Use of Regards in email

Email is a medium to convey your messages and build a relationship with the people. So email should be like you are speaking to him/her not as our syllabus text book.

When you meet someone you end your conversation with goodbye. Should it not be applicable with email also? I believe it not should be but must.

With goodbye your conversation seems abrupt, so mail too. The sign-off is the last part of any mail that recipient read. So last part should be interesting and motivating.

 So take some extra time to think how to end your email. Sign off should not be traditional, it should be according to the situation and your relation with the recipients.

Few Sign-off and their uses :

1. Regards - It is most common and simple sign off. Generally used for formal mail.

2. Best Regards - It is used when you have a new relationship with the recipients.

3. Kind Regards - If the recipients of mail is woman it is advisable to use Kind Regards.

4. Best - Short form of 'Best Regards, you can an alternate too.

5. Sincerely - Use it when you are trying to make understand the recipient that you will not take undue advantage his leniency. OR you are trying to convince some to believe you.

6. Best Wishes - When you are well-wisher of recipients but not too close. And the sitiauon is like are not hearing this person in while.

7. Take Care - When you are well-wisher of recipient, just like Best Wishes but you are closer to recipient.

8. Thanks - When you really want to say thanks to recipients.

RUN Commands !

1. Accessibility Controls - access.cpl
2. Accessibility Wizard - accwiz
3. Add Hardware Wizard - hdwwiz.cpl
4. Add/Remove Programs - appwiz.cpl
5. Administrative Tools - control admintools
6. Automatic Updates - wuaucpl.cpl
7. Bluetooth Transfer Wizard - fsquirt
8. Calculator - calc
9. Certificate Manager - certmgr.msc
10. Character Map - charmap
11. Check Disk Utility - chkdsk
12. Clipboard Viewer - clipbrd
13. Command Prompt - cmd
14. Component Services - dcomcnfg
15. Computer Management - compmgmt.msc
16. Control Panel - control
17. Date and Time Properties - timedate.cpl
18. DDE Shares - ddeshare
19. Device Manager - devmgmt.msc
20. Direct X Troubleshooter - dxdiag
21. Disk Cleanup Utility - cleanmgr
22. Disk Defragment - dfrg.msc
23. Disk Management - diskmgmt.msc
24. Disk Partition Manager - diskpart
25. Display Properties - control desktop
26. Display Properties - desk.cpl
27. Dr. Watson System Troubleshooting­ Utility - drwtsn32
28. Driver Verifier Utility - verifier
29. Event Viewer - eventvwr.msc
30. Files and Settings Transfer Tool - migwiz
31. File Signature Verification Tool - sigverif
32. Findfast - findfast.cpl
33. Firefox - firefox
34. Folders Properties - control folders
35. Fonts - control fonts
36. Fonts Folder - fonts
37. Free Cell Card Game - freecell
38. Game Controllers - joy.cpl
39. Group Policy Editor (for xp professional) - gpedit.msc
40. Hearts Card Game - mshearts
41. Help and Support - helpctr
42. HyperTerminal - hypertrm
43. Iexpress Wizard - iexpress
44. Indexing Service - ciadv.msc
45. Internet Connection Wizard - icwconn1
46. Internet Explorer - iexplore
47. Internet Properties - inetcpl.cpl
48. Keyboard Properties - control keyboard
49. Local Security Settings - secpol.msc
50. Local Users and Groups - lusrmgr.msc
51. Logs You Out Of Windows - logoff
52. Malicious Software Removal Tool - mrt
53. Microsoft Chat - winchat
54. Microsoft Movie Maker - moviemk
55. Microsoft Paint - mspaint
56. Microsoft Syncronization Tool - mobsync
57. Minesweeper Game - winmine
58. Mouse Properties - control mouse
59. Mouse Properties - main.cpl
60. Netmeeting - conf
61. Network Connections - control netconnections
62. Network Connections - ncpa.cpl
63. Network Setup Wizard - netsetup.cpl
64. Notepad - notepad
65. Object Packager - packager
66. ODBC Data Source Administrator - odbccp32.cpl
67. On Screen Keyboard - osk
68. Outlook Express - msimn
69. Paint - pbrush
70. Password Properties - password.cpl
71. Performance Monitor - perfmon.msc
72. Performance Monitor - perfmon
73. Phone and Modem Options - telephon.cpl
74. Phone Dialer - dialer
75. Pinball Game - pinball
76. Power Configuration - powercfg.cpl
77. Printers and Faxes - control printers
78. Printers Folder - printers
79. Regional Settings - intl.cpl
80. Registry Editor - regedit
81. Registry Editor - regedit32
82. Remote Access Phonebook - rasphone
83. Remote Desktop - mstsc
84. Removable Storage - ntmsmgr.msc
85. Removable Storage Operator Requests - ntmsoprq.msc
86. Resultant Set of Policy (for xp professional) - rsop.msc
87. Scanners and Cameras - sticpl.cpl
88. Scheduled Tasks - control schedtasks
89. Security Center - wscui.cpl
90. Services - services.msc
91. Shared Folders - fsmgmt.msc
92. Shuts Down Windows - shutdown
93. Sounds and Audio - mmsys.cpl
94. Spider Solitare Card Game - spider
95. SQL Client Configuration - cliconfg
96. System Configuration Editor - sysedit
97. System Configuration Utility - msconfig
98. System Information - msinfo32
99. System Properties - sysdm.cpl
100. Task Manager - taskmgr
101. TCP Tester - tcptest
102. Telnet Client - telnet
103. User Account Management - nusrmgr.cpl
104. Utility Manager - utilman
105. Windows Address Book - wab
106. Windows Address Book Import Utility - wabmig
107. Windows Explorer - explorer
108. Windows Firewall - firewall.cpl
109. Windows Magnifier - magnify
110. Windows Management Infrastructure - wmimgmt.msc
111. Windows Media Player - wmplayer
112. Windows Messenger - msmsgs
113. Windows System Security Tool - syskey
114. Windows Update Launches - wupdmgr
115. Windows Version - winver
116. Wordpad - write

