GA Calling A bi monthly Newsletter, Volume 1, 13th April 2012 In this Volume President’s Note Editorial Office Bearers Food Joint GA Log Kid’s Corner Me & My Child Health & Wellness My Space Mother’s Day Special Gang of girls, who were in the play area had this to say about Green Acres: “I love GA because…” (captured verbatim by Sripriya, R20) “Because of the nature here, garden & everything, friendliness of people and, the best thing I like is to play with my friends” - Ashley, (8 yrs), A8 “I love GA because I have many friends” – Jayashree, (9 yrs), B4 “Even if we don’t know people, they are really friendly. Many books to read in the library. Love splashing water in the pool” - Arifa, (9 yrs), A1 “Lots of friendly people to interact with and lot of facilities to enjoy” – Sejal, (9 yrs), A1 “More place to play and I have more friends to play. I like the garden, they cut it nicely” - Poshya, (8 yrs), B2 There were two boys playing in the play area, Siddharth of A5, Dushyanth of A8, 11 & 10 yrs’ old respectively. According to them, “Green Acres has lots of greenery. We have so many parties and such a big ground to play” Let us see what some older kids and adults have to say about GA: “It’s not solitary here and I have so many great friends” – Sanjana, R 25 “When we came initially, it was so lonely here. Impressed by the development in Green Acres. Love the fact that we have a convenience store. And, Amphi theatre brought life to Green Acres” – Krishna, R 20 “People, Greenery, pollution free place – that’s what I like about GA” – Poornima, R 30 “Open space, Amphi theatre where we can sit & talk and of course, children here. Feel proud that we are doing garbage segregation. Like the cosmopolitan atmosphere in Green Acres” – Bennet & Malini “Green Acres is very calm & the people here are friendly” – Mrs. Pattammal, R 27
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Editorial Dear fellow GA residents, This is a moment for celebration for all of us here at Green Acres. History will tell that on 13 th of April 2012, the most auspicious day, folks at Green Acres made a prudent choice to launch a great instrument of communication, goodwill and neighborhood. Indeed it is an auspicious day as we celebrate New Year’s Day as per Indian calendar in several states Chithirai, for the Tamils, Vishu for the Keralites, Baisakhi for the Punjabis, Poila for the Bengalis, Bihu for the Assamese and Nua Barsha for the Odissa folks. We at GA truly recognize the wisdom of the Danish proverb ‘No one is rich enough to do without a neighbor’ and cherish the friendship, camaraderie and togetherness of our loving GA community. Launch of GA Calling is indeed a demonstration of our care, concern and abiding interest in our fellowship. In the context of changing social fabric, it is very essential that we roll out similar initiatives to ensure that the residents have means and ways to be bonded. Man, they say, is a social animal. No human can blossom to her/his fullness in the absence of the warmth and support of the near and dear. The neighborhood in which most of us grew up is not the neighborhood that we have settled now. There is a sea of change in everything and the transformation process is ever green. In such a scenario we need to be inventing mechanisms by which we will be in touch with our humanity. A community newsletter is a powerful instrument to meet these needs. We need to know who our neighbors are; we need to be connected, though not necessarily very closely; we need to express who we are; we need to share our joy and multiply happiness; we need to feel secure in the company of our fellow residents; all these leading to our being bonded.
GA Calling , will provide an excellent scope to meet all these objectives. Compared to many other residential communities, GA has a tremendous advantage. In my opinion, GA is of the right size. Not too large to make it difficult to get connected and yet big enough to accommodate several facilities. What will make this community a vibrant and active community? You don’t require brilliance of the highest order to answer this question. Everyone knows that participation and involvement in the community activities are essential pre-requisites to make any venture successful.
