g_b TRIP [Barcelona]
Ï A faithful friend is worth more than all the gold in the world. Yahoo! Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. SPONSORED LINKS Romance relationship Bombay india Woman seeking woman YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "gay_bombay" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
g_b The GayBombay Party at Zouk on Saturday 14 January 2006!
The GayBombay Party at Zouk on Saturday 14 January 2006! Time: 9:00 pm - 1:00 am. Venue: ZOUK; Hotel Imperial Palace; Telli Galli; Andheri (East); Mumbai 400069. Cover Charge: Rs 350 before and Rs 400 after 10 pm. - How to get there: Hotel Imperial Palace is a 5 minute walk from Andheri station on the East side. Walk up the Andheri Kurla Road (towards the Highway) and turn right into Telli Galli. It's the 3rd building on your right. But if you're driving and taking the Andheri flyover, from West to East, make a left turn at the signal at the end of the flyover. Or if you're driving on the highway make a left turn at the Andheri flyover road and a right turn at the signal before the flyover. This is Telli Galli. Almost towards the end of this road, close to Andheri Kurla Road (perpendicular to Telli Galli), is Hotel Imperial Palace, on your left. The Cover Charge includes: 2 large drinks, or 4 small Drinks with mixers, or 4 Beer Pints, or 4 Soft Drinks/Mineral Water; Veg Non-Veg Starters. Extra drinks will be available as per the menu rates. Dinner will not be served. - Some don'ts: ` GB, as a support group, has created this comfort/safe space for gays. Many people at the party may be newbies (those still coming to terms with their sexuality and/or those who have mustered the courage to come to such a party for the first time). We request you to be sensitive to the comfort levels of others and to behave and dress accordingly. ` No dark rooms and no sex on the premises; if found indulging in any hanky panky you will be asked to leave the party. ` A special REQUEST: During and after the party please DO NOT gather outside the venue. The management has requested us to ensure that, in the middle of the night, the peace of the neighbourhood is not disturbed. - A few dos: ` Have a smashing time. ` Carry your Alcoholic Drinks Permit. ` You have to be above the age of 21 to attend this event. This event is organised by: http://www.gaybombay.org. Right of admission reserved. If you have any questions please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
g_b Daddy, Whats Gay ?
My Cousin recently faced a very difficult situation. My 10 year old nephew asked him what was the meaning of "Gay"... naturally the parents was alarmed and asked where did he come across this word... and he said that he heardfrom some TV Channel that Vin Diesel was Gay ......As my sister-in-law explained me this new age dilemna of parenthood, I was wondering about another friend of mine who is battling the decision of explaining his teen son that being gay is not cool ... but a hard choice... apparently the son was caught in a compromising position by his mother recently and the teens rebelled to their respective parents... I wasnt much surprised .. they were in UK ... and very recently I got to date some1 from London, who said that it has now become a fad ... But whatever it is, the new age parenting is gradually facing this questioning from the impressionable minds ... and the trouble arises with those parents who are themselves leading a two lives ...I know some guys who are trying to bury their past and move on... and once I did ask one of them... what would shedo ifshe happens to come across such moments ... and she promptly repliedthat encouraging would be out of question ... Anyway, so my cousin seemed to explain that it is a decision that a man or a womantakes that he or she will not marry and stay with another friend whois manor women .. who will share the cooking and cleaning and other things... just like how mom andme does it .. but since we dont like such a lifestyle ... we shouldnt talk about it or be like it ... When I asked my sister-in-law whether it worked .. she smirked and said ... anyways he would come to know about it very soon in school .. so let this be the cover story ... but I know both of them are fearing that this should not encourage or influence ... and I know countless others are also fearing the same ...So they all tend to cover the definion by covering it as a taboo... I remember my mom once classifying it as a psychiatric disorder... and my sister literally ran with a broom after me when I firmly announced her favourite Actor (Shahrukh Khan) having an affair with another Director (which is Karan Johar) .. (which was said as a joke though ... but could be possible anyways ...)So with all such defensive answers we are guarding our children ... and the ones who have already been a part of that lifestyle .. or are still is ... tries to keep a straight face and say ... ...But would it be possible for you to explain it as simply as the birds and bees ... and whatsmore important ... accept if the son or the daughter turns out to be one too ...Rij Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. SPONSORED LINKS Romance relationship Bombay india Woman seeking woman YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "gay_bombay" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
