Thursday, December 19, 2002
Hurray. I am going to New Zealand this month end. 25th to be precise and be back on the 10th. Have to join my new job after that. But its so exciting to think i will be there. And Uma will be so happy too. But with the little money we have i wonder if i will be able to go and explore the place. I hope so. Lets see.
Wednesday, December 18, 2002
Last days at this Place
These are the last three days at this place. I got to give my seat and computer to someone more needy tomorrow. And wander around? Well i got to remember to clear all my files. Delete all the unwanted files and mails and give it clean. Then the papers on the desk and stuff. Also got to meet the HR and start my exit process. Have to finish the entire stuff in two days.
These are the last three days at this place. I got to give my seat and computer to someone more needy tomorrow. And wander around? Well i got to remember to clear all my files. Delete all the unwanted files and mails and give it clean. Then the papers on the desk and stuff. Also got to meet the HR and start my exit process. Have to finish the entire stuff in two days.
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
Talking about communication gap
Something wrong with my mails? or with whom i mail. I dont seem to get an immediate response like i used to every day. Coud the mail servers be slow? i dont know. Or is it because we send too many long mails on either side that the time taken is a bit long.
Comunication gap happens when there is a problem with the transmitter the reciever or the medium or two of these or all of these. It get more complicated if you use a modulator and demodulator and also add to it a encrypter and decrypter. How to solve the problem. I guess, if you are the transmitter what you can can do is to strengthen the signals and send a clear transmission and if you are a receiver try to remove all inherent signals and just listen for the exact signals you get. And both transmitter and receiver have to to cut the modulations and the encryptions and do some plain talking making sure the media doesnt distort your transmissions. Ha its not science alone. For the layman, Cut the crap and talk straight is what it means.
Something wrong with my mails? or with whom i mail. I dont seem to get an immediate response like i used to every day. Coud the mail servers be slow? i dont know. Or is it because we send too many long mails on either side that the time taken is a bit long.
Comunication gap happens when there is a problem with the transmitter the reciever or the medium or two of these or all of these. It get more complicated if you use a modulator and demodulator and also add to it a encrypter and decrypter. How to solve the problem. I guess, if you are the transmitter what you can can do is to strengthen the signals and send a clear transmission and if you are a receiver try to remove all inherent signals and just listen for the exact signals you get. And both transmitter and receiver have to to cut the modulations and the encryptions and do some plain talking making sure the media doesnt distort your transmissions. Ha its not science alone. For the layman, Cut the crap and talk straight is what it means.
Monday, December 16, 2002
How to navigate in the traffic in chennai (or as for that matter any city in india)
>>This is meant for those who plan to ride/drive/cycle even walk in india for the first time or after a long time (yeah you american desis)<<
1. Before you start from home do some warm up to flex those muscles that you will be needing soon
2. Wear Knee/ Elbow pads any other protective clothing.the more you look like a hockey goalie the safer you are.
3. You can miss the stupid so called safety gears like helmets. You will be considered a sissy if you wear one. Moreover these are only in the market to make the helmet manufactureres rich. They dont have any purpose. The same goes for the seat belts. You just have to put it around you and not buckle it. This is just to fool the cop who may be lurking to get that 50 bucks for his pocket money(they have deep pockets by the way mind you)
4. Remember to wear some deo when you start. Ina short time you will be driving so close to other riders that you can smell their armpits if not over them.... dont you think you should do your duty and be inoffensive. If everyone is like this we can make this a sweet(smelling) world.
5. When you start off check your horn is working. It should be higher than the safe human hearing limit. It doesnt matter if your lights and your brakes dont work. Also the louder your horn the hormier you are.
6. Start off with a nice ripping 0-60 in 4 seconds. Doesnt matter if your neighbours kid is playing cricket in the middle of the road. First of all he is not supposed to be there. And he anyhow has enough brothers and sisters. Noone will miss him. Also his dad had emptied his garbage in the front of your house...remember?? Also you know the local MP while he knows just the MLA. You can get out in no time if you run over him.
7. You have the right of the road. Always!! We live in a democratic country. We can take a turn and cross the road and stop whenever and wherever we want. And yeah you also have paid the road tax.
