Happy B-Day Harmeet

Hey All,
it's Harmeet's Birthday today... so be sure to wish her a happy one.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HARMEET!

Story for the day

Seema forwarded this to me, and I thought I'd share it with everyone. It's a little long, worth the reading, especially for this time of the year. Enjoy!!

On a road trip to California’s breathtaking North Coast region, my hubby Ken and I, my teenage daughter Lahre, and my nine-year-old son Shawn, stopped to have lunch and stretch our legs a bit.

As we walked toward the restaurant’s entrance, a gruff looking man jumped up from a nearby bench and opened the door for us. “Good afternoon and welcome to Denny’s,” he said in a very jovial voice. In his hand he held a ceramic mug full of steaming coffee—which was inviting on such a cold day—but from the looks of the rest of him, it appeared that he hadn’t had a good meal or a shower in a long time.

With a scraggly beard and dirty hair that went well past his shoulders, it was obvious he was homeless. An old bike loaded down with a sleeping bag and the rest of his earthly belongings rested against the bench, and his clothing told of hard times, from a weather-beaten jacket right down to his old boots with mismatched laces. But regardless of his appearance, he greeted us as if we were his best friends, adding as we entered, “Today’s soup and sandwich special’s a great deal.”

Once inside, my teenager whispered to me, “Mom, he smells.” And Shawn asked questions about him, not quite understanding the concept of a homeless person. After we ordered our lunch, Ken and I explained the best we could, telling the kids to look beyond the dirt and grime to the person underneath and within. As we explained, the four of us watched other customers approach the restaurant; they appeared unsure of the homeless man and many snubbed him or ignored him.

Seeing this rudeness truly frustrated me. The day I became a mother, I had resolved to set a good example for my children. Granted, some days, when things just didn’t go right, being a good example was tough.

When our meal arrived, I realized that I had left the car-sick pills in the glove compartment. With the windiest part of our trip just ahead of us, the kids needed to take their medicine. I excused myself from the meal and went to the truck.

As I neared the front door, the “doorman” was opening it for an older couple and welcoming them to the restaurant. They rushed past him and didn’t even acknowledge his presence. I let the couple come through first and then said a loud and gracious “thank you” to the doorman as I exited. He teased me by asking if I was running away from my family, and I told him I needed to get something from the truck. When I returned, I showed him the car-sick pills and he laughed, saying he had ridden his bike that direction once and understood the need for the pills.

We talked a bit longer. He told me that the restaurant’s manager wouldn’t let him inside unless he purchased food. All he could=2 0afford was coffee (which, he said, didn’t count as “food” according to the manager), so he had to stay outside. But he learned that if he stayed close enough to the front door, the wait staff would sneak out and refill his mug.

I went back inside and told his story to my family. I then asked our waitress, who was bringing the kids their dessert, to add one soup and sandwich special to our bill. Both the kids looked at me funny—as we had already eaten—but Ken knew exactly what I was doing. The waitress was confused, too, but when I explained the order was for the doorman, and that he was to eat his meal inside with the rest of the customers, she smiled and thanked me.

Both children asked why I would order a meal for the “smelly guy.” Again, I shared that everyone has goodness inside of them regardless of what they look like or even smell like, and by expressing one simple act of kindness to a fellow traveler in life, the world could possibly become a better place.

By this time, we had to get back on the road to stay on schedule. But before we left, a visit to the “happy room” was necessary to relieve our bladders. As we rounded the corner of the very full restaurant, the doorman was sitting at a table enjoying his meal. When he saw me, he jum ped up and thanked me profusely for the hot meal. He then extended his hand for a handshake, which I gratefully accepted. It was then I realized he had tears in his eyes—tears of gratitude.

What happened next drew gasps of astonishment from the restaurant customers, staff and even my own children: I gave the doorman a hug. Just as surprised as the rest of the crowd, the doorman held me tight for just a few moments. Pulling away, his tears were now streaming down his face, and others were beginning to cry, too.

While we can’t choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude, and I was doing just that. I was saying thanks to a man who had simply held open a door for me, and also saying thank you for that opportunity to teach my children by example. Hopefully, when someone opens a door for Lahre and Shawn during their journeys through life, they will remember to say thank you. And hopefully they’ll have a great soup and sandwich special on the menu, too.

Time is flying!

Hey guys,

It is already December, boy is time flying. How is everybody doing? 

