The real loser

It was another orthopedic case where I had to advice an elastocrepe bandage and pain killers. As usual I was about to return to my duty room when I noticed the nursing attendant put something away into the table drawer. I was curious to know what that precious item was which he was trying to keep in his posession. I opened the drawer and found the label from the empty container of the elastocrepe bandage which was used on the patient. It made no sense to me as to why a label should be stored along with other important items in the table drawer and I could not help but satisfy my curiousity by asking the attendant about it.

He was at first reluctant to answer which only fuelled my inquisitiveness and he answered sheepishly. A medical representative has offered him cash benefits for each label of the bandage which will be used to replace the labels of the free samples that the medical representative is supposed to give to the doctors for free (free samples contain the label that it is not for sale). An elastocrepe bandage costs somewhere around Rs 100 to 200 depending on the size of it.

I was wondering who the loser in this deal is. Is it the pharmaceutical company which expected the representative to deliver the free samples to promote it’s products, the doctor who could have got a couple of free stuff to please his private patients or the patients who could have got a bandage for free. I had to console myself with the conclusion that the medical representative himself is the loser who won’t be able to market his products efficiently with the orthopedicians.

A moral story

I could not help sharing this video after seeing it in Krishna's blog. I was touched, deeply moved and above all highly inspired. This reminded me not to judge anybody by their external appearance and not to be cynical. It also reminded me that dreams can be fulfilled no matter how old you are. Rarely do I get to see such an inspiring video.

Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent
by dwarthy

Guiding light

... May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my
calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my
help.
..... Hippocrates (460 BC - 370 BC)

More BSNL tips

The following are some of the tools available for BSNL customers at the time of writing this post.

To know last bill amount
Send BILL to 53333
To get usage amount
Send AMT to 53333

Ring Back Tone
Send BT ACT to 56700 to activate. This should be followed by BT song-code to 56700
Send BT DACT to 56700 to deactivate.
Visit http://www.keralatelecom.com/teleNEWS/prbt1817.htm for more details.

SMS Message Center
For numbers starting with 9447 - +919440099997
For numbers starting with 9446, 9495 or 9496 - +919442099997

To activate Friends and Family Call Plan
SMS the following to 53733
FFELandline Number (including STD code) Mobile Number

To know the EMI number of your handset
Press *#06#

BSNL GPRS Settings - what worked for me

The following are the BSNL GPRS activation settings in South India at the time of writing this blog post.

To activate GPRS
Post Paid Customers should send the following SMS to 53733

1. GPRS199 – Rs 199/month; unlimited usage
2. GPRS49 – Rs 49/month; After 5 MB usage, each 10 KB costs 3 paise
3. GPRSF – No monthly fee; each 10 KB costs 5 paise

Pre Paid customers should send the following SMS to 53733

GPRSPRE – each KB costs 2 paise

To deactivate GPRS facility:
Send the following SMS to 53733
GPRSD

Activate the automatic GPRS settings:
Visit http://218.248.72.246/msp/html
OR
SMS the following to 58355
MODEL MAKE
e.g. NOKIA 6070

BSNL INTERNET Settings: (This is what enabled internet access for my mobile applications)

1. Select Settings from Menu > Settings >Configuration>Personal configuration settings>Options>Add new>Access point

2. Connection name: BSNL GPRS

3. Data bearer: GPRS

4. Access point name: gprssouth.cellone.in

5. User name:

6. Prompt password: No

7. Password:

8. Authentication: Normal

9. Press Back to save the settings.

10. Press “Activate default in all applications”

PC configuration (With Nokia PC Suite)

Install software (PC suite & original cable driver).

Click on Internet settings in PC suite

1. Click on settings in one touch Access in Nokia PC Suite

2. Select Modem of Mobile Modem (eg: Nokia N72 USB Modem) and press Next

3. Click on Configure Manually and press Next

4. fill the blanks like

Access point: gprssouth.cellone.in OR bsnlsouth

UserName: Mobileno (9194xxxxxxxx)

Password: Mobile no (9194xxxxxxxx)

and press finish

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