Neurons comfort zone

2010-07-19T12:41:00.002+05:30

Today is my daughter Zaha's 2nd brithday, Early morning we simply went to a temple to pay our obeisance to Supreme soul for all the happiness that we enjoying.
Last week, I went to Khirganga , its remote trekking destination in himachal with a small hot water kund and a small temple dedicated to lord Shiva. walking through dense jungle, crossing water fall was memorable experience. Khirganga is 14 km from barsaini, last village having road connectivity. I will soon post some picture also.

2010-05-07T11:49:00.002+05:30

After a long break, i am back. I had no access to Blog in office as my employer was not convinced to the idea of having such facility. now suddenly i realize that i can access, dont know if its sudden change in heart or something else.
anyway its more than 2year in punjab. yesterday court announced capital punishment to Azmal Kasab, lone captured terrorist of 26/11. some pseudo humanist were debating the capital punishment given to terrorist on Tv , seems some people are too much obsessed with their own idea and live far from reality. they failed to suggest alternate to treat such terrorist, who hardly can be counted among human.
i hope to be regular here

2008-04-01T12:36:00.002+05:30

Finally, my 2 n half year romancing with my job ended amicably. i got a new offer that will land me in far norther state of india. more close to those beautiful scenic location, i always dreamt to visit. though leaving away from family is big price, i have to pay.
7 april 2008 and i will be in a new role. Transmogrify, is the word best to describe my state. i dont know how life will be like and how much time will i get fo rthing s other than work. but change is what, i always appreciated and looked up for. i am thankfull once again to my family for support. lets see what, life will unfold like.

Armand serrano

2008-03-06T21:56:00.003+05:30

armand serrano, an artist with disney, hailed from phillipine. i happened to see his work on web and liked very much. here is a glimps of what its like.

2008-01-19T21:22:00.000+05:30

Everyone in india is busy disscussing Tata Motor's latest launch "nano" which could be cheapest car in world at INR 1,00000 . some terming it a disaster for environment and already choked indian street, others see it as technological achievement for india.
but i found something else that i feel more innovative and todays need. venturi is a french auto firm specilized in solar and wind powered car. There latest offering "electic" is three seater solar/wind/electric power car with speed 50km/hr and cost 24000 euro. Its expensive than nano but i find it more innovative.

exploring art

2007-12-08T12:23:00.000+05:30

something interesting i got on web.
http://erictanart.blogspot.com/
http://stefsketches.blogspot.com/

2007-09-11T15:00:00.000+05:30

i had been away from bloging for long. its was not that there was not to write, sometime you are engaged in so many things at a time that you missed out on documenting about any of them. i learned (or say realised) that long time back during my studies. we used to have design project and during research phase, many interesting observation were encountered but in end there were absent from my final documentation. some people were good in recordning every bit of valuable knowledge or information , they catch anytime in life. this bundle of info or knowledge could be very important for someone who is in need of that. knowledge is as important as it relevance. recently one on my friend shared some info , that she might have got during her own struggle to get scholarship. about education scholarship. blog or any thing on internet can help to share this information and knowledge in much better way.
so, i was away, not away actually but not posting any blog.

shocking news

2007-08-19T20:48:00.000+05:30

Recently a news headline left me shocked. its only after reading full story i realized that it was a work of overintelligent mind at yahoo news. it shows, how far a News editor can go to catch attention to the story worth no value.
good thing is that it was not what i or most other people thought at first look. i haven't told what was it about, u should see urself.
so far this only.

2007-08-14T07:53:00.000+05:30

Recent issue of TIME, dedicated to india, raised wave of pride among many indian. Time has been in print for more than a century and brilliantly covered global issues. why its important to see their India special issue is that it been outsider view and not self praised view. today when india is going to complete 60 year of independence and there are thousand of people writing about our achievement, millions more to read and feel proud. contrast to our poor literacy count in 1947.

To see what how far we have come, we should look back. here is the two cover of TIME . While present generation peeping though TIME's current issue, they should also go back to 1947 issue to see what we were.

Tsang Tsou-choi - passion for calligraphy

2007-07-27T08:08:00.000+05:30

I had never heard about him and sure very few were aware about him in India, but that just our unawareness about this intresting graffiti artist. Tsang Tsou-choi was named one of the city's ten least influential people in Hongkong. he claimed himself the king of kowloon (a province in hongkong) and lived unemployed and poor life. spent all his time in graffiti or calligraphy. we can say he was just born to be calligrapher and none else.Tsang, who worked as a laborer, claimed that his family owned the Kowloon peninsula, and spent his life staking its claim to it through painted declarations on walls, pillars and pavements all over town. he was an ordinary man expressed his resentment through graffiti and calligraphy. he could be a subject to discuss among graphic designers.

he died on 15 july 2007 and spent most of his last days with his brush and paper.

coventry concepts

2007-07-11T22:55:00.000+05:30

FAN Car by Stephan Everwin

Design show by Undergraduate students from Coventry University's Transportation Design program has some interesting concepts for future. those who was not there on 15th june, here is the some slides.

Coventry university, UK is one of the leading design institute in europe and many of its designer are doing remarkable work in automotive design. Russell Carr of Lotus, Alister Whelan at Audi, Guy Burgoyne, Volvo, Andy Wheel - Senior Designer, Geoff Mathews Design, Sean Henstridge - Designer, Citroen Paris, Ajay Panchal - Designer with Nissan USA, Oliver Gilbertson - Designer with Adidas Germany are few among those who studied at Coventry.

2007-07-11T22:25:00.000+05:30

Pict- An evening in Indore

I am over with my current job and left that with nowhere to go. Many of my friend congratulate d me, some were amused. i have enough time to think where to go next. i am asked, where would i prefer to go, when i say i am open for whetever exciting comes in. i might be lebelled as focusless but i think confining myself to one particular area wont be right thing. when i was young i had dream of becoming a doctor then engineer, and radio presenter, TV playback commentator, a retailer. and i ended up be a product designer, and it does not say what product so i just want to do whatever i find intresting. i have dream of designing a restaurent , media company, sports accessory, automotive, and list goes on.

here is list of people who successfully shifted career, they did really great in there second role.

India Awaken

2007-07-10T21:06:00.000+05:30

In recent times, there has been too much written about india. two article that caught my attention were in TIME. one was about INDIA AWAKEN and other talks about reunion of IITians in USA.
Succcess of IIT has proved India's calibre in producing quality engineer but when it comes to technological innovation , capable to change the world, we are far behind. i wonder why IITians get success in USA only and not in our own country? There could be number of reasons. Govt can be blamed for all that but we forget it govt only who started IIT and running it and who is the government , it people who choose them. so it comes back to people.
Success of IITian will help india to position it self as a future technology power but what about primary education, i think time has come when we should give more importance to basic education, rather than starting centre for advanced studies. if our foundation is strong , future will be stong too. students from rural india and public school in delhi give us contrasting picture of our education level. we need to bridge that gap or else whole generation we will left behind in our race to progress.

contraceptive v/s pleasurable sex toy

2007-06-20T08:05:00.000+05:30

Some days ago, I was at a chemist shop, asking for a pack of Kamasutra, noticed a packet with saying vibrating condom. condom that vibrate, though i am very much aware about latest in technology but couldn't help to be amused and helpless too. Indespite of my strenuous effort to guess the mechanism i gave up the effort and asked chemist itself, who only could tell that it works with a small battery powered device, attached at the end of condom.
while coming back i was smiling and wondering that there are people, who can make money out of anything weird idea. i appreciated the brain behind the idea, but governmet in my state was not in mood to let it pass as one of many condoms, a chemist shop adorned with.
some minister opposed it claiming it as a sex toy, a threat to culture and spoiling youth and all sort of uncanny reasons.
if one could relate it with the situation of person enjoying delicious food before the group of starving people could simply get the idea of why it was opposed. They, with passing no enough blood into their corpora cavernosa, can not see others to have pleasure in something which is meant only for is family planning and STD control.

