Its been a year now since I have started blogging.. But I know its not a great event for me to celebrate, coz I feel I havent done justice to my blog.. I hardly blog these days... Though every day several Ideas pop up in my mind to blog about this n that n that etc.. But I am jus too lazy to actually start typing them.. May be now on wards I shall try not to be lazy and will keep updating my blog regularly..
Remember the famous Kabir ka doha:
Kaal Kare So Aaj Kar, Aaj Kare So Ub
Pal Mein Pralaya Hoyegi, Bahuri Karoge Kub
Transalation: Tomorrows work do today, today's work now
if the moment is lost, then how will the work be done.
Everytime I postpone my work I do remember this doha very well.. but then cant help it :) Kabir ji please forgive me :)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Google Search Tips - Contd
Google Can Be Your Phone Book : Type a person’s name, city and state directly into the search box and Google will deliver phone and address listings at the top of the results. The feature works for Business listings too. Bonus tip: Google can also work as a reverse directory; if al you have is a phone number, type it in and any matches will appear in the result.
Longer Is Better, But Shorter Is Okay : Google is designed to return high quality results even for one or two word queries, so you can keep your searches short. But adding a few more words often yields better results.Example: While gathering information on applying to colleges, include the word admissions after the name of a university you are searching to get more relevant results.
Use Quotation Marks When Precision Matters: Typing “the search is over” into Google will return web pages about the rock song by Survivor- but leaving of the quotes will produce an assortment of unrelated pages.
The reason: adding quote marks around a query tells Google to look for occurrence of the exact phrase as it was typed. That makes quote marks especially helpful when searching for song lyrics, people’s names, or expressions such as “ to be or not to be” that include very common words.
Capitalization Doesn’t Matter : Save yourself time and typos: don’t bother with SHIFT key. Googling Queen Elizabeth II and queen Elizabeth ii yields the same result. So whether you enter words in uppercase or lowercase, Google treats them equally – though the queen would prefer otherwise. Bonus tip : Google ignores common words like the, and , is , of , and to when they are used in search queries without quotes. Adding them will not change or improve your results, so you can leave them off.
Forget Pluralism: Google automatically searches for all the stems of a word, so you don’t need to do separate searches for dance, dances and dancing. Just type one of the words And Google will take care of the rest, giving you the results in one list.
Get The Picture : Looking for a photo of Paris Hilton, or the Paris Hilton Hotel? Click on the “Images” link above the search box, type your query and Google will provide any photos or graphics in its database of over one billion images that match your terms, with a link to the page where they appear. Bonus Tip: image searches may lead you to helpful Web sites that you otherwise may not find in the regular search results.
Maps, Driving Directions And Satellite Views Are One Click Away : The fastest way to find your fastest way to your destination is to enter a city and state (or just the zip code) into the search box. Example : type Washington DC , and Google will provide a direct link to its own map and direction service, maps.google.com, as well as those by Yahoo and MapQuest, making it easy to compare and get a second opinion. On Google Maps, you can toggle between a standard map view and overhead Satellite imagery that pans and zooms with the drag of a mouse, and find listings for local businessman too.
Where Do You Want To Go Today : If you know the specific web site you want to visit , type its name in Google Search text box , hit enter and you will be there in a flash.
Browse The World’s Bookshelves Online :Search for a topic at print.google.com and you will see information from actual books that Google has scanned and indexed in the database. You can browse and read the entire text of works that are not yet copyrighted; for others , you can see snippets of pages where your search terms appear and learn where to buy a full copy.
Dial GOOGL when you are on the go :Get phone numbers, directions, movie times, stock quotes, and more delivered to your cell phone. Send a text message with your query to the number 46645(GOOGL on most US phones) and the search engine will message you back with instant answers.
Google can Be your Newscaster : Google News, reachable via the “News” link above the search box or at news.google.com, provides up to minute information on politics, business, technology entertainment, health, sports and more. Type a topic of interest into the Google news Search box to find the most recent stories from more than 4500 global news sources.
Google can be your Weatherman:Type weather followed by a zip code or the name of a city and Google will give the current conditions and four day forecast at the top of the results page.
