Why do Men Travel?

Epics and history are infested with men who travelled to conquer, to convert, to trade, to plunder, to reclaim their women or to quench their curiosity. Every mountain and ocean aroused his inquisitiveness to see beyond. Its incessant beckoning disrupted his sleep and reason but fuelled his fantasy. The infatuation for the unknown was an inseparable part of that fantasy. And men, as ever, live and die for their fantasies.

Discovery of new lands were celebrated and added to history books. Lands were named after either discoverers or invaders. And invasion was not just on the land but more lasting one was on the culture. Ways of life lost their ingenuity and have been synthesized. Religions and Gods were imported and they belittled each other to prove other’s God is not the God. Even after uncountable years, many communities still take pride in their foreign genesis; amusingly so. Some others travelled to their promissory land leaving their motherland behind.

Throughout the journey men had created realms and destroyed some. Some revolutionaries had inspired the browbeaten to march over 10000 kilometers to topple the oppressors. Still some became revolutionary after taking a ride across the human miseries in a continent. And still there are some others who crossed innumerable mountains and deserts just to plunder the temples.

The reason and motivation for men to travel have been vastly changed now. Invasions are through remote controls and strategic alliances and for the curiosity there is nothing left for imagination. Technology has shrunk and undressed the world. For trade, now it's not just men who travel but women too. Man at last put a euphemistic color on his exploitation of her. He stripped her off, pasted on every billboard and told her to celebrate this as a hallmark of women freedom. His trade flourished. Men always find glorious reasons to justify their sins.

Now, they say men travel when they get bored with their own land, job and circumstances. There could be many other reasons too. The reason whatever may be, it is a truth that every journey will detune and retune one’s inner self. A lot happens between embark and disembark. Some strings get tightened and some get loosened. Ernesto Guevara, set out as a twenty three years old medical student from Buenos Aires, and returned as Che Guevara, the revolutionary who inspired a whole generation of people across the world. Alexander the great started of as a power hungry young emperor and ended as a philosopher. Nobody returns from a journey.

Rig Veda says, ‘there is no happiness for him who does not travel. The fortune of him who is sitting sits, it rises when he rises, it sleeps when he sleeps, it moves when he moves’. Therefore, Wander!

The Masseur and Me

"Remove your clothes". I was stunned! "Here?" I asked Thankappan Aashan. I was like a young aspiring actress who was caught in a casting couch. I looked around. Women in that house were freely walking around that dark but open attic. A beautiful lady in the Ravivarma painting, which was hanging on the wall, was looking at me coyly. Sorry lady, I came to this Kalari (a martial art learning center which also doubles up as an Ayurvedic center), for a massage for my back pain but I never thought Aashan (the chief trainer and masseur) will do it in front of everybody. ‘Fast’, he expressed his impatience. I closed my eyes and started removing the burdens of civilization one by one. I decided not to open my eyes, come what may. All the more I was worried about that lady in the Ravivarma picture.

The smell of Ayurvedic oil pierced through the respiratory tract. Aashan did something similar to what Lord Krishna did to that venomous demon Kaaliyan. I lie down haplessly under his feet. Again, I thought about the lady in the picture.

As soon as Aashan’s dance on my body was over, with great relief I grabbed my clothes but in vain. ‘Come out. Don’t wear clothes. Sit in the verandah. Let the oil dry’. I almost cried. The verandah was very close to the main road. No, it was almost on the road. Whoever passes by can see me sitting in my one piece, well oiled, through the big dusty window. The only consolation was that the Verandah was dark but that did not remain that way long. The lady of the house swiftly came over and switched the light on. I sat there, wide exposed to the world.

From the other end a girl appeared on the road. As she walked past the house she glanced me though the window. She could not hide the mocking smile. Cringed with shame I kept my arms crossed on my bare chest and closed my eyes tight. I felt the uselessness of two hands. This was just the beginning of the things to come. One after one, ladies started appearing on the road. All of them gave me a curious look. God, whatever happened to the modesty of Indian women. How could they look at me like that? More startling fact was I could not spot any men. Why only ladies on the road?

Without even a slightest concern of my predicament Aashan spoke about various types of Kalarippayattu (a form of martial arts in Kerala). He was trying to enlighten me about the difference between the Northern Kerala style and Southern Kerala style. I could not understand much and all I heard was the giggle of the ladies from the road. In between Aashan called his young daughter to get him some water. It was a shot from zero range.

Again, from nowhere the lady of the house appeared and switched on the TV. I casually looked at the screen. It was an interview with Parvathi Omanakkuttan, the Miss India, Universe. During the interview an interesting clip was flashed. The swim suit contest. Parvathi was confidently showing off in front of thousands of saliva gulping men. From the audience, a man with a French beard was smacking his lips like dog in front of a butcher shop. I thought, if she could do that in front of such a huge gathering what am I thinking? Armed with the new enlightenment, I removed my arms from the chest, sat straight, took a deep breath and told, ‘ladies on the road, here I am’. The road was empty.