I'm doing great, but I got a few things to take care of. For one i got alot of classes that I need to pass. Second, I'm a little sick ((Slime running through my body lol )) . After im done with classes hopefully ill be ready to vacation and enjoy my month off beggining in a few weeks. Yup, thats it for my life, I hope everyone is doing good enough.

Dancing Bird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ

There's something cool at the end too...

Charity Info

Here's a website that has some useful information on major charities:
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.alpha

Search for your charity and you can see how much they spend on fundraising, and how much actually goes to the program. There are some charities that waste most of the money on fundraising and administrative, and virtually nothing is left for the program.

Problematic Clothing

So I have gone out on a little business venture with Bobby and one of his friends, Richard. We got a DTG printer which is pretty new and we will be some of the first people to release shirts using this printer. We have been working on this for a couple of months now and have released our Fall Clothing Line. Please take a look and critique if you would like. Along with our fall clothing line, we have jumped into the spirit of helping out others. We joined the Walking for Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Sacramento on October 19, 2008. Please try to donate for this, I know Harmeet has been asking everyone too, but we have created shirts for this special event that you will get with your donation. Take a look, buy a shirt, and have a great day. 

Problematic Clothing

Kulvir

Merced,CA - My new place in a few weeks

Check out the video!!!!


The people in the house will be Indian. They are cool, two of their kids goto UCR, so they know the college life. (girls,homies kickin it sometimes, beers here and there, and privacy)

No one will bug me in the studio, I should move in soooon!

BIDU'S BDAY!

YAY Bidu version 2.7 is finally out!

Happy Birthday Bidu Bear!!

I am job

i am unemployed how depressing wah wah waaaahhhh.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DUDE!

Hey All,
It's Manny's Birthday today, so be sure to wish him a happy one!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MANNY! Make it a great one!

where is everyone

tip when dealing with the police

NEVER CONSENT TO A SEARCH! even if they just say.."can I take a look around?" Say No, I do not consent to a search.

they might still do it anyways..but if it ever goes to court their evidence might not be admissible because they obtained it illegally..

just thought i would share because i see too many dumb cases...

EXCUSE ME...

Yooo!!! wassup everyone... We all had a busy weekend but im lookin forward to another exciting event! I wanted to know where I can find the pics that were takin at Sat/Seema's Wedding. I wanna see the ones that Martin took so somebody LINK ME! PHUULEASEEEE!!!! :D

Congrats!!

Congratulations to Sat and Seema!!

Last Chanceee

Hello. As some of you might know i have been working as an investment banker for Christian Stanley for the last couple of years. Incase you don't know, Christian Stanley is an Investment Bank predicated on Life settlements, or what we like to call Reverse-Life Insurance policies. We offer great financial products such as full on life insurance policies (yielding over 12%) and/or 8%apr on your money (national average 1.2%). Our company has been around for about 6 years now, and i have been with them for 2. The reason i bring this up today is because after a long awaited period, we are finally going PUBLIC this year. I recently had a meeting with the CEO and he showed me our S1 form (the form you file with the SEC to go public) which will be submitted the end of this month confirmed by our lawyers.

I wanted to give everyone in the family one last opportunity a chance to invest in shares before we go public. This in no way is for me. Although i will get some commission if someone does decided to invest, you will be making alot more money. Basically the shares RIGHT NOW are offered at 80cents each. The S1 confirmed price per share that we will be opening at is $15 (over 15 times your investment). For some this is too good to be true, and for the last couple of years it has been for me also. But the time has come. As your friend, cousin, brother, or maybe even financial advisor, this is something you guys should definintley consider. It can change your life. The best deal we can offer is for $20,000 you will recieve 25,000 shares. This means when we go public, your $20,000 will at least turn into $375,000. Seems crazy, but its not. For worst case scenrio i suggest that the family comes together and make a pool of money, if no one has that type of capital to invest on their own. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and in no way am i exaggerating. Also, there is no pressure from me, i just want you guys to know that this opportunity exists/existed. As a company we have enough funds to continue ($180,000,000 coming from the ipo) and i am just bringing this up for you guys. Even if you don't decide to invest, no worries what so ever. I will definintley hook you guys up after the IPO, but nothing close to this magnitude. Please let me know asap, thank you.

