Travelogue

Hi hi hi hi all,

After a brief Malaysian sojourn, nothing like setting foot on my homeland! Extensive exclusive brief later this week, but its been fabulous so far. Im in the city of lakes now (for god's sake, its got only two lakes and they name it city of lakes...chennai got like wht.. porur, chemperambakkam) Maybe chennai shud be named city of rivers, with coovum and adyar rivers and the innumerable rivers running in the erstwhile streets. Damn am I eager to set foot there! 5 days in Blore will end in a week of bliss in Singara Chennai. Waiting to meet all ya guys soon. For all the lazy bums who havent bothered to contact me or leave their contact nos, do so RIGHT NOW (love the Van Halen song, but dont mistake me for a Peter). It was nice meeting Filter and Ferrari and exchanging some high rev thot exchanges. Apart from a Ferrari helmet, nothing to suggest hes a hardened fan, though a coupla Schumi references and the smallest bottle of vodka (even the sprite bottle was bigger) I have seen so far cooled me down a bit. Atleast it was a Smirnoff :P

Thaai Mannae Vanakkam!!!

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Mismatch and Miss Match - Its all in the game!

Sometimes its hard to make the right decision..and even worse is communicating the decision. I have been flummoxed with hard times, stressing myself to my limits and beyond at times. In a way, the job I am in has let me know how much I can take it. In other ways, it has really made me lose everything else I had (aka time). I am not the freakout guy whoz missing the bar hops, but the normal guy who needs his quota of 4 hrs sleep. And when I look back, the number of days in the last 4 months when I have enjoyed this simple pleasure tends to zero.

Stress leads to friction, which converts into heat and burns a few people's hearts. The more the stress, the more the impact on people. A spark somewhere in the world creates a World War. Likewise, you know you dont belong when you get a letter from your director asking you to come to office on the day of your exam. The last 20 days was spent in working out a nice way out and today, I am relieved.

A lot of people always think I have lost out on better deals, but even in the above scenario, I have won. I made a smart move to coax the company to relieve me, instead of submitting my resignation letter, so that I can still get something. Oh btw, let me officially announce the biggest news :D:D:D

I AM FLYING TO INDIA FOR A VACATION !!!

Wow, looks so great to finally have that smile on my face! I havent had time to even think about it, nor cherish the last few days here. I have to pack and buy stuff as well. OK, the route seems to be a bit circuitous. Following a Malaysian trip (company work - yeah I know!), I will be landing in the "Silicon Valley" to a rousing welcome by Filter, followed by the endearment and home food cooked none other than J. Hopefully can also get to stroke my bat a bit (cricket bat for the uninitiated losers). Once I am done with the Valley, I am going to the River, aka Chennai. Brings a smile to my face just typing that word. Hope it still remains when I land there! A week long escapade will result in my 6 year wish. Getting my parents to Singapore for a visit. Only one thing is my mind now when I think of that. Culture Shock! With my grandmother planning to visit, it might just be a psyching out-of-the-world experience for her! But I cant decide if its her or her daughter whos going to be perplexed more :)

Anywayz, lotsa enjoyment followed my lotsa expenditure this month. So getting prepared for a really wild ride through time!

I would juz love to meet up with all u ppl when Im there. So, if u r in Chennai or Blore, do mail me ur contact no! Gonna miss a few dear friends out here who aint in those two cities, so a heartfelt sorry for u, but frankly, I am in the holiday mood now, so yeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh, oooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh, eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I will try to update once in a few days, so it wont be all high and dry in this blog! Will keep u updated with an NRI perspective of the resurgent India! (sounds more like a MBA talk huh?). To all the bloggers out there who drop in here, Adios!

Signing off to a Bon Voyage with a Bon Crete :P

Meanwhile, keep praying for this poor soul who is destined by fate to fly Indian Airlines.. *gulp*. You can refer to Dinx's blog for an obituary if you dont find any post here for a whole month :P

Wishing all u fellow bloggers whose birthday falls in December, a very Happy Birthday !!! (seems like self appraisal, but anywayz). Especially Visithra, who strenuously keeps track and wishes all her fellow bloggers!

Gonna miss u guys!

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Join me in Welcoming...

This is the most hilarious phrase that I have found in emails in my new company...(old company, but new company ma...) I love reading the emails which are ditto copy pasted and just altered. Heard the original was sent my the CEO 13 yrs back, and given the "respect" for "command" here, I am not surprised the format has hardly changed! More about my new adventure in the acquisition venture soon...

OK, Now for the new additions to my coveted (:P) right hand side...

Caught me unawares and instigated my lazy soul to write this post after considerable delay, introducing the bold and the beautiful Witchy Angel. Whether the above description is pun or not, it sure is fun to raft through her spicy adventures while tickling your heart with sentis now and then. Masala padam, but a lot more entertaining!

Next in line is Mr. I have been all over India but never abroad. Soon to hear the words "Welcome aboard Singapore Airlines flight SQ 409" and yell his heart out, his recollections of his voyages bears little semblence of his build. But as they say, if u have the stuff where it matters (in his case, on the cricket field), nothing else matters!

Lastly, Ms. Vernacular, travelling her own bit inside south india, fluent in all the languages (means no one can spur a slang onto her and get away without her returning the "greeting", so be careful). Soft and gentle, it requires great temperment to get along with so many diverse ppl like she does...

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Perception of Life

Mathematical view
If life is an ECG and time is its X axis, wont our happiness resemble the curve it plots?

If you are in love, and y axis denotes the amount of happiness AND pain in your life's timeline denoted by x axis, life will trace e power x,always asymptotic to the limit that is parallel to the y axis!

Scientific view
Life has a standard formula for everyone. Its either we accept it or we dont.

Physics analogy
If you increase the volume of a closed container, the pressure will increase and it will burst out. If you put a hole, it will ooze out and lessen the pressure. At what depth you put the hole depends on the depth of the relationship.

Philosophical view
Science is what you think you know. Philosophy is what you think you dont know. But its often the other way around!

Chemical view
There is only an ionic bonding or covalent bonding between people isnt it? Ionic bonding leads to high energy of interactions, but its easy to break. Covalent bonding leads to more stable structures and is much harder to break. We have been made up of innumerous covalent bonds. Nowadays ironically, people ignore it!

Political view
Very less people see life as the means of bringing happiness to others. The rest just curse it till they die.

Social view
Lives, like people, come in different forms. You have to accept the difference and provide for it. Some say they are satisfied with how things are, but no one is ever contented.

Poetic view
Some have huge content
Others have subtle intent
People try to view the sky from a small tent
Life is juz your understanding to whatever extent!

Cosmological view
You always strive to find whats out there and whats inside, and there is no end for both.

Biological View
There are so many things in this life that most people choose to conveniently ignore it and only see superfically. It will be really humoungous if your entire life is viewed under the microscope!

There is birth and there is death. Its all about whats inbetween!

Statistical view
You are a coin tossed around by life innumerable times having happy and sad faces, but at the end of it, when you look at it, its 50-50

Judicial view
Think a lot of times, get a lot of adjournments before you decide. The decisions you make shape or destroy your and others' lives!

Practical view
Live life as it comes till it goes!

My view
When you are sick, you get more philosophical than usual.

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The Death of a Blogger

I was wondering about the analogy of death, in cyberspace. Blogging allows common people to express much more of themselves to a much wider audience (talking generally, I know mine aint worth a count) than any other medium. This means that the blogger is connected to a lot more people virtually. Though some of them take blogging as the starting point of a new relationship and take it to other traditional media like chatting n calling, most of the blogs you visit are the relationship themselves. In this context, how will a real/virtual death of a blogger impact on fellow readers? Will it be devoid of the usual "opparis" and mournings? Will it be like the night sky, where we admire the beauty of countless stars, but couldnt care less when one disappears? Will a blogger's absence be termed temporary, and as time progresses conveniently forgotten? From what I have seen so far, even a 2 week absence from the blogging scene (without prior intimation) of even popular bloggers is critical when it comes to the "popularity" of their blog. The number of comments per post reduces from an average of more than 30 to less than 10. So, it is only logical to presume that any supernova blogger who hasnt been blogging is dying a death of a white dwarf, fading away into insignificance. But what about the readers who really care? The worst fear, they say, is the fear of the unknown. "What happened to those people out there who havent written a line to outline their presence?" is a question that haunts the mind like a black hole. Ofcourse, time erodes the emotions and even the ardent blog-roller will agree that they ignore such dormant blogs during their daily scan. Worse still, what about real death? Will the readers even get to know about it? Relationships are built and broken in the real world. In the blogging scene, it just appears and disappears! Thus, cyberspace is a matter of convenience, even in death!

So for those who havent put up anything of late (esp those in my Probational and Outdated lists), you better say "Present saar", atleast through a proxy :P

(Reminds me of a joke from some "Principal/PT Master": "Those who are absent, please stand up)

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The Best of the Blogs

Ennangada valayattu idhu? enakku color blindness nu nikkel panreengala????

