Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro,means River of January. It will be hosting both the Football World Cup 2014 and Summer Olympics 2016. The place is famous for legendary golden beaches and Rio carnival, every February. There is a giant statue of Christ Redeemer, the symbol of the city and one of the new seven wonders of the World. Sugar Loaf cable car is 97 years old and is the third oldest of the world.

Annadaata

Nobel peace prize winner Norman Ernest Borlaug, the American agricultural scientist and humanitarian died of cancer in Dallas on 13th September,2009. He was a great friend of India and regarded as India's " Annadaata" as he was the father of modern agriculture and the father of green revolution, which ended India's food scarcity of decades.
May his soul rest in peace.

Giant water Lily

At the Rotterdam Zoo in the Netherlands, the leaves of a giant water lily can grow up to 3 m in diameter and easily carry 15 kgs. So parents put their child on the lily and take photographs.

Hravesting Festival in Japan

" Namahage" a ritual for cleansing souls, is an annual rice harvesting festival in Japan. This is part of a promotional event of a local prefecture's tourism in downtown,Tokyo.

Buddha pears

Buddha shaped pears are seen in an orchard in Weixian country, Hebei province. A local former spent six years to perfect the process of growing the pears inside moulds. The pears cost around 50 yuan each.

Crane Pakku

After lunch, at our work place, we used to take betel nuts. At that time a brand "Crane" was famous for betelnut. One day, a friend asked me," Do you have Crane Pakku?" (Betelnut is called Pakku in Tamil). Immediately I replied ,"Pakka rane" in tamil-meaning let me see. Since pakka rane almost sounded like the reverse of crane pakku, everybody enjoyed the humour.

TRIVIA

The Safire Theatre in Chennai (now demolished) has experienced strange coincidences. While the film Towering Inferno was being screened, a small fire broke out in the theatre. On another occasion,when the S.S.Poseidon was being shown sinking in the movie The Poseidon Adventure,cyclonic rains flooded the ground floor of the theatre.

Muthu kulikka varigala

This happened at the time when K.Balachander's(a famous director) movie "Anubhavi Raja Anubhavi"(A tamil movie) was released. Two songs of the movie " Madras nalla Madras" and "Muthu kulikka varigala" became big hits. We had a Taxation Manager,called Mr.Muthukrishnan in Ashok Leyland. We used to ask him," Hey, muthu! How will your wife call you for taking bath?" and he used to sing promptly and jokingly, " Muthu, kulikka varigala!" Even after 30 years, we remember this funny incident and cherish.

First Reality Show

The idea for the world's first reality T V Show, Candid Camera, aired in 1948, was inspired by missives (letter intended to be sent) of US armymen for their families, secretly recorded by a fellow soldier, Allen Funt.

Remembering .......

When we were working in Ashok Leyland Ltd , we visited one of our colleague Mr.Viswanathan. On that day his family was having the naming ceremony for the new born boy baby. Mr.Viswanathan was proud to announce the name of the baby as "Ashok". On hearing this, I told Viswanathan that eventhough, out of patriotism, he has named his son as "Ashok", his son is going to say "TATA" only,whenever he goes out. (TATA was the chief competitor for Ashok Leyland Ltd.) Everybody had a hearty laugh and this joke was remembered by my another colleague during his speech on my retirement function.
Unfortunately Mr.Viswanathan passed away about 10 years back. I always remember him and connect him to the above incident.

A museum for underpants

A print of Margaret Thatcher wearing a skin coloured flower-patterned pair of women's underpants and a tri coloured Y fronted headwear belonging to French President Nicolas Sarkozy are part of the "Musee du Slip" or underpants museum,which opened in Brussels this month.

Man on the Moon- 40th Anniversary

It was the first time that earth bound man left his footprint on another celestial body-Moon on 21/7/1969. It is now time for celebrating the 40th anniversary of such great event. Some of the fast facts of Apollo 11 mission are:
1.Spacecrafts - Eagle Columbia
2. Launch - 16th July,1969, 13.32 Universal Time (UT) from Kennedy Space Centre.
3. Lunar Landing Site -Mare Tranquillitatis (sea of tranquillity)
4.First Stem on the Moon - 21st July,1969 (02:56 UT)
5. Lunar surface traversed -250 Meters
6. Take off from Moon- 21st July,1969 (17.54 UT)
7. Return to Earth - 24th July,1969 (16.50 UT)
8. Crew : Neil Armstrong-commander; Michael Collins-Command modle pilot; Edwin Aldrin -
Lunar module pilot.

