Common lines after people got drunk…
Common lines after people got drunk…
1. Tu to Mera bhai hai…
2.You know i am not drunk...
3. Gaadi mai Chalaunga…
5. Tu bura mat manana bhai…
6. Mai teri Dil Se Izzat Karta hu…
7. Abe bol daal aaj usko, aar yaa paar....
8. Aaj saali Chad nahi rahi hai kya bat hai…
9. Tu Kya samajh raha hai mujhe chad gayi hai…
10. Ye mat samajh ki piye me bol raha hu…
11.Abe yaar kahin kam to nahi padegi itnee...
12. Chhote, Ek Ek Chhota aur ho Jae…
13. Baap ko mat Sikha.
14. Yaar magar tune mera dil tod diya...
15. Kuchh bhi hai par saala Bhai hai Apna…
16. Tu Bolna Bhai, kya chahiye…Jaan chahiye hazir hai ???
17.Abe mere ko aaj tak nahi Chadee...shart laga saala aaj tu..
18. Chal teri baat karata hoon usse, phone number de uska...
19 . Yaar aaj uski bahut yaad aa rahi hai
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Common lines after people got drunk
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Pray dat you Don't get a Girlfriend Like this(Pic)
Pray dat you Don't get a Girlfriend Like this(Pic)
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Indian Cricket Team 'Whose hand is that?' LOL funny
This is indian cricket team and look at tendulkar's hand too
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Monday, November 26, 2007
Best cities to live, invest and earn in
India is a land of paradox, it is said, even the rapid economic development in the last few years hasn't helped in managing the contradictions. A latest survey has now revealed cities such as Gurgaon that are most preferred to earn a living and where employment growth is the fastest, are not among the best places to live. According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics on residences, earnings and investments, none of the ten cities in the 'reside-in' list figure in the 'earn-in' list of places with most employment opportunities. Moreover, the four metros of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai did not figure among the ten best cities to reside, earn or invest. However, Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai were among the cities preferred by millionaires to spend their life. The list of 'earn-in' cities has been topped by Gurgaon, followed by Silvaasa, Noida, Faridabad, Rupnagar, Chandigarh, Surat, Bangalore, Gandhinagar and Pune. The best cities to reside are Kochi, Kozhikode, Shimla, Thiruvananthapuram, Mysore, Goa, Thrissur, Pondicherry, Kannur and Thiruvalur. Interestingly, five of these cities are in God's own country, Kerala. Shimla is the only northern city in this list, while Chandigarh, among the few fully planned cities in the country, failed to find a place. The 'invest-in' index was topped by Silvassa, followed by Coimbatore, Ludhiana, Shimla, Noida, Gurgaon, Gandhinagar, Surat, Itanagar and Chandigarh. Indicus considered six parameters - health, education, environment, safety, public facilities and entertainment - for preparing the 'reside-in' index. The 'earn-in' list was based on growth rate of employment, per capita income and listings on popular job websites. http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/nov/26city1.htm
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Difference between North Indian and South Indian wives
Wives from North:
1. At the time of marriage, a north Indian girl has more boyfriends than her age.
2. Before marriage, she looks almost like a bollywood heroine and after marriage you have to go around her twice to completely hug her.
3. By the time she professes her undevoted love to you, you are bankrupt because of the number of times you had to take her out to movie theatres and restaurants. And you wait longingly for her dowry.
4. The only dishes she can think of to cook is paneer butter masala, aloo sabji, aloo gobi sabji, aloo matar, aloo paneer, that after eating all those paneer and aloos you are either in the bed with chronic cholestrol or chronic gas disorder.
5. The only growth that you see later in your career is the rise in your monthly phone bill.
6. You are blinded by her love that you think that she is a blonde. Only later do you come to know that it is because of the mehandhi that she applies to cover her gray hair.
7. When you come home from office she is very busy watching "Kyonki saas bhi kabi bahu thi" that you either end up eating outside or cooking yourself.
8. You are a very "ESpecial" person to her.
9. She always thought that Madras is a state and covers the whole of south India until she met you.
10. When she says she is going to "work out" she means she is going to "Walk out"
11. She has greater number of relatives than the number of people you have in your home town.
12. The only two sentences in English that she knows are "Thank you" and "How are you"
13. She thinks Govinda can dance better than Michael Jackson.
Wives from South:
1. Her mother looks down at you because you didn't study in IIT or Madras or Anna University .
2. Her father starts or ends every conversation with " ... I say..."
3. She shudders if you use four letter words.
4. She has long hair, neatly oiled and braided (The Dubai based Oil Well Company will negotiate with her on a 25 year contract to extract coconut oil from her hair.)
5. She uses the word 'Super' as her only superlative.
6. Her name is another name for a Goddess or a flower.
7. Her first name is longer than your first name, middle name and surname combined (unless you are from Andhra)
8. When she mixes milk - curd and rice you are never sure whether it is for the Dog or for herself.
9. For weddings, she sports a mini jasmine garden on her head and wears silk saris in the Madras heat without looking too uncomfortable while you are melting in your singlet.
10. She thinks Mohan Lal is the sexiest man alive.
11. Her favourite cricketer is Krishnamachari Srikkanth.
12. Her favourite food is dosa though she has tried North Indian snacks like Chats (pronounced like the slang for 'conversation')
13. She bursts into songs with her cousins in every movie.
14. She bores you by telling you which raaga each song you hear is based on.
15. You have to give her jewellery, though she has already got plenty of it.
16. Her thali (Mangal Sutra) weighs more than the championship belts worn by WWF wrestlers.
17. She is more educated than you.
18. Her father thinks she is much smarter than you.
Friday, November 23, 2007
7 Women You Can Never Date
Types of women you can never date
Certain ladies shouldn't be touched with a 10-foot pole, no matter how hot they are. Instead of giving in to temptation, distract yourself from the desire. Take a class, help kids or take in a ballgame, but whatever you do, stay away from these women you can never date. Generally, the reason to avoid these ladies has nothing to do with the woman herself, but it has everything to do with her context in your life.
Read on for a complete list of women you can never date, and save your reputation, your bank account, your job, and your friendships.
