Face, the most important element in a human's appearance. Its so intriguing, how a face plays with your mind and sets opnions. Your first impression of a person is strongly based on the face of the person. The face personifies the image of a person. Its so strange, that we can trust a person more if we have seen his/her face. Until we see someone, we always have a small doubt in the corner of our mind.
Doesnt matter that the face should only be beautiful. Faces can be not beautiful but still charming and luring. Some faces are more touching, some you can trust instantly. Some faces, you loathe at the first glance itself, and have a tough time dealing with that person. But one thing, again a strange fact, you tend to soften for a face, once you start seeing the face quiet often. You can actually start liking a face, even if you wanted to turn the other side on the first time.
Faces are mysterious. Some faces are expressive, telling you the unsaid too. Some faces are stoic, completely indifferent from what actually is. The worst is, some faces are deceitful; acting as a mask on the reality. I have become wary of faces, dont know they project the reality or are fraud. But still, faces play a very important role in my description of a human being (not just looks). I wonder, will I be able to get the niche of finding out whats behind a face. I think I almost have it. But somethings are so unpredictable that all your statistics go haywire; and faces fall into this category.
Faces will always perplex me, sometimes making me comfortable, sometimes making me despise, and sometimes leave me with lots of questions unanswered. But still it plays a major role in charaterization of people carrying these faces. So happy face reading everyone!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Awareness about stroke..
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call para me dics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the party. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. So me ?don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient me dically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STR OKE
Thank God for the sense to re me mber the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn!
So me ti me s symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE .
T *Ask the person to TALK , to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently: It is sunny out today.)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
{NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue... if the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke}
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call e me rgency services im me diately and describe the symptoms. This is URGENT
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call para me dics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the party. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. So me ?don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient me dically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STR OKE
Thank God for the sense to re me mber the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn!
So me ti me s symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE .
T *Ask the person to TALK , to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently: It is sunny out today.)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
{NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue... if the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke}
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call e me rgency services im me diately and describe the symptoms. This is URGENT
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sachin and Sourav 75*
Ganguly And Sachin
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, now pretty old
guys, 75 and 76 years old,
are sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons and
talking about cricket,like they do every day.
Sachin turns to Sourav and says, "Do you think there's
cricket in heaven?"
Ganguly thinks about it for a minute and replies, "I
dunno. But let's make a
deal: if I die first, I'll come back and tell you if
there's cricket in
heaven, and if you die first, you do the same." They
shake on it and
sadly, a few months later, poor Sachin passes on.
One day soon afterward, Ganguly is sitting there
feeding the pigeons by
himself when he hears a voice whisper, "Sourav...
Sourav!"
Ganguly responds, "Sachin! Is that you?"
"Yes it is, Sourav," whispers Sachin's ghost.
Ganguly, still amazed, asks, "So, is there cricket in
heaven?" "Well," says
Sachin, "I've got good news and bad news." "Gimme the
good news first," says Ganguly.
Sachin says, "Well... there is cricket in heaven."
Ganguly says, "That's
great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that?"
Sachin sighs and whispers,
"You and me, we are going to open the innings on
Friday."
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, now pretty old
guys, 75 and 76 years old,
are sitting on a park bench feeding pigeons and
talking about cricket,like they do every day.
Sachin turns to Sourav and says, "Do you think there's
cricket in heaven?"
Ganguly thinks about it for a minute and replies, "I
dunno. But let's make a
deal: if I die first, I'll come back and tell you if
there's cricket in
heaven, and if you die first, you do the same." They
shake on it and
sadly, a few months later, poor Sachin passes on.
One day soon afterward, Ganguly is sitting there
feeding the pigeons by
himself when he hears a voice whisper, "Sourav...
Sourav!"
Ganguly responds, "Sachin! Is that you?"
"Yes it is, Sourav," whispers Sachin's ghost.
Ganguly, still amazed, asks, "So, is there cricket in
heaven?" "Well," says
Sachin, "I've got good news and bad news." "Gimme the
good news first," says Ganguly.
Sachin says, "Well... there is cricket in heaven."
Ganguly says, "That's
great! What news could be bad enough to ruin that?"
Sachin sighs and whispers,
"You and me, we are going to open the innings on
Friday."
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Indians are Indians...
Once an indian, always an Indian!
It is because of the business sense demonstrated
below.
An Indian walks into a New York City bank and asks to
see the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for
two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of
security for such
a loan, so the man hands over the keys of a new Rolls
Royce parked on
the street in front of the bank.
Everything is checked out, and the bank agrees to
accept the car as
collateral for the loan.
An employee drives the Rolls into the bank's
underground garage and
parks it there.
Two weeks later, the man returns, repays the $5,000
and the
interest,which comes to $15.41.
The loan officer says, "We are very happy to have had
your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely,but we
are little puzzled.
While you were away, we checked you out and found that
you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is why would you
bother to borrow $5,000?"
The Indian replied,"Where else in New York can I park
my car for two
weeks for 15 bucks?"
Cheers !
Indians are indians......,
Smart brains...
It is because of the business sense demonstrated
below.
An Indian walks into a New York City bank and asks to
see the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for
two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.
The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of
security for such
a loan, so the man hands over the keys of a new Rolls
Royce parked on
the street in front of the bank.
Everything is checked out, and the bank agrees to
accept the car as
collateral for the loan.
An employee drives the Rolls into the bank's
underground garage and
parks it there.
Two weeks later, the man returns, repays the $5,000
and the
interest,which comes to $15.41.
The loan officer says, "We are very happy to have had
your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely,but we
are little puzzled.
While you were away, we checked you out and found that
you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is why would you
bother to borrow $5,000?"
The Indian replied,"Where else in New York can I park
my car for two
weeks for 15 bucks?"
Cheers !
Indians are indians......,
Smart brains...
Little girl??
A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales.
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.
The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".
The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"
The little girl replied, "Then you ask him ".
The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.
The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale.
Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.
The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah".
The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?"
The little girl replied, "Then you ask him ".
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Make them enjoy and learn!
Childhood is the best part of life and parents should make their children enjoy the golden period by imparting adequate knowledge and also make them learn. One of the best ways to make significant academic progress in an innovative tutoring environment is by sending children to a summer program. Score Education center provides the opportunity for the children in the age group of 4 to 14 to love and learn by applying it's expertise effeciently.
SCORE takes an hands on approach to tutoring. The various aspects of Score are designed to help children in their various ventures while making sure that they enjoy the learning process also. This will be a boon for both the students and the parents and as a parent you can witness noticeable development in your child. SCORE also provides free academic consultation and also a waiver in the registration fee for those who register before the end of this month.
Go make your child feel the SCORE experience!
SCORE takes an hands on approach to tutoring. The various aspects of Score are designed to help children in their various ventures while making sure that they enjoy the learning process also. This will be a boon for both the students and the parents and as a parent you can witness noticeable development in your child. SCORE also provides free academic consultation and also a waiver in the registration fee for those who register before the end of this month.
Go make your child feel the SCORE experience!
EYE sight????
Pls follow the guide.
1. First close one of your eye.
2. Move your mouse point at the red '!".
3. Right click at the !.
4. Then go (select all).
5. Then u'll see the result.
Stupid !
People ask you to do something and u do it without applying your mind ;)
YOur eye sight is alright,But YoUr Mind has gOt Problem hehehehe ..Ha..HA..HA..!
1. First close one of your eye.
2. Move your mouse point at the red '!".
3. Right click at the !.
4. Then go (select all).
5. Then u'll see the result.
Stupid !
People ask you to do something and u do it without applying your mind ;)
YOur eye sight is alright,But YoUr Mind has gOt Problem hehehehe ..Ha..HA..HA..!
Friday, January 25, 2008
Ways to reduce stress...
Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what
may happen tomorrow and it doesn' t happen, you have
worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to
worry twice.
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won' t fit into your time
schedule, or that will compromise your mental health
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough,
two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult
projects over time; don't lump the hard things all
together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is
a c oncern, find out what God would have you do and
let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about
a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards
for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an
extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps,
etc.
14 K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of
advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in
line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help
improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to
nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's
time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair
and hope is often a good "Thank you Jesus."
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are
doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it
the most).
32. Sit on your ego.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34 Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general
manager of the universe.
36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you're
grateful for that you've never been grateful for
before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR
YOU. "If God is for us, who can be against us?"
may happen tomorrow and it doesn' t happen, you have
worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to
worry twice.
1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won' t fit into your time
schedule, or that will compromise your mental health
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough,
two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult
projects over time; don't lump the hard things all
together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is
a c oncern, find out what God would have you do and
let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about
a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards
for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an
extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps,
etc.
14 K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of
advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in
line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help
improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to
nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's
time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair
and hope is often a good "Thank you Jesus."
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are
doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it
the most).
32. Sit on your ego.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34 Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general
manager of the universe.
36 Every night before bed, think of one thing you're
grateful for that you've never been grateful for
before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR
YOU. "If God is for us, who can be against us?"
Women are smart???
A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods. She
went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes." The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you, but I failed to mention the condition to your wishes. Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!" The woman said, "That's okay." For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to". The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me." So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world! For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.. The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world.. And he will be ten times richer than you. "The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine." So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world! The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like a mild heart attack."Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don't mess with them. Attention female readers : This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good....
Male readers:
The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife!!! Moral of the
story: Women think they're really smart.Let them continue to think that way
and just enjoy the show
PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen!!
went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes." The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you, but I failed to mention the condition to your wishes. Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!" The woman said, "That's okay." For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to". The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me." So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world! For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.. The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man in the world.. And he will be ten times richer than you. "The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine." So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world! The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like a mild heart attack."Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don't mess with them. Attention female readers : This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good....