Battle at Kruger

2007-06-19T23:41:00.001+05:30

If you were taught lion is powerful than buffalo. just cheack this and see what wonders can happen if there is unity.

2007-06-17T10:15:00.000+05:30

its been five month i have posted my last post and there were many reason to count. recently when i tried to log in, i realized, i could not recall my password so had to set all again to get new password.
and here i am back. At personal front there were many tragedies. my uncle ("uncle" though he was everything for me, but i can't come up with any other word) passed away in march after a short stint at hospital.
my son cleared his third standard and will be going to fourth standard in july.
so that was about my life. day were god or bad but i learnt that life is too precious to enjoy as it all can end anytime.
i am not a vivid reador but i read whenever i get chance and these day i am with "The Zahir" byPaulo choelo. i could not feel the intensity of "The alchemist ".
Nigerian Writer Chinua achebe is awarded Booker prize. only work i've read is "Things fall apart" and that was astonished to experience african literature. "Things fall apart" was written in late 50's and had inspired generation of writer in continents.

Ross Lovegrove - An organic Designer

2007-01-19T21:32:00.000+05:30

Roos Lovegrove is among those designer i admire most for their work. Ross Love was born in 1958 and studied design at Manchester Polytechnic and trained at the Royal College of Art.
He then worked for the well-known design consultancy frogdesign, where he worked on projects that included the design of the Sony Walkman and computers for Apple. In 1990, he set up his own design office in London, Studio X. Since that time, his clients have included Sony, British Airways, Kartell, Cappellini, Phillips, Moroso, Apple, Luceplan, Tag Heuer, and Herman Miller.
In one of his interview, he call himself a evolutionary biologist, more than a designer.

Animation Loss

2007-01-10T22:31:00.000+05:30

Recently animation world lost two legendary people, Joseph barbera,95, creator of lovable cartoon characters like Tom & Jerry, Flintstones, Scooby Doo and Iwao Takamoto, 81, who created the Scooby-Doo cartoon characters.
Joseph Barbera worked at MGM, and started Hanna Barbera production in 1930 along with William hanna, and Created animated characters like Scooby Doo, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear and so. Their simplistic story with skilled drawing and humor timing gave us animated comedy people loves throughout the world.
while Takamoto was best known for creating famous animated character Scooby doo . hi scareer spanned more than 60 years during which he worked on some other animated classics including Charlotte's Web, Cinderella, Lady and the Tramp and The Flintstones.
Characters created by them are seen as icon of american popular culture and immense popuarity to animation.

They will always be remembered through their work.

first day of 2007

2007-01-01T18:53:00.000+05:30

year 2006 year is over and so my first year in job. when i got up today early morning my wife and son were also ready to accompany me for morning walk. we three went together first time and while coming back i got packed some Namkeen from a shop. Eid holiday on 1st jan. gave enough reason to people to enjoy 31st night till late. it also gave me opportunity to spend all day with my son and family. i feel it was a great way to start a new year.

2006-12-08T20:54:00.000+05:30

continue with my last post.
Design can not be placed in isolation as i see it everywhere. Design need to be collobrated with medium like technology, media, craft, social science or business. As salt is ingredient of all recipe but dont prefered to be eat alone design is not for isolation. same like salt , design is neccessity but has to be embedded in all field. design need to be imparted in education right from the start but not as a separate subject as then it will become just another subject. education methodology has to be designed such way that led student to seek truth till he satisfy and not to memorise as parrot. In india we are taught in school to believe everything that is written in book or spoke by teacher and never seek the explanation or reasoning the knowledge. Macauly developed this system to produce army of clerk who would be obedient to British Raj and allowed to do preciesly what was asked. Even after independence we never tried to evalute the relevance of this and just carried forward it.
so coming back to concern of design education, To create an atmosphere of design promotion is needed but before that we have to have some success stories to be told. Management have big salary package, MNC job to lure million of student, technology has whole Moon Mission like things, enough to call enthu people. what design has to offer , to be clear how many designer can claim that they were aware about such field in there school time ( excluding metros) . i still find dificult to explain people at my place that being a designer i do not stitch cloth. we should accept fact that
Industrial design has not been promoted well and lot people dont even know, there is institution like NID exist.
Design is still not given much importance as subject ( govt could have started many design institute if they would have convinced with its imp.)
Design is perceived as subject majorly for elite student and associated with luxuries life.
Becoming a designer is not a dream of a common indian student as he dont even know it.
design group are close isolated community , no matter how much they disscuss design, they are only people there
"Design need to be spread in air, so anyone who breaths gets it right"

In general, i am listenning "main aaya hu"
http://www.gayaki.com/songs-of-Amir-Garib.html

2006-11-20T08:47:00.000+05:30

Recently i got opportunity to attend Pune Design Festival and Design with India Conference in NewDelhi. Both events were impressive, while PDF (Pune Design Festival) was orginised first time but organiser worked hard to get it hit.
Delhi Events started with sam pitroda's recorded speech. Sam Pitroda has helped indian telecom revolution. his view were mostly of design for social development and that can be true not for just design but to any other proffession. His call to address challenges india facing, with design need to be elobrated.
Presentation from Indian industry was heart breaking, very few have actually spoken about challenges design proffession facing. idea of collabration that Bunny from IDEO suggested was impressive.
what i feel that we have hyped too much about design and started assuming that we can solve everything. we assume that everyone is doing wrong and its designer, who only can help things to work right. we see design in isolation and thats where we do mistake. unlike other field of knowledge, design get its strength from collabration. design can bring best from technology and match it with exact need to satisfy the aspiration.
and lets accept one thing that till now we havn't done much to talk about.
i will write more later as lots in my mind.
events like these are good in way that it makes us to think.

these are two link i got
www.fourtitude.com
www.evermotion.org.

Angry Young Man

2006-10-11T23:29:00.000+05:30

Rise Of Angry Young Man
Amitabh bachchan, played role of every shades. Most of character he play a protagonist, who refuse to compromise with situation and stand up against System. Character which accorded indians in 70s and 80s to relate themselves. It was time when Political unstability, Emergence, Corruption, unemployment and Rising Mafia in Mumbai was issues any indian could associate with themselves and amitabh lived up those Mass emotion on screen.
Here is what I consider the Ten best performance, amitabh has potrayed till now.
1973 - Zanjeer, Abhimaan
1775 - Deewar
1978 - Don
1979 - Muqaddar ka sikandar
1984 - Sharaabi
1990 - Agneepath
2003 - Baghban
2005 - Black, Sarkar

BIG Birthday

2006-10-11T22:50:00.000+05:30

NO one could have imagined that the man in this picture from Saat HIndustani (1969) will reached to top in Hindi Cinema. As amitabh bachchan a.k.a. Big B, as he popularly know to indian, celebrate his 64th birthday. List of His Achievements are difficult to accomodate, he was on top of the list of world's 10 great actors in BBC's survey and had been awarded many award all over world. Interesting is that he is still full of action and continue to give mind blowing performance.
His journey started with saath hindustani but he got his real break with Janjeer (1973). janjeer gave him a image of angry yound man which further refined with deewar.
On hi s birthday france govt. has decided to honour him with its highest civilian award, Legion d'Honneur, while Indian givt yet to give him Bharat Ratna , india's higest civilian award.
I have grown up watching amitabh's movie and had seen almost all the movies by him. Its no doubt that i have enjooyed his acting and count myself admired of his films. No wonder that he must be getting good wishes from all corner of the world and this post is a small contribution from me. i wish he continue to give great movie to watch.
happy bithday BIG B

Journalism Redefined

2006-10-07T21:18:00.000+05:30

REf - TOI (7th Sept 2006, Mumbai edition)
When death of not a celebrities but their Cat becomes the headline in National Daily, Journalism will be a camera's subject and will be taught at beauty parlor's.
The picture of Jolie and brad pitt is on a front page of a National daily with shouting captions of "we have done it", how proud it is to get their picture secretly. I was wondering to see , was it really so great thing. I felt dejected for a moment for my narrow view of world. And tried to digest this that it was really a historical event and should have been declared national holiday. Thankfully some people in media were knowledgeable enough to cover them. They took picture also , without paying anything
wish they will remember this day next year and will declare bragelina visit day and Day will be remember when their holy feet touched this land. A monument can be erected in PUne city where they will shoot for their movie. All the article they used in Hotel room should be taken to show in museum. The water used should be collected back from sever pipe and pack in expensive packaging to sell through auction. Sure there are people , who will pay anything to get that.
Now slowly but surly my eyes opening and I can feel myself totally in control of market economy where everything valuable are sold and all that has no value are projected such that they turned out to be precious article. Media create celebrities, who in return gives content to feed information (???) hungry Mass. In all this, issue which are relevant to society goes beneath, anyway who want to read that. Telling about pitty crime happened in city can label you third class news paper so come up with how a dog owned by a famous celebrity has performed in beauty contest(afcourse for animal) . Sensation, not sensitivity, is needed and if you cant find you are leaving in shell, full of problem which are there and will be there forever.
so feel proud and thank them who clicked picture.