Become A Researcher: Google tends to list popular and fresh pages at the top of its results, but dig beyond the first page or two of search results and you will often find older forgotten pages that have just what you need for a research project. Also check out the “Cached” versions of web pages that Google collects as it crawls and downloads the Web, which are available through a blue link at the end of every search result. The cached version is an old version of the page ,and often has the contents you are seeking even if the current version of the page has been changed- say, a news site that removed the original story. Bonus Tip: the cached version also highlights your search terms in color wherever they appear on the page, an especially helpful feature when combing through long documents.
Become A Scholar : Serious searchers can tap into thousands of scientific and academic journals with Google Scholar. Enter a query into the search box at scholar.google.com to get abstracts and papers from published sources.
Take A Magic ~ Ride : The tilde character (~) in the corner of your keyboard is a handy tool in the Google Searches. Put it before a word, with no spaces between, to have Google look for pages with both that term and its synonyms. Example : A search for ~auto will also turn up web pages that use the terms cars, trucks, automobiles and more.
Pack more Results onto each page : The “Preferences” link to the right of the search box is your ticket to tweaking various settings for Google searches, including the number of results displayed per page. Increase the number of matches you see per page from the standard set of 10,20, 30 or more, to put more answers at your fingertips faster.
Translate into Other Languages : The “Language Tools” link, also found to the right of the search box on the homepage, calls up Google’s automated translation services as well as other language options. From this page, you can translate text among numerous languages (English to Spanish, French to German, Chinese to English….) or translate a web page simply by entering its address.
Get An Instant Stock Quote : Type a stock ticker symbol into the search box to get a stock quote and chart on any public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ.
Get PG- Rated results : A search on a serious topic like sex education might trigger objectionable materials, so Google provides an optional Safe Search filter to keep results family friendly. Click the “Preferences” link next to the search box to view and adjust the Safe Search settings (choose from “strict”, ”moderate” or no filtering).
Peer Inside Google : Click the “more >” link above the search box to find additional Google features and products as well as further tips on how to search effectively. Check out the very handy one-page Google Search guide at google.com/help/cheatsheet.html. Bonus tip: see what the future of Google innovation holds – including TV search, personalized search, a real time taxicab locator, and more – at Google Labs. Just type “Google Labs” into the Google search text box. Goooooooooooooood luck!
Longer Is Better, But Shorter Is Okay : Google is designed to return high quality results even for one or two word queries, so you can keep your searches short. But adding a few more words often yields better results.Example: While gathering information on applying to colleges, include the word admissions after the name of a university you are searching to get more relevant results.
Use Quotation Marks When Precision Matters: Typing “the search is over” into Google will return web pages about the rock song by Survivor- but leaving of the quotes will produce an assortment of unrelated pages.
The reason: adding quote marks around a query tells Google to look for occurrence of the exact phrase as it was typed. That makes quote marks especially helpful when searching for song lyrics, people’s names, or expressions such as “ to be or not to be” that include very common words.
Capitalization Doesn’t Matter : Save yourself time and typos: don’t bother with SHIFT key. Googling Queen Elizabeth II and queen Elizabeth ii yields the same result. So whether you enter words in uppercase or lowercase, Google treats them equally – though the queen would prefer otherwise. Bonus tip : Google ignores common words like the, and , is , of , and to when they are used in search queries without quotes. Adding them will not change or improve your results, so you can leave them off.
Forget Pluralism: Google automatically searches for all the stems of a word, so you don’t need to do separate searches for dance, dances and dancing. Just type one of the words And Google will take care of the rest, giving you the results in one list.
Get The Picture : Looking for a photo of Paris Hilton, or the Paris Hilton Hotel? Click on the “Images” link above the search box, type your query and Google will provide any photos or graphics in its database of over one billion images that match your terms, with a link to the page where they appear. Bonus Tip: image searches may lead you to helpful Web sites that you otherwise may not find in the regular search results.
Maps, Driving Directions And Satellite Views Are One Click Away : The fastest way to find your fastest way to your destination is to enter a city and state (or just the zip code) into the search box. Example : type Washington DC , and Google will provide a direct link to its own map and direction service, maps.google.com, as well as those by Yahoo and MapQuest, making it easy to compare and get a second opinion. On Google Maps, you can toggle between a standard map view and overhead Satellite imagery that pans and zooms with the drag of a mouse, and find listings for local businessman too.
