Thursday, February 24, 2005

Media...

Media the most powerful medium..can raise a man from earth to sky and vice versa.
Couple of days back,i was happy to read news abt saurabh singh, the boy who excelled in NASA exams.The news got more popularity when it was mentioned that our Mr.president and kalpna chawla also gave the same exam but this boy performed better then both....
The real story was yet to come..the shocking news in todays paper.."The news abt saruab was a hoax".It was confirmed by NASA ppl that they dont conduct such exams and Mr. president and kalpna chawla didnt appeared for these exams.Though saruabh gave a proof as exam identity card which relates to some competition under name of NASA(though full form will be different).
Really this media ppl are crazy to get hot news and they dont care for facts as they only think for their daily column news.
And the biggest surprise was that, Mr. president already met the boy and parents in this concern and our PM cancelled the meeting at last minute.Really no one cares for facts.Media should take into consideration that there news effect mass group.

Few months back there was some news about our cricketer bajji getting engaged with bangalore gal..priya reddy(this was mentioned in inerview with priya).
Next day bajji counter attacked saying that they are just frnds and there is nothing as such going on and media has taken her statements in wrong way..he will marry with his parents wishes that too in punjabi community.
News of kidnapping case of bihar boy jolted every one..then from next day onwards i used to see,daily one kidnapping case news.Either the kidnapping cases were already in large masses but media never cared to expose them or the kidnappers thought its right time for them to carry on there job:-)
Some times ppl use the media just for their publicity....dont know whom to really blame.
Its gud that media also belts the wrong guys but now days papers are full of cooked stuff rather then real story.

See this:EPIC 2014

Words of wisdom...

1. Regular naps prevent old age... especially if you take them while driving.

2. Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee.

3. Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and
the other is husband.

4. I believe we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried - but
they wanted cash.

5. A child's greatest period of growth is the month after you've
purchased new school uniforms.

6. Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.

7. Don't marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you
cannot live without, but whatever you do, you'll regret it later.

8. You can't buy love . . . but you pay heavily for it.

9. True friends stab you in the front.

10. Forgiveness is giving up my right to hate you for hurting me.

11. Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

12. Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

13. Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll
take it anyway.

14. My wife and I always compromise. I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with me.

15. Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

16. Ladies first, pretty ladies sooner.

17. A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always
with the same person.

18. You'r! e getting old when you enjoy remembering things more than doing them.

19. It doesn't matter how often a married man changes his job, he
Still ends up with the same boss.

20. Early to bed, early to rise, Your girl goes out with other guys.

21. Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address books.

22. Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.

23. Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk
because they have to say something.

24. They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom
gets to speak.

Friday, February 18, 2005

Proverbs

If you are some how linked with web world and have a lot of friends associated,you are bound to get a lot of forward mails(though fwding is default work of s/w engg :-) .I will not comment on the contents of fwd mails,but the proverbs which people usually add at end of there mail.
One of my frnd XYZ,who always add a proverb to his mail is "Change is the Only thing that will Never change. So better Adapt to it."..and to my surprise one of my batchmate replied back to his attitude as
"hi XYZ,i liked ur mail. but the most unfortunate thing tht u always add a quote after that. is it necessary or u r trying to say tht u have realized that.
actaully, i don see any connection between that qoute and ur mail. pls don mind, and of coourse don take it to heart, pls inform me the relation which i didn't understand. ...From MNO"

I never thought it is unfortunate to add a proverbs and there is no definite rule that you should add a proverb matching with the subject of content....it seems ridiculous question to raise.

Now the real jerk came to me after seeing XYZ reply
"hi MNO
dear acutally there is option of adding signature in outgoing mails,there i have written that quote.. so in each mail u c that quote...
byee ..XYZ"(have edited the contents of mail to make it short)

What i was expecting from XYZ was not the procedure of adding signatures but why he felt like adding this particular quote(which actually MNO means)...and its my personal feeling that he should have mentioned that he liked it and felt impressive to add...or if at all he realized the proverb in his life.

Never mind...its just a incidence.Lets not critisize it any more and enjoy some more proverbs Thoughts Of A Maverick

Today i have added some useful links to my blog and a clock to give a good feel..
Wow..today is last working day of the week...hope i will catch up some movies this weekend,shall meet some frnds and have to see Dr. too,feeling pain in knees from last week...seems like i have grown older:-)..chalo have a good weekend.

