My way back home…
Posted by: ghalibhasnain on: May 7, 2008
You can never go home,
That is what they say.
My response is just a smile,
I know I’ll find my way.
Miles and miles to get there,
That is what I might have to do.
But it is all so simple,
My home is inside of you.
Nothing warms my heart,
Than the way you can.
My home, my sanctuary,
Is when you hold my hand.
Hold me in your arms,
until I fall asleep.
Dreams end as I begin to wake up,
You’re gone, I’m weak.
Home is where the heart is,
My home is with you.
Since we aren’t together,
What am I supposed to do?
I’ll find my way back home.
It is such a boring day
Posted by: ghalibhasnain on: May 2, 2008
and i feel lazy doing my task.
the heat is scorching.
time passing by so slowly.
my eye lids are heavy.
so hungry.
amf!
Things I Missed About Me
Posted by: ghalibhasnain on: May 2, 2008
Sometimes, reality check is a very helpful action to evaluate how your life have been. I took some time to see how my life is going.
I am happy with my life right now but ironically, i miss old days a lot.
Here are the things i missed in myself.
- Being Together. I grew up in mix family but right now our family is seperate . During those times, I was more energetic and extrovert i play everyday . Eating, playing, doing chores and other things are included in the list. Some of the times, i just hang out in my room reading books, creating art work or simply staring at the ceiling. This is also the time wherein i could talk to myself and reflect.
- Being spontaneous. I go to anywhere the wind carries me. I change my mind in a snap and do anything i like. But now, i have to re-think things first before deciding. I have to plan how my day 2 days before.
- Book reading. I LOVE reading and i hate it that i can’t finish a single book these days.
- Playing games. Besides computer games, I love playing board games and other indoor games. Chess, games of the generals, badminton and Basketball are in my list. I am still athletic but not good as i was in past but i feel physically strong now.
- My School. The best place in the world….
- Gimiks. I miss going to restaurants, houses and anywhere.
- Friends. We now have different lives and our schedules doesn’t fit. And mostly seldom keep in touch. I feel sad because it seems like they have forgotten about me. I feel happy because they are all doing great with their lives. I understand that we are all busy. Just a small hope is kept in my heart.
I am a more mature person right now and i guess i have planned how my life should turned out so much.
My world is so crowded right now that i needed some space. Time to think and re-order my plans. I am in a mess and i have to fix things up.
Creativity does not require genius
Posted by: ghalibhasnain on: May 1, 2008
Based upon an independent survey of advertising and marketing executives, which was reported in USA Today, there are three common misperceptions about creativity:
- That the time of day when people tend to be the most creative is at night,
- That the common causes of creative block are lack of inspiration and concentration, and
- That the best way to prevent creative block and keep ideas flowing is to focus harder on the task at hand and talk to others to gain their perspectives.
The truth of the matter is that most people are more creative in the morning. Most of us do not work better under a tight deadline. And taking a break is the best way to avoid creative blocks.
Notice I said most people. Everyone is different. Beethoven poured cold water over his head when he sat down to compose music, believing that it stimulated his brain’s creative process. And no one ever doubted his creative genius.
In my case, I’m sharpest in the morning after a good night’s sleep, or when I’m exercising. But ideas hit me at all times during the day and night. That’s why I always carry a pen and paper with me, or keep a small recorder nearby if I can’t take time to write. If I get an idea during the night, I have a pad of paper and pen on my nightstand, and I get up and write it down. Sometimes I even call my own voicemail at the office to jar my memory in the morning. I don’t trust it to memory alone. I hate to waste an idea, even if it doesn’t turn out to be great when exposed to the light of day.
One of my favorite cartoons in the New Yorker magazine showed two assistants preparing for a sales meeting in a conference room. One says to the other, “And don’t forget the little pads in case one of them has an idea.”
Like many people, I don’t think well when I’m hurried or under pressure. I tend to go a mile a minute, but I think better when I’m relaxed. Did you know that some truly creative people spend their most productive time looking out the window? They are thinking. It’s one of the most important things we do.
Of every study known to mankind, not one—zero, zilch, nada—says there is a correlation between IQ and creativity. This is good, because it means every one of us can become more creative.
When I speak to groups, I give them this lesson: If I give you a dollar and you give me a dollar, we each have a dollar. But if I give you an idea and you give me an idea, we both have two ideas.
Thomas Edison, who was awarded more than 1,000 patents, was a prime example. He said, “The ideas I use are mostly the ideas of other people who don’t develop them themselves.”
