77 Year Old Comes Second in Marathon

I doubt if I can run even 2 Kilometers at a stretch.
This man here has completed his 93rd marathon at the age of 77.
And he started running marathons from the age of 52 after retiring from the Indian Air Force , as a cardiologist.

Iam awestricken by your achievement SIR.
You have shown that human endurance have no limits really.

Please read the link below and applaud the gentleman.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20090720/890/twl-india-s-marathon-man-completes-93rd.html

INDIAN RAILWAYS - MAX DELAY 1.2 MINUTES

"Train, five minutes late, is on time"

This is how the Dutch Railways made their trains reach their destinations 'on the dot'.
Currently 87% of their trains arrive inside 5 min of their respective time and they would like to improve it to 93%.

Here is the link :
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2009/06/train_five_minutes_late_is_on.php


But also read the interesting comments made on the page:



Comments of note 1:
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"I am not into the management and control of trains BUT I do remember watching this great program on India and though they have all sorts of other issues there, their trains are never later than 1.2 minutes late."

By Solkhar June 30, 2009 7:40 PM

This ignorant fool, above, needs to come to India urgently to make some train trips.
Heh.....1.2 minutes.?Whats that?
Let him not show any trains with that kind of accuracy, but let him show me a railway clock with that precision, anywhere in the country.
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5 minutes late? That is just fine by me. Have you ever used the train networks in the UK? Trains are very rarely on time and sometimes just don't turn up at all. Give me Dutch railways any day!

By Deep Throat July 1, 2009 12:27 PM

We Indians still follow the British systems faithfully. Trains late, trains not turning up, trains turning up after a week, trains dissapearing in to rivers and lakes. You name it we have it.

We also have metro rail bridges caving in before the weekend and again falling after the weekend; best of cranes turning turtle etc.

HEY, AMIR KHAN IS NOT A FLUKE!

This Amir Khan of a boxer from England (he had featured earlier in my blog in "Amir Khan did a Salman Khan" ) , is certanly not a boxer by fluke.

He is a world champ. Thats a nice find I made.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-khan-turns-on-style-to-claim-world-title-1752347.html

GROWING UP WITH ADIGA

It was nostalgic to read that a great (Booker prize winning) author like Arvind Adiga too had grown up reading english books the same way we all did.

Probabaly Enid Blyton was the only author we did not see him mentioning there.

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/aravind-adiga-how-english-literature-shaped-me-1749429.html

TEEN CARDS ?

Now early teenagers can swipe too.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jul/15/02-cash-cards-visa

But if they cannot be expected to safe keep small amounts of pocket money, can they be expected to safely use these swipe cards?

I dont know. Guess, teenagers will themselves teach us about the innovative uses of a credit/debit card.

I GOT IT FOR YOU GUYS !! YOU ALL ARE LUCKY!!

WANNA BE THE GUY WOMEN WILL DIE FOR ?

Then read further. I give the magic recipe via the link below.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20090711/385/ten-seven-types-of-guys-women-can-t-resi.html

Now, when we were in this type of business, no one supplied this link.
Hence by trial & error, stiletto stamped toes, bruised egos etc we just about managed to keep our heads above water.

Women wanted the same then also, I guess (How consistent they are !!). But we never knew.

Thats not the case with you all. You got it in 7 simple capsules.

Here have them : -

1)Be Romantic - Dont ask me how. But you can always switch off the power and bring on the candle light to start with. Now when I say candle light- dont think of mosquitos. And dont sweat. You are supposed to be sitting only in A/c or in a cool mosquito free place.

2)Confident - Initially atleast. Later on it will surely be zapped.

3) Artistic - If you are not , then atleast keep on agreeing to what ever she calls art.

4) Foreign guy - Zero in on a women from a country other than your's.

5) Free spirit guy - Now dont start drinking right away. Also remember that there is a very thin line between "free spirit" and "madness" and you have to also reckon how much of "free spirit" activities are allowed in the laws of the land.

6) Smart witty guy - Never enlighten (even in jest) your lady love by saying " Had I been smart and witty why would I be with you"? Thats not being smart.

7) Considerate guy - Unlike the confident guy mentioned above - dont be assertive or aggressive. Considerate is the word here.


Now you have got a hang of things.

All the best to you dude !!

LESS GAS MORE ASS

"Mass scenes of wobbling bottoms spotted in the heart of London!"

" Here's what it's all about: "A peaceful, imaginative and fun protest against oil dependency and car culture.

A shot from a protest done in London , June 2009.

Courtesy Urban 75.

I Particularly liked whats written behind that smartass.