General Knowledge

Something You May Not Know:    1. Coca-Cola was originally green.    2.  The most common name in the world is Mohammed.    3.  The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start  with.    4.  The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.    5.  There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.    6.  TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the  letters only on one row of the  keyboard.    7.  Women blink nearly twice as much as men!   8.  You can't kill yourself by holding your  breath..    9.  It is impossible to lick your  elbow.    10.  People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your  heart stops for a  millisecond.    11.  It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the  sky.     12.  The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest  tongue twister in the English  language.    13.  If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to    Suppress a sneeze; you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or  neck and  die.    14.  Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.  "Spades" - King David; "Clubs" - Alexander the Great;  " Hearts" - Charlemagne; "Diamonds" -  Julius  Caesar.    15.  111,111,111 x 111,111,111 =  12,345,678,987, 654,321    16.  If a statue of a warrior on a horse has both front  legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front  leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in  battle. If the horse has a all four legs on the  ground, the person died of natural causes.    17  What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in  common?    Ans. - All invented by  women.    18.  Honey - This is the only food that doesn't spoil.    19.  A crocodile cannot stick its tongue  out.    20.  A snail can sleep for three  years.   21.  All polar bears are left  handed.    22.  American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from  each salad served in  first-class.    23.  Butterflies taste with their  feet.    24.  Elephants are the only animals that can't  jump.    25.  In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been  domesticated.    26.  On average, people fear spiders more than they do  death.    27.  Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and  'bump'.    28.  Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left  hand.    29.  The ant always falls over on its right side when  intoxicated.    30.  The electric chair was invented by a  dentist.    31.  The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to  the body to squirt blood 30  feet.    32.  Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million  descendants.    33.  Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear  by 700  times.    34.  The cigarette lighter was invented before the  match.    35.  Most lipstick contains fish  scales.       36.  Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

 

Google Squared - Bug found in the google squared

Google Squared, a new search tool that Google described last month, is now live.


Squared pulls information about members of a category from all over the Web and presents it in a table with rows and columns, instead of the series of page links typically returned by search engines.

A typical search on Google will return a list of relevant web sites, but users still have to visit ten to twenty Web sites to find information on complex questions, said Alex Komoroske, associate product manager for Google Squared in a post on Wednesday on Google's blog.

The experimental search tool Google Squared, on the other hand, collects information from different Web sites and presents it as an organized collection.

A search for U.S. states on Google Squared for example returns the names of the states in the first column, and pictures from the states, descriptions, the state's motto, information on population, and state birds in subsequent columns.

Users can customize the table to add a new column such as capital of the state or name of governor from a list provided, or add to the list.

The information on the grids on the table links to Web sites containng more detailed information on that particular aspect of the topic.

Users can also save the table using a Google account, and move on to the usual search on Google from within the same page.

The technology has just been released as part of Google Labs, and is by no means perfect, Komoroske said.


More info @ http://www.google.com/squared

The Future's ultimate brain implant

Pranav Mistry, a grad student at MIT's Media Lab and former UX researcher for Microsoft, has developed a wearable device that "enables new interactions between the real world and the world of data." That sounds dry, but once you watch the 9-minute demo that TED.com just rolled out, which features Lab leader Pattie Maes, you'll know why Mistry's work is getting a whole lot of buzz.

Maes ends her talk with the phrase "ultimate brain implant." Take a look:

North Indian Vs South Indian girls

***************U have to think twice b4 committing to a North IndianGirl*********************

1. At the time of marriage, a north Indian girl has more boyfriends than her age

2. Before marriage, she looks almost like a bollywood heroine and after marriage you have to go around her twice to completely hug her.

3. By the time she professes her undevoted love to you, you are bankrupt because of the number of times you had to take her out to movie theatres and restaurants. And you wait longingly for her dowry.

4. The only dishes she can think of to cook is paneer butter masala,aloo sabji, aloo gobi sabji, aloo matar, aloo paneer, that after eating all those paneer and aloos you are either in the bed with chronic cholestrol or chronic gas disorder.

5. The only growth that you see later in your career is the rise in your monthly phone bill.

6. You are blinded by her love that you think that she is a blonde. Only later do you come to know that it is because of the mehandhi that she applies to cover her gray hair.

7. When you come home from office she is very busy watching "Kyonki saas bi kabi bahu thi" that you either end up eating outside or cooking yourself.

8. You are a very "ESpecial" person to her.

9. She always thought that Madrasis a state and covers the whole of south India until she met you.

10. When she says she is going to "work out" she means she is going to "walk out"

11. She has greater number of relatives than the number of people you have in your home town.

12. The only two sentences in English that she knows are "Thank you" and "How are you"

13. She thinks Govinda can dance better than Michael Jackson.



******WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A South Indian GIRL-FRIEND***********


Her mother looks down at you because you didn't study in IIT or Madras /Anna University.

Her father starts or ends every conversation with " ... I say..."

She shudders if you use four letter words.

She has long hair, neatly oiled and braided (The Dubai based Oil Well Company will negotiate with her on a 25 year contract to extract coconut oil from her hair.)

She uses the word 'Super' as her only superlative.

Her name is another name for a Goddess or a flower.

Her first name is longer than your first name, middle name and surname combined (unless you are from Andhra)

When she mixes milk and rice you are never sure whether it is for the Dog or for herself.

For weddings, she sports a mini jasmine garden on her head and wears silk saris in the Madras heat without looking too uncomfortable while you are melting in your singlet.

