<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="1.0"><channel><title>Diary of kamal sharma</title><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/</link><description>Diary of kamal sharma</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Beauty of Mathematics</title><description><![CDATA[<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><I><FONT face=Arial color=#003399 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A title="Join our Group FunAndFunOnly (www.FunAndFunOnly.net) - SridhaR" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fun_and_fun_only" target=_blank rel=nofollow><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none">Absolutely amazing! </SPAN></A></SPAN></FONT></I></B><SPAN class=MsoHyperlink><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none"></SPAN></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A title="Join our Group FunAndFunOnly (www.FunAndFunOnly.net) - SridhaR" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fun_and_fun_only" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none">Beauty of Mathematics !!!!!!! </SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=6><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: black; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><BR><BR>1 x 8 + 1 = 9 <BR>12 x 8 + 2 = 98 <BR>123 x 8 + 3 = 987 <BR>1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 <BR>12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 <BR>123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 <BR>1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 <BR>12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 <BR>123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 <BR><BR>1 x 9 + 2 = 11 <BR>12 x 9 + 3 = 111 <BR>123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 <BR>1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 <BR>12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 <BR>123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 <BR>1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 <BR>12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 <BR>123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111 <BR><BR>9 x 9 + 7 = 88 <BR>98 x 9 + 6 = 888 <BR>987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 <BR>9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 <BR>98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888 <BR>987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 <BR>9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 <BR>98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 <BR><BR>Brilliant, isn't it? <BR><BR>And look at this symmetry: <BR><BR>1 x 1 = 1 <BR>11 x 11 = 121 <BR>111 x 111 = 12321 <BR>1111 x 1111 = 1234321 <BR>11111 x 11111 = 123454321 <BR>111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 <BR>1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321 <BR>11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 <BR>111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321 <BR></SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cheers,</SPAN></FONT></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><FONT face=Arial color=black size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Kamal</SPAN></FONT></B></P>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 11:34:46 +0530</pubDate><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/05/17/Beauty-of-Mathematics-1.html</link></item><item><title>Property Bazaar</title><description><![CDATA[<DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=maroon size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: maroon; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Property Market ........ </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">* Property market  in Year 2001 -2004 was quiet Ok , People were able to buy Flats in reasonable rates . </SPAN></FONT></P></DIV><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">*Year 2005 -2006 , Some of the well known builders  started the rates boom , flat which was at the cost of   Rs.900 Sq Ft  now became 2200 to 2800 </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q: Are there any additional facilities ? </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> --&gt; N--o  Same Scheme/Area , Flat sold at 10 Lacks Now selling at 25 Lacks .</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">  </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q: Why Property increased so High ?</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--&gt; IT people competition to buy sweet home ..</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">  </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q: Who is going to Benfit from this Property Boom ?</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--&gt; Only Builders and some of the Politicians   </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">  </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q: How is the Bank's support on Home Loans ?</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--&gt; Last Year , Bank gave the loan's at flexible mimimum rate,Now Banks has sufficient number of customers , </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">  (Trap) Slowly Banker's increasing interst at % 0.5  every month .</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">  IT People Who bought house for 22 Lacks  for 20 Yrs , Now became 23 Yrs with raise of   0.5 %</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q. How  some IT people can face the problems in Future ? </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--&gt; Companies are  Project Based , If  Projects are there then People will not be there . </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">  <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Q. IT salaries are high in Market , How much actually IT-people getting in Hand ?   </SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--&gt; People, Who bought house of  22 Lacks to 40 Lacks   They need to pay EMI </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">    15,000 to 35,000  for 20 Yrs. If Bank keeps same interst rates .</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">  </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   Suppose Salary is 35- 40 K  Per Month, 20K will be the EmI  </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">  </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q. Is there any "Terms &amp; Condition or Processes to increase rates" ? </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> --&gt; No , Depends on Buiders Greediness . Every builder follows the different strategies </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">  </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">    Builder sold one flat 1500 Per Sqft  in Morning and 1800 Per Sqft  in the Evening , </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">    There are no records maitained ..