THE BLUE SKINNED MAN

Most of us might want to change our skin tone to fair, medium, tan, or brown, but what about blue?-Certainly, no. Here is the man, Paul Karason, who turned blue, not because he wanted to, but due to the side effect caused from the drug “colloidal silver”. Colloidal silver, a liquid suspension, was used as a medical product to cure various diseases, but their effects were not scientifically proved. Due to the non-proven effectiveness of the product and causes of side effects, medical authorities advise not to ingest it. This state of side effect caused by over exposure to chemical form of element silver is called as Argyria.



Paul Karason, a California man, is also dubbed as “Papa Smurf”. He defines the condition of argyria as “feeling blue”. It was during 2007, this blue skinned man’s story was publicized by the world press. Karason took courage to explain to the media about his experience during the course of argyria. Sources say that, he had been drinking homemade colloidal silver, containing distilled water, salt, and silver; and also had used silver salve on his face to treat problems such as sinus, dermatitis etc. This gradually turned his skin color to blue. The intake of the product did not affect his health, but the skin. He also said that he got influenced by a colloidal silver ad in a magazine and that’s when he started consuming it excessively. “My skin has lightened up, it is not major but it is lightening up. I am actually going to try green,” he concluded.

THE FLAP OF A BUTTERFLY’S WINGS

Can you believe that the flapping of a butterfly’s wings can cause changes in the atmosphere?

Yes. It is believed, if a butterfly flaps its wings in Africa, it could result in a cyclone in the U.S.A. - This is called, “the butterfly effect”.

According to Wikipedia, “In chaos theory, the butterfly effect is the sensitive dependence on initial conditions; where a small change at one place in a nonlinear system can result in large differences to a later state. For example, the presence or absence of a butterfly flapping its wings could lead to creation or absence of a hurricane.”

Now, let me describe it in simple terms. The butterfly effect as a system in chaos theory explains that whatever we do has an impact either on us or on the world. For instance, if I try to pluck a rose from someone else’s garden, then one of the roses from my garden would be plucked.

The chaos theory and the butterfly effect are not only applied in Math, Physics and biology, but in daily life. For instance, let me narrate one of the incidents happened in my life. It was on Monday morning, when I had to rush to my College to write an exam. I learnt it was such an unfortunate day, for my car wheel got punctured. I had no choice other than traveling by the public bus. My hope did not stay any longer, when I realized that I slipped from the bus and got injured. By the time I got to my senses, I read it was already ten o’clock and it was obvious to miss my exam. Any single factors of change can transform or alter our lives.

If you are a frequent Tamil movie viewer, you might have noticed that the movie Dasavatharam depicts the theory of chaos and how each and every event causes a change in the end. In reality, this might appear to be frightening, for when we talk about change, we refer to the transformations happening to the world.

THE COLUMN

“Well, you say you are neither religious nor you belong to any caste, then why do you fill in those columns?” my sister asked, while I was filling the columns for community, caste and religion in one of the forms. Her question not only made me wonder, but thoughtful. Not being religious does not mean I’m an atheist or I hate religions. There are several talks that speak about “Unity”, several movies directed under the theme of “Unity” and we all know, though we part ourselves into different regions, we are still united.

Now, the question is, “Is it mandatory to fill in these columns?”, “Are we rated or selected mainly because of our religions, castes and communities?”  .

MIRROR , MIRROR ON THE WALL , DO I HAVE TO REDUCE MY WEIGHT AT ALL ?

In recent times, I’ve become so conscious about my health and my weight.

The reason behind such thought is: lately, while I was tossing few clothes out of my wardrobe to get myself a suitable outfit, I realized that few of my clothes had already gone out of my size. Even the most caposhi jeans did not fit in.

We all know how difficult is to get back to our normal weights or for those who have excess body weight but not healthy, that is, people with obesity will have superfluous amount of fat in their body, but less energy.

The study says overweight or obesity may cause various diseases.

It is said, not just dieting can help in reducing weight, but also physical activity. Increase in weight is caused due to consuming excessive food energy, lack of physical activity and very rare cases of genes, medications.

