'Believe it or not'

First Windows Phone 7 mango mobile released...

2011-08-28T01:16:00.000-07:00

First Windows Phone 7 mango mobile released...

The Spider Sisters....Repley's Believe It or not……

2010-11-24T03:56:00.001-08:00

Jamuna and Ganga Mondal are conjoined twins from Callcuta, India. They are best known as “The Spider Sisters” because of the way they move around.

Monster octopi with scores of extra tentacles....Repley's Believe It or not……

2010-11-24T03:48:00.000-08:00

In nature, it is quite rare to encounter octopi with extra tentacles (or "arms," for the purists), but a pair of aquariums in Japan's Mie prefecture have some extraordinary specimens on hand.

The permanent display at the Shima Marineland Aquarium in the town of Shima includes a 96-tentacled Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) that weighed 3.3 kilograms (about 7 lbs) and measured 90 centimeters (3 ft) long when it was captured in nearby Matoya Bay in December 1998. Before dying 5 months later, the creature laid eggs, making it the first known extra-tentacled octopus to do so in captivity. All the baby octopi hatched with the normal number of tentacles, but unfortunately they only survived a month.

Woman Delivers 19 lb Baby!....Repley's Believe It or not……

2010-11-24T03:43:00.000-08:00

I don’t know what childbirth is like…but I could only imagine that giving birth to a 19.2 pound baby can’t feel all that good! These babies are exactly the same age:

The mother suffered from Gestational Diabetes, which can cause a baby to grow too large.

Avatar Girl....Repley's Believe It or not……

2010-11-24T03:31:00.000-08:00

Twenty-two-year old Wu Ziaoyan of Southern China suffers from Fibrous Dysplasia, a tumor that has overtaken her two thirds of her entire face. She can no longer smell or see properly. Her parents are hoping that getting her story out will bring awareness to her issue so she can have the lifesaving surgery she so desperately needs.

The Woman with the Giant Legs....Repley's Believe It or not……

2010-11-24T03:29:00.000-08:00

Meet Mandy Sellars, she has a condition called Proteus Syndrome, a condition that causes abnormal bone and skin development. The same condition Joseph Merrick, also known as the Elephant Man, was afflicted with.

Mandy is extremely petite, a size 8 on the upper half of her body. Her top half weighs only 68lbs, but her legs combined weigh 286 pounds!

First Pregnent Man...

2009-06-01T19:31:00.000-07:00

screenprinting business in Bend. He decided to get pregnant because his wife had had a hysterectomy. He was able to conceive because he kept his female organs when he switched genders.
To conceive, Mr Beatie stopped the bimonthly testosterone injections he was receiving as part of his sex change.
The couple bought anonymous donor vials from a sperm bank and, struggling to find a doctor willing to help them, resorted to home insemination with a syringe bought from a vet that is typically used to feed birds.
“I actually opted not to do anything to my reproductive organs because I wanted to have a child one day. I see pregnancy as a process and it doesn’t define who I am,” Mr Beatie told the TV talk-show host Oprah Winfrey in April. “I feel it’s not a male or female desire to have a child. It’s a human need. I’m a person and I have the right to have a biological child,” he said.
Mr Beatie caused a sensation when he went public with his pregnancy in Advocate, a gay magazine. He posed holding his bulging naked stomach for a photograph reminiscent of Demi Moore’s headline-grabbing 1991 cover photo for Vanity Fair. “How does it feel to be a pregnant man? Incredible,” he wrote. “I will be my daughter’s father, and Nancy will be her mother. We will be a family,” he said.
A cameraman for the TMZ website filmed him leaving the hospital in a hooded sweatshirt, without a bulging stomach. In his Advocate article, Mr Beatie recounted the struggles he faced to have a child.
“Doctors have discriminated against us, turning us away due to their religious beliefs. Health care professionals have refused to call me by a male pronoun or recognise Nancy as my wife. Receptionists have laughed at us. Friends and family have been unsupportive; most of Nancy’s family doesn’t even know I’m transgender,” he said. His first successful insemination ended in a life-threatening ectopic pregnancy with triplets, resulting in the loss of all his embryos and his right Fallopian tube. “When my brother found out about my loss, he said, ‘It’s a good thing that happened. Who knows what kind of monster it would have been?,” he wrote.
Mr Beatie has said he may have more children, once he has experienced fatherhood.

Pig With Monkey's Face...

2009-06-01T19:01:00.000-07:00

Yes, this miracle happened in China and many very amused to see a Pig born with a Monkey head !! Curious people came to the owner Feng Changlin after the news spread in Fengzhang village, Xiping township in China.The pig looks just like a monkey, with two thin lips, a small nose and two big eyes. It has rear legs which are also much longer than its forelegs, causing it to jump instead of walk.The big question is whether this pig would live on ground or climb on trees when it grows up. People have suggested the owner to keep the piglet in observation.