GA Calling is your magazine; make it your heart throb. Contribute regularly. Feed news items, send in photo-
graphs, share your success stories…There are innumerable ways in which you can make this news letter to be truly articulating the spirit of GA. Make it happen. As I conclude this maiden editorial for this launch Issue, let me place on record my sincere thanks and gratitude to Ms Sripriya for the leadership, Mr Ramanan for empowering the team, Mr. Vijay Tadepalli, Ms Deepa Suresh, Ms.Shanmugapriya, Ms Preeta Menon, Ms Yusra for their contribution as volunteers, in making the dream of a Newsletter a true possibility. With loving regards Anto Vincent
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President’s Note Welcome to GA Calling! Green Acres has sturdily built up to truly being a green happy place to be in and also become quite self sufficient place for the holistic development of its residents by sustained and dedicated efforts of committed members of GAOA. In our continuous endeavor to make Green Acres as an unique community, our in-house news letter is re launched now. With this news letter GA Calling we wish to fulfill our aspiration to provide thought provoking articles on topics of shared interest in addition to News and announcements to GA residents. The amount of preparatory work undertaken by the enthusiastic editorial team to ensure the successful launch of this news letter is immense and we, the managing team of GAOA record our appreciation and thanks to the team lead by Ms. Sripriya and Editor Mr. Anto Vincent. The GA calling team is planning to make the Newsletter a dynamic forum for residents with more of their inputs, by providing space for anything they wish to contribute. As the success of this depends upon your participation, we request the readers to be a part of GA calling by actively associating with it in every possible way. Thanks and Regards V. RAMANAN
Logo Design by Srividya Tadepalli
President, GAOA Newsletter Team Mr Anto Vincent, Editor Mr V Ramanan Ms Deepa Suresh Ms Shanmuga Priya Ms Preeta Menon Ms Yusra Ms Sripriya Mr Vijay
GAOA Executive Committee Members Designation 1
Mr. V. Ramanan
President
2 Mr. M.C. Pillai
Vice President
3 Mr. Sunil Vamadevan
Joint Secretary
4 Mr.Ravishankar Ganesan
Joint Secretary
5 Mr. S. Parthasarathy
Treasurer
6 Mr. Anil Bhat
Joint Treasurer
Managing committee/Sub committee members
Mr. Krithivasan/Mr.K.V.Rajan
Mr.Mahendra Varman/Mr.Sudhir Kakkar Mr.Bennet Thomas Special Thanks to
Mr. Rajesh Nair/Mr.Deepak Sivanandam Mr. Cruz Miranda Mr. R. Nallathambi
Mr.Ravi Mathai
Mr Athiyaman, Facilities Manager,
Mr.Raj Menon
Mrs.Meena Sriram
Content contributors and to
Mr.Srinivasa Nattamai
Mrs.Sharada Vamadevan
Mr. A.R. Thenappan
Mrs. Amrita Bhat
Mr. Sudeep
Mr.Col.Vijay Meesala
Ms. Chitra
Mrs.Munna Biju
your encouragement towards Launching GA Calling!
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Know thy Neighbor
Warm , friendly and extremely gentle Mrs and Mr Valsan welcomed us heartily on an evening at their residence. Here we give a snapshot of our meet with their family residing at A510. Origin: Both of them hail from Kerela and have made chennai their home since 1988.
Family Members: They have two sons , Mr.Anil, settled in London and Mr.Gopal, in Toronto.They have a grandson: Master Aarav. Profession: Mrs.Geeta Valsan works In Shishya School, Adyar, whereas Mr Valsan is a Retd. Commander of Indian Naval Force. Personal Interests: Mrs Geeta Valsan loves to paint and enjoys doing any style of art , be it Kerala murals, Wooden murals, Tanjore paintings....We were mesmerized by the her paintings- brimming with life- and her passion for art ( secret of being young at heart ) reflects in her works that beautifies her walls. She also enjoys listening to music in any form..Mr. Valsan, on the other hand is an avid reader >He has also contributed more than 60 books to our GA library. As a Resident of GA: They shifted to GA in 2008 september, when even the construction was not fully completed.They have actually seen GA growing into a green paradise and did come up with their valuable advise at every stage to make it a cozy community as we see it today. They have a positive vibe as they feel the people here are very warm, friendly, helpful and the environment is superb and therefore makes it more lively& loving! Suggestions for making GA an excellent society & a Close Knit community: The club house should be utilised to its full potential. Library needs be well organised & maintained in a better way. Getting in Catering facility at our campus on Friday evenings & weekends could provide the residents chance to enjoy their evening snacks, chats, and dinner within GA itself....(wow ! this we are sure would be welcomed by all.....how nice to have a good food at reasonable price avoiding those traffic blues,long queues at restaurents and a bombing bill amount for a humble food!!!!!!!!! ) It was our privilege to meet this lovely couple Mrs. and Mr. Valsan and share their views & valuable suggestions for our "Know your neighbour" column. Priya and Deepa. Every volume will attempt a write-up about a member of the Green Acres’ family, chosen randomly by lots
