"Subira huleta heri."
"Patience brings blessing / success."
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Some Thoughts ...
Whenever you find the key to success, someone changes the lock.
To Err is human, but to forgive is not a COMPANY policy.
The road to success??.. Is always under construction.
Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but if you think again, neither does Milk.
In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you have ability to repay back.
All the desirable things in life are either illegal, expensive or fattening.
Since Light travels faster than Sound, people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
Everyone has a scheme of getting rich?.. Which never works.
If at first you don't succeed?. Destroy all evidence that you ever tried.
You can never determine which side of the bread to butter. If it falls down, it will always land on the buttered side.
Anything dropped on the floor will roll over to the most inaccessible corner.
42.7% of all statistics is made on the spot.
As soon as you mention something?? If it is good, it is taken?. If it is bad, it happens.
He who has the gold, makes the rules ---- Murphy's golden rule.
If you come early, the bus is late. If you come late?? The bus is still late.
Once you have bought something, you will find the same item being sold somewhere else at a cheaper rate.
When in a queue, the other line always moves faster and the person in front of you will always have the most complex of transactions.
If you have paper, you don't have a pen. If you have a pen, you don't have paper. If you have both, no one calls.
Especially for engg. Students : If you have bunked the class, the professor has taken attendance.
You will pick up maximum wrong numbers when on roaming.
The door bell or your mobile will always ring when you are in the bathroom.
After a long wait for bus no.20, two 20 number buses will always pull in together and the bus which you get in will be crowded than the other.
If your exam is tomorrow, there will be a power cut tonight.
Irrespective of the direction of the wind, the smoke from the cigarette will always tend to go to the non-smoker
Before borrowing money from a friend, decide whether you need more.
There are three sides to every argument: your side, my side and the right side.
An expert is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.
Many things can be preserved in alcohol. Dignity is not one of them.
Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.
When you're right, no one remembers. When you're wrong, no one forgets.
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
Well done is better than well said .
Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make them when nobody is looking.
Where there is a WILL, there is a WAY, Where there is MONEY, there are many WAYS.
Where there is MONEY, there are many FRIENDS and RELATIVES.
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
To Err is human, but to forgive is not a COMPANY policy.
The road to success??.. Is always under construction.
Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but if you think again, neither does Milk.
In order to get a Loan, you first need to prove that you have ability to repay back.
All the desirable things in life are either illegal, expensive or fattening.
Since Light travels faster than Sound, people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
Everyone has a scheme of getting rich?.. Which never works.
If at first you don't succeed?. Destroy all evidence that you ever tried.
You can never determine which side of the bread to butter. If it falls down, it will always land on the buttered side.
Anything dropped on the floor will roll over to the most inaccessible corner.
42.7% of all statistics is made on the spot.
As soon as you mention something?? If it is good, it is taken?. If it is bad, it happens.
He who has the gold, makes the rules ---- Murphy's golden rule.
If you come early, the bus is late. If you come late?? The bus is still late.
Once you have bought something, you will find the same item being sold somewhere else at a cheaper rate.
When in a queue, the other line always moves faster and the person in front of you will always have the most complex of transactions.
If you have paper, you don't have a pen. If you have a pen, you don't have paper. If you have both, no one calls.
Especially for engg. Students : If you have bunked the class, the professor has taken attendance.
You will pick up maximum wrong numbers when on roaming.
The door bell or your mobile will always ring when you are in the bathroom.
After a long wait for bus no.20, two 20 number buses will always pull in together and the bus which you get in will be crowded than the other.
If your exam is tomorrow, there will be a power cut tonight.
Irrespective of the direction of the wind, the smoke from the cigarette will always tend to go to the non-smoker
Before borrowing money from a friend, decide whether you need more.
There are three sides to every argument: your side, my side and the right side.
An expert is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.
Many things can be preserved in alcohol. Dignity is not one of them.
Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.
When you're right, no one remembers. When you're wrong, no one forgets.
Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.
Well done is better than well said .
Everyone makes mistakes. The trick is to make them when nobody is looking.
Where there is a WILL, there is a WAY, Where there is MONEY, there are many WAYS.
Where there is MONEY, there are many FRIENDS and RELATIVES.
Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die.
Monday, 16 March 2009
Geo: Did you Know ...
Istanbul (AKA Constantinople), Turkey - is the only city in the world located on two continents.
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Creche ~ Pub
This has to be a Good, Cheeky Chalk Board, If I have ever seen one !!! 
