Yesterday's knock of 59 runs in Abu Dhabi propelled Dhoni to the top spot in ICC ODI rankings leaving Australian captain Ricky Ponting to No.2.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Well Done Dhoni!!
Yesterday's knock of 59 runs in Abu Dhabi propelled Dhoni to the top spot in ICC ODI rankings leaving Australian captain Ricky Ponting to No.2.
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
MAD??
This weird calculation has been running in my mind for quite sometime now. It's about how we spend our entire life.
Take a person, say who lives for 60 years.
Supposing he takes 5 min to brush his teeth everyday = 1825 min a year = 30.41 hours a year = 1825 hours in life = 76 DAYS OF HIS LIFE!!
Then let's say he spends 15 min in the bathroon everyday = 5475 min a year = 91.25 hours a year = 5475 hours in life = 228.15 DAYS OF HIS LIFE!!
Similarly for breakfast, let's say he takes 15 min = 228.15 DAYS OF HIS LIFE
For Lunch, 15 min = 228.15 DAYS OF HIS LIFE
For supper, another 15 min = 228.15 DAYS OF HIS LIFE
If he sleeps for 7 hours a day = 2555 hours a year = 153300 hours in life = 17.5 YEARS OF HIS LIFE
In short, ONE-THIRD of his life he spends eating and sleeping!!!!
Take a person, say who lives for 60 years.
Supposing he takes 5 min to brush his teeth everyday = 1825 min a year = 30.41 hours a year = 1825 hours in life = 76 DAYS OF HIS LIFE!!
Then let's say he spends 15 min in the bathroon everyday = 5475 min a year = 91.25 hours a year = 5475 hours in life = 228.15 DAYS OF HIS LIFE!!
Similarly for breakfast, let's say he takes 15 min = 228.15 DAYS OF HIS LIFE
For Lunch, 15 min = 228.15 DAYS OF HIS LIFE
For supper, another 15 min = 228.15 DAYS OF HIS LIFE
If he sleeps for 7 hours a day = 2555 hours a year = 153300 hours in life = 17.5 YEARS OF HIS LIFE
In short, ONE-THIRD of his life he spends eating and sleeping!!!!
Friday, April 07, 2006
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
Year 2020!
It is the year 2020 and call centers are opening all over
the West, as the new economic power India outsources work to
the countries where many jobs originated. Millions of
Americans, still struggling to adapt to a global economy,
are willing to accept jobs that pay them in a new currency
sweeping much of the world: EuRupees.
Some of them, eager to land one of the customer service jobs
from India, are attending special training sessions in New
York City, led by language specialist Dave Ramsey, who goes
by a simpler name for his Indian clients: Devendra
Ramaswaminathan.
On this warm afternoon, the professor is teaching three
ambitious students how to communicate with Indian customers.
Professor: "Okay, Gary, Randy and Jane, first we need to
give you Indian names. Gary, from now on, you'll be known to
your customers as Gaurav. Randy, you'll be Ranjit. And Jane,
you'll be Jagadamba. Now imagine you just received a call
from Delhi. What do you say?"
Gary: "Name as tea?"
Professor: "I think you mean 'namaste.' Very good. But what
do you say after that?"
Gary: "How can I help you?"
Professor: "You're on the right track. Anyone else?"
Jane: "How can I be helping you?"
Professor: "Good try! You're using the correct tense, but
it's not quite right. Anyone else?"
Randy: "How I can be helping you?"
Professor: "Wonderful! Word order is very important. Okay,
let's try some small talk. Give me a comment that would help
you make a connection with your Indian customers."
Randy: "It's really hot, isn't it?"
Professor: "The heat is always a good topic, but you haven't
phrased it correctly. Try again."
Randy: "It's deadly hot, isn't it?"
Professor: "That's better. But your tag question can be
greatly improved."
Randy: "It's deadly hot, no?"
Professor: "Wonderful! You can put 'no?' at the end of
almost any statement. You are understanding me, no?"
Jane: "Yes, we are understanding you, no?"
Professor (smiles): "We may need to review this later. But
let's move on to other things. Have you ever heard Indians
use the word 'yaar'?"
Randy: "Yes, my Indian friends use it all the time. Just
last night, one of them said to me, 'Randy, give me yaar
password. I am needing it to fix yaar computer."
Professor (laughs): "That's a different 'yaar,' yaar. The
'yaar' that I'm talking about means friend or buddy. You can
use it if you've developed a camaraderie with a customer.