The Ghost in the Stereoscope...

2009-05-13T20:53:00.000-07:00

In his landmark 1856 book on 3-D photography, The Stereoscope, the optical scientist Sir David Brewster suggested:
For the purpose of amusement, the photographer may carry us even into the realms of the supernatural. His art enables him to give a spiritual appearance to one or more of his figures, and to exhibit them as "thin air" amid the solid realities of the stereoscopic picture.
The first firm to mass-market 3-D images, the London Stereoscopic Company, published views (like the one above), entitled "The Ghost in the Stereoscope." Produced in the late 1850s, they often carry a printed acknowledgement of Brewster's contribution.

Believe or not…. 61 true facts………..

2009-05-13T06:02:00.000-07:00

1. In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi.
2. The increased electricity used by modern appliances is causing a shift in the Earth's magnetic field. By the year 2327, the North Pole will be located in mid-Kansas, while the South Pole will be just off the coast of East Africa.
3. The idea for "tribbles" in "Star Trek" came from gerbils, since some gerbils are actually born pregnant.
4. Male rhesus monkeys often hang from tree branches by their amazing prehensile penises.
5. Johnny Plessey batted .331 for the Cleveland Spiders in 1891, even though he spent the entire season batting with a rolled-up, lacquered copy of the Toledo Post-Dispatch.
6. Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling.
7. The Boeing 747 is capable of flying upside-down if it weren't for the fact that the wings would shear off when trying to roll it over.
8. The trucking company Elvis Presley worked at as a young man was owned by Frank Sinatra.
9. The only golf course on the island of Tonga has 15 holes, and there's no penalty if a monkey steals your golf ball.
10. Legislation passed during WWI making it illegal to say "gesundheit" to a sneezer was never repealed.
11. Manatees possess vocal chords which give them the ability to speak like humans, but don't do so because they have no ears with which to hear the sound.
12. SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below.
13. Catfish are the only animals that naturally have an ODD number of whiskers.
14. Replying more than 100 times to the same piece of spam e-mail will overwhelm the sender's system and interfere with their ability to send any more spam.
15. Polar bears can eat as many as 86 penguins in a single sitting.
16. The first McDonald's restaurant opened for business in 1952 in Edinburgh, Scotland, and featured the McHaggis sandwich.
17. The Air Force's F-117 fighter uses aerodynamics discovered during research into how bumblebees fly.
18. You can get blood from a stone, but only if contains at least 17 percent bauxite.
19. Silly Putty was "discovered" as the residue left behind after the first latex condoms were produced. It's not widely publicized for obvious reasons.
20. Approximately one-sixth of your life is spent on Wednesdays.
21. The skin needed for elbow transplants must be taken from the scrotum of a cadaver.
22. The sport of jai alai originated from a game played by Incan priests who held cats by their tails and swung at leather balls. The cats would instinctively grab at the ball with their claws, thus enabling players to catch them.
23. A cat's purr has the same romance-enhancing frequency as the voice of singer Barry White.
24. The typewriter was invented by Hungarian immigrant Qwert Yuiop, who left his "signature" on the keyboard.
25. The volume of water that the Giant Sequoia tree consumes in a 24-hour period contains enough suspended minerals to pave 17.3 feet of a 4-lane concrete freeway.
26. King Henry VIII slept with a gigantic axe.
27. Because printed materials are being replaced by CD-ROM, microfiche and the Internet, libraries that previously sank into their foundations under the weight of their books are now in danger of collapsing in extremely high winds.
28. In 1843, a Parisian street mime got stuck in his imaginary box and consequently died of starvation.
29. Touch-tone telephone keypads were originally planned to have buttons for Police and Fire Departments, but they were replaced with * and # when the project was cancelled in favor of developing the 911 system.
30. Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.
31. Calvin, of the "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip, was patterned after President Calvin Coolidge, who had a pet tiger as a boy.
32. Watching an hour-long soap opera burns more calories than watching a three-hour baseball game.
33. Until 1978, Camel cigarettes contained minute particles of real camels.
34. You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.
35. To human taste buds, Zima is virtually indistinguishable from zebra urine.
36. Seven out of every ten hockey-playing Canadians will lose a tooth during a game. For Canadians who don't play hockey, that figure drops to five out of ten.
37. A dog's naked behind leaves absolutely no bacteria when pressed against carpet.
38. A team of University of Virginia researchers released a study promoting the practice of picking one's nose, claiming that the health benefits of keeping nasal passages free from infectious blockages far outweigh the negative social connotations.
39. Among items left behind at Osama bin Laden's headquarters in Afghanistan were 27 issues of Mad Magazine. Al Qaeda members have admitted that bin Laden is reportedly an avid reader.
40. Urine from male cape water buffaloes is so flammable that some tribes use it for lantern fuel.
41. At the first World Cup championship in Uruguay, 1930, the soccer balls were actually monkey skulls wrapped in paper and leather.
42. Every Labrador retriever dreams about bananas.
43. If you put a bee in a film canister for two hours, it will go blind and leave behind its weight in honey.
44. Due to the angle at which the optic nerve enters the brain, staring at a blue surface during sex greatly increases the intensity of orgasms.
45. Never hold your nose and cover your mouth when sneezing, as it can blow out your eyeballs.
46. Centuries ago, purchasing real estate often required having one or more limbs amputated in order to prevent the purchaser from running away to avoid repayment of the loan. Hence an expensive purchase was said to cost "an arm and a leg."
47. When Mahatma Gandhi died, an autopsy revealed five gold Krugerrands in his small intestine.
48. Aardvarks are allergic to radishes, but only during summer months.
49. Coca-Cola was the favored drink of Pharaoh Ramses. An inscription found in his tomb, when translated, was found to be almost identical to the recipe used today.
50. If you part your hair on the right side, you were born to be carnivorous. If you part it on the left, your physical and psychological make-up is that of a vegetarian.
51. When immersed in liquid, a dead sparrow will make a sound like a crying baby.
52. In WWII the US military planned to airdrop over France propaganda in the form of Playboy magazine, with coded messages hidden in the models' turn-on and turn-offs. The plan was scrapped because of a staple shortage due to rationing of metal.
53. Although difficult, it's possible to start a fire by rapidly rubbing together two Cool Ranch Doritos.
54. Napoleon's favorite type of wood was knotty chestnut.
55. The world's smartest pig, owned by a mathematics teacher in Madison, WI, memorized the multiplication tables up to 12.
56. Due to the natural "momentum" of the ocean, saltwater fish cannot swim backwards.
57. In ancient Greece, children of wealthy families were dipped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless throughout their lives.
58. It is nearly three miles farther to fly from Amarillo, Texas to Louisville, Kentucky than it is to return from Louisville to Amarillo.
59. The "nine lives" attributed to cats is probably due to their having nine primary whiskers.
60. The original inspiration for Barbie dolls comes from dolls developed by German propagandists in the late 1930s to impress young girls with the ideal notions of Aryan features. The proportions for Barbie were actually based on those of Eva Braun.
61.The Venezuelan brown bat can detect and dodge individual raindrops in mid-flight, arriving safely back at his cave completely dry.
I have tried to research some of these...
But I have not found any data that supports nor rejects these amazing facts. So as much as I would love to refute these ideas (or "facts") I can not say for sure if these "hold any water" in the truth.

