Monday, October 6, 2008

Four Things You Probably Didn't Know Your Mobile Phone Could Do

Four Things You Probably Didn't Know Your Mobile Phone Could Do.

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.

Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:

First - The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself Out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

Second - Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a mobile phone: If you lock your keys in the car And the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone. Hold your mobile phone about a foot from your car door and have the Person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk). Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car Over a mobile phone!'

Third - Hidden Battery Power - Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument Will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.

Fourth - How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone. - To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 # A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. If your phone gets stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell It either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Helping Hands are Better than Praying Lips

Not Liking the Food You have Daily????

So How about having Some Taco???


No??? Okay... What about Some delicious Pizza's?


Godness...Not even Pizza??? Then what about having some Mexican food?




Oops! You don't even want to have a Mexican today????

Hmm...Then what about having some Chinese tonight???


Burgers???????




Okay dear....Let's try something Indian food tonight!

Something in South Indian/North Indian food???



Still No???

Okay....Let's go for some Junk food???


Don't worry dear....We have endless choice.

Let's have Tiffin tonight!


Something in Non-Veg????


Large Quantity????


Or just some bites of chicken??

You can have any of these .... or try out little from all

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But, They have NO CHOICE.........






They just need some Food to survive.......



Please, Think of them NEXT TIME you throw the cafeteria food saying.....

IT's NOT TASTY!!!!




Think of them NEXT Time you say.....

Roti here is too Hard to eat...





Please, For God Sake

Do Not Waste Food

"HELPING HANDS ARE BETTER THAN PRAYING LIPS"

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

A Small Tribute to Sir Sam Manekshaw

I would Like to thank a very good and beautiful friend of mine for helping me to draft a few words about Sir Sam ManekShaw - The Legend...

I will start this blog with a confession. I had no clue about this great man until I had Googled some information and decided to write a tribute in his honor. If I haven't thought of doing so, I would've probably lived my life without ever knowing anything about this wonderful human being. And so my interest was stimulated at the mention of the 1971 Indo-Pak war.


This human being, Sam Manekshaw apparently held the highest rank of “Field Marshall” in Indian Army. He was engaged in active combat World War-2 and severely injured during the war. For me it is just one comment easily made……...for active combat soldier it is life and death. In reality life on the battlefield for a soldier is with full of unanticipated dangers, challenges, limited food and water, without family, and of course surrounded by sounds of firing discharge, detonation etc. I can only imagine as to how it feels like to be away from the loved ones and keep praying that you would get to meet them again, before you ever get hit by one of those bullets that whiz past you. I can not even imagine how it feels like to be a family member of such brave, courageous, front liners!


Of course, I've seen enough war movies and had my fair share of crying when the valiant soldier dies a heroic death. However I'm equally ashamed to admit that I have done nothing to contribute. I have thought of those unknown heroic faces probably just for a second and moved on with my life; leaving a question within- is that enough?


Because of such heart-breaking insight, I read on more about this great man. World War-2, Partition of India, Jammu Kashmir issues in 1948…....you name it, he was present in it all. I began to acquire information on him and was really impressed with what I found! Sir Manekshaw became the 8th chief of staff in 1969, then there was the great Indo-Pak war. As I write this blog, I am utterly embarrassed to know that there have been many unsung, unknown heroes in our country, and it unfortunately takes their death to arouse our curiosity and makes us think about them.


Does it make you think, or take a hard look at your own life and introspect? Here I'm, whining about my day-to-day problems, talking about hatred and anger, yet I am safe and alive with my loved ones. This simply makes me wonder if I can't take the pressures of my blissfully everyday life, what I would have done if I or a loved one had to fight in a war!


We keep talking about how war is bad and how the poor soldiers out there are risking their lives for OUR safety. Sadly questioning, how many of us will take a moment to be thankful or even pay attention out of our busy daily lives? It is one thing to want a world-peace, and quite another to carry out such. Hey, if we can't make peace in our social circle, life, how are we ever going to achieve a world-peace?


With that said we all can agree on one thing is that until each and every one of us can find peace within ourselves, wars will continue to exist. And while the wars exist, I am humbly appreciative of the brave soldiers like Sam Manekshaw and zillion others out there on the front line doing their duties by risking their precious lives for us, with their tremendous above and beyond abilities.


What I plan to do is to send a prayer to every single soldier out there ……. Indian or otherwise, for those who has fallen……………..my hats off to you………………..may you find some comfort……..……...peace…..………….


