Straws that you use..................Be cautious & Careful

Useful information:.............................................Received from my friend.......Pl Read.

I ordered a Club Sandwich and a Sprite in a restaurant somewhere. When I finished half of the sandwich I sipped a sprite. But it didn't taste like an ordinary sprite I used to drink. So I sipped once more, but it still tasted the same. It tasted like a sprite mixed with some kind of oil.

I called the clerk and asked him if the sprite was expired.. He said it was just delivered today. So I asked him to taste it. Then he also found that something was wrong with it.

Both of us were wondering for a while. Then I got to look inside the straw. There were a lot of tiny black round things that looked like eggs. So I cut the middle of the straw lengthwise to have a better look.. Yuck. There were a lot of tiny black round things in it.. I suppose they were eggs of cockroach. About 1000 eggs were there. Then I began to check all the other straws in the straws case one by one. Almost all of them contained black eggs that seemed to be either the cockroach eggs or excretions..

After the incident I began to check all the straws in the restaurants and fast food chains that I had gone to. Almost of all the straws contained the same black eggs. Especially the darker the colors of straws, the more black eggs were found. In black straws, extreme amount of black eggs were found. It was found out that it's because the cockroaches live (hatch eggs and excrete) in the dark places.

* 80% or more restaurants in the malls use red or black colored straws.

SO NEXT TIME.... BE CAUTIOUS... CHECK THE STRAW BEFORE YOU PLACE IT INSIDE THE DRINK.

Is Dr. Manmohan Singh Guilty?.............YES

Is Dr. Singh guilty?
You decide

Courtesy: Hindi Milap, Hyderabad , December 20, 2010

 

 we have been deluged with details of the 2G spectrum scam. Every channel worth its salt has aired innumerable talk shows and discussions on this mother of all scams. On the one hand Subramanyam Swamy is accusing Dr. Manmohan Singh of refusing to act on his petition to prosecute Andimuthu Raja, and on the other we have the congress spokespersons eulogizing the Government’s morality sacking in Raja.

     All this reminds of a Vikramaditya and the Betal story I read years ago.

Once there lived an old and pious man, renowned for his honesty. One day his neighbor, a rich merchant comes to him with a request. The merchant was leaving on a voyage and wants the old man to safeguard his wealth, until his return. The old man agrees and, with God as witness, promises to protect and safeguard the merchant’s wealth. 

 

The old man then entrusts the safe keep of the merchant’s wealth to his son, from whom he takes an oath of propriety and honesty. Slowly the son starts dipping into the merchant's wealth, people notice this and warn the old man of the son’s misdeeds. The old man calls his son, asks him to explain, and also reminds him of his oath on following the right path. The son rubbishes the accusations as rumors and the idle gossip of jealous people, who could not bear to see his prosperity. The old man accepts the son’s explanation and things go on as before.

The merchant returns and demands his wealth. The old man calls his son, who hands over a quarter of the merchant’s wealth saying that is all there was. The merchant, realizing that he has been cheated, approaches the King. The King listens to the merchant’s complaint and summons the old man. The old man comes to the court with his son and, handing him over to the King, says “your majesty, the merchant is right. My son has confessed to the crime. Please punish him.”

 

The king has the son flogged and imprisoned. He then praises the old man's honesty and dismisses the case. But the merchant demands punishment for the old man saying, “I have still not received justice. I had entrusted my wealth to the old man which he swore by God to safeguard. The old man’s integrity is intact, but what of me, I have been robbed of my life’s savings, and made a pauper. It was the old man’s decision to entrust my wealth to the son for safe keeping. As far as I am concerned the old man is the culprit, and should be punished.

 

The king is astounded by this demand. The old man was neither a party to the theft nor did he benefit from it. In fact, he had sent his son to jail. Yet, the merchant was asking for the old man’s punishment.

The Betal asks Vikramaditya, “What should be the King's decision.”

 

Vikramaditya’s replies, “Though the old man is innocent of the actual theft,

             he is guilty of dereliction of duty.

The son’s crime was a straight forward one, the old man’s was a graver crime.

 He did nothing to protect the merchant’s wealth.

Far from being vigilant, he failed to take action even when he was warned of his son’s misdeeds. Because of his laxity, the merchant is condemned to a life of penury.

He should be punished.” 