2006-10-04T21:56:00.000+05:30

Its not rare to find situation when we dont get any idea what to write in our blog. Thats might have been the reason why i have not commited myself to be a regular blogger. I do post whenever i feel to write that sometime led my blog untouched for long. I believe there are many sharing this conundrum along with me. Solution to avoid could be to keep your blog open for all thoughts rather than confining it to subject specific. If your had choosen a subject already than keep browsing about that subject though print, web, disscussion etc. and just post all this information in your post.
One may find his own life interesting enough to share with world so why not write whatever obscure you goes thorugh a day? if still you dont get any way.. thats ok there are people who are living healthy life without having a blog.
in end you might love to see what Business week think some of the coolest blog on web. Though you may not be agree with the list as I am, but still it worth to see once.
You may send me what you think cool but not here in this list.
www.techcrunch.com
http://paul.kedrosky.com
www.gothamist.com
http://sethgodin.typepad.com
www.chrisbaggott.com
http://scobleizer.wordpress.com
www.blogmaverick.com
www.internetoutsider.com
www.scripting.com
www.boingboing.net
www.engadget.com dont know if they been to gizmodo or not?
http://www.feld.com/

DESIGN Schools

2006-09-30T14:09:00.000+05:30

While in India every other magazine dedicate one issue annually to B-school ranking and Some like India Today goes step further and comes with List of Colleges for Art, Science, Commerce, Medicine, Law and Enggineering. None covers the offbeat proffesions like Design, Hospitality or Journalism. That leaves Student with only limited options.
Recently BusinessWeek has come up with List of Best Design School around the world and good thing is, it includes the India's design school like Ahmedabad based National Institute of design and Mumbai IIT's Design School.

Italo Calvino

2006-09-21T23:42:00.000+05:30

Italo Calvino (October 15, 1923 – September 19, 1985)
Born in Santiago De Las Vegas, Cuba, but spent most of his life in Italy. His deceptively simple stories earned him worldwide renown.
Major works include Cosmicomics (1968), Invisible Cities (1972), and If on a winter's night a traveler (1979). During his later years, Calvino became an avid film enthusiast and renowned lecturer.

value visit

2006-09-18T21:48:00.000+05:30

here are some website i visit often. I will be updating this list, as there are many more.
you may also suggets some.

Art and Design
www.core77.com
http://presentationzen.com
http://infosthetics.com
www.thegnomonworkshop.com
http://www.drawthrough.com
http://www.webchantier.com

News
www.time.com
www.bbc.co.uk
http://news.google.com
www.indiatimes.com/news

Networking
www.orkut.com
http://360.yahoo.com
http://www.jpop.com

Learning
www.wikipedia.org
www.about.com
www.howstuffwork.com
www.wolfram.com

Business and Entreprenuer
www.economist.com
www.escapefromcubiclenation.com
www.startupnation.com

Video
www.youtube.com
video.google.com

Music
www.raaga.com
www.musicindiaonline.com

Koji Yamamura

2006-09-18T20:43:00.000+05:30

Koji Yamamura, 42 old animator from Japan. he graduated from Tokyo Zokei University in 1987 and later founder Yamamura Animation with his wife Sanae.
Atama Yama (Mt.Head) has been nominated for the Oscar for the 75th Academy Awards and awarded Grand Prix for ANNECY 2003. His retrospective screenings were held in 12 countries. A member of the board of directors of the Japan Animation Association and a member of the board of directors in Japan of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA)and a visiting professor of Tokyo Zokei University.
He has his own distinct style to present a story. he has won many accolades and considered one of the finest animator in japan.

2006-09-17T00:36:00.000+05:30

Barely Legal- An Artist without face
Banksy, a rebellion graffit artist and prankster from Britain was in Las Angeles with “Barely Legal,” a new show of his work at an industrial warehouse. it was a part of his first large-scale exhibition in the United States.
Contraditing to his nature this show had many thing, few could link with Banksy. Publicity, Opening Party wit Hollywood glitterati including Jude Law and Nubered Prints at 500$ each. Usually Banksy not reveals himself in public , many belive it as publicity ploy. His views raise question, many in-charge of keping world in order would not like to see. Banksy puts rhetorical question in a handout: “1.7 billion people have no access to clean drinking water. 20 billion people live below the poverty line. Every day hundreds of people are made to feel physically sick by morons at art shows telling them how bad the world is but never actually doing something about it. Anybody want a free glass of wine?”
The Guardian, the British newspaper, has identified Banksy as Robert Banks, an artist from Bristol. Some commentators have identified him as Stephen Lazarides, a photographer who set up Banksy’s Web site

2006-09-11T22:22:00.000+05:30

JAPAN - New culture Power
Japan is in the way to become new cultural hot spot in asia. Japan's economy is no more hot as it was a decade back and rising economy like china and india had stalled the japan's march. On other side japan is fast becoming the trendsetter in culture, art, music and fashion.
A disastrous thing happened on the way to the 21st century. Once the producer of 59% of the world's computer chips, Japan currently makes only 24%, according to research firm Gartner Dataquest. Just about any country, it turns out, can make a great stereo if it sets its mind to it, and even Japan's blue-chip manufacturers are now under unprecedented pressure. Today, Samsung television sets from South Korea are every bit as good as Sony's; Haier refrigerators from China match up well with Toshiba's; and even America's GM and Ford have proved that they can, when pushed, produce cars that meet Toyota's and Honda's in quality, price, gas mileage and durability.

In the wreckage of Japan's increasing inability to compete against the lower labor costs and rekindled ambitions of its rivals, however, a number of observers both inside the country and out are turning to the nation's creative and cultural enterprises as a source of potential salvation. For this has been one of the greatest Japanese ironies: even as Japan's economic leadership has been slipping for more than a decade, its cultural hegemony has only swelled. "Japan has changed from being a corporate manufacturing and industrial society to a pop-culture society," says Ichiya Nakamura, a visiting scholar at Stanford Japan Center and M.I.T. Media Lab. Pokémon has supplanted Astroboy in the hearts of schoolkids in more than 65 countries, and 60% of the world's animated-cartoon series are made in Japan. Games running on PlayStation 2 and (to a lesser degree) Nintendo's Game Cube rule the video-game universe just as tightly as before, despite a frontal attack from none other than Microsoft and its sinister-looking black Xbox. And high-end Japanese fashion designers such as Hanae Mori, Yohji Yamamoto and Issey Miyake are not only as vital as they once were; they have also been joined by a generation of young turks such as A Bathing Ape, Jun Takahashi and Naoki Takizawa who set the style for hipsters from Berlin to Bangkok and beyond. Japanese films, TV series, music acts and lifestyle magazines, meanwhile, routinely spark fads all over Asia. (Turn on MTV in Singapore or Hong Kong and you are just as likely to see Ayumi Hamasaki as J. Lo.)
Says Stanford's Nakamura: "This is the period of change from the postwar generation who supported the manufacturing Japan to the younger generation who will be building the cultural Japan."Indeed, this period of change reflects a sentiment only recently hatched, yet quickly gaining currency: that Japan's future identity no longer rests in being the leading manufacturer of goods—whether cars, cameras or stereos—but as the world's foremost creator of cool.
courtesy TIME asia

2006-09-08T09:02:00.000+05:30

Nancy Ajram - Rising star in Arabian music world
Nancy Ajram, a well known face in arabian music world. Born on May 19, 1983 in lebanon, Ajram made her debut at the age of 15 on Noujoum Al-Moustakbal, on Future TV. Nancy released her first album in 2000 "Mihtagalak" (I Need You), but breakthrough came in 2003 when her first video album came, "Ya Salam" (just fantastic). She has been doing modelling for cola-cola and d'amas jwellery.

