Friends Forever

We all love hanging out with our friends.. As children it was play dates, then extra curricular activities, going to the park, movies, the mall, then it was weekend parties in college, dinners with other couples, family vacations together and just having a good cup of coffee with a girlfriend.

All of this is great.  Love spending good times together.  When there are good times.  But what do we do when times get tough?

What do we do when a friend is not well?  Are we there for them?

How do we teach our children that friendship is not only for the good times. It is also for the times when the water gets rough.

Recently there have been viruses going around in my daughters class. Some of the kids have been off school for over a week.

One of her good friends was sick.  I asked MJ how Sivan is.   She told me she didn't know because she wasn't at school.

We sat done and had a chat.  We talked about what it feels like when you don't feel well and you are at home.  We talked about what it would feel like if you didn't see you close friends for a whole week. Or go to the park to play for a week. all of her answers were what I expected. Bottom line lonely.

Do you want your friend to feel this way? 
No mommy.

So what can we do about it?

MJ quickly came up with some great ideas. First she went to the computer and wrote a letter to her friend telling her what was new in school.  Then she drew a picture for her with beautiful flowers and asked me if I could take a picture of it and send it together by email to her house.  (kids are little techies). After doing this she said now I am going to call her and tell her she has a surprise waiting for her on the computer.

She called her friend.  I listened in.

Hi

Hi
Are you still sick
Yes
I wish you weren't
I sent you something on the computer.  It is a surprise.
Really?
Yes
Do you take medicine
Yes
Is it yucky?
Yes
I don't like taking medicine
When are you coming back to school
I don't know
Do you do the homework
Yes but not all of it.  I am too sick
We had lots of homework yesterday
I had to do all of it
Go ask you mom to show you my surprise
Ok
I have to go but feel better
Ok
Bye
Bye

I told MJ that I think she made her friend feel much better.

An hour later Sivan  mom called and thanked me.Sivan was feeling very lonely and MJ's surprise, letter and call really cheered her up.

I am sure that Sivan will do something similar next time one of her friends is not feeling well or sad.

We must pass it forward.
To teach our children to be good kind and caring human beings.  We must show them how to be good friends by example.
Remember they watch and learn from us.
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Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is about love, life, friendship

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara opens with a scene in which a young man is on his knees, proposing to a girl he has known for no more than six months. The film ends with three buddies on the run from the bulls of Pamplona in an affirmation of freedom from all baggage, professional, emotional and social. It can happen only in Spain.

Angry Birds Movie Begins To Take Shape

Development for an Angry Birds movie is being hatched with the help of a former Marvel Studios executive, but the movie won't be hitting multiplexes until 2014 at the earliest.

Rovio, the creator of Angry Birds, hired former Marvel Studios chairman David Maisel as a special adviser last week. Maisel, who left Marvel in 2009 after Walt Disney Co. bought the studio for $4 billion, will be executive producer on the yet-untitled flick.


“There has been so much chatter about an Angry Birds movie, but now it’s real,” Maisel told. “The process is starting now.” Maisel was at Marvel from 2003 to 2009, and executive produced Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger.


Bringing Maisel on is Rovio’s latest steps toward expanding its Angry Birds franchise into feature films. Last month, the company bought Finnish animation studio Kombo, which will start working on short films using the Angry Birds characters. The development of a full-length movie, however, will take three or four years, Peter Vesterbacka, Rovio's chief marketing officer, told The Telegraph last month. Vesterbacka said Rovio is open to working with Hollywood studios, but added, "We don’t have to do what everyone else is


Rovio is also betting big on the continuing popularity of the franchise, which has only been around for two years. Will fans continue to be loyal to Angry Birds in three or four years, or will they have moved on to something else? Tell us what you think in the comments.


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How To Apply To Get Facebook Email Account

After launching of Facebook’s Email facility so many of get their new email account for facebook and so many didnt get yet.Although Facebook said you have to wait for an invite either through facebook.com or from one of your friends who have some invites to be sent to his/her friends.Congrats for those who gets their name and for those who didnt get, not to worry. Just read the post and follow th steps.

5 Great Benefits of Using WordPress CMS

Before I write about the benefits of using WordPress CMS I would like to share something about CMS and WordPress.

What is CMS?

