Your World...

“Work like you don’t need money, love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watching.”

Most of us have the fear of growing old , they are Gerascophobe.

Anyways...

Have you ever read the 10 paradoxical commandments... Read them, think over them & act on them...

Legends

Legends never die...

Innovators

3 Indian in top 35 innovators in MIT list... Good Inspirers...

Bad...

So much of corruption everywhere...

2012 ... On its way

Such kind of bits & pieces of information will keep everyone scared, concerned & insecure - The solar storm of 2012 is coming up...

"We know it is coming but we don't know how bad it is going to be," Fisher told Reneke.

Love

“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” - Sam Keen, from To Love and Be Loved

Now a days, most of us have the abnormal fear of crossing the road or street by riding in the heavy traffic and raining, they are Dromophobe.

Ohh, God...

God! Why did you do this?

At least, give everyone around him, the strength to digest what you did...

Murphy...

“Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you.

Tell him a bench has wet paint on it and he'll have to touch to be sure.” - Murphy’s Law

There are people who have the abnormal fear of men, they are Androphobe.

Life

“The purpose of LIFE is to be HAPPY, To LIVE your LIFE in your own way, and to INSPIRE others to LIVE a LIFE of HAPPINESS.” - Lorrin L. Lee

Most of the married people have the abnormal fear of mother-in-laws, they are Pentheraphobe.

Work Station

“A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station…. .” - Unknown

There are people who have the abnormal fear of Jealousy, they are Zelophobe.

Traffic Jam

The longest traffic jam...

Local newspapers reported that the jam had spawned a thriving local economy with opportunists and some extortionists selling fruit, nuts, water and instant noodles to the marooned truck drivers who passed the time playing endless hands of cards.

US Senator & Meditation

One of the articles which stresses on of how Indian culture & traditions have good impact on the world.

“anger-management, stress-management, and freedom of vices with techniques of meditation and yoga,” from Acharya Lokesh, a Jain teacher.

Sri Sri

Well, well, well... The Art Of Living is creating some unforeseen changes too... Like this. Very nice to know.

Chak De

I happened to see Chak De India yesterday again. It really has lots of value adding lessons on team work, leadership, project work, storming, norming, forming, performing etc.

When the team is not confident enough, you tell them that they are capable & ask them to walk the tough path & that will in turn boosts their confidence more to perform more...

And there are many more such lessons to take away...

Mobile Spams

Already there are lots of marketing messages that comes to our mobiles but I have seen couple of messages now about winning some dollars or pounds.

High time, we need the spam folder in mobiles too.

Woman

This is one of my friend's tagline

Woman are God Gifts, Respect & Handle with Care

Man's Heart

“The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” - American Proverb

None or very few of us have the abnormal fear of Money, they are Chrematophobe.

EVM

At one end, there was a news saying that a company is demoing the vulnerability of EVM in Hyderabad. And at the other end, there was another news saying that the EVM that was used by the company is a very authentic one which was in fact stolen from some place & so, the MD of the company is in fact arrested for legal reasons:)

In fact the EC is not ready to accept the fact that EVM's can be tampered...

Training

Couple of days back, I was in a training. It was full of SPC, SQC, Control charts, Chi Squared test, T Test, ANOVA, Hypothesis, Alpha error & Beta errors and those good terms of math called mean, median, mode...

It was all good to hear & see those being used, just in a window closer to me.

mChek

Ahhh... I have been facing a bit too much trouble with this mChek. I really don't understand how or why they are not making things easy.

• First of all, the SIM is not getting the mChek menu items to my mobile, after activation.
• The customer care execs are of no help. They really are worse.
• Then, I went to the internet to recharge directly.
• I have no idea to which mobile my credit card is already locked into. I tried to delete all the previous accounts on which my credit card would have been used.
• Then I tried my debit card & the response is, to use a card given by an Indian bank...Totally ridiculous.
• Then, I went ahead with another credit card & before I could completely understand if the transaction is complete or not, the recharge went thru. Got no idea, how things are said to be made customer friendly & yet, they are so bad.

Pooja

It was good doing Vara Lakshmi Pooja with family...

