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Trials keep You Strong,

Sorrows keep You Human,

Failures keeps You Humble,

Success keeps You Glowing,

But Only God keeps You Going!


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Youngest Son: Tell me Daddy, what is the difference between "Potentiality & Reality"?

Dad: I will show you 

Dad turns to his wife and asks her: Would you sleep with Robert Redford for 1 million dollars?

Wife: Yes of course! I would never waste such an opportunity!

Then Dad asks his daughter, if she would sleep with Brad Pitt for 1 million dollars?

Daughter: Wow! Yes! he is my fantasy!

So Dad turns to his elder son and asks him: Would you sleep with Tom Cruise for 1 million dollars?

Elder Son: Yeah! Why not? Imagine what I could do with 1 million Dollars! I would never hesitate!

So the father turns back to his younger son saying: 

You see son, "Potentially" we are sitting on 3 million dollars, but in "Reality" we are living with 2 prostitutes and 1 gay.

Hi Every body,

      Sorry friends could not visit this space for a long time. Well today i am tension free, I have finally submitted my Dissertaion Report.

      I promise that from now on i will visit and update this space regularly......

I really don't know the Author of this mail...... but this is the feeling of every Kannadiga!!

Read on & introspect how much pride do we have in being a kannadiga.

Whom do I ask this question to? Should I ask the Chief Minister of Karnataka ? or should I ask people of Karnataka? Or should I ask myself?

Yes, I definitely feel so. I know that many of you would get annoyed  with this answer. But the tragedy is that this is true. To the world Bangalore is known as the Silicon Valley of Asia and is also known as the fastest growing city in Asia. But let's just try to look on the other side of this growth.

Is this growth a boon to Kannadigas or a curse to Kannadigas?
I have been working in Information Technology industry for nearly 6 years now. In these years, I had the opportunity to work for many companies. Believe me, none of these companies I worked for had more  than 10 per cent of the staff who were Kannadigas. Is it that Kannadigas are not fit to work in IT industry or IT-related industries? Is it that Kannadigas are not intelligent and smart enough to work in these
industries? Well some times I feel so. Or else why would a company (for which I was working) take pains to go all the way to Thiruvananthapuram, conduct campus interview and recruit fresh graduates and get them to Bangalore. Bangalore is supposed to have 100-plus Engineering colleges and I think that more than 15,000 Engineering students from Karnataka pass out every year. Aren't these students fit enough to get a job in Bangalore (Karnataka)?

At my work place I have to search for people who can speak Kannada.
Isn't this an unfortunate situation? Do we have to search for our fellow men in our own land? Coming out of the office, I went to a juice shop and asked him for a mango juice in Kannada, the guy replied back to me in English. I asked him as to whether he knows Kannada. He smiled at me and said, that he knows Hindi, English, Malayalam, and Tamil but not Kannada. This made me realise that not only this is the scene in
Information Technology industry but also outside this industry.

There are about 300 recognized IT firms in Bangalore, but it is sad to note that very few companies are headed by Kannadigas, like Infosys (Narayana Murthy) and Phoenix (Suresh Bangalore). This means not only that Kannadigas are unfit workers but also are unfit to head companies.

I was transferred to Chennai from my previous company. To my surprise  people were conducting technical discussions in Tamil. When I told a colleague about this, he told me that not only the technical discussions were held in Tamil, but technical interviews were also held in Tamil.

I happened to go to Tidel Park at Chennai. To my surprise Iwas able to hear traces of English, Hindi. Or else it was totally Tamil.

I also heard the same is the case in Technology Park at Thiruvananthapuram where you get to hear only Malayalam.

But the moment you enter International Technology Park, Bangalore, you can find the  security guard at the gate speaking to you in English. When you try to  speak to him in Kannada, he will answer you back in Hindi. Ask him where he is from, with a broad smile, showing all his teeth, he says from Uttar Pradesh.

As such, Kannada is not one of the official languages in the Technology  Park. Other South Indian languages along with Hindi and English are  recognised as official languages here. I was told by someone that  industrial and labour rules emphasise that industries and establishments set up in a region should give prominence to the local inhabitants. At least 60 per cent of the work force should be filled by local people
depending upon the availability of the skill. Are our people so unskilled that companies find unsuitable to hire them? Can't we make up to at least half this mark?

I happened to get a chain mail some days back. And in that mail it was
stated that only 37 per cent in Bangalore were Kannadigas or people who
speak Kannada. Don't you know that we should bid for minority status?

There is this famous FM radio station in Bangalore called Radio City. I
got to learn that only two of the RJs know Kannada. Isn't it a shame
that the people who present programmes in this region are not from this
region and don't know the local language?