A content management system (CMS) is software that makes it easy for non-techies to organize and manage web content. It makes maintaining and updating a website simple and affordable.

WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog.

Facebook Introducing New Look To Profile Page

Facebook – The social networking site has been introducing new products – one after the next – with the goal. It seems of turning the entire Web into one big social network, so eventually the Internet will be Facebook.

Today when I login to my Facebook profile I found something new. One Green Tab showing to my facebook account telling that Get New Profile. As im very much addicts to Facebook and always try something new, I made a click and what I see is that my whole profile page is changed. I ask to my friends on that, some says we didn’t get any updates like this and some says we are already moving to these new look. The thing is that, Facebook have just launched their new look profile page with some welcome UI improvements, making it “even easier for you to tell your story and learn about your friends”. I’m very much excited to know what’s new to this profile look. Check out my profile screenshot below:

Indian Government Approves Fresh Symbol for RS

India is to have a new symbol for its currency, the rupee, after the government approved the winning entry in a national competition.

The symbol is a cross between the Roman letter R and its Hindi equivalent, and was designed by a teacher at the Indian Institute of Technology.

Sonu Solanki met Dr. Kamla Beniwal who is the governor of the Indian state of Gujarat.

Mother's Day

The concept of Mother's Day is in its infancy stage in India, but is catching up with the other major festivities celebrated in the culturally diversified country. Indians celebrate a lot of festivals as it is and the kind of success this western conception has received is surely commendable. Though Mother's Day is not an entirely a novel concept in India, as people have been celebrating Durga Puja - honoring the divine Mother Durga and the Great Mother - Kali Ma, a day dedicated to a person's own mother was something new.

Thanks to globalization, this western festival of Mother's Day has found its place in India as well. Commercialization has given its celebration the much needed awareness. While the concept has found a respectable position in the metropolitan cities, it is fast spreading in the smaller cities as well. Similar to the western countries, the celebrations in India are held with great pomp and show. Indians also realize the importance of this day and dedicate it to the efforts undertaken by their mother in their upbringing.

There are various programs held in India, with respect to the day, and an assortment of women oriented products are also launched. Children of all ages celebrate the festival with zeal and gusto. Cards and flowers top the gift list on Mother's Day. Kids also make special meals and let their mother have a day off from kitchen. Mothers are pampered on this day. Just like westerners, Indians too reflect and express appreciation for the contributions made by their mother throughout their lives.

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Be Sincere Not Serious

Don't just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful, balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, and mental peace are all in good order.

There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your break-up. There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is not enjoyable if your mind is full of tension.

Life is one of those races in nursery school where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first.. Same is with life where health and relationships are the marble.

Your striving is only worth it if there is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this spark, this feeling of being excited and alive, will start to die.

One thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously. Life is not meant to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a prepaid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up?

It's ok, bunk a few classes, scoring low in couple of papers, goof up a few interviews, take leave from work, fall in love, little fights with your spouse. We are people, not programmed devices.

"Don't be serious, be sincere."

God gave me nothing I wanted; He gave me everything I needed.

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Housefull Movie Review

Director: Sajid Khan

Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Ritesh Deshmukh, Deepika Padukone, Lara Dutta, Jiah Khan, Boman Irani and Randhir Kapoor

After a chain release of mundane, boring movies for quite some time which neither made room in the box office nor in people’s hearts it’s time for something different and entertaining with Sajid Khan’s Housefull. Though, it might not be a block buster entertainer of the year however, it has enough stuff to make people laugh and laugh. After all what people want on weekends is a good entertaining movie to freshen up the moods. And moreover, when the movie is made by a great comedian turned director himself it’s bound to tickle the bones with its comedy. After 'Heyy Baby' Shajid is back again to make theatres houseful with his flick ‘Housefull’.

Housefull is the story of Aarush (Akshay) who is a total loser with whom everything in life goes wrong. He lands in his friend’s house who is also a loser, Bob (Ritesh). Bob lives with his wife Hetal (Lara). Somehow, Aarush starts believing that his luck would change if he gets true love in his life. But, it’s not that simple for him because not one but two beauties come along his way who is none other than Sandy (Deepika) and Devika (Jiah). But, along with the girls enters Major Krishna Rao (Arjun Rampal) who is Sandy’s furious big brother and also Batuk Patel (Boman Irani), Hetal’s dad. It is then the movie takes pace. Aarush and Bob try to deceive Krishna Rao and Batuk in a hilarious way which makes stomach ache with laugh. They tell one lie on top of another and it continues.