Happy Vara Lakshmi Pooja:)

Vegetarian

“I am a vegetarian for health reasons – the health of the chicken.” - Isaac Bashevis Singer

Most of us have the abnormal fear of being laughed at, they are Gelotophobe

McAfee & Intel

Interesting business model - Intel absorbing McAfee

Understand

“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” - Chinese proverb

Most of us have the abnormal fear of robbers or being robbed , they are Harpaxophobe.

Traffic

I think yesterday was the worst rainfall in Hyderabad for this season & everyone around me accepts that one of the worst traffic jams also happened yesterday. For crossing 3 KMs, it took one of my friend around 2 hours.

No police to regulate & the longest & the busiest routes which office goers take are all stopped, stranded from Miyapur to Begumpet crossing the center.

No Ball Row

Did you see "Times Now" channel on this No-Ball row, yesterday? I think that single sentence/event/incident, something like "Hey remember, if he hits the ball, he'll get a run" before Sehwag taking the batting position was shown around 25 times every 15 minutes or so.

Crazy enough, to build masala on:)

Change

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” - Maya Angelou

There are people who have the abnormal fear of flying in an airplane or aircraft, they are Aviophobe.

Home is best

“East or West Home is Best.” - English Proverb

Bonus: The sentimental feeling for the happiness of a former place or time or home or homeland when we are retrospecting, is Nostalgia.

Eggs on WindShield

If you are driving at night and were attacked with EGGS on your car's windshield , do not operate your wiper or spray any water.

Eggs mixed with water become milky and block your vision up to 92.5 %. You are forced to stop at road side and become victim of robbery. This is new technique used by robbers.

Take care and Drive Safe.

Car Jacking

WARNING FROM POLICE

THIS APPLIES TO BOTH WOMEN AND MEN

BEWARE OF PAPER ON THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE.

NEW WAY TO DO CAR-JACKINGS.

Heads up everyone! Please keep this circulating. You walk across the car park, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine and put it into Reverse.

When you look into the rear-view mirror to back out of your space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear screen. So you stop, and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is), because it is obstructing your view. Then when you reach the back of your car, is when the car-jackers appear out of nowhere. They jump in and take off. They practically run you over as they speed off.

And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car. So now the car-jacker has your car, your home address, your money, and your keys. Your home and your whole identity are compromised!

BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED.

If you see a piece of paper stuck to the back window, lock your doors and just drive away. Remove the paper later. And be thankful that you read this e-mail. I hope you will forward this to friends and family, especially to women. A purse contains all kinds of personal information and identification documents, and you certainly do NOT want this to fall into the wrong hands.

Shoe guy

Real comedy around these shoe throwing incidents & making the person a her0.

"His picture should be on currency notes once we are free,"

Game of cards

“Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will” - Jawaharlal Nehru

Bonus: Fear of mirrors or of seeing oneself in a mirror is Eisoptrophobia

Sreeram

It was good to watch Sreeram win the Indian Idol 5.

Green Tea

Green tea has increasingly become a very popular drink worldwide because of its immensely powerful health benefits.

It is extraordinarily amazing what green tea can do for your health.
And if you're not drinking 3 to 4 cups of green tea todayyou're definitely NOT doing your health a big favor.

Here Are The 25 Reasons Why You Should Start Drinking Green Tea Right Now:

