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    Everyone dreams. Everyone. Even someone as pitiable and scornful as a 3rd wordler. I dream too. Dreaming is easy. Then what is it that separates a few. That makes some people stand out. Well that’s something too. Its called realization of dreams. Will I realize my dreams? Will I ever achieve what I wanted to achieve ever since I was old enough to say my name? Or will I suffer the same fate as any other 3rd worlder? I know some Indians are successful in life. But these are the elite and rich upper class. They have the money power to get them out of India. What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended. Why has fortune been cruel to me? It’s particularly painful to me. Simply because I was not destined thus, to be a piece of crap in a world of nothingness. But there is hope, as is always so. I don’t remember who it was who said that, but to hope is to live. And so it shall be with me. I shall strive to cross the abominabilities thrust upon me by my 3rd world nationality and I shall conquer. And you shall all be witness to that. The 3rd worlder who dared to dream and conquer his dream. That will be me – Nish. CPUA # 0x0666 Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org

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      Everyone dreams. Everyone. Even someone as pitiable and scornful as a 3rd wordler. I dream too. Dreaming is easy. Then what is it that separates a few. That makes some people stand out. Well that’s something too. Its called realization of dreams. Will I realize my dreams? Will I ever achieve what I wanted to achieve ever since I was old enough to say my name? Or will I suffer the same fate as any other 3rd worlder? I know some Indians are successful in life. But these are the elite and rich upper class. They have the money power to get them out of India. What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended. Why has fortune been cruel to me? It’s particularly painful to me. Simply because I was not destined thus, to be a piece of crap in a world of nothingness. But there is hope, as is always so. I don’t remember who it was who said that, but to hope is to live. And so it shall be with me. I shall strive to cross the abominabilities thrust upon me by my 3rd world nationality and I shall conquer. And you shall all be witness to that. The 3rd worlder who dared to dream and conquer his dream. That will be me – Nish. CPUA # 0x0666 Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org

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        Everyone dreams. Everyone. Even someone as pitiable and scornful as a 3rd wordler. I dream too. Dreaming is easy. Then what is it that separates a few. That makes some people stand out. Well that’s something too. Its called realization of dreams. Will I realize my dreams? Will I ever achieve what I wanted to achieve ever since I was old enough to say my name? Or will I suffer the same fate as any other 3rd worlder? I know some Indians are successful in life. But these are the elite and rich upper class. They have the money power to get them out of India. What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended. Why has fortune been cruel to me? It’s particularly painful to me. Simply because I was not destined thus, to be a piece of crap in a world of nothingness. But there is hope, as is always so. I don’t remember who it was who said that, but to hope is to live. And so it shall be with me. I shall strive to cross the abominabilities thrust upon me by my 3rd world nationality and I shall conquer. And you shall all be witness to that. The 3rd worlder who dared to dream and conquer his dream. That will be me – Nish. CPUA # 0x0666 Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org

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        Gosh - it's not hard to tell that you're a writer.... Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: Will I ever achieve what I wanted to achieve ever since I was old enough to say my name? I doubt when you were first able to say your name that you dreamed, or even concieved, of much in life beyond mastering potty time. How old do you need to be to say Nish, 10 months ? Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended. I assume you mean contented ? What is SF ? I think you get a hell of a lot of exposure here - you've written a ton of excellent articles. Have you thought of proposing articles to some paper mags like WDJ ? If they publish me, how hard can it be for you ? Plus on the scale of what you've said you get paid in India, the pay is bloody good. Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: Simply because I was not destined thus, to be a piece of crap in a world of nothingness. I don't know if you're joking, but I hope so. Are you drunk, depressed or being ironic ? If the first, you'll die when you read this tomorrow, if the second, snap out of it - you're doing pretty well from what I can tell. You're skilled, you're intelligent, what more do you want ? *inserted later* upon re-reading the last line it sounds harsh and I didn't mean it to. What I meant is just that I think you need to focus on the good things in your life instead of the bad, because I think you're doing pretty well, in terms of what you know and how you present yourself. If the third, then I guess I'll be the one who feels silly. :-) Christian The tragedy of cyberspace - that so much can travel so far, and yet mean so little.

