SMS Smileys

I must confess that I wake up everyday with a pleasant smile. And I owe my smile to my friends and to technology. Some of my friends have made it a habit to send me a SMS Good Morning Wish with something that is very thoughtful and pleasing. Then there are some friends who send me some SMS Jokes which shows how creative people can be. All in all, I do end up in a smile with good thoughts. Definitely better than switching on the TV or flipping through the morning newspaper to be told of some more miserable stories of killings, bandhs or looting. So thanks to a few friends, technology and those 160 characters that make up a SMS, I am what I am.

I am sure most people get these, and I am so influenced by some of them that I would share some of them with readers today. The best ones that I have got in the last few weeks are infact some terrific one liners with which you can steal the show in a conversation.

1. Work is fine if it doesn't take too much of your time.

2. When everything comes in your way you're in the wrong lane.

3. Someday is not a day of the week.

4. Born free, taxed to death.

5. The light at the end of the tunnel may be an incoming train.

6. I say no to alcohol, it just doesn't listen.

7. Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.

8. Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.

9. Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.

10. Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

11. If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you'll have trouble putting on your pants.

12. It's not hard to meet expenses, they are everywhere.

13. I love being a writer... what I can't stand is the paperwork.

14. A printer consists of 3 main parts: the case, the jammed paper tray and the blinking red light.

15. The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, he was the genius.

16. The trouble with being punctual is that no one is there to appreciate it.

17. In a country of free speech, why are there phone bills?

18. If you cannot change your mind, are you sure you have one?

19. Beat the 5 O'clock rush, leave work at noon!

20. If you can't convince them, confuse them.

21.  It's not the fall that kills you. It's the sudden stop at the end.

22.  I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

23.  Hot glass looks same as cold glass. - Cunino's Law of Burnt Fingers

24. The cigarette does the smoking you are just the sucker.

Then there is a friend of mine who sends me some quotes of Chanakya, the famous Indian politician, strategist and writer who lived from 350 BC to 275 BC. His quotes are real gems and are still relevant. I will share some of them with readers today.

1. "Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."

2. "The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody.! It will destroy you."

3. "There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no Friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."

4. "Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."

5. "As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."

6. "Once you start working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."

7. "The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."

8. "A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

9. "Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends."

10. "Books are as useful to a stupid person as a mirror is useful to a blind person."

11. "Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth."

Of course the mobile phone has brought in a revolution with the SMS being a novel way to connect and to know people. The things that you can say on a SMS can never be told on the face of a person. They are the best things to develop friendships and relationships. Of course, there are some other things that we need to know about our mobile phones. For the benefit of readers, I will share some cool tips today, which can make using a mobile phone a more enriching experience. 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.

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobiles 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.

Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you 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. It 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.

The next tip is about the hidden battery power of your cell phone. 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.

The last tip is 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, known as IMEI number, is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone gets 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.

I am sure these simple tips and the SMS gems given above will come handy to all. Or at least bring a SMILE. Keep SMSing and Smiling.