Though the script is nothing special but it’s filled with the all essential ‘laugh’ factor as it is a comedy. Akshay and Ritesh successfully hold the attention of the viewers and their excellent onscreen chemistry is worth mentioning. The climax of the movie has extreme comedy sequences filled with mirth. And of course, Ritesh, Boman Irani, Akshay teamed together with Shajid means assured entertainment. The movie is also high on its enchanting factor as it has casted three hot cheeks together - Deepika, Lara and Jiah.

To mention about the acting skills of the team, Akshay Kumar gave his outstanding performance of drollery. Ritesh Deshmukh entertained throughout the movie with his comic expressions and right timing. Arjun Rampal woos all hearts with his charm. And about the female stars, well, they just added the oomph factor to the movie with Deepika being just mesmerizing and a perfect glam doll. Lara gives her best comedy performance and Jiah is hot but her performance was just average. Chunky Pandey played the role of an Italian hotelier called Akhiri Pasta but, his performance is not worth mentioning. Randhir Kapoor was seen onscreen after a long time and he played Jiah’s dad. Boman Irani‘s performance needs no special comments as he gave his as usual best.

The music of the movie is nothing to mention about and it’s by Shankar Ehsaan Loy. Mika sang ‘Apni Toh Jaise’ which was quite entertaining. Vikas Sivaraman gave appreciable camera work.

Verdict: This flick is a must watch for all who want a relaxing weekend and laugh with a packet of popcorn in their hands after a hectic week of hard work. It’s worth the money.

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Kartik Calling Kartik Movie Story

Have you ever received a call from yourself? Is it possible in the first place? There are several theories doing the rounds about the two Karthiks in this movie. So what is it? Is Karthik hallucinating? Does he have a double role? Or a split personality? For most parts of the film, you actually buy the explanation that Karthik does receive calls from, well, Karthik.

Let's accept the fact that a concept like this instinctively generates curiosity in the film. But the real test is to make the story work in those 2 hours. Also - this is vital - the identity of the caller should come as a jolt when the film concludes. Karthik Calling Karthik works in parts, but during the penultimate part, when the story shifts from Mumbai to Kerala, the sand castle, so beautifully built by debutante director Vijay Lalwani, gets washed away.

One doesn't want to challenge the behavioural patterns of a person with a certain disorder, but when it comes to the big screen, when you are narrating a story on celluloid, you need to do a lot of spoon-feeding and make it look convincing. In this case, unfortunately, the finale is just not convincing and therefore, acts as a spoilsport.

Meet Karthik [Farhan Akhtar], an introvert by nature and shy by choice. Karthik suffers with huge confidence issues and is miserable at his average job that yields less than average results. His boss [Ram Kapoor] treats him like dirt. Shonali [Deepika Padukone], his colleague, who he secretly loves, doesn't even know that he exists. Karthik is a loser. He knows it. He accepts it.

Suddenly, one night, the phone rings. And Karthik speaks to someone he never thought he would. He speaks to a man who also claims to be Karthik. The man on the phone says he's here to change Karthik's life. Karthik accepts the phone in his life and soon it becomes his guide, his mentor, his friend, his guardian.

Karthik Calling Karthik is a love story as also a suspense fare that teases your mind. Any love story works if the chemistry and also the moments between the on-screen lovers looks real and the chemistry between Farhan and Deepika works well.

Correspondingly, a suspense film works if the viewer keeps guessing what the culmination to the story would be. The mystery only deepens when not only Karthik, but also his girlfriend and psychiatrist are engulfed in this storm. All hell breaks loose when Karthik's life goes upside down and Karthik is back to square one. But from this point onwards, the graph of the film only goes downwards.

Debutante director Vijay Lalwani knows his job well, but he's letdown by his own writing. The second hour not only looks stretched [two songs flow one after the other, with the story coming to a grinding halt], but the pace also gets excruciatingly slow at this juncture. The climax, as mentioned earlier, is a complete downer.

