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What to do .it is 21^st century

21st Century... Our communication - Wireless Our dress - Topless Our telephone - Cordless Our cooking - Fireless Our youth - Jobless Our food - Fatless Our labour - Effortless Our conduct - Worthless Our relation - Loveless Our attitude - Careless Our feelings - Heartless Our politics - Shameless Our education - Valueless Our follies - Countless Our arguments - Baseless Our boss - Brainless Our Job - Thankless Our Salary - Very less !!!

by P G Dodeja

13th Dec 2009 to 19th Dec 2009

Narain K Dodeja died on 11.45 pm on 13th. But hospital issued certificate of 12.10 am, 14th December. His all nephews came down from Banglore and Kuwait. So the final journey was taken on 15th Monday. Mummy, myself and Narendra reached Rajawadi by taking Deccan Queen and Taxi. Returned same day with Narendra only. Mummy will stay with Savitri as Tulsidas Mama has got pacemaker for his heart.
Lali went to Mumbai to attend choutha on 16th, with Ravi-Haresh Kukerja.
Akshay is busy in exploring the OPAL offer. Kashyap finished his project with Preeti and is off to Ahemdabad for 3 day trip for his friends wedding.
Bindiya is very active playing ‘Ghar Ghar’. Arranging and rearranging kitchen, cupboards etc. Myself said ok to atm document. Lali busy with Fiji books.

by P G Dodeja

The Week that was [ 5 - 12th Dec 09]

The Week Stared on Sunday by Krshna Kunj Kids Entertainment Program. It was pleasure to see Chinky & Rinky participating in small acts, singing and dancing. The sutradhar was ever smiling Sharat Dodeja. And yes, Manju had a small roll of customer buying milk! KK society has 18 girls and 3 boys, all born during last12 years, who acted under the guidance of one Mrs Lobo.
Muskan joined the call center for Orchid Hotel and spent her 1st week doing her job, making calls, leads provided by myself, Akshay, and Lali. She expected at least one positive result, but was disappointed. And this was an offer week for her. Got offer from harshal of Aviva. Then Payal Chandan send her team for Game show, 'Ghar Ghar ki Baat'. Initially Muskan and Pinky were both excited and willing to participate, but last night for some unknown reason dropped the idea.
The Kashyap was off to sudden project offer of Prety. Delhi, Agra and back to Mumbai, editing and finishing the presentation. Will be there working and staying with Gulu.
Bindiya for a change challenged Mona and myself. She wanted to visit Mumbai and be with Mona on her birthday on 11th December. I was against her trip, so was Mona, due to her delicate health. But we have to give in. I took her to Mumbai by cab on Tuesday. She is enjoying her stay with Mona and sisters very much. Will return tomorrow with Akshay & Muskan.
After lot of debate and discussions Akshay and Lali went to Vishal Mega Mart and started the counter over there for AT product range. A new beginning.
On family front, received call from Bal that her son, Manish's wedding dates are fixed 1-2-3rd Feb 2010.


by P G Dodeja

Samay Badshah

" WAQT NAHI "

Har khushi Hai Logon Ke Daman Mein,
Par Ek Hansi Ke Liye Waqt Nahi...
Din Raat Daudti Duniya Mein,
Zindagi Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi..

Maa Ki Loree Ka Ehsaas To Hai,
Par Maa Ko Maa Kehne Ka Waqt Nahi.
Saare Rishton Ko To Hum Maar Chuke,
Ab Unhe Dafnane Ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.

Saare Naam Mobile Mein Hain,
Par Dosti Ke Lye Waqt Nahi..
Gairon Ki Kya Baat Karen,
Jab Apno Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi.

Aankhon Me Hai Neend Badee,
Par Sone Ka Waqt Nahi.
Dil Hai Ghamon Se Bhara Hua,
Par Rone Ka Bhi Waqt Nahi . ( 100% fact)

Paison ki Daud Me Aise Daude,
Ki Thakne ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.
Paraye Ehsason Ki Kya Kadr Karein,
Jab Apane Sapno Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi...

Tu Hi Bata E Zindagi,
Iss Zindagi Ka Kya Hoga,
Ki Har Pal Marne Walon Ko,
Jeene Ke Liye Bhi Waqt Nahi.........



A gem collected from the net. Unfortunatly the writer name is not available.