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          Matt Newman wrote: I sincerely wish you good luck Thank you. Your sincere concern is much appreciated. Nish My most recent CP article :- A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes www.busterboy.org

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            I sincerely wish you good luck. -:suss:Matt Newman:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179:BestSnowman Frankly AOL should stick to what it does best: Fooling millions of americans into believing that it, AOL, is the web. -Paul Watson

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            Matt Newman wrote: I sincerely wish you good luck Thank you. Your sincere concern is much appreciated. Nish My most recent CP article :- A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes www.busterboy.org

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              Everyone dreams. Everyone. Even someone as pitiable and scornful as a 3rd wordler. I dream too. Dreaming is easy. Then what is it that separates a few. That makes some people stand out. Well that’s something too. Its called realization of dreams. Will I realize my dreams? Will I ever achieve what I wanted to achieve ever since I was old enough to say my name? Or will I suffer the same fate as any other 3rd worlder? I know some Indians are successful in life. But these are the elite and rich upper class. They have the money power to get them out of India. What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended. Why has fortune been cruel to me? It’s particularly painful to me. Simply because I was not destined thus, to be a piece of crap in a world of nothingness. But there is hope, as is always so. I don’t remember who it was who said that, but to hope is to live. And so it shall be with me. I shall strive to cross the abominabilities thrust upon me by my 3rd world nationality and I shall conquer. And you shall all be witness to that. The 3rd worlder who dared to dream and conquer his dream. That will be me – Nish. CPUA # 0x0666 Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org

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              Plenty of people from developing countries make it to the USA. You just need concrete goals, a plan, a few tricks, and some luck. I have one friend who is a cook. He went from Shanghai to Japan, and then to New Jersey, USA. He just bought a nice 3 bedroom house. Another guy I know came from the countryside of rural China, with at most a highschool educhation. He "fell of the boat" when it was in New York and spent a few years doing odd jobs off the books until he was able to get a green card. He now has a thriving business installing satellite dishes and alarm systems.

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                Everyone dreams. Everyone. Even someone as pitiable and scornful as a 3rd wordler. I dream too. Dreaming is easy. Then what is it that separates a few. That makes some people stand out. Well that’s something too. Its called realization of dreams. Will I realize my dreams? Will I ever achieve what I wanted to achieve ever since I was old enough to say my name? Or will I suffer the same fate as any other 3rd worlder? I know some Indians are successful in life. But these are the elite and rich upper class. They have the money power to get them out of India. What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended. Why has fortune been cruel to me? It’s particularly painful to me. Simply because I was not destined thus, to be a piece of crap in a world of nothingness. But there is hope, as is always so. I don’t remember who it was who said that, but to hope is to live. And so it shall be with me. I shall strive to cross the abominabilities thrust upon me by my 3rd world nationality and I shall conquer. And you shall all be witness to that. The 3rd worlder who dared to dream and conquer his dream. That will be me – Nish. CPUA # 0x0666 Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org

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                Did you ever consider dreaming about makeing your country a better place to live rather than running away to SF? (San Francisco? I thought you didn't like the U.S.) You might not want to accept it, but India needs people like you, Nish. The U.S. can certainly use more people of your intelligence, but we don't need you as much as India does. "There's a slew of slip 'twixt cup and lip"

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                  Gosh - it's not hard to tell that you're a writer.... Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: Will I ever achieve what I wanted to achieve ever since I was old enough to say my name? I doubt when you were first able to say your name that you dreamed, or even concieved, of much in life beyond mastering potty time. How old do you need to be to say Nish, 10 months ? Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended. I assume you mean contented ? What is SF ? I think you get a hell of a lot of exposure here - you've written a ton of excellent articles. Have you thought of proposing articles to some paper mags like WDJ ? If they publish me, how hard can it be for you ? Plus on the scale of what you've said you get paid in India, the pay is bloody good. Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: Simply because I was not destined thus, to be a piece of crap in a world of nothingness. I don't know if you're joking, but I hope so. Are you drunk, depressed or being ironic ? If the first, you'll die when you read this tomorrow, if the second, snap out of it - you're doing pretty well from what I can tell. You're skilled, you're intelligent, what more do you want ? *inserted later* upon re-reading the last line it sounds harsh and I didn't mean it to. What I meant is just that I think you need to focus on the good things in your life instead of the bad, because I think you're doing pretty well, in terms of what you know and how you present yourself. If the third, then I guess I'll be the one who feels silly. :-) Christian The tragedy of cyberspace - that so much can travel so far, and yet mean so little.

