Monday, June 30, 2008
Fwd: The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee.
When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous 'yes.'
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.
'Now,' said the professor as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favourite passions--and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car.
The sand is everything else--the small stuff. 'If you put the sand into the jar first,' he continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
'Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first--the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.'
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. 'I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,
there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.' Please share this with someone you care about.
I JUST DID......this is so true.... (life is short)
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
fwd: iPHONE 3G Pre- registration is on
AirTel: http://www.airtel.in/iphone3g
Vodafone: http://vodafone.in/existingusers/iphone/pages/preregister-iPhone.aspx
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Fwd: Want to do rafting...?
Kundlika White Water Rafting (Limited seats.. first come first serve basis. Normally booking gets full 15 days prior to the event date )
We will visit the Devil canyon point (plus valley) while coming back if interested.
Non swimmers are welcome for this 14 kms of white water rafting event. (approx 3 hrs in water)
To bring :
Prepare to have everything that you wear to get wet and dry set of clothes.
Bring floaters (preferred & not slippers) / running shoes.
Carry your basic required medicines and drinking water.
Please do not bring valuable items (i.e. jewellery, non-waterproof cameras or other items) on the raft.
We Provide :
High quality rafts, safety equipment (life jackets, helmets, oars etc) and trained guides
Charges :
Rs. 1650/- ( includes BF+ 2 Tea +Lunch (Gavraan Thaali) + Travelling expenses + All the equipments for rafting and of course rafting!)
Rafting Location -- Near Vile village (approx. 125 Km from Pune)
Time and Venue :
Will be conveyed after booking. (latecomers sorry!)
Payment Terms :
Registration with full amount is compulsory.
Cancellation before 10 days - 30% amount will be deducted.
No refund if you cancel the trip one week or before the rafting date.
(i.e. there will be no refund if your participation in the event is cancelled less than 7 days prior to the rafting date. In case alternative persons are suggested by you, the seats may be transferred. However, the details of the new persons must be given minimum 3 days before the rafting date.)
(No telephonic confirmation please)
For more details
Nikhil : 9822353106
Rafting can be done on any Week-day provided ur group strength should
be minimum 6 ( or thereafter )
Enjoy and have a nice time till then !
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Fwd: Nice One - Do read it........
Image via WikipediaAn Old Story:The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.
Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.
Indian Version:
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.
NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table
filled with food.
The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.
Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter.
Mayawati states this as `injustice' done on Minorities.
Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.
The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance).
Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for 'Bengal Bandh' inWest Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and Grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named as the 'Grasshopper Rath'.
Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ' Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act' [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the winter.
Arjun Singh makes 'Special Reservation ' for Grasshoppers in Educational Institutions & in Government Services.
The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes,it's home is confiscated by the Government and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.
Arundhati Roy calls it ' A Triumph of Justice'.
Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice '.
CPM calls it the ' Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden '
Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.
Many years later...
The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar company in Silicon Valley,
100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere in India,
...AND
As a result of loosing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the grasshoppers,
India is still a developing country…!
Fwd: The last puff!!
Image via WikipediaL-U-N-G C-A-N-C-E-R
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in both women and men in
the United States and throughout the world. Lung cancer has surpassed
breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in women. In the United
States in 2007, 160,390 people were projected to die from lung cancer,
which is more than the number of deaths from colorectal, breast, and
prostate cancer combined. Only about 2% of those diagnosed with lung cancer
that has spread to other areas of the body are alive five years after the
diagnosis, although the survival rates for lung cancers diagnosed at a very
early stage are higher, with approximately 49% surviving for five years or
longer.
E-M-P-H-Y-S-E-M-A
Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lung that primarily
causes shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, the lung tissues
necessary to support the physical shape and function of the lung are
destroyed. It is included in a group of diseases called chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease or COPD (pulmonary refers to the lungs). Emphysema is
called an obstructive lung disease because the destruction of lung tissue
around smaller airways, called bronchioles, makes these airways unable to
hold their shape properly when you exhale.
You must be surprise to know what you have to do with it then I feel
pleasure to share with you that everyone who is smoking has very very good
chances of having both of above. So keep enjoying cigarettes and consider
statutory warning "Smoking kills" as Joke in good measure :o)
Would be kind enough if you can fwd the mail to all your frds enjoying
CIGARETTES for some moment of discomfort!!!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Fwd: Equation
Image via WikipediaHuman = eat + sleep + work + enjoyDonkey = eat + sleep
Therefore,
Human = Donkey + work + enjoy
Therefore,
Human - enjoy = Donkey + work
In other words,
Human that don't know enjoy = Donkey that work
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