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Computers are Feminine...

This useless post triggered my usually useless mind to make use of my useless energy to generate even more useless facts...Trust me its useful to use this to bring a smile to someone's face :)

Computers are definitely feminine..

1. They get furiously hot when they are left unattended for a long time. Even a touch can burn you then.
2. Once u get to know them, all you do is repeat the same words (i love you/ ctrl alt del) and they misinterpret that you dont care for them anymore.
3. A simple trigger is enough to corrupt their memory (He: I juz got u 20GB of HDD space 2 months bak C: Where?/ He: I got you 2 new sarees only last month She: When?)
4. It is very difficult to end their malfunctioning processes. If want to end task their rubbish, they spawn sub threads to continue to the fight :P
5. They need lots of resources to work properly. If they get starved, they fight with u
6. Avathum computerale manushan azhivadhum computer aale ;)
7. Computer is my first love (and Im straight)
8. If its a fight between you and the computer, the computer always wins..ALWAYS
9. The only way to end the frustration is to shut down, but u juz cant be without the computer too, so u end up switching it on soon after, which invokes verbose profanities (windows was shut down unexpectedly, I know u did it, u r the culprit, accept it dammit!)
10. There can be unknown viruses that you arent aware of, which you beware, but never fully remove from the system (ex-bf, current gf, your ex-gf becoming a friend etc)
11. They are full of problems you dont want to get into, cos there is no end.
12. The outer appearance (desktop) of ur computer is always beautiful to you
13. It takes only 1 part in 1000 parts inside the computer for it to go completely haywire and it takes all of your weekend to try and resolve it. And mostly its a different problem to what you think (He: Why is she moody, I got her a present on her birthday today She: urrrr, he never got me anything for our wedding day this year)
14. When it shows you nothing, then you are in serious trouble. (He: Hey why are you sad - She: Nothing - He: Oh my god!)
15. At the end of a fight, the computer just hangs up on you and you are left to bang your heads
16. You know it doesnt serve any purpose but you end up pleading for the computer to do your work. (kadavule, pls work!)
17. When you want to rush for something is when it takes the longest to execute (Honey, hurry up its getting late for the party, pls dress faster)
18. We always joke with our friends and family that "you can have my computer if you want, its so painful", but inside, you dont feel like giving it up for anything in this world
19. When you buy, you always gape about the model and the make, just 2 yrs later, its just another computer.
20. You never know what their top floor contains (Does anyone know what F1-F12 stand for?)
21. You always think there is an easy way to escape (ESC) from any trouble but it hardly works!
22. Even your worst crap are kept safely in a thrashcan and can be revoked to your disadvantage at any time.
23. After all these trouble, still you pride that its your computer and its the best in the world.
24. Once you have had a taste of it, you never want to be away from it all your life.
25. You never really show that you care, but once you are away from it, you realise its true value.
26. The more you wait, the better you get, but you dont want to wait too long to get one.
27. If they are not "fixed", they are slim and sleek and trendy and are usually in your lap top, but if it has to stay at home, it becomes a desktop, a bit more bulky and usually has a lot more power.
28. You usually dont know where you have placed your things and your computer knows, but still if you want it to "search" for you, it will take ages!
29. A computer can multitask with ease (Hi, I am cooking, talking to u, watching sun tv and taking care of the baby)
30. Computers are really everything built into one. Enlightenment, Entertainment, Expressions all inside and still space for more.


Beat me!

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Happy Childrens' Day

I juz looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove kids :D

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A Letter

Dear nephew,

At the onset, let me wish you a very happy 7th birthday (end of 6 yrs). Rushing onto this world before the start of the controversial millenium (people were so impatient they made 2000 as the start of the millenium when 2001 is the rightful one as there was no 0 AD) It was a pleasure watching you come into this world, and was the first to see you once the doctors performed the initial "rites". You were pinkish, dark but you were intently watching me with ur wide open eyes. Ofcourse, you were as fair as you are after the initial few days. That was the last I would get to see you for the next 10 days as you were born with the umbilical cord twice round your neck and somehow that was linked to your dear uncle. It was agony rushing from abroad to the hospital only to enquire from hapless visitors about your well being and activities. Finally when I got to see you and name you (I was the one who decided your name from the two choices presented to me by your parents), I was really happily to spend the next couple of months by your side watching you cry and grasp your environment through your eyes. The next time I saw you, you were crawling to me, instantly recognising me. That was the best prize I could have got. You were the main reason I made it a point to be with you for 2 months after every 4 months, showering you with gifts and toys. The next visit proved exciting as after your parents struggling to make you walk, I succeeded :) I still remember vividly the first steps you took in Oppiliappan Koil to the excited cries of all relatives. I knew you were a good learner and within a couple of months, I made you play your first computer game :P At 1 yr 1 month, it was what I would call relatives' envy, my pride. Ofcourse, rest as they is history and the next time probably I shud work hard to beat you at any game :)

Two years down the road, when you stepped into my old school to continue to the legacy, I was surprised to see the mirror image of my old self, so excited about being in school, and even more surprised by sitting in front of the driver in the van (it was bus in my case) watching him drive. You even went one step ahead by refusing to come home with me and insisting on travelling by the van :P I used to love being with you and you were smart to take advantage of that, calling me "mama" if and when you wanted to get some things done. Just like your mom! Even otherwise, I would have done it for you my sweetheart :) I enjoyed teaching you all the tricks and "veshamams" even though I got blasted from alll quarters for that. I realised you are a quick good learner and I wanted to make use of it. Thats why when your thatha used to shout at you for putting your hand near the plug, I taught you how to switch it on and off properly. To become a computer buff in 5 yrs and teaching your grandparents how to do things is making your proud uncle ecstatic!

School life did soften your edges and made you very disciplined, even though you were every teacher's agony as you only talk to those people you like. They are still struggling to elicit an answer from you, even though you know everything and your amma tells me shes heard it herself. However, time should amend you further and education is all about learning, one aspect and then another. So I am not too bothered.

A year and a half back, when you got a baby brother (I always wanted a younger sibling but never managed to get), you were on top of the world, only to realise later that there is someone else vying for your parents' love. Ofcourse your parents made sure you did not feel disadvantaged and frequently praised you while admonishing your brother in front of you as a consolation. The fact that he was too young to understand those words did not deter you from beaming like only a jealous young kid can :) Ofcourse, that soon paved way for possessiveness of your bro and rubbing off some of your moodiness onto him as well.

I have never been with your younger bro that much as I have got a bit tied down with my working life, but he is proving too hot to handle for anyone. He wants to do things I cant imagine (cutting his ears inbetween the steel racks, pushing the tv onto his legs) and showcasing his boisterous nature. It is upto you now, as a bro, to shape your brother into a smart bright kid like you, as you are the only person he wants to emulate now. So mentor him and make him shine like you :)

I am feeling quite down now as I am not with you today, and wouldnt be able to see you next as soon as I had planned earlier, but my heart always goes out to you and always brings a smile thinking of you. Missing you my dear nephew! Take care. Hope this new year of your life brings you much more accolades and happiness. May God bless you my lad :)

Yours lovingly,
Dilip.

Decisions..

I have always maintained that decisions are what shapes our lives, and sometimes, it screws it. I made a decision a month back, which really has been for the worse.

But there are valuable lessons I learnt:

1. You are only as good as ur boss lets u to be...and I have learnt it the hard way.

2. Managers are leeches is probably an understatement. Probably they are the only ones who can state "Dont work 24 hrs and become tired. Work only 8, but finish off the work the 4 guys were supposed to do."

3. Working on the trot doesnt mean you deserve a break. Especially when u r caught in a legal mire.

4. Nothing hurts more than being away from the ones u love...

5. Capability in business terms is defined as the amount of work you can extract from other persons to do YOUR job.

6. Dont try to be honest to your boss. Thats the WORST thing u can do! After all, they are paid to exploit you!

7. Ironically, the worst prepares you to be the best managers. The day you learn to trade off ur kids for money, nothing can stop you!

8. There is even honour among thieves. Charactererised by selfish greed, honour (to clients, customers, colleagues, subordinates) doesnt exist in a manager's dictionary, but laced around in the vocabulary.

9. Only 28% IT Projects are a success. I know what it takes...for a failure to become a massive failure (a capable boss ofcourse)

10. If life is sweet all the time, you are not enjoying it enuf :)

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Aavathum pennale...

actually, wanted to write a post on the spl gals in my life for quite some time...so here it goes for u...in chronological order

1. Paati - her will power, determination and traversals thru adversities are awesome. having 8 kids n marrying 4 gals n facing so many issues aint a joke. If you have ever read an article named "My Favorite CEO" in the Economic Times, now u know who it refers to :)

2. Amma - inheriting her will power from her mom, shes quite traditional n senti and not so daring as her mom. Shes played quite an active part in the background

3. Hems - perfect sis who played her part by thrashing me a lot for the first coupla decades in my life. Loved the fights n the special moments (of victory) that comes along with it.

