How Is Norma???

Got this short story emailed by a friend... I find it funny... Go and read it... it will take only a minute...

A sweet grandmother telephoned St. Joseph 's Hospital. She timidly asked, "Is it possible to speak to someone who can tell me how a patient is doing?"

The operator said, "I'll be glad to help, dear. What's the name and room number of the patient?"

The grandmother in her weak, tremulous voice said, "Norma Findlay, Room 302."

The operator replied, "Let me put you on hold while I check with the nurse's station
for that room."

After a few minutes, the operator returned to the phone and said, "I have good news. Her nurse just told me that Norma is doing well. Her blood pressure is fine; her blood work just came back normal and her physician, Dr. Cohen, has scheduled her to be discharged tomorrow."

The grandmother said, "Thank you. That's wonderful. I was so worried. God bless you for the good news."

The operator replied, "You're more than welcome. Is Norma your daughter?"

The grandmother said, "No, I'm Norma Findlay in Room 302. No one tells me shit."

Holiday Trips in India

India is the best country for spending your holidays. Why?
Because aside from its unique culture and tradition, only in India can you find everything what the whole world has...

* In the NORTHERN PART, you'll enjoy the beauty of the Himalayas and the snow during Winter. The mountains are high and huge and some are snow-capped... The sight of it is simply amazing.


Photo: me, enjoying the snow in Shimla

* If you want to experience how it is to be in a desert and ride a camel, go to CENTRAL PART of India.

* In the SOUTHERN PART, you'll enjoy the lovely beaches and the unique Indian seafood dishes.


Photo: me and my mom-in-law in Mumbai (Marine Drive)

* Taj Mahal, one of the famous seven wonders of the world is found in Agra,India.

EXPERIENCE A TRIP OF A WHOLE WORLD IN ONE COUNTRY- INDIA!!!

For more information or if you need help for a tour package anywhere in India, email me at leigh2147@yahoo.com or add me on Skype (id: heavenley07) or call me at +919876584047. I'll be very happy to assist you.

Watch out for my special blog featuring affordable tour packages and best deal holiday trips in India... Best guide for tourists blog will be up soon... Stay tuned...

Sha Rukh Khan-Bollywood Actor Detained in US Airport...SO WHAT?

It's Sunday. I'm feeling good... I reached for the Sunday's newspapers hoping for some good news to warm me up.

Since last night, there was one news that the media treats something like its very important and it was annoying me...
Today, in the newspapers headlines, entertainment, editorial and other pages, all are talking about one thing, "Sha Rukh Khan Detained in US Airport". Now, its really getting into my veins...

What's the fuss all about... WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL BOUT THIS?

The big deal was that he felt ashamed and insulted as he is a global icon (as he claimed to be) and that nobody in the airport seemed to recognize him and treat him as one. Let this be an eye opener for you, Sha Rukh...You are NOT as popular as you think you are. I lived in a country where global icons and international actors are recognized and worshipped by common people and I haven't even known you until I come here in India. Yes, you are a great actor. In fact, one of the best in Bollywood... I've seen a lot of your great movies for the past two years of staying here in India and I liked them all... You're a great hit in India but that doesn't mean you're also a hit worldwide...

Yes, you are shooting various films in the US, but don't expect all US citizens to recognize you just because of that. You are merely shooting there, NOT an actor there.

Indian media, what's wrong with you guys? Why are you making this such a big fuss? You could have talked about more important issues in the headlines, you know. What can people do about this? Just hate the Westerners for doing so?

US Airport security were just doing their job...Specially with terrorism issues, you cannot blame US security to be more careful...
One actor said that if they are doing these to Indians, we should also do this on our Indian airports...
For what reason? To humiliate Americans?
They are doing this checking stuff for security reason, not for humiliating people and I'm sorry you feel humiliated Sha Rukh but you should understand their side as well. I was expecting you to understand the situation as it was needed... I don't think your reputation is affected unless you're guilty of something...

I hate the media for bringing up this issue again and again as if its world war... Remember that your Bollywood stars are also humans and they are not always exempted of some stuff. They may be worshipped in India but dont expect the whole world to embrace them like you do... Unless they are as popular as Michael Jackson...

This is Leigh...signing off...

What is CVS?

If given a chance to choose which sense organ I would prefer to deteriorate last, I would choose my EYES...

