Shivam's Ambiance

2011-02-06T16:07:00.000-08:00

Famous Door Darshan Signature Montage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFoNiwZNcrg&feature=related

2009-05-20T06:56:00.001-07:00

RUNNING QTP SCRIPTS FROM PERFORMANCE CENTER

Here are the steps to do a performance test with QTP scripts. This method is expecially helpful if the scripts cannot be recorded in VuGen like some windows based scripts. If you do not have the licence for AJAX protocol, this method may be used.

Let me know your comments.......

1. Create Scripts using QTP. Replay and test it.

2. Now close QTP and go to QTP --> Tools --> Silent Test Runner

3. Browse to the script and run the QTP script from here. Successful run ensures that the script will run from Performance Center

4. Install QTP on all the work-stations that will be part of the performance test.
5. Install ‘Agent’ on the work-stations above. Now, these work-stations serve as Generators.

6. The ‘Agent’ is installed as a service. We need to change it to a ‘Process’ to run using QTP. It can run as a ‘Service’ while using Citrix.

7. How to change ‘Service’ to a ‘Process’ :

Close the ‘Agent’ by right clicking on the agent icon ()
Go to DOS prompt
Browse to the following path:
D:\Program Files\HP\Load Generator\launch_service\bin
Type command magentservice.exe –remove and press enter
Type command magentproc.exe –install and press enter
Close the DOS prompt.

8. If needed you may copy magentproc.exe to the Startup menu folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\shivam1\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
This will make the ‘Process’ to be up and running every time the machine is restarted.

9. Now add the generators to the Performance Center. Performance center admin may need to add the workstation’s (Generator’s) asset tag number to the performance center.

10. When creating the scenario in Performance Center, assign the above added generator(s) to each running VUser. This way each user is assigned to the workstation that is a part of the Performance test.

11. Only one VUser can be assigned to each script and to the generator.

12. After the test is started, check on the workstation (Generator) to see if the application is up and running.

2008-08-15T12:22:00.000-07:00

CORRELATE – WHAT & HOW ?

When recording a script, Vugen simply listens to the client talking to the server and writes it down. It contains complete transcript of everything that was said like the time, month and the requests. The replies can be found in the recording log or the generation log.

We want the VuGen to pretend to be a client. The script tells VuGen what to tell to the server to successfully fool it. We want the server to believe that Vugen is a real client and thus send the requested information.

The script which we record has the hard-coded information of the original conversation which may not be enough to fool the server during replay and hence will have to be correlated for the changing values.

What is Correlation?

Correlation is capturing dynamic values passed between server to client. The values which were hard-coded in the initial request to the server, will be converted into a parameter and then use this parameter in the script in place of the original value. During replay, the replay engine will now listen to what the server sends and when it makes requests to the server, sends this new value (parameter) back to the server, thus fooling the server into believing it is talking to a real client.

Following diagram illustrates a typical example where correlation is required. Client requests page A, the response comes back page A and an ID of 123 which will be hard-coded in the script. During the same session the client can perform another request for page B with criteria to pull a report for the current month June for a certain amount.

During replay which can be done perhaps a month later, eventhough the ID is supposed to be ‘789’, the Vuser sends ‘123’ to the server causing a failure. Also when the script is played a month later in July, Vuser still is sending June in the request, causing the script to fail.

We will need to correlate these values so that correct value is sent to the server. This will allow many Vusers to replay the script many times and at different times, placing load on to the server.

How to Correlate a web Script ?

Correlation can be done in 2 ways:
1. Automatically
2. Manually

I will discuss here the steps to perform manual Correlation.

1. Record two copies of the script with the same business process and data:

Record script1 on the desired business process and save it.
Record script2, repeating the same business processes and with the same data used in recording script1.

2. Find the dynamic value to capture:

From script2, go to Tools --> Compare to Vuser, and choose script1.
WDiff tool will open and display the two scripts side by side. It will automatically highlight the lines which have differences in them.
NOTE: Sometimes, comparing of two scripts cannot detect dynamic values. Imagine, that you recorded this script:

"Name=ID", "Value=367", ENDITEM,

"Name=CurrentMonthID", "Value=6", ENDITEM, ...

