Friday, October 22, 2010

Interesting facts about Oct 2010

Oct 2010 has some interesting facts associated with it.
  • 5 Fridays
  • 5 Saturdays
  • 5 Sundays 

October with these qualities is once in 823 years.

Distinction of problem types

Pakistan is now a country full of problems and challenges. From a pedestrian to president of country every individual has grieve challenges on daily basis. Media is acting as an important character to highlight the problems.
Among the debates and commentaries every where, one thing is confusing (even funny) that common man is spending a lot of time on watching, reading and commenting the Govt level constitutional, judicial and policy issues and is paying less attention to problems that are really affecting his life.
Political parties are also neglecting these issues that are directly affecting the lives of people.
If i try to list the issues that i think are directly affecting the people, then it is surprising that about 60 to 70 % of issues are not even touched in our print and electronic media. Even people themselves are not too much involved in solution and highlight. The list may be as follows.
  • Inflation
  • Food contamination
  • Traffic jams
  • Fake medical practitioners
  • Poor quality medicines
  • Increasing black magic operators in society
  • Corruption for services
  • Law and order
  • Poor transport facilities
  • Awareness of women rights
  • Insufficient facilities at courts and jails
  • Insufficient and polluted drinking water
  • Optimizing Telecommunication sector policies. It includes revision and censorship of SMS and call packages. 
These are few problems that hit my mind at this time. Of course you may point many more along with these. But main point is that these problems are not touched by any authority. And even media do not pay due attention to these issues. 
It is required that to make the life a bit more better, people should talk and care about the problems that are really their own and truly affect them.


Why Bill Gates would decide to Sell off Microsoft?

Letter from Banta Singh of Punjab to Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft


Subject: Problems with my new computer.


Dear Mr. Bill Gates,

We have bought a computer for our home and we have found some problems, which I want to bring to your notice.

1. There is a button 'start' but there is no 'stop' button. We request you to check this.

2. We find there is 'Run' in the menu. One of my friends clicked 'run' he ran up to Amritsar ! So, we request you to change that to 'sit', so that we can click that by sitting.

3. One doubt is whether any 're-scooter' is available in system? I find only 're-cycle', but I own a scooter at my home.

4. There is 'Find' button but it is not working properly. My wife lost the door key and we tried a lot trace the key with this ' find' button, but was unable to trace. Please rectify this problem.

5. My child learnt 'Microsoft word' now he wants to learn 'Microsoft sentence', so when you will provide that?

6. I bought computer, CPU, mouse and keyboard, but there is only one icon which shows 'MY Computer': when you will provide the remaining items?

7. It is surprising that windows says 'MY Pictures' but there is not even a single photo of mine. So when will you keep my photo in that.

8. There is 'MICROSOFT OFFICE' what about 'MICROSOFT HOME' since I use the PC at home only.

9. You provided 'My Recent Documents'. When you will provide 'My Past Documents'?

10. You provide 'My Network Places'. For God sake please do not provide 'My Secret Places'. I do not want to let my wife know where I go after my office hours.


Regards,

Banta Singh


Last one to Mr Bill Gates :

Sir, how is it that your name is Gates but u are selling WINDOWS??????

Friday, October 15, 2010

A puppet of clay

Yesterday i got small poem through SMS. I find it simple and interesting so decided to blog it.
A puppet of clay
Often, as i look through my old window
Wounder, from where does this wind blow
There must be some one who made trees
And then made them to move to and fro
Often, as i look into the burning sun
I start to think of Him, the greatest one
He is the creator and protector of all
I am the creator and protector of none
He gave me eyes to see His grace
He gave me a tongue just to praise
Today as i think of my bad deeds
All selfish talks and my greeds
My eyes get filled with tears and shame
With pain and sorrow, my heart bleeds
For how long in this world, will i stay?
Surely, i will have to leave one day
With the passage of time, i have realized
I am nothing but a puppet of clay.