4. Maathangi - the first gal i talked to online. Started out as an accident but turned into a very nice friendship. The start of my online relationships.

5. Aishwarya - one of my closest friends with whom I shared almost everything. has a special place in my heart.

6. Divya - A special friend who became closer than a friend. My first e-sis. Came into my life calling herself Shreya, but I have forgiven her for that :P

7. J - A very special gal who is in a constant inner fight between tradition and modern values. A gem of a gal who has become the love of my life

8. Ms. V - A gal I admire for her versatality and someone who inspires me with her bold nature and ability to take on challenges and be daring. Reminds me of my paati a lot for her charisma and will power.

9. Ms. A - My cute lil e-sis. Really awesome when it comes to talent and diverse interests, with whom I share a mysterious 5-1 factor :)

10. Sharana - She speaks to me through her powerful words that flow beautifully, having a structure in the unstructuredness. Her consistency in coming out with awesome verses leave me stunned and dazed. Probably the only one I want to emulate.

11. Sukku - A special friend in whom I find beauty in chaos. One with whom I like sharing happiness and sadness alike. Sometimes you just know someone is a special person, and that instinct was there the instant I talked to her.

12. Shreya - A gal who has yet to come into my life, but who can potentially vie with J for the top honours when it comes to my love ;)

And guys, dont mourn, it really depends on the mood of this lazy guy...

PS: The first ejjam went well. One down one more to go.
PPS: My sincere apologies to Smita...for the broken promise

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Whats in a name?

OK, Im going to blow my top off after seeing No 19 on the list today!

1. Random Access
2. Sooper Crack
3. RA
4. Raj
5. Rara
6. Raasa
7. Raja
8. Sincere Sigamani
9. Serangoon Swami
10. Nanu
11. Dilip
12. Anand
13. Aravind
14. Oppili
15. Gopal
16. Rajagopal
17. Rags
18. Ran
19. RM

I know I have a long name...but this is a too much ;)
If you wanna incl anything else, do leave a comment :P

And my name is....

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Sollitharava....

Taking a break, I downloaded this...
The most melodious song I have heard in a while...
The locations in the song were awesome, costumes of asin matched the backgroud and even the colors were soothing...juz like the gentle seductive dose of melody as I heard it...

Sollitharava - Maja

[Male]
solli tharava solli tharava
mella mella vaa vaa vaa aruge

[Female]
alli tharava alli tharava
alla alla theeradhe azhage

[Male]
unnai ninaithen nitham thavithen
thalli thalli pogadhu uyire

[Female]
(alli tharava alli tharava
alla alla theeradhe azhage)

[Male]
kaadhal thottil pazhakkam
meendum kattil varaikkum
kaaman veetu kaal thodukkum

[Female]
aan penn ulla varaikkum
kaadhal kannai maraikkum
theeyil kooda then irukkum

[Male]
kaadhal mazhai thoorume
kattil kappaladume

[Female]
pennmai thadumaarume
maanam kappal erume

[Male]
ettu paadangal edhum illamal veetu paadam idhu

(solli tharava solli tharava
mella mella vaa vaa vaa aruge

[Female]
alli tharava alli tharava
alla alla theeradhe azhage)

[Female]
aasai yaarai vittadhu
naanam thummi kottudhu
mogam ennum mul theithadhu

[Male]
vaarthai uchu kottudhu
paarvai pachai kudhudu
dhegam engum thel kottudhu

[Female]
paarvai enai theendume
kaigal ellai thaandume

[Male]
poovai thodum nerame
budhi maari pogume

[Female]
inge en kaadhil sollum ellame enge nee katradhu?

Notice how the gentle laugh at the end adds to the beauty :)

[Male]
solli tharava solli tharava
mella mella vaa vaa vaa aruge

[Female]
alli tharava alli tharava
alla alla theeradhe azhage

[Male]
unnai ninaithen nitham thavithen
thalli thalli pogadhu uyire

OK, now that it gives me a smile, let me get back to studies!

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Maja - Review

Masala Redefined. Go with a clear mind. Ensoy.Asin ku $10 moi. Can view. Cant re-view.

Juz realised I got a coupla exams in 5 days time for which I havent started preparation and successfully wasted 1 day today.. So urs humbly will stop with this...for now...i'll be back!

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Happy Deepavali

To all the mundiri kottais who wished me 2 days in advance....
To all the automated "wish" emails that flood my inbox...
To all my friends who are as lazy as me when it comes to emailing or msging...
To all my pals whom my heart goes out to...
To all the guys who think they have done their job by posting a wish in their blog..
To all the useless ppl who r online on diwali instead of bursting crackers...
To all the lazy bums whoz heating up their backsides in front of the idiot box...
To all the ppl in my past who have become immortal...
To all those ppl in my present who will become part of my future...
To all the ppl who bring joy unto the lesser privileged today...
To all the ppl who have been responsible for what I am today...
To all the ppl who are wondering if I am doing an Oscar award thank u speech now...
To all my friends who dont fit into the above categories...

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The Battle of WicketKeepers!

OK, Now when was the last time you saw a match between wicketkeepers?

Dhoni: 183*
Sangakara: 138*

Okka makka! 321 runs between them and no average ;) Ofcourse the team with the higher runs wins :D

Other highlights:
1. Dhoni hits 10 6s - The highest by any Indian!! (HIGHEST !!!)
2. Highest score by a wicket-keeper in ODIs beating Gilchrist's 172
3. 183 in 145 balls with a strike rate of 126.2 !!!
4. Both wicketkeepers batted for a total of 99.1 overs :P
5. Both wicketkeepers hit more runs than the other team members combined!
6. Both wicketkeepers had only one caught behind :)

So much for role-playing :P Whatever, this match records will be really really tuff to beat :D

Quoting abbas from Padaiyappa, wotta maaa-tch!

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Game and Fame, Flame and Shame

It all happened in the space of 24 hrs. Such is life.

Me: God!
God: Ah, finally u remember me.
Me: :(
God: :)
Me: *Blog*
God: *Back to work*
Me: *sigh* Back to lazing arnd

I am the only person who can do something about it, but I didnt.
I stands for everyone!

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Sabhaash, seriyana potti !!!

Ensoy the fight going on in Wipro, Blore.
A desperate attempt to keep afloat in the torrential rains I guess ;)

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Happy Diwali

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Its a Festival of Lights,
Which brings you peace and delight.
It signifies that evil has gone out of the sight,
After the good has won the final fight.

History says, Narakasura the Demon,
Tortured the Earth and Heaven,
Lord Krishna destroyed the Evil Men,
It is this precious day that the war was won.

So, Enjoy the Festival with Happiness and Prosperity.
Burn the crackers with adequate safety.
Wish Your Near and Dear with the mind of purity.
Enjoy the Festival's Every Event and Activity.

- Srinidhi Soundararajan

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Indeed a Festival of Lights,
But is there peace and delight?
Look at the world around you
People at peace are quite a few.

Warring countries waging nation
For how long will this go on?
Will it ever come to an end?
A question for you my friend.

Evil men are still around,
Demons Rakshasas all are found.
In our midst right to the core
Not just in stories any more

Will God come down once again?
To save us from this world insane.
If not let us all decide now
We will bring peace somehow.

We can’t stop the wars as whole
But can’t we play a simple role?
Let us spread the message of peace
And practice what we preach

Celebrate the festival of lights
Love your enemy, it gives delight
Learn from the lamp thats close
If you give more its never a lose.

- Milton John

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Festival of Light
Bring about peace and delight
Not for the souls who want to fight
But for the common man whose heart it might

Rupture with the roar of a firecracker
Bringing a smile to the onlooker
Dont compare it with terrorists and attacker
Cos politics is akin to a game of snooker

Where playing the ball into the hollow minds of men
Might increase the count of world wars to ten
Alas, wars are something thats precipitated to you
That is triggered by an invisible que

That creates warring nations from peaceful neighbours
In a passive person, jihadi it harbours
Evil men are around, but these festivals bind
People together in joy and fun, and where else can you find

Rich and Poor, irrespective of power and wealth
Sharing and enjoying, together as one- living
Far apart from the world of blood and stealth
Drop down to the reality of this country in which giving

Is emphasised more than saving
Where joy is spread, not by having
Dollars in your wallet, but in gratitude
That you accumulate through your sharing attitude

We cant stop the wars overnight
But this festival gives you an insight
That something binds us within
That you have ignored herein

India is a country of a billion
Where it is a celebration of life
Its rich heritage provides a medallion
That makes you enjoy even in your strife.

Unity in Diversity
Is something that you neednt read in the university
Just look around you and you will realise
Happy faces beaming like winning a KBC prize

On seeing the new moon night
Being torn apart by colorful light
Leaving all and sundry in absolute awe
Stunned and delighted by what they saw

Money aint a priority on this day
And the preceding night, I should say
Burst all you may, those who have cash
Like the phoenix, several happy faces rise from the ash

This is something
That makes everything
That you are receiving
A really beautiful thing!

