The last 4 days we've been witnessing storms every evening in Bangalore. The pattern is so typical - it starts getting windy and there's a dust storm like gale - the temperature drops like crazy and then it hails and rains.
The worst was day before yesterday. 2 Trees and an electric pole fell in our street. The we had a power cut that lasted 29 hours :(((( .. The night and early morning were manageable - the air was cool and there was a pleasant wind blowing throughout. But then around 9 AM came the surprise - we ran out of water :( - coz there was no power to pump the water up!
Anyway that was one horrible day. The electricity dept took a whole to put the pole straight up.
Yesterday was another storm. There was a picture in the paper the other day - it seriously looked like the sea - but it turned out to be a road in bangalore.
And all this - before the monsoon has set in !!
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Friday, May 20, 2005
The INSEAD App
While writing my INSEAD essays I realized a few points about my own character and my future plans. The entire apping process was really useful in that regard. Even though it can pain quite a bit. Some important takeaways from the entire excercise :
1. It's difficult to be prceise and convey all that you wanted to say. Every point needs to be substantiated. But the word limits are so damn low. Brevity certainly is not my current strength. I need to work on how to make my writing intersting, brief and humurous.
2. My long-term gaols certainly got clarified. I do want to be an entrapreneur. And I do want to be an entrapreneur in the renewable energy field. How, I don't know yet! But "why", I'm pretty clear. The world is goddamn dying. It needs an answer to this madness for the oil. We have the Sun shining away to glory all the time in the year especially in India. Why, can't we use it? I want to change this world, yes. There are so many different routes to it. I could be a peace volunteer, a politician, an environmental activist. But, I'm chosing the MBA route. Yes, I do want to change the world!
3. My short-term goal is also very clear now. I want to revolutionize the way these solar products are sold. So for that, I want to sell some existing product! I'm in the field of product management in a way. I do Release management. So the natural progression for me is product management.
4. I feel proud about my country. India is where the past meets the future. This is where business is going to grow. China's much bigger - but the stability of the Indian democracy is where I would invest in. If the chinese wake up one day to fight for their freedom, then it'll roll back their economy by a significant number of years! No such problems with India.
5. My character : what are my strengths and weaknesses. Frankly, my main weakness is laziness. But can I say that to an Adcom! Hell, no ! I'm sure I wouldn't want a lazy guy in my team. So no point in telling the truth. So the next big weakness is certainly procrastination. That's what I've put in there. Hope the story works.
My strength definitely is my pateince. I've done very well on the personal front only because of my patience. Actually it's a combination of patience and thick-skin. That makes me cool in a lot of situations.
6. My english language skills are dan lousy. That's one thing I figured out from the various reviews by my friends. And God, help me acquire brevity !
Anyways, the Reccos were okay. My past managers - actually Shirish was never really my manager. But he is a manager! Gayathri also was a manager with whom I had good relationship. Hopefully, she's given me a good recco.
Anyways, more on the apping front soon. To be continued ..
1. It's difficult to be prceise and convey all that you wanted to say. Every point needs to be substantiated. But the word limits are so damn low. Brevity certainly is not my current strength. I need to work on how to make my writing intersting, brief and humurous.
2. My long-term gaols certainly got clarified. I do want to be an entrapreneur. And I do want to be an entrapreneur in the renewable energy field. How, I don't know yet! But "why", I'm pretty clear. The world is goddamn dying. It needs an answer to this madness for the oil. We have the Sun shining away to glory all the time in the year especially in India. Why, can't we use it? I want to change this world, yes. There are so many different routes to it. I could be a peace volunteer, a politician, an environmental activist. But, I'm chosing the MBA route. Yes, I do want to change the world!
3. My short-term goal is also very clear now. I want to revolutionize the way these solar products are sold. So for that, I want to sell some existing product! I'm in the field of product management in a way. I do Release management. So the natural progression for me is product management.
4. I feel proud about my country. India is where the past meets the future. This is where business is going to grow. China's much bigger - but the stability of the Indian democracy is where I would invest in. If the chinese wake up one day to fight for their freedom, then it'll roll back their economy by a significant number of years! No such problems with India.
