I got this mail today morning
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Dear Friends and Indians
We might be aware of the President election to be held by next month.The political parities are not allowing our APJ for his next tenure.
Do you know the reason for it?How will v know it?
V might not get time to think about these silly things.
V might have lot of engagements such as watching 'Sivaji' and meet our sweet hearts at the weekends.
But v can spare a bit of time , atleast to look thru dis mail and show our support to our honourable APJ.
All India Student association calls the strike on July 10 to support ourAPJ.If you protect our President from the vote politics, please supportthe strike on July 10th.Just inform to your school, college, office, factory and ask supportto your parents, friends, children's, teachers, relatives.He may/may not be our next president, but we must show to this vote beggars, WHAT THE PEOPLE THINKS.
Please pass this message to maximum number of people. This is the right time to show our unity, strength and power to this dirty politicians.
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I am just wondering how people get carried away by senseless mails like this. I m sure it would have made a very long journey thorugh the wireless channels of Internet, from one Inbox to another and so on.But I'm also sure that 99% of those who send this will never try to understand how genuine the mail is and how effective the 'Strike' is going to be.
I haven't heared about All India Student Association and Google also couldnt help me find it.Fine, lets hope that it exists and is as big and efficient as the Assocoation of The Olympic Individual Gold Medalists of India.
None of the so called 'Support our APJ' mails have tried to explain why they consider Dr.Kalam as the best President ever. I think its because they dont know much about the previous Presidents. Atleast, about the immediate predecessor of Dr.Kalam. Yes, I do believe that late Mr. K R Narayanan was the Best Statesman ever to grace the Raisina Hills ever. Breaking many rotten stinky precedence, He displayed the Power and Honour of the Supreme Post of this country, both to his countrymen and the whole world. He was the only President to play the role of a neutral umpire, all through his tenure.And it was this display of character and identity, not of his personality, but of the Chair he occupied, that denied him a second chance.
Dr.Kalam also was good enough to be a neutral President but i think he can serve the nation in a better was as a scientist. Let him go back to his love-of-his-life, his technical career. Let us be thankful for all those Vison-2020s and Mission-2050s. But the post of the Prsident of India is not powerful enough to execute any of them. So let him go back to a post where he can start implementing all his Visions. Wish you good luck Your Excellency, Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Welcome To Bengaluru
Hey .....
This is for all those mighty mighty minds coming to Bangalore in the coming months , to build for themselves a Career of their choice.
It doesnt matter if You have to IT industry or ITI Industry... surviving in Bangalore is an Art, a Tradition, A Skill...
Go through this first...
Tips to Start Your life in Bangalore..
So, that was Sabari, a friend of mine at his best. Really liked the way he presented the topic. Hope You too...
Now, may be I can add some tips to what he has already said...
1.Language
I slightly disagree to what Sabari said. I never uses Hindi. What I use is kindof a tamil mixed with 2 ounce of malayalam and a pinch of english and lots of gestures, which i think, appears like Kannada to may people around me. The bottom line is , I m getting my things done. Isn't that enough??
2. Housing
Amen to Sabari.....
3. Vehicle
Only one point to add: Even if you have all papers ready for your vehicle, its always better to avoid those White Hat Police. And if you dont have them, shoud i say?
Oh i think I have one more: Bangalorians are a bit careless on road, i refer to both motorists and pedestrians. So either be more careful than usual, or [ I m sure you will get annoyed with that pretty soon] be one of them, be reckless!!! he he.. just kidding, our safety is our own concern....
PS: a friend of mine gave me a few tricks:when ever you see a policeman ready to pick a random vehicle, just make a look on your watch, not to know the exact time, but to avoid his 'heavenly' call. or may be you can stop in front of him and ask for a near by hospital, in a very rapid manner, so that he may feel you are taking yourself to the casuality. Favourable outcome not guarenteeed. Try at your own risk.
4. Food
I totally agree with Saabari. Eating out 4times a day will make small pores in your stomach and a big hole in your pocket. See! Now we have minimum two reasons to start cooking! he he. For 95% people, its only the super that can be cooked. Better do it. Believe me, its healthy, its economical , and if you have a maid to wash ur crockery, its Fun too!!!