1- Your best friend's sister
The woman you know the best will often appeal to you the most. But if she is your best friend's sister, getting lucky can mean two months of fun followed by the need to move to another part of the city. She makes the “women you can never date” list because as soon as sis becomes sweetheart, you'll be walking on eggshells with your buddy. Gone are the days of complaining to your friend about your women troubles because the conflict of interest ruins the good times, and the first time you make a mess of things, he will likely want to beat your ass.2- Your secretary
There are plenty of reasons to keep your mitts off the help. It can get you into all kinds of trouble -- legal and otherwise -- should the relationship go south. But even if the fling goes well, you have problems. You'll soon be tempted to push the limits of what you can get away with at work, perhaps in the janitor's closet. Love at the office is an enormous distraction from your work, especially if you are in charge of her. Others are always watching what you are doing. Worst of all, once the relationship ends, she will enjoy leverage over you, and may use it simply by gossiping about what happened in the aforementioned closet.3- The ex-girlfriend
You’ve heard it before: Ex-girlfriends are women you can never date. Yet, the ex-girlfriend becomes increasingly seductive as loneliness sets in. After several years of eating the only three meals you know how to prepare, you can easily get blown away when she follows up chicken parmesan one night with chicken marsala the next. She might clean your apartment one day while you were getting loaded at happy hour, and you'll want her there permanently. The loneliness will make you forget the reason the two of you broke up in the first place, but should you jump back into the relationship, those reasons will resurface in no time.4- The hot trailer girl
Have you seen Maury Povich? Let that show be a warning to you if you are smitten by the hooker with a heart of gold. It's fool's gold. The scenario goes something like this: You were in the club enjoying the company of a young woman whose breasts were rubbing against you like two sea lions on a beach, and then you got confused. Enjoy the one-nighter, but the next time you see her at bar time, you would be wise to end up at Denny's eating a Grand Slam breakfast.Yes, there are more women you can never date…
5- Your friend's ex
When you witness the breakup of your buddy and his hot girlfriend, your mind will invariably wander to a place better left untouched. Since you’ve spent lots of time around her, you already have an established relationship -- albeit a non-sexual one. Chances are you already imagined what it would be like while she was still dating your pal, and her new freedom may pique your interest, but be forewarned: She is a woman you can never date. If you value your friendship, avoid her at all costs. What men forget to consider is the aftermath of hooking up with a friend’s ex. The word will spread to everyone else in your circle about what type of friend you are, and you’ll kill your own reputation. It doesn’t matter how long ago they broke up, whether they’re friends now or not, if your buddy’s replaced her with a new girlfriend, the answer is always no. Unless, of course, you enjoy getting your ass kicked.6- The high-maintenance piranha
If you value your money and your manhood, the high-maintenance chick is one of the many types of women you can never date. She will love you for your increased earnings at first, but then will consider you to be a soulless workaholic incapable of intimacy. Once you've built up a nest egg, her divorced friends will start directing her on how to devour that nest egg whole, just like a snake. She will give you the screw of a lifetime, but not the kind you’re seeking.7- The stripper
Of the women you can never date, the stripper is worse than the hot trailer girl. No, she is not stripping to pay for school. Yes, she might be a hard-luck case, but sooner or later you will be acting like a body guard, thinking you can protect her honor from a rowdy bachelor party. If you think jealousy is beneath you, wait until you observe a private dance from afar when the john offers an extra C-note for a happy ending.bad news babes
The longer you've been single, the more prone you are to date off-limit women. Remember: Do not follow your instinct and dive directly into the hive. Take care of the temptation in one of two ways: through manual relief or through reverting to an old fling who now reminds you of a broken-in catcher's mitt.http://uk.askmen.com/dating/curtsmith_150/189_dating_advice.html
Call US, Canada for Rs 1.75/minute
International calls to the US and Canada would now cost just Rs 1.75 per minute from BSNL and MTNL phones as against Rs 7.20 a minute at present.
BSNL has launched a calling card - CallNow - which allows BSNL and MTNL's landline subscribers to make much cheaper ISD calls to the US and Canada.
While for some other destinations like France, Russia, the UK and South East Asia, the rates would vary from Rs 3.25 to Rs four a minute, depending on the denomination value of CallNow cards, Kuldeep Goyal, CMD of BSNL said.
"Higher the denomination, cheaper the call charges," he said, adding that CallNow card also allows BSNL to BSNL/MTNL and vice versa calls to Re one per minute and to other operators at a maximum of Rs two per minute.
BSNL has also tied up with Indiatimes for launching Free Messaging Service (FMS) under which, instead of the sender, the receiver of SMS would be charged.
The service would help subscribers who have exhausted their air time (cash balance) to send SMS in an emergency situation, but with prior permission of receiver.
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1134984
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Indian wages rise 14.8 pct in 2007 - survey
Wages in India are expected to rise by 14.4 percent in 2008, a fifth year of double-digit growth as companies fight for talent in a booming economy, human resource consulting firm Hewitt Associates said on Wednesday.
The firm's annual 14-country survey showed salaries in India rose 14.8 percent rise this year, a growth rate that trailed only a 15.3 percent increase in Sri Lanka, where high inflation has boosted wage rises.
"Companies tend to be conservative in giving their future salary projections and it wouldn't be a surprise if the actual percentage increase is closer to 15 percent," Nishchae Suri, head of Hewitt's Talent and Organization Consulting Analytics practice in Asia, told Reuters of the outlook for 2008.
Vietnam was the only other Asian country to post a double-digit rise in wages this year, with a 10.3 percent rise seen. The survey found wages in China were up 8.6 percent in 2007.
India's economy has grown at an average rate of 8.6 percent in the last four fiscal years, and it is expected to sustain similar levels of growth in the year ending March 2008. Skills shortages have led to a sharp increase in wages in many sectors.
"With more opportunities and avenues, organisations are increasingly at the mercy of employees making a choice," Suri said.
Hewitt surveyed 262 companies in India, and none reported a salary freeze in 2007 and none expected a freeze for 2008.
"Wage price inflation is a matter of serious concern," said Suri, who recommended firms use more variable salary components that were linked to performance. Stock options were the most popular form of long-term incentives among surveyed firms.
Employees at the junior management level received the highest average wage increase of 16 percent this year, and are expected to get a 15.6 percent increase in 2008, the survey found.
http://in.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idINIndia-30621420071121
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
Patel, most common Indian surname in US
atel is the most common Indian surname in the US, a new US Census Bureau study has found.
According to the Bureau, Patel ranked 172nd as the most common surname in America (Smith takes the top slot), way up from its 591 ranking in 1990. The total number of Patels in the US stood at 145,000.
The study was based on returns from the 2000 census, which takes place every 10 years in the US.
The second most common Indian surname was found to be Singh-- its overall ranking climbed to the 396th position from 1,306 in 1900. There are 72,642 Singhs in the country.
Besides Sikhs, a fair number of Singhs are Hindus with roots in states other than Punjab.
Khans ranked 665th (up from 1,728th in 1900), but Khans also come from Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Shah was ranked at spot 831, Sharma at 2,247, Kumar took the 2,293rd spot and Desai 2,540th. Guptas, Reddys, Mehtas and Raos trailed behind.
In the list of top 25 Asian surnames, Patel stood at number three (Nguyen and Kim were number one and two respectively), Singh at eighth and Shah at 22nd.
The vastly improved rankings of Indian surnames only reflect the 106 percent growth in the Indian origin population, the highest among all Asian origin groups.
From 820,000 in 1990, it rose to 1.6 million in 2000. The Indian population is the third largest Asian American group in the US after the Chinese and the Filipinos.
It is not just Asians whose numbers are increasing in the US. A significant finding of the new study was that two Hispanic surnames - Garcia and Rodriguez - figured for the first time among the top 10 list -- at number 8 and number 9.
http://in.news.yahoo.com/071119/43/6neyo.html
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Wanna sell? Use sex!
A recent study conducted gives advertisers a better understanding of using sex to sell their products
People are less able to recall the brand of products advertised during programmes with a lot of sexual content, than if the advert is placed in similar programme that has no sexual content.
This was the key message that came from research carried out at the Department of Psychology at University College London by Ellie Parker and Adrian Furnham.
The implication is that advertisers do not spend their money well if they buy space during programmes with high sexual content.
A second, less surprising, finding was that men recalled the brand of products whose adverts contained sexual images, than they did if the adverts were sex-free. Women on the other hand were actively put off by sexual content in adverts.
The studies involved 60 university students (30 men and 30 women) aged 18 to 31, mean age 21, who were divided into four groups. One group saw an overtly sexual episode of “Sex and The City”, which had sexy adverts running during the programme breaks. Another saw the same episode with non-sexual adverts.
The other two groups saw an episode of “Malcolm in the Middle” which contained no sexual references, with either sexual or non-sexual adverts. “The fact that recall of adverts was hindered by sexual content in the programmes suggests that there is something particularly involving or disturbing about sexual programmes. Interestingly this is something that is also found in programmes with aggressive content,” says Furnham.
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1133034
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Microsoft pips Infosys as best co in India
Global software giant Microsoft has pipped domestic IT giant Infosys as the best company to work for in India, according to a new study.
International consultancy firm Mercer ranked Microsoft India at the top of its 15 Best Companies to Work for in India 2007 list, which is dominated extensively by technology firms.