How to make Knot of a tie

Things You Never Knew About The Olympics

Thought you knew everything about the Olympics? Think again. Here's our pick of the 50 most interesting facts about the world's biggest sporting event.

1. Shakespeare was the first person to use the word "Olympian" in 1591, in Henry VI, with the line: "Promise them such rewards / As victors wear at the Olympian games."

2. The ancient Olympics were first referred to in Homer's Iliad, written in the 7th or 8th century BC.

3. The earliest record of the Games dates from 776 BC, when the only event was a foot race ..

4. ... and women, slaves and "impious" persons were banned from taking part in or watching the Games.

5. The "Olympic Truce" required that wars and disputes with the Hellenic world be suspended for the duration of the Games.

6. The first post-classical "Olimpick" games took place near Chipping Campden in 1612, exactly 400 years before London 2012.

7. The National Olympic Association was set up in 1865. Its aim was to establish a National Olympic Games, which would be held in a different city every year.

8. The first National Olympic Games took place in London in 1866, the last in the Hadley, Shropshire in 1883.

9. The International Olympic Committee was founded in 1894 by French aristocrat Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

10. Coubertin proposed Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger) as the official Olympic motto and created the symbol of the Olympic Rings to represent "the five parts of the world which are won over to Olympism".

11. The colour of the rings was selected because every nation's flag contains at least one of them.

12. The first International Olympic Committee Games took place in Athens in 1896 and had only nine events.

13. The 1900 Paris Olympics were the first to allow women to take part, and winners were awarded paintings rather than medals

14. The first female athlete to win an individual Olympic event was tennis player Charlotte Cooper from Ealing, west London, at the 1900 Games in Paris

15. The modern Olympic Games first came to London in 1908.

16. 'White City' takes its name from the paint used to decorate the Olympic Site at Shepherd's Bush in 1908

17. The White City Stadium took nine months to build, cost £60,000 and could hold between 70,000 and 93,000 people.

18. 56 gold, 51 silver and 38 bronze medals were won by Great Britain at the Great Stadium in 1908.