Michael Jackson Inc

Jackson's " Thriller" was the biggest selling album of all time,with over 100 million copies sold worldwide till date.
The Guinness Book of World Records recognises his $890 million deal with Sony Music in 1989-1990 as the single biggest music deal of all time.
He also became the highest paid commercial spokesperson (another world record) , when Pepsi Cola paid him $12 million to do 4 TV commercials.

TENDULKAR RESTAURANT

While in Mumbai it is worthwhile to visit the Master Batsman Tendulkar's Restaurant. It is located nearer to Gateway of India at Narang House, First Floor,34,Chatrabati Shivaji Marg,Apollo Bunder,Mumbai 400038. It is a multi-cuisine restaurant serving Indian,European and Mediterranean dishes. They have separately smoking and non-smoking areas, as well as a service bar. The restaurant also houses a museum on Sachin Tendulkar that displays photos of the rare moments of his cricket, awards such as a bat gifted to him by Sir.Don Bradman, World Cup 2003 cricket memorabilia and his lucky orange socks. The restaurant is little bit stuffy.Worth visiting once.

Authentic Cuisine

Recently we have visited a authentic cuisine in Bangalore. It is called " South Indies"-South India in a bag. It provides the taste of the flavours of South India containing four States Tamilnadu,Karnataka,Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. Food is excellent. You can choose the soups,starters,maincourse,etc as per menu prescribed for each state. Murungai Elai soup, keerai vadai, kai kari stew,gongura pappu,parundu kuku sasime, elaneer payasam are some of the mouth watering dishes we had tasted there. Ambience,service and courtesy are good. They also take phone orders for serving at home. South Indies is located at 840 a,100 Feet Road,Indira Nagar,Bangalore-560038 (Phone 080-41636363). They also provide a small barani (bottle) containing pickles, as compliment(only during lunch). Worth visiting.

Ancient Taxes

Well, even in the ancient world Government went to great lengths to procure money from citizens. Some of them are :
Soul Tax-Henry VIII of England, his daughter Elizabeth I and Peter the Great of Russia taxed beards.William III of England imposed a tax on widows, while Charles II introduced tax on hearths. Henry I imposed a tax on people who didn't want to fight and die for England. Peter the great imposed a soul tax on all those who believed they had souls. Those who claimed they didn't have souls had to pay an equal amount as religious dissenter tax.
Hard Labour- In Egypt, the word for taxes meant "labour." Some 100,000 people are said to have laboured for 20 years on the great Pyramid or the tomb of Khufu. There was a rumour that the Pharaoh had sent his daughter into prostitution to finance the project. In addition to her fee,she reportedly charged each customer an extra block of stone, to be used for her own Pyramid. The Pyramid in question contains atleast 20000 blocks.
Bachelor Tax -History has many examples. Julius Caesar levied it in 18 BC. England imposed it in 1695. Peter the great used it in 1702; Benito Mussolini also imposed a bachelor tax on an unmarried man between 21 and 50, in 1924.
Urine Tax -Roman Emperor Vespasian imposed a tax on public urinals and the sale of urine for industrial purposes in order to raise revenue. When his son Titus questioned this, he held up a coin to the nose of Titus and said ," Money doesn't stink."
Breast Tax -Legend has it that in some kingdoms of ancient India, a breast tax was imposed on women belonging to disadvantaged sections of the society, with tax collectors measuring the breasts and levying tax accordingly. One woman is said to have cut off a breast and handed it to the collector rather than suffer this humiliation.
Funeral Tax -Bonnie Hourihan of New Brunswick,US was shattered when her 19 year old son committed suicide. But there was another shock for her-local laws required that she cough up 900 dollars for the funeral.
Pole Tax - Last year,Texas imposed a tax of 5 dollars on every customer visiting a strip club.Dubbed the pole tax, it was declared unconstitutional by a court within a few months. But the ongoing downturn has led to a rash of such proposals from other states. Georgia and New York are actively thinking of squeezing the bump and grind crowd,while Texas has filed an appeal.
Tattoo Tax -Anyone getting a tattoo, body piercing or even electrolysis treatment in Arkansas has to pay an additional 6% tax as the state included tattooing and body piercing in the list of services subject to sales taxes.
Taxing Pot -In February this year,San Francisco's Democrat assemblyman Tom Ammiano proposed a tax on marijuana use in California, in the same manner as alcohol. Cannabis is supposed to be California's biggest crop and Ammiano hopes to net huge revenue for the state which is on the brink of bankruptcy.
Sex Tax -Though prostitution is legal in Germany,Cologne levies a " sex tax" on prostitutes, strip shows and pornographic cinema. Under this tax, introduced in January,2004, a prostitute has to pay 150 euros a month to the city. Part-timers pay six euros for each day worked. The "sex tax" brings in over 1 million euro annually.
Head Tax for Chinese -In the early 20th century, Canada levied a head tax on every Chinese person entering the country to discourage the wave of immigration. New Zealand also imposed a similar tax. Both countries later apologised for the racist tax- New Zealand in 2002 and Canada in2006.
Ooops!

