Ones n Zeroes

I failed.Shame on me :-(

2012-01-22T00:01:00.000+05:30

I failed.Shame on me :-(

Nothing less nothing more.Those are the only words that are apt to describe my immediate reaction on that day.

Let me Confess it.

Right from my childhood I have a passion for that Olive Green Uniform and I always dreamt of joining the Army.So,obvisouly to fuel it I used to gather every other article and photo that I came across in The Hindu or any other magazines like India Today,Outlook etc etc,that I can lay my hands on.In addition to that two of my immediate Cousins are in Army and Airforce and one of my Uncle is Engineer in Chief in Military Engg Services.I found that designation as a royal way of addressing an Engineer and also the Jawans coming in an Olive Green Ambassador with a rotating beacon light and stars on the number plate with an arrow mark,to pick and drop my Uncle always fascinated me.So,it is obvious that the passion to join the Forces is more and more gettng stronger.

Combined Defence Services(CDS) exam is a national level exam conducted by UPSC.I had appeared CDS exam for three times.First time I appeared for it in the Pre-Final year,Second time in the Final year and third time after the Final year.In the first two attempts I didn't cleared the nation wide test.But,in my thrid attempt,I cleared the test and got short listed for the Interview.Mind you,this is a nation wide test,clearing it and getting shortlisted for the interview itself is a big achievement for me.

So,I geared up myself for the interview by booking the tickets to Allahabad-UP by Ganga Kaveri Express which is a 2 days journey from my hometown.The train reached Allahabad early in the morning at 4 a.m.I got down and bought myself a tea and started lookingout for a company to reach the Venue.With the train leaving the platform,the hustle and bustle settled down.Then I observed that there are lot many guys awaiting to reach the Venue which is 8kms away from the Station.We got introduced to each other and gathered the information that an Army Bus,coloured in Olive Green :-) will be available at the Station to carry the Candidates to the Venue.So,we decided to chit chat and await the Bus.One guy was commenting about the Chillness in Allahabad,one was about the cleanliness at the Station premises and a few others are busy watching the girls on the Platform.Besdies doing all these things I was under a bit of tension also because I am few steps away from achieving my dream and started day dreaming of donning myself an Olive Green Uniform with a name plate reading Capt.K.Kiran :-).I was tense because I don't want to mess up my chances after clearing the nation wide test and shortlisted for an Personal Interview.

Sharp 6.00 a.m. a bus came and we all were made to get into the bus in a queue after showing the Call letter.After reaching the venue there was a roll call and we were asked to submit our Educational certificates for Personal verification,explained us the schedule of different tests that we are going to face during this 3 day test and then provided us the accomodation.After getting settled down we started chit chatting,this time about the exam,pass percentage and the chances of we making it.

Frankly speaking,the first day's tests were just a cake walk for me because they are a mix of Apptitude,Reasoning and Arithmetic etc.As I was simultaneosuly preparing for TOEFL and GRE then,I was able to clear the tests with ease.Then came the second day.It was like they will show a picture on the screen for a few minutes and we were asked to write a story on it.There were about 30 guys in the classroom.And then they randomly picked the guys to form a team of 5 each.Now,each member of the team will have to share his story within the team and we all have to make up one story.We have to choose one guy within the team as a Leader to present the story,followed by a Group Discussion.All this within a span on 10 minutes or so.

Three Officers were conducting this round.Slowly team after team were called and finally it's time for our team.We entered the room.This is where I screwed up the Group discussion,royally under tension.To put it short, the rest of the guys in the team are better than me because their Parents are already in Defence and they are fully mentally prepared on what kind of tests they are going to take and how to handle those tests.Myself poor in GD.Along with me two more guys failed in this test.

After an hour they displayed the shortlisted candidates for the Physical test and I came to know that I didn't make it to the next round of tests because I failed to reach the cut off score. "I failed,shame on me" was the immediate reaction when I saw the blackboard listing the shortlisted candidates' numbers for the next round of tests.That was the last nail on my dreams of joining Army.

If I take the same test now,may be I would get through even the GD.

Whenever I pass through Officers Training Academy-St.Thomas Mount,it reminds me of my failure at CDS.Even today, the memories of my failure are fresh in my mind and I seriosuly regret that day.If I would have prepared a bit on how to handle GD,may be I would have made it to the next round and eventually into the Army and would have attended the Passing out Parade like these guys.
Guys,I envy you all :-).

I confess.I failed,shame on me :-(

10,000 kms

2011-12-24T22:48:00.001+05:30

With today I had clocked 10,000kms on my Pulsar.:-).Yes,I do agree it is not that big a thing as Lokpal or FDI or Food Security Bill to deserve a mention in the blog world.But,still I just can't resist.

That was on Sep 20th 2007.I reached home by Tamilnadu Express and was having breakfast.Suddenly,it striked to me that it's time I should get my own bike and shared my noble thought :-) with my Dad.He gave me a glance by taking a break for a second from reading "The Hindu" and again made himself busy in reading the Paper religiously.When I raised it for the second time projecting myself a bit serious then he said (read preached) "Kiran,look it's just a few months that you are into a job and you started thinking of splurging your money.Moreover in Chennai as you are staying so far away from workspace, I don't think it is realistic to commute daily on bike.So,I think it can wait or you can put your money into some meaningful investment product whose value will keep appreciating over the years unlike the Bike".

Somehow I convinced by reminding him that I never asked for one during the College days because I always dreamt of a bike which I can call something of my own.Just as the Bournvita ad says "Paapa ne nahi,maine kharidaa :-)".( It's not my Dad,but I bought it ).

Choosing the make was never a tough one as I had already fixed my mind on Bajaj Pulsar especially for the design.If you ask whether I recommend it for others.Then,it is an emphatic Yes for the following reasons.It's breaking mechanism is damn good,won't shake a bit even if you are clocking 70km an hour,though not advised for safety reasons,mileage is ok,design of the Headlight & tail light with LEDs,to top it all looks are also guaranteed :-).Overall it satisfies the urge of a guy who expects a bike with good looks and decent mileage topped with performance.

If I look back and think, I am confident that I had taken a wise decision by going for Pulsar and moreover the urge of owning a bike of my own is also satisfied.10,000kms over a period of 5 years is not a big figure but I am happy with the overall performance of it.

To keep the readers interested in.....

1.Pulsar Ad 1.

2.Pulsar Ad 2.

So,what's next....just as in Tide advertisement.....

Do paiyyon ka Farakh hai,aa jaayenge :-) :-)
( It's just a difference of two Wheels,I will reach there too )

Caligynephobia

2011-11-26T12:33:00.001+05:30

Kewl....there is a word for everything in English.It's just we need to keep our eyes and ears open.

Caligynephobia- Fear of beautiful women.

Whenever I get to see any beautiful girl the very first word that strikes to my mind is "Intimidating Beauty" as I was not aware that there is a specific word for this.Just a day back when I was reading a regional magazine,I came to know about the word Caligynephobia which means "Fear of beautiful Women/Girl".

I think I have this Caligynephobia.:-)

I love Ads - 2

2011-11-20T10:42:00.001+05:30

Here is an ad of Tata Home loans.

Khulke Jiyo,Aapke apne ghar mein

That's what I call an ad which grabs the attention,catches the eyeball and at the same time delivers the message.10 out of 10.

DMAT your Edu Qualifications

2011-10-26T10:04:00.001+05:30

I don't know how I missed out blogging about this recent development in Edu Space.Taking into cognizance that Govt is planning to table the National Academic Depository bill soon,I think we will be able to DMAT our Educational Credentials online.If that is really gonna happen.....Bingo no need to carry Edu certificates while attending the interviews or for any other purpose.All we have to submit is an ID or Ref No on the lines of DMAT ID.

A bit of googling on this made me feel that Govt is indeed working towards this objective.Check the below links

1.National Academic Depository Bill

2.National Academic Depostiory

Isn't that kewl Dude :-)

Btw wishing you all a very happy Deepavali :-)

Moooooost Favoured Nation :-)

2011-08-31T17:05:00.001+05:30

Pakistan agrees :-) to grant Most Favoured Nation status to India.

I don't know what to say....:-)

Buzz word is Fasting :-)

2011-08-21T11:39:00.004+05:30

Just my two Cents on the Anna Hazare's-Civil Society agitation against corruption.His intentions could be right but somehow I feel one can't hold the Govt for a ransom.It gives an impression that one with a bit of popularity in the Public can armtwist the Govt to accept their own demands irrespective of how rational or irrational it may be.

A few months back one bozo sat on so called Fast Unto Death and our Home Minister announced that the Govt is giving into their demand for a Separate state.Everybody knows how irrational it is and is just a demand of vested interests who are hungry for Power.Ofcourse,it's just an announcement from the Home Minister and nothing much but it just gave the Public an impression that "Just a few days of Fast and we can bring down the Govt to its knees".

Ok,lets move to an agitation which is no way connected to any political party or political ambitions.

Irom Sharmila.
Does it rings a bell ? No ?
If not,because she is protesting in Manipur for the withdrawal of AFSPA and not in Nai Dilli(read as New Delhi).

Here is an article by Kalpana Sharma on the same in the Talking point section of Magazine from today's The Hindu new paper.

Another India,Another Protest

In the end... "More than anything,the need of the hour is a Strong Govt with a Strong PM".Needless to say it is quite ok even if his/her surname is not Gandhi.:-)

To Conclude

Let's not equate this agitation for Lokpal Bill to Freedom Struggle.It is just one of the many problems that every nation across the World is struggling with.Mere Lokpal Bill will not suffice,this should be supported by strong Judicial Reforms.Bills and Reforms will not be passed/made if People sit on Fast/gather at Ramlila Grounds/Jantarmantar.(Yes,I watch a lot of New Channels :-) ).

Fasting should not be considered as a mechanism to armtwist the Govt.Today it is Lokpal and tomorrow it can be something which could be totally irrational*.

28.08.2011

A similar view expressed in one of the articles in today's Open Page section of The Hindu.

*Ofcourse even I am against Corruption but if you see the larger picture I hope you too agree what I say.

Calvin Speaks - 4

2011-03-08T20:34:00.000+05:30

*double click on the image to get a better view

Folks,do we still need a reason to love Calvin ?

I just love his vocab and "I know it all attitude" :-) :-).

2011-03-05T19:33:00.000+05:30

So,what's up Folks ? Longtime I had been here in this world of Blogging.Not just me even my B'Buddies (Blog Buddies,see I just coined a new word.:-) ) are not that frequent in blogging.Could be busy with their own life and stuff.

