100 Must Eat Delicacies in Mangalore

100 Must Eat Delicacies in Mangalore :

1. Kingfish, Seerfish Masala Fry. (Giri Manja's, Lower Car street)

2. Crab Ghee Roast, Kane Masala Fry, Pachile Ghee Roast ( Shetty Lunch Home, Balmatta )

3. Pomfret Tawa Fry , Fish thali, squid Ghee Roast (Machali, Behind Ocean Pearl)

4. Gudbud, Parfait, Tiramisu, Chocolate Dad. (Pabbas, Ideal Ice Creams, MG road) 

5. Tender Coconut and Malai Ice cream (Naturals Ice Cream, Mannagudda)

6. Sizzling Pepper Chicken Sizzler, Chicken Dip Chilli. (Chefs Mannagudda)

7. Special Andhra Style Biryani, Chicken Leg Roast. Spicy Andhra Meals. (Andhra House. Bejai)

8. Unlimited Gujarati Meal. (Gujrati hotel. Bhavanti Street)

9. King Fish Pudi Tawa, Lady fish Fry. (Narayan Hotel. Bunder)

10. Chinese Bhel Puri, Sev Puri (Outside Swimming Pool) 

11. Mutton Biryani, Chicken Dry Fry, Bheja Fry (Bombay Lucky , Bunder Road)

12. Goli Baje, Puri Kurma (Hotel Woodlands, Bunts  hostel)

13. Chicken Uruval, Chicken Green roast (Hotel Maya International) 

14. Chicken Kheema Rice, Chicken Nuggets, Chicken Thai Curry Rice (Froth on top, Balmatta)

15. Chicken Dum Biryani, Tangdi Kabab (Hotel Diners Paradise)

16. Dragon Rice, Chicken Thai Fry (Rai's Hot dragon Kadri) 

17. Nati Chicken Sukka, (Hotel Ramabhavan , near Mangalore club )

18. Boiled Charmuri, Sev puri (Seetanna's, Lighthouse hill)

19. Kori rotti, Nati Kori curry (Kori Rotti, MG road)

20. Samosa, Bread Sandwich Pakoda ( Juice Junction, Balmatta)

21. Chicken Kabab, Mutton Boaty (Sundaranna, Mannagudda)

22. Cheese Sandwich, Plain Sandwich (Opposite Easyday attavar)

23. Tuppa Dosa, Rotti Chutney, Idli Tove, Filter Coffee (Taj Mahal Cafe, Navbharath circle)

24. Some like it hot (Chocolate Ice cream with cake). (Cherry square, Balmatta)

25. Charmuri, Raja Special (Kamath Condiments, Car street)

26. Spicy Chicken Shwarma (Danish, Light house hill)

27. Chicken Rottessirie, full grill (Pop Tate's, Balmatta)

28. Butter Nan, Paneer Butter Masala, Lassi (Bittu da dabha)

29. Rasam Vada, Spring Onion dosa (Janatha Deluxe, Pathmudi)

30. Egg Chilli, Egg Omlet, Boiled Charmuri ( Forum Fiza Mall, Entrance)

31. Masala Pav, Special Soft ice cream (Hangyo saibin complex ) 

32. Veg sandwich and cheese sandwich ( saibeen complex basement) 

33. Chicken Satay, Peking chicken dry, Shin Min Rice (Hao Ming) 

34. Triple Schezwan Fried Rice with Bulls eye topping (Amazon, Empire)

35. Maddur Vada ( Hotel Durgaprasad, Urva Market) 

36. Lady fish(Kane fry) GSB style fish curries ( Opposite CV Nayak Hall, Bunts Hostel)

37. Bajil, Sajjige. Sheera (Hotel Indrabhavan, Balmatta)

38. Special Charmuri, Chakkuli Masala (Sukrundo's near School book company, Car street)

