There are not just birds in the bird park..there are people and there are opportunities and more than anything else there is something to do other than work on a weekend...
And just in case you are interested in more animals..i have a visit to the famous Singapore zoo pending.already have the tickets ...so expect some more snaps to be uploaded here soon
May 29, 2007
May 9, 2007
F1: McLaren or Ferrari - Catalunya !!
Pick up your side. The greatest season is here and am sure everyone is already feeling the heat.
With the exit of Schumi, hopping of Teams by both Alonso and Kimi to McLaren and Ferrari respectively; the arrival of Hamilton - the battle for the constructors and supremacy has evolved into a real good one.
Just three races - and the season is already so exciting.
Hamilton is definitely the new SPICE fueling the expectations from team McLaren and it might boil down to who is the better driver he or MASA. But considering how the podium and the pole positions are switching between the four McLaren and Ferrari drivers it's never going to be easy until each race unfolds - as the season progresses.
Another good things happening is with the BMW Sauber - the new strategy to start with a lighter car is already working out for them. And with the European circuits coming in, they might be the ones who might slip inside and might be sitting in opening the champagnes.
But whatever happens - for the fans- this is the year !!
After the years of one sided races of Michael Schumi's era when Kimi was mostly second to him - to the advent of the Alonso vs Schumi days - we have reached the climax. Its now the real test for the TEAMS and the DRIVERS - and a TREAT for the FANS....
See you at CENTALUNYA on 13th May - the Spanish Grand Prix ....
With the exit of Schumi, hopping of Teams by both Alonso and Kimi to McLaren and Ferrari respectively; the arrival of Hamilton - the battle for the constructors and supremacy has evolved into a real good one.
Just three races - and the season is already so exciting.
Hamilton is definitely the new SPICE fueling the expectations from team McLaren and it might boil down to who is the better driver he or MASA. But considering how the podium and the pole positions are switching between the four McLaren and Ferrari drivers it's never going to be easy until each race unfolds - as the season progresses.
Another good things happening is with the BMW Sauber - the new strategy to start with a lighter car is already working out for them. And with the European circuits coming in, they might be the ones who might slip inside and might be sitting in opening the champagnes.
But whatever happens - for the fans- this is the year !!
After the years of one sided races of Michael Schumi's era when Kimi was mostly second to him - to the advent of the Alonso vs Schumi days - we have reached the climax. Its now the real test for the TEAMS and the DRIVERS - and a TREAT for the FANS....
See you at CENTALUNYA on 13th May - the Spanish Grand Prix ....
Apr 30, 2007
reboot bloody REBOOT !!!
There are numerous problems associated with computers which have one solution and there ain't any other generic solutions which cures almost all diseases - the explained ones and the unexplained ones - the REBOOT.
There ain't anything in the animal or plant kingdom which acts the same way. There is no comparison of a medical solution, oh but wish there was one like this. So simple to execute and so powerful. Whatever the problem you understand it or not - you can always give REBOOT a try and be mesmerized then the order is restored.
Was watching TV sitting yesterday and all of a sudden the router dropped. The wi-fi network was up and running but I was not able to access the Internet. Being a techie guy, though oh that's easy. Some problem with a router. The little LINKSYS WRT54G status showed no IP address on the status page. Whatever number of times you try to release or renew the DHCP. Stuck !! What could have gone wrong ...
On a Sunday without internet at home is like being on a summer beach all alone, no friends no music and not even a single person in sight.
Tried
a) Renewing and releasing DHCP
b) Every goddamn configuration and logging option
c) Scanned though all options no the router's application
d) RESET router
e) Removed power for cable modem - restarted the modem
f) Removed power cable for Router - restarted the router.
g) Restarted both
Still nothing !!
Still no results - then pulled out the LAN cable from the router and started browsing for the online help. Thinking the router might have been gone !!
Then came across this term "power cycling the router".
Step 1:
Shutdown the computer.
Step 2:
Unplug the router’s power cable.
Step 3:
Unplug the Broadband modem’s power cable and wait for 30 seconds.
Step 4:
Plug in the Broadband modem’s power cable and wait for its lights to appear stable.
Step 5:
Plug in the router's power cable once the modem’s lights appear stable.
Step 6:
Power on the computer on and test the Internet connection.
And VIOLA !! It works.like every another thing in the computer world.
Some More Interesting Links in case you are stuck with your LINKSYS router:
a) Special note for users with Linksys WRT54G/GL/GS routers, there are severe problems with them when running any P2P app (read for fix)
b) The WRT54G Revival Guide.
Tips For Newbie's
In the world of computers whatever operating system you are using - windows linux or unix or mac - if there is a problem you don't know about - TRY REBOOT - if u are lucky its resolved.
And in case its windows - wow u get performance back to normal too.
Tips For Expert's
Don't know whats wrong - its obviously weird something that cannot be like this.
Try REBOOT - just for a try. Some programmer forgot to clear the stack or may be the memory leaks are too much for the garbage collector to clear up..its just an unstable state now - some smart crooks like you and me forgot the basic programming rules...let the nature clean up all the shit - REBOOT
Whatever you think is a SMART MACHINE - a modem, a router, a computer whatever that has a memory and a processor - embedded or not - will respond to this.
Whatever has been touched by a programmer ever will like this treatment.
Call it the CURSE OF A PROGRAMMER or eternal truth
There ain't anything in the animal or plant kingdom which acts the same way. There is no comparison of a medical solution, oh but wish there was one like this. So simple to execute and so powerful. Whatever the problem you understand it or not - you can always give REBOOT a try and be mesmerized then the order is restored.
Was watching TV sitting yesterday and all of a sudden the router dropped. The wi-fi network was up and running but I was not able to access the Internet. Being a techie guy, though oh that's easy. Some problem with a router. The little LINKSYS WRT54G status showed no IP address on the status page. Whatever number of times you try to release or renew the DHCP. Stuck !! What could have gone wrong ...
On a Sunday without internet at home is like being on a summer beach all alone, no friends no music and not even a single person in sight.
Tried
a) Renewing and releasing DHCP
b) Every goddamn configuration and logging option
c) Scanned though all options no the router's application
d) RESET router
e) Removed power for cable modem - restarted the modem
f) Removed power cable for Router - restarted the router.
g) Restarted both
Still nothing !!
Still no results - then pulled out the LAN cable from the router and started browsing for the online help. Thinking the router might have been gone !!
Then came across this term "power cycling the router".
Step 1:
Shutdown the computer.
Step 2:
Unplug the router’s power cable.
Step 3:
Unplug the Broadband modem’s power cable and wait for 30 seconds.
Step 4:
Plug in the Broadband modem’s power cable and wait for its lights to appear stable.
Step 5:
Plug in the router's power cable once the modem’s lights appear stable.
Step 6:
Power on the computer on and test the Internet connection.
And VIOLA !! It works.like every another thing in the computer world.