Branding - 4 - Rupa

2010-08-28T19:54:00.000+05:30

“We don't want to tell readers what they should read, rather, we publish what they would like to read.”

That's what Kapish Mehra of Rupa & Co says.Just like me if you are also interested in knowing the stories behind the Brand,their naming,the logo etc then read on.Today I'm here with excerpts of an an article on Rupa & Co in The Hindu.Here we go.......

But why the name ‘Rupa'? “That's also an interesting story. He was looking for a name to give his company. He had gone to see a play in which there were two characters — Rupa and Sona. He found Sona too glamorous a name and instead picked Rupa.” Mehra started the company with a loan of Rs.590 from Pearl Assurance Company.

Also, not too many people know that the familiar logo of Rupa was designed by Satyajit Ray. “All he charged for it were a few good books to read,” says Kapish. However, to mark its 75th year, Kapish has “added some elements to the old one.”

For more on this article you can check the link

Best Out of Office Mails

2010-07-10T18:43:00.000+05:30

Got this as one of the E-mail forwards yesterday and was ROTFL for a few minutes

1: I am currently out at a job interview and will reply to you if I fail to get the position.

2: I'm not really out of the office. I'm just ignoring you.

3: You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at all.

4: Sorry to have missed you but I am at the doctors having my brain removed so that I may be promoted to management.

5: I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me until I return from vacation on 4/18. Please be patient and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.

6: Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first ten words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.

7: The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try sending again.'
(The beauty of this is that when you return, you can see how many in-duh-viduals did this over and over).

8: Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.

9: Hi. I'm thinking about what you've just sent me. Please wait by your PC for my response.

10: Hi! I'm busy negotiating the salary for my new job. Don't bother to leave me any messages.

11: I've run away to join a different circus.

AND, FINALLY, THIS ONE TAKES THE CAKE:

12: I will be out of the office for the next 2 weeks for medical reasons. When I return, please refer to me as 'Loretta' instead of 'Steve'.

I love Ads -1

2010-05-29T14:33:00.000+05:30

Folks,People switch Channels when there is a Ad but I switch channels when there is no Ad.
Lol :-).A bit of exaggeration.Well....point is I do like watching some channels especially for Ads.So,through this blog world I am gonna share a list of ads which I think deserve a praise.To start with.....

Bharti Airtel Ad-1
Bharti Airtel Ad-2
Bharti Airtel Ad-3
Bharti Airtel Ad-4
Bharti Airtel Ad-5

I think the 1st ad was aired on the occasion of Bharti (Airtel) unveiling its new logo.Worth to be mentioned that the famous Airtel tune was composed by none other than A.R.Rahman.

Bharti Airtel Ad-6 Har ek friend zaroori hota hai

Bharti Airtel Ad-6 Budget life saver Friend

Rolling on the floor laughing :-).A Friend in need is a friend indeed.

An ad which grabs the attention,catches the eye ball,leaves a mark on the Customer's mind and at the same time delivers the right message.Probably the best ad that had hit Ad World recently.10 out of 10 to this Ad.

Funny-2

2010-04-07T20:27:00.001+05:30

Just go to see a Pulsar which is running ahead of mine with a tag line on the tail end of its rear mudgaurd.

It reads like "Don't disturb,I am already disturbed"

ROTFL.

I thought either he should be a broken heart or a Software Engineer and looked at his face.No doubt the latter is true as I got to see a leash errrr I mean a tag flashing an IT Company's name.

Some Loop...Endloop would have turned into an Infinite Loop.Lolll

Calvin Speaks - 3

2010-04-01T19:16:00.000+05:30

I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it whotuit a pboerlm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

Why on earth does the Teacher make me rote spellings ? May be I should share this info with Miss.Wormwood :-)

Justify War

2010-03-24T18:55:00.000+05:30

Well.....Obama awarded a Nobel Prize for Peace made me to dig the webspace to know exactly on what Parameters he was awarded .If you would like to know right from the horse's mouth then do check the below given link

Why Barack Obama ?

I didn't get much of it :-) but from the comments of the news channels and all it sounds like he was awarded for his Intentions to bring peace.And downhere are the excerpts of his speech.I just liked the way or the kind of words he used to justify the war in point no.5.

1.Still, we are at war, and I'm responsible for the deployment of thousands of young Americans to battle in a distant land. Some will kill, and some will be killed. And so I come here with an acute sense of the costs of armed conflict – filled with difficult questions about the relationship between war and peace, and our effort to replace one with the other.

2.The concept of a "just war" emerged, suggesting that war is justified only when certain conditions were met: if it is waged as a last resort or in self-defense; if the force used is proportional; and if, whenever possible, civilians are spared from violence.

3.We must begin by acknowledging the hard truth: We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes. There will be times when nations – acting individually or in concert – will find the use of force not only necessary but morally justified.

4.I know there's nothing weak – nothing passive – nothing naïve – in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King.

5.But as a head of state sworn to protect and defend my nation, I cannot be guided by their examples alone. I face the world as it is, and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people. For make no mistake: Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to lay down their arms. To say that force may sometimes be necessary is not a call to cynicism – it is a recognition of history; the imperfections of man and the limits of reason.

For a full length read of his speech do check the below given link

Justify War :-)

I have a small query ( as usually :-) )

Will ever an Indian be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize if India wages war with the so called Friendly Neighbour citing the same terms?

Calvin Speaks - 2

2010-03-16T11:48:00.000+05:30

List of People considered for Padma Awards -2010.

Mr.Calvin:- Now,Where the hell is my Name in that list.I see vested interests deep conspiracy in eliminating my name.Just by eliminating my name from the list you can't cow down a growing Super Power.

Anyway gone are the days when there is a Sanctity to the awards and the awardees.Now People demand that they should be awarded.Sounds Funny :-)

World is so small :-)

2010-03-14T19:43:00.001+05:30

Well,I always believe in the saying that "World is so small".We never know whom we will bump into the very next day.

MHRD+UGC+NAAC+AICTE = ? ? ?

2010-02-13T19:04:00.002+05:30

1.Central University

2.State Univeristy

3.Deemed Univeristy

4.Private University.

5.Foregin University ( in Future)

Above is the classification of Universities that Indian Higher Education Sector follows.The recent blanket ban on 44 Deemed Universities and talk shows that were aired on NDTV made me to think into what actually it is required for an Insitution to get a Deemed University Status.In layman terms, I understood that an Institution which is serving the education sector by providing good Quality Education complemented by research activities consistently over a period of years can be considered to be given a Deemed University Status.In addition to this there might be many other benchmarks,rules & regulations that UGC looks into to before conferring a Deemed Univeristy status.

If we take a look at some of the Colleges which were conferred Deemed University Status,none needs Rocket Science to understand that Vitamin-M is the only parameter that UGC has looked into to confer a Deemed Univ status to them.Thanks to the Yashpal Committee/Tandon Committee which highlighted the fact of mushrooming DUs' across the Country and the compromise on Quality of Education.Both the Committees have highlighted the facts that some of the Deemed Universities lack basic infrastructure,flout the rules on no.of intake,no faculty,offering odd branches of Studies, Capitation fees and many more.Considering all those parameters,no doubt that some of the Institutions should be scrapped of their Deemed University Status. There is no second thought on that.

But,if the same benchmark/parameters are applied to State Universities as well then how many of the Arts & Science/Engg Colleges that are affiliated to State Universities or say State Universities themselves satisify those parameters ?

Does that mean State Universities are going to de-affiliate all those colleges ?

Does that mean MHRD is going to revoke State University Status to all those State Universities which are not upto the mark ?

Does that mean the system of Affiliation/Accreditation/State Universities itself is crap ?

I feel that the concept of Deemed University is not wrong but just the implementation of the Concept is.Scrap the erring Deemed Universities left and right but not the Deemed University concept and also exercise due diligence while conferring a DU status in the future.At the same time it will be double the nice if Govt.takes a look at the Quality of the State Universities and take some strict corrective measures.Atlast,it is all about Education.

It is high time for the Indian Govt to take a crystal clear stand on Private Universities which can bring in a lot of Education-Industry Colloboration which is the need of the hour.

Just FYI check the below given recent articles in THE HINDU

Ills of Higher Education

Deemed Universities redeemed or rubbished

India's Open door to Foreign Univerisities

Updated on 05/06/2010
Deemed universities unhappy with new UGC guidelines

Updated on 31/08/2011
High Court dismisses the writ petition filed by Deemed Universities challenging the UGC guidelines.

Updated on 17/09/2011
Fate of pass-outs from IISER uncertain.

Blunder after Blunder from MHRD.Why don't they consider such bills or acts on priority and sort it out irrespective of the Parliament Session disruptions.For info,no Private Organisation/body/Trust Profit oriented or Non profit oriented is allowed to have the word "India" in their name.Such is the importance of tagging the word "India".If the state of educational instiutions like "Indian Instituion of Science Education and Research" is like this,I really doubt the Govt's commitment to cleanse the Education system in the Country.

Updated on 06/11/2011

Setback for Deemed Universities

No relief for Deemed Universities

If they are going to be run as affiliated colleges of State run Universities,What's the fate of the ex and current students of these Deemed Universities?

Aren't We......?

2010-02-05T18:07:00.000+05:30

If Australians say Australia is only for Australians then it is Racism.
If Kiwis say Newzeland is only for Kiwis then also it is Racism.

Indian Govt summons Australia's High Commissioner and expresses its displeasure over Racism.

But,When a Political Party within India says Maharashtra is only for Maharashtrians and what not, Indian Govt looks the other way.Is this not a kind of Racism ?

Aren't we double standard ?

Shahrukh,lage raho Maamu,lage raho.

As Arjun Rampaal says,this Political Party is just another bully which needs to be set right.

Resurrection

2010-01-23T19:19:00.000+05:30

God has listened to the prayers of all his devotees and decided to Resurrect it.

Yes Folks, Yamaha is going to be back again on the roads with the same design but with a 4 stroke version.

Resurrection

Vrooom......Vroooooom........Vroooooooooooom :-) :-)

It's new Year again-2010

2010-01-01T11:27:00.000+05:30

Well.....Call it an End of an Year or beginning of a New Year better we keep running.I do remember reading a poster years back in V's house which reads like as below
*****
Every Morning in Africa, a Deer wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest Lion or it will be killed.
Every Morning a Lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest deer or it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Deer,when the Sun comes up...
WE BETTER BE RUNNING.
******
More or less we follow the same rule.
Well.....I can say the year 2009 went fine in all aspects.
Never in my dreams I thought I will become a frequent flyer :-).
Hope 2010 will also be a Prosperous new year.