39. Bhel Puri, Chole Samosa, Jelebi (Krishna Bhel Puri, Market road) 

40. Masala Dosa, Bisi Bele bath. Khara bhat (Vasudev Adigas, forum) 

41. Macarons, Ragi biscuits. (City Bakery, Hampankatta)

42. Biscuit Rotti, Cabbage Bonda, Buns (Balli's, Car street)

43. Ghee Roast rice, Fusili pasta with Chicken and Mushroom (Liquid Lounge)

44. Matka Biryani (Biryani Paradise, Near city hospital)

45. Full Meat Shwarma, Grilled Chicken (Juice romantic)

46. Prawns/ Bondas Pepper fry (Fooodlands MG road) 

47. Chicken Butter Garlic, Chicken Tawa fry (Wine Gate)

48. Paneer Ghee Roast, Hara Bara Kabab (Chutney, Deepa comforts)

49. Chicken Lollypop ,Anjal Puli Munchi with Appam (Simbly South, Balmatta)

50.Set Dosa, Chikku Sheera, Mushroom Biryani (Anmol, Bejai)

51. Egg cheese toast (Mangalore club)

52. Bonda Shake (Below guthu restaurant, Falnir)

53. Paper Masala Dosa, Paneer Pepper, Floating Grape Juice (Dinky Dine)

54. Sizzling Special Spinach, Oreo shake (Pallkhi) 

55. Kerala Paratha, Chicken wet Gravy. Murgh Lajawab (Chicken Tikka Halal) 

56. Pista and badam Milk (Rajalaxmi chat, Car street)

57. Grape Jelebi, Mastani Flooda ( hotel ayodhya)

58. Ladyfish Tawa fry (Hotel Anupam)

59. Gobi Manchurian, Mix Veg Fried Rice (Nandini Veg fast food, Car street)

60. Buns, Puri Bhaji (3-5 am) Mobile Canteen (infront of KMC hospital, Jyothi)

61. Jolada Rotti. Ragi rotti and North Karnataka style curry ( Near Vinayaka book house, mannagudda)

62. Pahadi Chicken, Chicken Junglee (Cellar Restaurant)

63. KFC Chicken Burger (Prax, near Arya Samaj Road)

64. Plain Dosa, Goli Baje, Tea (Vishwa Bhavan, Balmatta)

65. Omelette Chilli (Coconut Groove)

66. Chocolate Pizza, Crab meat soup, Lemon Tea (Trattoria)

67. Mixed Fruit Juice, Watermelon Juice, (Vinay Juice Centre, Near City Centre)

68. Pure Veg Udupi Veg Meals, (Rama Hotel, Near PVS)

69. Jain Style Meals without onion and garlic (Jain Restaurant, near state bank bus stop)

70. Veg Paneer Roll, Champakali (Ramdev sweets, Near City Centre)

71. Reasonable Veg North Indian Mini Thali (Janath deluxe, Behind Shaan plaza, Near City Centre)

72. Egg Uruval, Egg Friend Rice (Suvarna, Mannagudda)

73. Babycorn Deep fry. Fried chillies (Kusum Foods, Lower car street)

74. Chicken Reshmi Kabab, Hyderabadi Dum Biryani (Spicy) - (Hotel Suraj international, Suratkal)

75. Egg Omelette (S.R Bhandary, Mannagudda)

76. Spicy Chicken Special Roll ( Mother's Kitchen, Night home delivery) 

77. Tuppa Dosa, Rimjim 3 layered coffee, (Hotel Karthik, Kottara) 

78. Chocolate Brownie, Red Velvet Cake (Crave ,Balmatta)

79. Veg Burger, Veg Pizza (Reasonable prices)

(Hangyo outlet MG road)