The study was jointly conducted by Mercer with financial magazine Business Today and international market research firm Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS).
Microsoft was followed by Mindtree Consulting, Johnson and Johnson and Sapient at second, third and fourth ranks.
Infosys, India's second-biggest software exporter, topped the list in 2006 but slipped to fifth spot this year.
Other companies in the top ten include iGate (6th), Agilent Technologies, HCL Comnet, Accenture and Dr Reddy's Labs (10th). The list also includes Marriott Hotels India at 11th spot, followed by Covansys India, HCL Infosystems, Godrej Consumer and Honeywell Technology.
FMCG majors J&J and Godrej Consumer, hospitality giant Mariott and pharma major Dr Reddy's are the only four non-IT companies in the list.
Mercer said this year's list include seven new entrants in the top 15 rankings. Last year's list had ten firms, but it was increased to 15 this year on the request of participants.
Two companies -- domestic IT major Satyam and global banking giant HSBC -- have moved out of the list, while Infosys, Dr Reddy's Labs, Agilent and Covansys have slipped in the rankings. Three companies -- J&J, HCL Comnet and Sapient have moved up the ranks in the 2007 list.
http://in.news.yahoo.com/071113/203/6n6p4.html
Tata's supercomputer fastest in Asia
After proving its mettle in areas like steel, automotive and IT services on the global arena, corporate behemoth Tata group has now developed the world's fourth fastest supercomputer that can do 117.9 trillion calculations per second. The supercomputer “EKA”, which means number one in Sanskrit, was named Asia's fastest and the world's fourth fastest in the Top 500 Supercomputer list announced at an International Conference for High Performance Computing at Reno (California), USA. This is the first time that such a system developed in India has been ranked among the world's ten fastest. Supercomputers are primarily used by universities, military and scientific research labs. They are used in high calculation-intensive jobs like quantum physics, weather and climate research, study of chemical compounds, simulation of aircraft in wind tunnels and detonation of nuclear weapons. A total of nine supercomputers developed in India have appeared in the Top 500 list, including one more system (179th) developed at Tata Sons' wholly-owned subsidiary Computational Research Laboratories (CRL) in Pune, where EKA was developed. Others include a system developed at Indian Institute of Science (58th) and six IBM systems (ranked at 152nd, 158th, 336th, 339th, 340th and 371st) developed in the country. The group chairman Ratan Tata said in a statement, “High performance computing solutions have an ever-increasing role in the scientific and new technological space the world over. The Tata group has supported this development activity and is extremely proud of the team that has developed and built this supercomputer, which is now ranked the world's fourth fastest.” “I am sure this supercomputer and its successor systems will make a major contribution to India's ongoing scientific and technological initiatives,” he added. The Top 500 list has been topped by BlueGene/L System, a joint development of IBM and the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and installed at DOE’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. Another system developed by IBM is at the second position and is installed in Germany, followed by one developed by SGI and installed in New Mexico Computing Applications Center. EKA has been ranked even higher than a new HP system installed at a Swedish government agency. The HP system is ranked fifth in the world.
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Monday, November 12, 2007
‘Pakistan Idol’ ready for take off
The much-awaited ‘Pakistan Idol´, a reality music show that promises to showcase talent from across the country, is ready to take off on a TV network here.
http://www.livemint.com/2007/11/12113433/8216Pakistan-Idol8217-re.html
Sexy walk could be misleading: scientists
A woman who walks with a seductive sway of her hips is unlikely to be ovulating, a finding that sheds light on the complex sexual signals that women give to men, New Scientist reports.
A team at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada, dressed female volunteers in suits which had light reflectors placed on the joints and limbs and filmed them walking in order to analyse their gait, the British weekly says.
The women also gave a saliva sample to assess their hormone levels.
Women who were in the fertile period of their menstrual cycle walked with smaller hip movements and with their knees closer together, the scientists found.
Forty male volunteers were shown the footage of the women and were asked to rate those with the sexiest walk. The winners were those who turned out to be in the least fertile part of their cycle.
The study appears to run counter to recent research that found men respond more readily towards women at ovulation. A US paper published last month found that lap dancers earn more tips during their fertile period than during the non-fertile part of their cycle.
But, the Canadian researchers believe, there is no contradiction, because a fertile woman gives out "come-hither" signals at close range rather than at a distance.
These signals come through scent molecules called pheromones and facial expressions. The proximity means a woman can vet a potential mate for fitness before allowing him to come close to her.
In contrast, men can pick up the attractiveness of a woman's walk from a long distance -- and a "sexy" walk, visible from afar, could therefore act as an unwitting signal to less appealing males.
So, having a less sexy walk at the time of ovulation gives a woman an evolutionary advantage: she can hide her fertile period from an undesirable man who might want to take advantage of her at the time.
The research, by Meghan Provost, is to be published in the US journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, says the report. It appears in this Saturday's issue of New Scientist.
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1132176
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
India and China - a Harmony of Civilizations
Address of Congress President Mrs. Sonia Gandhi at the Tsinghua University, Saturday, 27th October 2007
India and China - a Harmony of Civilizations
Professor Yan Xuetong,
I am delighted to have this opportunity to visit Tsinghua University, and I thank you for your warm welcome. Your University is one of the leading educational institutions in the world, with a proud record of excellence in many fields. We have much to learn from Tsinghua University, and on how it has responded to the challenges of a globalising world in which knowledge is a central driving force. It is an honour to address such an outstanding academic community.
We in India revere learning and knowledge as you do. We have the utmost respect for our teachers and our elders. At the same time, we believe that our greatest assets are our younger generations. Among you are many who will go on to make a mark in your chosen fields. Many of you will in time rise to the top of your professions and influence the world around you. I am especially pleased to be able to talk to this audience because it is the youth of our two countries, who will shape the future of China- India relations.
The China-India relationship is in some ways unique in history. There is perhaps no other example of two countries, indeed two ancient many-splendoured civilizations, coexisting side-by-side, both in geography and in the realm of ideas, in peace and harmony, almost uninterrupted for millennia. Prime Minister Wen Jiabao put it succinctly and if I may so, with the great empirical precision that China is noted for, and I quote---"during the past 2200 years, for about 99% of the time we have devoted to friendly cooperation between our two countries."Unquote. That is indeed so.
Indian travelers made their way into China over the centuries. They came as messengers of peace, understanding and tolerance. Six hundred years ago, Admiral Zheng He voyaged to the southern coast of India. Much earlier, Chinese pilgrims, such as Yi Jing, Fa Xian and Xuanzang, to name just a few, spent years in India. Xuanzang in particular toured much of the sub-continent in the 7th century and studied in Nalanda University. This was a flourishing centre of learning with international scholars resident, at a time when the great universities of Europe had yet to be even conceived. In more recent times, I am reminded of the medical mission sent by Jawaharlal Nehru himself to China some seventy years back which included the famous Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis. It was President Hu Jintao himself who, during his visit to India last year, recalled Dr. Kotnis's selfless sacrifice as an outstanding role model to the younger generation.
However, I am not here to talk about the past. I would prefer to address important issues that face us today. How can we build on our long traditions of peaceful contact and exchange to sustain a catalytic partnership that is relevant for the 21st century? This is today's imperative. I firmly believe that we have much to contribute to one another. Our relationship has already assumed increasing importance to the stability and prosperity of the world at large.
People in India admire the tremendous progress China has made since it began its economic reforms in 1978. You have shown the world that it is possible in a relatively short time to substantially eradicate poverty, to inculcate dynamism and to unleash the forces of social and economic creativity. You have successfully transformed China into a dominant force in the global economy.
