FAQ - India

I loved this forwarded mail.. I had a good laugh when I was so tensed up with my work here. So I wanted to share the joy and laughter with you... Go on and read the whole thing.

 India holds a certain sense of mystery for the world outside its borders. Read on to find how curious foreigners are about India and its ways or rather read on to find out how dumb and ignorant they are about our beautiful country. This was taken from a tourism blog where people could post queries if they were planning on making a trip to India.

The answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who demonstrate tolerance and excellent sense of humor.

Q : Does it ever get windy in India? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? (UK).
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q : Will I be able to see elephants in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Delhi to Goa - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only three thousand kms, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in India? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

Q: Are there any ATMs India? Can you send me a list of them in Delhi, Chennai, Calcutta and Bangalore?(UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in India? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. In-di-a is that big triangle in the middle of the Pacific & Indian Ocean which does not.. oh forget it. ...... Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Goa. Come naked. 

Q: Which direction is North in India? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into India? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Indiana Pacers matches’ schedule? (France)
A: Indiana is a state in the Unites States of...oh forget it. Sure, the Indiana Pacers matches are played every Tues day night in Goa , straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Q: Can I wear high heels in India? (UK)
A: You're a British politician, right?

Q: Are there supermarkets in Bangalore, and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.

Q : Please send a list of all doctors in India who can dispense rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from. All Indian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.

Q: Do you have perfume in India? (France)
A: No, WE don't stink in India.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in India? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in India? (France)
A: Only at Christmas.

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first

Q: Can I see Taj Mahal anytime? (Italy)
A: As long as you are not blind, you can see it anytime day and night.

Q: Do you have Toilet paper? (USA)
A: No, we use sand paper. (We have different grades)

Money

 

Money? What is it, a simple piece of paper that determines who you are in life. I guess we are all fooled because it only brings stress and misery to our life. Many assume that money can buy happiness but have you really thought about it. Can money really put a price on our smiles and laughs? If you answer yes than ,you tell me the price of your smile? I will tell you mine, mine, is priceless because money is nothing to me. Give me tons and tons of money also I wouldn’t be as happy as I am now. Some may criticize by saying that, my parents provide me with whatever I have. I strongly believe that my parents do it for the love of it. Yes, The love of having me as their child. I never pampered. Never. I have my priorities too!!

Money has become something that is needed everywhere. It steals your ability to think and to make sense of things. It helps you forget about your troubles but soon brings many more. People have gone to many extremes to get it and many have not been successful. So tell me what have you done? Have you stolen money from your mothers purse? Your friends? Have you done things that you regretted later in life? I hope that you haven't but personally I haven't but trust me I have thought about it. Its very tempting and its very difficult to prevent yourself from doing it. Our society shows us that money is everything and without it you are a nobody. It brings pressure to our life and causes many difficulties. What you have is no longer good enough, you need more much much more. Your morals are tested and you fail at it. Tell me can we really blame ourselves?

It has taken me a long time or a short time (depends on how you look at it) to accept that I'm never going to be wealthy or rich in life. Its not because I don't think that I'm going to be successful but its because I now know that its either money or my happiness. And can you guess what I picked? I want to be able to see life and not regret who I am. To look at my life and see that its not about what I'm wearing or what kind of car I'm driving , its about who i am on the inside and the type of person i am. Its about people being able to trust me and about the person I present myself as. I think that everybody should look past money and see the person as who they are because in the end we are all going to end up in the same place, a grave. WE LIVE IN A MATERIALISTIC WORLD…

Its okay, I know money withdrawal is worse than being sober. It takes time and determination. You have to be able to want your freedom. You have to be able to accept the way life is. I know money is necessary to survive but if you have too much of it, trust me, you wont survive with it. The richest guy Bill Gates has a private pool around his bedroom with a couple of dolphins in it. The doctor has asked to do this because he felt that he wasn’t too happy in life. You think that he would be happy only if he watched the dolphins swim or play with him. Keep doing what your doing earn your living but don't get side tracked. Remember who you are making that money for whether its your wife , husband, kids, friends or for yourself , remember that it cant put a price on your happiness.

Always Remeber

I try to always rememeber... "People are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you'll win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway. What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today will often be forgotten. Do good anyway. Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway. In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway." ~ Mother Teresa

Watch or it will fade away

 

India is not a new market for the fine watch industry. Brands like Cartier, Patek Philippe and Harry Winston have had their roots in designing special pieces for Indian Maharajas.