Male readers:
The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife!!! Moral of the
story: Women think they're really smart.Let them continue to think that way
and just enjoy the show
PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen!!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Life is cosmic
Thought of Travel: Life is comic
This smart edition reflects the philosophical aspect of the author.
I traveled for about 2 and a half hour in the great Chennai metro electric trains from a town to a part of madras. It was really a great experience and taught me some finer values of life.
I won’t believe in some comical facet of life such as romance, coupling, dating, and sacrificing anything for luv and so and so....But during the journey I realized that life is a collection of such comic things.
At first a kid impressed me so much by his/her cute “mazhalai” (childishness) in the acts. She/he used to say bye always since she/he left some relatives in one of the previous stations. The mother was so convincing that she was not even tensed to a percent by the kid’s activities. So nice mom analogous to Radha (obviously my mom).
Then a romantic pair (I think so) sat beside me, attracted the whole gathering. In between their conversation I think a small fight broke. Then the Adam tried to console the Eve… it was scenic…
Then a married lady with a man beside her (probably her man), was standing and holding the man’s shirt for balance... Thanks to metro trains for their periodic jerking…….The man’s face was lustrous and responsibility shining on his face…
On contrast there was an old couple, the typical grands (above 50) whom, most of us use to scold during our free time in home [not house]. The man was an extrovert and he shared his experience and Taste of India with me. The lady smiled occasionally and was seriously thinking some puzzle’s answer (I guess).They purchased some things from T.Nagar. Suddenly the lady said, “It’s me”. The man smiled and blinked his eyes…reflecting maturity.
He looked at me and told, “I asked her a question. Who is the beautiful lady today I met whom I like much? And you too know that lady…
For that now only she got the answer.”
Wow “aatharsa thambathigal” (perfect couple). The lady was smiling by looking at one of the things they bought... Eventually it’s a MIRROR….
This smart edition reflects the philosophical aspect of the author.
I traveled for about 2 and a half hour in the great Chennai metro electric trains from a town to a part of madras. It was really a great experience and taught me some finer values of life.
I won’t believe in some comical facet of life such as romance, coupling, dating, and sacrificing anything for luv and so and so....But during the journey I realized that life is a collection of such comic things.
At first a kid impressed me so much by his/her cute “mazhalai” (childishness) in the acts. She/he used to say bye always since she/he left some relatives in one of the previous stations. The mother was so convincing that she was not even tensed to a percent by the kid’s activities. So nice mom analogous to Radha (obviously my mom).
Then a romantic pair (I think so) sat beside me, attracted the whole gathering. In between their conversation I think a small fight broke. Then the Adam tried to console the Eve… it was scenic…
Then a married lady with a man beside her (probably her man), was standing and holding the man’s shirt for balance... Thanks to metro trains for their periodic jerking…….The man’s face was lustrous and responsibility shining on his face…
On contrast there was an old couple, the typical grands (above 50) whom, most of us use to scold during our free time in home [not house]. The man was an extrovert and he shared his experience and Taste of India with me. The lady smiled occasionally and was seriously thinking some puzzle’s answer (I guess).They purchased some things from T.Nagar. Suddenly the lady said, “It’s me”. The man smiled and blinked his eyes…reflecting maturity.
He looked at me and told, “I asked her a question. Who is the beautiful lady today I met whom I like much? And you too know that lady…
For that now only she got the answer.”
Wow “aatharsa thambathigal” (perfect couple). The lady was smiling by looking at one of the things they bought... Eventually it’s a MIRROR….
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Rejoice...
I’ve been attending church services and listening to sermons all my life – both the church and the home variety. Very few have stood in my mind and one of them was a Christmas message about Joy. Quite a Christmassy thing to think about – Joy. For the first time in my life, however, I heard the Christmas story of Joseph. Joseph,s first Christmas. From any point of view, it was rather grim.
Here was a man, engaged to be married to a girl, who was pregnant with a baby that wasn’t his. Worse still, it was a child of God. A pretty unreal tale for a man to swallow – let alone convince his family and friends about. And then, just when things were bad enough, he had to travel to a distant place – on a donkey, with a full term pregnant wife – to take part in a census.
And then he finds that there is no accommodation and he has to put up with her in a manger and then play midwife as well. Kind of hard on the man by any standards. I know that the modern day pictures of the manger have clean healthy cattle peeping benevolently at the baby and the entire manger free of dung and filled with light and angels. But honestly, that could hardly be true, could it? And that was Joseph’s first Christmas.
He must have been a pretty extraordinary man to watch his life unravel before his eyes and yet be joyful. In the end however, joy is a choice we make. And that made me think. I’ve seen people in really desperate circumstances joking around a meagre meal and a roofless shelter. The group of maids having a long gossip about their employers’ faults in the servant quarters seem to catch the spirit that is missing at 7 course meals.
But it’s not just the poor who seem to have made this choice really. For I’ve seen people from all walks of life goofing around. It doesn’t matter if they’ve lost a loved one or come from a dysfunctional home or are young or old or rich or poor. Some people just seem to have stumbled on to the secret of eternal giggling. Our first tenant (she was always called Anuamma – Anu’s mother) was a born giggler. She found everything in life amusing. Her son failing his exams, her daughter passing hers, a saucer getting irrevocably stuck in a bowl, a meal that turned out well, the several dishes that turned out badly, her mother-in-law’s sulks, her aches and pains and BP, her husband’s wretched business sense…. She was around 40 when I first met her. She is around 60 now and still laughing.
Alice, the ayurvedic masseuse who we hired for some post delivery care when Ken was born was another happy soul. She was the happiest person I ever met and next to Kevin was the one person that gave me undiluted joy. Apart from her massages and herbal baths with boiling water, her face and cheerfulness did me more good than anything else. Mama was harried because it is her nature to be permanently harried. Papa was disoriented because there was just too much going on – guests, cooking, guests, massages, guests, a grandson, guests, a harried wife…..
But Alice was the silver lining at all times. Her husband was paralysed below the hips and consequently helpless and irritable. Her sons seemed to do little part from play cricket some of the time and play the fool the rest. The entire family looked to her for money, comfort and home cooked food. I really didn’t see that there was a lot she had to smile about. But she didn’t just smile – she laughed, she grinned, she positively rejoiced in life.
Is it a dream of making good some day that amuses people like Anuamma and Alice? Is it the fun in beating life’s challenges? Is it an unselfishness in giving all that one can to support people around them? Is it the complete non-judgemental attitude that they bring into relationships and life? Is it a lack of standards? A lack of ambition? I honestly don’t know yet. All I know is that they seem to have decided on joy. And they rejoice in their choice.
Here was a man, engaged to be married to a girl, who was pregnant with a baby that wasn’t his. Worse still, it was a child of God. A pretty unreal tale for a man to swallow – let alone convince his family and friends about. And then, just when things were bad enough, he had to travel to a distant place – on a donkey, with a full term pregnant wife – to take part in a census.
And then he finds that there is no accommodation and he has to put up with her in a manger and then play midwife as well. Kind of hard on the man by any standards. I know that the modern day pictures of the manger have clean healthy cattle peeping benevolently at the baby and the entire manger free of dung and filled with light and angels. But honestly, that could hardly be true, could it? And that was Joseph’s first Christmas.
He must have been a pretty extraordinary man to watch his life unravel before his eyes and yet be joyful. In the end however, joy is a choice we make. And that made me think. I’ve seen people in really desperate circumstances joking around a meagre meal and a roofless shelter. The group of maids having a long gossip about their employers’ faults in the servant quarters seem to catch the spirit that is missing at 7 course meals.
But it’s not just the poor who seem to have made this choice really. For I’ve seen people from all walks of life goofing around. It doesn’t matter if they’ve lost a loved one or come from a dysfunctional home or are young or old or rich or poor. Some people just seem to have stumbled on to the secret of eternal giggling. Our first tenant (she was always called Anuamma – Anu’s mother) was a born giggler. She found everything in life amusing. Her son failing his exams, her daughter passing hers, a saucer getting irrevocably stuck in a bowl, a meal that turned out well, the several dishes that turned out badly, her mother-in-law’s sulks, her aches and pains and BP, her husband’s wretched business sense…. She was around 40 when I first met her. She is around 60 now and still laughing.
Alice, the ayurvedic masseuse who we hired for some post delivery care when Ken was born was another happy soul. She was the happiest person I ever met and next to Kevin was the one person that gave me undiluted joy. Apart from her massages and herbal baths with boiling water, her face and cheerfulness did me more good than anything else. Mama was harried because it is her nature to be permanently harried. Papa was disoriented because there was just too much going on – guests, cooking, guests, massages, guests, a grandson, guests, a harried wife…..
But Alice was the silver lining at all times. Her husband was paralysed below the hips and consequently helpless and irritable. Her sons seemed to do little part from play cricket some of the time and play the fool the rest. The entire family looked to her for money, comfort and home cooked food. I really didn’t see that there was a lot she had to smile about. But she didn’t just smile – she laughed, she grinned, she positively rejoiced in life.
Is it a dream of making good some day that amuses people like Anuamma and Alice? Is it the fun in beating life’s challenges? Is it an unselfishness in giving all that one can to support people around them? Is it the complete non-judgemental attitude that they bring into relationships and life? Is it a lack of standards? A lack of ambition? I honestly don’t know yet. All I know is that they seem to have decided on joy. And they rejoice in their choice.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Wonderfull post office
We're all very adept at criticising the indian postal service, - how our letters never reach on time, how by the time they reach, vajpayee has already finished his speech (whats up with that dude, btw? why does it seem like his mind runs on a P1 processor with 1/2 kb ram?), how their visits to our houses are rarer than Santa Claus' coming (I said coming, not cumming, you pervert!). However, instead of criticising them, we're gonna enumerate the advantages that they provide to the poor in the villages.