1. Green Tea and Cancer
Green tea helps reduce the risk of cancer.
The antioxidant in green tea is 100 times more effective than vitamin C and 25 times better than vitamin E.
This helps your body at protecting cells from damage believed to be linked to cancer.
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2. Green Tea and Heart Disease
Green tea helps prevent heart disease and stroke by lowering the level of cholesterol.
Even after the heart attack it prevents cell deaths and speeds up the recovery of heart cells.
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3. Green Tea and Anti-Aging
Green tea contains antioxidant known as polyphenols which fight against free radicals.
What this means it helps you fight against aging and promotes longevity.
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4. Green Tea and Weight Loss
Green tea helps with your body weight loss. Green tea burns fat and boosts your metabolism rate naturally.
It can help you burn up to 70 calories in just one day.
That translates to 7 pounds in one year.
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5. Green Tea and Skin
Antioxidant in green tea protects the skin from the harmful effects of free radicalswhich cause wrinkling and skin aging.
Green tea also helps fight against skin cancer.
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6. Green Tea and Arthritis
Green tea can help prevent and reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
Green tea has benefit for your health as it protects the cartilage by blocking the enzyme that destroys cartilage.
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7. Green Tea and Bones
The very key to this is high fluoride content found in green tea.
It helps keep your bones strong.
If you drink green tea every daythis will help you preserve your bone density.
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8. Green Tea and Cholesterol
Green tea can help lower cholesterol level.
It also improves the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterolby reducing bad cholesterol level.
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9. Green Tea and Obesity
Green tea prevents obesity by stopping the movement of glucose in fat cells.
If you are on a healthy dietexercise regularly and drink green teait is unlikely you'll be obese.
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10. Green Tea and Diabetes
Green tea improves lipid and glucose metabolismsprevents sharp increases in blood sugar level and balances your metabolism rate.
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11. Green Tea and Alzheimer's
Green tea helps boost your memory.
And although there's no cure for Alzheimer'sit helps slow the process of reduced acetylcholine in the brainwhich leads to Alzheimer's.
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12. Green Tea and Parkinson's
Antioxidants in green tea helps prevent against cell damage in the brainwhich could cause Parkinson's. People drinking green tea also are less likely to progress with Parkinson's.
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13. Green Tea and Liver Disease
Green tea helps prevent transplant failure in people with liver failure. Researches showed that green tea destroys harmful free radicals in fatty livers.
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14. Green Tea and High Blood Pressure
Green tea helps prevent high blood pressure.
Drinking green tea helps keep your blood pressure down by repressing angiotensinwhich leads to high blood pressure.
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15. Green Tea and Food Poisoning
Catechin found in green tea can kill bacteria which causes food poisoning and kills the toxins produced by those bacteria.
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16. Green Tea and Blood Sugar
Blood sugar tends to increase with agebut polyphenols and polysaccharides in green tea help lower your blood sugar level.
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17. Green Tea and Immunity
Polyphenols and flavenoids found in green tea help boost your immune systemmaking your health stronger in fighting against infections.
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18. Green Tea and Cold and Flu
Green tea prevents you from getting a cold or flu.
Vitamin C in green tea helps you treat the flu and the common cold.
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19. Green Tea and Asthma
Theophylline in green tea relaxes the muscles which support the bronchial tubesreducing the severity of asthma.
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20. Green Tea and Ear Infection
Green tea helps with ear infection problem.
For natural ear cleaningsoak a cotton ball in green tea and clean the infected ear.
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21. Green Tea and Herpes
Green tea increases the effectiveness of topical interferon treatment of herpes.
First green tea compress is appliedand then let the skin dry before the interferon treatment.
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22. Green Tea and Tooth Decay
Green tea destroys bacteria and viruses that cause many dental diseases.
It also slows the growth of bacteria which leads to bad breath.
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23. Green Tea and Stress
L-theaninewhich is a kind of amino acids in green teacan help relieve stress and anxiety.
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24. Green Tea and Allergies
EGCG found in green tea relieves allergies.
Soif you have allergiesyou should really consider drinking green tea.
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25. Green Tea and HIV
Scientists in Japan have found that EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate) in green tea can stop HIV from binding to healthy immune cells.
What this means is that green tea can help stop the HIV virus from spreading.
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Lemon?

Lemon is one of those super foods with a myriad health and cosmetic benefits. There are a few persons for whom it is an allergen, so make sure you are not allergic to this natural product, before you start enjoying the many benefits.

1. Lemon being a citrus fruit , fights against infection. It helps in production of WBC's and antibodies in blood which attacks the invading microorganism and prevents infection.

2. Lemon is an antioxidant which deactivates the free radicals preventing many dangerous diseases like stroke, cardiovascular diseases and cancers.

