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The weather was chilly..too cold for this part of the year.
In fact newspapers reported that it was the coldest day of November in the last 5 years.Too lazy to get up..perfect weather for being under the blanket.And still sleep was eluding me.
A lazy humming..and what tune did i hum..ek titli anek titliyaan..and it swept me to another era.I am sure you would all remember..the maroon coloured ( or whatever color) symbol of doordarshan.
With that humming.Bala Murali krishna singing mile sur mera tumhara toooo sur bane hamara.Srikanth and Gavaskar and PT Usha running with the lamp..One of the most famous ads..Hamara Bajaj Hamara Bajaj..
The soaps of those times..Nukaad...Mungeri lal ki haseen swapnein.oshin.
Later came Shekhar Suman with the hilarious Dekh Bhai Dekh and Swabhimaan.The mother of Soaps Shanti which brought Mandira Bedi into the limelight.
But what is still fresh in my mind is Ek Titli..Ane k Titliyaan.
Wonder how time flies by.The big fields i used to play as a kid is no more..its a concrete jungle.The pond where i used to try fishing has been buried.The mango trees where I used to build my hut during vacations has been cut down.I am more pre occupied with my work and profession.and spending time with loved ones.Less in touch with my native.Somehow things are not the same anymore.The place has changed..the people..the weather..the landscape..But the attachment remains.
Like the famous malayalam poem..Oru vattom koodi aa pazhaya vidyalaya muttathethuvan moham
(once more i feel like visiting my school courtyard).
.Olden times.Golden times..I MISS YOU !!!!
In fact newspapers reported that it was the coldest day of November in the last 5 years.Too lazy to get up..perfect weather for being under the blanket.And still sleep was eluding me.
A lazy humming..and what tune did i hum..ek titli anek titliyaan..and it swept me to another era.I am sure you would all remember..the maroon coloured ( or whatever color) symbol of doordarshan.
With that humming.Bala Murali krishna singing mile sur mera tumhara toooo sur bane hamara.Srikanth and Gavaskar and PT Usha running with the lamp..One of the most famous ads..Hamara Bajaj Hamara Bajaj..
The soaps of those times..Nukaad...Mungeri lal ki haseen swapnein.oshin.
Later came Shekhar Suman with the hilarious Dekh Bhai Dekh and Swabhimaan.The mother of Soaps Shanti which brought Mandira Bedi into the limelight.
But what is still fresh in my mind is Ek Titli..Ane k Titliyaan.
Wonder how time flies by.The big fields i used to play as a kid is no more..its a concrete jungle.The pond where i used to try fishing has been buried.The mango trees where I used to build my hut during vacations has been cut down.I am more pre occupied with my work and profession.and spending time with loved ones.Less in touch with my native.Somehow things are not the same anymore.The place has changed..the people..the weather..the landscape..But the attachment remains.
Like the famous malayalam poem..Oru vattom koodi aa pazhaya vidyalaya muttathethuvan moham
(once more i feel like visiting my school courtyard).
.Olden times.Golden times..I MISS YOU !!!!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Ban the Software Industry
I read somewhere that the Total IT BPO Industry is worth USD 72Billion.
India's software exports are at USD60 Billion and is showing a CAGR of 16-17%.It contributes a whopping 5.8% to the GDP and directly employs 2.23 million people.But I strongly advocate that software industry should be banned.Yes totally banned.And here is the reason why.
I have a laptop.Which I use essentially for browsing and downloading.Then came the Orkut revolution.Spend hours adding friends,writing testimonials,writin (s)crap.I was getting bored of it,here comes Linkedin and then Facebook.Then once I was done with these three..there started the Facebook quizzes.Wat crap quiz one must say..but u were more stupid to attempt most of them.And once u again became wise enough to chuck these,there comes the games.Mafia Wars,Mob Wars and then Farm ville.
And one fine day,I have lost precious time that I was previously using for READING.READING,which I am so passionate about..Reading which makes me feel that I am in line with the world..Reading which gives me topic to keep my mouth never shut...Reading that gives me the false confidence that I am a intellectual..and I spend time doing these crap on these social networking sites?
Fine..they say time is precious..many people cost time ( manhours..hourly rate etc).but lost time is just a notional money loss.Let me tell u how Software ( and Hardware) adds to GDP contribution by trapping gullible people like us.