She thinks Mohan Lal is the sexiest man alive.

Her favourite cricketer is Krishnamachari Srikkanth.

Her favourite food is dosa though she has tried North Indian snacks like Chats (pronounced like the slang for 'conversation')

She bursts into songs with her cousins in every movie.

She bores you by telling you which raaga each song you hear is based on.

You have to give her jewellery, though she has already got plenty of it..

Her thali (Mangal Sutra) weighs more than the championship belts worn by WWF wrestlers.

She is more educated than you.

Her father thinks she is much smarter than you...

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HAMARI CHAUPAL: To be or not to Be

HAMARI CHAUPAL: To be or not to Be


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Bring the Humanity Out - Two Choices - what would you choose?

Two Choices - what would you choose?



At a fund raising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:


'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?'


The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. 'I believe that when a child like Shay, who was mentally and physically disabled comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child.'


Then he told the following story:

Shay and I had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, 'Do you think they'll let me play?' I knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but as a father I also understood that if my son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.


I approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, 'We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning.'


Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. I watched with a small tear in my eye and warmth in my heart. The boys saw my joy at my son being accepted.


In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.

In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as I waved to him from the stands.


In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again.


Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?


Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.


However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact...


The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed.


The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay.

As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over.



The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman.

Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates.


Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!'

Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.


He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.


Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'

Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.


By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball . The smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team.


He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head.


Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, 'Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay'


Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, 'Run to third!
Shay, run to third!'


As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, 'Shay, run home! Run home!'


Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team


'That day', said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, 'the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world'.


Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making me so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

What if... from Anything in World

What if.... the person that u care the most about left you?
What if.... the person that u love the most became ur enemy?
What if.... you were to sacrifice urself for the one you love, can u do it?
What if.... you were to pick one place you would love to go, where would it be?
What if.... someone tells you that you were going to die soon, what would you do?
What if.... you see the person you love, love another?
What if.... you could give up any part of your body, which will it be?
What if.... you won a million dollar, what will you do with it?
What if.... you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would it be?
What if.... you could give up any emotions, which one would you give up?
What if.... your life is so miserable that u wish you could be anyone, who would it be?
What if.... the person you love turns out to be your enemy?
What if.... the world have to come to an end, who would spend ur last minute with?
What if.... you could choose the way you die, how will it be?
What if.... you could turn back time and redo the mistakes u did, what will it be?
What if.... the person you care most back stabbed you?
What if.... u have a time machine, where would you go?
What if.... you could change something in your life, what would it be?
What if.... you could have any super power, what would it be?
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ANYTHING IN WORLD, WHAT WOULD IT BE??


LOL.. I HAVE NTG TO DO BUT I JUST WANT TO UPDATE.. SO, IF U HAVE ANY ANSWERS TO ANY OF THE QUESTIONS ABOVE, REPLY THEM IN THE C-BOX. I WANT TO KNOW.. LOL...

Movable TV Stand - Dangerous for kids

I wanted to share a real incident with all of you.

Movable TV Stand - Dangerous for kids

My friend Suresh had a son Smarat(age: 13 months ).

He loved his son so much and always spoke about his kid whenever we met.I met him on friday along
with another friend, Madhav and had a chit chat. As usual we had a
discussion abt kids and plans for their future.
On sunday afternoon i recieved a call and shocked to hear that Mahesh's son
is expired.
I couldnt get out of shock for atleast one hour. As on friday, i scraped in
Mahesh's orkut account abt his kid's smile.
I met Mahesh two days later and was more shocked to know that his kid died
because of the TV.
Mahesh told me that his kid has started walking recently and he stood up
with the support of TV Stand. He was holding the TV stand and playing with
the TV. Mahesh went aside to take a call and suddenly he heard a loud noise.
When he ran and came back to his son, his son was lying on the floor and TV
besides him.
Mahesh understood that TV has fallen on his kid because of the moving TV
Stand. He ran to the hospital with his kid in arms bleeding badly.
Doctors said that there was an injury in the head of the kid and nothing can
be done.
Mahesh was looking at his kid but couldnt do any thing as there was no other
option but wait till his kid stops breathing.
I thought of writing this and mailing to all of you because Mahesh told me
one thing, " If only i knew that movable TV stands are dangerous for kids
then i would have never gone for it"
I just want to inform all my friends that the regular electronic gadget TV
and movable TV stand also can snatch kid's life.
Poor kids, they think of taking support of something to get up and play but
they dont know that entertainment gadgets can also take away your lives.
Please inform all your family members, relatives and friends to be careful
with the kids and observe them all the time. Be careful with the movable TV
Stands and other things which may be dangerous for kids.
If only Mahesh knew this information or if only some one told the same
information to him before, he would been careful about his kid.

"Kannada Barutha ??"

"Kannada Barutha ??"

Aaaah! I am sure most of you in Bangalore would have heard this, but what
is "kannada barutha?" here it goes. Bangalore the IT capital of India , the
silicon city and now a Metro city opened its gates to almost all kinds of
people. Very evidently the recent poll census proved that there are only
47% of original inhabitants in Bangalore/bengaluru. The life style of the
city has seen a gradual change with Pizza Corners replacing MTR's, classy
eat out's replacing "Vidyarthi Bhavans" and flashy pub's replacing all our
"Mahalakshmi wine shops".

