Trials and Tribulations by Fire

The is based on true facts Please do not turn on the A/C immediately as soon as you enter the car. Open the windows after you enter your car and switch the air-conditioning ON after a couple of minutes. According to a research done, the car dashboard, sofa, air fresheneremits Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin (carcinogen - take note of theheated plastic Smell in your car). In addition to causing cancer, it poisons your bones, causes anemia,and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia,increasing the risk of cancer. May also cause miscarriage.Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft... A car parkedindoors with the windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene. If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level... & the people inside the car will inevitably inhale an excess amount of the toxins. It is recommended that you open the windows and door to give ...

I always thought I knew the difference between these three, Veg pulao, Veg fried rice, and Veg biriyani. Did you know that actually there is no difference among the three items? Well, if you go by the number of veg-non veg restaurants dotting the panorama, the dish looks pretty much the same. Here is how a dish of Peas pulao will normally look like: In the rest of the world also the above dish looks the same. But, only in southern India, especially in the bustling city called Chennai, the dish takes various forms and names. Here, the same Vegetable fried rice is sold as Veg biriyani, Veg pulao, Peas pulao, Mixed fried rice, Veg rice, Colored rice, Mixed rice, Variety rice, and so many more. Phew. The poor pulao has got so many names here that it would have forgotten how it originally looked like. Well, let me not resort to anthropomorphism. Let us now see how a normal (to the rest of the world) Veg fried rice looks like: I ate a dish today that was called Veg fried rice in the menu,...

Golden rules for finding your life partner by Dov Heller, M.A . When it comes to making the decision about choosing a life partner, no one wants to make a mistake. Yet, with a divorce rate of close to 50%, it appears that many are making serious mistakes in their approach to finding Mr./Miss. Right! If you ask most couples who are engaged why they're getting married, they'll say: "We're in love"; I believe this is the ..1 mistake people make when they date. Choosing a life partner should never be based on love. Though this may sound "not politically correct", there's a profound truth here. Love is not the basis for getting married. Rather, love is the result of a good marriage. When the other ingredients are right, then the love will come. Let me say it again: "You can't build a lifetime relationship on love alone"; You need a lot more!!! Here are five questions you must ask yourself if you're serious about finding and keeping a lif...

Happened to watch a Bong movie with my half-Bong hubby. He runs after Bangla and I can only follow a bit now. I have lost touch with the language. So, we were watching this movie called Hotath Nirer Jonne. It means, "Suddenly for Nire". That is what it means literally! Now, this post is not about its review. This post, is about the central theme of the story: Infidelity and longing for a, now married beloved. Bikram Ghosh, who now calls himself Bickram Ghosh, is a famous singer who suddenly calls upon his childhood playmate, Jaya Seal. (This is one woman who looks absolutely gorgeous!) She struggles with her emotions for a few days after the phone call. She had been in love with the singer but he rejects her proposal to focus on his career. When he attains his goals in life, he remembers his yearning for this woman. Incidentally, he has moved on with life and has had numerous affairs. But somehow something seems to be missing in all his relations. In the back of his mi...