Friday, March 30, 2007

OFFICE ETIQUETTE

ENFORCING OFFICE EMAIL ETIQUETTE
here is a list of the top email etiquette rules you need to note.
be concise and to the point.
Do not make an e-mail longer than it needs to be. Remember that reading an e-mail is harder than reading printed communications.
Answer all questions, and pre-empt further questions.
If you do not answer all the questions in the original email, you will receive further e-mails regarding the unanswered questions, which will not only waste your time and your customer’s time but also cause considerable frustration.
Use proper spelling, grammar & punctuation.
Because improper spelling, grammar and punctuation give a bad impression of your company,. E-mails with no full stops or commas -difficult to read: even change the meaning of the text.
Answer swiftly.
Each e-mail should be replied to within at least 24 hours, and preferably within the same working day.
Do not attach unnecessary files.
By sending large attachments you --annoy others; even bring down their e-mail system. try to compress attachments.
Use proper structure & layout.
Reading from a screen is more difficult, Use short paragraphs and blank lines between each paragraph. Number points or mark each point as separate to keep the overview.
Do not overuse the high priority option.
If you overuse the high priority option, it will lose its function when you really need it.
Do not write in CAPITALS.
IF YOU WRITE IN CAPITALS IT SEEMS AS IF YOU ARE SHOUTING. This can be highly annoying and might trigger an unwanted response in the form of a flame mail.
Read the email before you send it.
There may be many spelling and grammar mistakes in emails. Read your email through the eyes of the recipient
Do not overuse Reply to All.
If you really need your message to be seen by each person who received the original message.
Do not use email to discuss confidential information.
Sending an email is like sending a postcard; never make any libelous, sexist or racially discriminating comments in emails, even if they are meant to be a joke.
Use cc: field sparingly.
Using the cc: field can be confusing since the recipients might not know who is supposed to act on the message
WHEN TAKING UP A NEW JOB...
You got to remember whatever you do, all eyes will be on you.
Get to work on time
The fundamentals - you should be at your desk and ready to work at the time your shift starts. While everyone understands that once in a while you could be caught in a traffic jam, just make sure you turning up late don’t turn into a habit.
Never under-dress
· Ask around, check out what’s acceptable and not.
· While some offices demand formal attire, casuals are acceptable in most offices nowadays. Your colleagues and co-workers shouldn’t feel that you have dressed too casually.
· Keep yourself updated with the latest reforms in fashion for parties and weekends.
Try to keep your voice down
Most offices have cubicles as a work space;. The occasional laughing or cursing fits you throw can be extremely disruptive to your co-workers. Not only do they get enlightened with things they never wished, but also get disturbed in their normal routine.
Stay away from office gossips
If you don’t want to get caught in the firing range of all the back stabbing and never ending office gossips, Stay away from office gossips, this will ensure that you work with a proper frame of mind.
The office phone’s not a PCO
Do limit your personal phone calls. There’s a difference in using the office phone in making an important appointment and calling your buddy and chatting for hours.
Leaving on time
simply don’t shut your computer down and sit by your desk waiting for the hour to strike. People notice these actions and it’s not appreciated. Make a point to leave after your scheduled time.
ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING TO OFFICE WOES?
Ensure no one feels you’re a pain at work.
Keep a tab on the volumes
· Make sure you’re humming or singing or choice of music doesn’t irritate the person next to you.
· Most common nuisance - jarring volumes on your mobile phones. Set a pleasant ring tone on your mobile and at a level not too loud.
· Watch your volume even when you are thinking aloud or plainly rapping your fingers on your desk.
Watch those crumbs
· After eating make it a point to clean up. Wipe up the crumbs and spills. Laying out paper napkins for your dining space will help in keeping the dining table clean.
· Don’t forget to put all wrappers and other wastes in the lunchroom garbage after you’ve finished. No one likes to eat in a dirty dinning area.
Hygiene habits
· Make it a point to flush the toilet after use. Your crusade against water conservation should not result in others dying of stench.
Respect personal space
· Don’t force your partner to draw enemy lines. Respect your colleagues’ space.
· Do not clutter. Put your personal stuff in drawers or cabinets.
· Make it a habit of not peeping into your colleagues’ workspace. What they do is extremely confidential.
Whereabouts
Leave a word about your whereabouts by jotting down or pinning a note to your desk. Leave a word where you are with those who need to know
Of Handbags & Briefcases
· Meeting- place on the table only those writing materials, documents or folders that are essential.
· Social meal - nothing other than your food, your crockery and cutlery, and table decorations go n the table.
· Business meal- you may keep essential papers on the table, but remember this is not your office, and avoid a paper-spill over.
· Handbags and briefcases - go on the floor, by the side of your chair.
· Cell-phones- either is shut off, or put in a silent/vibrator mode, in your bag or pocket, out of sight.
Tired Of Running Errands For Your Boss?
Ideal workplace - the boss never asks a subordinate to do any personal work for him. Reality, however, is very different.
how to deal with demanding bosses.
If you are asked to do your boss’s personal chores and telling him outright that you can’t is beyond the limits of your courage.
· Try putting it off and citing pressing office work as reason.
Faced with this tactic a few times, even an insensitive person will take the hint.
· tell him, in a casual manner—preferably away from the office environment, that official work doesn’t give you time to do any personal chores. He might not be thrilled about it, but a mixture of diplomacy and firmness should convince him.
· As a senior executive, don’t ask your juniors to run errands for you.
Getting Your Fax Right
Faxing etiquette is a very important aspect of business communication.
• always include a cover sheet specifying whom the message is meant for.
• Type your message whenever possible. If you have to write it out, use capital letters.
• Corrections made using correction fluid show up as dark blotches, so make a photocopy, and use this to send the message.
• Many people receive their faxes on a computer, so make sure the paper is inserted the right side up. If it isn’t, the message can’t be read unless it’s printed out!
• don’t send out unnecessary or needlessly long messages. Also, call and check if the timing is convenient before sending out very long fax messages.
• Don’t fax personal or confidential. If such information has to be sent, do call ahead and inform the recipient so that he can personally retrieve it...