And if you known us well enough, you wouldn't believe the drivel above. Coz as sure as samosa mein hain aloo, circus mein hai bhalu, mukesh ambani hain chalu, south india mein hain mallu and something-something main hain zallu, we're going to town on their asses!
l had the unfortunate privelege of having to visit the neighborhood postoffice recently and l found that they've taken a cue from the recent munnabhai movie. Theres gandhigiri everywhere. The more knowledgeable of our readers would know that the essence of fighting using gandhigiri involves the use of non-violence as well as non-cooperation.
Anyhoo, so there was a lot of non-cooperation going on at the post office, the paint was not cooperating with the walls, giving the latter a delicate contrast between a strong yellow paint probably done during the Moghul empire of Shah Jahan and the next coat of a dementing pista green which I'm sure was in vogue when painted during the early days of the British Raj, probably by surplus from the East India Company. The inadvertant mix of textures and colours were so very subtle, so smooth, so delicate that they'd give even manish malhotra a run for his homosexuality!
The calendar on the wall didn't seem to be very productive especially since the days of the month of July that it so proudly displayed don't really correspond to the days of november, which it was!
lf this was a theme party, my first guess for what the theme was would be "sadistic sadism spanking and bondage". The queues were longer than Himesh Reshammiya's nasal introductions to his songs! Truly, the only way this situation could get worse is if the postmaster went around in a tight leather outfit with a small window that exposed his rump, boots with stirrups and with a paddle and spanked us as we stood in line.
If the indian postal service had a middle name, it would be "inefficiency". Apparently they also love a good challenge. This could be the only explanation as to why the ony person who knew how to operate the speed-post computer was sitting at the registered-post counter clipping her fingernails and providing oral tech-support while the incompetent sitting at the speed-post counter demonstrated a live example of stupidity-meets-bitch persona. She was so stupid that seeing her in action, or inaction rather cannot but force you to believe that human evolved from apes. It's just that avfew select people haven't got the requisite promotions along the eolutionary ladder. She wasn't stuck at the ape stage though, her species was stranded midway between a water buffalo and a wild parakeet. (Her ability to stop all work and complain to her unusually idle coworker, who was deely involved digging her nose in a last-ditch attempt to discover a nugget or two of gold, about how difficult it was to understand what Ba wanted from Tulsi in Kyunki...combined with her screeching voice which would have put the shouting bangaar walla, the night time kulfi walla and the idliwalla in collective shame, left me with no doubt about her parrot roots in her genetic map.)
The kind lady, however, at the stamps counter was being very productive that day - I mean between her job of telemarketing/flirting on her handsfree and the horrific shade of purple nailpolish (trust me, even big bird on Sesame Street would have an stroke if u asked her to wear this color! and big bird's got the worst taste ever!) she managed to find time to give me two stamps.
This brings me to a joke that was played on me when I was little. I was an avid stamp collector and I had bought almost all the stamps the post office had! Now whenever one of my school friends asked me if I wanted a stamp, an affirmative reply would usually have his heavy leather shoe come down smartly on my foot - his funny version of a stamp. This often left me wishing that the sonofabitch collected rare 'kicks-in-the-nuts'... oh boy, would I have a field day!
So you're probably waiting with baited breath, wondering if agent007 succeeded in his mission to send his communique, right? (No? Well, your momma so fat that when she wears a jacket with an 'X' on it, helicopters try to land on her!)
I did. Not because my mom had promised to gut me with her bare hands nor because my dad had threatened to get me to wear my ass as a hat if I didnt send the letters, (though it was sufficiently powerful incentive, mind you), it was more because the human spirit tiumphed over all physical adversity, even an obstacle as big as an inefficient post office (an efficient indian post office is an anomaly in nature and would cause the universe to collapse and/or cause the devil to place a large order for sweaters coz hell had started to freeze over!). It was because I as an Indian could not afford to give up because life is full of challenges, because 'The Eye of the Tiger' is not just a song to me.
And also because wearing my ass as a hat would suck ass - literally.
And if you known us well enough, you wouldn't believe the drivel above. Coz as sure as samosa mein hain aloo, circus mein hai bhalu, mukesh ambani hain chalu, south india mein hain mallu and something-something main hain zallu, we're going to town on their asses!
l had the unfortunate privelege of having to visit the neighborhood postoffice recently and l found that they've taken a cue from the recent munnabhai movie. Theres gandhigiri everywhere. The more knowledgeable of our readers would know that the essence of fighting using gandhigiri involves the use of non-violence as well as non-cooperation.
Anyhoo, so there was a lot of non-cooperation going on at the post office, the paint was not cooperating with the walls, giving the latter a delicate contrast between a strong yellow paint probably done during the Moghul empire of Shah Jahan and the next coat of a dementing pista green which I'm sure was in vogue when painted during the early days of the British Raj, probably by surplus from the East India Company. The inadvertant mix of textures and colours were so very subtle, so smooth, so delicate that they'd give even manish malhotra a run for his homosexuality!
The calendar on the wall didn't seem to be very productive especially since the days of the month of July that it so proudly displayed don't really correspond to the days of november, which it was!
lf this was a theme party, my first guess for what the theme was would be "sadistic sadism spanking and bondage". The queues were longer than Himesh Reshammiya's nasal introductions to his songs! Truly, the only way this situation could get worse is if the postmaster went around in a tight leather outfit with a small window that exposed his rump, boots with stirrups and with a paddle and spanked us as we stood in line.
If the indian postal service had a middle name, it would be "inefficiency". Apparently they also love a good challenge. This could be the only explanation as to why the ony person who knew how to operate the speed-post computer was sitting at the registered-post counter clipping her fingernails and providing oral tech-support while the incompetent sitting at the speed-post counter demonstrated a live example of stupidity-meets-bitch persona. She was so stupid that seeing her in action, or inaction rather cannot but force you to believe that human evolved from apes. It's just that avfew select people haven't got the requisite promotions along the eolutionary ladder. She wasn't stuck at the ape stage though, her species was stranded midway between a water buffalo and a wild parakeet. (Her ability to stop all work and complain to her unusually idle coworker, who was deely involved digging her nose in a last-ditch attempt to discover a nugget or two of gold, about how difficult it was to understand what Ba wanted from Tulsi in Kyunki...combined with her screeching voice which would have put the shouting bangaar walla, the night time kulfi walla and the idliwalla in collective shame, left me with no doubt about her parrot roots in her genetic map.)
The kind lady, however, at the stamps counter was being very productive that day - I mean between her job of telemarketing/flirting on her handsfree and the horrific shade of purple nailpolish (trust me, even big bird on Sesame Street would have an stroke if u asked her to wear this color! and big bird's got the worst taste ever!) she managed to find time to give me two stamps.
This brings me to a joke that was played on me when I was little. I was an avid stamp collector and I had bought almost all the stamps the post office had! Now whenever one of my school friends asked me if I wanted a stamp, an affirmative reply would usually have his heavy leather shoe come down smartly on my foot - his funny version of a stamp. This often left me wishing that the sonofabitch collected rare 'kicks-in-the-nuts'... oh boy, would I have a field day!
So you're probably waiting with baited breath, wondering if agent007 succeeded in his mission to send his communique, right? (No? Well, your momma so fat that when she wears a jacket with an 'X' on it, helicopters try to land on her!)
I did. Not because my mom had promised to gut me with her bare hands nor because my dad had threatened to get me to wear my ass as a hat if I didnt send the letters, (though it was sufficiently powerful incentive, mind you), it was more because the human spirit tiumphed over all physical adversity, even an obstacle as big as an inefficient post office (an efficient indian post office is an anomaly in nature and would cause the universe to collapse and/or cause the devil to place a large order for sweaters coz hell had started to freeze over!). It was because I as an Indian could not afford to give up because life is full of challenges, because 'The Eye of the Tiger' is not just a song to me.
And also because wearing my ass as a hat would suck ass - literally.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Warren Buffet, The Richest Man In World
There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:
He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.
He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.
He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.
He has given his CEO's only two rules.
Rule number 1: do not lose any of your shareholder's money.
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch television.
Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.
His advice to young people: Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself.
He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.
He still lives in the same small 3 bedroom house in mid-town Omaha, that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence.
He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.
He has given his CEO's only two rules.
Rule number 1: do not lose any of your shareholder's money.
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch television.
Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.
His advice to young people: Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
33 Facts About Guyz
33 Facts about Guyz
1. Guys don't actually look after good-looking girls. they prefer neat and presentable girls.
2. Guys hate flirts.
3.When a guy says he doesn't understand you, it simply means you're not thinking the way he is.
4. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.
5. When a guy really likes you, he'll disregard all your bad characteristics.
6. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.
7. Guys will do anything just to get the girl's attention.
8. When you touch a guy's heart, there's no turning back.
9. When a girl says "no", a guy hears it as " try again tomorrow". ......so true.
10. You have to tell a guy what you really want before he gets the message clearly.
11. Guys love their moms.
12. A guy would sacrifice his money for lunch just to get you a couple of roses .
13. A guy often thinks about the girl who likes him. But this doesn't mean that the guy likes her.
14. You can never understand him unless you listen to him.
15. If a guy tells you he loves you once in a lifetime. He does.
16. Beware. Guys can make gossips scatter through half of the face of the earth faster than girls can.
17. Like Eve, girls are guys weaknesses.
18. Guys are very open about themselves.
19. It's good to test a guy first before you believe him. But don't let him wait that long.
20. Guys hate it when their clothes get dirty. Even a small dot.
21. Guys really admire girls that they like even if they're not that much pretty.
22. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.......very true.
23. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.
24. Guys cannot keep secrets that girls tell them.
25. Guys think too much.
26. Guys' fantasies are unlimited.
27. Girls' height doesn't really matter to a guy but her weight does!......very true.
28. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive. So watch out girls!!!
29. Guys are more talkative than girls are especially when the topic is about girls.
30. You can truly say that a guy has good intentions if you see him praying sometimes.
31. If a guy says you're beautiful, that guy likes you.
32. Guys hate girls who overreact. ......sumtimes.
33. Guys love you more than you love them IF they are serious in your relationships.
1. Guys don't actually look after good-looking girls. they prefer neat and presentable girls.
2. Guys hate flirts.
3.When a guy says he doesn't understand you, it simply means you're not thinking the way he is.
4. Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.
5. When a guy really likes you, he'll disregard all your bad characteristics.
6. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile.
7. Guys will do anything just to get the girl's attention.
8. When you touch a guy's heart, there's no turning back.
9. When a girl says "no", a guy hears it as " try again tomorrow". ......so true.
10. You have to tell a guy what you really want before he gets the message clearly.
11. Guys love their moms.
12. A guy would sacrifice his money for lunch just to get you a couple of roses .
13. A guy often thinks about the girl who likes him. But this doesn't mean that the guy likes her.
14. You can never understand him unless you listen to him.
15. If a guy tells you he loves you once in a lifetime. He does.
16. Beware. Guys can make gossips scatter through half of the face of the earth faster than girls can.
17. Like Eve, girls are guys weaknesses.
18. Guys are very open about themselves.
19. It's good to test a guy first before you believe him. But don't let him wait that long.
20. Guys hate it when their clothes get dirty. Even a small dot.
21. Guys really admire girls that they like even if they're not that much pretty.
22. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.......very true.
23. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.
24. Guys cannot keep secrets that girls tell them.
25. Guys think too much.
26. Guys' fantasies are unlimited.
27. Girls' height doesn't really matter to a guy but her weight does!......very true.
28. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive. So watch out girls!!!
29. Guys are more talkative than girls are especially when the topic is about girls.
30. You can truly say that a guy has good intentions if you see him praying sometimes.
31. If a guy says you're beautiful, that guy likes you.
32. Guys hate girls who overreact. ......sumtimes.
33. Guys love you more than you love them IF they are serious in your relationships.
Acquisitions and more Acquisitions
A lot of acquisitions plans have been happening in the recent past and the latest of all is that Microsoft is acquiring advertising network aQuantive Inc for $6 billion in an all cash deal. Microsoft plans to build an internet wise advertising platform for advertisers, publishers and ad agencies. Do take a look at the presspass in the Microsoft website. Microsoft was trying to enter this space when they lost Double click to Google. The deal was worth $3.1 billion and Google grabbed it away from Microsoft's hands.
This comes after the much hyped $50 billion acquisition of Yahoo by MS the progress of which is not completely known.
This comes after the much hyped $50 billion acquisition of Yahoo by MS the progress of which is not completely known.
Flower for a child
After resolving to continue with my writing and my book, I find that I spend all my time at home watching movies, reading other people’s books and helping Ken with home-work. Life’s lessons learnt from the above activities: (a) I want to start a movie review blog, (b) I want to get my book published and have other people buy and read it and (c) I don’t like Ken’s life being wasted in this horrible manner.
The child’s routine is scary. He wakes up at 6:00 a.m., has a rather meagre breakfast, a glass of complete planned food, and is dressed and ready for the schoolbus at 7:15 a.m. He returns at 3:30 looking like a construction worker and as tired as one. I scrub the layers of black mud off him and give him something to eat. He’s so tired, he can hardly keep his head up at the dining table.
He drops off for a short nap at 4:15 or so. If I let him be, he wakes up at 7:30; if I wake him up at 5:30 in response to the neighbourhood kids demands, he goes off to play and comes home at 7:15. The said kids have the firm belief that I am conspiring to prevent Ken from playing with them. First the youngest of the lot rings my bell. “Aunty, is Kevin there?” If he’s either sleeping or sick and I say so, he looks beyond me suspiciously into as much of the house as he can see, craning his neck to confirm that Ken is not tied to a chair and held captive.
Five minutes later, the next oldest drops by. She is charming and sweet and wears pretty little dresses and can talk the hind leg off a donkey. “Aunty, can Kevin come to play?” “He’s coming in five minutes,” I say. “He’s just waking up.” Sometimes she lets it go at that. Sometimes she daringly calls out, “Kevin! Come soon! We’re waiting.” She obviously does not trust me to convey the message effectively. If he responds, all is well. Otherwise five minutes later, she’s back with her twin. Sometimes she is fortified with an older neighbour. They gherao me until Kevin finally condescends to go.
On days when he cannot go to play, it is horrible to have to reveal the awful truth. I know that they don’t believe me. I hate when the spouse says, “Ken has been naughty today. No playtime.” If I have to convey the message to his friends, they beg and plead. Sometimes they look shocked as if I am evil personified. I end up letting him go anyway. If I say he has exams, they take it in their stride. “We do too,” they say, “Please, we’ll send him back soon.” Not that that ever happened! If he’s sick, several of their number come by to confirm and then they still look disbelieving. It is an ordeal I don’t look forward to. I suspect I am not strong and firm with kids.
Anyways, to get back to the routine, Ken comes home to dinner – which can last anywhere between 1 and 2 hours depending on how much he likes the food or whether his Dad is at home or not. Dad at home means a quick meal. Mum caught alone means fooling around till she’s right round the bend.
And then he settles down to home work. Two pages of work in every subject. Maths 1, Maths 2, English 1, English 2, Hindi 1, Hindi 2 and miscellaneous assignments as well. That makes around 10 pages of work. And his proposed bedtime is at 9:30. Obviously, it becomes a choice between completing all of the homework or getting enough sleep. Since I hate those large remarks in red pen scrawled all over his notebook, I opt for the former. There are still large remarks in red pen scrawled all over his notebook commenting on the lack of neatness or linearity or something or the other anyways.
To have a dog tired 5-year-old to do all this work and do it neatly seems like child labour to me. By the time the work is done, it’s bedtime. There is no time for music practice. No time for a board game with us. No time for a family chat. No time to listen to all the quaint sayings that have amused me in the last five years. I could move him to a less gruelling school. Unfortunately, the child loves this. He is convinced that this is what he wants. I have a secret fear that my child is going to be academic. He is what my parents dreamed for me. So I hold on to the hope that my grandkids will probably be hippies.
The child’s routine is scary. He wakes up at 6:00 a.m., has a rather meagre breakfast, a glass of complete planned food, and is dressed and ready for the schoolbus at 7:15 a.m. He returns at 3:30 looking like a construction worker and as tired as one. I scrub the layers of black mud off him and give him something to eat. He’s so tired, he can hardly keep his head up at the dining table.
He drops off for a short nap at 4:15 or so. If I let him be, he wakes up at 7:30; if I wake him up at 5:30 in response to the neighbourhood kids demands, he goes off to play and comes home at 7:15. The said kids have the firm belief that I am conspiring to prevent Ken from playing with them. First the youngest of the lot rings my bell. “Aunty, is Kevin there?” If he’s either sleeping or sick and I say so, he looks beyond me suspiciously into as much of the house as he can see, craning his neck to confirm that Ken is not tied to a chair and held captive.
Five minutes later, the next oldest drops by. She is charming and sweet and wears pretty little dresses and can talk the hind leg off a donkey. “Aunty, can Kevin come to play?” “He’s coming in five minutes,” I say. “He’s just waking up.” Sometimes she lets it go at that. Sometimes she daringly calls out, “Kevin! Come soon! We’re waiting.” She obviously does not trust me to convey the message effectively. If he responds, all is well. Otherwise five minutes later, she’s back with her twin. Sometimes she is fortified with an older neighbour. They gherao me until Kevin finally condescends to go.
On days when he cannot go to play, it is horrible to have to reveal the awful truth. I know that they don’t believe me. I hate when the spouse says, “Ken has been naughty today. No playtime.” If I have to convey the message to his friends, they beg and plead. Sometimes they look shocked as if I am evil personified. I end up letting him go anyway. If I say he has exams, they take it in their stride. “We do too,” they say, “Please, we’ll send him back soon.” Not that that ever happened! If he’s sick, several of their number come by to confirm and then they still look disbelieving. It is an ordeal I don’t look forward to. I suspect I am not strong and firm with kids.
Anyways, to get back to the routine, Ken comes home to dinner – which can last anywhere between 1 and 2 hours depending on how much he likes the food or whether his Dad is at home or not. Dad at home means a quick meal. Mum caught alone means fooling around till she’s right round the bend.
And then he settles down to home work. Two pages of work in every subject. Maths 1, Maths 2, English 1, English 2, Hindi 1, Hindi 2 and miscellaneous assignments as well. That makes around 10 pages of work. And his proposed bedtime is at 9:30. Obviously, it becomes a choice between completing all of the homework or getting enough sleep. Since I hate those large remarks in red pen scrawled all over his notebook, I opt for the former. There are still large remarks in red pen scrawled all over his notebook commenting on the lack of neatness or linearity or something or the other anyways.
To have a dog tired 5-year-old to do all this work and do it neatly seems like child labour to me. By the time the work is done, it’s bedtime. There is no time for music practice. No time for a board game with us. No time for a family chat. No time to listen to all the quaint sayings that have amused me in the last five years. I could move him to a less gruelling school. Unfortunately, the child loves this. He is convinced that this is what he wants. I have a secret fear that my child is going to be academic. He is what my parents dreamed for me. So I hold on to the hope that my grandkids will probably be hippies.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Good bye....
