these are the few sites i browse for cooking help
for northindian food
few videos
Archive for January, 2008
25
Jan
08
cooking help
this are few links to find software testing interview questions and answers ,also find links for the topics related to testing.
www.geekinterview.com/Interview-Questions/Testing/Software-Testing
www.exforsys.com/career-center/interview-notes/software-testing-interview-questions.html
http://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/category/software-testing-links/
25
Jan
08
“krishna” movie
yesterday i watched “krishna” telugu movie starring raviteja and trisha.the movie was OK overall.songs were too noisy and not at all enjoyable.story was just dumb to say the least.the only saving grace for the movie was jokes.i think if this movie becomes a hit that is just because of the jokes.raviteja looked old for the hero role.and he was just routine in his acting with his mass dialogues and accent.trisha looked ugly with different kind of makeup.she looked tan, dont know weather it is intentional or natural.the villain looked young and more handsome compared to the hero.i think he is mukuldev,rahul dev’s brother.the song at the climax was test to the patience.few scenes were really illogical,like when raviteja comes back after he has beaten to death and buried in the ground by villain.this kind of scenes off-course we can expect from v.v.vinayak. sudha and chandramohan just routine in their roles of acting as a scolding brother and pampering sister in law.its an easily forgettable movie and there are no emotional or touching scenes.but we can watch this movie secondtime for the jokes.overall the movie is just OK.my rating for the movie would be 5 on a 10 scale.
22
Jan
08
bathukamma a telangana festival
Batukammais a spring festival celebrated by women in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. This festival usually is in the months of September/October (Aswiyuja), concludes two days before Dussera on durgashtami.
The name Batukamma is given to a flower mound, arranged with different flowers usually in seven concentric layers of potter’s clay like a cone.
Batuku means live, and Amma means mother, hence Batukamma. Batukamma celebrates the glory of Gauri goddess (meaning fair or white) – the patron Goddess of womanhood.This festival is an all-woman affair. Women celebrate this festival dressed-up traditionally in silk sarees, wear Jewelery and girls in a two-piece saree called as Langa oni, and participate with great fervour.
In the evenings, women gather different kinds of unique seasonal flowers, some coloured, some scented and arrange them on a wide plate called as tambalamu, in the shape of a conical mound.
Women then gather in large numbers along with their batukammas in their locality, place them in the middle and dance around them, synchronizing steps and claps in unison, and singing soul stirring batukamma folk songs.
After the singing and dancing, batukammalu are set afloat in a lake or river.
This festival goes on for seven days and concludes on Durgastami, the main festival day is called Saddula Batukamma. On this day they celebrate into wee hours and later go to a nearby village lake to set their Batukamma afloat. Lakes with floating batukammas in the evenings is a treat to the eyes.
the above details are taken from wikipedia.coming to my memories of this festival , it goes back to my childhood days,i enjoyed participating in this festival like any other girl of telangana region.i observed that the songs sung by elderly,middle aged married woman are not just about the ritual,but they had so much meaning in it.the songs are more of the stories of a common woman,her dreams as a girl,her responsibilities and plights as daughter-in-law and as wife once she is married.and sometimes just describing the beauty of nature.
its really rejoicing to participate in this festival forgetting all the nonsense that is going on in the world,away from the busy routine,forgetting all our sorrows for a moment.
22
Jan
08
kodak moments
the first raindrop in mid summer.
the warmth of hubby’s hug in peak of the winter.
the smile of a baby with only two teeth grown .
spending a rainy evening with a cup of coffee and ilayaraja song(a mirchi bajji on top of it will be a delight).
a silly fight with brother on a crazy topic.
an emotional moment with mom while leaving to in- law’s place/abroad.
watching a new movie and humming the favourite songs all the time even when you don’t know the lyrics properly.
a sunrise and sunset.
when you taste the first raw mango of the season.
22
Jan
08
few quotes
i want to start my writing with few of my fav quotes:All knowledge that the world has ever received comes from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in our own mind.few sentences taken from here and there which have great meaning.
satyameva jayathe —– the truth is going to win ultimately.
sarvejana sukhinobhavanthu————all the people of the universe should be in peace.
vasudaika kutumbam———the total earth is one family
dharmo rakshati rakshitaha———–you save the law and the law in turn will save you.
and the below words are chanted every time when we finish our pooja at my grandfather’s place.
dharm ki jai ho
adharm ka nash ho
praniyo mein sadbhavna ho
vishw ka kalyan ho
translation
truth(law) should prevail
evil should be destroyed
all should have goodthoughts; and as a result
universe should flourish.
i really feel proud that my grandparents and parents have taught us the basics of life through this just 4 lines.
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