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Gloomia, A Tale of Happiness – Ana Bright

meeagain — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:56:59 +0000

In a land called Gloomia there was plenty of sun
But still the people were very glum
For there were never any rainy days, not even one
Oh, how they wished the rain would come!

If they saw but one rain,
They would have been contented.
If they could have grown corn, or grain
Or flowers that were scented

One by one, they all moved away
So all of their crops had died
Since it is hard for people to stay
When all the spirit had died

But then, one child made a plan
(which wasn’t exactly a piece of cake)
Yet they tried; every woman and man
Split up to look for a lake

But though they searched hard and long
There wasn’t a lake to be found
They didn’t know what went wrong
Until they dug under the ground

Torrents of water gushed out
And flooded the dry, parched land!
They couldn’t have done it without
Each and every helping hand

Gloomia was gloomy no more
And so the mayor proclaimed
That it was finally time for
The town to be renamed!

The new name they decided upon
Was chosen by them all
Since the gloomy atmosphere was gone
They named it Cheer Falls!

So if you’re moaning, grieving, or feeling blue
Just drive past this place
When you see them doing what they do
It will put a smile on your face!

Food for Thought

meeagain — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:05:34 +0000

D’s recent post had a new link to analyze a person’s writing to match a famous author! So I tried my hand at it by pasting various excerpts from some of my posts (was a bit sad to realize that my most recent post was a few months old!!) The analysis mostly stated that I write like Stephen King! That is strange since I absolutely detest horror as a genre of books and movies (unless there is another Stephen King who is an author, who I am not aware of!!) I have never nor do I see myself ever reading one of his books! So, hopefully, I think it means my style of writing! (or it could mean that my writing is pure horror to read!!) Among other interesting analyses were:

Margaret Atwood

Vladimir Nabokov

Leo Tolstoy(!!)

J K Rowling

P G Wodehouse(!!!)

James Joyce

Chuck Palahniuk

Wanted to know your thoughts on this! Who knows, may be I can consider a career in writing and publishing books!! I know I have tons to write about parenting!! Just kidding!! I will save everyone the trauma of having to read my books for lack of something to do!!

Revisiting me(e) again!

meeagain — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:30:16 +0000

Yes!! It’s me again! I had to reset the password for I could not remember it for the life of me! No surprise there, though! I probably figured that I had to be extremely impacted by something (either positively or negatively) to be writing about it! All excuses for laziness!! The truth is that Facebook has probably taken over in the competition. It seemed simple and easy to just put an abstract one liner on my status message without explaining a whole bunch and getting some comments going and blah blah!! As I said, all excuses! Well, now that I am revisiting me again, I decided, why not put something that Ana wrote?! So here goes…..

A Thought to Ponder

- by Ana Bright

The randomest of all thoughts came into my head as I was watching American Idol the other day. As I saw the judges praise Lee’s song choice, I was thinking, ” Wow! because of a miraculous tilt of the earth on its axis, its perfectly- spaced distance from the sun and mild just-right temperatures, life can exist! Our main concern should be surviving! And look at us now!! We’ve got all of this cutting-edge technology and surviving is no longer a challenge but merely a take-for-granted way of life, or rather not surviving is a thought only pondered in stories. On the TV, in that false-reality world, all that those people care about is becoming the next American Idol. Simon even ventured to say, ” This is the most important day of your life, Casey!”

Really?!!, I thought. To become famous, to live in a world of paparazzi and insecurity, to give concerts at the crack of dawn, to spend nights getting drunk at the bars, is that what these people are fighting so hard to get?! Do they realize it?! Have they once thought about the miracle of their own existence? And, isn’t it amazing that, when on tour, these people never seem to miss out on a single detail of their designer clothing, yet they don’t even have time to eat break fast! They have more time for clothing and small things like that, which don’t matter a bit but can’t find time to do the essential, important things that keep them alive?! Shouldn’t it be the other way around?!!

Life on earth is a miracle! We know of no other planet,even with our advanced space technology, that has life. (Of course, some distant planet that does have life must be thinking the same about us:-)). All of us should be fighting to live. None of our worldly activities should interfere with what is necessary to survive. And, of course, we must not be so much attached to any mortal goal that we neglect our duty as a human being: to stay alive and in good health. Let it be our challenge to live life to its fullest!!

Wait…. I almost forgot!

meeagain — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:36:27 +0000

Wait… I almost forgot…. that I have a blog and wait…… I almost forgot the password to log in!!How pathetic is that!! Do people get really that busy that they can’t think of anything to write about, that they stop feeling?!! Isn’t it frustrating that you think of a million things to write about but it is either too late or you are too tired to get around to it?!! Of course, My laptop chose the perfect time to die!!:( Now I have to use the PC which is all the way upstairs— Flimsy excuses!! So I decided I will bring back my blog to life even if I have to perform CPR ( my kids are fighting so hard that I should be worried they might lose a limb!!It is really really getting late for work and I should be downstairs fixing the kids’ lunch. Yet I decided to spend just a couple minutes to write something so that my blog can live!!). I guess, my couple minutes are up!:( will definitely be writing a more sensible blog sooooon!!!

Spring Time – A poem by Ana Bright

meeagain — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:43:35 +0000

It has indeed been a really long time since I wrote! So long that I almost forgot my password to log in to by blog!! No time to think up stuff to write I guess.(or it could be poor time management, although I prefer to think that I am super busy!!:-) ) Anyways, here I am. Back again but with one more proxy post from Ana Bright- a poem dedicated to welcoming the elusive spring.

