Allwyn's Blog- The Journey

Years of living dangerously article is an inspiration from the Nat Geo documentary(titled Years of living dangerously) which advocates and address the issues of Climate change and its adverse effects.   I have heard about the climate change but haven't taken it very seriously. After watching the documentary program in NatGeo I was frequently struck with thoughts of  what will happen to the planet earth after 50 years where our younger generation will have to live. Isn't it our duty to give them a better planet to live in. I have shared my knowledge and views about Global warming and Climatic change through this post. Hope this article could spread some awareness. I started working as Testing engineer specializing in electrical installation testing and had a chance to work in Neyveli lignite Corporation(NLC) power plants, where I noticed that the exhaust chimneys of the New power plant  is higher than that of the old ones....

Festival of Pongal is celebrated every year on 14th or 15th of January(தை மாதம் முதல் தேதி) in Tamilnadu and other parts of India. It's also known as Shankaranthi in other parts of India. This year Pongal falls on 14th of January 2017 and celebrated for 4days from 13th Jan 2017 to 16th Jan 2017 Bhogi Pandigai: Its the first day of Pongal festival in honour of Lord Indra who is the god of clouds and rain. On this day old/broken household are thrown away or burnt in fire. The houses are cleaned and decorated. Bonfire is lit with wood and cow dung cakes and the unwanted materials are thrown in the bonfire. "பழையன கழைதலும் புதியன புகுதலும் போகி பண்டிகை" which translates to "Getting rid of the unwanted things and bringing in the new ones". On this day the unwanted households are thrown and burnt,  which symbolizes that we have to get rid of  anger, grudge and revenge from our hearts and let love, tolerance, mercy and charity flouri...

We have stepped into a fresh Year 2017 with lots of expectations and hopes.. we all wish good luck and prosperity to all our friends and relatives and they have send their wishes to us. Compilation of my timeline of New Year wishes... (Read also: Gateway to the New year.. Month of December ) New Year wishes in my FB page Allwyn’ s blog the Journey: "Year 2016 has come to a happy ending... Happy New Year 2017 from Allwyn’ s blog-The Journey to all our readers, followers and those who encourage me. In 2016 I re-started writing and meeting the readers through my articles. I express my deep gratitude to all my readers for encouraging me." Wishes which I sent to my friends, relatives and social media groups: When we bid farewell to 2016 and welcome 2017 we need to be grateful for the year which has gone- by and wish for a better year ahead. “In the last few hours of 2016. Let’s remember and be grateful for the good things which happened to us and forget the bad things ...

This post is linked with the Indispire  edition:149 topic " In this world so connected with technology,we have actually lost our real connections.Technology has actually surpassed human-interactions.Real time Conversations became texting and Feelings became status updates.What you feel ?Share your views on it " Swimming alone in the world of technology post takes a dip whether technology has affected our real time interactions or not. Most of us would agree that social media has taken a great toll in the real time interactions. Majority of us, use internet for  social media application like Whatsapp, email etc.. and  many don't have idea about the other usage of internet( Read also: Internet Users...Take a break from social media ).   It has become common scenario now-a-days , that many members of the family are sitting together in the same room, but they are not talking to each other. Everyone is busy using Whatsapp, Facebook, w...

I pulled a poster of the month from Destination magazine, basically it was the map of Jeddah. My  aim was to show my kids the map of Jeddah, but my daughter noticed that the map shows location of Domino’s Pizza outlets.... anyways we could trace some landmarks successfully. We decided to post the map on the wall, I noticed a phrase behind the poster “Serving only good vibes in here” The phrase attracted me and I posted the phrase instead of the map and Kudos I found a topic for my blog. That's the story behind the post...Continue reading the post till the end to find out where good vibes are served.. Good vibes or Good vibration is a pleasant emotion which a person gives out to those around him.. Generate good vibes: Positive thinking, being humorous, helping others, being appreciative, being kind, forgiving are some gestures which can fill the space around you with good vibes. Nature also contributes in generatin...

November is gone and December has begun... December is a month of happenings.. In most part of the world its already winter and people in countries where temperature drops below zero are busy collecting fire woods and winter clothing to beat the winter cold and freezing temperatures. In Australia its summer season, in contrast to the rest of the world in the month of December. World is getting ready for Christmas and to welcome the New year. Companies, factories and corporates  are getting ready for year end closure and fixing of target for the next year. Christmas tree and Christmas jingles have already started filling the air... Santa clause will be shortly visiting our home for distributing gifts and blessings... As an individual we welcome " Hello December" and are ought to think and measure what we have done the last 11months and pen down our plan for next 12 months.. We took vows when the clock struck 12, and we stepped into 2016. Are those vo...

  This article is linked to Indispire edition No: 145   " Does speaking well in English add a sparkle to the personality of a person? If 'yes', then do you feel it is right? Share your views " Trip to London: A man living in rural India wins a ticket for a trip to London. After 2 weeks he returns back from London and met his friend. They discussed many things about his trip...   Friend: what did you  like the most in London? London return: In London everyone is well educated. Friend : How do u know that? London return ; Yaar... Only well educated people can speak in English but in London even waiters and labors speak only in English. Even small babies speak in English... English Nostalgia: Well, Indians regard some one who can speak English as superior than others, well educated(sahib) and give them lot of respect. Indians are badly struck with English Nostalgia and practice American accent and British accent. Many t...