"What is it in the world that can make one independent of emotions and be happy in relationships?? "
Quite a Question that has left many Titans dumbstruck and brought on heels. Often in relationships, one tends to go overboard and depend too much emotionally on partners. Above everything else, I feel happines purely lies in one's own hands of tuning their mind than to search for it in a particular person or attach it to something that's dear. Is it that simple a choice?? A little insight ...
Often it so happens that we never remain happy with what we have in life. God has given us this amazing Life which in its own way is a wonderful thing . You are not born handicapped like thousands, You are sane (atleast most of the times:) with few grey cells on your head , You are brought up with great values and you are leading a comfortable life meeting your ends quite well. But humans..!!! I tell you.....and thier discontent!!!
They always look around for those petty things that are imperfect and tend to brood over it. I wonder if its the devilish subconscious mind at work that derives a pshychotic pleasure in learning and feeling that there are imperfections around. Its sure that this subconscious mind would damn get tuned with -vity over a period of time. And by doing so, we by CHOICE bring in gloom into our lives ourselves.
Thats exactly where, one's sane mind has to take control on this insane component and chuck out all that's -ve. Rationalise what 's best in keeping up the relationship than accumulating -tivity. I know its not all that easy as just saying it:)
Precisely when it comes to dear ones, rather than looking at the good things and being +ve, we tend to micro manage emotions by thinking overboard on -ves. So many many of us tend to do the same thing over and over again. I wouldnt mind confessing myself that after having a post mortem of my overboard emotions at times millions of times, I tend to think and behave the same nasty way. Huhhh!! Once this process becomes a habit, you are gone for good since habits die hard, my dear!!
We forget that it can be dealt altogether in a different way. By understanding the imperfections and accepting the way things are makes life a lot more simpler and easy. This acceptance is what probably one calls getting matured from being an amatuer. OR is it that when you get matured over age, you start accepting?? Uff....Tough equations of life which I never try to solve!!:))) And if you try to add the planetary differences ( I meant the gender biases and thier shortcomings), it would be the complex equation than laplace on your plate :)
But on second thoughts now, is it really worth counselling and consoling ourselves to accept the shortcoming of the other by rationalising and reasoning? I mean, C'mon , we have one life and cant we really do something to actually feel happy by a little change than consoling happiness. Afterall, not all days u can be rational and sensible and keep accepting.
So that's where the other side of the story starts. Emotionally detaching ourselves to one's imperfections and tuning away ourselves to even nasty/bad things around also is not the only route to happiness. It would be, at the end of day, cheating ourselves and camouflage one's own self which may again in long run have impact on the relationship.
None can deny the fact that there are umpteen instances where few ( inafct many:) imperfections (which are primarily the cause for contradictions) can be fine tuned. I cant understand why each shows an inertia to change. This is a MUST parallel track that has to run simultaneously to what I said above. Some amount of effort has to go in by both partners in working out on these imperfections cos we want to be really happy at the end of the day rather than consoling ourselves that we are happy, right?? Its not about "making" happiness but feeling that "feeling of happiness" from within. Complicated haan?!?!
A heavy topic for today after having seen so many dearones around in pain at times. Thought of finding an answer by a little data mining in my warehoused head:) Great learning for you and me being a part of a world thats closely entangled with a web of emotions and relationships.
So people who read thru this, Are you anywhere near????;))) Drop in your valuable comments for sure to enliven and enlighten souls around.....:)) White papers are also invited ha ha ha
~$,28/04/08, 11:00 am
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
<<< From the Lady in Lavender - Back in Dec'05
I got this kiddish composition of mine from one of my dear frens who preserved it with great care...Just tells how excited I used to get for every simple thing around me. After reading this, my love for the color can be best seen and probably explains the reason for choosing the same color for my space too...;);) Though things haven't changed much even now, I think I am a little more matured and subdued now :-) So here you go...!!!
