Why Are We Alive?

Last night, I was suffering from fever and stomach ache and I was thinking about our lives. It does not make any sense for me.

We are born
We grow
We drink
We grow
We eat
We grow
We smile
We grow
We cry
We grow
We laugh
We grow
We stand
We grow
We listen
We grow
We speak
We grow
We think
We grow
We read
We grow
We write
We grow
We communicate
We grow
We learn
We grow
We face exams
We grow
We fail
We grow
We experience
We grow
We experiment
We grow
We expect
We grow
We plan
We grow
We succeed
We grow
We collaborate
We grow
We earn friends
We grow
We make enemies
We grow
We help
We grow
We get help
We grow
We dream
We grow
We imagine
We grow
We love
We grow
We are loved
We grow
We hate
We grow
We are hated
We grow
We care
We grow
We are cared for
We grow
We feel
We grow
We take responsibilities
We grow
We face challenges.
We grow
We get advice
We grow
We graduate
We grow
We work
We grow
We earn money
We grow
We feel lonely
We grow
We marry
We grow
We ****
We grow
We become parents
We grow
We care for our children
We grow
We make them stronger
We grow
We make money for them
We grow
We get older
We advise
We get older
We see them marry
We get older
We feel lonely
We get older
We see our spouse die
We get older
We loose hope
We get older
We die

Something is there which we don't have any idea about. We better find it, rather than working hard lifelong just to die. Comment your ideas below.

Know your Mobile phone

Friends! This is a very useful and interesting post as we all use cell phone very frequently in our day-to-day life. Actually, My immediate boss at my previous work place, mailed me these mobile secrets. I just post the mail here with his permission. Please read fully and experiment/try/check these in your phone. Your comments will encourage me to do more, so please...

Would you like to know if your mobile is original or not?

Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the international mobile equipment identity number appears. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7 th	8 th	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Phone serial no:	x	x	x	x	x	x	?	?	x	x	x	x	x	x	x

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Emirates .

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Germany.

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 01 or 10 this means your cell phone was manufactured in Finland .

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 00 this means your cell phone was manufactured in original factory which is the best Mobile Quality

If the Seventh & Eighth digits are 13 this means your cell phone was assembled in Azerbaijan.

THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO

There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.

Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival.
Check out the things that you can do with it:

1. EMERGENCY
   The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112 . If you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. **Try it out.**
   
2. Have you locked your keys in the car?
   Does your car have remote keys? This may come in handy someday.
   Good reason to own a cell phone:
   If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
   Editor's Note: *It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!'*
   
3. Hidden Battery power
   Imagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an important call and you don't have a charger. Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. To activate, press the keys *3370 # Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.
   
4. How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
   To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone:
   * # 0 6 #
   A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.

CD50/6V/Battery powered - table fan motor-cycle:P

Today, in the morning, I was on my way home with my friend from Jeya Book Shop. As we pass Vajira temple, a woman was riding a lovely scooter smoothly without any noise. It's an electric scooter.

Trend is changing, time has come to throw away our fossil fuel vehicles and switch to a new technology which is electric-motor-engine. Particularly, It's new to Sri Lanka.

I thought of making a bicycle, electric motor - fixed, when I was in chavakachchari. Actually, I tried it once with my "CD50/6V/motorbike-battery" and with a small fan-motor. I don't care whether you believe this or not, but I did. I didn't know how to fix an accelerator for that. So, I had to pedal my bicycle first, then I had to switch on the motor. As I switch on the motor, it will have an impact on the bicycle and it'll start to move in a constant speed. I rode it couple of weeks like that and finally burnt the fan's motor coils and ruined my motor cycle battery. Till I came colombo, I had to use the bike without a battery.

That's all about my Jaffna electric-bike story! So, let me come back to the point. The electronic bike I saw in the morning was "e-max 70". My friend wanted to get details about the bike at MotoLanka, so we went to Motolanka Limited and checked some electric motorbikes.

