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The Nazca lines are enormous drawins on the ground. That stretch across the Nazca desert in Southern Peru. They show more than three hundred geometric patterns, spirals and animals. The lines are so vast that they can only be seen properly from a high altitude. The lines were first noticed when commercial aeroplanes began to fly over Peru in the 1920’s. Most experts agree that they were made by the Nazca Indians who lived in the region between 300 BC and AD 800. But there are many questions yet to be answered about them. One such questions is, Why were the pictures made and how are they so precise, if their makers had no means to view them from the sky?

Easter Island (or Rapa Nui) lies in the South Pacific between Chile and Tahiti, and is one of the most isolated islands in the world. By the 16th century, Eastern Island had nearly 10000 inhabitants, who made huge statues known as Moai. The 887 Moai were carved from the islands volcanic rock and have long, angular faces. Some have eyes made from coral. The average Moai was about 4m tall and weighed over 14 tonnes, so they would have been extremely difficult for the Islanders to transport. Archaeologists believe that the statues symbolize the spirits of Easter Island most important inhabitants.

Stonehenge is a circle of seventeen upright stones called sarsens which stand on salisbury plain in south west England. The stones weigh up to 50 tonnes and have other stones called Lintels, laid across the top. There is also an inner circle of smaller blue stones weighing up to 4 tonnes each, Stonehenge is the only stone circle in the world with lentils across the top of the stones, and the experts believe it was completed in about 1500 BC. They believe that the sarsens stones were transported from 32Km away and the blue stones came from an incredible 250 KM away, atleast 600 Men would have been needed to move each sarsen stone on some of the steepest parts of the journey. Nobody knows exactly why Stonehenge was built, But it may have been a Druids’ temple or even a kind of astronomical Calendar.

Crop Circles are complicated geometric patterns, usually in wheat fields. Some people Read the rest of this entry »

Yeto is also called teh Abominable Snowman, is believed to live in the Himalayan mountains. People say this legendery creature measures upto 1.4m, is covered in long brown hair and walks upright like a human being. Everest mountaineers, including Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, have reported seeing mysterious footprints in the snow.

Many people believe that certain well-known historical events have been manipulated by Governments and other secret organisations to conceal the truth. One such organisation is The secret societ called the Illuminati which controls the world. This shadowy organisation is featured in Dan Brown’s novel Angels and Demons. Other powerful societies that are featured along with Illuminati were Opus Dei and Priory of Sion whch is fearuted in the best selling Da-Vinci Code.

The Lock Ness Monster

Its nick name is Lessie and is said to live in Loch Ness in ScotLand. The monster is generally described as long necked creature with flippers, like a prehistoric reptile. Many people have reported seeing the Loch Ness Monster. Infact in 2006 it was claimed that it might have been a circus elephant swimming in the Loch! However there is no real evidence that the creature exits.

Thor was the Scandinavian god of thunder and war. He is often shown brandishing a hammer. Thursday or Thor’s day is named after him. Like the Roman god Jupitor, Thor was a thunder god.

I should tell you about Ramya. Her real name is Subbulakshmi(mind my spelling), but she never liked to be called so, except for the academics purpose. My world is small, and for the first time I met someone who has been so dynamic and highly self motivated and intelligent.  She loved albums by Savage Garden and now Darren Hayes.  In case, she was crazy about him all the time talking about how handsome he is. She loves solving crossword puzzles in daily newspaper. Participating in Qui, Dance competitions were her other hobbies. Everyone liked her because of her appearance; she was petite in looks, like a tom boy next door.  Where ever she was the place used to bubble with laughter. Cranking Jokes all the time it was a huge 3 years we spent together in College.

I will tell you how she has added fuel to my life. She was the one who taught me to communicate. She introduced me to the hobby of reading books, listening to pop music, at that time I knew only five English songs, you won’t believe that a big deal in my college days.

Get Down – Back street boys

Everything I Do – Bryan Adams

Mysterious Girl – Peter Andre

Sexy Eyes – Whig Field

Lemon Tree- Fools Garden

Getting along was pretty easy for us.  Both of us were Capricorns, we had a lot in common, highly optimistic in nature, we loved pop music and much more. Both of us worked for our life it’s not something that common in India in 1990s to take care of your own life at the age of 17-21 yrs. The first book that she introduced me to read was “The other side of Midnight” – by Sidney Sheldon.  My mind blowing first novel that I ever read in my life.

I still could not forget how crazy I have been even after days reading the book “Gone with the Wind”. At first I was pretty lazy looking at the size of the book… it was nearly 800+ pages, and I was a beginner than, newly introduced to reading. But my friend Ramya suggested that I read the book and I will really love it. The book caught me from the first page. And when Rhett Butler character was introduced, I have no reason to stop reading. Any girl’s want to be, dream man character is what Rhett Butler is all about.

Back then I had very little time to do what I wished. I was in my college second year, after my college hours we had dance rehearsals, then I had my part time work, I was taking home tuitions in a couple of places and after that I had to do my college assignments, and after that I sit down to start reading books, that would be roughly around 23:00 hrs. Day by day the suspense got build up and one day I stayed all night long to read this book. I couldn’t get myself out of the happenings of the book. For nearly two days I remained completely calm. All the time thinking about the rich truth of life that was laid down in the pages of “Gone with the Wind”.

It was a Wow feeling for the rest of my life time, that I got after reading this book.  Situating myself in Lara’s place, living her character and at times living like Rhett  or Catherine, sharing each of their emotion by putting myself in all of their shoes. Since then I have been suggesting everyone to read this book. That’s the pleasure of reading books.