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Thought for the day: How people treat you is their karma. How you react is yours…Wayne Dyer Do you go to the supermarket to return a product you don’t need and end up giving a mile long explanation which was not asked for by the counter clerk? You tell him’ You see, I purchased this for my …… But, it turns out that we were already having a stock of this item, and I didn’t know about it .’….and so on and so forth. Or, go to the railway station and see someone desperately trying to get the date on his railway ticket changed. And, he’s explaining how his Dada’s brother’s wife’s sister’s husband’s child’s cousin has changed his or her mind, or, has fallen ill and hence they cannot leave on the day of the visit and hence the ticket needs to be changed. And, if it were him himself, he would travel by the same train but, this generation does not understand and he has another brother who’s child’s mausi’s husband’s brother is also the same, and keeps changing his travel plans. Have you ever wo...

Thought for the day: A good wife always forgives her husband when she’s wrong. Today seems to be a day for brevity, so, here’s what made me ROFL recently. The above bill’s a reality- it appeared on the front page of a local paper yesterday. It was aptly titled: Finding creepy crawlies in your food now gets you a special 'bug in food' discount. Seven diners at a Dubai restaurant were given this insect discount for four bugs they found crawling around in their meals. S.H. said: "We were surprised when the receipt said 'bug on food' as a reason for the discount. I think they were trying to be funny. I said one or two bugs might be funny, but four is not funny anymore." The diners accepted a 25 per cent discount, but didn't find staff 'bug' jokes funny. It's not clear whether more bugs equals more discount, but perhaps 16 live bugs means the meal is free. ------------------- Leave Applications from people sometimes make one smile. I came across a n...

Thought for the day: You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong. ~ Warren Buffett ATMs - another indispensable part of our lives since the past few years. But, this question befuddles me- why would anyone withdrawing money in the early morning/ late evening, or, in fact, at any time of the day, stand outside the ATM and count it? And, that too, when there’s a queue of people waiting (im) patiently behind you? I mean, if it’s less, what’s going to happen? Will you tell the machine to give the money back? Will you scream and shout that you got the wrong amount? Will you kick it and then dance around holding your injured toe in your hand? Some time back, I heard of a guy here, who was busy counting his money outside the ATM, on the street. He didn’t notice someone creeping up behind him- suddenly, the person pounced on his money and ran off. There’s this friend of mine, who forgot to take the card out from the machine, while ...

Thought for the day: The “believer” is happy. The “doubter” is wise. I love hearing/listening/(occasionally) talking fractured English, of the kind ‘I didn’t knew that’, or, ‘If you don’t mind, I don’t have mind’. Or, the Gujju lady who was wanted to show off her English(enroute to the US of A) and after every few sentences, would say ‘Oh, Seeeet’. So, an article on fractured English, which made my day, today, courtesy the barrel of laughs it gave in the midst of a tiring work session. Here are the extracts of the English quotes: 1. Place: well known hospital in Chennai. A signboard outside the X-ray room: “ Suspicious pregnant women should not take X-ray”. (The author writes- ‘ I immediately had a vision of a group of pregnant women, looking sharply at this and that, their eyes darting here and there like wary snakes, suspecting everyone of mal intent’) 2.I n Madras, many elders use the expression, “By the by” 3. In many parts of North India, it is common for visitors to tell young ...

Thought 1 for the day: A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow. Thought 2 for the day: "Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - - to move in the opposite direction." -- Albert Einstein Yesterday was a day of reading funny articles- they seemed to pop out from every paper I pick up. 1. Luck: The first one reminded me of my good luck charms(read’ idiosyncrasies’) from days of yore(LOL). I used to have a favorite watch which I’d always wear at exam time, there used to be a particular ‘wingsung’ pen which I’d always use during exam time(No matter that it’d run dry after writing half the paper and would need to be refilled). So, imagine my delight when I read that the ‘trends’ continue even today, in this article from TOI: Here’s an extract. 1. KP, a HSC student, whose exams just got over, firmly believes that blue underwear is lucky for him, and has been donning it regularly (“not the same one, though’’)...

