 'Shalini Singh' with 'Karthik', and enchanting music by 'Joshua Sridhar'. Really cool !!

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"I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether." ~ Socrates ~

Estonia e-republic !

"People like to say, don't touch things that work, but Estonians like to look behind the thing and wonder whether there's anything we can change about it. In Estonia you might say, if it works, you can break it". Really amazing !!

"If It Works, You Can Break It" , Cover Story from Forbes.com

>> Since independence in 1991 little Estonia has used a knack for technology and a ravenous appetite for change to make itself a largely wired e-republic.

>> Estonians did much of the software programming and development for the Soviet space program, not to mention the KGB. The Soviets placed one of their most important centers of AI research near the capital city of Tallinn.

>> Internet and mobile phone usage per capita, for instance, is high. Over half of all Estonians now pay for their street parking spaces automatically, using their mobile phones. According to the latest figures 52% of Estonians use the Net regularly.

>> The government runs its Thursday-morning cabinet meetings on computer, and it is close to doing away with paper altogether. Sessions that used to take most of a day now take half an hour as ministers politely tap out their comments instead of grandstanding. Next year the official record of government business will no longer be printed on paper, except for a single copy for the archives. It will exist solely on the Web. "If the Internet was reborn as a country, it would be Estonia," United Nations Development Program administrator Mark Malloch Brown has said.

The article concludes on a note that the reserved nature of Estonian hold them back from promoting their economy and own brand of innovation. Perhaps that's why people so keen to talk about the little country that could. Because it has, in its own small way.

Dreamz Board !

Added my 'Dreamz Tag Board' (check-it out in the right side bar below Dreamz search !) powered by 'MyTagBoard' ..

Welcome you to Shout your dreamz, views, ideas, comments, etc ..

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:: "First I was dying to finish highschool and start college. Then I was dying to finish college and start working. Then I was dying to marry and have children. And then I was dying for my children to grow old enough for school, so I could return to work. And then I was dying to retire. And now I am dying. . .and suddendly I realized that I forgot to live." --Unknown

Weapon !

Happened to see the "Boyoboy" music video song from "Ignited Minds" (What a name ?? Great !!) is soo cool and nice ..

here's few bits from that ..

" ... Give ME A WEAPON of MASS AFFECTION,

ONE that makes the WORLD'S LOVE GROW ... "

[:: video clip ::]

'Wonderful' Day Ahead !

Always 'Welcome' a new day with a
'Smile' on your Lips,
'Love' in your Heart,
'Good thoughts' in your Mind,
and
you'll have a 'Wonderful' Day Ahead !!

Flash Face !

Create the face which you like in flash ... using,

:: "Ultimate Flash Face" ::

Don't Smile ;-<

Smiling not allowed in US passport photos, the unhappiest passports on earth:

When taking a photo of a person [applying for a passport] "The subject's expression should be neutral (non-smiling) with both eyes open, and mouth closed. A smile with a closed jaw is allowed but is not preferred," according to the guidelines.. Smiling "distorts other facial features, for example your eyes, so you're supposed to have a neutral expression. The most neutral face is the most desirable standard for any type of identification," said Angela Aggeler, spokeswoman for the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs, which handles travel-document guidelines.

[ :: news :: ]

A Practical Guide ??

" .. I continuously want to 'kill myself'. I have tried but have never been successful. I do not know what to do.. ??? " ..

Are you feeling so ?? if so, check-out this, "A Practical Guide to Suicide" !!! and it's upto you to decide the rest ! ;-<

Google Suggest !

New 'Google Suggest BETA' - As you type, Google will offer suggestions with no. of count of result. Simply cool .. Use the arrow keys to navigate the results ..

Don't type like the following and wait a second...

george bush is a
bill gates is a
bill clinton is a

Chumma !!

Kisna -THE WARRIOR POET !

Subhash Ghai's new movie 'Kisna -THE WARRIOR POET' music now available online. Music by 'A R Rahman and Ismail Durbar' (Devdas fame !). Film stars 'new look' Vivek Oberoi & Isha Sharvani (seems like she danced superbly), let's see !!

Check out the movie site (coming soon fully !) with wonderful 'flute' music in the BackGround, so soft and nice to hear.

Jus' listening the songs .. excellent ... expection high !