Where Do You Want To Go Today : If you know the specific web site you want to visit , type its name in Google Search text box , hit enter and you will be there in a flash.
Browse The World’s Bookshelves Online :Search for a topic at print.google.com and you will see information from actual books that Google has scanned and indexed in the database. You can browse and read the entire text of works that are not yet copyrighted; for others , you can see snippets of pages where your search terms appear and learn where to buy a full copy.
Dial GOOGL when you are on the go :Get phone numbers, directions, movie times, stock quotes, and more delivered to your cell phone. Send a text message with your query to the number 46645(GOOGL on most US phones) and the search engine will message you back with instant answers.
Google can Be your Newscaster : Google News, reachable via the “News” link above the search box or at news.google.com, provides up to minute information on politics, business, technology entertainment, health, sports and more. Type a topic of interest into the Google news Search box to find the most recent stories from more than 4500 global news sources.
Google can be your Weatherman:Type weather followed by a zip code or the name of a city and Google will give the current conditions and four day forecast at the top of the results page.
Become A Researcher: Google tends to list popular and fresh pages at the top of its results, but dig beyond the first page or two of search results and you will often find older forgotten pages that have just what you need for a research project. Also check out the “Cached” versions of web pages that Google collects as it crawls and downloads the Web, which are available through a blue link at the end of every search result. The cached version is an old version of the page ,and often has the contents you are seeking even if the current version of the page has been changed- say, a news site that removed the original story. Bonus Tip: the cached version also highlights your search terms in color wherever they appear on the page, an especially helpful feature when combing through long documents.
Become A Scholar : Serious searchers can tap into thousands of scientific and academic journals with Google Scholar. Enter a query into the search box at scholar.google.com to get abstracts and papers from published sources.
Take A Magic ~ Ride : The tilde character (~) in the corner of your keyboard is a handy tool in the Google Searches. Put it before a word, with no spaces between, to have Google look for pages with both that term and its synonyms. Example : A search for ~auto will also turn up web pages that use the terms cars, trucks, automobiles and more.
Pack more Results onto each page : The “Preferences” link to the right of the search box is your ticket to tweaking various settings for Google searches, including the number of results displayed per page. Increase the number of matches you see per page from the standard set of 10,20, 30 or more, to put more answers at your fingertips faster.
Translate into Other Languages : The “Language Tools” link, also found to the right of the search box on the homepage, calls up Google’s automated translation services as well as other language options. From this page, you can translate text among numerous languages (English to Spanish, French to German, Chinese to English….) or translate a web page simply by entering its address.
Get An Instant Stock Quote : Type a stock ticker symbol into the search box to get a stock quote and chart on any public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or NASDAQ.
Get PG- Rated results : A search on a serious topic like sex education might trigger objectionable materials, so Google provides an optional Safe Search filter to keep results family friendly. Click the “Preferences” link next to the search box to view and adjust the Safe Search settings (choose from “strict”, ”moderate” or no filtering).
Peer Inside Google : Click the “more >” link above the search box to find additional Google features and products as well as further tips on how to search effectively. Check out the very handy one-page Google Search guide at google.com/help/cheatsheet.html. Bonus tip: see what the future of Google innovation holds – including TV search, personalized search, a real time taxicab locator, and more – at Google Labs. Just type “Google Labs” into the Google search text box. Goooooooooooooood luck!
20 tips for more efficient Google Search
Hi Friends,
For millions of people, Google is an indispensable search tool that they use every day, in all facets of their lives. From work or school, research, to looking up movies and celebrities to news and gossip, Google is the go-to search engine .
But instead of just typing in a phrase and wading through page after page of results, there are a number of ways to make your searches more efficient.
Some of these are obvious ones, that you probably know about. But others are lesser-known, and others are known but not often used. Use this guide to learn more about, or be reminded of, some of the best ways to get exactly what you're looking for, and quickly.
