tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:09:10 +0000ArticleParodyWomenGujaratiHistorical MonumentsNostalgiaEdwiseWorldBollywoodTravelAnnoyingWorkHindu ScripturesNewsBlog Action DayFunnyHolidaysI Love LucyTV2 FactPrayersIndian AdsMother NatureHanuman TempleTipsMischievous MeTaggedMovie ReviewHindiDoor DarshanDevotionalSocial IssuesSanskritLovePhilosophicalFestivalsFashionRandom ThoughtsGrandparentsRecipesMovies.NETTempleMarriageMicrosoftAmerican LifeCANotes to SelfFriendsInfoHarry PotterAmitabh BachchanRestaurant ReviewNikon N65ShowsProgrammingTanatan TenPikturesVideosSeventies WeekSongsSony DSC-W90AwardsSalman KhanFoodVisual BasicSan Francisco Bay AreaPoetrySa Re Ga Ma PaCool StuffAhmedabadLessons of LifeSunnyvaleNational ParksIndiaYahooHealthSeven Days of 70sCookingGet RedirectedCaliforniaMusicSony DSC-W7ComicsShrimad BhaagwatArtRainsGoogleNikon D5000Beauty TipsDifferentC#Snow SongsGift IdeasTenglishTamilSan FranciscoBirthdaysRantSportsDanceCuckoo's Le TitreDejavuFall ColorsDialogshttp://kananj.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kanan)Blogger358125kananjhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-3556894399203632677Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:30:00 +00002011-11-23T08:13:24.395-08:00Tanatan TenMusicTenglishTamilFunnyOh-u My-u God-u! I think I've found the answer to the world famous question: "why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di". It is because:Dhanush has a smile and grin that makes the woman-kind go weak at the knees and eventually faint.The way he says "kolaveri ... aaa di" at 0:43 and grins.The way he sings "pa pa pa pan, pa pa pa pan.. " line and the music that follows.The aalap that starts at 3:30 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/akVgsACaNxg/kolaveri-ed-by-dhanush.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/akVgsACaNxg" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/11/kolaveri-ed-by-dhanush.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-2164723650645655648Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:49:00 +00002011-11-18T18:54:18.262-08:00MusicIf you already haven't listened to her, you should. Here: www.rohiniravada.com I'm already loving her voice. Wish she sings more.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/jDG_XVirPIw/wow-rohini-ravada.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/jDG_XVirPIw" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/11/wow-rohini-ravada.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-372348788406869265Wed, 12 Oct 2011 02:06:00 +00002011-10-11T19:18:53.354-07:00PhilosophicalAmitabh BachchanIt's Amitabh Bachchan's birthday today and again after a long while I ended up on his blog. One of the reasons why I love to read his writing is because of the way he writes. It is so fluid and takes me with it as I go from line to line, from thought to thought. I wish I kept a log of my daily thoughts like that. Another thing I love about the contents is how positive it is most of the time and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/CO4Wp03kqDE/keeping-busy-happy-birthday-to-big-b.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/CO4Wp03kqDE" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/10/keeping-busy-happy-birthday-to-big-b.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-7406854697561319398Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:42:00 +00002011-08-29T22:05:19.708-07:00PhilosophicalNotes to SelfI got to overhear most of this audio lecture last week. I don’t quite remember all of it now, but from what I remember, I enjoyed listening to it and appreciated the thoughts quite a lot. So thought I’d note them down before I forget. Ego is our worst enemy. Why to have ego in the first place? We are never the best, but still we feel we are. When complimenting each other, us humans use phrases http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/ZgIeKCOAA2o/notes-from-lecture-of-shri-kripaluji.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/ZgIeKCOAA2o" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/08/notes-from-lecture-of-shri-kripaluji.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-565872653817311733Wed, 24 Aug 2011 04:31:00 +00002011-08-23T21:47:27.121-07:00I wonder what goes in the brains of people who can't say "thank you" or "sorry" when appropriate. Especially "thank you". Are they really like that? How hard is it to say to someone that you're grateful to them when they do something, anything for you? May be these people think they're overdoing it? And that might reduce the value of it? But does it really reduce the value of it? It's difficult http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/TXFHM5kia8w/random-thoughts-sorrys-thank-yous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/TXFHM5kia8w" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/08/random-thoughts-sorrys-thank-yous.