ban plastic.......

picture of saleslady handing out cloth bags

Hi ,

"One small step for man is a giant leap for mankind"-- that's probably the most quoted introduction for multitudinous speeches . The meaning of that statement is profound , at least for me , since on  9th February , I took my small step towards banning plastic bags . 

I had put up a poster in a supermarket in Diamond District ( my residence ) , asking customers to avoid using plastic bags as much as they could . Not many people paid attention to it . But the shopkeeper , Mr .Gopal, gave my efforts a boost . He ordered for cloth bags which he proposes to use instead of plastic bags . He intends to give it to reliable customers for the time being and gradually induce the habit into all the customers . A very serious Mr Gopal said  ' it's such a pity that people don't realize the gravity of the situation and still do things that are detrimental to the planet . at least let's do our part  '. It's  true that it's  time we start changing our lifestyles to an Eco friendly manner . The simple yet important swaps we can make are use CFL's instead of Incandescent bulbs to reduce Carbon emissions  , use cloth bags , switch off laptops etc when not in use , carry less weight in cars ( more weight= more fuel consumption) 

GO GREEN ....

I was filled with euphoria and was jubilant that I had one more contribution towards saving our planet ( the first is that all the bulbs in our house were switched to  CFL's ) . My inspiration , for this process is none other than Mr Al Gore . I, already a member of Greenpeace , plan to do more towards a greener tomorrow . So I hope that you will do your little part and help in making our already beautiful planet a still better place to be in . 

So next time you head out to buy groceries , say a NO TO PLASTIC . Then watch how many will follow  you !!!!!!!!!!

ALL THE BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

DANCE AND PARTY ? NO WAY

hi, 

If you have been following the news recently you would surely not have the most flashy and interesting news - The attack in the pub at Mangalore by a  new association  called ' Sri Ram Sene " whose primary object is to prevent the deterioration of the culture of India . Dancing in pub's , partying hard at nights or publicly dating , according to them , is taboo . 

what is really bizarre is that they said that they would instantly marry any couple  they saw dating on Valentine's day .... funny, it may seem ,   but that is the agenda in  their "memorandum of association ' !!!!!

Now , if I were asked to comment on this , I would actually support  Mr Muthalik , the "chairman" of this group . I am not against partying and drinking but people , for sure , do not know their limits . They lose their senses  even  before  drinking and when things go out of limit , there is a complaint in the police station , forcing them to take immediate action  against the culprit . 

But I do agree , that they method they adopted to was wrong. they needn't have slapped people and literally thrown them out . But we don't seem to learn any other way , do we ?? 

let's see how the party is going to be on Feb 14th !!!!!!!!

I read " Chicken soup for the romantic soul' - a truly wonderful book that makes you forget the world and won't let you keep it down till you are done with it . 

so .... that's it this time !!!!!

Have a great time with your valentine and stay safe 

bye !!!!! 

RUNWAY ZERO EIGHT , MR COTE AND THE PRESIDENT

hi , 

well let me take this opportunity to tell you to elucidate the pictures .... 

the first one is with me with the CEO of Honeywell , David .M. Cote , a person who wields a lot of power and respect . I was called on stage, at the Honeywell facility at Bangalore where Mr Cote had come on 15/5/07, as he wanted to congratulate me on my trip to Washington DC , USA which was a Science , Technology and public policy program sponsored by Honeywell . 

The second picture is Mr Cote with the president of the United States , Barrack Obama  before speaking on the U.S. economy from the East Room of the White House January 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. 

So applying a little bit of Mathematics ,,,,,, 

if A=B & B=C , then B=C ........where A is me , B is Mr Cote and C is Mr President !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

for once I agree with the rule ....... 

I also happen to read Arthur Hailey's " Runway zero eight ". On the whole the book is well written and gives an insight into the skill pilot's have in flying , perhaps , the best invention of man - the Airplane . In the story , both the pilots and  some other passengers are down with food poisoning and it remains to be seen if the passengers will ever make it down alive .............

that's it this time........ 

BYE !!!!!!