It's obvious, that ID should be correlated. What about CurrentMonthID parameter? Second recorded script can contain "Value=5" too. And it's possible, that your script will work correctly during the month June (6th month is June), and will not work from July.

Locate the first difference and take a note of it. Search the script1 for that difference. That is the original value hard-coded into the script1 that was different in script2. Highlight this value and copy it.

3. Find Server’s response, containing the dynamic value:

Replay the script by enabling extended log from script Run time settings. Make sure to select the option ‘Data returned by server’.
Open Replay log and find server's response, which contains dynamic values of ID.
NOTE : For single protocol, go to Recording log
For multiple protocol, go to generation log.
Press CTRL+F to bring up the find window. Paste the value you copied in step 2 and search downwards. We are looking for the first occurrence of this value in the log.
NOTE: sometimes the value which we are searching may be long and the value may have gotten broken and may display the continuation in the next line in the logs.
If you find the value, scroll up in the log and make sure the value was sent as a part of response from the server. If the value first appears as part of sending request, then the value originated on the client side and does not need to be correlated, but rather parameterized.

4. Where to place web_reg_save_param function?

After confirming that the first occurrence was part of a received response from the server, go back to the place where you located the dynamic value inside the replay log.
There will be corresponding Action.c() at the beginning of that line with a number in the brackets. That is the number of the line in the script where we need to put the web_reg_save_param() function. The function should go right above that line in the script.
Double click that line number, script will be opened at that line, right above which we will place the the web_reg_save_param() function.

web_submit_data("generateteldata.jsp", "Action=http://consumerPortal/SRM/jsp/generateReport.jsp", "Method=POST", "RecContentType=text/html", ...

This means that server's response for generateteldata.jsp page contains dynamic values which should be correlated.

5. Capture dynamic value:
This can be done in two ways. They use the same function - web_reg_save_param()

Ø Manual capturing from Script-view.

This method does manual writing of web_reg_save_param function.

Ø Automatic capturing from Tree-view.

§ Open the Tree view

§ click "View recording snapshot only"

§ select generateteldata.jsp page from tree view

§ select "Body" to view body of server's response

§ You will see recorded values of ID. Now, select value of first dynamic value, right-click, and select "Create parameter":

§ After that you will see the message box:

§ You can create parameter for dynamic value.If you want to replace all occurrences of dynamic value ("715E19...") in script, click "Yes".

To not replace all occurrences, click "No".

NOTE: Replacing all occurrences of dynamic value can lead to incorrect results. It's more preferable to replace occurrences one by one with "Search and Replace" dialog.

§ Click "No" button.

§ Return to Script-view and see changes. There are new lines, inserted before generateteldata.jsp page:

// [WCSPARAM WCSParam_Text1 40 715E19300D670ED77773BBF066DAAAE2866484B8] Parameter {WCSParam_Text1} created by Correlation Studio

web_reg_save_param("WCSParam_Text1",

"LB=window.parent.setrentbody(\"",

"RB=\"",

"Ord=1",

"RelFrameId=1",

"Search=Body",

"IgnoreRedirections=Yes",

LAST);

§ web_reg_save_param() function finds and saves a text string from the next server's response. In other words, it captures a dynamic value.

In this example, web_reg_save_param function will save the captured value into WCSParam_Text1 parameter. The function finds the left boundary (window.parent. setrentbody (" and after that it finds the right boundary ". The string, found between left and right boundaries, will be saved to WCSParam_Text1 parameter.

Ord attribute indicates the ordinal position of captured value. In the example (Ord=1), we capture the value between first left boundary and left one. "Search=Body" means search in a body of server's response.

6. Replace every occurrence of dynamic value in script with the parameter:

Open "Search and Replace" window and replace one-by-one hard-coded values with the parameter.

Why it is important?

Imagine, that you have the following code:

web_submit_data("somepage", ...

"Name=OrderNumber", "Value=125", ENDITEM,

"Name=UserID", "Value=125",

If you create parameter for UserID, and perform replacing of all occurrences of its value ("125"), then it will produce the code:

web_submit_data("somepage", ...