19. The London Games of 1908 consisted of 109 events, 2,023 athletes, 23 different countries and, for the first time, included water events in a swimming pool.

20. Sporting Life reported of the 1908 Games: "more miserable weather would be difficult to imagine", and it rained throughout the opening ceremony on July 13.

21. Electrical timing devices were used for the first time at the 1920 Games in Stockholm.

22. The official Olympic flag was flown for the first time during the 1920 Games in Antwerp.

23. The first flame to appear in modern Olympics was at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam, where tennis was abolished as an Olympic Sport (though it reappeared in the 1988 Games in Seoul).

24. The first Torch Relay started in Athens and went through Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Austria and Czechoslovakia before finishing in Berlin for the 1936 Games.

25. The 1944 Games had been awarded to London, but was cancelled due to WWII.

26. London hosted the first post-war games of 1948.

27. Advertisers were charged £250 in 1948 (the equivalent of £6,750 today) to feature the five-ring Olympic symbol in advertisements.

28. A torch from the 1948 Games was sold at Bonhams in 2008 for £2,520.

29. Starting blocks were used for sprinting races for the first time at the 1948 Olympics.

30. Wembley Arena will host the London 2012 Badminton, thereby becoming the only venue from the 1948 games to be used in London's third Games.

31. No Olympic Village was built in 1948 due to a lack of money; instead, the government accommodated the 4,100 or so athletes and over 1,000 officials at RAF stations, schools, colleges and nurses' homes.

32. Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire is regarded as the birth place of the Paralympics, as recovering soldiers from its local hospital took part in the town's games.

33. The first official Paralympic Games took place in 1960 in Rome and hosted 400 athletes from 23 countries.

34. The 2012 Torch Relay included 8,000 people and 1,018 towns and cities.

35. The Olympic Anthem, which is played when the Olympic Flag is raised during the opening ceremony, was composed by Spyridon Samar. Its lyrics are taken from a poem written by Greek poet Kostis Palamas.

36. London is the first city in history to hold the Olympic Games three times.

37. The Olympic Motto for the 2012 London Games is "Inspire a generation".

38. Women's boxing is to take place for the first time at this year's Games.

39. American swimmer Michael Phelps won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the most to be won by a single person in the Games' history.

40. The Berlin Olympics of 1936 were the first ever to be broadcast on television.

41. Equestrianism is the only Olympic sport in which men and women compete against each other on equal terms.

42. The London 2012 Olympic gold medal is made of 92.5 per cent silver, 1.34 per cent gold and the remainder copper.

43. The London Olympics 2012 consists of 300 events and 10,500 athletes from 205 different countries.

44. The Olympic Village will require 165,000 towels for the duration of the Games.

45. An estimated 260,000 loaves of bread will be eaten by athletes in the Olympic Village.

46. The wavelike roof of the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park is 160m long and 80m wide, giving it a longer span than Heathrow Terminal Five.

47. 4,000 bins will be emptied 336,000 times in the Olympic Park throughout the duration of the Olympics and Paralympics.

48. The London Philharmonic Orchestra took 50 hours to record the individual anthems of all nations competing in the 2012 Games.

49. During the Closing ceremony, three flags are raised; the Greek flag to honour the Games' birthplace, that of the current host country, and that of the country hosting the next Games.

50. 5,000 tonnes of sand have been brought to London from Surrey to accommodate the Beach Volleyball event at Horse Guards Parade

UNCOMMON KNOWLEDGE

DINESH VORA

(1) Ants don’t sleep.

(2) Owls have eyeballs that are tubular in shape, because of this, they cannot move their eyes.

(3) A bird requires more food in proportion to its size than a baby or a cat.

(4) The mouse is the most common mammal in the US.

(5) A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in length.

(6) A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

(7) The Canary Islands were not named for a bird called a canary. They were named after a breed of large dogs. The Latin name was Canariae insulae – “Island of Dogs.”