5. My character : what are my strengths and weaknesses. Frankly, my main weakness is laziness. But can I say that to an Adcom! Hell, no ! I'm sure I wouldn't want a lazy guy in my team. So no point in telling the truth. So the next big weakness is certainly procrastination. That's what I've put in there. Hope the story works.
My strength definitely is my pateince. I've done very well on the personal front only because of my patience. Actually it's a combination of patience and thick-skin. That makes me cool in a lot of situations.
6. My english language skills are dan lousy. That's one thing I figured out from the various reviews by my friends. And God, help me acquire brevity !
Anyways, the Reccos were okay. My past managers - actually Shirish was never really my manager. But he is a manager! Gayathri also was a manager with whom I had good relationship. Hopefully, she's given me a good recco.
Anyways, more on the apping front soon. To be continued ..
Firefox
Just downloaded Firefox 1.0.4 from the Mozilla website. I've used it before and I really love the TABbed browsing. More than anything else, it's the tendency of the human brain to seek change that is the biggest plus about Firfox. Of course, the tabbed browsing also means the browser does not open infinite windows on the taskbar.
I can now set the 2 proxies in two different browsers. Of course the security related aspects are much better in Firefox than IE. Would like to try out some other browsers too! Anyone has any idea?
I can now set the 2 proxies in two different browsers. Of course the security related aspects are much better in Firefox than IE. Would like to try out some other browsers too! Anyone has any idea?
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Browsing
I've been browsing so much of late. Till the apps for INSEAD were sent, I was browsing for loads and loads of stuff on renewable energy. It's a very interesting topic to browse on.
Then of course the second most browsed topic is why MBA and essay writing tips sites. That's not all that interesting. Only when I wrote these formal essays did I realise that I'm such a verbose writer. I take up so much space for writing something very small!
Now of course the new topic for browsing is my profession. Testing as a profession is pretty young and interesting. There are lots of articles on the topic. I found James Bach's blog very interesting : http://blackbox.cs.fit.edu/blog/james/
As I explore more and more terms for the upcoming apps and also my own work, browsing adds huge value to one's knowledge. Be it registering in the Wharton or INSEAD knowledge sites or taking subscription of the Earthscan online magazine.
Then of course the second most browsed topic is why MBA and essay writing tips sites. That's not all that interesting. Only when I wrote these formal essays did I realise that I'm such a verbose writer. I take up so much space for writing something very small!
Now of course the new topic for browsing is my profession. Testing as a profession is pretty young and interesting. There are lots of articles on the topic. I found James Bach's blog very interesting : http://blackbox.cs.fit.edu/blog/james/
As I explore more and more terms for the upcoming apps and also my own work, browsing adds huge value to one's knowledge. Be it registering in the Wharton or INSEAD knowledge sites or taking subscription of the Earthscan online magazine.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Pondy!
Pondicherry is my home town. Everytime I go there I feel more psenti about it. Its a beautiful place to re-discover with your beloved :).
We went to Repos beach late evening yesterday. I've always wanted to show her the spectacle of a moonrise in Pondicherry. I'd seen it once before in the main city beach. But what we saw yesterday was something totally blissful and mind-blowing. The full circle of the moon could be seen rising from iside the ocean. The cool breeze blowing, the height of the tides increasing and the sounds of the birds returning home :) and your beloved in your arms - the feeling was surreal !
As the orange-white ball rose higher into the sky, I was reminded of an old doubt I'd always had. Why does the Sun appear to move faster when its near the horizon? I'd asked this question long back in a Science Program called 'Turning Point'. Never really got a satisfactory answer to that question.
Anyway, coming back to the point - Pondicherry - alas - it feels like a poem everytime I visit the blessed land. I just hope it continues to stay as beautiful ...
We went to Repos beach late evening yesterday. I've always wanted to show her the spectacle of a moonrise in Pondicherry. I'd seen it once before in the main city beach. But what we saw yesterday was something totally blissful and mind-blowing. The full circle of the moon could be seen rising from iside the ocean. The cool breeze blowing, the height of the tides increasing and the sounds of the birds returning home :) and your beloved in your arms - the feeling was surreal !
As the orange-white ball rose higher into the sky, I was reminded of an old doubt I'd always had. Why does the Sun appear to move faster when its near the horizon? I'd asked this question long back in a Science Program called 'Turning Point'. Never really got a satisfactory answer to that question.
