success

HAPPY HOLI

2009-03-10T22:55:00.002+05:30

B'day boy cutting the cake.....

2008-09-01T21:25:00.001+05:30

Birthday Cake....

2008-09-01T21:15:00.000+05:30

My baby's First B'day.

2008-09-01T20:39:00.001+05:30

RICKY

2008-07-17T21:37:00.003+05:30

Hi frnds, how r u all.....its such a long time....almost an year....I didn't blog at all..most of u must have forgotten me, But I believe it doesn't take much effort to remember friends.

So, here is my baby...we celebrated his birthday on 23rd Jun. It was such an awesome b'day party. I'll post the b'day party pics later...but here r two pics of my son...one in black suit is taken on b'day.

By the way we are calling him 'Ricky'.....cute isn't he......?

My sweet baby.....

2007-09-16T13:48:00.000+05:30

BIG NEWS...............

2007-06-23T23:50:00.000+05:30

Finally the Big News everybody had been waiting for............... Almighty God blessed us with a boy child on 23rd Jun at 14.15 hrs IST (Indian Standard Time). My wife is also doing very fine. Me and My wife thank you all for remembering us in your prayers and for all the good wishes.

The baby is healthy and sooooooooo cuuuuute tooo.......... I'll be back with lots of pics.... so keeeep waiting to see the junior Raj...... Meanwhile you can suggest me lots of good boy names preferrably starting with letter 'P'. so get going buddies...... see ya all soooon.....bye....

Hi......I'm blogging again.....

2007-05-28T20:14:00.000+05:30

Hi.... frnds... How r u? I'm doing good. It's been long time since I blogged and I hope you all missed me....Well I was kinda busy with my work and didn't feel like blogging. Many of you know that I'm doing my MBA, well this May, I successfully completed my MBA. I'm soooo happpy that I finally did it.. Thanks for your wishes frnds.

My wife is doing goood. She is in ninth month and her due date is in the last week of June. See... how the time flies... another one month and I will be playing with my baby. Ohhhhh I'm soooo excited... So.. Plz be ready with your name suggestions, preferrably something which starts with the letter 'P' (my mother's name starts with 'P'). We still dont know the gender of the baby... that is one suspense we wanted to have till the delivery. So.....wish me n my wife goood luck and remember us in your prayers. I'll catch you soon with updates......Take care....

Forgot to tell you.....Yesterday was my Birthday and I had a very good time.....

I'm Very Busy........

2007-03-27T11:46:00.000+05:30

Hi frnds, It's been long since I posted and neither I'm checking your blogs regularly. I'm very sorry for that, but the last 20 days I was very busy in office. Neither I'm getting any time to blog at office or at home. It's March ending now which is financial year closing here. So, I'll be very busy for another 15-20 days. Still I'll try to catch up with your blogs as soon as possible.

Everything else is fine here. My wife is doing well and her last visit to the doctor was goood. She is already in seventh month and only 3 months left for the baby to arrive. Can u believe it.... Time runs sooo fast...

We found a pregnanacy site where they mail periodically Love notes from the baby. The notes are sooooo cute and I would like to share some of them with you.

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Hi Mama,

You wanna know a secret? The easiest (and most fun)
way to get everything you want out of life is BE HAPPY
NOW! You wanna know another secret? The easiest way
to BE HAPPY NOW is to list everything you're grateful for.
The longer the list, the happier you'll be, and the more
things will come into your life to be grateful of. It really is
that easy! You wanna know something else? I'm so grateful
you're my Mama. I love you!

Gratefully yours,
Smudge

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Hi Mama,

I just want you to know that I think you're the
most beautiful woman that's ever walked the face
of the earth! Sometimes you forget how beautiful
you are - aren't you glad I'm here to remind you?
In fact, I've decided to inherit some of your best
characteristics...and if you don't know what they
are already, you'll just have to wait until I get there to
find out.

Gorgeously yours,
Puddin' Pie

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Hi Mama,

You know, sometimes the best thing to "Expect when
you're Expecting" is to Expect nothing at all. That's
when the magic happens! And if you find
you can't Expect nothing, then at the very least
Expect the BEST! (And I Expect some pregnancy
books are best kept on the shelves!)

I love you,
Wee One

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Hi Mama,

Did you know that having a child is one of the fastest ways to
shed yourself of inhibitions -- and it's got nothing to do with
the act of childbirth! You'll find yourself doing things you'd
NEVER thought you'd do! Whooee, are we in for a fun ride!

I love you,
Turtle Dove

HAPPY HOLI

2007-03-03T20:08:00.000+05:30

Tomorrow Holi will be celebrated in India. Holi is a festival of colors. It’s celebrated all over India but mainly in north India. This festival has an ancient origin and celebrates the triumph of good over bad. On this day people hug and wish each other Happy Holi. Holi celebration begins with lighting up of bonfire on the Holi eve. People rub colors, either in powder form or mixed with water on each others' faces and cheer up saying, "bura na maano Holi hai" (Plz don’t mind it’s Holi).