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Psychology of Men & Women : Thoughts for FUTURE Bride's & BrideGroom's

Bride^Groom Thoughts

For those who are married as well
as for those who will get Married.

- Sharing A Few Thoughts For WouldBe Grooms -

Rule No. 01 -

Never compare your mamma's cooking with your wife's.
There is no faster way to dig your own grave than that.


Please understand that your mom's cooking has
the backing of 20 odd years of experience.. .
don't expect that from your wife whose
hardly into the process.
What if she were to compare your earning capacity
with her dad's.. So shshshhhhh.. !

Don’t compare her with anything and anyone. Either with your family members nor your friends.



- Rule No. 02 -

Never go out of your way to please the lady with
flowers, chocolates and gifts during your engagement period.
If ever you do , please follow it up post-wedding too.


When you could cover 20kms in 15 minutes
when you are engaged just to spend some time with her,
how dare you forget her birthday post - marriage,
even after you are given the broadest of hints by her.


Remember expectations always double...
ever heard of them being halved?

- Rule No. 03 -

Do compliment her every now and then, verbally or with gifts!
What are those lovely Teddies and Archies gift cards for?


Don't sit there like the Lord Of The Rings
expecting to be waited upon!
Of course she will do it but everyone likes to be
appreciated and pampered. Even you too expect that. Isn’t it??





- Rule No. 04 -

This is very important. Sulking or complaining about marriage
being a big mistake is a strict NO -NO.
You got into it with your eyes wide open, brimming with enthusiasm.
No one ever pushed you into it.
So why this drama now.






- Rule No. 05 -

Be Brave and take your own decisions
and stand up by them.


Consult your parents for advice but realize
that you are grown up enough to lead your life.


Respect your partner's views at all times!
Remember she has given up a lot more to make a life with you!! You mean a “World” to her.


- Sharing Thoughts for Would-Be Brides -

[Don't know how many will take it in the right sense. But still]



- Rule No. 01 -

Don't expect too much from him.
Less the expectations lesser the disappointments.



- Rule No. 02 -

Don't ever dare to plan any outing or movie on a day
when there is an interesting cricket match going on.
REMEMBER SPORTS is more important to him than anything else.
U spoil his day n He spoils urs .



- Rule No. 03 -

Over Emotions, Sentiments.. . Woo ha... What are these?
Tears are not going to give any results either.
It's just a temp. Attention that u get.
No one likes Cry Babies m whining Wives.



- Rule No. 04 -

Never dare to cross with his mother. Even if he says "My Mom's cooking is the best.
U are nothing in front of her." take it easily with a smile.
Tell him tht u are learning from his mother and will try to do it better.
U are not gonna lose anything.


- Rule No. 05 -

Try to know his friends and understand that they are also part of his world.
Allow him to spend few weekends or occasional night out parties with his friends.
But at the same time make sure that u get u r due importance!
It must not be tht he roams arnd with his friends forgetting that you exist at home.

- Rule No. 06 -
Don't start fighting for silly things. Forgetting bthdays n Anniversaries is not a big mistake.
Men are not blessed with 2 GB RAM for storing everything in main memory.
If you are very particular abt present gifts n parties on u r birthdays n anniversaries.
make sure u remind them well in advance by some means
(I know it sounds stupid. But if u are so particular, Do it for u r own good)



- Rule No. 07 -

Take him for your shopping only if he's interested.
If you are going for Window Shopping or for saree purchase, Better go with your friends/go alone.
He is better at office/home watching cricket.



- Rule No. 08 -

Give him importance always.
Show due care and affection. Tht' s the only way to win a guy's mind.

Please remember, People change according to circumstances & situations. So, if you love a person and expect to have the person for whole life, Love each other,

Appreciate each other,

Accept each other’s differences and main Respect each other.

When you are in relationship it’s never “I” it’s always “WE”

Never let your Ego’s come in between your Relationships.

Very rarely you find a person who loves you and accepts you however you are. Don’t lose them.

It’s a gift of god, enjoy it...

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Indian Petrol Pump Fraud......

would like to bring to your kind attention the "Great Indian Petrol Pump Fraud" happening all over Bangalore (and I believe all over India ) .

