For us to ponder

The crap that Airport Ticket and Checkin Agents have to deal with.

This was sent to me so have a read, and no it just doesn't apply to Canada:

 

An Ottawa 'airport ticket agent' offers some examples of  'WHY' our country is in trouble!  
1. I had a New Brunswick member of parliament ask for an aisle seat so that her hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window. (On an airplane!)
2. I got a call from a Manitoba legislature staffer, who wanted to go to Cape Town. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information, and then he interrupted me with,  ''I'm not trying to make you look stupid, but Cape Town is in Massachusetts.''

Without trying to make him look stupid, I calmly explained, ''Cape Cod is in Massachusetts, Cape Town is in South Africa.'' His response -- click...
3. A senior B.C. deputy-minister called, furious about a Florida package we did.  I asked what was wrong with the vacation in Orlando.  He said he was expecting an ocean-view room. I tried to explain that's not possible, since Orlando is in the middle of the state.

He replied, 'Don't lie to me!, I looked on the map, and Florida is a very THIN state!!'' (OMG)
4. I got a call from a federal minister's wife who asked, ''Is it possible to see Russia from Canada?''

I said,  ''No.''

She said, ''But they look so close on the map'' (OMG, again!)
5. An aide for a cabinet member once called and asked if he could rent a car in Dallas.  I pulled up the reservation and noticed he had only a 1-hour layover in Dallas. When I asked him why he wanted to rent a car, he said,  ''I heard Dallas was a big airport, and we will need a car to drive between gates to save time.''  (Aghhhh)
6. A Calgary council member called last week. She needed to know how it was possible that her flight from Calgary left at 8:30 a.m and got to Vancouver at 8:33 a.m.

I explained that Alberta was an hour ahead of B.C. but she couldn't understand the concept of time zones.  Finally, I told her the plane went fast, and she bought that.
7. A Québec MP called and asked, ''Do airlines put your physical description on your bag so they know whose luggage belongs to whom?''  I said, 'No, why do you ask?'

He replied,  ''Well, when I checked in with the airline, they put a tag on my luggage that said FAT, and I'm overweight. I think that's very rude!''

After putting him on hold for a minute, while I looked into it. (I was dying laughing). I came back and explained the city code for Fresno, Ca. is FAT (Fresno Air Terminal), and the airline was just putting a destination tag on his luggage.
8. A Senator from Saskatchewan called to inquire about a trip package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, ''Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?''
9. I just got off the phone with a rookie MP from Ontario who asked, ''How do I know which plane to get on?''

I asked him what exactly he meant, to which he replied, ''I was told my flight number is 823, but none of these planes have numbers on them.''
10 A senator called and said, ''I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola, Florida. Do I have to get on one of those little computer planes?''

I asked if she meant fly to Pensacola and fly on a commuter plane.

She said, ''Yeah, whatever, smarty!''
11 A senior federal government official called and had a question about the documents she needed in order to fly to China. After a lengthy discussion about passports, I reminded her that she needed a visa. "Oh, no I don't. I've been to China many times and never had to have one of those.''

I double checked and sure enough, her stay required a visa.  When I told her this she said, ''Look, I've been to China four times and every time they have accepted my American Express!''
12 A Newfoundland & Labrador minister called to make reservations, ''I want to go from St John's to Rhino, New York.''

I was at a loss for words. Finally, I said, ''Are you sure that's the name of the town?''
  'Yes, what flights do you have?'' replied the man.
  After some searching, I came back with, ''I'm sorry, sir, I've looked up every airport code in the country and can't find a Rhino anywhere."

The man retorted, ''Oh, don't be silly! Everyone knows where it is. Check your map!''

So I scoured a map of the state of New York and finally offered, ''You don't mean Buffalo, do you?''

The reply? ''Whatever! I knew it was a big animal.''

Now you know why the Government is in the shape it's in!

Could ANYONE be this DUMB?

YES, THEY WALK AMONG US,

ARE IN POLITICS,   AND THEY CONTINUE TO BREED.

 

No words. by Samuel Singh

No words.

I tell the bartender

“send her the drink”

he takes it over

 we look at each other

and say nothing

she takes a sip

nods her thanks

i smiled  in return

and asks to sit

she complies

and we talk

10 min. later they leave

my hand in her back pocket.

