You may follow this too, Cheers!

The woman in your life. Must read.

Tomorrow you may get a working woman, but you should marry her with these facts as well.



Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are;

Who is earning almost as much as you do;



One, who has dreams and aspirations just as you have because she is as human as you are;


One, who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your Sister haven't, as she was busy in studies and competing in a system that gives no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements.

One, who has lived and loved her parents & brothers & sisters, almost as much as you do for 20-25 years of her life;

One, who has bravely agreed to leave behind all that, her home, people who love her, to adopt your home, your family, your ways and even your family ,name.
 One, who is somehow expected to be a master-chef from day #1, while you sleep oblivious to her predicament in her new circumstances, environment and that kitchen.
 One, who is expected to make the tea, first thing in the morning and cook food at the end of the day, even if she is as tired as you are, maybe more, and yet never ever expected to complain; to be a servant, a cook, a mother, a wife, even if she doesn't want to; and is learning just like you are as to what you want from her; and is clumsy and sloppy at times and knows that you won't like it if she is too demanding, or if she learns faster than you;



One, who has her own set of friends, and that includes boys and even men at her workplace too, those, who she knows from school days and yet is willing to put all that on the back-burners to avoid your irrational jealousy, unnecessary competition and your inherent insecurities;



Yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can, but won't, simply Because you won't like it, even though you say otherwise.


One, who can be late from work once in a while when deadlines, just like yours, are to be met;



One, who is doing her level best and wants to make this most important, relationship in her entire life a grand success, if you just help her some and trust her;



One, who just wants one thing from you, as you are the only one she knows in your entire house - your unstinted support, your sensitivities and most importantly - your understanding, or love, if you may call it.



But not many guys understand this......



Please appreciate "HER".

Respect Her.
Forward this to as many women as possible... they'll love you for it!

Forward this to as many men as you can so that they'll know why women are so special :-)


Have a wonderful day!!

Cheers!

A Train Conversation!! Real-Life Story!!

A real story!! Worthwhile to share...


A gossip between a passenger and Software Engineer in Shatabdi Express!!


An interesting and a must read!

Vivek Pradhan was not a happy man.. Even the comfort of the air-conditioned compartment of the Shatabdi express could not cool his frayed nerves. He was the Project Manager and still not entitled to air travel. It was not the prestige he sought, he had tried to reason with the admin person, it was the savings in time. As PM, he had so many things to do!!


He opened his case and took out the laptop, determined to put the time to some good use.

'Are you from the software industry sir?' the man beside him was staring appreciatively at the laptop. Vivek glanced briefly and mumbled in affirmation, handling the laptop now with exaggerated care and importance as if it were an expensive car.

'You people have brought so much advancement to the country, Sir.  Today everything is getting computerized.'

'Thanks,' smiled Vivek, turning around to give the man a look. He always found it difficult to resist appreciation. The man was young and stockily built like a sportsman..... He looked simple and strangely out of place in that little lap of luxury like a small town
boy in a prep school. He probably was a railway sportsman making the most of his free traveling pass.

'You people always amaze me,' the man continued, 'You sit in an office and write something on a computer and it does so many big things outside.'

Vivek smiled deprecatingly. Naiveness demanded reasoning not anger.


'It is not as simple as that my friend. It is not just a question of writing a few lines. There is a lot of process that goes behind it.'


For a moment, he was tempted to explain the entire Software Development Lifecycle but restrained himself to a single statement.

'It is complex, very complex.'

'It has to be. No wonder you people are so highly paid,' came the reply.



This was not turning out as Vivek had thought. A hint of belligerence crept into his so far affable, persuasive tone.


'Everyone just sees the money. No one sees the amount of hard work we have to put in. Indians have such a narrow concept of hard work. Just because we sit in an air-conditioned office, does not mean our brows do not sweat. You exercise the muscle; we exercise the mind and believe me that is no less taxing.'


He could see, he had the man where he wanted, and it was time to drive home the point.

'Let me give you an example. Take this train. The entire railway reservation system is computerized. You can book a train ticket between any two stations from any of the hundreds of computerized booking centers across the country.


Thousands of transactions accessing a single database, at a time concurrently; data integrity, locking, data security. Do you understand the complexity in designing and coding such a system?'


The man was awestruck; quite like a child at a planetarium. This was something big and beyond his imagination.

'You design and code such things?'


'I used to,' Vivek paused for effect, 'but now I am the Project Manager.'



'Oh!' sighed the man, as if the storm had passed over, 'so your life is easy now.'

This was like the last straw for Vivek. He retorted, 'Oh come on, does ever get easy as you go up the ladder. Responsibility only brings more work. Design and coding! That is the easier part. Now I do not do it, but I am responsible for it and believe me, that is far more stressful. My job is to get the work done in time and with the highest quality.