Wishing you all a very happy and a prosperous new year.May all your wishes come true :-)

Long way to go Buddy........

2009-11-22T11:32:00.000+05:30

Downhere are the excerpts from an article in today's MAGAZINE of Hindu newspaper.

“Just listen how this illiterate woman is trying to make sense of all of this for me!”

She lamented: “..... who killed ...... ....... have been punished with death, so why should poor innocent ...... like us continue to suffer?”

She heard about the massacre in Gujarat in 2002, targeting the ........... “I don't think targeting any one religious community is right, whether ....... or ........... After all they are all human beings. Why should any one be attacked and why should any poor person get killed because of these things? I feel in my heart the pain of anyone who suffers misfortune, including people killed in riots or by bombs; I feel their shock and their fears.”

For more on this do go through this link.

.......................................

I always wonder why people resort to such violence targeting innocent people just because they belong to a particular religion or follows a particular faith.Why we fail to understand that it is one or a few Individual's bullshit dogmatic principles that lead to a leader's Murder or some other sort of violence but not the religion or faith.

Recently I saw a movie and would like to mention a dialogue which goes like this....

"Insaan ke naam mey, log Mujhab dhoondthe hai....."

Long way to go Buddy so that we can refer ourselves as Human Beings, if this is the case.

CIC

2009-11-22T11:21:00.000+05:30

So far no consensus on who will be the next CIC .
My vote is for Kiran Bedi.
For people who want to know what CIC's role is, then take a look at this link.
Refer to Google for more on CIC in colloquial terms with the key word "CIC+India"

Calvin Speaks - 1

2009-11-21T19:39:00.000+05:30

Well,I am hereby bringing up an article named " Calvin Speak's " to all my readers (Readers ? Do I really have one :-) ) which is an imaginary version about how Mr.Calvin reacts to a particular situation in my own words.

Mr.Ratan Tata looking for a Successor

Mr.Tata : “It could also be an expatriate sitting in that position,’’ with nearly 65% of the group’s revenue coming from overseas markets...

Mr.Calvin: Better I keep a low profile till this Guy finds one to run his Company.I am not interested in taking up any additional responsibility.Already,I am loaded. Grrrr........

Crisis Part - 1

2009-10-31T12:22:00.000+05:30

Totally screwed up :-(

Peace Loving Country

2009-10-15T19:23:00.000+05:30

Now,What the hell is this ?

Sometimes I really feel that the entire world is depriving us the right to be aggressive by referring to our nation as a Peace Loving Country.Once we are tagged with such a tag it becomes our responsibility to live up to it irrespective of what others are doing to us.I do believe that War is not the solution for everything but still really I don't understand why every neighbouring Country wants a piece of our land.

Travelogue - 3

2009-09-28T11:53:00.001+05:30

It is my 2nd visit to Gurgaon and the 3rd visit is already on cards.The very first thought I got on entering into this Satellite city (Gurgaon is 32 kms away from Delhi and is a part of Haryana) is that the city should be rechristened as DLFgaon as almost more than 80% of the infrastructure space here is developed by DLF.Whereever we go we will find a Sheeshmahal most of them are by DLF and a few by some other realty developers.The most surprising part of this city is whether it is a office space or a commercial space or a residential place every building is a sky scrapper with not less than 10 floors minimum.

After staying in Chennai for these many years,the very first question I asked the driver is "Yaha pe paani ka problem nahi hai kya ? ".

Almost all the news papers are available at the Guesthouse except "The Hindu".Found it very surprising that people here won't subscribe to "The Hindu" .Backhome if I compare the news content of these newspapers with "The Hindu" I found rest of the newspapers as mediocre on all fronts whether it is newsmaking or the print.Not a surprise that people here find The Hindu's English very tough to comprehend.

Platonic

2009-09-15T18:21:00.000+05:30

If you ever wondered how a Friendship between two Opposite genders can be defined or rather I say ever wondered how nicely a Friendship between two Opposite genders can be defined then here is an article which defines the same.

Nice Definition of Platonic

Travelogue - 2

2009-08-15T18:41:00.000+05:30

@Cab
Well,to start with the Call taxi Operators in Chennai have to go a long way to match their counterparts in Bombay,Delhi and Hyderabad.Really,this particular service,inspite of Chennai being a Metro is too bad.I would rate MERU as the best Cab service in all the Metros.Within 10 minutes after your call you will find the Cab waiting at your doorstep.All together there are 1000 Cabs operating under MERU in Bangalore alone.I got lot of Gyaan ie how this MERU operates,how many Cabs do they have and who's money is invested in this (Aapas ki baat hi,suna hai ki Filmstar Sridevi ka paisa laga hua hai isme :-) ) by chit chatting with the driver throughout my travel.Yes,their Service is yet to come to Chennai and that is possible if and only if the Airport is atleast 40KM away from the City.And one more cab service that deserves a mention is Green Cabs from Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL),in Hyderabad.They ply only Maruti 800's and their service is also damn good and economical if one has to roam within the City.Hope Maruti launches this service soon in Chennai too.All in all I give 10 out of 10 to both these Cab Operators.

@Halol
Lot many of us would never had heard about this town which is located 50km away from Baroda City and is home for a US based Automobile gaint.This city deserves a mention in this post due to Idly Sambaar.Gujarat and Idly Sambaar ? Sounds Weird ? Yes,but it is true that here you can get Idly Sambaar for breakfast :-).Ofcourse the Idly will be sukha sukha and Sambaar.....forget it.If you know the taste of Idly Sambaar in TN then you will feel like straight away going into the hotel's kitchen room and teaching the Chef a thing or two about how to make a delicious Idly Sambaar.Btw,even I don't know how to make Idly and sambaar but I am sure that I can judge the taste of it.To be frank I am surprised to find this dish in all the hotel's menu in Gujarat.Hotel Ginger from Tata Group is the best hotel to stay in Baroda.They say it is economical and budget hotel for frequent travellers but, I don't think so.May be from Tata's perspective it is economical :-)

Travelogue - 1

2009-08-01T19:56:00.000+05:30

Well,it's quite a long time that I had blogged.May be I am loaded with Work or I don't have anything to write.To start with I'm into a new Project (ofcourse quite a different one) which involves a lot of travelling visiting best of the best Companies across different sectors,some are Indian and some are subsidiaries of Foreign based Companies.I love and enjoy travelling but this one comes bundled with Work Pressure.Ofcourse,as they say nothing comes for free.

Last week,I had visited a Pharamceutical Major.I get to see big big companies printing in fine print "We believe in providing equal Employment Opportunity".I don't know how far it is true because so far I had never got to see those words in action.But,here in this company I had seen those words in action.Two phsyically challenged individuals working on SAP (End User) as efficient as normal People do or I can say even better.When we get to see such instances only we realise that lot many things in our life we take it for granted.Kudos to this Company.

Btw,wish you all a very happy Friendhsip Day.Friends Rock :-)

Random Thoughts - 3

2009-06-18T20:30:00.000+05:30

@Petrol Bunk
Me:- For Rs.100/- ( means 2 litres).
Attendant 1:- Takes the Pump zeroes the meter and starts filling.
Me: Observing the meter reading of the Pertol Pump.
a few secs passed.....
Attendant 2:- Do you want the bill ?
Me:- No.
Attendant 1 :- Takes out the Petrol Pump and fixes it back to the Bunk.

You might be thinking what's new in it.Generally Attendants will talk about the Bill only if we specifically ask for it.But here in this case this guy asked me just to divert my attention from the meter reading.The moment my attention is divereted the other one zeroed the meter.So,all I got is only 1 litre instead of 2 litres for Rs.100/-.Really it sucks to start a day like this :-(

@Society.

Just mooning around the webspace randomly clicking here and there landed up on this link.

@Describing Pulse of the Pulsar

(Excerpts from The Hindu's Man and Machine Section)

The Pulsar 180 has always been the sportier sibling compared to the smaller 150. Since its launch in 2001, it’s been giving bikers access to a sporty yet frugal motorcycle at an affordable price. Over the years, Bajaj Auto has tweaked its Pulsars, and upped their earlier models. The new 180 DTS-I has managed to lift a few eyebrows, but has it managed to do this for all the right reasons? It seems like just yesterday when we rated the Pulsars as India’s best-looking bike family. However, they are beginning to look jaded. The refreshed 180 borrows cues from the Pulsar 200, and is now shod with reassuringly fatter front forks from that sibling. What remains unchanged is the black dress code for the lower cycle parts, as are the sleek alloy rims.

A large digital speedometer takes a commanding position on the new 180’s fascia, and is surrounded by trendy Pulsar trademark digital instruments such as a bold analog and a white-set tachometer that is easy to decipher. The instrument console includes an engine redline beacon as also twin-trip gauges that can be independently zeroed via a button.

New features on the bike are sporty clip-on handlebars, with a superb set of switches — true to the Pulsar family. These contact-free operation switches have self-canceling indicators. The 180 DTS-i still comes with smart, broad and functional rear view mirrors but they use ill-fitting rubber boots. Another quirk on the new Pulsar is the upside-down engine-kill switch. The new 180 DTS-i, however, gets thumbs-up for its powerful twin horns that are useful on chaotic roads.

New additions :-

The latest Bajaj gets new mini-tank extensions, as well as upmarket-looking raised letter decals. A neat feature is the tank pad that protects the fuel tank from getting scratched by a rider’s belt buckle. The 180 retains its flush-fitting alloy and aircraft-style fuel-filler. While the bike could offer more functional knee recesses, we found its split seat and grab-bar to be welcome new additions. A standout feature is the ubiquitous sharp tail section as well as smart and flush-fitted LED tail and brake light strips that make this one of the best-looking tails on any bike on Indian roads today. The extended rear mudguard provides good illumination for its numberplate. Nice paint quality, good fit and finish, as well as a high level of attention to detail are the other highlights.

The 180 DTS-i sticks with an all-alloy cased, four-stroke cycle engine that’s clearly based on the earlier tried-and-tested powerplant. What remains the same is the air-cooled single-cylinder that displaces 178.6cc. Bajaj has used its patented DTS-i technology, which ensures the engine’s twin-plugs are set to ignite together in one instant. This means twin sparks travel to combust mixture from opposite ends of the combustion chamber and accelerate this process, thereby delivering higher power output as well as improved fuel economy. The bike also employs ExhausTEC, that helps pack a healthy punch in the bike’s power band.