"I feel so numb', she thought, rubbing her hands on her arms, in an effort to keep warm. She didn't know how she managed to get through the funeral. There were people around her, friends and family, but she couldn't remember who was there with her. All she knew was that her sister was dead. Not coming back.
She still felt detached, unable to believe it. Whenever the door opened, she turned eagerly, half expecting Tania to walk in. And then there would be the gut-wrenching realization that that would never happen. She didn't know if she had come to terms with Tania's death. It felt so unreal. She had watched, as everyone cried around her, as though caught in a limbo, and seeing things in slow motion.
"This can't be happening", she kept telling herself. She tried to remember her last conversation with Tania. Nothing came to mind.
"I could'nt even say Good-Bye"
She stopped believing in God. And yet, only visiting the temple everyday brought her some solace. She had returned to her flat.
Vishal visited everyday, bringing her food. If he hadn't forced her to eat, she wouldn't have survived for so long, she thought furiously. She didn't know who had called him, maybe it was Tina. She hadn't bothered to ask.
Nothing mattered anymore. Her sister was no more.
Nothing mattered anymore.
She still felt detached, unable to believe it. Whenever the door opened, she turned eagerly, half expecting Tania to walk in. And then there would be the gut-wrenching realization that that would never happen. She didn't know if she had come to terms with Tania's death. It felt so unreal. She had watched, as everyone cried around her, as though caught in a limbo, and seeing things in slow motion.
"This can't be happening", she kept telling herself. She tried to remember her last conversation with Tania. Nothing came to mind.
"I could'nt even say Good-Bye"
She stopped believing in God. And yet, only visiting the temple everyday brought her some solace. She had returned to her flat.
Vishal visited everyday, bringing her food. If he hadn't forced her to eat, she wouldn't have survived for so long, she thought furiously. She didn't know who had called him, maybe it was Tina. She hadn't bothered to ask.
Nothing mattered anymore. Her sister was no more.
Nothing mattered anymore.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Subliminal CDs
I strongly believe in all the do it yourself books and CD's because it helps you to learn a lot without putting in a great deal of effort and it is also good fun.
What are subliminal CDs ?
Subliminal messaging is a process of sending messages direct to the impressionable subconscious mind, bypassing the more critical conscious mind. Subliminal CDs are a great way to help you change any part of your life without efforts from your side.
It doesn't happen just like that... If you are so concerned about your self confidence then it constants puts the message in your sub-conscious mind and you will definitely notice the change.
If you are looking for subliminal CDs ranging from boosting your self confidence or losing your weight your ultimate destination has to be http://www.subliminal-cds.com/. It has got a rich collection of more than 120 subliminal CDs from which you can pick the one where you feel you lack something. The CDs utilize the powerful new 5-part Encoding System developed by self-development guru, Bradley Thompson
If you want to have laser sharp focus or overcome interview anxieties then go ahead and pick your copy and win free international shipping.
What are subliminal CDs ?
Subliminal messaging is a process of sending messages direct to the impressionable subconscious mind, bypassing the more critical conscious mind. Subliminal CDs are a great way to help you change any part of your life without efforts from your side.
It doesn't happen just like that... If you are so concerned about your self confidence then it constants puts the message in your sub-conscious mind and you will definitely notice the change.
If you are looking for subliminal CDs ranging from boosting your self confidence or losing your weight your ultimate destination has to be http://www.subliminal-cds.com/. It has got a rich collection of more than 120 subliminal CDs from which you can pick the one where you feel you lack something. The CDs utilize the powerful new 5-part Encoding System developed by self-development guru, Bradley Thompson
If you want to have laser sharp focus or overcome interview anxieties then go ahead and pick your copy and win free international shipping.
Cricket Score Gives Out All The Information About A Match
Today cricket is keenly watched by most of the people and its list of fans is increasing. It is gaining popularity ever since its existence. Cricket fans are crazy for it and they feel something is missing if they happen to miss any match due to some reason. This shows how passionate they are for a cricket match. They are interested to watch anything regarding cricket whether it is test match or one-day or even a discussion forum of former and present cricketers. Cricket score is most important for anyone who is watching the match or has missed out. They want to enjoy every aspect of a cricket match. The fans are in full mood and excitement when a match is played. If the tournament is between two tough contenders then it becomes more exciting and fans anyhow make out some time from their work schedule to watch it.
They involve themselves completely and become emotionally attached to the match. Their immense attachment with the match makes them forget all their stress and work. Fans cheer when the match becomes exciting and they enjoy with every moment of the match. All fans pray for their team to win the match and they keep looking at the cricket score which is important to win the match. Cricket fans are so much passionate for it that sometimes they use photographs of their favorite players on their mobile phones as wallpapers. Cricket score can make anyone aware with the happenings in the match. If a fan has missed out to catch the live telecast of the match then there are some other options as well to make him updated with the scenes in the match. The fan can ask for the cricket score from his friend or some one else who has the latest updates of the match.
If you are a busy working professional, then you just need not to worry for the latest updates. You have every information at your finger steps. Look for cricket dedicated websites that can inform you with latest cricket score. Here you can find every information some are like overs bowled, wickets taken, runs made, average and much more. This is not all, even some website can show you the video clips from the matches and it gives the fans extreme pleasure to watch it. If you are unable to browse on web then there are radio channels that gives live commentary about the match. They are entertaining you along with giving you information. But the crazy fans do not get satisfied with these mediums, they somehow manage to catch the live broadcast. It is amazing to see the craziness of fans for cricket.
You can also get information regarding a match from the newspapers or from news channels who will keep you updated with every information. Another option is to watch the replay the telecast of the cricket match. You can glare at the overall performance of the team. Sometimes the players happen to make records and this makes their fans very happy. Cricket score is the face of a match that shows how their players have performed on the cricket ground.
They involve themselves completely and become emotionally attached to the match. Their immense attachment with the match makes them forget all their stress and work. Fans cheer when the match becomes exciting and they enjoy with every moment of the match. All fans pray for their team to win the match and they keep looking at the cricket score which is important to win the match. Cricket fans are so much passionate for it that sometimes they use photographs of their favorite players on their mobile phones as wallpapers. Cricket score can make anyone aware with the happenings in the match. If a fan has missed out to catch the live telecast of the match then there are some other options as well to make him updated with the scenes in the match. The fan can ask for the cricket score from his friend or some one else who has the latest updates of the match.
If you are a busy working professional, then you just need not to worry for the latest updates. You have every information at your finger steps. Look for cricket dedicated websites that can inform you with latest cricket score. Here you can find every information some are like overs bowled, wickets taken, runs made, average and much more. This is not all, even some website can show you the video clips from the matches and it gives the fans extreme pleasure to watch it. If you are unable to browse on web then there are radio channels that gives live commentary about the match. They are entertaining you along with giving you information. But the crazy fans do not get satisfied with these mediums, they somehow manage to catch the live broadcast. It is amazing to see the craziness of fans for cricket.
You can also get information regarding a match from the newspapers or from news channels who will keep you updated with every information. Another option is to watch the replay the telecast of the cricket match. You can glare at the overall performance of the team. Sometimes the players happen to make records and this makes their fans very happy. Cricket score is the face of a match that shows how their players have performed on the cricket ground.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Fact of life
Once there were two brothers who lived on the 80th floor of a tall building.After coming home one day, they realised to their dismay that the lifts were not working and that they have to climb the stairs home.
After struggling to the 20th level, panting and tired, they decide to abandon their bags and come back for them the next day. They left their bags there on 20th floor and then climb on.......
By the time they reached the 40th level, they felt mad and irritated. The younger brother started grumbling and thus both of them began to quarrel.
However, they continue to climb the steps, quarreling all the way to the 60th floor Then they realize that now they have only 20 levels more to climb and decide to stop quarreling and continue climbing in peace.
They silently climb on and reach home at long last. Each stands calmly before the door and waits for the other to open the door.
But then they realize that the key was in their bag which was left at the 20th floor....
This story is a reflection on our life and times. All of us climb the tall building called life...........
some till all the 80 floors and some less. Many of us climb under the expectations of our companion. These companions are our friends and parents till the 20th floor, then our spouse and our dear ones till the next levels of the building.
We seldom get to do the things that we really like and love and are under somuch pressure and stress that by the age of 20, we get tired and decide to dump this load. Being free, we work enthusiastically and dream ambitious wishes.
By the time we reach 40 years old, we start to lose our vision and dreams. We begin to feel unsatisfied and start complaining and criticizing. We live a miserable life as we are never satisfied.
Reaching 60, w e realize that we have little left for complaining anymore, and began to walk the final episode in peace and calmness. We think that there is nothing left to disappoint us, only to realize that we could not rest in peace because we have an unfulfilled dream.......... a dream we abandoned 60 years ago.
So what's your dream.....? Know your dreams and follow it so that you will not live with regrets.Help others.
Accept yourself... Believe in yourself...Like yourself... Inside each of us are powers so strong, treasures so rich, possibilities so endless, that to command them all to action would change the history of the world.
Celebrate Life..........
After struggling to the 20th level, panting and tired, they decide to abandon their bags and come back for them the next day. They left their bags there on 20th floor and then climb on.......
By the time they reached the 40th level, they felt mad and irritated. The younger brother started grumbling and thus both of them began to quarrel.
However, they continue to climb the steps, quarreling all the way to the 60th floor Then they realize that now they have only 20 levels more to climb and decide to stop quarreling and continue climbing in peace.
They silently climb on and reach home at long last. Each stands calmly before the door and waits for the other to open the door.