2006-09-07T09:03:00.001+05:30

India celebrating centenary anniversary of it National song "vande mataram" amidst many muslim groups opposing to sing this song on reason that Islam does not permit a muslim to pray anyone but only Allah.
"vande mataram" originally composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1876 and later used in his novel "Anandmath" in 1882. Later in 1936 Indian national congress accepted its first two stanza as national song and avoided rest. these two stanza describe only the beauty of motherland and does not have any depiction of the nation as "Maa Durga"a Hindu goddess. for me religious orientation of this song doesnt matter, whats imposrtant is that people from all religion sung this and gave their life for the nation. That alone makes it a song for all indian. this song was also voted second most popular song in world.

2006-09-04T21:57:00.000+05:30

ASIAN ENTERPREURS
when someone gets to taste the success after overcoming adverse conditions, it set an example for thousand others who are working hard to be at top. knowing about those people always give boost to work more hard. there are numerous such stories in almost all corner of world. here its from around the asia. Buisnessweek has listed people, who has been bugged by enterpreneurship and have avchieved their success. many of them are in IT industry while others like Satiano, 23 from indonesia has gone for kebab corner, Dinesh Goel , 24 India took his family woolen buisness to new horizon. there are many others to get inspired and think about what you have dreamed to do.
There is slide show featuring these talented people.

2006-08-29T22:53:00.000+05:30

This cool website allow visitor to indulge in creating visual splash of color. click th emouse and it changes color too. something one could play on with. thanx to its creator Miltos Manetas.

2006-08-18T21:07:00.000+05:30

Beautiful bottles had always facinated people, whether it carries perfume, beer, wine, or milk. this shelled artifact made up of glass only but sport so many varied charecter and while some look cute othere gives very faminine expression. and what could be more interesting than browsing through a different bottles of different shapes and colors. here is the page those having taste for this papular form of packaging.

2006-08-12T22:28:00.000+05:30

if water is you loves, then india is th eplace you would love these days as most of the state find themselves flooded, courtesy to heavy rainfall continuing for a month. Surat, a major ttrade center in western india, famous for it diamond buisness has found itself in deep water and boat riding was only option left for people, who otherwise used to stroll city in their imported cars.
though water is not the only thing, india is into, diplomat at indian forign departments finding difficult to decide what role should india play in middle east crises. israel, being consistent supplier to ever increasing demand of indian army is not in position to be displeased and lebenon has support from india's letf wing parties, for whom anything closer to USA is not acceptable. while all this goes, former foriegn minister find himself entrangled into recently came pathak report which was setup following allegation in UN 's volker commitee that huge commision were paid to get the oil card in iraq in food for oil programme. all this is too complicated issue for this place so leave them aside.
soft drink major coke and pepsi finding difficult time in india as fresh report by CSR says quantity of pestcides has grown many fold in last one year. though company had denied the chages, but sell is 15% down in last one month and seems people are really taking that report seriously.
and well there was explosive again in mumbai and city bounced backwithin a day to its pace, that i call city sprite, someone was saying its rudest, so let it be like this. however suketu mehta (not the DJ suketu) has wrote a nice article in time about mumbai last month.
so that was all i saw around, as before i close it Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, or KANK as they love to call it, got good opening in US, indian cinema slowly getting its place, due for years. i m yet to see, but from all i could gather, its a movie about finding love in someone else's wife. something indian family is still close about. ok will write again soon

2006-07-23T09:41:00.000+05:30

its been a very long time since my last post, courtesy to my work, and getting busy for settling my new home. so now i am back with my own computer this time with ease of accessing internet at home itself.
what catched my attension recently is the picture of "Jagnnath Rath Yatra". Indian would not need much effort to get the meaning but for those who dont know, Jagnnath is the name of krishna, a popular hindu god, which means god of universe. in honour of god, a festival is organised in Puri, a city in eastern india, where a chariot having god's idol inside is took on the street. this cahriot is pulled by thousand of people. this festival comes annually in month of july. and this rath yatra is organised in many other indian cities also.
so the picture i seen is not from indian but from Newyork, these picture shows the journey of culture. many indian living in USA and some American also takes part in it and as dance and devotional music involved, its not difficult to loose urself and enjoy the spritual parade on the street.
well i will be posting more regularly now on.

2005-12-31T19:26:00.000+05:30

what you think of beauty, "Dove" a skin care brand had tried to break the notion we all been carrying for ages. there is regular cry that advertising agency depict only starving, long, fair women and lead women all over world to feel inferior about there look. but "beauty" they termed, is how much truth.
"dove" has done what common women around do, These Dove ads say it's cool to be round and hefty … so long as your skin is taut and firm and perfect. (And, in case you're curious, Dove says these photos were not retouched at all.) dove have risked the buisness here as beauty product marketing is all about creating aspiration and if you make women feel good what there are then why would they pay for ur product. dove gives emphasis on healthy skin rather than body shape, hair, or color.

2005-10-02T18:13:00.000+05:30

well this picture is something you never had imagined, Its lion getting dental operation. i m just guessing what lion must be thinking that time.

2005-09-08T20:10:00.000+05:30

After long criticism of not doing anything about decreasing number of tigers and inetrvention of prime minister manmohan singh, indian governemnt wake up to do save tigher. A high level committe has been set up to decide what need to be done, well i hope they decide before they left left with nothing to do. Tigher population in india is decreasing with alarming rate. Expert give their own opinion. Well what "ECONOMIST" has written is true to quite an extent. i do belive that rising economy has played a major role in increasing demand of tigers body parts.
Tiger is a living pharmacopoeia: nearly every part of it has commercial value. Rising population of tribals in india lead to the frequent confrontation between human and tigers. Valmik Thapar, conservationists says that co-existence is “an impractical dream”, because each tiger must eat 50 cow-sized animals a year to survive, and if you put it amid cows and people, the conflict will be “eternal and perennial”.
Well as i promised that this blog will not be used for awarness issues, but this is something not about human and these animal need attention. We dont want out next generation to see tiger as we look at the dinosaures.

2005-09-04T22:55:00.000+05:30

This is place where anyone can send there secret written on postcard. Well i have not send mine yet, but if u r curious to know what other have to say check out. click here

2005-09-04T11:58:00.000+05:30

Sony ericsson's new mobile W800i (or say new walkman, as they projected) caught my attention. Its styling with orange silver combination is definetly superb. i liked the small dot texture on top. This .Well there are enough site to get the review on this product. The W800i allows to make calls, listen to music click pictures and video and its 2MP auto digital camera is really plus point. It wear the familiar "walkman" logo. Well too many things to call it.

2005-09-03T22:37:00.000+05:30

This beautiful work of photographer Miguel Nacianceno was iresistable to share. this talented photographer was born in manila and got interested into photography in 1998. His website shows his personal as well as commercial work.

2005-09-03T16:38:00.000+05:30

And this one is for those who are looking for some african beauty. They got this one in namibia, so when is the next flights for namibia?

2005-09-03T16:36:00.000+05:30

Now this time something to laugh for better life.
Arguing with your Boss is like 'Wrestling with a pig in mud'. After a while, you realize that while you are getting dirty, the pig is actually 'enjoying it'.

Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you when he is in trouble again.

Whoever said 'money can't buy happiness', didn't know where to shop.

Alcohol 'doesn't solve any problems', but then again, neither does ! milk.

Most people are only 'a live' because it is illegal to shoot them.

Forgive your enemies but remember their names.

I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger to my father .... He said he wanted more proof.

2005-09-03T16:15:00.000+05:30

Ms. Brooks was having trouble with one of her firstgrade pupils."Little Johnny, what is your problem?"
Johnny answered, "I'm too smart for the first Grade. My sister is in thirdgrade and I'm smarter than she is. I think I should be in the third grade too!"
Ms. Brooks had had enough, so she took Johnny to the principal's office.The principal agreed that he would give the boy a test and if he failed to answer any of his questions he was to go back to the first grade and behave.
He started by asking Johnny some simple arithmetic. "What is three times three?"
"Nine, Sir."
"How much is nine times six?"
"Fifty-four."
And so it went with every question the principal thought a third-grade should know. The principal looked at Ms. Brooks and said, "I think Johnny can go to third grade! He seems smart enough."
Ms. Brooks said to the principal, "Let me ask him some questions?"
The principal and Johnny both agreed. Ms. Brooks asked,"What does a cow have four of that I have only two of?"
Johnny, after a moment, answered "Legs, Ma'am"
"What in your pants that you have but;I do not have?"
"Pockets!"
"OK, what does a dog do that a man steps into?"
"Pants."
"What starts with a C and ends with a T, is hairy, oval,delicious and contains thin whitish liquid?"
"Coconut."
"What goes in hard and pink then comes out soft and sticky?
"The principal's eyes opened really wide and before he could stop the answer,Johnny was taking charge. "Bubblegum!"
What does a man do standing up, a woman does sitting down and a dog does on three legs?" "Shake hands, Ma'am."
"Now some 'Who am I' sort of questions, OK?First one.
You stick your pole inside me, you tie me down to getme up, and I get wet before you do." Johnny, quick as ever, answered,"Tent!"
"OK, a finger goes in me. You fiddle with me when you're bored.The best man always has me first."
The Principal was looking restless and a bit tense.But Johnny was on the ball with "Wedding Ring!"
"I come in many sizes. When I'm not well, I drip. When you blowme, you feel good."
"Nose."
"Right, I have a stiff shaft,",my tip penetrates, and I come with aquiver."
"Arrow."
"Good, now for the last one. What word starts with an 'F', ends with K', and means a lot of heat and excitement?"
"Firetruck, Ma'am"The principal breathed a sigh of relief and said to the teacher,"Send him to university, I got the last ten questions wrong myself!"
Enjoy your day, you dirty minded people!!.

2005-09-03T15:19:00.000+05:30

These are some images to remind us what happen when nature srikes back.

2005-09-03T15:01:00.000+05:30

2005-09-03T14:49:00.000+05:30

This are some interesting images i received in my inbox. These are some interesting hording someone has clicked.

2005-08-18T12:29:00.000+05:30

Branding yourself for Professional success.
This article is from a series published in 'Herald' Publication titled...'Best Among Equals'
© Valerian Mendonça
“Your ‘Personality’ is the product and your name be it ‘Amita /Eugene / Sharmila / Rajiv’ is the Label or Brand name your ‘Personality’ caries. The prospective employers in the market are the ‘Customers’ interested in hiring and using yours services. So, your Bio-Data, just like a company brochure has to contain enough information, presented in an interesting manner, highlighting your personality features so as to evoke interest in him to invite you for a personal interview.”.In the super market, among a vast array of product, the product with most attractive packaging catches the customer’s eye. Similarly how you package yourself for the interview matters. If you are turned out neat and smartly dressed you are bound the catch his attention.In the super market, the customer selects the product, based on the information from the product leaflet, the quality of packaging, and also at times comparing the price. He pays for it and tries it out. If the product meets his expectation then he purchases more of the same product. So also based on the information of your resume, the way you have dressed up for the interview and the discussion during the interview he judges your suitability for the job. Just as he compares the price tag on the product, he may also compare your salary (price) expectation with other candidates at the interview. Just as we at times ask for opinion of a product from its users, so also the employer cross checks with people you know or have worked with, they are called referrals.You will observe that the above analogy holds good for all type of jobs, be it Accounts, Clerical, Sales, Secretarial… All of us knowingly or unknowingly have to market 'ourselves' to get a job. It is upon us to ensure you don’t pick up tags like “he or she is lazy/irresponsible/unpunctual/selfish…” Such feedback from your referrals will prove very costly and cause irreparable damage to your career prospects. So, please do take care that you don’t get wrong attributes attached to your brand image. I end here with a quote “ Do unto others what you want them to do to you, treat them the way you want to be treated, talk about them what you what them to talk about you.”You are free to circulate this article among those you feel will benefit from it. Only request is to ensure it goes with my credit by line.

2005-08-05T11:29:00.000+05:30

A man was leaving a cafe with his morning coffee when he noticed almost unusual funeral procession. A funeral coffin was followed by a second one about 50 feet behind the first. Behind the second coffin was a solitary man walking with a black dog.

Behind him was a queue of 200 men walking in single line.

The man couldn't stand his curiosity. He approached the man walking with the dog, I am so sorry for your loss, and I know now is a bad time to disturb you, but I've never seen a funeral like this with so many of you walking in single line. Whose funeral is it?

The man replied, Well, that first coffin is for my wife.The inquisitive man asked,What happened to her?

The man replied, My dog attacked and killed her.

He inquired further, Well, who is in the second coffin?

The man answered, My mother-in-law. She was trying to help my wife when the dog attacked and killed her also.

A thoughtful moment of silence passes between the two men.Then the first one asks in excitement Can I borrow the dog The man replied Please join the queue.

2005-04-07T16:55:00.000+05:30

Newyork public library has placed it collection of picture on web and its free for public to visit this collectiona and browsing into the history. its worth to see it.
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org

2005-04-07T08:30:00.000+05:30

Good story and really worth of reading and
I leave the truth of the story to you all.
ONE BEDROOM FLAT... AN INDIAN SOFTWAREENGINEER'S LIFE... -

A Bitter Reality As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in Software Engineerand joined a company based in USA, the land of braves and opportunity.WhenI arrived in the USA, it was as if a dream had come true. Here at last I was in the place where I want to be.
I decided I wouldbe staying in this country for about Five years in which time I would have earned enough money to settle down in India. My father was a government employee and after his retirement, the only asset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat. I wanted to do something more than him. I started feeling homesick and lonely as the time passed. I used to call home and speak to my parents every week using cheap international phone cards. Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald'sand pizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchange rate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down. Finally I decided to get married. Told my parents that I have only 10 days of holidays and everything must be done within these 10 days. I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight. Was jubilant and was actually enjoying hopping for gifts for all my friends back home.If I miss anyone then there will be talks.
After reaching home I spent home one week going through all the photographsof girls and as the time was getting shorter I was forced to select one candidate. In-laws told me,to my surprise, that I would have to get married in 2-3days, as I will not get anymore holidays. After the marriage, it was timeto return to USA, after giving some money to my parents and telling theneighbors to look after them, we returned to USA. My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she startedfeeling lonely. The frequency of calling India increased to twice in aweek sometimes 3 times a week. Our savings started diminishing. After twomore years we started to have kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl,weregifted to us by the almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they askedme to come to India so that they can see their grand-children. Every year I decide to go to India. But part work part monetary conditionsprevented it. Years went by and visiting India was a distant dream. Thensuddenly one day I got a message that my parents were seriously sick. Itried but I couldn't get any holidays and thus could not go to India. Thenext message I got was my parents had passed away and as there was no oneto do the last rights the society members had done whatever they could.I was depressed. My parents had passed away without seeing their grand children. After couple more years passed away, much to my children's dislike andmy wife's joy we returned to India to settle down. I started to look forasuitable property, but to my dismay my savings were short and the propertyprices had gone up during all these years. I had to return to the USA. My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused to stay inIndia. My 2 children and I returned to USA after promising my wife I wouldbe back for good after two years. Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to an American andmy son was happy living in USA. I decided that had enough and wound-upevery thing and returned to India. I had just enough money to buy a decent 02 bedroomflat in a well-developed locality. Now I am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the flat is for theroutine visit to the nearby temple. My faithful wife has also left me andgone to the holy abode. Sometimes I wondered was it worth all this? My father, even after stayingin India, had a house to his name and I too have the same nothing more. I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM. Looking out from the window I see a lot of children dancing. This damnedcable TV has spoiled our new generation and these children are losing their values and culture because of it. I get occasional cards from my childrenasking I am alright. Well at least they remember me.
Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbors again who will be performingmy last rights, God Bless them. But the question still remains 'was all this worth it?' I am still searching for an answer................!!!! with warm regards ,