"Name=OrderNumber", "Value={WCSParam_Text1}", ENDITEM,

"Name=UserID", "Value={WCSParam_Text1}",

It may be wrong! OrderNumber can be static value and be equal to 125, while UserID may change.

7. Verify Changes

After above manipulations, our script will insert ={WCSParam_Text1} in place of the dynamic value. The statement "{WCSParam_Text1}" means "get value of WCSParam_Text1 parameter".

So, algorithm changes to:

when server returns different values of ID
then web_submit_data captures and places them into WCSParam_Text1 parameter
after that we use {WCSParam_Text1} to get current values of parameters and use them in scripts.

Something Extra: Ord Attribute.
How can we find the value for the Ord attribute?

Remember the line number we found in Action.c() where the first occurrence to the dynamic value occurred (step 4).

In the replay log, go to the first occurrence of this line number. Begin searching for the Left Boundary or the right boundary until you find the first occurrence of the correlating string in the body. Keep a count of the number of Left/Right Boundary skipped until you found the correlating string, this count is the ORD value.

2008-07-10T12:32:00.000-07:00

NOSTALGIC ARCHIVES

Grouping of commercials that I grew up with. Feel nostalgic about them and hope they won’t get lost forever as time moves on. I have made this collection by googling, reading market surveys/articles and also getting some information from other peoples writings. This is just a way, people can, perhaps re-live their childhood.

RASNA - I love you Rasna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKHo-2LNDi8&feature=related

In the mid ‘80s, Rasna ad became a huge hit when it was played right before and during the fifteen-minute cartoon, shown on Sunday evenings, Spider-Man. It showed a lot of kids
drinking Rasna, and it included the fat guy who drank a huge jug of Rasna.

At some point during this ad’s release, I think the long version had even the names of all the 10 flavors. The 11th flavor introduced Mango Ripe and got its own jingle.

Mango ripe! Mango ripe!
Naya hai Rasna Mango Ripe…
Koi samay ho koi bhi din
Rasna Mango Ripe ka din
Mango ripe! Mango ripe,
mazey ka Rasna Mango Ripe!
I LOVE YOU RASNA!

The 12th flavor was Kala Khatta, I think, and then there was Masala Soda (Jaljeera). Every time they added some new flavor, the ad and the jingle would be modified.

Once Rasna became part of the Sunday morning line-up of ads, they added a cute female (Ankita) to the ad saying: I love you Rasna! She was one more reason for the ad being a hit and her hairstyle became a huge craze.

RASNA ad sent kids scampering to parents, demanding a glassful too. Eventually the girl grew up a little bit and she endorsed another cold drink - Sudha. The ad for this drink went thus: It shows the girl, you can see she is grown up, and she says: Pehchana? Badi ho gayi hoon, na? Aur … Sudha… etc etc….

POPPINS - Goli Rainbow wali

For me, the brand evokes a feeling of nostalgia since this was among the most popular brand when I was a kid. Poppins was liked by us because of its taste, color and of course economy. Where else can you get 10 candies in a packet that too in different flavors.

LIJJAT PAPAD – Karram Kurram - Kurram Karram

Majjadaar lajjadar swad swad mein lijjat lijjat papad. He he he he he he

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSqnxoHyMF0&eurl=http://india90.blogspot.com/2007/12/rememberthe-crazy-bunny.html

I distinctly remember this being one of the standard advertisements on TV until the mid 90’s. The product itself was made by a Shri Mahila Griha Udyog, a cooperative based in Gujarat. The Sri Mahila Griha Udyog story is pretty inspiring. It was founded by seven illiterate and women who borrowed Rs 80 to start a papad business which grew from a turnover of Rs 6,196 in the first year to Rs 300 crore in the next four decades, involving over 40,000 women. The ad was
fairly simple, but its manic bunnies and the karram kurram jingle continue to haunt.