80. Chicken Tawa fry, Chicken Special Biryani  (Red Rock, Suratkal)

81. Wimto, Lime Soda, Flavoured Soda's (Next to SVT, Car street) 

82. Mini Veg Puffs, Saturday Special (Vignesh Bakery, Mannagudda)

83. Jalapeño Cheese Balls, Vegetable Sizzler (Sizzler Ranch)

84. Pancakes, Sunny Side up, Chicken Sausages for breakfast (Diesel Cafe)

85. Almond Rock,  Pista kulfi, Rose Bites (Tiny Delights, Home delivery, Kadri)

86. Chicken Biryani. Egg curry (Mookambika, Urva Market)

87. Samosa Chat (Rasadhara, Opposite Canara urva)

88. Orange and Pineapple Traditional Goli Soda (Ram Stores, Mannagudda)

89. Double Decker Burger, Xinlai dragon rice, Chicken Kwathiyo and Footlongs (Chefs Xinlai)

90. Chicken Kalmi Kabab (New Kudla, Urva Market)

91. Veg Cutlet. Paneer Ghee Roast, Sandwich Combo (Ideal Cafe, Hampankatta)

92. Mini Jelebi, Murgh/Rogan Ghosth, Mini Punjab's pind.

93. Hot Crispy Buns, Neer Dosa and chutney (Midnight canteen, Right ahead of Railway station entrance. hampankatta)

94. Dali Tove. Chicken Ghee Roast, Boiled rice (Hotel Maharaja) 

95. Crispy Chicken, Chicken Lollypop (Kavita Residency)

96. Veg and Nonveg Kolkata Rolls (Smackie, Near Kottara Flyover)

97. Ghee Roast, chicken, Prawn, squid , Paneer Anupam Shetty Lunch Home Balmatta )

98. Garlic Chicken, Chicken Chilli dry (Highwave SLK)

99. Bun Butter Lays (Railways Station canteen, State bank)

100. Disco Fish Tawa Fry (New Abhishek, Kottara)

#SRK - Inspirational...!

Shahrukh Khan - Inspirational being...! 

#People's Person

He is witty and intelligent. His humour skills comes in handy every time he hosts an awards show. He is simply a great company to be with

#Charming

If there is one thing that Shahrukh Khan cannot be beaten by anyone, it is his charming nature. He can simply charm the hell out of anyone, even at this age he can make any person go gaga over him.

#Immense Popularity

Shahrukh Khan is more popular internationally than any Bollywood star, including Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan. Apart from India, his films have market in USA, UK, Canada, UAE and Malaysia

#Ruling Bollywood Without A Godfather

 One of the reasons why people love him is because he represents them. Before he became King Khan, he too struggled to make it big in films. From theatre to television and finally to films, he did all this with no Godfather in the industry to help him.

#Special Human

Being SRK is known to always be there for those who need help. Kajol once said, "For me Shah Rukh Khan is like a God. He is kind and will always take care about the problems of his friends. He is a person who is very easy to discuss and talk with. He likes to help people. For me he is a very special human

#True Businessman

He is not only an actor but a great businessman as well who knows just how to mint money, be it through his unique marketing strategies for his films or by performing at weddings. Whatever he did has worked, for SRK is estimated to be worth $600 million, beating Hollywood celebs like Tom

#Hardworking Individual

Everybody in the industry is in awe of Shah Rukh's working skills. He works round the clock and barely sleeps. Amitabh was once quoted saying, "Shah Rukh Khan is the rage of the country he is a superstar and loved by millions of people....he's a very very hard working actor...doesn't take

#Female Fans

He has female fans all over the world and that includes both the Hollywood and Bollywood celebrities. Vidya Balan once said, "When I went for the screening of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and he puts out his arms in the song 'Mitwa', for a minute I saw myself running to him!"

#Actor And Villain

He was one of the first actors to have blurred the lines between hero and villain. He has done a lot of roles with negative shades and has never shied away from doing something new and different.

#Shahrukh Khan-Badshah Of Bollywood

He is not only an actor but also a producer, television personality and philanthropist. He has many faces and has been successful in all the fields. He is very active on social media, he presently has over 12.3 million followers on Twitter and I am one among them. #SRK

CTC Stars - Finals NDTV Prime

Right Plan

How do I choose and decide on the right insurance plan?