LET'S LEARN DINING ETIQUETTES

DINING ETIQUETTE
Dining Out?
Getting one’s manners back into shape would truly make for a pleasant dining experience and it doesn’t require as much effort as you might think.
According to Emily Post, the premier authority in manners and etiquette,
“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.”
Here are some useful tips in Restaurant Etiquette.
1. TIMING IS CRITICAL
· If you make a reservation, stick to it.
· Call ahead if you’re going to be more than 15 minutes late
· cancel as far in advance as possible if your plans change
2. DRESS CODE
If you’re headed to a restaurant for the first time and are unsure about how to dress,
· call and ask the host outright what the dress code is.
When in doubt,
· It’s safer to wear something more conservative.
3. SUBSTITUTIONS AND SENDING DISHES BACK
It’s always a bummer when everyone in your party is served and your meal is not properly cooked. Do you suffer in silence and pick around the plate without sending it back? If you send it back, you’ll have to wait while everyone else eats and then the timing of the whole meal is off.
If your order is unsatisfactory, there’s no need to be aggressive with the wait staff, but it is appropriate to
· Say something so the chef and waiter have an opportunity to rectify the situation.
4. CELL PHONES
· Turn off your cell phone or switch it to silent mode
Before sitting down to eat, and
· Leave it in your pocket or purse.
5. WINE SENSE
If you think the wine smells or tastes off,
· You should be confident in telling the waiter or wine director.
Don’t feel bad about the restaurant losing money. In many cases, an off bottle gets returned to the distributor.
What happens when you order a bottle of wine and simply don’t like it? If you confidently ordered the bottle on your own, without consultation from a sommelier or wine steward, it is generally not appropriate to send it back – especially if it is an expensive bottle.
However, if you requested assistance from the staff and don’t like what they suggested, it is within your prerogative to

· Express displeasure with the wine and send it back.
6. CHILDREN AT RESTAURANTS
Poorly behaved children can ruin the dining experience for other patrons, so
· If you bring your kids to dine out, make sure they are behaving properly.
7. WHAT ABOUT DOGGY BAGS?
There’s nothing wrong with taking your leftovers home in a doggy bag,
Especially since portions are usually more than any human should eat in a single sitting.
8. TIPPING
Tips are a customer’s way to provide feedback about the service in a restaurant, and should be used to reflect quality.
· If service is inattentive, forgetful, rude or careless, leave a smaller tip to indicate your displeasure.
· Only in extreme cases should a tip never be given.
· If you feel your server would go to any length to make you happy, a 20-25% (or greater) tip is advisable.
9. COMMUNICATION
The more you communicate to the waiter, the better he or she will be able to serve you.
If you are displeased with the dining experience in any way, it is up to you to