"Change is inevitable" from the days of BEML, HAL and BHEL to INFOSYS,
WIPRO; Bangalore has a new look now on the world map. Gone are the days
where a typical Sunday for any bangalorean was a nice romantic walk on the
pavements of "LALBAGH...", "rave idli and coffee.." at the nearest yet old
looking MTR and a wonderful Annavra film either at Santosh or central
'talkies'. Today's Bangalore is deluged in traffic, stress and pressure,
Saturday nights without beer is desolate and a Sunday without a visit to
either a nearest spa or health clinic is schlocky!! The gandhibazar's are
now AC cooled super markets, majestic is now replaced by ultra modern and
diversified Brigade road, sri cauvery coffee joint is now Coffee days..

and "Bhagyalakshmi coffee adda.. is now barista. With
globalisation and more retail market the city will definitely see more
forceful changes.


Have all these changed our language? Kannada the local language of
Bangalore is supposed to be one of the most meaningful language, it also
has an unique script as compared to its other counterparts; but how many
percentage of people really use Kannada in Bangalore now? The figures are
staggering, only 37% of people speak kannada in the state's capital, for
rest it is only "Kannada barutha?"


Any normal guy starts with this sentence "Kannada barutha?" while talking
to other person, people confirm before they speak the language. You want to
ask an address in Bangalore? Or reply to a question then English is the
most preferred language other than Hindi. It's a famous fact that two
kannidagas in an IT company always talk in a neutral language!! even the
vendors and shop keepers are channeled with this new wave, the moment when
you step in any shop in Bangalore , you are always asked "Kannada barutha?"
or the entire conversation takes place in non kannada languages. People
have lost the confidence of speaking in the local language and more over
speaking Kannada on the streets of "M.G road "or "kormangala" is
substandard.


Shopping malls in the city have been completely banned from using Kannada,
not a forced one but definitely an adapted one. One has to confirm that the
other person knows the language before he starts using any language. "ondu
glass beer" is a insult when it comes to any decorous pub in Bangalore.
"Swalpa menu card kodthira..??" has been replaced by "Can I have the menu
card please...?"


Just to hit some facts, marathi is still the largest and common speaking
language in mumbai even though mumbai has the highest no of inhabitants.
Telugu is a practised ritual in yet another IT HUB Hyderabad. When it comes
to tamil nadu, beware you can be alive either if you are a fan of
rajnikanth or you know tamil. Malyalam runs in the blood of every mallu be
it Kuwait , dubai or any hospital; but when it comes to kannada it is
always "kannada barutha?" and next is "namaskara."


I am neither a Kannada activist nor do I run any Kannada supporting
organization, I am just a plebeian who just love the language.
Globalisation is the trend and modernisation is the mantra but at the cost
the language? Sounds no logic.. Is speaking kannada down market? The answer
has to be found within oneself. Next time when you hear "kannada barutha?"
you just remember that "kannada runs in your blood.." :)

The Empty Jar And two Cups of cappuccino

When things in your life seem, Almost too much to handle, When 24 Hours in a day is not enough, Remember the story of the empty jar and 2 cups of cappuccino.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students, If the jar was full.
They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar.

He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open Areas between the golf balls.
He then asked The students again If the jar was full..
They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full.
The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'

The professor then produced Two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents Into the jar, effectively Filling the Empty space between the sand.
The students laughed.

'Now,' said the professor, As the laughter subsided,
'I want you to recognize that This jar represents your life.
The golf balls are the important things - God, family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions – things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter Like your job, house, and car.
The sand is everything else -- The small stuff.

'If you put the sand into the jar first,' He continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

So...

Pay attention to the things That are critical to your happiness.
Play With your children.
Take time to get medical checkups.
Take your partner out to dinner.

There will always be time
To clean the house and fix the disposal.

'Take care of the golf balls first -- The things that really matter.
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled.
'I'm glad you asked'.

It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a cup of coffee with a friend.'

A Smart and Effective Communication

You can implement this in your professional life for sure. This is an example of Effective Communication

Jerry and Mac are walking from a religious service. Jerry wonders whether it would be all right to smoke while praying.

Mac replies, "Why don't you ask the Priest?"

So Jerry goes up to the Priest and asks, "Priest, may I smoke while I pray?"

But the Priest says, "No, my son, you may not. That's utter disrespect to our religion."

Jerry goes back to his friend and tells him what the good Priest told him. Mac says, "I'm not surprised. You asked the wrong question. Let me try."

And so Mac goes up to the Priest and asks, "Priest, may I pray while I smoke?"

To which the Priest eagerly replies, "By all means, my son. By all means."

Moral: The reply you get depends on the question you ask.

For Example: Can I work on this project while I'm on vacation?

What is recession?

What is recession?

This Story is about a man who once upon a time was selling "Wada-Pav" by the roadside.He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers.He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio.His eyes were weak, so he never
watched television enthusiastically, he sold lots of "Wada-pavs".He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales.His sales and profit went up..He ordered more a more raw material and buns and use to sell more. He recruited few more supporting staff to serve more
customers started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove.

As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from College, joined his father. Then something strange happened son asked, "Dad,aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?"The father replied, "No, but tell me about it." The son said, "The international
situation is terrible domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times."The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV, he ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly. So the next day onwards, the father cut down his raw material order and buns, took down the colorful sign board, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs. Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his "Wada-Pav" stand. And his sales started coming down rapidly, so as the profits.The father said to his son, "Son, you were right"."We are in the
middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time."
Moral of The Story:
It's all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this
recession much more than we think we do!!!!!!!!!!!!

Murder of English language

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It's murder of English language. But Too Funny.

Just Read It.

