Friends & Family: November 2012

Friday, November 30, 2012

Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (KVJ)-Movie Reviews

Cast: Rana Daggubati, Nayantara, Posani Krishna Murali, Milind Gunaji, Murali Sharma, LB Sriram, Brahmanandam, Raghu Babu, Venkatesh and Sameera Reddy
Producer: Saibabu Jagarlamudi and Y Rajeev Reddy
Director: Krish aka Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi
Music: Mani Sharma
Release Date: November 30

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FATHER'S EYES

A teenager lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement. Even though the son was always on the bench, his father was always in the stands cheering. He never missed a game.This young man was the smallest of the class when he entered high school. His father continued to encourage him but also made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he didn’t want to. But the young man loved football and decided to hang in there. He was determined to try his bestat every practice, and perhaps he’d get to play when he became a senior. All through high school henever missed a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer all four years. His faithful father was always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him.

When the young man went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on.” Everyone was sure he could never make the cut, but he did. The coach admitted that he kept him on the roster because he always puts his heart and soul to every practice, and at the same time, provided the other members with the spirit and hustle they badly needed. The news that he had survived the cut thrilled him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father.His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games. This persistent young athlete never missed practice during his four years at college, but he never got to play in the game.It was the end of his senior football season, and as he trotted onto the practice field shortly before the big play off game, the coach met him with a telegram. The young man read the telegram and he became deathly silent. Swallowing hard, he mumbled to the coach, “My father died this morning. Is it all right if I miss practice today?”The coach put his arm gently around his shoulder and said, “Take the rest of the week off, son. And don’t even plan to come back to the game on Saturday.”

Saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind, a silent young man quietly slipped into the empty locker room and put on his football gear. As he ran onto the sidelines, the coach and hisplayers were astounded to see their faithful team-mate back so soon. “Coach, please let me play. I’ve just got to play today,” said the young man. The coach pretended not to hear him. There was no way he wanted his worst player in this close playoff game. But the young man persisted, and finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach gave in. “All right,” he said. “You can go in.” Before long, the coach, the players and everyone in the standscould not believe their eyes. This little unknown, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposing team could not stop him. He ran, he passed, blocked and tackled like a star. His team began to triumph.The score was soon tied. In the closing seconds of the game, this kid intercepted a pass and ran allthe way for the winning touchdown. The fans broke loose. His team-mates hoisted him onto theirshoulders. Such cheering you’ve never heard! Finally, after the stands had emptied and the team had showered and left the locker room, the coach noticed that the young man was sitting quietly in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “Kid, I can’t believe it. You were fantastic!” Tell me what got into you? How did you do it? He looked at the coach, with tears in his eyes, and said,“Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?” The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”

WHAT IS A FAMILY ?

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated,to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

SON: “Daddy, may I ask you a question?”
DAD: “Yeah sure, what is it?” replied the man.
SON: “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?”
DAD: “That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily.
SON: “I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?”
DAD: “If you must know, I make $20 an hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said,“Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”

The father was furious, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior.”

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.
“Are you asleep, son?” He asked.
“No daddy, I’m awake,” replied the boy.
“ I've been thinking, may be I was too hard on you earlier,” said the man.
“It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here’s the $10 you asked for.” The little boy sat straight up, smiling.
“Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.
“Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled.
“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,” the little boy replied.
“Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

Share this story with someone you like.... But even better, share $20 worth of time with someone you love. It’s just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. An unwise investment indeed!

So what is the moral of the story??? Don’t work too hard...and you know what’s the full word of FAMILY?

FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER,(I)(L)OVE (Y)OU!

2012 డిసెంబర్ 21 యుగాంతమా? - [Doomsday 2012]

డిసెంబర్ 21, 2012, డూమ్స్ డే లేదా యుగాంతం గా పిలువ బడుతోంది. యుగాంతం గురించి ఎన్నో కథనాలు, మరెన్నో ఆసక్తికర విషయాలు పుకార్లుగా షికార్లు చేస్తున్నాయి.

1. శాస్త్రజ్ఞుల అంచనా
ఈ రోజున మొత్తం తొమ్మిది గ్రహాలు ఒకే సరళ రేఖపైకి వస్తాయి. అందువలన వివిధ గ్రహాల ఆకర్షణ, వికర్షణ ల ఫలితంగా భూగోళం అల్లకల్లొలం అవుతుందని పరిశోధకుల కధనం. ఈ పరిణామంతో భూమి మీద ఏ ప్రాణీ బ్రతికి ఉండే అవకాశం ఉండదని ఒక కధనం.