Saved by the White Cat..

2009-05-12T23:24:00.000-07:00

It was a dark, cold wintry night, and the changing weather had caused a fog so dense that you couldn't see more than a foot in front of your car. My friend and I were on our way to visit someone who had given us directions to her house. After half an hour of driving, we realized that we had forgotten to take the paper with the directions on it. Our friend's new home was located in a remote rural area in the mountains of western Pennsylvania. As we passed the last landmark before her home, we began to count the dirt trails that intersected with the road we were on. When we reached what we believed to be the right one, we turned onto it and bounced along the road through the forest toward where we thought the house was located.
A few minutes into our drive, a white cat suddenly appeared in front of our car in the center of the trail. It looked through the windshield directly at us through the heavy fog. My friend slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting the cat. Our hearts were in our throats. We were certain that we had hit the cat and that we'd find it under the wheels of the car. We got out of the car to look for the cat, but it wasn't there. We hadn't seen it move from the spot where it stood in the center of the road, and we were practically on top of it before we realized it was there. I walked behind the car to look, but the cat wasn't there. I then decided to walk up ahead of the car for a bit to see if I could locate it. That's when I made the discovery that the cat had saved our lives. Not more than five feet in front of where the car had stopped was the edge of a cliff. There was no barrier - just a sheer drop off the side of the mountain. We searched and searched, but never found the cat. That dear, sweet, beautiful animal had been a guardian angel to the two of us that night.

: A 56-foot, 60-ton sperm whale died on a beach in Taiwan in January, 2004.

2009-05-12T04:09:00.000-07:00

Whale: A 56-foot, 60-ton sperm whale died on a beach in Taiwan in January, 2004. Researchers wanted the carcass to perform an autopsy and for research, so they loaded the whale onto a tractor-trailer and set out through the city of Tainan, heading for the Shi-Tsau Natural Preserve. It took 13 hours, three cranes and 50 workers to get the whale loaded on the truck. Unfortunately, on the way through the city, gasses built up to a critical level in the whale and it exploded, spewing whale guts in the street, on the cars and over pedestrians. According to witnesses, the smell was pretty bad. Residents and shop owners put on masks and tried to clean up the mess. Eventually the whale continued its journey to the research center.

'Ripley's Moving theatre'...........