The Leave Applications






• Infosys, Bangalore : An employee applied for leave as follows:





"Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife, please sanction me one-week leave.."
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• This is from Oracle Bangalore: >From an employee who was performing the "mundan" ceremony of his 10 year old son:



"as I want to shave my son's head, please leave me for two days.."
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Another gem from CDAC.. Leave-letter from an employee who was performing his daughter's wedding:
"as I am marrying my daughter, please grant a week's leave..."

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From H.A.L. Administration Dept:
"As my mother-in-law has expired and I am only one responsible for it, please grant me 10 days leave."

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Another employee applied for half day leave as follows:
"Since I've to go to the cremation ground at 10 o-clock and I may not return, please grant me half day casual leave"

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An incident of a leave letter:
"I am suffering from fever, please declare one-day holiday.."

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A leave letter to the headmaster:
"As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache. I request you to leave me today"

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Another leave letter written to the headmaster:
"As my headache is paining, please grant me leave for the day."

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Covering note:
"I am enclosed herewith..."

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Another one:
"Dear Sir: with reference to the above, please refer to my below..."

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Actual letter written for application of leave:
"My wife is suffering from sickness and as I am her only husband at home I may be granted leave".

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Letter writing:-
"I am well here and hope you are also in the same well."

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A candidate's job application:
"This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ' Typist and an Accountant - Male or Female'.... As I am both(!! )for the past several years and I can handle both with good experience, I am applying for the post.

PROPOSAL BY A MALAYALI VILLAGE GUY

Madam:
I am an olden young uncle living only with myself in Thiruvananthapuram. Having seen your advertisement for marriage purposes, I decided to press myself on you and hope you will take me nicely.

I am a soiled son from inside Kerala. I am nice and big, six foot tall and six inches long. My body is filled with hardness, as because I am working hardly. I am playing hardly also. Especially I like cricket and I am a good batter and I am fast baller. Whenever I come running in for balling, other batters start running. Everybody is scared of my rapid balls that bounce a lot.

I am very nice man. I am always laughing loudly at everyone. I am a jolly gay . Especially ladies, they are saying I am nice and soft. I am always giving respect to the ladies. I am always allowing ladies to get on top.That is how nice I am.

I am not having any bad habits. I am not drinking and I am not sucking tobacco or anything else. Every morning I am going to the gym and I am pumping like anything. Daily I am pumping and pumping. If you want you can come and see how much I am pumping the dumb belles in the gym.

I am having a lot of money in my pants and my pants is always open for you. I am such a nice man, but still I am living with myself only. What to do? So I am taking things into my own hands everyday. That is why I am pressing myself on you, so that you will come in my house and take my things into your hand. If you are marrying me madam, I am telling you, I will be loving you very hard every day. In fact, I will stop pumping dumb belles in the gym.

Expecting soon, Yours and only yours Kutty

Mindset - Worth reading

10 Deadly SiGns of Negative Thinking

Really! The way to over come negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful. - Dalai Lama

Life could be so much better for many people, if they would just spot their -ve thinking habits and replace them with good positive ones.

Negative thinking, in all its many-splendored forms, has a way of creeping into conversations and our thinking without our noticing them. The key to success, in my humble opinion, is learning to spot these thoughts and squash them like little bugs. Then replace them with positive ones. You'll notice a huge difference in everything you do.

Let's take a look at 10 common ways that negative thinking emerges get good at spotting these patterns, and practice replacing them with positive thinking patterns. It has made all the difference in the world for me.
10 Deadly Sins of Negative Thinking – Effort to make it positive!


1. I will be happy once I have _____ (or once I earn X).

Problem: If you think you can't be happy until you reach a certain point, or until you reach a certain income, or have a certain type of house or car or computer setup, you'll never be happy. That elusive goal is always just out of reach. Once we reach those goals, we are not satisfied we want more.

Solution: Learn to be happy with what you have, where you are, and who you are, right at this moment. Happiness doesn't have to be some state that we want to get to eventually it can be found right now. Learn to count your blessings, and see the positive in your situation. This might sound simplistic, but it works.

2. I wish I were as ____ as (a celebrity, friend, co-worker).

Problem: We'll never be as pretty, as talented, as rich, as sculpted, as cool, as everyone else. There will always be someone better, if you look hard enough. Therefore, if we compare ourselves to others like this, we will always pale, and will always fail, and will always feel bad about ourselves. This is no way to be happy.

Solution: Stop comparing yourself to others, and look instead at yourself what are your strengths, your accomplishments, your successes, however small? What do you love about yourself? Learn to love who you are, right now, not who you want to become. There is good in each of us, love in each of us, and a wonderful human spirit in every one of us.

3. Seeing others becoming successful makes me jealous and resentful.

Problem: First, this assumes that only a small number of people can be successful. In truth, many, many people can be successful in different ways.

Solution: Learn to admire the success of others, and learn from it, and be happy for them, by empathizing with them and understanding what it must be like to be them. And then turn away from them, and look at yourself you can be successful too, in whatever you choose to do. And even more, you already are successful. Look not at those above you in the social ladder, but those below you there are always millions of people worse off than you, people who couldn't even read this article or afford a computer. In that light, you are a huge success.

4. I am a miserable failure I can't seem to do anything right.

Problem: Everyone is a failure, if you look at it in certain ways. Everyone has failed, many times, at different things. I have certainly failed so many times I cannot count them and I continue to fail, daily. However, looking at your failures as failures only makes you feel bad about yourself. By thinking in this way, we will have a negative self-image and never move on from here.

