ELRIC OF MELNIBONE...MICHAEL MOORCOCK

Yesterday i finished this ELRIC OF MELNIBONE!!!!!!!!!!!one more mythical stories ........though this is different from Lord of rings or others......but again similar to hindu mythology.........there are sea god ......land gods... a lord of chaos...we too have water god........VARUN......land goddess .......lord of chaos ...SHANI....etc...but the certainly it is much more darker than other similar novels.........brothers killing brothers and dragons too........ships which sail both on earth and sea...........good one.................ELRIC is not perfect but again he is HERO for he is for his principles and values..........

Not yet finished the 2nd part............OH......by the way there are 7 parts of it...so 6 more to go!!!!!!!!!!

The Chronicles of NARNIA... C. S . LEWIS

Now Now ....This is a book which made me remind of HEERE MOTI... it was a book i read long long back....about the TZARS and WITCHES and young heroes and maidens ....

This book is much much bigger than the movie.....recently came into theatres... and you may say it is for KIDS and all that!!!!! but i really liked i man!!!!!

There is these four youngsters who go into a wardrobe which does not have a end ........ heyyy it opens into a different world.... and you may say....it coexists with our earth.....different PLANES and all........

These 4 go to the new place and fight a witch finally with the help of ASLAN...who GOD over here....

Then in the next book you read how that Witch is actually from a different world and she is brought into NARNIA by professor itself ....... so many of interwoven tales ................i enjoyed it to the core...........

and humour too........There is a BIG MOUSE called REEPICHEEP....bloody hell he is a warrior having guts more than anyone in the story..just read the lines what he says or when he reacts....when some insult is thrown on him...

Then the ending when everyone on the earth dies and finally are in ASLAN ABODE with him ofcourse......seems like the hindu mythology....of attaining heaven where u are with GOD!!!!!!!!

GOOD ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!

ERAGON and ELDEST ... by CHRISTOPHER PAOLINI

I just finished these two books by the young writer C Paolini. I would say it is a nice attempt from him for this trilogy do contain some stories where the reader would feel enigmatic and may be some of the sequences are exhilarating like in the book ERAGON... eragon accidently finds the dragon coming out of the beautiful stone. and then the fighting....with the SHADE... and in the second book the fact that he too is the son of MORZAN....meaning he is brother of MURTAGH...
But many a times i feel he has failed to enthrall the reader where it was pretty easy to do so. He has made eragon a powerless HERO... every now and then he miserably wins....He is not even able to win his love/infatuation ARYA ...the elf.... Then his brother kills the king of Dwarfs.... and he is not able to anything... He says BROM was a great rider but he dies at the hand of RAZAAC ...whom he describes as some petty criminals and yet give them a credit of killing a RIDER...
Anyway it was good after reading LORD OF RINGS ....felt similar ...but still i await the end of this story too!!!!!!!!!!!!3RD part is yet to come........

Why i still smoke??????????????

I am a smoker and i am trying to quit. But for some medical reasons i am not able to abstinate from smoking. Ha ha !!!!!!!!! heyy i am posting this article to frighten me everyday!!!!!!MAY BE!!!!!!

The first is smoking induced dopamine release. Dopamine is a chemical naturally produced in the body. Its main function as a hormone is to inhibit the release of prolactin from the anterior lobe of the pituitary. This actually helps in decreasing nervousness and craving , along with increasing euphoria.

Smoking has multiple effects on hormone secretion, some of which are associated with important clinical implications. These effects are mainly mediated by the pharmacological action of nicotine and also by toxins such as thiocyanate. Smoking affects pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, testicular and ovarian function, calcium metabolism and the action of insulin.

The major salient clinical effects are the increased risk and severity of Graves’ hyperthyroidism and opthalmopathy, osteoporosis and reduced fertility.

Smoking also contributes to the development of insulin resistance and hence type 2 diabetes mellitus.

An important concern is also the effect of smoking on the foetus and young children.

Passive transfer of thiocyanate can cause disturbance of thyroid size and function.

Furthermore, maternal smoking causes increased catecholamine production, which may contribute to under perfusion of the foetoplacental unit.