This is the China that we respect , this is the China we wish to partner in the future. My husband Rajiv Gandhi was greatly impressed during his historic visit to your country nineteen years ago. Allow me to quote from the speech that he delivered at this very university on December 21st, 1988. He said and I quote: "l see optimism in both India and China today; optimism about the progress our countries can make, optimism about realizing our goals of development, optimism about the levels of cooperation we can reach, optimism about the work we can do together to restore our countries to their traditional position in the vanguard of human civilization, optimism about the contribution we can make to rebuilding the world order nearer our hearts' desire."
I was with my husband on that visit and I still cherish memories of our meeting with the Great Leader Deng Xiaoping. The world today acknowledges the reality of an Asian renaissance, and recognizes also the re-emergence of China and India. Our two countries together account for 40% of the world's population. We can and must work and prosper together. The world is big enough to accommodate the growth and aspirations of both our countries.
Scholars have noted that in one sense, the emergence of China and India on the world stage is not a new phenomenon but a return to the old realities. The share of our two countries in the global economy was as high as 48% in 1820 but following decades of colonialisation and subjugation, fell to a mere 7% in 1950. According to present trends, this share will rise to 35% by 2025, and still more in the years ahead.
China has shown the world how much can be achieved with pragmatism, clarity of vision and determination of effort. In India too we have been evolving our economic policies in response to emerging circumstances and challenges. Our own endeavours are now beginning to show results with economic growth at record levels, particularly with the birth of new industries like software and information technology that service the world economy. We are not merely catching up with the developed world; in the coming decades, China and India will be the largest and third largest respectively among the global economies.
Of course, as far as India is concerned, this does not blind us to the fact that even as we develop, within our society we need to address age-old problems of economic and social inequality. As in China, we focus on balanced development. We emphasize not only economic growth but economic growth with social welfare and justice. We give the highest priority to programmes that create employment in rural areas and that provide education, health and nutrition to all our people. We seek both growth and equality. And we do this within our own democratic framework in which people's participation is paramount and every citizen, especially the most deprived and disadvantaged, has a voice.
Our two economies have a great deal in common. I believe we have much to learn from the way that you have approached economic reforms and liberalization. I was last in China eleven years ago. The pace of change I see is truly astounding. Much has also changed in our bilateral relationship. Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India in 2005 resulted in the Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity. During President Hu Jintao's visit to India last year, our two countries announced a broad strategy for further improvement of our relations.
We are well prepared, therefore, and already have a definite perspective with which to chart the future course of our relationship. We must be guided by the vision that dialogue and partnership must be pursued with consistency and focused effort. There is peace and tranquility on our long border, and outstanding issues relating to the boundary question are being discussed in a comprehensive manner by the special representatives of our Prime Ministers.
Trade is expanding very rapidly. Our governments are exploring new ways to provide an ever greater impetus to our commercial ties. Indian companies are investing in China as are Chinese companies in India. More than just trade, it will be investment that will bring our countries closer together. Indian and Chinese companies are collaborating abroad. For example, we are partners in exploring and producing oil in a number of countries. We are bound to do more now that we have a framework for such cooperation in the field of energy. In multilateral discussions, there is increasing coordination between our two Governments in areas like the WTO and climate change.
Both China and India seek an open and inclusive world order based on the principles of 'Panchsheel' that were founded together by Zhou Enlai and Jawaharlal Nehru in 1954. Pragmatism and mutual self-interest offer a sound basis for the future development of our relationship. We may well have different views and different perspectives on both bilateral and global issues. That is only natural. I have no doubt, however, that there is no problem that cannot be sorted out through free and frank dialogue and discussion.
Friends, I know that Tsinghua University has established a formidable reputation world-wide for study and research in science and technology, including in several frontier areas. There is enormous scope for collaborative efforts between universities such as yours and ours in areas like energy, environment, biotechnology and water resources. There is no race or competition between our two countries. On the contrary, there are numerous opportunities to pool our resources for dealing effectively with common problems and challenges.
History amply shows that our relationship goes far beyond commerce. It is a relationship between two civilizations rather than two trading partners or two nations. This is the framework that we need to revive. If I were to venture to put forward my own expectations, I would say that beyond the economic, we must strengthen our cultural ties.
Is it not regrettable that the wonderful literature of our two countries is not easily accessible through translations and scholarship? Would it not be appropriate if we were able to offer vastly more scholarships to our students to travel between our universities? Would it not bring us closer if the rich and diverse performing arts were able to reach larger audiences in our two countries?
I would like to see our educational institutions, our media, our tourism industries, and our business sectors intensify their efforts to bridge the information gap so that we no longer retain stereotyped images of each other. I would like to see our scholars and intellectuals drawn from different provinces of China and states of India interact more frequently and more thoroughly with each other. I believe that it is possible for us to take up joint projects which can become visible and powerful symbols of bilateral cooperation. These could be in education, public health, science and technology and local governance. The strengthening of our dialogue in the field of water resources concerning the rivers we share, will also be of mutual benefit.
The most important part of our mission is to increase the mutual awareness among our youth, awareness of both our shared past and especially of the future to which we aspire. To use today's language, we should encourage connectivity between our youth. Last year, we have made a beginning with the exchange of youth delegations. But we should have further exchanges between our students and artists, young professionals and creative entrepreneurs. With knowledge comes awareness, with awareness comes understanding, and with understanding comes an appreciation of the benefits of cooperation between our two countries. I see only one possibility between our two countries-that of co-existence with cooperation.
As I end my speech I think of the spirit of the early pioneers who overcame such unimaginable difficulties to foster a bond that has survived through the centuries. Writing in the 5th Century, Fa Xian said of his Chinese countrymen who traversed the long and difficult paths across deserts and mountains as they traveled to India: "They thought of nothing but to do (their) best in (their) simplicity and straightforwardness". It is that definite aim, that simplicity and straightforwardness, that great ideal of the invaluable bond of unity between our peoples, which must be our guide as we chart the future of India-China relations.
Allow me to fast forward almost 1500 years and recall Rajiv Gandhi again who, in the course of the speech I referred to earlier, also said, and I quote: "We are summoned by our past to the tasks which the future holds. We have a mutual obligation to a common humanity. India and China can together give the world new perspectives on a new world order, which will ensure peace among nations and justice among peoples, equity for each and prosperity for all, freedom from fear and freedom from want, a world where we live together in happiness and harmony." Unquote
It is you, the youth, who will give us the reason, the hope and the energy to find new solutions to old problems. It is you, the youth, who will shape the destiny of our relationship. It is you, the youth, with your spirit of boundless optimism and enthusiasm who will give India and China a relationship that will be beneficial to both our countries and to the world as a whole.
Once again, I am delighted to have had the opportunity of visiting your beautiful campus, and meeting you, the future leaders of China. Let us join hands in making our collective vision a reality.
Thank you.
Instructions for Life from the Dalai Lama
This is what The Dalai Lama had to say on 01/01/2004.
All it takes is a few seconds to read and think about.
Instructions for Life in the new millennium from the Dalai Lama:
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, respect for others and responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go some place you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
Thursday, November 8, 2007
NZ women most promiscuous: survey
New Zealand women have the most sexual partners in the world, according to a global sex survey reported on Saturday.
They have an average of 20.4 sexual partners, according to a survey by condom-maker Durex - well above the global average of 7.3.
The Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global survey, which questioned 26,000 people in 26 countries, found that Austrians topped the male list with 29.3 sexual partners, more than twice the global average of 13.2.
New Zealand was the only country where women were more promiscuous than their men, who averaged 16.8 sexual partners, The Press newspaper said, reporting the survey.
The survey showed that Austrians were the youngest to lose their virginity at an average of 17.3 years, followed by Brazilians (17.4), Germans (17.6) and New Zealanders (17.8).
