<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="1.0"><channel><title>Diary of sarika bhanot</title><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/</link><description>Diary of sarika bhanot</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>joke</title><description><![CDATA[<P><FONT size=4><FONT face=Mangal>&#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2375;&#2344;&#2367;&#2358; &#2344;&#2380;&#2360;&#2375;&#2344;&#2366; &#2325;&#2375; &#2319;&#2325; &#2351;&#2369;&#2343;&#2381;&#2342;&#2346;&#2379;&#2340; &#2325;&#2366; &#2325;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344; &#2319;&#2325; &#2342;&#2367;&#2344; &#2337;&#2375;&#2325; &#2346;&#2352; &#2335;&#2361;&#2354; &#2352;&#2361;&#2366; &#2341;&#2366; &#2325;&#2367; &#2340;&#2349;&#2368; &#2313;&#2360;&#2325;&#2366; &#2360;&#2361;&#2366;&#2351;&#2325; &#2349;&#2366;&#2327;&#2340;&#2366; &#2361;&#2369;&#2310; &#2310;&#2351;&#2366; &#2324;&#2352; &#2330;&#2367;&#2354;&#2381;&#2354;&#2366;&#2351;&#2366; - &#2360;&#2352; ! &#2350;&#2376;&#2306;&#2344;&#2375; &#2309;&#2349;&#2368; &#2309;&#2349;&#2368; &#2342;&#2369;&#2358;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344; &#2325;&#2366; &#2319;&#2325; &#2351;&#2369;&#2343;&#2381;&#2342;&#2346;&#2379;&#2340; &#2342;&#2375;&#2326;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376; &#2332;&#2379; &#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2368; &#2340;&#2352;&#2347; &#2310; &#2352;&#2361;&#2366; &#2361;&#2376; &#2404; <BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Mangal>&#2325;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344; &#2344;&#2375; &#2358;&#2366;&#2306;&#2340;&#2367;&#2346;&#2370;&#2352;&#2381;&#2357;&#2325; &#2313;&#2360;&#2325;&#2368; &#2348;&#2366;&#2340; &#2360;&#2369;&#2344;&#2368;</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><FONT face=Mangal>&#2347;&#2367;&#2352; &#2313;&#2360;&#2375; &#2310;&#2342;&#2375;&#2358; &#2342;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; - &#2332;&#2366;&#2323;</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><FONT face=Mangal>&#2350;&#2375;&#2352;&#2368; &#2354;&#2366;&#2354; &#2325;&#2350;&#2368;&#2332; &#2354;&#2375;&#2325;&#2352; &#2310;&#2323; &#2404; </FONT><BR><FONT face=Mangal>&#2360;&#2361;&#2366;&#2351;&#2325; &#2313;&#2360;&#2325;&#2368; &#2354;&#2366;&#2354; &#2352;&#2306;&#2327; &#2325;&#2368; &#2325;&#2350;&#2368;&#2332; &#2354;&#2375; &#2310;&#2351;&#2366; &#2332;&#2367;&#2360;&#2375; &#2325;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344; &#2344;&#2375; &#2346;&#2361;&#2344; &#2354;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366;&#2404; </FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Mangal>&#2342;&#2379;&#2344;&#2379;&#2306; &#2332;&#2354;&#2346;&#2379;&#2340;&#2379;&#2306; &#2325;&#2375; &#2348;&#2368;&#2330; &#2349;&#2351;&#2306;&#2325;&#2352; &#2351;&#2369;&#2343;&#2381;&#2342; &#2361;&#2369;&#2310; &#2324;&#2352; &#2309;&#2306;&#2340; &#2350;&#2375;&#2306; &#2360;&#2381;&#2346;&#2375;&#2344;&#2367;&#2358; &#2346;&#2379;&#2340; &#2357;&#2367;&#2332;&#2351;&#2368; &#2352;&#2361;&#2366;&#2404; &#2351;&#2369;&#2343;&#2381;&#2342; &#2325;&#2375; &#2348;&#2366;&#2342;</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><FONT face=Mangal>&#2360;&#2361;&#2366;&#2351;&#2325; &#2344;&#2375; &#2325;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344; &#2360;&#2375; &#2346;&#2370;&#2331;&#2366; - &#2360;&#2352;! 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&#2350;&#2376;&#2306;&#2344;&#2375; &#2309;&#2349;&#2368; &#2342;&#2369;&#2358;&#2381;&#2350;&#2344; &#2325;&#2375; </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">20</FONT><FONT face=Mangal> &#2351;&#2369;&#2343;&#2381;&#2342;&#2346;&#2379;&#2340; &#2342;&#2375;&#2326;&#2375; &#2361;&#2376;&#2306; &#2332;&#2379; &#2361;&#2350;&#2366;&#2352;&#2368; &#2340;&#2352;&#2347; &#2310; &#2352;&#2361;&#2375; &#2361;&#2376;&#2306; ! </FONT><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT> <BR><FONT face=Mangal>&#2325;&#2346;&#2381;&#2340;&#2366;&#2344;</FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman">, </FONT><FONT face=Mangal>&#2360;&#2361;&#2366;&#2351;&#2325; &#2325;&#2368; &#2323;&#2352; &#2350;&#2369;&#2396;&#2366; &#2324;&#2352; &#2310;&#2342;&#2375;&#2358; &#2342;&#2367;&#2351;&#2366; - &#2332;&#2366;&#2323; &#2324;&#2352; &#2332;&#2366;&#2325;&#2352; &#2350;&#2375;&#2352;&#2368; &#2346;&#2368;&#2354;&#2375; &#2352;&#2306;&#2327; &#2325;&#2368; &#2346;&#2375;&#2344;&#2381;&#2335; &#2354;&#2375;&#2325;&#2352; &#2310;&#2323;.....&#2404;</FONT> <BR>******************************************************************</FONT></P><BR><P><FONT size=4>On Special Request ....here is the English Translation </FONT></P><BR><P><FONT color=#000066 size=4>One find day the Captain of a Spanish warship was lazing on the deck, suddenly his assistant came running towards him and screamed "Sir, I have just seen the enemy's warship heading towards our ship".</FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT color=#000066 size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT color=#000066 size=4>The Captain listened to him peacefully and ordered him, "Go and get my Red Shirt"</FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT color=#000066 size=4>The assistant brought his red shirt; he wore that and started fighting the battle. A fierce battle was fought and ultimately the Spanish won.</FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p><FONT color=#000066 size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT color=#000066 size=4>After their victory, the assistant asks him the reason for wearing red shirt, the captain replies, "I wore red shirt so that if I get hurt my army will not see my blood and will not loose their faith"</FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p><FONT color=#000066 size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT color=#000066 size=4>The Assistant was impressed by his boss's intelligence, immediately a solider came running towards him and screamed "Sir, I have seen enemy's 20 warships heading towards us"</FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><o:p><FONT color=#000066 size=4> </FONT></o:p></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT color=#000066 size=4>The Captain turned towards his assistant and orders "Go and get my yellow Pant"</FONT></P><BR><P> </P>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 10:49:57 +0530</pubDate><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/05/22/joke.html</link></item><item><title>Men will be Men always</title><description><![CDATA[<P><FONT color=#000099 size=4>Dear Friends </FONT></P><BR><P><FONT color=#000099 size=4>Just wanted to share this cute pic with you which clearly tells that Men will be Men always no matter how old are they...god has programmed them  that ways .