Here goes the first:
Diamond X
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Blouse Design - Diamond X
I thought I would start a Saree Blouse Design post. I do not have any fantastic designs, but just thought of sharing my interest. I design all my saree blouses on paper, but of course the tailor sews it for me.. hehe. I may not only post my designs, I may post other nice ones I find outside or on the net. I will post one by one ,whenever I have the time.
Here goes the first:
Diamond X
Here goes the first:
Diamond X
Friday, July 8, 2011
Signs you're addicted to your smartphone
Nowadays, everywhere you look, people are on the phone and most of them have smartphones. Are we all addicted to our phones?
"We already know that the Internet and certain forms of computer use are addictive," says David Greenfield, PhD, a West Hartford, Connecticut, based psychologist and author of Virtual Addiction: Help for Netheads, Cyberfreaks, and Those Who Love Them. "And while we're not seeing actual PDA addictions now, the potential is certainly there."
These are the sign's of addiction:
1) In the morning, even before you open up your eyes, you reach for your phone. For some, it is the only alarm clock.
2) When you have your bath, you play music (LOUD) on your phone. God knows wheter you can hear it while you shower.
3) Before you leave home, you check whether you have taken your phone, before you look for keys, wallet etc. You may even go out without your wallet, but NEVER without your phone.
4) You dont wear a watch and always check your phone to see the time
5) At the traffic lights or stuck in jam, you have to flip through your phone, be it Facebook, morning news, SMS, email, whatever.
6) If you are on public transport, you use the time to blog or play games.
7) You are sensitive of the notifications on your phone and attend to it as if it is your baby crying.
8) You send SMS to people in the same house
9) If you dont get an email for two hours, you think the network is down.
10) The only book you read are E-books and you dont buy newspapers anymore.
11) You are shocked when your phone rings... because you are engrossed with your tapping on the phone
12) You check the last minute emails / updates on Facebook before you sleep.
The above is still OK, the below are SIGNS THAT YOU NEED A LIFE!!!
1) You hug your phone to sleep... like a teddy bear
2) You kiss your phone goodnight before your partner
3) You are waiting for new apps that can help you with bathing your pet, feeding your baby and brushing your teeth.
4) You dont go back to your hometown cause there is no proper signal there and that would cut you off from your net world
5) You dont travel VERY far anymore because there's just a certain amount of time you can control yourself from being "not connected" on the flight. After that period you are just like any other drug addict.
6) You actually attend to your phone every MINUTE during your meal, even though you have company.
7) Your phone alarm rings to remind you to drink water or to go to toilet.
8) You keep checking your own location on Google map
9) You wonder how people lived before "smartphones"
10) You would be traumatised to find out that your phone is lost/stolen/dead.
We need to look at ourselves and dont let our smartphones take over our lives:
1) Check with your family members whether your use of smartphone around them is bothering them. Trust me, this question will get them to open up and let you know how they feel.
2) Ensure your quality time with family and friends is not disrupted by your smartphone. The world is not gonna end if you do not reply that email at once, unless you are the President of the United States.
Remember a time when work was only at work and never when you are at home or vacation. Now, even when you are on holiday, you seem to be working just by replying emails.
"We already know that the Internet and certain forms of computer use are addictive," says David Greenfield, PhD, a West Hartford, Connecticut, based psychologist and author of Virtual Addiction: Help for Netheads, Cyberfreaks, and Those Who Love Them. "And while we're not seeing actual PDA addictions now, the potential is certainly there."
These are the sign's of addiction:
1) In the morning, even before you open up your eyes, you reach for your phone. For some, it is the only alarm clock.
2) When you have your bath, you play music (LOUD) on your phone. God knows wheter you can hear it while you shower.
3) Before you leave home, you check whether you have taken your phone, before you look for keys, wallet etc. You may even go out without your wallet, but NEVER without your phone.
4) You dont wear a watch and always check your phone to see the time
5) At the traffic lights or stuck in jam, you have to flip through your phone, be it Facebook, morning news, SMS, email, whatever.
6) If you are on public transport, you use the time to blog or play games.
7) You are sensitive of the notifications on your phone and attend to it as if it is your baby crying.
8) You send SMS to people in the same house
9) If you dont get an email for two hours, you think the network is down.
10) The only book you read are E-books and you dont buy newspapers anymore.
11) You are shocked when your phone rings... because you are engrossed with your tapping on the phone
12) You check the last minute emails / updates on Facebook before you sleep.
The above is still OK, the below are SIGNS THAT YOU NEED A LIFE!!!
1) You hug your phone to sleep... like a teddy bear
2) You kiss your phone goodnight before your partner
3) You are waiting for new apps that can help you with bathing your pet, feeding your baby and brushing your teeth.
