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"A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert after dinner. "Much obliged," said he, pushing the plate aside; "I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills."
Jean Antheleme Brillat-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste
'not sure how true all of this cud be.......but jus chek if ne of u hav began to hav these "symptoms" already:
People are advised not to spend too much time sitting before computer system because the following things may happen in their future:
1. When asked about a bus schedule, you wonder if it is 16 or 32 bits.
2. When counting objects, 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,A,B,C,D..
3. At the superstore, you check to see if a kilogram is 1024 grams, a litre is 1024 mls.
4. When you dream, you are going to dream in 256 palettes of 256 colors.
5. When your wife says "If you don't turn off that damn machine and come to sleep, then I am going to divorce you!", you are going to scream at her for omitting the "else" clause.
6. You try to sleep, and think : sleep(8 * 60 * 60); /* sleep for 8 hours */
7. When you are reading a book, you would look for the scroll bar to get to the next page.
8. If you want to call somebody you pick up the phone and start dialling an IP number...
9. You are going to look for an icon to double-click, to open your bedroom window.
10. When you go to balance your check book, you would discover that you'll be doing the maths in octal.
11.You would look for a trash can icon to throw garbage.
12.When you get in the elevator you would double-click the button for the floor you want to go.
A man was walking down the beach at sunset. As, he walked along, he saw another man in the distance. He noticed this man kept leaning down, picking up something and throwing it out into the water, again and again. As, he approached even closer, he noticed that the man was picking up starfish that had been washed up on the beach. He was throwing them back into the water, one by one.
Puzzled, he approached the man and said,
"Good Evening. I was wondering what you are doing."
"I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean. You see, it's low tide and all these starfish have been washed up onto the shore. If, I don't throw them back into the ocean, they'll die up here from lack of oxygen."
"But, there must be thousands of starfish on this beach. You can't possible get to all of them. And, don't you realize this is probably happening on hundreds of beaches all up and down this coast. Can't you see that you can't possibly make a difference?"
The man bent down and picked up yet another starfish, and threw it back into the ocean. With a smile he replied, "Made a difference to that one !!!"
Wow! gr8 one Becks!! :D :clap: :thumbsup:
'found tat very inspiring!! :D
Life Together
One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office.
Apparently, they are there to file a divorce.
Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story....
This couple had been quarrelling all their 40 over yrs of marriage nothing ever seems to go right.
They hang on coz of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing.Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there's nothing else the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these yrs of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce....
Lawyer was having a hard time trying to get the papers done, coz he felt that after 40 yrs of marriage at the age of 70, he couldnt understand why the old couple would still wants a divorce..
while they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband..
"I really love u, but i really cant carry on anymore,i'm sorry.."
"its o.k, i understand.." said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a dinner together, just 3 of them,wife thought, why not, since they are still gonna be friends..
At the dining table, there was a silence of awkardness.
The first dish was roasted chicken, immediately, the old man took the drumstick for the old lady.."take this, its your favourite.."
looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe theres still a chance, but the wife was frowning when she answer.."
this is always the problem, u always think so highly of yourself, never thought abt how i feel, don't you know that i hate drumsticks?"
Little did she know that, over the yrs, the husband have been trying all ways to please her,little did she know that drumsticks was the husband's favourite.Little did he know that she never thought he understand her at all,little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.
That night, both of them couldnt sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn...after hours, the old man couldnt take it anymore, he knows that he still loves her, and he cant carry on life without her, he wants her back, he wants to tell her, he is sorry, he wanted to tell her "i love u"...
He picks up the phone, starting dialing her number....ringing never stops..he never stop dialing....
On the other side, she was sad, she couldn’t understand how come after all these yrs, he still doesnt understand her at all, she loves him a lot, but she just cant take it anymore....phone's ringing, she refuses to answer knowing tat its him..."whats the point of talking now that its over...i have ask for it and now i wanna keep it this way, if not i will lose face.."she thought...still ringing...she have decided to pull out the cord...
Little did she remember, he have heart problems...
The next day, she received news that he had passed away...she rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone...he had a heart attack when he was still trying to get thru her phone line....
As sad as she could be...she will have to clear his belongings...when she was looking thru the drawers, she saw this insurance policy, dated from the day they got married, beneficiary of coz its her...together in that file there's this note...
"to my dearest wife, by the time u r reading this, i'm sure i'm no longer around, i bought this policy for u, thought the amount is only $100k, i hope it will be able to help me continue my promise that i have made when we got married, i might not be around anymore, i want this amount of money to continue taking care of u, just like the way i will if i could have lived longer. i want u to know i will always be around, by your side...i love u"
Tears flowed like river......
"When u love someone, let them know... u never know what will happen the next min....learn to build a life together.. learn to love each other. for who they are..."
NOV-san we all knew but didn't want to say anything :poke: :twisted:Quote:
I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.
Anyways good one!
This New Year, I am giving you a DAILY SURVIVAL KIT, to help thru 2006:
Toothpick ... to remind you to pick the good qualities in everyone, including yourself.
Rubber band ... to remind you to be flexible. Things might not always go the way you want, but it can be worked out.
Band-Aid ... to remind you to heal hurt feelings, either yours or someone else's.
Eraser ... to remind you everyone makes mistakes. That's okay, we learn by our errors.
Candy Kiss ... to remind you everyone needs a hug or a compliment everyday.
Mint ... to remind you that you are worth a mint to your family.
Bubble Gum ... to remind you to stick with it and you can accomplish anything.
Pencil ... to remind you to list your blessings every day.
Tea Bag ... to remind you to take time to relax daily and go over that list of God's blessings.
This is what makes life worth living every minute, every day Wishing you 365 days of love, gratitude, friends to cherish, caring, sharing, laughter, music, warm feelings in your heart and soaring with the eagles.
nice one NOV..
superb .....