</FONT></P><BR><P><FONT color=#000099 size=4>Love</FONT></P><BR><P><FONT color=#000099 size=4>Sarika</FONT></P><BR><P> </P><BR><P> </P><br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home6/738/72a967d8ea30d1321ebb75ce850a27d5/homep/images/1210575986">]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 12:30:50 +0530</pubDate><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/05/12/Men-will-be-Men-always.html</link></item><item><title>Sex-Highly Erotic above 18 only</title><description><![CDATA[<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; 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COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 48pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Now that I have all your attention, I would like to wish all of you<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 48pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">APRIL FOOL'S Day <FONT size=1>Dont mind<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P><br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home6/738/72a967d8ea30d1321ebb75ce850a27d5/homep/images/1207024368">]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:58:04 +0530</pubDate><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/04/01/Sex-Highly-Erotic-above-18-only.html</link></item><item><title>Jokes</title><description><![CDATA[<P class=nsl1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><STRONG><FONT color=#3333ff>Their sons<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></STRONG></SPAN></P><BR><P class=txt1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>These 4 pals go out to play golf one sunny morning. One is detained in the clubhouse, and the other three are discussing their children while walking to the first tee. <BR>"My son BIll," says one, "has made quite a name for himself in the home-building industry. He began as a carpenter, but now owns his own design and construction firm. He's so successful in fact, in the last year he was able to give a good friend a brand new home as a gift." The second man, no to be out done, tells how his son began his career as a car salesman, but now owns a multi-line dealership. "George is so successful, in fact, in the last six months he gave his friend two brand new cars as a gift." <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=txt1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>The third man's son, Albert, has worked his way up through a stock brokerage, and in the last few weeks has given a good friend a large stock portfolio as a gift. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=txt1 style="MARGIN: auto 0in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>As the fourth man arrives at the tee, another tells him that they have been discussing their progeny and asks what line his son is in.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN class=txt11><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>"To tell the truth, I'm not very pleased with how my son turned out," he replies. "For 15 years, Frank's been a hairdresser, and I've just recently discovered he's gay. However, on the bright side, he must be good at what he does because his last three boyfriends have given him a brand new house, two cars, and a big pile of stock certificates."</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN class=txt11><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#110000><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN class=txt11><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#110000>************************************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P><BR><P><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt"><FONT color=#3333ff>An Intelligent Blonde<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P><BR><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>A Guy gets on a plane and finds himself seated next to a cute blonde.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>He immediately turns to her and makes his move.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>"You know," he says," I've heard that flights will go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger. So let's talk"<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>The blonde, who had just opened her book, closes it slowly and says to the guy, "What would you like to discuss?"<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>"Oh, I don't know," says the guy. "How about nuclear power?"<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>"OK," says the blonde. "That could be an interesting topic. But let me ask you a question first.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>A horse, a cow, and a deer all eat the same stuff- grass. Yet the deer excretes little pellets, the cow turns out a flat patty, and the horse produces muffins of dried poop. Why do you suppose that is?"<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>The guy is dumbfounded. Finally he replies, "I haven't the slightest idea."<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#000066>"So tell me," says the blonde, "How is it that you feel qualified to discuss nuclear power when you don't know shit?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:37:35 +0530</pubDate><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/03/26/Jokes.html</link></item><item><title>Women</title><description><![CDATA[<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>What It Means To Have A NORTH INDIAN GIRL as Wife<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><BR></SPAN><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">1. At the time of marriage, a north Indian girl has more boyfriends than her age. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">(.well true. life without BF considered LS here)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">2. Before marriage, she looks almost like a bollywood heroine and after marriage you have to go around her twice to completely hug her. