CHOOSE WHAT’S BEST FOR YOU……

The fresh New Year has started and one more year has added to our age and fully bright, colourful and exuberant birthday is on its way. Each year brings us a whole new variety to our lives with celebrations on festivals, birthdays and anniversaries.

From the day we are born, we get a birth sign and it eventually depends on the day we are born. Birth signs are totally 12 in number and each has a definite symbol, birthstone, and a lucky flower, colours, numbers &day.

                                

People born in between (March 21 to April 20) come under ARIES, Fiery First sign,

Symbol: The Ram

Ruling Planet: Mars

Birthstone: Diamond

Flower: Sweet Pea

Colours: Fiery Red, Orange

Numbers: Seven, Six

Day: Tuesday

People born in between (April 21-May 21) come under TAURUS, Earthy second sign,

Symbol: The Bull

Ruling Planet: Venus

Birthstone: Emerald

Flower: Lily of the Valley

Colours: Natural colours

Numbers: One, Nine

Day: Friday

People born in between (May 22- June 21) come under GEMINI, Airy Third sign,

Symbol: The Twins

Ruling Planet: Mercury

Birthstone: Agate

Flower: Rose

Colours: Sky blue, black

Numbers: Three, Four

Day: Wednesday

People born in between (June 22 – July 22) come under CANCER, Watery Fourth sign,

Symbol: The Crab, Moon

Ruling Planet: The moon

Birthstone: Moonstone, Pearl

Flower: Larkspur

Colours: Sliver, Sea Green

Numbers: Eight, Three

Day: Friday

People born in between (July 23- August 23) come under LEO, Fiery &Fixed Fifth sign,

Symbol: The Sun, The Lion

Ruling Planet:  The sun

Birthstone: Sardonyx

Flower: Gladioli

Colours: Gold, Fiery shades

Numbers: Five, Nine

Day: Sunday

People born in between (August 24-September 22) come under VIRGO,Earthy &Adaptable Sixth sign,

Symbol: Fertility Goddess

Ruling Planet:  Mercury

Birthstone: Sapphire

Flower: Aster

Colours: Natural, Warm

Numbers: Eight, four

Day: Wednesday

People born in between (September 23-October 23) come under LIBRA, Airy sociable seventh sign,

Symbol: The Scales

Ruling Planet: Venus

Birthstone: Opal

Flower: Calendula

Colours: peacock blue

Numbers: Six, Nine

Day: Friday

People born in between (October 24-November 22) come under SCORPIO, Watery Eight sign,

Symbol: The Scorpion

Ruling Planet: Mars

Birthstone: Topaz

Flower: Chrysanthemum

Colours: Dark water shades

Numbers: Three, Five

Day: Tuesday

People born in between (November23-Dcember23) come under SAGITTARIUS ,Fiery, Adaptable Ninth sign,

Symbol: The Archer

Ruling Planet: Jupiter

Birthstone: Turquoise

Flower: Narcissus

Colours: Fiery Reds

Numbers: Nine

Day: Thursday

People born in between (December 24-January20) come under CAPRICORN, Earthy Tenth sign,

Symbol: The Goat

Ruling Planet: Saturn

Birthstone: Garnet

Flower: Carnation

Colours: Restrained to Dark

Numbers: Seven, Three

Day: Saturday

People born in between (January 21-February 18) come under AQUARIUS, Airy, Stubborn Eleventh Sign,

Symbol: Water Carrier

Ruling Planet: Uranus

Birthstone: Amethyst

Flower: Violet

Colours: Wild, Way out

Numbers: Eight, Four

Day: Wednesday

People born in between (February 19-March 20) come under PISCES, Watery, Compromising Twelfth sign,

Symbol: Two fish

Ruling Planet: Neptune

Birthstone: Blood stone

Flower: Jonquil

Colours: Violet, oceanic

Numbers: Five, Eight

Day: Friday

IT’S MUST IN A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION

                                          

New year has set in with much bang and a week passed by, many of us made many resolutions and sure to follow it without fail. LOL is a must in the new year resolution, let’s see what it is?

Most of us give much focus on the weight loss through eating right food in a right amount in a right time. YES, indeed it’s always pays good results. The resolutions vary from person to person basing on their requirements which in turn depends on their age, lifestyle and health issues. Irrespective of any variations, this LOL is sure to make you more happier, healthier and hot.

