Gift Good Luck ‘n’ Prosperity On This Diwali!

Have you been wondering what to gift your family ‘n’ friends this Diwali? If you have, then we can help you in deciding gifts which brings luck and prosperity to them.

Cards, Flowers, Chocolates are passé!
To gift cards, flowers or chocolates on Diwali is very traditional. There is nothing new or unique about it. So, how about gifting something that brings good luck and happiness to your dear ones?

This Diwali, make it more fun, unique and memorable for the people close to your heart. Diwali is a celebration of 5 days, starting from dhanteras to bhai dooj. So if you give gifts to your friends and relatives according to the significance of each day, it will not only surprise them and make them happy but will also bring loads of luck to their life.

What to gift?
Let’s start with dhanteras. Dhanteras is considered to be the most auspicious day to buy things or start a new business. It holds special significance for the business community. So gifting a Lakshmi Yantra or a Kuber Yantra to the business people in your family will bring good luck to their new ventures and help flourish their business as well. ORDER NOW

Unwrapping Diwali!

Diwali or the festival of lights is one of the most popular festivals amongst the Hindus. Celebrated all across India with equal amount of zeal and enthusiasm, it is one festival that unites and represents the festive fever of the entire country.

Enlightening Diwali!
In India, which has a majority of Hindus, Diwali is the biggest festival of the year. But even then not many people know that Diwali is actually celebrated over a period of 5 days, as opposed to the popular belief of dhanteras, chhoti Diwali and badi Diwali. So let’s find out what these 5 days actually are.

Day 1: Dhanteras
Dhanteras is the first day of the 5-day festival of Diwali. It is also known as Dhantrayodashi and is celebrated on the 13th lunar day of Krishna Paksha in the Hindu month of Ashwin. The word ‘dhan’ means wealth and on this day, the ‘owl’ form of Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped for prosperity and well-being.

Dhanteras is of special significance for the business clan as it is considered to be the most auspicious day to buy or invest in things. Any new business venture started on this day is said to flourish as it has the blessings Goddess Lakshmi. Hindus usually buy gold or silver articles or some new utensils as the new ‘dhan’ is believed to bring good luck.

What to gift: Gifting a Lakshmi Yantra or a Kuber Yantra on this day is considered to be very lucky. READ MORE

Trick Eyes Graphics NEO Illusion | Book Cover Optical illusion

"Trick Eyes Graphics NEO" (written in English and Japanese) has been published!



(The right book is an academic one entitled "Introduction to visual illusions")

Tags: Eye, Trick, Graphics, Visual, English, Japanese

Celebrity Scorpio: Owen Wilson

Hollywood star Owen Wilson was born in Texas on November 18, 1968. Owen is a Scorpio and is highly passionate and intense. He is a great actor with a good sense of humour. He is the kind of guy people love to hang out with and have a good time. Unfortunately, he has been embroiled in many controversies till date and has been constantly in the news for his on-off romance with the very beautiful Kate Hudson. The couple was dating each other for quite a few months until things went sour and they finally split up.

Wilson's career hit an all time high with his 2000 comedy action hit Shanghai Noon, starring opposite Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan. The film grossed nearly US$100 million worldwide. Fans went crazy for him and he was considered a success! His fame continued to rise after starring alongside Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell in the 2001 film Zoolander where he played a dumb model to perfection. More successful movies followed for this charismatic movie star but his personal life had hit rock bottom. Problems in his personal life drove him to the extreme point of attempting to commit suicide. READ MORE

Peaceful Easy Feeling

Good Afternoon Ladies & Gentlemen,

Friday night, I met up with my stepsister and her family in Dayton for some good old fashioned family fun. When I got to her house, she & Hallie (my niece) were waiting for me… and offered me a dinner of bacon, cornbread and eggs. Is that nice or what? After that, we met up with the rest of the clan at a park where they were setting up for a night time (6:30 PM these days) soccer game for the kids of the town. They set up some construction lights, brought a few goals, set up a table with chili from the neighborhood, and a good time was had by all. Those nephews of mine are pretty darn good at soccer. Just like their Uncle $teve was for the few years that he played. Oh yeah, I played. I was the goalie most of the time… because I was a big kid who could block anything… and could kick the ball really hard with great accuracy. Also, whenever some kid tried to block one of my “punts” or whatever the soccer term was, they always caught the follow-through with the leg. They only tried it once. Anyway, those were my glory days. Here are some pictures…