Do you feel bad when someone points at you and calls you “FATTY”? Do you look at the mirror, wishing to be thin one day?

Here are some of the tips I have been trying lately and it really works.

1.     Instead of buying those expensive weight-loss equipments that make you pay through your nose, you can exercise at home. I would suggest you to check out few videos in Youtube that help you teach few home workouts to make your body fit and healthy.

2.     If you are overweight, it is a must to reduce your calorie intake. Not that you have to stop eating food, but quit eating those that  fall under the “JUNK FOOD” category. Fat contains the most amounts of calories than any other food types and so it has to be chopped-down.

Avoid eating pizzas, chocolates, cakes, and sweets.

3.     Though there are few people believing to reduce calories during fasting, the study says meal skipping can lead to poor health. For instance, if you skip breakfast and when you eat your next meal, you fetch up overeating, which obviously will not help in reducing your weight.

4.      For those who are confined sitting in one position, starring at the flat screen and work round the clock, physical activities or walking would keep them fit.

5.     It is suggested that drinking more amount of water before meal, can reduce more amount of calories.

6.     One major thing which I always say to myself, “DO NOT BE LAZY”. Laziness often stops you from doing any activity.

7.     Make a record of how many calories and weight you have lost in a week; this will interest you more to workout.

Lately, when I had been to one of my close friends’ house, I noticed a list of various workouts she had been trying and kilograms of weight that she had lost. While I asked about it to her, she said, “I am so determined to lose at least 10 kilograms in a month.” Now, that really inspired me.

Well, anyway, hope those few points helped you all.

Remember, “Eat well, but be conscious on what you eat”, “Sleep well but don’t get idle to activate yourself”.

WHAT DO DREAMS IMPLY?

Have you ever dreamt about someone whom you haven’t seen before? Or ever dreamt as if your boss or professor or your ex-girlfriend/boyfriend chasing you all the way, in a dark, lonely street? Well, I am not talking about ‘Day dreaming’.

Now, let me cut to the chase. It is said that dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions and sensations occurring involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. On the contrary, few people say, dreams are either predictions about the future or events related to the past. However, the meaning still remains as a mystery to all of us.

Lately, while I was googling and making research on dreams, I unwittingly clicked on a site link: http://thisman.org/ , which read as, “Ever dream this man” and to my bombshell, it showed a creepy picture of a man.

It appears that, in January 2006 in New York, a psychiatric patient drew a picture of a man who appeared in her recurring dreams. The patient claimed that this man had given her advice on her private life. She also added she had never met this man in her life.

With a little bit of inquiry and investigation, it’s said, at least 2000 people have seen this man in their dreams.

I’ve also had recurring dreams, but not about this man.

Do you think it’s a myth? If yes, then why thousands of people dream about this man?

P.S: Why is he referred as “this man”? I wish he had a name.

MY ART-ATTACK---CHARACTERS ARE FROM CALVIN AND HOBBES.

IS VALENTINE’S DAY MEANT ONLY FOR COUPLES?

Valentine’s Day – a special occasion celebrated globally, where all the love bugs dedicate gifts and roses to their valentine. It is the distinctive day where everyone tries to express their love towards each other either by presenting poetic written cards or proposing their beloved in an old fashioned way by offering a red rose, which implies as an icon of love. But do you think Valentine’s Day is only for couples and love buds? If Valentine’s Day is all about expressing your feelings towards the person you love, then why can’t it be between a Mother and a child?

 

Have we mistaken love as the Butterflies flying in our tummies when we look at a person? Well, I agree, all of us enjoy receiving gifts, proposals and cherish being an apple of someone’s eye. Unfortunately, for those who are single and wish to be one, feel a little disappointed when your friend asks “ Hey how many proposals you’ve got? “ and you give a hesitant smile and lie “ I got three “.  I believe, Love is often misunderstood to be a matter of entertainment and fun.   

What do you think about this?

P.S: I request Government to grant a holiday on Valentine’s Day :) :)

A HEART BROKEN SUPERMAN?

