Bangkok's Independent Newspaper: "REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE: Living with Thainess? Excuse me?"

Interesting article. I can completely understand the mood of the writer and also hihgly impressed by refrain from using too many strong words.

To truly understand the modern day situation chaos in Thailand, one needs to actually come and live here in Thailand.

Naseeruddin Shah - The greatest actor alive- Movies: "Naseeruddin Shah - The greatest actor alive"

Thanks Sunanda for compiling this for the rest of India to read. Also if you wish to mention, do mention Naseeruddin's performance with Sean Connery in an English movie, personally I liked it, 'The League of Distinguish Gentlemen'

Your postman is now a BPO exec- The Times of India: "Your postman is now a BPO exec"

Way to Go Indian Post. Its more than time that Indian Postal service earn some serious money so that they can continue the fantastic job they are doing. I am really glad to hear that finally we as Indians are changing for good.

Shivaji would have been ashamed- The Times of India: "Thousands of images have been beamed around the country of the monsoon madness that’s unfolding in Mumbai."

Lack of self esteem on part of Indian people in general but particularly the Mumbaikar. We just don't seem to pride in what we are. We are governed by heartless and mindless idiots that we elect.

These politicians are there because we put them there. So I see no point in blaming them. I am also personally disappointed at radical coments given by the self proclaimed pseudo intellectuals. Presenting long analysis on national and local political conditions. Trying to convince the masses to find a reason and then blame it on something.

The real situation is very well stated by Mr Narayanswamy in this article. This article with Mr. Nandy's article, hope shakes up the Mumbaikar and decides to take some action. Demand respect from the politicians the rest of the nation. Enough of this being treated as non existing commuity collectively taken for granted, called Mumbaikar.

Mumbaikars! Demand, don't beg- The Times of India: "Mumbaikars are always in work mode -— even partying for most of them is serious work, schmoozing, building new business relationships and reaffirming old ones—and when that work mode is disrupted, as it was recently, they migrate to the blame mode. Blame the BMC. Blame Reliance Energy. Blame the chief minister."

For once, I definitely agree with Mr. Nandy. What Mumbaikar has lost and forgotten is the self esteem. Be proud to be the earning member of the large family and demand the respect you deserve. A proud Mumbaikar I am and will always be.

Friends, Here is something helarious I found on the net. Would love to share it with all.

Dear Software Engineer,

Last year I upgraded from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 and noticed that the New program began unexpected child processing that took up a lot of space and valuable resources. No mention of this phenomenon was included in the Product brochure. In addition, Wife
1.0 installs itself into all other Programs and launches during system initialization, where it monitors all other system activity.

Applications such as Smoking 10.3, Boozing 2.5 and Saturday Night Pubs 5.0 no longer run, crashing the system whenever selected. I cannot keep Wife 1.0 in the background while attempting to run some of my other favorite applications like Night Club 4.3, Dance 'n' Drunk 2.0 and Bachelor Party 7.77. I'm thinking about going back to Girlfriend 7.0, but the UN-install does not work on this program. Once I tried to Uninstall Wife 1.0 but got this error "General Protection Fault(GPF) in module House Security. The UN- installation will abort." Can you help me?
Please!!!


Regards

Desperate User



*** Reply from Tech. Support ***

Dear Desperate User,

Re: Upgrade from a girlfriend to a wife

This is a very common problem men complain about, but is mostly due to a Primary misconception. Many people upgrade from Girlfriend 7.0 to Wife 1.0 with the idea that Wife 1.0 is merely a UTILITIES & ENTERTAINMENT program.

Wife 1.0 is actually an OPERATING SYSTEM and designed by its creator to Run Everything. It is unlikely you would be able to purge Wife 1.0 and still convert back to Girlfriend 7.0. It is impossible to UN- install, delete, or Purge Wife 1.0 from the system once installed.

You cannot go back to Girlfriend 7.0 because Wife 1.0 is not designed to do this. Some have tried to install Girlfriend 8.0 or Wife 2.0 but end up with more problems than the original system. Look in your manual under "Warnings-Alimony/Child Support" which was given to you at the time of registration with Wife 1.0. I recommend you keep Wife 1.0 and just deal with the situation. Having Wife 1.0 installed myself, I might also suggest you read the entire section Regarding General Partnership Fault It' (GPFs).