© 2007 AAPChopstick bra promises cleavage
| A model poses with the concept bra called 'My Chopsticks Bra' in Tokyo (Reuters Photo) |
Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan unveiled the "My Chopsticks Bra" on Wednesday in Tokyo in a bid to promote the use of reusable chopsticks instead of disposable ones. Japanese bin an estimated of 25 billion wooden pairs of chopsticks a year, many of them already made from recycled wood chips, but a growing number of environmentally aware consumers want to combat this "throw away" culture.
"It's a small step, but because many Japanese chopsticks are disposable, big chunks of forests are being cut down," said Hiromi Shinta, spokeswoman for the company. The concept bra, which comes with a pair of collapsible chopsticks, has a Japanese dining table theme — the right cup consists of a rice bowl, the left cup a miso soup bowl, and a removable chopstick-rest lies between the cups.
Holsters, made of cloth and placed on the sides of the cups, hold the chopsticks while pushing the breasts to create cleavage. Being eco-friendly is now fashionable in Japan, where people are increasingly carrying around reusable bags and chopsticks. "It's easy to forget to bring along your own chopsticks, but if it's always on you here, then that's pretty practical," model Yuko Ishida, who was wearing the bra, said.
Like Triumph's other eco-friendly lingerie, the bra will not go on sale. In recent years, the company has launched a novelty bra that turns into a cloth shopping bag and another that can be heated in the microwave to keep the wearer warm and reduce energy consumption.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chopstick_bra_promises_cleavage/articleshow/2526832.cms
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Strange ways to meet new people in a new city
How many people are there?? What are they wearing ?? Who amongst them could be of interest?? What do you think they do for living ?? Are you sure that you know or are you basing your assumptions on stereotypes and cliches ??
How many new people have YOU talked to last year ??
For those that love algorithms: Here is the three step process.
a) Take the decision to do whatever is necessary to meet new people, so help me god.
b) Choose a strategy with no fear or passion.
c) FOLLOW that strategy until termination or failure.
Simple steps to social happiness - that will make your telephone ring so often that you will have to turn it off.
1) Take a theater class or a seminar. Any comedy, improvisation or theater class is a surefire way to meet cool people while having fun.
2) Find a health club or a gym. Most of the people that hung out at the gym, they are not there only to work out but also to meet other people. Great ice breaker: “Do you need the 45kg dumbbell or can I use it?”.
3) Find a dancing course. Learn how to dance salsa while socializing. The same people that hung around at salsa courses are looking for dancing buddies to go out on Fridays and Saturdays.
4) Take a yoga or a Tai Chi course. Then take your yoga friend and have a good cup of tea while levitating which will bring even more curious bystanders to your group.
5) Start a sport. There is nothing better than having a beer with your sparring mates at the local pub after training. Well actually there is…. with a nice person of the opposite sex and some lotion but that is another story….
6) Find a business association and have some talks and laughs with them.
7) Meet people from your working environment. Hey Jim why don’t we go out for a beer on Friday night??
8) Go to social events. Even if you don’t feel like it. Get your self OUT THERE. You’ll never know WHO you are going to meet. If you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you’ll keep having what you’ve been having. Now read that again but this time backwards while singing the national anthem. Cool, no??
9) Organise social events, organise a party. If you decide to do it, make sure it is not too late, avoid working days and make sure to write on the Flyer that you want NO presents, so people will not shy out because they haven’t bought you one. Just avoid the music of ‘Dr Dre’ because it will scare the visitors away. Don’t believe everything you see on MTV.
10) Meet people through Internet if this is your thing. I don’t like this one. It does work … to an extent. I am sure you will find many sites that will teach you how. Just don’t tell them we sent you there.
Great love story on that: “Innocent19 meets HornyLube54″. Some more insight on that later…
11) Learn how to cultivate a huge social circle. Then meet more people through that circle. Have you heard of the expression that ‘money brings more money’? Well it works with people. ‘People will meet you to more people’.
Duh.
12) Learn what it takes to be liked.
13) Get a dog and take him for a walk every day. Dogs are not man’s best friend, that’s a fallacy - they are man’s best ice breaker. You can train them to bring people at your plate: “Lassie, Lassie leave the mister alone. Give him his leg back - good girl, GOOD girl”.
http://happybrainstorm.com/strange-ways-to-meet-new-people-in-a-new-city/
cute explanation of Passionate love
Passionate love is one type that we all hope to experience in a long term. It’s the stuff good marriages are made of. Passionate love is the type that makes your heart jump, your tummy twitter, your toes curl and your soul sing.
sexual
caring
intense
think about the person all the time
a bond
heart rate increases
want to be with the person all the time
arousal
emotional
expressive
kissing
lust
attraction
don’t know the person very well
euphoria
excitement
feel flushed
giving your self completely to the person
hugging
intimate
irrational
physical
the person is the most special person in your life
not long lasting
touching
want to make each other happy
What kind of man do you want? (Pic)
Hee hee. Just wanted to make you guys laugh a bit.
But dog or not, it’s a great thing to think about, yeah? What kind of man do you want? Were the traits the woman in the comic enumerated even such a tall order in the first place?
It’d be good to know your thoughts!
5 Ways to Work on Yourself at Work
If you don’t love what you do, you may feel you are giving your employer some of the best days of your life. Whilst this article may not change this feeling, it is designed to give you some self improvement ideas that you can do at the office. In my opinion, self improvement is something that can be done anytime and anywhere. And as this article will hopefully demonstrate, working on yourself in the workplace results in “win-win” outcomes for both you and your employer.
1. Be Self-Disciplined
For many people, discipline is a dirty word. They equate it with an absence of freedom, with coercion or duty. Nothing, however, could be further from the truth. According to Stephen R. Covey, “only the disciplined are truly free. The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites, and passions.”
The workplace is the perfect environment to work on your self-discipline. Take, for example, what has become the drug of choice for the modern office worker: email. Not only is email addictive, but it is also the “largest single interruption in modern life” according to Tim Ferriss. So do both you and your boss a favor, and become disciplined with checking your email. How often you check it will obviously depend on your job, but try perhaps once every hour or twice per day.
If this idea doesn’t appeal to you, there are many other ways to exercise self discipline in the workplace. For example, try to control your urge for snack food and pop. Ultimately the point of this exercise is to commit to something, and then follow through on it.
2. Implement a Productivity System
A productivity system such as Getting Things Done (GTD) is not just a system for working, it is a system for living. If you begin to incorporate to the behaviors associated with GTD into your professional life - collection, processing, organizing, reviewing, and doing - these will naturally flow into your personal life. After all, if you can teach yourself to be maximally efficient and relaxed in the workplace, why wouldn’t you also replicate this at home?
3. Develop Your Interpersonal and Networking Skills
Does a room full of strangers at party intimidate you? If so, try developing your interpersonal and networking skills in the workplace. The following are exercises that are sure to build both your skills and confidence in dealing with people:
- Initiate conversations with co-workers
- Master the art of “small-talk”
- Make an effort to remember peoples’ names
- Listen attentively
- Take a genuine interest in people
4. Commit to Excellence
If you have a job you don’t enjoy, it is easy to fall into the “I don’t care” trap. Signs you have fallen into this trap may be that you are indifferent to customers or your quality of work is average. Apart from hampering your career, I believe an indifferent attitude to work is dangerous because it can become an attitude towards life. If you commit to excellence at work, even for the smallest of tasks, then it will become a habit. And as Aristotle once said: “we are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
5. Exercise Your Brain
A strange phenomenon I have identified, both in myself and other work colleagues, is “lazy brain”. This is where you do things in such a manner that you avoid exercising your brain. For example, do you ever use a calculator to perform a sum you could easily do in your head? Or, do you ever ask a co-worker about a policy or procedure without first attempting to remember it yourself or using your own ingenuity to find the answer? The solution to these lazy practices is simple: make an effort to exercise your brain throughout the working day.
http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/5-ways-to-work-on-yourself-at-work/
'Roja' on Time magazine's 10 best OST list
Music maestro A.R. Rahman's 'Roja' has featured on Time magazine's 10 best soundtracks of all time.