So enjoy it while you can
Dont grudge for all the miseries around
Learn to be a complete man
And burst a cracker on the ground!

- Janani Seshadri

All in the Game

Some days things just dont work
Other days I dont work

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The search for love..

Stars shine only in the night
Is something that is said without insight
The sun is so close to us giving so much light
Yet people are ignorant that its a star, such blight!

So near, yet just so perfectly right
For life to sustain here, and thus is the plight
Of the people we love, giving us so much delight
And we conveniently ignore them whilst calling ourselves bright!

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Student for Life

Lotsa things have been happening in my life..But as usual was too lazy to blog abt it...

On a boring note, I gotta get used to a new boss with a booming voice making my colleagues shudder. But I am who I am...and when he asked me why I was late, I cud see some 10 pairs of eyes looking intently at me...I said "oh, get used to it". You shud see the look on his face...hahaha...but I think they might have the last laugh, as they are shifting over to a new location next month and I got a company bus, which means that if I juz miss the bus (reminds me of a certain Santhanam), I have to travel by bus and train for close to 2 hrs to reach office. Ofcourse, thats an incentive to bunk office.. Well, for the first time, I am gonna set foot into a mainstream IT company *shudders*, but I will always be a king all my life, so no worries.

On a technical note, I got to hear Clive, GM for Asia Pacific (Software AG) and trust me, if you think u r an IT kokku, these guys are the big fish for u to grab! Cutting edge XML stuff will keep ur mouth drooling... So, now I have a second option.

And on the bugging note, ejjams are round the corner (10 days to be precise). Thanks to my prof yday who was kind enuf to give us all the important notes for the exam (he asked us to turn to the index of the textbook and virtually read out the entire index :P ), I have atleast read a coupla pages from my textbook (index ofcourse :P). Not to mention I managed to stun people with the clean n neat condition of my book (naan ujala ku maaritten).

Anywayz, expect more such irritating blog posts for the next 10 days :P

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Juz do it!

When was the last time I did something for the first time? - Helped a blind woman and man and saw tears of gratefulness in Aug 2005

When was the last time I did something for the last time? - Blindly trusted someone till Jun 2003

When was the last time I did something for the first time after a long time? - Spent time with a cat for abt 10 mins on my way back home (with all those glaring stares not detering me) in Oct 2005

When was the last time I did something that will last a long time? - Made an unconditional unidirectional pact with puls in Sep 1990

When was the first time I did something that I will remember for a lifetime? - The first day I met J in Nov 2003

When was the first time I felt bad for doing something the first time? - Taking up an arrear in Apr 2000

When was the first time I felt bad for doing something the last time? - Being the last one to talk to my perippa before he died in Sep 1992

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Time

10 things I wud do if I had time...

1. zzzzzzzzz
2. Laze around
3. Watch F1 races, play F1 and read anything abt F1
4. Make more friends
5. Watch movies and listen to music
6. Play anything and everything
7. Listen to sapta swarangal
8. Write a handwritten letter to my parents
9. Write a poem
10. Traverse nice memories and smile

PS: pls dont start a tag on this :P Save me the guilt of havin written a tag!

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Ordinary Person

Claimer: This topic has irked me for quite a while, and finally I find soemtime to pen it down. Since its not too hot in my mind right now (cos of other things "bug"ging me, it might be a bit mellowed down...

Who are these "ordinary people". Are ordinary people not attractive? I have talked to quite a few people(guys n gals) in my life, and everyone has at some point talked about how much they adore/want/need a stylish smart (lookin) handsome guy/gal. I am in no way blaming them. They have eyes and they have to make good use of it. But what is sad is that during the process of admiring the guys/gals with those characteristics, the other people (refer title) are left to brood over their luckless existence and worse still, made a mockery of. For example, girls tend to admire the "style" in which one guy smokes or the way in which his muscles bulges out almost breaking their heart, or how they wud give everything juz to be next to a Mr. World. And before the gals start branding me as MCP, I think I shud clarify that the guys are none the better. They wud rather brood over a once upon Ms. World turned aunty turning into kezhavi, than a quiet girl next door. Its just that I am taking the example of girls cos as a guy, I am more interested and concerned about them. Else the whole topic will never end. But exactly the same, if not more, applies to the guys.

I know of how many girls who brand smoking, drinking etc etc may be "not all that bad", and they might have the hots for such a guy, but why shud a teetottler be mocked at, just because he doesnt do "not all that bad" stuff. Its bad enuf justifying bad as good, but its worse condemning good as bad. They say love comes from the heart, and should not be corrupted by the physical appearance etc etc, so why do you still want the people whom you love/want to love to be "tall", "smart", "handsome", "sexy" as the first criteria, and not satisfied if a person whom you love doesnt possess those characteristics? I feel people in general these days are very biased towards the material attributes (wealth, power, status, popularity or body) rather than things related to dharma and artha, typically branded as "good-to-have but ignorable things" (health, love, passion, morals, values) during the formative years of the relationship. Some words like love, beauty has been corrupted by society to such an extent that you dare not even say these words aloud, lest you get "branded". Thats why you can see a lot more utterances of "he's so hot", "he's damn cool" rather than "he's good", "he's nice".

I saw 5 girls in McDonalds today. School kids. All 5 were smoking. I know a bit of face reading, but even otherwise, you cud see the attitude in their eyes. I dare not mention what was written on their t-shirts, not to mention its size and orientation showcasing their "beauty". Its sad to see gals in silver screens appearing in next to nothing showcasing their "dare devil" attitudes. I wonder how much the parents shudder if their kids wanna go for a movie these days. Is this how they shud portray their "i-dont-give-a-damn" attitude in a country which proclaims that you should be "humble" and learn to "respect" and behave in a "responsible respectable" manner?

All I can do is pray. Not to mention the consoling fact that there are very nice "ordinary gals" out there. Hopefully much more than what I know. Now for the consolation prize...Ordinary gals and guys suddenly turn into "hot" property when it comes to marriage. Suddenly the entire spectrum seems to be "adakkam, odukkam, panivu" and hitherto unknown unproclaimed uninterested skills like cooking, housekeeping, respect comes to the fore. But imagine what a girl wud think of a guy who comes in a pyjama, dhoti and smeared with viboodhi or namam? "Nyana pazham" or the like. Isnt that cruel? Being nice is not so "niceeee". Being sweet is not "chooo chweeeet". But my kostin is simple. You dont have to scream that its positive. But why shud that be treated in a negative way?

Im an ordinary man. Im proud of the fact. Im not hep. I dont drink. I dont smoke (though a chance mention of a beedi got me a nick). I dont have adulterous relationships. I still rue that I am not wearing a namam everyday. I dont visit gyms, pubs, discos. I recite slokas and gayathri (+J) japam. I squirm in my seat if there are any mushy sceens on the screen. I am interested in astrology, palmistry, numerology and vedas. I am not outdated. I am not a sage. Im blessed with what I have. I dont feel bad about what I dont have. I am satisfied. I am not contended. I have the fire. I dont show it. I am not plain. Im just plain different. And I feel so are all the "ordinary people" out there...

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Letter of Termination

What if it is accompanied by a letter of offer? A thousand questions arise as to whether I made a right decision a couple of months back..and 999 of those curse my decision. And 1 abstains :P Im lookin at losing all that I had built up in the last four years in a coupla days! Sometimes, I wish I was just a normal guy working in a normal way in an usual MNC.

A note to guys who wanna get some insight...

Morning: Meeting to announce acquisition by current employer
Afternoon: Briefing by future employer
Evening: Interview to say u have lost ur current role. (why is the years of experience always THE JUSTIFICATION?)
Night: Intended confirmation deadline.
Next Week: New employer's Payroll
Next Month: Relocation (meaning I have to travel from North to East to West to North every damn day)

I was feeling down, but saw the old lady who comes to sweep the floor everyday in an unexplicable dilemma. Wish I cud juz do something abt it :(

Check out my current and future employers.

What shud I do? Juz realised I dont even have time to think :(
Fate, here I come..You might win this board, but I will win the game!

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Identity Crisis!

Close on the heels of a person screaming ayyo ayyayo comes my confessional revelation. I have always had predominantly two online identities. Random Access and Sooper Crack, though the second was only a stop gap, incase the first one was not available. For some strange reason, some domains dont allow my primary identity. Maybe they got the hint from my company mail server which thinks an identity like that can only correspond to a hacker or spammer :( If there is something I would hate to lose in my life, there wud be many things...but definitely my nicks form a part of those. Why? There are many reasons. A bit of history now..