g_b One Sky - Chapter 8 : Just another day
Just another day --As Manish helped his brother up the stairs to his room, Shelly smirked at the thought of her half-brother being bed-ridden for weeks. After all, what could be a bigger punishment to a hardcore party boy but to make him chained to his bed especially with all the Christmas and New Year Parties around the corner. Serves him right, mused Shelly.Now wipe off that grin, Miss.Shelly was brought back to reality by the gruff sound of Margaret, their housekeeper, nanny, maid, cook and a thousand other roles. A role she has been playing for 3 decades now. She has followed Madhavi Kumar with dedication, picking up the pieces of her life, raising her three children, and occasionally, lending her shoulders at certain week moment for the now famous criminal lawyer to cry on Whats your problem? retorted a bitter Shelly. She had always detested the saintly disposition of Margaret, and especially the fact that she was the one who had been instrumental in convincing Madhavi to bring Aayush in this family. And thus driving away Daddy The least you can do is to show your brother a little sympathy. He is not my brother!Please Miss. Do not have such thoughts in your mind.Mind your own business.Margaret sighed after Shelly stormed out of the room. She was once such a sweet pretty girl. If only she would understand that Aayush didnt cause her parents to divorce, but it was Margaret shuddered when she entered Aayushs room. They didnt allow her to visit him in the hospital. She prayed that whoever has done this must be punished. She motioned Manish to leave his brother alone for sometime, and quickly opened the windows. After all, he had never been able to stay in a closed room.Aayush grinned at Margarets action. She had always been there for him. Margaret pretended not to look at him, and continued to do tid-bits around the room. Aayush sensed she was shocked to see his condition, but continued to wait and watch. Manish guessed that the two needed some time alone, so left the room.Are you angry on me?Why should I be angry, Master Aayush? You stood up for your brother. Even though he was at fault, but still you supported to correct his steps, and thats not a fault in the eyes of our lord.I am sorry.Margaret looked at Aayush. She had never been lucky to bore a child. But when she took this child in her arms 25 years ago, she never felt any void in her life. There is nothing to be sorry about, Master Aayush. Please rest. I will bring you some soup shortly.Aayush watched Margaret leave the room. Now he was all alone. I cannot understand why you need that girls number. You gave her advice, and now its over. Sajan, you are taking this issue a bit too seriously.I gave Urmi a cold stare. She rolled her eyes in frustration and then nodded and proceeded towards her desk. I was determined to locate that girl, Sweta. After all, it was hard for her, or anyone, as a matter of fact, when one feels that their parents are heading for a divorce. I knew how tough it had been for me, and now I know someone else out there is going through the same. As I waited for Urmis signal to start todays show, my mind kept going back to her words. Good Morning, Bangalore! Welcome to todays show with me, Dr. Sajan Grewal. If you have some problems you wish to share, and also help guide others out there who are possibly going through the same, just dial Dear Dr. Sajan, this is Hamida. I am working for a call center in electronic city. I am having some problem with the recent developments. You can understand right.Yes! I can guess. Go ahead Hamida.After that rape, my parents are pressuring me to leave the job. They are really worried. I know they have a point, but I dont want to leave my work. I love it you know, it gives me a sense of achievement and independence. What should I do?Sajan didnt notice Jai watching him. He was carefully observing the most talked about radio psychiatrist of the town. A psychiatrist who is definitely not fashionable, yet subtly sober in appearance. A psychiatrist who is definitely not handsome, but has a boyish charm about him and something in his eyes. Something, that Jai has been feeling for some time now. Something that is makes him long to spend some more time with him. Something that he hasnt felt for quite some time now. Well! As you rightly said, your parents definitely have a right to worry. It is a sad event. And naturally the safety of our children is a matter of great concern. But if you dont want to leave your job, then my suggestion would be to speak openly with your parents, show how your organization is taking steps to ensure your safety. If necessary ask your boss or HR to speak to them.Do you think it will work?Why dont you try it out once? You will never know unless you take a chance.
g_b The cutest guy at the party, where are you ?