Recent year records indicate that the Mobile showrooms have more fan following than the ones selling watches. Is it because we have lost interest in keep up the time or wearing the watch itself. In fact mobile phones are now viewed as an add-on investment by the average customers and the watch is an “expense”!!! The watch seems to have taken the second priority when it is considered for keeping track of time. Why has the trend changed ??

I remember wearing a watch 2000 bucks when I was in 8th standard. This was a gift from my dad for getting good marks in exams. I used to wear it to school only on special occasions. I stole a few glances from both students as well as teachers.. Wearing a watch worth 2000 bucks was a huge “status” symbol those days but now apparently every watch costs about 2000 bucks.. Array!! you get mobile phones for 2000 bucks.. why waste that money on a dumb watch.

Slowly the habit of wearing a watch has declined among the younger generation and many IT professionals. They have quit wearing a watch. Reason: time consciousness is a part of life and is moving into approximation like “TENISH” or “ Give me a call to confirm.” Unlike the concept of “Sharp Ten” of yester years and primarily the PDAs , mobiles and laptops display time as well as have more than needed features of the good old watch, such as FM, Reminders, Notes, Calculator, Directory and Games. In the recent times, many feel the watch as an inconvenience or a burden. Why duplicate facilities when the mobile phones(the habitual companion) can do the same job? Wearing a watch was necessity before the advent of mobile phones, now the watch segment has become a gift ” not used” or a gift “for the heck of it” if not based on esteem needs. Well now it looks like the mobile phones are satisfying all needs of Maslow!!!

PS: why did I write about watches?? because I saw about 50% of my class mates where not wearing a watch today even to exams and was irritating the invigilator as well as the other students writing the exam by asking for time, since Mobile phones are not allowed inside the exam hall..

Happiness

Am I happy or sad today? If there is any sadness I make a strong effort to be free of it quickly, otherwise it grows like a vine in the rainy season: by midday I will be confused; by evening a whole jungle of weak, wasteful and negative attitudes will have taken deep roots in my mind. The result equals Chaos.

Sometimes I reach a stage where the attitude is: “ So what if I feel the blues today? It is my life; i can feel how I want to feel; no one else will be affected”. But this is not the case, when you are looking at life. Like for example: In my life, if I become sad for just a day, you will my whole family will not be happy. Its not because that they love me that much but I also feel that I’m that positive energy in the family which keeps them quite cheerful. I get up in the morning, smile @ my dad, get scolding from my mom for getting up late(with a smile, of course) and then fight with my sister for the bathroom which we share and of course rushing to college everyday. These activities in a day do not go without a smile in my face. Not only @ home, you will see that I have the loudest laugher in class. Everybody will look back to my place when we share a joke at college. Sometimes, when I’m stressed out or have any issues in my personal life. I will have people coming and asking me why I’m not laughing today. People I don’t even talk to everyday.

Firstly the more I allow myself to experience sorrow, the less time I have available to be happy and contented. It sounds ridiculously obvious, but am I aware of the value of happiness. It is an extremely rare commodity, and the cost goes sky high. Don’t you agree with me???

Secondly, is it my life? Yes. I am living it, but am I not a member of a family or a fellow student with others, and am I not part of society? If so, then every movement affects and is affected by those around me. We cannot be selfish all the time, can we??

Ps: This was to have thought provoking post!! Any thing wrong or you like it, please let me know.

You're beautiful

My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.

Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Fucking high,(Real version)
Flying high,(clean version)
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.

PS: Song reminds me of the love of a man which is very rare these days.

Losing someone shouldn't stop life

Today, my dad lost his best friend. They have been buddies from school and they were really close to each other. They were married almost at the same time so we also got together as a family always. Late Babu uncle, was a joker and he always made us laugh . He had three children who were almost same ages as the three of us. Two girls and a small son. The look on my dad's face made me think about writing this post. I dedicate it to all the people who have lost all their near and dear ones.

Loss is a difficult concept to deal with, especially when it is permanent, and it is something each of us will be forced to face at one point or another throughout our lives. It might come in small forms, such as losing an important textbook necessary for a class.It might come as a bigger issue, such as failing a class and losing your scholarship for school. It could even be the largest form of loss imaginable: the loss of a person. Be it death or otherwise, you may at some point, or might have already lost your best friend, your sister or brother, your parents or children.