Don't you all feel that at this rate Kannada would enter into the book
of extinct languages? Don't you feel that we all would have identity
crisis? Don't you think that our own future generations would suffer?
When a country like the United States of America can take steps to
safeguard the interest of its people by reducing H1B Visas and scrapping

L1s, doesn't our state politicians bear a responsibility on their
shoulders to safeguard the interests of the people of Karnataka? Isn't
there a need for the government of Karnataka to impose some kind of
restrictions on the recruitment policies in order to safeguard
Kannadigas?

Don't you feel that it is your responsibility to safeguard Kannada in
our state. Speak Kannada at your workplace as much as possible. Support
kannadigas always.

Circulate this to all kannadigas you know.

1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where
my watch is pal, where is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where
the toilet is?

2. People who are willing to get up to search the entire room for the tv
remote because they refuse to walk to the tv and change the channel
manually.

3. When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too".
What good is cake if you can't eat it?

4. When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is.
Why would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and
where are they?

5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No, I paid $12
to come to the cinema and stare at the floor.

6. People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a
choice there, did ya sunshine?

7. When something is 'new and improved!'. Which is it? If it's new, then
there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there
must have been something before it, couldn't be new.

8. When people say "life is short". Life is the longest thing anyone ever
does!! What can you do that's longer?

9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?".
If the bus came would I be standing here?

I wrote ur name on the sands.............
it got washed away,
I wrote ur name in air..........................
it got blown away,
So i wrote ur name in my heart.............

i got a HEART ATTACK

Ur Friend for Life,

Kiran

Try filling this blank with Yes or no..

________,I am not a human.

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and a poem picked up from "MAMA Mia" | A times response Feature on Mother's Day|may, 8 2005

| I am what you made me, Dear Mother|.....

Before I was myself you made me, me...

With love and patience, discipline and tears,

Then bit by bit stepped back to set me free,

Allowing me to sail upon my sea,

 Though well within the headlands of your fears....

Before I was myself you made me, me...

With dreams enough of what I was to be,

And hopes that would be sculpted by the years,

Then bit by bit stepped back to set me free,

Relinquishing your powers gradually..

To let me shape myself among my peers...

Before i was myself you made me, me....

And being good and wise, you gracefully..

As dancers when the last sweet cadence nears..

Bit by bit stepped back to set me free...

For love inspires learning naturally:

The mind assents to what the heart reveres...

And so it was through love you made me, me

By slowly stepping back to set me free.....

|this entry is dedicated to my great 'Mother' and the same of yours|

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Friend for Life.....

Kiran

I need to know if you are my true friend,

Will you be by my side until the end…?

Can I tell you my secrets deep…?

And trust them in your heart you’ll keep…?

We are neither of us without our flaws,

Can you accept mine as I will yours…?

I’ll be a shoulder to cry when you’re blue,

 Will you be there when I need you…?
No matter how busy, I will make time for you,

If you are busy will you make time for me too…?

I will take your hand and comfort your tears,

Will you hold me and soothe my fears…?

I will give you joy and many warm smiles,

Can we share that even across many miles…?

I will not forget what’s important to you,

Will you remember what’s important to me too…?

With you my most favorite things I’ll share,

If only I know do you truly care…?

If you can accept me I do,

Then I will know you are a friend most true…

Ur friend for life.....

Kiran

When you sit faraway,

And if ever feel that physical distances threaten to shake,

the beautiful bonds that we have always shared,

Or else if you feel the mists gather and surround,

the many tiny memories we have together made,

Or simply you miss the talks and times we shared.

Just wander onto this little frame……..

And we promise you will feel the cobwebs clear away.

Through this ode that we have made for you,

We hope to give you memories galore.

A physical reminder of the times we have shared,

A concrete reminder, which you can touch and stare.

This speaks of the little laughs and tiny tears,

of the many joys and the years,

that we three have together shared.

This stands as a tiny testimony

To our love and care.

So today,

on this blessed occasion when you will walk away

to an awaiting home and into the arms of your love,

To your forever joy we pray,

and hope that bliss alone be your share.

However, if ever, forbidden tears threaten to blur

May this tiny memory bring to you a gentle smile,

And may you know that we both are with you forever to stay.

Just reach out and touch and know we are there.

(penned by Dr. Geetanjali Mishra, as a wedding gift to Ms. Shuchi Sharma now Mrs. Shuchi Virendra Mishra ; page-3, Times mag. Lko. edition; May, 5, 2005)

From ur Friend for Life.....