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Food Joint
Mango Recipes Raw Mango Chutney (Maharashtrian Style ) One Raw Mango ( peeled and sliced); One cup groundnut ( roasted and skin removed ); 1/2 cup jaggery; Red chilli powder : as requiredsalt : as required. 1 tbsp oil for tadka; mustard seeds : for tadka Method. Grind the raw mango pieces with jaggery, roasted groundnut, jaggery, salt, red chilli powder to a fine paste without adding water. Empty in a bowl. Pour 1 TBSP oil in a Kadai and put rai and once it starts to crackle pour it on the mango paste. Raw mango chutney is ready... goes well with chapatti, dosa... Deepa Suresh Mango Rice Raw Mango/Small size = Green Chillies 3 no.s, Red Chillies 2 no.s, Ginger 1 small piece, Coconut two teaspoons of shredded fresh coconut, Jeera ž teaspoon, Asofoetida very little quantity, Sugar 1 small Pinch, Turmeric powder and Salt Little bit, Method of preparation: 1. Grind all the above in the mixie and make paste. It should not be totally grounded but to some extent. 2.Take the Kadai and pour one teaspoon of cooking oil, add mustard seeds, after it crackles, add one small teaspoon of blackgram dal (urad dal) and Bengal gram dal (channa dal) 3. Put the paste in the kadai and fry a little. 4. Switch off the stove. 5. Mix the fried paste with 1.5 cups of cooked rice well. 6. Garnish with coriander leaves. Enjoy the Mango Rice with your family members! Lalitha Ramesh
Mango Recipe Mango (Large Ripe ones) - 2nos, Grated fresh coconut - 1cup, Cumin seeds (Zeerakam)- 1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds (uluva) - a pinch, SALT - as required, Turmeric Powder - a pinch, Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp, Curd / Yogurt - 2 tsp, Curry leaves, Mustard Leaves, Dried Chillies - 2 nos, Oil - 2 tsp Method Cut Mangoes (Ripe) into medium pieces, in a saucepan, put the cut pieces and turmeric - boi; in little water, Grind Coconut with Cumin seeds, Fenugreek and Red Chillie Powder into fine paste. Add it to the mango mixture, Boil it for a minute, Allow it to cool for five minutes. Add the beaten curd or yogurt and mix well. Heat oil on a wok. Splutter mustard and sautĂŠ the whole red chillies, Curry leaves and a pinch of Methi. Pour it over the mango curry. Munna Biju A5
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Kid’s Corner—Drawings by Children
t The goa t as a goa There w boat, ed on a b m li c t I a river went to t a o b e Th er. oat shiv e the g d a m h Whic ck A1. rs) Blo y 9 ( , Arifah
Water Water is prec ious
You’ll need it
; water is pure
for life, that ’s for sure Use it wisely, use it well Otherwise w e’ll no longer dwell Don’t waste w ater, as the mistake won’t cure Hamsini, B4 -16
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Kid’s Corner
Kings of Ice
To My iPad
Most birds can fly. There are some birds which have wings but cannot fly. One of these birds is a Penguin.
Why are you so distracting every single day
Penguins live in one of the coldest places in the world – the Antarctic – a land full of ice and snow. Freezing winds blow there almost all the time, and the sun comes out only for a small part of the year.
You are so useful even in Marina bay*** When I’m in the house While I’m chasing a mouse
A Penguin’s long body has a shape which helps it to live in the cold. Penguins have thick layers of very light feather called “Down” and thick layers of skin called “Blubber”. The Down and Blubber keep the body heat in the cold air out.
You’re so hard to get out of
They are great swimmers and can swim 10 to 15 km an hour. Both parents look after the eggs long after it hatches. A day comes when the chicks are ready to move and swim by themselves in the sea.
Or even when I’m watching acrobats
Vindhya, 7 yrs old
I just can’t turn you off When I’m stuck in a cave of bats
I feel a bit awful That I can’t eat a waffle Because I’m busy using you
The sheep
But look on the good side
There was a sheep
When I’m a cook
It used to bleet
I can use you as a recipe book
It went to a nearby hill
I made up my mind
where there was a mill.
