Friday, November 27, 2009

Black Friday... Cyber Monday

So.... my Indian readers (& some others) might be wondering what is Black Friday?? My Indian friends might relate it as bad day with bad memories of Black Friday of Bombay Bombing. Black Friday is the American big sale day. It has huge discounts because of Christmas shopping start & on that day people just crazy. I bought a WD 500 gb Passport drive for just $69 & some other stuff. I have this problem with shopping, I can't resist huge discounts. I mean how can you say no to 50-90% discount. An item which is usually priced at 50 & being sold for 5-10 dollars, how won't you buy it, even if you need it or not. I buy it... I have so much stuff I have bought which I never use. The next awesome day is Cyber Monday where similar kind of craziness starts for tech stuff. And then the craziness lasts till Christmas or even New Year at times. Honestly, you don't need a special day for best deals, if you keep an eye then you can find great deals round the year. Like I bought this awesome Acer laptop for just $350 last month. Deals2buy is my place which I check almost everyday, they have some great deals on there. Well friends, Happy Shopping.... and send me some gifts maybe, if you find some great discounts/deals!!

Thursday, November 26, 2009

HAPPY THANKSGIVING/HOLIDAYS!!!

If you guys are wondering what I did this Thanksgiving... I didn't do anything. Except the fact that I had to work, but I didn't; I worked next day though. My best Thanksgiving meal was in LA I would say; & then I went to Las Vegas too. It was 2 years back & it was really fun, I spent more than $3000 in 3 days, YEAH!!! I guess Vegas is always festive & fun, round the year. And really, you do not need a day to be thankful or to celebrate. Everyday with friends & family could be Thanksgiving. But it's good to take an opportunity to thank the people whom you should. Me... I am honestly not feeling thankful to anyone at the the moment right now, except YOU who is reading this. So some fun facts & trivia about Thanksgiving for you...
1. The first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621 lasted for three days, it included not only food, but also games. Furthermore, the Pilgrims gave thanks for the bountiful harvest with the Wampanoag Indians.
2. Pulling the "wishbone" is an ageless tradition at Thanksgiving (and Christmas). Two people pull the
turkey's breastbone apart, only the person who has the larger piece of bone is allowed to make a wish.
3. A full-grown turkey has over 3,000 feathers.
4. Firkee is the Native American name for this tasty bird. Firkee sounds a bit like turkey.
5. When a Tom turkey [male turkey] gobbles, it can be heard from as far away as a mile. In fact, only the Tom turkeys gobble, female turkeys make a clucking or clicking sound.
6. Puritans from the Mayflower used to drink beer. This was probably weak 'boy's beer' and safer to drink than transporting water on a ship.
7. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.
8.
Benjamin Franklin, proposed that the turkey should become the official bird of the United States. Turkeys now look jealously at the protected rights given to the Bald Eagle when they won the Official USA Bird status.
9. 87% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving according to the National Turkey Federation. During a year the average American eats 17 pounds of turkey, that's the weight of a decent sized bird.
10. Sorry to burst the bubble, but the
Pilgrims on the first thanksgiving ate deer and not turkey.

T ... Turkeys, table-spreads, being together
H ... Happiness and homes to protect us from all weather
A ... Aunts and uncles, a reunion in Fall
N ... Nieces and nephews, family members all
K ... Kind-hearted kin coming over for dinner
S ... Surely you'll have fun, but you won't get thinner
G... Gourds and pumpkins, mouths open wide
I ... Indians and Pilgrims we remember with pride
V ... Very special times-there could even be snow
I ... Imagine what it was like at Plymouth long ago
N... Never forget how the settlers led the way
G... Giving thanks and blessing this special day

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

My meeting with Amrtya Sen...

So I finally met Amartya Sen today. Who Amartya Sen??? C'mon.... well I do not know all the nobel prize winners of this world (neither do I care much); but Amartya!! He's the only alive Indian Nobel prize winner (I know that we don't care about Nobel Prize much since some President won it for doing nothing but just trying!!) & also is Bharat Ratna. He's also father of Nandna Sen (she's really pretty, sweet &...), if you care!! The meeting was short & sweet; he's a very busy guy ofcourse. I went with my dad for the meeting at his office in Harvard University. He asked me about my career & life and talked nicely about all other stuff. You know, he loves mangoes, that's one secret I found out!! Honestly, I don't care about seeing celebrities much (seriously I don't, I guess.. unless I get to see them!!). I never run behind them to get an autograph or get a photograph taken. I mean what good does a autograph do or what memory is a mere photo (unless you get to sell them & make good money... can you imagine, people are dumb enough to pay for that!!). I would always like to meet such great people though, where I can spend some time with them & talk to them & learn from them & appreciate & admire them (yeah, like thats all they have been waiting for... my appreciation & admiration!!). This was one such meeting & I really enjoyed it. Great wishes from all of us, for all you have done... Thanks Amartya!!