Spread a smile contest

                            

               a chocolate jelly can also bring about a smile in us.

Spread a smile contest.
Just came across this contest by Jet Airways .  After reading the rules I found that the last date is already over.  Although could not participate in the contest, thought of atleast trying to bring about a smile in a friend's face. Hence Iam writing about the contest.

This contest is presented by Jet Airways (India) Limited.

To participate in the contest, the participant has to answer ‘All’ multiple choice questions and send a write-up on the theme ‘Spread a Smile’.

The contestants should send a write-up of not more than 100 words highlighting what have they done to get a smile on another person’s face. It could be anybody like your parents, friends, neighbours, a stranger, aged people, etc.

The winning entry will be decided taking into consideration the best description, correct answers and highest ratings for write-up by the contestants.


This contest is over, but i feel that it is thinking out of the box. hence liked to publish it.

the queen's necklace

This photo is dedicated to my best friend

yesterday and today

 
a good friend of mine had sent a few photographs of old chennai.   This triggered my thought of making a comparison between the old photographs and the new ones of the same places to see how they look today.A few comparisons The first one of course is the Chennai Central station old and new.
Next is the Taj Mahal 1914 and 2011. and the Gemini flyover

will try to find out many such comparisons to enable us to know our past and present as future is not known .

wish you all a happy and prosperous diwali

How poor are we?

Nice story which inspired me. What about you?
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?'
'It was great, Dad.'
'Did you see how poor people live?' the father asked.
'Oh yeah,' said the son.
'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?' asked the father.
The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night. Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.'

A thing of beauty is a joy forever

Sometimes we come across beautiful things in life which we would like to share and relish with others. This piece of artwork by artist Ilayaraja is worth sharing.  See the expressions on the face and the realistic look of the properties, the sunlight, the colour combinations, the flowers and what not?  Real masterpiece.  It is rightly said "A thing of beauty is a joy forever".

Your comments are expected not for the blog but for the art as it will be a real appreciation of the work of the artist.

Doggies in movies

The other day, I just happened to watch a movie named Underdog where a dog was given the role of a hero with a robe similar to superman.  The movie was really entertaining.  Suddenly I became curious to know about some movies where dogs have been playing important roles.  Dogs are friendly and share a bonding with the people who grow with them.  I hope this post will be interesting to dog lovers.  ·         Buddy, a Golden Retriever, starred in the 1997 film Air Bud 

·         Rin Tin Tin, was the name given to several German Shepherd Dogs who starred in many Warner Brothers film and television productions. 

·         Zip, a Blue Heeler Australian Cattle Dog famous for his role in the 1995 film Last of the Dogmen Zip's character is named Zip and has a touching storyline many viewers remember.^[11]

Thus,  dogs have played important roles in movies and had developed a bonding with not only dog lovers but also movie lovers.

These are real superdogs who play a subtle role but still steal our hearts.