Thursday, June 23, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Boy Was Following a Girl.
Girl: Why are you following Me?
Boy: You are very pretty and I think I'm in Love With You!
.........Girl: But you have not met my Friend yet.
She is Prettier than Me and is right behind you.
Boy Looks: There's no 1.
Girl: If You really loved Me.
You Wouldn't have looked Behind..!!! ♥
"True Love is Rare."
Monday, May 30, 2011
..that one last ride, wish and a hug!
by Sourav on Monday, May 30, 2011
(Sahil was speeding his bike with a speed of more than 110 kms/per hour and Prisha was too scared)
Prisha: Please slow down, it’s scaring me.
Sahil: Don’t be silly, this is so much fun!
Prisha: For you it may be, but I’m feeling very uncomfortable.
Sahil: Fine, I’d slow down if you tell me how much you love me.
Prisha: You are my life, I love you. Sahil now please slow down!
Sahil: Okay, you got to give me a tight hug now.
Prisha: Loser! (Hugs him)
Sahil: Love you too! Now please take off my helmet and put it on. It’s bugging me.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….A newspaper report next day:
One motorcycle – Bajaj Avenger, with the registration no. DL 7AS 5421 crashed on the National Highway onto a DTC Bus because of bike’s break failure. Two people were on this motorcycle, but only one could survive.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Halfway down the road, Sahil realized that the bike’s breaks broke, but he never wanted Prisha to find this out. Instead, he had her say she loved him, felt her love and hug for one last time, made had her wear his helmet so she would live even though it meant he would die!
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Sunday, May 29, 2011
Japanese boy teaches lesson in sacrifice
Japanese boy teaches lesson in sacrifice
EDITOR'S note:
THIS letter, written by Vietnamese immigrant Ha Minh Thanh working in Fukushima as a policeman to a friend in Vietnam, was posted on New America Media on March 19. It is a testimonial to the strength of the Japanese spirit, and an interesting slice of life near the epicenter of Japan 's
crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. It was translated by NAM editor Andrew Lam, author of "East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres." Shanghai Daily condensed it.
Brother,
How are you and your family? These last few days, everything was in chaos.
When I close my eyes, I see dead bodies. When I open my eyes, I also see
dead bodies.
Each one of us must work 20 hours a day, yet I wish there were 48 hours in
the day, so that we could continue helping and rescuing folks.
We are without water and electricity, and food rations are near zero. We
barely manage to move refugees before there are new orders to move them
elsewhere.
I am currently in Fukushima , about 25 kilometres away from the nuclear
power plant. I have so much to tell you that if I could write it all down,
it would surely turn into a novel about human relationships and behaviours
during times of crisis.
People here remain calm - their sense of dignity and proper behaviour are
very good - so things aren't as bad as they could be. But given another
week, I can't guarantee that things won't get to a point where we can no
longer provide proper protection and order.
They are humans after all, and when hunger and thirst override dignity,
well, they will do whatever they have to do. The government is trying to
provide supplies by air, bringing in food and medicine, but it's like
dropping a little salt into the ocean.
Brother, there was a really moving incident. It involves a little Japanese
boy who taught an adult like me a lesson on how to behave like a human
being.
Last night, I was sent to a little grammar school to help a charity
organization distribute food to the refugees. It was a long line that snaked
this way and that and I saw a little boy around 9 years old. He was wearing
a T-shirt and a pair of shorts.
It was getting very cold and the boy was at the very end of the line. I was
worried that by the time his turn came, there wouldn't be any food left. So
I spoke to him. He said he was at school when the earthquake happened. His
father worked nearby and was driving to the school. The boy was on the third
floor balcony when he saw the tsunami sweep his father's car away.
I asked him about his mother. He said his house is right by the beach and
that his mother and little sister probably didn't make it. He turned his
head and wiped his tears when I asked about his relatives.
The boy was shivering so I took off my police jacket and put it on him.
That's when my bag of food ration fell out. I picked it up and gave it to
him. "When it comes to your turn, they might run out of food. So here's my
portion. I already ate. Why don't you eat it?"
The boy took my food and bowed. I thought he would eat it right away, but he
didn't. He took the bag of food, went up to where the line started and put
it where all the food was waiting to be distributed.