(8) There are 701 types of pure breed dogs.

(9) A polecat is not a cat. It is a nocturnal European weasel.

(10) The animal responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.

(11) The biggest pig in recorded history was Big Boy of Black Mountain, North Carolina, who was weighed at 1,904 pounds in 1939.

(12) Cats respond most readily to names that end in an “ee” sound.

(13) A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.

(14) Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses can be sunburned.

(15) Snakes are immune to their own poison.

(16) An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.

(17) The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.

(18) The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

(19) The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to Squirt blood 30 feet.

(20) Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear By 700 times.

(21) Cats have more than one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

(22) The biggest member of the cat family is the male lion, which weighs 528 pounds (240 kilograms).

(23) Most lipstick contains fish scales.

(24) The only food that doesn't spoil is Honey.

(25) Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants.

Abortion

A worried woman went to her Doctor and said :
'Doctor, I have a serious problem and desperately need your help!
My baby is not even 1 yr. old and I'm pregnant again. I don't want kids
so close together.'

So the doctor said: 'Ok, and what do you want me to do?'

She said: 'I want you to perform an abortion, and I'm counting on your
help with this.'

The doctor thought for a little, and after some silence he said to the
lady:
'I think I have a better solution for your problem.  It's less dangerous
for
you too.'

She smiled, thinking that the doctor was going to accept her request.

Then he continued: 'You see, in order for you not to have to take care of
2 babies at the same time, let's kill the one in your arms. This way, you
could
rest some before the other one is born.  If we're going to kill one of
them, it
doesn't matter which one it is. There would be no risk for your body if you
chose the one in your arms.

The lady was horrified and said: 'No doctor! How terrible! It's a crime to
kill a child!

'I agree', the doctor replied. 'But you seemed to be ok with it, so I
thought
maybe that was the best solution.  The doctor smiled, realizing that he had
made his point.

*He convinced the mom that there is no difference in killing a child that's
*
*already been born and one that's still in the womb. The crime is the same!*

Man's Life is incomplete withour her......

When I was born..!!
A Great Woman was there To hold me.. My Mother..!!

When I grew as a child..!!
A Woman was there to Care for Me & play with me.. My Sister.. !!

When I went to School..!!
A Woman was there To help me learn.. My Teacher.. !!

When I became depressed & whenever I lost..!!
A Woman was there to offer a shoulder.. My Friend.. !!

When I needed company, compatibility & love..!!
A great woman was there for Me.. My Wife.. !!

When I became tough..!!
A Woman was there To melt me.. My Daughter.. !!

And.. When I Die..
A Woman is there to absorb me In My Motherland.. !!

If you are a Man Value Every Woman.. !!

And..

If you are a Woman.. Be proud to be the One.. ! :) ♥

Give Answer

Question 1:

If you knew a woman who was pregnant, who had 8 kids already, three who were deaf, two who were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphillis, would you recommend that she have an abortion?

Read the next question before looking at the answer for this one.


Question 2:

It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three candidates.

Candidate A. Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
! ;
Candidate B He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps untilnoon , used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.

Candidate C He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.

Which of these candidates would be your choice?

Decide first... no peeking, and then scroll down for the reply.
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To find the answers. Scroll down, please.


Answer to Question No. 1





If your answer to the abortion question:

Is YES . . . .. . . you just killed Beethoven , the GREAT musician because He was born as the 9 th child with above mentioned...



Answer to Question No. 2

Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt.


Candidate B is Winston Churchill.


Candidate C is Adolph Hitler.


Pretty interesting, isn't it?
Makes a person think before judging someone !!!!
By the way, Who are we to judge anyone?

BE PATIENT

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home He stood in front of truck looked at the dents surprised but read “I love you Dad” & committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.

Interview

Interviewer: There are 50 bricks on an airoplane.

If u drop 1 outside. How many are left?

Applicant: That's easy, 49.

Interviewer: What are the three steps to put an elephant into a fridge?

Applicant: Open the fridge.
Put the elephant in.
Close the fridge.