What left us disappointed is that Bajaj has failed to provide this new Pulsar with fuel-injection, instead sticking to the more conventional CV carburetor tech to feed its cylinder. However, there’s a marginal step-up in power as the bike now delivers 17.02bhp at 8500rpm and 1.45kgm of torque at 6500rpm. Throttle action is light with the throttle response never slacking, and the bike revs cleanly all the way into it’s redline without any glitch. Gearshifts are via a toe-only lever, in a 1-down, 4-up pattern, with shift action being ultra-light, albeit lacking a very positive feel. The cable-operated clutch on our test bike worked well at all times.

We managed to hustle the new 180 from rest to 60kph in 4.83 seconds, going on to pass 100kph in 14.18sec en route to a creditable top speed of 120kph. The Pulsar 180 DTS-i rides on 17-inch rims and superior tubeless tyres at both ends, using a twin downtube frame, with its rear swingarm now fabricated from elliptical section metal instead of the rectangular steel used before. And, at the rear, the Pulsar 180 still uses twin, gas-charged suspension.

The clip-on handlebars deliver superior feel and the riding position remains unchanged, calling for a modest lean into the handlebars, with slightly rear-set foot-pegs. The 180’s seat is sufficiently padded.

The uprated suspension and tyres make the bike’s handling very stable in the straight line. There’s a marked improvement in ride quality as the bike soaks up the worst of Indian roads with aplomb. While the new 180 calls upon some extra effort around corners, it stays planted on the road when executing turns.

The front disc brake has been upsized with a 260mm diameter rotor, giving the bike really fierce brake bite and capable of bringing this 147kg motorcycle to a stop from 60kph in no more than 15.6 metres.

You’d think that a larger footprint, four extra kilos and improved performance would have adversely affected economy. But DTS-i tech and an overall efficient engine keep the 180 almost as economical as before. Remember, this Indian sportsbike achieved cult status by virtue of not compromising economy despite it being a performance machine. The 180 gave back a good 43.3kpl in city conditions, and 46kpl on the highway.

Verdict- Either it is 150 or 180 or 200CC,Pulsar Rocks :-).

Vote ?

2009-05-14T19:51:00.000+05:30

Vote ? I never did and even doubt whether I am gonna ever do in the near future unless the Government does something about voting Online.It is not that I am irresponsible or not interested in rendering my duty as a Citizen of this Country but about Convenience/Feasibility/making myself available for Voting in my hometown.

Let's move onto something else :-)

Well,I am not a movie buff or a kind of person who gets influenced by what a Star or Celebrity does.But,a few years back it is me who drove all the way down 35kms just to have a look of how does this person named Kiran Bedi looks like,when she visited a College to give a Lecture.I heard/read alot about her and I don't hesitate to say I am an ardent fan of her.Read some of the books on her like "It's always Possible","I Dare" and "What Went Wrong" (also a tele serial).May be if People like these Contest then for sure I will not miss to Vote.

Well.....to end this post on a lighter note,it's not just the name that we both share but also a few thoughts like "Hard-Earned Name".If you are a regular follower of my blog then you would recall a post of mine which is on similar lines.

'You've got to find what you love'

2009-04-23T19:11:00.000+05:30

Well,last week during an informal chat among the teamates I came to know about a speech given by Mr.Steeve Jobs at Standford's 2005 Graduation Day.Really,it's worth reading and hence found a place here in my blog.

'You've got to find what you love'

Funny

2009-04-14T19:22:00.000+05:30

Downhere are the funny quotes I got to see today on T-Shirts while travelling in the Local train.Really they are quite funny and reads like this.....

"It is all about Mind and Matter.I don't MIND and you don't MATTER."

"Thinking .....(please be Patient)"
Guy wearing this one really looks like as that he is in deep thoughts.

Now comes the best of the best

"I'm Smiling......because I don't know what's going on"

Would like to answer this way when my PM asks me something on deliverables.Lol :-) :-).

Lyrics......

2009-03-19T20:32:00.000+05:30

To start with Thursday-Friday Weekend sucks the most and I am praying so that this ordeal of Odd Weekend will end soon.Hope it will,touchwood.

So,here I am sitting infront of the PC just mooning around the Webspace doing nothing and listening to Emraan Hashmi Songs.For God's sake,please for God's sake can anyone here please let me know who is the lyricist of all Emraan Hashmi's songs.All, when I say all I am not exaggeragting,the lyrics of the songs in which Emraan is casted are damn good.Especially if one can understand each and every word of the lyrics,then I am sure nothing beats it.Here,I am listening to the song Mahi since two hours continuously,I swear.

How....How on earth do they pen such fabulous lyrics ?

And by the way the new Spiked Hair style sported by him in Raaz 2 is simply superb.Should I get one done for mine too ? How my PM will react ? Beta,Sudhar jaa,Appraisal time hai,Zyada karey tho Watt lag jayegi :-)

Atlast.......

2009-02-28T18:40:00.000+05:30

Atlast,an Indian in the Oscar list.....:-)

Pinki:-
It's nice that Mylan brought the ordeals of having a Cleft Lip into limelight through Pinki's story and bagged an Oscar for it.Not just her story but also brought the Organisation which is responsible for Millions of Smiles into limelight.Kudos Mylan :-)
1.Smile Train
2.Smile Train India

Slumdog Millionaire:-
Congrats to the Slum Dog Millionaire team :-) but, I really didn't understand why Taare Zameen Par failed to bag an Oscar whereas an commercial film like SlumDog Millionaire managed to.No doubt Taare Zameen Par weighs more in terms of the story line that lets one understand Myth/Facts related to Dyslexia.Ofcourse People would have heard and even read a few lines here and there about Dyslexia but understanding it upto a certain extent if not to the core is the key thing.I learned about it through an article in HINDU's WELLNESS Section.

In the movie,he describes Dyslexia and clarifies that this is a neurological condition which is not a sign of low intelligence.Just to Quote from wiki

"Dyslexia is a learning disability that manifests primarily as a difficulty with written language, particularly with reading. It is separate and distinct from reading difficulties resulting from other causes, such as a non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from poor or inadequate reading instruction.Evidence suggests that dyslexia results from differences in how the brain processes written and spoken language.Although Dyslexia is thought to be the result of a Neurological difference,it is not an intellectual disability.Dyslexia is diagnosed in people of all levels of intelligence."

Infact,till date neither I watched Slumdog Millionaire nor Taare Zameen Par but still I can say that Taare Zameen Par deserves it.As they say "A Picture is worth a Thousand Words" ie when we show something and explain that let's a person understand the concept better rather than just by reading an related article and Taare Zameen Par as a movie did that.To end with,I am not criticising but just saying that even Taare Zameen Par deserves an Oscar.So, is Oscar an benchmark to judge an film ? I guess not but still, What is the criteria for winning an Oscar ? :-).

Random thoughts-2

2009-02-07T19:37:00.000+05:30

Hmm it's quite a time that I had been to the world of blogging,hence decided to drop a post today.

If one is confronted with a situation where one has to decide whether to spare time for personal commitments or Job related demands,then which one should be given the first priority especially during this Economic Slowdown.I gave priority to my Job and thanks to my Sis who was there to handle the commitments at home.Anyway,all is well that ends well.Thanks to the Almighty.

I thought I will be free for a couple of weeks after TAC* and thought of updating my Technical Skill set but couldn't due to new project's demanding commitments.Sometimes I feel I am just a BOLT in this well furnished building where my PM will be having a Screwdriver to tighten me in whichever the place(read as Project) he can.

It's quite a time that I had read THE HINDU news paper and I miss it,especially the Calvin and Hobbes.

What the Fuck is happening in Mangalore in the name of Religious Morals.Now some bozo will dictate whom we should befriend and whom we should not ? Fuckers!! Grow up for God's sake.

Me and my Friends sitting on the Beasant Nagar beach pavement often argue about how the studs at IIT/NIT differ from us.Some say they are differently wired and have it in them to be in the top rung Tech/Business Schools.I used to say "it is just that we didn't give it a serious try,otherwise even we can make it".But now,sometimes even I feel that indeed the studs at IIT/NIT are differently wired from the rest.It is not just the hardwork but they have something else(not LUCK) too which adds to it.

It's after 3 Weeks ( ie 3 X 6 = 18 days, ie 18 X 24 = 432hours, ie 432 X 60 = 25920 Mins) I took my Bike out and Man! it started just with a kick.I like it.I can say that again :-)

Have a nice Weekend :-).

TAC* and Me

2008-12-31T19:12:00.000+05:30

Today is the last day at the TAC* Project and felt a bit upset that I will no longer be a part of this Fortune 65 Client.I just love TAC*.It is the love towards TAC* that made me to post this :-)

If I look back.........as soon as I joined I was assigned to the TAC* Project.Then,I hardly know anyone and yet to find a ground but eavesdropping at the Canteen and other places I came to know that this project is very tough to deal with as the Client is very strict when it comes to the Deliverables,work pressure,6 day-a-week and moreover the timings sucks etc etc.Then I thought of " Maa Ki,jo hoga so woh dekha jayega " and grabbed the role I was assigned to and headed to the Client Site.In my circle of Friends we use this word "Maa ki" just to boost our confidence levels.Really, it pumps up the adrenaline.So,no offences meant and should not be misinterpreted.

Initially I found it hard to adjust but, as the time went by I found myself comfortable and there is no looking back.If I have to pick the best object at TAC* then without blinking I will say it is ZFITDSC.It involves tweaking a SAP Standard Program and the Script.When it comes to the Program I should sincerely thank the Functional Consultant Mr.R* in helping me understand the functionality to the core after which I was able to finish the coding part/testing just in a week days time.Thank you Mr.R :-).Now comes the Script part.Really,I swear on whomever you want just to say "SAP Script Sucks".It eats out most of the time and makes one look like a dumb.But, somehow I managed to finish this part too.When it comes to Script I should thank the Basis Team for their co-operation in moving the Script from One Client to the other Client "n" number of times till we got the desired format.I was so happy when this object went LIVE and the Finance Team of TAC* started using it.This object alone has raised my confidence level by bounds :-).

Ofcourse, I enjoyed even doing other objects like ZMB51,ZSDSL,ZSDBL,ZSDDL,ZPPRTD,ZMMSPT etc etc but ZFITDSC is the best. :-).And last but not the least all the teammates in this project are damn good and its FUN to work with them.Today,we as a team are looking forward to a new Project in the New Year.When it comes to learning experience still there is a long way to go.Let's hope for the best :-).

Once again I am saying Buddy,I just love TAC* and its logo :-).

Wishing you all a very happy and a prosperous new year,may all your wishes come true :-)....

