Pills

The doctor who had been seeing an 80 -year-old woman for most of her life finally retired.At her next checkup, the new doctor told her to bring a list of all the medicines that had been prescribed for her. As the young doctor was looking through these, his eyes grew wide as he realized she had a prescription for birth control pills.Mrs Smith, do you realize these are BIRTH CONTROL pills.Yes they help me to sleep at night.Mrs. Smith, I assure you there is absolutely NOTHING in these that could possible help you sleep.She reached...

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Life

Great men say, 'Life has to be an incessant process of repair and reconstruction, of discarding evil and developing goodness. In the journey of life, if you want to travel without fear, you must have the ticket of a good conscience....

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Wise Words

Invite others towards good with WISDOM. LIVE LIFE with NO EXCUSE and LOVE with NO REGRETS. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 REASONS TO SMILE. FACE your past WITHOUT REGRET. Handle your present with CONFIDENCE. PREPARE for the future without fear. Keep the FAITH and ERADICATE the fea...

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Playing with Words

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: 'I am blind, please help.' There were only a few coins in the hat.A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came...

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On Top

I had a really exciting day today :) We went up a hill to inspect Weather Station and the view was breathtaking. Attaching some pictures which were taken by my colleague.... View of the Ocean over the Hills and Mountains You can see me here :) The Winding River (Mango Trees are dotting the banks) The Winding River A long shot of where I work!!! ...

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Olympics - More Pics

More Photos (Source: Official Beijing Olympics Site) Footprints from Fireworks signifying previous Olympics. Ladies from Tank Dynasty Tang Dynasty Birds View Birds View - Globe Globe Lighting of the Olympic Cauldron View of the Cauldro...

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Beijing 2008 - Olympic Games

What a Start!!! I saw the opening ceremony and I found it breathtaking!!! Exhilarating and very beautiful. I'm lost for words here... I wish I was there to see it first hand... But the live telecast and the photos did ease my disappointment :) Here are some of the Photos (Source :- Official Olympics Website) Giant Scroll Unfolding Dancers on Giant Scroll Dancer depicting Silk Route Tai Chi Practise - Kata Taiji Performance Chinese...

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Destiny - Greatness

A Budding Einstein!!! (Photo taken on Cyprus 1-8th June 0...

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08-08-08

I almost missed it.... Its happening alot lately. When I leave home I have a list of things to do but when I get home in the evening I didn't do half of it.... coz I either forgot all about it or I just didn't get around to it. Today being 08-08-08 is very very special for me. Reasons :I will not see another 08-08-08 in my lifetime - once in a lifetime thing. Olympics - officially starts today :) Its my friend - Niraj's Birthday today.... He will be 29 today :) Hope he celebrates the day with his Fiancee in India. They will...

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Honorary Doctorate

Lately I have seen that many use the title of a Doctor when addressing someone who has been given an Honorary Ph.D. Is it ok to do so? I'm not so very sure so I did a bit of research... and this is what I found: Source: Wikipedia Recipients of an honorary doctorate do not normally adopt the title of "doctor". In many countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, it is not usual for an honorary doctor to use the formal title of "doctor", regardless of the background circumstances for...

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Fifty Dollars!!!

Morris and his wife Esther went to the state fair every year, and every year Morris would say, 'Esther, I'd like to ride in that helicopter.' Esther always replied, 'I know Morris, but that helicopter ride is fifty dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars'One year Esther and Morris went to the fair, and Morris said, 'Esther, I'm 85 years old. If I don't ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance.' To this, Esther replied, 'Morris that helicopter ride is fifty dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars.'...

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Crabs - Fiji Style

Crustaceans are my favorite seafoods and living here in Fiji (we are surrounded by the sea/ocean) there is no shortage of crabs, mussels, prawns and lobsters. Lobsters and prawns are not so common a sight as are the crabs. Every day you'd find people selling bundles of crabs on the road side especially after 4.00 p.m. Anyways this is how we make Crab Dish here in Fiji. First Step - Clean the Crabs really really thoroughly!!! We use...

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Flower Art

Flowers : Note- Still using AF (I really like this one though...

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Pics

Trying out my Camera at home.... This is me holding a small brass vase (Lota) which had been decorated by Mum (for pooja purposes - Kalsa Lot...

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Weekend Excursion

3rd August 2008 Pictures from our trip to Nadi Temple. Entrance Picture View from the Car Park (Pics taken using my Canon Rebe...

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Religious Weekend

The weekend was one big whirlpool of religious activities for us. Every year we have religious prayers at home. Its called "Sathya Narayan Katha" and last Saturday (2nd August) we had it at home. Now even before we have this Pooja we have to do alot of other stuff as part of preparation. First is spring cleaning (thoroughly cleaning the house and compound). This is what I call as preparation of the surrounding. Next is becoming a Vegetarian for the duration. Preparation of self (spiritually) Third is planning and...

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