2. కాల జ్ఞానుల అంచనా

దక్షిణ అమెరికాలో నివసించే 'మాయా' తెగల పంచాంగం ప్రకారం డిసెంబర్ 21, 2012 ప్రపంచానికి ఆఖరి రోజు. ప్రస్తుతం మనం అనుసరిస్తున్న అనేక క్యాలెండర్లన్నింటికంటే కూడా తొంభై శాతం వాస్తవానికి దగ్గరగా భవిష్యత్తును చెప్పిన క్యాలెండర్‌ మాయ.
ప్రముఖ భవిష్యత్ దార్శనికుడు నోష్ట్రడామస్ కూడా ఈ విషయాలను ధ్రువీకరిస్తున్నాడు.
శ్రీ పోతులూరి వీరిబ్రహ్మంగారు తన కాలజ్ఞానంలో యుగాంతం గురించి చెప్పారు.

3.మతగ్రంధాలు ఏం చెబుతున్నాయి?
పరిశుద్ధ గ్రంధం (బైబిల్) క్రొత్త నిబంధన - ప్రకటన గ్రంధంలో యుగాంతం 7 దశలుగా జరుగబోతున్నట్లు చెప్పబడింది. మంచికి, చెడుకు మధ్య అంతిమ యుద్ధం జరుగుతుందని బైబిల్‌లో పేర్కొన్నారు. చివరకు దేవుడే భూ భ్రమణానికి స్టాప్‌ బటన్‌ నొక్కుతాడని బైబిల్‌ అంటోంది.

అంతా పచ్చి అబద్ధం ప్రళయం రాదు... అబ్దుల్ కలాం (శాస్త్రవేత్త,మాజీ రాస్ట్రపతి)

2012 లో ప్రళయం ప్రళయం వస్తుందనే మాటలో ఏ మాత్రం నిజంలేదని శాస్త్రవేత్త,మాజీ రాస్ట్రపతి అబ్దుల్ కలాం స్పస్టంగా చెప్పారు.2012లో విశ్వంలో కొన్ని మార్పులు జరగవచ్చు కాని ప్రళయం వచ్చేంతకావని ఆయన అన్నారు.ఇది కేవలం కొందరు వ్యక్తులు చేస్తున్నభూటక ప్రచారం మాత్రమేనని వ్యాఖ్యానించారు.(సాక్షి దినపత్రిక 27-11-2009).

అయితే ఇప్పటికే ఇలాంటి ప్రకటనలు చాలానే వచ్చాయి. ఏది జరిగినా భగవంతునిపై భారం వేసి మన జీవన ప్రయాణం కొనసాగించక తప్పదు మరి. అంతా మంచే జరగాలని, అందరూ హాయిగా ఉండాలని కోరుకుందాం.

GRANDPA’S TABLE

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The oldman’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together atthe table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peasrolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped, the glass, milk spilled on the table cloth.The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. “We must do something about Grandfather,” said the son. “I’ve had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on thefloor.”

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone whilethe rest of the family enjoyed dinner. Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food wasserved in a wooden bowl. When the family glanced in Grandfather’s direction, sometimes he had atear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.

The four-year-old watched it all in silence.One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. Heasked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy responded, “Oh, I ammaking a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up.” The four-year-oldsmiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Thentears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must bedone.

That evening the husband took Grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table.For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to careany longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the table cloth spoiled. Children are remarkably perceptive. Their eyes ever observe, their ears ever listen, and their mindsever process the messages they absorb. If they see us patiently provide a happy home atmospherefor family members, they will imitate that attitude for the rest of their lives. The wise parentrealizes that every day the building blocks are being laid for the child’s future. Let’s be wise buildersand role models.

“Life is about people connecting with people, and making a positive difference.Take care of yourself, ... and those you love, ... today, ... and everyday!”

ఇంట్లో అమ్మానాన్నలు ఏమంటారంటే..

'చెవులు గింగురుమంటున్నాయి.. ఏమిటా అరుపులు..!'

'ఏంటా ఎగురుడు..? బండలు పగిలిపోతాయి..!'