But then they realize that the key was in their bag which was left at the 20th floor....
This story is a reflection on our life and times. All of us climb the tall building called life...........
some till all the 80 floors and some less. Many of us climb under the expectations of our companion. These companions are our friends and parents till the 20th floor, then our spouse and our dear ones till the next levels of the building.
We seldom get to do the things that we really like and love and are under somuch pressure and stress that by the age of 20, we get tired and decide to dump this load. Being free, we work enthusiastically and dream ambitious wishes.
By the time we reach 40 years old, we start to lose our vision and dreams. We begin to feel unsatisfied and start complaining and criticizing. We live a miserable life as we are never satisfied.
Reaching 60, w e realize that we have little left for complaining anymore, and began to walk the final episode in peace and calmness. We think that there is nothing left to disappoint us, only to realize that we could not rest in peace because we have an unfulfilled dream.......... a dream we abandoned 60 years ago.
So what's your dream.....? Know your dreams and follow it so that you will not live with regrets.Help others.
Accept yourself... Believe in yourself...Like yourself... Inside each of us are powers so strong, treasures so rich, possibilities so endless, that to command them all to action would change the history of the world.
Celebrate Life..........
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Interesting thing about women
Interesting things about women in the view of God Himself..
An angel appeared and asked God,
"Why are you spending so much time on this one?"
And the Lord answered, "Have you seen my spec sheet on her?
She has to be completely washable, but not plastic,
have over 200 movable parts, all replaceable
and able to run on diet coke and leftovers,
have a lap that can hold four children at one time,
have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart
-and she will do everything with only two hands."
The angel was astounded at the requirements.
"Only two hands!? No way!
And that's just on the standard model?
That's too much work for one day.
Wait until tomorrow to finish."
But I won't," the Lord protested.
"I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart.
She already heals herself when she is sick AND can work 18 hour days."
The angel moved closer and touched the woman.
"But you have made her so soft, Lord."
"She is soft," the Lord agreed,
"but I have also made her tough.
You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish."
"Will she be able to think?", asked the angel.
The Lord replied,
"Not only will she be able to think,
she will be able to reason and negotiate."
The angel then noticed something,
and reaching out, touched the woman's cheek.
"Oops, it looks like you have a leak in this model.
I told you that you were trying to put too much into this one."
"That's not a leak,"
the Lord corrected,
"that's a tear!"
"What's the tear for?" the angel asked.
The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy,
her sorrow, her pain, her disappointment, her love,
her loneliness, her grief and her pride."
The angel was impressed.
"You are a genius, Lord.
You thought of everything!
Woman is truly amazing."
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideals.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
Women have vital things to say and everything to give.
HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,
IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.
An angel appeared and asked God,
"Why are you spending so much time on this one?"
And the Lord answered, "Have you seen my spec sheet on her?
She has to be completely washable, but not plastic,
have over 200 movable parts, all replaceable
and able to run on diet coke and leftovers,
have a lap that can hold four children at one time,
have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart
-and she will do everything with only two hands."
The angel was astounded at the requirements.
"Only two hands!? No way!
And that's just on the standard model?
That's too much work for one day.
Wait until tomorrow to finish."
But I won't," the Lord protested.
"I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart.
She already heals herself when she is sick AND can work 18 hour days."
The angel moved closer and touched the woman.
"But you have made her so soft, Lord."
"She is soft," the Lord agreed,
"but I have also made her tough.
You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish."
"Will she be able to think?", asked the angel.
The Lord replied,
"Not only will she be able to think,
she will be able to reason and negotiate."
The angel then noticed something,
and reaching out, touched the woman's cheek.
"Oops, it looks like you have a leak in this model.
I told you that you were trying to put too much into this one."
"That's not a leak,"
the Lord corrected,
"that's a tear!"
"What's the tear for?" the angel asked.
The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy,
her sorrow, her pain, her disappointment, her love,
her loneliness, her grief and her pride."
The angel was impressed.
"You are a genius, Lord.
You thought of everything!
Woman is truly amazing."
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideals.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
Women have vital things to say and everything to give.
HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,
IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Cutting loose..
I have been trying to write something for a long time. Writing gives me a sense of satisfaction. So, I started to think...what should I write. Many things came to my mind, politics, corruption, media, communal riots, traffic blues, natural calamities, war and peace, etc. But, there is already lots written, read and ignored, stuff on these topics. Coz these are the usual masala that you can read tons of articles on. I had to think something different.
The other thing I could possible write was about my life. Now, there is another small problem to it. My life's story, if taken out my name, can be identified as story of so many people around me. That makes it non-unique. On that, a thought came to my mind. All of us are bound by so many things in life. We are bound by the society, by traditions, by the people we love, by our own narrow mindedness. Sometimes I feel, as if I am a captive in my own house. When I lie down on the bed, I feel that the ceiling binds me. It would have been so good, if I could ogle at the handsome Moon, and be envious of the beautiful stars. When I am on the roads, the traffic binds me. It would have been so good if it would be a muddy path that disappears into lush green woods with a magical mist around (almost a fairytale...right).
But I am bound, and I dont have the means to break this bound. I really adore those people who could divert themselves from the narrow line placed in front of them, and chase their dreams. I also dream, of freedom, of breaking free of traditions and follow my passions. I also want to hold the hands of life and walk towards the misty woods. I also want to whisper to the wind and fly with the clouds. But I am bound...but I am bound.
The other thing I could possible write was about my life. Now, there is another small problem to it. My life's story, if taken out my name, can be identified as story of so many people around me. That makes it non-unique. On that, a thought came to my mind. All of us are bound by so many things in life. We are bound by the society, by traditions, by the people we love, by our own narrow mindedness. Sometimes I feel, as if I am a captive in my own house. When I lie down on the bed, I feel that the ceiling binds me. It would have been so good, if I could ogle at the handsome Moon, and be envious of the beautiful stars. When I am on the roads, the traffic binds me. It would have been so good if it would be a muddy path that disappears into lush green woods with a magical mist around (almost a fairytale...right).
But I am bound, and I dont have the means to break this bound. I really adore those people who could divert themselves from the narrow line placed in front of them, and chase their dreams. I also dream, of freedom, of breaking free of traditions and follow my passions. I also want to hold the hands of life and walk towards the misty woods. I also want to whisper to the wind and fly with the clouds. But I am bound...but I am bound.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Children of this generation..
The children were lined up in the cafeteria of a Catholic elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun made a note, and posted on the apple tray:
"Take only ONE. God is watching."
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies
A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.
"Take only ONE. God is watching."
Moving further along the lunch line, at the other end of the table was a large pile of chocolate chip cookies
A child had written a note, "Take all you want. God is watching the apples.
GIR
I WILL BE GOING FOR AN EXCURTION TO GIR SOON ,SO JUST WANTED TO DO SOME PRE TRIP STUDY
THIS IS WHAT I FOUND
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Location : Gir, 42-kms From Junagadh, Gujarat
Nearest Access : Junagadh (42-kms)
Main Wildlife Found : Asiatic Lions, Leopards, Chowsingha
Coverage Area : 1412.13-sq-kms.
About Gir Wildlife SanctauryIn the southwest of the peninsular state of Gujarat, lies the 116 square-mile Gir sanctuary created to protect the last wild population of Lion outside the African regions. Since 1913 when the Lion population over here fell drastically to just 20 animals, the numbers have increased to around 300. The Asiatic lion is slightly smaller than its African cousin is and its mane is also smaller.
Flora in Gir National ParkThe Gir National Park is a mixed deciduous forest with teak, flame of the forest, some Acacia and Banyan trees. A distinct belt of vegetation is found along the main rivers and streams. Species like the Jambu, Karanj, Umro, Vad, Kalam, Charal, Sirus and Amli are found here. These trees are mostly broad leaved and evergreen, giving the area a cool shade and the moisture content.
Major Wildlife Attractions in Gir Wildlife SanctuaryIn India the Lion population is spread across the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. But Gir is not just about Lions, the second most commonly found predator in the Gir is Leopard. Infact, Gir national park is also home to one of the largest Leopard populations in any park in India, and especially in the hotter season they can sometimes be seen at night close to the lodges.
Other animal residents of the Gir national park are Sambar Deer, Chital Spotted Deer, Nilgai Antelope, Chowsingha Four-Horned Antelope, Chinkara Gazelle, Wild Boar, Langur Monkey, Jackal, and Hyena and numerous birds like Paradise Flycatcher, Bonneli's Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagle, Woodpeckers Flamingo etc.
http://indianwildlifeportal.com/
THIS IS WHAT I FOUND
Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
Location : Gir, 42-kms From Junagadh, Gujarat
Nearest Access : Junagadh (42-kms)
Main Wildlife Found : Asiatic Lions, Leopards, Chowsingha
Coverage Area : 1412.13-sq-kms.
About Gir Wildlife SanctauryIn the southwest of the peninsular state of Gujarat, lies the 116 square-mile Gir sanctuary created to protect the last wild population of Lion outside the African regions. Since 1913 when the Lion population over here fell drastically to just 20 animals, the numbers have increased to around 300. The Asiatic lion is slightly smaller than its African cousin is and its mane is also smaller.
Flora in Gir National ParkThe Gir National Park is a mixed deciduous forest with teak, flame of the forest, some Acacia and Banyan trees. A distinct belt of vegetation is found along the main rivers and streams. Species like the Jambu, Karanj, Umro, Vad, Kalam, Charal, Sirus and Amli are found here. These trees are mostly broad leaved and evergreen, giving the area a cool shade and the moisture content.