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">(..correct again ... we call it style and they call it tantrums)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">3. By the time she professes her undevoted love to you, you are bankrupt because of the number of times you had to take her out to movie theatres and restaurants. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">( Mind that Gfrds are luxuries.. not every one can afford them ).<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">4. The only dishes she can think of to cook is paneer butter masala, aloo sabji, aloo gobi sabji, aloo matar, aloo paneer, that after eating all those paneer and aloos you are either in the bed with chronic cholestrol or chronic gas disorder</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">.<B>( sadly but true ..but they are so delicious)</B><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">5. The only growth that you see later in your career is the rise in your monthly phone bill.</SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff3399; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"> </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">(Yes, we can talk for days if not disturbed ..and now a <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>days we have more phone connections at home than the no. of members in a family..)</SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><FONT size=4><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"></SPAN></B></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><BR><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=4>6. You are blinded by her love that you think that she is a blonde. Only later do you come to know that it is because of the mehandhi that she applies to cover her gray hair<B>.</B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=4><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff3399; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"> </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">(...so what . Mehndi is herbal and it gives cooling effect also)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">7. When you come home from office she is very busy watching "Kyonki saas bhi kabi bahu thi" that you either end up eating outside or cooking yourself</SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">.( they are so nail biting ...who would care if someone has eaten or not )<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">8. You are a very "ESpecial" person to her. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">( ..SO.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">9. She always thought that <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on">Madras</st1:City> is a state and covers the whole of south <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place> until she met you. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">( here we mean that we don't understand any of the south Indian language and we cant even find the difference and we don't bother about this also)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>10. When she says she is going to "work out" she means she is going to "! walk out" <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">11. She has greater number of relatives than the number of people you have in your home town</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff3399; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN></SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">( We believe in close knit family concept.. even our aunt's brother in law's<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>sister in law's daughter's husband's sister in law's..is a close relation to us<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>)</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">12. The only two sentences in English that she knows are "Thank you" and "How are you" </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff3399; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">.(</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"> Wrong ...see you, bye bye are another sentences that<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>we know)</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff3399; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">13. She thinks Govinda can dance better than Michael Jackson. </SPAN><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">(What to think..it is a fact Govinda is a better dancer than Michael Jackson)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>What It Means to Have a SOUTH INDIAN GIRL as Wife<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>1.Her mother looks down at you because you didn't study in Indian Institute of Technology or <st1:City w:st="on">Madras</st1:City> / <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Anna</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>2. Her father starts or ends every conversation with "... I say..." <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>3. She shudders if you use four letter words. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>4. She has long hair, neatly oiled and braided (The Dubai based Oil Well Company will negotiate with her on a 25 year contract to extract coconut oil from her hair.) <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>5. She uses the word 'Super' as her only superlative.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>6. Her name is another name for a Goddess or a flower.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>7. Her first name is longer than your first name, middle name and surname combined (unless you are from Andhra)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>8. When she mixes milk/curd and rice you are never sure whether it is for the Dog or for herself. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>9. For weddings, she sports a mini jasmine garden on her head and wears silk saris in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Madras</st1:City></st1:place> heat without looking too uncomfortable while you are melting in your singlet.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>10. She thinks Mohan Lal is the sexiest man alive.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>11. Her favourite cricketer is Krishnamachari Srikkanth. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>12. Her favourite food is dosa though she has tried North Indian snacks like Chats (pronounced like the slang for 'conversation') <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>13. She bursts into songs with her cousins in every movie.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>14. She bores you by telling you which raaga each song you hear is based on. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>15. You have to give her jewellery, though she has already got plenty of it..<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>16. Her thali (Mangal Sutra) weighs more than the championship belts worn by WWF wrestlers.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>17. She is more educated than you. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt"><FONT size=4>18. Her father thinks she is much smarter than you and all North Indians are crooks.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><B><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">I don't know how far this hold true for south Indian women so I m not commenting, I am sure some would definitely update me with her/his expertise views on this. I don't intend to offend anyone with my post .. This post is shamelessly copied from one of the websites.</SPAN></I></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></FONT></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:04:51 +0530</pubDate><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/02/26/Women.html</link></item><item><title>A Perfect Husband</title><description><![CDATA[<P><STRONG>The Perfect Husband...</STRONG> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>Several men are in the changing room of a golf club. </B></FONT><BR><FONT size=3><B>A mobile phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands free speaker-function and began to talk.</B></FONT> </P><BR><P><FONT size=3><B>Everyone else in the room stops to listen.</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>MAN: "Hello"</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>WOMAN: "Darling, it's me. Are you at the club?" </B></FONT><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>MAN: "Yes"</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>WOMAN: "I am at the shopping centre and found this beautiful leather coat. It's only Rs.1,000. Is it OK if I buy it?"</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>MAN: "Sure,..go ahead if you like it that much." </B></FONT><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>WOMAN: "I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2005 models. I saw one I really liked."</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>MAN: "How much?"</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>WOMAN: "Rs7,00,000"</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>MAN: "OK, but for that price I want it with all the options." </B></FONT><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>WOMAN: "Great! Oh, and one more thing ... The house I wanted last year is back on the market. They're asking</B></FONT> <BR><FONT size=3><B>              Rs.11,50,000"</B></FONT> <BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>MAN: "Well, then go ahead and give them an offer of 11,00,000. They will probably take it. If not, we can go the extra 50 </B></FONT><BR><FONT size=3><B>    thousand. It really is a pretty good price."</B></FONT> <BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>WOMAN: "OK. I'll see you later! I love you so much!!"</B></FONT> <BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>MAN: "Bye! I love you, too."</B></FONT> <BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>The man hangs up. The other men in the changing room are staring at him in astonishment, mouths agape..... </B></FONT><BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>He smiles and asks:</B></FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>-</B></FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>-</B></FONT> <BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>-</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>-</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>-</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>-</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>-</B></FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>"Anyone knows who this mobile belongs to?"</B> </FONT><BR></P>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:25:28 +0530</pubDate><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/02/22/A-Perfect-Husband.html</link></item><item><title>Meet a Man with No face</title><description><![CDATA[<FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">A victim of horrific facial disfigurement -Jose Mestre, a 51 year old man </SPAN>from <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Lisbon</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Portugal</st1:country-region></st1:place>, has been losing his face to a huge growth of a facial tumor for the past 35 years, covers his entire face distorting it beyond recognition. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'">Jose's face is a collection of blood vessels that have expanded, producing a raised red area on the skin. Jose was born with a strawberry-colored birthmark on his upper lip. At puberty it began growing. Now it is 33cm long and weights more than 3 kg. Of course, Jose cannot work and the giant tumor, growing continuously since he was 16, destroyed one eye, extended over his mouth, tongue, and lips, twisting his gums and removing his teeth. The tumor bleeds frequently, especially during the sleep.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'">"Children see me and start crying. They probably think I'm an animal,"</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'"> Jose told one of the reporters ..though he has become a well-known figure around the streets of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lisbon</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'">This tumor could have removed with the help of a surgery, but Jose's religious faith - as a Jehovah's Witness he refuses to accept a blood transfusion and this has prevented him from having surgery to remove the growth.