Murphy's Law - Isn't this true ??

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

You will always find something in the last place you look.

No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item, after you've bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper.

The other line always moves faster.

In order to get a loan, you must first prove you don't need it.

Anything you try to fix will take longer and cost you more than you thought.

If you fool around with a thing for very long you will screw it up.

If it jams - force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway.

When a broken appliance is demonstrated for the repairman, it will work perfectly.

Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will use it.

Everyone has a scheme for getting rich that will not work.

In any hierarchy, each individual rises to his own level of incompetence, and then remains there.

There's never time to do it right, but there's always time to do it over.

When in doubt, mumble. When in trouble, delegate.

Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening.

Murphy's golden rule: whoever has the gold makes the rules.

Nature always sides with the hidden flaw.

A Smith & Wesson beats four aces.

In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.

Never argue with a fool, people might not know the difference.

Fifty Inspirational Quotes to get your day started

1. Think like a man of action, and act like a man of thought."
2. "I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."
3. "Half of the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough."
4. "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there"
5. "Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep on saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end by really becoming incapable of doing it. On the contrary, if I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning."
6. "You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore."
7. "To a brave man, good and bad luck are like his left and right hand. He uses both."
8. "When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we took so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened up for us"
9. "We don't see the things the way they are. We see things the way WE are."
10. "Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds."
11. "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."
12. "The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem."
13. "Pessimist : A person who says that O is the last letter of ZERO, instead of the first letter in word OPPORTUNITY."
14. "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."
15. "Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting"
16. "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it the present."
17. "When you get to the end of the rope, tie a knot and hang on."
18. "Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude."
19. "If you're going through hell, keep going."
20. "The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching."
21. "Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill."
22. "Most of the important things in the world have been accompanied by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all."
23. "So many of our dreams at first seems impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable."
24. "Hard work spotlights the character of people. Some turn up their sleeves. Some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."
25. "There are those who work all day. Those who dream all day. And those who spend an hour dreaming before setting to work to fulfill those dreams. Go into the third category because there's virtually no competition."
26. "Our greatest glory is never in failure, but in rising every time we fall."
27. "Many of life's failures are people who had not realized how close they were to success when they gave up."
28. "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."
29. "Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things."
30. "Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!"
31. "Success is what you attract by the person you become."
32. "You have to 'Be' before you can 'Do' and 'Do' before you can 'Have'.
33. "You can have everything in life that you want if you will just help enough other people to get what they want."
34. "The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others wish to join us."
35. "Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus when the limo breaks down."
36. "Formal education will make you a living. Self education will make you a fortune."
37. "It isn't what the book costs. It's what it will cost you if you don't read it." 38. "You must be the change you want to see in the world."
39. "The future has several names. For the weak, it is the impossible. For the fainthearted, it is the unknown. For the thoughtful and valiant, it is the ideal."
40. "There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice."
41. "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
42. "Use what talents you possess, the woods will be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best."
43. "Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric."
44. "History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it."
45. "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life's about creating yourself."
46. "Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vintage point."
47. "The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach."
48. "More often in life, we end up regretting the chances in life that we had, but didn't take them, than those chances that we took and wished we hadn't."
49. "An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie, for an excuse is a lie guarded."
50. "Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don't wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom."

Winter in Michigan

You know it's cold when -
...you step outside and your breath comes out in snowflakes.
...your mocha becomes a frappe before you get the window rolled up."
...you can see your snowman's breath."
...you're comparing your local temperature to International Falls."
... you drive 30 minutes to work and you and your car are still cold!"
... you can't feel your hands while wearing two pairs of gloves."
... you go out in freezing temperatures and say: 'I'll just grab a sweater.'"
... lol it's cooler in Miami than it is in Maine!"
... the cows are giving ice cream at milking time.
... the steam from your breath freezes your hair to your eyelashes.'"
... you have to ask if the temp is in Celsius or really Fahrenheit."
... your dog takes care of its 'business' in under 60 seconds."
... your tongue sticks to your own teeth."
... you step outside and it feels like your contacts will freeze and fall out of your eyes."
... you break the handle off your car door trying to open it because it's frozen shut."
... your electric bill is almost as much as your mortgage."
... the wood stove still isn't enough to keep your house above 62 degrees."

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Not a believer inside the mosque, am I
Nor a pagan disciple of false rites
Not the pure amongst the impure
Neither Moses, nor the Pharoh

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Not in the holy Vedas, am I
Nor in opium, neither in wine
Not in the drunkard`s craze
Niether awake, nor in a sleeping daze

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

In happiness nor in sorrow, am I
Neither clean, nor a filthy mire
Not from water, nor from earth
Neither fire, nor from air, is my birth

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Not an Arab, nor Lahori
Neither Hindi, nor Nagauri
Hindu, Turk (Muslim), nor Peshawari
Nor do I live in Nadaun

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Secrets of religion, I have not known
From Adam and Eve, I am not born
I am not the name I assume
Not in stillness, nor on the move

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

I am the first, I am the last
None other, have I ever known
I am the wisest of them all
Bulleh! do I stand alone?