· calmly and politely articulate that to the waiter or manager
So they can have an opportunity to fix the problem. If you don’t say anything and just wait until the end of the meal to leave a sub-standard tip, the waiter won’t know what went wrong.
EIGHT TIPS FOR TEA PARTY ETIQUETTE
Tea parties are meant to be casual gatherings where you can relax and socialize with your friends.
Some tea party etiquette tips you can use:
1. Since it is a tea party, it’s okay to
· Eat with fingers.
However, if an item is particularly messy (has a runny filling like a pastry), then
· Use a fork.
2. If all the courses are laid out on the table, eat them in this order:
· first the scones or muffins;
· then the tiny sandwiches, and last
· The sweets.
3. for scones or muffins,
Break off a bite-size piece, and then put it into your mouth.
4. Take bites of the tiny sandwiches.
· Never stuff the whole thing in their mouth, even though it’s small.
5. If using sugar,
· Be careful to not dip the sugar tong or sugar spoon into the tea.
6. If the tea is hot,
· Do not blow on the tea.
· Leave your teacup on the table to cool.
7. Do not stick your little finger out when drinking tea.
Just hold the teacup normally.
8. If there are tea bags, then
· Make sure to place or use a small dish on which the used tea bag can be placed.
TOASTING TECHNIQUES:
TOAST
=an act of raising glasses at a gathering & drinking together in honor of a person or thing!
Raising a Toast
Some people find toasting intimidating, especially in front of a crowd, but
There are some secrets that can make it easier whether it be at a New Year's Eve party, wedding, or birthday celebration.
To get the group's attention,

· never bang on a glass;
· Simply stand, holding your glass in the air.
Toasts should be offered standing, unless at a private, small affair or in a public restaurant.
· The person being toasted remains seated.
· Don't hold your glass in the air during your toast.
Set it down after you get their attention, make your toast, then raise your glass and ask the others to raise theirs for your formal, final words. You can also ask the group to stand for the final words.
Guests respond by taking a sip of their drink, not draining the glass. For those not drinking alcohol, toasting with water or a soft drink is acceptable.

· The person being toasted does not drink.
The guest of honor often returns the toast, thanking the host for their kind words and then proposing a toast of their own to the host.
Remember:
It's all in the delivery
First and foremost,
· Don’t start off the toast by apologizing for any problems you think you may have in delivering it.
Making your listeners aware that you are nervous will make them uncomfortable too. In order to feel more comfortable get familiar with the place and the people you will speak to.
· Speak slowly, clearly and loud enough if a microphone is not available.
Finally, if the toast is to honor a certain person,
· a fun story about him or her is appropriate,
But
· Refrain from referring to an "inside joke" which only a few people would understand.
Humor is good, humiliation is not
It is ok to open up the history books and tell some fun anecdotes during a toast but avoid anything that will potentially embarrass you or others.
For the toasted
If you are the one receiving the toast
· Stay seated.
If you stand it seems as if you are congratulating yourself.
· The person being toasted never drinks to him/herself nor even touches their glass during the toast.
However, the person being toasted should always stand up and respond to the toast when it is finished.
The rules change a bit if the toast is not directed at a particular person but is meant for everyone in the room. In that case, everyone can join in.

· Champagne or wine are traditional for making toasts, but non-alcoholic beverages such as water, juice and soda are acceptable substitutes.
So go on and raise a toast to good toasting times!
FORMAL DINING - MUST Dos
Eating Soup
Soup, usually the first course, shows you off as a savvy diner or someone whose manners could do with polishing! Soup is served either in a wide, shallow dish, or a smaller bowl, resting on an under-plate.
• Spoon the soup away from you, towards the centre of the bowl.
• Sip from the side of the spoon. Never put the whole spoon in your mouth or slurp. Noisy eating is better placed in the farmyard, rather than the dining table!
• Tip the bowl away from you and spoon the soup across the bowl to get at the last bits.
• After finishing the soup, place the spoon in the under-plate, or in the soup plate at a 10:20 position.
Placing the Dinner Napkin
The napkin should NEVER be tucked under the chin, unless of course one is 5 years old or younger!
• Lift the napkin soon after you are seated and place it on your lap. However, at more formal occasions wait for a signal from the host before doing so.
• Use the napkin throughout the meal to dab your lips. This prevents greasy lip marks from being transferred to the glass and of course removes unsightly food residue from lips!
• The napkin rests on the lap till the end of the meal. Place the napkin in loose folds to the left of your plate. If you have to leave the table during the meal, leave the napkin on your chair.
• Don't clean the cutlery or wipe your face with the napkin. NEVER use it to wipe your nose!
Breaking Bread
Bread is usually the first food served at all, but the most formal of meals. Help yourself to as much bread as you want, but remember that this is just the beginning of the meal and not the meal itself.
Good manners also demand that