ELECTION NAAMA

Interesting Facts About Indian Elections:

1.

" PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's mother and father share the same name- Krishna, His father's name is Krishna Bihari Vajpayee and mother's name is Krishna Devi!"

2.

"Designed by Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. and Bharat Electronics Ltd, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were first used in Kerala. The highest number of candidates that an electronic voting machine can support is 64. If the number exceeds this, then manual ballot is used!""
3.

"The word candidate comes from the Latin `candidatus` meaning `one clad in white` and most, till this day carry on with this white!"
4.

" `Ballot` and `bullet` are both derived from words for `balls`. The Greeks dropped a white ball when they favoured a candidate, and a black when they were against. The term `blackballed` comes from this too!"
5.

" Ever heard of 1033 candidates for a single seat? Believe it or not, it did happened for the Modaurichi assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu in 1996. The ballot paper was in the form of a booklet!"
6.

" From its days of glory in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress in 1988 won exactly zero seats!""
7.

" Mayawati`s BSP and George W Bush`s Republican Party both have the same electoral symbol-the elephant!"
8.

" A B Vajpayee is the only parliamentarian to be elected from four different states- UP, Gujarat, MP and Delhi!"
9.

" The lowest voter turnout in a polling station is three! It happened in Bomdila district in Arunachal Pradesh!"
10.

" Elections in 1950s were carried out using different ballot boxes for each candidate, rather than voting on ballot paper! Different coloured boxes represented different parties!"
11.

" The Election Commission of India has seen many firsts, but here`s another first -- it now has two election commissioners who are fluent in Gujarati. The latest to join, N Gopalaswamy, is an IAS officer from the Gujarat cadre and, therefore, speaks Gujarati. That 63-year-old Chief Election Commissioner Taruvai Subbayya Krishna Murthy also speaks fluent Gujarati!"
12.

" Lakshadweep has the largest presence of Muslims of all the states/UTs including Jammu and Kashmir!"
13.

" Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh is the only constituency in the Hindi belt which has always returned Congrss during the general elections!"
14.

" Atal Bihari Vajpayee is the only politician who has won from six different constituencies: Balrampur - 1957, 1967, Gwalior - 1971, New Delhi - 1977, 1980, Vidisha- 1991, Gandhinagar - 1996, Lucknow - 1991, 1996, 1998 !"
15.

" BJP won Lok Sabha seats for the first time in the states of Tamil Nadu and West Bengal in 1998!"
16.

" Rajnandgaon in Madhya Pradesh has a unique feature- father, mother and son have represented this constituency at different times!"
17.

" The highest voting percentage in any general elections has been 62.2 per cent in 1957, the lowest was in 1967 when only 33 per cent cast their vote. In the last general elections in 1999, 59.99 per cent had cast their votes!"
18.

" As the country goes to polls, the Women's Reservation Bill has been put on the backburner yet again. While only 4.4 per cent of the first Lok Sabha were women, the percentage only doubled to 9.02 per cent by the thirteenth Lok Sabha!"
19.

" Country's 5 biggest and 5 smallest constituencies according to area:Biggest constituencies:Barmer (Rajasthan) : 71601.24 sq-kmLadakh (J&K) : 173266.37 sq-kmArunachal (East) (AP): 39749.64 sq-kmKuchh (Gujarat) : 41644.55 sq-kmArunachal(West) AP: 40572.29 sq-km Smallest constituencies:Mumbai South: 13.73 sq-kmMumbai South-central: 18.31 sq-kmDelhi sadar: 28.09 sq-kmChandni chowk (Delhi): 10.59 sq-kmKolkata north west 13.23 sq-km
20

" Election Commission survey says 95% voters prefer EVMs!"
21.

" 150 million votes to be targeted by the BJP`s campaign via-e-mail and SMS!"
22.

" Number of EVMs required this election: 10.25 lakhs!"

by bloggeroid

The 19 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Death*

1. After being decapitated, the average person remains conscious for an additional 15-20 seconds. Talk about a way to go.

2. Mourning your dear departed cat? You could shave your eyebrows like the ancient Egyptians used to. Then again, maybe a trip to the pet cemetery would be easier.

3. May want to rethink what you bury your loved ones in. An old wives’ tale claims that if a woman is buried wearing the color black, she’ll come back to haunt the family.