Kiran

Yeh degree bhi lelo ye naukari bhi lelo,

Bhale Chheen lo mujhse USA ka Visa........

magar mujhko lauta do college ka canteen,

vo chaay ka paani vo teeKha samosaa..........

kadi dhoop mein apne ghar se nikalnaa,

vo project ki Khatir shahar bhar bhataknaa,

vo lecture mein doston ki proxy lagaanaa,

vo sir ko chidhanaa ,vo aeroplane udaanaa,

vo submission ki raton ko jagnaa jagaanaa,

vo orals ki kahani vo practical ka Kissaa.....

bimaari ka reason de ke time badhanaa,

vo doosron ke assignments ko apnaa banaanaa,

vo seminar ke din paironka chhatpatanaa,

vo workshop mein din raat pasinaa bahanaa,

vo exam ke din ka bechain maahaul,

par vo maa ka vishvas - Teachar ka Bharosaa.....

vo pedon ke neeche gappe ladanaa,

vo raaton mein drawing sheets banaanaa,

vo exams ke akhari din theatre mein jaanaa,

vo bhole se freshers ko hamesha sataanaa,

without any reason common off pe jaanaa,

test ke waqt table mein kitabon ko rakhnaa,

isi tarah teachers ko dena Jhansaa........

college ki sabse purani nishaanee,

vo chaaywala jise saare kehte the... jaani,

vo jaani ke hathon ki 'cutting' chaay meethee,

vo chupkese journal mein bheji hui chitthi,

vo padh tehi chiththi uska bhadakna,

vo chehre ki laali vo aankhon ka Gussaa.....

college ki wo saari lambisi raatein,

vo doston se canteen mein pyaari si baatein,

vo gathering ke din ka ladnaa Jhagadnaa,

vo ladkiyon ka yuhin hamesha akadnaa,

bhulaaye nahin bhool sakta hai koi,

vo college, vo batein, vo shararatein vo javani...

kaash hum phir dohra sakte kahani......

vo kagaz ki kashti vo barish ka pani...

Missing college life ????

Very very true naa????

1. Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair:
   After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch.

2. Anthony's Law of the Workshop:
    Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

3. Kovac's Conundrum:
    When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged one.

4. Cannon's Karmic Law:
    If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tyre, the next morning you will have a flat tyre.

5. O'Brien's Variation Law:
   If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.

6. BELL'S THEOREM:
   When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.

7. RUBY'S PRINCIPLE OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS:                                                            The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don't want to be seen with.

8. WILLOUGHBY'S LAW:
   When you try to prove to someone that a machine won't work, it will.

9. ZADRA'S LAW OF BIOMECHANICS:
   The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.

10. BREDA'S RULE:
    At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.

11. OWEN'S LAW:
    As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something, which will last until the coffee is cold.

12. HOWDEN'S LAW:
    You remember you have to mail a letter only when you're near the mailbox.

Gone are the days
When the school reopened in June,
And we settled in our new desks and benches.

 Gone are the days
When we queued up in book depot,
And got our new books and notes.

 Gone are the days
When we wanted two Sundays and no Mondays, yet
Managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.

 Gone are the days
When we chased one another in the corridors in Intervals,
And returned to the classrooms drenched in sweat.

 Gone are the days
When we had lunch in classrooms, corridors,
Playgrounds, under the trees and even in cycle sheds.

 Gone are the days
When a single P.T. period in the week's Time Table, Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons.

 Gone are the days
Of fights but no conspiracies,
Of Competitions but seldom jealousy.

 Gone are the days
When we used to watch Live Cricket telecast,
In the opposite house in Intervals and Lunch breaks.

 Gone are the days
When few rushed at 5:30 to
"Conquer" window seats in our School bus.  

 Gone are the days
Of Sports Day, and the annual School Day,
And the one-month long preparations for them.

 Gone are the days
Of the stressful Quarterly, Half Yearly and Annual Exams,
And the most enjoyed holidays after them.

Gone are the days
We learnt, we enjoyed, we played, we won, we lost, We laughed, we cried, we fought, we thought.

Gone are the days
With so much fun in them, so many friends,
So much experience, all this and more.

Gone are the days
But not the memories, which will be
Lingering in our hearts for ever and ever and
Ever and ever and Ever.

I hope you went back to your Golden Olden days..........

For a while..........as I DID!!

Didn’t u????

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but less than 10)

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was
hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door.

Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and
then asked, How much do I owe you?" 

You don't owe me anything," she replied. "Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness."

He said..... "Then I thank you from my heart."

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up
and quit.
 
Many years’ later that same young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they
called in specialists to study her rare disease.

Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown he went in to see her. He recognized her and at once he went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to her case. After a long struggle, the battle was won.

Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, and then wrote something on the edge and the
bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She read these words.....
 
 "Paid in full with one glass of milk"

 (Signed)
 Dr. Howard Kelly.

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed: "Thank You, God, that your love has spread broad through human hearts and hands."
 
There's a saying which goes something like this: Bread cast on the waters comes back to you. The good deed you do today may benefit you or
someone you love at the least expected time. If you never see the deed again at least you will have made the world a better place - And, after all, isn't that what life is all about?