· A piece of bread is left back in the basket.
Bread is served either in a basket, which is placed in the centre of the table, or served individually.
· Take a piece and place it on the bread dish, which is to the left of the dinner plate.
· Wait for everyone to be served before you start eating.
Break off just a bite sized piece of the bread.
· Don't cut the bread,
· don't butter the entire slice, and most important,
· Don’t dunk it in your soup!
Butter is usually placed in an individual container, just above the bread plate.
Take some butter, using the butter knife, if there is one, or the meat knife, and place it at the edge of the bread dish.

· Butter only a single, bite-sized piece of bread at a time.
If butter is served in a bowl, which is kept in the centre of the table, a separate butter knife always accompanies it.
· Use this, and not your knife to help yourself.
Other diners will certainly not appreciate having to share crumbs from your bread!
Eating Tricky Foods
How does one decide when to use the cutlery and when to abandon it for the comfort of eating with one's hand?
A short list of food one can pick and eat without cutlery:

• Artichokes, asparagus, cheese and crackers, chicken and other small fiddly bits of fowl, corn on the cob, escargots (snails), some fresh fruit, French fries, shellfish like shrimp, lobster and crabs claws, mussels, clams and oysters on the half shell, pizza and sandwiches.
It goes without saying that even for these foods, there are rules.
· Don't pick up chicken, squab, or asparagus that is drenched with sauce;
· Go easy with the butter on the corn and after cracking shellfish, eat the meat with a fork.
The whole idea is to be comfortable but neat!

LASTLY……!
• When you have finished, resist the temptation to lick your fingers; use a finger bowl or napkin to get rid of the grease

SOURCE: etiquette.tips4me.com

Edited and made more readable by:
YOURS TRULY…….!!

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MOBILES, UNANSWERED?


HI EVERYONE!
These days the no. of people using mobile phones has gone up and
along with that the no. of companies that manufacture mobiles also has risen.
There are a number of services to choose from-aircel, airtel, hutch, bsnl, bpl, reliance, idea…and the list goes on.

Okay! everything seems good and everybody’s enjoying you may feel!
But the population who face problems due to mobile phones, cell service providers is equally rising in an alarming fashion.
Many of those who face problems need not be silent hereafter.
If you are being harassed by a cell phone manufacturing company that doesn’t address you problems responsibly or
you feel some unfair practice is going on with your service provider,
You complain to them…yet no response?

Here is a solution.
“The pen is mightier than the sword”
It’s about a magazine that concentrates specially on mobiles…..

MY MOBILE
Its monthly magazine and is good deal for Rs50 a month!!

Coming back to the main matter
You have to mail your issues to
consumer-forum@mymobile.co.in

These guys will take up your case!!

Just mention your contact no at the end of the mail
They’ll get in touch…..
WEBSITE:www.mymobile.co.in

LETS TAKE CARE OF OUR PARENTS AS THEY DID WHEN WE WERE KIDS!!

Thanks to : Dr MANOJ mbbs,mph(uk)

This was narrated by an IAF pilot to IIT students during a Seminar on Human Relations:

Venkatesh Balasubramaniam (who works for IIT) describes
how his gesture of booking an air ticket for his father,
his maiden flight, brought forth a rush of emotions and made him (Venkatesh)realize that
how much we all take for granted when it comes to our parents:
My parents left for our native place on Thursday and we went to the airport to see them off.
In fact, my father had never travelled by air before, so I just took this opportunity to make him experience the same. In spite of being asked to book tickets by train, I got them tickets on Jet Airways.
The moment I handed over the tickets to him, he was surprised to see that I had booked them by air. The excitement was very apparent on his face,waiting for the time of travel. Just like a school boy, he was Preparing himself on that day and we all went to the airport, right from using the trolley for his luggage, the baggage check-in and asking for a window seat and waiting restlessly for the security check-in to happen. He was thoroughly enjoying himself and I,too, was overcome with joy watching him experience all these things.
As they were about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and thanked me.

