Some useful tips ..

      Do not write "the same" in an email.

Example - I will try to organize the project artifacts and inform you of the same when it is done.
This is somewhat an Indian construct. It is better written simply as:
I will try to organize the project artifacts and inform you when that is done

2.         Do not write or say, "I have some doubts on this issue"
          The term "Doubt" is used in the sense of doubting someone - we use this term because in Indian languages, the word for a "doubt"        

and a "question" is the same.
          The correct usage (for clients) is:
          I have a few questions on this issue

3.         The term "regard" is not used much in American English. They usually do not say "regarding this issue" or "with regard to this".
          Simply use, "about this issue".

4.         Do not say "Pardon" when you want someone to repeat what they said. The word "Pardon" is unusual for them and is somewhat

            formal. You can say, 'Please come again or could you please repeat.'

5.       Americans do not understand most of the Indian accent immediately - They only understand 75% of what we speak and then interpret the

rest. Therefore try not to use shortcut terms such as "Can't" or "Don't". Use the expanded "Cannot" or "Do not".

6.       Do not use the term "screwed up" liberally. If a situation is not good, it is better to say, "The situation is messed up". Do not use words

such as "shucks", or "pissed off".

7.         As a general matter of form, Indians interrupt each other constantly in meetings - DO NOT interrupt a client when they are speaking.

     Over the phone, there could be delays - but wait for a short time before responding.

8.       When explaining some complex issue, stop occasionally and ask "Does that make sense?". This is preferrable than "Do you understand

me?"

9.       In email communications, use proper punctuation. To explain something, without breaking your flow, use semicolons, hyphens or

paranthesis. As an example:
          You have entered a new bug (the popup not showing up) in the defect tracking system; we could not reproduce it - although,
          a screenshot would help.
          Notice that a reference to the actual bug is added in paranthesis so that the sentence flow is not broken. Break a long sentence
          using such punctuation.

10.     In American English, a mail is a posted letter. An email is electronic mail.

When you say "I mailed the information to you", it means you sent an actual letter or package through the postal system.
The correct usage is: "I emailed the information to you"

11.     To "prepone" an appointment is an Indian usage. There is no actual word called prepone. You can "advance" an appointment.

12.     In the term "N-tier Architecture" or "3-tier Architecture", the word "tier" is NOT pronounced as "Tire". I have seen many people pronounce it

this way. The correct pronunciation is "tea-yar". The "ti" is pronounced as "tea".

13.     The usages "September End", "Month End", "Day End" are not understood well by Americans. They use these as "End of September",

"End of Month" or "End of Day". 

14.     Americans have weird conventions for time - when they say the time is "Quarter Of One", they mean the time is 1:15. Better to ask them

            the exact time.

15.     Indians commonly use the terms "Today Evening", "Today Night". These are not correct; "Today" means "This Day" where the Day stands

for Daytime. Therefore "Today Night" is confusing. The correct usages are: "This Evening", "Tonight". 
That applies for "Yesterday Night" and "Yesterday Evening". The correct usages are: "Last Night" and "Last Evening".

16.     When Americans want to know the time, it is usual for them to say, "Do you have the time?". Which makes no sense to an indian.

17.     There is no word called "Updation". You update somebody. You wait for updates to happen to the database. Avoid saying "Updation".

18.     When you talk with someone for the first time, refer to them as they refer to you - in America, the first conversation usually starts by

using the first name. Therefore you can use the first name of a client. Do not say "Sir". Do not call women "Madam". 

19.     It is usual convention in initial emails (particularly technical) to expand abbreviations, this way:

We are planning to use the Java API for Registry (JAXR).
          After mentioning the expanded form once, subsequently you can use the abbreviation.

20.     Make sure you always have a subject in your emails and that the subject is relevant.

            Do not use a subject line such as HI.
 
21.       Avoid using "Back" instead of "Back" Use "ago". Back is the worst word for American.(for Days use "Ago", for hours use "before")
 
22.     Avoid using "but" instead of "But" Use "However".  
 
23.     Avoid using "Yesterday" hereafter use "Last day".
 
24.     Avoid using "Tomorrow" hereafter use "Next day".

God's beautiful creation.... Woman

The Woman

When God created woman he was working late on the 6th day.An angel came by and said: “Why spend so much time on that one?” 