3. Lemon lowers blood pressure and increases the levels of HDL (good cholesterol) .

4. Lemon is found to be anti-carcinogenic which lower the rates of colon, prostate, and breast cancer . They prevent faulty metabolism in the cell, which can predispose a cell to becoming carcinogenic. Also blocks the formation of nitrosamines in the gut.

5. Lemon juice is said to give a glow to the skin.

6. A few drops of lemon juice in hot water are believed to clear the digestive system and purify liver as well.

7. The skin of lemon dried under the sun and then ground to make powder can be applied to the hair for a few minutes before bath which relieves head ache and cools the body.

8. Applying lemon juice to acne dries the existing ones and prevents from getting more.

9. Lemon juice acts as a natural hair lightner and skin bleach which reduces the pigment melanin and prevents the risk of chemical allergic reactions which is common with hair dyes and bleaches.

10. Lemon juice is given to relieve gingivitis, stomatitis, and inflammation of the tongue.

11. Lemon juice is given to prevent common cold.

12. Lemon juice is given to prevent or treat urinary tract infection and gonorrhea.

13. Lemon juice is applied to the sites of bites and stings of certain insects to relieve its poison and pain.

14. Lemon juice relieves colic pain and gastric problems .

15. Lemon juice soothes the dry skin when applied with little glycerin.

16. Lemon juice used for marinating seafood or meat kills bacteria and other organisms present in them, thereby prevents many gastro-intestinal tract infections.

17. Lemon juice with a pinch of salt (warm) every morning lowers cholesterol levels and brings down your weight.

18. Lemon juice is the best drink to prevent dehydration and shock in case of diarrhea.

19. Lemon juice can also be used as a mouthwash. It removes plaque, whitens the teeth and strengthens the enamel.

20. A table spoon on thick lemon syrup everyday relieves asthma.

21. Lemon juice relieves chilblains and itchy skin.

22. Gargling lemon juice relieves throat infection and also used as a treatment for diphtheria.

23. Lemon juice is an excellent treatment for dandruff and greasy hair.

24. Lemon applied over the face removes wrinkles and keeps you young.

25. Lemon juice helps to prevent and cure osteoarthritis.

Phir Mile Sur

Freedom to Choose

I think I've already mentioned many times in my blog about the choices we make, and today its a coincidence that on Independence day, that I was reading thru', 'Freedom to Choose' from 'The 8th Habit'.

Anyways, here are few suggestions from the author about how to work on the 4 intelligences we carry

• Emotional intelligence - Assume that whatever you think about others can be heard by them. Now live
• Physical Intelligence - Assume that you have got heart attack. Now live
• Mental Intelligence - Assume that your half professional life is 2 years. Now live
• Spiritual Intelligence - Assume you have one on one about your life performance with your boss, the Creator every quarter. Now live.

Aug 15th

Happy Independence Day

Movies

Now a days, in Tamil, there are lots of movies that are village based & very low productions with unknown artists handling the show. In fact, the movies are making good business & they are becoming big hit because Tamil audience admire the real talents.

Take the case of Peepli Live from Hindi. If Aamir Khan is not there inside this movie, no one would have even known about this & I don't think this movie would've got distributors, theatres, & have run for a day or so...

The day I was dragged

Once in a while, some events from history do haunt... Well, lessons learnt to be careful & make things better forever in your life :)

Today I was thinking about a day when I was trying to board a running bus & my leg didn't help me to get it pulled onto the stairs. So, I was dragged on the road for couple of moments - pants torn, scratches on my knee & fingers:)

Doctors

Recently, I've been visiting doctors for various reasons. I have seen both the sides of a doc. One Mr Ram who does treatment on trial & error & has been trying to reduce his commercial mindset by spending some additional moments with the patients to address their needs.

At the other end, I see Mrs Naga, who just by looking at the patient is confident about the disease & starts the right set of medications right away. She asks patients to do various tests just to back her up with proof. And she goes an extra step in taking the privilege of personally scolding the patients of not taking care & how to properly address the sickness & disease...