Loss leaves the survivor feeling hollow inside. You may go days without eating or nights without sleeping, and you may spend too much time thinking and over-thinking. Loss, especially in the form of death, is one of the most difficult experiences survivors have to live through. Sometimes it feels like you won't go a day without being reminded of the incident, and sometimes you'll feel like it is all you'll ever think about again. Personally, I've been there - I lost grandma last year whose value I realised only after she died.
 

As difficult as it is to see past something like this at the moment, you will get through it. What is important to remember is you don't have to forget the person you've lost just because they are gone. Sometimes when memories are the only thing left, it is important to grab onto them and not let go.Another important thing to remember is to talk about how you are feeling to other people. Stockpiling and bottling emotions will do nothing constructive - rather, it is destructive. You will decay away inside, and that kind of erosion is not easily repaired. Talking to friends, family, counselors, teachers, doctors or whomever only helps.

Blocking memories rarely ever works, if at all. In fact, recollecting memories with important people might actually help.If you feel like something horrible such as death is all you ever think about, you aren't alone.Many people have lost loved ones and can relate to your situation. It is also healthy to be sad or angry or to wonder why something happened as long as you react to such emotion in a healthy manner.

Don't let loss overtake your life. Losing someone, in death or otherwise, might break your heart, but broken hearts still beat, and you will make it through the tragedy.

Happy Mother's day,Ma.

The greatest love is when a mother brings you in the world, and say I love you.
The first time she lay her eyes upon you and cuddles the bare soul of you
I ask you how do you return such love that has been bestoyed to you but to return love back and say I love you too.

Dear Mother,
Thank you for being there when I felt alone
Thank you for being there when I moan
For all thanks I can say
I just wanted to wish you a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Mind your own business..I don't care a damn about you!!!

In life when people are disappointed and depressed, some people just want to make things worse. I have my life to live and I have lot of people to care and walk with me. I just want the others who think I'm nothing... Thank you people... You make me want to live more and laugh more... Your criticism make me want to prove to you that I'm happy and always will be.. I don't give a damn about money. Here I would like to quote a famous saying by Mr. Vadivelu. "Hey money come today and go tomorrow ya" LOL.. Jokes apart, if you have money, have it. I don't think money can buy you everthing in life except monetary benefit and physical things. It can never buy you love, care and happiness.. I' m happy with what I have and what I am.. I live my life the way I want to live... So Mind your own business and get the hell of out of my life and dont ruin my life with what I'm left with....

25 things about me truly to you!!

Found this one interesting. Well to think about it, maybe I can discover myself when I will be writing something about myself.

1. I wish I was born a boy, not because I don't like to be a girl but just that I feel the guys have more freedom to act according to their will.

2. My dad, my best friend. However, I feel I talk more to my mom than my dad because mom is at home all the time.

3. Secretly, I wish my sister doesn't go abroad next year for higher education. I am going to miss her sooooooooooooooo much!!!!!:-(

4. I have more boys as friends rather than girls because I feel that I can trust a guy rather than a girl.

5. I love to have kids. Everytime I see a cute baby on the road or somewhere else, I would imagine myself as his/her mom. :P

6.Blogging has now become my favourite activity in the whole wide world.

7. I am not perfect. Nobody is. We all learn from mistakes. So do I.

8. I have always hated this particular family which is related to my dad but never showed it out.

9. I sometimes cry in the night, without any sound, thinking that I shouldn't have done certain mistakes.

10. I give a lot of importance to people around me but ignore my family( I take them for granted).

11. My favourite food is biryani which is known to everybody who knows me well. I would eat it for breakfast, brunch,lunch,supper and dinner everyday.

12. I love it when my friends call me "DA". It makes me feel that I am important to them.

13. I am not a feminist but I hate it when guys think that girl are worth less. (They get on my nervous).

14. I wish I had my friend Bharani with me now so that I could hug her and tell her everything in the past and ask her to forgive me.

15. I broke two flowerpot in school when I completed my 12th due to the happiness(naughty me).

16. Once I had no money and was left stranded in the road with just a PCO where there was a blind man. I asked him, if I could make a call and left without paying any money when my friend arrived to resuce me. So I have promised  myself that I should go back and pay that Rs.2 someday.