I’m not turning you off, ever
Arifah, (9 yrs) Block A1.
Ajay Arasanipalai*** Marina Bay is the newly constructed Casino / Hotel in Singapore
Ociana the Magician Once upon a time there lived a girl called Ociana. She was a Princess. She had a sister called Aquaria. Ociana and Aquaria were very beautiful. Their mother’s name was Queen Maria. She was also beautiful like her daughters. They lived happily until one day Ociana came to know that a girl called Zilia was jealous of her beauty. Ociana became scared that Zilia might do something to her. So she ran into the forest. When Zilia came to know about this she became furious, so she sent a bad magician called Badimega. Meanwhile the queen who did not know about Zilia’s order, went for hunting in the forest. Badimega saw Queen Maria and thought it was Ociana and caught her. Badimega changed Maria into a mermaid. But luckily she had a special necklace to change her form. Ociana heard this and went to fight with Badimega, but Badimega changed her also as a mermaid. When Ociana went inside the ocean she saw her mother. Her mother became happy and gave Ociana the special necklace ..Ociana wore it and went to the castle. She asked her magician if he could turn her and her mother back to a human form. The magician agreed and he turned Ociana and Queen Maria back to a human. Ociana and Queen Maria lived happily ever after..
Evangelin , A6-14
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Mother’s Day Spl (9th May) Mother’s Day Is one day enough to celebrate the priceless gift called Mother?? No. But sometimes it takes a token gesture to remind us to be grateful for the presence of the one person we take so completely for granted. My mother is someone I owe a lot to. She has been a constant source of support through all the ups and downs of life. In retrospect I wonder why I was not more appreciative of my mother whose silent and patient faith and belief pushed me to reach for the stars. She introduced me to my lifelong romance with books. She was fairly tolerant (!) of my forays into her kitchen, and stoic in stomaching total or semi disasters of dishes that were more of tongue twisters and less of palate pleasers. She held my hand through my exam fears, taught me life defining lessons in humility, gratefulness and trust, was stern when she needed to be and soft when I needed her to be. She can make me smile, she can make me cry, and she can make me tear out my hair! She is my favourite confidant and my most preferred sparring partner. I hope I can be to my daughter all that my mother has been to me! Preeta Menon (A4/ 10) My child Well! Any mom would readily accept to pen her motherhood blues, which is a 24/7 job; but I would opt for the other side. when I boast of my juggle between the duties of a daughter, sister, daughter-in-law, wife, mother, etc., my daughter, a 9 year old, shoulders various roles so gracefully leaving me quizzed ”can i ever match her grace?”. Her caring ways with her sibling, though he occupies her space too with us- parents and when I hint on this, she humbly replies” he’s a baby ma”. She’s a great advisor especially at the tussle times between me and my husband and I really look out for her, for she always supports only meJ and advises her dad to empathize with me. On the other hand, it’s my turn to accept her –when I yell at my son’s mischief’s, she’ll politely remind me that he’s too small to get my words. Sometimes she’s my teacher, many times – my “critic”; but always... she is my wonder! Right from the day I took that tiny bundle of joy in my arms, to this day she’s grown up as a replica of my mother who’s always there by my side in her caring ways. For this mother’s day, I would like to honor my cute little daughter, who’s putting me in line to be a better mom, day by day with her love & care laced with brimming sunny smile. Shanmugapriya, M/o.Sree Sivalika, B2/5 MOM, you are the best I have always pondered on a question that do we really need one day specially to celebrate Mother's day?? For me everyday is a day to celebrate, thank and love my mom for all that she has given and still gives me, be it in form of her advice, her concern and her unconditional love for me and my kids.. It is said once a mother, always a mother.. how true....My mother has been there for me in all my walks of life.. Though I'm a mother to two beautiful girls, I still look upon my mom as my FPG (friend, philosopher, guide) all the time. Your Your Your Your
arms were open when I needed a hug, heart understood when I needed a friend, gentle eyes were stern when i needed a lesson, strength and love has guided me and gave me wings to fly....