VICKS - Vicks ki goli lo, khich khich dur karo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auczCMOwJXo

VICCO TURMURIC - Haldi aur Chandan ka Anokha Sangam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGqE9kNQdjw

TATA Tea - Anu Taazgi de de, Tata ki chai Le Le

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdmmqhjuxys

SURF – Surf ki kharidaari mein hi samajhdari hai

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN_plnOolf8&feature=related

Bhai saab, aagar itni saari safedi yadee kaam dam me mile....... tou koi yeh kyoun le, yeh na le

An obvious reference to the the cheaper competitor, Nirma (once available for Rs.3 per Kg) by Lalitaji, posing as the ‘typical no-compromise, quality conscious, bargaining Indian
housewife’ set the momentum for Surf as a brand that stands for quality at an affordable price.

Remember Lalithaji (Kavita Chaudhary) went on to achieve more fame in the television saga ‘Udaan’ portraying the real-life story of Kanchan Chaudhary.

SURF ULTRA – Dhundtey Reh Jaogay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFGd58FTTZE&feature=related

WHEEL - Dur hoja meri nazaron se

Nimbu ke saath. This got famous as it claimed to have lemon in it but apparently the company was later sued to just have lemon perfume.

RIN - Zara sa Rin

Rin, one of the super brands in the detergent bar segment, has been the market leader. Rin was associated with whiteness at the fingertip.

PEARS - Pure & Gentle

Remember the little girl who used to see her mom through the soap in the bath tub. Pears soap has no equal. This has been one of the all time popular soaps and is many peoples favorite. It was advertised to be gentle enough, even for baby's skin. The cause of its transparency which was its main attraction, was due to retention of glycerin within the soap.

NIRMA – Doodh si Safedi
Washing powder Nirma.

Doodh-si safedi Nirma se Aaye.

Rangeen kapda bhi khil-khil jaaye.

Sub ki pasand Nirma!

Washing powder Nirma, Washing powder Nirma.

NIRMA!!

You may remember the girl in this ad who used to swirl around in skirt. There was something special attached to this ad. Maybe it is the fact that the brand name is derived from Nirupama, the company owner’s daughter who died in a car accident but whose image has become iconic with the brand.

LIRIL - La la la la la la la la laa la laa

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9-1XD9VvX4&feature=related

The hottest ad in the early 80’s used to be of the LIRIL girl drenched under the falls wearing only bikini. The ad was all about waterfalls, abundant water and the girl splashing about in total abandon singing “la…la la la laaa...”The model Karen Lunel was wearing a lime green bikini at the waterfalls in Kodaikanal. It captured the imagination of an ultra-conservative Indian society.

Those days color TV viewing itself was bonus and Liril ad was a definite hit. I remember this ad and I also remember how parents used to frown at it.

KISSAN Squash

I remember the times when we used to drink lots of Kissan squash in our home during summer time. It was a luxury drink back then. Not many brands were available. The famous one was Kissan brand. Our father used to bring the orange color bottle and if we tried to touch it, our mother used to be afraid that we would break the bottle. We would also crave to lick the syrup as well without diluting it and all caution had to be made to avoid ants getting near the bottle.

GEMS

Who can forget the unique, brightly colored chocolate buttons with crispy shells, encased in a pack that's as colorful as the product itself? When this ad came on TV, it showed heaps of gems and I as a child would wish how I could break the TV so that all the Gems fell in the room ;o)

Did you know: The colorful world of Cadbury Gems does not include the color black.

PARLE G

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D4PBN0OzuE&feature=related

For several years, Parle G has been a part of the lives of every Indian. Filled with the goodness of milk and wheat, Parle G is not just a treat for the taste buds, but a source of strength for both body and mind.

I till date have Parle-G every morning with my chai. I dip the whole biscuit in the chai and then scoop it out with the spoon. My son does the same thing with milk and loves these biscuit and calls it a Baby biscuit. Thank God we have them around in US.

