Sleeping Plans

Gone are the days when I used to wake up at 8:15 am . Brush , bathe , pack my bag(invariably forgetting some important assignment or record ),have a hurried breakfast and finally beg my dad to drop me at school. Thinking back all this seems to have been someone else’s life. I am awake before the sun nowadays. One may wonder why this sudden change. The reason – college begins at 8 am. The time appears quite normal. I agree, but of course appearances are deceptive! To get to the college at 8, our buses are from 6:15 am.The one good this early morning practice does is that I don’t miss any books to college. Not that I have the time to put them in my bag. The truth is that I hardly take them out of my bag! I walk from home to the bus stand thinking about the beautiful unperturbed one hour sleep I will be having shortly in the bus. When I reach the stop none of my bus mates are there. Not knowing whether I have missed the bus or am too early, I start panicking. Invariably , when I am early the bus is late and when I am late it arrives sharp on time. When I pick the mobile to call someone, I see my friends walking towards me. Relieved, I wait for the bus. It arrives and I successfully enter the kingdom of dreams. Just two minutes of happiness and our bus stops. My dearest friend enters and if you think she said hai, you are absolutely wrong , she asks me about my preparation for some class test. Gone are my plans of sleep. I have my opened notes laid on my lap. My eyes drooping and ultimately I doze off. I am awakened by my dear friends and my eyes watch as the MBA block moves away. I somehow manage to complete the portions during the walk to my class only to hear that there is no test! I console myself by saying that this preparation will be useful for the university exam, very well knowing that I wont be remembering any of it even by the return bus trip.

A GIANT'S REQUEST TO US

Our former President of India is a highly respected, humble and true citizen of this country. Let us hope, pray and practice to see that this speech from such a venerable leader does not go in vain. May God Bless us all in this attempt. Maybe, you have already read/heard this speech elsewhere but it is worth being repeatedly repeated ! With Love.
Dear All, A Letter to Every Indian - APJ DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech in Hyderabad . Why is the media here so negative?Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?We are the first in milk production.We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.We are the second largest producer of wheat.We are the second largest producer of rice.Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.. Why are we so NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T.Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.

Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.

Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours.

YOU say that our government is inefficient.

YOU say that our laws are too old.

YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.

YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.

YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - 'YOURS'. Give him a face - 'YOURS'. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity… In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai . YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand .Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?

Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay , Mr. Tinaikar, had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said. 'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in his bowels?

In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan .

Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.

We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.

This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.

When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?

What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government.. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too…. I am echoing J. F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians….. 'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY' Lets do what India needs from us.

Thank you,

Dr. Abdul Kalam

I have just forwarded his speech,and I humbly request everyone that we begin a new life by following atleast one or two thoughts of his...It's high-time guys,so please lets work for the betterment of our nation.

what w'd first strike ur mind if i say "blood",rifle??? is that attack on th palacious building in mumbai or srilanka(thanks for giving us one week leave!!!!)or pakisthan or israel gaza or............ the list is n(ever) ending......never mind if ur going to tease me like over sensitive or patriotist!!!! the thing is,,,, is country goin to dogs???? u think we care for these? we r more worried about microprocessor lab work and their viva!!!!!we dont engage ourselves in any current affairs.....agreed?

THANKS GIVING

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire..

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something,For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times,During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,Because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes,They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary,Because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.A life of rich fulfillment comes to thoseWho are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,And they can become your blessings. Cherish the moment!!!

Be happy always,and make others happy..

WHY ARE INDIANS EASY TO IDENTIFY

1. You try and reuse gift wrappers, gift boxes, and of course aluminum foil.

2. You are always standing next to the two largest size suitcases at the Airport.

3. You arrive one or two hours late to a party - and think it's normal.

4. You peel the stamps off letters that the Postal Service missed to stamp.

5. You recycle Wedding Gifts, Birthday Gifts and Anniversary Gifts.

6. You name your children in rhythms (example, Sita & Gita, Ram & Shyam, Kamini & Shamini..)

7. All your children have pet names, which sound nowhere,
close to their real names.

8. You take Indian snacks anywhere it says 'No Food Allowed.'

9. You load up the family car with as many people as possible.

10. Your parents tell you not to care what your friends think, but they won't let you do certain things because of what the other 'Uncles and Aunties' will think.

11. You buy and display crockery, which is never used, as it is for special occasions, which never happen.

12. You keep leftover food in your fridge in as many numbers of bowls as possible.

13. Your kitchen shelf is full of jars, varieties of bowls and plastic utensils (got free with purchase of other stuff)

14. You carry a stash of your own food whenever you travel
(and travel means any car ride longer than 15 minutes).

15. You fight over who pays the dinner bill.

16. You don't use measuring cups when cooking.

17. You never learnt how to stand in a queue.

18. You can only travel if there are 5 persons at least to see you off or receive you whether you are traveling by bus, train or plane.

19. If she is NOT your daughter, you always take interest in knowing whose daughter has run with whose son and feel proud to spread it at the velocity of more than the speed of light.

20. You only make long distance calls after 11p.m.

21. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they ask if you've eaten, even if it's midnight.

22. You call an older person you never met before Uncle or Aunty.

23. Your parents don't realize phone connections to foreign
countries have improved in the last two decades, and still scream at the top of their lungs when making foreign calls.

24. You have bed sheets on your sofas so as to keep them
from getting dirty.

25. You have drinking glasses made of steel.

26. You have mastered the art of bargaining in shopping.

I STILL LOVE TO BE AN INDIAN

MURPHY's LAWS....!

I don't know how many of you have heard about MURPHY's LAW. It was named after Capt. Edward A. Murphy, an engineer working on Air Force Project MX981, (a project) designed to see how much sudden deceleration a person can stand in a crash.

It is based on day to day happenings.Instead of giving any description about the law I would like you to read by yourself and understand it as thats the way this law can be better understood.....

Here are the 8 points in that law

• If anything can go wrong, it will
• If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the one to go wrong
• If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway
• If you perceive that there are four possible ways in which something can go wrong, and circumvent these, then a fifth way, unprepared for, will promptly develop
• Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse
• If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something
• Nature always sides with the hidden flaw
• Mother nature is a bitch

give it a try :)

this is supposed to be one of the "questions asked during interviews".. try answering it..

a cricket match is going on. the team batting second needs 7 runs to win. both the batsmen who are batting are in 94*. both hit centuries and remain unbeaten. how is this possible ???

by the way, this is a pakka logical question.. ;)