MOM ur the best... Deepa Suresh, A5/9
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Mother’s Day Spl (9th May) There are people who exist, and then there are people who inspire. Most of us are on the look-out for a hero – someone to emulate, somebody to look up to. Some of us are lucky to find one. A few are even luckier to have one in their day to day lives. This is a celebration of one such inspiring person, Mrs.Thankam Vamadevan, my mother in law. By her sheer exuberance and positive attitude, she has achieved great strides in life - most striking of all being the enormous good-will, love and respect others have for her, and the joy she brings into the lives she touches. She is the anchor of our happy family, having mastered the art of playing all the roles that have come her way in life to the hilt – be it as a caring daughter, an affectionate daughter-in-law, a loving sister, a great home-maker, a fine wife, a talented cook, a valued friend, and a much adored mother & grandmother. Working for the community, she has been the founder member of the well respected Thursday Ladies Club, a charitable organization of philanthropic women. She was also one of the early champions of the ExNoRa at Besant Nagar. She is a keen member of the Bhajan Mandalis she attends. She takes life in her stride . For her, enjoyment has no age bar, and she gets along famously with all age groups. She is by definition a senior citizen, but is far younger at heart than a lot of young folks. At Green Acres- from being the most enthusiastic dancer , whether at the GA Garba or the’Kaikotti kali’, to lending her voice to the GA Choir - she is also a keen swimmer at the pool. She is the life of a party, while at the same time, the person who you can turn to for serious and good advice. Despite being there for anyone who needs her, she manages her routine with great discipline- her daily exercise regimen including pranayama, yoga, and working out at the gym- it is no wonder she has the stamina needed to match her zest for life! She is a living hero- a source of inspiration to all those who know her. Thankam Vamadevan is truly a phenomenon - someone very special - and we celebrate her, on Mother’s day, as we do in our hearts, every day of the year. With love and pride of being her daughter in law Sharada, R 25 My Mother My mother is the best She hardly gets any rest She handles my pest And makes our home a happy nest So I think, east or west my mother is the best. Arifah, (9 yrs) Block A1
A Mother’s Twinkling Eyes With two twinkling eyes, To show her expression. Emotional and full of surprise. Delightfully she expresses her relation, Through her two beautiful twinkling eyes. Bency Biju (A5/3)
My Amma! I play study everyday am helped by someone everyway, she is by my side everyday and I care and do this for her lovingly. Life is a challenge, I know my mother will be there. Life now is strange, but whatever it is, my mother will take full care. Love you Amma! Bina Biju(A5/3)
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Health & Wellness
Stop Dieting, Start Slimming ! Who doesn’t want to be trim and slim? Almost, everyone ! The problem is many of the recommended steps are either scary or too tough to follow. Dieting is the worst way to spoil the fun. Besides, when carried out fanatically there is a likelihood of getting into other health issues. Added to it is the risk of regaining weight if one should abandon dieting midway. What is aspired for is an easy way which doesn’t deprive the taste buds the joy of eating. Eating is the most frequented pleasure for human beings. It is the nature’s way to entice men and women to take care of their body by having regular food. Over a period of time humans developed extraordinary liking for the taste of food. During Roman civilization they developed this to such a crazy extent that bizarre customs emerged. Epicureans, persons given to refined sensuous enjoyment, found food to be one of the socially recognized and accepted sources of enjoyment. Sometimes it led to gluttony. Well, the point is well taken. We don’t want to give up the pleasure of eating our favourite food. And yet, we want to be slim! That’s the challenge. The motto is “Eat anything that you want and still be slim”. This is a tall call, though not impossible. Good news is that there is a way. It is in the way that you eat that you can choose to be slim and be slim the way you want. Here are the steps to accomplish your goal, stay in robust health and liberate your body from illness: The time you eat is sacred time for the body. Give total and complete focus to the food that you eat. This is the time you will refrain from watching TV, Video and internet. When you are absorbed in watching TV, the brain is engaged in receiving and storing messages and information. In the bargain, it doesn’t get cell communication on time indicating that the stomach is full and it is time to stop eating. In the normal course two things occur: (a) Law of Diminishing Returns start operating. The taste you got from the first sweet is greater than what you get from the second sweet. Gradually, the pleasure gets thinned out and sometimes you develop distaste for the same food if taken