Did you ever imagine the amazing power of our brain? I did not until I heard this sound clip.
Prerequisite-
1. Please make sure the environment is calm (not noisy)
2. Use your headphones with high volume
3. Close your eyes while listening to this clip to give the most of your concentration
Virtual Barber Shop - Binaural Recording
where's my square root 3 ?
i fear that i will always be
a lonely number like root 3
a 3 is all that's good and right
why must my 3 keep out of sight
beneath a vicious square root sign
i wish instead i were a 9
for 9 could thwart this evil trick
with just some quick arithmetic
i know i'll never see the sun
as 1.7321
such is my reality
a sad irrationality
when hark! what is this i see
another square root of a 3
has quietly come waltzing by
together now we multiply
to form a number we prefer
rejoicing as an integer
we break free from our mortal bonds
and with a wave of magic wands
our square root signs become unglued
and love for me has been renewed.
where's my square root 3??
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JibJab - 2008 Year In Review
It must be December - snow is falling, children are writing letters to Santa and we're dragging 2008 through the mud in our all-singing, all-dancing, all-out year-in-review. Baby New Year '08 takes you on a tour of all of the good, bad, and worse the past year had to offer, all at breakneck speed. We're giving society a primo wedgie - everyone watch, point and laugh!
Merry Christmas !!
For more information visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
Success breeds Success.. turly motivating
Always and All ways.... share your best practises and knowledge... Success breeds Success...
Success Does Not Happen In Isolation
There was a farmer who grew superior quality and award-winning corn.
Each year he entered his corn in the state fair where it won honour and prizes.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learnt something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed corn with his neighbours'.
"How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbours when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?" the reporter asked.
"Why sir, "said the farmer, "didn't you know? The wind picks up pollen from the ripening corn and swirls it from field to field. If my neighbours grow inferior, sub-standard and poor quality corn, cross-pollination will steadily degrade the quality of my corn.
If I am to grow good corn, I must help my neighbours grow good corn."
The farmer gave a superb insight into the connectedness of life. His corn cannot improve unless his neighbours’ corn also improves. So it is in the other dimensions!
Those who choose to be at harmony must help their neighbours and colleagues to be at peace.
Those who choose to live well must help others to live well. The value of a life is measured by the lives it touches..
SUCCESS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN ISOLATION. IT IS VERY OFTEN A PARTICIPATIVE AND COLLECTIVE PROCESS.
So please share the good practices, ideas, new learning with your family, friends, team members, neighbours..
"Success breeds Success"…
When your hut's on fire -- Story with moral
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions. One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky. He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost. He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, 'God! How could you do this to me?' Early the next day, he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island! It had come to rescue him! 'How did you know I was here?' asked the weary man of his rescuers. 'We saw your smoke signal,' they replied.
It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad, but we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pains and sufferings. Remember that the next time your little hut seems to be burning to the ground. It just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi 2008 - Movie Torrent
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Producer
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Yash Chopra
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Director
Aditya Chopra
Star Cast
Shahrukh Khan...... Surinder Sawhney
Anushka Sharma...... Taani
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How to add background music to your orkut scrapbook
Below is a simple trick to greet your Orkut scrapbook visitors with a background music of your choice.
To do this you need file (basically the song) in swf format. Convert mp3 songs to swf format.
STEP 1 - convert your music file to swf format
Download the software "Total Video Converter" to achieve this. Convert any music of your choice to swf format. Make sure that you choose a small clip.
Longer the clip, longer the wait time for your visitors to listen to your music.
Download Total Video Converter
STEP 2 - Upload the converted file to online storage space
Once the swf file is ready, upload the file to a free storage space. Sign up to any of the free stogare space service and upload your swf file to a folder which is accessible by everyone.
One of the options available would be Geocities pages : http://geocities.yahoo.com/
You will get the link to this file once the upload is complete. Something similar to the one given below
"http://www.geocities.com/whoz_behind_me/onestopcool.blogspot.com.swf"
Final Step - STEP 3 - Post scrap with music
Login to your orkut account and go to your friends “Scrapbook” Page
Copy the below code and paste it in your friends scrapbook box (basically adding a new scrap) Replace the code in RED to your music file. This ensures that you scrap music of your choice.