Anyway, coming back to the point - Pondicherry - alas - it feels like a poem everytime I visit the blessed land. I just hope it continues to stay as beautiful ...
Monday, January 10, 2005
Listen O Janamejeya
That was the name of the play we watched yesterday at Rangashankara. It was directed by a junior of ours called Okri.
The story was pretty awesome. The acting was even better. The story revolves around 4 characters - one an old man who believes experience is everything; a youth who belives that zeal alone can take him far far away; a pretty young woman who is a normal woman who wants security and believes that it's determination that will take anyone somewhere! And then the common man called Samanyappa - who belives that one should work hard and not allow oneself the luxury of thinking of unnecessary things. Just eat before you sleep, sleep after you eat, get up the next morning and work and tire yourself out and just repeat the process over and over again.
Then there are 2 other characters - one is a director of the play; the other is the leader who preaches that everything's wrong with this earth and we need to transport ourselves to the moon or mars! That's where the solution lies.
The story progresses act by act - the first in which the inside of the characters is revealed; the second one in which the outside occupational life of the characters is enacted. Then the final act with a lot complicated dialogues such as "Let the living live and dead die!". And "in the kingdom of the dead, the alive person is called a ghost".
I haven't fully analysed the impact and meaning of the play. But the performances were superlative! I think the general conclusion is that just live your life the way you want to. Don't over philosophize.
Rangashankara is doing a great job in the theater scene in Bangalore.
The story was pretty awesome. The acting was even better. The story revolves around 4 characters - one an old man who believes experience is everything; a youth who belives that zeal alone can take him far far away; a pretty young woman who is a normal woman who wants security and believes that it's determination that will take anyone somewhere! And then the common man called Samanyappa - who belives that one should work hard and not allow oneself the luxury of thinking of unnecessary things. Just eat before you sleep, sleep after you eat, get up the next morning and work and tire yourself out and just repeat the process over and over again.
Then there are 2 other characters - one is a director of the play; the other is the leader who preaches that everything's wrong with this earth and we need to transport ourselves to the moon or mars! That's where the solution lies.
The story progresses act by act - the first in which the inside of the characters is revealed; the second one in which the outside occupational life of the characters is enacted. Then the final act with a lot complicated dialogues such as "Let the living live and dead die!". And "in the kingdom of the dead, the alive person is called a ghost".
I haven't fully analysed the impact and meaning of the play. But the performances were superlative! I think the general conclusion is that just live your life the way you want to. Don't over philosophize.
Rangashankara is doing a great job in the theater scene in Bangalore.
Thursday, January 06, 2005
It's already 6 days !
Happy new year to you all! Had an okay new year party.
We've been mad running around looking for houses. It's easily tyhe craziest thing one can do. The houses look so sad, located in pathetic localities or they're like some Aushwitz ghettos. Finally we found a house that looks good but has a greedy owner. Tried some hard bargaining. Got a few concessions.
In the meantime, dealing with in-laws and parents is getting to be quite a challenge. I don't intend calling them dad or mom ! Uncle and aunty should be good.
Really need to relax now. More updates to follow!
We've been mad running around looking for houses. It's easily tyhe craziest thing one can do. The houses look so sad, located in pathetic localities or they're like some Aushwitz ghettos. Finally we found a house that looks good but has a greedy owner. Tried some hard bargaining. Got a few concessions.
In the meantime, dealing with in-laws and parents is getting to be quite a challenge. I don't intend calling them dad or mom ! Uncle and aunty should be good.
Really need to relax now. More updates to follow!
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Gizmo man
Got my new laptop :) .. I've become a gizmo guy. An awesome mobile phone and now an awesome laptop. Got a Dell Inspiron 700m .. It's really sleek and light.
Never imagined myself being such a gizmo freak!
Never imagined myself being such a gizmo freak!
Friday, December 10, 2004
Wow quote
Just felt "wow!" about this quote .. Dont want to lose it ! So blogging it !
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
---- Mark Twain
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
---- Mark Twain
Checking the foto thing ..
Just trying a photo blog .. This is a snap from the Flower show i wanted to upload!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prashm/2073967/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/prashm/2073967/
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Right thing to do
- Why do we all follow traffic rules ? Because rules are meant to be followed. In a way they are in place to avoid accidents and save lives. And setting up a system that saves lives is a 'right' thing ?