Best of Luck

Ugly

Best & Worst flat belly foods

Worst Foods:
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/9196/the-6-worst-swimsuit-foods/

Best Foods:
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/6717/8-ultimate-flat-belly-summer-foods/

FREE TACOS ON JUNE 26th!!!

http://www.jackinthebox.com/twofreetacosday/

Miracle Fruit/Berry

Here's the Miracle Berry I was telling some of you about. Apparently, after chewing on it for a minute or two, it alters your taste buds so that anything you eat within the next one or two hours tastes different. Sour or bitter foods/drinks will taste sweet. And sweet foods will taste weird. Unfortunately, it's really expensive ($2-3 per berry) and hard to find. Although we can order a case of 30 for about $90. We should try it one of these days and have a taste altering party. How about lemonade tasting sweet without any sugar? Or beer that tastes like chocolate? Some interesting possibilities. Check it out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_berry

http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/synsepalum_dulcificum.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html

Your Caffeine Addiction

Check out how much caffeine is in your favorite coffee or energy drink: Caffeine Database
Ignore the error at top, and just scroll down to the list. Surprisingly, Red Bull actually has less caffeine than a cup of coffee.

They also have a list for the amount of sugar in those drinks.

They even have caffeine for some food or candy.

who is on this still

anyways...check this out

i know G will like it

bynum

Natasha and Daniel Bedingfield

Hey guys check out this video, its pretty cool. The song is from before natasha became famous and its performed with her brother. Towards the end they have dholis come out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaAZwA9mN1o

I need a DJ

I need a DJ for the wedding reception. We're thinking about going with DJ Precaution. Anyone know anything about him? Or do you know of any other good DJs? And what's a typical rate for a wedding (about 5-6 hours)? The date is August 31st in Sunnyvale. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks All!

SIIIICK!

only necessary to watch like the first 3 minutes. Punjabi! (it was just the best quality clip!)

LOL Videos

http://tapespace.com/view/Backyard_Wrestling_Failure


listen to the end, the guy gets cut off but you'll know what he wants to say


http://tapespace.com/view/Eagle_Throws_Goat_Off_Cliff

Happy Birthday, Seemz!

Happy Birthday to you...
Happy Birthday to you...
Happy Birthday, Dear Seeemaaa.

Happy Birthday To You!

Happy B-Day Shana!

Hope you had a Great 21st! Happy Birthday!!!!

Another Reason I Love Google.

For those of you who don’t know, I have a strange and borderline obsessive fixation with the tech monster that is Google. Now, I can go on and on about my love for all things Googly (let’s not even get into the wonderful world of GChatting), but today I will leave you with just one of the reason I love Google:
Google is funny!!!

Every year Google pulls an April Fool’s joke on their faithful followers. I am pretty sure this year it is their great custom time option.
http://mail.google.com/mail/help/customtime/index.html
[check out the testimonials--see! funny!]

Someone else also sent me a link to another potential Google April Fool’s prank. (An application for people to apply for a position to be sent to Mars by Google and Virgin [cleverly titled Virgle].) http://www.google.com/virgle/application.htmlvirgle_assessment

Of course I completed the application just to see what humorous things Google comes up with...lo and behold I found an entirely new reason to love Google...Google can predict the future! (yeah so what if I found another reason to sneak my love for Google in...it’s my post.) Once I clicked submit, I received the following results:

Well, you’re distressingly normal and could conceivably adjust to life as a deep space pioneer, though we recommend instead that you leave the Mars missions to the serious whack jobs who scored over 130 and instead finish year 3 of law school, tuck your toddler into bed, design Web 2.0 applications, run for Congress or do whatever other normal, healthy, middle-of-the-road thing you’re currently doing with your normal, healthy, middle-of-the-road life. If you’re determined to give Virgle a try, though, you can submit your video here.

Yeah almost all of it doesn’t apply to me-- but the "finish year 3 of law school" does and THAT, my friends, is why Google is amazing!

ultimate steal!

Microsoft Office for $59.99!

http://www.theultimatesteal.com/store/msshus/ContentTheme/pbPage.microsoft_office_ultimate

Indian Superman

Some funny stuff....

Peter Kay One Liners
1) I saw a fat woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'Guess' on
it. I said 'Thyroid problem?
2) When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bike.
Then I realised that The Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked him to forgive me.
3) I've often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming.
4) I was doing some decorating, so I got out my step-ladder. I don't get on with my real ladder.
5) I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'.
So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.
6) A cement mixer collided with a prison van on the Kingston
Bypass. Motorists are asked to be on the lookout for 16 hardened criminals.
7) Well I was bullied at school, called all kinds of different names. But one day I
turned to my bullies and said 'Sticks and stones may break my bones but names
will never hurt me', and it worked! From there on it was sticks and stones all
the way.
8) My Dad used to say 'always fight fire with fire', which is probably
why he got thrown out of the fire brigade.
9) S*x is like playing bridge: If you don't have a good partner, you better have a good hand.
10) I saw six men kicking and punching the mother-in-law. My neighbor said 'Are you going to
help?' I said 'No, six should be enough.
11) If we aren't supposed to eat animals, then why are they made out of meat?
12) I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.
13) You know that look women get when they want s*x? No, me neither
14) Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things they
don't understand, such as working for a living.
15) I was the kid next door's imaginary friend.
16) Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this
before.