</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">  </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q. Who made builders smart &amp; greedy ?</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> --&gt; Fool IT people ..</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">No body is asking  , Flat was sold at 12 Lacks , Why now 24 Lacks ? </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">  </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q. Is Corporation water &amp; MESB available to all schemes ? </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--&gt; Some of the area don't have the Corporation water at all , People surviving on Water Tankers. </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">     ** MESB  .. Under Table ,can be managed easily .</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">  </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q. What will be the condition If We are not able to Clear the Loan ? </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">--&gt;  Depends on individual capabilities</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q. What wiil be the actual 'area of living' or carpet area if the builder proposes 1000 sft? </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">....&gt; The actual carpet area will be 800-850 sft only. The common area is also included in the proposal. </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">        If two flats are in the same floor, then the builder cheats both the residents by collecting </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">  <B><U><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">How do Builders cheat buyers? ... Let us see with a simple example </SPAN></U></B></SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">    Builder XXXX proposes a flat in a decent residential area.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   Rate ( Unit Price ) - Rs. 3500 sft.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   Registration          - Rs. 40 per sft.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   EB and drainage  -  Rs. 50,000</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   Covered Car park  -  Rs. 1,25,000</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   Corpus fund         -   Rs. 50000.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For a 1000 sft flat ( 850 sft carpet area ), the approximate cost will be Rs.37,65,000. In the same plot area ( measuring 2 grounds) the builder would have constructed 8 or 10 flats. </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><U><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Let us see how a builder earns his profit</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Total sales for the builder - 37, 65,000 *10 = 3, 76, 50000 ( 3.76 crores)</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cost of the land               -  Rs. 40 laks per ground</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1) Total cost of the land                       - 80 lakhs for two ground     -------  <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"> A</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Total builtup area for 10 flats                - 10*1000 sft  = 10,000 sft</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Construction cost per sft ( for normal specification) = Rs. 900 per sft</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2) Total construction cost                           - 10,000 * 900 =  Rs. 90,00,000     -------------- <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">B</SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3) Other expenses for the builder                - Rs. 20 per sft  = Rs. 2,00,000      ................. <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">C</SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Total expenses for the builder  =  A+ B+C</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">                                                 =  Rs. 80,00,000 + Rs.90,00,000 + Rs. 2,00,00 </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">                                                 =  Rs. 1,72,00,000 ( 1.72 crores approx) </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Total Sales                               = Rs. 3.76 crores - Rs. 1.72 crores</SPAN></FONT> </B></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=red size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Total profit of the builder          =  Rs. 2.04 crores.</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=red size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><U><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=3><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Let us see the share of each resident</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. Cost of land  = Divided share among the other 10 residents</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">                        = Rs. 80,00,000 / 10</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">                         = Rs. 8,00,000</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. Construction cost = Rs. 900 * 1000</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">                                = Rs. 9,00,000</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. Other expenses   = Rs. 2,00,000 ( approx)</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">  Total                     = Rs. 19,00,000 ( Nineteen lakhs)</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=red size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The total share for each resident is Rs. 19,00,000 ( Nineteen lakhs only ) </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=red size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">but he pays Rs. 37.5 laks for the flat.</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma color=red size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><B><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Q. How  We can stop Builders -Property Boom ? </SPAN></FONT></B></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">         1) IT People  should stop buying flats for  atleast next 1-2 Yrs . </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 2) Onces rates are reasonable , With some legal process get the Booking . </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   3) Check Facilities, Convince, Road Approach, schools &amp; Mainly co-operation water </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> 4)  Ask Questions  If I buy 1/2 BHK at 12 to 30 Lacks , Do I get reasale value in future?</SPAN></FONT> </P><P><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   5) Today you are capable for paying 1000 -3000 maintains per month ? Will will be the same case </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">         after 20-30yrs after  retirement .