Interviewer: What are the four steps to put a deer into the fridge?

Applicant: Open the fridge.
Take the elephant out.
Put the deer in.
Close the fridge.

Interviewer: It's lion's birthday, all animals are there except one, why?

Applicant: Because the deer is in the fridge.

Interviewer: How does an old woman cross a swamp filled with crocodiles?

Applicant: She just crosses it because the crocodiles are at the lion's birthday.

Interviewer: Last question.
In the end the old lady still died. Why?

Applicant: Er....I guess she drowned?

Interviewer: No! She was hit by the brick fallen frm the airoplane. You may leave

Awesome Answers In IAS Examination

Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)

Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23rd Rank Opted for IFS)

Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands. (Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)

Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. you will never find an elephant with one hand. (UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)

Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs, He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)

Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)

Q. What looks like half apple ?
A: The other half. (UPSC - IAS Topper )

Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A: Dinner.

Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A: Liquid (UPSC 33 Rank)

Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question. Think well before you make up your mind!" The boy thought for a while and said, "my choice is one really difficult question." "Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this.
"What comes first, Day or Night?"
The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, "It's the DAY sir!"
"How" the interviewer asked.
"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!"
He was selected for IIM!

Technical Skill is the mastery of complexity, while Creativity is the master of presence of mind.
This is a famous paper written for an Oxford philosophy exam, normally requiring an eight page essay answer and expected to be backed up with source material, quotes and analytical reasoning. This guy wrote the below answer and topped the exam!

OXFORD EXAMINATION BOARD 1987, ESSAY QUESTION
Question: What is courage? (50 Marks)
Answer (After 7 blank pages, at the end of the last page…): This is courage

Interview - Are you good at logic?

Ashok, a fresh computer graduate from a world-class University, goes for an
interview in a software company.

The interviewer is Sunder, a grubby old man. And the first question he asks
Ashok is, `Are you good at logic?'

`Of course,' replies Ashok.

`Let me test you,' replies Sunder. `Two men come down a chimney. One comes
with a clean face and the other comes out with a dirty face. Which one would
wash his face?'

Ashok stares at Sunder. `Is that a test in Logic?' Sunder nods.

`The one with the dirty face washes his face', Ashok answers wearily.

`Wrong. The one with the clean face washes his face. Examine the simple
logic. The one with the dirty face looks at the one with the clean face and
thinks his face is clean. The one with the clean face looks at the one with the
dirty face and thinks his face is dirty. So, the one with the clean face washes
his face.'

`Hmm. I never thought of that," says Ashok. `Give me another test.'

Sunder holds up two fingers, `Two men come down a chimney. One comes out with
a clean face and the other comes out with a dirty face. Which one washes his
face?'

`We have already established that. The one with the clean face washes his
face.'

`Wrong. Each one washes one's face. Examine the simple logic. The one with
the dirty face looks at the one with the clean face and thinks his face is
clean. The one with the clean face looks at the one with the dirty face and
thinks his face is dirty. So, the one with the clean face washes his face.
When the one with the dirty face sees the one with the clean face washing his
face, he also washes his face. So each one washes one's face.'

`I didn't think of that!' says Ashok. `It's shocking to me that I could make an
error in logic. Test me again!'

Sunder holds up two fingers, `Two men come down a chimney. One comes out with a
clean face and the other comes out with a dirty face. Which one washes his
face?'

`Each one washes his face.'

`Wrong. Neither one washes his face. Examine the simple logic. The one with
the dirty face looks at the one with the clean face and thinks his face is
clean. The one with the clean face looks at the one with the dirty face and
thinks his face is dirty. But when the one with clean face sees that the one
with the dirty face doesn't wash his face, he also doesn't wash his face. So
neither one washes his face.'

Ashok is desperate. `I am qualified for this job. Please give me one more
test!'

He groans when Sunder lifts his two fingers, `Two men come down a chimney. One
comes out with a clean face and the other comes out with a dirty face. Which
one washes his face?'

`Neither one washes his face', Ashok replies, `I have learnt this logic.'

