Complement (World)

Imagine, Taking the mathematical complement of the world. Replace Ocean by Ground & Ground by Ocean. The present civilization would look something like as shown in the picture above.

Some amazing facts

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.

The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.

Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.

Men’s shirts have the buttons on the right, but women’s shirts have the buttons on the left.

The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee.

Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.

Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.

When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.

The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.

It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it.

Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.

The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.

Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”

If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural cause.

Happy Diwali

Today is Diwali, the festival of lights, crackers and sweets. Walking down the streets of the city, sitting on the beach and watching cheerful families enjoying the festival, a very weird thought crossed my mind. Has the exhilaration/fanaticism of Diwali faded down?

As a kid i was one big maniac, who used to make long list of crackers about a month in advance. I still remember my negotiation talks with my dad about the cracker budget, which i invariably increase by 10% every year owing to rising prices of crackers (Inflation in today's term). I was a variety seeker who wanted quantity also. As a result my final list had to go through a series of iterative processes. But the final list sounds impressive as Indian cricket team on paper.

On D-Night of Diwali, my ecstatic oomph had no boundary. The intermittent and ubiquitous sound of cracker, the sweet smell of guzia and laddu, the houses and trees covered with light, everything looks so splendid. But my most cherished time was when my mom sends me to dad's friend's home with plates of sweets. I loved going there with the hope of meeting uncle's daughter. Diwali was one festival we all loved.

The last Diwali I celebrated properly was about 6 years ago when i was passing out of my HSC and we all school friends were parting. Definitely the craze and enthusiasm of of Diwali has declined but more importantly people have changed.
Happy Diwali..........