Rama's Happy Thoughts

A log of all those striving moments.

If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, nothing shall be impossible unto you.

Tuesday, November 23

Funny Google URLs

Valentine '01, Mom's Day ['00, '01], Easter '00, April Fool's 00, Dilbert, Britany Spears, Mozilla Search, Bikes, Plex Event.

posted at 10:10

A Happy Quick Meal..

I cooked the following receipe for a dinner (2 servings).. And my friend called it 'good food' ;)

Smothered Pork Chops

Ingredients:
  1. 1/3 onion, chopped
  2. 1 cloves crushed garlic
  3. 2 (3/4 inch) thick pork chops (very lean, firm, with grayish pink color - tenderloins)
  4. 1/4 cup water
  5. 1/9 cup all-purpose flour
  6. 1/3 (14.5 ounce) can fat-free chicken broth
  7. 1 teaspoon browning sauce (Kitchen Bouquet)
Directions:
Garlic Mashed Potaoes

Ingredients:
  1. 1/4 pkg. Ore Ida Mashed Potatoes
  2. 1/2 cup milk
  3. 1 Tbls. butter
  4. 2 garlic cloves, minced
  5. salt & pepper to taste
Directions:
Skillet Cabbage

Ingredients:
  1. 1/2 tb Butter
  2. 1 c Shredded cabbage
  3. 1 tb Water
  4. 1/8 ts Salt
  5. 1/16 ts Pepper
Directions:

posted at 09:56

Prince of Persia [Original] - The Mother Lode Game..

I remember playing the Prince of Persia game when i was a kid. And it was a major revelation of the DOS games.. And it rocked !! For the unknown, the complete Prince of Persia Links [Wikipedia], [DMOZ directory], [A fanpage] . An excerpt from Wikipedia:
As the title suggests, The game is set in Persia. The sultan is away at war, and the evil vizier Jaffar plans to seize the throne for himself. Jaffar has imprisoned the princess and given her one hour to make her decision: marry him, or die. The player assumes the role of an adventurer, the princess's true love; he must escape from prison and rescue her before the hour is up, defeating the vizier and earning the princedom of Persia.
Here it is: The Original Prince of Persia [369KB, ZIP Archive]. It is IBM PC compatible (aka. pretty much works on every version of windows etc..).

Happy Nostalgic gaming !!

posted at 09:42

Friday, November 19

Just what is Asian Indian???

Well, as anybody from india who is living in usa can attribute, the ethinic troubles of describing yourself is quite a hassle. If you say, you are an "indian", it would very well represent American Indians (a.k.a Native Americans). If you say, you are an "East Indian", it historically represents pretty much everything that British used to occupy.. (incl. a whole bunch of nations).

Official US Census just lumps everyone as "Asians". [Links: General Ethnic Classifications; Detailed Asian Classification PDF;
]. Apparently, close to 1.8 millions claim to be "Asian Indians" living here.

Hence, my ethinicity is Asian Indian..




posted at 16:56

Spongebob Movie is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And it's been a wait.. and a long one.. will it be worth the wait.. today, the spongebob movie is released everywhere. And i have tickets for the tonight's show. Ever since, it splashed on tv, it's been a cultural phenomenon, altered lives, gave kids a whole new meaning for the world -"cool". And is slowly absorbing the cultural conciousness of the national.

It's been a long wait.. And i can't wait to see it.. Go Spongebob !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NY Times movie review/info: [Link]
Rotten Tomatoes reviews are here..[Link]
IMDB movie review: [Link]

And the movie (i gotta poll my reviews tonight!)... And take a stab at this movie.. there's quite a chance that you would like it.. (atleast the chances are better than being blissfully happy everafter !!)

posted at 09:17

Thursday, November 18

All about Roger Federer

Roger Federer, to me, is an embodiment of all the good things that you associate with a sportsman, and tennis in particular. I am creating a bookmark of Roger Federer 101. There are not that many websites that devote attention to Federer in English :(

Know your Federer !!

I will be adding his interviews, junior days and pre-2003 info.

Did i miss any good source? If so, please add on the comments.

UPDATE: See my Federer Magic Blog for more info on Roger ;)

posted at 11:44

Wednesday, November 17

Browser Stats from W3Schools


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posted at 13:40

Favorite Useful Online Tools.

Following the favorite online tool post in Google Blogscoped, here is my attempt to list my favorite tools.



posted at 10:58

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