FEVICOL - Dum Lagake Haisha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4FIZGpt_cg

DAIRY MILK – Kuch khaas hai hum sabhi mein, asli swad zindagi ka

The pure taste of Cadbury Dairy Milk is the taste most Indians crave for when they think of Cadbury Dairy Milk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H10V5_neQrA&feature=related

However, the one with the "girl dancing on the cricket field" has remained etched in everyone's memory, as the most spontaneous & un-inhibited expression of happiness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6V-ExuyyJU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_2EEuW4r-w&NR=1

GODREJ CINTHOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSqaoQBgacY&feature=related

BIG FUN bubblegum

Around the 1982-83 phase, the standard offering for kids was the ubiquitous 10 paise Nutrine toffee, in the green wrapper. Higher up in the pecking order was the 30 paise bubblegum, with the 35 paise Cadbury's Eclairs occupying the top position, being the rare buy.Big fun bubblegum came wrapped in a white wrapper with pink or green stripes. To be precise, it was a pink flat piece of stone, which required substantial mastication to produce the first bubble! Kids would launch into a furious grinding operation immediately after purchase, to set the stage for bubble-blowing.

The brand initially started by offering the pictures of Disney characters to induce the kids . Big Fun era in 1985 when TVs were worming their way into most middle class homes, cricket fever was on with India due to host the 1987 World Cup. Big Fun cashed in on the interest and started releasing the picture of a cricketer, his star value translated into runs and wickets. The deal was to collect 120 runs and 10 wickets, to be exchanged for a mini-book with cricketer photos. The contest became the rage among the colony kids.

BAJAJ - Humara Bajaj

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEV8MWd1p3M&feature=related

ASIAN PAINTS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIsG2CNy5IM&feature=related

AJANTA CLOCK - Pom-Pom....Pom-Pom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZVicxLnn6Y&feature=related

DOODH - doodh doodh doodh doodh doodh……wonderful doodh……..

http://video.aol.com/video-detail/doodh-doodh-wonderful-doodh-amul-ad/3419253572?icid=acvsv3

DHAARA – Dhaara Dhaara…Shuddh Dhaara

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTuudwy0o8w&feature=related

Remember this cute ad where the kid left his house saying no one loves him and then his Ramu Kaka brings him back from railway station saying his mom has made jalebis. The expression on the kids was so adorable when he says….. Jalebi

COMPLAN – I am a Complan Boy…. I am a Complan girl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-fysFHfBYM&feature=related

The complete planned food! Perhaps the most expensive milk drinks in India that came in every imaginable flavor possible. I remember eating it more than drinking it.

BOURNVITA

Yummy in powder form too! They call it a chocolate drink, but it’s more malty than chocolaty. Enjoyed it, both hot and cold. I used to put few spoons in a small katori and let it solidify and make a ball out of it and enjoy the hard chocolate candy in the cheek side..

HORLICKS

Best part about the drink, the small horlicks lumps in the milk that didn’t dissolve fully. Also loved it in the powder form. It tastes like threptin biscuits which I first tasted in Singapore and thereafter threptin biscuits along with a glass of Tang became my regular breakfast.

BROOK BOND TEA

THE tea brand in India. There is Brooke Bond Taj Mahal with the famous tabla jugal-bandi ad in which Zakir Hussain plays the tabla with his dad and says Wah! Taj, Wah! in the end. Taj Mahal tea became synonymous with all tea bags in India. Other brands came later 3 Roses tea known for its perfect color, strength and aroma; Lipton green label tea-the long leaf blend with very distinct sweet aroma and a delicate taste.

BRU INSTANT COFFEE

A strong instant coffee-chicory blend, perhaps closest to the authentic decoction coffee.

BISLERI

The most popular bottled water brand in India, which became household name and synonymous with any spring or mineral bottled water in the country. At one point, it was a NRI-symbol.

GOLD SPOT - the zing thing, gold spot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS2n18lTCSo&feature=related

The first, orange soda in the market. Collecting gold spot caps were quite a craze at one time and were traded for Jungle Book stickers. The gold spot ads too were quite funky and focused on the latest craze of the generation.

MIRINDA

Miranda took over gold spot’s popularity and was a sweeter and fizzier version.

CANADA DRY

Not the regular club sodas or the ginger ales we see here. The one in India is quite lemony. Very much like the green bottle drinks.

