Remember this post?
Yes .. finally ..I started driving !!
:-)
Monday, April 30
Thursday, April 26
Back to phoktai
Yes .. Back to phoktai..
After a brain racking project release work for the past 6 months ..
I am back to my natural state of being phokat
No work .. no users or clients' warning or escalation mails ..
Life is not always bad ..
After a brain racking project release work for the past 6 months ..
I am back to my natural state of being phokat
No work .. no users or clients' warning or escalation mails ..
Life is not always bad ..
Wednesday, April 11
Forgiving and punishing - S/W version
Forgiving or punishing
the terrorists
is left to God.
But,
fixing their appointment
with God
is our responsibility
- Indian Army
Updated statement for this in S/W Industry...
---------------------------------------------------------
Forgiving or punishing
the Developer
is left to Manager.
But,
fixing their appointment
with Manager
is our responsibility
-Tester
Forgiving or punishing
the Manager
is left to Client.
But,
fixing their appointment
with Client
is our responsibility
- Developer
the terrorists
is left to God.
But,
fixing their appointment
with God
is our responsibility
- Indian Army
Updated statement for this in S/W Industry...
---------------------------------------------------------
Forgiving or punishing
the Developer
is left to Manager.
But,
fixing their appointment
with Manager
is our responsibility
-Tester
Forgiving or punishing
the Manager
is left to Client.
But,
fixing their appointment
with Client
is our responsibility
- Developer
Tuesday, August 29
Books Tag
Picked up this interesting tag fro another blog
One book that changed my life:
Fountain Head - The determination shown by the lead character Howard Roark influenced me so much , that I Started thinking like him in some situations.
The book you have read more than once:
1. The Pillars of Earth - Ken Follet
2. Kane and Abel - Jeffery Archer
3. Fountain Head - Ayn Rand
4. Fish and Fish for Life - Stephen Lundin and Harry paul
5. Acts of Faith - Erich Segal
One book you would want on dessert island:
Difficult to answer .. probably some book like
Idiots guide to learn camel riding
One book that made you laugh:
Inscrutable Americans - Anurag Mathur
The Department of Denials - Anurag Mathur
One book that made me cry:
Abridged version of the classic - Mayor of Caterbridge - Thomas Hardy
We read this book as a part of school english sylabus.
I have cried every time I read the chapter where Henchard leaves dies leaving behind a will which says
that Elizabeth Jane should not be told about his death, that he not be buried in consecrated ground, that no one should mourn for him, and that no one should remember him
One book you wish you had written:
Ponniyin Selvan - By Kalki
This books depicts the life of the kings and queens during the Chola period.
I wish I could go back to that era.
One book that you wish had never been written:
1996 batch - 10th std History book. It was such a big book and we had to study that for two years.
I guess after our batch the sylabus was revised and the book was made half the original size.
One book you are currently reading:
Mistress - By Anita Nair
One book you have been meaning to read:
The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit - By Ralph Kimball
Would like to tag
1. My Husband
2. Being Rajesh Prabhu - Rajesh
3. Think High -Prasanna
One book that changed my life:
Fountain Head - The determination shown by the lead character Howard Roark influenced me so much , that I Started thinking like him in some situations.
The book you have read more than once:
1. The Pillars of Earth - Ken Follet
2. Kane and Abel - Jeffery Archer
3. Fountain Head - Ayn Rand
4. Fish and Fish for Life - Stephen Lundin and Harry paul
5. Acts of Faith - Erich Segal
One book you would want on dessert island:
Difficult to answer .. probably some book like
Idiots guide to learn camel riding
One book that made you laugh:
Inscrutable Americans - Anurag Mathur
The Department of Denials - Anurag Mathur
One book that made me cry:
Abridged version of the classic - Mayor of Caterbridge - Thomas Hardy
We read this book as a part of school english sylabus.
I have cried every time I read the chapter where Henchard leaves dies leaving behind a will which says
that Elizabeth Jane should not be told about his death, that he not be buried in consecrated ground, that no one should mourn for him, and that no one should remember him
One book you wish you had written:
Ponniyin Selvan - By Kalki
This books depicts the life of the kings and queens during the Chola period.
I wish I could go back to that era.
One book that you wish had never been written:
1996 batch - 10th std History book. It was such a big book and we had to study that for two years.
I guess after our batch the sylabus was revised and the book was made half the original size.
One book you are currently reading:
Mistress - By Anita Nair
One book you have been meaning to read:
The Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit - By Ralph Kimball
Would like to tag
1. My Husband
2. Being Rajesh Prabhu - Rajesh
3. Think High -Prasanna
Friday, August 18
Tuesday, August 8
Acts of Life
I have been reading the book "ACTS OF LIFE " by Erich Segal.