Solution: See your successes and ignore your failures. Look back on your life, in the last month, or year, or 5 years. And try to remember your successes. If you have trouble with this, start documenting them keep a success journal, either in a notebook or online. Document your success each day, or each week. When you look back at what you've accomplished, over a year, you will be amazed. It's an incredibly positive feeling.

5. I'm going to beat so-and-so no matter what I'm better than him. And there's no way I'll help him succeed he might beat me.

Problem: Competitiveness assumes that there is a small amount of gold to be had, and I need to get it before he does. It makes us into greedy, back-stabbing, hurtful people. We try to claw our way over people to get to success, because of our competitive feelings. For example, if a blogger wants to have more subscribers than another blogger, he may never link to or mention that other blogger. However, who is to say that my subscribers can't also be yours? People can read and subscribe to more than one blog.

Solution: Learn to see success as something that can be shared, and learn that if we help each other out, we can each have a better chance to be successful. Two people working towards a common goal are better than two people trying to beat each other up to get to that goal. There is more than enough success to go around. Learn to think in terms of abundance rather than scarcity.

6. Dammit! Why do these bad things always happen to me?

Problem: Bad things happen to everybody. If we dwell on them, they will frustrate us and bring us down.

Solution: See bad things as a part of the ebb and flow of life. Suffering is a part of the human condition but it passes. All pain goes away, eventually. Meanwhile, don't let it hold you back. Don't dwell on bad things, but look forward towards something good in your future. And learn to take the bad things in stride, and learn from them. Bad things are actually opportunities to grow and learn and get stronger, in disguise.

7. You can't do anything right! Why can't you be like ____ ?

Problem: This can be said to your child or your subordinate or your sibling. The problem? Comparing two people, first of all, is always a fallacy. People are different, with different ways of doing things, different strengths and weaknesses, different human characteristics. If we were all the same, we'd be robots. Second, saying negative things like this to another person never helps the situation. It might make you feel better, and more powerful, but in truth, it hurts your relationship, it will actually make you feel negative, and it will certainly make the other person feel negative and more likely to continue negative behavior. Everyone loses.

Solution: Take the mistakes or bad behavior of others as an opportunity to teach. Show them how to do something. Second, praise them for their positive behavior, and encourage their success. Last, and most important, love them for who they are, and celebrate their differences.

8. Your work sucks. It's super lame. You are a moron and I hope you never reproduce.

Problem: I've actually gotten this comment before. It feels wonderful. However, let's look at it not from the perspective of the person receiving this kind of comment but from the perspective of the person giving it. How does saying something negative like this help you? I guess it might feel good to vent if you feel like your time has been wasted. But really, how much of your time has been wasted? A few minutes? And whose fault is that? The bloggers or yours? In truth, making negative comments just keeps you in a negative mindset. It's also not a good way to make friends.

Solution: Learn to offer constructive solutions, first of all. Instead of telling someone their blog sucks, or that a post is lame, offer some specific suggestions for improvement. Help them get better. If you are going to take the time to make a comment, make it worth your time. Second, learn to interact with people in a more positive way it makes others feel good and it makes you feel better about yourself. And you can make some great friends this way. That's a good thing.

9. Insulting People Back

Problem: If someone insults you or angers you in some way, insulting them back and continuing your anger only transfers their problem to you. This person was probably having a bad day (or a bad year) and took it out on you for some reason. If you reciprocate, you are now having a bad day too. His problem has become yours. Not only that, but the cycle of insults can get worse and worse until it results in violence or other negative consequences for both of you.

Solution: Let the insults or negative comments of others slide off you like Teflon. Don't let their problem become yours. In fact, try to understand their problem more why would someone say something like that? What problems are they going through? Having a little empathy for someone not only makes you understand that their comment is not about you, but it can make you feel and act in a positive manner towards them and make you feel better about yourself in the process.

10. I don't think I can do this I don't have enough discipline. Maybe some other time.

Problem: If you don't think you can do something, you probably won't. Especially for the big stuff. Discipline has nothing to do with it motivation and focus has everything to do with it. And if you put stuff off for “some other time”, you'll never get it done. Negative thinking like this inhibits us from accomplishing anything.

Solution: Turn your thinking around: you can do this! You don't need discipline. Find ways to make yourself a success at your goal. If you fail, learn from your mistakes, and try again. Instead of putting a goal off for later, start now. And focus on one goal at a time, putting all of your energy into it, and getting as much help from others as you can. You can really move mountains if you start with positive thinking.

Captain Cool - MS Dhoni for INDIA at T20 World Cup 2009 disaster

India’s ouster from the Twenty20 World Cup in England shows that 20 winks is all it takes for a defending champion to be validating return tickets. Since there is no place for logic, form, strategy, etc, in this version of the game, any post-mortem is not only illogical but pointless.

Nevertheless, all the world loves a champion and all the attention (and anger) will now be focussed on Mahendra Singh Dhoni whose face is used by advertising geniuses to sell bikes, cars, ceiling fans, chyawanprash, hair oil, phones, shoes, soft drinks, newspapers and nuclear plants built under the Indo-US deal. (OK, not the last one.)

What is the one question you are dying to ask Kaptaan Kool?

Photo: Cricinfo

love your soulmate

When a GIRL is quiet ...

millions of things are running in her mind.



When a GIRL is not arguing ...
she is thinking deeply.