4) You dont go back to your hometown cause there is no proper signal there and that would cut you off from your net world
5) You dont travel VERY far anymore because there's just a certain amount of time you can control yourself from being "not connected" on the flight. After that period you are just like any other drug addict.
6) You actually attend to your phone every MINUTE during your meal, even though you have company.
7) Your phone alarm rings to remind you to drink water or to go to toilet.
8) You keep checking your own location on Google map
9) You wonder how people lived before "smartphones"
10) You would be traumatised to find out that your phone is lost/stolen/dead.
We need to look at ourselves and dont let our smartphones take over our lives:
1) Check with your family members whether your use of smartphone around them is bothering them. Trust me, this question will get them to open up and let you know how they feel.
2) Ensure your quality time with family and friends is not disrupted by your smartphone. The world is not gonna end if you do not reply that email at once, unless you are the President of the United States.
Remember a time when work was only at work and never when you are at home or vacation. Now, even when you are on holiday, you seem to be working just by replying emails.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
ROSE in any otha name will still smell as sweet...
Whats in a name... Eswari Murugan or Vimily Murugan or just Vimly... they are all my names. Many people who cant find me on Facebook, wonder why I created a name "Vimily Murugan". Haha... Let me tell you the real story.....
..... Back in 1981:
My mom gave Vimily as my name, but my grandma (mom's mom - May her soul rest in peace ), didnt like the name. So she asked to put a Goddess name , Eswari. Thats how I got my official name. Although that's the name in my BC, my mom continued to call me Vimily. So, all my relatives also called me Vimily, including my grandma and after all these years, many of my relatives dont know the existence of the name "Eswari".
Official Use : Eswari Murugan
Since I have both names, I decided to let Eswari continue as official name... started with my BC, it will remain in all official documents. At the same time, people who know me through school, university, workplace and all that involves formal and official meetings will know me as Eswari Murugan.
Family & Social Use: Vimily Murugan
As my relatives only know me as Vimily Murugan, I left it like that. Also, all those i meet socially (outside of school/work) or on social network sites will know me as Vimily Murugan. Nowadays, I also use Vimly, for short.
That's all folks... You did think I created "Vimily" for glamour right? You are sooooo wrong...
..... Back in 1981:
My mom gave Vimily as my name, but my grandma (mom's mom - May her soul rest in peace ), didnt like the name. So she asked to put a Goddess name , Eswari. Thats how I got my official name. Although that's the name in my BC, my mom continued to call me Vimily. So, all my relatives also called me Vimily, including my grandma and after all these years, many of my relatives dont know the existence of the name "Eswari".
Official Use : Eswari Murugan
Since I have both names, I decided to let Eswari continue as official name... started with my BC, it will remain in all official documents. At the same time, people who know me through school, university, workplace and all that involves formal and official meetings will know me as Eswari Murugan.
Family & Social Use: Vimily Murugan
As my relatives only know me as Vimily Murugan, I left it like that. Also, all those i meet socially (outside of school/work) or on social network sites will know me as Vimily Murugan. Nowadays, I also use Vimly, for short.
That's all folks... You did think I created "Vimily" for glamour right? You are sooooo wrong...
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Father's Day, Daddy
Hi...It's me Aarsyan. I have been waiting to get my hands on this thing for a very long time... I want to touch all this alphabets and see the wonderful things that appear on the square thing in front of me.
Now, the reason I am here is because I want to tell my daddy how much I love him.
I
the morning & goodnight kissies that he gives us without fail everyday
Now, the reason I am here is because I want to tell my daddy how much I love him.
I
the morning & goodnight kissies that he gives us without fail everyday
I LOVE YOU, DADDY
Monday, June 13, 2011
Pantai Morib, Banting
I have mentioned that there are lots of changes to Pantai Morib, Banting. This time I would like to give a better picture of the changes. Unfortunately, the picture quality is not good as I took the pics with phone camera only. First thing, location map, (Morib is marked as A). If you are coming from KL, take KESAS and follow the Klang singboard until you see the Banting signboard. After that follow Banting signboard all the way until you reach banting town then follow Pantai Morib signboard.
Last time, Pantai Morib was a dirty beach with no facilities. No shops, no food stalls, no toilets... just an empty dirty beach.
The Entrance:
Its a lovely place to take an evening stroll with family. There are shops that sells colourful kites as its very windy here and ample place to play kites.
The grass is green and well kept. There is walkway in between made of tiles to ease those with strollers.
The place is clean with lots of people just enjoying the sea breeze. Some people choose to sit under the casuarina tree and have a family picnic. A lot of people sit at the Esplanade area to watch the sunset while some just walk along the pathway.