Today in the morning ,I saw the fuel gauge of my car touching the "Empty" sign,so I thought that while on my way to office , I will fill petrol worth 1000 Rs in my car.When I reached the petrol pump at 9:30 Am today(24th April 2008)(BP petrol pump near richmond road) I showed the crisp 1000 Rs note to the attendant at the petrol pump and told him to fill 1000 Rs.I repeated 1000 to him 2-3 times so that he registers 1000 Rs in his head fill the petrol for 1000 Rs..I repeatedly told him because of the past experience whenever I had asked him to fill petrol worth 1000 bucks at different gas stations(ie for eg. at Advaitha Gas station,near udapi garden BTM to name one of them),the attendant always filled 200 rs of petrol and said "Sir your 200 rs of petrol is filled" . I used to say i asked you fill 1000 Rs of petrol not 200 worth.He would look at me like an innocent kid and would start filling the remaining 800 Rs of petrol.

But this procedure of 200+800 didn't stop at one petrol pump but gas attendants at all the petrol pumps followed this weird ritual.I could sense something fishy but not before losing money to this procedure 3-4 times.So coming back to Today's incident I asked the "Honest" petrol pump attendant to fill the petrol, While filling the petrol my attention was diverted towards the pollution check centre at the same petrol pump but when I looked back at the meter indicator,I was shocked to see the familiar "200" mark at the petrol pump meter.I told him again why didn't you fill for 1000 Rs.He said that he heard 200 Rs.So I told him to fill 800 Rs of petrol also.After he had filled the petrol ,I got in the car and started towards my office.While on my way to office.I observed the fuel gauge in my car.It had moved from "Empty" first to half and then little further.But from my past experience that when I used to get 1000 rs of fuel filled in the empty fuel tank,It used to come to certain level but today it hadn't come till there.So I thought SHIT....I got Duped again.

After reaching office I checked the Internet for same Frauds which had happened before my case.I was shocked to find that many other people also faced the same problem of 200+800 and some bikes of 40+60 bucks(these petrol pump attendants don't leave anybody).I spoke to my boss and a colleague of mine at office they told me of the same incident.I was like shit,this problem is not only with me but with people all over Bangalore.Basically people all over Bangalore (maybe all over india ) are getting cheated in this ingenious

fraud which is promoted by our friendly neighbour hood petrol pump owners and their honchos gas attendants .

The ingenious technique these people follow is discussed below in italics

When asked for diesel worth Rs. 500. The attendant filled up only Rs. 100. noticing that I told him to fill for Rs. 500 but by that time he is done with 100 so the attender said he will fill up for remaining Rs. 400…that is when he did a trick of as though he is resetting by playing games of hurry burry and continuing to fill and when he is done for Rs. 400 he asked for 500 (100+400) but in reality he only filed for 100+300 as he is not really resetted the machine to zero even though it appears as he reset it.

&nb sp; ; So after reading the messages on the website I went back to the petrol pump ,parked my car in middle of the petrol pump called the attendant and told him that you have cheated me of 200 rs of petrol instead of filling petrol worth of 1000 Rs you have filled the petrol worth only 800 rs ,I told him I am gonna sue your petrol pump and I want to write a complaint against the same .He got frightened said "Sorry Sir By mistake i have not reset 200 rs".He didn't ask me any more questions and directly filled 200 Rs of petrol.

I wonder that BP ,IOC,HP talk about going in losses and hence they ask govt. to increase the price of diesel and petrol but in reality petrol pump owners are helping us save lots of oil by asking us to pay 1000 rs but giving us petrol worth 800.What a brilliant way to conserve oil and make profit for petrol pump owners .I guess people should know about the ingenious way in which petrol pumps owners helps us .(Pardon me for the sarcasm) :-)

I am enclosing the website on which i went today to find information about the "Great Indian Petrol Pump fraud"

http://community.livejournal.com/bangalore/276353.html READ BOTH THE PAGES OF COMMENTS AND BEWARE

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L.I.F.E (THIS IS HOW WE MISS OUT SOMETHING CALLED "LIFE")

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the
bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child
collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.

QUESTIONS:
1. What were the five words ?
2. What is the implication of this story?

ANSWER:
The husband just said "I am with you Darling"

The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point
in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.. No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step". Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are
actually not as difficult as you think.

MORAL OF THE STORY:

This story is really worth reading. ..... Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship,
in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out something called L.I.F.E

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Life means missing expected things and facing unexpected things.

When you are right, no one remembers,

But when you are wrong, no one forgets...This is life.

Keep the lamp of Life burning with oil of love,

Bcoz sun rises in east and sets in west

But Love rises in heart and sets after death.

Do remember the persons who are close to your heart.

God is in joking mood

God is in joking mood

A man was praying to god.

He said, "God?"

God responded, “Yes?"

And the Guy said, “Can I ask a question?"

"Go right ahead", God said.

"God, what is a million years to you?"

God said, "A million years to me is only a second."

The man wondered.

Then he asked, "God, what is a million dollars worth to you?"

God said, "A million dollars to me is a penny."

So the man said, "God can I have a penny?"

And God cheerfully said,

"Sure!....... just a second."