Modern dress

Weavers in Anakaputhur,20kms from Chennai, with help fom the National Research Centre for Banana, have extracted fibre from banana stem for making shirts. The shirt costs Rs450 and takes about one and a half day to make. Go cool in summer

Wow,crocodile!

We were on a sight seeing trip to Madurai,Tirunelveli,etc. While in Tirunelveli,we wanted to visit the Agasthiar Falls,for which we need to cross the Ambasamudram dam. We went there by motor boat. After finishing the bath at the falls,we were returning by motor boat. My son and daughter were playing with water. Suddenly there was a shout from somebody in the boat saying,"Crocodile! Crocodile!" A big crocodile had emerged from water within a distance of about 100 ft. We were all in great shock. Fortunately my son and daughter took their hands out of water immediately and all of us came to the center of the boat. Meanwhile the boatman increased the speed of the boat,thereby avoiding a mishap.

Master Bed Room

While constructing a factory near Bhandara (80 Kms from Nagpur),we were looking for a guest house to stay,for our executives while on deputation. Finally we located an house situated on the bank of a river. The house owner was showing all the rooms,explaining the key features. Finally he took us to the master bedroom and said," This is the master bedroom with river attached."
All of us had a hearty laugh.

LIFE

7x1 = childhood

7x2 = An invitation for teens

7x3 = Time for a career

7X4 = Time to build a family

7x5 = Fear of responsibility

7x6 = Struggling,yet making both ends meet

7x7 = Gracefully accepting old age.

7x8 = Time for retirement

7x9 = Time for grand children'

7x10= Looking beyond life.

TENSION

* The moment you are in tension You will lose your attention.

Then you are in total confusion.

And you will be in irritation.

You will spoil personal relation.

Ultimately you won't get cooperation.

This will cause complication.

And your BP may also rise caution.

Forcing you to take medication.

Instead understand the situation.

And try to think of a solution.

Many problems are solved by discussion.

Which will workout better in your profession.

Don't think it is a free suggestion.

It is only a measure of prevention

Hence please never come again to tension.

TIPU'S THRONE

A gem-Encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan has been auctioned for 389600 pounds,auctioneers of Bonhams said. This 18th century item was bought by an unidentified private collector.

Money Can/Cannot

Money can buy a bed but not sleep

Money can buy books but not brain.

Money can buy food but not appetite.

Money can buy medicine but not health.

Money can buy a house but not a home.

Money can buy luxuries but not culture.

Money can buy amusement but not happiness.

Money can buy cosmetics but not beauty.

Money can buy sanctuary but not sanctity.

Money can buy obsequious but notrespect.

Money can buy servants but not friends.

Money can buy wealth but not equality.

Money can buy lust but not love.

Money can buy people but not acceptance.

Money can buy goods but not peace.

Money can buy status but not nobility.

Money can buy recognition but not dignity.

Money can buy position but not greatness.

Money can buy service but not loyalty.

Money can buy power but not authority.

Money can buy man but not God

INDIAN BARBIE

Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai may soon join the ranks of Hollywood beauties like Beyonce Knowles,Elizabeth Taylor and Diana Ross by becoming the first Indian face of the legendary doll "Barbie". She is among the four Indian film stars to have their waxwork image displayed at Madame Tussaud's-Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Helen.