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<br /><center><a href="http://onestopcoolin.blogspot.com/">
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</embed></center><br />
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Number One Speech
A speech from Vince Lombardi (Vince Lombardi was a legendary Football coach, whose motivational talks have become Leadership must reads. His "Number One" speech, which is attached below, is considered a cult classic)
"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
"There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win.
"Every time a football player goes to play his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.
"Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization - an army, a political party or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win - to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't think it is.
"It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there - to compete. To know the rules and objectives when they get in the game. The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules - but to win.
"And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat.
"I don't say these things because I believe in the 'brute' nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear - is that moment when he has to work his heart out in a good cause and he's exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."
--Vince Lombardi
Really new in Labs this time: SMS Text Messaging for chat
How often do you try to chat with somebody and they don't respond because they just walked away from their computer? Or maybe you're in the middle of chatting with them just as they need to leave. But you still need to tell them something -- something really important like you've moved where you're meeting...or ice cream! We need ice cream! This is why we built a way to chat with your friends even when they're away from their computers. Now you can keep the conversations going with a new Labs feature that lets you send SMS text messages right from Gmail. It combines the best parts of IM and texting: you chat from the comfort of your computer, and your friends can peck out replies on their little keyboards.
A few weeks back, we ran into a few snags when we first started rolling this out, but starting today you can turn on text messaging for chat. Just click on Settings, and go to the Labs tab. Scroll down until you see "Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat" and select Enable and Save Changes.
We're just trying it out for cell phones in the United States right now, but you can send texts to your friends with US phone numbers from anywhere in the world. You can start by just typing a phone number into the search box in the chat window on the left, then select "Send SMS." You can also select the contact you want to SMS first and then add their phone number.
Once you give us a name for that phone number, you'll be able to start chatting.
We'll save your friends' numbers in your Contacts, so next time you can just type their name in the chat box and select Send SMS.
On the receiving end, when you get a text message from Gmail on your phone, it will come from a number in the 406 area code. (The l33t folks in the crowd will note that this spells G0O.) You can reply to this text on your phone just like you'd reply to any other text. The reply gets routed back to our Gmail servers and shows up in your friend's Gmail chat window. Each of your friends' messages will come from a different 406 number so you can reply to any message and it will get back to the right person. Messages from the same person will always come from the same number, so you can even bookmark it in your phone.
If you get a message from somebody you don't want to chat with from your phone, just reply with the word BLOCK. If you don't want to get texts from anybody using Gmail, reply with the word STOP and we'll leave you alone. Keep in mind that all these text messages count as part of your regular mobile messaging plan and might incur fees. So unless you know your friends have unlimited text message plans, please be sensitive to their phone bills.
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Who needs prayers?
"That's terrible!" the priest exclaimed. "But I do have a solution to your problem. Bring your two parrots over to my house and I will put them with my two male talking parrots to whom I have taught to pray and read the bible.
My parrots will then teach your parrots to stop saying that terrible phrase, and your female parrots will learn to pray and worship."
So the next day, the lady brings her female parrots to the priest's house. The priest's two male parrots are holding rosary beads and praying in their cage. The lady puts her female talking parrots in with the male alking Parrots, and the female parrots say, "Hi, we're hot. Do you want a date?"
One male parrot looks over at the other male parrot and screams, "Put your Bible away Idiot, our prayers have been answered !!!"
Secrets behind happy married life !!
Once X asked Y, "What is the secret behind your happy married
life?"
Y said, "You should share responsibilities with due love and respect
to each other. Then absolutely there will be no problems."
X asked, "Can you explain?"
Y said, "In my house, I take decisions on bigger issues where as my
wife decides on smaller issues. We do not interfere in each other's
decisions."
Still not convinced, X asked Y "Give me some examples"
Y said," Smaller issues like which car we should buy, how much amount
to save, when to visit home town, which Sofa, air conditioner,
refrigerator to buy, monthly expenses, whether to keep a maid or not etc
are decided by my wife. I just agree to it"
X asked, "Then what is your role?"