I was shocked. I asked him why he didn't eat it and instead added it to the
food pile. He answered: "Because I see a lot more people hungrier than I am.
If I put it there, then they will distribute the food equally."
When I heard that I turned away, so that people wouldn't see me cry.
A society that can produce a 9-year-old who understands the concept of
sacrifice for the greater good must be a great society, a great people.
--
"Keep your heart open to dreams. For as long as there's a dream, there is
hope, and as long as there is hope, there is joy in living."
Anonymous
Learning From Japan
10 things to learn from Japan
1. THE CALM - Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief.
Sorrow itself has been elevated.
2. THE DIGNITY - Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a
rough word or a crude gesture.
3. THE ABILITY - The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings
swayed but didn’t fall.
4. THE GRACE - People bought only what they needed for the present, so
everybody could get something.
5. THE ORDER - No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on
the roads. Just understanding.
6. THE SACRIFICE - Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the
N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?
7. THE TENDERNESS - Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left
alone. The strong cared for the weak.
8. THE TRAINING - The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what
to do. And they did just that.
9. THE MEDIA - They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No
sensationalizing. Only calm reportage.
10. THE CONSCIENCE - When the power went off in a store, people put
things back on the shelves and left quietly
This makes the nation great.
Why The Japanese Aren't Looting
Foreign observers are noting with curiosity and wonder that the
Japanese people in disaster-plagued areas are not looting for
desperately-needed supplies like bottled water. This behavior
contrasts sharply with what has so often happened in the wake of
catastrophes elsewhere, such as Haiti, New Orleans, Chile, and the UK,
to name only a few. Most people chalk up the extraordinary good
behavior to Japanese culture, noting the legendary politeness of
Japanese people in everyday life.
Culture does play a role, but it is not an adequate explanation. After
all, in the right circumstances, Japanese mass behavior can rank with
the worst humanity has to offer, as in the Rape of Nanking. There are
clearly other factors at work determining mass outbreaks of good and
bad behavior among the Japanese, and for that matter, anyone else.
There are, in fact, lessons to be learned from the Japanese good
behavior by their friends overseas, lessons which do not require
wholesale adoption of Japanese culture, from eating sushito sleeping
on tatami mats. It is more a matter of social structure than culture
keeping the Japanese victims of catastrophe acting in the civilized
and enlightened manner they have displayed over the past few days.
The Cruise Ship and the Ferryboat
Many years ago, a worldly and insightful Japanese business executive
offered me an analogy that gets to heart of the forces keeping the
Japanese in line, that has nothing to do with culture. "Japanese
people," he told me, "are like passengers on a cruise ship. They know
that they are stuck with the same people around them for the
foreseeable future, so they are polite, and behave ve in ways that
don't make enemies, and keep everything on a friendly and gracious
basis."
"Americans," he said, "are like ferryboat passengers. They know that
at the end of a short voyage they will get off and may never see each
other again. So if they push ahead of others to get off first, there
are no real consequences to face. It is every man for himself."
Perhaps more successfully than any other people of the world, the
Japanese have evolved a social system capable of ensuring order and
good behavior. The vast reservoir of social strength brought Japan
through the devastation of World War II, compared to which even the
massive problems currently afflicting it, are relatively small. Japan
has sustained a major blow, but its robust social order will endure,
and ultimately thrive.
1. THE CALM - Not a single visual of chest-beating or wild grief.
Sorrow itself has been elevated.
2. THE DIGNITY - Disciplined queues for water and groceries. Not a
rough word or a crude gesture.
3. THE ABILITY - The incredible architects, for instance. Buildings
swayed but didn’t fall.
4. THE GRACE - People bought only what they needed for the present, so
everybody could get something.
5. THE ORDER - No looting in shops. No honking and no overtaking on
the roads. Just understanding.
6. THE SACRIFICE - Fifty workers stayed back to pump sea water in the
N-reactors. How will they ever be repaid?
7. THE TENDERNESS - Restaurants cut prices. An unguarded ATM is left
alone. The strong cared for the weak.
8. THE TRAINING - The old and the children, everyone knew exactly what
to do. And they did just that.