The health consequences of cigarette smoking and of the use of other tobacco products are well known. They are an important cause of increased mortality and morbidity in developed countries and the prevalence is increasing in the developing world as well. Cardiovascular disease due to atherosclerosis is the major cause of death due to smoking. Cigarette smoking is an important predisposing factor for the development of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The risk of cancer is also much greater in smokers than non-smokers, which is particularly true for lung cancer. Fertility problems are more likely in couples who smoke and maternal smoking in pregnancy is associated with intrauterine growth retardation.
Tobacco smoke contains numerous compounds, the important substances of medical significance being the carcinogens (such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons), irritant substances, nicotine, carbon monoxide and other gases (1). Smoking has an affect on the various metabolic and biological processes in the body including secretion of hormones. These are mediated chiefly through behavioural and pharmacological actions of nicotine but also occur as a result of increases in the physical effects of stress on the body caused by smoking. In normal men, smoking causes an increase in heart rate and blood pressure as a result of constriction of blood vessels. It tends to increase the concentration of fatty acids in the blood and also the liability of blood platelets to adhere to each other and to the walls of blood vessels. Nicotine also causes stimulation and sedation of the central nervous system depending upon the dose. Carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke has a higher affinity for haemoglobin, thereby reducing the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood. The aim of this review is to describe the effects of smoking on the various hormones with its clinical consequences and to discuss the association of smoking with endocrine diseases.


Smoking is an important modifier of hormones and a detailed smoking history is essential when assessing patients with endocrine disorders. The hormonal responses to smoking are responsible for the increased prevalence of several diseases in smokers. Graves’ disease and particularly Graves’ ophthalmopathy are strongly associated with smoking. Autoimmune thyroiditis and small goiters are also more commonly seen in smokers. Similarly, osteoporosis is linked to smoking through its effects on various hormones, in particular the anti-oestrogenic effect in women, which causes fertility problems and premature menopause in smokers as well. Insulin resistance is also more common in smokers and may contribute to the increased incidence of cardiovascular disease. More pronounced responses are seen in heavy smokers as compared with light smokers reflecting the direct toxicogenic effect of cigarette smoke. Maternal smoking affects the infants in a similar way to adults. It is also possible that passive smoking could also affect the growth of young children through decrease in GH, as seen in chronic smokers. The rewards of giving up smoking are thus both immediate and substantial.

HOlI AUR HUM LOG

NANGAI macha di bhaiyon ne!!!!





Mamu dar gaye!!!!!!!!!!!



ONLY that i am a primal animal!!!!!!!



AMIT kone mein kyun khada hai!!!!!!!



PUPPY,me,mamu,rahul,nitish




Puppy came!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Tired after playing HOLI!!!!!

TO VGP ... GOLDEN BEACH

ON bus to mahabalipuram....Heyy final desti was VGP only... BY the way this is CIPET ..had my TCS sponsored course on UG and CATIA here only.... good ol days!!!!!!!!



GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!



At the food plaza!!!!!!!



ASHU bhai!!!!!!!!!!!

That day we had decided to go to Mahabalipuram...... and ended up at VGP... Me, Ashu and Mayank waited nearly 1 and 1/2 hours for the bus to mahabalipuram and finally got down at VGP...ha ha ..WHIMS OF MAYANK....anyway enjoyed this one too........ Had beer too .....just next to the sea ......... there is a BAR in the VGP itself.........it was nice..... Some nice gals too.......Overall a good timepass!!!!!!!

ME,My friends, CHennai and TCS ...............

This is dilip........my flatmate!!!!!!!



Having some discussion at lunch!!!!!!!!!





3 hours badminton everyday!!!!!!!!!!!!





Planning to change my hair style.......how do i look????????????





THIS IS BEERMANI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!sivamani ..... has more muscle and more love in his life !!!!!!!! ha ha !!!!!!!!





That's me !!!!!!!!having horlicks....below B block ...chandran's adda!!!





Srini bhai....gone to Philadelphia...



Chandran bhai....met him on 1st day at boeing////



Venkat... sabse sidha sadha munna..... though he is highly intelligent!!!





different takes of sushil bhai..........







ANoop bhai....different takes.......ha ha ....

velumani and venkat party......

velu...............



dilip////////



me..........stylish no!!!!!!!!!!



whole of team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



beermani became juicemani..........

A festival for lord muruga

( that is karthik....second son of lord shiva............YA ...he is a revered GOD in tamil culture........see this what people do to please him........!!!!!!!!!!!!
Inflicting Pain on self is another way to express pure devotion to GOD in nearly all the religions.......