Some More Interesting Links in case you are stuck with your LINKSYS router:
a) Special note for users with Linksys WRT54G/GL/GS routers, there are severe problems with them when running any P2P app (read for fix)
b) The WRT54G Revival Guide.
Tips For Newbie's
In the world of computers whatever operating system you are using - windows linux or unix or mac - if there is a problem you don't know about - TRY REBOOT - if u are lucky its resolved.
And in case its windows - wow u get performance back to normal too.
Tips For Expert's
Don't know whats wrong - its obviously weird something that cannot be like this.
Try REBOOT - just for a try. Some programmer forgot to clear the stack or may be the memory leaks are too much for the garbage collector to clear up..its just an unstable state now - some smart crooks like you and me forgot the basic programming rules...let the nature clean up all the shit - REBOOT
Whatever you think is a SMART MACHINE - a modem, a router, a computer whatever that has a memory and a processor - embedded or not - will respond to this.
Whatever has been touched by a programmer ever will like this treatment.
Call it the CURSE OF A PROGRAMMER or eternal truth
Apr 25, 2007
what have we become...the power the money..corrupted souls currugated moralities
Boris Yeltsin is dead.
The great Russian leader is dead. But the fire is still burning and it will keep burning. "Russian colonialism" and "Chechenisation" never got over for mothers who lost their sons just one day when the so called peace returned in Chechania, the weeping wifes. Where are we heading Mr. Yeltsin and Mr. Putin - whats happening.
Two wars to save Russia and the answer to so called threat of Islamic militia in Chechnya's destroyed nothing but common people. Who died in this wars - common people. They say Grozny after the two wars didn't even have a single building which was not bombed. And they talk about the bombings and not the innocent soul - both Russian soldiers and the Chechen civilians - countless people killed in the conflict.
And what stands there - a warlord-in-chief Ramzan Kadyrov who is the president now.
The only difference being that now he is standing by the side of Mr Putin.
Pity our freedom.
Long live Russia.
Long live the Presidents and Politicians.
Rest In Peace - Mr. Putin.
The great Russian leader is dead. But the fire is still burning and it will keep burning. "Russian colonialism" and "Chechenisation" never got over for mothers who lost their sons just one day when the so called peace returned in Chechania, the weeping wifes. Where are we heading Mr. Yeltsin and Mr. Putin - whats happening.
Two wars to save Russia and the answer to so called threat of Islamic militia in Chechnya's destroyed nothing but common people. Who died in this wars - common people. They say Grozny after the two wars didn't even have a single building which was not bombed. And they talk about the bombings and not the innocent soul - both Russian soldiers and the Chechen civilians - countless people killed in the conflict.
And what stands there - a warlord-in-chief Ramzan Kadyrov who is the president now.
The only difference being that now he is standing by the side of Mr Putin.
Pity our freedom.
Long live Russia.
Long live the Presidents and Politicians.
Rest In Peace - Mr. Putin.
Apr 24, 2007
41 shots ..the tarnished great american dream
What to say..
Is it a gun..is it a knife
Its the blood of innocent people chasing their great American dream..who got laid in the Norris Hall. It shook the world. Its natural isn't it.
Words cannot describe how bad it is. It ain't a secret.
"People can get killed just for living in" .. as Bruce Springsteen puts it.."you American skin.
But its what you reap that you can sow and some times you reap something else also what you have been sowing for others.
The Americans are shook by the incident. The world is so sympathetic. But why doesn't a tear roll down for the people dying in Iraq. The girls being raped in Darfur. Why why doesn't any body care.
The incident so called is bad shook all of us because the media couldn't manipulate us. It was brute it was bad. We all cried because it came without the so called government filters. Otherwise it would have sounded sweet too. It was all draped in sorrow because it happened in USA and that the Americans died.
I ain't an ANTI AMERICAN. I ain't any one associated with Bin Laden's Army.
But I am just a human being who refuses the accept the atrocities by the American for money being done around the world.
Brothers everything is not business. And if u think it is. You don't always do good business. Alas the only problem is the loss is upon the common people.
Rest In Peace.
The students - you got killed just for living in.
Am sorry for you but am sorry for the politicians and the media baron's cause if there is an old saying in our part of the world
"jab boya beej babool to aam kaha se ho"
And forgive LORD, the poor kid who who lost it all...i am sorry for the trauma the families are going through...bro its not that u failed its the system that failed and poor us..we live to pity ourselves without any dignity to stand up and fight against the ones who called u names..who in the name of information and news kept accusing other TV Channels who called the stuff you sent to them disturbing and still kept showing it to all others..who say that everything sells..and sell it off all the time..
am sorry for you bro..we lost it once more..and we all lost bro and sisters
Is it a gun..is it a knife
Its the blood of innocent people chasing their great American dream..who got laid in the Norris Hall. It shook the world. Its natural isn't it.
Words cannot describe how bad it is. It ain't a secret.
"People can get killed just for living in" .. as Bruce Springsteen puts it.."you American skin.
But its what you reap that you can sow and some times you reap something else also what you have been sowing for others.
The Americans are shook by the incident. The world is so sympathetic. But why doesn't a tear roll down for the people dying in Iraq. The girls being raped in Darfur. Why why doesn't any body care.
The incident so called is bad shook all of us because the media couldn't manipulate us. It was brute it was bad. We all cried because it came without the so called government filters. Otherwise it would have sounded sweet too. It was all draped in sorrow because it happened in USA and that the Americans died.
I ain't an ANTI AMERICAN. I ain't any one associated with Bin Laden's Army.
But I am just a human being who refuses the accept the atrocities by the American for money being done around the world.
Brothers everything is not business. And if u think it is. You don't always do good business. Alas the only problem is the loss is upon the common people.
Rest In Peace.
The students - you got killed just for living in.
Am sorry for you but am sorry for the politicians and the media baron's cause if there is an old saying in our part of the world
"jab boya beej babool to aam kaha se ho"
And forgive LORD, the poor kid who who lost it all...i am sorry for the trauma the families are going through...bro its not that u failed its the system that failed and poor us..we live to pity ourselves without any dignity to stand up and fight against the ones who called u names..who in the name of information and news kept accusing other TV Channels who called the stuff you sent to them disturbing and still kept showing it to all others..who say that everything sells..and sell it off all the time..
am sorry for you bro..we lost it once more..and we all lost bro and sisters
Apr 5, 2007
While Suzanne holds the mirror...........
"the secret which pierces with such sweetness....
the secret we cannot hide and cannot tell...
call it beauty and behave as if that had settled the matter......
The books or the music in which we thought the beauty was located will betray us if we trust to them; it was not 'in' them, it only came 'through' them, and what came through them was longing...
For they are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited."
C.S. Lewis wrote that and he wrote about an experience that cannot be put into any number of words and I dare to talk about the subject today. I don't fear failing miserably but the experience it self is worth talking about.
"Suzanne" is the song which is playing on the CD. Leonard Cohen is rendering the most depressing song which makes the longing come alive. No wonder as he talks about his Suzanne, every one gets touched. The inspiration for such a master piece has to be exception and the somebody of the likes of Cohen can only put into words that experience. The rest is history.