Dumb proposal by Samuel Singh

Dumb proposal

2 AM

Man buys woman drink.
Glasses clink in recognition
gratitude
willful seduction
steering   towards sexual misconduct
then this staring starts
2 sips
return to table.
as if he needed another
sights now locked on the target
tapping his foot
no words
no expression
unlit cigarette dangling from his lips
He whispers to her,

“We should leave.”

Somewhere else by Samuel Singh

Somewhere else.

His flair ignites the room

smooth exterior

from somewhere else

smiles stolen, everything but…

only body language spoken here

innocent and oblivious.

“Maybe he’s  retarded.”

Symbols of Anarchy by Samuel Singh

There are symbols of anarchy everywhere, like the underground rumblings of the subway. They are on the buildings, on the statues, in the unwritten rules of the addicts. They own the parking spaces, helping you back in with the grand motions like you are now pulling up next to the Hilton. The only difference is if you do not tip here they slash your tires.  The ultimate trick or treat. You may not have the car, or a knife for that matter, but he was the first. You may ignore him; think you are in control, but only as long as he lets you. The grumblings are getting louder…..

The Journal by Samuel Singh

I am still on the shelf, waiting to catch the eye of some greater being who will take me home and play with me. Leave me alone in the house to play by myself with the greater toys. Yet, I know you and I are tied with miniature strings, stretching like rubber bands until they have reached their limit. Then we are phantom electrons, passing through matter, speeding in a bullet line straight for each other, straight for an explosion. As long as our eyes do not catch, and we are nudged of course, missing by millimeters, and blazing in opposite directions, alone I must trust those bands that bind us. I trust I will one day play in the greater house, the greater world where nothing is attached, and everything balances freely in intentional trajectory.

Positive thinking and its results. by Samuel Singh

(To begin, let me just say that I would like to take the opportunity to say that everyone should read The Secret Rhonda Byrne, or if you have the opportunity, please look at the film.)

POSITIVE THINKING AND ITS RESULTS

 Our emotional guidance system

There are numerous good thoughts that come through our minds every single day. I found out that when we concentrate on the good thoughts and good things often follow. There are things which bring wonderful feelings to us and we can categorize those as good feelings .these good feelings are;

Passion

Happiness

Belief/faith

Optimism

Hope

Contentment

There are also bad feelings but once a person keeps their eyes on the positive feelings and methods of thinking and there would be no reason to even consider the negativity.

What you think and feel around you is what is manifested to you.

 Try with every breath you take to maintain positivity your life and simply fethe secret el good. The more you feel good to get to your outlook on life would be and since we are all based on energy you attract based on energy send out. Therefore, keep positive and positive things will happen.

 W have often heard people use phrases and quotes in books and films. One of the most famous is “your wish is my command.” Would you believe if I say that your wish is literally at the command of the universe?

I sk for what you really want. Write it out and place it in your mind saying to yourself that this is what I have. Pretend that you have to immediately as you think about it. With your positive thinking and outlook along with your sense of gratitude for what you have it will come to you. You have asked of it and the universe will answer you.

In order for you to receive what you really want you have to be in alignment with the things and thoughts around you. So, bring yourself into alignment and allow what you really want in life to be yours, be grateful for what you have, what is and what will be. The key to all of this is simply the way you feel, the way you feel is everything.

Whatever you ask for, think about and feel will manifest.  So, the key to all of this is not to delay, second-guess yourself but simply to just act.

Hold images of what you want in your head and it will be attracted to you. This is why it is important to keep your mind positive, and keep your things, positive things that you really want. Think of good don’t think of the best and the best will happen. For instance, we often think of our day-to-day chores and things we may not like doing but we should always think of the good that there is. When we wake up in the morning, we should be thankful and show gratitude that we were able to wake up, see a new day, breathe the air, have people who care for us and that we are alive to see it one more day. If you are unemployed, think about having the best job you possibly can have, keep that positive image alive, replayed it on a constant basis inside of your mind and see it happening now not later and it will happen. Is a method

Remember, when everything is properly aligned and your thoughts is in harmony with the positive energy you send out and is willing to receive it will happen. All you have to do is just think and if you want to test that theory think of something small and see it happening and it will.

This will not happen easily for some people because it will incur a very large change in their lives. Most people tend to think with a bit of a negative attitude whether they choose to believe it or not and in thinking this way negative things do happen. Thinking positive will turn your life around.