</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma color=navy size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">6) In All, Don't stretch more  to get the more &amp; more loans other wise it will create unnecessary   </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">         pressure and tension . </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">     7) Read the above mentioned calculation carefully, when you are about to buy a flat pls keep this in mind. </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red"><BR>Please read this carefully......Send it to all you know...     ...Act quickly.....Save them from debts.......We can stop the inflation.... </SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Bye,</SPAN></FONT></P><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Kamal<BR></P></SPAN></FONT>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:54:24 +0530</pubDate><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/03/23/Property-Bazaar-1.html</link></item><item><title>THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX</title><description><![CDATA[<FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=5>No one will </FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>GET</FONT></FONT><FONT size=5><FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><FONT color=#0000ff> second chance to impress....<BR><BR>Very Impressive Questions and Answers..... ...Think of your answers before checking the actual one.......</FONT> <BR><BR></FONT></FONT><FONT face="French Script MT" color=#800080 size=5><FONT size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"><SPAN style="COLOR: red"><DIV dir=ltr><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT color=red>Question 1:</SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT color=#000000> </FONT><U><FONT color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red">You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night, it's raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people waiting for a bus: </SPAN></FONT></U></SPAN></B><FONT color=red><SPAN style="COLOR: red"><BR></SPAN></FONT><BR><BR><FONT color=#000000>An old lady who looks as if she is about to die. <BR>An old friend who saved your life once. <BR>The perfect partner you have been dreaming about. <BR><BR>Which one would you choose to offer a ride to, knowing very well that there could only be one passenger in your car?<BR><BR>This is a moral/ethical dilemma that was once actually used as part of a job application. <BR><BR>* You could pick up the old lady, because she is going to die, and thus you should save her first; <BR>* or you could take the old friend because he once saved your life, and this would be the perfect chance to! pay him back. <BR>* However, you may never be able to find your perfect mate again. <BR><BR>The candidate who was hired (out of 200 applicants) had no trouble coming up with his answer. Guess what was his answer?<BR><BR><FONT size=4><U>He simply answered: </U></FONT><BR><BR>"I would give the car keys to my Old friend and let him take the lady to the hospital. I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the partner of my dreams." <BR><BR>Sometimes, we gain more if we are able to give up our stubborn thought limitations. Never forget to "Think Outside of the Box." <BR></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: red"><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT color=red>Question 2: <U>What will you do if I run away with your sister?"</U><BR></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT color=#000000>The candidate who was selected answered " I will not get a better match for my sister than you sir" <BR></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: red"><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT color=red>Question 3<U>: Interviewer (to a student girl candidate) - What is one morning you woke up &amp; found that you were pregnant.</U><BR></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT color=#000000>Girl - I will be very excited and take an off, to celebrate with my husband.<BR><BR>Normally an unmarried girl will be shocked to hear this, but she managed it well. Why I should think it in the wrong way, she said later when asked <BR></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: red"><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT color=red>Question 4<U>: Interviewer: He ordered a cup of coffee for the candidate. Coffee arrived kept before the candidate, and then he asked what is before you? </U><BR><BR></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#000000>Candidate: Instantly replied "Tea" <BR><BR>He got selected. <BR><BR>You know how and why did he say "TEA" when he knows very well that coffee was kept before. <BR><BR>(Answer: The question was "What is before you (U - alphabet) <BR>Reply was "TEA" ( T - alphabet) <BR><BR>Alphabet "T" was before Alphabet "U"<BR></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: red"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: red"><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><FONT color=red>Question 5: <U>The interviewer asked to the candidate "This is your last question of the interview. Please tell me the exact position of the center of this table where u has kept your files." </U></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><BR><BR><FONT color=#000000>Candidate confidently put one of his finger at some point at the table and told that this was the central point at the table. Interviewer asked how did u get to know that this being the central point of this table, then he answers quickly that sir u r not likely to ask any more question, as it was the last question that u promised to ask..... <BR><BR>And hence, he was selected as because of his quick-wittedness. ........<BR><BR>This is what Interviewer expects from the Interviewee. .... </FONT></SPAN></FONT><BR><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" color=#000000 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000000 size=3> <BR></FONT><FONT face="Trebuchet MS" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Trebuchet MS'"><BR><FONT color=#000000><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4><STRONG>"THINK OUTSIDE OF BOX"</STRONG></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face="French Script MT" color=#ffffff size=5><FONT color=#ffffff>e</FONT>,</FONT></DIV><DIV dir=ltr><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" color=#ffffff size=5>Kmal</FONT></DIV>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:00:01 +0530</pubDate><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/blogs/2008/01/11/THINK-OUTSIDE-OF-THE-BOX.html</link></item><item><title>IQ Test for today</title><description><![CDATA[<DIV dir=ltr><BR><B><U><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">B</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> elow are four (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">4</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> ) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">immediately</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> . OK?