PETER KAY'S UNIVERSAL TRUTHS
1) Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones.
2) At the end of every party there is always a girl crying.
3) One of the most awkward things that can happen in a pub is when your pint-to-toilet
cycle gets synchronised with a complete stranger.
4) Sharpening a pencil with a knife makes you feel really manly.
5) You're never quite sure whether it's against the law or not to have a fire in your back garden.
6) Nobody ever dares make cup-a-soup in a bowl.
7) You never know where to look when eating a
banana.8) You always feel a bit scared when stroking horses.
9) The smaller the monkey the more it looks like it would kill you at the first given opportunity.
10) Every bloke has at some stage while taking a pee, flushed half way through
and then raced against the flush.
11) Its impossible to look cool whilst picking up a Frisbee.
12) Driving through a tunnel makes you feel excited.
13) Old ladies can eat more than you think.
14) You can't respect a man who carries a dog.
15) Despite constant warning, you have never met anybody who has had their arm
broken by a swan.
16) You've turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin
piece of wood specifically to stir paint with.
17) Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

SOME GREAT QUESTIONS BROUGHT TO YOU BY PETER KAY
1) Why does your gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed?
2) If a person owns a piece of land do they own it all the way down to the core of the earth?
3) Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?
4) Is it possible to brush your teeth without wiggling your bottom?
5) Why is it called Alcoholics Anonymous when the first thing you do is
stand up and say, 'My name is Peter and I am an alcoholic'?
6) Why are they called stairs inside but steps outside?
7) Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?
8) Why does mineral water that 'has trickled through
mountains for centuries' have a 'use by' date?
9) Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp
no one would eat?
10) Is French kissing in France just called kissing?
11) Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, 'I think I'll squeeze these
dangly things here and drink whatever comes out'?
12) What do people in China call their good quality plates?
13) Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to
their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is?
14) What do you call male ballerinas?
15) Why is a person that handles your money called a 'Broker'?
16) If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?
17) If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables,
then what is baby oil made from?
18) Why is it that when someone tells you that there are over a billion stars in the
universe, you believe them, but if they tell you there is wet paint somewhere,
you have to touch it to make sure.

Happy Birthday Bob!!

Hey guys, its Bob's 35th birthday today, so don't forget to wish her a happy birthday. The picture above is not a picture of Bob, its Bidooo Bear!!

bidu's famous

Bon Fire?

Hey All, let's plan a Bonfire... I know the weather is kind of cold at night, but it's starting to warm up. Let's start setting it up now, so everyone can plan to attend... what do you think?

Happy Birthday Kulvir!!!

Hey guys its Kulvir's 22nd birthday today, don't forget to wish him a happy birthday.

Party in your stomach!

Courtesy of John... Enjoy!

I got laid...

Yippeeee.... Now I'm free!!!!
For a while anyway. I got laid... off!
Now get your mind out of the gutter and get back to work,
unless you wanna get laid off, like me.

who is the best team in the nba? don't be a homer be realistic

I know I haven't posted in a while so i decided to just throw something in. Any ways you all know my answer to the quesion, but do you really believe that once Bynum comes back fully recovered, anyone can beat the Lakers in series.. After all the off season crap that went on with Kobe and then how Bynum played and then signing of the Gasol (known as the spanish gasoline)and now we are ranked number one and the team to beat(see the sites below). I am excited and just wanted to pass my excitement to you all..Now the best in Espana (Gasol) is combined with the best player in the NBA (Kobe).. to add to that-- the up, and coming center dominator Andrew Bynum.. Ouch. Damn, I could keep going with the rest-- Turiaf, LO, Ariza, Dfish, JFarmar,.. just crazy--- GO LAKERS!!.
"I don't know if they'll lose another game the whole year," Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy. "They may be the best team in the league based on getting Gasol the way they did."

so who is pau gasol? here's usher's explaination...check out the video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xg4omoQvHzU&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OXyVdRMpfq0&feature=related

http://youtube.com/watch?v=P-_x_AshiwY&feature=related

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/powerranking?season=2008&week=17

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-080223-24

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/playoffodds

Jimmy Kimmel's Response

Here is Kimmel's response to Sarah Silverman and Matt Damien! pretty funny...and lots of celebs.

bitch please...

