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A Song I like… Hindi

Social Man — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:28:14 +0000

It’s a Hindi song from an Indian Movie. Only people that can understand Hindi can understand the lyrics below. For the others, I’ll try to post a translation of the lyrics soon.

Hindi Song: Akela Dil Online Savy Movie or Album: Dulha Mil Gaya Singer(s): Adnan Sami, Anushka Manchanda Music Director(s): Lalit Pandit Lyricist(s): Muddassar Aziz

Hindi Lyrics

अकेला [...]

Win-win on gender equality

Social Man — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:17:22 +0000

Patriarchal society’s approach to correcting the gender power balance is wrong-headed

One of the big myths of the women’s lib movement is that women have everything to gain from greater gender equality and men everything to lose. Both sexes have bought this argument lock, stock and barrel [...]

How to Use Your Subconscious to Change Your Life

Social Man — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:09:12 +0000

By Karl Staib

“Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious.” – Thomas Edison

Your subconscious loves to do work while your body performs other tasks that are easy. I can prove this very easily by asking you how many good ideas you have had while driving or [...]

A Reporter’s Diary from the Avoidable Tragedy

Social Man — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:09:39 +0000

One after the other I saw them jump off the sixth floor

Late afternoon on Tuesday, I was at home to grab a quick bite between the day’s back-to-back assignments when I received a frantic call from my boss alerting me about a fire at Carlton Towers on Old Airport Road. [...]

Top 100 funniest one-liners

Social Man — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:14:13 +0000

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like [...]