As for Sir Manekshaw, he did his job to the best of his abilities, and I pray for such a highly respected man………….


A great salute to a Great Personality. May God be with him…………………

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Friday, February 29, 2008

Indian Hell

A man dies and goes to hell.



There he finds that there is a different hell for each country.



He goes to the German hell and asks, "What do they do here?"



He told, "First they put you in an electric chair for An hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then The German devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day."

The man does not like the sound of that at all,so he moves on.

He checks out the USA hell as well as the Russian hell and many more.



He discovers that they are all more or less the same as the German hell.

Then he comes to the Indian hell and finds that there is a long line of people waiting to get in.



Amazed, he asks, "What do they do here?" He told, "First they put you in an electric chair for an hour. Then they lay you on a bed of nails for another hour. Then the Indian devil comes in and whips you for the rest of the day."



"But that is exactly the same as all the other hells - why are there so many people waiting to get in?"

"Because maintenance is so bad that the electric chair does not work,someone has stolen all the nails from the bed, and the devil is a former Govt servant, so he comes in, signs the register and then goes to the canteen!!!

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Surat, fastest growing city in India

Surat and Ahemdabad in Gujarat are the first and third fastest growing city regions in the country in terms of economic prosperity, says a study.

However in terms of actual GDP size, the country's financial capital Mumbai is the biggest of them all.

With an annualised GDP growth rate of 11.5 per cent over the past seven fiscal years, Surat has emerged as the fastest growing city, while Ahemdabad region, which also includes Gandhinagar, is third with 10.1 per cent, as per the data compiled by economic research firm Indicus Analytics.

Southern metropolis Bangalore is the second fastest growing region with 10.3 per cent growth, while rest of the city regions in the country saw a growth rate of less than nine per cent.

The growth rate figures are short-term annualised GDP growth rates for fiscal year 2001-02 to the fiscal year 2006-07. The city regions includes rural and urban areas of the corresponding districts, Indicus Analytics said.

In terms of actual GDP size and contribution to the all India GDP, Mumbai occupies the top position, followed by the national capital region Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.

According to Indicus Analytics, the current price GDP for the fiscal year 2006-07 stood at Rs 2,00,483 crore for Mumbai region, including suburban Mumbai and Thane, and contributed 6.16 per cent to all-India GDP.

For Delhi, including its nine districts and adjoining Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Gurgaon, the total region GDP stood at Rs 1,60,739 crore and contributed 4.94 per cent to all-India GDP size.

In GDP size, Mumbai and NCR are followed by Kolkata (Rs 100,229 crore and 3.08 per cent contribution), Chennai (Rs 63,195 crore and 1.94 per cent all-India share) and Bangalore (Rs 58,792 crore with 1.81 per cent share).

In the top 10 city regions in GDP size, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Gujarat accounted for two each, while Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh each had one region.

Pune came at the sixth position, followed by Ahemdabad, Hyderabad, Surat and Bardhman (West Bengal).

In terms of individual GDP growth rate, Surat, Bangalore and Ahmedabad are followed by Mumbai (8.5 per cent), Delhi (8.4 per cent), Hyderabad (7.8 per cent), Pune (7.4 per cent), Bardhman (6.6 per cent), Kolkata (6.3 per cent) and Chennai (6.2 per cent).

According to the data, Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata are the only three regions with a GDP size of more than Rs 1,00,000 crore, while Surat, Bangalore and Ahmedabad are the only three to have a growth rate of more than 10 per cent.

Except for Bardhman in West Bengal, all the regions in the top 10 have a share of more than one per cent in the all India GDP.

Meanwhile, Reserve Bank of India [Get Quote] in its quarterly monetary policy review said on Tuesday that GDP growth projection has been retained at 8.5 per cent for the fiscal year 2007-08.

"The projection of overall real GDP growth in 2007-08 is maintained at around 8.5 per cent for policy purposes, assuming no further escalation in international crude prices and barring domestic or external shocks," the central bank said.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

I Believe........

I Believe........

That our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are, but we
are responsible for who we become.


I Believe........

That no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a
while and you must forgive them for that.


I Believe........

That just because someone doesn't love you
the way you want them to, doesn't mean
they don't love you with all they have.


I Believe........

That it's taking me a long time to become
the person I want to be.


I Believe........

That you should always leave loved ones
with loving words. It may be the last time
you see them


I Believe........

That either you control your attitude or it
controls you.


I Believe........