My friend acted as if he is going to buy that bike then & there to the sales assistant. The sales assistant told us to give it a try. Both of us circled the shop twice in the bike, showed an unsatisfied facial expression and came home. Probably, He will never allow us inside anymore.

It's a really nice and smooth bike.

• Very economical - 65 cents per km.
• 6 months battery warranty and 2 years for motor.
• Maximum speed 60 km/h.
• 8 hours battery charge - 70 km to 90 km.
• Environmentally friendly.

My view is that it's just a new modified modern version of my
"CD50 6V Battery powered - table fan motor-cycle" :p

உள்ளொன்று வைத்து புறமொன்று பேசுவார் உறவு கலவாமை வேண்டும்

ஒருமை யுடனினது திருமலரடி நினைக்கின்ற

உத்தமர் தம் உறவு வேண்டும்

உள்ளொன்று வைத்து புறமொன்று பேசுவார்

உறவு கலவாமை வேண்டும்
பெருமை பெறும் நினதுபுகழ் பேசவேண்டும்

பொய்ம்மை பேசா திருக்க வேண்டும்

பெருநெறி பிடித்தொழுக வேண்டும் மதமானபேய்

பிடியா திருக்க வேண்டும்


மருவு பெண்ணாசை மறக்கவேண்டும் உனை

மறவா திருக்க வேண்டும்

மதிவேண்டும் நின்கருணை நிதிவேண்டும் நோயற்ற

வாழ்வு நான் வாழ வேண்டும்

தருமமிகு சென்னையிற் கந்தகோட்டத் துள்வளர்

தல மோங்கும் கந்த வேளே

தண்முகத் துய்யமணி உன்முகச் சைவமணி

சண்முகத் தெய்வ மணியே.


இது நான் மிகவும் விரும்பி சிந்திக்கும் இராமலிங்க சுவாமிகள் பாடல்களில் ஒன்று. உள்ளொன்று வைத்து புறமொன்று பேசி பணம் தேட கற்பிக்கும் கலாசாலைகளே உள்ள இந்தக்காலத்துக்கு இப் பாடல் சற்றும் பொருத்தமற்றதுதான். சென்ற வாரம் இக்கால Business/Management/Marketing பற்றியும், இவற்றோடு முரண் படும் இடதுசாரி கருத்துக்கள் பற்றியும், இவற்றால் ஏழை செல்வந்த ஏற்றத்தாழ்வு அபிவிருத்தி அடைந்துவரும் நாடுகளில் அதிகரிப்பது பற்றியும் சிறிது எழுதியிருந்தேன். எழுத ஆரம்பித்த பின் தான் தெரிந்தது இதுபற்றி எழுத எனக்கு அறிவும் அனுபவமும் போதாது என்று. இம்முயற்சியின் போதே இப்பாடல் எனக்கு நினைவுக்கு வந்தது.

Workers' Day

May 1st, Workers' day, I got a chance to have a good lunch this noon and celebrate. Now, I'm one of them, who celebrates this day:^V^ A good work makes us stand where we want to stand and it lets us be happy. No need to beg anyone for anything. I thankfully remember all my colleagues those who support, advice & help me to improve myself and do what I do, in this special day.

Still I see, workers work for long hours, earn lower salary and have no facility available to them. The majority of them moved from the countryside to Colombo to earn a living. They are forced to lead an unhygienic and miserable life. Some companies pay a lot but some are not.

Workers of the world, awaken!
Rise in all your splendid might
Take the wealth that you are making,
It belongs to you by right.
No one will for bread be crying
We'll have freedom, love and health,
When the grand red flag is flying
In the Workers' Commonwealth.

Why am I?

I had to comment on my friend's blog and I found it interesting after I type it. So I modified it a little and posting here for you to read. After you read this, comment what you think.

Why does god allow bad things to happen? Why the god permits people to kill each other. Why does he allow bad people to hurt innocents? Why he is there without letting us know that he is there?

