417. Murphy's Law played volleyball in my life
Back in my college days my friends and I used Murphy's Laws in our conversations. Recently I decided to find the origin of the saying "Murphy's Law" and did a small study on it and I learnt a lot from the study. Murphy's Law ("If anything can go wrong, it will") was born in 1949 .It was named after Capt. Edward A. Murphy, an engineer working on Air Force Project MX981, (a project) designed to see how much sudden deceleration a person can stand in a crash.One day, after finding that a transducer was wired wrong, …
416. Humor for dummies
Being a Humorist, I should have done this long ago. It has taken me 416 entries to write a post on Humor. Humor is a term that makes everyone happy. Happiness is almost synonymous with Humor. Humor can induce sadness and irritation also, if it is not used in an appropriate manner. This post talks about the nuances in becoming a good Humorist. What is Humor? Humor is the ability to spread smiles in the hearts, minds and souls of people. Many would define humor in many ways. The operational definition of humor varies from person to person.Humor …
415. When I turned Nine
Note : This is not a Humor post. This is a review about a film that caught my attention recently. Humor posts will continue. This is a Chrony-break. Korean Movies have always had a special place in my heart. No Artificial acting. No super hero stunts. No punch dialogues. Most of the South Korean Movies present nature of life in a realistic way. Yun-In-Hoe is one of my favorite Korean Movie directors. His movie "Ahopsal Insaeng" (When I turned nine) is my personal favorite. The movie is close to my heart because of many reasons 1…
414. Gabtun's 9 mantras for a Happy life.
How to lead a Happy life? The whole world is searching to find an answer to this question. Many experts have come up with many theories and mantras to inspire people to lead a happy life. Such mantras are well suited for many and ill suited for a few. I was under the assumption that a 100 % successful mantra was never ever proposed by anyone. Very recently I discovered that "Gabtun" VJKunt has proposed "9 mantras" for a happy life. He practices these 9 mantras in his life too. Very few practice what they preach. If you are…
413. Why do I have (a) bad English?
Every time I type a blog post, I always try my level best to avoid grammatical glitches and spelling mistakes. But I always end up making at least one error in every post. I don't know whom to blame? Should I blame my school? Should I blame my English teachers? Should I blame my folks? or should I blame my own laziness? I did my entire schooling in a place called Nagercoil. I studied in three schools in my life . 1.Kindergarten to class 5 - Morton English Primary School English was an enforced language in that school. Our standard of En…
412. Nonsense news
Disclaimer : The following news items will not be found anywhere else in the internet world. The concept behind the news was born in Chronicwriter's mind and was digested through this thoughts and he has excreted it in this page. The biggest two sex scandals of this year were made by an American and an Indian. How ever the sex scandal of Nithyananda (The Indian) beats the scandal made by Tiger Woods (American) by a great deal because Doctors are still confused about Nithyananda's Gender. To honor Nithyananda , a tamil movie …
411. Please save the Sombu - Only 1411 left
Sombu (Mutka in Hindi) is a utensil used for storing water. It is made up of mud/brass/plastic/aluminum or even stainless steel. The brass Sombu is the most common utensil used in many Indian households in the early years of the post Independence era. I remember seeing my grandparents using this brass vessel. Now a days the sombu has almost faded away from common usage. This post will in no case, help the sombu manufacturers to start a mass production of sombus. But this post will definitely enlighten everyone of the different uses of Sombu.…
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