But what are these experiences and the genius who go through them to create the masterpieces. Mere mortals like me cannot even think of....
I just want to travel and I want to travel blind..
"Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.
And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.
Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind."
Check out the Song..may be its a song of your soul too
Oh thought why not add this interesting link for the TRUE COHEN fans
http://leonardcohenfiles.com/mirror.html
Njoy !!
the secret we cannot hide and cannot tell...
call it beauty and behave as if that had settled the matter......
The books or the music in which we thought the beauty was located will betray us if we trust to them; it was not 'in' them, it only came 'through' them, and what came through them was longing...
For they are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited."
C.S. Lewis wrote that and he wrote about an experience that cannot be put into any number of words and I dare to talk about the subject today. I don't fear failing miserably but the experience it self is worth talking about.
"Suzanne" is the song which is playing on the CD. Leonard Cohen is rendering the most depressing song which makes the longing come alive. No wonder as he talks about his Suzanne, every one gets touched. The inspiration for such a master piece has to be exception and the somebody of the likes of Cohen can only put into words that experience. The rest is history.
But what are these experiences and the genius who go through them to create the masterpieces. Mere mortals like me cannot even think of....
I just want to travel and I want to travel blind..
"Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night beside her
And you know that she's half crazy
But that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you mean to tell her
That you have no love to give her
Then she gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that she will trust you
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.
And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men will be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.
Now Suzanne takes your hand
And she leads you to the river
She is wearing rags and feathers
From Salvation Army counters
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Among the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you know that you can trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind."
Check out the Song..may be its a song of your soul too
Oh thought why not add this interesting link for the TRUE COHEN fans
http://leonardcohenfiles.com/mirror.html
Njoy !!
Feb 27, 2007
Pic Travel Blog: Reaching Langkawi
A travel without hassles is not a travel and they are better called adventure. The word for travel in hindi is "Safar" and sounds close to suffer in english.
Chinese New Year Eve: 16-Feb-2006
Scene I:
Huge traffic expected in Woodland checkpoint at Malaysia Singapore immigrations
Planned time for leaving office - 4 PM - Actual Status - Heavy showers and no taxis on the road - reach at 6 PM
Long queues at the immigrations - they dun allow photography !! otherwise its so simple to identify Singaporeans they just queue up !!
Expected Departure from Larkin by bus 9:30 PM
Scene II:
Reach Larkin at about 8:30 unlimited traffic jams in Johar.
Get down half way on the highway -- yes and walk on the expressway to the bus interchange - a sin and a criminal offense in Singapore but when everybody is going home its what it is and then its Malaysia.
Crowds at JB - Larkin Interchange crowds gathering
Poor soul on Larkin Bus Interchange
Scene III: Its almost 10 PM all buses are running late and yout JBM 9909 is nowhere to be seen and then finally it appears. Its not the VIP bus we had paid for !!
The driver understands no English or Hindi and wants us to get down.
Its all messed up.
Some interesting statements in the air:
"Muslims should be given the first seats"
"Chinese logo ke eid hai isliye its all so crowded today"
"Lets go and fight with the ticketing lady. This is the normal 40 seater not the 24 seater we had paid for"
"Bus is overbooked we cannot carry you"
"Please get down"
"We are not getting down anywhere. Am really angry now.
Bloody get me the other bus or we go on this bus"
Finally at 11:45 PM the VIP bus arrives. Its so tiring and so bloody comfortable. The chaos because the bus number was wrongly referred to and written on the tickets.
Worst Fear Realized
The bus has such comfortable seats but the AC is chilling and we have no clothes like jackets or shawls !!
I dozed off before I knew. 5 hrs before the actual journey started. Its a long way to ALOR SETAR from Johar Bahru just follow the Green Expressway on the MAP. Expected time 14 hrs :) that means 10 AM.
Image courtesy MYPLUS.COM.MY Full Detail Version Here
Chinese New Year Eve: 16-Feb-2006
Scene I:
Huge traffic expected in Woodland checkpoint at Malaysia Singapore immigrations
Planned time for leaving office - 4 PM - Actual Status - Heavy showers and no taxis on the road - reach at 6 PM
Long queues at the immigrations - they dun allow photography !! otherwise its so simple to identify Singaporeans they just queue up !!
Expected Departure from Larkin by bus 9:30 PM
Scene II:
Reach Larkin at about 8:30 unlimited traffic jams in Johar.
Get down half way on the highway -- yes and walk on the expressway to the bus interchange - a sin and a criminal offense in Singapore but when everybody is going home its what it is and then its Malaysia.
Crowds at JB - Larkin Interchange crowds gathering
Poor soul on Larkin Bus Interchange
Scene III: Its almost 10 PM all buses are running late and yout JBM 9909 is nowhere to be seen and then finally it appears. Its not the VIP bus we had paid for !!
The driver understands no English or Hindi and wants us to get down.
Its all messed up.
Some interesting statements in the air:
"Muslims should be given the first seats"
"Chinese logo ke eid hai isliye its all so crowded today"
"Lets go and fight with the ticketing lady. This is the normal 40 seater not the 24 seater we had paid for"
"Bus is overbooked we cannot carry you"
"Please get down"
"We are not getting down anywhere. Am really angry now.
Bloody get me the other bus or we go on this bus"
Finally at 11:45 PM the VIP bus arrives. Its so tiring and so bloody comfortable. The chaos because the bus number was wrongly referred to and written on the tickets.
Worst Fear Realized
The bus has such comfortable seats but the AC is chilling and we have no clothes like jackets or shawls !!
I dozed off before I knew. 5 hrs before the actual journey started. Its a long way to ALOR SETAR from Johar Bahru just follow the Green Expressway on the MAP. Expected time 14 hrs :) that means 10 AM.
Image courtesy MYPLUS.COM.MY Full Detail Version Here
langkawi travel blog better late then never: prelude I
Being located in Singapore provides an opportunity to travel to Malaysia that is like traveling to Nepal from India and its financially also viable considering Ringits are values half (almost) as compared to Singapore dollars.
But for those who know what Chinese New Year means its a hard time to plan a travel to any where in the region and that too by air with a short notice of like say one month.
After all the options including air/bus were ruled out and travel plans to Langkawi almost canceled we decided to go to Johar Bahru, Malaysis just to book tickets to Alor Setar the last place where you can go buy road to reach Pulau Langkawi.
Singapore -->MRT to Kranji -->bus to Woodlands Checkpoint --> Singapore Immigration -->bus to across the causeway---> Malaysia Immigration--> Larkin Bus Interchange
The whole journey from Kranji to Larkin takes about an hour and its interesting to know that you can feel the difference between the two places:
a) Ciggi is samn cheap in Malaysia
b) Food is cheaper
c) Feels like you are free and in some different place
Some interesting facts:
a)Indians in Singapore need valid VISA to travel to Malaysia
b)Single entry and multiple entry visas charges are the same
c)You need to declare if you are carrying in an out of Malaysia more than 1000 Ringits
d) No duty free items between Malaysia and Singapore in case you are returning from Malaysia
e) Malaysia has petrol at about 2 Ringits per litre cheaper than water in Singapore.
f) Language is sometime the biggest problem when dealing with people in Larkin like places.