Thought for the day:When people tell us something can't be done, they don't mean we can't do it. They actually mean THEY can't do it." Caption,caption: What do you think of my caption for the pic of SRK and Preity? http://www.xpress4me.com/life/buzz/games/20006168.html (Well,they selected some other caption as the best.LOL) Now, it's time to talk about:::Time: Did you ever think of keeping your watch/wall clock 10-15 minutes behind schedule, so that you could work in a relaxed manner?I bet you didn't. I bet most of us don't. My wrist watch is 10 minutes fast,my cell phone clock is also 10 minutes fast(on purpose,of course). The table clock at home is 15 minutes fast, the alarm clock equally fast. All because,even though the subconscious knows that the watch is fast, I still ensure that I am on time or before time. Sometimes,it gets so confusing,that I just don't know what the correct time really is! So,reach for the landline and check the time show...

(Quip: Our erstwhile cricket team-always alert) Thought for the day: The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good….Ann Landers Why do people get angry? What causes that rush of blood right upto our face, which makes us suddenly fly off the handle and scream/shout/fight? I am a member of this quaint books library , and while I was there a few days back, one guy came in, with some books which he was returning pretty late. The (always smiling) library lady told him’ Sir, you have some amount over-due from last time also. We have not cancelled your amount yet.’ And, that was enough to set off the guy on a tirade. ‘What’s that you said?’ he demanded. She says’ You have some amount over-due’. ‘No, after that what did you say?’ She says’ We have not cancelled your amount’. ‘No,no…you said something else, I am sure. Repeat it’ . I got bugged, listening to him, so I clarified ‘ What she means is that they have not cancelled your amount from their...

(Quip for the pic: Shell-shocked!) Thought for the day:Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig." Whew-if I hadn't seen the ad, I wouldn't have believed it.There's actually a movie which has broken Sholay's record for longest running movie? This movie is 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge', released in 1995. It's still running at Maratha Mandir, week number 646 and going strong. I almost felt like what people say when they see someone after a long time, namely' kal tak to yeh itna sa tha'(He/she was that small till yesterday(when I last saw him/her)...the same goes for the movie,I guess- it's like it was released just yesterday and now see how many weeks it has run. I'm surely going to see it,when I visit Mumbai next, just to see the audience which trickle in/pack the aisles. How about it,Mumbai bloggers-Austy,et al? Have you seen the movie at MM recently? --- Still on ads in Midday(Where I saw the above one),...

Thought for the day: A day off and all the tiredness goes off...Try it..it works...AmitL Yep,I did take a day off,after a lot of deliberation. Of course, there WAS a visit to the doc scheduled for today,courtesy some stomach pain,etc and I did go,but,touchwood,things seem to be normal,and I feel aok today.(Should be back at work tomorrow,and,then,two days off.TG). --- Waise, this is my lucky day of the week. Do you have a lucky day too? I mean,this is the day I was born,this is the day I got my first job,this is the day I first landed in Dubai,this is the day bla-bla-bla...I don't want to bore you too much,but,yes,I do consider Wednesday to be a lucky day. (All other days are lucky too-when something good happens on them.hehheh). --- Got a rare CD- Beatles No. 1 Singles. Most of my fav. Beatles numbers are on it,including'paperback writer', 'Love me do','From me to you','We can work it out' and even John Lennon's 'Come together'. ----- I ...

(Hint: Click above pic and see the ad: simplymarry.com) Thought for the day: Brevity is the soul of lingerie …………..Dorothy Parker Routines: Then and now: 2002 to today. Moments then: (Some of the worst ones) - Morning: Standing in a queue from 630 AM, sometimes for 45 minutes, for the bus to arrive, hiding behind the lamp/signpost, during summer time, to avoid the sunrays(but not the horrible humidity), not finding a place to sit, and going standing amidst the stinky vapoured homo sapiens present. - At work: Handling purchasing for 9-12 projects at a single time(peak period), having ½ a dozen people from each project calling me, some screaming, some shouting(People always have a tendency to offload their pressures on others). - Evening: Standing for 45 minutes to one hour for the bus, rarely finding a place to sit for the slow(traffic-laden) journey of an hour, bus filled with some more of the same homo sapiens as above, reaching home all tired out, by 830-9 PM. Or, going home walking...