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'">Jose's dream is to live a long and normal life. Now a leading British surgeon has offered to treat Jose using ultrasound waves to coagulate the blood before the operation. This should remove the risk of heavy bleeding - satisfying his religious beliefs about blood transfusions in the process and the surgeon is confident that an operation with a harmonic scalpel could make him look a lot more normal.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'">I just hope that the doctors can do something for him. This is an absolutely cruel and terrible fate for any person. No one should suffer through this.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"></SPAN></FONT></P></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT><br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home6/738/72a967d8ea30d1321ebb75ce850a27d5/homep/images/1201600558">]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:24:58 +0530</pubDate><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/01/29/Meet-a-Man-with-No-face.html</link></item><item><title>REPUBLIC DAY</title><description><![CDATA[<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"></st1:place></st1:country-region><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><BR><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">While coming to office yesterday I saw some FM channels on India Gate <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>asking<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>people why do we celebrate Republic Day .I was so surprised to see that maximum no. of people standing there were unable to answer that .I could not answer them as I had to cross that road before security forces block the entire area for Parade rehearsal. So I just thought that I should write all I know about 26<SUP>th</SUP> January.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P><BR><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">India</SPAN></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> got its independence on 15<SUP>th</SUP> August, 1947 </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #ff6600; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">but </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #ff6600; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN">during the period from1947  to 1950,King George VI of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">England</st1:place></st1:country-region> was the head of country as we have no constitution to follow</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">. On 26<SUP>th</SUP> January, 1950 theConstitutionof India was</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> formally adopted by the Parliament, and <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region> declared itself as a "Republic" and became a sovereign state, so since then this day is celebrated annually as <B>Republic Day</B> in India </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">. This was a deliberate act to make the 26th January as our Republic day as it was <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>'s "Independence Day", before independence , one of Mahatma Gandhi's many symbolic acts during <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s Freedom Struggle against the British colonial rule, and the adoption of the Constitution on this date was felt able to strengthen its initial meaning.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">To mark this occasion, a grand parade is held in New Delhi</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, the Capital of India, beginning from Raisina Hill </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">near the Rashtrapati Bhavan </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, along the Rajpath </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, past India Gate</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> and on to the Red Fort</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">. Different infantry, cavalry and mechanized regiments of the Indian Army </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, the Indian Navy </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">and the Indian Air Force </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">march in formation, decked in all their finery and official decorations. The President of India </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">, who is also the Commander in Chief of the Indian Armed Forces, takes the salute. The Chief Guest of the parade is a Head of State of another nation,  The parade also includes many traditional dance troupes, to symbolize the cultural heritage of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>. It traditionally ends with a colorful fly past</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> by Air Force jets in a Triganga </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%"> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">. Similar parades are held in the capitals of all the states of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>, where the Governor of the respective state takes the salute. So this is all about <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s Republic Day.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: blue; LINE-HEIGHT: 140%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">I know we all know that ..but just to refresh our memories here are some interesting facts about <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt"><o:p><FONT color=#000000> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"> has the largest number of Post Offices in the world.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">The largest employer in the world is the Indian Railways, employing over a million people.</SPAN></STRONG></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"></SPAN></STRONG> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">Chess was invented in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</SPAN></STRONG></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"></SPAN></STRONG> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</SPAN></STRONG></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"></SPAN></STRONG> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"></SPAN></STRONG><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">The 'Place Value System' and the 'Decimal System' were developed in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> in 100 B.C.