tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:53:09 +0000TributeSummerBooks/ ReadingachievementsmeInequalitiesTennisDiscriminationControversyWorld IssueslessonsChinaHobbiesHopeCricketTragedyLife in DelhiPhotographyStereotypesWomenlaughArtschoolcrazyTutorialsTagsMenPoliticsCollegeLife in IndiaRants**Greatness**Sri LankaGender IssuesFestivalsExpressionsPoetryWeatherTibetHinduismfunFriends/ FriendshipCustoms/ TraditionsIndiaBooks. Trees. Colours. Words.http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Mixedblessings89)Blogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-6889324084658010078Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:44:00 +00002010-04-26T23:27:26.282+05:30Friends/ FriendshipThe weather is just right. Sitting above a river bed with trains passing us by and a breeze blowing in. Busy crowds of people help us lose ourselves. It is rhythmic and serene. There is no need to be anyone else.We have a choice. We could walk till there is no need to talk about yesterday or think of tomorrow or we could slip through the cracks. We could talk. Talk about school, talk about boys, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/EDkH8Ycq4CI/timbre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mixedblessings89)16<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/EDkH8Ycq4CI" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2010/04/timbre.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-6855534279378295942Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:12:00 +00002010-02-14T23:37:57.998+05:30HopeGaurang's parents had a baby boy on the 26th of August! My nephew is called Shiven.:)Look at him here trying to punch his dad! :p Isn't he just brilliant?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/UBPz_CvJosg/now-for-good-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/UBPz_CvJosg" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/09/now-for-good-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-3941986366394340342Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:26:00 +00002009-06-12T20:58:44.764+05:30TragedylessonsTell me your secretsAnd ask me your questionsOh, let's go back to the startAnd I so want to write something beautiful and eloquent, but God help me I just don't know how anymore.Random images keep flying in and out of my head... like descending onto a city over a spiderweb of lights, and as you keep getting lower you see first the streets and then the houses and then the people.What about the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/oDhEmqJ5Eqs/once-upon-time-year-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/oDhEmqJ5Eqs" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/06/once-upon-time-year-later.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-2413100674619061836Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:05:00 +00002009-06-04T22:41:52.480+05:30crazyfunTennisArtlaughThe gift of a laugh (or several), presented to you by HEAD Tennis and Novak Djokovic, with a little help from poodles, boy bands, seals, Navy SEALs, air bourne water tanks and two commentators. This viral is popularly known as the 'HEAD commercial' or the 'HEAD Speed Viral'. Note the difference between how he first celebrates the shot at 0.16 (disbelieving), and then how he celebrates it at thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/y6EvmXLm5hQ/have-laugh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/y6EvmXLm5hQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/06/have-laugh.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-4505368714011742016Sun, 24 May 2009 22:51:00 +00002009-05-25T04:34:27.226+05:30CollegemeSri LankaSummerHello.You've no idea how hot it is here- it's regularly over 43 degrees Celcius! I have an almost constant headache these days.I have much to write about, but even more actual work to do, so I'm very sorry, but between my MBA prep, summer internship, and editorial board work (where we have to complete the work of an entire year in 1 month- don't ask...), I am busier than I like (It's 4.30 AM now,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/uAPQJ6l989E/hasty-greetings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/uAPQJ6l989E" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/05/hasty-greetings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-7824212748494018850Sat, 25 Apr 2009 07:57:00 +00002009-04-25T20:14:14.693+05:30IndiaSri LankaWorld IssuesPoliticsControversyThere is a reason I rarely write about politics, even though I'm hyper- aware of a lot of things that happen in that field- there are too many people on my link list who write so much better about it, and know so much more than me.I also don't know too much about Sri Lankan politics, but this is a very powerful article written by one of those people I have mentioned above, and an even more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/oZu4qZ6QF48/of-political-idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)33<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/oZu4qZ6QF48" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/04/of-political-idea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-5348661849782174444Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:25:00 +00002009-04-13T17:32:51.934+05:30Life in IndiaIndiaExpressionsTagsmeSummerLife in DelhiI think mint smells of summer.Not the mint that comes packed in little rectangular paper or cardboard boxes, but the fresh mint leaves you get only in the vegetable bazaars. I found this out a little while ago, and decided to investigate... the answer is that as a child, I was susceptible to heat, and that's not the easiest thing to cope with if you live in Delhi. My mother concocted a syrup http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/PgfGnpvoroU/redolence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)17<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/PgfGnpvoroU" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/04/redolence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-7918116501346333164Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:43:00 +00002009-03-20T16:12:47.623+05:30HobbiesExpressionsArtI made::)Okay... what I forgot to add when I posted this was that I wast feedback on the new layout. Oh, and also some assistance on this menu bar thing... the only thing I can link back to, is the 'Home' tab, which is kind of useless... does anyone else know how to make those other pages to which the tabs can link? :STo those of you who knew me at school, I say hello :) and no, you haven't seen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/oCLj1m1C79A/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)22<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/oCLj1m1C79A" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-869496538529244067Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:42:00 +00002009-03-17T20:06:25.524+05:30Well, I am now 20 years old. :)Thank you for the wishes, everyone, and apolofies for going MIA... I have 2 projects and 1 assignment to submit on Monday, and it was Holi day before yesterday.I love Holi :)I'll see you in a bit.Bye :)17.03.09: I just realised, and so will pass it on- I did not apoloFise... I apoloGised. Stupid typos.