- Why do we have democracy? Because it is the most just way of governance? Even though the majority might be foolish, the wish of the fools should be granted ? Over time, from chosing the right person, we have come to define it as chosing the less wrong person!
- Why do we dress in a particular manner? Somebody's defined some way to be the right way and we all follow it. And in dressing there's a rule for eveything - on what trouser goes with what shirt, what tie , socks colour , shoes etc etc. There's an overall harmony in dressing .. And who defined the sense of harmony?
- Why do we have social institutions? Of marriage ? Of religion? They all in a way tell you what the right thing to do is!
- Even the laws are defined to protect the right!
But in cases where the right and the wrong do not have specific boundaries who does our system chose? It's always the richer and the more powerful :
- Between peoples who would be displaced by the construction of a mega dam and the rich who would be benifitted by the dam - the rich always win!
- Between countries who pollute the air the most and others who want to make a change by taking small steps in reducing these emissions, the richer country always prevails upon the rest of the world because they canot compromise on their lifestyle!
- When was the last time an erring politician in Inidia was punished?
Are there any direct solutions to these issues?
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
The Choke ..
After months of struggling with my bike's problems of very bad vibrations when stationary and on, I discovered the root cause of the whole problem - it was in the choke ! My God and I'd completely ignored that aspect.
I told the service guy also so many times that there was a problem with the tuning. And an alarming drop in the mileage ! Even I was trying to adjust the tuning to reduce the vibration .. SHIT ! How very dumb of me ! It was right there in my line of sight and I didn't see it.
Atleast, better late than never .. that's my relief. But I don't know how much the engine would've got damaged as a result of this stupidity.
That's the thing with so many problems .. the solution is simply to look at the problem. But we don't even where the problem is .. and end useless hours trying the wrong solution. I'm supposed to be an observant guy - but what happened here?
I told the service guy also so many times that there was a problem with the tuning. And an alarming drop in the mileage ! Even I was trying to adjust the tuning to reduce the vibration .. SHIT ! How very dumb of me ! It was right there in my line of sight and I didn't see it.
Atleast, better late than never .. that's my relief. But I don't know how much the engine would've got damaged as a result of this stupidity.
That's the thing with so many problems .. the solution is simply to look at the problem. But we don't even where the problem is .. and end useless hours trying the wrong solution. I'm supposed to be an observant guy - but what happened here?
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Bengalur speak
What are the most common topics of conversation between any two Bangaloreans? Well here's my list in the decreasing order of frequency :
1. Traffic situation on the way to office/home on xyz road ( it just doesn't matter - you substitute it with any road name it's the same story!)
2. How much delayed the flyover at xyz junction is !! (Every flyover is ..)
3. How Dharam Singh is screwing up the entire state and specifically Bangalore
4. How Deve Gowda has acquired more property in Bangalore or Mysore Road
5. The winter's quite severe this time. I've never seen such a rough winter
6. Dravid is the best batsman in the world ;) ..
7. How it rained dinosaurs the other day ( this frequency is reducing , Thank God! But you never know n Bangalore)
8. How even 2 years ago, this road was such a lovely place to walk ( all those green spaces are going going gone ..)
1. Traffic situation on the way to office/home on xyz road ( it just doesn't matter - you substitute it with any road name it's the same story!)
2. How much delayed the flyover at xyz junction is !! (Every flyover is ..)
3. How Dharam Singh is screwing up the entire state and specifically Bangalore
4. How Deve Gowda has acquired more property in Bangalore or Mysore Road
5. The winter's quite severe this time. I've never seen such a rough winter
6. Dravid is the best batsman in the world ;) ..
7. How it rained dinosaurs the other day ( this frequency is reducing , Thank God! But you never know n Bangalore)
8. How even 2 years ago, this road was such a lovely place to walk ( all those green spaces are going going gone ..)
Monday, December 06, 2004
Belated confession
I need to make this confession to my dad sometime. But I've never had the guts to do it so far!
This is related to something I did more than 20 years ago. I was 1st Standard studying in the KV JIPMER campus in Pondicherry. I used to get dropped by my dad to school on his Baja Chetak. My school fees was 15 rupees a term ( 3months)!