I always ask this question myself. Most of the people realize/know that there is a creator of this universe and things in it. But the question is, Does he really cares about people who live on the earth? Or does he know that we pray upon him? Or does he know that there are good people and bad people and does he know who are they? I think, god/creator of the universe is not what we think. We have no idea about what's happening out there. What we have taught is wrong or we couldn't understand what our religion teaches us.

I don't think, we can make the god happy by singing spiritual songs. I don't think, we can communicate to him by spelling manthras or by praying. As an ordinary guy, I couldn't understand any of these things. My mind is not allowing me to accept anything without prove.

May be I'm wrong. I don't say that what people are saying is wrong. I just don't understand any of these. Since I don't have a better answer for all of these questions in my mind, I listen what others say without questioning them. And for the same reason I follow my religion as closely as possible.

I feel bad to be a person who doesn't know why he is. I feel bad to be a person who doesn't know why all this. I feel sad to be a person who doesn't do anything to know it.

live, study and work abroad

Hi!
Like I always say, I’ve been too busy last couple of weeks. I quit my work and trying to go abroad for higher studies and work. In the mean time I’m doing web, graphic-design, networking and software-development projects in my own company, activ.

This year, somehow I need to find a better place to live, study and work. Cost of living is getting higher and higher in Sri Lanka. Can’t survive, if you don’t have a work which pays you at least 20,000 Sri Lanka rupees monthly. If you want to live fairly good life, you need more than 60,000 Sri Lanka Rupees.

Now, I’m in the process of collecting information about living, studies and work opportunities in abroad. I think those information that I’ve collected will be surely useful to you, if you’re in my category. So this post is all about “live, study and work abroad”.

Here I’ve chosen some of the countries, I can possibly go or I like to go. Ok. This is the list.