Where is the End ?

2008-12-21T19:57:00.000+05:30

Hmmm,as usually the call ended with Parents saying do visit some temple nearby if you find time,One should be God Fearing etc etc and other stuff :-) :-). So,as it's a long time, I visited a temple today which is nearby.Once I came out, did a bit of retrospection which is like ........

When I was in School:-

I used to pray during exams especially on the day when I am gonna take up a Maths test like..... " The theorems which I had mugged up should only come in the Question paper ". And when the same theorem appears in the Question Paper,I used to attempt it first for obvious reasons and enjoy ending it saying " Hence the Theorem is Proved ".God only knows what is Proved.When it comes to Theorems,Integrals,Differentiations,etc I suffer with Academic Bulimia.

When I was in UG:-

I used to Pray " Please help me in passing M3 Paper alone the rest and all I will take care of ".Kind of trying not to load the Almighty with many wishes.

When I was in PG:-

I used to Pray " Pleas help me in passing Operations Research and Network Security,the rest and all I will take care of ".Especially the RSA Algorithms,Cryptography kind of stuff made me go crazy.

Now,When I am in a job:-

I am praying " Please help me in sailing safely through this IT Slowdown,the rest and all I will take care of ". :-) :-)

In School,UG and PG I prayed " Help me in this alone,the rest and all I will take care of " .Even now also I am praying " Help me in this alone,the rest and all I will take care of ".

God might be thinking..... " This Bugger is selfish and always repeating the same.Just the Wish is different,the rest and all is same.Where is the End ? ".

Have a nice day

2008-12-10T18:46:00.000+05:30

Another piece of lyrics I like hearing to.......

He says:-

"When The world keeps trying, to drag me down,
I've gotta raise my hands, gonna stand my ground.
Well I say, Have A Nice Day".

Bon Jovi-Have a nice day

Lyrics here

Random Thoughts-1

2008-11-30T19:45:00.000+05:30

It all started with US Sub-Prime Crisis resulting in Global Economic Slowdown,IT Slow down,Job Cuts and now these Terror Attacks.Where are we heading to ?

For me Rain is fun but for some it is a havoc.Two sides of the same coin.

Btw,neither the Terrorists cared about which religion/language the people followed while spraying the bullets nor the NSG Commandos did while betting their lives to save the hostages.Hope the people who are hell bent on dividing the Nation based on Religion,Caste,Creed,language etc have observed this.

Rain in Chennai

2008-11-26T08:34:00.000+05:30

May be we can predict the mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle and may even get it right but, we can never predict the Rain in Chennai.5 mins the Sun will be scortching making us feel as that we are in the Thar Desert,the very next 5 mins it will be a heavy downpour.I guess all the theories of Permutations and Combinations will fail when it comes to Rain in Chennai.ROFL.I like it when Maths theories go for a toss.

But one thing is for sure....Carry all the rain gear available with you,I promise,it will never rain.Don't carry the rain gear with you,again I promise,this time it will rain,not just rain but it will be a heavy downpour.

Since yesterday afternoon it is raining like anything in Chennai.I like it when it rains in Chennai.Chennai needs more and more rain so that it can pump up the water tables and give us all a respite from Water Scarcity.So,if you are in Chennai,never complain when it rains.Btw ever rode a Pulsar at 23 kmph in rain ? Try it once.As one of the Bajaj ad says "Feel like God".

As a wiseman said "Rain:- I feel it,others just get drenched".

Book review -3 Mistakes of my Life

2008-11-23T12:12:00.000+05:30

Just finished reading "3 Mistakes of my Life" of Chetan Bhagat.Even this book has got Chetan's style of cheesy lines which we usually find in his books.I had got a mixed response from the people who read it but I enjoyed reading it."Different people Different perceptions",that's my favourite tag line.

Anyway,here are a few excerpts from it which can make you smile or rolling down on the floor laughing depending on how your brains are wired.The text in Green are the excerpts from the book and the text in White are my comments.All for fun.Nothing less nothing more.

1.Who cares if Sin theta is different from Cos theta?Who wants to know the expansion of the sum of the cubes?

Even I told the same to all my Maths Prof but they didn't care and I ended up with low marks. :-(

2.If Maths is fun then getting a tooth extraction is fun,A Viral infection is fun.Rabies shots are fun.

Absolutely true.

3.She had applied a glittery silver-white nail polish only on the outer edge of the nails.How do Women come up with these ideas.

No comments,never given a keen attention to their Nails. :-)

4.Anyway,screw politics.My point is,that the clueless sixties to Eigthies generation is now old and running the country.But the Nineties and the ......what do they say....'
'Zeroes'
"Yeah,whatever.The Zeroes think different.But we are being run by old fogeys who never did anythng worthwhile in their primetime.The Doordarshan generation is running the Star TV generation"

5.And,for Maths do you have M.L.Khanna ?It was amusing that a person with a friendly name like M.L.Khanna could do this to the students of our country.

Even I doubt how on earth the Authors of Maths textbooks be so cruel and impassionate towards the students.If you ask me,all the Maths textbook Authors should be sentenced to Life Imprisonment for torturing students.

6.The great thing about girls is that even during pauses in the conversation you can look at them and not get bored.

No doubt,Absolutely true :-).

7.Why are they so few Pretty girls?Why hadn't evolution figured it out that men liked pretty women and turned them all out that way?

May be Darwin's theory of Evolution might have an answer for this.:-)

8.Girls like talk in circles.Like an algebra problem,it takes a few steps to get them to the point.

Few.....?

9.I looked at her face.My gaze lasted a quarter second more than necessary.There is an optimal time for looking at women before it gets counted as a stare.

10.A very good friend is a dangerous category with Indian Girls.Frome here you can either make fast progress.Or if you play it wrong you go down to the lowest category invented by Indian women ever-rakhi brother.Rakhi brother really means 'you can talk to me,but don't even freaking think about anything else you bore'.

No Comments :-) :-) :-)

11.There is an unspoken rule among Indian men,and you broke it'.
'What rule'? I said and slammed the menu on the table.
'You don't hit upon your best friend's sister.You just don't.It is against the protocol'.

Absolutely true.We guys strictly follow the above said Protocol.No second thought on that.

12.Just good friends should be a banned phrase.There is nothing more misleading.

No Comments. :-)

13.Why does every male in the family of the girl you care about instil a fear in your soul?

:-)

14.Every girl has a wonderful smell right after a bath.I think they should bottle it and sell it.

May be they should even patent it :-)

15.I looked at her.She is too beautiful to study Maths.

Does that mean the rest enjoy studying Maths ? No,never not even in Dreams :-)

16.The symbols of integration looked dull for the first time in my life.At one level,Maths does suck.

First time?No,Every time it sucks.

17.'His Mother has made him a monster',Ish's dad said and left for his bedroom.Tendulkar struck a four and the monster clapped.

:-)

18.'Figuring out the Maths of life is more important',I said.
'What's that?'
'Who you are,what do you want versus what people expect of you.And how to keep what you want without pissing off people too much.Life is an optimisation problem,with tons of variables and constraints.

Yeah,it is true but bit Complicated.

19.Why can't men stop noticing beauty,ever?

Sorry,it's not our mistake.God made our brains like that.:-)

20.When women ask you for your choice,they already have a choice in mind.And if you want to maintain sanity,you'd better choose the same.

No Comments :-)

Definitely,his writings are worth a reading if one wants to enjoy a holiday sitting at home reading a book.

Thoughts of the Day

2008-10-01T19:28:00.000+05:30

Well,just for fun thought of putting on all the thoughts that went in my pea sized brain today.And,here it goes.........

Don't know whether it is a habbit or I just like to have but,I enjoy having Tea at this Tea Corner before boarding the Company bus and duly after getting down in the evening too.Quite surprisingly,never and never I bothered about knowing this tea corners name,will check it tomorrow :-)

When there are 4 tracks at the railway level crossing,even if we get to see a train approaching I had observed that from a side-view we can't be sure of on which track it is running.Ah! a Budding Scientist?

This Patiala Salwar Kameez is making even an OK looking girl look Gorgeous.Really,dressing sense do make a big difference.Seems this style is fast moving now-a-days,got to see many. :-)

What on earth is in this Pongal-Sambhar that made it my favourite.Most Enigmatic question I had ever posed to myself while having break fast.

It's two days and 3 mails but still they haven't provided me the authorisation for debugging this program in Production which will help me in understanding why it is throwing up an error "field symbol not assinged" rather than simulating the same in Development or Quality.Ok, let's put an if condition,make this internal table initial,check the value................

There are only two options in the menu for the Lunch ie
1)Yes
2)No
Obviously I have to choose the first option.Phew!Do I really have an option?Hope the Curd will not taste sour today too.

SCN,Workarea,Assign,type ref,.......oh! again it says "Field Symbol is not assigned".Let's check what F1 help says.

A bit of SMS'ing in between work gives a bit a relief and also a hot Tea with Illaichi.

Hope it will rain Cats & Dogs today and the Well in my Appartment will overflow thus giving us a respite from Water Scarcity.Stop dreaming Kiran :-(

The Oppurtunities supplement in "The Hindu" is getting thinner day by day.Economic Slow down? :-(

This VJ hosting PCO is not upto the mark in handling Phone calls but does good in Count Down shows where no Viewer interaction is required.Here comes the song "In the End" from Linkin Park.How the Boss will react if I blare this song to his ears ? Will he Dance or will it be My End ? :-)

What to Cook for Dinner?Potato? Tomato?No,got bored with these two,let's try cooking Cauliflower today.Why Mr.P didn't turned up yet.If he did,I can avoid experimenting with my cullinary skills. Ah! here comes Mr.P :-).

Fine,let's go through the book OSHO and leave the Curry making task to Mr.P.

Mr.P is good in Cullinary Skills.Hmmmm,Cauliflower curry tastes good.

Kewl, tomorrow is a holiday :-)

Fine,it's time to submit this post and hit the sack.

THE HINDU

2008-09-21T20:00:00.000+05:30

Hope you would have seen the glow sign boards of The Hindu's Ad on the way to Meenambakkam airport.It reads "If it is Chennai,it is The Hindu".I totally agree with that.Reading "The Hindu" newspaper is a kind of drug to me,it doesn't sound exaggerated if I say I'm Addicted to it.