My niece Hallie

That night, after the kids went to bed, the grownups stayed up and watched a movie that I hadn’t seen before… but had heard good things about – “The Count of Monte Cristo” starring Jim Caviezel (“Passion of the Christ”) and Guy Pearce (“Memento”) among others. It’s the story of a fisherman (Caviezel) who has a chance encounter with Napoleon while trying to save his captain with his friend (Pearce) who is the son of a count. Long story extremely short (because I want you to go watch this movie), his friend and several others betray him… to protect their backsides as well as steal his fiancé from him. He is imprisoned in Chateau d’If for 13 years and beaten by a sadistic warden (James Remar) but also befriends another prisoner who tunnels throughout the prison (very slowly). During that time, he educates himself with the help of his new friend… and learns of a HUGE treasure. Now all he has to do to exact revenge… is escape. I REALLY liked this movie… and think that you should all go check it out. I’d tell you more… but there’s a lot of twists & turns… and I want you to be on your toes while watching it.

The next morning, we had breakfast and then went to the kid’s soccer games (the official ones). It was actually a lot of fun… you know, for being soccer… and you know how I feel about soccer. Let’s just say that America perfected football. After the games, they got their trophies for the last game of the season, and we went to play Wii and read books at the house. It may sound kind of boring to a lot of you… but I really enjoy spending time with those kids. Sure, the “Look at this”, “Look at what I can do”, “Let’s play this” and all that kind of get overwhelming when there’s four of them at once… but hey, it makes a body feel wanted, right? That afternoon, I drove back to Truckee in the rain… and it basically rained for 36 hours straight… and then I woke up this morning to snow on the ground. New Orleans is less than three days away. Should be a great vacation.

My stepsister grows some of the weirdest carrots ever...

Speaking of vacation, also this weekend, I watched another great movie that I highly recommend called “A Perfect Getaway” starring Timothy Olyphant (“Hitman”), Steve Zahn (“Sahara”) and my baby mama Milla Jovovich (“Fifth Element”). Sure I told you about it back when Milla signed on to star in it… but it’s the story of a newlywed couple (Zahn & Jovovich) who go to Hawaii on their honeymoon… and while there, read in the papers that there have been a few murders on the islands involving couples… and apparently, police say that it’s a couple doing the murdering as well… like Natural Born Killers or something. Well, they figure they’re on another island and do a BEAUTIFUL trail… but along the way they meet another couple (Olyphant & Kiele Sanchez) and are harassed by another (Chris Hemsworth & Marley Shelton) and things just get creepy from there. I really enjoyed it because it was genuinely creepy… while set in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Kudos to director David Twohy (“Pitch Black” & “The Arrival”). Again, I highly recommend that you check this out… especially since it’s that time of year to be scared.

Also over the weekend, I watched “Date Night” starring Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Marky Mark, James Franco, Mila Kunis (aka the other Milla), Common & Ray Liotta. Most of you probably saw it in theatres… but you know me, if it doesn’t have Stallone or isn’t presented by Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino, I can wait until the DVD comes out. It’s about a married couple (Carell & Fey) who “borrow” somebody reservations at a fancy restaurant… and get involved in some serious shenanigans involving a mob boss (Liotta, of course), dirty cops, a shirtless special ops security guy (Wahlberg), and so on. Good for a few laughs… but yeah, nothing out of the ordinary. Check it out once with someone you love. Why not?

Anyway, I’ve got some packing to start doing for my trip… so I will leave you with that. Have a great day everybody!!! SNOW!!!

Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal Rumored Dating

Taylor Swift, the 20-year-old pop singer, and Jake Gyllenhaal, the 29-year-old actor, have been rumored to be dating after they were spotted spending the weekend together in NYC.

First they were spotted together backstage at the Saturday Night Live where Taylor's good friend Emma Stone was hosting.

"They showed up together. They walked around together backstage, but they were careful not to be seen too close. It was hard to tell if they were together, but everyone was shocked that she brought him," a source tells People.

The next day, the two were spotted having brunch and strolling in Brooklyn where an eyewitness says they were "holding hands" and looking very much like "a couple."

Neither of the two star’s reps had comment about their relationship.

A Carne (The Meat) - Short Movie finalist at Jacarei Festival

Sorry for abandon the blog a little, but I'm working too much this last weeks. Soon I hope to have time again to dedicate to blog.

Well, a good news! My short movie A CARNE (The Meat) was selected as one of 3 finalists at Jacarei Festival (Brazil) on categories Best Editing, Best Screenplay, Best Direction and Best Fiction.

Soon we will have the results! I' already happy for this 4 nominees. :-)

If you want to watch my movie, click bellow. Sorry, only in Portuguese, no English subtitles for now, it's on the way. :-)