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At last, Moms and Dads go one up.

A small tech update

At last, the media companies have come up with a new format of disks. It is a combination of a DVD and a CD. One side will have the great CD sound that we have all come to know and love while the reverse side will contain video or other types of content needing the large storage capacity of a DVD.

Now, all of us, who have tried to explain our technophobic parents about the diffrence between the Right and Wrong side of the CD and how they have to be inserted in vertical and horizontal bays, and why it is not possible to have songs, movies or whatever on both the sides can finally take a breather, as they display smug " we told you so ninny, we know better" expressions.

But then, we have a new problem, how do we know which side is which and the contents of the peice of plastic without jamming it into our Drive trays?

A Drab post - Read if you have nothing else to do in life

Warning: The discourse is going to be pretty disjointed. That is the way my thoughts are, for now.

It has been a pretty good start to what would usually be a blue day.

Early in the morning, I got a call from a gal i like. She had some work, near where i worked, so i got some nice company for the drive.

Got to office early, got a call once again, from the girl i liked.

The weekend was even better.

The gal who shares (my mom thought that the gal was pretty) from my office graced my place. Spent a couple of blissful hours with her. Surprisingly, she talked about her past more openly that what i ever expected her to.

We share absolutely differnt tastes. She Hates books, she hates tech talk, she hates writing, i love all these, but we still seem to have something to talk.

I dont know whether that was becasue she trusted me or whether that was for testing me.

She shares my name and my sunsign, so i have my own doubts about her. Not that i beleive in astrology, but, well, you never know.

But, I must say, She is 'some lady. Total Entertainment.

I have never seen someone making fun of someone and pulling their legs so neatly. No cheap tricks and all, just pure fun, and if you are on the right side, you will love it.

I am just hoping that, i will continue to interest her. Her company is worth the while.

Wanted: Luck

Yaar, Bahut hogaya!

I need to be connected at home. This damn CD-RW canot be trusted, and moving data from home to office via these stupid mediums, Palms, CD is total horsecrap.

I am frustrated, tired, angry and every other emotion which can be included under those heads.

Nothing seems to be working out.

So, as the last resort i am making a plea:

Whomsoever reads this, please, please, please, pray that i will be connected at home once again.

Mood: Murderous

Developments, If any

I have been give this task of compiling a text book on "Bank Marketing". It was given to me semi-prepared. The first three chapters were half done. All they talked about was services marketing in general. The moment i saw it, i thought, "Hmmm, Kid stuff. Pooh".

The opinion stayed that way, when i hit upon the 7th chapter. What looks like a seemingly simple chapter, is squeezing my brain juices to the max. There are no books on it. There is no information on the net. There is no information on the paid research sites. There is no information with the bankers.

There is no information anywhere.

General information, about financial services, yes, but banking? Zilch.

I went to the person i am working with, "Sir, i need some information, i dont seem to find any anywhere."

The guy deposited a mountain of books on the desk and said, "refer to these, maybe you will find something."

MAYBE?? You mean to say, i am supposed to browse through all these books to get 20 pages of into that too by tomorrow?

I started off with the page count.

Ladies and gentlemen, the page count is 4362 pages (exculing the cover and the index pages.)

As if that wasnt enough, he proceeded to remind me that the deadline was 24 hours from then.

There was absolutely no talk about the previous chapters, that were yet to be reviewed by him.

I quoted Douglas Adams, to myself.

"I love deadlines, especailly the whooshing sound they make as the go by"

So, here i am, typing this, when i could do far better, by typing something about whatwasit?

Anyway.

Nothing Worth anyone's while

I have a feeling that my hard disk is soon going to be redundant.

I used to take pride in my 140GB hard disk, but looking at the way the email accounts are going, they are either going to go bust trying to provide space, or my hard disk is going to be redundant.

Taking a tally of the online space i have, 4 Gmail Accounts, 2 Yahoo accounts, 2 Rediff accounts, 1 Lycos account and 2 Hotmail accounts. news is that Hotmail is going to provide 250MB from the first week of july.

And that is just the mail space, if i take into account, my accounts with photo storage sites which provide unlimited storage space...

Need i say anything more? Except for the fact that, my broadband connection, which is needed to access all these is still down.