1.The trillions of articles that warn you about malware,virus and stuff,that gives you nightmare.Your data might be leaked.And lo,you scurry for the latest Anti Virus or Trojan remover.
2.You want to download a movie or a song.Look at those hundreds of site.If you are a free user,then restricted amount of downloads per day or per month.restricted download speed.only one download at a time.If you are a premium user,then Unlimited options.
3.If you want to view a movie online,if you are a free user,then watch half the movie first.Wait for atleast 45 minutes before you watch the rest.If you are a paid user,keep going uninterrupted.
4.Download a big file.You will get it in .rar format.And then before your happiness ( of getting your most wanted file in a matter of few seconds)..you will find yourself hunting for a .rar software to open this file.Not to worry,you will find it online.But the program is a trial version.Which will extract only 50% of your file.Or if you are luckier,you will get a trial version that lasts for 15 days.
5.Get to your daily activities.YOu dont want to stand in a queue to get your movie tickets?Go online to simplify..And lo..PVR will charge you a "convenient fee".Wasnt the internet a medium to reduce costs and improve efficiency?
6.Transaction failed while making a payment? Endless followups..phone calls..and if you do get your money back..its takes 45 days.
Pay Pay and Pay..thats all you can do
And the worst of all..that money can probably cannot get you back.
I think my Laptop crashed.With Windows XP...Symantec Anti virus..Microsoft Office 2007..Internet Explorer 8...Adobe Reader..and the endless other software loaded onto my laptop..the load was far too much for my lappy.All these baggage and I hardly use a few of them..and am sure.i use only one s/w at a time ( excluding the OS and the Anti virus)..If my laptop doesnt recover from this Coma that it is in now..then i lose a treasure of photos..that I havent backedup anywhere else..
Softwares should be banned ( but am i not using a piece of software to post this blog?) Silly me
India's software exports are at USD60 Billion and is showing a CAGR of 16-17%.It contributes a whopping 5.8% to the GDP and directly employs 2.23 million people.But I strongly advocate that software industry should be banned.Yes totally banned.And here is the reason why.
I have a laptop.Which I use essentially for browsing and downloading.Then came the Orkut revolution.Spend hours adding friends,writing testimonials,writin (s)crap.I was getting bored of it,here comes Linkedin and then Facebook.Then once I was done with these three..there started the Facebook quizzes.Wat crap quiz one must say..but u were more stupid to attempt most of them.And once u again became wise enough to chuck these,there comes the games.Mafia Wars,Mob Wars and then Farm ville.
And one fine day,I have lost precious time that I was previously using for READING.READING,which I am so passionate about..Reading which makes me feel that I am in line with the world..Reading which gives me topic to keep my mouth never shut...Reading that gives me the false confidence that I am a intellectual..and I spend time doing these crap on these social networking sites?
Fine..they say time is precious..many people cost time ( manhours..hourly rate etc).but lost time is just a notional money loss.Let me tell u how Software ( and Hardware) adds to GDP contribution by trapping gullible people like us.
1.The trillions of articles that warn you about malware,virus and stuff,that gives you nightmare.Your data might be leaked.And lo,you scurry for the latest Anti Virus or Trojan remover.
2.You want to download a movie or a song.Look at those hundreds of site.If you are a free user,then restricted amount of downloads per day or per month.restricted download speed.only one download at a time.If you are a premium user,then Unlimited options.
3.If you want to view a movie online,if you are a free user,then watch half the movie first.Wait for atleast 45 minutes before you watch the rest.If you are a paid user,keep going uninterrupted.
4.Download a big file.You will get it in .rar format.And then before your happiness ( of getting your most wanted file in a matter of few seconds)..you will find yourself hunting for a .rar software to open this file.Not to worry,you will find it online.But the program is a trial version.Which will extract only 50% of your file.Or if you are luckier,you will get a trial version that lasts for 15 days.
5.Get to your daily activities.YOu dont want to stand in a queue to get your movie tickets?Go online to simplify..And lo..PVR will charge you a "convenient fee".Wasnt the internet a medium to reduce costs and improve efficiency?
6.Transaction failed while making a payment? Endless followups..phone calls..and if you do get your money back..its takes 45 days.
Pay Pay and Pay..thats all you can do
And the worst of all..that money can probably cannot get you back.