Monday, February 14, 2005

Love Marriage Vs Arranged Marriage

Got a fwd from my colleague on it,so thought to make a post..btw was eagerly waitng for some topic:-)
During college days,i found this topic in discussion in bakar room and found ppl asking each one's opinion.
Let me give a brief on each...
Love marriage:Here you get a chance to have a life partner of your choice.That does not always mean that you got what you were wishing for.You atleast get a partner whom you know prehand and are ready to accept.
In indian society it is not widely accepted so ultimately parents put pressure on there childrens for not opting it and in any case if they go for LM and end up in some mis-understanding,no one is ready to guide them as all were against it.
Arrange marriage:Here you have to go with your parents choice,though you are always asked for your opinion,but you dont have any solid base to make a decision so you just give a green signal for the choice.
Here failure occurs due to lack of adjustment with your partner,may be they have some preset expectation from partner.Due to backup of family,mis-understanding are mostly resolved and you have no choice but to live life with a smile.

Now days,i have seen more of LM then AM.This is due to:
1.Parents are educated enough to go with younger generation choice as they know that there childrens are the ones who have to live life.
2.Life is so hectic that no one has time to pock there nose in others life.
3.LM is turning out to be succesful,so more signs of acceptance by society.

Surely days are not far,when ppl will take arrange marriage with a surprise and accept luv marriages with open arms.
What abt Luv cum arranged marriage..you ppl can guess it out:-)

When i went for my cousin marriage,all my bhabhee's were asking my preference on it and they told that AM is better...but i was thinking how can they be so sure abt it as they have not seen the other side:-)

Adding up forwarded mail....and wish you all a happy and cheerful valentine's day with your luv one's.

Love Marriage
-----------------------------------
Resembles procedural programming
language. We have some set
functions like flirting, going to
movies together, making long
conversations on phone and then try
to fit all functions to the
candidate we like.
-----------------------------------
It is a throwaway type of prototype
as client requirements rises with
time thus it is a dynamic system
and difficult to maintain.
-----------------------------------
Family system hangs because
hardware (called parents) is not
responding.
-----------------------------------
You are the project leader so u are
responsible for implementation and
execution of PROJECT- married life.

-----------------------------------
Client expectations include
exciting feature as spouse cooking
food, washing clothes etc.
-----------------------------------
Acceptance test possible you can
try before you Buy.

-----------------------------------
Love Marriage is like Windows,
beautiful n seductive.... Yet one
never knows when it will crash....
-----------------------------------

Arranged Marriage
-----------------------------------
Similar to object oriented
programming approach. We first fix
the candidate and then try to
implement functions on her. The
functions are added to supplement
the main program. The functions can
be added or deleted.
-----------------------------------
Requirements are well defined so
use of waterfall model is possible

-----------------------------------
Compatible with hardware (Parents).

-----------------------------------
You are a team member under project
leader (parents) so they are
responsible for successful
execution of project Married life.
-----------------------------------
All these features are covered in
the SRS as required features.

-----------------------------------
Product is sold on an as is where
is basis. Product once sold will
not be taken back!
-----------------------------------
Arranged Marriage is like Unix...
boring n colorless... still
extremely reliable n robust

No movies this weekend ....

This weekend i was planning to watch two movies i.e.The Aviator and Million Dollar baby..but bad luck..the VCD shop near my house was raided by police last weekend and they took away all new release english VCD's.Anyways shopkeeper has promised me that he will get me both the vcds by coming weekend...lets wait for another week.
One of my roommate gave us party for his salary hike...really enjoyed...wish they keep getting hikes...last week one of my other frnd gave us party as he was leaving for US and one more party is still pending from my other room mate who recently got job offer from mnc...seems like party season:-)
Did some shopping on sunday,bought a valentine gift for my sis and a b'day gift for my cousin.
Over all weekend was OK...now back to office,checking mails,code changes & updates,meetings and will wait for another weekend:-)

Friday, February 11, 2005

Women in news...

