I went to a party Mom,
I remembered what you said.
You told me not to drink, Mom,
So I drank soda instead.

I really felt proud inside, Mom,
The way you said I would.
I didn’t drink and drive, Mom,
Even though the others said I should.

I know I did the right thing, Mom,
I know you are always right.
Now the party is finally ending, Mom,
As everyone is driving out of sight.

As I got into my car, Mom,
I knew I’d get home in one piece.
Because of the way you raised me,
So responsible and sweet.

I started to drive away, Mom,
But as I pulled out into the road,
The other car didn’t see me, Mom,
And hit me like a load.

As I lay there on the pavement, Mom,
I hear the policeman say,
“The other guy is drunk,” Mom,
And now I’m the one who will pay.

I’m lying here dying, Mom….
I wish you’d get here soon.
How could this happen to me, Mom?
My life just burst like a balloon.

There is blood all around me, Mom,
And most of it is mine.
I hear the medic say, Mom,
I’ll die in a short time.

I just wanted to tell you, Mom,
I swear I didn’t drink.
It was the others, Mom.
The others didn’t think.

He was probably at the same party as I.
The only difference is, he drank
And I will die.
Why do people drink, Mom?
It can ruin your whole life.
I’m feeling sharp pains now.
Pains just like a knife.

The guy who hit me is walking, Mom,
And I don’t think it’s fair.
I’m lying here dying
And all he can do is stare.

Tell my brother not to cry, Mom.
Tell Daddy to be brave.
And when I go to heaven, Mom,
Put “Mumma’s Boy” on my grave.

Someone should have told him, Mom,
Not to drink and drive.
If only they had told him, Mom,
I would still be alive.

My breath is getting shorter, Mom.
I’m becoming very scared.
Please don’t cry for me, Mom.
When I needed you, you were always there.

I have one last question, Mom.
Before I say good bye.
I didn’t drink and drive,
So why am I the one to die?

For Husband/Boyfren

APPLICATION FOR A NIGHT OUT WITH THE BOYS

Name of Boyfriend/Fiancé/Husband:

I request permission for a leave of absence from the highest authority in
my life for the following period:

Time of return

Date: Time of departure: NOT to exceed:

Should permission be granted, I do solemnly swear to only visit the locations
stated below, at the stated times. I agree to refrain from hitting on or
flirting with other women. I shall not even speak to another female, except
as expressly permitted in writing below. I will not turn off my mobile
after two pints, nor shall I consume above the allowed volume of alcohol
without first phoning for a taxi AND calling you for a verbal waiver of said
alcohol allowance. I understand that even if permission is granted to go out,
my girlfriend/fiancé/wife retains the right to be pissed off with me
the following week for no valid reason whatsoever.

Amount of alcohol allowed (units) Beer Wine Liquor Total

Locations to be visited

Females with whom conversation

is permitted

IMPORTANT – STRIPPER CLAUSE: Not withstanding the female contact
permitted above, I promise to refrain from coming within one hundred (100) feet of a
stripper or exotic dancer. Violation of this Stripper Clause shall be grounds
for immediate termination of the relationship.

I acknowledge my position in life. I know who wears the trousers in our
relationship, and I agree it’s not me. I promise to abide by your rules
& regulations. I understand that this is going to cost me a fortune in
chocolates & flowers. You reserve the right to obtain and use my credit
cards whenever you wish to do so. I hereby promise to take you on an
unlimited shopping spree, should I not return home by the approved time.
On my way home, I will not pick a fight with any stranger, nor shall I
conduct in depth discussions with the said entity. Upon my return home, I
promise not to urinate anywhere other than in the toilet. In addition,
I will refrain from waking you up, breathing my vile breath in your face,
and attempting to breed like a (drunken) rabbit.

I declare that to the best of my knowledge (of which I have none compared
to my BETTER half), the above information is correct.

Signed - Boyfriend/Fiancé/Husband:

Request is: APPROVED DENIED

This decision is not negotiable. If approved, cut permission slip below and
carry at all times.

..…………………………………………………………………
Permission for my boyfriend/fiancé/husband to be away for the following
period of time:

Date: Time of departure: Time of return:

Signed – Girlfriend/Fiancé/Wife:

Location: From: To:

Location: From: To:

Location: From: To:

For Wife/Galfren

Name of Girlfriend/Fiancé/Partner/Wife:
I’m going out.
Signed: (me) _____________________________

I read this article in TrendHunter.com . Specially putting it here coz Koregaon park is the place where i live in India

Travel so far to be so close to you under a luxury environment doing the most simple things of this life, sing, play, dance and talk with yourself where everybody is friendly.

“Welcome to this beautiful campus situated in the pleasant residential area of Koregaon Park, Pune, India, some fifteen minutes by air from Mumbai (formerly Bombay).This lush contemporary 40-acre campus is a tropical oasis where nature and the 21st Century blend seamlessly, both within and without. With its white marble pathways, elegant black buildings, abundant foliage and Olympic-sized swimming pool, it is the perfect setting to take time out for yourself.This is a place where you can simply relax and where you can also enjoy the company of visitors of all ages from over 100 countries. You can choose if you want to do something, or if you just want to rest, swim, meditate — or just to be.You can learn simple Osho Active Meditations, techniques specifically designed for the contemporary over-charged mind and stress-impacted body.You may like to nourish your body-mind-soul with a stunning selection of individual sessions, like bodywork and massage, and longer workshops and corses — all designed to help you become more aware of yourself.