Its one of the well written books I have ever read.
And I am reading this for the third time, sice the first time in 1996.
If anyone wants the PDF version of this book, leave a comment with your email address.
There are a few books which I can read even a thousand times, if time permits. Those books are
1. The Pillars of Earth - Ken Follet
2. Kane and Abel - Jeffery Archer
3. Fountain Head - Ayn Rand
4. Fish and Fish for Life - Stephen Lundin and Harry paul
Do read them .. they are worth spending some time.
Its one of the well written books I have ever read.
And I am reading this for the third time, sice the first time in 1996.
If anyone wants the PDF version of this book, leave a comment with your email address.
There are a few books which I can read even a thousand times, if time permits. Those books are
1. The Pillars of Earth - Ken Follet
2. Kane and Abel - Jeffery Archer
3. Fountain Head - Ayn Rand
4. Fish and Fish for Life - Stephen Lundin and Harry paul
Do read them .. they are worth spending some time.
Tuesday, August 1
Hilarious!!
Who said Nothing is Impossible.
I have been doing NOthing for so many years.
It is possible.
Father 2 his son :When i beat u, u never get annoyed.
How do u control ur anger
Son: I start cleaning the toilet seat
Father : How does that satisfy u
Son : i use ur tooth brush.
I have been doing NOthing for so many years.
It is possible.
Father 2 his son :When i beat u, u never get annoyed.
How do u control ur anger
Son: I start cleaning the toilet seat
Father : How does that satisfy u
Son : i use ur tooth brush.
Wednesday, July 12
A letter from mumbai
Dear Terrorist,
Even if you are not reading this we don't care. Time and again you tried
to disturb us and disrupt our life - killing innocent civilians by
planting bombs in trains, buses and cars. You have tried hard to bring
death and destruction, cause panic and fear and create communal
disharmony but everytime you were disgustingly unsuccessful. Do you know
how we pass our life in Mumbai? How much it takes for us to earn that
single rupee? If you wanted to give us a shock then we are sorry to say
that you failed miserably in your ulterior motives. Better look
elsewere, not here.
We are not Hindus and Muslims or Gujaratis and Marathis or Punjabis and
Bengaliies. Nor do we distinguish ourselves as owners or workers, govt.
employees or private employees. WE ARE MUMBAIKERS (Bombay-ites, if you
like). We will not allow you to disrupt our life like this. On the last
few occassions when you struck (including the 7 deadly blasts in a
single day killing over 250 people and injuring 500+ in 1993), we went
to work next day in full strength. This time we cleared everything
within a few hours and were back to normal - the vendors placing their
next order, businessmen finalizing the next deals and the office workers
rushing to catch the next train. (Yes the same train you targetted)
Fathom this: Within 3 hours of the blasts, long queues of blood donating
volunteers were seen outside various hospital, where most of the injured
were admitted. By 12 midnight, the hospital had to issue a notification
that blood banks were full and they didn't require any more blood. The
next day, attendance at schools and office was close to 100%, trains &
buses were packed to the brim, the crowds were back.
The city has simply dusted itself off and moved one - perhaps with
greater vigour.
We are Mumbaikers and we live like brothers in times like this. So, do
not dare to threaten us with your crackers. The spirit of Mumbai is very
strong and can not be harmed.
Please forward this to others. U never know, by chance it may come to
hands of a terrorist in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Iraq and he can then
read this message which is specially meant for him!!!
With Love,
From the people of Mumbai (Bombay)
Got this mail as a forward.
I really appreciate the spirit of mumbaikar!
Even if you are not reading this we don't care. Time and again you tried
to disturb us and disrupt our life - killing innocent civilians by
planting bombs in trains, buses and cars. You have tried hard to bring
death and destruction, cause panic and fear and create communal
disharmony but everytime you were disgustingly unsuccessful. Do you know
how we pass our life in Mumbai? How much it takes for us to earn that
single rupee? If you wanted to give us a shock then we are sorry to say
that you failed miserably in your ulterior motives. Better look
elsewere, not here.
