LCD Auto-rikshaws in town - Kochi

Check out what i found on the roads of Cochin, a few days back. Taxi auto-rikshaws with LCD Screen attached to them showing Video ads!
Yeah, you heard me right, LCD SCREENS! lol.
At first, i too was a bit bemused by what i saw. 'What on earth is an LCD screen sitting on an ordinary Auto???'. But after giving it a bit of a thought i realized that it wasn't such a bad idea after all.

Why?? Well nowadays when you go into the city you get to see plenty of Video Advertising screens of private agencies, especially at major junctions - Vyttila, Edappally, Kaloor to name a few. I feel by keeping small LCD Screens on Taxi Auto-rikshaws, they, the advertising agencies have now taken this initiative to the next level.

The auto driver told me that about 15 such auto-rikshaws are currently plying through the city. he said that it was an initiative started off mainly with the backing of major companies like 'Idea Cellular' and 'Federal Bank Limited'. If you haven't seen or travelled on such an auto yet, be on the lookout. Its easy to find such Auto's as such auto's have a board with 'LCD TAXI AUTO' written on it, on the front.

Is it a Frog? - Mobile Uploads

Found this paper thin Frog at the door handle of our car. Was in deep sleep :-P Took some time and effort to wake it up. ;-)

The Common Wealth Games Kicks off

India putforth a splendid Opening Ceremony yesterday which dazzled the world and its own people, at the 2010 Common Wealth Games, at Delhi. With this India banished a lot of the negativity and critisism that surrounded the games earlier. Even many of the foreign athletes were of the opinion that the facilities provided were 'state of the art' and some as good, if not better than the ones provided during the Olympics at Beijing, 2 years back. China too came forward in support of India and commended India's effort in putting together the games.

The Opening Ceremony truely dazzled the worldly audience and media and lets just hope that the rest of the 11days of competition would be just as colourful. How can you ever forget Mr.Suresh Kalmadi, the man behind it all, the man behind all the controversies mind you. For once i believe, Mr.Kalmadi the Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Games got to sleep peacefully yesterday as everything about the Opening Ceremony went perfectly. It made me feel real proud to be an Indian. I'm sure a lot of my fellow countrymen felt the same. Lets just hope that the Indian contingent at the games puts on a good performance, that which we can all be proud of.

Happy Gandhi Jayanthi Everyone

Today's the 142nd Birthday of the Father of our Great Nation - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, lovingly referred to by his fellow Indians as Bapuji or Gandhiji.
Lets remember the great man and what he did for our country.
One of the greatest to ever walk on the face of the earth.
We'll never forget u BAPUJI.

God is watching over us!

I just wanted to share with you guys an incident that happened about 2 days back. It was about 5.30 in the evening and it was raining with a lot of thunder and lightening. Just then the phone rang. I went to answer it. It was one of my grand dads sisters. She was a nun. As there was lightening and thunder my grand mom told me to hang up the call immediately. But because of the aunt being a nun i didnt want to just immediately hang up. I thought it would be kinda rude to do that.
Just then, as i was telling her about the weather i felt a thud on the back of my right ear, as if someone had hit me there. I immediately kept the receiver down without knowning what actually transpired at that very moment. My grand mom was standing right beside me, but with her hands over her head. She was shocked as to what happened and said that she had actually seen a white light coming out of phone receiver that i was holding. We stood still for a while, not realising what actually had happened. Then we heard the loud rumbling of thunder and realised that it was actually lightening.
I was totally in shock. A lot of thoughts came into my mind. I even thought if i was dead! I ran straight to prayer room and stood in front of the big picture of Jesus and thanked him. What i strongly believe is that God was watching me at that very moment and he saved me from that bolt of lightening. Only he knows what could have happened to me if that lightening bolt had actually hit me. I got very lucky. Thank you God. Hes watching over us!

Unseen Friend

Have u ever known someone without actually getting to see them at all?
Well i have. To have a friend, who u have never seen, to talk to that perpson about your worries, sorrows, happy moments and to hear them out as well.
At first you are bound to be too desperate to see the person. But as time passes on you start to think twice about wanting to meet the person in person, out of fear that the peson in real will be different to the one drawn up in my mind.

Meet the Blogger!

Hello blogging world,
Im new to the world of blogging and this is my very first post. :-)
So, i thought i'll start off by telling u a bit more about myself.
I'm a 20 year old from Kochi in Kerala (a.k.a. God's Own Country), India. Im currently doing my Chartered Accountancy and B.com. I'm a BIG football fan and im absolutely crazy about Liverpool FC. Being from India, i have my fine share of interest in Cricket too.
Heard of Make a difference (MAD)?? Its a voluntary youth organisation working to impart basic english speaking skills to the less fortunate children in different parts of India. Im a MAD volunteer too.
Im very much God fearing and also a member of KCYM, ie, Kerala Catholic Youth Movement. Its a Catholic Youth Organisation.
I aspire to be a Chartered Accountant in the near future! :-)
Im a very simple and humble person. The rest is for you to find out.

Cheers,
rIjO :-D