For Prayush

Hey Teju, I am Charu, Prayush's friend. Well i have to tell Priyanka something, but since we don't know her id/phone-no you are the only way. Please tell her that Prayush is no more. We all people went for surfing and he was struck underwater.His brain suffered multiple injuries. He was declared dead on the spot. I know its bad on my part to ask you to give such bad news but we have no other alternative. Try to console her,and say we are all sorry about the incident.

This was the comment that was posted yesteday.

I just want to say that, life, as Priyanka has seen it, will never be the same again. He will be sorely missed.

As for me, I was waiting to meet him. The wait i guess is going to be a long one.

So, Prayush, See you when i get there friend. Sooner or Later.

Another day in paradise?

I realised that it has been quite some time since my last post. 5 days1 i didnt realise that i was so busy. The main problem is that there has been some problem with my net connection at home. I has been totally out since that past 5 days and partially down since that past 10 days. My ISP has been asking me time till the 21st of this month.

Iam hoping that My home comp will be back online by the time i get back home tonight. There have been a few developments in these few days, but nothing too exciting. I finaly managed to complete reading "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" and just started off on "100 Years of solitude". Seems like it is going to take me ages with the kind of schedule i am keeping. I have been planning to change my template before i die of boredom looking at it, but again, TIME!!!!!

Good to read Vardan's and Lunatech's Blogs. Dythargor updated hbis blog after a long time, but as usual, it is nothing much. thoughtsnme had poisoned food, or so she thinks. Michelle seems to belistening to all the 100 songs over and over and consequently forgot about the blog, or may be she is too ecstatic about her gmail account. And chirayu seems like he is intent on being a guide one day. (Inspired by Devanand?)

I think i need a few more friends at work. The count as of now stands somewhere between 0 and 1. I need friends outside work. The count is equally low.

Have a nice day! Mine seems morose.

Two dogs a cat and a mistaken identity.

I will get to the title in a while.

My home, recently has become home to mammals other than man. Two Dogs, and a cat with a huge litter have made it their home and a few have to the extent of welcoming guests in their own warm ways.

The dogs mentioned are two absolutely docile looking male dogs. The dogs meet every night under my rooms balcony and try furiously to copulate. They are trying every possible thing to defy nature. One night the brown dog is on top of the blag dog and the other night, the black on is on the top.

While they try their best to produce some results, the cat with its litter watches them warily. This has been going on for some nights. I hear rasping breath, furious panting, moans and the works. The dogs seem to have a kinky side to them too..

They keep trying positions which i thought only humans could. I tried caputring it on my camera to present it to esteemed readers, but, lying in wait in the balcony waiting for the dogs to copulate is not what i deem as pass time. An i wouldnt want to be called an animal fetishist, while trying to get the best angle for an erotic pose.

And then there is the issue of the dogs privacy.

The cat in the subject, and also the kittens, for most part think that they are dogs by cuddling up with people, wagging their tails at every one and not behaving like cats in general. No, they are not trying to copulate with either of the dogs. The noise of a cats scrawl and a dogs rasps in unision would be a bit too much. I dont want a rape scene replayed to me every night while i am trying to catch some sleep, that too all alone. Sans female comapny.

and then there is a tom cat trying to win the heart of one of these, the cat's or the dogs', I am not sure.

Mood: Wednesday Morning Blues
Music: What music? I am at work

Encore! Encore!

This time I am not bragging about my french skills here. I was just
rephrasing Archimedes. I havent discovered anything, but the
inevitable just happened.

I have this rather nice habit of not giving a damn about the world.
As long as i am right (read: as i feel i am right) I just
tell that to people Period (another period would be redundant, hence
not included)

Age, Gender, Race, Religion, Strength and all other differentiating
aspects no bar. I feel i am right, I say it. No velvet glove, no
softening the blow.

I took an unplanned, uninformed off one day, and today (5 days after
taking the off ) They call me and tell me that, this is not expected
from me and that i have to apologise and write a leave letter... the
rest being filtered even before reaching my ears.

It felt like ferrari tasting the exhaust fumes of a Beemer or a Merc. Sour and nasty. I didnt mince words and told them that they were treating people like kindergarten kids.

Now, the tasting was their turn. Sourer and Nastier.

I wrote a leave letter, Smiled and Walked off. It is raining outside, the air conditioning for a change is on, full blast, but the temperature here seems to be rising, and i wonder.

Will the fingers take flight?