We are not Hindus and Muslims or Gujaratis and Marathis or Punjabis and
Bengaliies. Nor do we distinguish ourselves as owners or workers, govt.
employees or private employees. WE ARE MUMBAIKERS (Bombay-ites, if you
like). We will not allow you to disrupt our life like this. On the last
few occassions when you struck (including the 7 deadly blasts in a
single day killing over 250 people and injuring 500+ in 1993), we went
to work next day in full strength. This time we cleared everything
within a few hours and were back to normal - the vendors placing their
next order, businessmen finalizing the next deals and the office workers
rushing to catch the next train. (Yes the same train you targetted)
Fathom this: Within 3 hours of the blasts, long queues of blood donating
volunteers were seen outside various hospital, where most of the injured
were admitted. By 12 midnight, the hospital had to issue a notification
that blood banks were full and they didn't require any more blood. The
next day, attendance at schools and office was close to 100%, trains &
buses were packed to the brim, the crowds were back.
The city has simply dusted itself off and moved one - perhaps with
greater vigour.
We are Mumbaikers and we live like brothers in times like this. So, do
not dare to threaten us with your crackers. The spirit of Mumbai is very
strong and can not be harmed.
Please forward this to others. U never know, by chance it may come to
hands of a terrorist in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Iraq and he can then
read this message which is specially meant for him!!!
With Love,
From the people of Mumbai (Bombay)
Got this mail as a forward.
I really appreciate the spirit of mumbaikar!
DUMBOs
She is just 1 month old in this company and this is her first project.
He is 4 months old in this company and this is his second project.
He has been given the responsibility of She's Knowledge transition.
He sends a document to She which has all the technical details. Name of the document is "Business Jargons". He also send a few project documents. He instructs She to go through the documents before the meeting
Note: There are two set of documents
1st set - name of the document "Business jargons"
2nd set - Project documents
Scene : Meeting
He: Hi ! Welcome to our team
She: Thanks
He: So .. Did u get some time to go through the project documents
She: Yes... But there are too many jargons used in the project documents. I need some more time
He: Jargons .. That is a different document
She: Yes He.. Business jargons is a different document..But I am talking about the jargons in the project document
He: As I told you .. Jargons is a different document .. dont mistake that with project document
She: ( ohhh!!! GOD save me .. This fellow doesnt even understand what a jargon means!!!!) fine He.. Can we try to arrange for some sessions for discussing the project details ??
He doesnt understand what Jargon means .. He thinks "Jargon" is the name of the documents
Dont know how some people can be this dumb!!!
He is 4 months old in this company and this is his second project.
He has been given the responsibility of She's Knowledge transition.
He sends a document to She which has all the technical details. Name of the document is "Business Jargons". He also send a few project documents. He instructs She to go through the documents before the meeting
Note: There are two set of documents
1st set - name of the document "Business jargons"
2nd set - Project documents
Scene : Meeting
He: Hi ! Welcome to our team
She: Thanks
He: So .. Did u get some time to go through the project documents
She: Yes... But there are too many jargons used in the project documents. I need some more time
He: Jargons .. That is a different document
She: Yes He.. Business jargons is a different document..But I am talking about the jargons in the project document
He: As I told you .. Jargons is a different document .. dont mistake that with project document
She: ( ohhh!!! GOD save me .. This fellow doesnt even understand what a jargon means!!!!) fine He.. Can we try to arrange for some sessions for discussing the project details ??
He doesnt understand what Jargon means .. He thinks "Jargon" is the name of the documents
Dont know how some people can be this dumb!!!
Wednesday, June 14
Hit counter
I have been getting a few hits on this blog from some new places.
There have been a few hits from New Jersey and some place in Australia.
And the person from New Jersey vists my blog pretty often. Check out the screen shot below.
Mr . NJ , Thanks for visting. btw .. just curious ..wanted to know whats so interesting about this blog. :-) It hardly has any interesting topic and is rarely updated. Anyways .. thanks for lot for visiting the blog. the increase in the hit counter makes me happy
There have been a few hits from New Jersey and some place in Australia.
And the person from New Jersey vists my blog pretty often. Check out the screen shot below.
Mr . NJ , Thanks for visting. btw .. just curious ..wanted to know whats so interesting about this blog. :-) It hardly has any interesting topic and is rarely updated. Anyways .. thanks for lot for visiting the blog. the increase in the hit counter makes me happy
Thursday, May 25
Too many changes - I am very happy
Long time
Dont have time even to open this blog.
Too many changes in life .. I am enjoying them
Our new home .. Moved in to our own house last weekend.
The new house looks great.. All credit goes to Kiran for all his hard work to run behind painters and carpenters to bring the house to this great shape..
The best part of this house is the great view of Durgam Cheruvu from one of the balconies.. Its really breathtaking .
For those who dont know .. Durgam Cheruvu is a beautiful lake in Hyderabad. Its one of the tourist attractions here.