</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333333 size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR>Let's find out just how clever you really are....</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#333333 size=5> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR>Ready? GO!!! <I><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">(scroll down)</SPAN></I> </SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Arial color=#333333 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></B><U><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=7><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR>First Question:</SPAN></FONT></U><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=2> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=7><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR>Y</SPAN></FONT></U> <FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">ou are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in?</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=1> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></DIV><DIV dir=ltr><DIV><DIV lang=EN-US><DIV><DIV><BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-TOP: 5pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt"><DIV><DIV><DIV><DIV><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><BR><BR><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT><B><U><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Answer:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> If you answered that you are first, then you are<BR>absolutely wrong! If you overtake the second person and you take his place, you are second! <BR><BR>Try not to screw up next time.<BR>Now answer the second question, <BR>but </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">don't</SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">take as much time as you took for the first question, </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">OK</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">?</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=7> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR>Second Question:</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=7><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR>I</SPAN> </FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">f you overtake the last person, then you are...?<BR>(scroll down) </SPAN></FONT><B><U><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Answer:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> If you answered that you are second to last, then you are wrong again. Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST Person? </SPAN></FONT><I><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR>You're not very good at this, are you?</SPAN></FONT></I> <FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT><B><U><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR><BR>Third Question:</SPAN></FONT></U></B><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <BR>V</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">ery tricky arithmetic! Note: This must be done in your head </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">only</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> .<BR>Do NOT use paper and pencil or a calculator. Try it.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR><BR>Take </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=navy size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1000</SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">and add </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=navy size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">40</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> to it. Now add another </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1000</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">. Now add </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=navy size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">30</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> . <BR>Add another </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=navy size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1000</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> . Now add </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=navy size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">20</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> . Now add another </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=navy size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">1000</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <BR>Now add </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=navy size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">10</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> . What is the total?</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=navy size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <BR><BR><BR>Scroll down for answer.....</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=2> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR>Did you get</SPAN></FONT></U><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> 5000</SPAN> </FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">?</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <BR><BR>The correct answer is actually 4100.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=navy size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR><BR>If you don't believe it, check it with a calculator! <BR>Today is definitely not your day, is it? <BR>Maybe you'll get the last question right.... <BR>....Maybe.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=7><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <BR><BR><BR><BR>Fourth Question:</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR>Mary's father has five daughters: 1. Nana, 2. Nene, 3. Nini, <BR>4. Nono. What is the name of the fifth daughter?</SPAN></FONT></U><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR>Did you Answer </SPAN></FONT></U><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Nunu?</SPAN></FONT><I><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=6><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: red; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> <BR>NO!</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Of course it isn't.<BR>Her name is</SPAN></FONT><I><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=6> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; COLOR: red; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Mary.