17. Visit Kumbakonam again and see HIM atleast once again.

18. Goal to achieve in the future: To become future chief minister of Tamil Nadu.

19. I hate girls who act all girly and frizzy.

20. I respect eunuchs and always treat them as a human being.

21. I love to ride on the bike at a speed of 120kmph. (just me alone, but  my dad would say," In your dreams raji!")

22. Laziest of laziest. That me!!

23. Hate to work around the house but was the top performer in my former job.

24. Nothing can be done to erase the past, but I'm not least bothered about what others think or feel about me.( Go to hell!!)

25. Friendship rocks and so does MBA!!!!!

Just one more guys..... pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee........

26. Last but never the least, I can never live without MUSIC.

Tagged:

Here go the rules -
Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.

And I tag Raji.

Idhu Oru Pon Maalai Pozhuthu

The song which takes me to another world.

Just hearing such kind of songs give us happiness.

One song which puts me back on track whenever I'm down.

Whenever I get the time to hear music, this is first on my list always.

The lyrics which I have highlighted in the song below are the best lyrics ever written.

Song :Pon maalai pozhuthu from Tamil movie Nizhalgal.

Music by Ilaiyaraaja. Movie directed by Bharathiraaja. Sung by great singer S.P.Balasubramaniam.

Idhu Oru Pon Maalai Pozhudhu Lyrics:
(Music)
Hey Oh Hmm Lalalaa..
(Music)
Pon Maalai Pozhudhu..
Idhu Oru Pon Maalai Pozhudhu..
Vaana Magal Naanugiraal..
Veru Udai Poonugiraal..
Idhu Oru Pon Maalai Pozhudhu..
Hmm Hey Ha Oh Hmmm..
(Music)
Aayiram Nirangal Jaalamidum..
Raathiri Vaasalil Kolamidum..
(Music)
Aayiram Nirangal Jaalamidum..
Raathiri Vaasalil Kolamidum..
Vaanam Nilavukku Paalamidum..
Paadum Paravaigal Thaalamidum..
Poo Marangal Saamarangal Veesaadho..
Idhu Oru Pon Maalai Pozhudhu..
Vaana Magal Naanugiraal..
Veru Udai Poonugiraal..
Idhu Oru Pon Maalai Pozhudhu..
(Music)
Vaanam Enakkoru Bodhi Maram..
Naalum Enakkadhu Sedhi Tharum..
(Music)
Vaanam Enakkoru Bodhi Maram..
Naalum Enakkadhu Sedhi Tharum..
Oru Naal Ulagam Needhi Perum..
Thiru Naal Nigazhum Thedhi Varum..
Kelvigalaal Velvigalai Naan Seiven..
Idhu Oru Pon Maalai Pozhudhu..
Vaana Magal Naanugiraal..
Veru Udai Poonugiraal..
Idhu Oru Pon Maalai Pozhudhu..
Hey Oh Haa..Lalalaa..
Hmm Hey Ha Oh Hmmm..

Some Cool and Interesting facts!!!

This really is interesting. ......
  
  
   


'Stewardesses'  is the longest word typed with only the left hand
 
  


  
And 'lollipop' is the longest word typed with your right hand.  

(Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?)
 
  


  
No word in the English language rhymes with  
month, orange, silver, or purple.  


  
  
'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'mt'.  
(Are you doubting this?)  
   
  
   
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our noseand ears never stop growing.

  
  


The sentence:  
'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'  
uses every letter of the alphabet.  
(Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right? 
  

  
  
The words 'racecar,'  
'kayak'  
and 'level'  
are the same whether they are read  
left to right or right to left (palindromes) .  

(Yep, I knew you were going to 'do' this one.)

  
  
There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous':  
tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.  
(You're not doubting this, are you?)  
  


There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.' (Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e i o u) 

TYPEWRITER is the longest word  
that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.  
(All you typists are going to test this out)  
  
  
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.  

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.  
(Some days that's about what my memory span is.)  
  
  
A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.  


A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

  
A snail can sleep for three years.  

(I know some people that could do this too.!)


Almonds are a member of the peach family.  

An ostrich's eyeis bigger than its brain.  

(I know some people like that also)
 
  
  
Babiesare born without kneecaps.  
They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.  

  

February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.  
   


  
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.  
  

  
If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast,  

the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
 
  

Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors
 
  
  
Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!   


 
Rubber bandslast longer when refrigerated.
 
  
  The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.  
 
  
The cruise liner, QE 2 moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns.
 
  
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.  

(Good thing he did that.)

 
  The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
 
  


There are more chickens than people in the world.
 
  


  
Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.
 
  


   

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.