Most people these days are spending more than 4 hours using the computer or laptop taking for granted one sense organ that is exposed to harm everyday...
A friend forwarded me an email regarding CVS (Computer Vision Syndrome) and I would be glad to share it to you guys... Wish I knew who's the author of this so I could give credit to him...
COMPUTER VISION SYNDROME (adapted)





Other Factors which cause CVS:
* Lack of image clarity
* Computer users have a very fixed posture
* Constant gazing at a near distance at the monitor (which leads to convergence fatigue
* The upper body remains fixed for very long period of time
* The eye muscles do not get much opportunity to move
* Uncorrected visual effects



According to AOA (American Optometric Association), anyone who exceeds two hours of computer use a day is at risk for CVS...

WHAT CAN BE DONE TO MINIMIZE CVS?

Anyone who suspects CVS, should have a thorough eye exam by an opthalmologist.
FEW ADDITIONAL TIPS TO HELP REDUCE CVS ARE THE FOLLOWING:








TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES: THEY ARE THE WINDOWS TO YOUR SOUL :-)

My Funny Hindi Moments

Photo: Aamir Khan from apunkachoice.com


I've been here in India for almost two years and still learning on their language called "Hindi"... Hindi sounds good but its difficult to speak, for me... I can understand now some long sentences but speaking it.....is too hard for me...
I'm trying everyday to speak some words but everytime I speak a Hindi word, they would ask me, "what are you talkin bout? Is that an english or filipino word?" Grrr!

The funniest moment was when me and my brother in-law Simit were watching a Hindi movie titled "Lagaan". It means tax...The leading man was Aamir Khan... In the movie, Indians have to play cricket against British to save themselves from paying taxes to the British government... While the British team were practicing cricket, I asked my brother-in-law,
"How bout Aamir Khan and his team, do they know how to play cricket now?"
My bro-in-law responded, "that is British team."
I was shocked at his odd response, I asked him again...
"I'm talking bout Aamir Khan and his team, not this British team".
He said, "there is no american team in this movie, its between British and Indian."
And that's when I realize my pronounciation of AAMIR KHAN's name...It sounds like AMERICAN...
I said "No, I'm talking bout Aamir Khan, the hero in the movie"...
He realized what I was talking about and he laughed so hard... Grrrrr!!!

I'm Proud to be PINOY

Photo: Manila, Philippines

I received a forwarded email from a friend with an article who talked bout the Philippines and the Filipinos nowadays... Here are some of excerpts from his article and my reaction below it...

My Fellow Filipinos,

When I was small, the Philippine peso was P7 to the $dollar. The president was Diosdado Macapagal. Life was simple. Life was easy.
Life was so peaceful, so quiet, no electricity, no TV. Just the radio and on weekends, I played with my neighbours (who were all my cousins). Tumbang-preso, taguan, piko, luksong lubid, patintero, at iba pa. I don't know about you, but I miss those days.

These days, we face the TV, Internet, e-mail, newspaper, magazine, grocery catalog, or drive around. The peso is a staggering and incredible P47 to the $dollar. Most people can't have fun anymore. Life has become a battle. We live to work. Work to live. Life is not easy.
The Philippines used to be one of the most important countries in Asia. Before & during my college days, many students from neighboring Asian countries like Malaysia , Indonesia , Japan and China went to the Philippines to get their diplomas. Until 1972, like President Macapagal, President Marcos was one of the most admired presidents of the world. The Peso had kept its value of P7 to the $dollar until I finished college.
Today, the Philippines is famous as the 'housemaid' capital of the world. It ranks very high as the 'cheapest labor' capital of the world, too. We have maids in Hong Kong, laborers in Saudi Arabia, migrants and TNTs in Australia and the US, and all sorts of other 'tricky' jobs in other parts of the globe.
Quo Vadis, Pinoy? Is that a wonder or a worry? Are you proud to be a Filipino, or does it even matter anymore? When you see the Filipino flag and hear the Pambansang Awit, do you feel a sense of pride or a sense of defeat & uncertainty? If only things could change for the better.......

MY VIEWS:

I MISS THE OLD DAYS...Change is the only constant thing in this world...You can never stop the world from changing...we're lucky enough to have experienced the old days of playing in the field like patintero, tumbang priso, etc...