I strongly feel that everybody should make it a habbit to read the newspaper as it hones the overall personality of a person and ofcourse at the same time keeping one updated with all sort of info.Thanks to my Dad who inculcated in me the habbit of reading newspaper right from an early age.I closely and leisurely spend close to one and a half hour daily in reading the newspaper covering each and every section.I just love doing that.Even now my Mom complains saying "Kiran,if you have reached the line Printed and Published by The Hindu,kindly come and have breakfast".That's her way of exaggeration regarding the amount of time I spend on reading the newspaper and getting late for breakfast :-).

It is the only newspaper which will not publish any news unless it is confirmed from a reliable source and that is the main reason why we get to read some news a day after when all the other newspapers had already published.So,once the news is published in "The Hindu",we readers can take it for granted that it is a reliable information/news.

It is very tough to pick the best sections from it but, still I will mention a few which I don't miss reading and they are :-
1.Know your English.
When it comes to "The Hindu's" English, We South'ies feel at ease when compared to people from other parts of the country.I heard people from other than South saying "Oh,Hindu Newspaper?It is very complicated to read and understand considering the lexicon :-).
2.Cartoon Strip especially Calvin and Hobbes and Dilbert :-) :-)
3.Open page
4.Business
5.Health Watch
6.Gender
7.Magazine
8.Metroplus and the list goes on.............

Especailly the supplement - Magazine on Sunday's edition is the best considering the kind of info it comes with.Just go through this article and also this.Nice piece of info.Full credit should be given to the Authors for the kind of info they share and to the Editor for picking up the best of the best articles for Print.

And for you people who don't have the habbit of reading newspaper,please do preferably "The Hindu".Mind you, it is not waste of time as many say :-).
It's Worth it.

Bucket List

2008-09-16T20:26:00.000+05:30

Just a few days back I came to know that there is something called BUCKET LIST ie a list of the things one would like to accomplish before dying.Going by the definition of that word I had decided to list only the things which I wish to accomplish at any cost before I die thus,narrowing down the list to a count of three.

1.To live up to the age of 94*
2.To have two dogs as pets , one is a Labrador and the other one a German Shepherd.
3.A Dream House.

Yes,the above mentioned are the things that I wish to accomplish before I die.Yes,I am sure of that,there is nothing less nothing more to that.

:-) :-)

Happy Nation

2008-09-12T12:48:00.000+05:30

Sometimes I really get scared thinking about where we are heading to.These lousy politicians who have nothing to do resort to so called Moral Policing,drawing boundaries based on Language,Caste,Creed and What not,just for their personal gain.

Can somebody tell these lousy politicians that we people don't mind even if they do nothing good but,for God's sake don't spread hatredness among people for their own personal gain.

We don't care what religion the other person belongs to.
We don't care about his/her Mother tongue.
All we care is for a Happy Nation.

Ace Of Base - Happy Nation

Tired of being sorry

2008-09-09T19:17:00.000+05:30

Here I go again with another master piece of lyrics clubbed with a nice guitar beat but,this time it is from Enrique's Insomniac.Don't miss the first few seconds of Guitar beat.It's awesome.

Enrique Iglesias - Tired of being sorry

Just in case if the above link is not available
Tired of being sorry on You Tube

Enjoy it :-)

Branding - 3 - Mindtree

2008-08-19T19:50:00.000+05:30

Most of you by this time would have recognised that the above image is the logo of MindTree. If the reader is an employee of MindTree or a bit business/tech savy then he/she would have known the story behind this logo.If not but still wondered what it depicts then, just carry on reading further.

The logo was designed by K.S.Chetan......
in one skyward blue brush stroke, he depicts boundless imagination surrounded with yellow dots,pretty much like a tree in bloom which symbolises "bubbles of joy".

Mind you,Chetan is a student of Spastic Society of Karnataka and is affected by Cerebral Palsy.Children with Cerebral Palsy are often blessed with fine minds that are trapped in a disobedient body. Some of them have limb coordination problems, speech and hearing impairment. There is no cure for Cerebral Palsy and society is yet to fully learn how to integrate them into the mainstream. Confined to wheelchairs, most such individuals have to go through a life of unending rehabilitation. Yet, they have brave & Creative minds. Some of them are extremely gifted artists. The only difference between them and "normal" artists is the physical obstacle they have to overcome to dip a brush in paint or to apply it on a canvas.

The above post is an excerpt from an article published in Business World loooooooooooooooong back which gets refreshed everytime I see/read something or the other about Mindtree.One of my Friend who is working here says "Mindtree is a company which has got a human face to it."

Doesn't that sounds true?

Hats Off to Mr.Subroto Bagchi.

Note:- The name,logo and its depiction is a trademark of MindTree Ltd.

Alphabets

2008-07-30T13:16:00.000+05:30

"Know Your English" is one of the sections which is quite informative that I never miss to read in THE HINDU .Not just this,even the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip has many words which lot many of us fail to comprehend.Definitely these two sections in THE HINDU puts us to Test.

"How many Alphabets are there?".I guess we all would have heard that n number of times.Now, here is a googly :-).

Where does the word ‘alphabet’ come from?

The word ‘alphabet’ refers to the set of letters which is used for writing. One can talk about the ‘letters’ of the alphabet, but not about the ‘alphabets’. English has 26 letters of the alphabet, not 26 ‘alphabets’. This word comes from the Greek ‘alphabetos’; it is a combination of ‘alpha’ and ‘beta’. These two words, as you know, are the first two letters of the Greek alphabet.

Source:- THE HINDU

Now, don't you agree that's an eye-opener? Atleast to me it is :-).

Lionel Richie-Hello

2008-07-20T20:26:00.000+05:30

A Master piece of Music and Lyrics from Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie-Hello

Just in case if the above link is not available....
Hello-Lionel Ritchie on you tube

Guts

2008-07-11T10:33:00.000+05:30

I was just going through Businessword Magazine and my eyes struck on these lines"There are two kinds of people who know what they want... More..." with a hyperlink pointing to the actual article.

http://www.businessworld.in/index.php/B-School/Stuck-On-The-Start-Up-Syndrome.html

I think one needs to have Guts err.. double the Guts to say NO to Placement at BLACKS and decide to be an Entrepreneur.

BLACKS is nothing but a short form of IIM's located at-

Bangalore,
Lucknow,
Ahmedabad,
Calcutta,
Kozhikode and
Shillong.

Sounds nice and Kewwwwwwwwwwl right,Whoever coined this term BLACKS should be given 100/100 :-)

A tribute to Yamaha RX 100

2008-07-05T19:45:00.000+05:30

Technical Specifications:-
1.2 Stroke
2.4 Speed Gearbox
3.Top Speed- 115 kmph
4.Fuel Efficiency - 30-35 km/litres (who cares when it is YAMAHA)

It was in 1980s the Indian Govt decided to allow Foreign manufacturers to sell bikes in India,partnering with existing Indian Companies.Yamaha has partnered with Escorts to release the Yamaha RX100 2 stroke bike with 13bhp which was considered as the best then in terms of handling,pickup and top speed.I add even THE BEAT to that list.

But the strict emission norms enforced by the Govt of India in mid 90's has lead to a ban on 2 storke vehicles.The last 2 stroke vehicle released by Yamaha in India was Yamaha RX135 -135cc,5 Speed.

My love for this Bike has made me to do a bit Googling which got me quite a lot of interesting info.My search started as usually with BRAND and its meaning and thus ended with its history.

Let's take a look at what actually the word YAMAHA means in Japanese......

First character 'YAMA' means a mountain. Next character 'HA' means a leaf or leaves.So, YAMAHA means 'mountain leaves' in Japanese.

For more on info on KANJI (alphabets in Japanese) check the below given link
http://gsx-r.tatsuwo.org/e/kanji.html
History of Yamaha
www.yamaha-motor.com/corporate/foundinghistory.aspx
Yamaha India
http://www.yamaha-motor-india.com/

Even today this RX100 can give a tough competition to any of the bikes running in India in terms of Speed,Pickup and the last but not the least THE BEAT.It is this beat that made or rather I say still making Guys to go crazy .Not a big surprise that even today this bike has got a good market value in the Second Hand Market.And the most important thing, it is the only bike which can carry off very well any kind of alteration,annnnnny kind of.. say a cut in the muffler,small sized handle,raised mud guards,double colour to the Petrol Tank,double speedometer,you name it, this bike will carry off with Elan.

The very first bike that I ever got to ride is Yamaha RX 100 :-) but, I deeply regret that I couldn't own one :-(.

If I have to own one now,I have to content myself with a second hand one.But,still it's worth it.

Updated on 13.03.2010
Ressurection

Life

2008-06-29T20:10:00.000+05:30

Here is a conversation between Stallone and his Son from the movie Rocky Balboa,the only nice part in the entire film.But,it's worth.Check it out.....

Son:So,You are nervous about the fight?

Father:Scared to death.

Son:You don't look scared

Father:Well, I ain't supposed to.

Son:Then you don't have to do it.

Father:Yeah.Well..I think I do

Son: You know living with you it hasn't been easy.People see me but they think of you.Now with all this going on,it's gonna be worser than ever.

Father:It don't have to be.

Son:Sure,it does.

Father:Why? You have got a lot going on,kid.

Son:What,my last name?That's the reason I got a decent job.That's why people deal with me in the first place.Now I start to get a little ahead.I started to get a little something for myself,and this happens.Now,I'm asking you as a favour not to through with this.This is gonna end up bad for you and it's gonna end up bad for me.

Father:You think I'm hurting you?

Son:Yeah,In a way,You are.

Father:That's the last thing I ever wanted to do.

Son:I know that's not what you wanna do,but that's just the way that it is.Don't you care what people think ? Doesn't it bother you that people are making you out to be a joke and that I'll be included in that?Do you think that's right?Do you?

Father:You ain't gonna believe this,but you used to fit right here.I'd hold you up and say to your mother "This kid is gonna be the best kid in the world.This kid is gonna be somebody better than anybody ever knew".And you grew up good and wonderful.

It was great just watching,everyday was like a privilege.Then the time come for you to be your own Man and take on the World...and you did.

But,somewhere along the line,you changed.

You stopped being you.You let people stick a finger in your face and tell you you're no good.And when things got hard,you started looking for something to blame like a big shadow.

Let me tell you something you already know.

The world ain't all Sunshine and Rainbows.It's a very mean and nasty place,and I don't care how tough you are,it will beat you to your knees and keep you there if you let it.

You,Me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.But it ain't about how hard you hit,it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.How much you can take and keep moving forward.That's how Winning is done.

If you know what you're worth,go and get what you're worth.But you gotta be willing to take the hits,and not pointing fingers saying "You ain't where you wanna be because of him or her or anybody! ".

Cowards do that and that ain't you!You're better than that!