I think my Laptop crashed.With Windows XP...Symantec Anti virus..Microsoft Office 2007..Internet Explorer 8...Adobe Reader..and the endless other software loaded onto my laptop..the load was far too much for my lappy.All these baggage and I hardly use a few of them..and am sure.i use only one s/w at a time ( excluding the OS and the Anti virus)..If my laptop doesnt recover from this Coma that it is in now..then i lose a treasure of photos..that I havent backedup anywhere else..
Softwares should be banned ( but am i not using a piece of software to post this blog?) Silly me
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Thought from the Skies
I have completd my 8th flight journey for the year.And I have another 4 more planned for the yearThat makes it an average of 1 flight a month.Every flight brings with it a different type of emotion
1.Happiness: Everytime I go home,i am elated.the happiness of going home to your loved ones ( especially my mom),the yummy home made food ( served with love and affection),the greenery that makes Kerala the "Gods own country",the greenery...the backwaters...ah I cant wait to get back home
2.Despair: Everytime I return back,this is what i feel.The sorrow of leaving home..back to the routine grind...the lonely existence.. How I wish everytime that i could spend a few days more at home.
3.Hope : My first and so far the only trip abroad..Hope of a new beginning...to meet my new boss...to understand my responsibilities.. to experience a new culture...a new beginning
4.Excitement: My break journey while returning from abroad..purely a holiday ( yeah it was just one day)...the beautiful beach in Zurich,mesmerizing music by Pachuly on the streets.
5.Power: A feeling of power..cos you are flying above ordinary mortals..you cant even see them..big vehicles being seen the size of ants..( did i sound arrogant?)
6.Fantasy: White clouds...of all shapes...but the most breathtaking sight was the Alps..covered in snow...takes you to another world completely..i really did dream of having a farm home somewhere near there
7.Fear: I should admit that everytime the aircraft shakes and the captain announces that we are going through turbulent weather..please fasten your seatbelts..I do get frightened.And latest Air France disaster has just added to my fear
8.Irritation: Everytime the flight attendant tries to sell bags and other stuff through bidding/scratch cards..when you need to pay and buy a bottle of water..whenver you are told that you have a non reclining seat
Every journey through the skies has made me go through some emotion or the other..but the best thing has been the time that I get for myself ( without a ringing cell phone) the time to think,the time to ponder..the time to DREAM
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Nipped in the "Bud" what did you "get"?
The Big B...the mother of all budgets..that was what it was expected to be.
Alas!..B was not for Blockbuster..it was for the big Bear..that pulled down the stock market by more than 800 points..
For all those who says that the Budget was bad and not forward looking,I beg to disagree.
Doesnt it have so much for the Mango ( Aam) aadmi?
Ok fine..agreed the budget speech was not music for your ears ( MP3 and MP4 players would be expensive),but cant you watch our MP's quarelling or Udyan Mukherjee blabbering about what to buy and what to sell on your LCD ( after all LCD is cheaper now).
Why should you complain that the aam aadmi is dreaming if he earned more than Rs 10 lac?Cant he have a party with that Rs1030 he saved as the exemption limit has been increased for 1.5 lac to 1.6 lac??
Ok I do agree that your wife/gf will kill you if you dont gift her jewellery now ( branded jewellery is cheaper)..but why worry when the FM has reduced the price of Life saving drugs? isnt ur life safe?
Who would now buy petrol trucks ( duties have been reduced) that Mr Deora increased price of petrol well before the budget?
Why worry about food when the FM is putting thrust to grow Indian agriculture by a whopping 4%?
FM knew that the stock market would crash..isnt that why he decided that the market is not good enough to sell his Navratnas or whatever ratnas it is...he decided to raise just over 1100 crores from disinvestment.
Who cares about Fiscal deficit..i dont even know what that means.but like every newspaper or every analyst let me scream..Mr FM what are you doing to reduce the deficit that is currently 6.8% of GDP...what about the FBRM?
Why ponder over these terms..prepare yourself to enjoy the Commonwealth Games on your LCD TV while you roam the city in the above 2000cc car on the NHAI ( highways gonna get a boost)that you bought with the savings of Rs1030 in income tax exemption and your wife/gf flaunts her newly acquired branded jewellery?
