Why Teachers Drink

I read this (http://ladyridesalot.blogspot.com/2011/09/friday-funny-why-teachers-drink.html) today  and cracked up.

Places To See and Eat in At Amritsar

If you are planning to go to Amritsar, here are some links which would be of interest: Jalianwala Bagh (http://calmisc.blogspot.com/2011/01/jallianwala-bagh-massacre.html), Kesar Da Dhaba, Lassi Near Hindu College, Durdiana Mandir, Mata Mandir, Golden Temple.

About Amritsar And Wagah:

http://www.bhramanti.com/amritsar.html
http://www.travelamritsar.com/html_files/waghaborder.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagah

Mandirs:

Mata Devi

http://www.durgianamandir.com/

Food related:

http://www.tripadvisor.in/Restaurant_Review-g303884-d779594-Reviews-Kesar_da_Dhaba-Amritsar_Punjab.html

http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/karishma-upadhyay-on-how-amritsar-can-inspire-gluttony/article8801071.ece

http://www.tripadvisor.in/Travel-g303884-c153663/Amritsar:India:What.All.Not.To.Miss.In.Amritsar..html

http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article495085.ece?service=mobile (ahuja lassi, hindu college and jalebi in Katra Ahluwalia)

http://www.foodspotting.com/places/210509-ahuja-milk-bhandar-amritsar/items/290768-kesar-lassi

Special thanks to Gunda for the info she provided fast. In return I will let her tell me as many Sardarji jokes as she likes.

What Was The Man Doing With His Camera On The Cliff?

I received this link (http://hausfeldaboutlyme.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/clinical-insanity/) today. Amazing..

I am reminded of a minor incident near a railway station which involved myself. I had often wished i had a photo of the same.

Dont Force Your Husband To Come Shopping

My brother forwarded this (http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/15-funny-reasons-not-to-take-him-shopping/) to me. 

I can't stop laughing.

Wildlife

Mary sent me this link http://in.news.yahoo.com/photos/photos-awesome-animals-1322202965-slideshow/animals-in-news-photo-1322202586.html) to pictures of wildlife. Amazing...

How Women Rate Men - Visual And Textual

Wow this (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/man-woman/Women-can-tell-if-youre-handsome/articleshow/10855567.cms) is interesting.

So what does this tell about men or women?

Rover in Mars - Engineering At Its Best

I read this (http://in.news.yahoo.com/photos/nasa-launching-curiosity-to-explore-mars-1322045159-slideshow/nasa-handout-image-mars-science-laboratory-curiosity-rover-photo-004606728.html) today. 

Read the small description against each photo. How amazing.

I Love You This Much

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s320x320/392950_252483471475780_231408810249913_702092_819560976_n.jpg. 

This is how much I love you.

Added later:
Guruji gave me this (http://www.funtoosh.com/jokes/men_women/503). Nice.

Another Nice Dance Video

Blondie sent me this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cehkSxOLNA) dance video. Very nice.

Camoflauge Photo - Locate The Man

A friend gave me this link (http://games.yahoo.com/photos/camouflage-paintings-1321923033-slideshow/camouflage-paint-bookshelf-photo-1321569970.html). In each photo, there is a photo of a man. Can you find him?

Things That Men Are Good At

This (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/man-woman/7-Things-men-are-perfect-at/articleshow/9347424.cms) made me wonder.

I mean are there really things (that too 7 of them) that men are supposedly PERFECT at? Wowowow.

Graceful Advertisement

I love this advertisement.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTNT1DdtyLg (27 seconds). Graceful mother and a good son.

Another one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8qvFzkGnOE Very sweet girl.

A friend gave me this. If you like puppies, have a nice lick http://www.horness.com/tools/screenclean.swf.

Here is another lovely dog video (http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=P9Fyey4D5hg).

A lovely cat video that Mary gave me. https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1059039411220.

And some visual jokes: 
http://www.funtoosh.com/jokes/office_humor/161, 
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/390104_277098235660332_266562810047208_683673_1791138203_n.jpg, 
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/391651_276615735708582_266562810047208_682510_1865879358_n.jpg, 
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/378089_276481249055364_266562810047208_682167_666444876_n.jpg,

Dibrugarh Comes Closer To Vellore

This (http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2642902.ece) is an article i read about the new train route linking India's North East with the South.

Austria In The Local Newspaper Here

This article (http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/article2639529.ece) came in the local newspaper.

Ice Cream Sandwich Is Sweet

I read this article (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/11/ice-cream-sandwich-hands-on-with-googles-new-android-os/all/1) about Android's Ice cream sandwich.

Indian's Silicon Valley

I had earlier written about the appalling educational system in India.

Today when I read this article (http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=908132495&ids=djAQczcNe30Vb3wTc30UdPcMeiMQczoQe3kOcjAIc3kTcPoNcP0V&freq=weekly&aag=aag) I can't but feel warm. There is a thrill in the air.

Our Wishes

A friend gave me this (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150441611189328&set=p.10150441611189328&type=1&theater) link. 

Nice.

Petit Le Prince

A friend of mine told me about Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I was reading about it. And I found some quotations from the book in this (http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/4/20/23953/2559) link.

Affectionate Use Of A Bucket Of Water

Jalani gave me this (http://twitter.com/#!/TheQuoteWhore/status/68868065802207232) and I am still rolling on the floor. 

Calcutta Girl Wins Prize

This (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/Kolkata-girl-equals-Amartya-MPhil-feat-at-Cambridge/articleshow/10673261.cms) feels good.

Some Articles On Relationships

A friend sent me a link on relationships; about the kind of men you shouldn't marry. I did a back of the envelope calculation: 

There are 7 billion people in the world. 3.5 billion males.