In regards to the laws in the Philippines, the author above said that the Filipinos do not know how to follow laws and regulations...
My stand is that Phillipine laws are NOT STRICTLY MANDATED...for instance, if there's a sign "NO THROWING, NO PEEING, FINE 1000 PESOS", you can see people are throwing garbage in front of the sign and the POLICE is doing nothing...WHAT IS THIS? Don't compare the laws of Philippines to other countries because in other countries, the authorities are watching intently and give punishment to those who are not following...that's why the people there are disciplined coz of strict authorities and no "under the table" stuffs...
I admire Davao City in the Philippines...It was awarded as one of the cleanest cities in the world...You cannot see even a single candy wrapper around. How do they manage this? The city mayor is very strict and he sees to it that people complied with the laws... Why can't other cities do this?

Regarding traffic rules in the Philippines, if you ever crossed in red light, you just have to give 100 pesos (2 US dollars) to the officer and go away...compare that to other countries...

This issue regarding overseas workers...Filipinos go out of the country coz of one BIG REASON...TO EARN MONEY FOR THEIR FAMILY...There is a BIG DIFFERENCE in earning money in the Philippines and abroad... Who are we going to blame for this? And does blaming helps in resolving this issue?

Compare the earnings of filipino professionals like teachers and doctors who are working for few years in the Philippines and few years working abroad...
In the Philippines, even if you're working very hard, you can never get enough money to buy a car or a house but in other countries, if you work hard, you'll earn more and you can buy a house and lot after few years...I could say FILIPINOS TODAY ARE JUST BEING PRACTICAL...They don't mind what kind of job they're having abroad as long as they earn for the family...First year working abroad is a hell coz they need to pay loan credits and the agency who put them there but after that its worth the effort because they can earn more and can send money to their relatives and can even buy a house...I ADMIRE OVERSEAS WORKERS because they are very patient and diligent enough to absorb all the pains and sacrifices... It's never easy to be out of our home country. Some are discriminated and exploited...They are not doing it just because of money of course, most of them wanted to help their families rise which they couldn't do in our own country...If only our country could provide jobs for everyone...Even selling newspapers in Korea or peeling oranges in Australia are already good earning compared to professional jobs in the Philippines...Even some celebrities in the Philippines went to the US to be a waitress...
There is nothing wrong in Filipinos as a servant or doing any tricky jobs...they chose it coz our government cannot provide them good salary package... they chose it, not for themselves but for their family...they chose it to survive...
IM STILL VERY PROUD TO BE A FILIPINO!!! I salute those who are so humble to be a servant...They serve humbly and sincerely to other races and most of them even made a difference... I've read in one of my emails about a filipina yaya (term for those who care for kids) who's serving a family in Europe...The parents rarely have time for their daughter... That yaya is a Catholic and always go to church on sundays with the kid... On the kid's birthday, parents asked for her wish...she asked that they would go to church together... It was a simple wish but it made the kid very happy to have her parents with her during her birthday and from that time on, the parents realized that they should do it always...they should spare time for their kid and they should go to church every sunday...thanks to the filipina yaya, their family was reunited...
There are so many stories of filipinos making a difference in other countries...I could say they are like ANGELS in disguise...they are disguised as servants but because of their good attitude, they are changing some bad things into good...You might have heard the FILIPINOS in other countries are getting popular not just because of these types of work, but because of WHO THEY ARE...
Despite the bad things and bad governance in the Philippines, I'm still proud to be a Pinoy... There are also a lot of good things that you can find only in the Philippines...
SO BE PROUD TO BE A PINOY!!! MABUHAY ANG MGA PINOY!

Indian Matrimony

In the Philippines, I used to joke around to my friends who are singles (those who wanted to marry but have no one to marry with) that there should be a MATRIMONIAL CLASSIFIED ADS where an individual can advertise themselves in the newspapers for marriage...We used to laugh about that silly idea... When I came in India and fumbled through the sunday newspaper, I was so surprised to see the Matrimonial Pages,GROOMS WANTED, BRIDES WANTED...wowwww...I can't believe it... Here in India, they advertise themselves in the newspapers (others in matrimonial websites) to find their ideal life partner...Honestly, I find it so weird and silly...

Sample ads:
GROOMS WANTED:
High status south delhi based Punjabi family seeks alliance for their beautiful 27 yr.old daughter,slim,smart,MBA...
BRIDES WANTED:
Handsome,fair Gupta boy,5'6",Graduate,with 3 million property,own house in Delhi,caste no bar...