2009-05-12T04:00:00.000-07:00

Experience the thrill of Ripley’s Moving Theater! Every bump, dip and turn will have you soaring with excitement as the only live action theater in Niagara Falls offers you a chance to participate in the ride of a lifetime. Get in the action! Feel the state of the art mist, snow and wind effects combined with digital dynamic surround sound sweep you into our world of entertainment. Catch the exhilaration of our two consecutive adventures playing continuously daily at Ripley’s Moving Theater.

Believe it or not Photos

2009-05-10T04:57:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not !!!
A couple took a picture of their one year old baby in the car. The car had stopped outside a cemetery of the 17th century. "The result is evident as seen out of windows".Do YOU쟞gree in existence of?SUPERNATURAL ?????

Believe it or not ...
This picture was taken by a reporter in Indonesia, in 1993. The reporter wanted to take a photo of a room where a mass killing was done.When the photo was developed showed this!! I have received this in a mail long back ..... It is not supposed to be a trick photography....... Life exists beyond life ??????Believe it or not ?????Comment ..........

Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium

2009-05-10T04:23:00.000-07:00

If you have kids, or you’re a kid at heart, your curiosity about the unique Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum in Atlantic City will overcome you. The building the museum is housed in sits directly on the world-famous Atlantic City Boardwalk, and from the facade looks as though the building is being torn in half by a giant earth shaped wrecking ball. Among the museums treasures you will find a lock of George Washington’s hair, a 27 room miniature wood carved castle, and a scale model of the Santa Maria that was created with over 27,000 matchsticks. You will be stunned and amazed at all of the treasures at the Ripleys Believe It Or Not Museum, another must-see on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

The creator of the Ripleys Believe It Or Not Museum was, oddly enough, a Mr. Robert Ripley. Ripley was an artist, author, and radio broadcaster, who was born in Santa Rosa, California in 1893. Ripley was an industrious youth, and sold his first drawing to Life magazine at the tender age of only 14. Later in life, while working as sports cartoonist for the New York Globe, Robert Ripley began amassing his first collection of oddities, the same kinds of artifacts that now populate his museums all over the country. It wasn’t long before traveling and collecting rare and odd treasures became a Ripley obsession. During his career Robert Ripley visited 198 countries and circled the globe 18 times.

It was in1933 that Ripley exhibited his first "Odditorium" to the nearly 2 million people at the Chicago World's Fair. From there, the history of Robert Ripley becomes woven into the fabric of our own, with the introduction of the Ripleys Believe It Or Not museums around the country, including the one in Atlantic City.

Be sure to take your time when visiting the Ripleys Believe It Or Not Museum along the Atlantic City Boardwalk. The museum houses over 400 exhibits in 13 themed galleries that will certainly take a whole afternoon to enjoy. You can even go online, or contact your Atlantic City reservations agent, and find out about coupons for discounts off admission and even find out more about the history of Robert Ripley and the Ripleys Believe It Or Not Museum in Atlantic City. The museum is open from 10 am to 10 pm during the summer months (May - August) and 10 am - 6 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am - 8 pm Saturday and Sunday during the off-season (September - April). Students, seniors, military, AAA members and children are discounted, so display your ID up front at the admission booth.
Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Wherever Robert Ripley went, he searched for the odd and the unusual. Whenever possible he brought home artifacts from his journeys, which today form the heart of the greatest collection of oddities ever assembled. Today these artifacts can be seen in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museums around the world.In true Ripley’s Believe It or Not! fashion, the museum in Williamsburg, Virginia houses artifacts that span almost all of human history, and even earlier in some cases. After discovering strange and bizarre facts of human history and marveling at the wonders of nature, Ripley’s 4D Theater offers a journey to the depths of the oceans and chance to save Tony the T-rex from a volcanic catastrophe.Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum and 4D theater in Williamsburg, Virginia is your destination for the strange, unusual, and bizarre!

Region: Tidewater and Hampton Roads Locality: Williamsburg City1735 Richmond RoadWilliamsburg, VA 23185

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"Lizardman" Erik Sprague, poses with a pair of scissors in his nose during the grand opening of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium. (Mary Altaffer, Associated Press / June 21, 2007)

Jim Purol, the man who organizers say is the biggest mouth in the world shoves over 200 straws in his mouth during the grand opening of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium Thursday, June 21, 2007 in New York's Times Square. (Mary Altaffer, Associated Press / June 21, 2007)

Sword swallower Dan Meyer prepares to cut the shrunken head ribbon during the grand opening celebration of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium. (Mary Altaffer, Associated Press / June 21, 2007)

"Lizardman" Erik Sprague, sends an oversized corkscrew through his nose and out his mouth during the grand opening celebration of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium Thursday, June 21, 2007 in New York's Times Square. (Mary Altaffer, Associated Press / June 21, 2007)

Kathleen Buffington,13, of Atlanta, Ga., shows off her oddity, touching her feet to her face while laying on her stomach, during the grand opening celebration of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium Thursday, June 21, 2007 in New York's Times Square. (Mary Altaffer, Associated Press / June 21, 2007)