At the GB New Years party, there was this really cute and extremely good looking tall guy wearing a black suit with a blue shirt. I just can't stop thinking about it. I think his name was David, not too sure on that one coz i didn't get a chance to speak to him but got to know through a friend. I thought it would be nice if i spoke to him towards the end of the party, just incase he rejects me or decides to ignore me then i wouldn't have spoilt my day but then he was gone. At around 3am,I was searching for him n he wasn't there or at least i didn't see him. I forgot to checking the lounging area. He must have gone to eat dinner or must have left. If anyone can tell me how i could get in touch with him, i'd be eternally grateful and if i am extremely lucky he would probablly be reading this and email me . Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
g_b anu mallick and himesh
somu [maiaurmerasaya ] wrote... Anu Mallick and Himesh Reshamiyas inspired music..god SOS thanx pal..glad some one else also feels this way happy nu year to all! viky Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: g_b the Karma Party
Great to hear that the party was a success, unfortunately could not make it to the party but can imagine how good it would have been, anyway just wondering can anyone post pics of the party(if anyone took), just to have feel of itsummer breeze [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Hi All,Happy New Year to AllIn my view the Karma new year's party was a success. The music was thankfully better and not the usual Karma-mix. The idea of a small bar and music in the dining section was a good idea. Food was good, though I ate very little and that too around 3 am.I'd like to thank the organisers.Shailesh Yahoo! ShoppingFind Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "gay_bombay" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
g_b Tuesday's Tease
A guy is walking down the boardwalk in Atlantic City and he runs into a hooker.He asks, "How much?"She says, "Twenty bucks."He says, "All right!"They climb down under the boardwalk, and he bangs her. The next night he runs into the same hooker. They go under the boardwalk, only this time while he's banging her, she blasts two incredible farts. When they get done, he hands her $25.She says, "Why the extra five?"He says, "That's for blowing the sand off my balls!" Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. SPONSORED LINKS Romance relationship Bombay india Woman seeking woman YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "gay_bombay" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
g_b What you should know about web searches
What You Should Know About Web Searches A Guide to Hidden FeaturesOf Google and Yahoo Engines; Avoiding the 'CHiPs' LinksDecember 28, 2005;PageD1 Doing a search in Google or Yahoo seems as easy as falling off a log. You just type in a word, and almost instantly you get a page of links to Web sites that bear some relevance to that search term. But too often your search results aren't exactly what you'd like. Irrelevant links can clutter the page, especially when your search term is ambiguous. If you type in chips, the search engine has no way of knowing whether you mean computer chips, potato chips or chocolate chips. In fact, when I tried searching Google for that term a few days ago, the top result was a reference to the old CHiPs TV show. A few simple tips and tricks can help you get much more out of a Web search without becoming a professional researcher. Some are better techniques for general searches, others are simple ways to do more-targeted searches, which can often yield answers, rather than merely links. For instance, most people don't know that Google and Yahoo (the biggest, most-popular search engines) can perform math calculations and currency conversions, look up addresses based on phone numbers, and more. The easiest way to get better search results is to use two or three words, every time, instead of just one. Search engines do much better when they have a little context to help narrow the results. If you're thinking of going golfing in Scotland in the summer, a search on Scotland is a waste of electrons. But using three words -- Scotland, golf and summer -- is much more on target and takes only a few seconds more. Similarly, typing in chocolate chips or computer chips yields a results list on which that old CHiPs TV show is nowhere to be found. (You don't have to type the word and between your search terms, because Google always assumes it's there.) Another great tip is to surround your search terms with quotation marks if you're looking for an exact name or phrase -- say a song title made up of common words. When Google or Yahoo (or most other search sites) see words in quotes, they interpret the words as an exact phrase and look only for instances where the words appear in their entirety, in the order you entered them. Combining these techniques is even better. If you're looking for lyrics to the Bob Dylan song I Want You, the best thing to do is enter the title in quotes, followed by the words Dylan and lyrics not in quotes. You can also sharpen searches in Google by instructing the search engine to exclude certain topic areas that might clutter the results. This is done by following your search term with a space, then a minus sign followed by the topic you want to exclude. For instance, my search for chips would have excluded its very top listing, for the old TV show, if I had typed chips -TV. Or, you can focus your Google search on a certain topic area by using the + sign. A search for Washington +mountain is very different from a general search on Washington. (You'll get narrow info on mountains in the state, rather than links ranging from the University of Washington to the Washington, D.C., transit authority.) Other search-sharpening methods can be found on the Advanced