Tag of many things

Here's wishing everyone a happy Chithirai 1.
It's not the new year, remember! so I cannot wish anyone a happy Tamil New Year.

Got this really interesting tag from Priya.
Thanks Priya, I have tried to do justice except for passing it on.
Hope you allow me to skip passing it on :)

1.LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATRE:
Taare Zameen Par

2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?
Knowhow by Ram Charan

3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Nothing in particular

4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
Week, Ananda Vikatan

5. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Old Spice, the ghee from pongal at home

6. FAVORITE SOUND?
Flute, Santoor and of course the waves breaking against the rocks, water falls

7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Lack of self respect, fear of another human being

8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE?
Where is the clock? ( to silence the alarm!)

9. FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE?
Murugan Idli Kadai,( if you can accept Idli as fast food) Tastes heavenly! When I run my own Company, they will be the official cateres!

10. FINISH THIS STATEMENT. "IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I’D...?
Retire into a philanthropic career

11. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
No. Neither stuffed, nor alive.

12. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY?
Scary.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
Maruti, what else! My third one won't be from the same stable, though.

14. FAVORITE DRINK?
Tender Coconut; a life rejuvenator!

15. FINISH THIS STATEMENT, "IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD...
Reach out to a book..if still left with more time..then it would be friends.

16. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS ON BROCCOLI?
Should I ?

17. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD BE YOUR CHOICE?
Any colour is ok as long as it is black.( a bit old fashioned!)

18. NAME ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES/TOWNS YOU HAVE LIVED IN.
Salem, Pune, Mumbai, Assam, Hyderabad, Bangalore.

19. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Football, Basketball, Surfing, Cricket ( occasionally)

20. ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU.
She writes from her heart; and touches others’ hearts :)

21. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED?
A Pair of dumbbells and a carton full of old books- will never get around to disposing them

22. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE BORN AS YOURSELF AGAIN?
Oh yes...definitely...on second thoughts, may be with some additional grey matter :)

23. MORNING PERSON, OR NIGHT OWL?…
a midnight owl, to the core.

24. OVER EASY, OR SUNNY SIDE UP?
Sunny side up

25. FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX?
The bedroom, beside the reading table

26. FAVORITE PIE?
Nothing in particular

27. FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
Anything by the name of ice cream goes.

28. OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU TAGGED THIS TO, WHO'S MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST?
Oh..sorry….I may not tag anyone. Hope it's allowed?

A tag that adds on

Priya tagged me; thanks, Priya . And I am giving here the same content with a few relevant changes at few places.

It's quite simple. This link loving in 2008 came from Simone's Butterfly:

Have selected 5(I could think of only 4!) of you below to be tagged and I hope that you will similarly publish this post in your blog. You will have to tag 5 other bloggers and just keep adding on to the list. (Do not replace, just keep on adding! Yes we hope it will be a long list!)

It’s real easy! Tag others and see your Technorati Authority increase exponentially!
The benefits of Viral Linking:
-One of the fastest ways to see your technorati authority explode!
- Increase your Google PageRank fast
- Attract large volume of new traffic to your site
- Build your community- Make new friends!

Add your blog url here...The Strategist Notebook /Link Addiction/ Ardour of the Heart /When Life Becomes a Book /The Malaysian Life/ Yogatta.com/ HYPERLINK "http://www.thyeoh07.blogspot.com/"What goes under the sun /Roshidan’s Cyber Station /Sasha says /Arts of Physics/ And the legend lives/ My View, My Life /A Simple Life /What Women REALLY Think /Not Much More Than This /Jayedee /Jenn /Beth/ Christie/ Marla /Cailin /Simone /FlipFlopMom Katrina /Gill's Jottings /Work of the Poet/ Wakela/Modern Day Goddess/Livin With MeHYPERLINK "http://mouseski.blogspot.com/"Are /We There Yet?? /Everything And Nothing/The Diamond-drops Mansion / Staying Young..and Healthy /What happens if I don't blog /Life is a Treat./ Add yours here... Finish copying here.

I am gonna tag these people:
Deepa
Sowmya (Missing again! Hope you get back soon!)
Seeker
Jyoti

A Tag with a name!

I was tagged by Priya.

Thank you Priya, for this wonderful tag which made me pause and look at myself as if looking at a third person.

Rules of the tag.. .

1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts.

2. You must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of your middle name.
If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.

3. At the end of your blog post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle
name to tag. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

This tag basically talks about name words and its description on what you like to say.

I take this tag with my name. Of course there is no middle name and I prefer it this way...

K- Keen; this word kind of describes my approach to almost anything. Well, as an adjective it means enthusiastic, eager. I like doing a thorough job of anything and cannot stand casual approach or half hearted efforts. By the way, the word keen also means 'intellectually acute' - thambattam adikka chance kidaichirukkilla, vittuduvoma? :)

U-Unassuming; which should mean the opposite of pretentious and more close to modest - thambattam ellam chumma thamaasukku thaan :)

M- Measured; yes, this is what most of my friends tell about me...careful in what I speak or do, always weighing before speaking out...I could get boring at times ...would like to become more spontaneous...

A - Affable; though at times I become a bit selective with this quality...

R - Reasonable - in expectations, in relationships, in ambition, in almost everything in life I have a reasonable outlook & demand

Now, I don't know so many people so as to tag one each for the alphabets in my name... so I pass the tag over to you, Sowmya.

Tag on book

I am relatively new in blogspace and hence it is a pleasure to take my first tag from Shiva. That he also had to teach me what to do with it is another story! Thanks, Shiva.

So, I was tagged by Shiva

kodaihills showcases his talent as well as his popularity.

The book I am currently reading is Celebrating Silence, a collection of short speeches by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in India and abroad. The speeches are grouped under three chapters - The You that you want to change, The path of the goal that is you & You, God and Beyond.

The paragraph(last one as there are only three) on page 123 is from the section ‘Surrender’ under chapter ‘The path of the goal that is you.’

Often people think that surrender is a way to escape from responsibility so they end up blaming the Divine for all their problems. In fact, true surrender is taking full responsibility for everything. How? Take full responsibility and then pray for help. Surrender eventually leads you to self reliance because there is nothing other than the Self.

The preceding paragraph sets the tone for this.

Self-reliance requires enormous courage but surrender takes less courage. A person who cannot surrender cannot be self-reliant. Just as fifty dollars contain ten dollars, so self-reliance contains surrender. If you do not have a hundred dollars, you cannot have a thousand dollars. If you do not have enough courage to surrender, then it is impossible for you to be self-reliant. People who are afraid to surrender are simply fooling themselves, because even a little fear is detrimental to self-reliance.

My first exposure to Sri Sri Ravishankar and the Art of Living was while I was working in Pune. We had the Art of Living basic course in office premises and all of us started off in a fun way. The program changed a number of paradigms, to say the least. It had a huge impact on me and a number of my friends.. by the end of that week I was so alive.

The level of self awareness and sense of peace with myself were at the peak and even now, while writing about it, I can feel the raw energy... Ten days later we found ourselves in the vast police grounds of Aundh meditating amoung thousands of AOL enthusiasts. And the next day, we learnt later, he had a session with top CEOs at Symbiosis campus in about Corporate Governance!

Whenever I feel a bit low, a session or two of pranayam and meditation is all it takes to get back the peace within. And this book really connects.

I guess that would do for now or else I would go on and on. Now the sad part. At this point of time I don't have anyone to pass this tag onto. Guess I will have to wait out till my friends take my bait to enter blogspace.