Today this is directing to .hk site. I cannot use this. Wonder if this is a bug or any developer has hardcoded the url for redirection.
Hoping that I am not the only one facing this problem.
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Interesting read
This interesting article is taken from an email. Enjoy reading..
NINE WORDS WOMEN USE
(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are
right and you need to shut up.
(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour.
Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more
minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and
you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end
in fine.
(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often
misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and
wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you
about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)
(6) That's OK: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can
make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before
deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say
you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she
says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at
all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bring on a 'whatever'). LOL
(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying @#$@% YOU!
(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning
this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is
now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's
wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.
NINE WORDS WOMEN USE
(1) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are
right and you need to shut up.
(2) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour.
Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more
minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
(3) Nothing: This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and
you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end
in fine.
(4) Go Ahead: This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
(5) Loud Sigh: This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often
misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and
wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you
about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing.)
(6) That's OK: This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can
make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before
deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
(7) Thanks: A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say
you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she
says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at
all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bring on a 'whatever'). LOL
(8) Whatever: Is a woman's way of saying @#$@% YOU!
(9) Don't worry about it, I got it: Another dangerous statement, meaning
this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is
now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's
wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
Unlucky Tendulkar and Hawkeye
Well, it has refreshed the memory of old days (about ten years), when Indian batting revolved around him and once he got out, resistance seemed to be sucked out from Indian Batting line up. Today, when it looked that He might carry India into a position of safety, Mr Harris spoiled it.
I have compiled some reactions to his dismissal. Don't feel good about writing this post. Remembering about Semi final World Cup dismissal to Sanath Jayasuriya. India managed 120 -8 and Tendulkar made about 66-67.
67.2 Harris to Tendulkar, OUT, 82.9 kph, Harris has struck! What a wicket. And that over the wicket and outside leg stump line has worked again. The little big man of Indian cricket has fallen after a fine hundred. It landed outside leg stump on a length, Tendulkar went for the sweep, the ball turned in, bounced off the thigh pad, went on to the elbow guard and fell on the stumps. Harris can't believe it, he runs around in sheer joy and falls flat on his back on the ground even as the team-mates crowd him. What a moment.
Jerome rubs it in : "where are those harris critics now? "
Jaco du Toit: "I guess I have to apologise to Harris. What do I know?. Just your regular sideline coach it seems.."
Tiaan: "About the whole Harris argument.....all I am saying is...he got lucky with Tendulkar's wicket,..one Swallow does not make a summer."
Sarang: "Harris is acting like a bowling machine that is pitching the ball in the rough outside the legstump. All 3 wickets he got were because of variable bounce and not due to his contribution. He is not changing line or length."
Tendulkar didn't leave the crease for a while. He couldn't believe the ball had gone behind him to hit the stumps. He shook his head, and shook his head again, stood there for a while in utter disappointment before he slowly trudged off.
cricinfo has introduced a new feature under the name of Hawkeye, but it is different from what you see on telly.
Saturday, 6 February 2010
घ
घ
हिंदी भाषा का यह अक्षर नेतरहाट के सन्दर्भ में एक विशेष अर्थ ग्रहण कर लेता है और एक क्रिया की तरह उपयोग किया जाता है. आखिर कर घ है क्या? सीधें शब्दों में घ का अर्थ खाना - छात्रों को मिलने वाला खाना खाना - घट जाना होता है. किन्तु यह घ होता नहीं, किया जाता है.इसके मूल में कारण कुछ भी हो सकता है. मसलन श्रीमान जी से किसी बात पे डांट पड़ जाना, कक्षा डक करने और पकड़े जाने पर भड़ास निकलने के लिए घ करवाना. लेकिन यह काम कोई वरीय छात्र ही करवा सकता है.
परन्तु सबसे ज्यादा घ के होने के पीछे कारण खाना का स्तर घटना होता है और घ होना एक संकेत होता है की खाने का स्तर में सुधार की आवश्यकता है.