 

India - 2010 : Dr. Manmohan Singh, esteemed economist, former Governor of RBI, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission, former Finance Minister, a man whose personal ethics and integrity are unblemished, takes oath to protect and safeguard the Nation and its assets. He appoints Raja, as his Cabinet Minister for IT & Telecom.

 

Raja the Telecom Minister has with him keys to the

                 2G spectrum - a finite and precious National asset.

 Raja flouts all rules of propriety and transparency in Government, and in violation of his oath of office, sells the spectrum at a throw away price of Rs.1651 crore.

 1. DoT with Raja at its helm issues an astounding 120 UAS licenses in a single day, January 10, 2008. A feat unsurpassed in the history of Government anywhere in the world. Suspiciously 85 of these licenses are issued to companies which suppressed facts, disclosed incomplete information and submitted fictitious documents.

 2. In issuing these licenses neither the High Powered Telecom Commission, which was expressly set up for this nor the Finance Ministry or the Ministry of Law and Justice are consulted. Vital decisions are taken without being deliberated and discussed at inter ministerial forums.

 3. In sharp deviation of business practice, the cut off date for receiving applications gets advanced from Sep 25  ,2007 to Oct 1, , 2007, violating all canons of fair play and ethics.

 4. Real estate companies which till date of application had no interest in Telecom are allotted Licenses and spectrum ahead of genuine applicants. These then go on to reap windfalls from foreign players by selling equity.

 Unlike the story, this heist of a precious national asset is carried out in full view of Dr. Manmohan Singh and his cabinet colleagues. Newspapers across the country cry out at this outrage in front page headlines.

 Dr. Man Mohan Singh could have at any time stopped this heist of a National asset, yet he chose to remain silent. The Minister’s failure to exercise his constitutional rights has caused irreparable loss to the Nation.

. Like the old man, he has sacked Raja from his ministerial berth, but does his culpability end there.

 Does dismissing Raja absolve Dr. Singh or like the old man is he guilty of dereliction of duty and failure to safeguard the Nation and its citizens. Does he deserve punishment? 

It is for the Indian citizen to decide. .................................................

And here goes  my opinion........................

My reply as follows...........................................................

 Govt/President of India must use their consitutional powers vested on them.They have been voted to power and position to protect the interest of INDIA and its CITIZENS irrespective of Caste,creed, colour or postion HELD BY THE PEIPLE OF INDIA....................

 

AND IN THIS CASE ( in mother of all scams FEW  FATHERS ARE ALSO INVOLVED and must be implicated and booked  and the list doest not spare MAN MOHANSINGH AND CHIDAMBARAM  WHO ARE ANSWERABLE, ACCOUNTABLE  & RESPONSIBLE TO INDIAN TAXPAYERS MONEY AND TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE..............................SO THE GOVT/JUDICIARY TO TAKE ALL CORRECTIVE STEPS TO  TO PUT ALL INVOLVED INCLUDING PM/FM BUREAUCRATS ETC. TO GIVE COMPANY  TO A RAJA IN THIHAR ENCLAVE..............

JK

 The people of India had entrusted their faith and the future of the Nation in Dr. Manmohan Singh, believing him to be a man of integrity and honesty, and not to Raja.

 Dr. Singh did not profit personally from Raja’s shenigans, but his failure to act, to honor the oath of office, to protect and safeguard the nation and its wealth is unforgivable

 The Indian Constitution grants the Prime Minister absolute power in running the country. He is the head of the Government and the Union Cabinet functions at his pleasure. As per the Transaction of Business Rules the Prime Minister has the unrestricted right to demand and get any file, any record from any Ministry.

Indian National Anthem...........Facts to know

'Jana Gana Mana'

- Just a thought for the National Anthem! How well do you
know it?

Our national anthem, 'Jana Gana Mana', is sung throughout the country. Did you know the following about it?
I didn't. I have always wondered who is the 'Adhinayak'and 'Bharat Bhagya Vidhata', whose praise we are singing. I have always thought it might be Motherland India!


To begin with, Jana Gana Mana, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in honor of King George V and the Queen of England when they visited India in 1919. To honour their visit, Pandit Motilal Nehru had five stanzas included that are in praise of the King and Queen. (And most of us think it is in praise of our great motherland.)

In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under British rule, i.e., Punjab, Sindh,Gujarat, Maratha were mentioned. None of the princely states, which are integral parts of India now, such as Kashmir, Rajasthan, Andhra, Mysore and Kerala, were recognized.