~ Husband Creche ~
Is he getting Under your Feet ? ?
Why NOT leave him Here while you Shop !!!
Free Creche, Just Pay for his Drinks!
~ Husband Creche ~
Is he getting Under your Feet ? ?
Why NOT leave him Here while you Shop !!!
Free Creche, Just Pay for his Drinks!
Monday, 9 March 2009
Prediction on Fall of Dollar
Hal Turner predicts the Fall of USA Dollar and has proof to back it.
Has not happened as predicted in this video clip - but one never knows -
Future of US Dollar????
Interesting and scary too.
Watch this video before they remove it:
http://video. google.com/ videoplay? docid=1954933468 700958565&hl=es
What's your Opinion on the subject?
Has not happened as predicted in this video clip - but one never knows -
Future of US Dollar????
Interesting and scary too.
Watch this video before they remove it:
http://video. google.com/ videoplay? docid=1954933468 700958565&hl=es
What's your Opinion on the subject?
Thursday, 5 March 2009
Recession & Crisis
This Story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the roadside.
He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers.
He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio.
His eyes were weak, so he never watched television.
But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs.
He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales.
His sales and profit went up.
He ordered more a more raw material and buns and use to sale more.
He recruited few more supporting staff to serve more customers.
He started offering home deliveries.
Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove.
As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from College, joined his father.
Then something strange happened.
The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?"
The father replied, "No, but tell me about it."
The son said, "The international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse.
We should be prepared for the coming bad times."
The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV. He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly.
So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, took down the colourful signboard, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic. He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs.
Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his hotdog stand. And his sales started coming down rapidly, same is the profit.
The father said to his son, "Son, you were right". "We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time."
Moral of The Story: Its all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think…. In my Opinion
He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers.
He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio.
His eyes were weak, so he never watched television.
But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs.
He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales.
His sales and profit went up.
He ordered more a more raw material and buns and use to sale more.
He recruited few more supporting staff to serve more customers.
He started offering home deliveries.
Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove.
As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from College, joined his father.
Then something strange happened.
The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?"
The father replied, "No, but tell me about it."
The son said, "The international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse.
We should be prepared for the coming bad times."
The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV. He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly.
So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, took down the colourful signboard, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic. He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs.
Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his hotdog stand. And his sales started coming down rapidly, same is the profit.
The father said to his son, "Son, you were right". "We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time."
Moral of The Story: Its all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think…. In my Opinion
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Geo: Did you Know ...
Damascus, Syria ~ was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.
Friday, 20 February 2009
Some Thought ...
An expert is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.
Some Thought ...
Since Light travels faster than Sound, people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Geo: Did you Know ...
Canada - has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning 'Big Village.'
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
What happened to "Please!"
I was in Starbucks getting a Soy Latte (love it with brown sugar).
The English woman next to me collects her coffee from the barista and then says: "Can I have a tray?" She didn't say it rudely -- she just wasn't polite.
That got me thinking. Whatever happened to "please"?
To me:
'Please' means 'I respect you'.
'Thank you' means 'I appreciate you'.
Good manners are powerful in showing those around you that you care about them.
I love Frankie Byrne's line that "Respect is Love in plain clothes."
How often have you bought something at a store or ordered something in a restaurant and just ached to hear some good manners?
Authentic success is not complicated. It comes down to consistently following a series of fundamentals. Those who get to greatness just run the basics-bit by bit, day by day-over many months and years.
It's not hard at all. It just takes small acts of daily discipline around a few important things.
But when done over time -- amazing results appear.
The best among us just do the things most of us already know we should do to live an extraordinary life really well. And they do it consistently.
One of the key things they do is say "Please" a lot. Good manners are a stepping stone to being a remarkable human being, whether as a mother, a father, a salesperson or the CEO. They really do show people that you respect them.
Yes, having good manners is common sense. But as the French philosopher Voltaire once said: "Common sense is anything but common." And if all this stuff is so obvious, how come most people don't do it?
The English woman next to me collects her coffee from the barista and then says: "Can I have a tray?" She didn't say it rudely -- she just wasn't polite.
That got me thinking. Whatever happened to "please"?
To me:
'Please' means 'I respect you'.
'Thank you' means 'I appreciate you'.
Good manners are powerful in showing those around you that you care about them.
I love Frankie Byrne's line that "Respect is Love in plain clothes."
How often have you bought something at a store or ordered something in a restaurant and just ached to hear some good manners?