He became very emotional and it was not as if I had done something great but the fact that this meant a great deal to him. When he said thanks, I told him there was no need to thank me. But later, thinking about the entire incident,
I looked back at my life.

As a child, how many dreams our parents have made come true.
Without understanding the financial situation, we ask for cricket bats, dresses, toys, outings, etc. Irrespective of their affordability, they have catered to all our needs.
Did we ever think about the sacrifices they had to make to accommodate many of our wishes? Did we ever say thanks for all that they have done for us?

Same way, today when it comes to our children, we always think that we should put them in a good school. Regardless of the amount of donation, we will ensure that we will have to give the child the best, theme parks,toys, etc.
But we tend to forget that our parents have sacrificed a lot for our sake to see us happy,
so it is our responsibility to ensure that their dreams are realized and what they failed to see when they were young.
It is our responsibility to ensure that they experience all those and their life is complete. Many times,when my parents had asked me some questions, I have actually answered back without patience.
When my daughter asks me something, I have been very polite in answering.

Now I realize how they would have felt at those moments.Let us realize that old age is a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same attention and same care needs to be given to our parents and elders. Rather than my dad saying thank you to me, I would want to say sorry for making him wait so long for this small dream. I do realize how much he has sacrificed for my sake and I will do my best to give the best possible attention to all their wishes. Just because they are old does not mean that
they will have to give up everything and keep sacrificing for their grandchildren also.
They have wishes, too.

SO WHAT YOU SAY?

Sunday, March 18, 2007

GOVT BUS SERVICE

i am a medical oficer placed at nagapatnam...everytime i have to travel some 350kms from home to reach duty place.
this experience is with govt.(SETC)state express transport corporation!

i reach SETC bus station in madurai by 10:30pm to go to nagapatnam.i asked the person at the reservation counter about availability of any bus to nagapatnam.
he says a bus may(?) come by 12 or 1230....but not sure!
i askd if any other bus to nagai after that?
he says maybe at 1pm...you wait and see
when i enquired about reservation status,seat vacancy.... he replied very sincerely that he doesn"t know if seats are available or not.......
that means if i wait till 1230/1 at night,even if by god's grace the bus comes, i willnot know whether i have a place to sit until i peep in to that bus.
if i got a seat then ok...its worth the wait...
if not then the time i wasted in waiting?........

why is this govt machinery dead slow?
in this age of communication boom,they are not even able to say the correct time and seat vacancy status of a bus!
ok...lets come back to setc bus station...i waited and the bus came ....i was disappointed to see that all seats were vacant!!!!
so they are not bothered to make some busines happen there!
they dont even have the feel abt it.

ok some other time , fed up with such irritating responses from SETC, i go to a private bus service which goes upto karaikkal and i can getdown at nagai......
i ask him if bus is there to nagai!

he ,with real concern asks me where i have to go,and asks me politely to wait a moment.....
calls a cell no!-must have been cell no of the bus driver/helper...
checks the seat vacancy status....
then again calls madurai office to know if anybody has booked ticket,confirms my seat...
and turns back tome and says
"sir the bus is now at virudhunagar which is 1 hr journey to madurai.
the bus will reach here in an hour and your seat no. is 28w....,
your ticket is confirmed....

happy..i get a ticket and wait for the bus!

people! that's the dedication...that is customer satisfaction...
it was late night..around 11pm and the cost of calls he made would not have been more than 2rupees!(after 1o most cell co.s charge only 40paise per minute)
look! he didnot use any GPS to say me the information...its sheer common sense and a sense of responsibility added with the drive to make profit for his company!

bus comes as said ,my seat occupied by me...had a good journey and night"s sleep!

why is the govt"s service so poor that you are irritated to the core even before you ask journey details?
whose gonna teach them a lesson?
you have to tell me
i am desperate!!!!

Saturday, March 17, 2007

A MOUSE’S STORY

thanks to- lakmee,my facebox friend

A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.
"What food might this contain?" the mouse wondered.
He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed the warning:
"There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said
, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me.
I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him,
"There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The pig sympathized, but said,
"I am so very sorry, Mr. Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow and said,
"There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"
The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse. I'm sorry for you, but it's no skin off my nose."