I Wish all my friends HAPPY HOLI and may your lives be filled with all the happy colors of life. Enjoyyyyy……..

All's well with our bambino.....

2007-02-20T11:04:00.000+05:30

Yesterday we visited my wife's doctor and the check up went well. Last week we got her blood tests and sonography done. All the blood test reports are perfect. In the sonography, doctor showed us our baby. It's just 21 weeks old and is very active. Seeing our baby moving hands and sucking its fingers is such an awesome experiance for both of us. He gave a CD also. The due date will be 26th June, that means another 4 months waiting for us to welcome our bambino. Can't wait for that day. Please pray for us that everything goes well.

SOMETHING VALUABLE TO THINK!!!

2007-02-11T13:05:00.000+05:30

1. Winning isn't everything. But wanting to win is.

2. You would achieve more, if you don't mind who gets the credit.

3. The only job you start at the top is when you dig a grave.

4. If you do little things well, you'll do big ones better.

5. Only thing that comes to you without effort is old age.

6. You won't get a second chance to make the first impression.

7. Only those who do nothing do not make mistakes.

8. Never take a problem to your boss unless you have a solution.

9. Those, who don't make mistakes usually don't make anything

10. There are two kinds of failures. Those who think and never do and those who do and never think.

11. Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

12. Change your thoughts and you change your world.

13. The best way to kill an idea is to take it to a meeting

14. Friendship founded on business is always better than business founded on friendship.

15. Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.

Ideal Concept......

2007-01-31T00:33:00.000+05:30

What a concept it is..... I received it in mail. Click on the Pic.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean For Your Love Life?

2007-01-24T14:59:00.000+05:30

Your Birthdate: May 27

For you, love is a feeling that lingers for really long time - even after a relationship is totally over.
In fact, you still may have strong feelings for the first person you fell in love with.
You usually are reluctant to end relationships. And sometimes you're the last to know that things are ending!

Number of True Loves You'll Have: 5

Number of Times You'll Have Your Heart Broken: 5

You are most compatible with people born on the 9th, 18th, and 27th of the month.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean For Your Love Life?

This is my Favoutite

2007-01-13T16:11:00.000+05:30

New Year's Resolutions

2007-01-06T23:34:00.000+05:30

Top New Year's Resolutions for the computer addict

10. I will try to figure out why I need all those separate email addresses.

9. I will stop checking my email at 3am, 4:30am is much more practical.

8. I will answer my snail~mail with the same enthusiasm as my emails.

7. I will think of a password other than password.

6. I will stop sending email and instant messages while simultaneously on the phone with that person .

5. I will work with neglected children~ my own!

4. I will stop emailing questions to my spouse when I can just walk downstairs

3. I will try and see my family and friends instead of just emailing them.

2. I will try to laugh out loud once in a while instead of saying LOL.

..... and the number 1 reason

1. I will spend less than one hour a day online, Well no more than two......OKAY .......5 max!

2006-12-31T13:02:00.000+05:30

Hi friends, it's that time of the year again, when we bid adieu to the year gone by and welcome a brand new year with lot of hopes and expectations. The year gone by taught us some lessons and the year coming up show us some dreams.

The year gone by was fairly good for me. My main motto for the year was to complete my MBA and now I'm only 2 papers away from my MBA degree.

The new year 2007 holds a lot of dreams for me. By God's grace during the end of June'2007 I'll become a father. My wife is 3 months pregnant now. So, you can imagine how excited I am for the year 2007. After completing my MBA I'm planning a job change also. A new job which apart from providing good monetary benefits, allow me to realize my global aspirations. I want a job where I can roam accross the nations and probably meet my blogger friends too. So, Wish me all the Best.

It's that time of the year when we make our new year resolutions, well we dont stick to them throughout the year, but thats how we human beings are.... My new year resolution is to stop procrastinating. I procrastinate a lot in small small things... But I want to get rid of this habit and do things on time.... So whats your new year resolution(s) friends.....?

Well friends, I Wish you all a very HAPPY NEW YEAR again. May GOD bless you all with Prosperity, Good Health and lots of Happiness in the coming year 2007.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2006-12-24T13:21:00.000+05:30

MERRY CHRISTMAS

A very Happy Christmas to all my friends and their families. May God bless this world with happiness and lasting peace. On this occassion we should remember those people who are poor, vulnerable and in need of help. Let's remember those who are living in places affected by war and violence. Let's also remember those who lost their precious lives in this mindless violence.

Let's take an oath on this day of love, to do our best to make this world, a better place to live for us and for our children. May God bless you all........

Ooooops... I'm Tagged

2006-12-17T12:29:00.000+05:30

"Che" I'm also not really a fan of this "tags" thingy...but since you tagged me for the first time and this is rather easy one... so I guess i'll take it...but don't get spoiled baby and tag me again!

1. Grab the book closest to you.
2. Open to page 123, go down to the fifth sentence.
3. Post the text of next 3 sentences on your blog.
4. Name of the book and the author.
5. Tag three people.

Ooopppsss... page 123 in my book contains one big Current Reality Tree (flowchart). So I will post from page 124, I guess that would do.....