The aroma of grilled seafood, sate and burger lingers around this area. There are a row of newly built, clean shops that offers variety of dishes. I haven,t tried anything yet, so cannot comment on the food.
There is also a playground for kids
There are also nearby chalets and hotels (Hotel Impian Morib) for people who come from far and want to put up a night.
The beach water is not as clean as Sepang Gold Coast. Sepang Gold Coast is a better place to take a dip. Here, it is either very high tides that the waves hit the rocks or very low tide where you need to walk at least 200m to reach ankle deep water and few more hundred metres to take a dip.
Nice place for sunset
Last time, Pantai Morib was a dirty beach with no facilities. No shops, no food stalls, no toilets... just an empty dirty beach.
The Entrance:
Its a lovely place to take an evening stroll with family. There are shops that sells colourful kites as its very windy here and ample place to play kites.
The grass is green and well kept. There is walkway in between made of tiles to ease those with strollers.
The place is clean with lots of people just enjoying the sea breeze. Some people choose to sit under the casuarina tree and have a family picnic. A lot of people sit at the Esplanade area to watch the sunset while some just walk along the pathway.
The aroma of grilled seafood, sate and burger lingers around this area. There are a row of newly built, clean shops that offers variety of dishes. I haven,t tried anything yet, so cannot comment on the food.
There is also a playground for kids
There are also nearby chalets and hotels (Hotel Impian Morib) for people who come from far and want to put up a night.
The beach water is not as clean as Sepang Gold Coast. Sepang Gold Coast is a better place to take a dip. Here, it is either very high tides that the waves hit the rocks or very low tide where you need to walk at least 200m to reach ankle deep water and few more hundred metres to take a dip.
Nice place for sunset
Malaysian superstitions that we will not pass on to our kids
Are you a superstitious person? I am not, but I know that some of the beliefs actually have a true meaning to it, but usually oldies give different reasons to scare people to make them abide by it. At this age, we do not need to scare our kids with this stuff as we are able to reason out with them.
As Malaysian's we would have heard all the Malay , Indian & Chinese superstitions that we may not even be able to tell them apart. Here are a few and also the real reason as to why this superstitions came up:
1) Do not break mirror (some even say glass)
Reason: 7 Years years of bad luck
Truth: If people break mirror or glass, they can get their hands cut.
2) Dont sit / step on a book
Reason: You will become stupid.
Truth: Its a reading material, so as a form of respect, the least we can do is not to step or sit on it.
3) Dont sit on pillow
Reason: You will get a boil on your bum
Truth: Duh! You put your head on it to sleep, you dont want it smelling of people's bum.
4) "Anak dara takleh nyanyi kat dapur" (Dont sing in the kitchen / while cooking)
Reason: You will get marry to an old man
Truth: If you sing, u might loose concentration in cooking and might add the wrong ingredients or maybe your saliva will drop into the pot.. eeeww
5) Do not open umbrella at home
Reason: Snake might jump out of it (Ha Ha) / Some say the house will be cursed n you will loose some wealth.
Truth: You might poke someone , or if its wet, water will drip inside the house.
6) During Maghrib, Muslims kids are not allowed to play outside
Reason: A lot of ghosts wandering around
Truth: You want the kids to be back early, have their bath and pray on time.
7) Do not walk under the ladder
Bad luck will befall you
Truth: If you walk under the ladder chances are people on top may drop something and fall on you, or even the ladder might fall on you
8) Do not cut fingernails at night (Same with dont cut hair at night / dont sew at night)
You will be cursed
Truth: Those days people used kerosene lamps where the light is dim, so u might cut your fingers... but now kan not like that... terang benderang kat umah...
9) After food, dont let the plate dry... pour some water on it
Reason: Keringla rezeki nanti
Truth: If its dry, difficult to wash la.
There are also marriage superstitions and the worst is pregnancy and confinement superstitions. Although most of them are meant to keep you safe, the reasons they give are terrible. Some of the superstitions have no meaning at all.
As Malaysian's we would have heard all the Malay , Indian & Chinese superstitions that we may not even be able to tell them apart. Here are a few and also the real reason as to why this superstitions came up:
1) Do not break mirror (some even say glass)
Reason: 7 Years years of bad luck
Truth: If people break mirror or glass, they can get their hands cut.
2) Dont sit / step on a book
Reason: You will become stupid.
Truth: Its a reading material, so as a form of respect, the least we can do is not to step or sit on it.
3) Dont sit on pillow
Reason: You will get a boil on your bum
Truth: Duh! You put your head on it to sleep, you dont want it smelling of people's bum.