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-3620949934785735404Fri, 17 Jun 2011 05:24:00 +00002011-06-16T22:52:28.817-07:00AnnoyingShowsAmerican Life(c) Blue Man GroupIt was my first time ever seeing a live show. It was by Blue Man Group. Here are some thoughts:Good: Of the 100 minutes of show, I want to say only some 15 solid minutes were real performance. A display of what you call pure talent. And I demand all those 100 minutes to be like that. Only that part was really good.Bad: Silly non-verbal jokes, throwing things around at one http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/0FDHK9s4z_0/blue-man-group-good-bad-and-ugly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/0FDHK9s4z_0" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/06/blue-man-group-good-bad-and-ugly.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-6550698005975996656Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:36:00 +00002011-04-25T22:39:08.838-07:00Comics(c) Jim Davishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/SmxbQLaqStY/garfield.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/SmxbQLaqStY" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/04/garfield.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-2834440299837183057Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:43:00 +00002011-04-22T08:44:07.965-07:00PhilosophicalGujaratiતમે તમારા મનને કેવો ખોરાક આપો છો?આપણે આજે જે કઈ છીએ તે આપણા વિચારોનું જ પરિણામ છે. બહારથી મળતી માહિતીઓ ઉપરથી જ મન વિચારો પેદા કરે છે. આપણી આંખ, કાન, નાક, જીભ, અને ત્વચા એ પાંચ ઇન્દ્રિયો માહિતી આપવાનું કામ બંધ નથી કરતી, માટે મન વિચારવાનું કામ બંધ નથી કરતું. જેવા વિચારો એવો અભિગમ અને જેવો અભિગમ એવા નિર્ણયો. જેવો નિર્ણય એવું કાર્ય અને જેવું કાર્ય તેવા પરિણામ. એનો અર્થ એ કે જો આપણે સમૃદ્ધિ જોઈતી હોય http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/hNmJWHr9kz4/blog-post_22.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/hNmJWHr9kz4" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_22.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-8611970349183947414Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:39:00 +00002011-04-12T22:46:33.964-07:00IndiaTravelPikturesDay 2 in Kutch started out with shopping and sight-seeing in Anjar - the sword & knife capital of Gujarat. As soon as we got there, we went straight to the market as we were going to hangout with one of our acquaintances, JS, there. After spending some time with Mr. JS, we went around shopping for some quality knives, and sudi. Anjar is famous for the metal handicrafts such as swords, knives and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/g7AIhlpPV04/kutch-highlights-day-2-anjar-mata-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/g7AIhlpPV04" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/04/kutch-highlights-day-2-anjar-mata-no.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-354394373328785641Sun, 10 Apr 2011 23:12:00 +00002011-04-11T21:56:43.232-07:00IndiaTravelPikturesImagine that you've never seen this ad of Amitabh Bachchan or never heard him say all the things he says in the video about Kutch, including "aapne Kutch nahin dekha to kuchh nahin dekha.. kuchh din to gujaaro, Gujarat mein! hai! AYE KAKA!!" and moreover, you've never really heard of things to see/do in Kutch. The only thing you remember of Kutch is that Lagaan was shot there and read the horror http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/ZodDXS7p8ws/kutch-highlights-day-1-gandhidham.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/ZodDXS7p8ws" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/04/kutch-highlights-day-1-gandhidham.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-9104097019833840235Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:32:00 +00002011-04-06T08:54:28.159-07:00Door DarshanIndian AdsLoveWhen I start recalling those Door Darshan ads from the 80s ad 90s, I can't help but recall Nirma to be the most easily remembered as there were so many versions of it and probably the most famous one.washing powder nirma..washing powder nirmadoodh ki safedi nirma se aayerangeen kapda bhi khil khil jaayesab ki pasand nirma!washing powder nirmawashing powder nirmaThen there was another version of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/0PuPqthQ6r0/my-favorite-yours-old-door-darshan-ads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/0PuPqthQ6r0" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-favorite-yours-old-door-darshan-ads.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-2612208970836509987Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:03:00 +00002011-03-28T09:04:35.221-07:00IndiaVideosLove... just tears.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/brswBkZPRiQ/no-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/brswBkZPRiQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/03/no-words.