Make a list of what you are grateful for. Keep the list with you, when you wake up in the morning, go through that list during the day go through the list, before you go to sleep go through the list and each time you go through that list do so with the spirit of reverence, joy and thankfulness. We do not often think of things which occur in our everyday life and in not thinking of these things we do not remember to be grateful. This is where the list comes in handy, it reminds us that there are things which we need to remember and things that we need to think of are grateful for and simple joy will spread. Also, inside of life it is important to have an attitude of gratefulness and gratitude.

We live in a very visual world. This is why Visualization is important. You have to see things happen, remember, when you visualize it, it materializes. You don’t have to worry about how to get to the end result, just picture the end result. In other words, don’t worry about the how just think about the feeling of having what you think about now.

Vision board -Use  a bulletin board or display board and just add pictures of things you know you will have. If you want a house, put it there. See it, imagine having it, feel the sensations. Place it in a place where you can see it often and keep it in your mind with positive thoughts. Don't think that you will have it, say that you already do have it.

Our imagination is the key to everything, we often have dreams and ideas of what we want and then sometimes someone passes by and says ‘forgettable dreams I’m not what will make you will forward.’ When our dreams and imagination is put on a leash things do not happen. This is where it happens to come to play, you visualize what you want and just think that you already have it, be grateful about it and thankful for what you have. Keep thinking about it be positive about it and it will happen. Don’t think about how; just think about having it now.  This is a simple matter of thinking that whatever your mind can believe, you can achieve. This is the law of attraction. What you visualize you will get !

 For those artistic ones, think of what you want, write of what you want, paint what you want, sketch it, draw it and it will come to pass once you put the wish out there, the universe will provide the answer for you.

Often times, we are our own worst enemies. I say this because it is our own thoughts, ideas, and method of thinking that puts us down. What we have to remember is you are the solution for yourself. The same way you harm yourself, you can heal yourself, you first have to start out by loving yourself and who you are and having a healthy respect for your self and others will respect and love you. Orient yourself to positivity and positive things around you, once you are in tune with thisjust remembered to ask and it will be given.

Our physical body comprises of the result of all of our thoughts. On the most basic level our body is made up of a limitless source of pure energy. Our thoughts  shape the energy around us so if we send out negativity than that is what will be attracted to us. If we send out positive vibes, then that is what will be attracted to us. It all comes back to the law of attraction.

Have you ever wondered why something you don’t want always persists? This is so because it is always in your mind you send out that vibe about that particular thing. Even though you may not want it or seek to get rid of it your mind is still on it with us it persists. What you resist persists. Therefore, you have to change your entire thought process from one of negativity into one of positivity for example, if you are anti-something be pro-something else. If you are antiwar then don’t be negative be pro-peace instead. If you are anti-homosexual then be pro-heterosexual. This is a matter of removing all the attention from negativity and placing all attention on positive.

To reiterate what I said, everything around us is based on energy. It is the essential building block for the universe and for every single thing that we know. The universe is filled with energy, and God created everything around us which is all connected to that one force called energy. So if we look at it, since everything is energy we are all connected in one gigantic energy field,we attract the energy we want and send it out. Sometimes we attract the energy we do not want based on our frame of mind.

If something is not right in our lives can change it. If it weighs down on your thoughts, then change your way of thinking always begin your real thoughts with happiness first and foremost in your mind. Remember the power within you is greater than the power within the world, you have to hold it, use it in a manner which is better for you.

 Joy, freedom, happiness are wonderful things. Put your mind in that state continuously and it will draw in more of the like. Decide on what you want and focus on it, the universal granted to you if you let it.

Masculine of feminine- Samuel Singh

A SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.

'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.'
'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'

A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?'

Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.

The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine gender ('la computadora'), because:

1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic;

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else;

3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and

4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

(THIS GETS BETTER!)

The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('el computador'), because:

1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on;

2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;

3. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE the problem; and

4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.

The women won.

Driving in the rain-- this may save your life. (Samuel Singh)

How to achieve good vision while driving during a heavy downpour.

We are not sure why it is so effective; just try this method when it rains heavily. This method was given me by a Police friend who had experienced and confirmed it. It is useful....even driving at night. One method used by Canadian Military Drivers for years.

Most of the motorists would turn on HIGH or FASTEST SPEED of the wipers during heavy downpour, yet the visibility in front of the windshield is still bad......