It all started when I travelled from Singara Chennai and landed here. Being a land of unseen obscenity, they brand "A" movies as "RA". Cmon, dont mock, they renamed Austin Powers 2 as "Austin Powers 2 - The spy who shiocked me" before releasing it :P Wonder what wud have been the fate of Midnight Masala ;) Ok, so that was enuf excuse for my seniors wanton for a nick for a guy who dared to proclaim himself as "above average". Anywayz, once I got myself a comp, I had to name it something..I decided to make RA as a decent enuf acronym and create myself an identity. So the spur of the moment was Random Access. Without further ado, lemme stressssss that the nick is damn powerful. You can ask the number of gals who added me in their ICQ juz cos of the nick ;) Though I am defunct there now, I still remember feeling nice abt making friendships all over the world. So much that from 1 Random Access in 1999 (yeah, I was the first), it has become at 30-40 people having the nick of Random Access in ICQ. And yes, blogspot deserves its share of praises too... But all thanks to Random Access...Ofcourse, it has become more popular thanks to my electric poetry, technical provess and expressionate blogging (I can see u nodding yeah yeah, so keep it that way ;))

Sooper Crack came into existence for the sheer lack of space in my yahoo and msn messenger lists. When I signed up for blogspot, I was grrrr-ing when I realised Random Access is taken. Guess what, its no copyright issue, but the guy has been there in blogspot from 2001...damn! I am Random Access from 1999. And worse still, all it contains is a crappy coupla posts on some music. So, this is definitely not doing justice to the identity and the status it deserves! It irked me so much that its right on top on my Wish List! But as usual, Random Access sure does rock...though my blogspot ID is still sooper-crack. Even that might become a future copyright issue as well, so I have to feel a bit contended at present!

I juz wish....

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One helluva week!

Im used to 21/7...but 24/7 just gettin a bit too tough to handle...My boss thinks a nearby 7/11 is incentive enough to carry my stinkin body around the office space for a week. He got shocked when I said I wanna go bak tomm night..hihi.

Want a life, want a wife, but right now full of strife workin on the edge of a knife. 29 CEOs are waiting to wrangle my neck. How I wish I cud hit the deck and give my spec some rest from goin all tech!

One word - breakdown
One limit - almost
One aim - achievement
One thought - J
One yearning - food
One passion - work
One strength - will power
One limitation - body
One weakness - eyes
One dream - sleep

Dreams do come true, dont they?

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Be a Proud Indian !!!

Dear Friends,

Here is a personal experience, as well as a moment of national pride,
which I want to share with you. Hope you find it worth the time you put
in reading it :

"In the middle of 1965 India-Pakistan war, US govt - then a close
friend of Pakistan - threatened India with stopping food-aid (remember
"PL-480"?). For a food deficient India this threat was serious and
humiliating. So much so that in the middle of war, Prime Minister
(Late) Lal Bahadur Shastri went to Ram Leela Grounds in Delhi and
appealed to each Indian to observe one-meal-fast every week to answer
the American threat. As a school boy, I joined those millions who
responded to Shastri ji's call. I continued the fast even when the war
was over and India became self sufficient in food. Hurt deep by the
national humiliation suffered at the hands of the US govt, I had vowed
to stop my weekly fast only when India starts giving aid to USA.

It took just 40 years. Last week THE day arrived. When Indian ambassador
in Washington DC handed over a cheque of US$ 50 million to the US govt,
two plane loads of food, medical aid and other relief materials were
waiting to fly to the USA. Time to break the fast? With no bad feeling
about the USA, and good wishes for the Katrina victims, this humble
Indian feels proud of the distance India has covered in 40 years. Let's
celebrate a New India!"

- Vijay Kranti.
Dean - IIT Madras

Welcome aboard Bowing Flight 767

Another set to add. The speciality of these guys are that some of them, I wanted to add in the previous lists, but somehow dint quite make it (yeah, my blasted memory!). The rest are fresh graduates...

Priya - Dynamic, passionate and excellent when it comes to being herself. Whenever she gets time off from blogging about weekdays (having the honor of being the only blogger to hold the record), she hosts illiNOISE radio show - juz 4 u my juicy pal ;)

IOIIO - Binary 22, hes all set to rock his own world. Been busy of-late, but once he gets going, there is no stopping his gushing wit. Juz like his profile, your stomach will become a raging bull.

Coma, always a prolific jovial blogger, his consistency in commenting in this blog alone can make me give him the coveted title of "crack-pot". Crack oda eppo "pot" adikka vara machan?

Neha - Young, fresh and youthful (hey, I aint so old myself :P), full of spirit and energy, she might just wear a wicked grin under her sweet overcoat, so watch out ;)

Nalin, Sri and Vyaas, the dynamite mother-dotter-son trio with an average age of 13.33 [(24+10+6)/3] join Preethi (age: 21 - arent you too old to be in this gang Preethi?) to become the youngest combination to read my blog. With the youngest being 6, I better watch my words :P And trust me, they are no kids when it comes to blogging! (except maybe Mrs. 24, who wants to be one). Gimme that aussie attitude mites!

So Welcome! Wilkkommen! Willy Wonka! Whatever! Be proud to be a part of my sidebar :)

Disclaimer: The number 767 has its own significance that only I know of...so dun break ur heads.

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Mementous Occasion

Intrigued by how they can convert a hollywood thriller into a psychopathic kollywood entertainer, I went to Gajini yday with one of my friends, having decided at the last moment. Being that guy's last occasion of watching a movie as a bachelor, I gracefully accepted his paying the whole ticket and cab fare (that I dint have money shudnt be taken into consideration here). Although the movie costed $10, I spent $25 on cabs, which is outrageous and makes me see red. Anywayz, going into the movie...

Intro - Nayantara...yuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk !!! Ivalaam oru moonjiya...Doesnt help having been pierced with a BIG ring. Do ppl think thts sexy by any stretch of imagination? Anywyz, intro song..thot wud be some item number...then saw the eyes...those eyes..mallu eyes...mmmmm, hot sexy n wht not...now the movie gets interesting i thot...Asin was surely worth the 10 bucks, but the remaining part of the stuff wasnt worth my cab fare :P

To put in a nutshell, first half ditto copy of Memento, second half kollywood masala with song n fights. Half the thrill in watching the original movie was that the villian wont be known till the climax. The other half was the superb direction by the french director (taking the movie in stints going backwords in time). With both of these elements missing, nuthin much to say.. Except that surya tried some of the "looks" from his previous hit movies and has a new hairstyle. I thot it looked rejetted, but my better half having watched the movie half a day before me adores it, so shudnt argue too much abt that one :P

Comedy relief was provided by the fact that surya was by far the shortest of the guys in the movie and dialogues by some arivu jeevis. Example being a policeman deducing that a ten digit number corresponds to a cell phone number. Surely cracked up half the audience in an otherwise insepid movie. Lotsa gals in the audience were gasping at Riaz Khan, during his short stint. Also, Nayantara has been really made to run for her money. Trust me, keeping herself comfortably behind two guys in the race in the first half, she turns into a blistering speed keeping the hundred chasing her at bay for a whole mile before she escapes..hihihi. Songs were snogs, except one.

One scene that really struck the heart..When Surya and Asin are hit, and the whole minute or two that follows when he helplessly watches her leave him and the way she smiles then. Lovely.

Im sure this movie will become a hit, cos this is the only movie that has released arnd this time, but if u have seen Memento, forget it before watching this one! And keep chanting only one thing throughout the movie...Asin Asin Asin!

To juz give it a vikatan touch, Asin-gumm, rest Asin-gamm!

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Architecting Solutions - My Supersonic Highway!

It all started not too long ago..4 yrs to be precise..when I stepped into my first "work". Yeah...being late to office, but apart from that I learnt what it takes to be successful..You gotta "think".

The first project I was assigned to, was quite challenging. Add to it, it was an emerging technology which was still in Beta 1. I managed to develop a solution in 2 days. Everyone was surprised, incl my boss. The then IT Director, Mr. Lim Kok Meng, came to me and asked me to explain what I had done. Then he classified it as a failure. This is what he said:

"If you think you are doing good, stop and think. You will do better"

I was confused. I dint work much for 2 days after that. I just wanted an answer..Then I asked him and he said:

"If you think you are doing bad, dont stop to think. You cant do worse"

The above can be taken in an optimistic and pessimistic way, but being me, I managed to think of a better way and managed to create one of the first methods of implementing it using .Net in the world. This made me happy. But I still dint understand what he meant. When I asked him he said:

"If you think you dont know, think and you will become better"

OK, I know it gets a bit philosophical, irritating and what not, but these words made an impact. The curious me started to think.

The last time I talked to him (I do bump into him quite often), and yeah, asked him, he just smiled. Said some things are better experienced than taught.

Anywayz, the big build up is for this. My concept of what it takes to succeed..I know a bit abt IT industry but I guess it can be applied anywhere.

People-Processes-Technology-Tools (P2T2) - Copyrighted :P

People are the core of anything u wanna do, if u dont have the right people, any project is going to fail. Its about the attitude of people as much as its the expertise of people. Strong emphasis of the right people to fit the job is vital, while ensuring continuity and enhancement through new ideas and a vibrant working environment.