But for those who know what Chinese New Year means its a hard time to plan a travel to any where in the region and that too by air with a short notice of like say one month.
After all the options including air/bus were ruled out and travel plans to Langkawi almost canceled we decided to go to Johar Bahru, Malaysis just to book tickets to Alor Setar the last place where you can go buy road to reach Pulau Langkawi.
Singapore -->MRT to Kranji -->bus to Woodlands Checkpoint --> Singapore Immigration -->bus to across the causeway---> Malaysia Immigration--> Larkin Bus Interchange
The whole journey from Kranji to Larkin takes about an hour and its interesting to know that you can feel the difference between the two places:
a) Ciggi is samn cheap in Malaysia
b) Food is cheaper
c) Feels like you are free and in some different place
Some interesting facts:
a)Indians in Singapore need valid VISA to travel to Malaysia
b)Single entry and multiple entry visas charges are the same
c)You need to declare if you are carrying in an out of Malaysia more than 1000 Ringits
d) No duty free items between Malaysia and Singapore in case you are returning from Malaysia
e) Malaysia has petrol at about 2 Ringits per litre cheaper than water in Singapore.
f) Language is sometime the biggest problem when dealing with people in Larkin like places.
Jan 27, 2007
Happy Replublic Day
Happy 58th Republic Day !!
Fellow Indians time has come for us to spread our wings and fly..
The times are changing and now its going to be our time soon...
Wanna watch the Parade..its here.
And must also watch the address of the President.
JAI HIND
Jan 8, 2007
Resolutions and New Year Prayer for Us all
May all be happy;
May all be without disease;
May all have well-being;
May none have misery of any sort.
— Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.14
And for the CHILD in us :)
Hobbes: Are you making any resolutions for the new year?
Calvin: Resolutions? ME?? Just what are you implying? That I need
to change?? Well, Buddy, as far as I'm concerned, I'm perfect the way
I am! For your information, I'm staying like this, and everyone else
can just get used to it! If people don't like me the way I am, well,
though beans! It's a free country! I don't need anyone's permission to
be the way I want! This is how I am - take it or leave it! By golly,
life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome
moron who's got an idea how I ought to be! I don't need advice!
Everyone can just stay out of my face!
Hats off to Bill Waterson.
Calvin: Resolutions? ME?? Just what are you implying? That I need
to change?? Well, Buddy, as far as I'm concerned, I'm perfect the way
I am! For your information, I'm staying like this, and everyone else
can just get used to it! If people don't like me the way I am, well,
though beans! It's a free country! I don't need anyone's permission to
be the way I want! This is how I am - take it or leave it! By golly,
life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome
moron who's got an idea how I ought to be! I don't need advice!
Everyone can just stay out of my face!
Hats off to Bill Waterson.
Dec 24, 2006
and all the sins were washed away
Last week it started to rain on Saturday. It rained throughout the week unlike normal thunder storm showers in Singapore. The sky was pouring its heart out.
Alas mere mortal were not able to understand what was happening. The nature was preparing Singapore for the christmas and new year celebration.
Its not a white christmas here but still it can be a rainy one. And look how beautiful it lookes just after the rain.
The rains washed away all the sins.
And today on the christmas eve alls fresh again. As it was when the child was born.
Wishing You All Merry Christmas !!
"I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys."
~Charles Dickens
And for all dear pals and friends
"If a fat old man comes tonight and bags you in, do not get frightened, it is just that i request Santa for a friend like you"
Enjoy!!
PS: Here is the christmas gift some one sent for me.
Thanks a TON. Nothing could have beem more flattering :)
Alas mere mortal were not able to understand what was happening. The nature was preparing Singapore for the christmas and new year celebration.
Its not a white christmas here but still it can be a rainy one. And look how beautiful it lookes just after the rain.
The rains washed away all the sins.And today on the christmas eve alls fresh again. As it was when the child was born.
Wishing You All Merry Christmas !!
"I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys."
~Charles Dickens
And for all dear pals and friends
"If a fat old man comes tonight and bags you in, do not get frightened, it is just that i request Santa for a friend like you"
Enjoy!!
PS: Here is the christmas gift some one sent for me.
Thanks a TON. Nothing could have beem more flattering :)
Dec 11, 2006
GOOGLE : Will the Power Corrupt !!!
Look where Google has reached today from collecting a Penny at a time - billions flowing in and every body in the world believes in the might of the company and now every body understands the might and muscle that google has. No doubt they have been accepted as the true competitors. No wonder yahoo profits are dented and what started as a simple search engine has proved to be the the biggest lesson for IT companies.
Simple is beautiful, elegant and powerful. It takes a herculean effort and understanding to built a simple solution. Google has done it just right.
But has there been a shift in the focus.
When we first logged on to the gmail service we were all happy customers. Who thought that 10 MB was too less unless the 1 GB thing came in and changed the world. No doubt every one else in the business was like shocked. Meanwhile Orkut had also started making waved by then. Imagine that both services had that exclusive feeling because one needed an invitation to join.
Google always knew how to convey the message. Don't just allow customers to walk in. Let them feel preveliged and they shall be too eager to walk in.
Orkut has all the data that all the big companies - marketing ones are always asking for. Exact demographics, your hobbies, what you like, even your picture - any one would like to buy.
Simple trick does the job. They know what you like what you hate and what not.
Its not a surprise that they had some advertise link inviting companies to advertise on orkut. It was expected.
The major surprise was not the purchase of Blogger the service which is providing me this opportunity to scribble these thoughts. The surprise was the slow gradual approach which conveys to users that how seamless it is to use the Blogger or Gmail or Gtalk or the Picasaweb or the excel sheet using the single password and username.
The truth is this is not wrong. But this has not reached the proportions when it can go wrong. Google now has become a web giant with absolute powers. The world today welcomes it. Why should the consumers be worried. Everything is free and better than it was yesterday. ( No ther e is no need to talk about the role the Google is playing in CHINA. Fully understood they are also like dying to tap the biggest population in China - this much accepted because they are also here to do business - why would they bother for the people whose statistics they are handing out to the authorities. Its like Yahoo does it - Cisco helps them - everybody does it. Its like have to do it otherwise the market is closed for them. This debate is more so emotional and about ethics. Shall take up this one seprately some other time)
The only problem is that some people are skeptical about even the good things.
Remember what some one said about trust. Unless you trust you cannot be betrayed or cheated. Some one also said "Power Corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely."
We just can pray that google ain't another M$. We can just pray.
Otherwise it would be like another story of capitalist bullshit.
Wait and watch as the drama unfolds.
Simple is beautiful, elegant and powerful. It takes a herculean effort and understanding to built a simple solution. Google has done it just right.