Car Colors

My friend Vijay has proposed a new design for car colors. There are these synthetic stickers which can be pasted on top of a car & they are great enough that they hold on the car for possibly an year. Then, year after year, you can change the sticker & hence, the color too.

Whenever I'm with him, there will be at least one topic discussion on cars, brands & stuffs. Very passionate! He feels why should car have one single color all over. Why can't they be vivid, jazzy etc?

Online Library

Do you know of any good online library where I can just order book, it gets delivered to my house & whenever I'm done with the book, I can just courier the same back?

Or best case, is like someone walks to your hose delivers the book & when you need, they walk back & collect the book from your house again. Is this a new business model?

What land?

Another good question...

There's a land where there's mummies and daddies but no babies. Books but no libraries. Mirrors but no reflections. Kittens but no cats. Cattle but no cows. Lollipops but no candy and trees but no forests. It's the land of what?

Ans - Land of double letters...

Choices

“If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise. “ -Robert Fritz

Bonus: "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

46 KMPL

"Kitna Detha Hai" is the ad that is making rounds now a days and i10's 19+ KMPL is well-boasted ad which everyone aware of. Now, take a look at this article & see who's going to beat that in India.

Bad decisions

I think, this is one of the worst decisions done by this central congress government - Caste Based Census. That is not making India progress anywhere. It is more deteriorating & degrading.

Or can that be used for betterment of people on humanitarian basis & getting rid of some reservations? I doubt!

Super Bug

Not to do with softwares! So, what really is this superbug which is or is not originating from India/Pakistan?

Talents

“When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."” - Erma Bombeck

Bonus: The word "Queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.

Toughest Problem

Well, one toughest Math problem has been solved by an Indian Origin. Is that true? Ain't that so cool?

Life Cycle Backwards

• You should start out dead and get it out of the way. Then, you wake up in an old age home feeling better every day.
• You get kicked out for being too healthy; go and collect your pension, and then when you start work, you get a gold watch on your first day.
• You work 40 years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement.
• You drink alcohol, you party, you're generally promiscuous and you get ready for High School.
• You go to primary school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a baby, and then...
• You spend your last nine months floating peacefully in luxury, in spa-like conditions; central heating, room service on tap, larger quarters every day, and then, you finish off as an orgasm.

Job - Pleasure & Perfection

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” - Aristotle

Bonus: According to the Oxford English Dictionary, The longest word in the English language is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis. It is the name of the disease, briefly enough

HR

One day while walking down the street a highly successful Human Resources Manager was tragically hit by a bus and she died. Her soul arrived up in heaven where she was met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter himself.

"Welcome to Heaven," said St. Peter. "Before you get settled in though, it seems we have a problem. You see, strangely enough, we've never once had a Human Resources Manager make it this far and we're not really sure what to do with you."

"No problem, just let me in," said the woman.

"Well, I'd like to, but I have higher orders. What we're going to do is let you have a day in Hell and a day in Heaven and then you can choose whichever one you want to spend an eternity in."

"Actually, I think I've made up my mind, I prefer to stay in Heaven", said the woman

"Sorry, we have rules..."

And with that St. Peter put the executive in an elevator and it went down-down-down to hell.

The doors opened and she found herself stepping out onto the putting green of a beautiful golf course. In the distance was a country club and standing in front of her were all her friends - fellow executives that she had worked with and they were well dressed in evening gowns and cheering for her. They ran up and kissed her on both cheeks and they talked about old times. They played an excellent round of golf and at night went to the country club where she enjoyed an excellent steak and lobster dinner.

She met the Devil who was actually a really nice guy (kind of cute) and she had a great time telling jokes and dancing. She was having such a good time that before she knew it, it was time to leave. Everybody shook her hand and waved goodbye as she got on the elevator.

The elevator went up-up-up and opened back up at the Pearly Gates and found St. Peter waiting for her.

"Now it's time to spend a day in heaven," he said. So she spent the next 24 hours lounging around on clouds and playing the harp and singing. She had great time and before she knew it her 24 hours were up and St. Peter came and got her.