I'm always gonna love you no matter what.No matter what happens.You're my Son and you're my blood.You're the best thing in my life.

But until you start believing in yourself,you ain't gonna have a life.

****

Note:-I can just upload the video here but, sometimes running that video either in the Youtube or in the Blog sucks as it get stucks in between.

Still, if you wanna feel that accent, you can check the below given link.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TfXw-E7HUq8&feature=related

Branding - 2 -Lakme

2008-06-21T13:08:00.000+05:30

Again it's Business World and Brands.
The story behind the name LAKME is quite interesting.

"More and more brand names are rooted in sounds rather than real words :-

Let me show you what in my mind, seems like the abandonment of the intent behind a name. Take an Indian brand name Lakme. Lakme is a corruption of Lakshmi — Goddess of wealth, confident woman, perfect consort, powerful, worshipped by rich and poor, by men and women, and controls the most powerful force in the world — money. I think that is what a woman is all about. That is what the brand Lakme should be all about. It is the perfect description and vision for a cosmetic brand — that is why Simone Tata named it so when she was handling the brand. Lakme was all of that — the tool to create a confident woman.

But today Lakme has been extended, nay, stretched, expanded, to stand for many more things; you have a Lakme Fashion Week, you have colours of the season — it is confusing. My inherent need is still that — to be a goddess and yet, Lakme’s positioning is all confusing. Ask anyone what does the brand name Lakme recall to you? They will say Manish Malhotra, beauty parlours, fashion… a collective abstract; it has stopped standing for me, the singular. What happened to the confident woman?

From being the Lakshmi in every woman, Lakme came to stand for fashion; whereas it never intended to stand for fashion, it intended to stand for a complete confident beautiful Lakshmi. So I can’t identify with it anymore.

I know, I know you are wondering what my drift is. This is it: I don’t think 99 per cent of Lakme users knew it stood for Lakshmi, yet, I repeat yet, somewhere subconsciously they knew: because the depth of Simone’s intention called unto the depth of the consumers’ need.

And the brand worked then. I think she was looking at an urban Lakshmi — Indian ideals, Parisian taste, beautiful. It was the first great brand for the Indian woman — a truly transformational brand — transform with kajal, nail polish, lipstick, compact. You see the Durga being awakened, resplendent in colours, every feature accentuated. Vibrant, fiery like the Durgas on Ekdalia Park and Mohammadali Bag in Kolkata.

Today it is Lakme. A word. It has become a mere sound byte sans the power. The power of Lakme lay in its intent, the intent behind the name sound."
Source:- Business World-Case Study.

Wondering, what a Developer is doing studying Case studies in Business World instead of Programming ? Even I don't know but please don't complain to my Project Manager :-)

Blues

2008-06-19T09:47:00.000+05:30

I usually started off to work today and all of a sudden I strongly felt the urge to hear to this song.I don't know why and the moment I reached my cubicle........

BackStreet Boys-Show me the meaning of being lonely

Sometimes even if we are not sad,we do feel like listening to the songs which are Blues.The * lines are the ones which I feel like listening to again and again.

How Buddy,How?

How on earth do they pen such meaningfull lyrics?

Hat's Off.

Branding - 1

2008-06-16T15:45:00.000+05:30

Well...I was just going through Business World Magazine online and came across a case study on Brand Naming which is quite interesting.Here is an excerpt from it which is quite funny as well as informative when it comes to IT.

"Product naming in IT?
I think IT is a fun tribe with a brand of humour that they jointly resonate with. What better example of fun can I give you than Ubuntu. This OS, when it was conceived, operated under ‘no-name-yet.com’.When it was officially released, they named it Version 4.10.It also had a nick name, Warty Warthog which survived its codename too.

As Ubuntu grew, the next level of development was called Hoary Hedgehog only to be zipped to 5.04 officially.Ubuntu has siblings serving different communities of users — Kubuntu, Edbuntu. The last one addresses the education market. But that logic may not explain Kubuntu! The fun of an OS lies in its name."

http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://www.kbuntu.org/
http://www.edubuntu.org/

Lol.....

You can check more on this Case Study @ http://www.businessworld.in/content/view/4927/5035/1/0/

I have a penchant interest for Ads and their tag lines,Products and the stories behind their Brand namings which makes me check Business World at regular intervals and especially their Case studies which are worth reading.

http://www.businessworld.in/

Novice

2008-06-12T15:09:00.000+05:30

Well.....,I am a novice when it comes to Blogging and just started to learn the nitty-gritty of how to spruce up one's Blog and the most important thing ie how to keep track of Hits as well as the the Visitors to my Blog.

Feeburner:- I guess,Differentiations/Integrals are more easier to understand when compared to this.

I did a bit of Googling.........

Stat Counter:- Voila! this is Simply Superb Buddy.All it took me less than 10 mins and here I got everything I seek.

Kewwwwwwwwwwl Man :-).

But...when it comes to location it is going for a toss as it is based on IP Address.

Suppose if Mr.X sitting in India and visiting a site,then the Stat Counter's Analysis is showing as such Mr.X is from some other country as his IP Address is registered there.

Blessing in Disguise ? :-)

I Envy......

2008-06-04T09:07:00.000+05:30

Worlds Costliest & Cheapest Petrol Rates:-

1.Turkey: Rs 113.30 per litre
2.Norway (Oslo): Rs 112 per litre
3.United Kingdom: Rs 95.50 per litre
4.Hong Kong: Rs 84.10 per litre
5.Brazil (Sao Paolo): Rs 66 per litre
6.Canada: Rs 57 per litre
7.Pakistan: Rs 44.80 per litre
8.The United States: Rs 44.25 per litre
9.Russia (Moscow): Rs 42.275 per litre
10.China: Rs 31.30 per litre
11.Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur): Rs 25.40 per litre
12.United Arab Emirates: Rs 15.65 per litre
13.Saudi Arabia (Riyadh): Rs 5 per litre
14.Venezuela (Caracas): Rs 2.12 per litre

India will be standing in between Brazil & Canada after revised rates are implemented.

If I am in Venezuela I would have owned 10 Bull Dozers,20 Mine Trucks and my bike would have got Two Petrol tanks one over the other :-).

I envy Venezuelans.

I Empathize*.......

2008-05-28T11:59:00.000+05:30

I don't know how many of you would have gone through this article in last Sunday's HINDU's Open Page Section,if you had missed it, here it is.

" The bits and pieces of freedom
Women often compromise their financial and professional independence for peace at home
by
Mudmayee Chaturvedi
One of my friends is a software engineer in a reputed company and is engaged to a gentleman working abroad. A few days back, some friends (boys included) made plans for an outing. The girl immediately rang up her fiancé to seek his permission. The guy denied and as expected, my friend dropped her plan.
I was surprised as to how an educated and independent girl so readily gave away her right to make her decisions to a person almost equal in age and experience, and how a man believed that he possessed the right to command a mature person’s life.
The incident is just another small example of ‘The New Age India’ where girls have been imparted what can be best called pseudo independence. I shall focus here on the strata of society that take pride in being educated and progressive. At the cost of sounding feminist, I shall give a comparative analysis of how the well-read society treats both the sexes.
Having completed their education in same institutions and many a times outdoing boys in almost all spheres, one can sense a shift in attitudes of girls when a considerable number opt for professions where they can balance their personal and professional lives. Of course, such words can never be heard from a boy since he is not required to strike any balance. That’s the duty of the fair sex.
The 20s of a girl’s life mark that her time has started ticking out. It’s time she needs to prepare herself to give precedence to her family life. That is to say, the profession for which she sweated all her life is made a second priority. All of a sudden, she needs to mould her dreams to that of an “ideal and responsible lady.”
The partners in crime are not just the hubby-to-be and in-laws but also girl’s own family members who put on her the burden of being “adjusting and accommodating.” Nothing of this sort is expected of men. The feeling of playing second fiddle is subconsciously impregnated when she has to subscribe to the ubiquitous tradition of changing second name after marriage. Although, girls have learnt to take this in their stride and do not complain about it, I feel it is a severe blow to a person’s identity.
If someone feels I am going a bit too far, ask boys to do it once and watch the reaction.
Girls often compromise their financial and professional independence for peace at home. The shocking aspect is that even if a woman is doing better than her husband professionally, she is expected to change her organisation and place according to the job requirements of her husband. Women are unable to give the extra time, at times required for a professional edge.
They always find themselves in a catch-22 situation where they are either accused of being over ambitious and not giving ample time to the family or being negligent towards profession, square headed and drawing salaries for free. That they still manage to do so well for themselves should be attributed to their immense patience, potential and determination.
The impact of this dependence can be witnessed in everyday life where rather than consultation, girls seek permission, rather than keeping themselves updated about occurrences in the world, they prefer to seek a helping hand and finally end up becoming parasites in a few fields like property, finance, banking, law and politics.
Women, they say, are supposed to be the home makers who are the reason behind a man’s success. By no means can we deny the vital role they play in making character of the next generation but it is at the cost of aspirations of the existing generation.
Undoubtedly, there are families where women are given a good amount of freedom but here the credit of them enjoying freedom goes to the man who is supposedly a very nice person to have granted freedom to his lady."
Source:- HINDU Dated 25.05.2008.

Yes,I do agree,we Guys can't even think of changing our Surname.Frankly,I just can't even think of it.Added to that I always wonder why a Girl needs to Change hers.It's not that I am hearing it for the first time, my Grandma's Grandma did, my Grandma did, my Mom did but still I don't see any logic in this.Is it a legal kind of thing that a Girl has to follow ? I don'think so.

And about the rest of the things in the article,I think we Guys should be more accomodative in nature :-).

Hope the things will change,as they say "The only thing that is constant in this world is "CHANGE".

*Note:-People often misinterpret the word Empathy as Sympathy,do check http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ to know the difference between these two words.

Yaaaaaaaaaawning...........?