Or perhaps experiment by learning new life skills and acquiring tools to take home, that will help you remain relaxed even in the busiest of workaday environments.The key to relaxation is awareness, being a keen observer of all that is going on both inside and around us — this is the inner science, often also called meditation.And while we each walk this walk alone, it is more supportive and more fun to share the process with others, whether during the various daytime activities, or in the evening — trying out a new meditation technique, or enjoying an evening a party, dancing, or the plaza café, watching or participating in live theater events or just going to the movies.Above all this is a unique environment created through the awareness, humor, and celebration that each of us brings to the table.”

By Dr.Debashis Chatterjee( IIM Lucknow )

Thoughts are neither negative nor positive. Thoughts just are. What they turn out to be, depends on the context. Given a context, thoughts can be realistic or unrealistic; mean or generous; selfish or selfless. Many chronic positive thinkers insist that the glass is half full ? do they still remain positive when the glass is half full of polluted water? A positive thinking fellow is like someone who decides that it is more honourable to fall down from the Eiffel Tower rather than from a ten-storied building! It doesn?t matter where you fall from, the consequence will be disastrous. In reality, no positive thought can arise without a negative thought hiding around it. They are like the two poles of a magnet. For instance, if I ask you not to think of Mallika Sherawat for the next one minute ? you will invariably think of her. Just try it! Positive thinking can turn negative very quickly. Why? Because they originate in the same source. They are interconnected like marigold and manure. It takes a blooming marigold just a few days to become manure. Similarly, manure becomes a flower in the course of time. Marigold and manure are two expressions of one shared identity. Negative thinking comes from the same shared space as positive thinking. I am not endorsing negative thinking. I am simply saying, thoughts become positive or negative depending on you. It is you who sets the standards and values by which you evaluate thoughts. A lot of people talk about falling standards of every thing: food, music, newspapers, movies, the young generation or whatever. Actually standards have neither fallen nor risen. Standards have just shifted; your value frames have changed.

via Times of India

A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home.
He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed:

“Dear Lord: I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home. I want her to know what I go through, so please allow her body to switch with mine for a day. Amen.
God, in his infinite wisdom, granted the man's wish.
The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman…

He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to school, came home and picked up the dry cleaning, took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to make a deposit, went grocery shopping, then drove home to put away the groceries, paid the bills and balanced the cheque book. He cleaned the cat's litter box and bathed the dog. By then it was already 1 P.M…so he hurried to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum, dust, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor.
Rushed over to the school to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on the way home. Set out milk and cookies and got the kids organized to do their homework, then set up the ironing board and watched TV while he did the ironing.
At 4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washing vegetables for salad, breaded the pork chops and snapped fresh beans for supper.
After supper, he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put them to bed.

At 9 P.M. he was exhausted and, though his daily chores weren't finished, he went to bed where he was expected to make love, which he managed to get through without complaint.
The next morning , he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said: “Lord, I don't know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife's being able to stay home all day. Please, oh please, let us trade back.”

The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied: “My son, I feel you have learned your lesson and I will be happy to change things back to the way they were… You'll just have to wait nine months, though. You got pregnant last night.”

AMONG Indian Net surfers, an astonishing number express themselves through blogs — 35 per cent according to a recent survey. Considering that 60 per cent of India’s bloggers are considered green, with less than a year of blogging experience, that amounts to an explosive growth in numbers. Moreover, 80 per cent of blogs in India are opinion blogs rather than theme blogs. In reaching for an explanation for why expressing one’s opinion online is catching on like wildfire, it is easy to cite Amartya Sen on the argumentative Indian. If, however, the argumentative Indian is held implicitly in contrast to the taciturn Chinese, then the Chinese are even greater bloggers — as much as 77 per cent of China’s Internet population is blogging. It’s a medium that allows people to be themselves, and the phenomenal popularity of blogging in China may owe to the fact that people have few other channels of selfexpression. But it would be unduly self-congratulatory to claim that the high proportion of bloggers in China is because the Chinese are repressed, while the high proportion of bloggers in India is because Indians are free and argumentative. In reality, the two societies may have more in common.

Consider what happens if one looks a little more closely at the data, and breaks up Indian bloggers by gender. Among women netizens 51 per cent are bloggers. Declining sex ratios attest that India is a land of sharp gender disparities, and women are resorting to blogging on a large scale to give vent to pent-up feelings. India may be a democracy, but in areas ranging from economics to sexuality it is heavily invested in bureaucratic regulation and control. The culture of mai-baap sarkar gives little latitude to the individual. Babus routinely stonewall requests for information, despite being required to do so under the RTI Act. Adultery is not just an ethical transgression and homosexuality an alternative lifestyle choice; both are criminal offences. Moral crusaders in the I&B ministry can and do pull the plug on TV channels. Liberalisation notwithstanding, red tape remains rampant and India is near the bottom of the world in several business metrics. A World Bank study ranked India 134th among 175 countries in overall ease of doing business. It is easier to conduct business in Patna, Ranchi or Lucknow than in Mumbai, Delhi or Kolkata — India’s proud centres of commerce. The combination of economic unfreedom and poor governance translates into lack of opportunity for people. But it’s an encouraging trend that more and more Indians are climbing onto electronic soapboxes, giving civil society a voice. As in China, it’s likely to grow into a social movement that forces change.

Via Times of India 19-02-07