" A late morning !!! Today, me in a great mood to drop into ur cube with all smiles....:-)))
The reason though is v simple for my enerygy and happiness...Any guesses...he he he ...No no.....Put a break to ur thoughts....I wore a new dress today....ha ha ha
The most awaited "Lavender outfit".......;)))It might be a very trivial thing which anyone of us would have done on any other day. But theres a hilarious story behind it. Got some mood to write. So heres how the story went.....;)))
Last saturday, bored in life I stepped out of my home and roamed in and around my palce when I saw a Lavender cloloured dress material hanging in a shop. That triggered my love for lavender which dates back to college days when I almost had 7 dresses in Lavender to exhaust my week.....;))))So with no second thoughts, I grabbed that piece which happens to be the last one in that shop....How lucky.....!!!;)) I could not even wait until it gets stiched. So the action item for the week was to get it stitched at the earliest.
Monday, I went to my tailor, cooked up a story that I have to wear it for a function coming up on wednesday and asked to keep it ready by tuesday evening. He said he would try.......Huh!! But that was more than enuf for me to keep me going for the next day.
Tuesday came and I went running.....Alas!!! It was not even cut .So after a series of warnings and threats I left the tailor passing an ultimatum to get it done by wednesday evening. With a lil disappointment wednesday went but then I consoled myself by wearing another favorite outfit in my wardrobe. I was waiting for the evening to come to collect the dress and get ready for the great "dress rehearsal"......ha ha ha ha
It was 8 in the night....I went to that shop straight.......
But nothing seemed to be right...As the "Dupatta" was lost......
Controlling my anger , I asked whats next???
He apologised and told that he had sent it to another tailor for finishings and that guy had left for the day. But he promosed me that he would get me at the earliest , the next day morning by 9:30 am. So I decided to go late for work for the love I had for "Lavender" and told that he would be murdered if he wudnt make it. I worked late and exhausted myself last night doing some work, slept late so that I would wake up late in the morning and find an excuse for staying back at home, get my duppatta thereby escaping from my guilt of not turning upto office in time( haha ha .......So much thought process went into it...can u believe????;))))
Atlast the time came when i had to go and collect it. I was at his doorstep when he remembered that he had to get the dupatta from the other tailor. At that moment, my anger was at the peak and I thought I would land my fist right on his nose but thought would give him one last chance else would loose the chance to get my dress...;)) So just blasted him left and right and said I wud come back by 10:00. When I went back......ohhh no!!!! I had to see the same JUNK face with not much progress. All disappointed in life I thought today is not my day and was about to leave when the guy who was sent came back with my Dupatta.
So the disappointment was at once turned into excitement, All my frowns to smiles. That was the happiest moment ......Yepp.....Yepp.....All set in Lavender I started to work and am here mailing to glory.Some one did rightly say....." Its the simple things in life that fill us wth Joy...."
So that was the Saga of the Lady in Lavender in Good old exhuberant days!!
~$,04/15/08
" A late morning !!! Today, me in a great mood to drop into ur cube with all smiles....:-)))
The reason though is v simple for my enerygy and happiness...Any guesses...he he he ...No no.....Put a break to ur thoughts....I wore a new dress today....ha ha ha
The most awaited "Lavender outfit".......;)))It might be a very trivial thing which anyone of us would have done on any other day. But theres a hilarious story behind it. Got some mood to write. So heres how the story went.....;)))
Last saturday, bored in life I stepped out of my home and roamed in and around my palce when I saw a Lavender cloloured dress material hanging in a shop. That triggered my love for lavender which dates back to college days when I almost had 7 dresses in Lavender to exhaust my week.....;))))So with no second thoughts, I grabbed that piece which happens to be the last one in that shop....How lucky.....!!!;)) I could not even wait until it gets stiched. So the action item for the week was to get it stitched at the earliest.
Monday, I went to my tailor, cooked up a story that I have to wear it for a function coming up on wednesday and asked to keep it ready by tuesday evening. He said he would try.......Huh!! But that was more than enuf for me to keep me going for the next day.
Tuesday came and I went running.....Alas!!! It was not even cut .So after a series of warnings and threats I left the tailor passing an ultimatum to get it done by wednesday evening. With a lil disappointment wednesday went but then I consoled myself by wearing another favorite outfit in my wardrobe. I was waiting for the evening to come to collect the dress and get ready for the great "dress rehearsal"......ha ha ha ha
It was 8 in the night....I went to that shop straight.......
But nothing seemed to be right...As the "Dupatta" was lost......
Controlling my anger , I asked whats next???