But has there been a shift in the focus.
When we first logged on to the gmail service we were all happy customers. Who thought that 10 MB was too less unless the 1 GB thing came in and changed the world. No doubt every one else in the business was like shocked. Meanwhile Orkut had also started making waved by then. Imagine that both services had that exclusive feeling because one needed an invitation to join.
Google always knew how to convey the message. Don't just allow customers to walk in. Let them feel preveliged and they shall be too eager to walk in.
Orkut has all the data that all the big companies - marketing ones are always asking for. Exact demographics, your hobbies, what you like, even your picture - any one would like to buy.
Simple trick does the job. They know what you like what you hate and what not.
Its not a surprise that they had some advertise link inviting companies to advertise on orkut. It was expected.
The major surprise was not the purchase of Blogger the service which is providing me this opportunity to scribble these thoughts. The surprise was the slow gradual approach which conveys to users that how seamless it is to use the Blogger or Gmail or Gtalk or the Picasaweb or the excel sheet using the single password and username.
The truth is this is not wrong. But this has not reached the proportions when it can go wrong. Google now has become a web giant with absolute powers. The world today welcomes it. Why should the consumers be worried. Everything is free and better than it was yesterday. ( No ther e is no need to talk about the role the Google is playing in CHINA. Fully understood they are also like dying to tap the biggest population in China - this much accepted because they are also here to do business - why would they bother for the people whose statistics they are handing out to the authorities. Its like Yahoo does it - Cisco helps them - everybody does it. Its like have to do it otherwise the market is closed for them. This debate is more so emotional and about ethics. Shall take up this one seprately some other time)
The only problem is that some people are skeptical about even the good things.
Remember what some one said about trust. Unless you trust you cannot be betrayed or cheated. Some one also said "Power Corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely."
We just can pray that google ain't another M$. We can just pray.
Otherwise it would be like another story of capitalist bullshit.
Wait and watch as the drama unfolds.
Dec 10, 2006
Just couldn't resist
Bill Waterson portray's what I always felt was so true.
For the kid in all of us.
You are a genius BILL.
For the kid in all of us.
You are a genius BILL.
Nov 27, 2006
how busy is busy?
No this is not like one of those regular boring thoughts that i scribble here. What am asking you who all come here to read my blogs.
How busy are you?
Because I have found my answer.
"You are only as busy as you want to pretend or as busy as you are bad at managing your time or only as busy as you want to use as an excuse."
Why I am saying so.
When was the last time I saw the sunset or the sunrise. Its been a long long time. Last time was in thailand. But its not because I am busy. I am to goddamn lazy thats all. have been sleeping all weekends for almost a month now. Yes I have not been wprking that hard lateley. Timelines are tight but its okay kind of as there is more than sufficient breathing space.
Thats why I realise that its an excuse that comes up in our heads. Thats its too hectic of a schedule. It applies to me and if I am not mistaken then the same applies to you too.
SAD BUT TRUE.
"Eureka "..now ask me why I am so happy.
Because now when I know the problem is there and has been identified there can be some solution to this one too.
So buddies don't worry I am going to reply you all on time. Will not wait for the leisure time to write long mails to you. I am going to call you whenever the thought comes to my mind rather than waiting till the evening.
Hope this applies to you too.
My mobile is waiting and please don't keep eternally waiting like I was doing. That one min conversation is also as good and as appreciated then the wait for that long one. We don't have much to share or talk but still the enigma and warmth in the voice is something which itself means a lot to me ..and i think same holds a special meaning for you too.
BREAK FREE...
How busy are you?
Because I have found my answer.
"You are only as busy as you want to pretend or as busy as you are bad at managing your time or only as busy as you want to use as an excuse."
Why I am saying so.
When was the last time I saw the sunset or the sunrise. Its been a long long time. Last time was in thailand. But its not because I am busy. I am to goddamn lazy thats all. have been sleeping all weekends for almost a month now. Yes I have not been wprking that hard lateley. Timelines are tight but its okay kind of as there is more than sufficient breathing space.
Thats why I realise that its an excuse that comes up in our heads. Thats its too hectic of a schedule. It applies to me and if I am not mistaken then the same applies to you too.
SAD BUT TRUE.
"Eureka "..now ask me why I am so happy.
Because now when I know the problem is there and has been identified there can be some solution to this one too.
So buddies don't worry I am going to reply you all on time. Will not wait for the leisure time to write long mails to you. I am going to call you whenever the thought comes to my mind rather than waiting till the evening.
Hope this applies to you too.
My mobile is waiting and please don't keep eternally waiting like I was doing. That one min conversation is also as good and as appreciated then the wait for that long one. We don't have much to share or talk but still the enigma and warmth in the voice is something which itself means a lot to me ..and i think same holds a special meaning for you too.
BREAK FREE...
Nov 24, 2006
technology and internet
hey pals..yes i have been on and off..bloggin erratically ..not much to share about.
There are few new dimesions in which technology has been influencing my life.
Considering the time spent online and the time spent talking over the phone, there is hardly any time spent doing something else. Finding information or GOOGLING has become the most confusing activity. Information is CHAOS and it becomes evident almost anyday now. There is so much information. Terrabytes of data that finding it and verifying it has become almost impossible.
websites like wikipedia are there. There is information but I am never sure what I am rreading is what? Whose point of view and whats it is. But thats the way it is now. Accepted and so before going to the movie I don't read review. Takes all the fin out. 20 reviews of a movie and you cannot decide what it is. To write your own you have to go and watch the movie. Intersting isn't it.
This is one aspect of it. On the other hand are things like PANDORA [http://pandora.com] try it out. This is unlike any other radio on the internet and for those who want to experiment with music this is the thing worth trying provided bandwidth is not a conern.
Though I have been lsitening to so much music these days that I cannot make out what is what. My DVD playes acts as an amplifier for the laptop thats all the use it has now a days. I have bought cds but not even put them into my ipod. Somehow it feels that there is no choice and options in the 30 GB of music i carry on my waist.
There is so much there to see and listen to in this world. I wonder were people referring to internet when they said "so much".
When we were small kids we waited weeks for episodes to come on TV. Now you can download all of them. Watch them one after there...but is there that much of fun in it now. Yes and No.
Somehow I feel when things become too easy to get. It becomes tougher to appreciate them. This is luxary or this is pain. Is this a vicious cycle. Whatever it is. this is it :) and its engulfing the whole of the existece.
Watch out..when is your turn ?
There are few new dimesions in which technology has been influencing my life.
Considering the time spent online and the time spent talking over the phone, there is hardly any time spent doing something else. Finding information or GOOGLING has become the most confusing activity. Information is CHAOS and it becomes evident almost anyday now. There is so much information. Terrabytes of data that finding it and verifying it has become almost impossible.
websites like wikipedia are there. There is information but I am never sure what I am rreading is what? Whose point of view and whats it is. But thats the way it is now. Accepted and so before going to the movie I don't read review. Takes all the fin out. 20 reviews of a movie and you cannot decide what it is. To write your own you have to go and watch the movie. Intersting isn't it.