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                  ****Christian Graus wrote: I doubt when you were first able to say your name that you dreamed, or even concieved, of much in life beyond mastering potty time. How old do you need to be to say Nish, 10 months ? Well, yeah, I must admit that I kinda exagerrated in my negative-enthusiastic mood. ****Christian Graus wrote: I assume you mean contented ? What is SF ? Yes, it was a typo. I did mean contented. SF is San Francisco. Thats where my bosses spend half their year at. ****Christian Graus wrote: Have you thought of proposing articles to some paper mags like WDJ ? No I haven't. I need to get a little more professional before I can do that. And its not easy from India, specially Trivandrum. ****Christian Graus wrote: I don't know if you're joking, but I hope so. Are you drunk, depressed or being ironic ? I am not joking and I am not drunk nor am I being ironic. I am slightly depressed for some reasons. But I am kinda snapping out of it slowly. I wonder how you guys manage to stay calm and collected all through the week. For me I go crazy at least once every 5 days. :-) Nish My most recent CP article :- A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes www.busterboy.org

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                    Everyone dreams. Everyone. Even someone as pitiable and scornful as a 3rd wordler. I dream too. Dreaming is easy. Then what is it that separates a few. That makes some people stand out. Well that’s something too. Its called realization of dreams. Will I realize my dreams? Will I ever achieve what I wanted to achieve ever since I was old enough to say my name? Or will I suffer the same fate as any other 3rd worlder? I know some Indians are successful in life. But these are the elite and rich upper class. They have the money power to get them out of India. What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended. Why has fortune been cruel to me? It’s particularly painful to me. Simply because I was not destined thus, to be a piece of crap in a world of nothingness. But there is hope, as is always so. I don’t remember who it was who said that, but to hope is to live. And so it shall be with me. I shall strive to cross the abominabilities thrust upon me by my 3rd world nationality and I shall conquer. And you shall all be witness to that. The 3rd worlder who dared to dream and conquer his dream. That will be me – Nish. CPUA # 0x0666 Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org

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                    Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended Very eloquent Nish, My experience has shown me however that folk who are unhappy in the 3rd world when transfered to the 1st world remain unhappy although for entirely new reasons. Thought for thought. Happiness is a state of mind. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies

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                      Everyone dreams. Everyone. Even someone as pitiable and scornful as a 3rd wordler. I dream too. Dreaming is easy. Then what is it that separates a few. That makes some people stand out. Well that’s something too. Its called realization of dreams. Will I realize my dreams? Will I ever achieve what I wanted to achieve ever since I was old enough to say my name? Or will I suffer the same fate as any other 3rd worlder? I know some Indians are successful in life. But these are the elite and rich upper class. They have the money power to get them out of India. What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended. Why has fortune been cruel to me? It’s particularly painful to me. Simply because I was not destined thus, to be a piece of crap in a world of nothingness. But there is hope, as is always so. I don’t remember who it was who said that, but to hope is to live. And so it shall be with me. I shall strive to cross the abominabilities thrust upon me by my 3rd world nationality and I shall conquer. And you shall all be witness to that. The 3rd worlder who dared to dream and conquer his dream. That will be me – Nish. CPUA # 0x0666 Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org

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                      First, I will second Matt's I wish you luck. Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: I shall strive to cross the abominabilities thrust upon me by my 3rd world nationality and I shall conquer. And you shall all be witness to that. The 3rd worlder who dared to dream and conquer his dream. That will be me – Nish. To be truthful I feel you already have crossed boundaries. The India culture has always puzzled me. On one hand your people seam to detest the cast system I percieve you have and from your comments is at least partially true. But, I knew 2 students from India when I was in school (yes many years ago). I do not know how well off their families were but they had gotten to the US to go to school and were then working part time jobs to pay for their education. In both cases they wanted only to live and work here long enough so they could then return to India and buy a city so they could become the lords over the land. I did not understand and still do not. Sorry for digressing. If nothing else you have joined the international community here and I for one appreciate the interaction from more that jsut my fellow US citizens. Again good luck. Mike