For example, you can say, 'Come on, yaar. I am offering you
the best deal.' Do you understand, Jagadamba?"
Jane: "Yaar, I do."
Professor (smiles): "Okay, let's talk about accents. If your
client says 'I yam wery vorried about vat I bought for my
vife,' how would you respond?"
Randy: "Please don't be vorrying, yaar. She vill be wery
happy."
Professor: "Vunderful! I mean, wonderful. You have a bright
future, Ranjit. And so do you, Jagadamba. But Gaurav, you
haven't said anything in a while. Do you have any questions
about what we've just learned?"
Gary: "Yes, Professor, I do have one question: Wouldn't it
be simpler to learn to speak Hindi?"
By: Melvin Durai
the West, as the new economic power India outsources work to
the countries where many jobs originated. Millions of
Americans, still struggling to adapt to a global economy,
are willing to accept jobs that pay them in a new currency
sweeping much of the world: EuRupees.
Some of them, eager to land one of the customer service jobs
from India, are attending special training sessions in New
York City, led by language specialist Dave Ramsey, who goes
by a simpler name for his Indian clients: Devendra
Ramaswaminathan.
On this warm afternoon, the professor is teaching three
ambitious students how to communicate with Indian customers.
Professor: "Okay, Gary, Randy and Jane, first we need to
give you Indian names. Gary, from now on, you'll be known to
your customers as Gaurav. Randy, you'll be Ranjit. And Jane,
you'll be Jagadamba. Now imagine you just received a call
from Delhi. What do you say?"
Gary: "Name as tea?"
Professor: "I think you mean 'namaste.' Very good. But what
do you say after that?"
Gary: "How can I help you?"
Professor: "You're on the right track. Anyone else?"
Jane: "How can I be helping you?"
Professor: "Good try! You're using the correct tense, but
it's not quite right. Anyone else?"
Randy: "How I can be helping you?"
Professor: "Wonderful! Word order is very important. Okay,
let's try some small talk. Give me a comment that would help
you make a connection with your Indian customers."
Randy: "It's really hot, isn't it?"
Professor: "The heat is always a good topic, but you haven't
phrased it correctly. Try again."
Randy: "It's deadly hot, isn't it?"
Professor: "That's better. But your tag question can be
greatly improved."
Randy: "It's deadly hot, no?"
Professor: "Wonderful! You can put 'no?' at the end of
almost any statement. You are understanding me, no?"
Jane: "Yes, we are understanding you, no?"
Professor (smiles): "We may need to review this later. But
let's move on to other things. Have you ever heard Indians
use the word 'yaar'?"
Randy: "Yes, my Indian friends use it all the time. Just
last night, one of them said to me, 'Randy, give me yaar
password. I am needing it to fix yaar computer."
Professor (laughs): "That's a different 'yaar,' yaar. The
'yaar' that I'm talking about means friend or buddy. You can
use it if you've developed a camaraderie with a customer.
For example, you can say, 'Come on, yaar. I am offering you
the best deal.' Do you understand, Jagadamba?"
Jane: "Yaar, I do."
Professor (smiles): "Okay, let's talk about accents. If your
client says 'I yam wery vorried about vat I bought for my
vife,' how would you respond?"
Randy: "Please don't be vorrying, yaar. She vill be wery
happy."
Professor: "Vunderful! I mean, wonderful. You have a bright
future, Ranjit. And so do you, Jagadamba. But Gaurav, you
haven't said anything in a while. Do you have any questions
about what we've just learned?"
Gary: "Yes, Professor, I do have one question: Wouldn't it
be simpler to learn to speak Hindi?"
By: Melvin Durai
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Management Solutions
How well do you tackle problems that obstruct your way ? Observe how one master does it...
Laloo talks to his son
Laloo : I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son : I want to choose my own bride.
Laloo : But the girl is Bill Gates' daughter.
Son : Well, in that case... I can consider the idea..
Next Laloo approaches Bill Gates
Laloo : I have a husband for your daughter.
Bill Gates : But my daughter is too young to marry.
Laloo : But this young man is a Vice President of the World Bank.
Bill Gates : Ah, in that case...I can give it a thought
Finally Laloo goes to see the President of the World Bank
Laloo : I have a young man to be recommended as a Vice President.
President : But I already have more Vice Presidents than I need.
Laloo : But this young man is Bill Gates' son-in-law.
President : Really ? in that case I will certainly think on it...