This is one aspect of it. On the other hand are things like PANDORA [http://pandora.com] try it out. This is unlike any other radio on the internet and for those who want to experiment with music this is the thing worth trying provided bandwidth is not a conern.
Though I have been lsitening to so much music these days that I cannot make out what is what. My DVD playes acts as an amplifier for the laptop thats all the use it has now a days. I have bought cds but not even put them into my ipod. Somehow it feels that there is no choice and options in the 30 GB of music i carry on my waist.
There is so much there to see and listen to in this world. I wonder were people referring to internet when they said "so much".
When we were small kids we waited weeks for episodes to come on TV. Now you can download all of them. Watch them one after there...but is there that much of fun in it now. Yes and No.
Somehow I feel when things become too easy to get. It becomes tougher to appreciate them. This is luxary or this is pain. Is this a vicious cycle. Whatever it is. this is it :) and its engulfing the whole of the existece.
Watch out..when is your turn ?
Nov 16, 2006
sea of change and breeze of fresh air
"Change should be incremental" my boss keeps saying all the time otherwise the resistance is higher. I tend to agree and dis agree both. But thats obvious isn't it because every body has his own fighting syle and mine is to strike with full force and take the enemy down. Anything less and its not a 100% effort.
Plan it meticulously, wait for the moment and then slither the problem or the enemy. Crude voilent but if plannes well one attack does the job. Misson Accompalished.
Naive isn't it. Yep I do agree.
So I do borrow his style some times.
I am working on so many thigns now a days that I am not even sure at times where to focus. Life is throwing up challenges and life style challenges are like HOLLOWS( BTW have u watched Bleach..am hooked to animation..google..an its bloody addictive) and am charging with my zamphaktu(soul slayer). They bog me down. Terrible mood swings and negative vibes are working on me but I am working...working out on these things.
Some things have been happening every week.
Professionaly am writing documents for a new system to be developed. Meetings have come down a bit. Chatting has gone up during the weekends.
As a surprise smoking has gone down and am swimming some times.
Lets see how far these things go..but am standing with my feet firm and slayer charged.
Just a quick update
Check out snaps on the photoblog. There has been some activity there :) and do leave some comments.
Plan it meticulously, wait for the moment and then slither the problem or the enemy. Crude voilent but if plannes well one attack does the job. Misson Accompalished.
Naive isn't it. Yep I do agree.
So I do borrow his style some times.
I am working on so many thigns now a days that I am not even sure at times where to focus. Life is throwing up challenges and life style challenges are like HOLLOWS( BTW have u watched Bleach..am hooked to animation..google..an its bloody addictive) and am charging with my zamphaktu(soul slayer). They bog me down. Terrible mood swings and negative vibes are working on me but I am working...working out on these things.
Some things have been happening every week.
Professionaly am writing documents for a new system to be developed. Meetings have come down a bit. Chatting has gone up during the weekends.
As a surprise smoking has gone down and am swimming some times.
Lets see how far these things go..but am standing with my feet firm and slayer charged.
Just a quick update
Check out snaps on the photoblog. There has been some activity there :) and do leave some comments.
Oct 12, 2006
whats a blog for?
what is a blog for?
Its not a diary its not a medium its something which comes back to you.
So whats it if its not what it has been...
This is what I will try to figure out before I blog next time because there are so many strings attached to blogging...
Its not a diary its not a medium its something which comes back to you.
So whats it if its not what it has been...
This is what I will try to figure out before I blog next time because there are so many strings attached to blogging...
Sep 25, 2006
Insatiable desire..pack bags leave and shoot
I am growing more and more insatiable. The travel bug has bitten me and I am finding it more than tempting. I just want to surrender to this feeling. I was just wondering how many good travels happened since july 2004 despite mine being so busy (coz am working full time)
After passing out from IITK I came to bangalore. That was the last long train journey through bhopal across India. I didn't carry a camera then but so many good things happened on that trip.
From bangalore started the rush to travel.
a) Bangalore - Mysore - Bangalore
Next came up this trip to Mysore. First trip on Karnataka roads. The TIPU palance and all was really interesting trip.
b) Bangalore - Mangalore-Sooratkal-Murudeshwar - Bangalore
Packed bags with friends to Mangalore and that was the first trip to coastal karnataka. The beaches of suratkal, just imagine only 4-5 frns on a beach felt like a private beach. Then travelled on a local bus to join my sister and jiju who also drove from bangalore. Then travelled all the way to Murudeshwar with them. Believe me Western Ghats are beautiful. That reminds me that I should capture all those video footage and snaps.
c) Bangalore-Singapore
Travelled to Singapore and later it became evident that I was here to stay.
e)Singapore- Johar - Kuala Lumpur-Genting-Mallaca - Singapore
One helluva vacation of theme parks and water parks. Drove with colleagues together to Malaysia. Lots of pictures and lots of memories.
The most captured trips on photographs
d) Singapore-Dehradun-Rishikesh-Tehri Gharwal-Singapore
A normal trip to dehradun became a long exciting one because bro was also there and we teamed up together to drive to a remote village in tehri garhwal. The roads were being blasted and we were driving up. Finally had to give it up because the terrain was too harsh and walked afterwards.
Sad but no pics of that triumph. Maruti would had definetely awarded us for this one.
This trip also included the first ever flight from delhi to dehradun. First chance to see dehradun from the top.
e) Bangalore - Mysore - Ooty - Bangalore
Went out to tamilnadu hill station and rented a car from bangalore to Ooty with avinash and his bro mickey. Fantastic place to go and njoy the chill even in off-season. Liked the place
Another trip which is well documented
f)Bangalore - ChillChilla Falls-Shivasamudram - Bangalore
Outings with family and all like one day trips from Bangalore. Interesting and memorable in each sense. Lots of photographs.
g)Bangalore - Mysore - Coorg - Bangalore
The whole family including my parents drove to Coorg. The Kavri Udgam and all the intersting places around this hill station in Karnataka famous for coffee and pepper. Warm people and beautiful as well. First outing with parents after I started working
Got a chance to check out the bird sanctuary in Mysore and those crocs they look great basking in the SUN
h)Singapore-Dehradun-Meerut - Singapore
Got a taste of local travel in buses and all and then chance to board local buses. Was actually surprised to see a POS being used on a CITI bus. And the highways have become very cool in uttaranchal
i)Singapore-Hyderabad - Singapore
Truly hang out vacation. Urban days lazing around and shopping. Hyderabad is a kewl laid out place especially nice since we have a gals college jus next to our place in hyderabad.
j)Sinapore-Phuket(Thailand)- Singapore
One helluva trip.
Beautiful picturesque - one of the best shots places i have ever visited.
