ah! finally…

finally, registered my tissue type with marrow.org today. As was mentioned on Marrow.org; or other related websites, it was only a 5 to 10minutes task to fill in the form, and provide the cheek swab samples at the donor drive.

step0: go over to a drive location
step1: fill in the form with your name, phonenumber, date of birth, and mailing address information
step2: provide the cheek sample with a provided swabs
step3: keep it back in the envelope and submit the kit

Hoping to help out such drives in our own area here ….

resources:
         http://www.marrow.org 
         http://www.samarinfo.org

Economic Crisis…

… how did we end up with the economic crisis we are in today. It has been hard for me understand the basics with all the things been going on. I received this pointer from some one yesterday, and the video appears to be very informative – see more: Crisis of Credit

Marrow Drive in Seattle Area

Upcoming “Be the Match” marrow donor registry events in Seattle area:

04/29/2009     Seattle ,       WA     Details

4/26/2009       HTCC temple, Bothell        WA    Details [1] [address/directions]

I have missed several such drives before and missed one 2 days ago. I will be there at the temple on 26th.

more information on finding drive events in your area – SAMAR

No Salt added – home made pizza

cross posted a home made pizza recipe on my ootathindi blog

came across a recipe on Trent’s blog and tried it with no salt added… link

Easier to Say than Done…

…. a lot of times, we come across people who often talk and start giving advice. Well, it also depends on the recipients and their attitude on how well they take it. but at times, the recipients might hear them but not necessarily listen although they pretend to be.

Here is the situation:
     You have a challenge that you are working on. Apparently you come across someone, not necessarily have an experience around that, but the moment you share about your issue, he/she starts asking several questions and gives the numbers as though you feel it works. Sure, on a bird’s view things are always easy. Apparently the challenge is, not all people who starts telling you things would perform the same when it comes to a situation to themselves.

How would you react or respond in the situations when you come across such people? Would you pretend to be listening? would you gracefully defy it and justify your stand on how the problem should be solved? what else?

Do not get discouraged, just because ….

…. your loved one did not acknowledge your hard work. I know it is very easy to make assumptions and think that your loved ones did not recognize you or appreciate your hard work and success. It is possible that each and every individual goes through several things during the day and weeks. And at times, they go blind and completely get involved in their frustrations and fail to recognize and reward and appreciate the efforts the loved ones accomplish or achieve.

Well, I agree it is not an excuse for not appreciating the effort, no matter what mindset one goes through…

— just a thought

have a great week end

GM/Segway innovative PUMA

While driving from work this evening I heard this on Radio that GM is partnering with Segway to come up with a 2-passenger vehicle on Segway’s model and would run on the battery. Following are the facts I heard :
1. moves at 35mph
2. looks elegant but a modified version of Segway
3. GM is probably looking to produce this starting 2012
4. No comments about pricing yet
5. PUMA would have sensor ability to keep away from the vehicles and the pedestrians, making it safer to ride.

few questions posed:
1. would it be safer on our roads?
2. It is very small and not safe to be on road with other vehicles; but it is quite bigger to use on sidewalks
3. What are the designated places this device is intended to be used?
4. cities’ infrastructure department might think of constructing separate lanes for these models like (like the bicycle lane)

see a video here on this blog [picture snapshot from one of these videos]

PUMA stands for: Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility

more on huffingtonpost [link]

see more on Segway website:  http://www.segway.com/puma/ ; http://www.segway.com/blog/20090406introducing-project-puma-329.html

Yummy in my Tummy….

.. don’t know how kids make up these rhyming words at times… my daughter was at a neighbor’s house the other day playing with their similar age girl there. looks like they both ate some snacks there and with all the excitement , she screamed out – “Yummy in my Tummy” appreciating the taste and the offerings there.. the household were all laughing out on this rhyming words…

I vaguely remember posting here about the way she used to pronounce Yummy (as Nummy)  when she was 15months old, when she liked those rice cereals, or fruits or cheerios and such…

However, as she grew further, she tried to express her like and dislike with the same words but in a different way that we came to understand after several times of her usage of these two words.. She had changed her definition by then as she got better speaking words when she was at her two’s. So at that time if she liked something that would take the work “hmm… Yummieeeeeeeeeeeeeee” ; but if it was something that she didn’t like, then the expression was “yeah, Nummy!” and spit it out or take it to her hands and put it in trash. We were wondering why she would say nummy and put it trash, while the same response meant she needed more of that food.

well, she no longer uses the word Nummy, but rather says flat out “I don’t like it“. It’s all different phases…

Home Mortgage Refinancing insights…

…. came across a great article about Refinancing a Home Mortgage and what exactly goes into it. http://investopedia.com/printable.asp?a=/articles/pf/07/refinancing_mortgage.asp 

At times, we think re-financing makes more sense for a lesser interest rate, at the same time we sometimes oversee the other costs involved and the break-even point to get back to the same mortgage principal.

Agreed it is completely dependent on the context and individual situations. I realized this article gives out the facts of what is involved, and individually your own math should help you decide your question – Refinance or Not.

Daddy, no one played with me today….

I knew something like these would come up at some point but I wasn’t sure I had to deal with such a situation this early. on one night a few days ago, although i was on my computer, my 4yr old daughter was by my side and reading a book. She was quiet for few moments. I watched her and I often make sure to attend her and listen to her while she is telling me something. This moment, she was quiet and said, “Daddy, no one played with me at school today <pause>” …

Well, I realized, this was the moment I must take the computer aside, and listen to her and ask her what happened. Now, it is a learning moments for me to:

1. Ask the right questions
2. if making any suggestions, be cautious <i have heard it and read this from several sources, I think I would have to cover this in a different post>
3. should I just keep listening – while asking the right questions or wait for her to open up and tell me everything without me asking more questions?
4. How can I assure her about my support and let her know that I am with her?
5. What steps should I take for the story she narrates me about her experience at school today?

I had all these questions lingering in my mind and still tried to listen to what she had to say…

It was challenging for me to to think of a solution and help her how she can handle the situation at the school next time around…

Well, the conversation was not complete as she was also feeling asleep, I believe I need to read more and learn to respond before I react on her question and thoughts…