Cat Man" Dennis Avner poses during the grand opening celebration of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium Thursday, June 21, 2007 in New York's Times Square. (Mary Altaffer, Associated Press / June 21, 2007)

The "Lizardman" Erik Sprague, right, watches as Lee Redmond, the woman with the record for the longest fingernails, poses for photographers during the grand opening celebration of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium. (Mary Altaffer, Associated Press / June 21, 2007)

A shrunken head is on display during the grand opening of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium Thursday, June 21, 2007 in New York's Times Square. (Mary Altaffer, Associated Press / June 21, 2007)

A couple of shrunken heads are on display during the grand opening of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium Thursday, June 21, 2007 in New York's Times Square. (Mary Altaffer, Associated Press / June 21, 2007)

Jim Seay, a roller coaster designer from Baltimore, Md., walks through the "Black Hole" during the Grand Opening celebration of Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium Thursday, June 21, 2007 in New York's Times Square. (Mary Altaffer, Associated Press / June 21, 2007)

Ghost Ship Found..........

2009-05-10T04:03:00.000-07:00

Australian rescuers were on Friday trying to solve the "Mary Celeste" style mystery of a yacht found floating off the coast with its engine running, food on its table ready to eat, but no crew.
The 12-meter (36 feet) catamaran was found 80 nautical miles off Townsville on the northeast coast, but there was no sign of the three crewmen who had set sail from Queensland state bound for Australia's west coast on Sunday.
"What they found was a bit strange in that everything was normal, there was just no sign of the crew," Jon Hall from emergency management in Queensland told local radio on Friday.
Hall said the yacht's sails were up but one was badly shredded. He said the engine was running, there was food on the table, a laptop was turned on, and the radio and global positioning satellite (GPS) were working.
Three life jackets and survival equipment, including an emergency beacon, were found on board, but no life rafts

Ghosts Are True. Believe It or Not!

2009-05-10T03:33:00.000-07:00

I bet you sometimes ask yourself, are ghost real? Have you ever wondered to yourself and asked yourself where is that thing I put down in that spot and now it's gone. I know I put it there, or I know I seen it there. Mysteriously it's gone. Well let me reassure you that, yes, they are real. I asked myself this question many, many times throughout my life and I always thought that maybe they are true or maybe they aren't! The day came that I can now swear to you, cross my heart, believe me it's true that I have experienced a couple of situations that I have now come to realize that Ghosts DO EXSIST on this planet...
I was brought up in a family of seven children, I was the second eldest. Lived our lives on farms in old houses, not rich and not poor either. I used to think I was imagining things throughout my life and wondered if I truly saw the things I thought I saw. I began to doubt my self.
When I was married and had children of my own, we moved into my husband's grandfather's house. His grandmother passed away in the house years and years earlier, and his grandfather passed away in hospital. We moved into the house, I was cooking dinner one night in the kitchen and out of the corner of my eye I saw two ghostly figures gliding past the kitchen door, it looked like they were holding hands, but that was what I saw out of the corner of my eyes. I looked in at the door and I walked out and looked around to where I had seen them, I walked out to where they had gone and I couldn't see anything, my husband was in the lounge room and that was where the ghost had came from, I asked him "did you see that?" he replied with "what?"
I told him what I had seen and he just looked at me. I thought to myself if this were real and I truly did see this then it must be grandma and grandfather and at least they are together now. I was not spooked but it answered my questions, ghosts are true. Strange things happened in this house, we heard things, we came home to the microwave being on one afternoon, there was nothing in the microwave, it was turned off but it was going. I called out to my husband and we both stood there looking at it trying to figure out what the heck was happening. We looked at each other and thought "unplug the damn thing". That is what we did.
Sometimes we woke in the mornings and the fridge was opened and at night when we went to bed we would hear footsteps across the floor, my husband woke one night and said he saw his grandfather standing at the fireplace, I used to sometimes lay in bed and think I seen something and felt the presence of something in the room but I just chose to ignore it and believe to myself it wasn't going to hurt me...
This is so true and I have chills down my spine. Believe me. This is the first time I have ever shared these stories. But as I have learned to live with these ghosts I always believed that they will not hurt you and that they just want to share this world with us.
Accept it and let them live. We can't get rid of them and they don't want to hurt us. We will all be ghosts at some time.

Believe It Or Not:

1. My keyboard played by itself.
True. An acquaintance came to play music at my house, and seemed to bring some kind of playful presence. It stayed with me for approximately eight months. It would just pound on a few keys whilst I was trying to practice (almost like a child trying to play!). My bass player came over one day, and witnessed it. She said, "Uh...what's that?" I tried to explain, but somehow she knew that I had an extra-dimensional friend, and smiled as if to understand. Shortly after that, I got fed up with the interruptions and asked it what it wanted (I said, "If you're of the light, come to me in a dream") and, amazingly, it told me, and then was gone. In the dream, it seemed to be a beautiful, angelic presence.