 

Once you have identified the need to take life insurance you should know about getting some basic steps right to select the right insurance policy.

Select the right insurance plan in 3 easy steps

·         Engage an insurance advisor

While this may seem trivial, engaging a reliable and competent insurance advisor at the initial stage in your quest for life insurance is critical. Most individuals are not capacitated to take a decision by themselves and need the expertise of an insurance advisor.

·         Calculate the life cover

The insurance advisor will help you calculate the amount of life cover – or the sum assured. He will assess sources of your income, number of your dependents, your debts and liabilities and your expenses based on your lifestyle and arrive at a life cover. He will also decide the best plan, be it a term plan, endowment plan, unit-link plan or a combination of plans, to help provide you with an optimum life cover.

Likewise, if you have other needs like planning for your child’s education or marriage, pension for your retirement, a woman’s insurance plan for women, trust your advisor to do the math and come up with an ideal solution.

·         Compare insurance plans

Since there are many insurance companies in the market offering a variety of plans, you need to be sure you select the most suitable one. The insurance advisor will do the homework by comparing plans from various insurers across relevant parameters recommending the most apt plan based on your needs.

How to make your money work for you?

Making money and making your money work for you are two separate things and each can be as challenging as the other. Often individuals are so caught up making money that they never get down to making it work for them.

Remember this - money has one purpose only - to work for you. When your money works for you, your dreams turn into reality. Your financial goals, be it retirement planning, children's education, saving for a house or a car appear a lot more achievable.

This is 4-step guide to making your money for you

·         Stick to your budget

Nothing will aid you in your quest to achieve your financial goals as much as frugality or to put simply - living within your means. Buying the latest and most expensive gadget, garments, motorbikes will not only prove expensive financially, but could also cost you the ability to achieve your financial goals. A minor adjustment in your lifestyle could solve this problem - only buy what you can afford to pay and if you are paying through credit card, buy it only if you can pay the entire card bill next month. Banish debt, unless it's for an all-important purpose like buying a home and you will find there is more money to put in your retirement kitty or your child's education fund.

·         Put some money in the bank

No matter how much you earn, make it a point to set aside a portion of your salary/earnings in a savings account. There is no point working so hard if you don't have money for yourself. Put aside a fixed sum every month and consider it as a payment to yourself.

It is no secret that it is more convenient to build your savings through automatic/forced deductions made directly to your savings account. This will help you achieve your financial goals a lot more easily than if you have to save an amount arbitrarily by trying a different cost-saving ruse every month.

·         Invest your savings

The money in the savings bank account ultimately needs to work for you. Invest the money in long-term investments like a savings and investment plan that will grow over time and build a corpus for retirement, your house or your child's education. Invest in long-term investments because these are long-term objectives and need long-term investment solutions like equities for instance. In this way, your money works 24 hours a day, seven days a week accumulating more money with the money you already have.

Why do I need Savings & Investment Plans?

Why do I need Savings & Investment Plans?

You have always given your family the very best. And there is no reason why they shouldn't get the very best in the future too. As a judicious family man, your priority is to secure the well-being of those who depend on you, not just for today, but also in the long term. More importantly, you have to ensure that your family's future expenses are taken care, even if something unfortunate were to happen to you.

A big factor that you need to consider while building your wealth is inflation. It has a dual impact on your hard-earned savings. Inflation not only erodes your current purchasing power but also magnifies your monetary requirements for the future. Sample this: A 35 Year individual needs to invest Rs. 36,000/- per year with 8% returns to build a corpus of Rs. 10,00,000/- by the age of 50 Years.

Investment planning

Investment planning

How to evaluate risk of investment planning?

Talk of investment planning and you can be sure that the risks associated with the investment are likely to get minimal attention from investors. This is a mistake as underestimating risk has brought about the downfall of many a portfolio. 