Well captured and a truly realaxing one
Still to go places
a) Uttaranchal - Badrinath - Kedar Nath - with parents
b) Penang - Malaysia
c) Krabi/Bangkok/Pattaya - Thailand
d) Bali - Indonesia
Wish there were no VISAs and Passports required for us to travel and travel was as easy as 123...may be someday it will be
After passing out from IITK I came to bangalore. That was the last long train journey through bhopal across India. I didn't carry a camera then but so many good things happened on that trip.
From bangalore started the rush to travel.
a) Bangalore - Mysore - Bangalore
Next came up this trip to Mysore. First trip on Karnataka roads. The TIPU palance and all was really interesting trip.
b) Bangalore - Mangalore-Sooratkal-Murudeshwar - Bangalore
Packed bags with friends to Mangalore and that was the first trip to coastal karnataka. The beaches of suratkal, just imagine only 4-5 frns on a beach felt like a private beach. Then travelled on a local bus to join my sister and jiju who also drove from bangalore. Then travelled all the way to Murudeshwar with them. Believe me Western Ghats are beautiful. That reminds me that I should capture all those video footage and snaps.
c) Bangalore-Singapore
Travelled to Singapore and later it became evident that I was here to stay.
e)Singapore- Johar - Kuala Lumpur-Genting-Mallaca - Singapore
One helluva vacation of theme parks and water parks. Drove with colleagues together to Malaysia. Lots of pictures and lots of memories.
The most captured trips on photographs
d) Singapore-Dehradun-Rishikesh-Tehri Gharwal-Singapore
A normal trip to dehradun became a long exciting one because bro was also there and we teamed up together to drive to a remote village in tehri garhwal. The roads were being blasted and we were driving up. Finally had to give it up because the terrain was too harsh and walked afterwards.
Sad but no pics of that triumph. Maruti would had definetely awarded us for this one.
This trip also included the first ever flight from delhi to dehradun. First chance to see dehradun from the top.
e) Bangalore - Mysore - Ooty - Bangalore
Went out to tamilnadu hill station and rented a car from bangalore to Ooty with avinash and his bro mickey. Fantastic place to go and njoy the chill even in off-season. Liked the place
Another trip which is well documented
f)Bangalore - ChillChilla Falls-Shivasamudram - Bangalore
Outings with family and all like one day trips from Bangalore. Interesting and memorable in each sense. Lots of photographs.
g)Bangalore - Mysore - Coorg - Bangalore
The whole family including my parents drove to Coorg. The Kavri Udgam and all the intersting places around this hill station in Karnataka famous for coffee and pepper. Warm people and beautiful as well. First outing with parents after I started working
Got a chance to check out the bird sanctuary in Mysore and those crocs they look great basking in the SUN
h)Singapore-Dehradun-Meerut - Singapore
Got a taste of local travel in buses and all and then chance to board local buses. Was actually surprised to see a POS being used on a CITI bus. And the highways have become very cool in uttaranchal
i)Singapore-Hyderabad - Singapore
Truly hang out vacation. Urban days lazing around and shopping. Hyderabad is a kewl laid out place especially nice since we have a gals college jus next to our place in hyderabad.
j)Sinapore-Phuket(Thailand)- Singapore
One helluva trip.
Beautiful picturesque - one of the best shots places i have ever visited.
Well captured and a truly realaxing one
Still to go places
a) Uttaranchal - Badrinath - Kedar Nath - with parents
b) Penang - Malaysia
c) Krabi/Bangkok/Pattaya - Thailand
d) Bali - Indonesia
Wish there were no VISAs and Passports required for us to travel and travel was as easy as 123...may be someday it will be
Sep 22, 2006
F***ing don't want a Tuk Tuk or a Suit or a Massage..... Tom Yum...Oh YES!!!
Phuket is more famous in asia then any other beach and you have to be an English to appreciate it the most (SUN TAN SEX AND BEERS). Why because being an asian like me its not so easy to appreciate the TAN because of the SUN (thank god pigments prevent those frickels on our skin) and secondly because we don't have that economcial advantage to spend on those thai escorts(read hookers).
But still despite of my Indian upbringing phuket is a place which is a must visit. The Thai Bhat is almost valued the same as the India currency (so almost the same spending power for frns who want an economic comparison) though we don't have the advantage that EURO or other currencies njoy
The VISA On arrival is a big plus for people like us who don't know where they are heading for and when. Sometimes I really wonder why do we need VISA and passport to move around. But "FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBOURS" so there are too many people buying the idea and this has shaped the world where we live today.
So whats the must do in Thailand?
Get a MASSAGE - foot massage and full body thai massage are both recommended. The massage is a must have for any one but some how thai massages have become so much associated with the follow up sex ritual that there is a weak link between the to. But luckily for me it was a good masseur who knew the difference between the two.
Another see is the place where Vegas got its idea of a babe making love to a POLE. The place is called a GO GO bar but its too difficult for me to appreciate. But must see becuase unless you taste the wine its too bookish or isn't it?
TUK TUK is another word which anyone cannot stop hearing. Literally it means TAXI and there are more TUK TUK's on road sometimes you think then the poeple in off season.
What's must do if you just want to have a good time in Phuket?
a) Book into a good hotel with breakfast room service
b) Prefer a room which has a sea facing balcony so that u can catch the most part of the sunset on the beach and the follow up from ur balcony sipping ur fav drink ( Awesome display of color unfolds into the andaman sea every day and the sunset will make any one's heart skip a beat)
c) Pamper your self with massages
d) Hang out in any of the numerous pubs..see how the world changes by the night
e) Stay away from all the good looking gals who are blowing kisses or holding ur hand..coz most of them are MEN or thats what earns then easy money
f) Eat ur heart out---TOM YUM soup/ Anything served with Thai Sauce /Chicken Satay and in case you like seafood..thailand is heaven
g) Go for any of those boat rides..which are like full or half day into the sea and watch the beauty of those limestone rocks and mountains in the emerald sea. Unless someone goes out no pictures can capture the feeling
h)Ride a rented bike in the town...@200 bhats per day a must do
And don't forget to return people the NAMASTE. Thai people are so warm that you will always want to visit them again. Thats for sure.
PS: Check out the photoblog for snaps from the trip
But still despite of my Indian upbringing phuket is a place which is a must visit. The Thai Bhat is almost valued the same as the India currency (so almost the same spending power for frns who want an economic comparison) though we don't have the advantage that EURO or other currencies njoy
The VISA On arrival is a big plus for people like us who don't know where they are heading for and when. Sometimes I really wonder why do we need VISA and passport to move around. But "FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBOURS" so there are too many people buying the idea and this has shaped the world where we live today.
So whats the must do in Thailand?
Get a MASSAGE - foot massage and full body thai massage are both recommended. The massage is a must have for any one but some how thai massages have become so much associated with the follow up sex ritual that there is a weak link between the to. But luckily for me it was a good masseur who knew the difference between the two.
Another see is the place where Vegas got its idea of a babe making love to a POLE. The place is called a GO GO bar but its too difficult for me to appreciate. But must see becuase unless you taste the wine its too bookish or isn't it?