</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Read the question again!</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=7><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR>Okay, now the bonus round:</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=2> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR>A</SPAN></FONT></U> <TT><U><FONT face="Courier New" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT></U></TT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">mute person goes into a shop and wants to buy a toothbrush. By <BR>imitating the action of brushing his teeth he successfully <BR>expresses himself to the shopkeeper and! the purchase is<BR>done.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=5><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR>Next, a blind man comes into the shop who wants to buy a pair of<BR>sunglasses; how does HE indicate what he wants? </SPAN></FONT></U><FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR><BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</SPAN></FONT> <FONT face=Verdana color=#333333 size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: #333333; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT><B><U><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR><BR>He just has to open his mouth and ask... <BR>It's really very simple.... Like you!</SPAN></FONT></U></B></P><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"></SPAN></FONT></U></B> </P><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><U><FONT face=Verdana color=red size=5><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Take Care,Kamal </SPAN></FONT></U></B></P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:51:17 +0530</pubDate><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/blogs/2007/11/13/IQ-Test-for.html</link></item><item><title>Happy Deepawali</title><description><![CDATA[<FONT face="Monotype Corsiva" color=#800080 size=6>Hi,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva" color=#800080 size=6><B><I>May this Diwali bring Peace, Joy &amp; Happiness.</I></B> </FONT><BR><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva" color=#800080 size=6><B><I>Wishing you &amp; your family a very Happy and Prosperous Diwali.</I></B></FONT><FONT face="CommercialScript BT" color=#800080 size=6>  </FONT><FONT face="CommercialScript BT" color=blue size=6> </FONT><P><BR><FONT color=#993399> Kamal Sharma</FONT><P><FONT face="Monotype Corsiva" size=2>    </FONT> </P>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:38:12 +0530</pubDate><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/blogs/2007/11/08/Happy.html</link></item><item><title>Gods Blessing this season</title><description><![CDATA[<DIV><STRONG><B><U><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=green size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: green">GOD WANTS ME TO TELL YOU....</SPAN></FONT></U></B></STRONG><FONT color=green><SPAN style="COLOR: green"> <BR></SPAN></FONT><BR><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200">Everything that is going wrong in your life today shall be well with you </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200">this year.  You have been destined to make it and you shall surely achieve </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><BR><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200">all your goals this year. For the remaining months of this year (2007), </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200">all your agonies will be diverted and victory and prosperity will be </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200">incoming in abundance. Today God has confirmed the end of your sufferings, </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200">sorrows, and pains because HE that sits on the throne has remembered you. </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><BR><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200"></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200">He has taken away the hardships and given you JOY. He will never let you down.</SPAN></FONT> </B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200">I knocked at heaven's door this morning, God asked me... My child! What </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200">can I do for you? And I said, 'Father, please protect and bless the person </SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200">reading this message'... God smiled and answered... Request granted...........</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></DIV><DIV><STRONG><B><FONT face="Arial Narrow" color=#604200 size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: #604200"></SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG> </DIV>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:58:21 +0530</pubDate><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/blogs/2007/11/04/Gods-Blessing-this.html</link></item><item><title>Just a Sunday time pass</title><description><![CDATA[<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #ee0060; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie">Are you male or female?</SPAN><B><FONT face=Ravie size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie"> <BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Ravie color=#333399 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie">To find out the answer, look down...<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></SPAN></B></SPAN></FONT><B><FONT face=Ravie color=#333399 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 48pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie">Look</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Ravie color=#333399 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie"> down, </SPAN></FONT></B><B><U><FONT face=Ravie color=red size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie">not</SPAN></FONT></U></B><B><FONT face=Ravie color=#333399 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie"> </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Ravie color=#333399 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 48pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie">scroll</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Ravie color=#333399 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie"> down</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Ravie color=red size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie"> !!!!