MOUNTAIN DEW

Do the Dew! Catering to young adventurous adults into extreme sports, this is the only drink I can think of that comes in a green bottle, but is not completely transparent. It’s a semi-opaque cool green-yellow aerated lemon-lime drink.

CITRA

It was just another green bottled drink dwarfed by Sprint and later 7’up. This was later replaced by Sprite, owned by the same guys. Sprite did quite well though.

LIMCA - Lime and Lemony Lica, Limca... Limca...

I remember this drink when the stomach got upset and mom used to give this to me. This lemony taste drink became very common and I remember at my grandmothers village people used to call all other soft drinks also as Limca. I have not heard of having any limca equivalent in other countries. I remember the street soda vendor used to sell sodas and used to sing
Limca Limca Limca…. Areee…
Pekay Jhumka Jhumka Jhumka…

Limca also publishes the Limca Book of Records, which is the Guinness equivalent in India.

SPRINT

SPRITE
It is not just the name that’s similar, the taste, the look, the feel of it, all is just like Sprint.

7UP

Funny how all the green bottled drinks lined up under each other. Was it intentional? Nah! 7’up completely took over sprint’s green-bottle monopoly with the help of a frizzy haired dude called Fido Dido. The Fido Dido stickers and wristbands became such a craze that we all obsessively collected those bottle caps and bartered some with friends to get our hands on them. Eventually, the spunky dude made it to lunch boxes and school bags, but luckily his hairstyle didn’t catch on.

THUMS UP - Taste the thunder.....

Very distinct from the other colas owing to the stronger, fizzier, and less sweet taste. Back in the days, when Coca Cola and Pepsi were still unheard of in India, the drink overshadowed a lot of its contemporaries like Campa cola, Double seven and Dukes. Interestingly, it was marketed as a manly drink, and was deliberately packaged in chafed up bottles. My husband told me that in Calcutta road side they sell masala Cola, where they add chat masala and a wedge of lime in the bottle, shake it up, it fizzes a lot and drink it. Believe me, I tried it and it really is very tasty. Now I make sure to buy thums-up from the Indian store in US just to have this masala Cola.

MAAZA - Taaza mango, maaza mango.....

Except fresh mango juice, this is the best mango drink since ever. Love it. Still buy it at the Indian store in the US.

FROOTI

The first Indian drink I know that came in paper boxes. It is a sweeter, more diluted version of Maaza. At a time when the other sodas in glass bottles were not convenient to carry, Frooti was the only thing people could buy to take to picnics or when traveling by trains.

2007-01-06T05:47:00.000-08:00

Enhancing Relationships....

Trust is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enimity, and enimity may result in separation.

A telephone operator one day received a phone call. She answered, "Public Utilities Board". There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was stil no answer. When she was going to disconnect the line, she heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got this number from my husband's pocket but I did not know whose number it is."

Without mutual trust, just imagine what would have happened to the couple if the telephone operator had answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".
NO POINTING FINGERS

A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?"

The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticisize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you."

We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start or a war. We should always remember that when we point at a person, the other our fingers are pointing at ourseves.

If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.

CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS

A person visited the government matchmaker to find marriage profiles and requested, "I am looking for a spouse, please help me find a suitable one." The officer said, "Your requirements, please". "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous, sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest". The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need a television".

There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults and the husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.

NO OVERPOWERING

Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another, or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a chinese saying which carries the meaning that "It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character".

It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness.

It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations.
RIGHT SPEECH

There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation". Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party.

A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted, "Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school". On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me, otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker". She answered, "You should appreciate that you married me, otherwise, he would have been the millionaire and not you".

Frequently exchanging these kinds of remarks plants the seed of bad relationships. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.

PERSONAL PERCEPTION

Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of you ride on the donkey?" Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of the family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride in the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman." The husband thus quicky asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you". Hearing this, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seemd to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost balance and fell into the river. Never in the past, not at present, and never in the future, be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear...
BE PATIENT...........

This is a true story. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three year old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boys hands as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

Although the doctor tried to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from boy's both hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery and saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I am sorry about your truck". Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home and committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before you loose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can be repaired.... broken bones and hurt-feelings can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.