'ఆ పరుగులు ఏమిటి? పడతావు.. మెల్లగా నడవలేవా?'

'ఏమిటా కాయితాలన్నీ అలా చింపిపోయడం...!'

'ఎప్పుడూ అది కావాలి. ఇది కావాలి అంటావు. ఏది పెడితే అదే తినాలి? పేచీలు పెట్టావా..?'

'నిన్నేగా కొన్నావు ఆ ఆటవస్తువు. దానితో ఆడకు. దాన్ని అలాగే జాగ్రత్తగా అలమరాలో దాచుకో. పగిలిపోతే మళ్లీ కొనమంటావు...!'

'ఏమిటా నవ్వులు.. మరీ అంత పగలపడి, విరగబడి నవ్వాలా..? పొందిగ్గా ఉండలేవ్‌...!'

'ఒక్క దెబ్బ వేయగానే ఇల్లు ఎగిరిపోయేలా ఆ ఏడుపు ఏమిటి..? ఏడుపు ఆపకపోతే ఇంకో రెండు పడతాయి..!'

'నువ్వసలు చదవడం లేదుగానీ.. టీవీ కనెక్షన్‌ తీసేస్తా..!'

'ఎప్పుడూ వాళ్లు ఫస్టు రావడమేగానీ.. మనం ఫస్టుమార్కులు తెచ్చుకుందామని లేదే..!'

'నువ్వు ఈ జన్మకు పాసవ్వు..! నీకస్సలు చదువురాదు.. నాకు తెలుసుగా..?'

THE BOY AND THE APPLE TREE

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around iteveryday. He climbed to the treetop, ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow. He loved thetree and the tree loved to play with him. Time went by, the little boy had grown up and he nolonger played around the tree every day.

One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad.“Come and play with me”, the tree asked the boy.“I am no longer a kid, I do not play around trees any more”the boy replied.“I want toys. I need money to buy them.”“Sorry, but I do not have money, but you can pick all my applesand sell them. So, you will have money.”The boy was so excited. He grabbed all the apples on the tree andleft happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples.The tree was sad.

One day, the boy who now turned into a man returned andthe tree was excited.“Come and play with me” the tree said.“I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter.Can you help me?”“Sorry, but I do not have any house. But you can chop off my branches to build your house.” So theman cut all the branches of the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but theman never came back since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.

One hot summer day, the man returned and the tree was delighted.“Come and play with me!” the tree said.“I am getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” said the man.“Use my trunk to build your boat. You can sail far away and be happy.”So the man cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and never showed up for a long time.

Finally, the man returned after many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I do not have anything for youanymore. No more apples for you”, the tree said. “No problem, I do not have any teeth to bite” theman replied.“No more trunk for you to climb on.” “I am too old for that now” the man said.“I really cannot give you anything, the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with tears.“I do not need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years,” the man replied.“Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest, come sit down with me and rest.”The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.

This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were young, we loved to play withour Mum and Dad. When we grow up, we leave them; only come to them when we need somethingor when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy. You may think the boy is cruel to the tree, but that is how all of us treat our parents. We take themfor granted; we don’t appreciate all they do for us, until it’s too late.

చిన్ననాటి ఆటలు - [Seven Stones / ఏడు పెంకులాట]

English | తెలుగు

ఈ ఆటలో రెండు జట్లు ఉంటాయి. ఒక్కొక్క జట్టులో దాదాపు అయిదు మంది సభ్యులు ఉంటారు. ఆట ముందుగా నిర్ణయించుకొన్న సరిహద్దులలో జరుగుతుంది. ఈ ఆటకు కావలసిన ముఖ్య వస్తువులు: ఏడు పెంకులు, ఒక బంతి..!! ఈ ఆట ప్రారంభంలో ఏడు పెంకులు మైదానం మధ్యలో ఒకదానిపై మరొకటి పేర్చి ఉంచుతారు. ఈ పెంకులకు అటూ ఇటూ అయిదారు అడుగుల దూరంలో గీతలు ఉంటాయి.

ఆట ఏ జట్టు మొదలు పెట్టాలో నిర్ణయించడానికి “టాస్” వేస్తారు. ఒక పెంకు ముక్క తీసుకొని, దానికి ఒకవైపు ఉమ్మి రాసి, గాలిలోకి ఎగురవేయాలి. ఇరు జట్ల నాయకులూ “తడి” లేదా “పొడి” లో ఒక దాన్ని ఎన్నుకొంటారు. పెంకు ఏవైపుగా తిరగబడిందన్న దాన్ని బట్టి టాస్ ను నిర్ణయిస్తారు.