2005-04-06T18:08:00.000+05:30

http://imageatlas.globexplorer.com

2005-04-05T16:05:00.000+05:30

i got an interesting, informative site about innovative material.
www.transstudio.com

2005-01-17T15:55:00.000+05:30

www.rotaract.com
www.yhaindia.com
http://www.chasingthedreams.com
http://longtail.typepad.com/the_long_tail/2005/02/transistors_don.html

2005-01-17T15:43:00.000+05:30

here are some jokes i received in my inbox. hope u will find it worth laughing
A man visits Chinese friend dying in hospital. Man says CHIN YU YAN and dies. Men goes to china to find meaning of friends last words. . . . ..> . . . . . . It is 'U R STANDNG ON D OXGN TUBE!">

man was standing in front of the mirror with his eyes closed. His wife asked what you are doing ? . . . .. . . . . . . . He said - I'm seeing how i look while sleeping.

2004-11-06T19:04:00.000+05:30

fly

2004-11-06T18:51:00.000+05:30

cat

2004-11-06T18:49:00.000+05:30

rhino

2004-11-06T18:47:00.000+05:30

biotech

2004-11-06T18:42:00.000+05:30

tech

2004-11-06T18:39:00.000+05:30

biotech

2004-09-07T16:53:00.000+05:30

i got this interesting book "Papillon" by Henri Charrière. i finished 80 pages on first day inself. as u go through pages u can feel the life papi had gone through. its excellent adventrous real story written in french, but i have got its english version.
a Frenchman sentenced to life at Devils island for a murder he did not commit. He recounts his many adventures and escape attempts until he final succeeds and settles in Venezuela. The power of the book lies in the humanity, honesty and sheer spirit of Charriere. Form the kindness of Lepers , the friendliness of the so called fierce Indian tribes, Papillon shows the human warmth these people have given to him. Set back after setback does'nt deter this man of iron will and indomitable spirit. The inhumane suffering of solitary confinement and the injustice of penal settlements are describe in depth. In summary this book is a masterpiece of oral literature, it is passionate, couragious, at times comic, full of excitement and adventure. After reading this book you will come away wondering how a man could have lived through so much.

2004-09-06T18:56:00.000+05:30

if ur from IIT its for u only..
This is all made by IIT guys and girls. It is not to be taken seriously. If you are also a guy of IIT then you should enjoy it. GIRLS,THIS IS ALL JOKE, NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY 1. What is the beautiful girl called in IIT? A Visitor 2. What happens when all the IIT girls go on a trip to moon? Average beauty of the earth increases and that of moon decreases. 3. What happens when hundred new girls join ? Average beauty of IIT further decreases. 4. What happens when a IIT girl has very malignant brain tumor? She will get her knee operated. 5. What happens when two IIT girls meet generally at fashionshow? They will discuss the cause of the two smaller bugs in software. 6. What happens when a IIT girl contests a fashionshow? She will get best possible points in the field of morale boosting. 7. What happens if you present a book named "How to fall in love" to an IIT girl? She will use it as a mouse pad. 8. When there is a competition in beauty and two IIT girls participate, it's called a competition. If a IIT girl and other outside girl competes,its called overconfidence. 9. What happens when two IIT girls compete for same guy? Some other girl will have him. 10. What does a IIT girl do when she hears a whistle from back? She will call her non-IIT girl friend. Quote: Generally 90% of the girls in the world are beautiful, rest are in IIT. In reply to IIT guys on IIT girls! Written by IIT Girls: Dear iitian guys, We were motivated to compile this after coming across the mail "about girls". After all, a good gesture demands a good gesture in return! GUYS,THIS IS ALL JOKE, NOT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY!! 1. what is it when an iit-guy is wearing a black t-shirt? -It's just a white t-shirt , badly in need of a good washing. 2.What happens when a dirty, smelly sheep and an i.g.(iit-guy) enter a room together? -The sheep runs out. 3. What happens when an i.g. starts combing his hair? -The comb gets lost in his hair. 4.What does an i.g. tell julia roberts? -Your hair remind me of "sine curves". 5.Where does an i.g. take his girl on the 1st date? -Obviously, to the iit library. 6.How does an i.g. shine his battery (spectacles)? -With a shoe-shine polish. 7.What do you call a guy wearing shoes in iit? -A visitor. 8. What happens when some i.g.s go on a trip to U.S.A.? -Average cleanliness of INDIA increases, and that of U.S.A decreases. 9.What happens to the 2 ants, 1 falling on an i.g.'s shirt, and other on a visitor's shirt? -The 2nd one slips down quickly, while the 1st one gets lost in the mountainous region. (such a crumpled shirt!). 10.How will an i.g. tell his friend "go there"? -He will actually GO there and say,"come here". 11.What happens when an i.g. falls in love? -He starts finding out the depth to which he's fallen, with the velocity and time of falling in love known to him. 12. What does an i.g. comment about a v. pretty girl? -"non existing function of beauty". 13. What happens when an i.g. proceeds with a suitcase to his home-town? -On reaching home, realizes that his suitcase is empty. 14. What happens when an i.g. is attending a wedding? -He starts developing a software to find out how many people attended the marriage and how many didn't. Quote: ~~~~~ 10% of the garbage on earth is outside iit and the remaining 90% is in iit-guys' hostel.

2004-09-05T10:50:00.000+05:30

Fuel Cell ride
Honda has developed a scooter powered by its light, compact fuel cell system, the Honda FC Stack. The new vehicle is based on a 125cc scooter of the kind popular with commuters worldwide. Space has been conserved by placing the electric drive system on the rear-wheel swing arm, and by placing the Honda FC Stack fuel cell in the center of the vehicle, with auxiliary systems compactly arranged around it. The result is a scooter comparable in size to an internal combustion engine vehicle of the same class.Honda plans to deliver the Honda FC Stack-equipped FCX in the second half of 2004 to customers in the United States, and in 2005 to customers in Japan.
FC Stack has been designed for speed and next genration symantis of scooter.Combination oif silver and green makes it visually delighted.

2004-09-04T11:25:00.000+05:30

You know you're living in 2004 when...

1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

4.. You e-mail your mate who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends is that they do not have e-mail addresses.

6. When you go home after a long day at work you still answer the phone in a business manner.

7. When you make phone calls from home, you accidentally dial "0" or "9" to get an outside line.

8. You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for threedifferent companies.

10. You learn about your redundancy on the 11 o'clock news.

11. Your boss doesn't have the ability to do your job.

12. Contractors out number permanent staff and are more likely to get long-service awards.
AND THE REAL CLINCHERS ARE...

13. You read this entire list, and kept nodding and smiling.

14. As you read this list, you think about forwarding it to your "friends".

15. You got this email from a friend that never talks to you anymore,except to send you jokes from the net.

16. You are too busy to notice there was no No. 9.

17. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a No.9.

