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June 30th updates

Quotable quotes I have told Nawaz Sharif that if we fail to remove Pervez Musharaff , we both might end up in jail - Asif Ali Zardari Pakistan People Party Chairman Israel's security is sacrosanct. It is non - negotiable - Barack Obama My " Mr right " needs to have a great smile, a good voice. The lines used by him should be classy, not cheap and yes , flirting is very essential - Vidya Balan Actor on her Dream man Rotary One more year rolled of the Rotary year-- A new team took charge to carry on the good work - I opted out of the team -- I had served the last two years as the Director Community Service and was so happy to do this since I liked it from my heart and saw great opportunities to help needy - I battled with myself before I took this call- I wanted a another person to take this on and give fresh ideas and also wanted to spend my time developing the medical centre which has been set up-- that would take more of my time and it was apt to have this handled by som

June 23rd

Some quotes An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. - Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough. - He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has. - The adventurous world of e-mails My thanks to all those who have sent me emails this past year........ Including that person who told me about rat shit in envelope glue, because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing. Also, I now have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason. I no longer have any savings because I gave them to a sick girl (Penny Brown), who is about to die in hospital for the 1,387,258th time. In fact, I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program. I fondly remember that senior bank clerk in Nigeria who wanted to split $7million with me for pretending to be a long l

June 16th 2008

Quotable Quotes A lot of people like America. They may not sometimes like the President but they like America- George Bush US President It is better to prepare for the worst rather than simply hope for the best - Gordon Brown UK Prime Minister after a survey showed his labour party's popularity dipping to a all time low Mallika Sherwat is the root cause of Global warming. See the kind of vibes she exudes while on sets - Paresh Rawal Actor BPO may ne a good catch phase, but industry is past the era of mere off shoring. Now it is all about Globalisation of services- Pramod Bhasin Vice Chairman Nasscom Customer Approach I have been going to this saloon to have my haircut for the past seven years ( yeah , they pick them from my baldy and shorten them !! )- What is impressive about this cramped little shop is that all the hair dressers behave in the same way with customers-- there are around 6 chairs and most of the time they are packed with people waiting but as soon as they see a cust

June 9th 2008 updates

Quotes of the week I will donate the money to Mother Teresa or something like that - Shoiab Aktar on his IPL earnings There aren't many people who understand exactly how hard she's been working. I am one of them- Barack Obama on Hillary Clinton. For years falling food prices and rising production lulled the world in to complacency . Today we are literally paying the price- Ban Ki Moon UN secretary general Humour Club The hall was packed to the capacity inspite of a hot sultry day- The open session was eventful with the kids having their quota with the elders. Babu's daughter was missed- two things came out that were unrelated to the humour club- But they were relevant due to the large audience and were topics that could be shared- one senior citizen walked up and talked about cleanliness and hygiene- He is / was a big betel leaf /nut chewer and was proud to say that he had created modern art in many public places threw his spitting of the betel with the red colour backgroun

June 2nd Updates

Quotes of the week In a complex country like India, you can't wait for opportunities. Life does not come in a big box with a blue ribbon - Arun Sarin Vodafone CEO It was mesmeric. The music, the clothes that they wore, the atmosphere was completely a new experience for me -- Aussie Cricketer Brett Geeves after attending a Hindu style wedding in Delhi of Srilankan Cricketer Tilakaratne Dilshan Nitish must be pleased up there. He must be saying "mum you have proved yourself "- neelam kataria Mother of Nitish kataria on the conviction of his killers Vikas and Vishal Yadav Failures make me more determined to succeed-- shah Rukh Khan Interesting A teacher asks a student how he would measure the height of a very tall building using a barometer, evidently expecting to hear about the reduced air pressure being proportionate to the elevation .... The student replies: Tie the barometer to a long string, lower the string till the barometer touches the ground, measure the length of t