Aam aadmi..he can go around with Izzat in the new toofan ( i guess i got the name right) non stop trains that our Didi has announced...Didi and Dada. Jai Ho
Alas!..B was not for Blockbuster..it was for the big Bear..that pulled down the stock market by more than 800 points..
For all those who says that the Budget was bad and not forward looking,I beg to disagree.
Doesnt it have so much for the Mango ( Aam) aadmi?
Ok fine..agreed the budget speech was not music for your ears ( MP3 and MP4 players would be expensive),but cant you watch our MP's quarelling or Udyan Mukherjee blabbering about what to buy and what to sell on your LCD ( after all LCD is cheaper now).
Why should you complain that the aam aadmi is dreaming if he earned more than Rs 10 lac?Cant he have a party with that Rs1030 he saved as the exemption limit has been increased for 1.5 lac to 1.6 lac??
Ok I do agree that your wife/gf will kill you if you dont gift her jewellery now ( branded jewellery is cheaper)..but why worry when the FM has reduced the price of Life saving drugs? isnt ur life safe?
Who would now buy petrol trucks ( duties have been reduced) that Mr Deora increased price of petrol well before the budget?
Why worry about food when the FM is putting thrust to grow Indian agriculture by a whopping 4%?
FM knew that the stock market would crash..isnt that why he decided that the market is not good enough to sell his Navratnas or whatever ratnas it is...he decided to raise just over 1100 crores from disinvestment.
Who cares about Fiscal deficit..i dont even know what that means.but like every newspaper or every analyst let me scream..Mr FM what are you doing to reduce the deficit that is currently 6.8% of GDP...what about the FBRM?
Why ponder over these terms..prepare yourself to enjoy the Commonwealth Games on your LCD TV while you roam the city in the above 2000cc car on the NHAI ( highways gonna get a boost)that you bought with the savings of Rs1030 in income tax exemption and your wife/gf flaunts her newly acquired branded jewellery?
Aam aadmi..he can go around with Izzat in the new toofan ( i guess i got the name right) non stop trains that our Didi has announced...Didi and Dada. Jai Ho
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Gi(rl)llogical
Now that FM has become a integral part of my life (listening to it 30 mins in morning and 45 mins in evening while commutting to office and back),the song that plays often these days is Om Mangalam from Kambakht Ishq ( I swear am not offered commission for publicity,its absolutely free).In that the Girl keeps asking the guy "Will you marry me?"..I would call her Stupid Girl.
( Now now now..dont argue that I am jealous cos no girl ever asked me if I would marry her).
And for the feminists,please read Stupid as Simply The Ultimate Person I Desire ( what a stupid PJ)..for all others and for the good humoured females,Stupid has the regular meaning of daily usage.And wondering why stupid girl? cos at the end of the song when the guy asks the girl " Will you marry me?" the girl says uhhh I dont think so...
I have seen many girls sitting on the park looking at Guys in the foodcourt next to my office.Ok Ok agreed,they were just looking ahead and guys crossed the path of their vision and if Guys think the girls were looking at them,they are thoroughly mistaken.
Now assume that the girl was really looking at a guy.She would want the guy to make the first move.Hmm,historically it has been the guy who makes the first move.If the guy understands it and makes a move,then he is a super Stupid.Cos then the girls reaction would be " How many girls have you approached like this".
Thats girls for you guys..Girls would be girls..always Gi(rl)llogical...
( Now now now..dont argue that I am jealous cos no girl ever asked me if I would marry her).
And for the feminists,please read Stupid as Simply The Ultimate Person I Desire ( what a stupid PJ)..for all others and for the good humoured females,Stupid has the regular meaning of daily usage.And wondering why stupid girl? cos at the end of the song when the guy asks the girl " Will you marry me?" the girl says uhhh I dont think so...
I have seen many girls sitting on the park looking at Guys in the foodcourt next to my office.Ok Ok agreed,they were just looking ahead and guys crossed the path of their vision and if Guys think the girls were looking at them,they are thoroughly mistaken.
Now assume that the girl was really looking at a guy.She would want the guy to make the first move.Hmm,historically it has been the guy who makes the first move.If the guy understands it and makes a move,then he is a super Stupid.Cos then the girls reaction would be " How many girls have you approached like this".
Thats girls for you guys..Girls would be girls..always Gi(rl)llogical...
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