8. There is the signal. I have 15 seconds to reach it.Its changing red. I still can cross. After all the traffic from the other side will take 20 seconds to reach where i will be. Hmm..havent you heard of heisenberg's uncertainity principle? No two bodies can share the same location or something like that. Anyhow i made it in the nick of time. the car crossing the road just snapped a little of my rear indicator.
9. Hmm..i love playing this game. We have pedestrians crossing the road. They dont look at you and you try not to look at them. After all you cant look at everything. You got to look at the pot holes on the road and the babes on the sidewalk.(well i know..there are none..but some pretend babes at least?). The game is that you weave through them like the skiers in the alps weave through the flag. you dont reduce the speed...you cant anyhow since your brakes are gone. You dont let them cross.... you just make them jump a step backward. Kids and Women no exception. Try to sing" its my way... on the highway" while you do this.You can honk though and the louder you honk the more points you get. If you are playing the role of pedastrian your role is to placve yourself at an impossible situation that the guy coming has an option of crashing on the oncoming traffic or screecing to a halt or crashing into you.
10. If you hit someone, which will happen inevitably, get off the ground and start shouting at him. The louder one shouts the better the chance of getting away.
11. Watch out for cops. Try to avoid them at all "costs".They dont get a pay. They have to earn their living from ou offenders. You can be stopped and made to wait like a pety criminal in the side of the road as he stops more vehicles. If you have all your papers or fakes great...anything that looks genuine will do... Else no problem. Look at his rank... Rs 50 should do the trick if its a constable...Rs 100 for a head constable and Rs 150 for an SI. The inspector and above wont do such corrupt things. They anyhow get a cut from the minions
12. Special cases: watch out for public transport buses, government vehicles and vehicles of politicians and actors. They dont have to follow the road rules at all.
If you reach home safe after this thank god and prepare for the next outing.
>>This is meant for those who plan to ride/drive/cycle even walk in india for the first time or after a long time (yeah you american desis)<<
1. Before you start from home do some warm up to flex those muscles that you will be needing soon
2. Wear Knee/ Elbow pads any other protective clothing.the more you look like a hockey goalie the safer you are.
3. You can miss the stupid so called safety gears like helmets. You will be considered a sissy if you wear one. Moreover these are only in the market to make the helmet manufactureres rich. They dont have any purpose. The same goes for the seat belts. You just have to put it around you and not buckle it. This is just to fool the cop who may be lurking to get that 50 bucks for his pocket money(they have deep pockets by the way mind you)
4. Remember to wear some deo when you start. Ina short time you will be driving so close to other riders that you can smell their armpits if not over them.... dont you think you should do your duty and be inoffensive. If everyone is like this we can make this a sweet(smelling) world.
5. When you start off check your horn is working. It should be higher than the safe human hearing limit. It doesnt matter if your lights and your brakes dont work. Also the louder your horn the hormier you are.
6. Start off with a nice ripping 0-60 in 4 seconds. Doesnt matter if your neighbours kid is playing cricket in the middle of the road. First of all he is not supposed to be there. And he anyhow has enough brothers and sisters. Noone will miss him. Also his dad had emptied his garbage in the front of your house...remember?? Also you know the local MP while he knows just the MLA. You can get out in no time if you run over him.
7. You have the right of the road. Always!! We live in a democratic country. We can take a turn and cross the road and stop whenever and wherever we want. And yeah you also have paid the road tax.
8. There is the signal. I have 15 seconds to reach it.Its changing red. I still can cross. After all the traffic from the other side will take 20 seconds to reach where i will be. Hmm..havent you heard of heisenberg's uncertainity principle? No two bodies can share the same location or something like that. Anyhow i made it in the nick of time. the car crossing the road just snapped a little of my rear indicator.