టాస్ గెలిచిన జట్టు సభ్యుడొకడు గురిచూసి పెంకుల వైపు బంతిని విసురుతాడు. ఆ సమయంలో అతని కాలు, అతని వైపు ఉన్న గీతను దాటకూడదు. ఈ విసిరిన బంతిని అవతలి జట్టు సభ్యులు క్యాచ్ చేయటానికి ప్రయత్నిస్తారు. క్యాచ్ పట్టుకొంటే మొదటి జట్టు బంతి విసిరే అవకాశాన్ని కోల్పోతుంది. లేకుంటే, మొదటి జట్టుకే మరల బంతిని విసిరే అవకాశం వస్తుంది. ఒక జట్టు మూడుసార్ల కన్న ఎక్కువ అవకాశాలను పొందలేదు. ఒకవేళ, బంతి విసిరిన వ్యక్తి పెంకులను పడకొట్టగలిగితే అసలు ఆట ప్రారంభం అవుతుంది..!!

పెంకులను పడకొట్టిన జట్టు సభ్యులు మరల పెంకులను యధాస్థానంలో ఒకదానిపై మరొకటి నిలబెట్టవలసి ఉంటుంది. అదే సమయంలో, రెండవ జట్టు సభ్యులు, బంతిని వెతికి పట్టుకొని, మొదటి జట్టు సభ్యులలో ఎవరినైనా బంతితో కొట్టగలగాలి. మొదటి జట్టు సభ్యులు పెంకులను నిలబెట్టగలిగేలోగా ఇది జరగాలి. పెంకులను నిలబెట్టగలిగితే మొదటి జట్టుకు పాయింటు, ప్రత్యర్థి జట్టు సభ్యుడిని బంతితో కొట్టగలిగితే రెండవ జట్టుకు పాయింటు. ఆట ముగిసే సమయానికి ఏ జట్టు ఎక్కువ పాయింట్లను గెలుచుకొంటుందో వారే విజేత.

పెంకులను పడగొట్టగానే, ఆ జట్టువారందరూ నలుమూలలకూ పరిగెడతారు. అదే పొరపాటున ఒకే వైపుకు పరిగెడితే అవతలి జట్టుకే విజయం సాధించే అవకాశం ఎక్కువ. అదే విధంగా బంతిని వేటాడే జట్టువారు సాధ్యమైనంతగా బంతిని మైదానం మధ్యనే ఉండేట్టు చూసుకొంటారు. లేదా, బంతిని వెతికి పట్టుకొనే లోపు, మొదటి జట్టువారు పెంకులను నిలబెట్టే అవకాశం మెండు.

ప్రత్యర్థులను ఏమార్చడం, వ్యూహ, ప్రతివ్యూహాలను రచించడం ఈ ఆటలో ఇమిడి ఉంటాయి. పెంకులను ఒకదానిపై ఒకటి పేర్చగలిగితే, దానికి సంకేతంగా చప్పట్లు కొట్టవలసి ఉంటుంది. అప్పటి దాకా ఎంతో టెన్షన్‌తో సాగిన ఆట ఆ చప్పట్లతో ముగుస్తుంది.

Truth Graph - How Project Happens.

Photo Comment - మాట్లాడే బొమ్మలు

Birthday cake cutting by Anji Gullapally!

Happy Birthday Cute Sree Vainavi!!!

ha ha,Really is it so ???

Happy Birthday Anji!!!

Stroy of Shoe - DON'T CHANGE THE WORLD

Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled a prosperous country. One day, he went for a trip to some distant areas of his country. When he was back to his palace, he complained that his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that he went for such a long trip, and the road that he went through was very rough and stony.

He then ordered his people to cover every road of theentire country with leather.Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would cost ahuge amount of money.Then one of his wise servants dared himself to tell the king, “Why do you have to spend that unnecessary amount of money? Why don’t you just cut a little piece of leather to cover your feet?”The king was surprised, but he later agreed to his suggestion, to makea “shoe” for himself.

There is actually a valuable lesson of life in this story: to make this world a happy place to live, you better change yourself - your heart; and not the world.