TEAM PLAYERS

In a new research, Scientists from Edinburgh and Oxford Universities have found that bees and ants are true team players unlike other creatures who seek safety in numbers for selfish reasons.The Scientists, using the mathematical models to study "Swarm behaviour", found that bison or fish want to get to the centre of large groups to keep themselves from predators. But they also found that ants and bees worked together as a single unit and were prepared to die for the greater good of the colony.

ALWAYS

May there always be work for your hands to do.

May your purse always hold a coin or two.

May the sun always shine on your window pane.

May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.

May the hand of a friend always near you.

May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

Guinness Record

Australian Matthew Sheil has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for his most advanced home flight simulator built for US Dollar 2,00,000 at his Sydney home. Forty five programmes run on 14 computers to create 27000 airports.

Superman

One of the 100 copies of the first ever Superman comic was auctioned in the US for US dollar 317200. The rare 1938 copy has Superman in his red cape hurling a car past onlookers.
Supersales!

Importance

Six important words-I admit I made a mistake.

Five most important words-You did a good job.

Four most important words-What is your opinion?

Three most important words-If you please.

Two most important words-Thank you.

The least most important word- I

Never die

Old accountants never die,they just lose their balance.

Old Artists never die,they just fade away.

Old doctors never die,they just lose their patience.

Old lawyers never die,they just lose their appeal.

Old photographers never die,they just stop developing.

Old programmers never die,they just lose their memory.

Old programmers never die,they just can't "C" as well.

Old salesmen never die,they just go out of commission.

LIFE LIKE

Life is a boat,we sail on.

Life is a festival,we celebrate.

Life is a flower,we bloom and die.

Life is of God,he made them all.

Purpose of Life

Your good is here. Accept it.

Your joy is near.Embrace it.

Your power is within.Harness it.

Your victory is now. Claim it.

Your freedom is real.Declare it.

Your abundance is overflowing.Share it.

Your prosperity is good.Receive it.

Your problem is purposeful.Bless it.

Your love is great.Give it.

Your faith is mighty.Use it.

Your song is beautiful.Sing it.

Value of Time

To realize the value of one year ask a student who has failed in the exam.

To realize the value of month ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.

To realize the value of one week ask the editor of a weekly.

To realize the value of one day ask a daily labourer.

To realize the value of one hour ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of one minute ask the person who missed the train.

To realize the value of one second ask the person who has survived the accident.

To realize the value of one milli second ask the person who has won the silver medal in Olympics.

Thoughts

Our thoughts will lead to destiny-

Watch your thoughts-they become words.

Watch your words-they become actions.

Watch your actions-they become habits.

Watch your habits-they become character.

Watch your character-it becomes your destiny.

Twelve Things

* Twelve things to be remembered always-

1.The pleasure of working.

2.The worth of character.

3.The influence of Example.

4.The wisdom of Economy.

5.The improvement of talent.

6.The value of time.

7.The dignity of simplicity.

8.The power of kindness.

9.The obligation of duty.

10.The virtue of patience.

11.The joy of originating.

12.The success of preservence.

Take Time

* Take time to think,it is a source of power.

Take time to read, it is the foundation of wisdom.

Take time to play,it is the secret of staying young.

Take time to be quiet, it is the opportunity to seek god.

Take time to love & be loved,it is God's greatest gift.

Take time to laugh,it is the music of the soul.

Take time to be friendly,it is the road to haooiness.

Take time to dream,it is what the future is made of.

Take time to pray,it is the greatest power on earth.

Management

- You see a gorgeous girl at a party. you go upto her and say "I am very rich.Marry me!".That's direct marketing.
-You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes upto her and pointing at you and says" He's very rich. Marry him." -That's advertising.
-You see a gorgeous girl at a party. you go upto her and get her telephone number. The next day you call and say, "Hi,I am very rich. Marry me." - That's telemarketing.
- You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie. You walk up to her and pour her a drink. you open the door for her, pick up her bag after she drops it and offer her a ride and then say,"By the way,I am very rich.Will you marry me?"- That's public relations.
- You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says " You're very rich."-That's brand recognition.
- You see a gorgeous girl at a party. you go up to her and say, " I am rich.Marry me." She gives you a nice hard slap on your face.-That's customer feed back.