When a GIRL looks at u with eyes full of questions ... she is wondering how
long you will be around.



When a GIRL answers ' I'm fine ' after a few seconds ... she is not at all
fine.

When a GIRL stares at you she is wondering why you are lying.



When a GIRL lays on your chest .. she is wishing for you to be hers forever.



When a GIRL wants to see you everyday... she wants to be pampered.



When a GIRL says ' I love you ' .. she means it.



When a GIRL says ' I miss you ' .... no one in this world can miss you more than
that.



Life only comes around once make sure u spend it with the right person ....



Find a guy .. who calls you beautiful instead of hot.

who calls you back when you hang up on him.

who will stay awake just to watch you sleep. Wait for the guy who ..... kisses
your forehead.

Who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats.

Who holds your hand in front of his friends.

Who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares about you and how lucky he
is to have you.

Who turns to his friends and says, ' That's her!! '



If you open this you have to repost it, guy or girl, or you will have bad luck
for the rest of your life!!!!!



If I don't get this back I guess your not my friend. If you have a lot of love for
someone.

copy and send this to your whole list. In 5 minutes your true love will call or
message you.



Tonight at midnight your true love will realize they like you. Something good
will happen to you at approx. 1:42pm tomorrow, it could be anywhere.



So get ready for the biggest shock of your life. If you break this chain,you
will be cursed with relationship problems for the most important time of your
life.

Send this to 15 people in 15 minutes to carry on the chain...and spare yourself
the emotional stress.
 

 
 

Funny Shayari - Enjoy!

Wah Wah!!! 
  
 

- Saap Ne Piya Bakri Ka Khoon ... . . Waah! Waah! . . Saap Ne Piya Bakri Ka Khoon ... Good Afternoon! Good Afternoon! Good Afternoon!! 1)Tere Pyaar Mein Paagal Ho Gaya Peter ... . . Waah! Waah! . . Tere Pyaar Mein Paagal Ho Gaya Peter ... Ab Hero Honda Splendor, 80 km Prati Litre .. !! 2)Bahaar Aane Se Pehle Fizaa Aa Gayii ... . . Waah! Waah! . . Bahaar Aane Se Pehle Fizaa Aa Gayii ... Phool Ko Khilne Se Pehle Bakri Kha Gayii .. !!   3)Aatma Chhod Gayii Shareer Puraana ... . . Waah! Waah! . . Aatma Chhod Gayii Shareer Puraana ... Didi Tera Devar Deewana .. ! 4) Yashomati Maiyya Se Bole Nandlala ... . . Waah! Waah! . . Yashomati Maiyya Se Bole Nandlala ... "Maa, Tata Sky Laga Daala To Life Jhingalala ..!!"   5)Hoton Pe "Haan" Hai ...  Dil Mein "Naa" Hain .... . . Waah! Waah! . . Hoton Pe "Haan" Hai ... Dil Mein "Naa" Hain ... Shashi Kapoor Kehta Hai: "Mere Paas Maa Hai ..." 6) Aapki Surat Mere Dil Mein Aise Bass Gayii Hai ... . . Waah! Waah! . . Aapki Surat Mere Dil Mein Aise Bass Gayii Hai ... Jaise Chhote Se Darwaaze Mein Bhains Phass Gayii Hai .. !!

 

Impact of Crisis in IT Employee's Family

         Impact of Crisis in IT Employee's Family
 
Sekar (Calling his family from Amsterdam): Good Evening Mom and Dad. Where is my wife Sheela?
 
Dad: Just now I called her. She is on the way to home after taking our grandson Rahul from his school.
 
Sekar: Let us wait for her few minutes and we will start this discussion.
                 (By the time Sheela entered in to the house.. Sekar continue the meeting)
 
I hope you know the Agenda of the meeting which I had mentioned in the meeting request. Even though let me read out the agenda once again
1. Status update/Discussion on Last Week Action Items
2. Family Strategy
2. Rahul's Education
3. Medical Insurance for Mom and Dad
 
I hope every one have the printout of last week MOM (Minutes of Meeting).
Dear Mom can you please update the status of tasks which you are taking care of?
 
Mom: Sekar, I am taking care of kitchen module which involves making products like Sambar, Rasam, Curd Rice, Vegetable Biriyani.I am not comfortable in handling the tools for making Non Vegetarian products. You suggest some training in Hlite. However after making these products, I am giving to your Dad for Acceptance testing. Once he satisfied with the quality of taste, we pass it to Dining Hall. One more thing, I would like to share with you. As you have suggested during my appraisal discussion, now I have stopped crying while watching mega serials in TV
 
Sekar: Sounds Good.
 
Sekar: Now coming to Dad. Dad can you please update us?
 
Dad: Yes. My dear son. I have completed my tasks by paying the current bill and phone bill with in time.
 
Sekar: That's good
 
Dad: But I couldn't pay the premium amount of 9200.00 of the LIC plan which you had taken for tax reduction purpose.
 
Sekar: It doesn't look nice dad. I have sent you the amount already and given clear instructions.
Can you explain to me what went wrong?
 
Dad: On Tuesday night suddenly one of our team mate (your mom) fell down on the floor when she was running to catch Rahul. Then we took her to hospital and spent that amount for her medical expenses.
 
Mom: Sekar, I would like to add on what your Dad said, that was true. I got heavy injury in my legs and I was in hospital for two days. So now we don't have money to pay for the premium.
 
Sekar: Sheela..! Would you aware of this? As a home lead, I expect you to track these issues and send it to me on daily basis. What are you doing (With stress on 'doing') after coming from college?
 