1. Either/or.
Google normally searches for pages that contain all the
words you type in the search box, but if you want pages that
have one term or another (or both), use the OR operator — or use
the "|" symbol (pipe symbol) to save you a keystroke. [dumb |
little | man]
2. Quotes.
If you want to search for an exact phrase, use quotes.
["dumb little man"] will only find that exact phrase. [dumb "little
man"] will find pages that contain the word dumb and the exact
phrase "little man".
3. Not.
If you don't want a term or phrase, use the "-" symbol.
[-dumb little man] will return pages that contain "little" and "man"
but that don't contain "dumb".
4. Similar terms.
Use the "~" symbol to return similar terms.
[~dumb little man -dumb] will get you pages that contain "funny
little man" and "stupid little man" but not "dumb little man".
5. Wildcard.
The "*" symbol is a wildcard. This is useful if you're
trying to find the lyrics to a song, but can't remember the exact
lyrics. [can't * me love lyrics] will return the Beatles song you're
looking for. It's also useful for finding stuff only in certain domains,
such as educational information: ["dumb little man" research
*.edu].
6. Advanced search.
If you can't remember any of these operators,
you can always use Google's advanced search.
7. Definitions.
Use the "define:" operator to get a quick definition.
[define:dumb] will give you a whole host of definitions from
different sources, with links.
8. Calculator.
One of the handiest uses of Google, type in a quick
calculation in the search box and get an answer. It's faster than
calling up your computer's calculator in most cases. Use the +, -,
*, / symbols and parentheses to do a simple equation.
9. Numrange.
This little-known feature searches for a range of
numbers. For example, ["best books 2002..2007] will return lists of
best books for each of the years from 2002 to 2007 (note the two
periods between the two numbers).
10. Site-specific.
Use the "site:" operator to search only within a
certain website. [site: dumblittleman.com leo] will search for the
term "leo" only within this blog.
11. Backlinks.
The "link:" operator will find pages that link to a
specific URL. You can use this not only for a main URL but even to
a specific page. Not all links to an URL are listed, however.
12. Vertical search.
Instead of searching for a term across all pages
on the web, search within a specialized field. Google has a number
of specific searches, allowing you to search within blogs, news,
books, and much more:
· Blog Search
· Book Search
· Scholar
· Catalogs
· Code Search
· Directory
· Finance
· Images
· Local/Maps
· News
· Patent Search
· Product Search
· Video
13. Movies.
Use the "movie:" operator to search for a movie title
along with either a zip code or U.S. city and state to get a list of
movie theaters in the area and show times.
14. Music.
The "music:" operator returns content related to music
only.
15. Unit converter.
Use Google for a quick conversion, from yards to
meters for example, or different currency: [12 meters in yards]
16. Types of numbers:
Google algorithms can recognize patterns in
numbers you enter, so you can search for:
* Telephone area codes
* Vehicle ID number (US only)
* Federal Communications Commission (FCC) equipment numbers (US only)
* UPC codes
* Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airplane registration number (US only)
* Patent numbers (US only)
* Even stock quotes (using the stock symbol) or a weather forecast regarding the next five days
17. File types.
If you just want to search for .PDF files, or Word
documents, or Excel spreadsheets, for example, use the "filetype:"
operator.
18. Location of term.
By default, Google searches for your term
throughout a web page. But if you just want it to search certain
locations, you can use operators such as "inurl:", "intitle:",
"intext:", and "inanchor:". Those search for a term only within the
URL, the title, the body text, and the anchor text (the text used
to describe a link).
19. Cached pages.
Looking for a version of a page the Google stores
on its own servers? This can help with outdated or update pages.
Use the "cached:" operator.
20. Answer to life, the universe, and everything.
Search for that
Phrase, in lower case, and Google will give you the answer.
Source - http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/06/20-tips-for-more-efficient-google.html
For millions of people, Google is an indispensable search tool that they use every day, in all facets of their lives. From work or school, research, to looking up movies and celebrities to news and gossip, Google is the go-to search engine .
But instead of just typing in a phrase and wading through page after page of results, there are a number of ways to make your searches more efficient.
Some of these are obvious ones, that you probably know about. But others are lesser-known, and others are known but not often used. Use this guide to learn more about, or be reminded of, some of the best ways to get exactly what you're looking for, and quickly.