Reacting to the news Rahman said that future is unpredictable and you never know what it has in store for you.
"You never know what the world has in store for you. Suddenly you find 'Roja' being selected as one of 10 best soundtracks in the world by Time magazine," Rahman said.
The long wait to see one of our popular musicians go west finally seems to be on the verge of ending. Rehman, who scored big points for his Bollywood explosion in Andrew Lloyd Webber's staged musical 'Bombay Dreams', is all set to make his full-fledged musical in Toronto.
"I like it when what I do here (India) is recognised abroad. The musical stage version of "Lord Of The Rings" happened in Toronto. I scored music for specific characters in the play," he said.
Why such a delayed international impact?
"Actually, Shekhar Kapur got me a couple of Hollywood films three-four years ago. But I wasn't ready then. Now with the Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Bombay Dreams' behind me I'm more confident."
"It's the first time that a musician from the Orient is being called to score in the West regardless of colour and creed. It's not about whether you're an Indian or a foreigner. I was apprehensive whether I could swing it. But it has gone well!"
Rahman sees 'Lord Of The Rings' as his natural progression into the West.
" 'Bombay Dreams' did flash A.R Rahman's name. But it was seen as Indian music.
And I'm proud of that. But 'Lord Of The Rings' is very exciting because it's got nothing to do with my being Indian. Composing for a stage play requires 10 time more energy than a film score."
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1131976
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
PetroChina equals Indian economy
Imagine a single Chinese company with a market value that’s about the size of India’s $1 trillion economy.
That mind-boggling prospect became a reality on Monday when PetroChina, China’s state-owned oil and gas giant, became the world’s first company to exceed $1 trillion in market capitalisation following its dazzling debut on Shanghai’s manic stock market.
On a day when global crude oil prices edged closer to $100 a barrel, PetroChina’s share price in Shanghai peaked at 48.62 yuan (about $6.5) in a frenzy of buying by China’s high-on-adrenaline and low-on-reason stock market investors.
At that price, the company was valued at $1.2 trillion, more than twice as much as the next biggest - US energy behemoth Exxon-Mobil, with a market cap of $490 billion.
To put that humongous figure in perspective, the market cap of the entire Indian stock market is about $1.6 trillion; and India’s most valuable company - Reliance Industries, which is no pushover either - is worth about $100 billion, which seems puny in
comparison.
At close of trading on Monday, as the broader stock market fell in Shanghai, PetroChina closed at 43.96 yuan, still some 160% higher than the IPO price of 16.7 yuan.
The closing price discounts PetroChina’s 2007 earnings per share about 50 times - a measure of the excessive froth and overinflated valuations in China’s bubbly stock market.
Indicatively, PetroChina does not make into the list of world’s top 50 companies by profits.
PetroChina chairman Jiang Jiemin, who sounded a gong and raised a toast to open the market, said he felt “very excited… and also a very strong sense of responsibility. This is PetroChina returning to our investors and society.”
With its spectacular performance on its home debut, PetroChina virtually single-handedly elevated China to the third place in the global ranking, based on market cap, displacing the UK.
Mainland China’s stock market, which has tripled in the past two years, is valued at $4.5 trillion, within striking distance of Japan ($4.8 trillion), but still a long way behind the US ($18.3 trillion).
On the market-cap measure, China is now home to five of the world’s 10 biggest companies.
Curiously, investors in Hong Kong and New York, where PetroChina’s shares are already listed, didn’t join the Shanghai party.
The company’s Hong Kong-listed H-shares fell nearly 7%, to close at a substantial discount to the Shanghai-listed A-share.
That indicates that the stratospheric stock market valuations in mainland China are causing international investors more than a little disquiet.
Regulators in China, too, have been trying to rein in the runaway stock market with stern warnings and policy initiatives, but so far they have proved spectacular ineffective.
On Monday, the official China Daily quoted Premier Wen Jiabao as saying the Chinese government would “take measures to prevent asset bubbles and avoid huge fluctuations in the stock market.”
Twice in the past month, the chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission has warned investors to be aware of the risks in the market.
But with China’s economy continuing to register blistering double-digit growth rates, investors have been deaf to the grim warnings of an imminent stock market crash. PetroChina’s mindboggling debut is only the latest indication of that.
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1131877
Men believe family planning is woman's business, says survey
While an increasing number of Indian women are using contraceptives to prevent unwanted pregnancies or space out children, men in the country still believe family planning is a woman's business and they should not worry about it, according to a survey.
Twenty-two per cent of men think that contraception is women's business and that a man should not have to worry about it. Almost half of men believe that a woman who is breastfeeding cannot become pregnant, according to the National Health and Family survey part III.
This is not all, around 16 per cent of men believe that women who use contraceptives become promiscuous, the survey shows.
Female sterilisation is the most well known method of contraception as the survey found that 97 per cent of women and 95 per cent of men in the age group of 15-49 years had heard of it.
But other methods are less well known. Only sixty-one per cent of women and 49 per cent of men reported knowledge of all three modern spacing methods offered by the government family planning programme, pill, IUD and condom.
The survey shows that awareness of spacing methods is much higher in urban areas than in rural areas.
For example, 74 per cent of women in the age of 15-49 in urban areas know all three spacing methods, compared with 54 per cent in rural areas.
Female sterilisation is the most widely known method in 26 of the 29 states.http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1131896
Monday, November 5, 2007
Queen Elizabeth in fashion top 50 at age of 81
One is in vogue.
At the age of 81, Queen Elizabeth on Monday joined models Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell on Vogue Magazine's list of the world's most glamorous women.
The style bible slavishly worshipped by dedicated followers of fashion decreed that age was no barrier.
Sensible brogue shoes, waxed jackets and headscarves knotted firmly under the chin are clearly no passing fad.
"It's a great compliment. She has a very practical approach to fashion and a great sense of occasion," a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman told Reuters when asked about the fashion icon's tip of the hat to the queen.
"This month she becomes the first British monarch to celebrate a diamond wedding anniversary and next month she becomes Britain's oldest ever reigning monarch," she added.
Even model of the moment Agyness Deyn has said of the octogenarian monarch: "She's cool."
Kate Moss is reported to have told her once at a Buckingham Palace reception "I love the stuff you wear. You have great fashion sense."
Vogue was gushing in its praise, declaring the queen to be "as glamorous in her brogues and headscarf at (her country estate) Balmoral as she is wearing the crown jewels."
Glamour, the magazine declared, is "about how you wear something, not about what you wear. You cannot buy glamour and you can't fake it."
Veteran fashion designer Hardy Amies, who spent half a century dressing the monarch, once told Reuters: "The Queen is very demanding. She knows exactly what she wants. She wants her clothes to be friendly. Chic clothes are usually cruel."
Hardy, who died in 2003 at the age of 93, said he was very proud of the dress he made for her silver jubilee celebrations. "A picture of it now adorns thousands of biscuit tins," he said.
When actress Helen Mirren took to the screen as the British monarch in the Oscar-winning movie "The Queen", sales of Barbour waxed jackets were given a major boost in the United States.
Mirren joined the Queen on Vogue's "definitive list" of glamorous women on the list. "She is as radiant as a lightbulb," the magazine said in its December issue dedicated to glamour.
The older generation certainly holds its own in the list with 70-year-old Vanessa Redgrave and 62-year-old Charlotte Rampling up there with the supermodels of today.
Japanese eat small (dead) children (Pics)
See what they did in Japan!!!! |
5 Stupid Things You Said to Her
It doesn’t matter how old you are, you’ve most likely said something really stupid to a woman with or without meaning to at one point or another in your life. While you can’t necessarily be blamed for being a moron, you can be held accountable for hurting her feelings and being insensitive – even if you didn’t mean to be.