"So, you've spent a day in hell and you've spent a day in heaven. Now you must choose your eternity,"

The woman paused for a second and then replied, "Well, I never thought I'd say this, I mean, Heaven has been really great and all, but I think I had a better time in Hell."

So St. Peter escorted her to the elevator and again she went down-down-down back to Hell.

When the doors of the elevator opened she found herself standing in a desolate wasteland covered in garbage and filth. She saw her friends were dressed in rags and were picking up the garbage and putting it in sacks.

The Devil came up to her and put his arm around her.

"I don't understand," stammered the woman, "yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and a country club and we ate lobster and we danced and had a great time. Now all there is a wasteland of garbage and all my friends look miserable."

The Devil looked at her smiled and told...

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"Yesterday we were recruiting you, today you're an Employee"

India Toll Free Numbers

Airlines
Indian Airlines - 1800 180 1407
Jet Airways - 1800 22 5522
Spice Jet - 1800 180 3333
Air India -- 1800 22 7722
Kingfisher - 1800 180 0101
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Banks

ABN AMRO - 1800 11 2224
Axis Bank Ltd. - 1860-425-8888

Canara Bank - 1800 44 6000
Citibank - 1800 44 2265
Corporation Bank - 1800 443 555
Development Credit Bank - 1800 22 5769
HDFC Bank - 1800 227 227
ICICI Bank - 1800 333 499
ICICI Bank NRI - 1800 22 4848
IDBI Bank - 1800 11 6999
Indian Bank - 1800 425 1400
ING Vysya - 1800 44 9900
Kotak Mahindra Bank - 1800 22 6022
Lord Krishna Bank - 1800 11 2300
Punjab National Bank - 1800 122 222
State Bank of India - 1800 44 1955
Syndicate Bank - 1800 44 6655
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Automobiles
Mahindra Scorpio - 1800 22 6006
Maruti - 1800 111 515
Tata Motors - 1800 22 5552
Windshield Experts - 1800 11 3636
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Computers/IT
Adrenalin - 1800 444 445
AMD - 1800 425 6664
Apple Computers - 1800 444 683
Canon - 1800 333 366
Cisco Systems - 1800 221 777
Compaq - HP - 1800 444 999
Data One Broadband - 1800 424 1800
Dell - 1800 444 026
Epson - 1800 44 0011
eSys - 3970 0011
Genesis Tally Academy - 1800 444 888
HCL - 1800 180 8080
IBM - 1800 443 333
Lexmark - 1800 22 4477
Marshal's Point - 1800 33 4488
Microsoft - 1800 111 100
Microsoft Virus Update - 1901 333 334
Seagate - 1800 180 1104
Symantec - 1800 44 5533
TVS Electronics - 1800 444 566
WeP Peripherals - 1800 44 6446
Wipro - 1800 333 312
Xerox - 1800 180 1225
Zenith - 1800 222 004
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Indian Railway Enquiries
Indian Railway General Enquiry 131
Indian Railway Central Enquiry 131
Indian Railway Reservation 131
Indian Railway Railway Reservation Enquiry 1345,1335,1330
Indian Railway Centralised Railway Enquiry 1330/1/2/3/4/ 5/6/7/8/9
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Couriers/Packers & Movers
ABT Courier - 1800 44 8585
AFL Wizz - 1800 22 9696
Agarwal Packers & Movers - 1800 11 4321
Associated Packers P Ltd - 1800 21 4560
DHL - 1800 111 345
FedEx - 1800 22 6161
Goel Packers & Movers - 1800 11 3456
UPS - 1800 22 7171
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Home Appliances
Aiwa/Sony - 1800 11 1188
Anchor Switches - 1800 22 7979
Blue Star - 1800 22 2200
Bose Audio - 1800 11 2673
Bru Coffee Vending Machines - 1800 44 7171
Daikin Air Conditioners - 1800 444 222
DishTV - 1800 12 3474
Faber Chimneys - 1800 21 4595
Godrej - 1800 22 5511
Grundfos Pumps - 1800 33 4555
LG - 1901 180 9999
Philips - 1800 22 4422
Samsung - 1800 113 444
Sanyo - 1800 11 0101
Voltas - 1800 33 4546
WorldSpace Satellite Radio - 1800 44 5432
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Investments/ Finance
CAMS - 1800 44 2267
Chola Mutual Fund - 1800 22 2300
Easy IPO's - 3030 5757
Fidelity Investments - 1800 180 8000
Franklin Templeton Fund - 1800 425 4255
J M Morgan Stanley - 1800 22 0004
Kotak Mutual Fund - 1800 222 626
LIC Housing Finance - 1800 44 0005
SBI Mutual Fund - 1800 22 3040
Sharekhan - 1800 22 7500
Tata Mutual Fund - 1800 22 0101
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Travel
Club Mahindra Holidays - 1800 33 4539
Cox & Kings - 1800 22 1235
God TV Tours - 1800 442 777
Kerala Tourism - 1800 444 747
Kumarakom Lake Resort - 1800 44 5030
Raj Travels & Tours - 1800 22 9900
Sita Tours - 1800 111 911
SOTC Tours - 1800 22 3344
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Healthcare
Best on Health - 1800 11 8899
Dr Batras - 1800 11 6767
GlaxoSmithKline - 1800 22 8797
Johnson & Johnson - 1800 22 8111
Kaya Skin Clinic - 1800 22 5292
LifeCell - 1800 44 5323
Manmar Technologies - 1800 33 4420
Pfizer - 1800 442 442
Roche Accu-Chek - 1800 11 45 46
Rudraksha - 1800 21 4708
Varilux Lenses - 1800 44 8383
VLCC - 1800 33 1262
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Insurance
AMP Sanmar - 1800 44 2200
Aviva - 1800 33 2244
Bajaj Allianz - 1800 22 5858
Chola MS General Insurance - 1800 44 5544
HDFC Standard Life - 1800 227 227
LIC - 1800 33 4433
Max New York Life - 1800 33 5577
Royal Sundaram - 1800 33 8899
SBI Life Insurance - 1800 22 9090
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Hotel Reservations
GRT Grand - 1800 44 5500
InterContinental Hotels Group - 1800 111 000
Marriott - 1800 22 0044
Sarovar Park Plaza - 1800 111 222
Taj Holidays - 1800 111 825
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Teleshopping
Asian Sky Shop - 1800 22 1800
Jaipan Teleshoppe - 1800 11 5225
Tele Brands - 1800 11 8000
VMI Teleshopping - 1800 447 777
WWS Teleshopping - 1800 220 777
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Others
Domino's Pizza - 1800 111 123
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Cell Phones
BenQ - 1800 22 08 08
Bird CellPhones - 1800 11 7700
Motorola MotoAssist - 1800 11 1211
Nokia - 3030 3838
Sony Ericsson - 3901 111
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Great People