continuously. Naturally you will stop eating. (b) When the stomach gets filled to desired level, communication is sent through the nervous system. On receiving such communication, brain sends signal to stop eating. Now, what happens when we eat while watching TV? Operation of the Law of Diminishing Returns gets slowed down. Even when you develop a reduced pleasure from food, the loss of pleasure is substituted by the joy of watching TV. This allows you to continue to eat, and eat excessively. Brain is engaged in sorting out the TV message. The required signal to stop eating is released a bit late. By this time, the damage is done – excessive eating takes place. You will discover that the villain is not ‘eating’. It is the TV show. The first step, in pursuit of a slim body, is to focus on food and stay away from TV while eating. What applies to TV applies to reading paper, books, stories etc., Same reasons, no need to repeat. Chew well, masticate food and make it almost liquid. This is the healthiest way to eat. Digestion starts in your mouth. Saliva makes a brilliant contribution in digesting food. For this, the food has to be in the mouth for sufficient time. Stomach is not a grinding machine. Your body grinder has 32 tiny solid bones! Your jaw is a powerful crusher. Allow the teeth and jaw to carry out the job. In the process your food is sent to the stomach in liquid form. This allows optimal digestion. The nutrients are allowed to be absorbed and assimilated fully and completely. Food well digested will not lend to obesity. It will be healthy energy. The added advantage is you will take slightly longer time than normal. This permits the brain to send signal ‘STOP EATING’ on time. Contd...
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Health & Wellness...contd
Regulate water intake before/during/after a meal. Food requires digestive juice in concentrated form for total digestion. Any water intake should be minimum half-an-hour before a meal. Same rule after meal – minimum 30 minutes after food. During meal, total taboo on water. This will allow food to be fully digested. Food that is not digested fully causes several problems, including obesity. Question is, “won’t we get thirsty during meal?” If you masticate your food properly, saliva in your mouth will take care of moisturizing food. What about some water before start of a meal? Take one tablespoon equivalent of water. Have you observed people eating on banana leaf? They clean the leaf and take a small quantity of water from their right palm. This is the Vedic way of eating. Just few drops to lubricate throat and the food canal. This one is bit difficult and many times impractical. However, when you are in the comfort of home, you can adopt this excellent practice. Squat down, legs crossed and eat. If unable to sit on floor, sit on a chair with legs crossed. When you sit on floor and eat, willy-nilly you will bend your stomach every time you go for one more help. What an excellent way to exercise your belly as you eat! Continue to derive fullest enjoyment from your food and yet be trim and slim. (Abridged version of Anatomy Healing of Healer Baskar). Anto Vincent
Me and my Child Adult Conversation During one of those discussions at the dinner table my son who was 7 at that time, was explaining what he wants to be when he grew up. It was a big list of professions. The conversation was going on for a while with the rest of listening. My daughter, who was 3 then, was patiently listening to her brother talk big words and with hard to pronounce name. In order to get her involved in the discussion, I asked her what she wants to be when she grew up. She had a very simple wish; she said “I want to be an Adult Ma” Hema, R 27 Photo courtesy: Mr M.C Pillai
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GA Log Abhinav’s 1st Birthday Celebrations Green Acres Club Hall 18 Mar 2012 by Uma Karthikeyan We had a party for our friends of Green Acres for the 1st Birthday of Abhinav . Though his birthday was on 21st March 2012, we celebrated this function on 18th March 2012 , Sunday at our Green Acres Club Hall ... Thanks GA friends for being at the Party !!!
What’s Happening @ GA?! Carnatic Singing: by Niveditha, (B2/8) daily at 6:00 pm by Srihari, Tuesday, Thursday 4:30 to 5:30 pm Bharathnatyam: By Lalitha Kala—Monday, Thursday 6:30 to 8:00 pm Yoga: (By Poorna Yoga School), Monday, Wednesday, Friday; Contact Mrs Vidya (A2/3) Swimming: Summer Coaching by Sukumar 6:30 to 8:00 am; 6:00 to 7:00 pm Karate: By Franklin Wednesday & Friday, 5:30 to 7:00 pm Narayaneeyam, Lalitha Sahasranamam, Vishnu Sahasranamam chanting—Monday, Wednesday, Friday—2 to 3 pm Coordinated by Mrs Raji Suresh (A2/13) Proposed activity—spark—A transformation workshop for children (11 to 18 years)—April 15th; to book, call Yusra(+919940368707)
Just moved into GA.. Welcome to the GA family! Mrs & Mr Amit Sood, B1/11 Mrs & Mr Ajith Mathew, A4/4 Mrs & Mr Prem Raj, A1/5 Mrs & Mr Anil Kurien, R23
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GA Log
Congratulations to Mr. Stalin, resident of B3/5, who won the prestigious “Nandi Award� for Best Visual Effects, feature film category, for "VARAUDU" Nandi Awards are given by AP govt.