Once again, I have proof that, work numbs creativity, especially if your work involves being in a cubicle farm all day long.

But, after a long weekend, i get the feeling that I am warming up and will soon be doing what i do best. Rave and Rant.

I just want to inform you that this form is temporary and dont turn off your attention. As the caution suggests, dont turn me off..

Current Music: Apocalyptica - Reflections
Current Read: I am Jackie Chan
Current Mood: Reflective

The Final Update

The will to write seems to have worn off, it seems as if it just died. My fingers fly over the key borad no more. Words dont flow, thoughts are derailed, the ones on the rails are detached. No conjuctions strong enough can be found to join them...

So friends, here is my good-bye. The fingers are refusing to type anymore, my mind refuses to look at things from the other side.

Until I tame the problem child, I will be out of my mind.

But as T-800 Model 101 would like to put it:
Hasta la vista, Baby. I'll be back.

Not very original, but it will have to do.

Five Words

Nothing to write.

Long Day, Long Night,
Planning to go out with the lady i like...

It rhymes!!!

Now i am going to sing this till i meet the lady at the movie hall...

Current Book: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
Current Music: Enigma's Voyageur and Resurrection by Apocalyptica

Here I am, Desi "No Fear"


Been a day away from computers, So I couldnt post my blog, couldn't check my mails, or do anything generally related to computers, which of course included work. Been to office, Did something which was not even remotely interesting, slipped of to thte library and started reading till 5 PM, when we can leaglly leave the premises.

Had lunch and a Road side "Irani Cafe" cum "Chinees" Fast Food Center where i chanced upon a rather short and a rather interesting conversation, it sprinted like this...

Note of Caution: Explicit Langugage. people who do not savour it, please refrain form reading. If you still do, It aint my problem.

Characters

Person 1 (P1) (Sitting and sipping a soft drink)
Person 2 (P2) (will Arrive at the scene a lil later)
Me (Sitting there opposite Person 1 and eating Fried Rice)

Dialog Start

P2 (walking purposefully towards where P1 was seated): Abbe, tuu aaj kal bahut shaynaa banraa, time pe aara aur time pe nikal raa, kya baat hain re? Paise nahi chaiyye kyaa ree?

P1 (looking up from his soft drink) :Apun ko bhi karchaa rehthe, lekin limit mein karch kartuun, aure tere paise jyaada mujhe kaiku?

P2 :Kyaa baat karra re?

P1 (casually) :Haath mein paise, choot mein lund, Kisika Dar Nahin.

P2 Walks out with out saying anything

Me (choking over my steaming hot fried rice).

End Dialog.

End Post.

Seems like a "Blog Holiday"

Today definitely seems like a "Blog Holiday". Or maybe everyone else is busy, but then, everyone being too busy is too big a coincidence, even for nature.

The reason for my ranting is that all the blogs i check out daily have not been updated yet, and it is not even the weekend, even Chirayu, who tells us when he is not going to office has not posted today...

The same is the case for Vardan, thoughtsnme, Dythargor, lunatech, michellemendonca and you name it. Coming to the point, i just wanted to shout out...

WHAZZUP PEOPLE ???

Wasting time, Homosexually.

Raj's Blog has a discussion on Homosexuality. Even i have had a few dicussions on this topic, and most often, people cringe at the mention of the word.

Not only is it considered a taboo, discussing the topic also seems to be implicitly banned, even among friends and family members. Merely supporting the rights can also lead to you being labelled a "queer". Two hoots to it.

Raj said something about "naturalistic fallacy" and flying. I want to add a comment in support to CY that, since flying is not done by natural means, it cannot come under the purview of "naturalistic fallacy".

Just as flying does not come under "naturalistic fallacy" neither does Homosexuality. David Hume's book written in 1739 might have considered it a fallacy, but after 265 years, science has developed enough to prove him wrong.

Yes. There is proof. This behaviour is not restricted to poor Homo sapiens. Even the animal world (insects too, if i am not wrong) has instances of this. For anyperson who wishes to disbelieve me, I wish him/her to be prepared with a glass of Brandy to get ready for the shock. The Truth, if you wish me to be simple. It follows...

A documentary has been recently aired on the National Geographic Channel about precisely this topic. I have not had the pleasure of watching it, but i am sure that it would be repeated and I will not miss it this time.