Y said," My decisions are only for very big issues. Like whether
America should attack Iran, whether Britain should lift sanction over
Zimbabwe, whether to widen African economy, whether Sachin Tendulkar
should retire etc etc. Do you know one thing, my wife NEVER objects to
any of these".
Confession of an IJAW kid
Little Diepriye came into the kitchen where his mother was making > dinner.
His birthday was coming up and he thought this was a good time
to tell his mother what he wanted.
"Mom, I want a bike for my birthday." Little Priye was a bit of a troublemaker.
He had gotten into trouble at school and at home.
Priye's mother asked him if he thought he deserved to get a bike for his birthday.
Little Priye, of course, thought he did.
Priye's mother wanted Priye to reflect on his behavior over the last year.
"Go to your room, Priye, and think about how you have behaved this year.
Then write a letter to God and tell him why you deserve a bike for your birthday.
"Little Priye stomped up the steps to his room and sat down to write God a letter.
Letter 1
Dear God,
I have been a very good boy this year and I would like a bike for my birthday.
I want a red one.
Your friend,
Priye
Priye knew that this wasn't true. He had not been a very good boy this year,
so he tore up the letter and started over.
Letter 2
Dear God,
This is your friend Priye. I have been a good boy this year and
I would like a red bike for my birthday.
Thank you.
Your friend Priye
Priye knew that this wasn't true either. So, he tore up the letter and started again.
Letter 3
Dear God,
I have been an "OK "boy this year. I still would really like a bike for my birthday.
Priye
Priye knew he could not send this letter to God either. So, Priye wrote a fourth letter.
Letter 4
God,
I know I haven't been a good boy this year. I am very sorry.
I will be a good boy if you just send me a bike for my birthday. Please!
Thank you,
Priye
Priye knew, even if it was true, this letter was not going to get him a bike.
Now, Priye was very upset. He went downstairs and told his mom that he
wanted to go to church. Priye's mother thought her plan had worked, as
Priye looked very sad.
"Just be home in time for dinner," Priye's mother told him.
Priye walked down the street to the church on the corner.
Little Priye went into the church and up to the altar.
He looked around to see if anyone was there.
Priye bent down and picked up a statue of the Mary.
He slipped the statue under his shirt and ran out of the church, down
the street, into the house, and up to his room. He shut the door to
his room and sat down with a piece of paper and a pen. Priye began to
write his letter to God.
Letter 5
God,
I'VE KIDNAPPED YOUR MAMA. IF YOU WANT TO SEE HER AGAIN,
SEND THE BIKE!!!!!!!!!!
The hit man.
Train PNR Status @ Mobile - Useful Info
Indian Railway in collaboration with Google is now providing a 10 digit mobile number. Just SMS your PNR number on this mobile number and instantaneously you will get your ticket's current status along with all other journey related details.
The number is 9773300000. No need to prefix 0 or +91.
Best of all, you don't pay a premium charge for any of this, just the price of a standard SMS.
For more details: http://www.google.co.in/
SBI Is Best Bank of the Year 2008
State Bank of India (SBI) has been adjudged the best bank of year 2008 by the London based "The Banker" magazine of financial times group. The award is given based on the financial condition and performance of the various banks. SBI, indeed is the best bank and financial crisis is helping SBI in further consolidating the position with NRIs saving money in Indian government banks especially SBI.Three cheers to Indian banking system. What do you guys think about the services of SBI ?
Hiraj: an online baby diary for parents
List of IITs in India
Cascading Style Sheets
How To Dramatically Improve Your Web Site Design With CSS
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allows you to create fast
loading pages, increase your search engine rankings, and
modify your whole site with one style sheet. So why don’t
more people use them? This is because they got so used to
html design and are afraid or too lazy to upgrade their
skills. Some will also use ready made templates that
contain flashy graphics, bloated code and sometimes
even contains hidden code embedded in the page.
In this series of articles I will show you how to create a
simple web site using CSS, so you will have no excuse to
begin incorporating them into your future designs.
What are Cascading Style Sheets?
Cascading Style Sheets is the name of a simple language
that allows you to add any style (font, colors, graphics,
links, layouts) to your web pages.
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Benefits of Cascading Style Sheets
1. Separate content from presentation – you can separate
your HTML markup, text, graphics and multimedia from
presentation.