It’s no secret that men and women are entirely different creatures. While you may laugh off and quickly forget about a comment, she will stress about it for days, weeks, and months after you said it by fully dissecting the tone you used, the facial expressions you made, and everything else you’ve ever said that relates to it. In short, what you say to her now can and will come back to haunt you for years to come.
So shut your big mouth for two minutes to learn why women think the way that they do and what you should be doing to make life better for both of you.
Stupid thing you said to her #5:
“I don’t like that outfit” or “You aren’t going to wear that, are you?”
We know, we know; she says it to you all the time. But women are wired much differently than men. You spend thirty seconds looking for something to wear because your only real concern is that it’s clean (sometimes optional) and that it matches (almost always optional).
But she spends hours agonizing over each and every piece and accessory. She agonizes over whether the blue top accentuates her features better than the red top. And you don’t even want to know what goes on in her mind concerning her makeup and hair.
What you should have done instead #5:
Remember that the planning that went into her outfit for that occasion probably rivals the amount of effort you put into picking out your car’s stereo. If anyone questioned your decision, you’d defend it by offering exactly what features and options made that stereo the best choice.
Since she already knows that you’re a moron about women’s clothes and would never understand the reasoning behind her decision, there’s no point in defending her decision to you. It’s just outright infuriating.
If she does wear something that you absolutely hate, then you can tactfully say something about it after the fact. Tell her how much you love to see her in another kind of outfit. The positive reinforcement will net you so much more than negativity any day.
Stupid thing you said to her #4:
“She’s sexy” or “Let’s have a threesome!”
While you may not associate these two statements as being on the same tier of stupidity, when she hears them both as, “You’re not enough for me.” All you have to do in order to figure out how she may feel is to imagine her saying either one back at you. Now multiply your distaste for that times 100 and you may be getting close to how much she dislikes you at that point in time.
What you should have done instead #4:
It may seem like a chore to you sometimes, but it always pays of big in the end when you constantly assure her that she’s beautiful, sexy, smart, etc. and that she’s the only girl for you. Even when she tells you that she wants your honest opinion on how hot her friend is or how sexy you think that actress is, always play the other lady down and her up. (“She’s pretty but she doesn’t have your eyes!”) This way you can be honest and still ensure she’s happy.
Just don’t go overboard and say…
Stupid thing you said to her #3:
“I don’t deserve you.” or “You deserve better than me.”
No matter how true it may be, by telling her that she is out of your league only reinforces what she already knows about you – that’s she’s out of your league. Trust us; she already knows that she can have a far better guy than you. But apparently she sees something in you that overrides all of the bad baggage you carry. It may be your humor, your charm, or something else that almost no one else would care enough about to put up with you for.
What you should have done instead #3:
Whatever you do, don’t ever ask her what it is that keeps her with your sorry self. Making her think too much about why she’s with you will only give her an opportunity to find reasons to dump you. Women need a confident man to reassure their own insecurities, not a sniveling baby that needs their constant reassurance. Which are you?
Stupid thing you said to her #2:
“Are you on the rag?” or “Are you acting like this because of PMS?”
So she’s all flustered and pissed off about something that, in your eyes, is really no big deal. But apparently it is to her. So when she keeps ranting for what seems like hours and it’s driving you up the wall, you break out with this smooth line.
And the look you get as soon as it comes out of your mouth makes you instantly regret it. Good. Now, maybe you’ll think first. Her previous rant that could have easily been contained has now exploded into a full-blown tantrum.
What you should have done instead #2:
How about shut the hell up, for starters? Sometimes women just want to vent and have someone listen. Think about the last time you were so pissed off that you just wanted to punch something to feel better. Yeah, it’s kind of like that.
As frustrating as it may be to do sometimes, your best bet is to ask her exactly what the problem is and then (this may be incredibly difficult) shut up and listen. If it’s something you did that upset her, wait until she’s done, acknowledge your mistake, and calmly offer your plan to fix things. If she’s all bent out of shape over something else (a bitchy co-worker, her stupid best friend, she misses ‘Friends’) then all you have to do is listen without making any attempt to offer a solution and console her.
Stupid thing you said to her #1:
“Did you cum?” or “Was it good for you?”
What kind of a stupid asshole are you? If actions speak louder than words then they sure as hell scream furiously over stupid questions like that. Instead of pestering her with lame questions how about spending some time actually learning how to turn her on and do the deed so you don’t have to ask?
What you should have done instead #1:
There are different kinds of sex for different occasions. Learn what they are, the differences between them, and how to blow her mind no matter which one is appropriate at the time.
But you won’t actually go out and do that so we’ve taken the time to list a few pointers below:
First, there’s the sweet, romance-movie/Valentine’s Day sex where you need to be gentle and mushy. This is where you use a ton of foreplay, looking directly in her eyes, and whispering “sweet nothings” in her ear. Tell her she’s beautiful and make her feel like a goddess wrapped in your arms. And for God’s sake, don’t jackhammer when it comes to actually doing the deed.
Second, there’s the casual sex that happens after you both have gone out for a date, or maybe when you both decided to stay in for the night watching movies. Basically, it’s anything that falls in between “sweet sex” and “hardcore, porno-like” sex. Foreplay is required here, but you don’t have to make a huge deal out of it. Just remember to fondle above the clothes for at least a few minutes before you dive for the goods. Jackhammer sparingly and only when appropriate.
Finally, there’s the hardcore, porno-like sex. Whether it’s a quickie on your lunch break or sex after a fight, this sex involves dirty talk and the removal of all clothing is optional. Jackhammering here is pretty much par for the course.
http://www.officialdatingresource.com/dating-advice/5-stupid-things-you-said-to-her-and-what-you-should-have-done-instead/
Sunday, November 4, 2007
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Saturday, November 3, 2007
12 things to do if you have a ringworm
It is hard time when you have a ringworm to deal with. People are doing all sort of things and taking every medicine available to get rid of it. Many a times the ringworm keeps coming back after treatment. For some of you the ringworm will be treated with in one or two days and for others it may continue for some time longer.
Any ways here is a list of things that you should do if you get a ringworm....
1) Take the ringworm treatment as early as possible.
2) Avoid scratching the affected area.
3) If the ringworm is itching then gently rub the area with a clean cloth.
4) Always keep the affected area clean and dry.
5) Wash it regularly.
6) After touching the area, wash your hands before doing other work.
7) Do not share clothes, towels etc. with others because they may get the infection.
8) Apply the ringworm treatment till it completely disappears.
9) Avoid sugar, coffee, tea, white flour products, tinned foods, high flavoured dishes
10) Do a body cleansing program.
11) Take alot of raw vegetables and fruits.
12) If the ringworm is increasing in size then see a doctor immediately. Do not delay.
Hopefully you will see improvements and the ringworm will be cured.
http://ringwormtreatment.weebly.com/1/post/2007/10/12-things-to-do-if-you-have-a-ringworm1.html
Musharraf imposes Emergency in Pakistan
Pakistan's beleaguered President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday night imposed a state of emergency in the wake of a rapid deterioration in the security situation and growing uncertainty over his position in the face of a legal challenge to his re-election in uniform.
An eight-member Supreme Court immediately set aside the Presidential order declaring Emergency amid reports that Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, who has been at loggerheads with Musharraf, has been asked to go.
All land and mobile telephone services were suspended and several private TV channels were taken off air.
After days of speculation about the General resorting to "supra-constitutional measures", the military ruler issued a "provisional constitutional order" imposing emergency rule in the country.
"The chief of army staff (Musharraf) has proclaimed a state of emergency and issued a provisional constitutional order," the state-run Pakistan TV said.