This is called Real Management .......
Laloo talks to his son
Laloo : I want you to marry a girl of my choice
Son : I want to choose my own bride.
Laloo : But the girl is Bill Gates' daughter.
Son : Well, in that case... I can consider the idea..
Next Laloo approaches Bill Gates
Laloo : I have a husband for your daughter.
Bill Gates : But my daughter is too young to marry.
Laloo : But this young man is a Vice President of the World Bank.
Bill Gates : Ah, in that case...I can give it a thought
Finally Laloo goes to see the President of the World Bank
Laloo : I have a young man to be recommended as a Vice President.
President : But I already have more Vice Presidents than I need.
Laloo : But this young man is Bill Gates' son-in-law.
President : Really ? in that case I will certainly think on it...
This is called Real Management .......
Spare A Thought
Palmistry:
" APNE HAATHO KI LAKEERO KO KYA DEKHTE HO,
NASEEB UNKE BHI HOTE HAI JINKE NASEEB ME HAATH NAHIN HOTE...."
" APNE HAATHO KI LAKEERO KO KYA DEKHTE HO,
NASEEB UNKE BHI HOTE HAI JINKE NASEEB ME HAATH NAHIN HOTE...."
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
ASTROLOGY!
Tough days ahead for you Mr. Dravid and Mr. Chappel. Until the one-day series starts, both of you can expect lots of criticism at your workplace. Mental agony is also on the cards. The last two pages of any newspaper in India will be dedicated exclusively to you. Family gettogethers possible. Some of you may take time off work for the next few days. Family and friends will support you.
Naukri.Com Gets Legal Notice!
A 11-year-old has served a legal notice on Naukri.com for poking fun at a name that is same as his own, in one of its ads.
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Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Weekend!
Last two days, I was at home, mainly watching the third test between India and England. Seeing the match, some weird thoughts ran into my mind..
Why don't we change the batting order of Indian batting, reversing it totally, with Sreesanth and Munaf Patel opening the innings. I think India will score more...
Why not remove some of the non-performers, and put the commentators instead, who knows exactly at what angle the bat should have moved, which direction your feet should be, what degree your head should have tilt for each shot?
Also, I would like to know whether the so-called experts would exactly know whether batting first is better or bowling before even a single ball is bowled. It is pretty easy to say something after one session of the match.
Irfan Pathan played a shot (the shot which he got out). Unfortunately, he was caught and had to leave the field. Every commentator said it was an unnecessary shot, and that Irfan was irresponsible. This to a player who had contributed (may be more than Tendulkar) in every match. I agree, it might have been an immature shot. Now, had that ball cleared the ropes, what would have been the commentator's reaction? Should have been "Wow that's a shot only Irfan can play at this juncture of the innings."
Also I pretty well know how these so-called experts reacted to such situations when they were in the field (Long Long Ago).
EASY TO PREACH EH?
Why don't we change the batting order of Indian batting, reversing it totally, with Sreesanth and Munaf Patel opening the innings. I think India will score more...
Why not remove some of the non-performers, and put the commentators instead, who knows exactly at what angle the bat should have moved, which direction your feet should be, what degree your head should have tilt for each shot?
Also, I would like to know whether the so-called experts would exactly know whether batting first is better or bowling before even a single ball is bowled. It is pretty easy to say something after one session of the match.
Irfan Pathan played a shot (the shot which he got out). Unfortunately, he was caught and had to leave the field. Every commentator said it was an unnecessary shot, and that Irfan was irresponsible. This to a player who had contributed (may be more than Tendulkar) in every match. I agree, it might have been an immature shot. Now, had that ball cleared the ropes, what would have been the commentator's reaction? Should have been "Wow that's a shot only Irfan can play at this juncture of the innings."
Also I pretty well know how these so-called experts reacted to such situations when they were in the field (Long Long Ago).
EASY TO PREACH EH?
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Q&A
**If all one billion Chinese jumped at once, would the earth be thrown out of its orbit?
**What are hiccups and why do we get them?
**Does smoking have any health benefits?
**What was the Leaning Tower of Pisa for?
**Which will keep you drier, running through the rain or walking?
These and a lot of other weird questions with answers HERE
Courtesy: Straightdope
**What are hiccups and why do we get them?
**Does smoking have any health benefits?
**What was the Leaning Tower of Pisa for?
**Which will keep you drier, running through the rain or walking?
These and a lot of other weird questions with answers HERE
Courtesy: Straightdope
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