There was this Aaya kadai right outside the school premises. This old woman who would sell things like toffees, kamarkats ( i guess people outside Tamil Nadu may not know what it is!) etc. This place used to be hang out for the largely innocent crowd of our days. Ha, don't we all feel that way? No, but seing the kids of today, I'm sure we were pretty naive and innocent.
One such day, we were supposed to pay up the fees for the term. Appa'd given me 15 bucks for the same purpose. Instead, i took the entire class out on a treat of kamarkuts. And I told Appa that I lost the money while he was riding me to school. I told him that the money flew out of my pocket on the raod ;).
There were a lot of discussions at that time. I remember that it was the biggest ever controversy I was involved in for a long time :). Life has moved on since then, but I never had the guts to tell Appa the truth about those 15 rupees! Someday I shall gather the courage and do it. But, not quite yet !
This is related to something I did more than 20 years ago. I was 1st Standard studying in the KV JIPMER campus in Pondicherry. I used to get dropped by my dad to school on his Baja Chetak. My school fees was 15 rupees a term ( 3months)!
There was this Aaya kadai right outside the school premises. This old woman who would sell things like toffees, kamarkats ( i guess people outside Tamil Nadu may not know what it is!) etc. This place used to be hang out for the largely innocent crowd of our days. Ha, don't we all feel that way? No, but seing the kids of today, I'm sure we were pretty naive and innocent.
One such day, we were supposed to pay up the fees for the term. Appa'd given me 15 bucks for the same purpose. Instead, i took the entire class out on a treat of kamarkuts. And I told Appa that I lost the money while he was riding me to school. I told him that the money flew out of my pocket on the raod ;).
There were a lot of discussions at that time. I remember that it was the biggest ever controversy I was involved in for a long time :). Life has moved on since then, but I never had the guts to tell Appa the truth about those 15 rupees! Someday I shall gather the courage and do it. But, not quite yet !
Saturday, December 04, 2004
Black Knight
Watched this movie on Star movies last night. Martin Lawrence at his best !
Outright hilarious movie. Martin Lawrence is this guy called Jamaal. He finds some chain lying and when he jumps into the drain he gets transported back in time to 1398 England.
The scene when he first inreacts with Notty is quite amusing. All his conversations with the old Brits shows the contrast in the language spoken in America and the traditional old english.
There's this part where he tried to inspire the english public into rebellion against the king, and he says "Ask not what your fiefdom did fo you, ask what you can do for your fiefdom!". I literally sat there holding my tummy and laughing.
Might not be technical sound or historically correct. But a wholesome masala entertainer all the way ! I would definitely recommend this movie to be watched - can really brighten and lighten the mood.
Outright hilarious movie. Martin Lawrence is this guy called Jamaal. He finds some chain lying and when he jumps into the drain he gets transported back in time to 1398 England.
The scene when he first inreacts with Notty is quite amusing. All his conversations with the old Brits shows the contrast in the language spoken in America and the traditional old english.
There's this part where he tried to inspire the english public into rebellion against the king, and he says "Ask not what your fiefdom did fo you, ask what you can do for your fiefdom!". I literally sat there holding my tummy and laughing.
Might not be technical sound or historically correct. But a wholesome masala entertainer all the way ! I would definitely recommend this movie to be watched - can really brighten and lighten the mood.
Friday, December 03, 2004
Kerla - God's own Country! - Part 2
Food
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Although I've had very high regard for Mall food, I found that all the mallu food I'd eaten were local adaptations of actual mallu food ! My God, the original food was terrible.
Firstly, not having any vegetarian choice inside India itself was horrible. The Cherai beach was the worst! Cold appams and parothas with some vague looking green peas masala was the definition of veg food there. The waiter infact started off ranting "Beef curry, mutton curry ..". That was quite psyching.
But in the main cities of Kottayam and Cochin - there were good udupi/tam restaurants which saved us from starvation. The food at this Udupi place in Cochin was heaven! We ate and hogged like 'veg' pigs ;)
Beach
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We visited one beach - the cherai beach. The beach itself was pretty neat and clean and gentle. But a bit soily in the waves. But it was nice fun nevertheless to walk on soft non-coarse sands. But, it was very crowded. And there were people wearing burqas and sarees trying to wet their feet. That was kind of funny to watch :). And as usual there were white skinned foreigners who attracted a lot of attention of the locals. Weird people, mallus!