The best course of action will be to enter the command C:\ POLOGIZE. In fact I would suggest you use this command every time Wife 1.0 Crashes on your system. Wife 1.0 is a great program, but very high Maintenance. Consider buying additional software to improve the Performance Of Wife 1.0. I recommend Flowers 2.1 and Chocolates 5.0 or
Movies 4.5, which will improve the performance of Wife 1.0. Do not, under any Circumstances, install Secretary With Short Skirt 3.3. This is not a Supported application for Wife 1.0 and is likely to cause irreversible Damage to the operating system.

Afrikaans - Ek het jou lief
Albanian - Te dua
Arabic - Ana behibak (to male)
Arabic - Ana behibek (to female)
Armenian - Yes kez sirumen
Bambara - M'bi fe
Bangla - Aamee tuma ke bhalo baashi
Belarusian - Ya tabe kahayu
Bisaya - Nahigugma ako kanimo
Bulgarian - Obicham te
Cambodian - Bung Srorlagn Oun (to female)
Oun Srorlagn Bung (to male)
Cantonese Chinese - Ngo oiy ney a
Catalan - T'estimo
Cheyenne - Ne mohotatse
Chichewa - Ndimakukonda
Corsican - Ti tengu caru (to male)
Creol - Mi aime jou
Croatian - Volim te
Czech - Miluji te
Danish - Jeg Elsker Dig
Dutch - Ik hou van jou
English - I love you
Esperanto - Mi amas vin
Estonian - Ma armastan sind
Ethiopian - Ewedishalehu : male/female to female
Ewedihalehu: male/female to male.
Faroese - Eg elski teg
Farsi - Doset daram
Filipino - Mahal kita
Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua
French - Je t'aime, Je t'adore
Gaelic - Ta gra agam ort
Georgian - Mikvarhar
German - Ich liebe dich
Greek - S'agapo
Gujarati - Hu tumney prem karu chu
Hiligaynon - Palangga ko ikaw
Hawaiian - Aloha wau ia oi
Hebrew - Ani ohev otah (to female)
Hebrew - Ani ohev et otha (to male)
Hiligaynon - Guina higugma ko ikaw
Hindi - Hum Tumhe Pyar Karte hae
Hmong - Kuv hlub koj
Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian - Szeretlek
Icelandic - Eg elska tig
Ilonggo - Palangga ko ikaw
Indonesian - Saya cinta padamu
Inuit - Negligevapse
Irish - Taim i' ngra leat
Italian - Ti amo
Japanese - Aishiteru
Kannada - Naa ninna preetisuve
Kapampangan - Kaluguran daka
Kiswahili - Nakupenda
Konkani - Tu magel moga cho
Korean - Sarang Heyo
Latin - Te amo
Latvian - Es tevi miilu
Lebanese - Bahibak
Lithuanian - Tave myliu
Malay - Saya cintakan mu / Aku cinta padamu
Malayalam - Njan Ninne Premikunnu
Mandarin Chinese - Wo ai ni
Marathi - Me tula prem karto
Mohawk - Kanbhik
Moroccan - Ana moajaba bik
Nahuatl - Ni mits neki
Navaho - Ayor anosh'ni
Norwegian - Jeg Elsker Deg
Pandacan - Syota na kita!!
Pangasinan - Inaru Taka
Papiamento - Mi ta stimabo
Persian - Doo-set daaram
Pig Latin - Iay ovlay ouyay
Polish - Kocham Cie
Portuguese - Eu te amo
Romanian - Te ubesk
Roman Numerals - 333
Russian - Ya tebya liubliu
Scot Gaelic - Tha gra\dh agam ort
Serbian - Volim te
Setswana - Ke a go rata
Sign Language - ,\,,/ (represents position of fingers
when signing 'I Love You'
Sindhi - Maa tokhe pyar kendo ahyan
Sioux - Techihhila
Slovak - Lu`bim ta
Slovenian - Ljubim te
Spanish - Te quiero / Te amo
Swahili - Ninapenda wewe
Swedish - Jag alskar dig
Swiss-German - Ich lieb Di
Tagalog - Mahal kita
Taiwanese - Wa ga ei li
Tahitian - Ua Here Vau Ia Oe
Tamil - Naan unnai kathalikiraen
Telugu - Nenu ninnu premistunnanu
Thai - Chan rak khun (to male)
Thai - Phom rak khun (to female)
Turkish - Seni Seviyorum
Ukrainian - Ya tebe kahayu
Urdu - mai aap say pyaar karta hoo
Vietnamese - Anh ye^u em (to female)
Vietnamese - Em ye^u anh (to male)
Welsh - 'Rwy'n dy garu
Yiddish - Ikh hob dikh
Yoruba - Mo ni fe

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Number of ways doesn't matter, it still means the same. Don't you agree?