4) "Anak dara takleh nyanyi kat dapur" (Dont sing in the kitchen / while cooking)
Reason: You will get marry to an old man
Truth: If you sing, u might loose concentration in cooking and might add the wrong ingredients or maybe your saliva will drop into the pot.. eeeww
5) Do not open umbrella at home
Reason: Snake might jump out of it (Ha Ha) / Some say the house will be cursed n you will loose some wealth.
Truth: You might poke someone , or if its wet, water will drip inside the house.
6) During Maghrib, Muslims kids are not allowed to play outside
Reason: A lot of ghosts wandering around
Truth: You want the kids to be back early, have their bath and pray on time.
7) Do not walk under the ladder
Bad luck will befall you
Truth: If you walk under the ladder chances are people on top may drop something and fall on you, or even the ladder might fall on you
8) Do not cut fingernails at night (Same with dont cut hair at night / dont sew at night)
You will be cursed
Truth: Those days people used kerosene lamps where the light is dim, so u might cut your fingers... but now kan not like that... terang benderang kat umah...
9) After food, dont let the plate dry... pour some water on it
Reason: Keringla rezeki nanti
Truth: If its dry, difficult to wash la.
There are also marriage superstitions and the worst is pregnancy and confinement superstitions. Although most of them are meant to keep you safe, the reasons they give are terrible. Some of the superstitions have no meaning at all.
Packing right
I know a lot of people who pack light, but I prefer to pack right, as well. I have listed some tips for certain places but is more for women... men can skip this... heck, I don't think any man read my blog anyway..(hubby not counted as he reads and gives valuable feedback). Hope my blog helps first time travelers.
First of all, if you are going anywhere for more than a week, please ensure that you can mix and match your clothes and also have facilities to wash and dry them if you want to pack light. Better to bring wrinkled styled clothes, so you dont have to look for iron.
Hot place - (Example: India)
Tops
Cold places - (Example :Europe during winter)
Tops
Tropical climate (Example: Thailand)
Tops
Others:
Well, thats just a small tip from me for newbies.
First of all, if you are going anywhere for more than a week, please ensure that you can mix and match your clothes and also have facilities to wash and dry them if you want to pack light. Better to bring wrinkled styled clothes, so you dont have to look for iron.
Hot place - (Example: India)
Tops
- Cotton T shirts (you can also buy this at the place u visit)
- Cotton Short sleeve blouses
- Kurtis
- Long skirt or Short Jeans skirt
- Jeans / Thick pants
- shorts (You will feel awkward wearing this in the town as everyone in India wears saree)
- Comfortable undies
- Cotton Pyjamas/ shorts
- One piece swimsuit will be better than two piece
- Shorts and baby T will will be much better
- If you are going to hill stations then you can pack a sweater or a light jacket
- Comfortable walking shoes (Please leave your Blahniks behind)
- Slippers for the beach
- light socks
- Vaseline / Lip Balm / Baby Oil
- Sunscreen Protector
- Other normal stuff (tooth brush/ make up up kit etc)
- Hidden money belt
- Shawls / Sarongs - cover up when you go to temples
- Mosquito Repellents
- Hat with wide brim
- Sunglasses
Cold places - (Example :Europe during winter)
Tops
- Thick T shirts / Blouses
- Long sleeve tops
- Dresses
- Short skirts
- Jeans
- shorts (To use in the room)
- Fashionable thick panty hose
- VERY IMPORTANT - 2 pairs of Long Johns - Wear it under your clothes to keep you warm throughout the day.
- Comfortable undies
- Thick clothes to sleep in
- Jacket / Long Dress Coat
- Jumper / Sweater
- High Boots
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Comfy thick socks
- Vaseline / Lip Balm / Baby Oil
- Other normal stuff (tooth brush/ make up up kit etc)
- Hidden money belt
- Shawls / Mufflers
- Headgear
- Gloves
- Pocket raincoat - in case it rains
Tropical climate (Example: Thailand)
Tops
- Cotton T shirts (you also buy this at the place u visit)
- Cotton Short sleeve blouses
- Skirts / Dresses
- Jeans
- shorts
- Comfortable undies
- Cotton Pyjamas/ shorts
- Swimsuits/ bikinis / tankini's - anything to enjoy your day at the beach / waterfall / swimming pool
- If you are going to highlands, then you can pack a light sweater / pashmina
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Slippers for the beach
- Sun Screen protector
- Basic Toiletries will do
Others:
- Hidden money belt
- Shawls / umbrella - cover up when cold / rains
- Mosquito Repellents
- Hat with wide brim
- Sunglasses
Well, thats just a small tip from me for newbies.
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