In the event you face such a situation, just try your SUN GLASSES (any model will do), and miracle! All of a sudden, your visibility in front of your windshield is perfectly clear, as if there is no rain.

Make sure you always have a pair of SUN GLASSES in your car, as you are not only helping yourself to drive safely with good vision, but also might save your friend's life by giving him this idea..

Try it yourself and share it with your friends! Amazing, you still see the drops on the windshield, but not the sheet of rain falling.

You can see where the rain bounces off the road. It works to eliminate the "blindness" from passing semi's spraying you too.

Or the "kick-up" if you are following a semi or car in the rain. They ought to teach that little tip in driver's training. It really does work...

This next warning is a another good one! I wonder how many people know about this:

A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago and totaled her car. A resident of Kinburn , Ontario was traveling between Kinburn & Ottawa. It was raining, though not excessively, when her car suddenly began to hydro-plane and literally flew through the air.. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence!

When she explained to the OPP Officer what had happened he told her something that every driver should know -NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON . She thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain. But the Officer told her that if the cruise control is on when your car begins to hydro-plane and your tires lose contact with the pavement, your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed making you take off like an airplane She told the OPP Officer that was exactly what had occurred.

The Officer said this warning should be listed, on the driver's seat
Sun-visor - NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN
THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR ICY, along with the airbag warning. We tell our teenagers to set the cruise control and drive a safe speed - but we don't tell them to use the cruise control only when the pavement is dry.
The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides the officer), was a man who had a similar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries.

NOTE: Some vehicles (like the Toyota Sienna Limited XLE) will not allow you to set the cruise control when the windshield wipers are on. If you send this to 15 people and only one of them doesn't know about this, then it was all worth it. You might have saved a life.

Some great jokes - Samuel Singh

OVERWEIGHT GUYANESE



A Guyanese is terribly overweight, so her doctor puts her on a diet. "I want you to eat regularly for two days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for two weeks. The next time I see you, you'll have lost at least five pounds." When the Guyanese returns, she's lost nearly 20 pounds. "Why, that's amazing!" the doctor says. "Did you follow my instructions?" The Guyanese nods. "Ah tell you, dough, I tat I was

gonno drap dead dat third day." "From hunger, you mean?" asked the doctor. "Nah, from skipping."





SPEEDING TICKET



A police officer stops a Guyanese for speeding and asks her very nicely if he could see her license. She replied in a huff, "I wish ya’ll wuld get yuh act togedder. Just yesterday ya tek away meh license an den today you expect me fuh show it to you?"





THE VACUUM



A Guyanese was playing Trivial Pursuit one night. It was her turn. She rolled the dice and she landed on "Science & Nature." Her question was, "If you are in a vacuum and someone calls your name, can you hear it?" She thought for a time and then asked, "Is it on or off?"



Here's some to refresh your memories

FINAL EXAM


The Guyanese reported for her university final examination that consists of "yes/no" type questions. She takes her seat in the examination hall, stares at the question paper for five minutes, and then in a fit of inspiration takes her purse out, removes a coin and starts tossing the coin and marking the answer sheet Yes for Heads and No for Tails. Within half an hour she is all done whereas the rest of the class is sweating it out. During the last few minutes, she is seen desperately throwing the coin, muttering and sweating. The moderator, alarmed, approaches her and asks what is going on. "Ah finish de exam in half an hour, but ah double-checking meh answers."

Have we ever thought of dates? By Samuel Singh

Once again we are at the threshold of something very amazing. In this day and age, there are numerous states which we might find importan and which we would try to remember with each passing day. Whether we like it or not, you are important to each of us as an individual. A parent might remember the birthdays of the children, the date they got married. The young couple will remember the date they first met.The person in prison may be focused  upon the date of his release.

All a person has to do is take one course in history and all you notice that there are more dates and historical events than we will ever care to remember. Everything past, the current, and even the future has some significance to different people at different times.

Keeping all that in mind, the year 2011 has four very unusual dates, all four of which have just passed.For those who know anything about numerology, it is also supposed to be a very lucky year.


This year we will experience 4 unusual dates: 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11 & 11/11/11. Now, take the last 2 digits of the year you were born plus the age you will be this year and it will equal to 111. It’s true….crazy! Do the figures yourself, I did.

