Logic behind numbers

The numbers we all use (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) are known as "arabic" numbers to distinguish them from the " Roman Numerals" (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, etc).

Actually the arabs popularized these numbers but they were originally used by the early phonecian traders to count and keep track of their trading accounts.
Have you ever thought WHY ........ 1 means "one", and 2 means "two"? The roman numerals are easy to understand but what was the logic behind the phonecian numbers?

It's all about angles !

It's the number of angles.

If one writes the numbers down (see below) on a piece of paper in their older forms, one quickly sees why.

I have marked the angles with "o"s.

No 1 has one angle.

No 2 has two angles.

No 3 has three angles. etc. and

"O" has no angles

Qatar set for Sania Mania Again..

WTA starts February end. The billboards itself speaks volumes on who is the star.

Thanks to her dedicated Indian fans.

That pretty much summarises my Valentines Day celebrations.

World Cup Team

World Cup Team is announced. Sreesanth is in team.

More Dhoom anyone?

Reading time!!!

Here is an interesting author. Don’t know how I missed him for so long. David Baldacci . Last week, I burnt the midnight oil on most days, simply couldn’t put down the book without finishing. So far, read two of his works, Absolute Power & Total Control. Great Entertainer, thriller genre. Don’t miss it if you have a chance.

Kaun Banega SRKpati?

What is common between them both.

Both are trying to storm the world with their hugs. Dear Mr.SRK, what exactly makes you think that everyone around should consider themselves privileged to receive your hug? And do you realize that however hard you try, you can't get down from that pedestal you have set up yourself in? So, when you massage a guys shoulder, should we all gasp and say "Oh!!! Look SRK, he is so down to earth, he even do massages for some humble beings".

While another Khan Aamir is showing off his collection of watches, here is this Khan, coming in with a new watch everyday so that he can donate to people who doesn’t win anything. What are you trying so hard to prove?

And here comes this lecturer.

After all these trouble taken to reach the garam seat and after all the talks about "prize money doesn’t matter to me", she stubbornly claims "Mr. Khan mujhe aapse gale milne ka koi shouk nahi hai". Go figure.

But you got to admit: the guy has some presence of mind. He goes and proceeds to hug her mother, instead. KBC is nowadays my favorite humor program.

Weddings & What not?

Aishwarya Rai.

The second most famous Indian Woman in the world, after Indira Gandhi. Or maybe third, now Shilpa Shetty outperforming her simply by being locked inside a house.

What little faith I had in her is lost now. She is now into a wedding spree. Animals, Banyan trees and what not. Abhishek, you will have to wait quite a lot for your turn to come. But then, love can make you do things that otherwise might seem horrid.

But lady, where is your self-respect?