Thursday, August 23, 2007

Reverent Humour

One of my friends posted this link in his profile... Check it out...
On a road trip from Florida to Alaska, husband and wife Steve and Pam Paulson were so struck by the church signs they saw along their way, that they spent the next three summers photographing them for a book...

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/gallery/2007/aug/22/religion.usnews?picture=330615243

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Language discrepanies in Uzbekistan

It's been several years since Uzbekistan changed its cyrillic akphabet to latin. It's curious why they did it, but it created some funny transliteration cases, such as this:



It's meant to be «электрощит», but it looks like it it's an electro- shit! LOL :-D


Taken from http://tolkun-umaraliev.blogspot.com/

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Горящая вакансия!!!

Правительство Кыргызской Республики объявляет конкурс на вакантную позицию Президента Кыргызской Республики.

Правительство Кыргызской Республики, основываясь на Конституцию Кыргызской Республики, проводит Национальную политику и международные отношения со странами мира.

Место работы:Кыргызская Республика, г. Бишкек.

Срок контракта: 5 лет с последующим возможным продлением.

Требования:• Опыт работы (минимум 2 года) в качестве президента или вице президента.

• Отличные коммуникативные навыки и умение работать с народом
• Отличные ораторские способности.
• Отличное знание структуры законодательной и исполнительной власти Кыргызской Республики.
• Отличное знание Конституции Кыргызской Республики.
• Гражданство Кыргызской Республики.
• Свободное владение государственным и официальным языками.
• Инициативность, гибкость, умение работать в команде.
• Знание иностранных языков является преимуществом.
• Знание компьютерных программ является дополнительным преимуществом.

Идеальный кандидат должен быть холостым или разведенным, иметь минимум родственников.

Президент обеспечивается кортежем машин, личным самолетом, личным вертолетом, квартирой, резиденцией в загородной зоне, резиденцией на берегу озера Иссык-Куль, бесплатным питанием, оплатой всех командировочных расходов и иммунитетом.

Заинтересованных просим присылать резюме с фотографией, рекомендательными письмами от президентов Грузии, Украины и Ирака, сопроводительное письмо с программой на ближайшую пятилетку в запечатанном конверте с пометкой "На конкурс" полномочному представителю Жылдыз Саттаровой до 25 июня 2005 года.

Только наиболее подходящие кандидаты будут приглашены на собеседование.

Физики к собеседованию не допускаются.

(This was actually annouced two years ago right after 24 March Revolution. So please don't mind about the date ;))

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Why Middle Eastern's can't be Terrorists

1. 8:45am is too early for us to be up

2. We are always late, we would have missed all 4 flights.

3. Pretty people on the plane distract us.

4. We would talk loudly and bring attention to ourselves.

5. With food and drinks on the plane, we would forget why we're there.

6. We talk with our hands, therefore we would have toput our weapons down.

7. We would ALL want to fly the plane.

8. We would argue and start a fight in the plane.

9. We can't keep a secret, we would have told everyone a week before doing it.

10. We would have put our country's flag on the windshield

(I found it on the facebook wall of my friend from Qatar. Thanks to Labib, the guy from Qatar, visitors of my blog will have a different stance about Middle Eastern people :))

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

5-MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE - food for thought

Lesson 1:

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel". After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?"

"It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies. "Great," the husband says, "did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"

Moral of the story:

If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Lesson 2:

A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"

The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?"

The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak."

Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."

Moral of the story:

If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

Lesson 3:

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out.

The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish."

"Me first! Me first!" says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world."

Puff! She's gone.

"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and
the love of my life."

Puff! He's gone.

"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager.

The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."

Moral of the story:

Always let your boss have the first say.

Lesson 4:

An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?"

The eagle answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story:

To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Lesson 5:

A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree, "sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy."

"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull.

They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.

Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story:

BullShit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.

Lesson 6:

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.

A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Morals of the story:

(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
(3) And when you're in deep shit, it's best to keep your mouth shut!


(This funny stuff was sent via e-mail by my colleague Azamat. He frequently sends this kind of things and I have no idea where he gets those from :)

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

> Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
> Touching words from the mouths of babes.
>
> What does Love mean?
> A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds,
>"What does love mean?"
> The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have
> imagined. See what you think:
>
> "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love."
>
> Rebecca- age 8
>
"When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth."
>
> Billy - age 4
>
"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other."
>
> Karl - age 5
>
> "Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs."
>
> Chrissy - age 6
>
"Love is what makes you smile when you're tired."
>
> Terri - age 4
>
"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
>
> Danny - age 7
>
"Love is when you kiss all the time Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss"
>
> Emily - age 8
>
"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen."
>
> Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)
>
"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,"
>
> Nikka - age 6
> (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)
>
"Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday."
>
> Noelle - age 7
>
"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well."
>
> Tommy - age 6
>
"During my piano recital, I was on a stage and ! I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore."
>
> Cindy - age 8
>
"My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night."
>
> Clare - age 6
>
"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken."
>
> Elaine-age 5
>
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford."
>
> Chris - age 7
>
"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."
>
> Mary Ann - age 4
>
"I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones."
>
> Lauren - age 4
>
"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image)
>
> Karen - age 7
>
"Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's gross."
>
> Mark - age 6
>
> "You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean
> it, you should say it a lot. People forget."
>
> Jessica - age 8
>

> > > P.S.> know it was supposed to be sent on 14th, but don't you think 14th is the only day for loving? It should be everyday.>