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Tax system and structure 2008-03-04 18:00:00 I have been a tax payer from the 3rd year that I started to work. I used to pay 20% of what i earned in the first 2 years and then 30% of my earnings since the 3rd year of my career. Appraisals would not make much of a change to my salary because a more that proportionate amount would be deducted as TDS (tax deducted at source) and when I get my salary, the amount would be much like what I was getting normally.
Every financial year end would see a harakiri - a hasteful run to invest in whatever options possible and as much as possible so that I save something at least. But even after investing till the prescribed limit, which was not too much and was the maximum that I could when I end up paying 30% of my hard-earned money as Income tax, there would be a pinch somewhere in my heart an
Youthfulness through face lift 2008-02-27 18:00:00 In continuation to me earlier post on giving a new look to your facial features, let me ask you all a question.Who is it that does not want to stay young forever? Probably there would be none. Aging brings with it wrinkles,dull skin, dark circles and lot more which is something that everybody would want to get rid off. Now there is a possibility to achieve this. Going for a face-lift can give you all this and much more.You can rest assured that a face lift should provide a more youthful and firm appearance to your face and should help you get rid of all those signs of aging that you always wanted to.
Deciding to go in for a face-lift is a decision which you need to prepare yourself for both mentally and physically. But once you have gone through it you would feel a change in yourself. You
Rhinoplasty - Good or, bad 2008-02-26 18:00:00 There were a couple of actresses, about whom I heard while I was in school, that were very ugly looking and then they did something to their nose and they because beautiful. It sounded as if they had a magic wand which would turn an ugly duckling into a beautiful princess. "I wished I too had one", I remember one of my friends telling me.
Now after so many years, when I got to know about Rhinoplasty
, I figured out what was it that they would have done. The debate still continues, if your should do something artificial to your face to enhance your beauty or, not.
People would have their own principles, but the hard fact is that it is only attractiveness that counts. To be attractive, you might have to go in for a face-lift or, a Rhinoplasty. Nose forms a very important part of the features
Pets and their care 2008-02-24 18:00:00 Pets are an integral part of a family these days.I have seen lots of families keeping pets because they love you, care for you and are concerned about you much more than anybody else in the family would do. Their company provides a sense of belongingness. They are selfless and all that they expect for you is love and nothing else.
As a pet owner your responsibility towards your pet is not just limited to keeping him at home. You need to devote some time towards pet care and health. It is not a "Quick second" thing. Feeding your pet with good and healthy food, bathing him, giving him medicines and vitamin supplements when required, taking him for a walk in the morning or, the evening all constitute part of pet care. It is worth spending some time on all of this because these pets repay you
Skin Care and Treatment 2008-02-24 18:00:00 I happened to meet one of my friends after a long time. She was voted as the most beautiful girl in the college at our farewell ceremony. So when I met her after years, I was shocked to to see her face full of scars and marks. The most beautiful was nowhere to be seen. This is what could happen to your skin if you do not take adequate care of it especially, if your skin type is "Oily". Oily skin care could be a problem, but if you make it a part of your routine, you would gradually find that it is easier that presumed.
It is always advisable to consult an expert on oily skin treatment because they would advise you on measures that are specific to your skin. But you can always do some basic things like washing your face with a pH-balanced soap twice a day or, whenever you come home after tr Read more:Treatment
, Skin Care
The transition from a town to a city 2008-02-03 18:00:00 I still remember that day at college. The elections were just over and the president and other office bearers were rejoicing their win in the elections. The other junior office bearers were to be elected. The elected office bearers walked into the hall where we were all seated and took their respective seats.
The lecturers panel walked in. A peon walked in with a couple of covers with something in it. A sigh of awe struck the entire hall when he pulled something out of the packets. They were specially designed blazers in a brown shade for the office bearers. This was happening for the first time in the history of the college. The next few days saw everyone waiting for a trial wear of the balzer. Pictures were being clicked wearing these blazers as if there was no tomorrow.
My college was i
That Moment to Relax 2008-01-28 18:00:00 Life has become so hectic that we have forgotten what the term "relax" means. Family is now secondary and time to spend some time with them is not a part of our itinerary. But is this what we promised our family. Probably not. More than fulfilling a promise, taking time out to spend with them is a refreshing experience.Choosing a destination could be the most difficult decision and a wrong destination could ruin this entire experience. But with so much of information available on the internet, assistance in choosing this dream destination is not limited.As we talk about destination, what better destination than a getaway to an island that makes the presence of being close to nature, a reality. Beaches and water, sunbathing and water-surfing and many such activities, one would know the true Read more:Moment
, Relax
A visit to Qutab Minar 2008-01-09 18:00:00 A few days back I happened to travel to Qutab Minar in New Delhi, an architectural wonder and was grieved to see the condition of the monument. There was nothing being done in terms of preservation of the monument and a few of the buildings were in ruins.