Https (by Samuel Singh)

Has anyone ever bought something online or made some transactions and you see that it is a secure site and some are not and you sometimes ask "what is the difference between http and https ?"

I don't know how many of you are aware of this difference, working on the assumption that there are those who happen not to know, I'll say that:

**The main difference between http:/// and https:// :

It's all about keeping you secure and not allowing your information to be sent all over the internet.

HTTP  itself happens to stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol;

The "S" stands for "Secure".. If you visit a website or web page, and look at the address in the web browser, it will likely begin with the following: http://

This is an indication that the website is talking to your browser using the regular 'unsecured language. In other words, it is possible for someone to "eavesdrop" on your computer's conversation with the website, and it has also been known to happen. If you fill out a form on the website, someone might see the information you send to that site. So it could happen to anyone, imagine filling out info on job sites or making purchases, if it is not secured, it could happen to anyone.

This is why you never ever enter your credit card number in an Http website! Unless you want your info shared with the world of course which I'm guessing you do not want happening.

But if the web address begins with https://, that basically means your computer is talking to the website in a secure code that no one can eavesdrop on. Thank goodness for that, privacy is something we should all be more interested in especially when it is our own information we happen to be talking about.

Thus, if a website ever asks you to enter your credit card information, you should automatically look to see if the web address begins with  https://  If it doesn't, you should NEVER enter sensitive information....such as a credit card number. Let's all make this a lasting habit.

The Changing Thoughts of Girls. - Samuel Singh

We have all seen things evolve over time and become more suited to the modern era. The thoughts of women and the way they behave happens to be no differrent. Here is what I found


Changing Thoughts of Girls

(Ladkiyo Ke Andaj Badle Gaye)





1980 - Love Me, But Don’t Touch Me

(Mujhe Pyar Karo, Lekin Mujhe Chuo Nehi)





1990 – Touch Me, But Don’t Kiss Me

(Mujhe Chuo, Lekin Mujhe Chumo Nehi)





2000 – Kiss Me, But Don't Do Anything Else

(Mujhe Chumo, Lekin Aur Kuch Mat Karna)





2005 – Do Everything with me, But Don't Tell Anybody

(Mujhse Sab Kuch Kar Lo, Par Kisi Ko Batana Nahi)





2011 – Do Everything with me, Otherwise I Would Tell Everybody That You Are A Novice

(Sub Kuch Karo, Warna Sub Ko Bata Dun Gi Ke Tum Ko Kuch Nahi Aata)

Erato Reborn by Samuel Singh

"Resting in High Heels" By Samuel Singh

The Coy Look by Samuel Singh

Many know that look where she stand up and turns slightly and gives you that look with her head turned slightly. Daring you to do something about her coy nature that inhibits your senses. The Coy Look.

THE CHOKING GHOST by Samuel Singh

After years of reading of different things and hearing about things and even a few personal encounters. I had even had enough of grim satisfaction reading juvenile works on yourghoststories.com just for the fun of pointing out to others which were fake and not. It seems as though my prayers to keep my life interesting had been answered when I had a friend walk up to me and said that they think they are being choked at night by a ghost. After speaking to him and trying the usual explanations to come up with something rational. I could find no answers so I decided once again to look further.


For reasons of privacy and fear of ostracism he does not want his name mentioned, so we’ll call him John. He, explained his situation to me once again a few days later as I was in the car with him and he was driving us over to his place. After arriving at his house I took one look around to see if anything visual would catch my eye for future reference and the only thing I saw was a graveyard at the end of the block.

As I waked in the neatly kept apartment I looked in the bedroom and felt nothing strange or unusual. John walked up behind me and tapped me on my shoulder to hand me a beer knowing me well enough to realize I would say it is thirsty work. I spoke to him of medical conditions and things that happen with people at times when they are awake but the body is still asleep and they experience a kind of paralysis.

John was looking at me as if I didn’t believe his supernatural encounter. But I continued explaining anyway that it was almost common and had to do with sleep patters of the brain.