1. Either/or.
Google normally searches for pages that contain all the
words you type in the search box, but if you want pages that
have one term or another (or both), use the OR operator — or use
the "|" symbol (pipe symbol) to save you a keystroke. [dumb |
little | man]
2. Quotes.
If you want to search for an exact phrase, use quotes.
["dumb little man"] will only find that exact phrase. [dumb "little
man"] will find pages that contain the word dumb and the exact
phrase "little man".
3. Not.
If you don't want a term or phrase, use the "-" symbol.
[-dumb little man] will return pages that contain "little" and "man"
but that don't contain "dumb".
4. Similar terms.
Use the "~" symbol to return similar terms.
[~dumb little man -dumb] will get you pages that contain "funny
little man" and "stupid little man" but not "dumb little man".
5. Wildcard.
The "*" symbol is a wildcard. This is useful if you're
trying to find the lyrics to a song, but can't remember the exact
lyrics. [can't * me love lyrics] will return the Beatles song you're
looking for. It's also useful for finding stuff only in certain domains,
such as educational information: ["dumb little man" research
*.edu].
6. Advanced search.
If you can't remember any of these operators,
you can always use Google's advanced search.
7. Definitions.
Use the "define:" operator to get a quick definition.
[define:dumb] will give you a whole host of definitions from
different sources, with links.
8. Calculator.
One of the handiest uses of Google, type in a quick
calculation in the search box and get an answer. It's faster than
calling up your computer's calculator in most cases. Use the +, -,
*, / symbols and parentheses to do a simple equation.
9. Numrange.
This little-known feature searches for a range of
numbers. For example, ["best books 2002..2007] will return lists of
best books for each of the years from 2002 to 2007 (note the two
periods between the two numbers).
10. Site-specific.
Use the "site:" operator to search only within a
certain website. [site: dumblittleman.com leo] will search for the
term "leo" only within this blog.
11. Backlinks.
The "link:" operator will find pages that link to a
specific URL. You can use this not only for a main URL but even to
a specific page. Not all links to an URL are listed, however.
12. Vertical search.
Instead of searching for a term across all pages
on the web, search within a specialized field. Google has a number
of specific searches, allowing you to search within blogs, news,
books, and much more:
· Blog Search
· Book Search
· Scholar
· Catalogs
· Code Search
· Directory
· Finance
· Images
· Local/Maps
· News
· Patent Search
· Product Search
· Video
13. Movies.
Use the "movie:" operator to search for a movie title
along with either a zip code or U.S. city and state to get a list of
movie theaters in the area and show times.
14. Music.
The "music:" operator returns content related to music
only.
15. Unit converter.
Use Google for a quick conversion, from yards to
meters for example, or different currency: [12 meters in yards]
16. Types of numbers:
Google algorithms can recognize patterns in
numbers you enter, so you can search for:
* Telephone area codes
* Vehicle ID number (US only)
* Federal Communications Commission (FCC) equipment numbers (US only)
* UPC codes
* Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airplane registration number (US only)
* Patent numbers (US only)
* Even stock quotes (using the stock symbol) or a weather forecast regarding the next five days
17. File types.
If you just want to search for .PDF files, or Word
documents, or Excel spreadsheets, for example, use the "filetype:"
operator.
18. Location of term.
By default, Google searches for your term
throughout a web page. But if you just want it to search certain
locations, you can use operators such as "inurl:", "intitle:",
"intext:", and "inanchor:". Those search for a term only within the
URL, the title, the body text, and the anchor text (the text used
to describe a link).
19. Cached pages.
Looking for a version of a page the Google stores
on its own servers? This can help with outdated or update pages.
Use the "cached:" operator.
20. Answer to life, the universe, and everything.
Search for that
Phrase, in lower case, and Google will give you the answer.
Source - http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/06/20-tips-for-more-efficient-google.html
What is Life?
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words. The husband just said " I am with you Darling "
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. " A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step ” . Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out something called L.I.F.E .
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. " A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step ” . Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out something called L.I.F.E .
Tired of creating new accounts in every website?