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-888262027373173760Sat, 19 Mar 2011 05:40:00 +00002011-03-18T22:45:14.357-07:00Historical MonumentsIndiaPikturesAdalaj ni vaav (step-well) is a must-see place if you're in Ahmedabad area. I was fortunate to have visited the place during my last trip there. And whatever amount of time you will have there will not be enough. I know for sure that I'm going back there again. It's less than an hour worth of drive from Ahmedabad and if you leave early in the day, it might be half an hour or so. The place has http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/5N4G8Lk2Jdo/adalaj-stepwell-vaav.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/5N4G8Lk2Jdo" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/03/adalaj-stepwell-vaav.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-4775002136881181403Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:28:00 +00002011-03-08T19:28:00.288-08:00IndiaFunnyBollywoodThis incident reminds me of those reader's digest jokes. This one happened last month while I was in India. My niece, nephew and younger cousins were all going crazy screaming and singing songs in the room next door. Overhearing them, I sat there wondering what food and what person they were talking about while singing "chhee laagi javaani..." (છી લાગી જવાની/will have to go poo/toilet). I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/bvLeaprlSvM/bollywood-songs-now-at-new-level.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/bvLeaprlSvM" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/03/bollywood-songs-now-at-new-level.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-1831184382005235287Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:03:00 +00002011-01-25T22:09:29.675-08:00MusicIndiaHappy new year 2011 to my blog and my readers! :)One of the albums that I've been listening to lately. It's one of my favorite works of Rahul Sharma. It reminds me of of this other album lover's conversation quite a lot. My other favorites from the collection are:PermeabilityClairvoyanceDelusionEmbodimentLeela - Nature Of Supreme ConciousnessThe VeilYou can listen to the tracks here.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/yi0giFXImx0/maya-illusion-album.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/yi0giFXImx0" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2011/01/maya-illusion-album.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-154590998542940876Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:26:00 +00002010-11-23T10:27:43.632-08:00Philosophical...why the windshield is so big and the rear view mirror so small.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/D9TQ5e46Yk0/there-is-reason.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/D9TQ5e46Yk0" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2010/11/there-is-reason.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-7752422897032796392Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:28:00 +00002010-11-16T21:33:22.874-08:00PhilosophicalGujaratiઆવી પડેલ પરિસ્થિતિની અસ્વીકૃતિ એ જ દુ:ખનું કારણ. -વામનકાકાપ્ર: માણસ અસત્ય ક્યારે બોલે છે?જ: જ્યારે તેને સત્ય પર ભરોસો નથી હોતો. -પાપુhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/-KwBWT_sAEA/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/-KwBWT_sAEA" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2010/11/blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-1377080622667286058Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:09:00 +00002010-10-19T23:21:10.874-07:00Mother NatureCACaliforniaFall ColorsVisit to Plumas County during the fall season is truly a memorable experience. It made me realize that Mother Nature is the best artist there ever is and nothing else can compare to it. You've got to see it to believe it. Thanks to AAA's Via magazine article and then Plumas County website for all the information since before summer that I was able to plan my visit this season. I wanted to go http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/GYHtzyJg79U/fall-foliage-viewing-in-plumas-county.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/GYHtzyJg79U" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2010/10/fall-foliage-viewing-in-plumas-county.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-4296237004015132258Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:16:00 +00002010-11-13T19:51:33.143-08:00IndiaMoviesFestivalsEndhiran: The Robot is out and here's what my friends are saying about The Storm called Rajnikant!After watching ROBOT I believe that only Rajnikanth can do this: gmail@rajnikanth.comRajnikanth got his drivers license at the age of 16 Seconds."The iconic Superstar contributes a certain magic that is hard to explain. It’s more like a mother’s touch to home cooking that simply makes you want more."http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/Qkgj1GlReH8/what-my-friends-are-saying-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/Qkgj1GlReH8" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2010/10/what-my-friends-are-saying-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-7877214087798449426Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:00:00 +00002010-09-02T20:00:03.306-07:00PhilosophicalNotes to Self...do what Lord Raam did in His life....do what Lord Krishna said in His life.