Cleo's younger sister

Archeologists and forensic experts believe they have identified the skeleton of Cleopatra's younger sister,murdered more than 2000 years ago on the orders of Egyptian Queen. The remains of Princess Arsinoe,put to death in 41BC on the orders of Cleopatra and her Roman lover Mark Antony to eliminate her as a rival,are the first relics of Ptolemaic dynasty to be identified.

Divine Identity

* Man takes birth here, seeks pleasures with greed, but, when going at last, he can possess
nothing. All come alone and go back alone. None is with them but the one God.

* The body that sows, reaps and fills the heart, goes back alone emptied of all possessions. Again,
to sow and nurture and harvest, he comes down alone.

Stock Exchanges

Do you know the stock exchange index names in various countries? Here they are.
BRAZIL-BOVESPA ; SINGAPORE-STRAIT TIMES
CHINA- SSEC ;SOUTH AFRICA-JSE ALL SHARE
FRANCE-CAC40; SOUTH KOREA- KOSPI
GERMANY-DAX; THAILAND- SET
HONG KONG-HANG SENG; UNITED KINGDOM- FISE100
INDIA- BSE SENSEX; UNITED STATES -DOW JONES
JAPAN-NIKKEI 225 ;MALAYSIA - KLSE
MEXICO-BOLSA; RUSSIA -RTSI

News

* The Uttar Pradesh forest department says it will plant one million Tulsi saplings near the Taj
Mahal to protect the historical monument from environmental pollution.
* Cows with names produce more milk than their nameless sisters, according to researchers at
Newcastle University. They said it's like people responding better to personal touch.
* IBM's new super computer, SEQUOIA, scheduled for delivery in 2011, will have the computing power of about two million laptops.

Sachin

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar's wax statue will be installed at the world famous London Museum in April'09. Measuring session with craftsmen from Madame Tussauds has already started.

Mobile in Buffalo's tummy

A farmer in Bijapur,lost his mobile phone near his cowshed. He suspected that it must have fallen off from his shirt pocket while he was cleaning the shed. Actually his buffalo had swallowed the mobile phone, packed in a plastic pouch.The farmer was surprised to find the pouch,after 2 days,in the buffalo dung heap. The phone was not damaged and recorded several missed calls. When the ringing sound was inside it's tummy it must have wondered where the m00-sic was coming from!

Do you know

* Abraham Lincoln, who invented a hydraulic device for lifting ships over shoals, was the only US President ever granted a patent.
* There is only one "Q" in a game of Scrabble.

Cafe Aarogya

Today we visited an interesting cafe at Bangalore-called Cafe Aarogya, for Lunch. They prepare dishes using only natuaral,healthier ingredients to the extent possible without adding soda,vanaspati or dalda, maida,ghee,butter or any artificial colours and preservatives. They use minmal olive oil. For a lunch costing Rs150,on a sunday,the menu included interesting items like wheat grass juice, nuts, watermelon juice, dry fruit juice, (in small quantities in shot glasses)carot soup,etc followed up by variety rice,rotis,curd,papad,desert,3to4 side dishes etc. Everybody enjoyed this wholesome food. We can laso have our own combinations. The cafe is located at Koramangala-next to the Jyoti Nivas College main gate.
It was a memorable experience.

Gates open for Mosquitoes

At an elite Technology,Entertainment, Design(TED) conference,Bill Gates said that malaria is spread by mosquitos. While saying this he opened a jar on stage and said "I brought some mosquitos here. I'll let them roam around. There is no reason why only poor people should be infected."He waited a minute before assuring the audience the liberated insects were malaria free.

Life

Life is like an arithmetic- where friends are added; Enemies are subtracted; Joys are multiplied; Sorrows divided.
Life is also like chemistry-Evaporates our sorrows, filters our troubles and we can get crystals of happiness.
Life is a pleasure-Greet it with a smile.
Life is a treasure-Keep it all the time.
Count your life by smiles,not tears.
As life is a game- play it,enjoy it and share it.

Thursday

Thursday is named after the Scandinavian God Thor, the god of thunder. At the early time it was called " Thor's day."