Every website I logon, I need to register myself. After few days when I try to relogin I just end up forgetting the user name and password I had given last time. As a result, I once again try to register myself and this time I make sure that I note down these details somewhere before its forgotten.I end up having notepad files in my desktop with all these user credentials.I am so tired of creating new account on every website I login that now i avoid visiting new websites coz they come up with yet another username and password.Was wondering if there was some way were I could just use one of my email ids to access all these sites
Well Looks like my prayer has been answered. Now therez a solution for this. The solution would be that of using Open ids.
What is an Open id?
OpenID is a shared identity service, which allows Internet users to log on to many different web sites using a single digital identity, eliminating the need for a different user name and password for each site. OpenID is a decentralized, free and open standard that lets users control the amount of personal information they provide.
Using OpenID-enabled sites, web users do not need to remember traditional items of identity such as username and password. Instead, they only need to be registered with any OpenID "identity provider" (IdP). Since OpenID is decentralized, any website can use OpenID as a way for users to sign in; OpenID does not require a centralized authority to confirm a user's digital identity. [Source: Wikipedia].
For eg: One can have an open id created with yahoo, IBM , google etc and he can use this id to login to any openid enabled websites. Once u provide the details, your id and password will be sent back to yahoo,IBM or google(wherever u had created your open id) for verification, and then, you will be signed on to the website.
Now isnt that super coool???
Well Looks like my prayer has been answered. Now therez a solution for this. The solution would be that of using Open ids.
What is an Open id?
OpenID is a shared identity service, which allows Internet users to log on to many different web sites using a single digital identity, eliminating the need for a different user name and password for each site. OpenID is a decentralized, free and open standard that lets users control the amount of personal information they provide.
Using OpenID-enabled sites, web users do not need to remember traditional items of identity such as username and password. Instead, they only need to be registered with any OpenID "identity provider" (IdP). Since OpenID is decentralized, any website can use OpenID as a way for users to sign in; OpenID does not require a centralized authority to confirm a user's digital identity. [Source: Wikipedia].
For eg: One can have an open id created with yahoo, IBM , google etc and he can use this id to login to any openid enabled websites. Once u provide the details, your id and password will be sent back to yahoo,IBM or google(wherever u had created your open id) for verification, and then, you will be signed on to the website.
Now isnt that super coool???
Light bulb
Joke for the day :):):)
I urgently needed a few days off work, but I knew the Boss would not allow me to take a leave . I thought that maybe if I acted "CRAZY" then he would tell me to take a few days off. So, I hung upside down on the ceiling and made funny noises. My co-worker asked me what I was doing.
I told her that I was pretending to be a light bulb, so that the Boss would think I was "CRAZY" and give me a few days off.
A few minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked, "What are you doing?"
I told him I was a light bulb.
He said, "You are clearly stressed out. Go home and recuperate for a couple of days."
I jumped down and walked out of the office.
When my co-worker followed me, the Boss asked her, "And where do you think you're going?"
(You're gonna love this.....)
She said, "I'm going home too, I can't work in the dark."
I urgently needed a few days off work, but I knew the Boss would not allow me to take a leave . I thought that maybe if I acted "CRAZY" then he would tell me to take a few days off. So, I hung upside down on the ceiling and made funny noises. My co-worker asked me what I was doing.
I told her that I was pretending to be a light bulb, so that the Boss would think I was "CRAZY" and give me a few days off.
A few minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked, "What are you doing?"
I told him I was a light bulb.
He said, "You are clearly stressed out. Go home and recuperate for a couple of days."
I jumped down and walked out of the office.
When my co-worker followed me, the Boss asked her, "And where do you think you're going?"
(You're gonna love this.....)
She said, "I'm going home too, I can't work in the dark."
The Lost Mirror!
This post is dedicated to the left mirror of my two wheeler Wave:(
Last evening on my return to home from office, I had parked my vehicle outside my friend’s apartment and had gone for shopping. After two hours of roaming around here n there when I came back home I realized something was missing… Then I had to recall my entire journey to find out what was it, that was missing?
* Was it something I forgot to shop from the long never ending shopping list of mine?
* Was it somewhere I had to go?
* Was it someone I missed to meet?
* Or was it something I wanted to eat so badly but couldn’t?[ Ohh I miss the pani
puri’s ]
Well then came the shock of my life... The missing element was none of the above but my vehicle's left mirror. Sob sob sob.