Processes are core to the business and how we deal with a business problem. Solution Architecting is all about mapping the business processes and thus domain knowledge is equally important. Business models, design methologies are all processes. These are intuitively classified as "theory", the word itself capable of eliciting a yawn. Developers often mock them, but once these are implemented by someone, the same developers can do wonders with the same processes.

Technology is core to efficiently and effectively deliver the solution to the business problems. Quality is as much important and thus, good technology can serve the ideal purpose. Bad ones can ruin it. Best Practices are often made a mockery of, and is similar to design methodologies. Use it and gain from it, else lose it and get pain from it.

Tools are often underestimated, but are equally important for the effective use of technology. Imagine IT companies without KB search tools, Google or even Project Management tools. In the automated world of today, where our physical memory is seamlessly replaced by hard disks (ofcourse, it makes u absent minded and makes our brain die a slow death, but we are conditioned into this and all we can do is to think harder to make use of some grey cells atleast). These tools are very vital in ensuring concentration of resources in critical areas rather than trivial areas.

Hope I have given a exhaustive brief about what it takes, according to me. Keep thinkin and travel on the highway! What abt me? Im stuck in a traffic jam right now :P

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English and Spell Check

How many of us know whats a spell check, and if so, use it, even though it is provided by default in most of the applications we use today. Here are a few gems from my masters discussion board...

"In this fast paced environment, no company would like to left behind, thus they should welcome employee who think out of the box. Company should welcome these people with open arms as usually creative people are problem solver that offers novelty solution."

"We should start trying to “think out of the box” approach in small steps, as any small changes could consider creativity."

"...we are encouraged to come out with the new idea and at the same time be ready for any new idea come from other colleagues. We need to avoid us become selfish, which only accept good idea from ourselves."

"I believe sceintist are leaders too. Take Thomas Edison's invention of light bulb, in this area he took leadership and lead to other scientist's future enhancement in the area of providing electrical ellumination that we benefitted in modern days. Even though they might now at their live time ever lead a group of people or a dynasty but their leadership in a particular field of research reaches far beyond their live and death."

"I conclude that it, one who possess the above aspects can be consider as a leader irrespective of whoever he may be."

"I Agree with this point, that not all scientist are leader, only they who have organization (formal or informal) with objective, and do leadership task (leading, directing, managing resource etc) can be considered as leader. Absolutely it's applicable for all expertise or role, not only scientist."

"My opinion and experience that most entrepreneurship will become a good leadership to make their company successful. They like it or not, but this is the fact that they have to lead their employee and market to achieve their own goals and vision. If they cannot do this, of course I can guarantee they will be failed soon or later."

"A good leader is mostly will not jump to become an entrepreneurship, they like to stay in their leadership style without making a lot of money and creates new products. Especially the charismatic leadership or even the military leadership, they are most humble or want to be a powerful people in the future instead of become a successful entrepreneurship."

"I dun belive in firm leadership and democatic way of rules will help in the long run."

"It's hard to divide the leadership styles as they will progress over the time. Who will know that the future shall find a new style again. Times and people characters will progress over the time."

Ok, thats enuf for a day. I cant take it any more :P I am not the guy who screams at bad englipiss, but I have a hearty laff, and thot shud share it with u guys too.

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Happy Birthday!

With someone unwittingly remarking tagging me as a "googling-guy", I cudnt help but post this...



Im proud of u my pal, my savior many a time!

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Gimme more...

Well, the list is seemingly endless, and the prayers to end the torture of having to add a few new entries into my blog every now and then (being one of the few lazy chaps not to adapt to blogrolling)..So no applauses (ingendhu kai thattina ungalukkellam eppadi kekkum?) and a big heart-felt welcome to the new additions to my blogosphere...

Dubukku - Almost driven to the verge of forgetting tamil, I went into his world to exclaim that here is one guy who keeps writing in his mother tongue, not to mention his dripping tongue ;) One of the bestest entertaining blogs out there...

Paavai - Strong, passionate intelligent thoughful blog. Expected elegance on seeing the name, but saw emphatic effervescence!

IBH - Boisterous yet soulful, this blog leaves you dazed..by the concept packaged into a nice content in an appropriate context.

Jagan - Unlimited jollu intersperced with hilarious posts. Keeps u interested if u r a guy, keeps himself interested if u r a gal.

Visithra - With eyes enlarged to scare the dash out of u, shes one ruthless gal when it comes to bossin around. Shes what I wud call a girl next door...Keep ur distance and rasichufy, kitta pona kodharify case ;)

Sukku - Self proclaimed good girl (i guess she hasnt watched the movie ;)). Coffee day arattai! Sometimes filter coffee - perfect homemade recipe!

Gayathri - At wits end...you will find her knitting some more.

To one n all, thangu for keeping me interested, but filthy curses for making me work hard for the next 5 mins adding ur links :P

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Copy Cats :P

Plot Summary for Gajini (2005)

Surya's "Ghajini" is the most eagerly awaited movie ever since its audio with music by Harris Jayaraj became a chartbuster. The release has been postponed a couple of times and now it is finally slated for September end. It is an all-out action adventure directed by A. R. Murugadoss. The theme is offbeat. It is about a man who suffers from short-term memory loss after a head injury. He starts tattooing names of people and places on his body as he tries to unravel the mystery behind his wife's killers. According to Surya, who is paired with two glam girls Asin and Nayantara: "It is a technically superior, edge-of-the-seat thriller that is sure to be an entertainer. It is superbly packaged too."



Plot Summary for Memento (2000)

Leonard (Guy Pearce) is an insurance investigator whose memory has been damaged following a head injury he sustained after intervening on his wife's murder. His quality of life has been severely hampered after this event, and he can now only live a comprehendable life by tattooing notes on himself and taking pictures of things with a Polaroid camera. The movie is told in forward flashes of events that are to come that compensate for his unreliable memory, during which he has liaisons with various complex characters. Leonard badly wants revenge for his wife's murder, but, as numerous characters explain, there may be little point if he won't remember it in order to provide closure for him. The movie veers between these future occurrences and a telephone conversation Leonard is having in his motel room in which he compares his current state to that of a client whose claim he once dealt with.

Podaanga!

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Best of Random Access

A quick recap onto the first 100 posts in this blog...in chronological order.

About Me
mirror-image
inspiration
about-me
you-call-me-nerd

My life story
how-it-all-began
kindergarden
std-1
std-2
std-3
std-4
std-5
std-6
std-7
std-8
std-9
std-10
std-11
std-12
year-1
year-2
year-3
year-4

Better Half
love-life
blessing
fitting-tribute
chinna-chinna-aasai
ninaivugal

F1 - The Passion to Perform
schumacher-saga
steve-slater-epic-battle
groan-for-bridgestone-misery-for
just-one
not-quite
anti-ferrarism

Friends, Blogs and Bloggers
invisible-man
blogs-and-bloggers
deed-indeed
kostin
people
moodevi
sacrifice
blogger-mates
geng-brothers-n-thangachis

Poetic Thoughts
poetry-blog
poetry
whats-love
dreams
time
irony

Special Moments
24th-new-year
happy-birthday-to-you
friend-philosopher-guide-god
i-salute-you-o-my-mother
thalai
special-day

Career Guide
career-woes
humble-lesson-in-management
going-with-flow
construction-of-instruction
whats-goin-on-buddy
they-say-history-repeats-itself
masters-here-comes-mister
no
clock-work
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A Special Day

Whats special is that today marks the 59th birthday of my amma. Shes been the woman whoz mostly been in the shadows in my life, always there but without her, it wud have been impossible. And frankly I havent done her justice for wht she has done. I talk a lot more abt my dad anyday, but that doesnt mean I love my mom any less. Juz a bit sad that I aint with her on her special day.

Today is a special day too. It has been ejjatly 55 weeks since I started blogging to reach a century of postings. Aint it a nice coincidence that I started off my first post on my appa's bday and reached 100 on my amma's. It started off as an online diary, but soon encapsulated as a place where my thots are embossed on and where I can sneak into others' minds. It has been a journey bittersweet, with lotsa friends n fun..And an occasional foray into self-realisation and introspection makes it all the more nice.

I have been having a tough time the last few weeks. With three things to handle simultaneously, I really have had to prioritise things. Pushed beyond the physical capabilities is when your mental strength is exposed. I wish I do have something up there! With no time to even break down, it was nice to take a day off today. Ofcourse Murphy's law struck with a major problem, but I was upto it and gave a kuttu on its head so hard that Murphy will think twice before comin bak to me :P But that only means the pressure adds up tomm. But it was all expected, so this is my chance..to become a Hero or Zero.. Ofcourse, I wud prefer the former.

Ofcourse, the Blogger servers goin down almost 4 hrs today dint help :P With a quick search, I realised this aint the first time... Was juz expected, with a huge number of ppl takin to bloggin these days! Anywayz, lemme get started...Every long journey begins with a small step.