And them my new job. I quit my job at Keane and have joined Wipro.
Manikonda office is very good. Have not been allocated to any project still. Might have a cleint interviw in a day or two.
Please pray that I get through these interviews and get into some project. Dont want to be on bench for long. Seems like I have finished reading all preiodicals in the library.
Raghav is now with his grand parents in Coimbatore. Seems like he is having a good time there. Missing him.
Sometimes life moves too fast
Dont have time even to open this blog.
Too many changes in life .. I am enjoying them
Our new home .. Moved in to our own house last weekend.
The new house looks great.. All credit goes to Kiran for all his hard work to run behind painters and carpenters to bring the house to this great shape..
The best part of this house is the great view of Durgam Cheruvu from one of the balconies.. Its really breathtaking .
For those who dont know .. Durgam Cheruvu is a beautiful lake in Hyderabad. Its one of the tourist attractions here.
And them my new job. I quit my job at Keane and have joined Wipro.
Manikonda office is very good. Have not been allocated to any project still. Might have a cleint interviw in a day or two.
Please pray that I get through these interviews and get into some project. Dont want to be on bench for long. Seems like I have finished reading all preiodicals in the library.
Raghav is now with his grand parents in Coimbatore. Seems like he is having a good time there. Missing him.
Sometimes life moves too fast
Friday, April 21
A Rant
I’m bored. I’m freakin hungry. I don’t know what to blog. But I managed to whine.
"Whats up? Howz life? "
When someone asks me this question , do they really expect me to tell them that I am going nuts as my code is freaking? Do I tel him that I am hungry coz i dindt have my lunch and I hate the food which I cook?
A few questions keeps popping up in my mind ,
1. Why are we here?
2. What is the purpose of our life?
3. Do we have enough money for tomorrow to pass?
4. Does HE exist?
5. Does HE have time to answer my prayer?
6. Does HE hear my prayers?
7. How does HE manage to consolidate everyone’s prayers?
8. Does HE have any tool for prioritizing our requests and granting or rejecting them?
9. Why aren’t all HIS processes transparent?
10. What does HE have in store for me for tomorrow?
11. When will I get to eat garlic bread again?
12. Did my neighbor notice me wearing that new dress?
They just remain there. Unanswered, unattended, unmodified.
"Whats up? Howz life? "
When someone asks me this question , do they really expect me to tell them that I am going nuts as my code is freaking? Do I tel him that I am hungry coz i dindt have my lunch and I hate the food which I cook?
A few questions keeps popping up in my mind ,
1. Why are we here?
2. What is the purpose of our life?
3. Do we have enough money for tomorrow to pass?
4. Does HE exist?
5. Does HE have time to answer my prayer?
6. Does HE hear my prayers?
7. How does HE manage to consolidate everyone’s prayers?
8. Does HE have any tool for prioritizing our requests and granting or rejecting them?
9. Why aren’t all HIS processes transparent?
10. What does HE have in store for me for tomorrow?
11. When will I get to eat garlic bread again?
12. Did my neighbor notice me wearing that new dress?
They just remain there. Unanswered, unattended, unmodified.
Thursday, April 6
Tuesday, April 4
Time(Once in a life time)
On Wednesday, April 5, 2006,
at two minutes and three seconds
after 1:00 AM in the morning,
the time and date will be
01:02:03 04/05/06
This will never happen again in
your life time.
My Freined Hari , who happened to
see this post sent me the
below given information ..
check it out
=====================================
Believe me.. this moment will
come again just about a month later...
01:02:03 04/05/06 - on May 04, 2006
Something similar will happen
again this year ...
03:04:05 06/07/08 - Aug 07, 2006...
or July 08, 2006 :)
Do not want to pakau u with
various cominations...
but.. it depends on how a
person visualizes something.. agree?
===================================
at two minutes and three seconds
after 1:00 AM in the morning,
the time and date will be
01:02:03 04/05/06
This will never happen again in
your life time.
My Freined Hari , who happened to
see this post sent me the
below given information ..
check it out
=====================================
Believe me.. this moment will
come again just about a month later...
01:02:03 04/05/06 - on May 04, 2006
Something similar will happen
again this year ...
03:04:05 06/07/08 - Aug 07, 2006...
or July 08, 2006 :)
Do not want to pakau u with
various cominations...
but.. it depends on how a
person visualizes something.. agree?
===================================
Wednesday, March 29
Wednesday, March 22
Steps .. for COPY and PASTE
The whole cubicle was roaring with laughter when She entered her Business Unit.
Its hard to see the whole team free and together in such a light mood.