I found a lot of women in news now days...so thought of making a post for them as few days back there was a lot of hot discussion on statement made by Harvard president that"The lack of top female scientists could be due to "innate differences" in genetics and upbringing between men and women" and later on some labortary proved that men brain cells can transmit signal 4 times faster then in women.It is always said that women are more good in verbal abilities..right becoz they love too much talking:-)

Sania Mirza:Really feel proud to see such a youngster,who tuned to be first Indian woman to have reached this far in a Grand Slam event.She lost in third round to Serena Williams,though there was no expectation or news about her to such a level but she out performed her ability.Even serena was of view that she is a energetic young player and she had a tough match with sania.Now there are lots of hopes from this youngster.
Few days back i was reading a article by dravid regarding achievement by sania,he said "people do not applause for what player has achieved..they start expecting a lot from them though he or she may have out performed her abilities"..so lets applause each youngster and wish for there success.

Martina Navratilova:It seems happy & encouraging attitude for youngsters to have such a big tennis star coming to Hyderabad Open for doubles match. She is here for 4 days tour inspite of her busy schedule.Navratilova,49,has won 167 singles titles, including 16 grand slams, and 174 doubles titles.
She was looking awesome on frontpage newspaper,clad in green silk saree..one of reporter asked her"dont you feel like quiting at such age and start enjoying private life"..she replied back by saying "Do you get bore with your life,as tennis is my life".

Carly Fiorina:Fiorina,CEO of Hewlett-Packard is most powerful and influential businesswoman in the world.She was told to resign becoz of differences in strategies between her and the board .
I heard some one saying she will now turn finance minister under bush presidency.

Aishwarya Rai:Miss world,known for her beauty all over the world and now have turned a good actor of bollywood.She is much in news for her going ahead into hollywood movies. While the lady won't be shedding her clothes in a hurry, her stand on kissing has taken an about turn. Ash now says that she will be willing to do kissing scenes if the director considers them imperative.

..many more like anara gupta,negar khan for wrong issues.

Tuesday, February 08, 2005

bang bang b'lore...

Bangalore..the silicon valley of india,also known for its beauty and climate is now getting crowded & poluted day by day.I am sure days are not far,when people in b'lore will spend more time on roads(facing traffic) then at their workplace/home.
I know the count of s/w ppl is increasing rapidly but we cannot curse the IT people only for traffic problems,even the bad roads and improper infrastructure has creating great menance.The number of flyovers or under pathways developed recently are just enough to make traffic move from 0.1 km/hr to 0.5 km/hr but if u are 1 km ahead or before the flyover,you will again find a bottleneck.On top of this,govt. has made a number of roads as one way.This has created a hell lot of confusion for people.

When i came to b'lore,i was happy to see traffic police wala's well dressed up with white color cow boy cap being posted at various places,but as time passed,i never saw them making general public to follow rules strictly.If they catch up people breaking rules and make them to follow them,surely the traffic and accident nuisance can be reduced to good extend.Take example ofbeautiful city chandigarh...i have been there for 2 years,i know its well planned but still traffic police are very strict to rules(though they also mint money from people for breaking rules:-) ),atleast things work fine.

Ahaah...i should not miss out james bond of b'lore roads...guess who are they?..Auto rickshaw wala's.I am sure they will qualify for F1 race,as they can manage to drive fast on such congested and crowded roads.It seems auto driver gets all rights of road as they get their driving license and also they have to strictly follow the rule of breaking laws.If by chance,u bang your vechile into them,then you will be treated as culprit.

Funny part with them is if you hire a auto-rickshaw in b'lore,they will always ask for double charges by giving reason "Saab,auto wahan saa khaalle ayaga"i.e after dropping you to your destination,auto will have to come back without any passenger.Thats really gud trick to ask for more money and some how they will manage to get Rs 10 from you by saying"boss khushi sa da do"i.e give me 10 rupees more with your will.
Yuck..auto prices have touched the sky level and on the top they expect us to be happy and give them more money,if that was the case we would have bought our own vechile(that again will increase no of vehiles on roads) ...probably auto itself:-)
This traffic nuisance has caused a lot of problems to pedestial who always have to cross the road as if they are playing some death well game.
It was nice to see local buses here,where you have reserved seat for ladies.These provides cheap medium of transport to comman man...but now a days buses are crowded as if there is some partition time going on and they have to leave the city immediatly even by hanging around the giant devil(dont care for the precious life).