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Ninaivugal

En kannil therivadhu paavadai
Pengalukku azhagu serpadhu nooladai
Azhagirke azhagu serkum un mellidai
Endhan uyirinil kalandhenakkali oru vidai

Un koondhal poovadai
Un kannam then adai
Nee nanaigiyil naan oru kudai
Indha ponnalil ivvarigalai nee udai

Undhan punnagayenum meladai
Un idhazh oru sevvazhai
Kazhuthil sumakkiraaye oru thazhai
En ninaivinil midhakkiraaye endhan paavai

Kaatrai pol en kangaloram alai
Kavidhai pol en sevigalil suvai
Kannedhiriye thondri nee en manadhinul marai
Kaalangal thorum poothu kulungum nee oru tharamai

Un aasaiye en latchiyangal enbadhu endhan parai
Kanneeraga kooda vilagi sellathe unnai serum varai
Ennai ennidam irundhu pirikkiradhe undhan paarvai
Eppozhudhu enakku kidaikkum undhan muzhunera servai?

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What was I thinkin?

Got up to find the murky skies gentle soothe my shoulders and sing a lullaby to contuinue my sleep. Deserved or not, I wasnt happy about sleeping the entire evening yesterday, when I had some urgent work to do. Add to it the abuses I wud have made when I realised I was late. What the heck am I late for on a rainy sunday morning? Lets juz say I am "tied" down. Anywayz, I groped about for my towel n after a quick shower, I was off. I was always conscious about not "burning out" by running a hectic 21/7 schedule, with occasional chance time-off like yesterday. But my roomie juz reminded me about it when I was stepping out of the house. This kinda made me ponder abt it during the way to the train station. Should I manage my time better? How can I manage it better, with my lazy mind rebelling saying that "You useless piece of crap dont even use me, andr u thinkin of overburdening me, how sweet of u". So with my mind giving me the green signal, I realised I was a bit too late for my train. I rannnnnnn and juz managed to miss one, so I had to wait a long hard 6 mins before the next one. Trust me, it doesnt get worse here in Singapore than a whole lot of 6 mins doing nothing! So, I was trying to list down the things I had to do, and naturally, I dint know how time went by.

Finally the damned train arrived, and I merrily took a seat opposite to what I presumed was a nice looking babe. And as any honourable guy with a Ms. A/B/C/J in their minds wud do, I stared away from the babe, occasionally glancing towards the girl to check out if she was checking me out. And voila! I did catch her in the act quite a bit. She was really "checking me out!" Man, was I hot or not? Or was it the murky romantic setting that nature has given for her? Then I realised she was actually a good "looking" babe, ie..her eyes dint wander and it stayed..err...below my eye level. So I was doubly careful not to "react". Then after a few stations, I was getting curious as would a true saggi, in all his glory. What the heck was she lookin at for so long...I was getting a bit uncomfy..cmon, i aint tht look looking babe, look away from me for a sec...Then I decided to look at myself to see if this guy really deserved it...Shaved face (u cud call it paal vadiyum mugam) and yday being Saturday, I had to present myself to the scrutiny of a soul 3000 kms away..so trimmed silky hair(thanks to the profuse use of Head and Shoulders yday) and clean neat shirt (for once), then ...I realised a thatuvam.

When a gal forgets to button up any part of her dress, its called fashion...but Im a guy.

So with a horrendous realisation came the enlightenment I was waiting for. This really made me shy and averse to looking in the direction of the gal I was so intent on, a few moments ago. Thank God I had a bag with which I was able to rescue my compromising position and on the pretext of checking out the contents of my bag, I managed to "uncompromise" myself. I tried to be Mr. Cool and drift off to sleep, but I must admit I was aware of a pair of intent eyes on me all the time...You can very well guess the fate of the rest of the journey. So much for a murky sunday morning!

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The Geng Brothers n Thangachis

This has been the most happening place in the indha vaara blogworld. Being a founder member places a huge responsibility on my slender shoulders n the "always on the growl" self-elected leader(ponnu ba, so naan kandukkala) is screwing up my laziness. Eva ava?? Head oda moonji ondi thaan ba paathirken...

Seri now tht we have this rowdy geng, n jagan being the kolgai parappu podhu chayalalalar...overa aruthuttrikkan.

Me being me,

Pena vechu keesaravan somaari
Adha ponnu kitta pottu porukkuravan kepmaari
Adhaye jacket ulla podaravan mollamaari
Ippadi maari maari evlo maari..

Dei...Idhukku nadula indha gang a aarambi...Abhirami abhirami (juz for effect)

Jazz "unlimited" jaggu
Thalai "unplugged" kokku
Preeti "zzzzz", engadi en australian sarakku
Ellarayum "search" panni naan podaren sodukku.

Royapuram to Rangarajapuram
Perukku nadakkudhu inga swayamvaram
Ennoda peru orutharam..rendu tharam..
Innum koovum indha vilambaram!

"Peppara peppara paen" is hitherby unanimously unceremoniously (edho enakku therinja englipiss ba) elected as the koovum kuil osai for the entry of the geng members...

Future members:
Ponnu kaila raavikunu vandha coma patient
Visithramana kiran bedi with a beedi (Bahaya Jangan Dekat!)
Juice a tumbler la kudi da na vera engitto look uttu "piss the sis" policy kadaipidikkara vishamamana vinesh..
"Thalai" ke vettu vekka paakum nutty

Since Im a nalla payyan, (i can hear dhoda..but romba egirama adaki vaasi therda?)
lemme know if u wanna be part of this elite geng aspiring to be the no 1 in rowdyism in Central, Palayamkottai n Vellore. Our annual turnover exceeds 2 million cycle chains n blades. Apart from development centres spread around the country including Chennai n Bangalore, we have offshore facilities in Singapore and Australia. We have vibrant ties with kollywood kingpins n offer attractive kilmas n gujilis if u prove urself. You can also avail of our stock options in aruva-making. Have u got what it takes to extract the yellow rice out of a person's chest? Then u r the right person for us!

If you think u r a paruppu, we will make u a pista.

Working for biscoth kasmalams? You got a knife? We have the job!

Geng Code Name: Royapuram Aruva

Chorus:
Rowdy Aatchi vaazhga
Royapuram Aruva valarga

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About Me

Cant write essays in the top right hand corner, so for those of u who care, a bigger one here...(actually lifted from my 4 yr old homepage with suitable modifications to reflect the present.

Bio Data
Name: Random Access a.k.a Sooper Crack a.k.a Rejetted Fellow
Date of Birth: Babri Masjid Demolition Day
Age: 3 donkeys
Sex: Not yet, Male, Single and Available
Sunsign: The Archer (An arrow struck me before I cud release mine)
Height: feet feet feet feet feet fee
Weight: Featherweight
Current Address: Most authoritarian democracy
Permanent Address: Home of the second longest beach (still?)
NRIC/ Passport: sooper_crack@yahoo.com
Education: Pattani Sundal Bonda Bajji Sudasuda Sambar Saadham (Konjum Kevalamana Nagar)
Nondhu Thadumaariya Undergraduation
Occupation: Staring at the monitor
Designation: Typist
Qualification: Surfology
Hobby: Games...no no, havent played that one yet
Experience: Successfully became sooper crack
Achievement: Still alive
Best Moment: Searching.....
Worst Moment: Core Dump: Memory Overflow
Most Embarrasing Moment: When I had to rejet the only soul that asked me out !
My Crushes: First one was a heavy weight, got crushed real bad
Girl Friends: Google desktop (1 stop solution)
Wanted: Rs $ Rp A$
Unwanted: What I carried to school.
Biggest Strength: I let go my ego long ago
Biggest Weakness: Non stop nonsense
Best Opportunity: Already knocked at my door when I was away
Worst Threat: 3 days elder than me
What I love most: Can't classify it, but it rhymes.
What I hate most: The treaded path is my dreaded path
Biggest Worry: Never lasted even a second...until now
Biggest Success: Number of people willing to kill me
Biggest Failure: Number of close friends
Biggest Pride: Being an Indian, Citizen and Manithan
My ambition: Vision 2015
Favourite Quote: Take life as it comes till it goes.
Favourite Unquote: Forgive and forget, you will never regret.
References: 1. Mind 2. Heart 3. Wren and Martin

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Sacrifice

Sacrifice is often the purest word u can get. Some might say Love, but its been misused and misinterpreted a lot. This is something right from a person's heart, something selfless done for the sole good of others, even though it might be detrimental to oneself. A lot of people have sacrificed for me, to make me into what I am today. I have felt it many a times, but what have I done till now? Cribbed about my only sacrifice to date to whichever friends asks me this kostin "Why did u come here?" What have I done? Indeed none.

Sacrifice is often silent, not talked about. Its juz the feeling in the recepient's heart that stands testimony to it. I am almost in tears after receiving one of the biggest sacrifices made for me. I dun wanna name the person nor mention what was done, but I do hope the person gets to read this, cos I wanna convey my heartfelt "Thanks!" cos Im struggling to tell it in person. It has had such a huge impact on my life, even though it has been a big detriment to the person, that I would vouch to do everything in my powers forever in my life for that person. I know sacrifices are not like tit for tat, but that might juz be my small way of showing my gratitude.