HAHA!

oldie but goodie!

watch till the end...thas the funniest part!

tahoe...

SO i know that everyone has been to lake tahoe.... has anybody ever ate out there at a nice restaurant or something? We always go skiing or gambling or whatever but we never eat. So if anybody has any suggestion for a good restaurant in tahoe PLEASE let me know.... thanks

FREE Photos @ Walgreens

FREE Photo Family Value Pack until Saturday, Feb 9th:
You get: One 8x10, Two 5x7s, and Four 4x6's of the SAME photo.

1. Sign in to http://photo.walgreens.com/
2. Upload your ONE PHOTO.
3. Review your cart and add a Family Value Pack.
4. Enter coupon code VALENTINE and then check out using in store pick up.
5. Pick up your FREE Family Value Pack at any Walgreens.

More details here:
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=739047

I got a BIG DeCK!

Lesson for the day!

Click on the picture for your lesson:

Free Chipotle Burrito

Buy a Chipotle $10 gift card by Feb 12th, and get a FREE burrito on the 13th or 14th. Just show your gift card receipt. The $10 gift card can be used anytime. More details:
http://www.chipotle.com/email/08-all-001.htm

youtube junkie

alright...so you wanna see the events leading up to the Matt Damon and Sarah Silverman music video...here you go. Its pretty funny. So Jimmy Kimmel has a running gag at the end of his shows saying: "Apologies to Matt Damon, we're sorry we couldn't fit you in today." and here's some stuff that happened after that...








and in perfect comedic timing (and due to the ensuing writer's strike)...sarah silverman shows up with her clip that Harmeet has posted. GENIUS!

ps-- check out the late show "rivals" between Conan, Colbert, and Jon Stewart. Pretty funny stuff.

Sara Silverman on Jimmy Kimmel

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY HARJOT!

Hey guys its harjots 21st birthday today so don't forget to wish him a very happy birthday folks.

Upcoming Job Fairs

There are 2 job fairs coming up if anyone is interested:

Tues, Feb 5, 2007 @ 11am - 4pm
Oakland Marriott City Center - East Hall
1001 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607-4019

Wed, Feb 13, 2007 @ 11am - 2pm
Embassy Suites, Milpitas
Use the link above to pre-register.

I'm probably going to hit up both of them. Oakland around 1:30pm, and Milpitas at 12pm. Sukhdeep might be going as well. Let me know if anyone else is interested in attending. We can carpool.

VOTE on SUPER TUESDAY (upcoming tuesday!)

hey guys!

don't forget to vote...


i'm not suggesting anyone in particular...

hilarious!!

CALIFORNIA BHANGRA!

Happy Birthday, Randeep!

Randeeeeeeeeep, it's your day, so make it GREEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAT!
Happy Birthday, cuz!

GS WARRIORS!

Anybody interested in an opportunity to have an internship with the GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS!!!!!! Yes I said the warriors, they are looking for college students. You have to meet certain qualifications, such as workin weekends and evenings... this would be for the 07-08 games, so up until about may 2008. Let me know if anybody interested and i will give you more details.

god damn

i know the family is down...so everyone should enjoy this...by the way..if ur at work...please do not open this unless you are alone..or if u dont care...

http://www.bossip.com/wp-content/uploads/beyonceama2.JPG

Do you BOGO?

http://www.baskinrobbins.com/coupon/FTLOC108.html?cid=1415497&jid=3050248&mc=106&eid=977947&utm_source=FTLOC_Email_NonChoc&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=FTLOC

BOGO at Baskin RObbins.
Offer ends Jan. 31

Snowboarding this Friday, Jan 11

Martin, John, Bid, and I are going to Sugar Bowl.
Fresh show, Good Weather, Great Boarding!

6:00: Leave Milpitas. And pick up John on the way to Stockton.
7:30: Arrive @ Martin's and jump in the SUV. B-fast on the way.
10:00: Snowboard!!!!

Back in Milpitas Friday evening.
Lift tickets are $55. Shared gas.

Zenni Optical for eye glasses

Best prices for prescription glasses:
Zenni Optical

I just came across Zenni Optical, and their prices can't be beat... the only draw back is that you can't try on the frame before you buy. But if you already know what you want, you can't beat Zenni Optical.
I don't have any use for them at the moment, but thought I'd pass this along.

Have a Happy 2008, Everyone!