That sometimes when I'm angry i have the
right to be angry, but that doesn't give me
the right to be cruel.


I Believe........

That it isn't always enough to be forgiven
by others. Sometimes you have to learn to
forgive yourself.


I Believe........

That no matter how bad your heart is
broken, the world doesn't stop for your
grief.


I Believe........

That life is more precious than money will
ever be able to be.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

What if Taare Zameen Par was directed by someone else??


  • Obvious starcast:

    • Shah Rukh Khan as the arts teacher (duh duh duh!!).

    • Aryan Khan as the dyslexic child (even if he could not act for nuts).

    • Rani Mukerjee as the kid’s mom (assuming Kajol is unavailable).

    • Abhishek Bachchan as the kid’s dad.

    • Amitabh Bachchan as the school principal (who cares if the role is ultra minute, he can afford it).



  • It would be shot in New York to appeal to the NRI audience.

  • The story line would obviously be different. SRK would fall for the dyslexic kid’s mom. The last scene would have the mom running to the teacher rather than the kid. And again, like in so many other movies, SRK would get someone else’s girl.

  • It would have one dance number.

  • The film would be titled ‘Kuch Taare Zameen Par.’


If Sanjay Leela Bhansali made Taare



  • Obvious starcast:

    • Salman as the teacher.

    • Rani as the mother.



  • Of course the whole film would be shot on elaborate sets. The school would be nothing short of Harvard university.

  • An orchestra would play every time anyone cried.

  • Slow motion, different camera angles for every scene.

  • The school uniforms would match the classroom walls even though that does not make a f***ing difference.

  • The film would cost 60 crores.


If Farah Khan made Taare



  • Obvious starcast:

    • SRK as the teacher (yawn).



  • In the original Taare, Aamir makes an entry at the interval point. In Farah’s version, SRK would be on screen on for 2.30 hrs out of the 2.45 hrs and would be introduced in the first scene itself.

  • The story would be changed to make sure the above happened. The focus of the film would be a teacher who helps a kid fight dyslexia.

  • To make it a complete entertainer, there would be a romantic angle, comedy, and action thrown in. Oh idea!! Nikumbh’s character likes another teacher and the kiddo helps him.. throw in some comedy moments there and you have romance and comedy settled. For action.. hmm.. lemme see.. oh yah, the kid gets kidnapped and the teacher fights the baddies to save him. Wow!! I’m quite an imaginative writer. I can see how Farah can write a film from scratch in two weeks straight.

  • The film posters would have a big SRK with the tiny image of the kid in the background.


If Rakesh Roshan made Taare



  • Obvious starcast:

    • Hrithik Roshan as the teacher.



  • Since Rakesh Roshan cannot think beyond science fiction these days, this film would have that too. Instead of dyslexia, the kid would have alienositis or something, a condition induced due to him witnessing an alien abduction.

  • Instead of Nikumbh being an arts teacher, he would be a physics teacher, and instead of asking kids to be creative, he would ask them to challenge the science we know.

  • In the scene where Nikumbh asks the kids to open their minds and make whatever they want outdoors, the kid Ishaan, instead of making a boat, would end up making a working spaceship prototype.

  • Nikumbh would cure the kids problem by making a full fledged version of the kid’s prototype, traveling to the alien planet, and asking them to give the kid his powers back.

  • The film would have music by Rajesh Roshan ripped off from some world music.

  • The film’s name would again start with a K.. probably ‘Kuch Aliens Taaron se Zameen Par’.

  • The director would make sure Hrithik gets to show all his abilities. This would mean a scene with Roshan jr flexing his muscles, and a dance competition in the end, instead of an arts competition.


If Priyadarshan made Taare:



  • Obvious starcast:

    • Akshay Kumar as the teacher.

    • Paresh Rawal as the kid’s dad.



  • It would be a brainless comedy. The kid’s dyslexia would be made fun of. Half the times the parents will be running after the kid from one room to the other and that, in the director’s opinion, would be funny.

  • The film will be full of sex jokes. So for example, when Akshay would come to the parents telling them that their son has dyslexia, the ignorant father would say something inappropriate like ‘iss umar mein? par kaise, woh to hamesha boys school mein padha hai!’. And yes, the director would think it is funny.

  • In the climax of the film all the characters in the film would run around in the amphitheater for no reason, spilling colors on each other. That’s where the film will end, without any logical conclusion.

  • And of course, Paresh Rawal would emote like an epileptic himself making us question the boy’s mental abilities anyway.