Bring out the Kid in your heart

I observe, most of the times people want to show they are very matured in their thoughts, action and speech. But , at times I like the Kid's heart or mind which is sitting inside each of us, trying to get out. It so happens, people bring out that kid's heart only in rare occasions.

Just a recap of such an incident:
I was traveling in the intercity express from Coimbatore to Bangalore on an afternoon. In the train, I saw an old gentleman carrying his grand-daughter (who is a tiny tot ...might be 9 months or an year old), trying to pacify her as she was crying due to the sultry weather.

Since that was an afternoon train, all the coaches were seaters and had fans over head. Some of the fans were working and some weren't. He switched on the fan just above his seat. As expected, the fan did not work. And, he was very frustrated. Meanwhile, I just told him to try rotating the wings of the fan with a pen ( courtesy: Anniyan Movie). He gave me a look of disbelief and still did it. The fan started working ! :) Now, he gave a broad grin.

This thing fascinated him a lot. He carried his grand-daughter and went to the fans which weren't working in that compartment and used this technique to make it work. I was seeing the happiness in his face. He was thoroughly enjoying it.

I just saw a kid in the old man who was having an innocent fun!

Daily Battle Between Two Warriors

There is this daily battle between the two important warriors - Positive Thoughts and Negative Thoughts, and the battle field is mind. ( hereafter referred as PT and NT )

It so happens, every morning we wake up, one of the warrior will be dominant. Thankfully, for me most of the days PT will be the dominant person. And, I feed my PT with good healthy stuff which I get from lot of books and my own experience. This has helped my PT to grow very strong and beat NT most of the times!

Still, some days this weak little NT will overcome my PT by some cunning way. And, the poor PT will not be able to get up only. Since the battlefield itself is kind of stumbled, it takes some time to make PT overcome NT.

Then, I sat and thought over, what is causing this NT to become so powerful sometimes. It so happened that, NT gets help from lot of external factors like how others words/action affects us, what others think of us, expectations from others, comparison with others etc. Hmm....now that I know from where this NT is getting help, I am trying to shut all those doors and help my PT!

It's Ok I am being partial to PT and not helping NT. This is just a small help I am doing to encourage my PT, who in turn is going to make me more happy!!

Thanks to my PT!! :)

Left-Handed writing

This has been one of my passion since childhood. I have practised writing using left-hand whenever i am bored. I have read in one article that when we are ambidextrous, our brain works more efficiently and our life-span increases.

Apart from the facts and fiction, I really enjoy this way of writing. When we were kids, our mom or dad or the teacher would have guided us in writing. I have been given practise to write using my right hand. That's the way I am now. But, when I try writing using my left hand, I feel i am training myself with my own writing skills. It is as though my left brain is teaching my right brain to do this task! This is kind of very peculiar and I like it! :)

Some pondering thoughts .....
When we use right hand for writing, we start from left side of the page and end in right. But, I have seen left-handed people who write from right side of the page and end in left. But, I wonder the notebooks are all designed specifically for right-handed users. I guess the writing speed for left-handed writers will be hindered because of this. I also wonder, in their case, will the meaning of forward (/) and backward (\) slash be interchanged ?!?!?!

I think I need to do more research on this.

After my short research, I am updating this post with the following link
http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/faq.html

Madagascar - Worth a watch!

A very good movie ! The characters Alex, Gloria, Martin and Melman , and not to forget, the Penguins , have performed very well. Alex, the Lion is the Hero and the Villain of the movie! He fighting between his killer instinct and the friendship he has with Martin - the Zebra is well crafted and presented.

All these animals are in a Zoo and have never been outside. Alex and Martin are close friends. The Penguins feel they do not belong here. They will be always planning to escape and finally they do. In due course, the day-dreaming Martin also wants to enjoy life out of the Zoo. They all finally manage to get out of the zoo and were transported to a sea-shore forest - Madagascar. Alex realises his potential as a Lion. Alas...His friends will be seen as his food. How he manages to get his self back is what the story about!

A small movie with a big message!
Madagascar