5th sentence in page 124:" My experience with constructing Current Reality Trees taught me to what extent it is dangerous to brush aside these types of "trivialities". Usually they are the ones that enable us to connect all of the UDE's (Undesirable effects) to form a coherent picture. More ofthen than not, they are also the ones that enable breakthrough solutions."

Book Name: The Goal II - It's not Luck. Author: Eliyahu M. Goldratt.

*** now my task is done...and i would like to pass this on to 3 of my friends... NMOTB , Maria , Zingtrial ...you don't mind guys, right?

Soooooo sweeet...........

2006-12-10T13:20:00.000+05:30

I got it in a mail.......

Beautiful Thought.......

2006-12-05T00:48:00.000+05:30

I Just got this pic in my mail.

Sweet Names Plzzz.......

2006-11-28T11:20:00.001+05:30

Hi frnds, Thanks again for all yout heart felt wishes. My wife's Ultra sound test last week showed that the baby is in perfect condition. It's only 8 weeks old.

The Doctor allowed us hear the child's hearbeat also. That was my first encounter with my baby and I was sooo overwhelmed with emotion, I think that memory will last for a life time.

No, we have not thought of any names yet. But I do welcome good names with meanings from all of you. I really would like to give him/her a global name. After all he/she is going to be a blogger's child. So we have 7 months frnds, let's get going and keep those suggestions coming......

I told **-Che-** I'll take this quiz. So, here is my Love Style....

Your Love Style is Agape

You are a caring, kind, and selfless partner.
Unsurprisingly, your love style is the most rare.
You are willing to sacrfice your world for your sweetie.
Except it doesn't really feel like sacrifice to you.
For you, nothing feels better than giving to the one you love.

What's Your Love Style?

Good News..... Very Good News.......

2006-11-19T14:03:00.000+05:30

Hi frnds, my MBA exam results are out. I have cleared all the papers I appeared for and with good marks too. So now, I’m just 2 papers (Integrated case studies) away from my MBA degree. I thank you all again for your good wishes.

There is another, very good news which I would like to share with you and mind you, you are all very privileged friends to know this first coz I’ve not yet even told my real friends about this. Last two 2-3 days my wife was feeling dizzy, nauseous, light headed and all. We went to her Gyno and she is tested positive for pregnancy.

Yiiiipppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeee……. I’m going to be a father my friends… Isn’t that great… Ohhh my God I’m sooo excited…. Her expected date is June 30, 2007. So keep praying for us. I’ll keep you updated.

How to move out from your Ex....A story.

2006-11-15T16:32:00.000+05:30

She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates, and suitcases.

On the Second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.

On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar, and a bottle of Chardonnay.

When she had finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimp shells dipped in caviar into the hollow of the curtain rods.

She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.

When the husband returned with his new girlfriend, all was bliss for the first few days.

Then slowly, the house began to smell.

They tried everything: cleaning, mopping, and airing the place out.

Vents were checked for dead rodents and carpets were steam cleaned.

Air fresheners were hung everywhere.

Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which they had to move out for a few days, and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting.

Nothing worked.

People stopped coming over to visit.

Repairmen refused to work in the house.

The maid quit.

Finally, they could not take the stench any longer and decided to move.

A month later, even though they had cut their price in half, they could not find a buyer for their stinky house.

Word got out, and eventually, even the local realtors refused to return their calls.

Finally, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.

The ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going.

He told her the saga of the rotting house.

She listened politely, and said that she missed her old home terribly, and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for getting the house back. Knowing his ex-wife had no idea how bad the smell was, he agreed on a price that was about 1/10 of what the house was worth, but only if she were to sign the papers that very day.

She agreed, and within the hour his lawyers delivered the paperwork.

A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home... including the curtain rods.

Winter is Here.

2006-11-11T12:07:00.000+05:30

Hi frnds, winter is arriving in Mumbai. From my childhood I used to like winter more compared to other seasons. Summers are very hott in India but in winter the weather is quite cool and pleasant. I like wearing sweaters and jackets a lott. I used to be very lean in my teens and wearing sweaters or jackets used to enhance my personality. And then we get to celebrate Christmas and New year too, which makes this season more attractive thant any other season.

Well, this change of season has already affected me. Morning wind is very chilly and because I come to office on my bike it affected me causing cold, caugh, headache and bodyaches. From the last three days I'm suffering from this cold and I'm sure this weekend will be spent sleeping and clearing my congested nostrils. But I hope to be fit and healthy for the next week. I wish you all have Great weekend.

I've come accross this joke on the Net and wanna share with you. But is this really a joke, there is some reality also.....

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On the first day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of sixty years."

The cow said, "That's a kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. Let me have twenty years and I'll give back the other forty."

And God agreed.

On the second day, God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty years."

The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll give back the other ten."

So God agreed (sigh).

On the third day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks, make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty year life span." Monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't think so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?"

And God agreed again.

On the fourth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy. Do nothing, just enjoy, enjoy. I'll give you twenty years."