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected, to face the farmer's mousetrap alone.
That very night a sound was heard throughout the house
like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.
The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught.
In the darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake whose tail the trap had caught.
The snake bit the farmer's wife.

The farmer rushed her to the hospital and she returned home with a fever.
Everyone knows you treat a fever with
fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's main ingredient.
But his wife's sickness continued.
So friends and neighbors came to sit with her round the clock.
To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.
The farmer's wife did not get well; she died.
So many people came for her funeral.
The farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.

The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you, remember:
When one of us is threatened, we are all at risk. We are all involved in this journey called Life. We must keep an eye out for one another
and make an extra effort to encourage one another.
Each of us is a vital thread in another person's tapestry;
our lives are woven together for a reason.
And…One of the best things to hold onto in this world is
A FRIEND!!

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MOTHER'S LOVE

When you were 1 year old,she fed you and bathed you....
you thanked her by crying all night long....!
When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk...
you thanked her by running away when she called....!
When you were 3 years old ,she made all your meals with love...
you thanked her by tossing the plate on floor..!
When you were 4 years old,she gave you some crayons...
you thanked her by coloring the dining room table...!
When you were 5 years old,she dressed you for the holidays....
you thanked her by plopping in to the nearest puddle...!
When you were 6 years old,she walked you to school...
you thanked her by screaming " i am not going"
When you were 7 years old,she bought you a baseball...
you thanked her by throwing it through the neighbours window...!
When you were 8 years old,she handed you an icecream...
you thanked her by dripping it all over your lap...!
When you were 9 years , she paid for piano classes........
you thanked her by never bothering to practice...!
When you were 10 years old,she drove you from one birthday party to another
you thanked her by jumping out of the car and never looking back...!
When you were 11 years old,she took you and your friends to movie.....
you thanked her by asking her to sit in a different row...!
When you were12 years old,she warned you not to watch certain tv shows...
you thanked her by waiting until she left home..!
When you were 13 years old , she suggested a haircut...
you thanked her by telling her she had no taste...!
When you were 14 years old , she paid for a month away in a summer camp...
you thanked her by forgetting to write a single letter....!
When you were 15 years old, she came home from work looking for a hug...
you thanked her by having your bedroom door locked...!
When you were 16 years old, she taught you how to drive her car...
you thanked her by taking it every chance you could.....!
When you were 17 years old, she was expecting an important call...
you thanked her by being on the phone all night...!
When you were 18 years old, she cried at your high school graduation....
you thanked her by staying out... partying all night...!
When you were 19 years old,she paid for college tuition,drove you to college andcarried all your bags.....
you thanked her by saying goodbye outside the dorm so thatyou won't be embarassed in front of your friends....!
When you were 20 years old , she asked whether you are seeing anyone.....
you thanked her by saying "its none of your business"
When you were 21 years old , she suggested certain careers for your future...
you thanked her by saying "i dont want to be like you"...!
When you were 22 years old, she hugged you at your college graduation...
you thanked her by asking whether she could pay for a trip to europe!
When you were 23 years old, she gave you furniture for your first apartment....
you thanked her by telling your friends it was ugly..!
When you were 24 years old, she met your fiance and asked her plans for your future...
you thanked her by glaring and growling"muuhh-ther..please!"
When you were 25 years old ,she helped to pay for your wedding,cried and told you how deeply she loved you...!
you thanked her by moving halfway across the country..!
When you were 30, she called with an advice on your baby...
you thanked her by saying "things are different now"
When you were 40, she called you to remind you of a relatives birthday..
you thanked her by saying"i am really very busy right now!"
When you were 5o, she fell ill and needed you to take care of her...
you thanked her by reading out the burden parents become to their children!

And then one day she quietely died..........
and everything you never did came crashing down like thunder on your heart!
if she"s still around
never forget to love her more than everand
if she"s not,
remember her unconditional love and pass it on
ALWAYS REMEMBER TO LOVE THY MOTHER....
YOU ONLY HAVE ONE MOTHER IN YOUR LIFETIME...!