My husband said that here in India, most women do not have social life... They don't usually go out in the mall, in discos or go for an overnight company beach outing unlike in the Philippines... Most women stays at home...
Plus, family plays a big role in choosing their son or daughter's life partner... Mostly, its the parents who choose and decide a partner for them...

There are two types of marriages here. ARRANGED MARRIAGE AND LOVE MARRIAGE...

ARRANGED MARRIAGE
Well from the word itself, is a marriage that is arranged...by the parents of both parties (bride and groom). The families would discuss and evaluate if both of them were fit for each other. They consider a hell lot of factors like birthdate, alignment of moon and sun, religion, girl's dowry and so many other things...If both families agreed that their children are fit to marry, then they would arrange the marriage... Some families in the far villages arrange the marriage of their children right after they are born...

LOVE MARRIAGE
This is kinda weird to most indian communities... The usual thing in the Philippines and other countries where the couples meet and fall in love and decide to tie the knot regardless of what the family will say is a strange thing here...

I questioned my Indian fellows on which type of marriage they prefer and I was surprised at their answers... Most women prefer love marriage while mots indian men prefer arranged marriage. I asked them why? Women said, "I trust myself in choosing the best life partner for me", while men told me they trusts their moms in choosing an excellent wife for them... Hmmm, any comments?

I'm so lucky to be a part of a very open-minded and modern Indian family... They do not believe on arranged marriage... They trust their children's choice of life partner. My mom-in-law also prefer happiness and love to be there in his son's life and in order to achieve that, he should marry the one he loves... and he married me :-)

Hehehehe...so much for indian tradition talk...This is Leigh...signing off...

A Clear Picture of an Online Home-based Job

Whenever people would know that I'm working online at the convenience of my home, most of them immediately ask me "GIVE ME AN ONLINE JOB" as if I'm an employer.
They have this misconception that online job is very easy to do and easy to find but the truth is ONLINE JOB is not as easy as it sounds and its not easy to find as well. It is still the same as finding a job face to face.
You have to search a job, then you have to undergo a series of interviews and tests, the only difference is its done virtually...
I would like to give you a clear picture of what a real online job is...
1. You've got to find an employer who is willing to give you a job online. Where can you find this? Go to www.craigslist.org, there are lots there. Send them your resume and application letter and wait for their response.
2. If employer thinks that you fit for him, he would reply to your email and will interview you and give you a series of test and if you failed, then you wouldn't get the job.
3. During the interview, just like a face-to-face interview, you've got to sell yourself in 30 seconds. Plus, you have to convince your employer that you're trustworthy as they are not always there to watch over your head if you're doin the job or not.
4. You've got to have the skills: COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Even if you're very much willing to do online job and has all the time in the world but you do not have these skills, no employer would take you. Online job is not like a sit-down-face-the-computer stuff. Its doing what an office worker do, only its virtual. Still, you have to meet deadlines, do tasks and report to a boss.
COMPUTER SKILLS
a. At least you should be proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Where did I learn these? From my high school, college and university computer classes and was enhanced by hands-on. If you're not proficient with these, I'd advise you to take classes on these as this cannot be learned for few days.
b. You've got to be internet savvy...This includes good knowledge on the following:
* INTANT MESSENGERS like yahoo, skype, msn, google talk,digsby
* SOFTWARES like teamviewer and logmein.
* SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITES like myspace, facebook and twitter. Employers are using these sites to market their stuffs.
These days, knowledge of basic html and java is a big plus.
Where did I learn these? I learned these on my own... Since I was in high school, I like surfing the net. I kept myself up to date with what's the newest social networking sites and I register myself for fun and to connect myself with my friends. I never knew that I could earn from these.
I don't know html and java...These need to be studied thoroughly in a class.
I'm blessed with friends who are internet savvy so they also keep me posted of new stuff in the net.
c. Most employers prefer someone who can type fast. You've got to have at least an average typing skills. My father is a typewriter technician so ever since I was a kid, I'm playing with the keyboard so now I have excellent typing speed of at least 80 words per minute.
COMMUNICATION
You must be FLUENT IN ENGLISH, whether in speaking or writing.
Most employers are from North America and they prefer someone who knows their language.
If you have excellent English communication skills then there are a lot of online writing jobs posted on Craigslist.
WHERE DID I GET MY ONLINE JOB?
I'm mainly dependent on www.craigslist.org. It took me 4 to 5 months browsing on Craigslist everyday and sending my resume and application letters to many employers before I got my first online job.
But I was fooled twice.
First, one employer gave me a project to do for at least a week. But after the work has been done, he never contact me back. He only gave me an email address as a contact info. JOB: RESEARCH
Second was a medical billing company. If you guys encountered PSC Billing with an employer name Rachel Jacobs, you've got to negotiate properly. Make sure you take note what was agreed and never delete all the emails and let them pay you after 2 weeks, not after a month. This company paid me half of what was agreed. Good thing they still paid me but I felt I was cheated. I devoted my time and effort and they only pay half of the agreed price. JOB: MEDICAL BILLING AND ENCODING
This is one disadvantage of online job as you cannot talk to the employers face to face. Mostly, they communicate through emailing.
I'm now left with two great employers (3 hours/day each of them).
One is based in Oregon. His name is Andrew Ferlitsch. He's very good and he's paying me on time. I also learn great new things from him about online marketing. My job is viral marketing using social networking sites like myspace, facebook and twitter and directory scrapping.
The other one is with StayLoadedCanada.Com. This case is different. I didn't find this job through craigslist. I was working with the company as an agent and after 2 weeks, I was promoted as Verification Officer and after few months as a Marketing Manager. I resigned but the employer, Ranjit Grewal, saw my potentials and decided to let me do my job at home only. These are my tasks for him:
1. designing concepts for the website using Microsoft Office tools
2. answering email queries- around 5-10 emails per day
3. composing marketing emails and sending to clients once a week
4. creating and revising company brochure (when needed- so far I made 2 brochures).
5. research
Best thing is Mr. Ranjit Grewal rewarded me an Acer laptop as a bonus for performing well.
SCAM ONLINE JOBS:
1. Do not pay to get a job. Some of them would ask you to pay for a software that you're going to use or a registration fee to get access to online jobs or some would ask you to purchase an ebook before getting the job. These are scams. You are looking for a job to earn, not to spend.
2. During negotiation, ask them to pay you for at least the first or second weeks. Not after a month. Some of them would run away after you have done the project so make sure you'll get paid first for your time and effort.