To tell you about the pressures, there is the customer at one end, always changing his requirements, the user at the other, wanting something else, and your boss, always expecting you to have finished it yesterday.'


Vivek paused in his diatribe, his belligerence fading with self-realization. What he had said, was not merely the outburst of a wronged man, it was the truth. And one need not get angry while defending the truth.


'My friend,' he concluded triumphantly, 'you don't know what it is to be in the Line of Fire'.


The man sat back in his chair, his eyes closed as if in realization.


When he spoke after sometime, it was with a calm certainty that surprised Vivek.



'I know sir,..... I know what it is to be in the Line of Fire......'



He was staring blankly, as if no passenger, no train existed, just a vast expanse of time.

'There were 30 of us when we were ordered to capture Point 4875 in the cover of the night.


The enemy was firing from the top.


There was no knowing where the next bullet was going to come from and for whom.


In the morning when we finally hoisted the tri-colour at the top only 4 of us were alive.'



'You are a...?'



'I am Subedar Sushant from the 13 J&K Rifles on duty at Peak 4875 in Kargil. They tell me I have completed my term and can opt for a soft assignment.


But, tell me sir, can one give up duty just because it makes life easier?


On the dawn of that capture, one of my colleagues lay injured in the snow, open to enemy fire while we were hiding behind a bunker.


It was my job to go and fetch that soldier to safety. But my captain Sahib refused me permission and went ahead himself.


He said that the first pledge he had taken as a Gentleman Cadet was to put the safety and welfare of the nation foremost followed by the safety and welfare of the men he commanded... ....his own personal safety came last, always and every time.'

'He was killed as he shielded and brought that injured soldier into the bunker.. Every morning thereafter, as we stood guard, I could see him taking all those bullets, which were actually meant for me.  I know sir....I know, what it is to be in the Line of Fire.'

Vivek looked at him in disbelief not sure of how to respond. Abruptly, he switched off the laptop.


It seemed trivial, even insulting to edit a Word document in the presence of a man for whom valour and duty was a daily part of life; valour and sense of duty which he had so far attributed only to epical heroes.


The train slowed down as it pulled into the station, and Subedar Sushant picked up his bags to alight. 

'It was nice meeting you sir.'

Vivek fumbled with the handshake.



This hand... had climbed mountains, pressed the trigger, and hoisted the tri-colour. Suddenly, as if by impulse, he stood up at attention and his right hand went up in an impromptu salute....


It was the least he felt he could do for the country.




PS: The incident he narrated during the capture of Peak 4875 is a true-life incident during the Kargil war. Capt. Batra sacrificed his life while trying to save one of the men he commanded, as victory was within sight. For this and various other acts of bravery, he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the nation's highest military award.


Live humbly, there are great people around us, let us learn!



BE POLITE… EVERYONE U MEET IS FIGHTING A HARD BATTLE !

LOLZ - If Columbus had been married :)

If Columbus had been married, he might never have discovered America, because he would have had to answer all the following questions:


• Where are you going?

• With whom?

• Why?

• How are you going?

• To discover what?

• Why only you?

• What do I do when you are not here?

• Can I come with you?

• When will you be back?

• Would you have dinner at home?

• What would you bring for me?

• You deliberately made this plan without me, didnt you?

• You seem to be making a lot of these programs lately...

• Answer me why?

• I want to go to my mothers house.

• I want you to drop me there.

• I dont want to come back ever!

• What do you mean, OK?

• Why arent you stopping me?

• I dont understand what this whole discovery thing is about.

• You always do things like this.

• Last time you also did the same thing!

• Nowadays you always seem to do this kind of stuff.

• I still dont understand what else is left to be discovered!








Bright students financial help from Infosys Foundation

If you have come across any bright students coming from poor financial background who have finished their 10th standard this year (April 2009) and scored more than 80%, please ask them to contact the NGO-Prerana (supported by Infosys foundation). The NGO is conducting a written test and those who clear the test will be eligible for financial help for their further studies. Please ask the students to contact the people mentioned below to get the form:

580,Shubhakar,
44th cross, 1st A main road, Jayanagar 7th block,
Bangalore

Contact numbers:
1. Saraswati - 9900906338
2. Mr. Shivkumar - 9986630301
3. Ms. Bindu- 9964534667


Even if you don't know anyone, please pass on this info, someone might be in need of this help desperately!

Stroke - Brain blood clot - Safety measures and tips

You could save a life. 
Remember the first 3 letters of STROKE (STR)...



 
My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a
party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance)

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.)

She had suffered a stroke at the
party . Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.

Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. It only takes a minute to read this...


STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.