I have felt I never really had many really close friends in my life, but with people like these, why shud I even bother? Learnt a big lesson in life. Learnt the true meaning of love (pls dont misconstrue this one).

Ra Rajagopalan
(just so that if the person searches for my name, might be redirected here)

What it takes...

If you have nothing better to do,
Or even if you have much better things to do

YOU MUST READ THIS

Inspired!

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What women want?

I know Im going into unknown unsafe uncharted territories and I wud be probably juz as uninsightful after I finish this post. But I was kinda puzzled that I have never publicly commented abt gals n women in this blog, even though I have known quite a few..and quite a few guys think "something something" of me. So here it goes.

Women dont know wht they want. If they know what they want, they dont know how much they want. If they know how much they want, they dont know how to get it. And if they do know everything, they wont tell. But they want it from others, just the way they want it.

I have this hypothesis that "An object of a given complexity will never be able to fully comprehend an object of the same or higher complexity". This when applied to our brain shud tell us tht we can never hope to fully comprehend our brain. However, a certain genre of human kind dont seem to accept this.

Given the relative frequency of definitive answers to "edhavadhu", "something", "whatever", it is an even more Herculean task to comprehend. Also, all girls are very well versed in the cryptic language. Its quite stunning how they expect all guys to have ESP powers and decipher their codes instantaneously. Else, they feel that the guys are not understanding them and they have been misled, manipulated, cheated n so on.

That leads to a very interesting question. Why are guys always precise, definitive and girls are often vague and un-fathomable. Guys see 16 colors, girls see 256. Guys see evidence, girls see circumstances. Guys are procedural, but girls are artistic. You cant define art can u? ;) And thanks to a very enlightening 30 mins of discovery yday, Guys are also built to be very precise when it comes to sex, namely start-fill-empty-done, while girls are very vague about what they want in that as well. On a more down-to-everyday scale, why do women like cooking, arts and housekeeping n other stuff, while men are more bent on gaming, hunting, sports where precision is of high importance.

Im not stereotyping the genders in any way nor am I saying that one thing is better than the other, but Im juz wondering if there is a hidden truth behind the way things are. Are we meant to be that way? If so, whats the logic? Even the Chaos theory supports this. There must be an order in the otherwise insane world of guys n gals.

So whats the answer to the question? And the answer is...there is no precise answer. So thats why men cant find it out. Its vague and the artistic minds of women tend to articulate the answer in such a magnitude that they will never be able to decipher, in essence making it even more vague. So its like the universe. You try to quantify it and you realise that you will never reach the end of it. You try to qualify it in vague terms like God and Mind, and none will get to the bottom of it.

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Technology!

Needless to say the rest!

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Its all about .Net!

If its one time I hate being associated with .Net, its when I see these.



Not to mention Yahoo Mail's innocuous sounding
"This page is under maintenance, please come back later".
Just that I cant get it to crash at this point of time.

Yet another reason for Google to hire me :P


...And I juz had to add this one..I sign into orkut after a long time..and this is what greets me..

Today's fortune:
Stop searching forever, happiness is just next to you

And then a buzz from Ms. J...juz so perfect..
And they lived happily ever after...?

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You call me a Nerd?

Having a pained heart, and getting frustrated by my work today, thot will give this a shot. As expected, I scored less than a certain geekess!



Juz for fun :P

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Thalai !!!

When u talk abt whoz the "thalai", nammavar comes to the fore for more than one reason. Lets talk a bit abt how we became pals. Puls has been with me from a quite young age (from 1991 to be precise). Being hyper to take a look around 108 puls on Vinayaka Chaturthi, I went around in my rented cycle. Was really fun and I went far and wide. Stopped near "Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam" and took in some usual "Deepa Aaradhanai". Nothin new except that when the poojari came to give me the viboodhi, he also gave me a small stothra book and asked me to recite it every Chaturthi (its a phase of moon, comes every fortnight). I have no idea abt why he said it, but me fell in love on first sight with the elephant-faced guy! So I decided to give it a shot n went n told my parents. Since then, ive been doin it, although with a glitch of forgotten memory here n there. Although since the book has got bigger, and puls has kept up to date with technology and cloned himself in my showcase, the small puls idol that I first had, still remains with me. This strict rigour really made me into the person I am today. I had some stupid sentis. From my young age, I resolved not to kill anything (incl blood sapping mosquitoes) on Chaturthi. During my teenage, this evolved into the policy of "no lies" and "no sightings" on Chaturthi. Poor da gals ;) But whtever crappy policy I had, it really meant one thing. Giving me the strength to resist temptations. I might hav said this before, but I believe temptations will always be there. Its a personal decision whether u wanna give into it or not, and these decisions are what shapes u in ur life. Whether it made me take the right decisions or not, it made me a bit more resistant and prudent to the temptations around me. So all in all, today is the bday of my best friend for life and i juz wanna say "Thanks for being with me through thick n thin". Love ya puls!

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Tag-You are

Use Case

Scenario: I got tagged.
Frequency: 5-6 times.
Pre-condition: New Tag Today.
Flow of Events: Now I really thot abt attempting one.
Post-condition: I wanna write abt tagging.
Exceptions:
1. My lazy brain said aaaaah
2. My vision of the remaining 5 ppl screaming at me for not tagging theirs and being partial, cos Im not.

Sorry, a bit overworked by my prof today!

Anywayz, comin to the point, the whole idea of tagging and forwarding seem to be the brainchild of the same person. There is a lot in common, now that I really think about it.

1. Both come from friends.
2. Both are electronic leveraging on popular media.
3. Both start off small and grow really big (fwds from 1 joke a mail to abt 20-25, tags from 3 fav things to 7 fav things)
4. Both want the users to propagate this idea, thus creating a distribution channel across inbox/blogs
5. Both have an inherent compelling factor (too good to resist).
6. Both displays the author's creativity and makes ppl smile.
7. Both ask you to carry it on, but any such activity sadly triggers an allergic response to my brain, which prohibits straining itself for more than 0.2 sec.

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Eureka!

A Plan, A Talk, A presentation, A day is all I am gonna talk abt.

As always I was lazing around in the weekends not doing what I am supposed to do, but brooding over things that are not too important at present. A master plan was made to be executed and everything seemed fresh and possible. This was last monday. The whole of last week was a nightmare. Went to office, went to class, went to college, but no where did I do anything. The last week was probably the most wasted week of my life so far. And I thot that was bad! A loose connection in my speakers allowed me to conveniently miss talkin to u know who for 3 days last week n feelin bad abt it the next day.

On saturday, I gotta hear the VP of Tata Sons, Mr. Satish Pradhan. But tht guy was held up, so a certain Chatterjee started to fill in with some info on TCS. Man, what a comic relief it was! And we all had a nice long laugh when he said sirrrrrr, please come and talk to Satish immediately as he came in. Doesnt reflect too good on tht guy, worse still cos hes the HR chief of Asia Pac for TCS. the VP himself wasnt too bad, and he certainly knew how to keep his audience interest. The Tata football ad tht he played made me scroll down memory lane. I miss india! At times, it really made me feel proud being an Indian. Though he was painting a picture too rosy, the ppl here love pink n rose color, so wht the heck ;) Then I gotta talk to him over coffee, and this is how it went...

RA: Sir,ur talk is the least informative talk I have ever seen...
S: $#@%$#^ (u shud have seen the look on his face - priceless)
RA: ...and the most enlightening talk I had been...
S: @#$@#$..... :D:D:D

Love to play with words and ppl, dont I?

So I gave up on last week and decided to start fresh this week. Everything was set for me to work when I went in today. A lot of problems already piled up on my desk was a nice greeting and I eagerly switched on my comp. Then I proceeded to gently caress it and then scorn at it, shout at it, bang it till I had a coupla curious eyes pop into my cabin (which wont be with urs truly for much longer...damn the privatisation).

Now that I had lost the service of my faithful lover, I decided to go to my chinna veedu. Being brand new (we only started courting last month), shes quite smooth and nice to me, apart from being a pain in the back sometimes. Overall, I love her style, her texture, and u know I always like a kozhuk mozhuk gal rite! So there she was at my service. With a "Ding Dong Dell, Are you doin Well?", I started my quest for glory.

I made a wise decision to start on my presentation (due to be presented in the class today). I thot abt bunking, but wht the heck if I get paid 8 hrs for doing juz tht? ;) So, I did..and did..and did..in the end it turned out pretty well without the usual issues. But I was too engrossed in that, that I forgot to take my lunch. When I realised, I decided to grab it on the way to my class, n eat it during the break. Break that came and went in a flurry of enquiries from my teammates. Finally, the presentation I was starving for. Being the only team out of the 3 today to elicit a round of applause, it was all worth it. Ofcourse, I did get my fair share of blastings from everyone for not having my lunch, which I am finally having now at 12am ;)

But thats the way I am.

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