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/Q_JXZ_ggOss/twenty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)13<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/Q_JXZ_ggOss" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/03/twenty.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-2136975818190005596Sun, 01 Mar 2009 10:18:00 +00002009-03-01T16:10:20.070+05:30“I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death.” - Robert Fulghum A quote I truly believe in.Anywayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/Uf9cpPnZpMs/i-believe-that-imagination-is-stronger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/Uf9cpPnZpMs" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-believe-that-imagination-is-stronger.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-4396801944145485137Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:46:00 +00002009-02-19T21:51:48.941+05:30Expressionsme25 things few people know about me: 1. I love the meaning of my name. 2. I hate the fact that if it's western, it's history, but if it belongs to any other part of the world, or is different, it's mythology. Hypocrites. 3. I'm a solitary being. 4. I'm excessively judgemental. 5. There are moments in time that are etched in my memory. There are other times- weeks and months, sometimes, when I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/Zu_tJe6q-UY/tags-of-25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/Zu_tJe6q-UY" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/02/tags-of-25.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-8017113082288085739Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:01:00 +00002009-02-14T01:51:35.828+05:30ExpressionsmePoetryFire in my heart;fire in my soul;fire when you touch me-fire in your ardent eyes.Music in your voice;music in your love;music of your sterling trust-music of my dappled life.Stars in the sky;stars in your eyes;stars for your lambent wit-stars in my mortal hands.Whispers in my dreams;whispers in the light;whispers of the worlds foretold-whispers of the ageless Lords.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/q97xCJLY2eM/purple-thunder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)14<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/q97xCJLY2eM" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/02/purple-thunder.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-1884456380715776084Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:26:00 +00002009-02-14T01:58:09.685+05:30HobbiesExpressionsCollegemeFestivalsThese are the three posters I made for my college fest, Crescendo '09.The first one is for the corporate quiz event- quid est- i love the Hooga- Booga people in the borders :D. The second one, 'Spandan', is for our Dance event. 'Spandan' has its root in the Sanskrit-and means alive and pulsating. The third one is for the Music event. 'Mridang' is an Indian percussion instrument. I was so http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/Or_-V7MS_-0/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/Or_-V7MS_-0" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-8839779136633067232Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:57:00 +00002009-06-12T20:47:51.312+05:30**Greatness**achievementsTennisTributeThere was to be an interview after the match, as usual, but it never came about- probably the interviewer could not find his tongue, or maybe his mind had gone completely numb- just like mine.This man in the pictures most of you would recognise as the World number two Tennis player- Roger Federer from Switzerland, decimated fellow top ten player Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina 6- 3, 6- 0, 6-http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/WztGr_4YYAM/shock-awe-reverence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/WztGr_4YYAM" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/01/shock-awe-reverence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-4926725621295709398Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:42:00 +00002009-05-25T04:20:16.103+05:30HopeDiscriminationCricketIndialessonsGender IssuesWorld IssuesTennisPoliticsInequalitiesFirstly, I want to wish you all the happiest of times in the coming year. May you be blessed with good health, contentment, success, peace, acceptance, and love. I hope you don't just have a wonderful year ahead, but make it so for others as well.A new year... I was always thrown off by the change in the dates... now we're in 2009, not eight, it'll probably take me until February to remember to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/Yoo5Z6vjl6I/may-this-be-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/Yoo5Z6vjl6I" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2009/01/may-this-be-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-2275785141155651336Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:14:00 +00002008-11-22T23:11:25.022+05:30Life in IndiaDiscriminationWeatherlessonsCollegeachievementsmeWorld IssuesPoliticsWomenRantsLife in DelhiHi :)I'm in the middle of exams. Again. In fact, I just wrote a paper today, and since the muse is not happy, I think I'll just tell you all how my month has been...Lets see, today's exam- it was interesting... yes, that's the word... a numerical problem we had to do got cancelled because it had no data available to solve it. Ten marks. We couldn't stop smiling.:)See what I mean?_________________http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/mbllHUkp0x8/notes-from-nowhere.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/mbllHUkp0x8" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2008/11/notes-from-nowhere.