He apologised and told that he had sent it to another tailor for finishings and that guy had left for the day. But he promosed me that he would get me at the earliest , the next day morning by 9:30 am. So I decided to go late for work for the love I had for "Lavender" and told that he would be murdered if he wudnt make it. I worked late and exhausted myself last night doing some work, slept late so that I would wake up late in the morning and find an excuse for staying back at home, get my duppatta thereby escaping from my guilt of not turning upto office in time( haha ha .......So much thought process went into it...can u believe????;))))
Atlast the time came when i had to go and collect it. I was at his doorstep when he remembered that he had to get the dupatta from the other tailor. At that moment, my anger was at the peak and I thought I would land my fist right on his nose but thought would give him one last chance else would loose the chance to get my dress...;)) So just blasted him left and right and said I wud come back by 10:00. When I went back......ohhh no!!!! I had to see the same JUNK face with not much progress. All disappointed in life I thought today is not my day and was about to leave when the guy who was sent came back with my Dupatta.
So the disappointment was at once turned into excitement, All my frowns to smiles. That was the happiest moment ......Yepp.....Yepp.....All set in Lavender I started to work and am here mailing to glory.Some one did rightly say....." Its the simple things in life that fill us wth Joy...."
So that was the Saga of the Lady in Lavender in Good old exhuberant days!!
~$,04/15/08
Monday, April 14, 2008
<<< Rama Navami & Granny
Its an extended weekend for me and this day started little bright after a poised and calm weekend. I had been to Besant nagar beach with my fren in the early hours and enjoyed watching the Sunrise wondering how many things we miss out in a day being part of these cut throat schedules and cocooned homes. I never knew there was something bigger that I missed today.
The daily ritual call from mom in the morning made me remember that today happened to be Rama navami which catapulted nostalgic thoughts and fond memories of my growing up days in Vizag. Sri rama Navami, a festival widely celebrated as birth Thithi of Lord Rama which had almost lost its fervor and significance in these times and life styles.
A little lookback into my childhood - I have been brought up with all the norms and rhymes of a typical traditional south Indian family but what topped it all was that my upbringing was mostly in a Joint family framework (until I completed 2nd year graduation). So I feel lucky when I think today to have enjoyed all the fruits of being a part of joint living , sharing and caring , delaing with contradictions and conflicts and ofcourse pampered being the youngest (okay! being the youngest for a long time until my lil cousin(bro) arrived;o) There are tons and tons of fond memories when I look bak today and dont feel like calling it a day without talking about my Grandmom who was a gem of a person.
I got reminded of her specifically today since this festival was celebrated in her presence in a unique way in our house. Its a tradition in our house to worship the age old wooden Idols of Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman and perform thier wedding( Yes!! in a small scale though :-) Sissy and me used to sing songs for any occasion under amma and granny's supervision ;) We were fondly referred to Lava & Kusa on Rama navami ;) Its a real feast to be a part of such proceedings and I feel there is so much meaning in blindly following what was taught to us by elders. I confess that for me, following any ritual or performing pooja was exciting just for the fact that it involved lot of color, flowers, music, great fooood and ofcourse new dresses:-) But guess that's the first step where we start understanding our culture and as we grow up, we season it with logic and reason and mature as a complete person. Don't ask me which stage I am in now thouh he he ;))
Coming to granny, There are many spectacular charecterisitics about her but what defined her the best was her dignity, perseverance, foresight and ambitious nature which is not so likely to be found in a person of that era. She was with us until she was 82 in her full spirits and is still remembered by everyone on any given occasion. I have not really seen anyone so popular from her times who is thought about so fondly and so often. A big eyed beautiful lady who was multi faceted in her own ways be it be cooking, dressing up , Poetry or literature - both Telugu & Sanskrit , so on so forth and more than anything the broad outlook towards life. Sometimes my parents were way way beyond at the amount of understanding and sensitivity with which she dealt issues. Never nagged or brooded about conventional norms and marvellously adjusted herself to vivid generations. She would narrate all the mythological stories with great penchant and patience to a band of monkeys like us when we all used to sleep on the terrace in the night which is a very important and fond part of my upbringing. She had almost seen 4 generations and surprisingly she could easily connect with all effortlessly. I remember my elder bro's ( first cousin) frens from Btech and Mtech streams on thier visit to our house always used to discuss with her without any inhibitions on any given topic. She was just adorable by all her grandchildren specially.
