It finally came to this! Here I am standing in front of Cheung Kong Center holding a placard saying “I want to have lunch with Li Ka Shing”. Actually, inspired by the guy next to me (Brian Chau) who wants Mr. Li to invest in his company!! I told him that if he’s successful in securing funding, Mr. Li can expect me to be standing there next!
“This is one of the greatest paradoxes ever recorded in history!”
A Law teacher once came across a student who was willing to learn but was unable to pay the fee. The student struck a deal saying, “I would pay your fee the day I win my first case in the court”. Teacher agreed and proceeded with the law course. When the course was
finished and the teacher started pestering the student to pay up the fee, the student reminded the deal and pushed forward the days. Fed up with this, the teacher decided to sue the student in the court of law and both of them decided to argue for themselves.
The teacher put forward his argument saying: “If I win this case, as per the court of law, the student has to pay me. And if I lose the case, the student will still have to pay me because he would have won his first case. So either way I will have to get the money.” Equally brilliant, the student argued back saying: “If I win the case, as per the court of law, I don’t have to pay anything to the teacher. And if I lose the case, I don’t have to pay him because I haven’t won my first case yet. So either way, I am not going to pay the teacher anything.”
So guys,….. wat do u think? Who is correct? the teacher or the student?
A question was asked in examination of physics paper of senior secondary:
“SHOW HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE HEIGHT OF A TALL BUILDING WITH
THE AID OF A BAROMETER.”
The student had answered, “Take the barometer to the top of the
building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then
bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of the rope
is the height of the building.”
The teacher was about to give a zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student
claimed a perfect score. The instructor and the student agreed to an impartial arbiter. Read the full story…………….
The student really had a strong case for full credit since he had really
answered the question completely and correctly! On the other hand, if
full credit were given, it could well contribute to a high grade in
his physics course and to certify competence in physics, but the answer
did not confirm this.
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A woman in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun
threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly,
without an appointment, into the Harvard University President’s outer
office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country
hicks had no business at Harvard and probably didn’t even deserve to be in
Cambridge.
“We want to see The President,” the man said softly.
“He’ll be busy all day,” the secretary snapped.
“We’ll wait,” the woman replied.
For hours, the secretary ignored them, hoping that the couple would finally
become discouraged and go away. They didn’t and the secretary grew
frustrated and finally decided to disturb the president, even though it was
a chore she always regretted. “Maybe if you see them for a few minutes,
they’ll leave,” she said to him.
He sighed in exasperation and nodded. Someone of his importance obviously
didn’t have the time to spend with them, but he detested gingham dresses and
homespun suits cluttering up his outer office. The president, stern faced
and with dignity, strutted toward the couple.
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Check out who is behind the names of most successful companies / brands / products…..
Mercedes This was actually the financier’s daughter’s name.
Adobe This came from name of the river Adobe Creek that ran behind the house of founder John Warnock.
Apple Computers It was the favorite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn’t suggest a better name by 5 O’clock.
CISCO It is not an acronym as popularly believed. It is short for San Francisco.
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A question was asked in examination of physics paper of senior secondary:
“SHOW HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE HEIGHT OF A TALL BUILDING WITH THE AID OF A BAROMETER.”
The student had answered, “Take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of the rope is the height of the building.”
The teacher was about to give a zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student claimed a perfect score. The instructor and the student agreed to an impartial arbiter. Read the full story……………. The student really had a strong case for full credit since he had really answered the question completely and correctly! On the other hand, if full credit were given, it could well contribute to a high grade in his physics course and to certify competence in physics, but the answer did not confirm this.
(more…)
A Law teacher once came across a student who was willing to learn but was unable to pay the fee. The student struck a deal saying, “I would pay your fee the day I win my first case in the court”. Teacher agreed and proceeded with the law course. When the course was
finished and the teacher started pestering the student to pay up the fee, the student reminded the deal and pushed forward the days. Fed up with this, the teacher decided to sue the student in the court of law and both of them decided to argue for themselves.
The teacher put forward his argument saying: “If I win this case, as per the court of law, the student has to pay me. And if I lose the case, the student will still have to pay me because he would have won his first case. So either way I will have to get the money.” Equally brilliant, the student argued back saying: “If I win the case, as per the court of law, I don’t have to pay anything to the teacher. And if I lose the case, I don’t have to pay him because I haven’t won my first case yet. So either way, I am not going to pay the teacher anything.”
Who is right?
Delivered at IIM, Hyderabad 2003.
While change and uncertainty have always been a part of life, what has been shocking over the last year has been both the quantum and suddenness of change.
For many people who were cruising along on placid waters, the wind was knocked out of their sails. The entire logic of doing business was turned on its head. Not only business, but also every aspect of human life has been impacted by the change. What lies ahead is even more dynamic and uncertain. I would like to use this opportunity to share with you some of our own guiding principles of staying afloat in a changing world. This is based on our experience in Wipro. I hope you find them useful.
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A woman, while at the funeral of her mother, met this guy whom she did not know. She thought the guy was amazing, her dream man! She fell in love with him instantly, but never asked for his phone number and could not find him after the funeral. A few days later she killed her sister.
Question: What is her motive in killing her sister? (Give this some thought before you answer).
Great forward from Karl!
Understanding Engineers – Take One
Two engineering students were walking across a university campuswhen one said, “Where did you get such a great bike?”
The second engineer replied, “Well, I was walking along yesterday,minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, “Take what you want.”
The second engineer nodded approvingly and said, “Good choice; theclothes probably wouldn’t have fitted you anyway.”
Understanding Engineers – Take Two
To the optimist, the glass is half full.To the pessimist, the glass is half empty.To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
- I can never spell “Phillipines” correctly on my own (the two instances here where I have spelt the word seemingly correctly are in fact instances where the wonderful Thunderbird has corrected them for me!)
- Incorrect usage of the word ‘tricycle’!!
The locals call this little contraption below a tricycle.
Why on Earth would anybody call this a tricycle? The minute I heard I heard my Filipino (notice the intentional change in spelling) friend call this a tricycle, I protested vehemently! Here’s the definition of the word ‘tricycle’ on Webster’s dictionary:
“a light, three-wheeled vehicle, with one wheel in front and two in back, esp. one for children that is operated by pedals”
I move that the Filipinos call this mode of transportation a ‘mopney’ (cross between jeepney and motorcycle).