And the Lord answered:“Have you seen all the specifications I have to meet to shape her ?"

“She must be washable, but not made of plastic, have more than 200 moving parts which all must be replaceable and she must function on all kinds of food, she must be able to embrace several kids at the same 
time, give a hug that can heal anything from a bruised knee to a broken heart and she must do all this with 
only two hands”.

The angel was impressed.
“Just two hands....impossible!“

And this is the standard model?! 

“Too much work for one day....wait until tomorrow and then complete her“.

“I will not”, said the Lord. “I am so close to complete this creation, which will be the favourite of my heart”. 

“She cures herself when sick and she can work 18 hours a day”. 

The angel came nearer and touched the woman. 

“But you have made her so soft, Lord” 

“She is soft", said the Lord, “But I have also made her strong. You can’t imagine what she can endure 
and overcome.“

“Can she think?" the angel asked.  

The Lord answered:

“Not only can she think, she can reason and negotiate."

The angel touched the womans cheek....

“Lord, it seems this creation is leaking! You have put too many burdens on her.” 

“She is not leaking....it’s a tear” the lord corrected  the angel 

“What’s it for?" asked the angel.

And the Lord said: 

“Tears are her way of expressing grief, her doubts,  her love, her loneliness, her suffering and her pride.”

This made a big impression on the angel; “Lord, you are genius.

You thought of everything. The woman is indeed marvellous!"
Indeed she is! 

Woman has strengths that amazes man. She can handle trouble and carry heavy burdens. She holds happiness, love and opinions. 

She smiles when feeling like screaming. 

She sings when she feels like crying, crys when she is happy and laughs when she is afraid. 

She fights for what she belives in.

Stand up against injustice.

She doesn’t take “no” for an answer, when she can see a better solution. She gives herself so her family can thrive. She takes her friend to the doctor if she is afraid.

Her love is unconditional. 

She cries when her kids are victorious. She is happy when her friends do well. 

She is glad when she hears of a birth or a wedding.

Her heart is broken when a next of kin or friend dies.

But she finds the strength to get on with life.

She knows that a kiss and a hug can heal a broken heart. 

There is only one thing wrong with her.....She forgets what she is worth...

True Love..

A SHORT STORY WORTH READING..

It was a busy morning, about 8:30am, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry, as he had an appointment at 9:00am.

I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound.

On examining it I saw it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors and got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife.

I inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while because she is a victim of Alzheimer's disease. As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not recognized him for five years now.

I was surprised and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?'

He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me but I still know who she is.'

I had to hold back tears as he left. I had goose bumps on my arm and thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life."

True love is neither physical nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

Remember that the small deeds that we do in life really matter.

Its only words that I have to take your heart away..wow so romantic.. another favorite of mine

Smile, an everlasting smile
A smile can bring you near to me
Don't ever let me find you gone
Cause that would bring a tear to me
This world has lost it's glory
Lets start a brand new story
Now my love
You think that I don't even mean
A single word I say...
It's only words
And words are all I have
To take your heart away

Talk, in everlasting words
And dedicate them all, to me
And I will give you all my life
I'm here if you should call to me
You think that I don't even mean
a single word I say...



Da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da da

This world has lost it's glory
Let's start a brand new story
Now, my love
You think that I don't even mean
a single word I say...

Back with a Bbanggggg!!!!! luved this song

Shepinchene nannu na gatham
Aalasyamaindani tanaku nee parichayam
Nuvvenata ikapai naa jeevitham
Shapamaina varamla thochene ee kshanam…

Yemito, ivaale rekkalochinattu, vinthaga, aksham anchu thaakuthunna
Gundene, korukkuthinna kallu chusinanthane, manassu navve modatisari
Em marpidi, yedari yendamaavi uppenai munchene, kale kaadu ga
Neevallane, bharinchaleni theepi badhale…

Aagani, prayanamai, yugaluga, saagina, o kalama
Nuvve aaguma, thane naa chentha nundaga, tharamake o doorama doorama
Nuvveleni nenu lenuga, lene lenuga, lokanne jayinchina
Nee prema valla ponduthunna haayimundu vodipona
Jaarindile, jhallantu vaana chinuku thaaki thadisindile, naalo praaname
Ee bhaadake, premanna maata thakkuvaindi gaa…