अपनी आवाज़ उठाने के और भी तरीके होते हैं नेतरहाट में. उदहारण के तौर पे बगान उजाड़ना जिसके बारे में फिर कभी बताया जाएगा.
Facebook overtaking Orkut?
Here is an interesting article which may be showing a trend whether competition to Google is catching up in online arena. According to data, the rate at which facebook users are growing, may soon lead to Facebook overtaking Google.
There may be some substance to the news, as I find my ex boss on facebook but never found him on Orkut.
May be this is start of the phenom which MS has faced when Google launched its search engine.
And I am writing this on a Google's site :-)
Read the full article HERE
There may be some substance to the news, as I find my ex boss on facebook but never found him on Orkut.
May be this is start of the phenom which MS has faced when Google launched its search engine.
And I am writing this on a Google's site :-)
Read the full article HERE
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
Ponting's Pair.
I was just reading a column on Cricinfo where a reader asked whether Ponting has ever scored a pair. I was wondering about the India V Australia series(Laxman's) in 2001, where Ponting did not score too many runs. So I did some digging and could not find a test where Ponting made a pair, but he indeed got out for duck in two consecutive innings, Kolkata test's second innings and Chennai test's first innings.
Any guesses as who was getting him out during that series???
Any guesses as who was getting him out during that series???
Bihari Boli Ki Jai Ho
Thanks to information provided by a reader, according to him, this post is written by senior Bihari journalist Giridhar Jha. It appeared on the front page of the Patna edition of Hindustan Times on August 22, 2000.
Bamakiye mat, say teengo cheers to hamra boli ! LE BALAIYA, ee ka hua ? Kahe albalaye huye hain ? Etna narbhasane se kuchchho nahin hoga ...
The inveterate linguist may scream at such an apparent contamination of Hindi language but the average Bihari simply loves to throw all narrow parameters of grammar to the winds. For them, the funnier they are, the better their adaptability is into their inimitable lingua franca.
Over the years, Biharis have invented a language, which has an unmistakable stamp of their own. In recent times, its popularity has travelled far and wide beyond the borders of the State and many screen heroes, including Amitabh Bachchan, have mouthed Bihari cliches with characteristic élan - a far cry from the days when it was thought to be an infra dig of sorts for anybody other than country bumpkins and unscrupulous politicians to perpetrate such "verbal atrocities".
All that, however, is passe now.
Bihari Boli is sweeter than honey now not only in Bollywood but also on the campuses of prestigious universities and IITs across the country.
Words like harbaraye, garbaraye, bargalaye, thartharaye and dhanmanaye whi
Sobriquets laced with double entendres like garda, bawaal and dhuan d
Moreover, a-go, dugo, teengo and chaartho type of numerology which was a matter of disdain not long ago is being accepted even by the stiff upper-lips without any qualms.
So, notes sarka do, batti buta do, Principal ko harka do, burbak kahin ka, hum to biga gaye and Hum to huan thebe kiye theare some of the expressions which have conveniently made their way into the otherwise prim-and-propah St Stephens, New Delhi.
Similarly, expressions like dhakiyaye, mukiyaye, and latiyaye are the current rage. Hiyan, huan, kahe, enne and onne are some typical words, which are spoken rather nonchalantly by so-called educated lot in the State. One, therefore, does not get surprised if one hears tanikke for little, nimman for good, anhar for darkness and ejot for lights. For them, colloquial language need not be tied to any narrow rules. Eee topicwa par maatha khapane se kuchchho nahi hoga!
Among many characteristics of this language are its terms of endearment. Seldom does one hear people on the streets calling each other by their real names. Raju automatically becomes Rajua, Pappu turns into Pappua, Manish to Maniswa, Rajesh into Rajeswa and Shatrughan at best Satrohna.
Biharis have also coined new terms for human anatomy which would baffle an FRCP - gor means legs, moori is head, ongree is finger, thor denotes lips and kapar is forehead.