Man said, "What? Only twenty years? No way man. Tell you what, I'll take my twenty, and the forty cow gave back, and the ten dog gave back and the ten monkey gave back. That makes eighty, okay?"

"Okay," said God. "You've got a deal."

So that is why for the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, have sex, enjoy, and do nothing; for the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family; for the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain our grandchildren; and for the last ten years we sit in front of the house and bark at everybody.

CREATIVE ANSWERS.........

2006-11-03T12:25:00.000+05:30

Hi frnds, well my exams are over and and I'm taking my well earned rest in the evenings after returning home from office. Talking of exams I think not only our technical knowledge but presence of mind and right answer at right time also helps us sometimes. Even if we don't know the correct answer for a question, we can give a smart answer. It helps in interviews. I post here some of such smart answers given by successful candidates.

Q.How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack!

Q.If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it
take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built.

Q.If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples
and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands.(Good one)

Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find an elephant with one
hand.

Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs , He sleeps at night.

Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that.

Q. What looks like half apple ?
A : The other half.

Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A : Dinner.

Q. What happened when wheel was invented?
A : It caused a revolution.

Q. Bay of Bengal (It's a sea) is in which state?
A : Liquid

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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,

The boy said "Sorry sir, you promised me that you would not
ask me a SECOND difficult question!"

He was selected.

"Technical Skill is the mastery of complexity, while Creativity is
the master of simplicity."

Golden rules for Office.

2006-10-30T13:09:00.000+05:30

Hi frnds, my exams are over and thanks a lot for all your wishes and encouraging comments. I have done well in my exams.

I'm posting an E-mail received from a friend regarding golden rules for office. They are funny but some of them are really true.

1. Rule 1. - The Boss is always right.

2. Rule 2. - If the Boss is wrong, see rule 1.

3. Those who work get more work. Others get pay, perks, and promotions.

4. Ph.D. stands for "Pull Him Down". The more intelligent a person, the more hardworking a person, the more committed a person; the more number of persons are engaged in pulling that person down.

5. If you are good, you will get all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it.

6. When the Bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves.

7. It doesn't matter what you do, it only matters what you say you've done and what you are going to do.

8. Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.

9. If at first you don't succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.

10. When you don't know what to do, walk fast and look worried.

11. If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.

12. Everything can be filed under "Miscellaneous".

13. You can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work you are supposed to be doing.

14. The last person that quit or was fired will be held responsible for everything that goes wrong.

HAPPY DIWALI

2006-10-21T15:08:00.000+05:30

"Diwali" the festival of lights is celebrated in India today. I wish you all a Happy and Joyful Diwali.

Small Break

2006-10-16T12:20:00.000+05:30

Hello Friends, I took a small break from my studies to say 'Hi' to you all. I really miss you all and it's really hard to stay away from blogging for such a long time. Well it's another two weeks and my MBA exams will be over. I thank you all for your comments and wishes. Yeah I'm really working hard. So. keep wishing me Good luck. Miss you all. Bye.

I posted a pic of how I'm spending most of my day now a days.

Bring a smile......

2006-09-30T11:44:00.000+05:30

Hi frnds, this weekend you can do some of the following things and bring a smile on someone's face. I bet you will also feel very good. Have you done any of these lately?

01. Call an old friend, just to say hi.

02. Hold a door open for a stranger.

03. Invite someone to lunch.

04. Compliment someone on his or her appearance.

05. Ask a coworker for their opinion on a project.

06. Bring cookies to work.

07. Let someone cut in during rush hour traffic.

08. Leave a waitress or waiter a big tip.

09. Tell a cashier to have a nice day.

10. Call your parents.

11. Let someone know you miss them.

12. Treat someone to a movie.

13. Let a person know you really appreciate them.

14. Visit a retirement center.

15. Take a child to the zoo.

A Joke

2006-09-28T00:19:00.000+05:30

The CIA had an opening for an assassin. After all of the background checks, interviews, and testing were done there were three finalists; two men and one woman. For the final test, the CIA agents took one of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun.We must know that you will follow your instructions, no matter what the circumstances. Inside this room you will find your wife sitting in a chair. You have to kill her.The first man said. You can't be serious. I could never shoot my wife.The agent replies, "Then you're not the right man for this job."The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about five minutes.Then the agent came out with tears in his eyes. I tried, but I can't kill my wife. The agent replies, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."Finally, it was the woman's turn. Only she was told to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard, one shot after another. They heard screaming, crashing, banging on the walls. After a few minutes, all was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow and said, "You guys didn't tell me the gun was loaded with blanks. So I had to beat him to death with the chair."

This and many other hilarious jokes you can read here NMOTB and you can vote too.

Steve Irwin 1962 - 2006

2006-09-24T13:42:00.000+05:30

One more for all the people who love Steve Irwin..........May God bless his wife and kids.

My seven deadly Sins

2006-09-23T12:31:00.000+05:30

Greed:	Medium
Gluttony:	Medium
Wrath:	Low
Sloth:	High
Envy:	Low
Lust:	Medium
Pride:	High

Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz

WE MISS YOU STEVE

2006-09-20T21:23:00.000+05:30

In Loving memory of Steve Irwin.....