GUIDE TO INVESTING

This site is really cool.....
i was closely watching the stock market,stock exchange etc and it was Greek and Latin for me a year back
though i was interested to invest in shares which many think is a gamble...i found it to be an intellectual thing!
OK...
how i understood the basics and started share trading....from an individual who changes the channel when they are discussing about the points stock- exchange has gained or lost to a person enthusiastically waiting for stock-exchange update.....is
www.investopedia.com
it is really very useful site for beginners and even advanced stock traders
there is a dictionary explaining those technical terms...tutorials to guide you....an ask me column to clear your doubts on trading
best is the STOCK SIMULATOR GAME in which you are given a dummy demat account and some virtual money, i think 10000bucks with which you can "play"this stock game and get to know how it works!
so people....those who were thinking for long to invest in stocks/mutual funds but lack a good guidance can get details and even try their skills in the simulator game to understand the process......
HAPPY INVESTING!

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

thanks

i thank prahalathan for taking me up to this point!

thank you da!

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

UNDERSTANDING HINDUISM



this site is a must visit for every hindu and whoever wants to know about hinduism!
deals with many aspects of hinduism in a very simple manner...
explains about the festivals celebrated...and many more!

very interesting things about hinduism that will amaze you!!...........awaits you!!
click and know!

http://www.hinduism.co.za/

MEDICINE FOR ALL

http://www.emedicine.com/

Welcome to eMedicine – The original open access comprehensive medical textbook for all clinical fields
10,000 Contributors 59 Specialties 6,500 Articles

THIS IS THE APT INTRO FOR THIS SITE.
i found this site very useful not only for Drs like me but also to the general public.if people are aware and if they have basic understanding of a disease/problem then it indirectly helps the doctor also!
sign in and share your views with me!

THE BIBLE

we have often heard about many self improvement books!
i feel the bible is the best, one ever can find.
most have not read bible as they think it's about religion...but if you go to the bible in search of self improvement, it's a treasure...i say!
nobody is without problems...!in times of distress i usually turn up to the bible and many and most of the times i find an answer!
i would like to share some qoutes from the bible....
"when you do a charitable deed, do not let your lefthand know what your right hand is doing!"

"Ask and it will be given to you:
Seek and you will find;
Knock and it will be opened!"

"whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them"

"do not worry about how and what you should speak:for that will be given to you
in that hour what you should speak.for it is not who you speak, but the spirit of your father who speaks in you!"

"for what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world ,
and loses his soul!"
AND MANY MORE!

that's why i feel the bible is a treasure if you want to have hope!leave alone the religious aspect,it is the best book ive ever read.

I am not a christian ,but i got a chance to read the bible as i was a regular visitor to a church nearby in my town.in my schooldays i used to attend sunday classes conducted in that church regularly.
READ A BIBLE! BE INSPIRED! HAVE A CHANGE IN LIFE!




PATHOLOGY UNLIMITED


A wonderful site for medicos!


this site covers almost all topics in pathology.properly utilised it will teach you all the aspects of pathology.
there are also other topics that are interesting......
visit once and let me know how you were benefitted?

SMS 2

THOUGHT
Vision without action is merely a DREAM!
Action without vision JUST PASSES TIME!
Vision with action can CHANGE THE WORLD!
________________________________
SMART THINK!
Define WILL POWER-


looking in to the eyes of a girl for long time,
when she is not wearing anything!
________________________
JOKE
What is the difference between
girlfriend...
lover...
wife....?

prepaid!
postpaid!
lifetime!
_______
this must be a qoute!!!
If you want to be a winner in life,
& want to become a great person.....

listen to waht your girlfriend says......
AND DO THE OPPOSITE!
___________________

Monday, March 12, 2007

SMS 1

SMS.....
Those which impressed me............
feel free to share from your sms collection also........
though a recent survey shows that >80% of sms is "A" type,
im sorry i don't welcome them here
_________________________________
PRANK
a beautiful girl goes to professor's cabin and
says:i will do anything to pass the exams
Prof:anything???
girl:yes......anything!!!!
Prof:then open your....................,
.
.
.
.
.
BOOK AND READ THOROUGHLY!
_________________________
Confusion in categorising- prank/ qoute?

Help a girl when she is in trouble,
and she will surely remember you
only when
she is again in trouble!!!
_________________
PRANK
This is a historical message..........
read carefully...

in the year 1769....


myself....


you.....


my friends......


your friends......


NOBODY WAS BORN...!!
__________________
SMART THINK!
Best dialogues to propose...
1.excuse me ... do you have a band-aid 'coz i scrapped my knee when i fell for you!

2.How come you are not tired.....
you have been running through my mind all day?!!

3.your tag says "made in india"...but i could swear
you were made in heaven!!