While there are several types of risks involved in investing, the ones investor should familiarize himself with include 

Credit risk

This is the risk that a company will default on payment of the bond or debenture proceeds or a bank or financial institution will default on a deposit.

·         Liquidity risk

This is the risk of being saddled with an investment for lack of transactions in the market either due to quality or pricing issues. For instance, there might not be enough transactions in a particular stock due to lower number of tradable shares. Or there might not be many transactions in the real estate market as prices are sticky at higher levels making investors adopt a wait and watch stand.

·         Inflation risk

This is the risk that an investment will not generate desired returns due to higher level of prices. Higher inflation brings down, what is known as, real returns of the investment.

The individual must identify investments that are well-placed to negotiate the risks. For instance, take life insurance. An insurance plan that invests primarily in AAA rated paper nullifies credit risk to a large extent. This also takes care of liquidity risk as AAA rated paper is widely traded in the market. Of course, it might be too much to expect individuals to accurately interpret the risks associated with their life insurance plans. That is why it is a good idea to ask pointed questions to your insurance advisor or the company agent before investing in the plan.

Section 80C

Demystifying Section 80C

To the taxpayer, Section 80C is the most important provision / section of the Income Tax. It allows you to make specific investments and exempts that amount from being included in total taxable income.

What is Section 80C?

Under the Income Tax Act, Section 80C defines a series of investments and expenses to help the taxpayer reduce his tax outgo.

Does Section 80C have a limit?

Yes, the section defines an annual limit of Rs one lakh and fifty thousand (Rs 1,50,000) across the investments and expenses. The limit has been raised from Rs 1,00,000 to Rs 1,50,000 in the Union Budget 2014.

What are the eligible investments under the section?

The key investments defined by the section include:

·        Life insurance – this includes all forms of life insurance plans like endowment, term plans, money back

·        ULIPs or unit-linked insurance plans – another form of life insurance where investments are linked to markets

·        Tax-saving mutual funds or equity-linked saving schemes (ELSS)

·        PPF or Public Provident Fund

·        NPS or New Pension Scheme

·        National Savings Certificate (NSC)

·        Fixed deposits of 5-Yr term

How Section 80C works – an illustration

Let’s take Rahul – who has gross income of Rs 600,000 (Rs 6 lakhs). He invests in various instruments with Section 80C benefits. He maximizes the available investment limit of Rs 150,000.

This is how his income is impacted:

Gross Total Income (Rs)	600,000
Deductions under Section 80C (Rs)	150,000
Net Taxable Income (Rs)	450,000
Tax on Total Income (Rs)	20,000
Less: Rebate under Section 87A(Rs)	2,000
Add: 3% education cess (Rs)	540
Total tax payable (Rs)	18,540

Rahul’s income has revised lower from Rs 600,000 to Rs 450,000 thanks to the deductions under Section 80C. His tax outgo is Rs 18,540.

Had Rahul not invested in the Section 80C related options, he would have been taxed at the Gross Total Income of Rs 600,000. His tax outgo (inclusive of education cess) would have been Rs 46,350.

Effectively, Rahul’s tax liability has reduced from Rs 46,350 to Rs 18,540 thanks to Section 80C.

Is Section 80C all about tax-saving?

Tax-saving and more. The section offers individuals the opportunity to invest towards financial goals and claim a tax benefit in the process. It allows them to marry tax-planning with financial planning, something that no other section can claim to achieve.

A cup of Joy

THE BENEFITS OF DRINKING COFFEE


It’s known as “A cup of Joy” in some parts of the world! A strong aromatic substance that greets you friendly in the morning, the comforting taste that gets you through the day and sometimes, when needed, that extra push 2 AM when you have a deadline at the office.