Authentic success is not complicated. It comes down to consistently following a series of fundamentals. Those who get to greatness just run the basics-bit by bit, day by day-over many months and years.
It's not hard at all. It just takes small acts of daily discipline around a few important things.
But when done over time -- amazing results appear.
The best among us just do the things most of us already know we should do to live an extraordinary life really well. And they do it consistently.
One of the key things they do is say "Please" a lot. Good manners are a stepping stone to being a remarkable human being, whether as a mother, a father, a salesperson or the CEO. They really do show people that you respect them.
Yes, having good manners is common sense. But as the French philosopher Voltaire once said: "Common sense is anything but common." And if all this stuff is so obvious, how come most people don't do it?
Thursday, 12 February 2009
Sunday, 8 February 2009
Geo: Did You Know ...
Antarctica : is the only land on our planet that is not owned by any country. Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica . This ice also represents seventy % of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches. Although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, i.e.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.
In Japan, You Are What Your Blood Type Is.
Tokyo: In Japan, “What’s your type?” is much more than small talk; it can be a paramount question in everything from matchmaking to getting a job.
By type, the Japanese mean blood type, and no amount of scientific debunking can kill a widely held notion that blood tells all.
In the year just ended, four of Japan’s top 10 best-sellers were about how blood type determines personality, according to Japan’s largest book distributor, Tohan Co.
The publisher, Bungeisha, says the series — one each for types B, O, A, and AB — has combined sales of well over 5 million copies.
As defined by the books, type As are sensitive perfectionists but overanxious;
Type Bs are cheerful but eccentric and selfish;
O's are curious, generous but stubborn;
AB's: are arty but mysterious and unpredictable.
Even PM Taro Aso seems to consider it important enough to reveal in his web profile. He’s an A. His rival, opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa, is a B.
It doesn’t stop there. Matchmaking agencies provide bloodtype compatibility tests, and some firms decide about assignments based on employees’ blood types.
Not all see the craze as harmless, and the Japanese now have a term, “Bura-Hara”, meaning bloodtype harassment. And, despite warnings, many employers continue to ask blood types at job interviews, said an official at the Health, Welfare and Labour Ministry.
Blood Works: An employee displays a Japanese publisher’s best-selling book series ~ one each for types B, O, A and AB
By type, the Japanese mean blood type, and no amount of scientific debunking can kill a widely held notion that blood tells all.
In the year just ended, four of Japan’s top 10 best-sellers were about how blood type determines personality, according to Japan’s largest book distributor, Tohan Co.
The publisher, Bungeisha, says the series — one each for types B, O, A, and AB — has combined sales of well over 5 million copies.
As defined by the books, type As are sensitive perfectionists but overanxious;
Type Bs are cheerful but eccentric and selfish;
O's are curious, generous but stubborn;
AB's: are arty but mysterious and unpredictable.
Even PM Taro Aso seems to consider it important enough to reveal in his web profile. He’s an A. His rival, opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa, is a B.
It doesn’t stop there. Matchmaking agencies provide bloodtype compatibility tests, and some firms decide about assignments based on employees’ blood types.
Not all see the craze as harmless, and the Japanese now have a term, “Bura-Hara”, meaning bloodtype harassment. And, despite warnings, many employers continue to ask blood types at job interviews, said an official at the Health, Welfare and Labour Ministry.
Blood Works: An employee displays a Japanese publisher’s best-selling book series ~ one each for types B, O, A and AB
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Shark Encounter
Michael C. Scholl is a (Hardy Researcher) marine biologist specialized in sharks, very well known for his researches. He is also the Founder and Trustee of the White Shark Trust.
In these pictures we can see him approached by a shark while he was paddling in a kayak. The images are really famous on the web insomuch as they have created many urban legends, like the one about a grateful shark who follows continuously his human saviour!. The truth is simply related to the researches of Michael Scholl as we can read directly from his words:
"Sitting in a 3.8-metre sea kayak and watching a four-metre great white approach you is a fairly tense experience. Although we had extensively tested the sharks' reactions to an empty kayak and had observed no signs of aggression, this gave us little comfort as we eyed a great white heading straight for us, albeit slowly. Just a metre or so from the craft it veered off, circled and slowly approached from behind. It did this several times, occasionally lifting its head out of the water to get a better look. Then it lost interest, and as it continued on its way we were able to follow a short distance behind.