Major Wildlife Attractions in Gir Wildlife SanctuaryIn India the Lion population is spread across the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. But Gir is not just about Lions, the second most commonly found predator in the Gir is Leopard. Infact, Gir national park is also home to one of the largest Leopard populations in any park in India, and especially in the hotter season they can sometimes be seen at night close to the lodges.
Other animal residents of the Gir national park are Sambar Deer, Chital Spotted Deer, Nilgai Antelope, Chowsingha Four-Horned Antelope, Chinkara Gazelle, Wild Boar, Langur Monkey, Jackal, and Hyena and numerous birds like Paradise Flycatcher, Bonneli's Eagle, Crested Serpent Eagle, Woodpeckers Flamingo etc.
http://indianwildlifeportal.com/
Great Interview
Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question.Think well before you make up your mind!" The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question."
"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or Night?"
The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer,but he thought for a while and said,"It's the DAY sir!"
"How" the interviewer asked,
"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND
difficult question!"
He was selected for the job...
"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or Night?"
The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer,but he thought for a while and said,"It's the DAY sir!"
"How" the interviewer asked,
"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND
difficult question!"
He was selected for the job...
Saturday, January 12, 2008
The Basic Table Tennis Rules: Learning To Play The Game
For a friendly, non-professional way of playing table tennis, these are the basic rules that you should follow.
For a friendly, non-professional way of playing table tennis, these are the basic rules that you should follow:
1. Choose the scoring format at the start of the game. Official table tennis games are played until one player reaches 11 points. However, the match can also be played as a best of 3, 5, or 7 games, depending upon the agreement of the players. Just keep in mind that you cannot win by a single point. A player should be ahead by 2 points before he or she can be declared as the winner.
2. Serve the ball by releasing it from the palm of your hands. Toss the ball upwards to reach the height of approximately six inches above the table. Strike the ball downward, making it bounce on your side of the table and into your opponent’s side. The ball should not touch the net during the serve. It if does, it is termed as a let serve. Let serves are not scored but reserved.
3. Hit the ball after it had bounced off the table. It is illegal to volley the ball before it has touched the table’s surface. The ball should bounce once on each side as it travels from one player to another. If it so happens that the player hit the ball too hard it missed the table altogether, the point goes to the other player. In table tennis, the table where the game is played sets the boundaries.
4. In a doubles game, a player should serve diagonally from the right side of their court into their opponent’s right. The white line painted across the table divides the left and right court. However, in a singles game, these lines don’t mean anything. Players can take the ball anywhere during a serve. Cross-court, straight, short, or long – there are no restrictions.
5. The ball or the table cannot be touched by the player’s free hand during play. If this happens, the player who committed the offense loses the point. The ball should freely bounce on the table during a rally. Only the paddles are allowed to hit it. The player’s clothing should not touch the net as well.
6. Players cannot hit the ball twice in a row. If you fail to hit the ball either on a serve or after your opponent had sent it back to your court, then your opponent takes the point. It also follows that your paddle is not allowed to hit the ball successively.
These rules should be sufficient for you to play a good game of table tennis with friends. If you want to play professionally, you will need to learn the more complicated rules as set by the International Table Tennis Federation.
For a friendly, non-professional way of playing table tennis, these are the basic rules that you should follow:
1. Choose the scoring format at the start of the game. Official table tennis games are played until one player reaches 11 points. However, the match can also be played as a best of 3, 5, or 7 games, depending upon the agreement of the players. Just keep in mind that you cannot win by a single point. A player should be ahead by 2 points before he or she can be declared as the winner.
2. Serve the ball by releasing it from the palm of your hands. Toss the ball upwards to reach the height of approximately six inches above the table. Strike the ball downward, making it bounce on your side of the table and into your opponent’s side. The ball should not touch the net during the serve. It if does, it is termed as a let serve. Let serves are not scored but reserved.
3. Hit the ball after it had bounced off the table. It is illegal to volley the ball before it has touched the table’s surface. The ball should bounce once on each side as it travels from one player to another. If it so happens that the player hit the ball too hard it missed the table altogether, the point goes to the other player. In table tennis, the table where the game is played sets the boundaries.
4. In a doubles game, a player should serve diagonally from the right side of their court into their opponent’s right. The white line painted across the table divides the left and right court. However, in a singles game, these lines don’t mean anything. Players can take the ball anywhere during a serve. Cross-court, straight, short, or long – there are no restrictions.
5. The ball or the table cannot be touched by the player’s free hand during play. If this happens, the player who committed the offense loses the point. The ball should freely bounce on the table during a rally. Only the paddles are allowed to hit it. The player’s clothing should not touch the net as well.
6. Players cannot hit the ball twice in a row. If you fail to hit the ball either on a serve or after your opponent had sent it back to your court, then your opponent takes the point. It also follows that your paddle is not allowed to hit the ball successively.
These rules should be sufficient for you to play a good game of table tennis with friends. If you want to play professionally, you will need to learn the more complicated rules as set by the International Table Tennis Federation.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Managers Vs Engineers
A team of young budding Managers were given an assignment to measure the height of a flagpole. So the Managers discussed and put up a project plan with roles and responsibilities. The manager who was responsible for organizing the resources went out and got a ladder and a tape.
The tape measure was just the ordinary tape of 6 feet.
The lead manager assigned another manager to go on top of the pole and start the measure. They were falling off the ladders, dropping the tape measures - the whole thing was just a mess.
An Engineer came along and saw what they' were trying to do. He walked over pulled the flagpole out of the ground, laid it flat, measured it from end to end, gave the measurement to one of the managers and walked away.
After the Engineer went away, one manager turns head to another and laughs.
"Isn't that just like an engineer? We're looking for height and he gives the length"
Moral: No matter how good engineer you are, Managers always find fault in you .
The tape measure was just the ordinary tape of 6 feet.
The lead manager assigned another manager to go on top of the pole and start the measure. They were falling off the ladders, dropping the tape measures - the whole thing was just a mess.
An Engineer came along and saw what they' were trying to do. He walked over pulled the flagpole out of the ground, laid it flat, measured it from end to end, gave the measurement to one of the managers and walked away.
After the Engineer went away, one manager turns head to another and laughs.
"Isn't that just like an engineer? We're looking for height and he gives the length"
Moral: No matter how good engineer you are, Managers always find fault in you .
Monday, January 7, 2008
WHEN SHOULD KIDS START SPORTS?
It's not easy to determine how early to start children in organized sports. Children of the same age vary considerably in their physical and psychological maturation, and there is no practical method of measuring maturity. Assuming the child has shown interest, five or six is the generally accepted earliest starting age for organized team sports. At the early ages participation should be limited to sports that involve a lot of physical activity and encourage the development of major motor muscles.
Children in grades 1 - 4 can benefit most from games that are modified to meet their needs and abilities. Play and fun are more important to this age group than highly structured sports that emphasize the outcome rather than the process. Parents and coaches are usually the ones concerned about winning and losing. When helping your child select a sport, keep balance in mind. Encourage your children to try many sports and activities when young and not to think of specializing or playing competitively until they reach middle school. Make sure a balance also occurs between adult organized activities and free playtime. Children need time to just be kids and to play with other kids without a set of rules or adult involvement.
The most important decisions to make, are which youth sports organizations and which coaches are best for your child. Make sure that you take the time to find out about the league, its leaders and coaches. Better yet, get involved and volunteer to coach. Participating in sports is a healthy way, both physically and socially, for your children to channel their youthful energy in a positive direction. Make sure your children's first experience encourages them to begin a lifelong interest in physical activities and good health.
There are many other options besides team sports available to a child who wants to participate in sports. Parents should also encourage their children to become involved in individual and lifetime sports such as bowling, golf, swimming, tennis, gymnastics and martial arts. You can find information about these sports by visiting the facilities or through the yellow pages of the phone book.
Children in grades 1 - 4 can benefit most from games that are modified to meet their needs and abilities. Play and fun are more important to this age group than highly structured sports that emphasize the outcome rather than the process. Parents and coaches are usually the ones concerned about winning and losing. When helping your child select a sport, keep balance in mind. Encourage your children to try many sports and activities when young and not to think of specializing or playing competitively until they reach middle school. Make sure a balance also occurs between adult organized activities and free playtime. Children need time to just be kids and to play with other kids without a set of rules or adult involvement.
The most important decisions to make, are which youth sports organizations and which coaches are best for your child. Make sure that you take the time to find out about the league, its leaders and coaches. Better yet, get involved and volunteer to coach. Participating in sports is a healthy way, both physically and socially, for your children to channel their youthful energy in a positive direction. Make sure your children's first experience encourages them to begin a lifelong interest in physical activities and good health.
There are many other options besides team sports available to a child who wants to participate in sports. Parents should also encourage their children to become involved in individual and lifetime sports such as bowling, golf, swimming, tennis, gymnastics and martial arts. You can find information about these sports by visiting the facilities or through the yellow pages of the phone book.
Friday, January 4, 2008
What type u r???
Hi,
which baby are u ??!!
JANUARY BABY
Pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive. Down-to-Earth. Stubborn.
FEBRUARY BABY
Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. sexiest out of everyone. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Horny. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.
MARCH BABY
Attractive personality. sexy. Affectionate Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Great kisser. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness.
Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Observant and assesses others.
APRIL BABY
Suave and compromising. Funny and humorous. Stubborn. Very talkative. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal. Does work well with others. Very confident. Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinking generous. Good
memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Able to cheer evryone up and/or make them laugh. Able to motivate oneself and others. Understanding. Fun to be around. Outgoing. Hyper. Bubbly personality. Secretive.
Boy/girl crazy. Loves sports, music, leisure and traveling. Systematic. hott but has brains.
MAY BABY
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Shy towards oppisite sex. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike
being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited.