2006-12-29T16:29:00.000-08:00

What is LOVE ???

2006-12-29T16:18:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Paintings

2006-12-29T08:33:00.000-08:00

TRUE LOVE OF LIFE

Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot...

...who calls you back when you hang up on him...

...who will stay awake just to watch you sleep...

...wait for the guy who kisses your forehead...

...who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats...

...who holds your hand in front of his friends...

...wait for the one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares about you and how lucky he is to have you...

...wait for the one who turns to his friends and says, "...that's her, or that's him"...

2006-11-24T19:18:00.000-08:00

HOW TO LIVE LIFE

Be Calm... Quiet... Tranquil....

Bloom as often as you can....

Stay close to your family....

Explore the world around you....

Enjoy the relaxing rhythm of waves

Watch the moon rise

Then enjoy the comfort of coming home again....

2006-11-17T21:21:00.000-08:00

When you are together with that special someone, you pretend to ignore that person. But when that special someone is not around, you might look around to find them.
At that moment, you are in love.

Although there is someone else who always makes you laugh, your eyes and attention might go only to that special someone.
Then, you are in love.

Although that special someone was supposed to have called you long back, to let you know of their safe arrival, your phone is quiet.
You are desperately waiting for a call !
At that monet, you are in love.

If you are much more exited for one short e-mail from that special someone than other many long e-mails,
you are in love.

When you find yourself as one who cannot erase all the emails or SMS messages in your phone because of one message from that special someone, you are in love.

When you get a couple of free movie tickets, you would not hesitate to think of that special someone.
Then, you are in love.

You keep telling yourself, "that special someone is just a friend", but you realize that you can not avoid that person's special attraction.
At that moment, you are in love.

2006-11-17T21:02:00.000-08:00

Awesome Friends

A friend is someone we turn toWhen our spirits need a lift

A friend is someone we treasure for our friendship as a gift

A friend is someone who fills our livesWith beauty, joy, and grace

And makes the world we live in a better and happier place.

There is a miracle called friendship, that dwells in the heart. You do not know how it happens or when it gets its start

2006-04-20T09:18:00.000-07:00

Noccalula Falls

It was January 1st 2003, me and Bipasha, a friend of mine, decided to start the year with some outing. So our families headed towards Noccalula Falls which is an hour drive from our place in Birmingham, Alabama.

Legend of Noccalula is, long ago, on a mountain summit within sight and sound of a rushing waterfall, lived a great Indian Chief whose young daughter, Noccalula, was famed far and wide for her beauty and loveliness of character.

Many gallant braves sought the hand of Noccalula, but the girl's father favored only one: a rich chief of a powerful neighboring tribe, who had much to offer in exchange.

Noccalula vainly pleaded that her heart was alreadygiven to a young brave of her own tribe. But this young warrior, though noted for his skill and valor, possessed little in worldly goods.

The old chief refused to listen and ordered his daughter to make ready for the marriage he had
arranged. The girl's lover was driven away from the tribe, and a marriage agreement was made with the neighboring chief.

The wedding day came and a great fest was prepared. In silence Noccalula allowed herself to be arrayed in festive wedding robes.

Overcome with grief, she quietly slipped away from the merrymakers during the festivities. The soft rhythmical rush of waters called her. A moment later she stood poised upon the brink of the yawning chasm.

One leap and her troubles were over. Heartbroken, the remorseful father gave the great cataract his daughter's name, and since that day the falls has been called Noccalula.

Well I am here not to tell you the legend of Noccalula. So here our families are enjoying the beautiful ravine and we decide to take a group picture of ours.

We request an hispanic person who is there with his BIG family of around 8 members, to take our group picture. Well God knows what he understood, he started calling names of all the members of his family.......maria, alejandro, Jose, elana, carlos......

We were wondering if this person really did not want to take the picture, he should have said so. We were getting a bit worried seeing all his family members come towards us. Then, we saw, these people came and stood besides us for a group picture to be taken. Me and Bipasha looked at each other and couldn't control ourlaughter :o) So we got this lovely memorable picture added to our collection which reminds us of that day and we just cant stop laughing.