2008-05-23T15:17:00.000+05:30

Got bored at Work? then here are some tips to overcome boredom:-

1. Form a detective agency to find out who is quitting next.
2. Make blank calls to your Boss.
3. Send mails from lotus notes(outlook) to your internet mail (and immediately get to the internet and see who reaches first, you or your mail?) and read them there, and note down the time they take to reach there. Then do vice versa............. !!
4. Rearrange the furniture, i.e. flick someone else's chair just to irritate him/her.
5. Count your fingers (and toes if you still get bored).
6. Watch other people changing their facial expressions while working and try changing your expressions also.
7. Try to stretch status meetings as longer as possible, just by asking silly doubts.
8. Make faces at strangers in the Office.
9. Have a two hour lunch; it's a big social occasion.
10. Learn to whistle.
11. Revise last week's newspaper.
12. Hold "How fast my computer boots" competitions.
13. Practice aiming the coffee cup into the dustbin.
14. Compile "How to waste your day"
15. Pick up phone and dial non-existing nos.
16. Have work breaks in between tea.
17. Count maximum no of applications your computer can open at a time.
18. For Win NT/95 users....Move things to Recycle bin and restore them..Then repeat this process.
19. Look at someone & try to imagine how(s) he might have looked when(s) he was 5 years old.
20. Read jokes and send jokes.
21. Make full use of the comfortable chair and table provided and take a nap.
22.After completing all the above mentioned ones,post it in the blog and keep watching your blog every 5 mins to check whether anybody has left a Comment.(Rolling down on the floor laughing.....)
Source :- SDN.
Disclaimer:-All the above mentioned deeds should done at one's own risk and the author of this blog is no way responsible for any -ve consequences.

Irresistable........

2008-05-18T19:50:00.000+05:30

Hi Folks,

If you are reading this post kindly follow the below given guidelines :-

Mandatory:-
A.Tune the speakers to a high pitch.
B.Loosen your seat belts,because the beat is gonna pump the adernaline.

Optional:-
Advise your neighbours to plug in their ears with some cotton,if not chances are that they may even shake their legs,loosen their hair or bang their heads because the beat is irresistable.
But be ready to face the repercussions,they may say "Once More".

Just click on

Europe-The Final Countdown

We will Rock you

I swear,it rocks Buddy

It's Different

2008-05-15T14:11:00.000+05:30

I don't know how many of you have seen the ad related to IPL played at Satyam hall(before screening the film) a few months before, but it is one of the best ads so far I had ever seen.

Chennai Super Kings batsman comes on to the pitch with a toothpick in his mouth moving it from one side to the other.The Opponent releases the ball and all of a sudden the batsman says "Iru"(stop) the ball comes to a halt in the air and he asks the spectators "Enga Venum"(Where do you want?),spectators says "Sixer",then the batsman says "Release" and hits the ball to a SIX.And one more thing the ad shows a huge cut-out of the batsman duly garlanded in the Stadium.

I swear,me and my Friends were Rolling down on the Floor laughing after this.100 out of 100 to this ad.:-) :-) :-) :-)

Whether it is Cricket,Films or anything under the Sun,Chennai-ites have totally a different take on it

No XAIS

2008-05-08T10:25:00.000+05:30

Well,here is a bank whose name got changed recently and came out with an apt Slogan
"Only the Name has Changed,eveything else remains the same".

The bank had hired advertising firm O&M(www.ogilvy.com) to help in creating awareness of the new brand across the country.The bank changed the logo, the colour and spent around Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) in the re-branding exercise.As per the bank "The logo depicts a strong growth path for the bank supported by a strong base, indicating that the bank is moving on from a position of strength".

Yes,Only the name is Changed everything else remains the same.
1.ATM Will not work most of the days
2.It's a holiday to ATM's on Sundays ie it will be Out of Service due to Shortage of cash.
3.Try paying the bill through Debit Card it will show a message "Invalid Card".Just imagine the situation when one will be having only a Debit Card to pay and the PoS* throws up a message "Invalid Card" even though you have a valid card loaded with Money.
4.Try reaching the Bank's Landline Number,you will get Engage beep or "All lines are busy" message.
5.Try recharging your mobile through ATM,your current Mobile Package will get changed to someother package.Wanna know how?

I tried recharging my mobile through this Bank's ATM,after navigating through all the necessary screens, landed up on a screen showing 4 options of tariff
1.80
2.125
3.301
4.250.
This 4th option is a life time validity pack.I don't know how a Customer is expected to know that Rs.250 is a Life time Validity Pack.
Is it not apt, if they display"4.Rs.250 (Life time Validity Pack)."?

They even opened a branch in Dubai recently.Ofcourse, We Customers love to see the Bank operating from all over the world,but the Service should be good.

The Slogan is apt.Only the Name is Changed eveything else remains the same.

*Note:- PoS stands for Point of Sale which is nothing but the Machine which is used to SWIPE the Card.

How do you feel like stepping on a Landmine

2008-04-23T20:08:00.001+05:30

I just returned home and usually going through THE HINDU and came across this article in the International Section.I don't wanna make any big statements and all,read it,felt like I should post it in my blog and here it goes.For those who don't have time to go through the entire article,I had highlighted some words which can give a jist of what it is all about.

Pageant: At the Miss Landmine contest in Angola.. “To highlight globally a very serious and unnecessary social problem.”

In the realm of beauty pageants it is not the stuff of little girls’ dreams. Yet after the success of the inaugural Miss Landmine competition in Angola, the organisers plan to take the contest to Cambodia next year.
Both countries rank alongside Afghanistan as among the world’s most heavily mined places, with a correspondingly high number of victims who suffered the terrible effects of the weapons left festering after years of conflict.
It was the plight of the victims that prompted a Norwegian theatre and film director, Morten Traavik, to come up with the challenging — some would say tasteless — contest to spotlight the ongoing tragedy. “My feminist mother was very unimpressed by the idea of a beauty pageant,” said Traavik, 36. “Here in Norway beauty pageants are regarded as the work of the devil. They’re seen as very, very politically incorrect.”
Counterpoint
But Traavik shrugs off any criticism. He is buoyed by the attention-grabbing headlines won by the first Miss Landmine competition staged in Angola earlier this month. “I’m a great believer in counterpoint — a good old theatre trick,” he said. “Here the counterpoint is to put ‘landmine’ and ‘miss’ together. It’s the counterpoint of the serious and tragic reality of landmines and the joyful celebration of life inherent in a beauty pageant.”
The winner of the Angola contest, Maria Restino Manuel, 26, was the very embodiment of Traavik’s ideal as she collected her reward at the glittering finale in the capital, Luanda, swathed in designer gown, sash and silver tiara that crowned her Miss Landmine 2008.
With 10 women representing their provinces, she hobbled up the platform on crutches to collect her prize — a golden, state-of-the-art prosthetic limb to replace the leg blown off 10 years ago.
Traavik came up with the notion four years ago when he visited Luanda with a girlfriend. He said he was captivated by the Angolan passion for beauty pageants and their carnival atmosphere after some local children asked him to judge a “Miss Backstreet” contest. But he was also struck by the suffering caused by landmines that had left more than 80,000 people maimed after a 20-year civil war, and decided that with his theatre background he was ideally-placed to marry the two things.
After some persuasion, the EU put up some money, along with Norway’s arts council, the Angolan government’s de-mining commission and a charity run by the country’s first lady.
Norway’s foreign ministry steered clear, but is considering chipping in for Cambodia’s Miss Landmine, tentatively set for 12 months’ time, even though Traavik admitted that some international aid agencies had dismissed the first contest as a “freak show”.
“In principle we are all ready to go,” said Traavik. “We have the support of the Cambodian authorities and we’re collaborating with Cambodia’s Disabled People’s Organisation which is already, on my behalf, travelling about the country meeting possible participants, who are enthusiastic.” In Cambodia there should be no shortage of contenders for the 2009 title. There are 25,000 amputees among the country’s 63,000 victims of landmines and blasts from unexploded ordinance left after 30 years of civil war.
Up to one million landmines remain buried, out of the estimated million mines planted along the border with Thailand after the invading Vietnamese left in 1989 and 400,000 planted elsewhere in the country.
“That’s a shockingly high number,” said Tim Porter, Cambodian programme director of the Halo Trust, whose staff cleared 40,000 mines in their sector alone last year.
But at least the lurking menace is claiming fewer victims. Last year, Cambodia suffered 347 landmine victims, down from 450 in 2006. That, too, was an improvement on the 847 in 2002, the result of mines degrading with time and failing to explode.
Still, the legacy of years of injuries is grim and Traavik is sure to have contestants eager to win a new prosthesis and prize money in impoverished Cambodia.
Yet even he accepts that in the conservative Buddhist country the format will have to be radically different. “There’s no question the women will be wearing bikinis,” he said. “They will more likely be wearing traditional Khmer costumes. But undoubtedly there will be ways to highlight their disabilities.”
Kek Galabru, president of the Phnom Penh human rights group Licadho, is scornful of such a strategy to shine a light on tragedy. “No doubt awareness is important,” she said. “But for me this is using the victims. For them it is still very painful. But they’re saying ‘look at me, I’m still beautiful, even though I’ve lost my leg.’ We don’t need to raise awareness in this questionable way.
“I’m sure there’ll be a lot of resistance of the Cambodian people. I can hear it now: ‘What? A contest of the suffering?’”
Means justify the end
Traavik remains unrepentant in the face of such distaste, adamant that the means justify the end.
“What I set out to achieve — indeed I think we’ve achieved it already — was to highlight globally a very serious and unnecessary social problem,” he said. This contest attracts attention to the issue, but it also challenges our western way of looking at the third world. I’m so fed up of social campaigns with black and white photos of Africans or Cambodians, in rags.” —
Source:- The Hindu News Paper Dated 23.04.08

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2008-04-18T15:34:00.000+05:30

Ok,let me start my first posting explaining what I wanna convey through my blog title.In fact there is nothing I wanna convey but I zeroed on this "OnesnZeroes" solely due to the reason that everything in this virtual world will get converted into Ones and Zeroes before reaching the destination.One more reason is, it is one way of letting the people know that I am having an Educational background in Electronics/Software and the last but not the least reason is "Acutally there is no reason".
One day I was in a Sify browsing center seriously mooning around the webspace,Suddenly the fellow browser asked what is meant by Blogging.I tried him my level best explaining everything in all the possible ways purely in layman terms but failed to make him understand what it actually meant.Ofcourse, we all know what is meant by Blogging and lot many people here are actively involved too but can anyone here explain what is the sole purpose of blogging?
Venting out one's feelings?
Kind of "Me too" in this virtual world ?
Just like that ? or
This too doesn't have any reason like me?

(....I heard someone saying Kiran asks too many Questions for no reason,Do I?Oops once again a Question)
K.Kiran.

What it should be all about.......?

2008-04-18T11:50:00.000+05:30

Hmmm,I am a bit confused on what my Blog should speak about.
Should I update it with everyday happenings in my life? Not so inclined to this.
Should I post something considering the visitors taste in my mind,I mean what a Visitor to my blog wanna read?
That's a million Dollar Question to me.
If you have visited this blog, kindly Opine.
K.Kiran.

Coming Soon

2007-10-08T16:34:00.000+05:30

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