90% and 10%

90% financial worries are due to 10% of over spending.
90% of your work is routine; it is the 10% require thinking.
90% of tension is created by 10% of carelessness.
90% of the things you have been storing are not used again. It is only the 10% you may use.
90% of decisions can be taken immediately. It is only the 10% that require analysis.
90% of your friends will leave you when you do not have money. It is the 10% that will suport u.
90% of the work done by you can be done by your subordinates.It is only the 10% you should concentrate on.
90% of the poor does not worry. It is the 10% who do.
90% of the rich has tensions. It is only the 10% who do not.
90% of the pld letters&records are never referred again. It is only the 10% that we may refer.
90% of your health problems can be cured naturally. It is only the 10% requires medicines

About Life

Life is an opportunity,benefit from it.
Life is beauty,admire it.
Life is bliss,taste it.
Life is a dream,realize it.
Life is a challenge,meet it.
Life is a duty,complete it.
Life is a game,play it.
Life is a promise,fulfill it.
Life is a sorrow,overcome it.
Life is a song,sing it.
Life is a struggle,accept it.
Life is a tragedy,confront it.
Lifw is an adventure,dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious,do not destroy it.
Life is life,fight for it.

Great House

The beauty of the house is in order.
The blessing of the house is contentment.
The glory of the house is hospitality.
The crown of the house is Godliness.

Losses

For want of love, my hope is lost;
For want of hope, my will is lost;
For want of will, my direction is lost;
For want of direction, I am lost.

Thoughts

Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become character.
Watch your charcter,it becomes your destiny.

Yesterday,Today & Tomorrow

Yesterday is a cancelled cheque.
Tomorrow is a promissory note.
Today is the only cheque you have.
So spend it wisely

Six Important Words

The six most important words -I admit I made a mistake.
The five most important words - You did a good job.
The four most important words -What is your opinion?
The three most important words- If you please.
The two most important words -Thank you
The least important word -I

Heights

Read:
* Height of traffic sense -Driver of a railway engine waving his hand out of the window before turning a bend.
* Height of jealousy : Pakistan making a film on Jinnah after seeing " Gandhi".
* Height of fair play : Boss giving raise to a clark who sleeps during office hours because his snoring prevented others from sleeping.
* Height of laziness: Putting sugar in tea and waiting for an earth quake to stir it.
* Height of Revenge : A grocer buying post cards from a post office situated in a far off area because the post master of his own area does not buy provisions from his shop.
* Height of Irony : Customers complimenting a restaurant owner for serving hot food for the first time as the restaurant was on fire.

Reservation

Sometime I read a nursey rhyme on reservation-which runs as follows:
" Baba black sheep
Have you any seats?
Yes sir, yes sir
Three rooms full
One for SC
One for ST
Rest for BC
None for the merit"

Names of three wise monkeys

Do you know the names of three wise monkeys-see no evil, hear no evil ,speak no evil ?
See no evil : Mizaru
Hear no evil : Mikazaru
Speeak no evil : Mazaru

washington thirumanam

Recently i had a chance to read "Washintonalil Thirumanam ",a book in Tamil written by Savi ( sa.viswanathan) about 30 years back. It is about a hindu marriage taking place in Washington .Even today the book is lively ,fast paced and full of humour. Youngsters to senior citizens will definitely enjoy reading this book.

New American President

Do you know -
1. Obama is US nations 44th president.
2. He is the fourth youngest president.
3. First African American.
4. 35 word oath of office has been uttered by every president since George Washinton.
5. Took the oath of the office on the same bible used by Abraham Lincoln in 1861

Wise sayings

some of thoughtful sayings read in news paper/magazines:
* When you think you have reached the end that's the time to start again.
* Small acts of recognition are important.
* The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work exceedingly well.
* Do not go where the path may lead,go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
* More people die from worry than work becaue more people worry than work.

Thoughtful sign

Frequently you see " Free left turn" and "No free left turn" sign boards on the road. I used to wonder, what " No free left turn" signboards mean -whether we can take a left turn after paying to the police man as it is "no free turn"!!!!!

Cheating to the core

Sometime back I was travelling in a city bus. Being the peak time the bus was crowded. A fellow passenger,sitting behind me asked me to take care of the motor pump kept under my seat. I assured him that I will take care of that. Later on he reminded me two to three times. Finally he got down along with the pump and thanked me before getting down. After 2 to 3 stops the bus became less crowded and another person who was sitting at the back came towards me and asked about the pump kept under my seat. Then only I realised that the real owner was this person. I told him what happened. He realised his mistake of sitting at the back while keeping the pump in front,with out telling any body. How the other man had created an impression as if he is the real owner. I could only pity the man who has lost the pump.