I captured a few photographs of the monument with my Fujifilm Finepix S9600 which are available on a photosite. These thumbnails are from this site. Check out this slideshow.Trip to Qutab Minar Read more:visit
Living or dying 2008-01-08 18:00:00 There used to be days when people lived their lifes. But now there are none.Our lives are in such a fast lane that we have forgotten to live. In an attempt to live our lives to the fullest, we have stopped living our life.Moments that we should have cherished pass away and we keep gazing, only to regret later that we lost something.
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The Motivational Session 2007-12-26 18:00:00 I happened to attend this motivational session conducted by my organization for managers on the day of Christmas. The speaker was a renowned motivational guru. Before the session began I found this man of short height explaining something to a person and by the sheer look of him I could guess that he has to be the speaker. He had a pleasing personality and a confidence that was lacking in the rest of the people who were present in the room that day. Our shoulders told the story and he stood there with his shoulders upright, with a confident grin on his face.
The session started and it went on for some time and we forgot all that was the normal routine in our work life. We were all managers and were stressed out when we entered the room but gradually there was a feeling of relaxation that w Read more:Motivational
The push to success 2007-12-25 18:00:00 The eagle gently coaxed her offspring toward the edge of the nest. Her heart quivered with conflicting emotions as she felt their resistance to her persistent nudging."Why does the thrill of soaring have to begin with the fear of falling?" she thought. This ageless question still remained unanswered for her.
As in the tradition of the species, her nest was located high upon the shelf of a sheer rock face. Below there was nothing but air to support the wings of each child."Is it possible that this time it will not work?" she thought. Despite her fears, the eagle knew it was time. Her parental mission was all but complete. There remained one final task -the push.
The eagle drew courage from an innate wisdom. Until her children discovered their wings, there was no purpose for their lives. Unt
A Will - required or, not 2008-03-27 19:00:00 There used to be days when the television was full of advertisements on social concerns, trying to awaken people to their rights. These advertisements have died over the years giving way the ones that would generate revenues for the corporates and the television channels.
With the death of these advertisements, people have also started to forget what their social responsibilities are. The birth and death registrations and marriage registrations have gone down and so are a lot of other basic responsibilities. Is it because we do not understand the implications of these? If I am asked this question, my answer would be partially, "yes". This is because, a major chunk of people doing this is being of ignorance to the implications but there are other who know these implications, yet prefer not
Protecting your privacy 2008-03-27 19:00:00 I was browsing through the internet the other day and was surprised to find one of my poems published in a website. I had never published it in any websites or, had given it to anyone to publish. It was then that I remembered that I had written the poem while I was sitting at the airport a month back. There were people sitting around me, but I hardly noticed them because I was busy with my laptop.
"Privacy" is a noun, less found these days. Forget about celebrities, whose lifes are a feed for daily news, even a common man like me have lost privacy. We do not have the right to blame it on anyone except ourselves because it is we who are responsible for this invasion into our privacy. So, what is a solution to it? The available solutions would all, not be that comfortable, but do we hav Read more:Protecting
On a Poet's Lips I Slept 2008-03-27 19:00:00 On a poet's lips I slept<BR>Dreaming like a love-adept<BR>In the sound his breathing kept;<BR>Nor seeks nor finds he mortal blisses,<BR>But feeds on the aerial kisses<BR>Of shapes that haunt thought's wildernesses.<BR>He will watch from dawn to gloom<BR>The lake-reflected sun illume<BR>The yellow bees in the ivy-bloom,<BR>Nor heed nor see what things they be;<BR>But from these create he can<BR>Forms more real than living man,<BR>Nurslings of immortality!<BR>One of these awakened me,<BR>And I sped to succour thee.
Internet - the hub of information 2008-03-27 19:00:00 One of my clients called me up yesterday and told me that he was referring my name to a friend of his who wanted a website to be developed. I agreed to take up the project. When I got the call, I was surprised, when the person at the other end introduced himself as an advocate. For a second I wondered what this call was regarding and why would he need a website.
When he explained how he was loosing clients just because he was unable to provide the required information
online, I was shocked. But later I realized that even I for, that matter would prefer to get the information online. Why? Because I do not have to go out in search of information. I can sit at home and research on everything that I want and even order things online.