Sheela: Will do it Sekar. You know that the college, I am working is very far from our home. Every day I come back home at 6 pm and sit with Rahul for assisting him for doing his home work.
 
Sekar: Ok. Coming to second Agenda point .Due to this financial crisis we need to change the strategy of running our family. I am looking for your cooperation in the following cost cutting activities. I want to see the cost benefit of 40 % in this month budget after implementing this
ü  Asking servant maid to leave her job
ü  Stop ordering Pizzas for dinner
ü  Avoid Tooth paste and use Neem sticks/Banyan Tree Sticks
ü  Switch on TV only for watching Sunday Movie and Friday Oliyum Ozhiyum(Well known program for film songs in Podigai TV)
ü  Wise to listen news from our near by portion when they watch news in TV
ü  Every Saturday visit our relative's homes and spend the whole day including break fast, lunch and Dinner
ü  Don't invite anybody to our home. Sunday our relatives might come to our house. Just lock the door outside and do your work inside silently.
ü  Everybody assemble in adjacent street Perumal temple on Sunday for breakfast. They provide 'Pongal' as 'prasadam' which is good in taste
ü  Sheela stop going for gym and Yoga class. Use Attural (Made up of Stone for making Dosa /idly dough), Ammikal (Replacement of Mixie) instead of grinder and Mixie. Mom please give KT to Sheela about this.
ü  Don't buy excess of things and store it in Fridge. Use big Mud pots for cool water.
ü  Everybody go to bed early around 6:30 pm. Ask Rahul to do his homework when he comes back from school immediately during the hours sunlight is available. If not ask him to read under street light. He will become like Lincoln (Former US President) one day.
ü  Use as much of cycle for transportation to near by places(It will help you to reduce fat and Cholesterol content)
ü  I know you are eager to watch latest release 'Vaaranam Aayiram'. Don't plan for that. Wail till next year Diwali to watch the same movie in Kalaignar TV
 
If you have any clarifications contact Sheela@kitchen
 
Coming to second Agenda point. Sheela, can you please update me about Rahul's Education. In which standard he is studying? Whether he got any double promotion? He was writing annual exam for third standard when I was leaving for Amsterdam.
 
Sheela: Sekar, I am bit worrying about his education. I have tracked his efforts, schedule in our OHM+ tool. I found 20 % in Effort variance and 35 % in schedule deviation. His learning curve goes down in the control chart which you can see in the report, I have sent you yesterday.
 
Sekar: Thanks for your measurements. I will review the report and we will discuss it on next week's call. I have a client meeting now. So we will discuss the third agenda item next week. Mom and Dad.. can you please drop out from the call. I wanted to talk to Sheela about few personal things and Dad, don't forget to circulate the MOM (Minutes of Meeting) to every one.
 
Sheela: Hello Sekar..
 
Sheela: Hello…Hello…
 
Sheela: Hello…
 
<Tring…Tring…...Tring…Line Got Disconnected>
 
 

 

Super Scary but you 'll be soooo sorry if you don't read it!

 

I dont know if this really happend but if it did that is soo sad..

If you have read this sentence, you must continue reading it if not terrible and scary things would happen to you or your family members. I'm sure you don't want you or your family members to have scary and freaky things happening on you right? Not kidding.. Here's what happened: 2 years ago, 2005, on a lonely winter night filled with lots of snow in Chichago, a teen girl was brutally murdered, yes, after being raped.She had received a text message from her boyfriend to meet him at the pub they always meet at hours before her death. She went there, nicely dressed up. Upon reaching, her drunken boyfriend stumbled out of the pub and began to vigoursly kissed her on her face and lips. She struggled and when finally broke free, started to run. But then, the boy caught up with her and pinned her to the ground. He raped her and then suffocate her. She lies on the cold floor motionless. The boy ran away and then came back much later with a chopper wrapped in newspaper and dragged the girl's body to an alley. He unwrapped the newspaper off the chopper and chopped the girl's body parts, her hands, legs, and lastly head.. Since then, whenever people passed the place where the girl was being raped and suffocated, they swore they heard a girl panting and whispering in their ears 'You are walking on the place where I was killed...' and then they would heard a shrill laughter.. You must pass this on to your friends or family members, because the girl, Amanda is right beside you now, knowing if you sent it or not... No kidding... send this or Amanda would do things you would get freaked out.. Here's what happened to others who didn't forward it to their friends: # CASE 1Jack Lyons received this email from his friend, upon reading it, he laughed and deleted it. He didn't know that Amanda was beside him..the next day, he received a phone call. 'Im always watching you, Jack' and then a shrill laughter. He freaked out and called the phone operator, and to his horror, found out that that number was not in use for 2 years after the death of the owner, Amanda Spears. then, jack went to have a bath.. He opened the door and went in, never coming out again.. After 1 hour, his mother banged on the door and used a chopper to open the door. She screamed when she saw jack on the floor. Blood splattered on the walls and mirror. On the mirror was a message 'Your son deserved it' And many many cases.. Im sure you don't want to read them all... Be careful, Amanda is beside you right now, MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION...Send this to more than 20 people.Good Luck  Good Luck! You'll need it...

