B'day wishes

Have you ever experienced receiving 30 mails on a single day? Raj receives for every birthday. Though most of them bring smile on his face, 30 is too much. Thank God, Birthday is celebrated once in a year and not every week – Saturday(Weekday of his birthday). The aspect here that he doesn't like is that most of the mails contain just artificial(not all) “Happy Birthday” and nothing more. How nice it would be, if some one spends about five minutes to write a few lines about the happenings at the receiver/sender 's desk along with the wishes(not artificial). If still people write mails (with interest/taking the pain), he would be very happy for being so lucky to have so many people to care about him.

Cool Raj! Frankly speaking, I mostly forget to wish on others'(sometimes even mine too) birthday. So Raj need not bother about getting my stupid(according to Raj) one line mail. But he may feel bad for not even wishing him, being his nice buddy.

Sometimes I do get some extreme thoughts. Birthday is just supposed to be a day for celebration. What is the need of a birthday when we celebrate a lot of festivals? In fact our forefathers in India never used to remember it and usually never celebrated it.

Let us come back from the extreme directions. Let's hope Raj gets a decent amount of mails according to his taste.

A brief online chat

Funeesh: Hi, This is Phaneesh from Hyderabad.
Priyanka: Hi, I am Priya from Mumbai.
Funeesh: Wow, what a lovely name do you have? I bet you would be definitely as beautiful as your name.
Priyanka: Yeah, I understand that you butter up a lot.
Funeesh: Hey, Don't misunderstand me. I am not flattering. Really, you have got a nice name.
Priyanka: Your id tells that you like fun a lot.
Funeesh: Yeah. Every moment I like to enjoy all the fun under the sun. What kind of fun do you like?
Priyanka: I like jokes. If any one cracks jokes I will laugh a lot like a child.
Funeesh: Great. I laugh thrice when ever any person cracks a joke.
Funeesh: First time, when everyone laughs. And second time when I understand the joke.
Priyanka: Then why for the third time?
Funeesh: And the last one on myself that I took so long to understand such a good joke.
Priyanka: (laughing) If I were you I would have laughed for the fourth time too.
Funeesh: Why?
Priyanka: By looking the face of the person who cracked the joke. Because he might had been mad as I laughed thrice, even after completing the joke long time back.
Funeesh: (laughing) It seems you too crack lot of jokes. It's really great. We can make good friends.
Priyanka: Thanks for flattering again.
Funeesh: Oh, no if you don't want. What do you do?
Priyanka: I am pursuing Bachelors in Business administration. And what about you?
Funeesh: I have done my MS from South Carolina University and now working as Software consultant in Hyderabad. Actually this is a US based firm and I am heading the branch in India which focuses on technical assistance.
Priyanka: A lot of catchy words, don't you think so. Tried a lot to impress me.
Funeesh: To be frank, no. I just said about me. I don't think I boasted a lot about me.
Priyanka: You know, Managers do lack the brain. Live example is Priya(laughing). But I am only half brainy as I am a future manager. But you must be complete brainless.
Funeesh: Half brainy gal(laughing)! You seem very intelligent & interesting gal. I am meeting a girl like you after a long time.
Priyanka: Yeah, I am. But guys are so stupid and always try to praise a lot like you. You might be really stupid as you usually talk with stupid and dull (people)girls.
Funeesh: Almost I might have had become stupid,but I do talk with some people who are exciting and fun.
Priyanka: I think I deserve more and more praises(laughing). Okay then, I will meet you some other time
Funeesh: Oh sure!
Funeesh: Take care.
Priyanka: Bye.
Funeesh: See you, bye.

Is Phaneesh cajoling a lot? Or Priya a bit more skeptic by nature?