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                        ****Christian Graus wrote: I doubt when you were first able to say your name that you dreamed, or even concieved, of much in life beyond mastering potty time. How old do you need to be to say Nish, 10 months ? Well, yeah, I must admit that I kinda exagerrated in my negative-enthusiastic mood. ****Christian Graus wrote: I assume you mean contented ? What is SF ? Yes, it was a typo. I did mean contented. SF is San Francisco. Thats where my bosses spend half their year at. ****Christian Graus wrote: Have you thought of proposing articles to some paper mags like WDJ ? No I haven't. I need to get a little more professional before I can do that. And its not easy from India, specially Trivandrum. ****Christian Graus wrote: I don't know if you're joking, but I hope so. Are you drunk, depressed or being ironic ? I am not joking and I am not drunk nor am I being ironic. I am slightly depressed for some reasons. But I am kinda snapping out of it slowly. I wonder how you guys manage to stay calm and collected all through the week. For me I go crazy at least once every 5 days. :-) Nish My most recent CP article :- A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes www.busterboy.org

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                        Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: Well, yeah, I must admit that I kinda exagerrated in my negative-enthusiastic mood. Being depressed will do that to you... Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: Yes, it was a typo. I did mean contented. SF is San Francisco. Thats where my bosses spend half their year at. Scum !!! ( your bosses that is ) Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: Christian Graus wrote: Have you thought of proposing articles to some paper mags like WDJ ? No I haven't. I need to get a little more professional before I can do that. And its not easy from India, specially Trivandrum. You're selling yourself short. Your articles on CP are easily as well written as mine, and I've been published for the second time this month, with three other article proposals accepted this year. Just think of something that you think will be of interest to them, and write a proposal. Hell, think of several things and propose them. If you're really that worried about being more 'professional' in some way, I'd be glad to tell you what worked for me. Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: I wonder how you guys manage to stay calm and collected all through the week. For me I go crazy at least once every 5 days. I guess it depends - I'm pretty contented most of the time. When I get frustrated I just yell at the machine. Christian The tragedy of cyberspace - that so much can travel so far, and yet mean so little.

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                          Did you ever consider dreaming about makeing your country a better place to live rather than running away to SF? (San Francisco? I thought you didn't like the U.S.) You might not want to accept it, but India needs people like you, Nish. The U.S. can certainly use more people of your intelligence, but we don't need you as much as India does. "There's a slew of slip 'twixt cup and lip"

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                          Stan Shannon wrote: Did you ever consider dreaming about makeing your country a better place to live rather than running away to SF? (San Francisco? I thought you didn't like the U.S.) Relax Stan, he said SF not Oklahoma City :-) Stan Shannon wrote: but we don't need you as much as India does. Maybe you should migrate Stan. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies

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                            Plenty of people from developing countries make it to the USA. You just need concrete goals, a plan, a few tricks, and some luck. I have one friend who is a cook. He went from Shanghai to Japan, and then to New Jersey, USA. He just bought a nice 3 bedroom house. Another guy I know came from the countryside of rural China, with at most a highschool educhation. He "fell of the boat" when it was in New York and spent a few years doing odd jobs off the books until he was able to get a green card. He now has a thriving business installing satellite dishes and alarm systems.

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                            Stuart van Weele wrote: Plenty of people from developing countries make it to the USA. You just need concrete goals, a plan, a few tricks, and some luck. I don;t want to do that. I wish I was born there. But now that I am not, I don't wish to realize my goals in an alien country. I'd much rather do that here. Nish My most recent CP article :- A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes www.busterboy.org

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                              ****Christian Graus wrote: I doubt when you were first able to say your name that you dreamed, or even concieved, of much in life beyond mastering potty time. How old do you need to be to say Nish, 10 months ? Well, yeah, I must admit that I kinda exagerrated in my negative-enthusiastic mood. ****Christian Graus wrote: I assume you mean contented ? What is SF ? Yes, it was a typo. I did mean contented. SF is San Francisco. Thats where my bosses spend half their year at. ****Christian Graus wrote: Have you thought of proposing articles to some paper mags like WDJ ? No I haven't. I need to get a little more professional before I can do that. And its not easy from India, specially Trivandrum. ****Christian Graus wrote: I don't know if you're joking, but I hope so. Are you drunk, depressed or being ironic ? I am not joking and I am not drunk nor am I being ironic. I am slightly depressed for some reasons. But I am kinda snapping out of it slowly. I wonder how you guys manage to stay calm and collected all through the week. For me I go crazy at least once every 5 days. :-) Nish My most recent CP article :- A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes www.busterboy.org

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                              Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: I did mean contented. SF is San Francisco. Isn't the kewl name "the bay area" now ? or is that somewhere else. Regardz Colin J Davies