McDonald pays up Hindu veggie groups in US- The Times of India: "McDonald pays up Hindu veggie groups in US"

I always thought there was not right about McDonald's fries. When This was learnt first a couple of years ago, I was glad that I was right in not eating McDonald fries. No I am not a vegetarian per say but I strong support vegetarian movement. I eat chicken and fish once in a while. But I definitely do not eat red meat in any form.

McDonald paying this some is positive sign but let the movement not end here. There are so many more things that McDonald needs to pay up for. Anyone to guess any two such issues to sue McDonald.

Hey, baby, whatÂ’s your blood type? - More Health News - MSNBC.com: "Hey, baby, whatÂ’s your blood type?"

THIS sucks man. As if the looks were not enough, now your blood goes against your chances of finding a nice partner. Oh God, when will all this stop? Will I ever get a fair chance?

PS: BTW I am NOT Type - B ;)

Issuance of US Postal Service stamp on Diwali Petition: "Issuance of US Postal Service stamp on Diwali"

Ok People who love Diwali, Please show the USPS that we mean it when we have to stand together as one. Isn't it time that the worlds second largest population earns some form of recognition and respect? Let me know if you signed the petition.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Director Stone making 9/11 film: "'It's an exploration of heroism in our country - but it's international at the same time in its humanity,' Stone said."

If not more, but there are at least a few thousand people who will not subscribe this so called US of A's heroism. Hey guys you are responsible for it and now you want to make business out of it? You people are sick as hell. Where were you when Rodney King case and the aftermath that tolled US of A for billions of dollars? Where are you when so many of innocent US of A citizens are being popped like pop corns in Iraq. Where are you when you did NOT find WMD? Do you have guts to make a film on blunder of US of A on world affair

I think you have a problem of thinking you are Superman. A super human being who is so stupid to wear his undies over his pants. Mr. Stone, if you wish to retain your repute, Please DO NOT make this film. I urge the same to Mr. Caige and all others involved. For heavens sake, once please don't' consider the monetary benefits.

You said "Heroism in our country..." Hey there are people far too more hero than in your country. People struggling and surviving against ALL odds. Tsunami, Famine, Poverty.... Look Mr. Geldoff, learn a lesson. Don't be like Mr. Bush or Mr. M. Jackson. Get a life Mr. Stone. Wake up before it's too late.

Flame me if you dare to. I talk for evidence and nothing else. I do feel and cry for the loss of life of innocent but its time to stand up against it and not capitalize it for generating profits and hatred. There is a better resolution for this global issue. If anyone cares to, I am more than willing to share.

BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | Montoya triumphs at Silverstone: "Montoya triumphs at Silverstone"

Go McLaren !! Go Juan and Go Kimi.

Remembering the Mumbai blasts - The Times of India: "Remembering the Mumbai blasts"

How can I forget that. I witnessed, three of these blasts. I lost more than anyone. As an Indian, I lost many innocent civilians. My brothers, sisters, friends, those whoam I don't even know, but I lost them. I saw the tragedy. I witnessed it. 300 people? Are you kidding? I know there must have been more than a 1000 dead. I don' understand why officials want to play it low key?

Whatever. Be it Bombay(now Mumbai) or London or Madrid or even in that case New York, who is paying the price of this absolutely absurd, religious intollerence. Tell me one religion that prescribes hatred and when you show me one, please tell me why have no one ever thought of terminating it. Why waste billions of dollars and infinite number of innocent lives in name of "freedom" thus justified by them protectors of democracy.

Excuse me Mr. George W Bush. Either you are fooling the world or you are too naive to come to terms. Get real Mr Bush. It is not white supremacy, that I think, you and your father dreamt of, will make change in this world. For a change, why not send your marines to liberate Burma. Oh! Sorry, maybe you don't do that cause there is not enough oil/gas in Burma and that does not threat you. Not forgetting, Burma also supplies you with infinite stock of drugs.

People, time has come. Unite under name of humanity and the planet that we all share. Stop this mindless violence and for once, respect what you are.

Doesn't matter of my Sikh brethren feel offended, but I did like to say the following:
Bole so Nihal ....
Ayo Gorkhali
Bolo Parvati Patey Hara Hara Mahadev
Allah Hu Akbar

In name of this planet that we share, rise people, rise to fight this stupid maniac massacre of innocent people. As I would not like to be a slave, I will not be a master. No is my master except ... The all mighty.

