Monday, February 20, 2006

Did you know ?

  1. If someone in Poland blinks both eyes at you,they may be expressing romantic interests.
  2. Every foolmoon constitutes a holiday in Sri Lanka.
  3. Mostly all of the young people wear eyeglasses in Taiwan.
  4. When you want to greet someone in Tibet, simply stick out your tongue.
  5. Time is relative in Tunisia. Tommorow could mean next week.
  6. When shopping in Venezuela try asking how much something costs rubbing together your thumb and index finger while rotating your palm upward.
  7. In Zimbabwe respect is shown by lowering yourself. That's why when a superior enter the room no one stands up.
  8. The women of Iceland earn two-thirds of their nation's university degrees.
  9. One out of every two persons in Germany and Italy owns a car.
  10. To say YES shake your head side by side and to say NO nod your head up and down in Bulgaria.
  11. All levels of education are free in Croatia.
  12. In France the number of pets outnuber children.
  13. In Greece waving hand as you do in waving goodbye is an insult.
  14. In Guetmala when you hail a taxi,bigger the hand motion the longer the distance you have to go.
  15. Israel doesn't have a written constitution.
  16. In Japan it's rude to looks someone directly in the eyes for some time but in Kenya people are more likely to trust if you look them into the eyes.
  17. Mexicans have two last names: one from the father and one from the mother.
  18. In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
  19. Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave. Don't believe ? Go on, try it then.
  20. Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.
  21. In Alaska, it is legal to shoot bears. However, waking a sleeping bear for the purpose of taking a photograph is prohibited.
  22. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open? Next time you feel a sneeze coming try it!
  23. In France, a five year old child can buy an alcholic drink in a bar.
  24. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
  25. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds recieved in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
  26. Kohima is the only town in India that does not have street names and the houses are unnumbered.

Friday, February 17, 2006

5 Important Lessons

(a forwarded SMS.)

..to learn from a humble pencil:
  1. It tells you that everything you do will always leave a mark.
  2. You can always correct the mistake you make.
  3. What is important is inside, and not outside of you.
  4. In life you will undergo painful sharpening which will make you better in what you do. and
  5. To be the best you can be you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Listen twice as much as u speak



Having ..
two ears and one mouth
we should listen twice as much as we speak.

Right now I'm busy listening to my Boss.