UNSPOKEN LAWS

2006-09-19T16:48:00.000+05:30

Some Imp Laws... Newton Forgot to State...Must Read

LAW OF QUEUE : If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.

LAW OF TELEPHONE : When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged one.

LAW OF MECHANICAL REPAIR: After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.

LAW OF THE WORKSHOP: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

LAW OF THE ALIBI: If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.

BATH THEOREM: When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.

LAW OF ENCOUNTERS: The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

LAW OF THE RESULT: When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will!

LAW OF BIOMECHANICS: The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

THEATRE RULE: People with the seats at the furthest from the aisle arrive last.

LAW OF COFFEE: As soon as you sit down for a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.

Aren't they really true???????

I'm back with a Joke.

2006-09-18T12:24:00.000+05:30

Hi frnds, It's been long since I updated my Blog. I had a very rainy weekend and to top it up net was not working on my home PC. So, it was a really boring weekend. Well here I'm, posting a small joke, Enjoy it.

A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street.

"But officer." the man began, "I can explain".

"Just be quiet," snapped the officer. "I'm going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back..."

"But officer, I just wanted to say...."

"And I said to keep quiet! You're going to jail!"A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, "Lucky for you that the chief is at his daughter's wedding. He'll be in a good mood when he gets back."

"Don't count on it," answered the fellow in the cell. "I'm the groom."

TEACHERS DAY

2006-09-09T11:58:00.000+05:30

Hi frnds, I'm very much overwhelmed with the response I got for my earlier post and very surprised to know that in so many countries of the world Teachers day is not celebrated. As pointed out by one of my friend Good Teachers are a gift given to this world and we should all appreciate the important role they play in developing the future citizens of any country. To attract good people to this profession first of all they shoud be paid very well and the teaching profession itself should be looked above any other profession. In India there is a sanskrit shloka which equates Teacher (Guru) to the almighty God and says he should be given euqal respect.

As Bloggers I think we should do something about it. We can all decide a day whcih can be celebtrated as Teachers day worldwide and then we will share that message with our blogger friends and ultimately spread the message in our respective socities. I believe as a Blogger community we have the power to do it. Once the day becomes popular I'm sure our Greeting card companies will be too happy to spread the message through other media.

I request all my blogger friends to spare a thought about it and I think this will be an ultimate gift (Guru dakshina) to all our teachers who really deserve a better treatment in this World.

HAPPY ONAM 'n' TEACHER'S DAY

2006-09-06T00:47:00.000+05:30

On 5'th Sep ONAM was celebrated in India. This festival is mainly celebrated in the southern state of Kerala. On this occasion a beautiful floral decoration was done in my office. I'm posting a pic of that. Isn't it beautiful?

5'th Sep is also observed as Teacher's day in India. On this occasion I'd like to thank all the teachers in my life. Mainly I'll thank my mother who is my first and still the best teacher. She herself was a teacher in my primary school, but now retired.

Little Shy Fish

2006-08-31T23:56:00.000+05:30

The other day we went to Gajali restaurant and there I found this small little cute fish in an acquariam. It was so shy of the camera that whenever I was moving my mobile closer to the glass, it kept running here and there and finally it went behind those little rocks. How cute.......

FUNNY - Bull Story!!!

2006-08-28T11:55:00.000+05:30

A man took his wife to the rodeo and one of the first exhibits they stopped at covered breeding bulls. They went up to the first pen and there was a sign attached that said, "This bull mated 50 times last year." The wife playfully nudged her husband in the ribs and said, "He mated 50 times last year." They walked to the second pen which had a sign attached that said, "This bull mated 120 times last year." The wife gave her husband a healthy jab and said,"That's more than twice a week! You could learn a lot from him."They walked to the third pen and it had a sign attached that said, in capital letters,"This bull mated 365 times last year." The wife, so excited that her elbow nearly broke her husband's ribs, said, "That's once a day. You could REALLY learn something from this one."The husband looked at her and said, "Go up and ask him if it was with the same cow."

SMILE PLEASE

2006-08-24T16:59:00.000+05:30

This is a collection of leave letters and applications written by people in various places of India ...
I found these on a friend's Blog.

1. An employee applied for leave as follows:Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife, please sanction me one-week leave.
2. Leave-letter from an employee who was performing his daughter's wedding:"as I am marrying my daughter, please grant a week's leave.."
3. Administration dept:"As my mother-in-law has expired and I am only one responsible for it, please grant me 10 days leave."
4. Another employee applied for half day leave as follows:"Since I've to go to the cremation ground at 10 o-clock and I may not return, please grant me half day casual leave"
5. A leave letter to the headmaster:"As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache. I request you to leave me today"
6. Another leave letter written to the headmaster:"As my headache is paining, please grant me leave for the day."
7. Covering note: "I am enclosed herewith..."
8. Another one: "Dear Sir: with reference to the above, please refer to my below..."
9. Actual letter written for application of leave:"My wife is suffering from sickness and as I am her only husband at home I may be granted leave".
10. A candidate's job application:"This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ' Typist and an Accountant - Male or Female'...As I am both(!! )for the past several years and I can handle both with good experience, I am applying for the post .
Smile please :-)

AMAZING FACTS

2006-08-18T16:17:00.000+05:30

"Taxi" is spelled exactly the same in English, French, German, Swedish, Portuguese, and Dutch

"Fortnight" is a contraction of "fourteen nights." In the US "two weeks" is more commonly used.

