Who Knew!!!

Did You Know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can
relieve headache pain almost immediately– without the
unpleasant side effects caused by traditional “pain
relievers.”

Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an
excellent salve for burns.

Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced
inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing
on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints.
They’ll clear up your stuffed nose.

Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 Tablespoon
of horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture
sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil,
for instant relief for aching muscles.

Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup
of honey and
take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills
the bacteria.

Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just
dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it
at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins
eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly
– even though the product has never been advertised
for this use.

Honey remedy for skin blemishes … Cover the blemish
with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it.
Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and
speeds healing. Works overnight.

Listerine therapy for toenail fungus. Get rid of
unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in
Listerine mouthwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves
your toenails looking healthy again.

Easy eyeglass protection … To prevent the screws in
eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of
Maybelline Crystal Clear nail polish to the
threads of the screws before tightening them.

Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer … If
menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get
in your home and you can’t find the insecticide, try a
spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground
instantly.

Smart splinter remover. Just pour a drop of Elmer’s
Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the
dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the
dried glue.

Hunt’s tomato paste boil cure … cover the boil with
Hunt’s tomato paste as a compress. The acids from the
tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.

Balm for broken blisters … To disinfect a broken
blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful
antiseptic.

Vinegar to heal bruises … Soak a cotton ball in
white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour.
The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the
healing process.

Quaker Oats for fast pain relief… It’s not for
breakfast any more!
Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a
bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool
slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for
soothing relief from arthritis pain.

Got the Gallery plugin to work!!!

I finally got the gallery sidebar to work properly on my blog. So now finally I can share some of my photos in my gallery with you all. Please feel free to browse through the gallery.
I also tried to get TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor for wordpress to work but I just could not, […]

AIESEC Testimonial— Viva Portugal !!! Viva Coimbra

Viva Portugal !!! Viva Coimbra!!!

Portugal has changed my life. America taught me how to work, Portugal taught me how to LOVE!!! It made me rich, not monetarily but culturally. Being in Coimbra taught me about a lot about myself, about the Portuguese culture and more importantly about Portuguese passion. Passion for life….and […]

Nithari injustice

In January India was shocked to find several dead bodies of young women and children being recovered from the compounds of a rich businessman’s house. The police estimate that there might have been around 30 or more bodies, although only 19 have been recovered.
Today the Indian police have given the main accused […]

Puraana Dictionary

This ended-up in my inbox and is really good, I would like to share it with you. Western readers might have to do some research (use google)
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Here go the contents in “Puraana Dictionary ”
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Brahma
Systems Installation
Vishnu
Systems Administration & Support
Lakshmi
Finance and Accounts consultant
Saraswati
Training and Knowledge Management
Mahesh
DBA (Crash Specialist)
Ganesh
Quality Assuarance & Documentation
Narada
Data transfer
Yama
Reorganization & Downsizing Consultant
Chitragupta
IDP & […]

Kudos to the Indian Government…

The following appeared in the Times of India on Feb 19, 2007. This is definitely a step in the right direction by the Indian Government.
NEW DELHI: “Don’t kill your daughter. The government will raise her.” Alarmed by a declining sex ratio due to female foeticide, the government has an offer to make […]

Grey’s Anatomy

So I finally decided to check out what the fuss is all about and decided to watch a few an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. One of my friends is, self-admittedly, addicted to this soap opera. So here are my thoughts, it is a really well made and kind of addictive (I watched 2 […]

Returning to India ………… Again!!!

So……. here I am again. Returning to India……again. Lots of mixed feelings lots of good memories! I guess the mixed feelings are about the unexpected and the good memories are about the Portuguese and my time in Coimbra. Last time I returned to India was after I had graduated from […]

Amusing

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India and Indians and those who don’t want to be Indians.

I recently founds 2 blog posts that just made me itch and I just had to scratch. I typed up a hurried response and although it was hurried it was not very bad. The blog posts are http://chennailiving.blogspot.com/2007/02/whats-wrong-with-that.html and http://expertdabbler.com/2007/02/03/my-dear-average-nri/
My thoughts are:
I really don’t see anything wrong in criticizing your own country/city. Specially […]

Shaadi.com

According to this website Shaadi.com is the most visited website in Indian IT companies. Guess whats on most young Indian programmers’ minds?!?!?! For my western friends shaadi.com is a matrimonial website. Easier shown than explained… just go to shaadi.com to find out more about it.

So I am back….to blogging

I have been away from my blog for a long time. And A LOT has happened since then. But more on that later. First….. I have recently discovered the wonderful world of iPod and iTunes (OK, so I am a bit slow … so what?! ). Those of you wondering […]

Nazare

Nazare is a small fishing town located in the central part of Portugal. The trip was organized by Antonio (photo). Lokesh, Antonio and I went there by taking a train to a nearby town and then taking a bus to Nazare. By the time we got there it was late afternoon. […]

Sao Pedro do Sul

It have not updated the blog in a long time….why…I don’t know. Well one good reason is that I have been having fun ( thats a very good reason for not updating). After the weekend up north the 3 weekends that followed were all busy.. Below is a summary of what happened.
After the […]

Weekend Up North

The past weekend (March 18-19 ) was a lot of fun. Our boss Mr. Alves took Lokesh and I up north. We left friday evening and stopped on our way for dinner at a resturant famous for pork rost. Then we took a small tour of Viana and went to Mr. Alves’ […]

Beautiful Weather

Today the weather was exceptionally nice after a long time. You could walk in a t-shirt, so I went around Coimbra and took a few photos. Sat in the ‘Mermaid Garden’ for a bit. The photos have been added to the “Around Coimbra” section. Dad called when I was relaxing […]

New Toy

He He…got a new toy, a digital camera. Panasonic DMC-FZ5 . Awesome machine, check out the pics in the gallery. www.iamoffline.com/gallery .

Movie quotes

You know I love movies…. another quote i loved is from a movie . It is a movie with John Qsac and Al Pachino. ” The only thing new in this world is the history you dont know” Harry Truman.
If you know any interesting quotes let me now.

Family News……

It feels good when some one from your family makes the headlines (for all the right reasons). Vinaya my cousine (Nickname Poocha ) recently made the headlines of the USA Today’s website as he is a “SUPER fan of college football (American Football). This link makes a good read USA Today Article .
He […]

Quote…

“You dont watch enough movies, all of life’s riddles are answered in the movies.”
I heard this in a movie once, don’t remember the name though. If you do … let me know.

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