18. And now you are laughing at yourself!

19. Finally, you fwd this to your friends....

2004-09-03T18:10:00.000+05:30

THERE IS NICE CONTENT I FOUND ABOUT Pseudo- intellectuals
definition of a pseudo intellectual, or pseudo is people who try to sound smart by forcing words and concepts into their vocabulary that wouldn't otherwise be there. One of those types who dresses to "shock", they mostly wear black, beige or gray, and grow their hair and sport awful hair styles and invariably wear spectacles. They are known for bitching endlessly about how awfully lonely their lives are and how everyone that walks the earth is out to get them.
Men do this because they fear women will stereotype them as stupid if they don't talk about feminism, politics or some other such boring topic that nobody really gives a damn about … But if they weren't brought up with this super-model mentality, then maybe they'd give a rat's a$$ about something outside of their microcosmic universe and stop buying into all the latest trends just to be able to check out the pretty sales girl’s t!ts n a$$.

Who really cares about these bullshitters ??? I swear, they'll do anything just to add another word to their vocabulary that possibly ends with an "ism". The good thing about these jacka$$es is that you can pick them out easily because they'll always be too busy trying to remember all their stupid definitions to make any sense when they're talking, which is usually the problem (that they're talking).
There was a time I used to think they were kinda cool. Probably because I didn't really know a real pseudo from within. Until recently…when i though on this topic.

They honestly believe that the successful and popular people do nothing but make fun of them. They honestly believe that everyone is out to harm them or find faults with them. And they love this !!! They love the idea that they're "being persecuted".
One of the reasons pseudos hate successful and popular people so much, is the mentality that they recognize as more original than their own. Even though pseudos would adamantly continue to wear a damn expression, that’d read : *Conform to non-conformity !!!* There is no skill or talent to be found within pseudos. A retard could do a better job in five seconds flat without any inspiration. Worst of all, the pseudo “always” thinks that they have somehow benefited the world by sharing their "original" views on life.

Get over your f**king selves. That's the message of this whole blog. Wake up and realize no one cares.
If you don't like this blog, I suggest you exercise your rights and write a counter-blog about how I suck, rather than take your usual approach and piss and moan.

there are some tips to join the class of pseudo intellectual
1) Regardless of the issue - make sure you bring up your views on abortion, capital punishment, religion, and the political party you least like, regularly. Make sure your use the terms "wrong", "evil", "sinful" and "false" in describing views that differ from your particular beliefs. Try to work in the terms "blinded" or "deluded".

2) Depending on YOUR orientation refer to your opponents in arguments (or debates that hold the promise of becoming arguments) as fascists or communists as often as possible. Suggest that their views parallel those held in Nazi Germany or of Stalinist USSR at least once.

3) Point out the shortcomings of the opposite gender. Using tasteless jokes that you ascribe to others is a favorite ploy. If your opponent is of the same sex - cast doubt on their sexual orientation.

4) When you've managed to get a good heated exchange going try to score points by using a word that will drive your opponent to the dictionary. Mock any attempts on their part to do the same. If possible humiliate them and react to attacks on your arguments with ironic references to misspellings, ill-conceived sentence construction, or inappropriate word usage.

5) If you make an error, never apologize. Blame it on a technical difficulty or on your opponent's mischaracterization of your argument.

6) When inspired, make sure you word your attacks and counterattacks so that you leave no opening for your adversary to capitulate to your view except in disgrace. Try to make certain that every avenue of response is a path of shame. Phrases like "only a idiot or a scumbag would argue that ..." are very helpful.

7) If you start to slip in an argument attack the person. It's most helpful to know something personal about them so that your ad hominems point out both academic/professional defects and their deficiencies as a human.

8) If someone levels an attack upon you, respond that in their reliance on ad hominem attacks the argument has deteriorated to a level that no longer warrants your participation. This can be a winning blow if played properly. Be subtle here, and clever; try to convey the sense of your opponent as dim-witted, ethically degenerate, desperate, and out maneuvered by your overwhelming intellectual superiority. The real joy here is that you can neatly do away with any respect due your opponent, slander his character, lacerate his pride, and, if done properly and with élan, simultaneously represent yourself as a man or woman whose ethics and moral sensitivity make it impossible for you to do what you just did. This one is a real gem -- and when executed gracefully - really an art form.

8) When you face a loss, construct a "straw man" argument either by taking your opponents words out of context or by changing the issue. Never lose - change the issue. If your opponent has the facts on their side, argue that facts don't constitute scholarship and understanding, and might even be a sign that one has not yet come to the level of understanding at all. Claim that computers store facts and that real scholarship is the sign of being able to understand and seeing the deeper connections.

9) Remember that you are always right. No matter what forces are marshaled against you, no matter how reasonable, humble, or generous, don't give an inch, don't be swayed. You are always right. It's the other side that caused this ruckus and keeps it going.

10) Always insist on the last word. The only honorable finish is unconditional capitulation by your adversaries or their defeated silence.

MORAL of the Blog… There are people out there worse off than you, morons. You are not any better than the rest of us. So stop bitching and get a life. Thank you.

2004-08-30T22:52:00.001+05:30

KISS Theory ( Keep It Simple Stupid)::

MUST READ . . .

When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that
The pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (Ink won't flow down to the writing
surface).In order to solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12
million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down,
underwater,
in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range
from
below freezing to over 300 degrees C.

And what did Russians do.......................................??
The Russians used a Pencil!!!

One of the most memorable case studies I came across on Japanese
Management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one ofJapan's
biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a
consumer had
bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the
problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of
soap to the delivery department.
For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty.
Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. Post-haste, the
engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution
monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed
through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked
hard and they worked fast but they spent whoopee amount to do so.

But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the
same
problem, did not get into complications of X-rays, etc but instead came out

with another solution. He bought a strong industrial electric !
fan and
pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap
box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

Moral of the story: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) i.e. always look for
simple solutions. Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the
problem :-)

So, learn to focus on solutions not on problems

"If you look at what you do not have in life, you don't have anything"
"If you look at what you have in life, you have everything"

2004-08-30T22:15:00.000+05:30

Enjoy these brain exercise

1. man
-----------
board

Ans. = man overboard

2. stand
-----------
i

Ans. = I understand ok?....get the drift? Let's try a few now & see how you fare ???

3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/

Ans. = reading between the lines

4. r
road
a
d

Ans. = cross road

5. cycle cycle cycle

Ans. = tricycle

6. t
o
w
n

Ans. = downtown

7. le /
/ vel

Ans. = split level

8. 0
-------------
M.D.
Ph.D.

Ans. = two degrees below zero

9. knee!
------------
light

Ans. = neon light (knee on light)

10. ii ii
----------
O O

Ans. = circles under the eyes

11. dice
dice

Ans. = paradise

12. t
o
u
c
h

Ans. = touch! down

13. ground
---------------
feet
feet
feet
feet
feet
feet

Ans. = six feet underground

14. he's / himself

Ans. = he's by himself

15. ecnalg

Ans. = backward glance

16. death / life

Ans. = life after death

17 THINK

Ans. think big !! ! And the last one is what made me missing you...............

18 ababaaabbbbaaaabbbbababaabbaaabbbb....