"One thousand" contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A.

"Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order.

"Ma is as selfless as I am" can be read the same way backwards. If you take away all the spaces you can see that all the letters can be spelled out both ways.

"Four" is the only number whose number of letters in the name equals the number.

"Ough" can be pronounced in eight different ways. The following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough, coughing and hiccoughing thoughtfully.

"The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in English.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand.

"THEREIN" is a seven-letter word that contains thirteen words spelled using consecutive letters: the, he, her, er, here, I, there, ere, rein, re, in, therein, and herein.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

2006-08-15T12:18:00.000+05:30

Today we celebrate our 60'th Independence Day and I take this opportunity to wish all my fellow Indians a "Happy Independence Day". On this Day in 1947 India won it's freedom from the British rule. India has come a long way in the past 60 years and it's now time for the world to step back and make way for India - first to it's techies, entrepreneurs and it's profesionals.

Indian born Ms. Indra Nooyi's appointment as CEO of the PepsiCo, a company, which is considered along with the Coke as an icon of the Great American Dream, could not come at a better time. It reinforces the Great Indian story which is evolving in this globalized world and I'm proud to be a part of the story and proud to be an INDIAN.

Who Died the Worst Death? - A Joke....

2006-08-14T16:38:00.000+05:30

Three men stand before St. Peter awaiting admission into Heaven. However, St. Peter has been informed that Heaven will only admit 33% of applicants today. The admissions standard: Who died the worst death? So, St. Peter takes each of the three men aside in turn and asks them about how they died.

First man: "I'd been suspecting for a long time that my wife was cheating on me. I decided to come home early from work one afternoon and check to see if I could catch her in the act. When I got back to my apartment, I heard the water running. My wife was in the shower. I looked everywhere for the guy, but couldn't find anyone or any trace that he had been there. The last place I looked was out on the balcony.

I found the bastard hanging from the edge, trying to get back in! So I started jumping up and down on his hands, and he yelled, but he didn't fall. So I ran inside and got a hammer, and crushed his fingers with it until he fell twenty-five floors screaming in agony. But the fall didn't kill the asshole. He landed in some bushes! So I dragged the refirgerator from the kitchen (it weighed about a ton), pulled it to the balcony, and hurled it over the edge. It landed right on the guy and killed him. But then I felt so horrible about what I had done, I went back into the bedroom and shot myself."

St. Peter nodded slowly as the man recounted the story. Then, telling the first man to wait, he took the second aside.

Second man: "I lived on the twenty-seventh floor of this apartment building. I had just purchased this book on morning exercises and was practicing them on my balcony, enjoying the sunshine, when I lost my balance and fell off the edge. Luckily, I only fell about two floors before grabbing another balcony and holding on for dear life. I was trying to pull myself up when this guy came running onto what must have been his balcony and started jumping up and down on my hands. I screamed in pain, but he seemed really irate. When he finally stopped, I tried to pull myself up again, but he came out with a hammer and smashed my fingers to a pulp! I fell, and I thought I was dead, but I landed in some bushes. I couldn't believe my second stroke of luck, but it didn't last. The last thing I saw was this enormous refrigerator falling from the building down on top of me and crushing me."

St. Peter comforted the man, who seemed to have several broken bones. Then he told him to wait, and turned to the third man.

Third man: "Picture this. You're hiding, naked, in a refrigerator..."

Puzzles........

2006-08-07T15:13:00.000+05:30

Taking cue from NMOTB, here I present some more puzzles, for all of you to stress your mind.

Bulbs
This is one of my favorite puzzle.
Imagine you are in a room with 3 switches. In an adjacent room there are 3 bulbs (all are off at the moment), each switch belongs to one bulb. It is impossible to see from one room to another. How can you find out which switch belongs to which bulb, if you may enter the room with the bulbs only once?

Ball in a Hole
A table tennis ball fell into a tight deep pipe. The pipe was only a bit wider then the ball, so you can not use your hand. How would you take it out, with no damage?

Ball
How can you throw a ball as hard as you can and have it come back to you, even if it doesn't hit anything, there is nothing attached to it, and no one else catches or throws it?

Ill post the solutions on Friday.Those of you who know the solutions plz post them on Friday only, in between u can comment that u cracked the answer.

Computer Diagnosis - A joke

2006-08-03T11:51:00.000+05:30

One day Bill complained to his friend, "My elbow really hurts, I guess I should see a doctor." His friend offered, "Don't do that. There's a computer at the drug store that can diagnose anything quicker an cheaper than a doctor. Simply put in a sample of your urine and the computer will diagnose your problem and tell you what you can do about it. It only costs $10."