4. Speaking of preventing hauntings, yet another old wives tale led to the institution of burial wreaths. It was believed that the wreath would encircle the spirit of the dead person, thereby preventing them from returning from the grave.

5. In 1931, Henry Ford decided to preserve his friend, Thomas Edison’s last dying breath. He kept it in a bottle. Hope he put a label on that one.

6. One of the main reasons cowboys carried pistols in the 1800’s was to avoid being dragged to
death by their horse. You think they could have just gotten bigger stirrups.

7. The last words spoken by Union General John Sedgewick were, “They (the Confederate soldiers) couldn’t hit an elephant from this dis…”

8. So much for the curse of good ole King Tut. Despite reports that all twenty-two people who were present at the exhumation kicked the bucket, twenty-one were still kicking ten years later.

9. If someone plans to jump off Mount Everest to commit suicide, you’ll need a lot of patience. It takes the average person 2.5 minutes to hit bottom. And we don’t want to know who timed it.

10. Here’s a job I definitely wouldn’t want to have. When Pyrenees beekeepers die, someone has to go around and splash every single one of their bees with black ink.

11. John Bowman, a tanner from Vermont believed that after his death he would be reincarnated with his pre-deceased wife and children. So, he ordered his house staff to have dinner on the table every night, just in case. They finally stopped in 1950 when the money finally dried up.

12. Think your décor is bad? Oscar Wilde’s last words were, "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has got to go" He fought the wallpaper and the wallpaper won.

13. An old superstition stated that if the doors in the house were locked, the soul of a dying person couldn’t get out.

14. Yet another superstition warns against pointing at a funeral procession, with the dire warning that you’ll die within a month. More proof for that whole three fingers pointing back at you thing.

15. Might want to read the labels a little more carefully. Nearly 2,500 lefties are killed every year using products meant for righties. Who knew? Now, just back away from those right-handed scissors.

16. A pet-parrot caused a ruckus at President Andrew Jackson’s funeral. His crime? Swearing during the ceremony. Guess he should have given Polly just one more cracker.

17. That ballpoint pen? The one you’re chewing on? Might want to put it down. 100 people are killed every year by choking on a ballpoint pen. Which proves the old quote about the pen being mightier than the sword. At least some of the time.

18. Apparently, they really are virtually indestructible. A cockroach can reportedly live up to 9 days without its head. The only reason they finally kick over? Starvation.

19. And you thought sex appeal was the first to go. Allegedly, it’s actually your sight that goes first when you die. It’s your hearing that’s the last to go…. What was that?
* These 19 statements have been collected from various sources and are for entertainment and discussion. The authenticity of these is for you to discuss and research on your own.

by bloggeroid

YE DELHI HAI MERE YAAR

Ankit and I went on a Trip to North India. We boarded the GaribRath Express and were off. We lost track of time completely and realized that we had reached Mathura as soon as we heard the vendors “pedha pedha mashoor pedha”. Getting out of the station we were surrounded by rickys… as all tourist are and after some effort we were able to bargain the worst price and were on our way to ‘Draupadi Nivas’, a guest house for our short stay in Vrindavan.

Vrindavan, a land where cows, monkeys, squirrels, and sages are amidst blaring remix bhajans! The whole place is an ideal pilgrimage spot where every lane is overloaded with temples and florists. (Enough I’ll not go into further details)
Let me cut to Agra. We were in Agra to attend our friend Esha’s grandparents’ Golden Wedding Anniversary. And yes!, we did visit the terrific Taj Mahal. It’s a treat to the eye. Seeing it in the pictures is one thing, seeing it physically will leave you speechless! Its architecture and craftsmanship truly makes it deserve its top spot in the list of Wonders of the World. We went crazy taking pictures there.

Our next stop was Amritsar and after another round of bargaining we hired this really smart sardarji, Sonu. This chap was a semi guide and told us about all the best places to visit in Amritsar. (his marketing strategy.) After getting us a cozy hotel, just a stones throw away from the Golden Temple, and a commission from the hotel he left.
we freshened up and off we were to the temple. We visited the glittering Golden Temple thrice as we suddenly felt very religious. ;) Next destination was the wagah border. Reached there like ‘rajas’ only two of us in our chariot called Rickshaw. On reaching there the feeling of patriotism engulfed every Indian present there.
Chants of ‘HINDUSTAN ZINDABAD!’ ‘BHARAT MATA KI JAI!’ and
‘VANDE MATARAM!’ drowned Pakistan’s ‘JEEYE JEEYE, PAKISTAN’ and ‘PAKISTAN ZINDABAD’. The quick parade and exchange of glares on either side of the border was electrifying. Music from bollywood movies blasted songs which passes currents through the body.
To be continued….