Hamsini Pratapa (B4-16) of GT Aloha Vidhya Mandir with all her Spell Bee trophies. She has stood State 1st in Category 3 of Marrs International Spell Bee and has been selected for International round conducted in Abu Dhabi during Jan 2012. She has also stood 2nd in Category 3 at Zonal level in the Spartan Spell Bee competition and will be participating in the State level competition on Apr 28, 2012.
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My Space
Share Trading Tips
To protect your capital cut your losses if it exceeds 2%. Big spectacular wins are not possible in all trades. But small moderate size wins are sustainable and repeatable with occasional small losing trades. Buy @ Lows and Sell @ Highs is a foolish game. Hot share tips are worthless as the person giving tips does not become rich by his tips. But @ one price that at one point in future you can sell at a higher price. Buy shares which may bring profits in short term (maximum 3 months). no one knows what will happen after 3 years. Trading with trend increases probably of a winning trade. If you are wrong sell when price falls by 2%. Do not get carried by your success. Trade is a risk and manage your risk by suitable stop loss. Trade correct number of shares to limit your loss. Capital is Rs.10000 and affordable loss is 2%(Rs.200). Buy shares to loose Rs.200. If you make money in stock market 50% of risk capital keep 25% away from market in FD and keep 50% for future losing trades. Happy, healthy and wealthy trading., S.Vasudevan; Source JUSTSHARES.COM
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GA Log
Emotional Mastery Life without emotions is like Indian cuisine without spices. Time and again we are told by our well wishers to be logical, not to be emotional. Any attempt to live without emotions is like being extra sensitive on hygiene requirements, missing out the flavor of life. A guy was to sit down for a traditional south Indian meal served on banana leaf, to be taken by hand. Being highly hygiene conscious he washed his hands and the leaf with a powerful anti-septic lotion. Can you imagine how he will relish the food ? Thoughts and emotions are the nutrition of mind. We can ill afford to be hyper logical and miss out the fun and joy of being human. Nevertheless unbridled emotions of certain kind will lead us to sure disaster. Emotional mastery acquires its importance from this perspective. We need to experience and nurture certain emotions in the fullest measure, while sparingly use certain other emotions as warranted by the context. Ultimately human beings crave for joy, peace and harmony. All other things fade in relevance and importance when it comes to measuring success. Inner joy is a function of emotions and feelings. Emotion - Energy in motion – is dynamic, all the time shaping every facet of life – relationship, health, performance, ability to communicate effectively etc. One, who manages emotions, manages life triumphantly. And, one who masters emotions transcends mediocrity of survival and soars into lofty heights of accomplishment. Mastery of emotions places one in a position of command. She who masters emotions will, at will, bring forth excellence in her chosen areas of life. Mastery of emotions engenders power and strength of body and mind, to meet the perpetually emerging challenges of life. He is the master of situations who masters emotions. Mastery of emotions is not denial or rejection of the feelings attached to them. Mastery means acknowledging the reality of emotions and feelings and giving them the due place they deserve. When acknowledged in the appropriate manner, emotions serve significantly useful purpose. Mastery helps us to live our lives through awareness. Time invested in emotional mastery is time more precious than the most valuable metals, minerals and gems. It gives you the leverage to be super successful in life. Emotional mastery is the key to perpetual inner joy. Anto Vincent
GA Calling A bi monthly Newsletter, Volume 1, 13th April 2012
Go Green @ GA! Segregating garbage is the way to go, and we at GA have been doing this for close to three years. It is an “of the people, by the people, for the people” movement and a win win game all through. Let’s join hands to make GA a model community! Volume2 of GA Calling will be published in mid june 2012. Volume2 will carry a section on letters to editor. Please send in your articles and feedback to GANL@googlegroups.com with a copy to tsripriya@gmail.com