[ :: web site :: mp3 online :: ]

Not going to happen in 2005 !

Research firm predicts what isn't going to happen in 2005, Predicting what the future will bring is not an easy task, so instead ABI Research identified over-hyped technologies that won't be next year's Big Thing.

Which includes much-expected 'micro fuel cells' in laptops, PDAs, or mobile phones and also 'WiMAX'. Interesting, Isn't it ? Let's wait & watch !!

Worst 10 !

PC Magazine has come out with it's "Ten Worst Products of the Year", from Digital Cameras, PDA, Phones, PCs, etc .,. Different thought !

கனா காணும்

Yaaa Hooo .. I too able to Blog in Tamil ...

கனா காணும் காலங்கள், கரைந்தோடும் நேரங்கள்
... ... ...

விழி மூடி தனக்குள் பேசும் மவுனங்கள் பிடிக்கிறதே
... ... ...

பட படப்பாய் சில கோபங்கள் தோன்றும்,
பனி துளியாய் அது மறைவது ஏன்?

Playing in the BG, nice song from '7/G Rainbow Colony' by Haris with excellent music from Yuvan. Relax .. Cool ..

இசை !!

காத்திருந்த காலங்கள் கனவாகி ..
கானல் நீராகி கரையும் முன்னே ..
கண்விழித்தபோது மயக்கும் இசை...

'City' tops in Quality study !

Maruti's Alto and Esteem, Honda's City (I Luv this one !!), Toyota's Corolla and Qualis have topped JD Power's initial quality study even as the total number of problems reported by owners of new vehicles has increased in the industry.

[news]

Cry !! ;-<

Don't CRY ? @least I don't like !!. Be Cool, Calm, Relax & Smile ;-)

Most people say they feel better after a good cry. Crying helps release all the tension, anxiety and frustrations of life. It feels great to relieve yourself of the hurt without being destructive. Also, crying stimulates the release of endorphins, chemicals in the brain that have mood-elevating effects and help you feel better.

What are tears?

Tears are of three types: continuous, reflex and emotional. Continuous tears are the ones which just flow to lubricate your eyes, or when you're sleepy and yawn. Reflex tears are those which are in response to irritants like smoke, onion vapors or foreign bodies. Emotional tears are by far the most complex. They can be stemmed by happiness, sadness, anger, stress or any other deep emotion.

Crying is not a solution

Crying may ease the pain, but no matter how much you cry, you can't wish the cause of your tears away. No amount of crying will get back your lost love, take you back in time so your child passes that exam or bring you a promotion. What crying does is help you express your pain and indulge in a few moments - or hours - or days - of self pity. You accept your vulnerabilities as human beings, and by doing so you regain strength to wipe the tears away, open your eyes, lift your heads, and move on.

The fact is, women, on an average, cry five times more than men.

[source]

Cancer !

Cancer Forums : A website for discussions about any type of cancer, including lung cancer, breast cancer, mesothelioma, prostate cancer, laryngeal cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and others.

Disclaimer: this information is for informational purposes only. It is not medical advice.Doctor answers cancer questions online.

Cancer Blog : Covering Cancer diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Email Post Error !

Unable to Post by Jus' mailing .. received the following message from Blogspot gateway..

.. Your message could not be posted because of the following reasons) : xxx@blogger.com, XML-RPC Error or Publishing Problem ..

Don't know .. Why ?? Also, previously many time Email posted Blogs were getting delayed to post, a day or two sometimes. ??????

Bored !

Check-out the following few sites when you're feeling bored !! Shall I ??

• I'm Bored ,
• Bored ,
• Get Relaxed [A virtual sound machine that lets you listen to calm, relaxing sounds such as a beach, a waterfall, a sleeping baby, animals, and many more]
• Ultimate Flash Face

Search : Yet another search engine .. 'mamma' (funny name!!) - The Mother of ALL Search Engines.

Web Note - a tool for taking notes on your computer.

Pain or Joy !!

God often sends 'me' joy (??) through pain .. !! [Anonymous]

Blog : #1 !

'Blog' tops U.S. Dictionary's Words of the Year. U.S. dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's list of the 10 words of the year.

From Merriam-Webster, 'Blog' noun [short for Weblog] (1999) : a Web site that contains an online personal journal withreflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer. [ news ].