Bulleh! to me, I am not known

Translation to Rabbi Shergill’s Bulla Ki Jaana Maen Kaun. A very emotional and touching song. The day we understand true religion we will stop hating each other. We need education to understand what is religion all about. Religion is personal belief and we have to understand what that means. Great thoughts.

Namma Bengaluru

JAI KARNATAKA JAI KANNADA MATHE JAI BENGALURU

A city that has a literacy rate of 85.74% .Temperature varies between a maximum of 33 º C and a minimum of 14 º C. The city has a moderate weather condition all through the year
Engineering and IT are the main industries of Bangalore. The highest number of software companies have been established in this city. Local modes of transport include taxis, buses and auto rickshaws. Air, rail and road network connects the city with all other parts of India and world Some of the prime tourist attractions of Bangalore include Lal Bagh, Government Museum, Cubbon Park, The Bull Temple, ISKCON, Ravindra Kalakshetra, The Dharmaraja Temple, Jumma Masjid, Ulsoor Lake, Vidhana Soudha.

Some of the interesting facts that we can boast of.....

Bangalore has the impeccable record of highest growth in 20 years.(as of 2005)
Bangalore has highest number of Pubs in Asia.
Bangalore has highest number of cigarette smokers in India.
Bangalore has the highest number of software companies in India 242, followed by Hyderabad -178, Pune - 127. Hence called the Silicon Valley of India.
Bangalore has 121 engineering colleges, which is highest in the world in any given city.
Bangalore University has 57 Engineering Colleges affiliated to it, which is highest in the world.
Bangalore is(as of today, was) the only city in the world to have commercial and defence airport operating from the same strip.
Bangalore was the first city in Asia to receive electricity.
Bangalore has highest number of Public sectors and Government organizations in India.
Bangalore University has highest number of students going Abroad for higher studies taking the first place from IIT-Kanpur.
Bangalore has only 41% of local population(i.e.Kannadigas). Hence a true cosmopolitan with around 21% Tamilians, 15% Telugites, 11% Keralites, 6% Europeans, 6% a mixture of all races.
Bangalore Police has the reputation of being the second best in India after New Delhi Police ( For locals, this is a topic of debate)
Bangalore has the highest density of traffic in India.
Bangalore has the highest number of 2-wheelers for a single city in the world and also the dubious reputation for the highest 2-wheeler thefts.
Bangalore is considered the Fashion Capital of East comparable to Paris.
Bangalore is rated one of the Cleanest cities in India.
Bangalore has produced the maximum International Sports persons in India for all sports ahead of even Mumbai & Delhi.
Bangalore has the highest number of Anglo-Indians in India.
Bangalore has the richest people in India. The line of poverty is the least of all cities of the world.
Bangalore has produced the maximum number of scientists considered for Nobel Prize nominations (from India).
Bangalore's Lalbagh botanical gardens is credited to have one of the most diverse man made collection of flora.
Bangalore has produced the highest number of professionals in USA almost 60% of the Indian population abroad is from Bangalore (except Gulf).

Thought Control

Thought control refers to the control of our thoughts while traveling through the seas of life. As a kid we live in the moment enjoying everything that we come across with true spontaneity.As we grow older we spend an inordinate amount of time either regretting something in the past or worrying about the future and spoil a perfectly lovely present.
We do not realize that what is past is over and we should move on. This type of activity is a waste and does not serve any purpose. The key here is to control our thoughts so that we do not waste our mental breath on either things that have happened and cannot be changed or by worrying about events that may happen in the future.
Rather we should spend the time in learning from the past or in planning for a brighter future. Our minds come to each one of us with a fatigue limit.
Our minds can handle only so much of worrying, regretting, hoping, anxiety etc. After that we are just exhausted and do not have energy to focus on issues or opportunities in the present. Sometimes certain words or actions of others hurt us and tends to rankle in our minds. What happens after that is we spend our time reliving the situation and keep getting angrier by the moment. It is very essential that we break out of this cyclical thought process and move on in life. As difficult as it is, it definitely makes more sense to step back and look at the whole incident objectively and learn from it.
We then have to learn to consciously just “let go”. The ideal way to progress in life is to conserve our mental energies and focus fully on the task at hand. Our performance and the results will be far greater when we do not fritter away our energies on regrets, worries, and hatred and mind games. This is the true secret of success. We need to be aware of the workings of our mind and manage it intelligently so that our energies are always channelized to opportunities that require our whole hearted attention. We have to conserve our energy and follow the dictum, ‘When eating eat and when sleeping sleep’. We should neither be too overjoyed at good news nor feel down in the dumps when something bad happens. All these sap our mental forces and there is no energy when it is most needed. This active thought control requires us to put our heart and soul into what we do by conserving our mental energies in order for us to succeed. Finally as physicist Sean Carroll of California Institute of Technology puts it “The past has happened and the future is up for grabs".