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                                Stan Shannon wrote: Did you ever consider dreaming about makeing your country a better place to live rather than running away to SF? (San Francisco? I thought you didn't like the U.S.) Relax Stan, he said SF not Oklahoma City :-) Stan Shannon wrote: but we don't need you as much as India does. Maybe you should migrate Stan. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies

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                                Colin Davies wrote: Maybe you should migrate Stan. Somehow, I don't think a 3rd rate hack like me would do much for their economy. But I might try it if I could get a good price on a nice doublewide in Calcutta. ;P "There's a slew of slip 'twixt cup and lip"

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                                  First, I will second Matt's I wish you luck. Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: I shall strive to cross the abominabilities thrust upon me by my 3rd world nationality and I shall conquer. And you shall all be witness to that. The 3rd worlder who dared to dream and conquer his dream. That will be me – Nish. To be truthful I feel you already have crossed boundaries. The India culture has always puzzled me. On one hand your people seam to detest the cast system I percieve you have and from your comments is at least partially true. But, I knew 2 students from India when I was in school (yes many years ago). I do not know how well off their families were but they had gotten to the US to go to school and were then working part time jobs to pay for their education. In both cases they wanted only to live and work here long enough so they could then return to India and buy a city so they could become the lords over the land. I did not understand and still do not. Sorry for digressing. If nothing else you have joined the international community here and I for one appreciate the interaction from more that jsut my fellow US citizens. Again good luck. Mike

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                                  Michael A. Barnhart wrote: On one hand your people seam to detest the cast system I percieve you have and from your comments is at least partially true. Partially true???? I hate the damned caste system. Thats what I hate most about my country. The dirty caste system. But the politicians depend on religion and caste for their votes. Nish My most recent CP article :- A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes www.busterboy.org

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                                    Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: What about me? I can imagine myself born in a developed place. I believe that if I was born in some computer aware place, say SF, I’d have conquered my dreams by now. I’d have got an exposure which is only fantasy now to me. I’d have been rich and successful and contended Very eloquent Nish, My experience has shown me however that folk who are unhappy in the 3rd world when transfered to the 1st world remain unhappy although for entirely new reasons. Thought for thought. Happiness is a state of mind. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies

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                                    Colin Davies wrote: My experience has shown me however that folk who are unhappy in the 3rd world when transfered to the 1st world remain unhappy although for entirely new reasons. Yeah but I'd prefer a change in the variety of unhappiness I would experience. A wound that keeps changing its nature would be a lot more pleasant than a stagnant boring wound. Nish My most recent CP article :- A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes www.busterboy.org

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                                      Stan Shannon wrote: Did you ever consider dreaming about makeing your country a better place to live rather than running away to SF? (San Francisco? I thought you didn't like the U.S.) Relax Stan, he said SF not Oklahoma City :-) Stan Shannon wrote: but we don't need you as much as India does. Maybe you should migrate Stan. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies

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                                      Colin Davies wrote: Relax Stan, he said SF not Oklahoma City If I were Nish I'd dang sure pick OKC over SF. There's not nearly as much high tech, but the people are a lot nicer. "There's a slew of slip 'twixt cup and lip"

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                                        Stan Shannon wrote: might try it if I could get a good price on a nice doublewide in Calcutta Hey! What's the big deal about Calcutta? I thought it was one of the most polluted cities in the world. Nish My most recent CP article :- A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes www.busterboy.org

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                                        Just demonstrating my limited knowledge of Indian geography. It was the first name that popped into my mind. "There's a slew of slip 'twixt cup and lip"

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                                          Did you ever consider dreaming about makeing your country a better place to live rather than running away to SF? (San Francisco? I thought you didn't like the U.S.) You might not want to accept it, but India needs people like you, Nish. The U.S. can certainly use more people of your intelligence, but we don't need you as much as India does. "There's a slew of slip 'twixt cup and lip"

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                                          Stan Shannon wrote: Did you ever consider dreaming about makeing your country a better place to live rather than running away to SF? I dont want to run away to the US. It is true that I would have been happier to have been born there. But now I dont think I'd be happy there either. But the computer world is an american thing basically. If I am to be successful, I'd need to spend at least 4 years there and then come back with several contracts. Then from india, I'd be earning US money. Nish My most recent CP article :- A newbie's elementary guide to spawning processes www.busterboy.org

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