Search pages of both Google and Yahoo. These are essentially forms you fill out that let you customize your search in numerous ways. Both Google and Yahoo also are packed with hidden search tricks that make getting information faster. They aren't foolproof, but they will frequently turn up an answer right on the results page, without requiring you to click on a link. Here are some examples: In both search engines, typing in a stock symbol gets you the company name, latest price and a price chart, right at the top of the results page. Typing in a U.S. street address in Google gets you a link to a map of the location. Yahoo goes one step better -- it actually shows the map on the results page. Entering a U.S. land-line phone number in Google or Yahoo gives you the name and address of the person to whom it belongs. Current weather conditions for U.S. cities can be displayed in Yahoo by typing the city name followed by the word weather. In Google, you type the word weather first, followed by the city name. In Yahoo, if you type in the name of a sports team and the word scores, you will get the current score of a game in which the team is involved. In Google, you can type in certain fact-based questions, like population of Boston or birthplace of Tom Brady and you get the answer, not just a link to the answer. If you type simple math problems, like 5x8.1999, into the search boxes of either search engine, the sites act like calculators, spitting back the result. Both sites will also perform conversions of weights and measures, and currency conversions, right in the search box. In Google, you just type in questions like 37 centimeters in inches or 7,000 yen in us dollars. In Yahoo, you begin such questions
g_b Need help knowing about CISCO System.
Hello All, Any of you guys know about CISCO Systems can explain me in detail what business are they into, in lay man's terms? Would be grateful. I tried looking up the website but it was too detailed in IT jargaon. Anyone in the IT field could help me I guess. Please do try and answer the mail to my personal email address rather then start a whole new thread on the Group, which might cause inconvienience to others. Thanks Regards Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "gay_bombay" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
g_b Brokeback mountain
Isn't anyone else slightly uneasy about a gay film written by a woman and starring two straight (correct me if I am wrong)actors? I haven't seen it and expect that I am wrong. But anything so hyped I often find is a dissappointment. From the common sense angle, any work of art which portrays homosexuality in a positive light gets my vote. I am terrible. I thought it was called Bareback Mountain with sexual connotations Paul Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
g_b [BBC] Brokeback Mountain - more news on
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A7231051 Tom Brook of BBC will be interviewing Ang Lee, director of Brokeback Mountain, in his program Talking Movies on BBC World this week. The program schedule is as follows: Tuesday 20:30 GMT Thursday 16:30 GMT (not South Asia) Friday 01:30 | 08:30 | 13:30 GMT Saturday 21:30 GMT The interview will mainly (if not exclusively) cover Lee's Brokeback Mountain. Cheers. -- This message was sent to you using the Email a friend facility on the BBC's WWW site, http://www.bbc.co.uk/. If you wish to complain about this email, please forward it in its entirety to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The BBC is not responsible for the content of this email, and anything said in this email does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views. Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
g_b From The Observer's New Year issue: Lovers in law
Not more articles on gay marriage in the UK... well just a few, since these are two good ones from The Observer's New Year issue. The first was on what an ordinary revolution gay marriage was - ordinary in how the changes it has effected will be felt by ordinary couples, not just celebrities too, and ordinary too, in that it is such an obvious thing that many people can hardly see it as a revolution at all. The first article is an overview, but the second one is the really moving one, for the personal story of two men who met in 1951 and have been together since. Marriage in such a circumstance seems just an afterthought to a relationship far deeper established than anything legal could be. Vikram Lovers in law We know about Elton and David, but what about Ben and Dick, Mark and Shaun, Karen and Joanne? This is the story of how 'Pink Wednesday' validated the love of three gay couples Louise France Sunday January 1, 2006 The Observer Ben Duncan proposed to Dick Chapman in the summer of 1952 but he still remembers the occasion vividly. He'd chosen the perfect place, the perfect time of day: Oxford's Christ Church meadow at sunset. In the distance, punts floated by on the River Cherwell. 'What I had wanted all my life was to find one other person, and I knew I had found him,' he recalls. 'We went for a walk and sat on the benches under the walls of Merton College to look at the wonderful view. I thought to myself, this is the right moment to ask. After a suitably dramatic pause, I turned to him and suggested we spend the rest of our lives together.' Ben was over six foot tall, a romantic and impulsive American from Alabama, bewitched by England: 'It was the country of my dreams. I had built up a unrealistic idea of it based on literature but I had stepped into a dream, and Dick was part of that dream.' As for Dick, he was handsome and practical, the son of high-achieving Cambridge academics. 'There are moments in your life you remember absolutely, for ever after,' he says, taking up their story. 