In sleep you have decreased levels of consciousness and also of motor control. Usually these are suppressed simultaneously but not always since there is always the exception to the rule. Many people sometimes know of that particular state where you're almost asleep, slowly drifting, in this state your level of consciousness is severely suppressed yet not fully and you still have some conscious thought processes and state of awareness of your surroundings still present. However, you would be awake but your muscle function is still completely suppressed. These states are usually while falling asleep or waking up, could be either time. It is also known to happen if you come awake sometimes in the middle of sleeping and all of a sudden you simply cannot move. It can induce panic as you try multiple things to wake yourself up and figure out why you can‘t move. It is not dangerous and as far as I can tell, there is no treatment other that adequate and proper sleep patterns. It is just a matter of where the brain secretes a chemical that keeps your body from moving as you sleep. Upon awaking and conscious, you get sleep paralysis if the brain is still secreting that chemical.


I know that one of the most popular places for such things is in Hawaii where they happen to have a kind of urban legend. It also happens to be called the ‘choking ghost‘. It is said that in the middle of the night the ghost will come and sit on your chest or wrap a hand around your throat and strangle you. You can't move and you can't breathe. Supposedly it then releases you when you begin to think you're about to die.

Hawaii is not the only place known to have them. In Chinese culture the have what is known as the Fox Spirit, which is sleep paralysis, also widely known as gui ya shen or gui ya chuang, which literally translate into "ghost pressing on body" or "ghost pressing on bed." A more modern term is meng yan.

There is also a name for it in Japanese culture, where sleep paralysis is referred to as kanashibari, literally "bound or fastened in metal," from kane "metal" and shibaru, "to bind, to tie, to fasten". And I can continue with stories and names from numerous other cultures and countries. Such situations are not isolated to one place but happens to be worldwide.

While many of theses cases may have to do with sleep paralysis and the conscious awaking before the body does, it is not always the case. There are numerous cases where people awake and see images and figures around them. Many times some people who are troubled by spirits wake up with marks, and scratches. I even know of one occasion where I saw finger marks around someone’s neck.

While I told all of this to John, he rolled down his turtleneck sweater and showed me four perfectly formed finger bruises on his neck. After seeing that, I took the matter more seriously and started to do my research to help him cease having such encounters and I am happy to say that we were successful.

I am not saying all cases out there are credible, rather, that all causes are to be questioned. John’s case was a paranormal one and not one that had to do with sleep paralysis and I did test it before coming to that conclusion.

What makes these stories so great to hear about, is that they are as old as many cultures. They speak a lot about history, culture and in many cases, legends of the area. It is indeed an incredible learning experience to hear about these stories from various sources. Just be assured that many have a foundation in truth. Some may be discredited and all may be doubted. I just happen to come from a little country in South America named Guyana, that has known a lot of supernatural activity, and in some places they are quite common, it is a place where a common type of ghostly encounter is one with a choking ghost. Does that mean that all the people who have had those experiences and spoke of ghostly choking encounters are of sleep paralysis? Or, is it possible that it could be something else ?

(Picture used from http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org)

Geraldo Rivera letter by Samuel Singh

I am guessing that almost everyone if not everyone has heard of the Volcanic eruption in Iceland last year when Eyjafjallajökull caused enormous disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe over an initial period of six days in April 2010. During that time there were lots of so called experts on various things related to air travel among other things on television.

Either way, when going through some of my notes earlier I found a letter I had emailed and thought I'd share.

Hello Geraldo,


Just to let you know, I work for an airline at JFK and I just arrived home and switched on the TV and saw your show on. Everyone would agree that the volcano in Iceland is creating a huge problem for travelers. No one would know that more than the travelers and those airline employees that have to assist them.

I say you were misled and I sincerely mean it. You had a woman on the show who is from California and with a group that helps those passengers who are stranded. It is good that she is helping but this is where she is wrong. Ask any airline for a copy of the contract of carriage and they will gladly give it to you and you can see for yourself.

We at the airport and specifically at Delta have been trying our best to reroute people as the connections become available. However, there is almost no way we can get people out right now. The flights have been cancelled for a few days. There is a huge backup and when the European airports reopen, we have extra segments going in there to get our passengers out.

We cannot provide accommodations to all of these stranded passengers even if we wanted to because hotels are full. Also, for acts of nature or weather as well as air traffic delays or cancellations, NO AIRLINE will give accommodations to anyone. It is simply beyond our control, think about wanting to sue a bus company if you are on it and get to work late because there is a traffic jam. We have been working with the Red Cross and been sharing out cots and blankets for those stranded at the airports. Also, we managed to get in touch with NYC and Company to get discount rates to passengers who want a hotel on www.nycgo.com. For passengers who come from other places to travel to Europe, we even send them back home at our expense if they want to do that. Think about someone coming from Miami connecting at JFK going to Heathrow. Since we have no Heathrow flights, I send them back to Miami if they want, at the airline expense to travel when all is well or when they choose to. We have been giving meal vouchers to people to get something to eat several times a day. All of this we do not because we have to because we do not have to, we do it because we provide customer service and try to assist in whatever way we can. And she says we provide no customer service? I sincerely beg to differ.