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's musical score is an asset. The film has some lilting tunes. Cinematography [Sanu John Varughese] is perfect. Dialogues are simple mostly and at times, very witty.

This is Farhan Akhtar's third film as an actor and it must be said that he takes giant strides when it comes to acting. The story throws several challenges at him and fortunately, he emerges trumps in the most difficult moments. This is, by far, his best work.

Deepika Padukone looks bewitching and acts natural throughout. Ram Kapoor is fantastic. Why don't we see him so frequently on the big screen? Shifaali Shah is excellent. Vivan Bhatena is good. Tarana, Vipin Sharma and Yatin Karyekar are serviceable.

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Ishqiya Movie

Ishqiya directed by debutant Abhishek Chaubey, comes from the Bharadwaj camp and has already generated enough buzz for its so called explicit trailers. The music scored by Vishal himself sounds very impressive and is of the typical Bharadwaj genre.

Set in eastern Uttar Pradesh, Ishqiya is a strange tale of romance. Strangely so, the romantic tale involves bizarre romance between individuals tangled in a muddle of crime, suspense, passion and deceit.

Khalujan (Naseeruddin Shah) and Babban (Arshad Warsi) portray two thieves who are on the run from their boss, Mushtaq (Salman Shahid). They seek refuge in an old friend but rather rally his widow, Krishna (Vidya Balan). And as the duo plans their escape, very soon do they realize that they are besotted by Krishna.

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Veer's Plot Story, Cast, Picture

Veer is bollywood movie which is written by Salman Khan and Shaktimaan Talwar. There is no surprised to see Salman Khan as a writer. We know he is the eldest son of celebrated screenwriter Salim Khan. Check out Salman Khan new movie Veer’s trailer,story, plot, cast,pictures,wallpapers and Videos here.

Salman Khan – Veer, Mithun Chakraborty – Prithvi Singh, Lisa Lazarus, Sohail Khan – Punya, Jackie Shroff – Raja of Madhavgarh, Zarine Khan – Princess Yashodhara, Aryan Vaid, Neena Gupta, Bharat Dabholkar, Shahbaaz Khan, Vinay Apte, Yogesh Suri all are Cast for Veer.

Movie Details

Genre: Romance
Language: Hindi
Release date and status: Releasing on Jan 22, 2010
Director: Anil Sharma
Producer: Vijay Galani , Sunil Lulla
Written by: Salman Khan , Shaktimaan Talwar
MUSIC DIRECTOR: Sajid-Wajid , Monty Sharma

Story:
From the misty pages of history comes a story of extreme valour, fierce pride and poignant love.

As the British enslave India with their devious Divide and Rule policy, kings and nawabs fall to their guile and cunning, and entrust their precious kingdom to the foreigners.

Except for the brave Pindaris, who prefer death to dishonour and will fight to their last breath to save their land…..their mother.

The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindaris is Veer. As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he also has to fight the conniving King of Madavgarh as well his own jealous tribesmen.
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Veer’s Plot:

Veer is an epic saga and taking center stage is the brave heart Veer (Salman Khan).

Salman Khan is the most valiant of the Pindaris, who are enraged by the British, who are imposing their Divide and Rule policy on India.

It is not just the British that Salman Khan has to fight against. The King of Madavgarh and his own people also need to be dealt with.

Love, revenge, survival, and courage in the face of adversity, make Salman Khan a mighty warrior.

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Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions Movie - 3 Idiots

Three Idiots Plot Story

Farhan Qureshi (R. Madhavan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi), and Rancho or Rancchoddas Shyamaldas Chanchad (Aamir Khan) are three engineering students who all share the same room in a hostel at the fictional Imperial College of Engineering, one of the best colleges in India (modelled after IIT). While Farhan and Raju are mediocre students from modest backgrounds, Rancho is a wealthy genius who studies for the sheer joy of it. Yet it is precisely his passion for knowledge and his gift for creating machines that incurs the wrath of Professor Viru Sahastrabudhhe (ViruS) (Boman Irani). Threatened by Rancho's talent, ViruS labels him an "idiot" and attempts on a number of occasions to destroy his friendship with Farhan and Raju. In contrast, ViruS’ model student is Chatur Ramalingam or "Silencer," (Omi Vaidya) a geek who lives by conforming to the expectations of the system, mindless cramming, and unethical means of destroying his competition. Meanwhile, Rancho also falls in love with ViruS' pre-med daughter Pia (Kareena Kapoor).