9. Hmm..i love playing this game. We have pedestrians crossing the road. They dont look at you and you try not to look at them. After all you cant look at everything. You got to look at the pot holes on the road and the babes on the sidewalk.(well i know..there are none..but some pretend babes at least?). The game is that you weave through them like the skiers in the alps weave through the flag. you dont reduce the speed...you cant anyhow since your brakes are gone. You dont let them cross.... you just make them jump a step backward. Kids and Women no exception. Try to sing" its my way... on the highway" while you do this.You can honk though and the louder you honk the more points you get. If you are playing the role of pedastrian your role is to placve yourself at an impossible situation that the guy coming has an option of crashing on the oncoming traffic or screecing to a halt or crashing into you.
10. If you hit someone, which will happen inevitably, get off the ground and start shouting at him. The louder one shouts the better the chance of getting away.
11. Watch out for cops. Try to avoid them at all "costs".They dont get a pay. They have to earn their living from ou offenders. You can be stopped and made to wait like a pety criminal in the side of the road as he stops more vehicles. If you have all your papers or fakes great...anything that looks genuine will do... Else no problem. Look at his rank... Rs 50 should do the trick if its a constable...Rs 100 for a head constable and Rs 150 for an SI. The inspector and above wont do such corrupt things. They anyhow get a cut from the minions
12. Special cases: watch out for public transport buses, government vehicles and vehicles of politicians and actors. They dont have to follow the road rules at all.
If you reach home safe after this thank god and prepare for the next outing.
Moving back
Need to locate a house in Bangalore when i shift in Jan mid. What do i want? Essentials: Some place near my office ...A Single Bedroom+ Hall+ Kitchen and a Bike parking and a little privacy (so that i dont have to worry coming home late). Value Adds: Telephone, Cot, Stove the works. I dont mind paying 3-4K for it I don't like paying the advance of 10 months. I dont even know how long i will be in bangalore before i am sent on a project. Maybe i should consider piling on with someone. Anyhow i get one week of free accomodation in bangalore from Digital. Maybe i should just shift in with some guys or into a PG. Well will think about it then.
Need to locate a house in Bangalore when i shift in Jan mid. What do i want? Essentials: Some place near my office ...A Single Bedroom+ Hall+ Kitchen and a Bike parking and a little privacy (so that i dont have to worry coming home late). Value Adds: Telephone, Cot, Stove the works. I dont mind paying 3-4K for it I don't like paying the advance of 10 months. I dont even know how long i will be in bangalore before i am sent on a project. Maybe i should consider piling on with someone. Anyhow i get one week of free accomodation in bangalore from Digital. Maybe i should just shift in with some guys or into a PG. Well will think about it then.
Guess i should make it official now. I am shifting from TCS to Digital Global Software's E-solutions Business Unit. Thats my third job since i passed out in March2001. Need to conduct a poll on how many jobs the others in my batch have shited and why. Maybe i should wait till March 2003 for 3 years to be complete.
But why did i shift? I think the daily travelling of 3 hrs and the lack of any project in my line was reason enough. Lets see if i can do any better here....else?? i dont know.
But why did i shift? I think the daily travelling of 3 hrs and the lack of any project in my line was reason enough. Lets see if i can do any better here....else?? i dont know.
Anyhow went to Mocha and we had a decent crowd. Nikhil, Richa, Sashi, Saket, Sunderesh, Sangeeta. Had a few coffees and moved on to the pub called sparx and had a good round of cocktails followed by a couple of pitchers of beer. Hope to meet these guys more often.check the snaps at here
Sunday, December 15, 2002
I wonder how to post the pictures on the blog. Also how do i publish it to my webste in say geocities.com. Guess i will have to read the blogger help files.
Hmmm....for the images i need an FTP client and upload the images to the blogger and then HTML code it into the blog. Well lets see if it works.
For posting on another server: Again an FTP is needed and let me see if geocities lets you FTP into their server.
Hmmm....for the images i need an FTP client and upload the images to the blogger and then HTML code it into the blog. Well lets see if it works.
For posting on another server: Again an FTP is needed and let me see if geocities lets you FTP into their server.