Edison visited Luther Burbank, the famed horticulturist, who invited every guest who visited his home to sign the guest book. Each line in the book had a space for the guest’s name, address and special interests. When Edison signed the book, in the space marked “Interested in,” Edison wrote: “Everything!”
That was an understatement. In his lifetime, Edison invented the incandescent light, the phonograph, the hideaway bed, wax paper, underground electrical wires, an electric railway car, the light socket and light switch, a method for making synthetic rubber from goldenrod plants and the motion picture camera. He also founded the first electric company.
Edison refused to let his creativity be stifled. He was curious about everything. See a connection?
“Ideas are somewhat like babies,” said the late management guru Peter Drucker. “They are born small, immature and shapeless. They are promise rather than fulfillment. The creative manager asks, ‘What would be needed to make this embryonic, half-baked, foolish idea into something that makes sense, that is feasible, that is an opportunity for us?’”
I like that thinking. It validates all my little scraps of paper and two-word dictations, among them my best ideas in infant form. Developing them and watching them grow, seeing where they go from a little seed—and seeing what other bright ideas grow right along with them—that’s what gets my creative juices flowing.
Mackay’s Moral: Creativity has no script; it is inspired ad libbing.
The Kingdom (2007)
Posted by: ghalibhasnain on: April 29, 2008
The Kingdom (2007)
From left, Jeremy Piven, Chris Cooper, Jamie Foxx and Omar Berdouni in Peter Berg’s film “The Kingdom.”
F.B.I. Agents Solve the Terrorist Problem
What good is geopolitical turmoil if you can’t have some fun with it? Hollywood has been posing that rhetorical question for a long time now — from “Ninotchka” to “Rambo” by way of a battalion of World War II combat pictures — but it has so far been a bit squeamish about turning the various post-9/11 conflicts into grist for escapist entertainment.
“The Kingdom,” a whodunit/blow-’em-up directed by Peter Berg, corrects this lapse by taking aim at the ethical nuances and ideological contradictions of the war on terror and blasting away.
“The Kingdom” takes the breathless visual precision of the Jason Bourne movies — what the film scholar David Bordwell calls “intensive continuity” — out of the abstract hall-of-mirrors universe of intra-C.I.A. skulduggery and into a semiplausible world of international tension. Rather than explore that tension, as some other, more ostentatiously serious movies coming out shortly seem poised to do, Mr. Berg and Matthew Michael Carnahan, the screenwriter, do what they can to relieve it with fireballs and frantic chases. The result is a slick, brutishly effective genre movie: “Syriana” for dummies.
“The Kingdom” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian) for intense, graphic violence.
THE KINGDOM
A Review From NEW YORK Times..
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A New Trend of 20-20 Cricket
Posted by: ghalibhasnain on: April 29, 2008
These days everyone has a tough routine and carrying so many work to do…but nowadays everyone is watching IPL and getting involved into matches everyday .the tournament is so fantastically manage by IPL ogranizers and colors all over the game and the main attraction is players all over the world..do u know how much IPL is giving to these players..
Mahendra Singh Dhoni – $1.5 million
Everyone bid for Dhoni. He’s swoonsome. Dhoni went to Chennai.
Andrew Symonds – $1.35 million
Symonds is usually frightened of the subcontinent, finding any old excuse not to visit. He’ll counter by saying that that’s just Pakistan, which is just as well when there are seven-figure sums at stake. Hyderabad wanted Symonds *this much*.
Ishant Sharma – $950,000
Long memories from the bidders here. Kolkata finally ended up with a player who’s been playing international cricket for about a fortnight.
Manoj Tiwary – $675,000
No clue. It’s 300-and-odd thousand per international run he’s scored though. Delhi were the frugal chaps who invested in him.
Shane Warne – $450,000
Shane, unfortunately the world thinks that you’re $50,000 worse than Cameron White. That’s assuming Jaipur haven’t vastly overpaid for you.
Ricky Ponting – $400,000
Another duff bid. Everyone point and laugh. Ricky Ponting went for less than Mark Boucher. In fact, Ponting is Kolkata’s seventh most valuable player. Score.
Matthew Hayden – $375,000
Everyone point and laugh again, only this time really put your backs into it. Chennai wanted Matthew Hayden, but only about half as much as they wanted Jacob Oram, Albie Morkel and Suresh Raina, all of whom clocked in at $600,000 plus.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul – $200,000
Bangalore would have been better off getting three-and-a-half more Shivs instead of their one Jacques Kallis, but still. At least they got one.