Neither the Indian Ocean nor the Arabian Sea were included
because they were directly under Portuguese rule at that time.
Jana Gana Mana implies that King George V is the lord of the masses and Bharata Bhagya Vidhata, or 'the bestower of good fortune'.

Here is a translation of the five stanzas that glorify the King.
Stanza 1: The (Indian) people wake up remembering your good name and ask for your blessings and they sing your glories (Tava shubha name jaage; tava shubha aashish maage, gaaye tava jaya gaatha)

Stanza 2: Around your throne, people of all religions come and give their love and anxiously wait to hear your kind words.

Stanza 3: Praise to the King for being the charioteer, for leading the ancient travellers beyond misery.

Stanza 4: Drowned in deep ignorance and suffering, this poverty stricken, unconscious country? Waiting for the wink of your eye and our mother's (the Queen's) true protection.

Stanza 5: In your compassionate plans, the sleeping Bharat (India) will wake up. We bow down to your feet, O Queen, and glory to Rajeshwara (the King).

This whole poem does not indicate any love for the Motherland, but depicts a bleak picture of it. When you sing Jana Gana Mana, whom are you glorifying? Certainly not the motherland. Is it God? The poem does not indicate that. It is time now to understand the original purpose and the implication of this, rather than blindly sing as has been done the past 60 years.

Maybe we should shift to Vande Mataram or Saare Jahan Se Achcha,
which are far better compositions in praise of India.

Please don't break the chain -- let's see how many people get to know about this.

BE PROUD TO BE INDIAN.....................................................

And here goes my comments................................

An excellent one. In fact I myself was not aware of the meaning of our NATIONAL SONG.

 

Its high time some intellectual people re-compose the National Antham afresh apprppriately. What our North Indian/Sanskrit schlars doing all these yeras ?????? DUMP.&DEAF........Why this did not strike their mind?

 

One thing what I had bee oberving was  we are too good at copying western styles and thats how the titles like VP/SVP/CEO/CFO ec. etc. and like many othrs came into our country's commer ialorganisation marring Indian cultur and tradition i many ways.

 

YOU YOUNGESTERS SWIFTLY ND DAREINGLY GET INTO ACTION TO SET RIGHT OUR GOVT FLAWS........................That's all I can propos and take guidance from intellectual  & experiened  elcers.........

 

JK

You are truly wise ............................if you are able to live in this world without being affected by your doings.

Giving up action is not an option because when you run away, that running away becomes your action.

The way for you to be unaffected while performing your duties is to give up the sense of doership.

There are things which can be known without moving into them – those are the futile things, those are intellectual things: philosophies, dogmas, creeds. But all that is real has to be lived, and all that is existential has to be penetrated, and the risk has to be taken.

Do not argue with Ladies.........................

I am sure that the taxi cab driver learnt that it pays to keep
your mouth shut is some situations
 

 A woman and her ten-year-old son were riding in a taxi in Montreal.

It was raining and all the prostitutes were standing under the
awnings.

"Mom" said the boy "what are all those women doing?"

"They're waiting for their husbands to get off work" she
replied.

The taxi driver turns around and says "Geez lady, why don't you
tell him the truth? They're hookers, boy! They have sex with men for money."

The little boy's eyes get wide and he says "Is that true Mom?"

His mother, glaring hard at the driver, answers in the
affirmative.

After a few minutes, the kid asks "Mom, what happens to the
babies those women have?"
"Most of them become taxi drivers" she said.

Watch your......................................

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day."

"God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages."

Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it.

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs.

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.

The man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.

The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least.

Majority Of The Problems In Life Are Because Of Two Reasons:
First, We Act Without Thinking.Second, We Keep Thinking Without Acting

Life's path is full of hills and valleys, some of which would want us to quit along the way.It is during these times that we need to constantly check our focus and remember that ............................................... the focus needs to be on the finish, and not the difficulties along the way.

Set your eye on the goals. Do not be worried of the difficulties on your way, keep your focus with concentration on your goals.....................................JK

However good or bad a situation is.................it will change.

Always bear in mind.................."THE BEST IS YET TO COME"..............JK

 If one is able to take care and responsibility of remaining happy to a great extend sorrows to some extend can be minimised as happiness and sorrow are the part of life...............JK

What other people think of you is none of your business.........................carry on with minding your business.......................JK

Call your family often and be in touch................when you are away from them

You don't have to win every argument.........................As such agree to disagreements.