'And Ben's proposal was one of them. I thought it was wonderful but I also thought how could this possibly be? Ben had no rights to stay in England, no visible means of support, no family.' Furthermore, Ben was suggesting they live as a couple - two men in the kind of relationship that could land them in prison if discovered by the authorities; the kind that would remain illegal for another 15 years. Over half a century later, at 9.30am on 21 December 2005 in a brightly lit office in Cambridge, Ben and Dick were one of the first couples in the country to register as civil partners. There was little fuss, no lavish reception or meandering speeches. At their request, no family members were present. Instead, a younger gay couple acted as their witnesses, and Ben and Dick were theirs. Afterwards, all four returned home for lunch and the chance to talk about what the day had meant to them all. 'I never imagined this moment would come,' says Ben, 78. 'I suppose during the early years of the gay movement the idea was floating around, and I thought Wouldn't it be wonderful?, but I never really believed I would live to see it happen.' Dick, 75, agrees: 'I can still hardly believe it,' he says. Judging by the media coverage the following day, one might have imagined the only ones to walk up the aisle on 'Pink Wednesday' were Elton John and David Furnish (not forgetting their black and white spaniel Arthur, nipping at their polished heels). However, almost 700 other same-sex couples across Britain also took advantage of the historic new legislation. Over the last month I've followed three of them: Ben and Dick, Mark and Shaun Johnson from Liverpool and Karen Carter and Joanne Ellerington, who live in Blackpool. On a purely practical level, all have spent their first Christmas together secure in the knowledge that they can now automatically inherit from each other without a will, benefit from their partner's national insurance contributions and pension, be exempt from inheritance tax and treated as a couple for immigration purposes. Nine other European countries already have similar legislation but for the first time in British history privileges which have been the right of any married couple - most poignantly, the right to register a loved one's death and to be automatically consulted about hospital treatment - are now enshrined in law for gay partners, too. In the event that any of them should decide to divorce, they won't be able to until 2007. As with any doomed marriage, they must give the relationship a go for at least a year and expect the same division of assets if it does go wrong. But talking to these newly hitched couples, it's clear the legislation is as much to do with love and romance as any of the legal small print. 'Civil partnership' might be one of the least sentimental phrases ever concocted, and filling in a form might not
g_b Sankranti:GB Goes Kite Flying on Sunday 15 January 2006!
~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ GayBombay Goes Kite Flying on Sunday 15 January 2006! ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ Time: 4.30 pm onwards. Venue: Juhu beach. We'll assemble near the Shivaji Statue outside the Ramada Palm Grove Hotel between 4.30 - 5.00 pm and then proceed to the main beach. Look for someone wearing a black cap. Location: Vile Parle (West) is the closest train station. ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ SANKRANTI: It's January and in Gujarat and Maharashtra that means just one thing: its time to start flying kites again! At this time of the year the breezes are strong and the weather is pleasant enough for people to spend all day flying kites from their rooftops. Go to Bhuleshwar, one of the older districts in Bombay, and you'll find the streets full of makeshift kite shops and the skies full of kites. In particular people fly kites on Makar Sankranti in Maharashtra and Utraan in Gujarat. It symbolises the begining of the Sun's journey towards the northern hemisphere. This year Makar Sankranti falls on Saturday 14 January and, for the fifth time, Gaybombay will be celebrating it by flying kites on the following Sunday. Everyone who came last year can tell you what a blast we had; after we finished flying the kites we looked for other means to have fun on Juhu beach. Kite flying is a delicate thing: it's all about the skill at handling the wind, knowing how to handle the manja (the thread), when to let it go slack and when to pull abruptly. We have some pretty good kite flyers among us. So it's going to be an interesting evening. ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ There's obviously no cost for this meet. We'll be buying a certain number of kites. But you're welcome to bring your own kites and, even more important, your manja (the kite flying thread). Just try to make sure the kites are pink! See you there. ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ ` GB, as a support group, has created this comfort/safe space for gays. Many people at the party may be newbies (those still coming to terms with their sexuality and/or those who have mustered the courage to come to such a party for the first time). We request you to be sensitive to the comfort levels of others and to behave and dress accordingly. ` You have to be above the age of 18 to attend this event. ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ This event is organized by: http://www.gaybombay.org. Right of admission reserved. If you have any further questions please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
g_b Hearing Aid
An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%. The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, "Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again." The gentleman replied, "Oh, I haven't told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!" Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "gay_bombay" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
g_b Proud to Be an Indian....
Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ?A. Rajiv GuptaQ. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of thetoday's computers run on it)?A. Vinod DahmQ. Who is the third richest man on the world?A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Azim Premji,who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6 th position now.Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No web based email program)?A. Sabeer BhatiaQ. Who is the president of AT T-Bell Labs (AT T-Bell Labs is thecreator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?A. Arun NetravalliQ. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000,responsible to iron out all initial problems?A. Sanjay TejwrikaQ. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey Stanchart?A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.Q. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America,even faring better than the whites and the natives.There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5% of population). YET,38% of doctors in USA are Indians.12% scientists in USA are Indians.36% of NASA scientists are Indians.34% of Microsoft employees are Indians.28% of IBM employees are Indians.17% of INTEL scientists are Indians.13% of XEROX employees are! Indians.( Some of the following facts may be known to you. These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLDHISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA.1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.3. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC.More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4th century BCwas one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education. 4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty stricken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago.The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's works dates to the 6 the Century which is long before the European mathematicians. 9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India. Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world. 11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi. 12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.13. Chess was invented in India .14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India. 15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in SindhuValley (Indus Valley Civilization).16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in Indiain 100 BC.Quotes about India. And top of it me Jimmy Khan, A True Indian Consulting in Health and Beauty spa industry. (Just Kidding) Say proudly, I AM AN INDIAN. Regards, Jimmy khan Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. SPONSORED LINKS Romance relationship Bombay india
g_b friends/mates wanted for jan3
1) Raju K [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon Jan 2, 2006 7:54am Subject: Any one of you guys in MELBOURNE...??? Hi Melbourne Guys, Any of you want to have fun and friendship. I'm 25m 32wst 5.9ht Clean shaven guy studying in Melbourne.. If any one interested reply with your details... 2) From: Karim k [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun Jan 1, 2006 10:52pm Subject: RE: g_b Vancouver here hi there, you sent this message a long time ago! i am nere visiting and would be nice to meet some new people here ... do tell me more about yourself ... talk soon? 3) From: u k [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun Jan 1, 2006 11:48pm Subject: chembur hi i am upendra from chembur. i lik to make friends i want to share our exp. i am 33m/chenmbu/bi plz call me 4) From: Prashant Samarth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon Jan 2, 2006 11:44am Subject: Visiting Mumbai Hello I'm currently visiting Mumbai, look forward to meet up some cool fun guys here in Mumbai my email is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm 35 6ft 75kg brown eyes, black hair short, clean shaven, 34waist, good looking, inshape. Looking to have some fun and good times here in Mumbai. Fell free to contact me via email. 5) From: enigmaman95 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat Dec 31, 2005 7:06pm Subject: Anyone in Columbus OH or Minneapolis? American attracted to Indian men here. Professional/discreet. 6) From: Karan Gupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:44pm Subject: delhi Am a bot/28 in Del for a week. Any top interested in friendship and more? Mail me back on this 7) From: vishu shashi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed Dec 28, 2005 4:17pm Subject: Need a good Friend /Hyderabad Hi, Iam vishu from Hyderabad, i am in need of a good caring friend, who can love me, care and give happiness to me. I am 25 yrs male 5.5ht fair. Is there any one who can be my friend forever. Hoping this new year would give me a new life with a good loving friend. Wish u all a very happy new year 2006. Group Site: http://www.gaybombay.info == This message was posted to the gay_bombay Yahoo! Group. Responses to messages (by clicking Reply) will also be posted on the eGroup and sent to all members. If you'd like to respond privately to the author of any message then please compose and send a new email message to the author's email address. Post:- gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com Subscribe:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Digest Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] No Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Individual Mail Mode:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Us:- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives are at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Classifieds for personal advertisements are back on www.gaybombay.info site. Please exercise restraint in the language of your personal advertisement. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