Websites have now become a medium of advertis Read more:Internet
Music - a career 2008-03-28 19:00:00 I still remember the days when I used to ride my bicycle with my guitar at my back. I felt so proud when somebody asked me if I was learning guitar. There were very few people who would opt for music classes as parents were more keen on ensuring that their children are good academically. Music
had no priority because there was no career out of music. I learnt guitar for some time, then went on to become the lead guitarist in my college band and that was it. After college when I got to know that music could not give me a career, I had to turn to my academics.
Today, music is a career. Schools and colleges have compulsory subjects on music. Music is no not just confined to the college bands or, Orchestras but has now taken an altogether different shape. With the reincarnation of the radio an
Gardening - Lawns 2008-04-09 19:00:00 The very appearance of a house changes when there are flowers blooming in full glory in front of it. Gardens are not just a concept to beautify your house, rather it also spreads brightness, liveliness, enthusiasm and glory around your house. Picture a house without a garden and another one with a garden. The thought itself brings a freshness into your thoughts.
No garden is complete without a lawn. The green grass lends a fresh look to the garden. Spending some time in the evening along with the family in your lawn gives a refreshing experience. Who would not want a beautiful lawn in front of your house? I feel we all would. But most people are turned away from this idea because of the care and attention that a lawn demands.
So what are the things that needs to be taken care off if you wa
Developed Vs Developing 2008-04-08 19:00:00 My friend was getting ready for the homecoming of his uncle. His uncle had left for the United States about 18 years back and was coming back for the first time. His son who was only 5 years then would be a grown up man now. The house was getting ready as if for a celebration. And why shouldn't they? After all it was the home coming of the only son in the house. The preparations were just about complete when the family arrived. With all the embraces and feet-touching, there were sweets and some songs also.
I had been staying with my friend for the past 3-4 days, helping him in the preparations. After the lunch, it was finally time to relax and we all spread ourselves in the beds that were put under the shady trees in the courtyard. As we all - me, my friend and his nephew along with a few
My Ancestral home 2008-04-07 19:00:00 My ancestral home was a pleasure to visit. The memories of the days I spent in that few days that we would visit our native is worth cherishing for a lifetime. Everything about the house was special. The sprawling bungalow as it was, in itself was a puzzle not solved. The garden around the house, the water-fountain where we would spend most of our evenings and the mango trees on which we were the ones most seen than those squirrels, are all engraved in my memories.
The very thought of visiting my ancestral house was exciting. My grandfather had some wonderful collections of antique furniture and pottery. Earlier when I was a child I had never thought of even knowing what these collections meant, probably because there were other important things in life for me then. So this time round I wa
The unforeseen expense blow 2008-04-13 19:00:00 There would be numerous instances in life when you are a juncture where you need cash and you are short of it. You might have planned well in life but even the best of planners come across this situation. So what to say about the one who are poor planners? These needs would be small, but where to get the cash from if even your best friend is incapable of helping you. At such instance the best thing to fall back on is fast cash payday loans. Easily available, easily disbursed with very less formalities, these loans take care of the unforeseen contingencies that arise in life.
All said and done it is always advisable to plan well ahead in life. Plan all your finances and keep enough liquidity in hand to cater to these unforeseen contingencies.
Arranging finance 2008-04-12 19:00:00 We had just passed out of college. Dreams in our eyes, we walked into the the world of competition. As commerce graduates we all wanted to be entrepreneurs. All of us had lots of ideas to work on and implement. But the problem was finance
. Then started the quest for getting somebody to finance our projects. A few of us finally succeeded and a few other failed. The ones who failed joined petty 9-5 jobs and worked for somebody else.
A few years ago it was so difficult to be financed. Loans were only available to the privileged. Getting a cash advance loan was something that we could not even dream of. Things have now changed. With multiple forms of financing available in the market, starting your own business, going for that home-renovation or, buying that favorite gadget that you had alway
Keyword Elite advantage 2008-04-20 19:00:00 I was relatively new to the internet, when a friend of mine sent me a book on "Search Engine Optimization". The reading was interesting and I enjoyed every bit of information shared in the book. I was thrilled at all that I could do on the internet. The topic that grabbed my attention the most was "Keyword
Research". Though this topic was very interesting, the initial few attempts at researching keywords for my first website showed me that keyword research was not easy. Thus started my quest for a reliable keyword research tool.
I experimented with quite a few tools claiming to do a lot of things and paid quite a good amount of money for these but the results were 'ZERO'. All I did was loose a few thousand dollars. But I had a mission - a mission to succeed in internet marketing. So I did Read more:Elite
The time to relax 2008-04-25 19:00:00 Work-life balance is no more to be seen these days. It is only work, work and work. But in pursuing our dream career what we forget, is our family who are ready to pay anything to spend that few minutes with us. But the question to be asked is, are we able to spend quality time with our family? It is high time that we did it. Take that time off from your work today and set off with your family for a vacation.