9. THE MEDIA - They showed magnificent restraint in the bulletins. No
sensationalizing. Only calm reportage.
10. THE CONSCIENCE - When the power went off in a store, people put
things back on the shelves and left quietly
This makes the nation great.
Why The Japanese Aren't Looting
Foreign observers are noting with curiosity and wonder that the
Japanese people in disaster-plagued areas are not looting for
desperately-needed supplies like bottled water. This behavior
contrasts sharply with what has so often happened in the wake of
catastrophes elsewhere, such as Haiti, New Orleans, Chile, and the UK,
to name only a few. Most people chalk up the extraordinary good
behavior to Japanese culture, noting the legendary politeness of
Japanese people in everyday life.
Culture does play a role, but it is not an adequate explanation. After
all, in the right circumstances, Japanese mass behavior can rank with
the worst humanity has to offer, as in the Rape of Nanking. There are
clearly other factors at work determining mass outbreaks of good and
bad behavior among the Japanese, and for that matter, anyone else.
There are, in fact, lessons to be learned from the Japanese good
behavior by their friends overseas, lessons which do not require
wholesale adoption of Japanese culture, from eating sushito sleeping
on tatami mats. It is more a matter of social structure than culture
keeping the Japanese victims of catastrophe acting in the civilized
and enlightened manner they have displayed over the past few days.
The Cruise Ship and the Ferryboat
Many years ago, a worldly and insightful Japanese business executive
offered me an analogy that gets to heart of the forces keeping the
Japanese in line, that has nothing to do with culture. "Japanese
people," he told me, "are like passengers on a cruise ship. They know
that they are stuck with the same people around them for the
foreseeable future, so they are polite, and behave ve in ways that
don't make enemies, and keep everything on a friendly and gracious
basis."
"Americans," he said, "are like ferryboat passengers. They know that
at the end of a short voyage they will get off and may never see each
other again. So if they push ahead of others to get off first, there
are no real consequences to face. It is every man for himself."
Perhaps more successfully than any other people of the world, the
Japanese have evolved a social system capable of ensuring order and
good behavior. The vast reservoir of social strength brought Japan
through the devastation of World War II, compared to which even the
massive problems currently afflicting it, are relatively small. Japan
has sustained a major blow, but its robust social order will endure,
and ultimately thrive.
Advantages of Black Tea
Black Tea is made from the same plant as green tea and white tea. Black tea doesn't mean tea without milk, and white tea doesn't mean tea with milk. The difference is the way the tea leaves are processed after picking. Green and white teas are hardly processed at all, whereas black tea is fully oxidized.
Here are 10 health benefits of drinking black tea:
1. Studies continue to show that tea is very good for you, and has some amazing health properties that cannot be ignored.
2. Black teas contain antioxidants which prevent the damage caused by free radicals which can lead to numerous diseases.
3. Drinking black teas can help to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes, as it helps to expand the arteries, which increases blood flow to the heart.
4. Research has shown the black tea can be used in the fight against cancer. Properties of the tea slow down the growth of cancerous cells without destroying healthy cells.
5. Tea is also believed to help to delay the aging process. Nowadays there are many anti aging creams and lotions that contain tea extracts to help the skin look younger.
6. Drinking black tea can help to burn fat and speed up metabolism. This makes it an ideal drink for those who are looking to lose weight, or who exercise regularly.
7. Drinking tea such as black and green tea helps to reduce bad cholesterol and increases good cholesterol
8. Tea contains fluoride, which can help to prevent tooth decay by strengthening tooth enamel.
9. For those people with diabetes, drinking tea can help to decrease glucose levels, which can reduce the risk of cataracts, and other conditions brought about by diabetes.
10. Investigations have shown that the benefits of black tea are lessened when milk is added. So, in order to take advantage of the amazing health benefits of this tea, it's recommended that you don't take your tea with milk or sugar.
There are so many different loose teas to choose from that you won't get bored. As well as black, why not try white and green tea? Many people don't make these sorts of teas properly, which is why some people don't like loose tea. By using a tea machine, you can ensure that you are getting the water temperature and the steeping time right, you can be reassured that you are getting the health benefits of black tea.
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