Are you being dumped by someone? Your heart misses someone you love and you cry all night? Break-ups regrettably seem to be a normal act in this modern “techie” life. Some people feel insecure and find it arduous to get over the pain. They tend to lead a solitary life.

It does not matter whether that cool chick or chap leaves or you chuck, the feeling still hurts.

Here are some of the ways to get over your miserable past. It worked out for my friend, hope it favors you too.

1.     THIS MOMENT IS ONLY TEMPORARY:

                     Remember, the moment that you time out is only temporary. So make yourself and others around you happy.  Treasure every moment that you live in, for you can not get it back.

     2.      IGNORANCE IS BLISS:

               Ignore the fact that you want to know ‘why it happens to me?’  And stop thinking of the memories of past whether it is cherished or a sore one.

3.       LONELY LIFE IS A DEVIL’S WORKSHOP:

                     Stop being alone, get yourself pulled out with your friends and spend loving time with your family, for they are the ones who can make you smile in spite of their worries.

                    

      4.       BROKEN HEART –MENDED ART:

                       Divert your mind from that state and cogitate over your interest or passion. If you are a music lover, this might be the best solution to go off track from your distress or if you are a kind of person who loves to sketch or one who loves watching movies, stir your mind on that interests you.     

   

FACEBOOK FASCINATION

Are you suffering from FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder)? It is not a difficult task to prevent oneself from “cell phone addiction” but a vast number of people are now obsessed with FACEBOOK.

Facebook has driven all of us go awe with its applications.

The most popular application for FB users is Farmville. Over 20 million people water their Farmville crops everyday; whereas, the rest get busy in changing their status, tagging friends on photos, poking friends’ girl friend or boy friend.

Here are some of the symptoms of FAD (Facebook Addiction Disorder):

1 . The first thing in the morning you do is to log on to Facebook and reply for all the notifications.

2 . You spend the entire day on playing Crazy taxi, word challenge, pet society, mind jolt games. 

3 . You keep changing your profile picture to impress your profile.

4 . You update your status more than 5 times a day and start using alien words like ‘lalalala’ ‘bla bla bla’ as your status.

5 .  You spend more than an hour a day on Facebook which is way too much than what is needed.

  

6 .  You neglect your job and start poking.

  

7 . You go as mad as March hare that you keep updating your videos.

8 .  You miss your favorite TV shows and chat on FB.

9 .  You comment something crazy on your friend’s wall and expect a reply.

10 . You stay awake the entire night logged on to FB, making you to feel weary the next day.

Please consult a doctor soon , if you find any of these symptoms running in your blood .

 P.S : My name is Gayathri and I'm a Facebook addict.Damn!!!!! :(

 

 

FEELINGS OR FOES? FEELINGS ARE FOES?

        I am back to pen it down, when I say “pen it”, I mean everything that’s been happening.  It’s a mixed emotion of fear and despair hitting my heart as I start to write. Few things are so hard to say, not because I’m afraid but I really don‘t know how to express, so I made my mind to share my blog.

           The clock stroke half past seven.  My eyes were half opened; I forced myself to stay awake.

‘Wake up, or else you are going to be late today too’, a loud voice got me back to reality. It was my Mother.

‘Mum! It’s just 7:30, don’t you think it’s too early for a teenager?’ I murmured in a drowsy tone.

I got reminded of the resolution I make every morning, that is to be punctual to office.

I know those of you who know me inside out, would laugh for the statement I made.

Alright I was not kidding; I woke up as soon as my mind continued to repeat my pledge like a stuck record.

It was around 9:30 a.m. I reached my workplace. Everything went on like a day-day activity, but there was something unusual about my thoughts; concerning to my future, my passion- my writing was wandering around my head. I always wished to be a writer, but I always had these questions posed as to ‘how am I going to make it up? ‘, ‘am I kicking around my time doing nothing?’, ‘is it too late to achieve?’, or, ‘is it wrong to think about?’

For those, who have got the answer for my question, please share your thoughts and views.