About these values
We’ve read a few articles about how this auction will have bruised a few egos. Doubtless it will, but it’s not so straightforward as just looking at the price and that’s what the player’s worth.
It’s a different format of the game for one thing (admittedly now the most financially rewarding format). Certain sorts of players are of greater worth than others. Quick-scoring entertainers are who the franchises want. Bowlers are also less desirable as they can only contribute for four overs wheras batsmen have potentially the entire innings to influence the match.
There are also certain rules that have boosted particular players’ values. Each side must feature four Indian players as well as four players under the age of 22. Get yourself a 19-year-old like Ishant Sharma and you’re fulfilling your quotas. Glenn McGrath however ($350,000), will take up one of your four overseas spots and you’ll get four overs, no batting and negligible fielding out of him.
We’re a bit uncertain about what happens at the end of the season. Players can be traded, but contracts have been guaranteed by the BCCI for three years. Maybe it’s worth getting younger players into your side early on before they’re worth more. That might be another reason why some of the more established names have gone for less than you might expect.
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Walking for Fitness.
Posted by: ghalibhasnain on: April 26, 2008
It’s fun, it’s free — and it’s a total-body workout.
The Basics
Fitness walking is a great way to lose weight, feel better, and stay energized. Your odds of injury are small, and you don’t need expensive equipment or a well-equipped gym. You can do it outside in nice weather, or around the mall or an indoor track when the weather is less than ideal.
Whether you’re a beginning exerciser or a seasoned athlete, we have a walking program that can help you stay lean and toned. After reviewing some general principles, you can take your choice of three walking workouts.
Ready? Then let’s get started!
Before You Begin
Walking for health or weight loss is something to work up to. If you haven’t exercised recently or regularly, you will need to start slowly. But even with our “Getting Started” plan, you’ll see results within a couple of weeks.
Doing It Right
It seems silly to talk about the right or wrong way to walk, but you’ll get better results and fewer sore muscles if you follow these general guidelines:
- Always warm up at a comfortable pace for about five minutes. This prepares the muscles and lubricates your joints. Cool down at the end of your session by returning to this comfortable pace for five more minutes.
- Stand up straight, but stay relaxed. Let your arms swing naturally, and walk with a feeling of purpose.
- As your speed increases, bend your elbows so your forearms are parallel to the ground, “pumping” your arms as you walk. Don’t clench your fists.
- Land heel, ball, toe. Roll from the heel to the ball of your foot, then push off the forefoot. Don’t hyperextend or “lock” the knees.
- Although you can walk in most any comfortable shoes, you’ll eventually benefit from models designed for fitness walking. Any well-stocked athletic footwear store can help you find a walking shoe that suits your needs.
- Don’t exercise when you are sick or feeling under the weather.
- When exercising in hot weather, drink extra water before and during your workout. Stop immediately if you feel faint or weak. Better yet, find a cooler place or time of day to walk.
Picking a Plan
Each of our three fitness walking plans is designed with a specific person in mind:
- If you’re new to exercise, you’ll want our First Steps plan.
- Have you reached a “plateau” in your current walking plan? Try our Speed Circuit plan.
- Walkers who are ready for a real challenge should try our Maximum Burn plan.
Common-Sense Precautions
For most folks, moderate exercise is safe. However, there are situations where exercise, even modest effort, can be dangerous. Here are some things to consider before and during your workouts:
If at any time you feel chest pain, experience severe muscular discomfort, feel faint, or are short of breath, stop exercising immediately. If the condition persists, you should consult your doctor immediately.
Do not begin this or any exercise program without first consulting a physician, especially if:
- You have family history of heart disease
- You’re a female over 50 or a male over 40
Or if you possess two or more of the following risk factors:
- You smoke
- You are in the habit of eating high-fat foods
- You currently do not exercise
- You have high blood pressure
- You have higher than normal cholesterol levels
- You experience shortness of breath during exercise
- You have a chronic condition
First-Steps Plan
This program is designed to ease you into a regular walking routine. Start out slowly and you’ll enjoy it more, build your confidence, and reduce your risk of injury. Even at a slow pace, you’ll feel more energetic and be in a better mood.
This plan is for you if:
- You currently walk less than 60-90 minutes per day on your job or in your everyday activities, such as walking to the bus or chasing after kids.
- You are severely overweight and unfit.
- You are recovering from an injury, illness, or surgery, or you currently have a chronic condition that limits activity.