`Wrong, again. Do you now see, Ashok, why programming knowledge is
insufficient for this job? Tell me, how is it possible for two men to come down
the same chimney, and for one to come out with a clean face and the
other with a
dirty face? Don't you see the flaw in the premise?'"

How to Handle Racism

This happened on TAM airlines.

A 50-something year old white woman arrived at her seat and saw that the passenger next to her was a black man.

Visibly furious, she called the air hostess.

"What's the problem, ma?" the hostess asked her

"Can't you see?" the lady said - "I was given a seat next to a black man. I can't seat here next to him. You have to change my seat"

- "Please, calm down, ma" - said the hostess
"Unfortunately, all the seats are occupied, but I'm still going to check if we have any."

The hostess left and returned some minutes later.

"Madam, as I told you, there isn't any empty seat in this class- economy class.
But I spoke to the captain and he confirmed that there isn't any empty seats in the economy class. We only have seats in the first class."

And before the woman said anything, the hostess continued

"Look, it is unusual for our company to allow a passenger from the economy class change to the first class.
However, given the circumstances, the commandant thinks that it would be a scandal to make a passenger travel sat next to an unpleasant person."

And turning to the black man, the hostess said:

"Which means, Sir, if you would be so nice to pack your handbag, we have reserved you a seat in the first class..."

And all the passengers nearby, who were shocked to see the scene started applauding, some standing on their feet."

A hero who deserves all our respect!!!

A lesson(must read and share)
Exact Narration by an auto-rickshaw passenger,

Suvendu Roy of Titan Industries, who shares his inspirational encounter with a rickshaw driver in Mumbai:

One Sunday, my wife, kid, and I had to travel to Andheri from Bandra. When I waved at a passing auto rickshaw, little did I expect that this ride would be any different...

I looked in front and there was a small TV. The driver had put on the Doordarshan channel.

My wife and I looked at each other with disbelief and amusement. In front of me was a small first-aid box with cotton, dettol and some medicines.

This was enough for me to realize that I was in a special vehicle.

Then I looked round again, and discovered more - there was a radio, fire extinguisher, wall clock, calendar, and pictures and symbols of all faiths

- from Islam and Christianity to Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism.

There were also pictures of the heroes of 26/11- Kamte, Salaskar, Karkare and Unnikrishnan.

I realized that not only my vehicle, but also my driver was special.

I started chatting with him and the initial sense of ridicule and disbelief gradually diminished.

I gathered that he had been driving an auto rickshaw for the past 8-9 years; he had lost his job when his employer's plastic company was shut down.

He had two school-going children, and he drove from 8 in the morning till 10 at night.

No break unless he was unwell. "Sahab, ghar mein baith ke T.V dekh kar kya faida? Do paisa income karega toh future mein kaam aayega."

We realized that we had come across a man who represents Mumbai – the spirit of work, the spirit of travel and the spirit of excelling in life.

I asked him whether he does anything else as I figured that he did not have too much spare time.

He said that he goes to an old age home for women in Andheri once a week or whenever he has some extra income, where he donates tooth brushes, toothpastes, soap, hair oil, and other items of daily use.

He pointed out to a painted message below the meter that read: "25 per cent discount on metered fare for the handicapped.

Free rides for blind passengers up to Rs. 50.

My wife and I were struck with awe. The man was a HERO!

A hero who deserves all our respect!!!

Our journey came to an end;

45 minutes of a lesson in humility, selflessness, and of a hero-worshipping Mumbai, my temporary home.

We disembarked, and all I could do was
to pay him a tip that would hardly cover a
free ride for a blind man.

I hope, one day, you too have a chance to meet Mr Sandeep Bachhe in his auto rickshaw: MH-02-Z-8508.

Be a Reason for Million Smiles….But Never be a reason for even a single Grudge….

Every now and then, give yourself a break

1. Every now and then, give yourself a break. Play sports, give
time to your family, friends, but always remember Allah and watch
that He is watching you.