She mentioned that giving vouchers or money for delayed flights or cancelled flights. That is true and I am usually one of the first to give a passenger whatever is due to them, HOWEVER, it is true when it is controllable. That is, if it can be controlled by the airline whether it is a delay or cancellation of our own making, eg; if the airline had a mechanical problem, maintenance, late crew, ship swap, or a passenger service delay or anything directly related to the airline that is controllable. It is NOT for acts of nature. I don't know about her, but I don't happen to have God on my speed dial to tell Him to stop the volcano. It is beyond our control.

I can honestly say that her information is not accurate and for the sake of the stranded passengers, please avoid having someone bashing the airline industry when I know for a fact we are doing all we can and even more.

I can try to answer any other questions you may have but I honestly had to write when I saw you were being misled on national televison and we in the airline industry are made to look like villains.

Respectfully Yours,

Samuel Singh

P.S If I made any grammatical errors, kindly excuse them.

( was addressed to Atlarge@foxnews.com" Atlarge@foxnews.com)

"Comparison and Contrast between West Indian and American Kids" -Samuel Singh

For those of us with the West Indian background you will see the humor and the truth in this, after all, all humor is based on some kind of truth. Enjoy the humor in this truth.


American/Canadian Kids: Move out when they're 18 with the full support of their parents.



West Indian Kids: Move out when they-are 28, having saved for that nice house and are a week away from getting married..unless there's room in the basement for the newlyweds.






American/Canadian Kids: When their Mom visits them she brings a nice bundt cake and you sip coffee and chat.


West Indian Kids; When their Mon visits them she brings 3 days worth of food and begins to immediately tidy up, dust, and do the laundry






American/Canadian Kids: Their dads always call before they come over to visit them and its usually only on special occasions.


West Indian Kids: Are not at all fazed when their dads come over, unannounced, on a Saturday morning at 8:00 and starts pruning the mango avocado trees. And if there are none, he will plant some!






American/Canadian Parents: You can leave your kids with them and you always worry if everything is going to be okay plus you have to feed them after you pick them up.


West Indian Parents: No problem, leave your kids there and if they get out of line your parents can set them straight. Plus they get bathed, fed and sprinkled with powder, lavender, cologne or Limacol.






American/Canadian Kids: Always pay retail and look in the yellow pages when they need something done.


West Indian Kids: Just call their dad or uncle and ask for another dad's or uncle's phone number to get it done.cash deal.






American/Canadian Kids: Will come over to visit their parents and get only cake and coffee, no more.


West Indian Kids: Will come over to visit their parents and get sweet potato-puddin', cornmeal porridge, ginger beer, coconut drops, a few bottles/cups of their favourite beverage and curry goat & rice. Then after dinner, drinks,time permitting there will be a "little something" as well to take home.






American/Canadian Kids: Think that being West Indian is a great thing.


West Indian Kids: Know that being West Indian is a great thing..






American/Canadian Kids: Never ask the reason you have no food.


West Indian Kids: Are the reason you have no food.






American/Canadian Kids: Will say "hello".


West Indian Kids: Will give you a big hug and a kiss, and pat you on the back.






American/Canadian Kids: Call your (friend's) parents Mr.. And Mrs.


West Indian Kids: Call your (friend's) parents Auntie & Uncle.






American/Canadian Kids: Have never seen you cry.


West Indian Kids: Cry with you.






American/Canadian Kids: Will eat at your dinner table and leave.


West Indian Kids: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing and just being together, in other words, just "lyming".






American/Canadian Kids: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back.


West Indian Kids: Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours.






American/Canadian Kids: Know a few things about you.


West Indian Kids: Could write a book with direct quotes from you.






American/Canadian Kids: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing.


West Indian Kids: Will kick the whole crowds' a-s that left you.






American/Canadian Kids: Are for a while.


West Indian Kids: Are for life.