Once we'd come to terms with having nothing between ourselves and a four-metre shark except a thin layer of plastic, our kayak made an ideal research platform for observing great white behaviour in shallow water. Its advantages are twofold: it is inconspicuous and appears not to cause the sharks to alter their behaviour for long, and it allows us to watch them in a natural situation, as it is not necessary to attract them to us with food."
This documentry can be viewed on National Geography.
In these pictures we can see him approached by a shark while he was paddling in a kayak. The images are really famous on the web insomuch as they have created many urban legends, like the one about a grateful shark who follows continuously his human saviour!. The truth is simply related to the researches of Michael Scholl as we can read directly from his words:
"Sitting in a 3.8-metre sea kayak and watching a four-metre great white approach you is a fairly tense experience. Although we had extensively tested the sharks' reactions to an empty kayak and had observed no signs of aggression, this gave us little comfort as we eyed a great white heading straight for us, albeit slowly. Just a metre or so from the craft it veered off, circled and slowly approached from behind. It did this several times, occasionally lifting its head out of the water to get a better look. Then it lost interest, and as it continued on its way we were able to follow a short distance behind.
Once we'd come to terms with having nothing between ourselves and a four-metre shark except a thin layer of plastic, our kayak made an ideal research platform for observing great white behaviour in shallow water. Its advantages are twofold: it is inconspicuous and appears not to cause the sharks to alter their behaviour for long, and it allows us to watch them in a natural situation, as it is not necessary to attract them to us with food."
This documentry can be viewed on National Geography.
Monday, 2 February 2009
Geo: Did You Know ...
Amazon : The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% the world's oxygen supply. The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean. The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States.
Some Sharaab, Much Bawaal
Some of my friends are at the Jaipur Literature Festival, and one of them, Sonia Faleiro, interviewed Vikram Seth on the opening day of the festival. Much fun was had by all, eyewitnesses and participants tell me. There was even some wine on stage—and why not?
Well, according to this report in Dainik Bhaskar, local writers are up in arms because they feel that drinking wine on stage was a “Kalank” on “Sahitya, kala [and] sanskruti”, and are demanding that the state government take action. (If I was the state government, I would confiscate the bottle.)
It’s hilarious stuff—if you can read Hindi, go through the piece, it reads like an India TV script.
And if you can’t read Hindi, even better—this Google translation of the page is much more hilarious. I especially loved what Google made of Nandlal Burner’s quote:
Public exemplary conduct of the writer should be. Tire or Kabir, Rskhan or basil, or Muktibod offerings, those who write them live too.
That surely has to be the last word on the subject.
Well, according to this report in Dainik Bhaskar, local writers are up in arms because they feel that drinking wine on stage was a “Kalank” on “Sahitya, kala [and] sanskruti”, and are demanding that the state government take action. (If I was the state government, I would confiscate the bottle.)
It’s hilarious stuff—if you can read Hindi, go through the piece, it reads like an India TV script.
And if you can’t read Hindi, even better—this Google translation of the page is much more hilarious. I especially loved what Google made of Nandlal Burner’s quote:
Public exemplary conduct of the writer should be. Tire or Kabir, Rskhan or basil, or Muktibod offerings, those who write them live too.
That surely has to be the last word on the subject.
Geo: Did You Know ...
Alaska : More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska
Sparky
This Logo took me back to memory lane during my time of childhood in Kenya.
I remember our Electricity Bill had this “Sparky” printed on all Electricity related documents.
I remember our Electricity Bill had this “Sparky” printed on all Electricity related documents.
Monday, 26 January 2009
Jomo Kenyatta's Son Uhuru
Jomo Kenyatta’s Son Uhuru, named as Kenya’s Finance Minister – Reports Eric Ombok
Jan. 23 2009 - Kenya appointed Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Jomo Kenyatta, the country’s first president, as minister of finance and deputy prime minister, the presidency said in an e-mailed statement.
Kenyatta, who was the east African country’s trade minister, replaces Amos Kimunya, who resigned last July over corruption allegations.
Jomo Kenyatta fought and got independence from Britain in 1963 and served as President until his death on Aug. 22, 1978.
Kimunya has been cleared of any wrong doing by a tribunal appointed by President Mwai Kibaki and was today appointed Trade Minister, according to the statement.
Both Kimunya and Kenyatta are members of President Kibaki’s Party of National Unity.
Franklin Bett, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement, was made roads minister to replace Kipkalya Kones, who died in a plane crash in June.
Kones’ widow, Beatrice Pauline Kones, who won a by-election to replace her husband as a lawmaker, becomes minister of home affairs to replace Lorna Laboso, who also died in the crash, the presidency said. Kones is a member of Odinga’s party.