Males up to 18 years age (@20% of total population):  0.7 billion

Males above 60 years of age (@15% of total population): 0.5 billion

Males between 18 and 60: = 3.5 - 0.7 - 0.5 = 2.3 billion

Males (and also females) between 18 and 60 who are not married (@40% of above population): 0.9 billion =900 million.

After you eliminate all of the kind of males listed in the article, I wonder how many of the 900 million males will remain still eligible though. Maybe 2 million?

So 900 million women would be looking out for 2 million men? If a man is part of this 2 million, imagine his odds. Wowowowow.

Another interesting article:

Are you a standby in his life? (http://timesofindia.com/PDATOI/articleshow/10507078.cms)

Apple Vs Google

This is a nice article (http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=899290904&ids=0OdP0NejcUejwId30Vc3AOejAUb30Pe3AVdzAVe2MQdzcUejgUejwIdjkNd3wUd3AU&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod-b-ttle-4&ut=3ywcGDrWXyWQY1) on Apple Vs Google. How one focuses on Design and one on data.

Though a small post, this is one of the more interesting ones.

Games We Play

I have loved the book "Games People Play" by Eric Berne and usually try to watch it being played. 

Here is the link to the book: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.jeelchristine.multiply.multiplycontent.com%2Fattachment%2F0%2FSC1LrgoKCB4AADHa8Es1%2FGames%2520People%2520Play.pdf%3Fkey%3Djeelchristine%3Ajournal%3A15%26nmid%3D96310600

Additional reading; http://Calmisc.blogspot.in/2012/06/working-in-call-center.html

Perfectionism

I came across this (http://www.livestrong.com/article/14702-overcoming-perfectionism/) nice article on perfectionism today.

Tamil In Hindi

Guruji sent me this (http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIM/2011/10/30&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00400&ViewMode=HTML) review of SRK's Ra.One.

Though I haven't seen the movie, I loved the review. It's very nicely written.  

Amazing Photos

A friend gave me this link (http://www.digart.pl/galerie/10708/Jesien_w_rozkwicie.html). Make sure you click through all the pictures. Enjoy.

There are no people in the 14 pictures (I recall just one that has two people in the distance). 

Truly beautiful. Thanks Leeloo.

Women Only Look For Love In a Relationship

It's official. Women only look for love. Who said money is as/more important? Read this for details. (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Now-senior-citizens-look-for-love-and-live-ins/articleshow/10586142.cms)

Reliance: Great Customer Service

I have always had great regards for Reliance, the 2nd largest phone company in India. Couple of recent experiences have left me shaken.

The first incident:

Few months back I went to their Web World (showroom) outlet to cancel a connection. They took my request and asked me to wait, they had to get an approval from their back end team. I was impressed. You mean, if I wanted to cancel the connection, do I need an approval? Not from my family mind you. But from their (corporate) family. 

I got a call, while still in the showroom, asking me why I wanted to close the connection. I explained. They tried to dissuade me. I politely said no. They took my request. 

A week later I got a bill. I paid it. I used to get calls from Reliance asking me to try out this option or that option. I kept saying I don't want any option and certainly not a bill at the end of it. If there is going to be any money payout from me without me explicitly asking for a reactivation, I do NOT want it. They assured me there will be NO bill.

I had not used my connection anyway subsequently. The next month I got a bill from Reliance. And then one more bill for the month after that for a different amount. This was painful.

I can understand that it is imperative to retain customers. Sticky revenues and all that. But sending bills after a customer has given a request for cancellation and paid the outstanding amount? Kudos to Reliance. They have taken a totally new refreshing approach to customer retention.

The next incident:

I got a bill for internet usage on the phone. I had used it the previous month and paid the bill in fill. Subsequently, I didn't use internet (mail etc). I called the customer support. I asked the lady who answered my call to explain to me the basis of the internet usage amount. She said I had used so many MB's and and each KB costs 10Paise. I was aghast. "Rs10 per MB?", I asked her. She replied patiently 10p/KB. I said i understand that - "Rs10 per MB?" It took her some time to switch from KB to MB.

I asked her to send me the details of usage. She replied she will have it sent in 48 hours. 

I asked her what details she would send to me. She replied that I would get my usage details. I again asked her "WHAT" details. Would the communication say I used the net at what time, how much I downloaded, which site I used etc or would it give me a summary of usage (total MB's used)? If it's the latter it won't help me. I already am contesting that. She replied then that it would have usage time, usage amount etc but not the name of the site.

Whew. I thanked her and said I will wait for the details and hung up.

I got an SMS immediately stating that as per my request I would henceforth get hardcopy bills and not e-bills.

If I die of Blood Pressure today, you know who caused it.

On Line Ad Spend By Companies

Google controls 46% of all online ad spend as per this (http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=879885365&ids=0Vc3wQczAVdPwIdjoPdjwUejsUb34RejsVcz4Ue2MPejoRe3sNe3wIej4Tc3gTdPsU&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod-b-ttle-4&ut=2Lyr9depbnN4Y1) article. Facebook is about 2%.

Wowowow

Aakash: This is Heartwarming

This (http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=870315420&ids=0Oe3oTdzoUdzwIdP8PdzwOc3sUb30Od3kNcP0Te2MMdP0Uc3gMdPwIej4Tc3gTdPsU&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod-b-ttle-4&ut=32ct2-EBX0KQY1) is a review of a andriod tablet phone. 

It costs about $35 or so. 

Why Glass Ceiling For Women

This is a nicely written article (http://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2011/10/31/why-most-women-will-never-become-ceo/) on women don't become CEO's.