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"> is the largest democracy in the world, the 6th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations.</SPAN></STRONG></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"></SPAN></STRONG> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"> exports software to 90 countries.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">The four religions born in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, are followed by 25% of the world's population.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are 300,000 active mosques in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> more than in any other country, including the Muslim world.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Islam is <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s and the world's second largest religion.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">Martial Arts were first created in <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>, and later spread to <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place> by Buddhist missionaries.</SPAN></STRONG></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">Yoga has its origins in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> and has existed for over 5,000 years.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">The world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Nalanda</st1:PlaceName> built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements of ancient <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> in the field of education.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. This is because it is the most precise and therefore the suitable language for computer software (a report in Forbes magazine, July 1987).</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">Sushruta is regarded as the Father of Surgery. Over 2600 years ago Sushrata &amp; his team conducted complicated surgeries like cataract, artificial limbs, cesareans, fractures, urinary stones, plastic surgery and brain surgeries.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to mankind. The Father of Medicine, Charaka, consolidated Ayurveda 2500 years ago.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">The Art of Navigation &amp; Navigating was born in the river Sindh over 6000 years ago. The very word Navigation is derived from the Sanskrit word 'NAVGATIH'. The word navy is also derived from the Sanskrit word 'Nou'.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the Sun hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. According to his calculation, the time taken by the Earth to orbit the Sun was 365.258756484 days.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">Until 1896, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> was the only source of diamonds in the world (Source : Gemological Institute of America).</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem. He discovered this in the 6th century, long before the European mathematicians.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: #ff6600"> is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, spanning a period of more than 4000 years, and witnessing the fusion of several customs and traditions, which are reflective of the rich culture and heritage of the Country.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt"><o:p><FONT color=#000000><STRONG> </STRONG></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus also orignated in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Quadratic Equations were used by Sridharacharya in the 11th century. The largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Hindus used numbers as big as 10*53 (i.e 10 to the power of 53) with specific names as early as 5000 B.C. during the Vedic period. Even today, the largest used number is Tera: 10*12(10 to the power of 12).</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">The name '<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>' is derived from the River Indus, the valleys around which were the home of the early settlers. The Aryan worshippers referred to the river <st1:place w:st="on">Indus</st1:place> as the Sindhu.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">The Persian invaders converted it into Hindu. The name `<st1:place w:st="on">Hindustan</st1:place>' combines Sindhu and Hindu and thus refers to the land of the Hindus.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">The World's <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">First</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Granite</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Temple</st1:PlaceType> is the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Brihadeswara</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Temple</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> at Tanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The shikhara of the temple is made from a single 80-tonne piece of granite. This magnificient temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD) during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">The game of Snakes &amp; Ladders was created by the 13th century poet saint Gyandev. It was originally called 'Mokshapat'. The ladders in the game represented virtues and the snakes indicated vices. The game was played with cowrie shells and dices. In time, the game underwent several modifications, but its meaning remained the same, i.e good deeds take people to heaven and evil to a cycle of re-births.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 meters above sea level.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">India</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"> was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century. Christopher Columbus, attracted by <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>'s wealth, had come looking for a sea route to <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region> when he discovered <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region> by mistake.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Baily</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bridge</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> is the highest bridge in the world. It is located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Himalayan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Mountains</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG></STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">Usage of anesthesia was well known in ancient Indian medicine. Detailed knowledge of anatomy, embryology, digestion, metabolism, physiology, etiology, genetics and immunity is also found in many ancient Indian texts.