Mallu Christian wedding
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Very simple and charming. I simply loved the simplicity of the cermeonies and the dressing. No big fuss. Lots of songs were being sung in mallu, apparently all devotional songs dedicated to Christ. It was like a hum-aapke-hain-kaun - lots of songs in a wedding.
Also, the wedding seemed to be a very serious affair. There weren't so many smiles as you see in a normal indian wedding. Very sombre indeed.
Hospitality
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Fantabulous! We were a total of 4 vegetarians there - there was one person dedicated to cater to our needs and demands. Simply amazing hospitality at the wedding.
Other observations
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There seems to be break in the populated places in Kerala. It's a continuos and densely populated state. There's no concept of end of town, beginning of city etc.
The mallu bus drivers - I've always known them to be a bit rough - but experienced them again :) . They ought to make seat belts for all the passengers!
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Although I've had very high regard for Mall food, I found that all the mallu food I'd eaten were local adaptations of actual mallu food ! My God, the original food was terrible.
Firstly, not having any vegetarian choice inside India itself was horrible. The Cherai beach was the worst! Cold appams and parothas with some vague looking green peas masala was the definition of veg food there. The waiter infact started off ranting "Beef curry, mutton curry ..". That was quite psyching.
But in the main cities of Kottayam and Cochin - there were good udupi/tam restaurants which saved us from starvation. The food at this Udupi place in Cochin was heaven! We ate and hogged like 'veg' pigs ;)
Beach
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We visited one beach - the cherai beach. The beach itself was pretty neat and clean and gentle. But a bit soily in the waves. But it was nice fun nevertheless to walk on soft non-coarse sands. But, it was very crowded. And there were people wearing burqas and sarees trying to wet their feet. That was kind of funny to watch :). And as usual there were white skinned foreigners who attracted a lot of attention of the locals. Weird people, mallus!
Mallu Christian wedding
------------------------
Very simple and charming. I simply loved the simplicity of the cermeonies and the dressing. No big fuss. Lots of songs were being sung in mallu, apparently all devotional songs dedicated to Christ. It was like a hum-aapke-hain-kaun - lots of songs in a wedding.
Also, the wedding seemed to be a very serious affair. There weren't so many smiles as you see in a normal indian wedding. Very sombre indeed.
Hospitality
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Fantabulous! We were a total of 4 vegetarians there - there was one person dedicated to cater to our needs and demands. Simply amazing hospitality at the wedding.
Other observations
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There seems to be break in the populated places in Kerala. It's a continuos and densely populated state. There's no concept of end of town, beginning of city etc.
The mallu bus drivers - I've always known them to be a bit rough - but experienced them again :) . They ought to make seat belts for all the passengers!
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Bhopal - 20 years ...
It's 20 years gone .. the biggest ever tragedy of our country probably of the world occured in Bhopal ! We were all too young to realise or absorb the statistics and destruction .. there was no television to show us what happened like it happened in the earth quake in Gujrath or the riots there .. there were no reporters like Rajdeep and Burkha who could go right into
the sight of disaster and show us the full picture !
Union Carbide ! The word raises my heckles everytime I even hear the word ! I try not to buy Everready batteries for the same reason - if I have some other choice. Yet, the moral police of the world - America - hides its son of capitalism. What has the Indian govt done? Nothing ..
I haven't met any victim of this big tragedy. But I have read so much about their sufferings.
Dec 2, 1984 ! 20 years gone - there's no justice ! Where is Warren Anderson? Anyone knows ?
http://www.bhopal.net/oldsite/abscond.html - This is what I got from google. How much is he directly responsible for the tragedy ? I don't know. I only know the courts provide justice. They want him. But he's shielded. I'm not big enough to decide what is right, what is not .. But
this day I had some time to think.
Only hope that life of the poor are taken more seriously. This dastardly industrialization and corrupt politicians all over the world only makes it a more unsafe place to live in. If the same incident had occurred in a richer country, things would've been different .. that's when I begin to wonder if the Left is right !
the sight of disaster and show us the full picture !