2. Consistent site wide look and feel consistency – you can
apply one style for 100s of web pages all at once. So if
you had to change the color of all pages on your site, you
only have to edit one style sheet. This saves you a huge
amount of time, especially if you had to edit each page
separately.
3. Web site maintenance - apart from being able to make
site wide changes easily through one CSS file, the clean
code it generates makes it easier to update. Properly
marked up web pages permit them to be maintained by more
than one person. It will also work in more browsers. Web
site redesigns will take much less time.
4. Improve search engine rankings – search engines
generally spider the code at the top of your web page first.
For most sites that means the navigation bar will be spidered
first (resides at top of page code). CSS enables you to
position the code for your content at the top making your
page search engine friendly. Properly marked up HTML pages
can easily found and properly categorized by search engines
5. Fast loading – CSS reduces the amount of tags used
therefore producing clean code. Tableless design can reduce
your load time by 25% to 50%.
6. Reduce bandwidth – compacting the amount of code used
will reduce the amount of bandwidth needed to host your web
pages. Therefore you won’t have to pay higher fees when
adding more web documents to your site.
7. Accessibility - increasing accessibility with CSS means
being able to serve web content to a larger audience,
increasing web site usability, even for non-disabled
people. Content can easily be formatted for projection as
well as screen display. Tableless layouts display well on
hand-helds.
8. Improve the printing of web pages – most printers will
only allow you to print a portion of the web page. With CSS
your whole document can be printed.
When you use CSS it becomes quick and easy to apply new
styles that can not only effect all styles on your web page
but even your whole site.
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Killing English
Principal to student..." I saw u yesterday rotating near girls hostel pulling cigerette... ? "
Class teacher once said : " pick up the paper and fall in the dustbin!!!"
once Hindi teacher said...."i'm going out of the world to America.."
"..DON'T TRY TO TALK IN FRONT OF MY BACK.."
Dont..laugh at the back benches...otherwise teeth and all will be fallen down.....
it was very hot in the afternoon when the teacher entered.. She tried to switch the fan on, but
there was some problem. and then she said " why is fan not oning" (ing form of on)
teacher in a furious mood... write down ur name and father of ur name!!
"shhh... quiet... the principal is revolving around college"
My manager started like this "Hi, I am Pinky, Married with two kids"
"I'll illustrate what i have in my mind" said the professor and erased the board
"will u hang that calender or else i'll HANG MYSELF"
LIBRARIAN SCOLDE ," IF U WILL TALK AGAIN , I WILL KNEEL DOWN OUTSIDE"
Chemistry HOD comes and tells us.... "My aim is to study my son and marry my daughter"
Tomorrow call ur parents especially mother and father
"why are you looking at the monkeys outside when i am in the class?!"
Lab assistant said this when my friend wrote wrong code.. "I understand. You understand. Computer how understand??
Seing the principal passing by, the teacher told the noisy class.. "Keep quiet, the principal has passed away"
Born to Be A Software Engineer
Once my Teacher gave me a punishment and asked me to write
"I Will Not Throw Paper Airplanes in the Class" 500 times on the black board.
and
then I wrote
Born to Be A Software engineer
Train your brain 50% faster - can you read this?
Can U read this?
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid, too. Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe tuo fo 100 anc.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.
If you can read this, your brain is 50% faster than those who can't.
VDownloader - Search, Download and Convert Videos
VDownloader can search, download and convert videos from Youtube, Google Video, Metacafe, MySpace, DailyMotion, Pornotube, Yuvutu, and many other similar sites, saving them in AVI or MPG format. It is also a powerful video converter.
Download VDownloader
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How to Download Mp3 from in.com
The video tutorial explains how to download mp3 from 'in.com'
1. Finding up the source domain
2. Finding out xml file which contains mp3 track id and mp3 track path
3. Copy paste mp3 track in address bar and download your favorite mp3 from in.com
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Social message. Respect your national anthem, respect your nation.
Funny Thing Called SMS
Funny Thing Called SMS
Hi This is Bobby Koshy Varghese Reporting Yet Again From God's Own Country. This thing happened when I was in One of those Beautiful, vibrant, enigmatic , euphoric , sentimental, romantic , magnanimous n buoyant college days.
