Wednesday, June 06, 2007
The pope and RAJ ...
quite a funny one :-)
Have a good laugh!
About a century or two ago, the Pope decided that all the Indians had to leave Italy. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Indian community.
So the Pope made a deal. He would have a debate with a member of the Indian community. If the Indian won, the Indians could stay. If the Pope won, the Indians would leave. The Indians realized that they had no choice. So they picked a middle aged man named Raj to represent them.
Raj asked for one addition to the debate. To make it more interesting,neither side would be allowed to talk. The Pope agreed.
The day of the great debate came. Raj and the Pope sat opposite each other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers.
Raj looked back at him and raised one finger. The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head. Raj pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine. Raj pulled out an apple.
The Pope stood up and said, 'I give up. This man is too good. The Indians can stay.'
An hour later, the cardinals were all around the Pope asking him what had happened. The Pope said, 'First I held up three fingers to represent the trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was still one God common to all religions.
Then I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was also right here with us.
I pulled out the wine and wafer to show that God absolves us from our sins. He pulled out an apple to remind me of original sin. He had an answer for wverything. What could I do?'
Meanwhile, the Indian community had crowded around Raj.
'What happened?' they asked. 'Well' said Raj , 'First he said to me that the Indians had three days to get out of here. I told him that not one of us was leaving.
Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared of Indians. I let him know that we were staying right here.'
'Yes, yes,.. and then???' asked the crowd.
'I don't know', said Raj , 'He took out his lunch, and I took out mine!'
Have a good laugh!
About a century or two ago, the Pope decided that all the Indians had to leave Italy. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Indian community.
So the Pope made a deal. He would have a debate with a member of the Indian community. If the Indian won, the Indians could stay. If the Pope won, the Indians would leave. The Indians realized that they had no choice. So they picked a middle aged man named Raj to represent them.
Raj asked for one addition to the debate. To make it more interesting,neither side would be allowed to talk. The Pope agreed.
The day of the great debate came. Raj and the Pope sat opposite each other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers.
Raj looked back at him and raised one finger. The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head. Raj pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine. Raj pulled out an apple.
The Pope stood up and said, 'I give up. This man is too good. The Indians can stay.'
An hour later, the cardinals were all around the Pope asking him what had happened. The Pope said, 'First I held up three fingers to represent the trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was still one God common to all religions.
Then I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was also right here with us.
I pulled out the wine and wafer to show that God absolves us from our sins. He pulled out an apple to remind me of original sin. He had an answer for wverything. What could I do?'
Meanwhile, the Indian community had crowded around Raj.
'What happened?' they asked. 'Well' said Raj , 'First he said to me that the Indians had three days to get out of here. I told him that not one of us was leaving.
Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared of Indians. I let him know that we were staying right here.'
'Yes, yes,.. and then???' asked the crowd.
'I don't know', said Raj , 'He took out his lunch, and I took out mine!'
Sunday, June 03, 2007
down with high salaries to CEO's!
don't know why a politician (though an economist) would want to comment and control the salaries of CEO's...
i guess the fact remains that it will always remain a case of demand and supply - the employees will continue to demand, and the organisation will try to supply...
but yes, often the CEO's (and other higher up's) manage to get a package that is way beyond the value they could possibly add to the company - but then, that's how they managed to negotiate it.
however, i think a regulation that prescribed a maximum ratio of the highest paid to the lowest paid person in an organisation might make sense - to make sure that the top people don't get carried away. :-)
as far as social unrest goes, it might be difficult to prevent that, no matter what the salaries of the CEO's are, since the biggest spenders and the majority of people who drive flashy cars would appear to be business men - but not the CEO kinds.
i guess it makes more sense to ensure that more people come under the tax net, and that people have an incentive to be honest in declaring their income.
anyway, on the replies to the recommendation, i wonder why the CII and other business organizations are coming out against it... after all, the main members are the CEO's :-D
Friday, June 01, 2007
new service - chukbuk
seems like a good idea...
you can send an sms from the web, to any number in india.
all you need is a valid indian mobile phone number - and the sms will even appear as if it is being sent from the number.
the catch - they'll append a short advertisement at the end of the sms. a small price to pay for free texting. :-)
the link - http://www.chukbuk.com
you can send an sms from the web, to any number in india.
all you need is a valid indian mobile phone number - and the sms will even appear as if it is being sent from the number.
the catch - they'll append a short advertisement at the end of the sms. a small price to pay for free texting. :-)
the link - http://www.chukbuk.com