There were some very strong and ambitious charateristics like any Mom-in-law in a joint family which were once again specific to her which led to contradictions and conflicts. But surely nothing in comparison to the bigger picture to which she belonged.
There have been many instances when I would have felt not so good about the way she handled certain things but it all look petty to me now since its her wonderful persona which has helped me inculcate so many good things and this day would just be incomplete if I dont shed a tear for her. I hope she was near me today and blessed me :-)
Having been a part of such cozy and wonderful childhood amidst people, today was mostly spent at home in solitude watching two great mythological telugu movies ( My all time favorite Lava Kusa & Seetha Rama Kalyanam) which triggered such wonderful memories :) Guess this is what I could do most belonging to these times :-)
I strongly feel that a part of me is always with the History that has made me and its inseperable.
~$,04/14/08,9:45pm
The daily ritual call from mom in the morning made me remember that today happened to be Rama navami which catapulted nostalgic thoughts and fond memories of my growing up days in Vizag. Sri rama Navami, a festival widely celebrated as birth Thithi of Lord Rama which had almost lost its fervor and significance in these times and life styles.
A little lookback into my childhood - I have been brought up with all the norms and rhymes of a typical traditional south Indian family but what topped it all was that my upbringing was mostly in a Joint family framework (until I completed 2nd year graduation). So I feel lucky when I think today to have enjoyed all the fruits of being a part of joint living , sharing and caring , delaing with contradictions and conflicts and ofcourse pampered being the youngest (okay! being the youngest for a long time until my lil cousin(bro) arrived;o) There are tons and tons of fond memories when I look bak today and dont feel like calling it a day without talking about my Grandmom who was a gem of a person.
I got reminded of her specifically today since this festival was celebrated in her presence in a unique way in our house. Its a tradition in our house to worship the age old wooden Idols of Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman and perform thier wedding( Yes!! in a small scale though :-) Sissy and me used to sing songs for any occasion under amma and granny's supervision ;) We were fondly referred to Lava & Kusa on Rama navami ;) Its a real feast to be a part of such proceedings and I feel there is so much meaning in blindly following what was taught to us by elders. I confess that for me, following any ritual or performing pooja was exciting just for the fact that it involved lot of color, flowers, music, great fooood and ofcourse new dresses:-) But guess that's the first step where we start understanding our culture and as we grow up, we season it with logic and reason and mature as a complete person. Don't ask me which stage I am in now thouh he he ;))
Coming to granny, There are many spectacular charecterisitics about her but what defined her the best was her dignity, perseverance, foresight and ambitious nature which is not so likely to be found in a person of that era. She was with us until she was 82 in her full spirits and is still remembered by everyone on any given occasion. I have not really seen anyone so popular from her times who is thought about so fondly and so often. A big eyed beautiful lady who was multi faceted in her own ways be it be cooking, dressing up , Poetry or literature - both Telugu & Sanskrit , so on so forth and more than anything the broad outlook towards life. Sometimes my parents were way way beyond at the amount of understanding and sensitivity with which she dealt issues. Never nagged or brooded about conventional norms and marvellously adjusted herself to vivid generations. She would narrate all the mythological stories with great penchant and patience to a band of monkeys like us when we all used to sleep on the terrace in the night which is a very important and fond part of my upbringing. She had almost seen 4 generations and surprisingly she could easily connect with all effortlessly. I remember my elder bro's ( first cousin) frens from Btech and Mtech streams on thier visit to our house always used to discuss with her without any inhibitions on any given topic. She was just adorable by all her grandchildren specially.
There were some very strong and ambitious charateristics like any Mom-in-law in a joint family which were once again specific to her which led to contradictions and conflicts. But surely nothing in comparison to the bigger picture to which she belonged.
There have been many instances when I would have felt not so good about the way she handled certain things but it all look petty to me now since its her wonderful persona which has helped me inculcate so many good things and this day would just be incomplete if I dont shed a tear for her. I hope she was near me today and blessed me :-)
Having been a part of such cozy and wonderful childhood amidst people, today was mostly spent at home in solitude watching two great mythological telugu movies ( My all time favorite Lava Kusa & Seetha Rama Kalyanam) which triggered such wonderful memories :) Guess this is what I could do most belonging to these times :-)
I strongly feel that a part of me is always with the History that has made me and its inseperable.