4.Do you beleive in love at first sight or
should i walk by again?!
________________
SMART THINK
Tell me one hindu girl name......
that doesnot end with
i
e
a
u
m
y
l
its a challenge
__________
PRANK
Mistakes are not a crime, if you can rectify those mistakes....
For Example:
God created you,
so what?
He then created me!!
_______________
PRANK
Do you know?
Daily i cannot eat,
sleep,
drink,...
without sending SMS to you............
So.........


Send Rs.330/- for my recharge!!
_______________________
PRANK
By performing the integral of the interplanetary displacements over the total limits of the universe,
and taking the quasical differentiation in the time space plane
{limit time t->0 at infinite relative distance} and
by the astronomical observation of the radiation frequency of
emissions from the sun and alpha centuari,
i have arrived at this conclusion:

IT'S TIME TO SAY "GOOD MORNING"
_____________________________

Thursday, March 8, 2007

THE ULTIMATE TESTING SITE....!!!!

http://web.tickle.com/
a site that's very interesting......
Tests...!Tests!& Tests....!
has a battery of tests to uncover those hidden traits in you.......

for example:
How Do You Connect? See how you mix and mingle
What Inspires You? See what motivates you
The Sexual Turn On Test What gets your motor revving?
The Emotional IQ Test Are you an emotional Einstein?

and many more.........
log on and enjoy!!!!!!

QUIT INDIA 2007?


it seems that gandhiji's famous qoute is coming true!

no. not to make any foreigner to go out of india, but this is regarding indians who are silently quitting the nation..........

fed up with
irritating politics,
disorderly manangement,
lack of infrastructure,
reservations and
frustrated by guilty people not getting punishments
and all that sort of stuff, many are moving away.....!

its not my personal opinion but based on a cover story in a weekly magazine!

though some of you may argue that it is not so bad and the nation is developing.....it is happening!

what do you feel?
what would be your stand?
let me know your valuable opinions,suggestions...................!

ITLS training course


this one is for medics and paramedics!

this is for those who are interested to add a skill to themselves and their resume!

ITLS is a trauma life support program.

also called BTLS
Course fees : Rs 2500-00
Cost of BooK : Rs. 2400-00

those interested can contact :

Dr. Srinivas CH
Phone: 09880050133



tentative schedule-(have to book at least one month in advance)

for a detailed SCHEDULE OF ITLS – 2007

mail me










AIRTEL NET ON PHONE


airtel is providing internet service via mobile phones..called net on phone.

for Rs.375/month u can have unlimited access to the net...

i am also using one!


PROBLEM: every time when your validity period is over the gprs connection gets disconnected.after recharging it takes nearly 30-36 hours to reactivate the service.they say that "normally" it takes 24 hrs time reactivate the service!


i would lik to share my experience when i call customer care(?) executive....


when i describe the above problem the CCE just keeps on telling only one sentence"your gprs facility will be activated in 24 hrs sir"

i was once confused whether i am talking to an automated reply voice.

even if i call cce after 36 hrs of recahrging for net ,cce has the same answer for me....!


i wanted to clear the problem and sent a mail to airtel customer service.....!

there also i am just getting similar reply...but it is automated reply e mail....i know that.


so what's the point?


my questions-


what exactly is the role of CCE?.......a substitute to automated response?


if reactivation takes 24 hours "normally" , how do they manage to disconnect the service exactly when the validity period ends?people! they dont even allow a millisecond excess!


when the customer service e mail is generating only automated responses...what is the logic in having such a service?


any one out there who has got answers for my Q.s?


i feel this is the fate of a consumer in india!!!!

u can correlate with the picture above!


try this among your friends, in your workplace,...neighbourhood....,relatives


hi


this story impressed me very much!


conveys a lot !!!!!!


its in tamil english translation l shortly follow


is that true?


healthcare sector boom?

priya bakery


mmmm.....

evergreen memories of housesurgeoncy!


daily evening we used to go to this place ,have tea,chat about everything.....dues,scoot,lamenting about having to do the nurse's job in the name of "Doctor"

defntly will kindle old memories
special thanks to:
CAMERAMAN:Dr Manoj kumar MBBS,MPH(UK)


first time


hello everyone...!

doing a thing for the first time is really thrilling and interesting.....!thats what im feeling right now!

what i am going to do in this site will be a suspense as i myself dont know what im gonna do!

but this space will be made very interesting..........soon.


achtung!


DR LOKESHWAR SINGH