2. My tambourine sounded the end of a nightmare.
True. At the very end of a disturbing dream, my tambourine was heard in the next room. Maybe "someone" was trying to help discontinue my food-induced nightmare! (Bram Stoker supposedly wrote "Dracula" after eating lobster! Gee, but I don't want to be shellfish....

3. A zombie liked my music.
True. That's an easy one. Someone from the Zombies band (Paul Atkinson) liked my music.

4. My mother signed me up for door-to-door accordion lessons against my will
Unfortunately true. Naw, just kidding (about the unfortunate part, that is). Weird Al told me he was also inducted into the wonderful world of accordion in the same manner (but not by my Mom). Actually, accordion gave me a good, basic keyboard knowledge -- but "Lady Of Spain" is out.

5. I survived dorsal fin-infested waters off the coast of Hawaii.
True. I was in a rubber "raft" (a dingy), when I saw a dorsal fin pop out of the dark waters -- and my heart almost popped out of my chest! Luckily, and to our relief, there were approx. 50 dolphins, dancing around the boat. Perhaps they were protecting us?

7. William S. Hart's ghost took a picture of ME!
True? David and I went to the William S. Hart ranch (very cool, if you ever get a chance, go! It's up near Sylmar). I went to the "restroom" (boy, we Americans have funny expressions), and whilst I was there, I heard a loud pop, and saw a quick flash. The light bulbs were all intact. I told the groundskeeper, and he and the others got all excited about the possibilities. Then, we took a video of our tour, and later watched it back. We were amazed to see a door open by itself on camera -- rather interesting. "Someone" was glad of our visit?

8. Queen Mary is a "spirited" place.
True? Well, I think so...David and I spent a New Year's Eve there (an overnighter). It was very cool, and I hope we can do it again soon! But, one night, I was on one of the cabin floors (keep in mind it's a very big ship), at the end of the hall, when I got a bit of a funny feeling. I didn't say anything to David, but several hours later, he had been in that same place, and told me about the strange feeling he had had -- in the same place! We learned several months later that that was supposed to be one of the most haunted spots on the ship --it was the location of the children's infirmary! I know I have a way with children, but....

9. After having a love session with my beloved, we went over to the Christmas/memory tree to admire it. My husband saw one of the crystal "raindrops" moving, and when he reached his hand out towards it, it moved
even more. He told me to put my hand on the other side of it, and when I
did, to our surprise, it swung like a pendulum (from our energy, or?)
Yes, amazingly true!