* It was The mirror, which always guided me in the heavy traffic in B’lore when I
was riding to office.
* It was The mirror, which made me take the right decisions whether to move left or
right and save myself from so many accidents. Thank u mirror for that.
* It was the mirror which always said, “Yes Pallavi, u r looking great ", why don’t
u just stop staring at me and get into office”, even when I had the weirdest hair
style coz of the helmet and the bandanna I wear.
* It was The mirror with which I used to pass on my bad,rude looks to people who
don’t have any driving sense.
N the list goes on…
Now that its gone, I really miss it I wonder who has dared to steal it. And what would be the reasons for them to steal it??
* May be they were jealous of my mirror's high performing skills?
* May be hez a serial robber and he just tried one of his dirtiest job with my
bike’s mirror?
* May be he was a student who lost his bike’s mirror and was trying to get his
replaced with my vehicles mirror? How cheap I say
* May be he wanted money badly so he stole it to sell it in chor bazaar?
* May be he is a front bencher in the class, and he is using it to check out the
girls in the back benches :) Highly possible.
* May be he is a scientist and he is doing some research on various mirrors.
* May be they wanted to use it to kill somebody and put me into trouble coz of my
available finger prints in that?
* May be the stealer doesn’t have any mirror at his home.
* May be he wants to gift it to his girl friend who doesn’t have one? u know its
very important that the girl friend know how she looks before she demands
something very high J
* Or may be someone is trying to impress me in a total filmy style. Today he steals
it and tommorw he will come to my home and handover it to me saying , Pallavi was
this ur mirror? I found it some where. Well if u think i would jump hundred times
in joy for finding my mirror back and offer him a treat for his bravery act, then
u r actually wrong .
Whatever may be the reason, Currently I am like this :( without my mirror sad, depressed, low, unhappy, gloomy.I really miss my mirror.
If anybody can find that mirror and get that fit into my vehicle then I would like this :) :D
Last evening on my return to home from office, I had parked my vehicle outside my friend’s apartment and had gone for shopping. After two hours of roaming around here n there when I came back home I realized something was missing… Then I had to recall my entire journey to find out what was it, that was missing?
* Was it something I forgot to shop from the long never ending shopping list of mine?
* Was it somewhere I had to go?
* Was it someone I missed to meet?
* Or was it something I wanted to eat so badly but couldn’t?[ Ohh I miss the pani
puri’s ]
Well then came the shock of my life... The missing element was none of the above but my vehicle's left mirror. Sob sob sob.
* It was The mirror, which always guided me in the heavy traffic in B’lore when I
was riding to office.
* It was The mirror, which made me take the right decisions whether to move left or
right and save myself from so many accidents. Thank u mirror for that.
* It was the mirror which always said, “Yes Pallavi, u r looking great ", why don’t
u just stop staring at me and get into office”, even when I had the weirdest hair
style coz of the helmet and the bandanna I wear.
* It was The mirror with which I used to pass on my bad,rude looks to people who
don’t have any driving sense.
N the list goes on…
Now that its gone, I really miss it I wonder who has dared to steal it. And what would be the reasons for them to steal it??
* May be they were jealous of my mirror's high performing skills?
* May be hez a serial robber and he just tried one of his dirtiest job with my
bike’s mirror?
* May be he was a student who lost his bike’s mirror and was trying to get his
replaced with my vehicles mirror? How cheap I say
* May be he wanted money badly so he stole it to sell it in chor bazaar?
* May be he is a front bencher in the class, and he is using it to check out the
girls in the back benches :) Highly possible.
* May be he is a scientist and he is doing some research on various mirrors.
* May be they wanted to use it to kill somebody and put me into trouble coz of my
available finger prints in that?
* May be the stealer doesn’t have any mirror at his home.
* May be he wants to gift it to his girl friend who doesn’t have one? u know its
very important that the girl friend know how she looks before she demands
something very high J
* Or may be someone is trying to impress me in a total filmy style. Today he steals
it and tommorw he will come to my home and handover it to me saying , Pallavi was
this ur mirror? I found it some where. Well if u think i would jump hundred times
in joy for finding my mirror back and offer him a treat for his bravery act, then
u r actually wrong .