~$,04/14/08,9:45pm
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Making "Reality"....
I am ardent lover of Music and Dance and readily connect to any kind of art forms. This is one of the very obvious reasons that I watch every damn reality show ( singing, dancing shows aired with no language barrier) that have swept Indian television in recent times. Last weekend, I was at my friends place and we had planned with great excitement to watch couple of grand finales (of music shows) that were lined up.
One of the finale we watched was the hunt for a "Chote Ustaad" in singing which kick started at 7:00 in the night. The first hour was really a joyous journey with 2 amazingly talented girls singing to glory - the best known melodies and dance numbers. This was the first time 2 girls have made it to the final. The second hour also filled us with a sense of elation wondering how tough it would have been for the gals who were <=14 to keep enthralling the crowd by being upto the mark in singing and showcasing their talent. Slowly third and eventually fourth hour also crept in and there was no sign of announcing the winner of the evening. We started getting impatient. This is a show which had tested the contestants for months now and was it really needed to toil the kids so much for an advertising stint???!!!
The comparer, who was also a poor Junior of the same show sometime ago, kept on hinting that the coming up song was the "Last" performance and there never seemed to be an end. It was very evident that the girls were lip syncing the songs since singing no longer remained "SINGING" anymore. It has adorned a new element of glitter, gloss and movement. They have to sing, dance, act and do everything possible, to catch the attention of the audiences, which can’t go right in an open air stadium when you have a finale stretching for 5 hours and there are lakhs of eyes watching them. Surely it is no longer a question of proving their talent but keeping the crowd and sponsors happy whose money is at stake. Do they have to do this in the name of a reality show???!!!
Things dont stop there. India being a "Celebrity craving" society, no show is ever complete without named celebs. Bollywood biggies like Amithabh and few others graced the finale and gals had to further enact the play of Singing before them and this extended for another hour. Every judge, guest of honor after listening was asked an opinion as to who was the best of the two and none were frank enough to take a stand just to keep the curiosity intact. C’mon!! It’s a basic human instinct to develop a soft corner when you hear two sides and what grave mistake is it to just say who you feel is the best. The liners each said were so well rehearsed just adding to our impatience. So very artificial.....These reality shows are surpassing the drama we see in the soaps.
Then there are these SMS polls dividing the entire nation in regions to vote the candidate from their region making talent take the back seat and just fill pockets of the sponsors and increase the TRPs of the channel. Channels are not leaving any card unturned that can mint money for them in anyform. When so much money, emotions and pride involved for a simple singing show, just imagine the amount of pressure the kids and thier parents would be undergoing. I saw in one of the channels where a contestants mother getting a heart pain while the results being announced. Is this much hype and pressure really needed for hunting a real talent ??!!! We had the great MS or Lata or Sonu for that matter who proved their mettle with nothing in place. This unwanted competition atmosphere is created by the franchises to meet thier ends in surplus. We have a Voice of India or an Indian idol every 3 months now whose fame is as short lived as a water droplet on a lotus.
After an evening of overdone reality( if one can call it), I felt only thing that’s surely “REAL” was the foolishness of the audiences watching these so called "Reality shows" at the expense of their time, money and energy.
Making this so called "Reality" work has become a part and parcel of every show whose soul purpose is to bully people that this Virtual reality is Real. This has just not stopped just with talent hunts or shows but is slowly creeping into every walk of our Lives. I feel People would soon fail to distinguish what is real and what is surreal. A scary future awaits for us.....
One of the finale we watched was the hunt for a "Chote Ustaad" in singing which kick started at 7:00 in the night. The first hour was really a joyous journey with 2 amazingly talented girls singing to glory - the best known melodies and dance numbers. This was the first time 2 girls have made it to the final. The second hour also filled us with a sense of elation wondering how tough it would have been for the gals who were <=14 to keep enthralling the crowd by being upto the mark in singing and showcasing their talent. Slowly third and eventually fourth hour also crept in and there was no sign of announcing the winner of the evening. We started getting impatient. This is a show which had tested the contestants for months now and was it really needed to toil the kids so much for an advertising stint???!!!