Duration: 10 minutes Frequency: 3 days Pace: Whatever is comfortable.
Duration: 15 minutes Frequency: 4 days Pace: As if you are in a hurry; after walking for 10 minutes, you should have covered more distance than you did last week.
Duration: 20 minutes Frequency: 5 days Pace: As if you are in a hurry.
Duration: 30 minutes Frequency: 5 days Pace: As if you are in a hurry.
Pace Notes:
- Maintain a comfortable pace at first; pushing too hard increases your odds of injury.
- Your “hurry up” pace should have you breathing deeper than normal but should not leave you too breathless to carry on a conversation.
- By week four, you should be covering 1-1/2 to 2 miles in 30 minutes.
How-To Exercises..
Posted by: ghalibhasnain on: April 26, 2008
Sit on your stability ball as shown. Hold the dumbbells in front of you with your arms bent at 90-degree angles, elbows at your sides. Keeping your back straight, bend slightly from the hips. Straighten both arms and extend the weights behind you, turning palms up toward the ceiling once arms are fully extended. Pause, then return to start.
Tones: Triceps
Sit on the ball. Hold dumbbells down at sides, palms facing out. Keeping elbows at sides, lift the dumbbells up to your shoulders. Pause, and then lower.
Tones: Biceps
Lie back on the exercise ball (start on your back on the floor if this is too difficult). Hold the dumbbells straight up over your chest so their ends face each other and your palms face the ceiling. Lower arms so your elbows point toward the floor and the weights are even with your chest. Press arms back to the start.
Tones: Chest, triceps
Strong for Life: Upper-Body Workout
The upper body is a notoriously weak area for most women but it’s also an area that responds quickly and beautifully to strength training. Follow these 6 exercises to renew upper body strength.
Sit on the ball as shown. Start with dumbbells at shoulder height, palms facing out. Press the dumbbells straight up overhead. Pause, and lower weights back to shoulder height. Don’t arch your back while doing this exercise.
Tones: Shoulders, triceps
Sit on the edge of the ball as shown, feet together, a dumbbell in each hand. Keeping your back flat, bend forward at the waist, letting arms hang down on either side of legs. Squeeze shoulder blades and raise the weights out to the sides until parallel to the floor. Pause, then lower weights to the starting position.
Tones: Upper back muscles
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, back straight, and knees slightly bent. Hold a dumbbell in each hand. Keeping your back straight, bend 90 degrees from the waist and allow arms to hang down toward the floor, palms facing legs. Squeeze shoulder blades together and bend elbows, raising the dumbbells up to either side of your torso. Pause, and lower back to the starting position.
Tones: Back, biceps
How-To Exercises..
Posted by: ghalibhasnain on: April 26, 2008
Strong for Life: Lower-Body Workout
Working your legs will do more than make them look great peeking out from under a skirt. A strong lower body makes it easier to do everything from hiking to climbing stairs.
Lean against the wall with your ball in the small of your back, as shown. Hold a weight in each hand. Make sure your shoes have good traction, because your feet need to be out in front of your body a bit. Lower slowly until your knees are at 90-degree angles (no lower), then return to the starting position.
Firms up: Glutes, hips, thighs
Stand with feet together, arms at your sides. Take a giant step to your left side. As you plant your left foot, bend your left knee and lower your butt back toward the floor until your left thigh is nearly parallel to the floor. Do not allow your left knee to jut over your toes. Bend forward and touch your left ankle with both hands. Then push back up to the starting position. Repeat on the other side. Alternate for a full set on each leg.
Firms up: Inner, outer thighs
Stand with your legs wider than shoulder-width apart, toes pointed outwards. Hold arms out to the sides and slightly forward (place a hand on a chair for support, if needed). Keeping heels firmly planted, bend knees, dipping your butt until thighs are nearly parallel to the floor. Pause, then slowly straighten legs and rise up on the balls of your feet. Lower heels back to start.
Firms up: Glutes, calves
Stand with feet hip-width apart, holding dumbbells by your sides. Take a giant step forward with right leg. Immediately bend right leg and slowly lower left knee toward floor. Keeping both feet in place, straighten the right leg, lifting body upward. Lower again and repeat a full set. Switch legs.
Firms up: Glutes, thighs
Place ball against wall. Lie face up with your feet planted on the ball as shown. Squeeze your butt muscles together and tighten your body so that it forms a flat bridge. Hold for a second (longer as it gets easier), then lower to starting position.
Firms up: Glutes, hamstrings
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