Seriously karnataka govt. should stop thinking now and get started with quick work.They should allow IT infrastructure to be developed out of the city with proper residencial and complexies.Heavy vehiles should not be allowed at crucial timings .Every companies can provide there own transport(buses)which will be safer and better medium.
Traffic police should wake up and force people to follow rules...i hope then we will no more have any james bond in real life but only in reel life.
Things are difficult to apply in one shot but step by step things can be improved...lets hope to see b'lore a more better and beautiful place to live:-)




Save private sector from glitches...

I am not in favor of having reservation in private sector..it does not mean i dont cover up in it or i have some inborn hatred in my mind for particular set of people.In india,more population belongs to middle class which don't come under any special category...by making such clauses,deserving people are being set back.
I understand that govt. apply such clauses to uplift backward community..but i ask one question,if a person who took the benefit of these clauses and have got good status and money ,does there children still need to be covered under such section as though there family can bear all monetory expenditures.I can see a hell lot of people who dont have enough money,who struggle a lot but dont get right result for there effort due to lack of seats.
During my college times,i have seen people who come under special category,either are too rich that they enjoy extra benefits or if at all they deserve such benefits and get such facilities, dont seem to have enough determination to get ahead(taking into consideration major people).
A number of times i have read in news that a lot of people who dont come under any category and have enough money to spend,make up false certificate for such categories so that there children can get admission in good colleges....really frustrating for people who desrve the seats.
Government should atleast spare private sector which contributes to country economy to greater extend as they have efficient work force .(private sector also has corruption but not to extend of public area).
And if at all govt. bring out any category clause in any field,they should put a limit on financial condition of people covered under it and should take action against wrong people who falsely try to take up benefit from it.

Lets make india a developed nation..jai hind:-)

Monday, February 07, 2005

Movies this weekend..

This weekend got chance to view 2 movies.

PAGE 3:The movie whirls around a newspaper reporter,who is being surprised to see the showoff lifestyle in film industry, people goes below there dignity and self respect to keep there status and earn there living,again some political influence to hide the exposure of bad ppl behind film industry...really gud movie,thanks god we are living a better life..worth watching.

BLACK:A marvellous work by sanjay...it seems bollywood is moving ahead to have international status by making movies on different areas like hollywood,which is apart from regular laila-majnu stories.The movie is about a teacher determination & struggle to turn a deaf,blind and dumb child into a normal person so that she is no more treated as insane by society....in movie,at no of scences the spirits rises to high end ...i expect special award to rani,ayesha(small child) & big b for there performances.hope the trend which is begun by sanjay is being continued by other directors too:-)

Friday, February 04, 2005

great week..

Last two weeks were really fabulous for me,as i went home to attend my cousin marriage(though I did 4 days journey and stayed 2 days at home.).After a long time(5-6 yrs) i got a chance to attend a family function,i was really excited to meet all my relatives..we danced a lot,was feeling amazing to see marriage rituals.My bhabhee's(now count has increased to 9) were making fun of me that its your next turn to get married so just see whts the rituals u have to carry out while marriage:-)
I was feeling bad as i left my home after marriage but was a bit excited too as i was about to meet my best frnd at delhi ...we sat in macy near station and just remembered old college golden days...talked about each of batch mate where about?
At last the time came to say bye to my frnd & boarded the train,before i coud think abt loosing such good moments,i fell asleep in my coach like dead man as i was exhuasted after long hours dancing & remaining awake for wedding night..now i am back to b'lore again busy with my same work schedule...hope such moments keep ocurring in life.
Before leaving from b'lore i got a chance to visit infy campus with my cousion who was here and my frnd who is working in infy ,it is really marvelous.We also played basket ball & volley ball.After leaving from infy ,i took my cousin arnd b'lore...Traffic nonsence has made b'lore worse...i think karantaka govt has to really work hard on resolving this issue.

Atlast!! jumped in....

Wow...I am finaly on the net with my blog.From last few months the idea of creating my own blog was pushing me like a small child who is attracted towards ballon & this was getting stronger day by day as i keep on reading a number of them on net,but i was waiting for a right force to make me to jump into this blogging world.
Now i chose Feb month for creating a blog becoz i found it really good luck time (..not getting superstitious)..as my frnd got job offer from mnc ,another frnd is about to leave for US and seems to be cheerful week as i have achieved targets which i planned for each day..which i was not able to do from last few months due to my lazinees:-)
I am done with my first post....will keep updating it with routine events, thoughts & exciting topics that will flash upon my mind...cheers:-)