An article in Science magazine also reported that this was a natural phenomenon. Coming to Humans, i guess we should all follow the approach of No Milk Please in this.

If you are wondering what Milk or the Lack of it has got to do with Homosexuality, Click the Link and read on.

And Raj, thanks for the Million Books Link

Source for Tech Books


There are a lof of books to be found here and all of them are free.

Caution: Some of them are Russian titles.

Help Needed,This time it is Serious

Suddenlly I have realised that the My blogs do not have the Headings as they should be. When i look at the code i see the headings as they should be with the arrows and all..

Can anyone please tell me why?

Vardan, Love and Breaking-up


A Break-up's hardness depends on the substance you were in love with and the duration of the emotional state and the number of times you were in the emotional state before this incident and whether or not you were in love in the first place.

Rule 1:

Under constant Temperature and Pressure, The better the substance you are in love with the harder the pain will be. This is not in conjuction with anyother rules.

Note

If the other Rules are taken into consideration, hypotheses cannot be formed, even if they are formed, there will be too many of them.

Rule 2:

The pain is inversely proportional to the number of times this emotional state has been experienced previously. The break-up after the first time will be the most painful. This rule operates independently of any other rules.

Note

People might argue that, the pain to an extent depends on the quality of the substance as mentioned in rule one. Bullshit. This rule as i said is independent of all the others and as the song goes "The first cut is the deepest"

Sub Note: I was talking about the song by Cat Stevens and Not the one By Sheryl Crow, though both are essentially the same. Cat Stevens was the first one. Correct me if I am wrong

Rule 3:

Sometimes other emotional states such as infatuation, having a "major crush" and all things similar will result in similar feelings of the so called "breaking-up" but are short lived. So be sure whether you were in Love in the firt place.

Note to all Notes: Whatever be the case, time always heals, not completely, but it works and in the long run, especially after pouring your heart out in a blog for everyone to read, you will endup feeling silly and will not do it again.

Caution:

Comments asking for definion of what love is and thig wich are similar might result in obscene language and you cannot under any circumstances hold me responsible for them.

There are three sides to anything, yours, mine and the right one. Hypotheses is that there is no third person. So chose one and keep quiet.

All other comments which intend to flatter me are most welcome.

Changing Trains and Names a Confession and a Thank you note.


My Trains of thought have been in for an overhaul, and they have been taking quite long. Now i have decided to do something about it, not a well calculated and a carefully taken decision, just a decison, as I always do.

I want to change the Name of the Blog. Please dont rush to say Yes or No right now, I promise i will give you a chance.

I started this blog just to vent out my feelings of depression i was going through during the break-up phase with my first love, and the name suited fine then.

So, What do you guys think? Does it need a change of name? I am divided on the Answer. My branding Knowlede tells me that Name changing involves a lot of crap about people identifying the product and all.

So, I leave the vote to you. Do I or Dont I?

P.S.: Think about the Bard too... "..What's in a name? A Rose...."

I also have a confession to Make: A comment which was deleted in the previous blog was my doing. Reason: It was a duplicate of the Same comment which you can read.

The "Thank you" Note:

I just want to thank all the people who have had the time to spare a few words with me. All those words mean a lot. We might not have met, but the pleasure you gave me more than makes up for it.

Anything Else?

Yes, Called up my sis and wished her all the best for her Interview. The poor soul is miles away from home and all alone.

Current Music: Chaos in the Office
Current Mood: Tres Faim (Very Hungry)
Link to Visit: Odd Todd

Of Long Days, Sleepy spells, friends and the list goes on...

Today looks like a pretty long day. Heavens... A boring start for a blog, i guess it doesnt deserve any better, the day was just like that.

Looking back at what has happened, the day seemed doomed right from the start.

The Menu goes thus

Starters:

- Woke-up 20 Mins late
- Didnt Listen to songs while taking a bath
- Forgot to take something and had to go back into my room after starting the bike
- Forgot to take half the required documents to office.

Main Course

The French Cusisne (in the language class)

- My friend to whom i talk the most didnt come.
- Another equally important friend is off for his sisters marriage.
- A test in the language class
- Started feeling sleepy halfway through


No. I will end it here. No point in boring you and getting depressed myself.

Writing this finally rid of the sleepy feeling.

See you soon.

Hoping that both my life and my witing skills get better.