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-8443532366043121796Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:50:00 +00002008-10-27T19:28:18.061+05:30Hey all :)Terribly sorry for the very long delay in posting- it's just been a horribly tiring combination of college projects and a series of draining illnesses.PS: Jerry- I saw and loved it- thank you over and over again- I'm honored!Hope you're all well,much love :)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/RdohRCzjSL8/sorry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/RdohRCzjSL8" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2008/10/sorry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-4697143328054835267Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:38:00 +00002008-10-11T20:16:20.948+05:30Life in IndiaFriends/ FriendshipDiscriminationlessonsCollegeschoolWorld IssuesStereotypesInequalitiesLife in DelhiCustoms/ TraditionsI went to a wedding party today. The gentleman whose daughter was to get married, has two children- a son, who is the elder one, and the said daughter. A few months ago, we also attended his Son's marriage. His wife, apart from being breathtakingly gorgeous, also hails from the North East side of India, a fact which caused much argument between the Father and Son, because somebody told the Fatherhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/RkHVNcTvma4/order-of-billion-clones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)22<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/RkHVNcTvma4" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2008/10/order-of-billion-clones.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-109132418799232897Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:13:00 +00002008-09-30T21:49:57.157+05:30I'm currently experimenting with two ideas- Firstly, I wanted to change my domain name to my own name, if possible, and secondly, to change the current layout of this blog...Please leave your feedback on these issues, it'll be a great help.Do you approve of such a move?Also, for everyone out therewho wants to use photoshop, but can't due to Adobe cting all pricey, you can download this really http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/UWk96RSWTEQ/please-help.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/UWk96RSWTEQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2008/09/please-help.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-8043775475468904428Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:00:00 +00002009-02-14T01:58:09.685+05:30ExpressionslessonsmeMy life is a path in a forest, where dabs of dappled sunlight dance with leafy shades, and so many cross tracks criss- crossing along... an arbitrary turn anywhere, and I'd be a completely different person today. I have lived many lives- daughter, sister, friend, guide, and somehow, in all of them, it is not what they mean- it only matters how they feel. So many questions, and no one to answer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/-pSTeBraZt8/breathe-murmurs-of-my-existence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/-pSTeBraZt8" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2008/09/breathe-murmurs-of-my-existence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-555250439535312379Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:19:00 +00002009-06-04T16:58:51.640+05:30CollegeWorld IssueslaughRantsHello, again :)Yes, I know I should be studying, thank you. I've actually even confirmed the syllabus. I also know 'studying' entails more than just staring at the cover page, and then the index. However, I've given it up as a bad job. Seriously, it's all incomprehensible gibberish.How is it possible that after an entire half- semester of attending almost every accounts class regularly, I stillhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/knCfA_TrJfI/help-my-text-book-is-in-latin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/knCfA_TrJfI" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2008/09/help-my-text-book-is-in-latin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-4685482994170796779Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:14:00 +00002008-09-20T23:41:34.761+05:30meRantsI have noticed that most people like to put me in a box. The boxes may be labelled any (but never all) of the following:1. Quiet2. Creative3. Restrained4. Book worm5. Loud6. Mad/ crazy7. Bizarre8. Fun9. Studious10. Awkward/ clumsyI just read an article by Shobha Narayan, and she was talking about her character, or lack thereof...Basically, she related an incident where she got into a screaming http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/xG4bdsKC70Y/boxes-of-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)14<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/xG4bdsKC70Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2008/09/boxes-of-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-3560902340698826019Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:04:00 +00002008-09-02T18:42:36.337+05:30These are some of my favorites' of all the pictures I took on my vacation to the cities of Bangalore and Mumbai. The cloud photographs were taken on the flight to Bangalore from Delhi, on my cell phone camera.Don't these look like all those Hollywood films we've seen depicting angels' residences, with towering columns of cloud going on to meet the blue, blue skies?Towards sunset...Like a blanket http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/5FzW4OPduH4/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/5FzW4OPduH4" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2008/08/blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116757096323236330.post-4071984148811739535Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:34:00 +00002009-06-04T16:56:26.536+05:30Books/ ReadingTagsHi :) So. I've been tagged! Yayayayayayayayay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D Ahem. (clears throat) Okay, never mind... Let the post begin: As I was saying, I've been tagged, and as the title of this post is still saying, it's happened for the first time, which has charged me up with the kind of exuberance hitherto only been achieved by consuming vast quantities of sugar at one go. Therefore, never. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RangVandana/~3/C8m5L_52gKc/my-first-tag.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (mixedblessings89)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RangVandana/~4/C8m5L_52gKc" height="1" width="1"/>http://greenlemons07.blogspot.com/2008/08/my-first-tag.html