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” - Mark Twain

Bonus: Very few people have the abnormal fear of marriage, they are Gamophobe.

Videos with Book

There are some videos that accompany the book The 8th Habit. Some good ones, available for free & they form context from the book. Check it out...

Whistle Blowers Bill

The bill that got passed today for WhistleBlowers, is really a good one, a step towards good & progress.

Greatest Students

If you read & learn something, you teach others the same. Then, you'll become the greatest student & teacher. - From The 8th Habit.

Try to follow the above with children.

Where to Make the Effort?

A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.

Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.

Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He care fully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!

A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.

"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"

So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer...... ......... ........ $ 2.00
Knowing where to tap.......... ......... ...... $ 9, 998.00

Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!

Reporting

This puzzle is a good one...

• At the height of the Cold War, a U.S. racing car easily beat a Russian car in a two-car race. How did the Russian newspapers truthfully report this in order to make it look as though the Russian car had outdone the American car?
• The Russian newspaper reported (correctly) that the American car came in next to last while the Russian car came in second.

The path

Well, today, somewhere I read that the path you are going to take in your life is already written. It's just that we are putting efforts & trying to make a decision to go thru' that path which is already laid out for you.

You feel so challenged about the choice & decision which you took & the way you are travelling the path.

So, relax a bit & make things as smooth as possible because when things are not right, it is the path which you are destined to take so that you learn & make better choices & decisions for the next path ready for you.