Their story is framed as a flashback from the present day, ten years after graduation. Having lost contact with Rancho who disappeared during the graduation party. Raju and Farhan get a call from Chatur, whom 10 years ago challenged Rancho to see who would be more successful, him or Rancho. Raju and Farhan crash Pia's wedding, and she goes along with them to find Rancho. Chatur thinks that Rancho is a schoolteacher, but Rancho tells everyone that he is Phunsukh Wangdu, a world-famous scientist whom Chatur is waiting to sign a deal with, much to Chatur's shock and dismay.

About Movies
Publicity Designer: Himanshu Nanda, Rahul Nanda
Story Writer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijit Joshi
Director: Rajkumar Hirani
Producer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Banner: Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions

Cast:
Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Boman Irani, Mona Singh, Parikshit Sahni, Javed Jaffrey


Music
Music Director: Shantanu Moitra
Playback Singer: Sharman Joshi, Suraj Jagan, Shantanu Moitra, Shreya Ghoshal, Shaan , Swanand Kirkire, Sonu Nigam
Lyricist: Swanand Kirkire
Music Company: T-Series

Tracklist

1) Aal Izz Well - Sonu Nigam, Shaan, Swanand Kirkire

Lyrics-

Aree bhaiyaa all izz well
Aree chachu aal izz well
Aree bhaiyaa all izz well

Read more: http://www.world4free.in/2009/10/aal-izz-well-3-idiots-lyrics.html#ixzz0b4DnsbFN

2) Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh :- Shaan, Shantanu Moitra

Behti hawa sa tha woh
Udti patang sa tha woh
Kahan gaya usae dhoondo
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Behti hawa sa tha woh
Udti patang sa tha woh
Kahan gaya usae dhoondo
Hum o to raahein thi chalati
Woh khud apni raah banata
Girta, sambhalta, masti mein chalta tha woh

Read more: http://www.world4free.in/2009/10/behti-hawa-sa-tha-woh-3-idiots-lyrics.html#ixzz0b4E8DwHo

3) Zoobi Doobi :- Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal

Gungunati hain yeh hawayein

Gunuunata hai gagan
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Gaa raha hai yeh sara aalam
Zoobi doobi Param Pum

Zoobi doobi zoobi doobi pum para
Zoobi param pum
Zoobi doobi zoobi doobi naache
Kyun pagal stupid maan

Zoobi doobi zoobi doobi pum para
Zoobi param pum
Zoobi doobi zoobi doobi naache
Kyun pagal stupid maan

Read more: http://www.world4free.in/2009/10/zoobi-doobi-3-idiots-lyrics.html#ixzz0b4ELwLLZ

4) Give Me Some Sunshine :- Suraj Jagan, Sharman Joshi

Saari Umar Hum
Mar Mar ke jee liye
Ek pal to ab humein
Jeene Do Jeene do

Give me some Sunshine
give me some rain
Give me another chance
wana grow up once again

Kandhon ko kitabon
Ke bojh ne jhukaya
Rishvat dena to khud
Papa ne sikhya
99% marks laaoge to
ghadi varna chadi

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James Cameron's 3D Movie Avatar

James Cameron

James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian film director, producer, screenwriter and film inventor. His writing and directing work include The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Aliens, Titanic and Avatar. To date, his directorial efforts have grossed approximately US$1.3 billion in North America (adjusted for inflation) and close to US$3.5 billion worldwide. After several feature films, Cameron turned his focus to documentary filmmaking and the co-development of the digital 3-D Fusion Camera System. He returned to feature filmmaking with the epic science fiction film Avatar, which made use of the Fusion Camera System technology. Avatar was released in theaters on December 17th, 2009.

Plot Summary of Avatar

In the future, Jake, a paraplegic war veteran, is brought to another planet, Pandora, which is inhabited by the Na'vi, a humanoid race with their own language and culture. Those from Earth find themselves at odds with each other and the local culture. Written by Giorgio_C

When his brother is killed in battle, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora. Written by The Massie Twins

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