Hemant

BBC SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | F1 teams 'ready to boycott races': "F1 teams 'ready to boycott races"
Yessss ! I hate the that supreme governance, where someone tells me what should be colour of my underwear!
Hey guys get a life, will you?

'Prince' from Hyderabad claims Taj- The Times of India-: "Prince' from Hyderabad claims Taj"

We the people of India....

Well I thought India exists only since 1947. So from then on, all the property is a joint belonging to the whole nation. How can an individual or a religious body stake claims to something like Taj.

I am wondering what has happened to the spirit of a true Indian to stand up for the right. Where is the rest of the billion plus population when someone is going to take away what is yours from within?

I don't fear the enemy at the border, that we can tackle. The enemy within is slowly taking away your land. Think my fellow Indian think.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Paris store apologizes to Oprah: "Paris store apologises to Oprah"

Sheer arrogance. Oprah may be the most powerful celebrity in the world but I am disappointed at the amount of coverage and attention given to a trivial incident that takes place almost in everyday life to everyone.

I wonder if BBC has really lowered the standards to reporting such stupid events. Is this event of any value in regards humanitarian cause, global peace or world harmony? Will this event remotely relates to people starving in Africa?

Please don't waste time and bandwidth of internet on such totally unimportant issue.

Islamic schools redefine English language- The Times of India: "Islamic schools redefine English language"

And now we are going sow the seeds of distinct identity into minds of innocent children just because the grown ups could not face the reality. People, please understand one thing, doing anything as a reactive move will not resolve the issue. One has to look at more creative and pro active methods.

Let me quote from something that we have so conveniently forgotten of Mahatma Gandhi. I have seen people talk of Bapu in regards to Khadi etc. Does anyone remember that he also strongly suggested that we should have Hindustani as our National language? Hindustani, a beautiful blend of Hindi and Urdu. Foundation of cross language, cross culture relationship and developing understanding and tolerance for mutual beliefs.

Sorry we have forgotten that because Nehru declared Hindi has National language completely disregarding he sentiments of non Hindi speaking Indians.

I am not surprised that such religion based English schools are propping up as a result of reaction from the so called masses. Tell me one thing if any one cane, when every one is claim that they are suffering, then who the hell is enjoying? All are victims then who is the victor?

I do not subscribe to such schools but hey, all the best my friends, at least for once these schools will be teaching eastern values and not western values. Well actually in west there are hardly any values left. In true spirit of being Indian, I sincerely congradulate such schools, how so ever I may disagree to their extremist stand.

Any one?

BBC NEWS | Health | 'Avoid soya if you want a baby': "Avoid soya if you want a baby"

Well, what can I say about it. I have personally never liked soya.

BBC NEWS | Europe | Migration is 'good for everybody': "Migration is 'good for everybody'"

Migration news. Makes sense. But there is more to it then the study provides. This news talks only through academic study of the cases. But what is required a complete and holistic approach towards understanding the needs and effects of migration across the globe.

One of those cute things that we have read zillion times and yet completely forgotten.

Don't find love, Let love find you.
That's why it's called falling in love because you don't force yourself to fall, you just fall.

Once you accept someone for who and what they really are. They will surprise you by being better than you expected.

Love is loving /accepting a person with all his/her strength and weaknesses.

Lucky is the man who is the first love of a woman, but luckier is the woman who is the last love of man.

When two friends fall in love learn they are meant for each other.

When they fall out of love they realize they want to keep each other forever.

Find time to realize that there is one person who mean so much to you, for you might wake up one morning losing that person who you thought meant nothing to you .

Love is seeing yourself through someone's eyes and finding yourself in somebody's heart.

Once you have loved, you will always love . For what's in your mind may escape but what's in your heart will remain forever.

True LOVE doesn't have a happy ending ,that's because true love doesn't have an ending.

A ball is circle, no end. It keeps us together like your circle of friends.

But the treasure inside, for you to see, is the treasure of friendship you have given to me

Letting go has never been easy and holding on can be as difficult. Yet Strengths measured not by holding on by letting go.

Men vs. Women : Men would rather sacrifice love to conquer the world. Women would rather give up the world just to be with someone worth the sacrifice.

Decision should not be the choice of your heart or mind but a sensible balancing of both.

Some thoughts are better left unsaid, some feelings are better left kept to yourself but love has it's way of expressing itself despite the silence.

The happier the memory, the deeper

There are so many stars in the sky only some are radiant enough to be noticed. Among those you choose to ignore is the one which was willing to shine for you forever even if your glance remained elsewhere.

It breaks your heart to see the one you love is happy with someone- else? but it's more painful to know that the one you love is unhappy with you.