2. Pray for blessing to come to those being lost, and pray to Allah
to guide them to the right path.

3. Hug your parents, kiss their hands and heads and always obey but
stop at Allah's orders.

4. Smile to everyone, for your smile makes a big difference to him
or her and you are rewarded.

5. Forgive, forget and smile.

6. Tears are not for women only... tears are for all human beings
with feelings remaining in them. Don't restrain your tears when
remembering Allah.

7. When people criticize your actions and effort, revise your
actions and see if they please Allah or no. If they do; then ignore
and remember how the Prophet (SAAW) and the Sahaba were criticized,
made fun of and even physically harmed, so have patience.


8. Read the Quran daily and try to have a schedule for completing
it as much as you could. As you open the Quran daily, read with
observing not just passing your eyes through the words.

9. Don't let popularity go to your head, for it never lasts and you
may lose from it more than gain.

10. Never look down on anybody, for, to Allah, they may be better
than you.

If someone says something mean ;to you, just shrug it off

1 If someone says something mean ;to you, just shrug it off and
dismiss it in a friendly, laidback manner, and pray that Allah shall
forgive them.

2. When you get angry, remember Allah, and how short and worthless
life is to waste in being Angry.

3. Remember that you can never have too many friends, but you can
have few quality friends that help you fulfill the purpose of your
creation (i.e. live for Allah).

4. When you're happy, try to share your happiness with others.
Thank Allah for that, and pray its continuation.

5. When something bad or embarrassing happens to you, just think
that it could always be worse, remember the reward of patience,and
thank Allah that it's not worse than it is.

6. Do something extra of goodness once in a while, like feeding a
poor person, or caressing an orphan's head.

7. Never stop believing that you can win Allah's love and thus work
For it. Then you can win the love of Allah's slaves.

8. Spend some time thinking of Allah's amazing creation.

9. Always love those who love Allah unconditionally. This way you
will ensure that you live for Him, love for Him, and hate for Him
(those who are enemies of Him).

10. Find the righteous ways to express yourself, and if you think
that what you are about to say shall cause no benefit, maintain
silence (this is tough!!).

Develpoer Vs Team Leader

Developer : Sir, I need to leave early today , I am feeling not well.
Team Leader : No, We have too much work today you have finish it at any cost than go.

Developer : Sir, I am sick. How can I work, Why are not allowing me to go home and rest.

Team Leader : Second Last time when we need you. You have told us that your parents are coming, I need to leave early. And we have let you go because it is not your parents mistake that you are a software engineer :)

Third Last time when we need you. You have told us that you need to leave early since you have to meet your friends. And we have let you go because your friends should not be punish cause of you.

Fourth Last time when we need you. You have told us that you need to leave early to go out with your girl friend. And we have let you go why should a girl suffer cause of you. :)

And Fifth Last time when we need you. You have gone without informing us. :)

Now tell me why should we let you go , for the sake of whom :)

Fun With RTI

One of my friend Vivek (name changed) narrated a true incidence to me that is happen to him. How he has dumped by a Bank(Indian Bank) for rupees 10k?

He has done a LIC with money back. One day he has met his LIC agent. Agent informed him, LIC sent him a check of 10k rupees 3 months back did he get that? Vivek told him that he has no information of any check. Agent informed him that check delivered and encashed. While the check was account pay. But there was no entry in the pass book of this check neither for submitting nor for encashment.Now the question is who has encash the check? And why there is no entry of this check in pass book?

One fault was of Vivek also in whole scam he has his accountant address for correspondence. Since Vivek lived 10km away from the main city that's why for the easiness of correspondence he has given his accountant address. Vivek father had a small firm in which 10-12 people are working including that accountant.

Vivek asked his accountat about the check but he show complete ignorance about any check.
But the question is how any other person can encash that check with A/c pay of Vivek. And why is not any entry in pass book of this check.

Indian Bank is like a family bank of Vivek, He has an account in this bank from from last 10 years. His father also has borrowed a loan from the bank.