Gundelo, cheravuga, uchvasalaaga maarake, nishvasalaa
Neeke, nyaama, nanne maarchi yerugananthaga, nuvvalaa unnavelaa
Ninnallone nindipokalaa, nijamloki raa
Kalalathone kaalayapana, nizaalajaada neeve antu melukuvai kale choope
Em marpidi neemeeda prema puttukochhe, em cheyanu nuvve cheppavaa
Ee bhaadake, premanna maata thakkuvaindi gaa…

Yemito, ivaale rekkalochinattu, vinthaga, aksham anchu thaakuthunna
Gundene, korukkuthinna kallu chusinanthane, manassu navve modatisari
Em marpidi, yedari yendamaavi uppenai munchene, kale kaadu ga
Neevallane, bharinchaleni theepi badhale.  

Family Problems!!

Two men, one American and an Indian were sitting in a bar and discussing about their family problems.

The Indian man said to the American, 'We have problem in India we can't marry the one whom we love, You know my parents are forcing me to get married to this so called homely girl from a village whom I haven't even met once.' We call this arranged marriage. I don't want to marry a woman whom I don't love... I told them that openly and now have a hell lot of family problems.'

The American said, talking about love marriages... In America We can marry the one whom we love ......I'll tell you my story. 'I married a widow whom I deeply loved and dated for 3 years. After a couple of years, my father fell in love with my step-daughter and married her, so my father became my son-in-law and I became my father's father-in-law.

Legally now my daughter is my mother and my wife my grandmother. More problems occurred when I had a son. My son is my father's brother and so he is my uncle.

Situations turned worse when my father had a son. Now my father's son, my brother is my grandson. Ultimately, I have become my own grandfather and I am my own grandson."

AND YOU SAY YOU HAVE FAMILY PROBLEMS

and the Indian fainted!!!!!!!!!!:P

Relationships...

ead it till the end … this would change your perception about all your relations and brighten your day for sure..!!!


TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.

A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is."

Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".



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NO POINTING FINGERS

A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?"
The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you."

We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.

If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.



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CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?

A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous, sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest." The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need television."

There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up a and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.



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NO OVERPOWERING

Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another, or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character."

It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness.

It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations..



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RIGHT SPEECH

There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation." Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party.

A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted, "Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me. Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker." She answered," You should appreciate that you married me. Other wise, he will be the millionaire and not you."

Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.



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PERSONAL PERCEPTION

Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them rides on the donkey? "Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman."
The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..


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BE PATIENT

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home & committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.



"Good Life starts only when you stop wanting a better One"

Relationships...

ead it till the end … this would change your perception about all your relations and brighten your day for sure..!!!


TRUST is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.

A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is."

Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".



----------------------------------------------------------------------------

NO POINTING FINGERS

A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?"
The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you."

We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves.

If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.



----------------------------------------------------------------------------

CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?

A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous, sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest." The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need television."

There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband, because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up a and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.



----------------------------------------------------------------------------

NO OVERPOWERING

Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another, or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character."

It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness.

It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations..



----------------------------------------------------------------------------

RIGHT SPEECH

There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that "A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation." Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party.

A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted, "Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me. Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker." She answered," You should appreciate that you married me. Other wise, he will be the millionaire and not you."

Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.



----------------------------------------------------------------------------

PERSONAL PERCEPTION

Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them rides on the donkey? "Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman."
The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..


----------------------------------------------------------------------------

BE PATIENT

This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.

Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home & committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge.

People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.



"Good Life starts only when you stop wanting a better One"

Wot women want??

That's all Women want...... ...Plain looking husband ...normal simple ring ...small wedding party ...honeymoon at any place ...small house for the kids to run around ...lovely children ...husband is a family man ...but works hard ...small car for shopping ...another car for kids ...some collections ...shoes for each occasion ...some nice outfits ...a bit of cosmetics ...a bit of makeup ...overseas trip once a year ...more often on domestic trips ...dinners ... Presents occasionally ...finally, some securities.

That's it... WOMEN ARE NOT DEMANDING AT ALL!!!!!

Get wisdom......

TODAY’S GYAN







These are Chips!!!


They've got Alu!!!!!!





These are Chips too!!!!!!!!!




They too've got ALU !!!!!!!!!!!!