Today

Today, I want to be

• A better human being than ...
• Healthier than...
• More positive than...
• Thinking of those small good moments of ...

Children

Flu

I was in a hospital today morning. I could see almost everyone wearing the face mask. There were days when there was too much of media hype about Swine Flu when the 1st related death happened in Pune & even during those days, I didn't see so much of masks around me in a hospital or other places, but today it seemed like an emergency around & felt like better, I should also wear a mask...

Mantra Box

In my house, there is a small white color metal box which is always singing in a very low volume. In fact really a good one because it does chant different, I think around 36, Hindu Matras non-stop. Each mantra is repeated 4 times & it moves on to the next one... A good one!

Baba Sehgal

I hope, I spelled his name correctly. But truly, his voice, his passion, his emotional touch to every single word he utters is just superb. His combo with DSP in Tamil song 'Kaadhal Vandaale' in Movie Singam is just cool 'n awesome....

Lesser H1B's?

Democratic Party senators Chuck Schumer and Claire McCaskill moved the Bill in the US Senate on Thursday (Friday morning, India time). “A handful of foreign-controlled companies that operate in the US—such as Wipro, Tata, Infosys and Satyam—rely on H-1B and L visas to import foreign workers to the US,” said McCaskill in a statement on her website. “The Senate Democrats’ border security proposal would increase the visa fees paid by these companies by roughly $2,000 per visa application.”

News Article - So, for sure even companies which consider sponsoring H1B will take a back step & reconsider the additional expense of 2000 bucks. For people who sponsor their own H1B's using consultants will have their troubles of paying 1 lac more. I guess, companies hereafter will themselves ask their employees to bear some cost of the H1B visa processing fee before they get to an agreement of even sending to US

Rules!

If 92 crores of amount is being carried over, then the rules better be bent, that too the timing rules of RBI. Would RBI pay if the money goes in the wrong hands? Check this news article!

One Over & The Next One

Well, I completed The Greatness Guide 2 & now, it is the next one...Stephen R Covey's The 8th Habit. Hoping for the best.

Son & Daughter

“A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life.” - Irish Saying

Bonus: There are some people who have abnormal fear of rain or fear of being rained on, They are Ombrophobe.

Hinduism

Interesting that Hollywood star like Julia Roberts is trying to follow Hinduism...

Inspiration

Work

“Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They’re about to announce the lottery numbers.” - Homer Simpson

Bonus: There are some people who have abnormal fear of water especially because of the possibility of drowning, They are Aquaphobe.

Success

“If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.” - Einstein

Bonus: There are some people who have abnormal love for one kind of food, or highly seasoned food, They are Opsomaniac.

Indian Politics

When I read through such news like the sting conducted by IBN-Cobra, I feel disgusting about the way India is getting spoilt by such corrupt politicians. No value for public & their votes. It's all about how to get into politics, get the power & use the same for personal benefits.

Soon enough, I think all these corrupt politicians will sell the whole country & eventually, India will become more like Afghan.

Blood for Community

Today when I was driving to office, I saw a vehicle ahead of me with a number plate on which I could see blood stains & in fact something was written on it.

Well, the AP in the number plate was replaced with TG for Telangana with blood. Crazy enough (politics?)!

Power of Love

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix

Bonus: There are some people who have the fear of night or darkness, they are Noctiphobe.

Sugar

I heard from one of my friends that sugar is a great energy rejuvenate item. This friend of mine lost both his father & mother within a span of seven days. The amount of dejection & frustration which he underwent at those days were unmeasurable. But he told me that if you feel so dispirited about things, have some sugar. That is the glucose that will put you back in your positive thought process...

Rules to Respect

One chapter from TGG2 by Robin Sharma details these points. It's good one about employee relationship...

• Say 'please' & 'thank you'
• Be on time
• Reward people for excellent performance
• Become a brilliant listener
• Coach the people you work with & help them realize their potential
• Write thank-you notes
• Promote candor & truth-telling
• Give people permission to take sensible risks & the freedom to fail
• Encourage creativity and authenticity