10) The pay in IT is good as compared to many other professions, but since they pay you well, they often think they own you.

9) It will be your fault when users make silly errors.

8 )  You will go from goat to hero and back again multiple times within any given day.

7) Certifications won’t always help you become a better technologist, but they can help you land a better job or pay raise.

6) Your non-technical co-workers will use you as personal tech support for their PC’s.

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Every single Pakistani and Australian journalist and blogger have written on why in the world would Afridi do such a stupidity.. calling him  a plain idiot to asking what the hell if at all he was thinking. It is indeed mind boggling and would remain in memory as such till the day he plays cricket. Here are our top ten real reasons of why Shahid Afridi started biting the ball (read eating) as the match got closer to finish…

10 ) Apples are good for health.

9 ) Was checking to see if the Australians had bitten it.

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“He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.” -Arabian Proverb

1. Move extra: Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Play with your kids; throw balls with friends, trim the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it’s a stress buster. Think ‘move’ in small increments of time. It doesn’t have to be an hour in the gym. But that’s great when you’re up to it. Meanwhile, move more.

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10 ) Sender- Ponting; Thank you, mate!

9 ) Sender- Younis; I told you so… now go figure this

8 ) Sender- Hussey; $3,000 AU in Akmal’s account, do I need to sms him or would you let him know.

7 ) Sender – Misbah; Don’t believe whatever they tell you, I swear I can see the ball.

6 ) Sender-Kamran Akmal; this is my third message in last 6 days. Please investigate someone drilled holes in my gloves again’.

5 ) Sender – Waqar Younis; Idiot, I suggested that “spread the players” drill for the fielding and catching practice session before the game, not in the game L

4 ) Sender- Zaheer Abbas; Thanks for replacing my name from the list of ‘worst captains to ever lead Pakistan’.

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The year 2009 in Bollywood saw some good movies but very few managed to set the cash registers ringing at box office. The first hit of the year was the edgy Dev D, Anurag Kashyap’s modern version of Sarat Chandra’s classic love tale ‘Devdas’. But after that box office couldn’t warm up to better collections and, to make things worse, there was a producer’s strike for many months of the first half of 2009.

Yet, most of the films that released afterward tanked or managed just average business. Worst was the debacle of big-budget movies like Kambakkht Ishq, Kurbaan, Blue and London Dreams. In the year when more than 90 per cent of the films were declared flops, silver linings came in the form of Wanted, New York and Love Aaj Kal among others.

Here are top ten Bollywood films (in the order of their release) that catered to our entertainment needs and emerged successful at ticket windows.

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The weather changes in autumn, cold temperatures set in, and runny noses and sniffles start to seem like an epidemic. What if, this winter, you discovered a simple way to boost your immune system so you won’t get sick? What if there were ten?

who pick three or more of the suggestions from this list – and stick to them – will substantially improve their immune strength, increase their ability to stay sane and healthy through dreaded cold and flu season, and keep their health and happiness up through the darkest months of the year!

1. Drink your lemons

Lemon is the ideal food for restoring acid-alkali balance. Drinking freshly squeezed lemon juice in water, or adding it to tea, salad dressings (in place of vinegar), baking or cooking, helps maintain the body’s internal “climate” at a pH which supports healthy bacteria instead of the viruses and harmful bacteria which thrive in more acidic environments. Apple cider vinegar is another great way to improve your body’s alkalinity, but the taste of lemons is much more pleasant!

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By Arsalaan Haleem

You wake up in the morning, take a quick shower and consider yourself lucky to grab a cup of coffee before going to work. On the way to and from the office, you endure the rush hour traffic, adding at least an hour or two to your daily commute. At work, you face tons of deadlines, things to do, your perpetually demanding boss and worse, office politics. Things are nearly the same at home – the kids need help with their school works, oftentimes arguing as to who gets what or who gets to do something first, bills need to be paid, the laundry needs to be taken care of. The list goes on and on. Well, worry not, here are a few tips which followed properly, will help to simplify your life.

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Well, what is the one thing that you can never forget from your childhood days? I know, because it’s universal for all of us, and it’s the cartoons which we loved to watch, over and over again. Well, to a degree some of us still do – but let’s just focus on our childhood days .

So here I am, refreshing your childhood memories. I know that all of you may have different preferences over cartoons, but this list is mine, and if it contains some of your favorites too, then will love reading below, as much as I enjoyed listing them.

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Decades after films such as Armaan and Doraha were released, the debonair Waheed Murad remains a treat to watch. An exceptional actor who had a screen presence that his leading ladies envied, Lollywood’s quintessential chocolate hero died 26 years ago today.

The early death of this educated and talented actor and producer was one of the major blows to an industry that now lies gasping for air. Murad was born on October 2, 1938, in Karachi and news of his death on November 23, 1983, left many eyes brimming with tears.

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I thought I was the only one who was having trouble juggling my work, household chores, and keeping to date with my friends’ updates on Facebook and Twitter. But now I know that I am not the only one. In fact, – and this is quite funny – ancient Greeks too, in their own time, were finding it difficult to keep up with increasing ‘technological innovations’.

Here is what Mark Vernon writes about it:

1. Go with the flow
To live in a high-tech world is to live in a world of change. It was not dissimilar for the ancient Greeks. The adventures of Alexander the Great reshaped the known world. Technologies that could build the Parthenon were being developed. So, said Zeno the Stoic, don’t resist the change; learn to live with it. If you can go with the flow, you’ll find tranquility.

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