Uhuru faces many tests at Treasury ~ Sat, Jan 24 2009
President Kibaki has appointed his third Finance minister in six years. The act is especially significant because the predecessors of Uhuru Kenyatta have left the job under a cloud.
David Mwiraria was forced to leave by the career-terminating Anglo Leasing deals while his successor Amos Kimunya was drummed out of Treasury after accusations over wrong-doing in the sale of the Grand Regency hotel.
In truth, in the court of public opinion it is still debatable whether the two have been cleared. But that did not stop Mr Kibaki from reappointing the latter two.
Indeed, Mr Kenyatta might be forgiven for thinking that public opinion does not count for much, a position Mr Kibaki appears to hold dear.
That fact does not deter us from advising Mr Kenyatta to restore integrity at Treasury where it has proved elusive for three decades now. Granted, the temptations will always be there, particularly as politicians prepare to fund the 2012 campaigns.
There are lucrative deals for printing currency, tamper-proof passports, smart driving licences, the Sh37 billion food imports and a raft of infrastructure projects in the works.
For Mr Kenyatta to distinguish himself, he can’t afford to wallow with the pigs that populate the bureaucracy and politics in Kenya.
And if he opts for this path, his economic agenda would be dead in the water. As he addresses what is nominally the largest budget deficit in Kenya’s history, Mr Kenyatta needs all the resources he can muster.
After addressing the famine, he must go flat out to ensure that private sector productivity and production hit optimum level.
This can only be achieved through rationalising our taxes to fit our economic ambitions and putting up world-class infrastructure and bureaucracy.
Invigoration of our private sector would make us internationally competitive in addition to harnessing the energy of frustrated young Kenyans who might otherwise pose a security threat.
Jan. 23 2009 - Kenya appointed Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Jomo Kenyatta, the country’s first president, as minister of finance and deputy prime minister, the presidency said in an e-mailed statement.
Kenyatta, who was the east African country’s trade minister, replaces Amos Kimunya, who resigned last July over corruption allegations.
Jomo Kenyatta fought and got independence from Britain in 1963 and served as President until his death on Aug. 22, 1978.
Kimunya has been cleared of any wrong doing by a tribunal appointed by President Mwai Kibaki and was today appointed Trade Minister, according to the statement.
Both Kimunya and Kenyatta are members of President Kibaki’s Party of National Unity.
Franklin Bett, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s Orange Democratic Movement, was made roads minister to replace Kipkalya Kones, who died in a plane crash in June.
Kones’ widow, Beatrice Pauline Kones, who won a by-election to replace her husband as a lawmaker, becomes minister of home affairs to replace Lorna Laboso, who also died in the crash, the presidency said. Kones is a member of Odinga’s party.
Uhuru faces many tests at Treasury ~ Sat, Jan 24 2009
President Kibaki has appointed his third Finance minister in six years. The act is especially significant because the predecessors of Uhuru Kenyatta have left the job under a cloud.
David Mwiraria was forced to leave by the career-terminating Anglo Leasing deals while his successor Amos Kimunya was drummed out of Treasury after accusations over wrong-doing in the sale of the Grand Regency hotel.
In truth, in the court of public opinion it is still debatable whether the two have been cleared. But that did not stop Mr Kibaki from reappointing the latter two.
Indeed, Mr Kenyatta might be forgiven for thinking that public opinion does not count for much, a position Mr Kibaki appears to hold dear.
That fact does not deter us from advising Mr Kenyatta to restore integrity at Treasury where it has proved elusive for three decades now. Granted, the temptations will always be there, particularly as politicians prepare to fund the 2012 campaigns.
There are lucrative deals for printing currency, tamper-proof passports, smart driving licences, the Sh37 billion food imports and a raft of infrastructure projects in the works.
For Mr Kenyatta to distinguish himself, he can’t afford to wallow with the pigs that populate the bureaucracy and politics in Kenya.
And if he opts for this path, his economic agenda would be dead in the water. As he addresses what is nominally the largest budget deficit in Kenya’s history, Mr Kenyatta needs all the resources he can muster.
After addressing the famine, he must go flat out to ensure that private sector productivity and production hit optimum level.
This can only be achieved through rationalising our taxes to fit our economic ambitions and putting up world-class infrastructure and bureaucracy.
Invigoration of our private sector would make us internationally competitive in addition to harnessing the energy of frustrated young Kenyans who might otherwise pose a security threat.
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