Slumdog Holi

Holi of 2009 is 1st Holi of our bahu, Muskan. Naturally our main target was she only. But to our pleasant surprise, not only she enjoyed every bit of action but also fought back as fearless shikhni.

We started in a decent way, as all holis should be played. Colour, and more colour. The one more surprise was in form of Manju also participating! Normaly she puts tika and her holi is done. Today she was not screaming yuck as and when colour was sprayed on her.

After applying the routine colors, our movie crazy family decided to pay tribute to Slimdog Millionair, by playing holi with Muck - Mud - Mix. Lets start, Sharat and Akshay were already in process.

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Muskan, who, naturally is very concerned about her skin and looks, was also the game. The opening was good and slowly all made a beeline and applied the mud-pack, with muskan being the most in demand victim.

Yucks!

In all this everyone smiled, but muskan smiled the most!

For More Photographs....
http://picasaweb.google.com/pgdodeja/Holi09
by P G Dodeja

Diwanapan - Craze about movies

It is not necessary for you to be tied up with Film world to be crazy about it. Take example of our family. Four Generations of Dodeja are movie crazy, for this I present following.

My grand father, used to watch at least 4-5 movies in a week. Not that he had plenty of free time. No sir. He used to handle Mumbai - Pune - Ahemdabad - Hydrabad offices, was very much into writing, travels and business. Where ever he was, he would watch 2 new Hindi releases, one of his old favorite and one English movie, minimum, in a week.

My father's routine consumption was one Hindi and one English movie a week. Plus he was very big fan of Film Festivals. Not only festivals but he would join film societies, and religiously see maximum shows possible. He will get into one genre, watch maximum movies and soon shift toother genre.

I have this odd fetish of not repeating the movie. As I was growing up, I would accompany grand father and father on there cinema hall visits. Thus I develop this habit of enjoying different kind movies. Then I am lucky enough to get exposure to all kind of movies, TV serials and what not. Grandfather would prefer action, suspense, whereas my father would like to see the drama based, story based movies. Then my children forced me and made me fan of cartoon, Jim Carey, Jackie Chan kind of movies.

Then my son has gone one step further. I have seen him, enjoying continuous run of 18 hours, movie marathon. He is so much addicted, that he must see a movie a day, atleast.

Can anyone guess a name two movies, which are favorite of all four generations, have repeat value even today?

(Clue: My grandfather died in 1988, so the movie belongs to the period before that.)

The movies are.

Black and White classic: Chalti Ka Naam Gadi. (Ashok Kumar - Kishore Kumar - Madhubala)

And the evergreen wounder, Sholay.

by P G Dodeja

Sinhgad 2009

Nandni & Kunal Nanda, our family's new member, Muskan Akshay Dodeja's brother and sister had come for overnight stay. 26th being republic day holiday, we decided to have early morning picnic at sinhgad fort. It being an before sunrise outing, many dropped. But Akshay - Muskan - Kashyap - Myself - Sharat - Nandani - Kunal and Ramu, all made up a good company.
Early morning drive was pleasant, fast and smooth. Van and Ramu's Karisma bike.


Reached before sunrise, and watched with awe, sun coming out gently from the womb of the earth, slowly, throwing its glow and warmth all around, bathing everything in its beauty. As it made its journey to heavens, birds welcomed it with its chatter, trees swayed, swished and we all marvelled at natures beauty.

Clicked plenty of photographs. Our new bahu gets very much excited in front of the camera. Also I had all other young good looking boys and girls ready to pose. So it was click time and fun time. After plenty of focusing and shooting, we took tea, had local food as lunch.

Normally it is very excellent, this time I found food, dull and not attractive. Why? No inkling. By 1.0 pm we were all tired. So trekked back to our vehicles. As we walked down, we acknowledged our wisdom of coming early. The parking lot, entrance, the whole place was crowded and jam packed! We thanked our stars and returned with pleasant memories.
by P G Dodeja