Here goes…

The windows aren’t gloomy,

not anymore.

The flowers are blooming,

just outside the door.

Everyone is outside

laughing with glee,

all children on the playground,

including me!

I hope this lovely weather

will come and stay!

oh winter, please, winter,

just go away!

We need a little happiness

to cover up this mess,

because the rough storms of winter

have caused much distress!

Interview with GOD- Enjoyable!!

meeagain — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:16:42 +0000

Someone sent me this in an e-mail and I thought it made so much sense and really wanted to put it on my blog.

http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/popup-frame.html

A’s Tag – Contd.

meeagain — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:33:15 +0000

A few of my favorite A R Rahman – Pathos list:

Marudhaani – Chakarakatti
Oru deivam thandha poove – Kannathil muthamittaal
Yengay enadu kavidhai – Kandukonden Kandukonden
Evano Oruvan – Alaipaayuthe
nenje nenje – Ratchagan
poraale ponnuthayi – Karuthamma
Kankalil Enna eeramo – Uzhavan
rasathi – Thiruda Thiruda
vennilavin theril – Duet
En Kaadhale En Kaadhale -Duet
Ae Ajnabi – Dil Se

Patriotic(ish) songs: I would rather call them songs with a message

Vellai Pookal – Kannathil muthamittaal
Thamizha Thamizha – Roja
Ini Acham acham illai – Indra
Kaathu Kaathu – Uzhavan
Putham puthu bhoomi – Thiruda Thiruda
Kannai Katti kollathe – Iruvar
Yunhi Chala Chal Rahi – Swades
Jai Ho – Sdm (of Course!!- Although some may be of the opinion that is is not such a great song!)
Mitwa - Lagaan
Rubaru Roshni – Rang De Basanti

Masti:

Fanaa – Ayutha Ezhuthu
Nee Kattum Selai – Pudhiya Mannargal
Aathangara Marame – Kizhaku Cheemaiyile
Gala galavena – Rhythm
Chinnama Chilakamma – Chakarakatti
Pappu can’t dance Sala – Jaane Tu ya Jaane naa
Ek lo Ek Muft – Guru
Masakalli – Delhi 6
Hey Kaala Bandar – Delhi 6
Ae Bachu – Ghajini
Manmohini – Yuv Raaj
Mastam Mastam – Yuv Raaj

This is probably going to be a never ending list if I don’t stop now!

A’s Tag – My list of Rahman Faves

meeagain — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:04:39 +0000

A R Rahman has done us proud not just by recieving an Oscar but by speaking in Tamil on World Stage!! A thought occured to me just the other day that almost all of his songs are an instant hit!! There are a few from these that are my favourites. I am just listing the romantic numbers here. The rest may follow in my next post.

Kaiyil Midhakum Kanava – Ratchagan
Nesipaya - Ayutha Ezhuthu
Azhage Sugama – Paarthale paravasam
swasame – Tenali
Yen mel vizhundha Mazhai thuliye – May Madham
Then merku paruva Katru – karuthamma
Ennavale – Kadhalan
Pudhu vellai mazhai – Roja
Rehna Tu – Dilli6
Kaise mujhe – Ghajini
Guzarish – Ghajini
Tu Musukura – Yuv Raaj
Kehne ko Jashn-e-bahaara – Jodha Akbar
Tere bina – Guru

I tag Dandilsa on this one. Curious to know your list

Desperate Housewives!!

meeagain — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:33:34 +0000

Am I one?!! The answer to this question is what i dread the most! First off ,I hate the term house wife!(Sounds a lot like trophy wife!!). Ya, nobody uses that term any more, the sugar coated,”home maker” has replaced it. Does that make the desperation go away?!! In my opinion,(and I can say this safely as it is aso directed at me!), “home makers” have a lot of time to be desperate! Having been on both ends of the scale I have discovered that I was more productive and proactive when I was juggling work and home and family. I always seemed to fin time to clean, cook, chauffer the kids around. True, I would feel extremely tired at the end of the day but when I hit the bed I get the well earned sleep.

Now that I have been on a break for a while, believe it or not, i feel tired a the time. The max amount of work around the house is not for more than an hour and I seem to be busy all the time!!(doing what, even I don’t know!!). I tend to go into a cocoon that prevents me from looking to see what is outside it. Am I bordering on depression or is it the rude wake up call in my mind?!!

What I say here is probably true of most “house wives”. People say that it is a lot of work, being a home maker. That is probably true of a handful of them but I can boldly say that the majority of us just waste our time for the most part of the day. I don’t mean to say that the only other alternative os to go to work, find a job and all that. There are so many nice ways of spending the day in an enlightening and enjoyable manner. We could persue some long lost interest. ( I am probably thinking aloud here!) So ultimately I have come to the conclusion that I could do so many things while I was working because I had no choice and necessity became the mother of invention. So I think that I should pretend that if I didn’t do a certain thing at a certain time, there is no other time to complete the task and then see what I can do with all the free time I get…….. Maybe I can catch the show!!

Yet Another Proxy Post

meeagain — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:23:25 +0000

My Journal is an invaluable friend,

It is more than just the end

of keeping my thoughts inside my head

and so, on these pages i let them spread.

And in the pages of this book,

My ideas are there if you dare to look.

So look and see, if you care

but….. BEWARE………!

- Anna Bright