Do you still think ONLINE JOB is easy to get and easy to do?
Go to www.craigslist.org and search for jobs there. You can find mostly in India or Philippines Customer Service Jobs. And if you couldn't find something that doesn't fit your skills, please don't ask me for a job as I'M NOT AN ONLINE EMPLOYER. I'm just sharing you how I get it and IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU TO FIND AND GET IT.

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MOON HALO

April 14, 2009 - 11pm
My grandma was outside taking out the washed clothes when she shouted "Leigh, Leigh, come out. Hurry!" I immediately ran outside wondering what was going on. She pointed to the sky.
My mouth was wide open,waaaaaaaaaa... And my grandma asked,
"What is it? Whatever it is, it's so beautiful".
I'm trying to remember what it is called. My memory was traveling back to my high school Science class about Moon and it hit me. It's a Moon Halo!
It was awesome.
Its a white colored cloud in perfect circle surrounding the full moon and the moon is perfectly in the center of it, shining so brightly.
The halo has a reddish color on the inside and blueish on the outside.
I felt lucky that I've seen it. I've never seen a Moon Halo before. It was amazing!

This is exactly the same to the one I've seen. Got this from Wikipedia.



WHAT IS A HALO?
According to Wikipedia, a halo (also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole) is an optical phenomenon that appears near or around the Sun or Moon, and sometimes near other strong light sources such as street lights. There are many types of optical halos, but they are mostly caused by ice crystals in cold cirrus clouds located high (5–10 km, or 3–6 miles) in the upper troposphere. The particular shape and orientation of the crystals is responsible for the type of halo observed. Light is reflected and refracted by the ice crystals and may split up into colors because of dispersion, similarly to the rainbow.