JUNE BABY
You've got the best personality and are an absolute pleasure to be around. You love to make new friends and be outgoing. You are a great flirt and more than likely have an a very attractive partner. a wicked hottie. It is also more than likely that you have a massive record collection. You have a great choice in films, and may one day
become a famous actor/actress yourself - heck, you've got the looks for it!!!
JULY BABY
Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people's feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of
sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.
AUGUST BABY
outgoing personality. takes risks. feeds on attention. no self control. kind hearted. self confident. loud and boisterous. VERY revengeful. easy to get along with and talk to. has an "every thing's peachy" attitude. likes talking and singing. loves music. daydreamer. easily distracted. Hates not being trusted. BIG imagination. loves to be
loved. hates studying. in need of "that someone". longs for freedom. rebellious when withheld or restricted. lives by "no pain no gain" caring. always a suspect. playful. mysterious. "charming" or "beautiful" to everyone. stubborn. curious. independent. strong willed. a fighter.
SEPTEMBER BABY
Active and dynamic. Decisive and haste but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Usually you have many friends. Enjoys to make love. Emotional.
Stubborn. Hasty. Good memory. Moving, motivates oneself and others. Loves to travel and explore. Sometimes sexy in a way that only their lover can understand.
OCTOBER BABY
Loves to chat. Loves those who love them. Loves to takes things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn't pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Brave and fearless. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care to control emotions. Unpredictable.
Extremely smart, but definitely the hottest AND sexiest of them all.
NOVEMBER BABY
Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionate and dangerous. Wild at times. Knows how to have fun. Sexy and mysterious. Everyone is drawn towards your inner and outer beauty and independent personality. Playful, but secretive. Very emotional
and temperamental sometimes. Meets new people easily and very social in a group. Fearless and independent. Can hold their own. Stands out in a crowd. Essentially very smart. Usually, the greatest men are born in this month. If you ever begin a relationship with someone from this month, hold on to them because their one of a kind.
DECEMBER BABY
This straight-up means ur the most good-looking person possible... better than all of these other months! Loyal and generous. Patriotic. Competitive in everything. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in
organizations. Fun to be with. Easy to talk to, though hard to understand. Thinks far with vision, yet complicated to know. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to
joke. Good debating skills. Has that someone always on his/her mind. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Abiding. Able to show character. one guy/girl kind of person. Loveable. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. loves music. pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows
emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive.
which baby are u ??!!
JANUARY BABY
Pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive. Down-to-Earth. Stubborn.
FEBRUARY BABY
Abstract thoughts. Loves reality and abstract. Intelligent and clever. Changing personality. Attractive. sexiest out of everyone. Temperamental. Quiet, shy and humble. Honest and loyal. Determined to reach goals. Loves freedom. Rebellious when restricted. Loves aggressiveness. Too sensitive and easily hurt. Gets angry really easily but does not show it. Dislikes unnecessary things. Loves making friends but rarely shows it. Horny. Daring and stubborn. Ambitious. Realizing dreams and hopes. Sharp. Loves entertainment and leisure. Romantic on the inside not outside. Superstitious and ludicrous. Spendthrift. Tries to learn to show emotions.
MARCH BABY
Attractive personality. sexy. Affectionate Shy and reserved. Secretive. Naturally honest, generous and sympathetic. Loves peace and serenity. Sensitive to others. Great kisser. Easily angered. Trustworthy. Appreciative and returns kindness.
Hardly shows emotions. Tends to bottle up feelings. Observant and assesses others.
APRIL BABY
Suave and compromising. Funny and humorous. Stubborn. Very talkative. Calm and cool. Kind and sympathetic. Concerned and detailed. Loyal. Does work well with others. Very confident. Sensitive. Positive Attitude. Thinking generous. Good
memory. Clever and knowledgeable. Loves to look for information. Able to cheer evryone up and/or make them laugh. Able to motivate oneself and others. Understanding. Fun to be around. Outgoing. Hyper. Bubbly personality. Secretive.
Boy/girl crazy. Loves sports, music, leisure and traveling. Systematic. hott but has brains.
MAY BABY
Stubborn and hard-hearted. Strong-willed and highly motivated. Sharp thoughts. Easily angered. Attracts others and loves attention. Deep feelings. Beautiful physically and mentally. Firm Standpoint. Needs no motivation. Shy towards oppisite sex. Easily consoled. Systematic (left brain). Loves to dream. Strong clairvoyance. Understanding. Sickness usually in the ear and neck. Good imagination. Good physical. Weak breathing. Loves literature and the arts. Loves traveling. Dislike
being at home. Restless. Not having many children. Hardworking. High spirited.
JUNE BABY
You've got the best personality and are an absolute pleasure to be around. You love to make new friends and be outgoing. You are a great flirt and more than likely have an a very attractive partner. a wicked hottie. It is also more than likely that you have a massive record collection. You have a great choice in films, and may one day
become a famous actor/actress yourself - heck, you've got the looks for it!!!
JULY BABY
Fun to be with. Secretive. Difficult to fathom and to be understood. Quiet unless excited or tensed. Takes pride in oneself. Has reputation. Easily consoled. Honest. Concerned about people's feelings. Tactful. Friendly. Approachable. Emotional temperamental and unpredictable. Moody and easily hurt. dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things. Guides others physically and mentally. Sensitive and forms impressions carefully. Caring and loving. Treats others equally. Strong sense of
sympathy. Wary and sharp. Judges people through observations. Hardworking. No difficulties in studying. Loves to be alone. Always broods about the past and the old friends. Waits for friends. Never looks for friends. Not aggressive unless provoked. Loves to be loved. Easily hurt but takes long to recover.
AUGUST BABY
outgoing personality. takes risks. feeds on attention. no self control. kind hearted. self confident. loud and boisterous. VERY revengeful. easy to get along with and talk to. has an "every thing's peachy" attitude. likes talking and singing. loves music. daydreamer. easily distracted. Hates not being trusted. BIG imagination. loves to be
loved. hates studying. in need of "that someone". longs for freedom. rebellious when withheld or restricted. lives by "no pain no gain" caring. always a suspect. playful. mysterious. "charming" or "beautiful" to everyone. stubborn. curious. independent. strong willed. a fighter.
SEPTEMBER BABY
Active and dynamic. Decisive and haste but tends to regret. Attractive and affectionate to oneself. Strong mentality. Loves attention. Diplomatic. Consoling, friendly and solves people's problems. Brave and fearless. Adventurous. Loving and caring. Suave and generous. Usually you have many friends. Enjoys to make love. Emotional.
Stubborn. Hasty. Good memory. Moving, motivates oneself and others. Loves to travel and explore. Sometimes sexy in a way that only their lover can understand.
OCTOBER BABY
Loves to chat. Loves those who love them. Loves to takes things at the center. Inner and physical beauty. Lies but doesn't pretend. Gets angry often. Treats friends importantly. Brave and fearless. Always making friends. Easily hurt but recovers easily. Daydreamer. Opinionated. Does not care to control emotions. Unpredictable.
Extremely smart, but definitely the hottest AND sexiest of them all.
NOVEMBER BABY
Trustworthy and loyal. Very passionate and dangerous. Wild at times. Knows how to have fun. Sexy and mysterious. Everyone is drawn towards your inner and outer beauty and independent personality. Playful, but secretive. Very emotional
and temperamental sometimes. Meets new people easily and very social in a group. Fearless and independent. Can hold their own. Stands out in a crowd. Essentially very smart. Usually, the greatest men are born in this month. If you ever begin a relationship with someone from this month, hold on to them because their one of a kind.
DECEMBER BABY
This straight-up means ur the most good-looking person possible... better than all of these other months! Loyal and generous. Patriotic. Competitive in everything. Active in games and interactions. Impatient and hasty. Ambitious. Influential in
organizations. Fun to be with. Easy to talk to, though hard to understand. Thinks far with vision, yet complicated to know. Easily influenced by kindness. Polite and soft-spoken. Having lots of ideas. Sensitive. Active mind. Hesitating, tends to delay. Choosy and always wants the best. Temperamental. Funny and humorous. Loves to
joke. Good debating skills. Has that someone always on his/her mind. Talkative. Daydreamer. Friendly. Knows how to make friends. Abiding. Able to show character. one guy/girl kind of person. Loveable. Easily hurt. Prone to getting colds. loves music. pretty/handsome. Loves to dress up. Easily bored. Fussy. Seldom shows
emotions. Takes time to recover when hurt. Sensitive.
Friends Forever
Written with a pen.
Sealed with a kiss.
If you are my friend, please answer this...
Are we friends
Or are we not?
You told me once.
But I forget.
So tell me now
And tell me true
So I can say…
“I’m here for you”
Of all the friends
I’ve ever met,
You’re the one
I won’t forget
And if I die.
Before you do,
I’ll go to heaven
And wait for you.
I’ll give the angels
Back their wings
And risk the loss
Of everything
Just to prove my friendship is true…
I will make this promise to you
You will always be in my heart
No matter how far we are apart.
I am so glad to have a friend like you.
I got this one from my friend..
Hw nice it is to have friends..
I have a good friend.
Sealed with a kiss.
If you are my friend, please answer this...
Are we friends
Or are we not?
You told me once.
But I forget.
So tell me now
And tell me true
So I can say…
“I’m here for you”
Of all the friends
I’ve ever met,
You’re the one
I won’t forget
And if I die.
Before you do,
I’ll go to heaven
And wait for you.
I’ll give the angels
Back their wings
And risk the loss
Of everything
Just to prove my friendship is true…
I will make this promise to you
You will always be in my heart
No matter how far we are apart.
I am so glad to have a friend like you.
I got this one from my friend..
Hw nice it is to have friends..
I have a good friend.
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