		Cost of living*		Allowed working hours		Educational Fee*		Languages		Other Info
1.USA		Currency: U.S. Dollar Meals Budget: US$3-5 Mid-range: US$5-20 Top-end: US$20 and upward Lodging Budget: US$12-25 Mid-range: US$25-60 Top-end: US$60 and upward If you camp or stay in hostels, catch buses and self-cater, you could feasibly explore the country on around US$50 a day. Staying in motels and eating at modest cafes will mean you'll hit the US$100 mark, and enjoying the convenience of a rental car will push your daily budget up to US$150. If you want to do the US in style, welcome to the world of credit and consumerism. You'll save yourself hassle and expense if your traveler's checks are in US dollars. Restaurants, hotels and most stores accept US dollar traveler's checks as if they were cash. Major credit cards are widely accepted; you'll find it hard to perform certain transactions (such as renting a car or reserving tickets over the phone) without one. You may also be able to access your bank account using US ATMs. Tipping is expected in restaurants and better hotels. The going rate in restaurants is 15% or more of the bill; never tip in a fast-food or self service environment. Taxi drivers, bartenders and hairdressers depend on similar-sized gratuities. Sales taxes vary from state to state but are typically 5-8%, though some states have no sales taxes at all. Top-end accommodation also often attracts a bed tax, which can be as high as 15%. It's worth checking whether quoted prices for lodging include all relevant taxes.
2.Australia		Currency: Australian Dollar Meals Budget: US$3-5 Mid-range: US$6-14 Top-end: US$15 and upwards Lodging Budget: US$6-17 Mid-range: US$18-55 Top-end: US$60 and upwards If you're coming from Europe or the USA, Australia is going to look pretty cheap. Food, in particular, is great value. Accommodation is also reasonably priced, and if you're staying in hostels or on-site caravans or camping, and mostly making your own meals you could conceivably get by on about US$20 to US$25 a day. Travel will be your biggest expense - distances are long - so if you're moving around a bit, eating out once or twice a day and staying in budget hotels, plan for around US$50 a day. If you're only coming for a couple of weeks and plan to take a few internal flights, you'll be looking at more like US$100 a day. You'll have no problems changing foreign currencies or cash at almost any bank or exchange bureau. Travellers cheques generally get a better rate than cash, though banks take out a commission. Credit cards (particularly Visa and MasterCard) are widely accepted (and pretty much compulsory if you're going to rent a car), and ATMs all over the country accept credit and Cirrus cards. Tipping is getting a foothold in Australia, particularly in cafes and restaurants in the bigger cities - 5-15% is the usual. However, you won't be looked down upon if you don't tip. Taxi drivers are always grateful if you leave the change.
3.UK						10000-16000 (GBP)
4.New zealand		Currency: NZ Dollar Meals Budget: US$5-15 Mid-range: US$15-30 Top-end: US$30 and upwards Lodging Budget: US$10-20 Mid-range: US$20-100 Top-end: US$100 and upwards It's possible to travel economically in New Zealand. Budget travellers can expect to get by on less than US$35 a day if camping or staying in hostels and self-catering. Motor camps and motels all have kitchens for guests' use, so staying in these also gives you the option of doing your own cooking. One of the main reasons people come to New Zealand is to participate in the activities the country is known for. Some cost nothing - tramping, swimming, birdwatching - but as so many enjoyable activities are expensive, they can end up being a major part of your travel budget. If you stay in hotels, eat at restaurants and spend money on rafting, bungy jumping and the like, be prepared to outlay about US$100 a day. The currencies of Australia, the UK, USA, Canada, Germany and Japan are all easily changed in New Zealand. You'll have no trouble with the major travellers' cheques and credit cards. Banks will give cash advances on Visa and MasterCard, but for American Express card transactions you must go to an American Express office. Tipping is becoming more widespread in New Zealand, although many Kiwis still regard it as a rather odd foreign custom. Nevertheless, it is on the increase, principally in the major centres where there's been more foreign influence. You should tip 5-10% of the bill in a restaurant (not in a simple café) if you feel you have received exceptional service.
5.Manleshiya
6.India		Currency: Indian Rupee Meals: Budget: 100 IRS Mid-range: 100-500 IRS Top-end: 500 IRS and upwards Lodging Budget: 120 IRS Mid-range: 120-700 IRS Top-end: 700 IRS and upwards Normally 4500 IRS is enough for living, monthly. House rent is 5000 rupees monthly and initial advance is 50000 rupees. 4 students can accommodate. This information is applicable in bangalore. Bangalore is very quickly developing place in India.		Can work as much as you like.		160000 IRS per year		Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu and so...
7.Canada		Currency: Canadian Dollar Meals Budget: US$5-10 Mid-range: US$10-30 Top-end: US$30 and upwards Lodging Budget: US$15-30 Mid-range: US$30-45 Top-end: US$50 and upwards For most visitors, the largest expense will be accommodation. Food prices are generally much lower than those in Western Europe, but are a little higher than those in the USA. If you stay in budget accommodation and eat in cafes, expect to spend around US$45 a day, not including long-distance transport. If you stay in motels and eat at restaurants occasionally, you're looking at around US$80 a day. It's best to change money at companies such as Thomas Cook, which specialises in international transactions. If you can't find a money exchange office or booth, try a bank. American Express and Thomas Cook are the best travelers' checks to have, and you should make sure they are either in US or Canadian dollar denominations. Credit cards are widely accepted, especially Visa, MasterCard and American Express. A 7% Goods & Services Tax (GST) is applicable to all transport, accommodation, restaurant meals and just about anything else you're likely to purchase, including newspapers. On top of this, in most of Canada, a provincial sales tax also must be paid. This can, in some provinces, add 15% to the quoted price, so factor it into your expenses so you don't get a nasty surprise at the cash register. It's considered normal to tip 15% of the bill. Tips are usually given to waiters, cab drivers, hairdressers, hotel attendants and, by savvy drinkers, bar staff. Ref: www.how2immigrate.net

* Cost of living and educational fee are depend on which place you live and which university or college you have selected. So, I have listed here the average.

I'll update this list as soon as I get new information about any of these.
I need some time and your help to fill this list. I couldn't find information about some of these. If you are in any of the listed country here or if you know the information about those countries, Please help me. My mail address is s.j.jeyaram@activj.net or go me.activj.net to reach me easly. Thanks.