TUK TUK is another word which anyone cannot stop hearing. Literally it means TAXI and there are more TUK TUK's on road sometimes you think then the poeple in off season.
What's must do if you just want to have a good time in Phuket?
a) Book into a good hotel with breakfast room service
b) Prefer a room which has a sea facing balcony so that u can catch the most part of the sunset on the beach and the follow up from ur balcony sipping ur fav drink ( Awesome display of color unfolds into the andaman sea every day and the sunset will make any one's heart skip a beat)
c) Pamper your self with massages
d) Hang out in any of the numerous pubs..see how the world changes by the night
e) Stay away from all the good looking gals who are blowing kisses or holding ur hand..coz most of them are MEN or thats what earns then easy money
f) Eat ur heart out---TOM YUM soup/ Anything served with Thai Sauce /Chicken Satay and in case you like seafood..thailand is heaven
g) Go for any of those boat rides..which are like full or half day into the sea and watch the beauty of those limestone rocks and mountains in the emerald sea. Unless someone goes out no pictures can capture the feeling
h)Ride a rented bike in the town...@200 bhats per day a must do
And don't forget to return people the NAMASTE. Thai people are so warm that you will always want to visit them again. Thats for sure.
PS: Check out the photoblog for snaps from the trip
Aug 26, 2006
the epitome of nothingness
Nothingness fills the air as I sit in the office on this saturday afternoon.
Am not doing anything but I am sitting here because I wanted to spend some time alone. Though I agree that a time out with friends on a beach or just sitting in the gandhi lawns or a long walk in the inner circle with friends from college (alas gone are the days and the fact that office mates can never be friends) would had been just perfect and a beer or some whisky would had definetely elevated the mood but here its all so different(even i can't believe that the alcohol today tastes bad to me).
Wanted to go and sit somewhere and be idle so I walked to the office thinking that some work will help me calm down. But after so many years (26 + years) of living with myself I still don't know what makes me click and what makes me go numb.
Am frustrated with my self. Just another thought how can one be frustrated with some one else and even if I am then what can be done..nohting..that would be even more frustrating. Am bored to death. This work keeps on expanding the more I try to keep it under control the more of it falls on my hands. It's always the part I do trying to sqeeze my personal space so that work gets done but it doesn't pay of. Rework more rework and more rework thats the full story.
But its strange or isn't it. Some one who is giving u company in office is playing games all the time and you are just slogging. Here the work never ends the deadlines are never met. There is always something pressing so hard that it eventually pressurises an takes away more of that personal space (as if there is something personal here).
Take last release for UAT,the estimate was right cannot be done in the sipulated time. Yet it was like should go ahead and we did it. Result slogging in the office till 2 AM in the morning and next day was so bloody packed with meetings. This is more than that can be handled sometimes I think. But this is it n whom should I go and tell this to?
My boss who himself is trying to make it through putting in all he has. Whom should i go and tell this to? This is my choice - working in a start up.
The problem is there is no end to it. Yesterday night again the release on production was like that. Reached home at 2 AM. Thank god this is saturday but what shall I do if its a saturday and what difference does a saturday make. All bloody seven days are SUNDAYS.
Don't even wanaa go and hang out with friends from office. Even dont want to talk to them. There is nothing but office all around.
But who has built this web.
We humans are sometimes so stupid that its beyond our own comprehension. We strive for things. We pray for them to happen and when they happen we desperately try to find a way to get out of them. Piece by piece I was involved in this setup. It was me who decided to build this thing my way and now sometimes i feel like trapped in this.
Self motivating oneself is not so easy as it seems. Its not at all easy when you don't see things moving. Though its just a very relative term. "To see things moving" had to important references worth noticing. The "thing" and "movement".
Every body has his own definitions for "thing" and "movement" and it also depends upon the priorities and degree of responsibility you take.
I don't want to discuss this coz it makes me think at time that the more i think about it more i feel about where i stand today.
Feel like running away and hiding somewhere but the problem is you cannot hide away from yourself and there is no running away. Its you who is the victim and you who is the tormentor.
Still at the end of it without doing anything I hope that things will improve.
I am OKAY. It's OKAY.
and if it's too good or too bad "THIS TOO SHALL PASS".
Am not doing anything but I am sitting here because I wanted to spend some time alone. Though I agree that a time out with friends on a beach or just sitting in the gandhi lawns or a long walk in the inner circle with friends from college (alas gone are the days and the fact that office mates can never be friends) would had been just perfect and a beer or some whisky would had definetely elevated the mood but here its all so different(even i can't believe that the alcohol today tastes bad to me).
Wanted to go and sit somewhere and be idle so I walked to the office thinking that some work will help me calm down. But after so many years (26 + years) of living with myself I still don't know what makes me click and what makes me go numb.
Am frustrated with my self. Just another thought how can one be frustrated with some one else and even if I am then what can be done..nohting..that would be even more frustrating. Am bored to death. This work keeps on expanding the more I try to keep it under control the more of it falls on my hands. It's always the part I do trying to sqeeze my personal space so that work gets done but it doesn't pay of. Rework more rework and more rework thats the full story.
But its strange or isn't it. Some one who is giving u company in office is playing games all the time and you are just slogging. Here the work never ends the deadlines are never met. There is always something pressing so hard that it eventually pressurises an takes away more of that personal space (as if there is something personal here).
Take last release for UAT,the estimate was right cannot be done in the sipulated time. Yet it was like should go ahead and we did it. Result slogging in the office till 2 AM in the morning and next day was so bloody packed with meetings. This is more than that can be handled sometimes I think. But this is it n whom should I go and tell this to?
My boss who himself is trying to make it through putting in all he has. Whom should i go and tell this to? This is my choice - working in a start up.
The problem is there is no end to it. Yesterday night again the release on production was like that. Reached home at 2 AM. Thank god this is saturday but what shall I do if its a saturday and what difference does a saturday make. All bloody seven days are SUNDAYS.
Don't even wanaa go and hang out with friends from office. Even dont want to talk to them. There is nothing but office all around.
But who has built this web.
We humans are sometimes so stupid that its beyond our own comprehension. We strive for things. We pray for them to happen and when they happen we desperately try to find a way to get out of them. Piece by piece I was involved in this setup. It was me who decided to build this thing my way and now sometimes i feel like trapped in this.
Self motivating oneself is not so easy as it seems. Its not at all easy when you don't see things moving. Though its just a very relative term. "To see things moving" had to important references worth noticing. The "thing" and "movement".
Every body has his own definitions for "thing" and "movement" and it also depends upon the priorities and degree of responsibility you take.
I don't want to discuss this coz it makes me think at time that the more i think about it more i feel about where i stand today.
Feel like running away and hiding somewhere but the problem is you cannot hide away from yourself and there is no running away. Its you who is the victim and you who is the tormentor.
Still at the end of it without doing anything I hope that things will improve.
I am OKAY. It's OKAY.
and if it's too good or too bad "THIS TOO SHALL PASS".
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