LIFE

ART OF SALESMANSHIP- BE PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN

The Manager says: "Do you have any sales experience?"

The Indian says: "Sir, I was a salesman back home in India.

" Well, the boss liked the Indian chappie so he gave him the job."You start tomorrow.. I'll come down after we close and see how you did."

His first day on the job was rough but he got through it. After the store was locked up, the boss came down. "How many sales did you make today?"

Indian boy says: "Sir, Just ONE sale."The boss says: "Just one? No! No! No! You see here our sales people average 20 or 30 sales a day." If you want to keep this job, you'd better be doing better than just one sale. By the way, how much was the sale for?" Indian boy says: " $101 237. 64" Boss says: "$101 237. 64? What the hell did you sell?"

Indian boy says: "Sir, First I sell him small fishhook. Then I sell him medium fishhook.Then I sell him large fishhook. Then I sold him new fishing rod and some fishing gear. Then I ask him where he's going fishing and he said down on the coast, so I told him he'll be needing a boat, so we went down to the boating department and I sell him twin engine Chris Craft. Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to our automotive department and sell him that 4X4 Blazer. I then ask him where he'll be staying, and since he had no accommodation, I took him to camping department and sell him one of those new igloo 6 sleeper camper tents. Then the guy said, while we're at it, I should throw in about $100 worth of groceries and two cases of beer.

The boss said: "You're not serious? A guy came in here to buy a fishhook and you sold him a boat, a 4X4 truck and a tent?"

Indian boy says: "No Sirji, actually he came in to buy Anacin for his headache, and I said: Well, fishing is the best way to relax your mind."

யாரும் அற்ற பாலைவனம்

தன்ன தனியாக

ஒன்றை மரம்

சம்மதம் மட்றும் சொல்,
உன்னக்கு சேர்த்து
நானே காதலிக்கிறேன்

"தாயால் பிறந்தேன்
தமிழால் வளர்ந்தேன்
நாயே நேற்றுன்னை
நடுவீதியில் சந்தித்தேன்
நீ யார் என்னை
நில்லென்று சொல்வதற்கு"
-பட்டுக்கோட்டை கல்யாணசுந்தரம்-

Why I Love Mom

A tribute to all the Moms and Mom To Be's out there...Why I Love Mom....

Mom and Dad were watching TV when Mom said, "I'm tired, and it's getting late. I think I'll go to bed."She went to the kitchen to make sandwiches for the next day's lunches.Rinsed out the popcorn bowls, took meat out of the freezer for supperthe following evening, checked the cereal box levels, filled the sugarcontainer, put spoons and bowls on the table and started the coffee potfor brewing the next morning.She then put some wet clothes in the dryer, put a load of clothes intothe washer, ironed a shirt and secured a loose button.She picked up the game pieces left on the table, put the phone back onthe charger and put the telephone book into the drawer.She watered the plants, emptied a wastebasket and hung up a towel todry.

She yawned and stretched and headed for the bedroom.She stopped by the desk and wrote a note to the teacher, counted outsome cash for the field trip, and pulled a text book out from hidingunder the chair.She signed a birthday card for a friend, addressed and stamped theenvelope and wrote a quick note for the grocery store. She put both nearher purse.Mom then washed her face with 3 in 1 cleanser, put on her Night solution& age fighting moisturizer, brushed and flossed her teeth and filed hernails.

Dad called out, "I thought you were going to bed.""I'm on my way," she said.She put some water into the dog's dish and put the cat outside, thenmade sure the doors were locked and the patio light was on.She looked in on each of the kids and turned out their bedside lamps andTV's, hung up a shirt, threw some dirty socks into the hamper, and had abrief conversation with the one up still doing homework.In her own room, she set the alarm; laid out clothing for the next day,straightened up the shoe rack. She added three things to her 6 mostimportant things to do list. She said her prayers, and visualized theaccomplishment of her goals.

About that time, Dad turned off the TV and announced to no one inparticular. "I'm going to bed."And he did...without another thought.

Anything extraordinary here? Wonder why women live longer...?CAUSE WE ARE MADE FOR THE LONG HAUL...and we can't die sooner, we still have things to

Love story

An incredible love story has come out of China recently and managed to touch the world. It is a story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other in peace for over half a century. The 70-year-old Chinese man who hand-carved over 6,000 stairs up a mountain for his 80-year-old wife has passed away in the cave which has been the couple's home for the last 50 years. Over 50 years ago, Liu Guojiang a 19 year-old boy, fell in love with a 29 year-old widowed mother named Xu Chaoqin. In a twist worthy of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,friends and relatives criticized the relationship because of the age difference and the fact that Xu already had children.

At that time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love an older woman.. To avoid the market gossip and the scorn of their communities, the couple decided to elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in Southern ChongQing Municipality. In the beginning, life was harsh as hey had nothing, no electricity or even food. They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a kerosene lamp that they used to light up their lives. Xu felt that she had tied Liu down and repeatedly asked him, 'Are you regretful? Liu always replied, 'As long as we are industrious, life will improve. In the second year of living in the mountain, Liu began and continued for over 50 years, to hand-carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain easily.

Half a century later in 2001, a group of adventurers were exploring the forest and were surprised to find the elderly couple and the over 6,000 hand-carved steps. Liu MingSheng, one of their seven> children said, 'My parents loved each other so much, they have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day. He hand carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother's convenience, although she doesn't go down the mountain that much.

The couple had lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years, returned from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as he passed away in her arms. So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no one was able to release the grip he had on his wife's hand even after he had passed away. 'You promised me you'll take care of me, you'll always be with me until the day I died, now you left before me, how am I going to live without you? 'Xu spent days softly repeating this sentence and touching her husband's black coffin with tears rolling down her cheeks.

In 2006, their story became one of the top 10 love stories from China ,collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to preserve the love ladder and the place they lived as a museum, so this love story can live forever.