RECOGNIZING A STROKE


Remember the '3' steps,
STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster.

The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking
three simple questions :

S
* Ask the individual to SMILE ..
T
* = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg 'It is sunny out today').
R
* Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call the ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.


NOTE
: Another 'sign' of a stroke is

1.
Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue.
2.
If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
 

Top 10 comedy questions and answers

Top 10 most comedy questions people usually ask in obvious situations


1. At the movies: When you meet acquaintances/ friends...


Question: - Hey, what are you doing here?
Answer: - Don’t u know, I sell tickets in black over here...




2. In the bus: A heavy lady wearing pointed high-heeled shoes steps on your feet...


Question: - Sorry, did that hurt?
Answer: - No, not at all, I'm on local anesthesia... ... why don't you try again?




3. At a funeral: One of the teary-eyed people ask...


Question: - Why, why him, of all people.
Answer: - Why? Would it rather have been you?




4. At a restaurant: When you ask the waiter


Question: - Is the "Butter Paneer Masala" good??
Answer: - No, it’s terrible and made of adulterated cement. We occasionally also spit in it.




5. At a family get-together: When some distant aunt meets you after years


Question: - Munna, Chickoo, you've become so big.
Answer: - Well you haven't particularly shrunk yourself.




6. When a friend announces her wedding, and you ask...


Question: - Is the guy you're marrying good?
Answer: - No, he’s a miserable wife-beating, insensitive lout...it's just the money.




7. When you get woken up at midnight by a phone call...


Question: - Sorry. Were you sleeping?
Answer: - No. I was doing research on whether the Zulu tribes in Africa marry or not. You thought I was sleeping.... you dumb witted moron.




8. When you see a friend/colleague with evidently shorter hair...


Question: - Hey have you had a haircut?
Answer: - No, its autumn and I'm shedding.... ..




9. At the dentist when he's sticking pointed objects in your mouth...


Question: - Tell me if it hurts?
Answer: - No it won’t. It will just bleed.




10. You are smoking a cigarette and a cute woman in your office asks.. .


Question: - Oh, so you smoke.
Answer: - Gosh, it's a miracle ...... it was a piece of chalk and now it's in flames!!!

Salaries likely to increase by up to 20% in 2010

Source from Yahoo news.


Hiring activities in India Inc have gone up by 15-20% in the last four months compared with 2008, an indication that the job market is opening up and companies are loosening controls imposed on recruitment, training expenses and salary hikes.


HR consulting firms FE spoke to said the calendar year 2010 looks hopeful not only on the hiring front, but for salaries and bonuses as well. However, companies will continue to remain conservative on salary hikes across the board.


The exorbitant salaries and huge bonuses for people at the top management level, which saw a dip of about 25-30% in their cost to company (CTC) during the slowdown, could go up by 15-20% in 2010. This will include managing directors, chief executives, chief financial officers, senior vice-presidents and executive directors.


"In percentage terms, the total package might not move up significantly, but other benefits like perks and variable pay are expected to increase," said Arunima Sharma, principal consultant at Execuzen. Moreover, huge bonuses of about 80-100% will now shrink to 30-50%.


The top-level salary in the BFSI (banking, financial services and insurance) sector at present is more than Rs 1 crore per annum compared with more than Rs 2-3 crore in the beginning of 2008.


In the manufacturing and engineering sectors, it is still lower at around Rs 80 lakh, compared with Rs 1 crore earlier. IT/ITeS, which took the maximum hit during the downturn, is ready to give salaries in the range of Rs 1.5 to Rs 5 crore. Pharma is still lower by 10-15% against the 2008 levels. Salary at the top level in this sector is between Rs 75 and 80 lakh per annum.


In the media sector, current salaries at the top level are more than Rs 1 crore, whereas, for retail and real estate sector, salaries might go up from Rs 75 lakhs and Rs 1 crore, respectively, per annum .


Said Shiv Agrawal, CEO of ABC Consultants, "Salaries at the top level are expected to increase in the range of 8-15%. The 15-20% hike will be exceptional for very good performers. The 2010 salaries will see more variable pay component, which will be performance driven."


According to Sharma, more and more expats from Europe and Japan are also looking to come back to India, especially in the financial services and advertising sectors. "I expect that by March 2010, we will see a turnaround and things will be back to normal in terms of salaries," she said.


Meanwhile, experts say hiring will continue, albeit to meet pent up demand (where hiring was frozen in the downturn and is now opening up).


According to Naukri JobSpeak index for November 2009, hiring activities saw a significant push across all sectors with auto, insurance and telecom sectors seeing a double-digit percentage growth.
Smita Joshi Saha
Source : http://in.news.yahoo.com/241/20091231/1257/tnl-salaries-likely-to-increase-by-up-to.html

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