Whatever may be the reason, Currently I am like this :( without my mirror sad, depressed, low, unhappy, gloomy.I really miss my mirror.
If anybody can find that mirror and get that fit into my vehicle then I would like this :) :D
Bachna Ae Haseeno!!!
I have a 2 year old nephew and hez a very very very naughty kid. He jus cant sit at one place. He doesnt like to be carried by people.. he always wants to be free running around here n there.. doing anything he wants. If we say chinmay , dont do this.. then he will always be ready to do that :) His favourite timepass is playing with kitchen utensils. When u enter his home, u will be welcomed with vessels lying all over the home. Even thou he is so naughty hez a darling kid for all our friends and family members.
Few days back, Times of India newspaper had this campaign running TEACH INDIA. My sis had gone ahead and registered herself for it. Last saturday they had an induction session in Indus International school. Since my BIL was out of station my sis had to take her naughty son along with her to that school. They reached the venue quite early and they had to wait for quite long time for the TOI people to reach the place. Blame it on the blore traffic :p
My nephew as usual got bored sitting for long time doin nothing, that he started running around here and there. Finally the event started and my sis had asked some volunteers to care of Chinnu while she was inside attending the induction... Chinnu is very good at rhymes.. Hez more like a tape recorder. Once he starts singing his rhymes.. it goes on until all the quota of rhymes are over. He not only sings his rhymes but also dances along with it. And if he feels people are happy listening to his rhymes then he doesnt mind repeating the same rhymes n number of times as loud as possible. He jus goes on n on n on.. Well the story doesnt end with rhymes. now a days he even sings some movie songs. Thanks to the television and radio which keeps on repeating the same songs every now n then.
After almost 2hrs of play Chinnu started missing his Mom .. so he came inside the classroom to meet his Mom.. N now he cant sit inside coz its boring for him and he doesnt want his mom also to be there. My intelligent sis saw a 4 yr old girl kid seated along with her parents. She told Chinnu, Look therez a baby there.. Why dont u go n play with her Chinnu is very fond of kids. All kids except him are considered as babies according to chinmay So cool he goes near this Baby,gives a flirty smile and with all courage starts singing 'Bachna ae haseenooo... lo main aa gaya, arrey Bachna ae haseenooo... lo main aa gaya :D :D :D loudly.
No Idea whether the baby was impressed or not, but all people there sure had a great time laughing :)
Few days back, Times of India newspaper had this campaign running TEACH INDIA. My sis had gone ahead and registered herself for it. Last saturday they had an induction session in Indus International school. Since my BIL was out of station my sis had to take her naughty son along with her to that school. They reached the venue quite early and they had to wait for quite long time for the TOI people to reach the place. Blame it on the blore traffic :p
My nephew as usual got bored sitting for long time doin nothing, that he started running around here and there. Finally the event started and my sis had asked some volunteers to care of Chinnu while she was inside attending the induction... Chinnu is very good at rhymes.. Hez more like a tape recorder. Once he starts singing his rhymes.. it goes on until all the quota of rhymes are over. He not only sings his rhymes but also dances along with it. And if he feels people are happy listening to his rhymes then he doesnt mind repeating the same rhymes n number of times as loud as possible. He jus goes on n on n on.. Well the story doesnt end with rhymes. now a days he even sings some movie songs. Thanks to the television and radio which keeps on repeating the same songs every now n then.
After almost 2hrs of play Chinnu started missing his Mom .. so he came inside the classroom to meet his Mom.. N now he cant sit inside coz its boring for him and he doesnt want his mom also to be there. My intelligent sis saw a 4 yr old girl kid seated along with her parents. She told Chinnu, Look therez a baby there.. Why dont u go n play with her Chinnu is very fond of kids. All kids except him are considered as babies according to chinmay So cool he goes near this Baby,gives a flirty smile and with all courage starts singing 'Bachna ae haseenooo... lo main aa gaya, arrey Bachna ae haseenooo... lo main aa gaya :D :D :D loudly.
No Idea whether the baby was impressed or not, but all people there sure had a great time laughing :)
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