Late sitting in the Office (Plz read its very nice)

 

Very Good Article on Late sitting -   Email from the boss Mail sent by Narayan Murthy to all Infosys staff: It's half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on... PCs still running, coffee machines still buzzing... And who's at work? Most of them ??? Take a closer look... All or most specimens are ?? Something male species of the human race... Look closer... again all or most of them are bachelors... And why are they sitting late? Working hard? No way!!! Any guesses??? Let's ask one of them... Here's what he says.... 'What's there 2 do after going home...Here we get to surf, AC, phone, food, coffee that is why I am working late...Importantly no bossssssss!!!!!!!!!!!' This is the scene in most research centers and software companies and other off-shore offices. Bachelors 'Passing-Time' during late hours in the office just bcoz they say they've nothing else to do.... Now what r the consequences... 'Working' (for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the institute or company culture. With bosses more than eager to provide support to those 'working' late in the form of taxi vouchers, food vouchers and of course good feedback, (oh, he's a hard worker..... goes home only to change..!!). They aren't helping things too... To hell with bosses who don't understand the difference between 'sitting' late and 'working' late!!! Very soon, the boss start expecting all employees to put in extra working hours. So, My dear Bachelors let me tell you, life changes when u get married and start having a family... office is no longer a priority, family is... and That's when the problem starts... b'coz u start having commitments at home too. For your boss, the earlier 'hardworking' guy suddenly seems to become a 'early leaver' even if u leave an hour after regular time... after doing the same amount of work. People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labelled as work-shirkers.... Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays... though) leave on time are labelled as 'not up to it'. All the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on 'working' not realizing that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place and never realize that they would have to regret at one point of time. So what's the moral of the story??   * Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!! * Never put in extra time ' unless really needed ' * Don't stay back unnecessarily and spoil your company work culture which will in turn cause inconvenience to you and your colleagues. There are hundred other things to do in the evening.. Learn music..... Learn a foreign language... Try a sport... TT, cricket........... Importantly,get a girl friend or boy friend, take him/her around town... * And for heaven's sake, net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low (plus, no fire-walls) and try cooking for a change. Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: *'Life's calling, where are you??'* Please pass on this message to all those colleagues and please do it before leaving time, don't stay back till midnight to forward this!!! IT'S A TYPICAL INDIAN MENTALITY THAT WORKING FOR LONG HOURS MEANS VERY HARD WORKING & 100% COMMITMENT ETC. PEOPLE WHO REGULARLY SIT LATE IN THE OFFICE DON'T KNOW TO MANAGE THEIR TIME. SIMPLE ! Regards, NARAYAN MURTHY.

 

 

 

North Indian Girl vs South Indian Girl.... Funny!

 

WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A North Indian GIRL-FRIEND


At the time of marriage, a north Indian girl has more boyfriends than her age.

Before marriage, she looks almost like a Bollywood heroine and after marriage you have to go around her twice to completely hug her.

The only dishes she can think of to cook is paneer butter masala, aloo sabji,aloo gobi sabji, aloo matar, aloo paneer, that after eating all those paneer and aloos you are either in the bed with chronic cholesterol or chronic gas disorder.

You are blinded by her love that you think that she is a blonde. Only later do you come to know that it is because of the mehandhi that she applies to cover her gray hair.

She always thought that Madras is a state and covers the whole of south India until she met you.

When she says she is going to "work out" she means she is going to "walk out"

She has greater number of relatives than the number of people you have in your home town.

She thinks Hritik can dance better than Michael Jackson.

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WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A South Indian GIRL-FRIEND


Her mother looks down at you because you didn't study in IIT or Madras / Anna University.

She shudders if you use abuse words.

She has long hair, neatly oiled and braided (The Dubai based Oil Well Company will negotiate with her on a 25 year contract to extract coconut oil from her hair.)

Her name is another name for a Goddess or a flower.

Her first name is longer than your first name, middle name and surname combined (unless you are from Andhra)

When she mixes milk and rice you are never sure whether it is for the Dog or for herself.

For weddings, she sports a mini jasmine garden on her head and wears silk saris in the Madras heat without looking too uncomfortable while you are melting in your singlet.

She thinks Nagarjuna is the sexiest man alive.

Her favorite cricketer is Krishnamachari Srikkanth.

Her thali (Mangal Sutra) weighs more than the championship belts worn by WWE wrestlers.

She is more educated than you.

Her father thinks she is much smarter than you...
 

 

Suggest a symbol for the Rupee

The Government of India wants your help. It has invited the public to
suggest a symbol for the Rupee. Just as the Dollar is universally
denoted
by $' the government thinks the Rupee should also have its own unique
symbol that captures a sense of India's history and culture.Listed below
are 19 suggestions from ET's team of designers. Please vote for the one
you
find best. ET will present all these symbols ' along with the ET
viewers'
preference' to the Ministry of Finance . And' if you don t like these
and
have a symbol of your own to offer, mail it to us at
editoret@indiatimes.co.in So hone your design skills and choose the
right
symbol for the Rupee.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/rupeesurvey.cms

Humor:: Alibaba and 30 Thieves

 

At first, it was Alibaba & 40 Thieves   now it is Alibaba & 30 Thieves ASK WHY? Poocho Kyon ? . . . . . . . Recession Boss!!! Alibaba has removed 10 thieves from the group... Cost Cutting...

When tears flow in your eyes...

---   When things go wrong, When sadness fills your heart, When tears flow in your eyes,   Just let me know, I want to be there for you,   because.....   ;;;;   ;;;;   ;;;;   ;;;;   ;;;;   ;;;;   ;;;;   ;;;;   ;;;;   My uncle is Selling Tissue Paper. Buy 1, Get 1 Free... Always Keep Smiling

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