We all know and love coffee but did you know that there are actually some benefits to drinking it. Yes ladies you heard me, coffee can be good for you and not just as a wakeup-call or your daily dose of caffeine

Usually more bad than good things have been said about the consumption of coffee but as in life; when doing everything in moderation “no harm shall come to thee”. Donald Hensrud, chair of the division of preventive medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota says “For most people [who] choose to drink coffee, the benefits probably outweigh the risks”

It’s packed with Nutrients and Minerals!!

This might come as a surprise but Coffee contains a sea of nutrients that help your body function better. “We know that coffee has a very strong antioxidant capacity,” says Frank Hu, MD, MPH, PhD, nutrition and epidemiology professor at the Harvard School of Public health. These amounts of antioxidant levels can help with the prevention of tissue damage. Other components found in coffee like Magnesium and Chromium encourages the body to produce insulin, a hormone that helps the body regulate a normal blood sugar. (Glucose levels)

Did you know that coffee can actually make you smarter?

Caffeine is said to actually be a stimulant. In an article written by Kris Gunnars; numerous dieticians and nutritionists have conducted controlled trails to monitor the effects of caffeine on the brain and the results were actually very surprising. Caffeine which is the most commonly known ingredient in coffee is actually a stimulant and “the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance in the world” says Gunnars. Caffeine can improve your mood, reaction time, memory and general cognitive function. By blocking the inhibitory effects of Adenosine, a neurotransmitter found in your brain, caffeine increases neuronal firings – basically, this just means that reactions happen a lot faster in your brain helping you think better and be more alert.

Coffee might help you lose that little muffin top.

We’ve mentioned that the caffeine in coffee is a natural stimulant. This allows the central nervous system in your brain to be stimulated and in turn raises your metabolism increasing the oxidation of fatty acids. Caffeine also improves your athletic performance which is why you’ll find caffeine in most fat burning, sporty supplements and drinks.

It reduces the risk of health conditions.

Research on the actual benefits of coffee are still undergoing – but thus far studies have shown that the ingredients in coffee might help ward of some common health risks people come across in everyday life. Dr Hensrud says that some test results have shown that coffee might even help prevent liver cancer and certain liver diseases and has been connected to reduce the risk of getting Parkinson’s disease.

The fact that coffee also contains nutrients that help the body regulate normal insulin levels can actually lower the risk of Type II diabetes.

Because Type II diabetes is a lifestyle disease it can be regulated by eating and drinking right. Coffee is found be in the right when it comes to your dietary plan says Dr Hensrud.

In the past a lot of people have associated coffee as a bad habit and relatively unhealthy, but recent test and studies have proven otherwise. Sometimes said to have been the cause of high blood pressure The Nurses’ Health Study, a long-running research project involving 238,000 nurse participants, has somewhat proven this theory wrong. In relation to coffee causing you to have high blood pressure the test conducted did not show any signs of or connections to coffee creating a spike and causing ones blood pressure to rise, these results were then published in the Journal of the American Association.

Amongst the good there will always be a little bad. Life has a certain balance to it, and in order to keep the peace everything has to be done in moderation and with consideration. A reasonable amount of coffee a day does not pose any risks but caffeine is addictive and consumers might actually experience withdrawal symptoms

Nutritionists also recommend cutting down on coffee during pregnancy although again, there is no proof what so ever that it might be harmful, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. “We don’t really know what the health effects of caffeine are for the fetus,” Another assumption is that coffee might act as a trigger for heart attacks in people who don’t drink coffee as an everyday beverage, but that has also yet to be proven. However coffee is known to be associated with high cholesterol levels.

How you choose to see it; coffee literally makes the world go round! It’s what makes the Banker get out of bed in the morning – the Accountants do better math, Doctors preform longer surgeries and it encourages the Creatives to produce better art. Isn’t it good to know that coffee does more good than harm? So indulge in that cup of Joe on the kitchen counter and reach for the warm beverage placed on your desk at the office – It’s not just an average cup of black water.

Dr. Abdul Kalam Speaks - Why is the media here so negative?