It was a very mixed day yesterday. Had managed to arrange a meet of the people from iim bangalore who are in chennai at my favorite joint Mocha in Amethyst. So off i went in my bike and i was in the front and took off when the green came. And there was this idiot lurking behind the traffic cirle in a scooter and decided to drive right in front of me. He had no right turn there and it was anyhow my signal and he didnt come around the circle. And damn he had no insurance papers. And my bike got a bent fork and a lot opf other assorted complains. I got rs 500 from him and he mustve paid the cop who was vulturing around a little more. Damn , the cop even wanted a bit from me. Gave the cop Rs 20 or so for not doing his duty and that fellow wanted more. Beggars in uniform.
Thursday, December 12, 2002
I watched the first CD(now dont ask me how i got it) of eminem's 8 mile. Was a well made movie but i expected some more older popular eminem songs. Have to go and watch the other CD today or so.
Even McKinsey Quarterly is charging money for reading articles on its site. Most of the articles there are now only for premium members and would cost about $150 a year. But the section on non-profit organizations is all free and saw this article on Mumbai there
Monday, December 09, 2002
I really dont like it but i have to buy a new phone. My friend Harsha (he has a Nokia 7650 and all the phones i owned till know have been used by him) points at a Nokia 6150. But i will miss my Nokia 7110. I still think Morpheus of Matrix uses that phone and so does the villian in swordfish.
Its been a long long time i been avoiding this like the plague
So i finally got myself to get in here
Here is something i read in this blog though i have seen versions of this elsewhere too:
38 Things You Want To Say At Work But Cant
1. I can see your point, but still think your full of crap.
2. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.
3. How about never, is never good for you?
4. I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate your self in public.
5. I'm really easy to get along with once you people learn to worship me.
6. I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.
7. I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...
8. I don't work here. I'm a consultant.
9. It sounds like English, but I can't understand a word you're saying.
10. Ahhh, I see the fuck-up fairy has visited us again...
11. I like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid.
12. You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
13. I have plenty of talent and vision. I just don't give a damn.
14. I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.
15. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.
16. Thank you. We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.
17. The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.
18. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.
19. What am I? Flypaper for freaks?
20. I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant.
21. It's a thankless job. But I've got a lot Karma to burn off.
22. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
23. And your cry-baby whiny-assed opinion would be?
24. Do I look like a people person?
25. This isn't an office, it's hell with florescent lighting.
26. I started out with nothing & still have most of it left.
27. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.
28. If I throw a stick, will you leave?
29. Errors have been made...others will be blamed.
30. Whatever kind if look you were going for, you missed.
31. I'm trying to imagine you with a personality.
32. A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.
33. Can I trade this job for what's behind the door #1?
34. Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
35. Nice perfume, must you marinate in it?
36. Chaos, panic & disorder - my work is done here.
37. How do I set a laser pointer to stun?
38. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks.
So i finally got myself to get in here
Here is something i read in this blog though i have seen versions of this elsewhere too:
38 Things You Want To Say At Work But Cant
1. I can see your point, but still think your full of crap.
2. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.
3. How about never, is never good for you?
4. I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate your self in public.
5. I'm really easy to get along with once you people learn to worship me.
6. I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.
7. I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...
8. I don't work here. I'm a consultant.
9. It sounds like English, but I can't understand a word you're saying.
10. Ahhh, I see the fuck-up fairy has visited us again...
11. I like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid.
12. You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
13. I have plenty of talent and vision. I just don't give a damn.
14. I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.
15. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.
16. Thank you. We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.
17. The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.
18. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.
19. What am I? Flypaper for freaks?
20. I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant.
21. It's a thankless job. But I've got a lot Karma to burn off.
22. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
23. And your cry-baby whiny-assed opinion would be?
24. Do I look like a people person?
25. This isn't an office, it's hell with florescent lighting.
26. I started out with nothing & still have most of it left.
27. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.
28. If I throw a stick, will you leave?
29. Errors have been made...others will be blamed.
30. Whatever kind if look you were going for, you missed.
31. I'm trying to imagine you with a personality.
32. A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.
33. Can I trade this job for what's behind the door #1?
34. Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
35. Nice perfume, must you marinate in it?
36. Chaos, panic & disorder - my work is done here.
37. How do I set a laser pointer to stun?
38. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks.
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