LOL is laugh out loud, Laughter is treated as a therapy now a days, to make people feel less  tense and be calm and cool. Laughter not only boosts energy levels but also helps you to relax.   In addition to this:

-          10 to 15 minutes of laughter burns about 50 calories.

-          It reduces stress and even stimulates blood flow.

-          Laughter is said to result in better sleep, according to studies.

-          A study says 15 minutes of laughter increases pain threshold by 10 per cent.

-          It is also believed that laughter boosts your immune system.

This New Year can be more fruitful, if you can work hard to include this LOL in your bucket list. If this is done as a group activity, it brings more joy and the total mood of the area will get set with huge laughter. One who can’t go out or unable to join the group due to timings, they can start with:

-          Watching a comic video or any comedy channel in the TV set

-          Read  favourite authors comedy novels

-          Buy jokes books in  mother tongue and enjoy reading it loud.

-          Take up Daily Newspaper and go through their cartoon or joke columns

-          Share all comedy information or jokes with  friends through what’s APP or SMS every day.

-          Make it a routine among  friends to discuss any funny things of  childhood.

All these can assist one to promote themselves to laughter and this in turn will bring more humour in their lives. “Laughter is the best medicine” stated in the ancient times itself. At least we should realise it now and follow for our better living.

                                        

THYAGARAJAR- A MUSICAL SAINT & COMPOSER

                                             

Today the 6^th of January 2018 is a special day in the musical calendar & for all musician & for music lovers too. According to the Tamil calendar, the PUSHYA BHAGULAPANCHAMI is the day the saint attained sammadhi and this is observed  as THYAGARAJAR ARADHANA every year by all the musicians. This year mark the 171^st ARADHANA of the saint musician &composer.

                                

 As a mark of respect &homage to the great musician, people from across the globe assemble near his SAMADHI &sing in unison his PANCHARATNA KRITIS. This includes Vocalists, mrudangam, flute, veena, kanjira, ghatam, nadaaswaram,& violin artist.

                                                     

 The place is THIRUVAIYARU a small town on the banks of the river Cauvery in Tanjore district of TAMILNADU.

        

                                             

Saint THYAGARAJAR has composed many thousands of kritis and the five gems of his work were stated as PANCHARATNA KRITIS &these five are:

1.  Jagadaananda karaka                     Naata -  Raagam        Aadhi - Thaalam

2.  Dhudugu gala nanne dhora           Gaula  -  Raagam       Aadhi – Thaalam

3.  Saadhinchane O manasaa          Aarabhi  -  Raagam       Aadhi – Thaalam

4.  Kanakanaruchira                        Varaali  -  Raagam        Aadhi – Thaalam

5.  Endaro Mahaanubhaavulu              Sree  -  Raagam         Aadhi - Thaalam



                                                       

SPECIAL CARE FOR YOUR SPECTACLES

                                    

Many wear spectacles either to avoid dust &dirt or due to myopia or hyper myopia. Few need to wear it throughout the day, then the maintenance for the same demands more attention.

 Have your eye test done annually without fail and use the prescribed power glass. To get a perfect spectacle reach an expert optician and select a frame that suits you and note not to get a tight frame which may lead to head ache. The frame should not be too small but should cover your eyes fully so that you can see through the glass and have a clear vision. Especially for senior citizens the frame should completely sit on the ear and should also support the hearing aid without disturbing it.

Always wear spectacles when working on a computer and handle them with care for long term utility. Use of fibre or plastic instead of glass helps in breakage free handling, but it’s more expensive and not scratch resistant. Its light weight and the thickness of the glass is lesser and the heaviness for high power is minimum.

@ Always, use both hands to handle spectacles rather than single hand.

                                

@ Place the spectacles face up on table or best of all in its case. Placing the spectacles face down causes the scratches over the glass surface of the spectacles.

@ Never leave spectacles nearer to hot surface

@ Avoid hot water and chemicals to clean the spectacles.

@ clean the spectacles with dust free cloth

@Spray Auroclean (any spectacle cleaning solution) on both sides of the spectacle, allow it to dry for few seconds, then, clean the spectacle surface with recommended dust free cloth

@To make your spectacles look new and clean follow the procedure twice in a week.