Since Tuesday was Raksha Bandhan, I landed up at my bro’s place late evening to tie him a rakhi. After a stressful 2 weeks at work, I was looking forward to a relaxing time with family. And relaxed I was from the moment I entered my bro’s place till the moment I got home, all thanks to my 1 year 3 month old nephew, who had taken it upon himself to entertain me from the moment I stepped into their house till the moment I stepped into mine! A cherubic baby, he kept me totally enthralled with his perceptiveness and super fast learning skills, and made me laugh with his antics.
The little angel conveys all that he wants through the 1st syllable of every word – ‘Ba’ could stand for a bus, a ball, a balloon, a banana or a bicycle depending on the context and it is upto the adults to figure out what he meant! I wish I had carried a camera with me that day to document all his adorable antics! Never mind, there’s always a next time!
I guess God couldn’t be everywhere to bust everyone’s stress. So he created babies!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
'Manufactured' news?
Dear Mr. Aamir Khan is in trouble again according to the following newsreport:
Khan has been accused of not paying due respect to the national flagThe Youth Congress wing of Indore is likely to file a case against actor Aamir Khan for insulting the national flag. The actor, who was in Indore on the night of August 16 to inaugurate a car showroom at Fortune Landmark mall, did not pay attention to the fact that the national flag was flying high, and not at half mast, as it should be after sunset.“He did not pay attention to the national flag,” said Abhay Dubey, spokesperson for the Indore Congress. Youth Congress members objected to the actor’s negligence and even protested against him.Said an eyewitness, “The actor showed up at around 10 pm at the Fortune Landmark showroom. He seemed to be in a hurry to finish with the ribbon-cutting of the showroom. All of us standing there could see the national flag flying high. According to the Constitution, the national flag should be at half-mast after sundown. Aamir Khan is an intelligent man. He should have taken note of it.”“The Youth Congress wing of Indore booed the actor and even showed him black flags as a sign of protest,” added Dubey. “The police even hauled up the Congressmen who were holding black flags and shouting slogans against the actor. They also lodged a case against the protesters.”
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article§id=2&contentid=200708222007082202305017111e3ff4e&pageno=1
If the protestors saw the flag flying high and not at half mast, why did they not do anything about it? Is it not their duty too? Did they also not disrespect the national flag? Or is intelligence only the forte of Mr. Aamir Khan and not the protestors?
Ah well...I guess people will do anything to 'manufacture' news and feature in it , leaving the 'not-so-common' common sense conveniently behind:):):).
Khan has been accused of not paying due respect to the national flagThe Youth Congress wing of Indore is likely to file a case against actor Aamir Khan for insulting the national flag. The actor, who was in Indore on the night of August 16 to inaugurate a car showroom at Fortune Landmark mall, did not pay attention to the fact that the national flag was flying high, and not at half mast, as it should be after sunset.“He did not pay attention to the national flag,” said Abhay Dubey, spokesperson for the Indore Congress. Youth Congress members objected to the actor’s negligence and even protested against him.Said an eyewitness, “The actor showed up at around 10 pm at the Fortune Landmark showroom. He seemed to be in a hurry to finish with the ribbon-cutting of the showroom. All of us standing there could see the national flag flying high. According to the Constitution, the national flag should be at half-mast after sundown. Aamir Khan is an intelligent man. He should have taken note of it.”“The Youth Congress wing of Indore booed the actor and even showed him black flags as a sign of protest,” added Dubey. “The police even hauled up the Congressmen who were holding black flags and shouting slogans against the actor. They also lodged a case against the protesters.”
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article§id=2&contentid=200708222007082202305017111e3ff4e&pageno=1
If the protestors saw the flag flying high and not at half mast, why did they not do anything about it? Is it not their duty too? Did they also not disrespect the national flag? Or is intelligence only the forte of Mr. Aamir Khan and not the protestors?
Ah well...I guess people will do anything to 'manufacture' news and feature in it , leaving the 'not-so-common' common sense conveniently behind:):):).
Monday, August 20, 2007
Working oops Fighting Hard!
I wonder if this is what happens to every Business Analyst, Tester or Manager :):):):)
Courtesy http://xkcd.com/
Courtesy http://xkcd.com/
Capitalize on your weaknesses!
A nice story that I came across today....
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move.
"Sensei,"(Teacher in Japanese) the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened. "No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament.
He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. "Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?" "You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm." The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame God, the circumstances or ourselves for it but we never know that our weaknesses can become our strengths one day.
Each of us is special and important, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it!
A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn't understand why, after three months of training the master had taught him only one move.
"Sensei,"(Teacher in Japanese) the boy finally said, "Shouldn't I be learning more moves?" "This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you'll ever need to know," the sensei replied. Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy kept training. Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his first tournament. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became impatient and charged; the boy deftly used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. For a while, the boy appeared to be overmatched. Concerned that the boy might get hurt, the referee called a time-out. He was about to stop the match when the sensei intervened. "No," the sensei insisted, "Let him continue." Soon after the match resumed, his opponent made a critical mistake: he dropped his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to pin him. The boy had won the match and the tournament.
He was the champion. On the way home, the boy and sensei reviewed every move in each and every match. Then the boy summoned the courage to ask what was really on his mind. "Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?" "You won for two reasons," the sensei answered. "First, you've almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo. And second, the only known defense for that move is for your opponent to grab your left arm." The boy's biggest weakness had become his biggest strength.
Sometimes we feel that we have certain weaknesses and we blame God, the circumstances or ourselves for it but we never know that our weaknesses can become our strengths one day.
Each of us is special and important, so never think you have any weakness, never think of pride or pain, just live your life to its fullest and extract the best out of it!
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Proud to be an Indian?