Ans. long time no 'c'(see)

2004-08-30T22:03:00.000+05:30

F1 CAR

An F1 car is made up of 80,000 components, if it were assembled 99.9% correctly, it would still start the race with 80 things wrong!
Formula 1 cars have over a kilometre of cable, linked to about 100 sensors and actuators which monitor and control many parts of the car.An F1 car can go from 0 to 160 kph AND back to 0 in FOUR seconds !!!
F1 car engines last only for about 2 hours of racing mostly before blowing up on the other hand we expect our engines to last us for a decent 20yrs on an average and they quite faithfully DO....thats the extent to which the engines are pushed to perform.
When an F1 driver hits the brakes on his car he experiences retardation or deceleration comparable to a regular car driving through a BRICK wall at 300kmph !!!
An average F1 driver looses about 4kgs of weight after just one race due to the prolonged exposure to high G forces and temperaturesfor little over an hour (Yeah thats right!!!)
At 550kg a F1 car is less than half the weight of a Mini.In an F1 car the engine typically revs upto 18000 rpm,(the piston travelling up and down 300 times a second!!) wheres cars like the palio, maruti 800,indica rev only upto 6000 rpm at max. Thats 3 times slower.
The brake discs in an F1 car have an operating temperature of approx 1000 degees Centigrade and they attain that temp while braking before almost every turn...that is why they r not made of steel but of carbon fibre which is much more harder and resistant to wear and tear and most of all has a higher melting point.
If a water hose were to blow off, the complete cooling system would empty in just over a second.Gear cogs or ratios are used only for one race, and are replaced regularly to prevent failure, as they are subjected to very high degrees of stress.
The fit in the cockpit is so tight that the steering wheel must be removed for the driver to get in or out of the car. A small latch behind the wheel releases it from the column. Levers or paddles for changing gear are located on the back of the wheel. So no gearstick! The clutch leversare also on the steering wheel, located below the gear paddles.
To give you an idea of just how important aerodynamic design and added downforce can be, small planes can take off at slower speeds than F1 cars travel on the track.Without aerodynamic downforce, high-performance racing cars have sufficient power to produce wheel spin and loss of control at 160kph. They usually race at over 300 kph.The amount of aerodynamic downforce produced by the front and rear wings and the car underbody is amazing. Once the car is travelling over 160 kph, an F1 car can generate enough downforce to equal it's own weight. That means it could actually hold itself to the CEILING of a tunnel and drive UPSIDE down!
In a street course race like the monaco grand prix, the downforce provides enough suction to lift manhole covers. Before the race all of the manhole covers on the streets have to be welded down to prevent this from happening!
The refuelers used in F1 can supply 12 litres of fuel per second. This means it would take just 4 seconds to fill the tank of an average 50 litre family car.They use the same refueling rigs used on US military helicopters today.TOP F1 pit crews can refuel and change tyres in around 3 seconds.
Race car tyres don't have air in them like normal car tyres. Most racing tyres have nitrogen in the tyres because nitrogen has a more consistent pressure compared to normal air. Air typically contains varying amounts of water vapour in it, which affects its expansion and contraction as a function of temperature, making the tyre pressure unpredictable.During the race the tyres lose weight! Each tyre loses about 0.5 kg in weight due to wear.Normal tyres last 60 000 - 100 000 km. Racing tyres are designed to last 90 - 120 km (That's Khandala and back).
A dry-weather F1 tyre reaches peak operating performance (best grip) when tread temperature is between 900C and 1200C.(Water boils boils at 100C remember) At top speed, F1 tyres rotate 50
times a second.

2004-08-30T21:54:00.001+05:30

Beauty of English

Ever noticed how deleting one word after the other in a sentence can lead to a nice story?
Here's an example:
Oh John please don't touch me at all...!
Oh John please don't touch me at...!
Oh John please don't touch...!
Oh John please don’t...!
Oh John please...!
Oh John..!
Ohhh......

2004-08-30T21:54:00.000+05:30

have you ever though about it??

Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"

Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there... I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's bum."

Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is?

Why does your Obstetrician, Gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Stop singing and read on . . .

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?

2004-08-29T16:31:00.000+05:30

Installation of love::

Customer Service Rep: Can you install LOVE?
Customer: I can do that. I'm not very technical, but I think I am ready to install now. What do I do first?
CS Rep: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma'am?
Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programs running right now. Is it okay to install while they are running?
CS Rep: What programs are running ma'am?
Customer: Let me see....I have PASTHURT.EXE, LOWESTEEM.EXE,GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.
CS Rep: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase PASTHURT.EXE from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE with a module of i! ts own called HIGHESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma'am?
Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?
CS Rep: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, I'm done. LOVE has started installing itselfautomatically. Is that normal?
CS Rep: Yes it is. You should receive a message that says it will reinstall for the life of your HEART. Do you see that message?
Customer: Yes I do. Is it completely installed?
CS Rep: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops...I have an error message already. What should I do?
CS Rep: What does the message say?
Customer: It says "ERROR 412 - PROGRAM NOT RUN ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS." What does that mean?
CS Rep: Don't worry ma'am, that's a common problem. It means that the LOVE program is set up to run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on your HEART. It is one of those complicated programming things, but In non-technical terms it means you have to "LOVE" your own machine before it can "LOVE" others.
Customer: So what should I do?
CS Rep: Can you find the directory called "SELF-ACCEPTANCE"?
Customer: Yes, I have it.
CS Rep: Excellent, you are getting good at this.
Customer: Thank you.
CS Rep: You're welcome. Click on the following files and then copy them to the "MYHEART" directory: FORGIVESELF.DOC, SELFESTEEM.TXT, REALIZEWORTH.TXT, and GOODNESS.DOC. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to delete SELFCRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterwards to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with really neat files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right now and it shows that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART!
CS Rep: Then LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet.
With Love All Things Are Possible

2004-08-29T16:13:00.000+05:30

Interesting facts::

*Coca-Cola was originally green.
*The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
*The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
*The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
*TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row ! of the keyboard.
*Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!
*You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
*It is impossible to lick your elbow.
*People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
*It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
*The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
*If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
*Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
*If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
*If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle
*If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
*What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
Ans. - All invented by women.
*A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
*A snail can sleep for three years.
*All polar bears are left handed.
*American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
*Butterflies taste with their feet.
*El! ephants are the only animals that can't jump.
*In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
*On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
*Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'.
*Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
*The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
*The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
*The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
*Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
*Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
*The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
*Most lipstick contains fish scales.
*Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.

2004-08-27T22:01:00.000+05:30

A reminder of the famous quotes by Navjot Singh Sidhu, former Indian cricket player and presently a commentator, and politician.

1. That ball went so high it could have got an air hostess down with it.
2. There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an incoming train which will run them over.
3. Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.
4. This quote was made after Ganguly called Dravid for a run and midway sent
him back and Dravid was run out in the third test against the West Indies at
Barbados. "Ganguly has thrown a drowning man both ends of the rope."
5. Sri Lankan score is running like an Indian taxi meter.
6. Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more than what they hide.
7. Wickets are like wives - you never know which way they will turn!
8. He is like Indian three-wheeler which will suck a lot of diesel but cannot go beyond 30 !
9. The Indian's are going to beat the Kiwis! Let me tell you, my friend, that the Kiwi is the only bird in the whole world which does not have wings!
10. As uncomfortable as a bum on a porcupine.
11. The ball whizzes past like a bumble bee and the Indians are in the sea.
12. The Indians are finding the gaps like a pin in a haystack.
13. The pitch is as dead as a dodo.
14. Deep Dasgupta is as confused as a child is in a topless bar!
15. The way Indian wickets are falling reminds of the cycle stand at Rajendra Talkies in Patiala.. one falls and everything else falls!
16. Indian team without Sachin is like giving a Kiss without a squeeze.
17. You cannot make Omlets without breaking the eggs.
18. Deep Dasgupta is not a Wicket Keeper, he is a goal keeper. He must be given a free transfer to Manchester United.
19. He will fight a rattlesnake and give it the first two bites too. >20. One, who
doesn't throw the dice, can never expect to score a six.
21. This quote was made after Eddie Nichols, the third umpire, ruled Shivnarine Chanderpaul 'NOT OUT' in the second test at Port of Spain, T&T - "Eddie Nichols is a man who cannot find his own buttocks with his two hands."
22. Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.
23. Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.
24. You got to choose between tightening your belt and losing your pants.
25. The cat with gloves catches no mice.
26. Age has been perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.
27. You may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard-boiled egg.
28. He is like a one-legged man in a bum kicking competition.
29. The third umpires should be changed as often as nappies and for the same reason.

2002-10-04T16:27:00.000+05:30

HEIGHT OF GLOBALISATION

Question: What is the height of Globalization?

Answer : Princess Diana.

Question: How ???

Answer : An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend
crashes in a French tunnel driving a German car
with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian driver,
who was on Scotch whiskey, followed closely by
Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles,
treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian
medicines,
dies! .