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">Jainism and Buddhism were founded in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">The oldest European church and synagogue in <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region> are in the city of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cochin</st1:place></st1:State>. They were built in 1503 and 1568 respectively.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">Jews and Christians have lived continuously in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region> since 200 B.C. and 52 A.D respectively.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">The largest religious building in the world is Angkor Wat, a <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hindu</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Temple</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cambodia</st1:place></st1:country-region> built at the end of the 11th century.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">The <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Vishnu</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Temple</st1:PlaceType> in the city of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tirupathi</st1:place></st1:City> built in the 10th century, is the world's largest religious pilgrimage destination. Larger than either <st1:City w:st="on">Rome</st1:City> or <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mecca</st1:place></st1:City>, an average of 30,000 visitors donate $6 million (US) to the temple everyday.</SPAN></STRONG></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">Sikhism originated in the Holy city of <st1:City w:st="on">Amritsar</st1:City> in <st1:place w:st="on">Punjab</st1:place>. Famous for housing the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Golden</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Temple</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, the city was founded in 1577.</SPAN></STRONG></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><st1:City w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">Varanasi</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">, also known as Benaras, was called "the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ancient</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>" when Lord Buddha visited it in 500 B.C., and is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today.</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"><o:p><STRONG> </STRONG></o:p></SPAN></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists, runs his government in exile from Dharamsala in northern <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place></SPAN></STRONG></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">        </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><st1:country-region w:st="on"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green">India</SPAN></st1:country-region><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; COLOR: green"> provides safety for more than 300,000 refugees originally from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Sri Lanka</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Tibet</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Bhutan</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Afghanistan</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Bangladesh</st1:country-region></st1:place>, who escaped to flee religious and political persecution.</SPAN></STRONG></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT color=#000000 size=3> </FONT></o:p></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Do we need another reason to say we are proud to be an Indian.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"></o:p></SPAN> </P><br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home6/738/72a967d8ea30d1321ebb75ce850a27d5/homep/images/1201239360">]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:48:03 +0530</pubDate><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/01/25/REPUBLIC-DAY.html</link></item><item><title>An Interesting story</title><description><![CDATA[<SPAN style="COLOR: #001fe2; FONT-FAMILY: Century"><SPAN style="COLOR: #001fe2; FONT-FAMILY: Century"><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #001fe2; FONT-FAMILY: Century"></SPAN></B> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #001fe2; FONT-FAMILY: Century"></SPAN></B> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: #001fe2; FONT-FAMILY: Century">At 85 years of age, Roger married Jenny , a lovely 25 year old.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: #001fe2; FONT-FAMILY: Century"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=4>  <BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #001fe2; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT size=4>Since her new husband is so old, Jenny decides that after their wedding she and Roger should have separate bedrooms, because she is concerned that her new but aged husband may overexert himself if they spend the entire night together.   <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century">After the wedding festivities Jenny prepares herself for bed and the expected knock" on the door. Sure enough the knock comes, the door opens and there is Roger, her 85 year old groom, ready for action.  They unite as one. </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century">All goes well, Roger takes leave of his bride, and she prepares to go to sleep. </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century">After a few minutes, Jenny hears another knock on her bedroom door, and it's Roger, Again he is ready for more "action". Somewhat surprised, Jenny consents for more coupling. When the newly weds are done, Roger kisses his bride, bids her a fond good night and leaves.  </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century">She is set to go to sleep again, but, aha you guessed it - Roger Is back again, rapping on the door, and is as fresh as a 25-year-old, ready for more "action". And, once more they enjoy each other.  </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century">But as Roger gets set to leave again, his young bride says to him, "I Am thoroughly impressed that at your age you can perform so well and so often. I have been with guys less than a third of your age who were only good once. You are truly a great lover, Roger."  </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century">Roger, somewhat embarrassed, turns to Jenny and says: "You mean I was here already?" </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #d60093; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #001fe2; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p><FONT size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #001fe2; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The moral of the story: Don't be afraid of getting old, Alzheimer's has its advantages too.</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Century"><o:p><FONT color=#000000 size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Century"><o:p><FONT color=#000000 size=4> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.4pt"></SPAN></P>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:59:24 +0530</pubDate><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/01/14/An-Interesting-story.html</link></item><item><title>My New Year Resolutions</title><description><![CDATA[<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">My New Year Resolutions<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Century">Hey Friends , I'm always curious about other people's New Year's Resolutions. It's always interesting to know</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century"> </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Century">the way other minds work, and often enough it also endorses an old belief that the world is really a funnier place than we think. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT size=4><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Century">Every year millions of resolutions are made and from them millions are broken the very next day.just because it is damn difficult to keep them so why not we make those </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century">Resolutions so tempting that we love to keep them.</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 14.25pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: green; FONT-FAMILY: Century"><FONT size=4>Here are some of my resolutions that I am planning to endorse for the coming year.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">First and foremost I will start spending less time at work and I will procrastinate more.</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(Don't get me wrong friends, I love my work<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>... I can sit and watch it for hours).</SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B><FONT size=4> </FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I will spend less than one hour a day on the Internet. This, of course, will be hard to estimate since I'm not a clock watcher.</SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B><FONT size=4> </FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I will not bore my boss by with the same excuse for taking leaves. I will think of some more excuses.</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(Such as. <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss, who fired me for not showing up for work. OK? Or I'm not coming to work to day because my computer has got a virus. And my computer means more to me then this job).</SPAN></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Whenever I read a funny joke/blog, I will not reply, "LOL... LOL!"</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(Let me know if I break this one).</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I will stop sending e-mail, Instant Messages and be on the phone at the same time with the same person. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I need to gain weight so I will stop bringing food from home and freak on junk food more frequently.</SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B><FONT size=4> </FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I will stop exercising.</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(My Philosophy: No Pain!!! No Pain!!!)</SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B><FONT size=4> </FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I will no longer waste my time relieving the past; instead I will spend it worrying about the future. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I will give up going on long ego trips.</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(100 %. Completely. Honestly....I swear.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I will not hang around with boys anymore - they think you love them and that sucks.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 12pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in"><FONT size=4><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">¨<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">      </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I would trim down my makeup budget.</SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">(I have realized that we girls keep spending huge amount on cosmetics just to get men's attention on our face .... but these men keep looking at our privates . so no point spending money on cosmetics.. it<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>is sheer waste of money). </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Century; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN><FONT size=5><FONT size=4><STRONG>Well... to be honest ..I will take neither myself nor any of the above seriously... but definitely try to learn what the hell "resolution" means. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.Anyway I wish all of you</STRONG> </FONT><FONT color=#3333ff><FONT size=4>A Very Happy and Prosperous New Year. God Bless All</FONT> .</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P><br><img src="http://ri.rediffiland.com/homepimages/home6/738/72a967d8ea30d1321ebb75ce850a27d5/homep/images/1198756578">]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:15:40 +0530</pubDate><link>http://sarikadream.rediffiland.com/blogs/2007/12/27/My-New-Year-Resolutions.html</link></item></channel></rss>