10 for a Better Bangalore

(On a more personal note, I am nostalgic writing about the place I love the most – All the memories to cherish, family, friends, Food, weather, people and most importantly the feeling of home)

From being a somnolent hamlet to an active metro. From being referred to as a pensioners' paradise to a fashionable city, Bangalore has grown by leaps and bounds in the last two and a half decades. The city has projected itself onto the world map, thanks mainly to its admirable weather, sociable locals, multiethnic culture, scientific and defense installations, top scholastic institutions, high-end hospitals, and above all, software companies. Metro Rail is all set to get on to the tracks. Eco friendly Volvo buses for commuters are traversing the city. The job market is on a high, attracting bright youth from all over the country. There's simply no looking back.

But the other side of this success story is rather gloomy. The city's administrators have failed to provide matching infrastructure. They laze around in the glory that the software industry brought. They gained dividends from huge investments and netted big revenue. But they failed to give ample power and water supply, good roads, better connectivity, fast transport and a corruption-free system. Result: Haphazard growth. Frequent power breakdowns, incomplete fly overs, traffic jams, inadequate drinking water supply.

This doesn't mean that nothing good is happening. Expansion is on. But it’s all at snail pace. Lokayukta has fixed corruption. But the government has been slow in taking action against the guilty. A single window has been created to meet the needs of the industry, but it's anything but single. Infrastructure projects are being given a push. But vested interests, particularly corrupt politicians, are erecting either caste based or personal hurdles. Big promises remain on paper. For every step taken forward, the city moves two steps back.

It's still not late. The city needs efficient policy makers and law abiding officials who are given a free hand. It has some brilliant minds armed with strategies. After all, we ask for a peaceful city to live in.



1. Uninterrupted Power Supply: There is no reprieve from Power cuts anytime during the year- summer power cuts to account for no rains- monsoon power cuts due to rain and winter power cuts to save for summer. Maintenance of trees will be done without shutting down. No fluctuations. No unscheduled breaks. Streets will be brightly lit. Like any global city.



2. 24x7 Drinking Water Supply: The Chennai City officials made it mandatory for every house to have a rain water harvesting system to replenish the ground water table. Irony, Chennai never gets rain. When the existing alternate day supply, that too for a few hours, will become part of history. No water leakage or broken pipes. No theft. Rainwater harvesting system will be strictly enforced.



3. Garbage-free City: Follow the 3 Rs – Recyle, Reuse and Rethink. Effective garbage disposal. No overflowing garbage lorries. Solid waste management process will be strictly implemented. Busy roads will be cleaned at night. Heavy fines will be imposed to deter people from littering and dumping debris on road side bins and letting animals lose on public roads.



4. Smooth Traffic Flow: Better roads, lane system and orderly traffic. Elevated roads, underpasses, subways, skywalks and good footpaths will be in plenty. Toll roads and expressways will help traffic move out of the city. Multi-storied parking slots at crucial points. No overtaking, no honking, no road rage. More effective traffic lights and avoid blocking roads during politician visits in the city.



5. Better Transport: Something that makes us wonder- When Metro Rail will become the main mode of transport- how will people commute to and from the stations? How can the city accommodate parking near the stations? Monorail will serve as an effective feeder service. State-of-the-art buses will ply across the city. Dependence on autorickshaws will come down drastically. Use of two-wheelers and priavte cars will be cut down too.



6. Safe from Terror and Crime: An alert police force equipped with modern gadgets, weaponry, and vehicles police to keep vigil. An intelligence wing to keep a constant watch on suspicious elements and their activities. Policemen can someday be citizen-friendly.

7. Coordination between Civic Bodies: Civic workers and Officials from various departments must put their heads together and chalk out a work plan before a project is to be taken up. Avoid politicizing the issue and keep the corruption out of reach for anyone involved at any given time.



8. Road Safety: Keep drains covered to avert accidental deaths and to prevent dumping of garbage and debris. Regular desilting of lakes and sewage can prevent inundation of roads and low-lying areas during rains and have a mosquito-free environment.



9. Corruption-free Govt Offices: Lokayukta must have full powers to punish the corrupt and attach their property. Surprise raids be conducted. Whistle-blowers be awarded. Educated leaders and politicians must have candidacy in elections and not interfere in government work. There should be a minimum level of qualification for any of the people chosen leaders in all constituencies in the city.



10. Planned Growth: Good infrastructure support from private and commercial establishments. Proper approach roads, basement parking facilities, lung space, good drainage and fire safety. Encroachers will be punished. Officials who clear violations for a price will be put behind bars and their property attached. Tier-2 cities will be encouraged.



Its easy for us to read and wonder if a person is right in just blogging unrealistic ideas but these are some of the most common mistakes we can set right to make our home get a better tomorrow. This is the Bangalore of tomorrow.



Parting shot
Cash-for-vote politicians beware. Voters have learnt to se through your game. You can't take them for granted anymore. In a locality in Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, voters have laid down a condition for local politicians contesting a by-election. The local association had the following request - "If you want our votes, deposit a non-refundable sum of Rs. 30 lakh with the residents' association for a road that the area badly needs." And, for people who vote for the politician, ignoring this condition, the diktat says - "If you vote, you'll be fined Rs. 1001." Times are, indeed, changing.