Website Redesign

Redesigning a concept for a website is a farfetch thing for me until Mr. Ranjit Grewal, the owner of StayLoadedCanada.com asked me to develop new concepts to make a freight-matching website (www.stayloadedcanada.com)user-friendly.
I was overwhelmed at the new task but the question is, can I do it? I don't have experience. But on the other hand, I thought, if others could do it, then why couldn't I?
Developing concept is not a matter of experience but creativity.
So, I studied the site and see in which ways it could be easier for users.
I used Microsoft Office tools (Word and Excel) to express the concepts that I created and presented it to the website programmers.
After the revamped, I suggested to give three months free trial to customers so they could familiarize the site, give us suggestions and build up volume.
We succeeded in building up the volume. We now have thousands of shipper and trucker members on the site.
Recently, me, Ranjit and the agents brainstormed and came up with additional features for better service to the members. Currently, we offer PERSONALIZED CUSTOMER SERVICE specially to Premium Members. We are assigning company's representatives to specific members to help them post loads/trucks, search loads/ trucks, submit a quotation for them and other stayloaded site related tasks.
MORE FEATURES COMING ARE THE FOLLOWING:
1. CHATROOM- Where Shippers and Truckers can deal live online.
2. ONLINE SUPPORT - Customer service reps will also be online to help out members.
3. CONTINUOUS QUOTATION COMMUNICATION - Currently, after a trucker reply to a shipper's quotation, the communication stopped there so we'll make it continuous so they could communicate back and forth on quotation.
4. VIEW TRUCKS REARRANGEMENT- We will rearrange the View Trucks by province so that it would be easier for customers to sort out the trucks they need.
We appreciate those members who are giving us feedbacks and suggestions for the improvement of the website. We are working on their recommendations.
Stay tuned for further developments...

Train Ride Up the Himalaya Mountains

It never occur to me that some trains were built for riding up the mountains. It's amazing how it go up and up very slowly in a spiral motion at the mountain sides. A view from the window of the train.

Railway track...

A Trip To The Himalayas

A monkey running freely in the street and people there don't mind.

This is a view from the train. In Kufri, half an hour away from Shimla, we enjoyed the snow.


A view of Himalaya Mountains from the mountaintop.

Indian Fashion

I never had an idea of how an Indian dress looks like until I came here in India. It's a fashion with so much elegance.

A lehenga or saree is never complete without these things:

1. Bangles- a whole lot of it in both hands

2. Necklace- should be heavy, long and shiny

3. Earrings- preferably big ones

4. Anklets- should have one in each foot

And all of these should match to the color of the lehenga or saree that you're wearing plus a heavy make-up.

What I love most to wear is LEHENGA (the one in the photo above). I feel like a princess everytime I'm wearing it. The way it waves when you move. The way it emphasizes a woman's figure.

I also like SAREE but I'm not comfortable in it. I feel like a spring roll ready to be tossed. I can't walk properly and my moves are limited. I salute to Indian women who can really carry it well. Specially those who can dance while wearing it. It's amazing how they can do the moves!

Indian fashion is a unique blend of style and elegance. Even if you're not confident in wearing it, it wouldn't show as the dress glows and shows nothing but a woman's natural beauty.

Slumdog Millionaire: What Made It To Oscars?

The ads of Slumdog Millionaire is everywhere. Curiosity strucked me when it won 8 Oscar awards, so I watched it, wondering why the jurors were hypnotized.

Best Sound Mixing and Best Original Song:
I have nothing against the music. It did deserve the award. I like the choice of background music in every scene. Jai Ho sounds good as well.

Best Original Score: The touch of originality is what hits the Oscar jurors. The combination of fact and fiction.

My Views:
Slumdog hits the worldwide movie industry because of its true story like presentation. But what the casts did not take consideration was if it would affect the reputation of India as a country. The movie shows India's slum areas and other crap stuffs. I think every country has bad stuffs like this. They don't have to show too much of it.

The best thing about this movie is a person can do anything for LOVE. The leading man didn't join the contest to win money but to win the heart of the girl he loves but he ended up having both. Also, this movie shows that experience is really the BEST TEACHER.

I believe movies are like windows of a country. It depicts the physical aspects, the culture and even the attitude of the countrymen. Slumdog emphasized too much of Indian bakwaas (crap). It hits the world with an awareness how Indians are, in general (whether true or not). Other countries don't show crap stuffs of their country because reputation matters to them.
Slumdog gained reputation in the Oscars but it somewhat destroy the country's reputation as one of the civilized and developing Asian country.

India is a country associated with business and technology. But after Slumdog shown worldwide, they associate India as slums which is NOT right. Who's fault is it?