Vivek met to bank manager and discussed the matter. He asked him for help, but he presents his helplessness.Than Vivek asked him about voucher of check submission.But he was not ready even to talk on this matter further.

Vivek father had so much trust on bank that he was blaming Vivek that he has not informed him about check and himself encash the check and spent.

Vivek has filled an RTI with two questions
1. How any one can other than him encash a check from his bank account?
2. If it is any way, Why there is no entry in check book of this check submission and withdrawal?


Now it was bank manager turn to be flabbergasted. He arranged a meeting what to do now with senior members.Next day Bank Manager called Vivek father and told him if his son has not return his plea for RTI they will cancel his Loan. ( A menace like old bollywood movies. :))

There is no way for his father now except to say to back his son... Otherwise bank will cancel his loan.

And now Vivek written one more application that he has no need of any information.

Bank called Vivek now and show him the voucher..Voucher has the duplicate sign of Vivek that was not even matching with his original signature..

But what to do now... He was helpless ... returned home with broken heart.

....................
.................... That's All Your Honor

But don't desperate with such incident we have no option other than RTI so keep it up here is the way to fill RTI.

RTI
RTI Website
RTI Act
More about RTI
How to Write RTI
How to subimt RTI

Contribution in Corruption

I had caught a UP Roadway bus for my Home town(Manglour) from ISBT Delhi.It was morning time day was pleasant with breezy wind.My friend Vinay was with me.I had asked for the ticket of Manglour to Conductor. It is a small town 10 kilometers before Roorkee but has a bus stoppage :)

Conductor : There is no ticket for Manglour you have to take the ticket for Roorkee.
Me : But there is a proper stoppage there and I had take it several times.

Although the fair difference is only 5 rupees. But I had made a resolve not to give a single penny extra.

Conductor : This is not in our list it may be the case that you have take it in Uttarakhand Bus.
Me : No, I took it in both. Can you please show me the list?

Conductor : It is. He handed the list to me.
Me : (After searching the list) It is. Why are you telling a lie?

Conductor : This is old list it is removed now.
Me : Do you have the updated one?

Conductor : No, I have not.
Me : Ok! decide not to argue with him any more. Even though knew that he is telling a lie.

Every thing was ok till Meerut. Two persons get in from Meerut.And ask two tickets for Manglour. But conductor has given the same answer.

My temperature was already high after listening it, it was on top.

I saw a number written on Bus, UP Bus Manager Number.

"09412705850 - Please call him for any inconvenience."

I dialed the number.

After 2-3 ring someone has picked the phone.

Sir, I have caught the UP Roadways bus from Delhi for Manglour. But Conductor is not ready to give me ticket for Manglour, Is it not it your list?

"Yes, it is. Give him the phone.", replied that person from other side.

"Hey! Someone wants to talk to you", I called him.

"Who is that ? " cried the conductor.

"I hand over the phone to him.", in response.

Don't what the other person said to him. After talking on phone conductor moved to me.

"How much should I return to you?" asked the conductor to me.

"5 rupees and return to those two person also." said him with pride.

He returned me five rupees note with fretful face.

Though five rupees is not a big amount but I was more than happy at this triumph. At least I have not contributed in corruption.

Why Shout?

Why shout???****

A theology professor was teaching about proverbs 15:1. He asked his
students, *"Why do we shout in anger?* Why do people shout at each other
when they are upset?

The students thought for a while. One of them said, because we lose our
calm, we shout for that. "But why shout when
the other person is just next to you?" asked the professor.

"Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you
shout at a person when you are angry?"

The students gave some other answers but none satisfied the professor.
Finally he explained, *"When two people are angry at each other, their
hearts psychologically distance themselves.* To cover the distance, they
must shout to be able to hear each other. *The angrier they are, the
stronger they will shout to hear each other through that great distance.*

Then the professor asked, *"What happens when two people fall in love? *They
don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? *Because their hearts are
psychologically very close.* The distance between them is very small. The
professor continued, "When they love each other even more, what happens?
They do not speak, only whisper and they even get even closer to each other
in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each
other and that's all....