Come Independence Day eve or Republic Day eve and mailboxes get flooded with forwards on how people are proud to be Indians, about being proud of our country. Lyrics of Patriotic Songs are forwarded to all and sundry, flags are distributed and songs are sung.
People are so eager to demostrate their love for their country that they go out of their way to dress up in the colours of the Indian flag, gush about how fortunate they are to be a part of the next superpower and even make desserts in the tricolours of the Indian flag! Great! On August 14th - 15th and January 25th - 26th, the patriotic fever is at its highest.
But what on days before or after these days? Why don't we ever receive mails on how proud people are of their motherland on the other days? Why do the same people who are proud of the nation on 2 days of the year criticize the country, the infrastructure and the people the other days?
Been wondering about this for the past 3 days now...
People are so eager to demostrate their love for their country that they go out of their way to dress up in the colours of the Indian flag, gush about how fortunate they are to be a part of the next superpower and even make desserts in the tricolours of the Indian flag! Great! On August 14th - 15th and January 25th - 26th, the patriotic fever is at its highest.
But what on days before or after these days? Why don't we ever receive mails on how proud people are of their motherland on the other days? Why do the same people who are proud of the nation on 2 days of the year criticize the country, the infrastructure and the people the other days?
Been wondering about this for the past 3 days now...
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Happy Lefthanders Day!
My grandmom wished me a belated 'Happy Left Handers Day' today. Ignorant ol' me did not know that there was a special day ear marked for the southpaws before this!
Here's some trivia that I discovered on left handers on the web:
Here's some trivia that I discovered on left handers on the web:
- Sinistrophobia is the fear of left-handedness.
- While many people are left handed, very few are 100% left handed. For example, many Left handers golf and bat right handed. On the other hand, there is a high percentage of righties who are 100% right-handed.
- Lefties are also called "southpaws". The term was coined in baseball to describe a left handed pitcher.
- Tuesdays are Lefties luck day.
- Only about 10% of the population is left handed.
- During the 1600's, people thought left handers were witches and warlocks.
- International Left Hander's Day was first celebrated on August 13, 1976. It was started by Lefthander's International.
- It is believed that all polar bears are left handed.
- There is a rumor that octopuses have but one right hand. Scientists are diligently studying this.
- Everyone is a Left Hander in Left Hand, West Virginia.
I also discovered this image that depicts the quintessential left hander, courtesy the lefthanders club (http://www.lefthandersday.com/posters.html
So all of you who:
- found using scissors a nightmare (they are all designed for right handers)
- had to struggle to get used to the mouse (the left handed mouse is not that easy to use)
- were told it was bad dining etiquette to hold the knife and the spoon in hands opposite to what is the accepted norm
- found it difficult to synchronize with the aerobics class where every exercise starts off with the right hand/leg
- found it extremely tedious to use desks in school (they never have special ones for left handers!)
- were the object of ridicule in the formative years at school and later the object of admiration coz you were different from the rest
- are creative thanks to having a more active right brain that the left
Here's wishing you a Happy Left Handers Day!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
A moving story and some random ramblings
I read about a story from the Mahabharata today. Ashwathama, as a child, wanted to taste milk, seeing other children of his age enjoying it. His family was too poor to afford milk. His mother, therefore, mixed rice flour in water, sweetened it and gave it to him,calling it milk. Ashwathama was delighted to have tasted milk and jumped about, overjoyed. His mother cried silently about having deceived her son.
Its not quite often that I ponder about what I have read even after hours have passed but this story seems to have got me thinking much more than I thought it would!
A mother, however poor she is, can never disappoint her child. Another case in point - my best friend and me were drinking coffee at St. Martha's Hospital canteen. We saw a couple with their little child. The couple clearly could not afford to buy a coffee or a snack for themselves from the canteen but they still bought a tetrapack of Njoi for their little one because she was thirsty.
After having read Ashwathama's story, I was thinking to myself - True happiness is indeed inherent within oneself. The child believed that he was drinking milk and was therefore elated.
Then there is also the angle of trust - a child trusts his parents implicitly. Even if they called an orange an apple, he would believe them and try to prove those who called the orange, an orange, wrong.
Just my thoughts...
Its not quite often that I ponder about what I have read even after hours have passed but this story seems to have got me thinking much more than I thought it would!
A mother, however poor she is, can never disappoint her child. Another case in point - my best friend and me were drinking coffee at St. Martha's Hospital canteen. We saw a couple with their little child. The couple clearly could not afford to buy a coffee or a snack for themselves from the canteen but they still bought a tetrapack of Njoi for their little one because she was thirsty.
After having read Ashwathama's story, I was thinking to myself - True happiness is indeed inherent within oneself. The child believed that he was drinking milk and was therefore elated.
Then there is also the angle of trust - a child trusts his parents implicitly. Even if they called an orange an apple, he would believe them and try to prove those who called the orange, an orange, wrong.
Just my thoughts...
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Times - they have surely changed!
This came to me as a forward! Couldn't resist posting it here :)
25 years ago...
...... Times have surely changed!
25 years ago...
- A program was ... a television show
- An application was ... for employment
- Windows were..... something u hated to clean
- A cursor ... used profanity
- A keyboard was ...a piano
- Memory was..... something u lost with age
- A CD was... a bank account
- If u unzipped in public u went to jail
- Compress was something u did to garbage
- A hard drive was a long trip on the road
- Log on was adding wood to fire
- A backup happened to your toilet
- A mouse pad was where a mouse lived
- Cut.. u did with scissors
- Paste.. u did with glue
- A web was a spiders home
- A Monitor was some one who used to keep watch on classmates in absence of teacher orA Monitor was class (School's)representative
- A Desktop was desk's top surface.
- And a virus was the flu!!
...... Times have surely changed!
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