She was curious to find the reason. She couldnt wait to drop her handbag and rush to join the team.
The cubicle roared again as someone cracked another joke , when she entered her cubicle.
The moment Mr M saw her coming .. He started ..
Mr M : You want to know what happend just a few minutes back?
She: Ofcouse .. I am all ears
Mr M: You are aware of the java task I am working on , hena
She: haan re.. Mr H sent that work, right .
Mr M : Ya ya .. the same..
She: Uska kya hua ..
Mr M: Jaldi mei ho kya .. sunn .. let me explain it to you step by step..
She : Ok Jaldi bata ..
Mr M: Mr H was on sametime when i came in. he wanted me to copy a java file to the client machine. I couldnt copy it there as it was too slow. Mr H was in a great hurry.. He wanted it to be done right then.
Then he says ( says the chat between him and Mr H)
Mr H: Can you move that file to XX01?
Mr M: Unable to connect to XX01.. is someone else connected to it?
Mr H: Not sure.. Try it again.. Need this done now .. have to show it to client
Mr M: Trying ...
Mr H: Done?
Mr M: someone else is connected ..
Mr H: OHHH
Mr M: (stays slient)
Mr H: Can you copy it to some folder in citrix .. right click on the file and select COPY.. OK
Mr M: OK .. Now i am in destination folder .. ( In a nakkal tone ) should I right click there and
select PASTE???
Mr H: (Understood what situation he has dragged himself to ...in a totally wexed tone ) M.. do u have a linkline near you ???
Everyone bursts out laughing again..
Its hard to see the whole team free and together in such a light mood.
She was curious to find the reason. She couldnt wait to drop her handbag and rush to join the team.
The cubicle roared again as someone cracked another joke , when she entered her cubicle.
The moment Mr M saw her coming .. He started ..
Mr M : You want to know what happend just a few minutes back?
She: Ofcouse .. I am all ears
Mr M: You are aware of the java task I am working on , hena
She: haan re.. Mr H sent that work, right .
Mr M : Ya ya .. the same..
She: Uska kya hua ..
Mr M: Jaldi mei ho kya .. sunn .. let me explain it to you step by step..
She : Ok Jaldi bata ..
Mr M: Mr H was on sametime when i came in. he wanted me to copy a java file to the client machine. I couldnt copy it there as it was too slow. Mr H was in a great hurry.. He wanted it to be done right then.
Then he says ( says the chat between him and Mr H)
Mr H: Can you move that file to XX01?
Mr M: Unable to connect to XX01.. is someone else connected to it?
Mr H: Not sure.. Try it again.. Need this done now .. have to show it to client
Mr M: Trying ...
Mr H: Done?
Mr M: someone else is connected ..
Mr H: OHHH
Mr M: (stays slient)
Mr H: Can you copy it to some folder in citrix .. right click on the file and select COPY.. OK
Mr M: OK .. Now i am in destination folder .. ( In a nakkal tone ) should I right click there and
select PASTE???
Mr H: (Understood what situation he has dragged himself to ...in a totally wexed tone ) M.. do u have a linkline near you ???
Everyone bursts out laughing again..
Monday, March 20
Happiness!!
Sweet little pair of legs and hands tumbling and trying hard to sit without support,
described over phone - never knew it could make one so happy.
Life is not the breath you take. Its the momemts that take your breath away.
described over phone - never knew it could make one so happy.
Life is not the breath you take. Its the momemts that take your breath away.
Thursday, March 16
Appearance and Reality - A forward
Received this as a forward ..
Sharing it with you all ..
To appear wise, one must talk;
To be wise, one must listen.
To appear to do good, one must be busy;
To do good, one must know when to stand aside.
To appear to lead, one must put oneself first;
To lead, one must put oneself last.
To appear caring, one must give advice;
To be caring, one must give space.
To appear to love, one must know how to give;
To love, one must know also how to receive.
To appear happy, one must smile;
To be happy, one must be free with tears.
Life is not the breath you take. Its the momemts that take your breath away.
Sharing it with you all ..
To appear wise, one must talk;
To be wise, one must listen.
To appear to do good, one must be busy;
To do good, one must know when to stand aside.
To appear to lead, one must put oneself first;
To lead, one must put oneself last.
To appear caring, one must give advice;
To be caring, one must give space.
To appear to love, one must know how to give;
To love, one must know also how to receive.
To appear happy, one must smile;
To be happy, one must be free with tears.
Life is not the breath you take. Its the momemts that take your breath away.
Thursday, March 9
Wednesday, March 8
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