Believe it or Not

2009-05-10T03:28:00.000-07:00

For SNAKE POISON: Devotees believed that the holy water of Achankovil Dharma Sasta temple is more effective than any treatment. Either put the holy water in the effected area or drinks it and will recover from the poison.Those who see the procession of Vettikkottu Naagaraja to Meppalli Illam in the day of Aayilyam, believes that the snakes poison will not affect for the coming year. It is also believed that one who pray in this temple will recover from the snake poison and effectivly proven to give birth of good child. Sarpa Bali & Uruli is offered here.
For SPIDER POISON: It is the one and only temple which pray for Spider known as Koduman Palliyara Devi temple which rescue from spider poison. The holy water and ash given from this temple gives a great affect in the recovery of spider poison.For MARRIAGE: Aariyankaavu Dharma Sasta gives wishes that come and do offerings in his temple and people had strong evidence in this.Devotees belive that the 12 days pray in front of Thrichattukulam Mahadever will open the way of their Marriage those who affected from horoscope problems. Maararikulam Mahadevar with Sree Parvathi is very pleasant to give wishes to their devotees who gets their marriage late, and do offer swayamvararchana & thali samarpana.
It is belived that the seven days continuous swayamvarachana done in Peruvaaram Mahaadeva temple towards Sree Parvathy will remove the problems of unmarried women and to be got a long-satisfied married life.It is belived that to pray Chottanikkara Devi in tha day of Makom in Kumbham will give ladies long life, good wishes, sumangaly, long married life and in the next day (pooram) for gents also.It's a common fact that the offering towards Sree Parvathy in Mahaadeva temples will create successful marriage and Annamanada Mahaadeva temple also famous in this. Devotees offer Swayamvararchana, Dhara, Paayasam, Chadussadam etc towards this.People belive that the mangalya pooja offered to Thirumaandan kunnu Bhagavathi wish everybody a happy married life and a lot of people come with offering after the children's successful marriage. For UNSOLVED ILLNESS: Many of the people come to Thiru Nagankulangara Temple, pray to god for fourty one days, and recovered from their illness.
For PARALISIS: It is well known and people believed that the oil from Thakazhi Sree Dharma Sasta temple is highly effected.
For CHILDREN: Devotees pray to Aniyoor Bhagavathi for getting children after their long time expetition. They pray to bhagavathy for Chenkaal Thozeel and once blessed with child, they bring the child to the temple with grand manner.It is very famous in Kerala that Mannaarassala Naagaraaja will bless for the birth of children when the couple offer "URULI" to the temple and after birth (within six months) it is the custom that devotees should come to this temple with the child.
For ILLNESS: Many of the serious illness affected people come to Thrippaadapuram Maha Kshatram to recover from illness like Apasmaara, Arssassu, Kushtam etc.Thiruvizha Mahadever always happy to receive the illness of his devotees who suffer from Mahodaram, Mental, Kushtam, Arssassu etc when they comes to the presence of Mahadever and pray. Other than the above illness the medicine given from the temple has a strong effect to get rid of any "vasya prayoga" also. The poison will be vomited in the presence of the priese. People believed that the Yakshiyamma's presence gives more powerful to this.
For CHICKENPOX: Vellayani Bhagavathy wishes all her devotees who take the prasada of Charthu podi daily to avoid their illness from Chickenpox.
It is belived that the Vaathikkal Njaali Devi of Vettikkavala Mahadeva temple protects children from diseases by their parents offer black bangles, doll, thottil etc in the temple.
For MALE CHILD: It seems to be a lot of devotees pray to Vaikundapuram Vishnu for the birth of male child and offered Thrimadhura, Muzhukkappu, Paalppayasa etc.Many of the people offer Kindi with full of ghee to Oorakathamma Thiruvadi for getting male child.For PEACE : It's a proven thing that, in order to get rid of black magic and evil souls disturbance by praying Chengannur Mahadever and Devi and also this deity blesses lucky marriage and lucky childrenEattumaanoor Mahadevan is very keen in his presence to destroy the baadhas from the devotees. The effected people offer Madhavappalli pooja, which does in the early morning. Chelamattom Sreekrishna temple is famous to absorbe any Ghost and Devil which create problems in the public. People belive that Thrikkannattu Sree Thrayambakan will give blessings by recovering the problems of soul, devil etc by keeping demmy and does Thilahavanam in the temple.For BAALAARISHTA: It is belived that the offering of Aaranmula Oottu in Parthasarathy temple will generate good children and get ready of their early stage problems.It is proved that the baalaarishta of children will recover when offer the PULLU & DOVE to Thodupuzha Sree Krishna Temple.
For ANY WISHES: It is belived that the offer to Malayalapuzha Devi such as sattin cloth, cock, oil, with Raktha Pushpanjali, Niramaala, Vilakku, Vedi etc for a continuous seven Fridays will satisfy any of your wishes.For MARRIAGE & CHILDREN: Thalyolaparamba Sree Karthiyayani offers her wishes to the devotees for their lucky marriage and female child by offering "POORAMIDI".For STOMAC DISEASE: It is a proven record that many of the people have visited in the temple of Mookambika Saraswathy at Paravoor for taking medicated Kashaya (panaka) to get released from their stomac decease.
A wonderful offering that many of the people got released from their stomac pain by taking baked bringal with salt made in the temple of Koodalmaanikkam.
For HARI SREE: Thiruvallakkavu Dharma Sasta temple is very famous to start with Hari sree for the children who begin their first lesson in the life.
For MARRIED LIFE: This is the one and only temple have surprising evidence by praying in the time of Palliyara Pooja in the day of Pournimi night gets happy married life, great children and get released from the problems of marriage/married life. The credit goes to Thiruvanchikulam Mahaadeva temple.
For SIGHT: Nelluvai Dhanwandhiri is to be belived as the leader of medicines and it is miracle evidence to the sight problem people as well as others to recover their problems by praying to Dhanwandhai moorthi.
For KARMA: Kaataampuzha Bhagavathy temple is very famous for the recovery of any problems in the life by offering Muttarukkal.
For ILLNESS: It is belived that the pray in the presence of Chamravattathu Ayyappan will recover the deceases of humen being and a lot of stories are written in the Ithihyamaala.
For SKIN DISEASE: Sree Mujamkaavu Paarthasaarathy temple is famous to get released the skin decease of the people who belive and pray to him, and does offering in the temple.
For THEFT: Sree Loka Malayar Kaavu is famous in finding thief and to find stolen items by offering coconut rice, ada etc to Bhoothathan in the temple.

Believe it or not.............