Don't compare your life to others.......................As You have no idea what their journey is all about

Time heals almost everything, Give time...........................,time

Life is not FAIR......................still it is GOOD

“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal. ”

Follow no one but learn from every one.

If time doesn't wait for you, don't worry! Just remove the damn battery from the clock and enjoy the life

"You cannot grow a beard in a moment of passion."

"Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner. Knowledge is a friend, even to its hater.

You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

Don’t be discouraged. It’s often the last key in the bunch that opens the lock.

“As is our confidence, so is our capacity. ”

On the keyboard of life, always keep one finger on the escape key

I don't have an attitude problem............................ You have a perception problem

Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue

If IAm getting smart with you........................How would you know?

Life Can Be Much Happier And Less Stressful,If We Remember One Simple Thought !.........................."We Cannot Have All That We Desire".

The Shortest Solution Of Every Problem Is To Minimize The Distance Between Your Knee And Floor..........................i.e.................?.............JK

Life Is Like A Coin...................... Pleasure And Pain Are The Two Sides;
Only One Side Is Visible At A Time But Remember Other Side Is Waiting For Its Turn.

NEVER CRY FOR ANY RELATION IN LIFE BECAUSE FOR THE ONE WHOM YOU CRY DOES NOT DESERVE YOUR TEARS
AND THE ONE WHO DESERVES WILL NEVER LET YOU CRY.................

TREAT EVERYONE WITH POLITENESS EVEN THOSE WHO ARE RUDE TO YOU, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NICE BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NICE........................

She laughs at my dreams, but I dream about her,

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and his WIFE REALLY writes a BETTER STORY ....................but there are exceptions too.........JK

“Don't wait for extraordinary circumstance to do good; instead use ordinary situations. ”.............................JK

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.

Small children disturb your sleep...........Big children your life.

Love makes the time pass............Time makes Love pass

A Gem is not polished without rubbing;nor a man perfected without trials.

The only man who never makes a mistake is the one who never does any thing.

Falling down is not defeat, defeat is when you refuse to get up

Don't just look...........OBSERVE; Don't just swallow..........TASTE; Don't just sleep............DREAM; Don't just think..............FEEL; Don't just exist..............LIVE

“It sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents. ”

“When one person believes he can and another person believes he can’t, they are both right.”

"It is better to fail in a cause that will ultimately succeed than to succeed in a cause that will ultimately fail.”

“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.”

Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind

“The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence, but in the mastery, of his passions.”

When you are confident, its easy to feel great, because your inner critic becomes your inner champion!

Breaking the habit of negative thinking and replacing it with an "I can and I will "............................attitude is the change called for by inner confidence.

Change the way you think and you 'll change the way you feel.

Ask the experienced rather than the learned. ”

"How does one become a butterfly?" ........................."One must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar."

"The only reason for time is so.................. that everything doesn't happen at once."

No one can ever ride on you unless your back is bent...........Keep it straight

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."

"Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently."

When you are confident, its easy to feel great, because your inner critic becomes your inner champion!

Apple and Idea..............

If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."

Pain are of three degrees – mild, medium and intense, caused by three types of behavior – direct indulgence, provoked and abetted. They are motivated by greed, anger and delusion and they have to be countered and corrected with right knowledge and behavior.

Non violence in word, thought and action causes one to abandon one’s hostile nature.

Self discipline eradicates the impurities of body and m...ind and kindles the sparks of divinity.

A cleansed body with a purified mind becomes a fit instrument for self awareness.

Contentment brings immeasurable delight.

Several ways are offered to restrain the consciousness. One is total surrender of oneself to God.

Keeping the consciousness detached from desires helps one to practice with perseverance.

When the intelligence of the head and the intelligence of the heart are clean and clear, one develops to reach true renunciation.

One has to live............................................. so that no harm or pain is caused by one's thoughts, words, or deeds to any other being.

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds; your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

The obstacles to self-knowledge disrupt and scatter the mind – they are disease, dullness, doubt, negligence, laziness, dissipation resulting from excess craving, delusion, lack of achieving the concentration necessary to achieve higher consciousness and instability.

If a margosa seed be dropped into a beverage composed of sugar, honey and ghee, the whole of it becomes bitter, that although milk may rain upon it for a thousand years the mixture will lose nothing of its bitterness. This is symbolical of the wicked, who, however good people may be to them, never lose their natural tendency to do evil.