</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT face=Ravie color=#333399 size=7><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: #333399; FONT-FAMILY: Ravie"> </SPAN></FONT></B></DIV></DIV><BR>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:50:43 +0530</pubDate><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/blogs/2007/11/04/Just-a-Sunday-time.html</link></item><item><title>Jaadu Ki Japhi</title><description><![CDATA[<P><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#010101 size=6>The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. <BR><BR>We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much , and pray too seldom. <BR><BR>We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. <BR><BR>We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things. <BR><BR>We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less. <BR><BR>These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throw-away morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete... <BR><BR>Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever. <BR>Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. <BR><BR>Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent. <BR><BR>Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you. <BR><BR>Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again. <BR><BR>Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind. <BR><BR>AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: <BR><BR>Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. </FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#010101 size=6>Keep Smiling,</FONT></EM></STRONG></P><P><STRONG><EM><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#010101 size=6>Kamal</FONT></EM></STRONG></P>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:45:41 +0530</pubDate><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/blogs/2007/10/13/Jaadu-Ki.html</link></item><item><title>Stronger Rupee = Stronger India</title><description><![CDATA[<P><FONT color=#800080>Stronger Rupee = Stronger India</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>Let me ask a question first.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>What type of economic strength is preferable to India?</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>A) A strong Indian economy fueled by its cheap labor due to a weaker</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>rupee against dollar, where the Indians end up working in shifts, late</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>nights, whole nights and what not... only doing low profile jobs which</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>foreign companies want to offload to India, so that they can concentrate</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>on high end works and become even better. For instance in IT field,</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>providing BPO services, support and maintenance work for products...</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>OR</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>B) A strong Indian economy fueled by its strong innovations and</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>products, no matter whether the rupee is strong or weak against dollar..</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>where Indians work only in regular office hours of 9 to 6, developing</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>cutting edge technologies and solutions, selling our world class</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>products both inside and outside India. For instance in IT field,</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>imagine operating systems, compilers, databases etc all coming out of</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>India..</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>I do not deny the fact that the IT boom in India came to a large extent</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>because of (A). Well and good, we have had the benefits of our cost</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>being cheap in western markets due to a weak rupee against dollar.. We</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>have had our share because of this advantage in the past 2 decades..</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>But at the same time doesn't it make sense to move towards (B), instead</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>of crying foul against rupee becoming stronger against dollar?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>What a pity! Indian IT companies are feeling bad because rupee is</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>becoming stronger against dollar! Reason, their profits will go down</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>when the value of rupee is stronger, as every single dollar that comes</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>into their account now means lesser rupee than earlier..(if for instance</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>earlier they used to get 47 rupees for every dollar that comes in, but</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>today its less than 40!)</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>But isn't this a matter of celebration? Our rupee is gaining importance</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>internationally and is becoming stronger again.. How many of us know</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>that in 1947 when India got independence 1 Rupee was 1.2 US dollars?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>These Indian IT companies instead of relying on a weaker rupee for their</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>profit should now look at coming out with innovative products and</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>technical solutions. What have these companies done in the arena of core</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>system products? Why don't we have any operating systems, compilers,</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>database systems, development platforms etc coming out of India? Why</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>don't we develop tools like photoshop or flash? We have talent, but they</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>all are working in American companies on these products.. Cannot our</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>Indian IT companies setup at least small teams to develop such products?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>Instead they are planning to make their employees work on saturdays too</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>!</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>So that their profits can increase due to extra hours the employees put</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>in.. As if India doesnt have any other option other than cheap labour,</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>workaholic labor!! Are there no brains in India who can setup companies</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>developing products and make money just by printing out more serial</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>numbers and burning their product DVDs?