The comparer, who was also a poor Junior of the same show sometime ago, kept on hinting that the coming up song was the "Last" performance and there never seemed to be an end. It was very evident that the girls were lip syncing the songs since singing no longer remained "SINGING" anymore. It has adorned a new element of glitter, gloss and movement. They have to sing, dance, act and do everything possible, to catch the attention of the audiences, which can’t go right in an open air stadium when you have a finale stretching for 5 hours and there are lakhs of eyes watching them. Surely it is no longer a question of proving their talent but keeping the crowd and sponsors happy whose money is at stake. Do they have to do this in the name of a reality show???!!!
Things dont stop there. India being a "Celebrity craving" society, no show is ever complete without named celebs. Bollywood biggies like Amithabh and few others graced the finale and gals had to further enact the play of Singing before them and this extended for another hour. Every judge, guest of honor after listening was asked an opinion as to who was the best of the two and none were frank enough to take a stand just to keep the curiosity intact. C’mon!! It’s a basic human instinct to develop a soft corner when you hear two sides and what grave mistake is it to just say who you feel is the best. The liners each said were so well rehearsed just adding to our impatience. So very artificial.....These reality shows are surpassing the drama we see in the soaps.
Then there are these SMS polls dividing the entire nation in regions to vote the candidate from their region making talent take the back seat and just fill pockets of the sponsors and increase the TRPs of the channel. Channels are not leaving any card unturned that can mint money for them in anyform. When so much money, emotions and pride involved for a simple singing show, just imagine the amount of pressure the kids and thier parents would be undergoing. I saw in one of the channels where a contestants mother getting a heart pain while the results being announced. Is this much hype and pressure really needed for hunting a real talent ??!!! We had the great MS or Lata or Sonu for that matter who proved their mettle with nothing in place. This unwanted competition atmosphere is created by the franchises to meet thier ends in surplus. We have a Voice of India or an Indian idol every 3 months now whose fame is as short lived as a water droplet on a lotus.
After an evening of overdone reality( if one can call it), I felt only thing that’s surely “REAL” was the foolishness of the audiences watching these so called "Reality shows" at the expense of their time, money and energy.
Making this so called "Reality" work has become a part and parcel of every show whose soul purpose is to bully people that this Virtual reality is Real. This has just not stopped just with talent hunts or shows but is slowly creeping into every walk of our Lives. I feel People would soon fail to distinguish what is real and what is surreal. A scary future awaits for us.....
P.S: I was so digusted with the overdose of the grand finale thingy, that I was provoked to spurt out my anger this way;) Few more observations may follow...
~$,08/04/2008, 11:45pm
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
On Wheels!!
Have been on a traveling spree for 3 weeks now. Mid March was spent in Bangalore, Week next in Madhurai and the Latest one in Hyderabad....Anticipating the next one to be in Coimbatore on an official trip....!! Truly a taxing month this March had been and probably explains why there was very lil activity here. Hardly had any time to sit back, relax and spend a lazy weekend.
I have grown up believing in a myth since childhood that whatever one does on the very first day of the year, they continue to do the same or it automatically happens thruout the year. This myth was so strongly placed in my mind, that I had always planned my new year pretty special and dreaming of doing best things so that whole year turns out rosy...;)
This new year, forcibly I had to spend the evening in a train while getting back from my home town and probably my myth is turning out to be very true....!! Atleast first three months went on wheels with lot of traveling within city and states too...:-)
Ohh now when I think of it , fate has been so very harsh!! How I wish now to have travelled with a handsome hunk in the same train ;)
Read a great quote today : This is the day when one is reminded of what they are on the other 364 days..:-)
Since you reached here reading thru, Happy B'Day!! :-)
~$,01/04/08,11:30pm
I have grown up believing in a myth since childhood that whatever one does on the very first day of the year, they continue to do the same or it automatically happens thruout the year. This myth was so strongly placed in my mind, that I had always planned my new year pretty special and dreaming of doing best things so that whole year turns out rosy...;)
This new year, forcibly I had to spend the evening in a train while getting back from my home town and probably my myth is turning out to be very true....!! Atleast first three months went on wheels with lot of traveling within city and states too...:-)
Ohh now when I think of it , fate has been so very harsh!! How I wish now to have travelled with a handsome hunk in the same train ;)
Read a great quote today : This is the day when one is reminded of what they are on the other 364 days..:-)
Since you reached here reading thru, Happy B'Day!! :-)
~$,01/04/08,11:30pm
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