Saturday, January 13, 2007
Friday, January 12, 2007
Cassim Cajee...
Rajkot: Keeping scores may not be a high profile job in cricket. But then when if you are breaking a male bastion, you are bound to catch some attention. Love of cricket changed the course of Himali Desai's life, a journey that started as a cricketer to India's first female scorer. Himali has not just covered international matches played in Rajkot since 1999, but was also the official scorer for the Abu Dhabi friendship series between India and Pakistan in 2006. "Initially people used to look at me with curiosity but I never let it bother me. I have been supported by everyone and I love the game, Himali says. So passionate is Himali about her profession that between officiating the matches she also manages to train some girls who want to follow her lead. "I tell the girls that they need to have intense concentration and love what they doing or else they won't be able to do the job," Himali adds. And then there is her constant companion, her music system. So don't be surprised if you find the lady crooning the latest Bollywood song during the match. Having fun while working maybe Himali's mantra, but the lady also believes in multi-tasking. Apart from her assignment as a scorer, there is another passion of hers. During breaks you can find the female scorer keeping score of her investments in the stock market.
Wallpainter For Hire...
Stevie was looking for a guy to paint his House, then he found the address of this Polish guy who wanted to do the job for food and a roof above his head... Next day Stevie checked out how things were going...
Some Facts...!!!!
1. Look at your zipper. See the initials YKK? It stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushibibaisha, the world's largest zipper manufacturer.2. The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
3. A raisin dropped in a glass of freshchampagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. 40 percent of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
6. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
7. There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
8. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.
9. Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.
10. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.
11. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
12. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
13. Yo-Yos were once used as weapons in the Philippines.
14. Dentists recommend that a toothbrush be kept at least six feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
15. The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
16. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as a medicine. 17. To escape the grip of a crocodile's jaws, prick your fingers into its eyeballs. It will let you go instantly.
18. A mathematical wonder: 111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111 gives the result 12, 345, 678, 987, 654, 321.
19. Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was talked out of it by her doctor.
20. The "pound" (#) key on your keyboard is called an octothorp.
21. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
22. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
23. Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
24. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
25. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
26. Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot.
27. "Dreamt" is the only word in the English language that ends in "mt".
28. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
29. There are no clocks in Las Vegas g@mbling casin0s.30. In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
31. A cockroach can live for 10 days without a head.
32. We shed 40 pounds of skin a lifetime.
33. There are more chickens than people in the world.
34. Coca-Cola can be used as car oil.
35. Mexico City sinks abut 10 inches a year.
36. Chocolate kills dogs! True, chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog.
37. Brains are more active sleeping than watching TV.
38. When a person shakes their head from side to side, he is saying "yes" in Sri Lanka.
39. It's against the law in Iceland to have a dog.
40. Blue is the favorite color of 80 percent of Americans.
41. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
42. "Stewardesses" is the longest word that can be typed with only the left hand. 43. The only word in the English Language with all vowels in reverse order is "s ub c ont in ent al".
44. On the average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily.
45. Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than the entire Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined. 
46. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow a film down so you could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm.
47. The original name for the butterfly was "flutterby"!
48. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
Why Men Have it Better...
A five-day vacation requires only one suitcase.
Car mechanics tell you the truth.
Chocolate is just another snack.
Everything on your face stays its original color.
If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend.
New shoes don't cut, blister, or mangle your feet.
One mood, ALL the time.
One wallet and one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons.
People never stare at your chest when you're talking to them.
Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
Same work, more pay.
The garage is all yours.
The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.
The same hairstyle lasts for years, maybe decades.
The world is your urinal.
Three pairs of shoes are more than enough.
You almost never have strap problems in public.
You are unable to see wrinkles in your clothes.
You can be president.
You can do Christmas shopping for 25 relatives, on December 24, in 45 minutes.
You can "do" your nails with a pocket knife.
You can open all your own jars.
You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park.
You don't have to shave below your neck.
You don't have to stop and think of which way to turn a nut on a bolt.
You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.
You have freedom of choice concerning growing a mustache.
You know stuff about tanks.
You never have to drive to another gas station because this one's just too icky.
Your belly usually hides your big hips.
Your last name stays put.
Your underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack.
Wedding dress - $5000; tux rental - $100.
Wedding plans take care of themselves.
Wrinkles add character.
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