It took me some time to take this brave decision, but I was fortunate that I did. As I discussed it with my boss, he asked me, "Where are you planning to spend your vacation?". I did not have the faintest of idea of a good vacation destination but I had heard a lot about Hawaii and the so the response was spontaneous, "Hawaii", I said. My boss then said, "In that case I would have lo
Protein Supplement 2008-04-24 19:00:00 In the sedentary life-style that we lead these days, skipping a meal is not abnormal. Our body requires vitmains, carbhohydrates, minerals and proteins in a set proportion and deficiency in any of these starts to show in your body very soon. It is just not skipping a meal that we do but we are also used to consuming that junk food we grab during our intervals, which does not add any calorific value rather only increases the fat within our body.
The human body, it is said knocks a couple of times when it is about to break down, thus giving us signals. It is advisable that we regain our balance and do what is required so that our body does not reach a situation where it will break down. One such situation is when our body does not get the required protein. As such we all know that our food i Read more:Supplement
Ode to the West Wind 2008-04-22 19:00:00 O WILD West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being— Thou from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red, Pestilence-stricken multitudes!—O thouWho chariotest to their dark wintry bed The wingèd seeds, where they lie cold and low, Each like a corpse within its grave, until Thine azure sister of the Spring shall blow Her clarion o'er the dreaming earth, and fill (Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air) With living hues and odours plain and hill— Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere— Destroyer and Preserver—hear, O hear!
Thou on whose stream, 'mid the steep sky's commotion,Loose clouds like earth's decaying leaves are shed, Shook from the tangled boughs of Heaven and Ocean, Angels of
The BRT Corridor Drama 2008-04-22 19:00:00 Another 100 Crore has been wasted and another huge and much hyped about project is on the verge of abandonment. The BRT corridor has turned out to be a major flop with traffic congestion increasing and utter chaos ruling on the stretch. The efficiency of the planners in the government is under question again. Was this required?
Why is it that measures to reduce traffic congestion are proving to be in-effective? There are multiple reasons to it.
The first and foremost is that adequate research of the situation in hand is not done and a plan is drawn which when implemented throws everything in tantrums.
Projects are designed and implemented, not for the benefit of the people or, to reduce traffic congestion but to ensure that the ministers and member of parliaments get a smooth ride. the
The Confidence Quotient 2008-05-04 19:00:00 It was the starting of the Indian Premier League. The entire tournament involved huge money. There were a lot of good players playing for the various participating teams and these players were being paid huge amounts of money. Because the tournament involved such huge amounts of money, the expectations were also high. There were certain teams studded with stars and there were certain other that had no or, less tsart in their teams. These teams were hence ranked based on their star value. Once such team was the "Rajasthan Royals". They were being called as the "underdogs". With no so-called stars in their team, theirs was the only team without a coach. A team filled with young domestic players were up against star studded teams.
It was the first match for the "Rajasthan Royals". As the matc Read more:Confidence
The Politician moral police 2008-05-02 19:00:00 Camera....Lights.....Action.....
You would now not be able to see your favorite character on the big screen drinking or, even holding a glass of wine or, champagne. For a moment just imagine, the thespian actor Dilip Kumar, or, Shah Rukh Khan in the role of 'Devdas' without the glass of whisky. Imagine a dialogue where Devdas says that, "Ma asked me to forget Paro, The world now askes me to forget drinking", without the word "drinking" in it. Wondering why all this imagination!!!!
Thanks to our beloved health minister, Mr. Anbumoni Ramadoss, who these days have nothing to do. After having ousted his biggest rival Venugopal, the AIIMS chief, it seems he is short of work these days. So he thought why not see what the Indian film industry is doing these days.
Isn't it surprising to Read more:Politician
Traffic - The Squidoo way 2008-05-07 19:00:00 When I first started to blog, my feeling was that my blog would be read by a thousand visitors from the first day itself. Though the reason why I started blogging was because I wanted a medium to express myself, I still yearned for people to visit my blog and read what I wrote. After a few days of blogging, I found that nobody was visiting my blog. Nobody knew about my blog and my blog was lost am Read more:Squidoo
Blog-for-bucks cheaters 2008-05-13 19:00:00 I had never wanted to blog for money and that was not my objective when I started to blog. But as I matured as a blogger, I learnt about paid-blogging and accepted a few projects from a few paid-blogging companies.
That is when I received a mail from a "Skylar Sinclaire" from an email address 'bigbucks@blog-for-bucks.com' requesting for a few posts in my blog for some money. I had no reasons to do
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