Bill figured he had nothing to lose, so he filled a jar with a urine sample and went to the drug store. Finding the computer, he poured in the sample and deposited the $10. The computer started making some noise and various lights started flashing. After a brief pause out popped a small slip of paper on which was printed: You have tennis elbow. Soak your arm in warm water. Avoid heavy lifting. It will be better in two weeks.

Late that evening while thinking how amazing this new technology was and how it would change medical science forever, he began to wonder if this machine could be fooled. He decided to give it a try. He mixed together some tap water, a stool sample from his dog and urine samples from his wife and daughter. To top it off, he masturbated into the concoction. He went back to the drug store, located the machine, poured in the sample and deposited the $10. The computer again made the usual noise and printed out the following message: Your tap water is too hard. Get a water softener. Your dog has worms. Get him vitamins. Your daughter is using cocaine. Put her in a rehabilitation clinic. Your wife is pregnant with twin girls. They aren't yours. Get a lawyer. And if you don't stop jerking off, your tennis elbow will never get better.

My Blog type

2006-07-31T10:30:00.000+05:30

Your Blogging Type is Spontaneous and Shocking

Nothing is off limits for you when it comes to blogging.
In fact, your blogging style is basically "Shock and Awe."
You're competitive - you strive to be an A list blogger.
And with your wild writing style, you just might make it.

What's Your Blogging Personality?

A touching mail

2006-07-28T12:52:00.000+05:30

An E-mail received from a friend after Mumbai Blasts.......

For those left behind...
This is a painful Insight for us to write. We lost a colleague in the blasts in Mumbai last week. We struggled to reconcile to the needlessness of his death, try to make some sense out of it, find answers to the question .Why him?... a question that would have been ringing in the minds of every person who lost someone that day... a question to which we may never find an answer.

We experienced grief and despair at all of this... And yet, we saw the caring, compassionate and helping side of people during this time, both, those who helped and those who suffered. It was the doctors, the policemen and the simple everyday folk, who went out of their way to make it as easy as they could for us. They restored our faith in mankind, which was shaken when reports of the blasts started trickling in.

Our colleague suffered a head injury. He underwent a complicated neurosurgery. Money was available in abundance for his treatment. But all of that came to no use. We still lost him. In our lives, we chase money, power and success because we believe they can solve everything. We discovered, sadly in this case, that all the money, success and power in the world, was just not enough.

Death does not have a calling card. You do not know when it comes a-visiting. Cherish what you have. Honour and love the important people in your life. And remember to let them know that. Do not sweat the small stuff. It really does not matter if they did not pick up the clothes, or left the toothpaste lying without the cap. You do not know when you kiss them goodbye as they go off to work if it is the last time you wished them.

The trauma and tragedy of the week gone by, left us with deep insights. We only wish... that we had received these learnings in some other way.

What's My aura....

2006-07-26T14:43:00.000+05:30

Your Aura is Blue

Spiritual and calm, you tend to live a quiet but enriching life.
You are very giving of yourself. And it's hard for you to let go of relationships.

The purpose of your life: showing love to other people

Famous blues include: Angelina Jolie, the Dali Lama, Oprah

Careers for you to try: Psychic, Peace Corps Volunteer, Counselor

What Color Is Your Aura?

DANCE OF THE DEVIL

2006-07-18T09:39:00.000+05:30

Here are some pictures of the horrendous Mumbai blasts

Good Moral

2006-07-17T11:42:00.000+05:30

True story, Posted by somebody on the Net.

I was happy. My girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year, and so we decided to get married. My parents helped us in every way, my friends encouraged me, and my girlfriend? She was a dream! There was only one thing bothering me, very much indeed, and that one thing was her younger sister. My prospective sister-in-law was twenty years of age, wore tight mini skirts and low cut blouses. She would regularly bend down when near me and I got many a pleasant view of her underwear. It had to be deliberate. She never did it when she was near anyone else. One day little sister called and asked me to come over to check the wedding invitations. She was alone when I arrived. She whispered to me that soon I was to be married, and she had feelings and desires for me that she couldn't overcome and didn't really want to overcome. She told me that she wanted to make love to me just once before I got married and committed my life to her sister. I was in total shock and couldn't say a word. She said, "I'm going upstairs to my bedroom, and if you want to go ahead with it just come up and get me." I was stunned. I was frozen in shock as I watched her go up the stairs. When she reached the top she pulled down her panties and threw them down the stairs at me. I stood there for a moment, then turned and went straight to the front door. I opened the door and stepped out of the house. I walked straight towards my car. My future father-in-law was standing outside. With tears in his eyes he hugged me and said, "We are very happy that you have passed our little test. We couldn't ask for a better man for our daughter. Welcome to the family.
"The moral of this story is:"
"Always keep your condoms in your car."