Ayurveda - Art of Being

    Thousands of years ago there was a seminar of the sages in the Himalayas -They discussed over the problem of that era- since when human beings started living in the villages abandoning the forests, diseases started to conquer them and the planet. Now we are living in metros. Just imagine the problem we have created to ourselves.
    Ayurveda is the ancient treasure by the Indian Sages (Agasthya, Charaka, Sushrutha, Vagbhatta etc.) to the whole world. The balance of thridoshas - Vaatam(Air & Space), Pitta(Fire), Kapha (Water and Earth) should be there in the living being. The imbalance in these elements in the body causes diseases. The ayurvedic physician just finds out the missing elements and makes the patient to take those substances from the nature in the suitable form. The herbs, trees, oils, different types of mud, mineral stones (Navaratna -Diamond, Ruby, sapphire, carbuncle etc.) are some of the raw materials for Ayurveda. On the face of them, some are poisonous but when processed as prescribed according to Ayurveda, they become life saving medicines. Ayurveda can cure most of the diseases, even what Allopathy can't. Ayurveda always has the hope to cure till the last breath of life.
I watched a documentary on Ayurveda. Some great excerpts from the documentary:

• We are never sick. We tell to our mind: Don't fall sick. So we never fall sick. Simple! - A man's words during Dr. Nocolos Kostopolous visit to Rajasthan.
• Why Ayurveda is so fascinating because it says; Ayurveda is not only the science of medicine. Ayurveda is the art of living, how to live. And Ayurveda is the art of being- Dr. Nocolos Kostopoulos, Greece.
• In those days Gurus taught us that, if the science is followed for money, it is wasted. Wealth earned from medical sciences is always contaminated, as it comes from the sufferings of others, thus it must be practiced with compassion and humility - Brahmanand Swamigal, an Ayurvedic Physician from Tamilnadu.
• Even Saraswathi, the Goddess of Learning continues to learn! We must have a honest quest for knowledge - Brahmanand Swamigal.
• It’s all free. Why should I go and do anything for the sake of money?By God's grace, I have got enough land for agriculture and I am not greedy. Desire is the root cause of all evils. I can earn a lot of money. But there is an ethical way to practice this knowledge. Desire is the root cause of all evils- Vaidya Narayan Murthy, an Ayurvedic Physician from Karnataka.
• The deforestation is the serious problem for me and that is why I am striving to save these plants. For the next generation we have to save these herbs. That is the only desire and nothing more. I am content-Vaidya Narayan Murthy

    Our culture values the doctors by giving the highest status in our society. In this holy land, patients view (worship) the doctors as living form of God. And doctors like Swamigal, Narayan Murthy and so on deserve the status.
    But the modern artificial life style and ignorance of ethical and moral values is a deleterious effect on the life. One should understand that Medical Science is not for a commercial purpose and is to improve mind and body.
    These days we are very much interested in following the west and we are crazy about it. Even the western world wants to know this great traditional knowledge. So at least even in that sense let’s spread the greatness of Ayurveda.
    I hope some time in the near future we genuinely understand the greatness of Ayurveda, the science of life and incorporate in our lives. I want this message to be known to large number of people. Please try to convey this to many more as much as you can.
Note: If there is any copyright on any part of the documentary then please inform me so that I will remove it. I just want to reproduce the excerpts with out changing the exact words.

Consultant Owl

I wish to become a consultant. The reason behind it is this famous "Owl, The consultant for Cat" story.

Cat gets an appointment and visits the consultant Owl.

Cat: Mr Consultant, I have a problem. I am repeatedly chased by a dog and so I want the solution of this grave problem. Though you charge exorbitantly I still came for you. Please, help me.

Owl: Oh!Its a very serious problem and how come you are still survived, facing this problem.(After thinking for a while) Okay, I have got a solution for you, you transform yourself into a dog and then you will never be chased again by any dog.

Cat: Wow! Great idea! Thanks a lot, you charge a lot but give solution for anything.
Cat(stupid) leaves the place praising the consultant. It now starts wondering how it can transform into a dog. After many futile thoughts to find the way of transforming, it returned to its consultant.

Cat: Your suggestion is superb, but how can I transform into a dog?
(Guess whats the Owl's answer)

Owl: Hey, I just give the suggestions to my clients and execution is up to the client. Its not my cup of tea.

Hey consultants, its just a joke. I too wanna be a consultant but not like Owl.