Union Carbide ! The word raises my heckles everytime I even hear the word ! I try not to buy Everready batteries for the same reason - if I have some other choice. Yet, the moral police of the world - America - hides its son of capitalism. What has the Indian govt done? Nothing ..
I haven't met any victim of this big tragedy. But I have read so much about their sufferings.
Dec 2, 1984 ! 20 years gone - there's no justice ! Where is Warren Anderson? Anyone knows ?
http://www.bhopal.net/oldsite/abscond.html - This is what I got from google. How much is he directly responsible for the tragedy ? I don't know. I only know the courts provide justice. They want him. But he's shielded. I'm not big enough to decide what is right, what is not .. But
this day I had some time to think.
Only hope that life of the poor are taken more seriously. This dastardly industrialization and corrupt politicians all over the world only makes it a more unsafe place to live in. If the same incident had occurred in a richer country, things would've been different .. that's when I begin to wonder if the Left is right !
Monday, November 29, 2004
Kerala - God's Own Country ! - Part 1
I'd been to Kerala last weekend for Sajith's wedding. It was quite an experience! It was my first time into Kerala for non-trek purposes. So in a way this was the first time ( excluding that trip as a kid!) I saw for myself what this enchanting land had in it for me !
Nature
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The scenic beauty of the backwaters is simply awesome. Waterways are like how highways are in the rest of the country. We went on a boat from Kottayam to R-Block. And in this distance we saw the beauty of what we'd heard of all the time. There were these bridges which were folded up whenever a boat passed by. There were lovely people on the banks washing clothes/ bathing. There were kids trying to swim in the shallow waters. There were acres and hectares of paddy fields. The lush greenary of the paddy fields is always a treat to the eyes !
The next part will contain other aspects of my observations of what I saw in Kerala!
Nature
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The scenic beauty of the backwaters is simply awesome. Waterways are like how highways are in the rest of the country. We went on a boat from Kottayam to R-Block. And in this distance we saw the beauty of what we'd heard of all the time. There were these bridges which were folded up whenever a boat passed by. There were lovely people on the banks washing clothes/ bathing. There were kids trying to swim in the shallow waters. There were acres and hectares of paddy fields. The lush greenary of the paddy fields is always a treat to the eyes !
The next part will contain other aspects of my observations of what I saw in Kerala!
Friday, November 26, 2004
Captain Planet ??
This is the most hilarious stories I've heard in the recent times. Very good spoof :-). Very good fwd. Not to be missed for later reading.
This is Indian cinema ;-)
Indian movies will alwayz be an eye opener.Here is a story of
Vijaykant's next (Telugu) movie Its named as "Captain Planet"(WOW !!!
where do they get these names?? )
Vijaykant is a scientist in NASA.......( yes folks..........u read
that right.NASA...the American space lab-A very big set designed for
this by kalaipuli S.Dhaanu).
When our hero was busy launching a satellite to Pluto, his wife simran
is about to deliver a baby and she wanted to meet him. But the launch
process badly need a person like our hero, and there is no other
option.
Senior scientist Radha asks him to stay back till it gets launched.
Our well commited hero successfully launches the satellite, and comes back home in a horse ( where are all the planes gone.??....:)), but his wife is dead. Mean time, other scientists in NASA claim that they were responsible for the launch and they didnt recognise Vijaykanth.
He resigns from there and comes back to india with his family leading a peaceful life.... days go by till......
Oneday, the scientists, to their surprise found that SUN is reaching EARTH slowly and after sometime it may BURN the earth to ashes.. All the scientists are worried how to save the EARTH..
Then they realize that only "THE HERO" (Vijaykanth) can do it...
They visit India,telling him the facts, and Vijaykant joins back there to complete the mission of saving the EARTH...After a very big research, Vijaykant is inventing an instrument.
The instrument will deflect the SUN from its path to EARTH..
All the scientist are very happy and appreciating vijaykanth's invention.
So finally Vijaykant is all set to go into the SPACE and save the earth.
He and one other person (Chandra sekhar, Who is a prisoner in Vellore, Has been choosen by our hero because none other in US army can do that job) are travelling in an spacecraft towards the SUN.
They moved out of earth and in space & Vijaykant is coming out of the spacecraft and standing on the Wings of the spacecraft.