Nice Joke

2006-07-17T11:30:00.000+05:30

Lil' Johnny goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?" Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way. I'm the breadwinner of the family, so let's call me Capitalism. Mommy is the administrator of the money, so we'll call her the Government. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you The People. The nanny, well, consider her The Working Class. Your baby brother, we'll call him The Future. Now go think about this and see if it makes sense."
So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying and runs to his room only to find that his diapers are very soiled. So the little boy goes to his parents' room. Mom is sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, he looks through the peephole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.
The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I understand what politics is now."
"Good son, tell me in your own words then what politics are."
The little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit."

Annoying Things To Do In An Elevator

2006-07-12T12:30:00.000+05:30

1) STAND silent and motionless in the corner facing the wall without getting off.
2) MEOW occasionally.
3) STARE At another passenger for a while. Then announce in horror: "You're one of THEM" - and back away slowly
4) SAY -DING at each floor.
5) SAY "I wonder what all these do?" And push all the red buttons.
6) MAKE explosion noises when anyone presses a button.
7) STARE, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce: "I have new socks on."
8) DRAW a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passengers: "This is my personal space."
9) WHEN there's only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder, then pretend it wasn't you.
10) ASK if you can push the button for other people but push the wrong ones.
11) DROP a pen and wail until someone reaches to help pick it up, then scream: "That's mine!"
12) CALL out "Group hug" then enforce it.

Mumbai Blasts

2006-07-12T12:04:00.000+05:30

At least 183 people were killed and 663 injured in a series of blasts that rocked the city of Mumbai on Tuesday. Seven blasts took place on different railway stations in the city. In a short span of 20 minutes in different moving trains at different locations powerful blasts occured in the first class coaches. It was evening time and most of the people were returning from work So the casualities were high. But we in Mumbai never succumb to such coward acts of the terrorrists and we all attended our works, all school n colleges are open and life is back to normal in Mumbai. Cheeers to the spirit of Mumbai.

Zizou Fiasco

2006-07-10T16:33:00.000+05:30

It's so sad that Zinedin Zidane done it.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C58zxHgo8Y&feature=Views&page=1&t=t&f=b

World Cup

2006-07-10T16:03:00.000+05:30

Ok... Now you can see the two goals Italia scored against Germany in semis .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzD0e6GLVao

Some more Kashmir pictures

2006-06-13T16:04:00.000+05:30

Visit to Kashmir

2006-06-13T15:11:00.000+05:30

This summer during May monthend I went to Kashmir with my wife, a place which is called Heaven on earth but lately affected by separatist movement and voilence. So, not many people are visiting kashmir now a days but we thought If we are going to some Hill station it should be Kashmir which is more than a hill station.

On 28th May we took morning flights to Delhi and from there Srinagar, and by 03:00 pm we were in the valley. It was very sunny but still you can feel the chillness in the air. Next 4 days we went to different places like Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Nishat gardens and Dal lake. We spent a night in the house boat on Dal lake. Evening Shikara on dal lake was a beautiful experiance. Horse rides in Gulmarg and Pahalgam were adventerous and exciting but at the same time they literally cause pain in a..

There was heavy security in the whole valley and almost every 100 mts you will find army personnel weilding machine guns on patrol. On 31st evening there was a grenade blast at Dal gate and we were there at that place just 1 hr back. So God really saved us.

Overalll it was a beautiful experiance and the risk we took by going to Kashmir was worth. Afterall route to Heaven is also not that easy and so is with the Heaven on Earth.

Not often u get to see this

2006-05-17T21:11:00.000+05:30

16th May 2006 Sensex around noon.......

Me n my Machine

2006-04-02T11:50:00.000+05:30

Finally u'll get to see me on my Pulsar

One more pic of my Hotty....

2006-03-21T16:54:00.000+05:30

Fear the Black..........My Bajaj Pulsar 180 dtsi

I'm a Pulsarian now.....

2006-03-15T12:33:00.000+05:30

Hi frnds,
Finally I became a Pulsarian, my dream to own this bike became a reality on 03.03.06 and I'm soo excited about it. This bike is a dream machine and from pic you can see it really looks macho. My driving experiance is also quite satisfying, though I've not tested it on the speed front because initial speed restiction of 50 kmph, but i'm sure once it is old enough I'll rev it to 100 kmph on our western express highway.
Wish me Good luck and I'll keep posting my experiances with Bajaj Pulsar 180 dtsi....my bike.

Bollywood party

2006-02-16T20:52:00.000+05:30

I attended my first Bollywood party this monday with my wife and its quite a nice experiance. It is music launch of Subash Ghai's movie "Shaadi se pehle". Quite a lot familiar faces were there and the way people are too ready to be photographed , small interviews in the corners journalists talking about stars...Its an altogether different world. Even I tried my luck and took some pics of the stars with my mobile.
The lady with red cap in the photograph is Mallika Sherawat......

my MBA

2006-02-16T15:10:00.000+05:30

Ahhhh...finally I cleared my Taxation paper and i feel sooo much relieved about it. Taxation with HR are the 2 papers I found very difficult to clear, otherwise papers which were much tougher comparatively I cleared with ease, but these 2 papers ar hard to crack and I finally I did it. Now I cleared stage II of MBA from ICFAI and into the final stage. I feel good thinking about it, I 'll finish my MBA in another 9 months may be....