Security forces were deployed in the capital and other parts of the country.
All land and mobile telephone services were suspended and several private TV channels were taken off air.
After days of speculation about the General resorting to "supra-constitutional measures", the military ruler issued a "provisional constitutional order" imposing emergency rule in the country.
"The chief of army staff (Musharraf) has proclaimed a state of emergency and issued a provisional constitutional order," the state-run Pakistan TV said.
Security forces were deployed in the capital and other parts of the country.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Musharraf_imposes_Emergency_in_Pakistan/articleshow/2515052.cms
Friday, November 2, 2007
80% of Indians live on less than $2 a day: World Bank
What does it mean to be poor? It depends on which set of figures you consult.
http://www.livemint.com/2007/10/16235421/80-of-Indians-live-on-less-th.html
11 phenomenal images of earth
below are 11 incredible photos taken from space which illustrate just a few of earth’s fascinating geographical features and nature’s frightening unpredictability.
click on all pictures for humongous versions.
1. sri lankan coast, 26th december 2004
(above) the ocean rapidly retreats 400 metres on the south-western coast of sri lanka, just 5 minutes prior to the arrival of a devastating tsunami.
(above) the swirling waters continue to batter the coast just moments after the main wall of water has hit.
2. an alluvial fan, xinjiang province, china
(above) covering an area 56.6 x 61.3 km and taken on may 2nd, 2002, this photo shows an alluvial fan that formed on the southern border of the taklimakan desert in china. an alluvial fan usually forms as water leaves a canyon, each new stream eventually closing up due to sediment - the result being a triangle of active and inactive channels. the blue ones on the left are currently active.
3. retreating glaciers in the bhutan-himalaya
(above) a beautiful but clear sign that glaciers are slowly melting due to global warming. easily visible are the ends of most of these glacial valleys’ surfaces turning to water to form lakes, a trend which has been noticed only in the last few decades.
4. hurricane isabel, 2003
(above) this terrifying photo of hurricane isabel was taken on the international space station in 2003 and illustrates the immense size of the hurricane’s eye. this particular hurricane was the deadliest of 2003 and winds reached 165 mph at its peak.
6. greenland’s eastern coast, august 21st, 2003
(above) the fractal coastline of greenland and its numerous fjords as seen from space.
‘little spots of white in the water seem to be ice originating from the deeper fjords that reach all the way to the icecap covering most of the island.’ link
6. aurora borealis
(above) an astounding and spooky photo of the natural phenomenon known as aurora borealis, taken on-board space shuttle atlantis during the sts-117 mission.
7. a total solar eclipse from space, 1999
(above) the shadow of the moon covers part of earth on august 11th, 1999 in this photo taken from mir space station. this shadow raced across earth at 2000 km/h, all areas under the centre of it plunged into darkness during a total solar eclipse. this was apparently one the final photos taken from mir.
8. egmont national park, new zealand
(above) mt. egmont volcano last erupted in 1755 and is now situated at the centre of egmont national park. park regulations have ensured the survival of a forest which extends at a 9.5 km radius from the summit of the volcano, the result of which can be seen from space in the form of huge dark green disc. this photo was taken during the sts-110 mission, april 2002.
9. mt. etna eruption, october 2001
(above) taken from the international space station in 2001, this is a photo of a particularly violent eruption on the island of sicily which produced a cloud of ash that travelled as far as libya. on the humongous version of the photo lighter coloured smoke can be seen near the volcano - this was caused by lava igniting nearby forests.
10. richat structure, mauritania
(above) the cause of the richat structure in the sahara desert of mauritania has been debated for many years. at first it was thought to be a meteor impact crater due to its circularity but this has since been disproven due to the lack of shock-altered rock in its vicinity. this massive (30 mile diameter) oddity is now believed to have been a rock dome sculpted over time by erosion. this incredible image was taken by the advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflection radiometer (aster) on october 7th, 2000.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Indian in Australia scoring high with Hindi
An increasing number of Indian-origin students in Australia are choosing Hindi as a subject for the High School Certificate (HSC) or Class 12 exam to improve their overall percentage and seize the opportunities offered by India's economic growth.
Jasmine Sodhi, who migrated here at the age of eight, has just done the voiceover in Hindi for one of Australia's most successful children's entertainment programmes, 'The Wiggles', for the Indian market.
She said, "Learning Hindi has opened up many opportunities. It will be of great help if I choose to work in India as I can now interact with different people with ease."
Fluent in French and English, Jasmine has been attending the Sunday Hindi classes for the past six years. She said, "I have chosen Hindi for HSC to scale my UAI."
UAI or University Admission Index is a numerical measure of a student's overall academic achievement in the HSC exam. It is used to determine a student's eligibility for admission to undergraduate courses.
A spokesperson for the Board of Studies of New South Wales said, "In 2007, 40 students enrolled in the HSC Hindi Continuers course in the state. In 2002, there were only eight students enrolled in the course. The biggest jump occurred in the past year with the number of candidates nearly doubling from 22 in 2006 to 40 in 2007."
Cheshta Hooda, who topped the state in Hindi in 2006, came to Australia at the age of 13 and had not studied Hindi after Class 5.
"I joined Hindi in Class 11 to score a higher UAI. It took a couple of months to get back into the groove of reading and writing the language, but now I can talk to naniji without needing mummy to translate the bits I didn't understand earlier."
"I can also better follow the epics, Mahabharat and Ramayan, and enjoy Bollywood films without having to concentrate on subtitles," she said.
"The way Hindi is taught here is very different to the 'learn by heart' concept followed in India. Here, we do a lot of listening tasks and translation, which is difficult, but it tests one's command over Hindi and English," added Cheshta, whose mother used to be a Hindi teacher in Mussoorie.
Abhishek Sood, who migrated at the age of 12, said, "The prospect of high UAI lured me to do HSC Hindi, and then my mother, who had been a Hindi teacher in India for 16 years, was also there to help. Here, the essence is to make you conversant in Hindi and the focus is largely on speaking skills. You can respond to a lot of exam questions in English."
However, the HSC Hindi course has helped him retain the writing skills and he enjoys writing letters in Hindi to his grandparents back home in India.
Most migrant children attend the Sunday Hindi classes at the Indo-Australian Bal Bharati Vidyalaya in suburban Sydney. The Vidyalaya has come a long way since its inception in 1987 when a group of mothers, some with teaching backgrounds, started the Hindi classes.
Mala Mehta, the honorary founder, coordinator and teacher at the Vidyalaya, said, "I used to teach Hindi to my daughter at home but she kept winging and found learning by herself a chore. So a group of mothers got together to set up the school and make learning Hindi fun. We started with 35 students and now have about 150 students and 11 trained teachers."
Most students who take HSC Hindi secure 80 percent or more marks. The students are tested for speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. The text is interactive and contemporary, based on current affairs and topical events.
The Vidyalaya also has classes for adults. For example, some medical students are learning Hindi to gain clinical experience in India and a few Australians are learning the language to live up a dream in Bollywood.http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1131059
Four Famous Ghost Pictures
Everybody loves a good ghost story, so here's four pictures taken by ghost hunters over the years. A couple are quite famous. Ghost Hauntings has a full explanantion and both sites mentioned below have more pix on the subject.
From Idaho Ghosts the World Trade Towers 'face in the smoke':
Another creepy 'face from the smoke' picture:
The famous Newby Church ghost picture's next. From Ghost Hautings:
And lastly, another from Ghost Hauntings, this time the famous "Toys-R-Us Ghost". This last one was shot under extremely verifiable circumstances after the store suffered many strange happenings and a psychic was called in.
http://deathby1000papercuts.blogspot.com/2007/10/pixelaneous-four-famous-ghost-pictures.html