He is taking out the instrument and showing it to the SUN.....
oh!!!!!!!! The instrument is not working... The terrorists deactivated it !!!(ha ha ha .....u got to be kiddin me)
All the scientists are worried at the earth station.....tension mounts up..........
SUN is reaching the EARTH slowly.............
Climax - With the SUN floats towards the EARTH, VIJAYKANTH puts one leg on earth, turns back, kicks off the SUN with ultimate force.. and jumps back to the spacecraft....
now the SUN is deflecting away from its path to EARTH!!!!!!!!!!! EARTH SAVED...
He shows Indian flag in his hand and the spacecraft moves back to earth!
*******************************The End**************************
This is Indian cinema ;-)
Indian movies will alwayz be an eye opener.Here is a story of
Vijaykant's next (Telugu) movie Its named as "Captain Planet"(WOW !!!
where do they get these names?? )
Vijaykant is a scientist in NASA.......( yes folks..........u read
that right.NASA...the American space lab-A very big set designed for
this by kalaipuli S.Dhaanu).
When our hero was busy launching a satellite to Pluto, his wife simran
is about to deliver a baby and she wanted to meet him. But the launch
process badly need a person like our hero, and there is no other
option.
Senior scientist Radha asks him to stay back till it gets launched.
Our well commited hero successfully launches the satellite, and comes back home in a horse ( where are all the planes gone.??....:)), but his wife is dead. Mean time, other scientists in NASA claim that they were responsible for the launch and they didnt recognise Vijaykanth.
He resigns from there and comes back to india with his family leading a peaceful life.... days go by till......
Oneday, the scientists, to their surprise found that SUN is reaching EARTH slowly and after sometime it may BURN the earth to ashes.. All the scientists are worried how to save the EARTH..
Then they realize that only "THE HERO" (Vijaykanth) can do it...
They visit India,telling him the facts, and Vijaykant joins back there to complete the mission of saving the EARTH...After a very big research, Vijaykant is inventing an instrument.
The instrument will deflect the SUN from its path to EARTH..
All the scientist are very happy and appreciating vijaykanth's invention.
So finally Vijaykant is all set to go into the SPACE and save the earth.
He and one other person (Chandra sekhar, Who is a prisoner in Vellore, Has been choosen by our hero because none other in US army can do that job) are travelling in an spacecraft towards the SUN.
They moved out of earth and in space & Vijaykant is coming out of the spacecraft and standing on the Wings of the spacecraft.
He is taking out the instrument and showing it to the SUN.....
oh!!!!!!!! The instrument is not working... The terrorists deactivated it !!!(ha ha ha .....u got to be kiddin me)
All the scientists are worried at the earth station.....tension mounts up..........
SUN is reaching the EARTH slowly.............
Climax - With the SUN floats towards the EARTH, VIJAYKANTH puts one leg on earth, turns back, kicks off the SUN with ultimate force.. and jumps back to the spacecraft....
now the SUN is deflecting away from its path to EARTH!!!!!!!!!!! EARTH SAVED...
He shows Indian flag in his hand and the spacecraft moves back to earth!
*******************************The End**************************
The underpass is inaugurated!
After my 'n' unsuccessful attempts at going through the dairy circle underpass, I finally did it yesterday ! Our beloved CM found time to inaugurate the underpass finally.
It really helps in traffic congestion.But then this is after putting public through so much hassle so it would obviously look much better than the mess it was in for so many years. ( 2 years, I think). Anyway, camt that way today also - not bad in terms of time taken - almost the same as the double road route. The quality of the road is not upto the mark. It's not smoothly ironed out - quite bumpy already.
The road before and after needs some repair immediately. But then we are in India - nothing comes without a struggle. That's why morally and societally we are so high :-). Because our basic needs are struggle everyday. Okay, I shall not get into the usual debate. That's all for now!
It really helps in traffic congestion.But then this is after putting public through so much hassle so it would obviously look much better than the mess it was in for so many years. ( 2 years, I think). Anyway, camt that way today also - not bad in terms of time taken - almost the same as the double road route. The quality of the road is not upto the mark. It's not smoothly ironed out - quite bumpy already.
The road before and after needs some repair immediately. But then we are in India - nothing comes without a struggle. That's why morally and societally we are so high :-). Because our basic needs are struggle everyday. Okay, I shall not get into the usual debate. That's all for now!
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