Why is the media here so negative?

Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?

We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?

We are the first in milk production.

We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.

We are the second largest producer of wheat.

We are the second largest producer of rice.

Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.

I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.



In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.. Why are we so NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T.Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.



Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.

Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.



Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours..

YOU say that our government is inefficient.

YOU say that our laws are too old.

YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.

YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.

YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.



YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?



Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - 'YOURS'. Give him a face - 'YOURS'. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are.. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity… In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .. YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.

YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand ..

Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?



In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan ..

Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.

We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.

We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.

This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.



When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?

What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.

Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.



Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too…. I am echoing J. F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians…..



'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'



Lets do what India needs from us.



Forward this mail to each Indian for a change instead of sending Jokes or junk mails.



Thank you,



For Dr.. Abdul Kalam

Valerian 

Two Bananas

Two Bananas a Day Keep all Doctors Away

Never put banana in the refrigerator!!!

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit.

It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking & Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium (K) and magnesium (Ma) found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine, 'eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!

Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time!

Shine your shoesJ Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth.......

Shine your face J Mix banana with honey and a bit of lemon juice, make paste, apply on your face (beware of skin allergy- so make a test doze first), keep for half an hour every day before sun-rise and wash out... and Your face will shine like fresh banana....

Amazing fruit, really the banana, bringing consolation to the whole humanity.........and rather cheap.....So get going...

Wishing you sound health

Val

LUCK

Why do some people get all the luck while some don't get the breaks they deserve? By Professor Richard Wiseman, University of Hertfordshire

A psychologist says he has discovered the answer:

Ten years ago, I set out to examine luck. I wanted to know why some people are always in the right place at the right time, while others consistently experience ill fortune. I placed advertisements in national newspapers asking for people who felt consistently lucky or unlucky to contact me.

Hundreds of extraordinary men and women volunteered for my research and over the years, I have interviewed them, monitored their lives and had them take part in experiments.

The results reveal that although these people have almost no insight into the causes of their luck, their thoughts and behavior are responsible for much of their good and bad fortune. Take the case of seemingly chance opportunities. Lucky people consistently encounter such opportunities, whereas unlucky people do not.

I carried out a simple experiment to discover whether this was due to differences in their ability to spot such opportunities. I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, and asked them to look through it and tell me how many photographs were inside. I had secretly placed a large message halfway through the newspaper saying: "Tell the experimenter you have seen this and win £250."

This message took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than two inches high. It was staring everyone straight in the face, but the unlucky people tended to miss it and the lucky people tended to spot it. Unlucky people are generally more tense than lucky people, and this anxiety disrupts their ability to notice the unexpected.

As a result, they miss opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to parties intent on finding their perfect partner and so miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and miss other types of jobs.

Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for. My research eventually revealed that lucky people generate good fortune via four principles. They are skilled at creating and noticing chance opportunities, make lucky decisions by listening to their intuition, create self-fulfilling prophesies via positive expectations, and adopt a resilient attitude that transforms bad luck into good.

Towards the end of the work, I wondered whether these principles could be used to create good luck. I asked a group of volunteers to spend a month carrying out exercises designed to help them think and behave like a lucky person.

Dramatic results These exercises helped them spot chance opportunities, listen to their intuition, expect to be lucky, and be more resilient to bad luck. One month later, the volunteers returned and described what had happened. The results were dramatic: 80% of people were now happier, more satisfied with their lives and, perhaps most important of all, luckier.

The lucky people had become even luckier and the unlucky had become lucky.

Finally, I had found the elusive "luck factor"

Listen to your gut instincts - they are normally right

Be open to new experiences and breaking your normal routine

Spend a few moments each day remembering things that went well

Visualize yourself being lucky before an important meeting or telephone call.

Luck is very often a self- fulfilling prophecy.

The science behind getting lucky is thus, simple. Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. So work hard.. and firmly believe that you'll make the cut.. Wish you luck in life