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>If Indian companies continue to depend on its weak currency, then how</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>would Indian economy survive in a world where all currencies have equal</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>value?</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>Survival of the fittest.. Only greater innovation can help us in that</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>case..</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>We need to have knowledge and technological advantage if India wants to</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>become a superpower, not low cost based cheap labor advantage! Let the</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>Chinese do it..</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>I hope that rupee becomes more and more stronger so that Indians are</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>forced to use their brains and come up with innovative products and next</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>generation technologies, than to provide low end services...</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>We need to create a situation where other countries line up to buy our</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>F-16s, to buy our operating systems, to buy our mobile phones and</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>I-pods, to buy our Boeing, to buy our Mercedes...</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>A stronger rupee means we can easily afford foreign trips! This is what</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>I wrote in one of my earlier blogs.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>"A stronger rupee means Indians can buy things anywhere in the world on</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>par with developed economies! We dont have to spend crores of rupees</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>then to buy a Boeing! We don't have to pay tens of thousands of rupees</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>for international air travels! A stronger rupee means greater</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>international exposure! There wont be a difference between buying a</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>Maruti and buying a Mercedes! One can go on a trip to the Grand Canyon</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>just like the way one goes to Ladakh or Nepal ! How do you think</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>american citizens are able to tour all over the world? Because they earn</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>more? No. But because their currency USD is stronger.. and this is where</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#800080 size=3>a strong rupee will lead us to!..."</FONT> </P>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:23:08 +0530</pubDate><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/blogs/2007/09/21/Stronger-Rupee-Stronger.html</link></item><item><title>Golden Telephone</title><description><![CDATA[<P>An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the<BR>&gt; &gt;      World.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to China .<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      On his first day he was inside a church taking photographs<BR>when he<BR>&gt; &gt;      Noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign<BR>that <BR>&gt;read<BR>&gt; &gt;      "$10,000 per call".<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was<BR>strolling by<BR>&gt; &gt; what<BR>&gt; &gt;      The telephone was used for.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and<BR>that for<BR>&gt; &gt;      $10,000 you could talk to<BR>&gt;God.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      The American thanked the priest and went along his way.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      Next stop was in Japan . There, at a very large cathedral, he<BR>saw <BR>&gt;the<BR>&gt; &gt;      Same golden telephone with the same sign under it.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in<BR>China<BR>&gt; &gt; and<BR>&gt; &gt;      He asked a nearby nun what its purpose was.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for <BR>&gt;$10,000<BR>&gt; &gt;      He<BR>&gt; &gt;      Could talk to God.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      "O.K., thank you," said the American.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      He then traveled to Pakistan ,<BR>&gt;Srilanka , Russia , Germany and France<BR>&gt; &gt; .<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      In every church he saw the same golden telephone with the same<BR>&gt; &gt; "$10,000<BR>&gt; &gt;      Per call" sign under it.<BR>&gt; &gt;      The American, upon leaving Vermont decided to travel to up to<BR>India<BR>&gt; &gt; to<BR>&gt; &gt;      See if Indians had the same phone.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      He arrived in India , and again, in the first church he<BR>entered,<BR>&gt; &gt; there<BR>&gt; &gt;      Was the same golden telephone, but this time the sign under it<BR>read<BR>&gt; &gt;      "One<BR>&gt; &gt;      Rupee per call."<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the<BR>sign.<BR>&gt; &gt;      "Father, I've traveled all over World<BR>&gt;and I've seen this same golden<BR>&gt; &gt;      Telephone in many churches. I'm told that it is a direct line<BR>to<BR>&gt; &gt;      Heaven,<BR>&gt; &gt;      But in the US the price was $10,000 per call.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      Why is it so cheap here?"<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      Readers, it is your turn........Think ......before you scroll <BR>&gt;down...<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ..................<BR>&gt; &gt;      ..........................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ............................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;    <BR>&gt; ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;    <BR>&gt; ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      ......................................................<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      The priest smiled and answered, "You're in India now, Son -<BR>it's a<BR>&gt; &gt;    <BR>&gt; Local<BR>&gt; &gt;      Call".<BR>&gt; &gt;      This is the only heaven on the Earth.<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>&gt; &gt;      KEEP SMILING<BR>&gt; &gt;<BR>Bye,</P><P>Kamal</P>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:44:16 +0530</pubDate><link>http://fbd.rediffiland.com/blogs/2007/07/31/Golden.html</link></item></channel></rss>