<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943879454826936400</id><updated>2011-11-27T15:21:55.535-08:00</updated><category term='acid'/><category term='media'/><category term='sarcasm'/><category term='words'/><category term='beautiful moments'/><category term='hurt'/><category term='humiliation'/><category term='prayers'/><category term='pain'/><category term='CNBC TV'/><category term='excuses'/><category term='joke'/><category term='swimming pool'/><category term='cricket match'/><category term='national anthem'/><category term='sting'/><title type='text'>Daily Lessons</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>The Entropy of Smruthy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__Ep8BwF_TQ4/S5U61Y0iN7I/AAAAAAAAAbY/BYifApus-FI/S220/blog+pic.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943879454826936400.post-5622759149489721468</id><published>2007-09-24T06:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-24T06:09:02.391-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='national anthem'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CNBC TV'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cricket match'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beautiful moments'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media'/><title type='text'>The strangest moments are sometimes the most beautiful ones.</title><summary type='text'>Today, the CNBC TV 18 office was buzzing just before the cricket match was to begin. Several large screen TV’s had been put up and the toss had just happened. Everyone was scraping chairs around, collecting munchies, arguing, leaving, you name it. Others were actually working, holding meetings, typing away furiously. Everyone was in some state of movement.   &lt;!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--&gt; &lt;!--[</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/feeds/5622759149489721468/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=943879454826936400&amp;postID=5622759149489721468' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default/5622759149489721468'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default/5622759149489721468'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/2007/09/strangest-moments-are-sometimes-most.html' title='The strangest moments are sometimes the most beautiful ones.'/><author><name>The Entropy of Smruthy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__Ep8BwF_TQ4/S5U61Y0iN7I/AAAAAAAAAbY/BYifApus-FI/S220/blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943879454826936400.post-77567844392321170</id><published>2007-09-14T07:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-14T07:08:49.022-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='joke'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='words'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sarcasm'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='humiliation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hurt'/><title type='text'>Words can sting.</title><summary type='text'>I learnt this after 20 coherent years of sarcasm running through my veins.In my family and friends circle, I didn’t realize it because all of them viewed it the same way I did, as a form of humor. So most of the times I didn’t realize the people I was hurting. I was always the one who was considered to have the “’tude.”. That baffled me for the longest time. None of my friends could explain it to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/feeds/77567844392321170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=943879454826936400&amp;postID=77567844392321170' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default/77567844392321170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default/77567844392321170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/2007/09/words-can-sting.html' title='Words can sting.'/><author><name>The Entropy of Smruthy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__Ep8BwF_TQ4/S5U61Y0iN7I/AAAAAAAAAbY/BYifApus-FI/S220/blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943879454826936400.post-3288741724793048154</id><published>2007-09-11T01:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-11T01:17:11.532-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='swimming pool'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='acid'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prayers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pain'/><title type='text'>Some kinds of pain seem unbearable. That’s my learning for the day.</title><summary type='text'>And the day isnt even over. It doesn’t have to be anything dramatic like snapping a leg or losing a loved one. It’s the seemingly unrelated things.  When you lose trust with someone, when someone you respect talks you down, when you love someone and it goes to waste. It hurts. A lot.  It’s a mind numbing brain-shattering pain.  In my worst moments, I often wish for a swimming pool filled with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/feeds/3288741724793048154/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=943879454826936400&amp;postID=3288741724793048154' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default/3288741724793048154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default/3288741724793048154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/2007/09/some-kinds-of-pain-seem-unbearable.html' title='Some kinds of pain seem unbearable. That’s my learning for the day.'/><author><name>The Entropy of Smruthy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__Ep8BwF_TQ4/S5U61Y0iN7I/AAAAAAAAAbY/BYifApus-FI/S220/blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943879454826936400.post-7605395880923226042</id><published>2007-09-11T01:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-11T01:15:10.413-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='excuses'/><title type='text'>Excuses Excuses</title><summary type='text'>I had a viral and food poisoning. Have been out of action for a week. Sorry.  Post coming up shortly.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/feeds/7605395880923226042/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=943879454826936400&amp;postID=7605395880923226042' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default/7605395880923226042'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default/7605395880923226042'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/2007/09/excuses-excuses.html' title='Excuses Excuses'/><author><name>The Entropy of Smruthy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__Ep8BwF_TQ4/S5U61Y0iN7I/AAAAAAAAAbY/BYifApus-FI/S220/blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-943879454826936400.post-2373703875483527131</id><published>2007-08-28T01:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-28T01:37:50.342-07:00</updated><title type='text'>No 2</title><summary type='text'>Reporting my life's daily lessons. This is probably extremely optimistic but this is what its starting out to be. Dont know what it will end up being. I'm hoping not all of them are bitter lessons.  I'll officially start the 1st of September. Keep reading. :)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/feeds/2373703875483527131/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=943879454826936400&amp;postID=2373703875483527131' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default/2373703875483527131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/943879454826936400/posts/default/2373703875483527131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://smruthys.blogspot.com/2007/08/no-2.html' title='No 2'/><author><name>The Entropy of Smruthy</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__Ep8BwF_TQ4/S5U61Y0iN7I/AAAAAAAAAbY/BYifApus-FI/S220/blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