2009-05-10T03:06:00.000-07:00

Laudable venture: A still from ‘Katha Parayunna Mukkam

Believe it or not, it is raining fish in Kerala! When dark clouds burst on Thursday noon people of the sleepy village of Manna (20 km north of Kannur), never thought it would be a real manna from heaven: It rained fish and many collected live ones straight from the sky. Sounds bizarre, but it’s true.Two experts, who rushed to the area, have confirmed the celestial dropping did carry live fish. “We have collected the fish from locals. Almost the size of a small pencil, they carry two narrow stripes,” Prof Khaleel Chuva, a teacher in Taliparambha, explained. Prof Chuva and his colleague K I Mathew are studying the specimen.Scientists argue it can happen during high-velocity winds, which may sweep the earth surface and catch light objects in the wind. The objects are released when the wind speed weakens.But what is baffling scientists is the live nature of the fish. Many incidents of animal and crab raining were reported from different parts of the world. But ‘live rains’ were rare, experts admitted.

Documenting the story of a village
P. K. Ajith Kumar
Laudable venture: A still from ‘Katha Parayunna Mukkam ‘
Kozhikode: Every village has a story to tell. Katha Parayunna Mukkam is the story of Mukkam, a 40 minutes’ drive from Kozhikode, told, at some considerable length, through a video documentary.
The documentary lasts — believe it or not — nearly seven hours.
Director Vinod Manasseri says it became so long because it was made originally in a serialised form for the local cable television channel.
“And when I wanted to make an edited version for its video release, I didn’t know what to cut out,” he adds. “So I decided to retain everything made it into six separate CDs, segregating into different sections such as education, agriculture, business and banking and politics.”
Though there are a few flaws in the making of Katha Parayunna Mukkam — such as overuse of background music, less-than adequate voice-over and lack of brevity — it is a laudable effort; if nothing, posterity can always look back at this fairly accurate history of its village. Besides the pleasing shots of the greenery of the village, remembrances of a freedom fighter and a descendant of a survivor of the Malabar Riots of 1921 make the film interesting.
Vinod, who is also the producer of Katha Parayunna Mukkam, says he has already been able to sell 2,000 CDs so far.
“I hope to sell a few more; since there are six CDs, people have the freedom to buy only the specific CDs they are interested in,” he says

Good things come in small packages....

2009-05-02T11:01:00.000-07:00

What is common between owl, spider,glow-worm, butter fly and ant?
They all are smaller than us.We often overlook these amazing tiny specks in our daily lives. What we don't realize is that just how important these little creatures are and how much can we learn from them. It is the small things, small gestures, and small moments which make our lives beautiful.The small creatures motivate us to bring change in the way we think and respond to the situations.So it has been rightly said..

Vision is the art of seeing things invisible to others

Owl represents the realm of the unknown; as guardian of the night, thus a keeper of wisdom. It makes us realize that by being alert and attentive one will never miss any opportunity when others are unaware.

If you go as far as you can see, you will then see enough to go even farther.

A fish can see things with a wider angle which helps it to catch its prey and also save itself from larger creatures. Having a holistic view helps in preparing for unforeseen situations. The fish illustrates that there is much more than what we see. Our site should never limit our vision

Think slowly, act quickly…

Because of the lightening quickness of squirrels to grab their food, it inspires us to be efficient in whatever we do at achieve more. Efficiency is not in doing the unusual well but in doing the usual unusually well.

The battle is not to the strong alone; it is to be vigilant, the active, the brave

As the great bird of vision, power, wisdom & Light, the eagle teach us to show courage in whatever we do with out the fear of failure. It teaches us to soar high without losing the sight of the ground.

Some people dream of success while others wake up and work hard at it.

Ants work hard along the clock with out sleeping. It makes us realize that we can achieve whatever we want only if we have the will to do it. And work hard towards it.

Your as pirations are your possibilities…

The crab uses all of its senses to survive. Its body movement as well as its excellent sight, smell taste and hearing assist it in reaching its desired destination. They are skillful in everything that they do. Crabs teach us how to empower ourselves on all levels, perfecting, refining, awakening and expanding our own perceptions.

Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without loosing your enthusiasm.

Butterfly keeps flying from one flower to another in search of nectar without loosing enthusiasm. Similarly one should never lose enthusiasm as it is the only force, which drives people to perform at their BEST and allows them to achieve the worthiest of causes.

Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.

Spider build its web to catch prey without having the expend energy by running it down. A spider can detect and locate struggling prey within its web with amazing speed and accuracy. If one constructs the right network, the pace of success can increase significantly.

Hope is, faith holding out its hand in the dark.

Glow-worm has the ability to conquer the darkness in spite of its small size. It emphasizes that most of the significant events in the world has been achieved by people, who remained optimistic when there seemed to be no hope at all.

It is not length of life, but dept of life that counts.

Within a life span of only two months, a silk worm produces fine silk. It illustrates that quality should never endure because of time.

Happiness is the heart, not in the circumstances.

Mouse can successfully fight stress by taking their mind off their troubles and vent their frustrations by enjoying doing their routine work. Therefore most important, mouse has shown us that stress can be overcome.

Teamwork: simply stated, it is less me and more we…

Together all the bees teach that one cannot accomplish anything in this world alone. Whatever happens it’s the result of the whole tapestry of one’s life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that create something.