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/txE6KcWzoVc/in-this-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/txE6KcWzoVc" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2010/09/in-this-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-4617374659864716785Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:55:00 +00002010-08-30T22:59:34.315-07:00WorkLessons of LifeSome people take up very little space. Space in our hearts that is. We would not have all the comforts we have if it weren’t for them. When I look at these people, it makes me think and appreciate them.The guy that sits at the reception desk doesn’t have too challenging of a job at a first glance. All he does is smiles at me, greets me when I say good morning or good night, and that's pretty muchhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/iQPzPQZ5xOA/small-unnoticed-gestures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/iQPzPQZ5xOA" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2010/08/small-unnoticed-gestures.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-1791899042401876545Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:08:00 +00002010-08-23T21:13:14.904-07:00Random ThoughtsI have a feeling they're related.Why else would we clap when we applaud?Why else would we clap when we sing happy birthday?Why else would we clap when we sing bhajans or do garba?Why else would we clap when we encourage someone to do good/better?Question is: does clapping make us happy or we clap because we are happy? Is that like chicken and egg?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/k1eetMpnmAU/happiness-clapping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/k1eetMpnmAU" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2010/08/happiness-clapping.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-2968459659033613688Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:57:00 +00002010-07-12T23:13:27.235-07:00PikturesFestivalsThe best part about 4th of July this year was the fireworks! That was mostly because I was going to get an opportunity to experiment more with my D5000 and take some crazy fireworks photos. And indeed, they turned out to be some of the most beautiful fireworks pictures I've ever taken. Here are the instructions I followed and some of the photos I took. :) It took a while to get used to the fact http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/FNxvZpAswN0/independence-day-fireworks-july-4th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/FNxvZpAswN0" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2010/07/independence-day-fireworks-july-4th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-361847889478669208Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:30:00 +00002010-07-05T21:36:00.663-07:00MusicFunnyBollywood...the sight is, how do I say it: A must see!You've seen them before many times in so many films. Male actors in drag, in women's clothing, just trying to pass as actresses or trying to woo them or just for mockery. They look hideous, ridiculous, outrageous, and anything but gorgeous. But they still do it and we enjoy them. Here I give you the first 10 songs where we get to indulge in this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/PNO5K2W0P9A/when-bollywoods-men-become-women.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/PNO5K2W0P9A" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2010/07/when-bollywoods-men-become-women.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34589488.post-4889829389835261899Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:42:00 +00002010-06-29T22:43:15.266-07:00VideosHindiDevotionalOne of the best albums that I have ever discovered! I am not a huge fan of Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh, but I really love this collection of songs and the music. I think there might be more tracks in this but these are the ones I am aware of. Each and every single one is so divine and makes me feel happy and excited and gives me goose pimples!!! Hey Govind Hey Gopaal Jai Maadhav Madan Muraari http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kananj/~3/RUclwBSPRA4/krishna-bhajans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kanan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/kananj/~4/RUclwBSPRA4" height="1" width="1"/>http://kananj.blogspot.com/2010/06/krishna-bhajans.html