Mobile phones Where Usurping every Jeans Pocket In the College. On My End Its as Usual as to grab any new Trend that’s at the gates of the campus. So there I was in front of all the mobile stores in the town in search of the so called “Cant- BEAT- my-Phone “ sort of Phone. Keeping In My Mind the Serious scarcity for money I tried to negotiate Between Style and the golden Bucks I managed to sneak from Dad on my last trip to Home.Finally I got Hold Of one Which was really cool and which was a fair compromise between my likings and my budget.Anyway I ensured that it would impress everyone. On the days that followed the whole campus started twinkling with Mobile Phone Mania. People got Phones Which were more impressive than that of mine. This is what u call as Getting Outdated. And Hence Forth Came the Great Era of SMSs. Coz making calls wont suffice the monthly Pocket Money That arrived from Home. I used to wonder How many SMSs ld b flying across the skies of our campus. So much so that they could cause air traffic Problems.
SMS (if U dont know ) fall into 8 different catogories. They are:-
1.Love Messages( Couples Sending it to each other. 24X7 service and forms the Bulk of the Lot)
2.Friendship messages( The Solace of the commoner. This comes with the relief that someone is there to think of u )
3.Group messages(Cheapest of the lot and the most widely exploited)
4.Forwards(U do it coz u r frustrated since u don recieve any and hence in expectation of recieving a reply or another forward)
5.Airtel,Hutch, Idea Offers(Sometimes Very Useful, at times it will rib ur brain)
6.Informational Messages(Like The Ones U recieve from ur class Rep Saying that the class test is postponed)
7.Personal Messages(Eg: "Hows U? Hows Life?" Though U met her Before leaving college,that particular Evening, u just cant resist the crush)
8.Anonymous Messages(The Most Interesting as well as the Most DANGEROUS of the SMS genre)
Since I din fall into the first 7 catogories and GOD's will was that i must fall into the Eighth, I started recieving a set of highly interesting Anonymous Messages on a beautiful december evening. I welcome U all to the series of SMS messages that i shared with my Anonymous Messenger...!!!
AnonyMous(A): Hi Bobby.... Hws U?:-)
Me(M):- Hi I m 5ne. May I kno Who dis is …?
A:- I m 1 f ur well wishers Dear. Hv Been Watching u 4 quite sumtime ….
M: Hmmm ..:) Interesting .. Neva Knew I hav fans in this college. Which branch?
A: I m into Civil Engg branch yar…U r so handsome..Bobby!!
M: Hey sweety .. tell me who u r….!!! don xcite me nymore..:))
A: No Yar.. nother time..nt nw. i ll feel Mbarassed…!! Bt I heard that u flunked the series test…?
M:-oH Dat’s Usual NAA? Neva Bothers till It happens in University Xams . Marks ld be send home yar…
A: Oh That’s Bad Naa? U manage wid all these things back Home…?
M:-Its so Easy Yar. Just Tell Dad that Evrythin is k.. He is damn Busy wid work n Moms Scoldings.
Leave all that yar.. Just tell me Who dis well wisher of mine is…..Eager to Meet U dear.. PLSSSS
A: No, I really feel shameful yar…!! I ll tell u later… Not Nw.. Pls
M:-No Sweet Heart .. I wanna kno… Pls……..yar … Treat AT Uncles Right Nw.. Pls
A: Oh … a TREAT? I really don want to to tell my name but still …..No yar .. later plss
M: Oh u R drivin me Crazy… Pls…. One show at Ragam Theatre … Please…. Tell ur divine name …!!
A: yar please… hmmm.. ok… sure that U do all thos u promised?
M: Promise….1000 times
A: MY name is Er. Varghese Thopil Cheriyan. Had done engg. At ur college some 25 yrs back.
M:What….?D…. D..DA…. DAD…..!! Is That U?
A: Yes... My Little Idiot.. N this is my New Number. And Now get back to studies instead of Hunting Girls … My little dumbo…!!!U think u are smart? Think Again dear. Ur Dad was smarter than u at college. Pass the retest atleast .. n submit ur assignments at rite time. That’s what I used To do…!!!