This language also has more onomatopoeic words than probably any other.Words like tapak se, gapak se, and japak se can be understood by listening to their phonetical sounds. No longer is Bihari language associated with a few howlers like eskool(school), teesan (
There are certain words which carry the precise meaning but which cannot be properly substituted by any word in other languages. Machchar bhambhor liya is one such. Bhambhorna is a super word, which means the collective assault of mosquitoes to bhambhor you.
There is another all purpose word which can mean anything - ethi! It is a saviour for those whose vocabulary fails at the crucial momment during conversation. It helps the person who stammers also - wherein he says ethi and cuts short his dialogue. The beauty of it all is that whilst the speaker for want of the precise word says Ethi the listner promptly understands what the speaker means and says theek ba.
The time has certainly come to raise ekadhgo (one or two) toast to the longevity of the Bihari language.
Teengo cheers to that!
Would love to have your COMMENTWA!!!!!
The inveterate linguist may scream at such an apparent contamination of Hindi language but the average Bihari simply loves to throw all narrow parameters of grammar to the winds. For them, the funnier they are, the better their adaptability is into their inimitable lingua franca.
Over the years, Biharis have invented a language, which has an unmistakable stamp of their own. In recent times, its popularity has travelled far and wide beyond the borders of the State and many screen heroes, including Amitabh Bachchan, have mouthed Bihari cliches with characteristic élan - a far cry from the days when it was thought to be an infra dig of sorts for anybody other than country bumpkins and unscrupulous politicians to perpetrate such "verbal atrocities".
All that, however, is passe now.
Bihari Boli is sweeter than honey now not only in Bollywood but also on the campuses of prestigious universities and IITs across the country.
Words like harbaraye, garbaraye, bargalaye, thartharaye and dhanmanaye whi
Sobriquets laced with double entendres like garda, bawaal and dhuan d
Moreover, a-go, dugo, teengo and chaartho type of numerology which was a matter of disdain not long ago is being accepted even by the stiff upper-lips without any qualms.
So, notes sarka do, batti buta do, Principal ko harka do, burbak kahin ka, hum to biga gaye and Hum to huan thebe kiye theare some of the expressions which have conveniently made their way into the otherwise prim-and-propah St Stephens, New Delhi.
Similarly, expressions like dhakiyaye, mukiyaye, and latiyaye are the current rage. Hiyan, huan, kahe, enne and onne are some typical words, which are spoken rather nonchalantly by so-called educated lot in the State. One, therefore, does not get surprised if one hears tanikke for little, nimman for good, anhar for darkness and ejot for lights. For them, colloquial language need not be tied to any narrow rules. Eee topicwa par maatha khapane se kuchchho nahi hoga!
Among many characteristics of this language are its terms of endearment. Seldom does one hear people on the streets calling each other by their real names. Raju automatically becomes Rajua, Pappu turns into Pappua, Manish to Maniswa, Rajesh into Rajeswa and Shatrughan at best Satrohna.
Biharis have also coined new terms for human anatomy which would baffle an FRCP - gor means legs, moori is head, ongree is finger, thor denotes lips and kapar is forehead.
This language also has more onomatopoeic words than probably any other.Words like tapak se, gapak se, and japak se can be understood by listening to their phonetical sounds. No longer is Bihari language associated with a few howlers like eskool(school), teesan (
There are certain words which carry the precise meaning but which cannot be properly substituted by any word in other languages. Machchar bhambhor liya is one such. Bhambhorna is a super word, which means the collective assault of mosquitoes to bhambhor you.
There is another all purpose word which can mean anything - ethi! It is a saviour for those whose vocabulary fails at the crucial momment during conversation. It helps the person who stammers also - wherein he says ethi and cuts short his dialogue. The beauty of it all is that whilst the speaker for want of the precise word says Ethi the listner promptly understands what the speaker means and says theek ba.
The time has certainly come to raise ekadhgo (one or two) toast to the longevity of the Bihari language.
Teengo cheers to that!
Would love to have your COMMENTWA!!!!!
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