M: (Sheep-faced) Sorry DAD… i ll surely clear it nxt time. Dad U r a Master at the art of SMS-ing. Lucky that Mobiles were nt invented when u were in college.
A: Y so?
M: coz Mom wuldn have had any other Job other than Replying to ur shots…hihiihihi…. Thanx DAD for the chat…. Promise U … I ll clear it nxt time ..!!!
A: Ho ho … hi hi… Don worry my boy ... I know U ll do it …. Just Keep Trying… I meant .. Studies….N for Gods SAKE save my No. So that U dont get caught Red Handed Next Time.... !!! Take Care Dear Son
M: -Love U DAD… u TOO .. TC...
Ek Chidiya Anek Chidiya
This video was used to aired on National Television, around 1990s.This is really nice video and I like this very much. It is produced by Film divison with aid of N.C.E.R.T. The motto behind this song/video is to tell the importance of UNITY.
Life is....
Life is....
"Leaving the house in the morning, dressed in clothes that you bought on credit card for work, driving through the traffic in a car that you are still paying for, putting in petrol that you cannot afford, in order to get to the job that you hate but need so badly so that you can pay for the clothes, car, petrol and the house that you leave empty the whole day, in order to live in it"
Think of out of the box
Employee "A" in a company walked up to his manager and asked what my job is for the day?
The manager took "A" to the bank of a river and asked him to cross the river and reach the other side of the bank.
"A" completed this task successfully and reported back to the manager about the completion of the task assigned. The manager smiled and said "GOOD JOB"
Next day Employee "B" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task as above to this person also.
The Employee "B' before starting the task saw Employee "C" struggling in the river to reach the other side of the bank. He realized "C" has the same task.
Now "B" not only crossed the river but also helped "C" to cross the river.
"B" reported back to the manager and the manager smiled and said "VERY GOOD JOB"
The following day Employee "Q" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again.
Employee "Q" before starting the work did some home work and realized "A", "B" & "C" all has done this task before. He met them and understood how they performed.
He realized that there is a need for a guide and training for doing this task.
He sat first and wrote down the procedure for crossing the river, he documented the common mistakes people made, and tricks to do the task efficiently and effortlessly.
Using the methodology he had written down he crossed the river and reported back to the manager along with documented procedure and training material.
The manger said "Q" you have done an "EXCELLENT JOB".
The following day Employee "O' reported to the manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again.
"O" studied the procedure written down by "Q" and sat and thought about the whole task.He realized company is spending lot of money in getting this task completed. He decided not to cross the river, but sat and designed and implemented a bridge across the river and went back to his manager and said, "You no longer need to assign this task to any one".The manager smiled and said "Outstanding job 'O'. I am very proud of you."What is the difference between A, B, Q & O????????
Many a times in life we get tasks to be done at home, at office, at play.,Most of us end up doing what is expected out of us. Do we feel happy? Most probably yes. We would be often disappointed when the recognition is not meeting our expectation.Let us compare ourselves with "B". Helping some one else the problem often improves our own skills. There is an old proverb (I do not know the author) "learn to teach and teach to learn". From a company point of view "B" has demonstrated much better skills than "A" since one more task for the company is completed.
"Q" created knowledge base for the team. More often than not, we do the task assigned to us without checking history. Learning from other's mistake is the best way to improve efficiency. This knowledge creation for the team is of immense help. Re-usability reduces cost there by increases productivity of the team. "Q" demonstrated good "team-player" skills,Now to the outstanding person, "O" made the task irrelevant; he created a Permanent Asset to the team.
If you notice B, Q and O all have demonstrated "team performance" over an above individual performance; also they have demonstrated a very invaluable characteristic known as "INITIATIVE".
Initiative pays of every where whether at work or at personal life. If you put initiative you will succeed. Initiative is a continual process and it never ends. This is because this year's achievement is next year's task. You cannot use the same success story every year.
The story provides an instance of performance, where as measurement needs to be spread across at least 6-12 months. Consequently performance should be consistent and evenly spread.
Out-of-Box thinkers are always premium and that is what every one constantly looks out for. Initiative, Out-of-Box thinking and commitment are the stepping stone to success.Initiative should be life long. Think of out of the box.