This is for all those mighty mighty minds coming to Bangalore in the coming months , to build for themselves a Career of their choice.
It doesnt matter if You have to IT industry or ITI Industry... surviving in Bangalore is an Art, a Tradition, A Skill...
Go through this first...
Tips to Start Your life in Bangalore..
So, that was Sabari, a friend of mine at his best
Now, may be I can add some tips to what he has already said...
1.Language
I slightly disagree to what Sabari said. I never uses Hindi. What I use is kindof a tamil mixed with 2 ounce of malayalam and a pinch of english and lots of gestures, which i think, appears like Kannada to may people around me. The bottom line is , I m getting my things done. Isn't that enough??
2. Housing
Amen to Sabari.....
3. Vehicle
Only one point to add: Even if you have all papers ready for your vehicle, its always better to avoid those White Hat Police. And if you dont have them, shoud i say?
Oh i think I have one more: Bangalorians are a bit careless on road, i refer to both motorists and pedestrians. So either be more careful than usual, or [ I m sure you will get annoyed with that pretty soon] be one of them, be reckless!!! he he.. just kidding, our safety is our own concern....
PS: a friend of mine gave me a few tricks:when ever you see a policeman ready to pick a random vehicle, just make a look on your watch, not to know the exact time, but to avoid his 'heavenly' call. or may be you can stop in front of him and ask for a near by hospital, in a very rapid manner, so that he may feel you are taking yourself to the casuality. Favourable outcome not guarenteeed. Try at your own risk.
4. Food
I totally agree with Saabari. Eating out 4times a day will make small pores in your stomach and a big hole in your pocket. See! Now we have minimum two reasons to start cooking! he he. For 95% people, its only the super that can be cooked. Better do it. Believe me, its healthy, its economical , and if you have a maid to wash ur crockery, its Fun too!!!
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
X-Serendipity!!!
Wondering what that title is all about?? I m sorry but they couldn't help me with the antonym of serendipity, and hence the title.
So the whole sequence goes like this, be patient enough to read it till the end. [ As if I care whether You read this or not, pooh!]
May be I could have walked through the rain....
May be I could have take 5 more mins t0 have the snack and juice...
May be I could have skipped the evening Snack....
May be I could have left my office by the 6.15 bus....
May be I could have taken some kind of a leave that day...
May be I could have avoided joining the company...
May be I could have studied something else other than Engineering....
May Be...May Be...May Be......
But the fact is :
I did study Engineering....
I joined for job......
I went for work last Monday...
I didn' t leave by the 6.15 bus...
I went for a snack and juice around 6.00 pm...
I finished and came out around 6.15 pm....
I ran through the stony-walkway when it rained.....
And the climax: As I was running, my Verticality changed to Horizontality, in a fraction of a second.And I love to face The Life , face-2-face..
Net Result: 5 stitches on my lips, 2 teeth broken partially, right arm sprained and the worst of all, 2 more LOP leave!!
St.Paul's letter to the Romans[The Bible] 8:28 :"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.."
Ya, I do love God.
So the whole sequence goes like this, be patient enough to read it till the end. [ As if I care whether You read this or not, pooh!]
May be I could have walked through the rain....
May be I could have take 5 more mins t0 have the snack and juice...
May be I could have skipped the evening Snack....
May be I could have left my office by the 6.15 bus....
May be I could have taken some kind of a leave that day...
May be I could have avoided joining the company...
May be I could have studied something else other than Engineering....
May Be...May Be...May Be......
But the fact is :
I did study Engineering....
I joined for job......
I went for work last Monday...
I didn' t leave by the 6.15 bus...
I went for a snack and juice around 6.00 pm...
I finished and came out around 6.15 pm....
I ran through the stony-walkway when it rained.....
And the climax: As I was running, my Verticality changed to Horizontality, in a fraction of a second.And I love to face The Life , face-2-face..
Net Result: 5 stitches on my lips, 2 teeth broken partially, right arm sprained and the worst of all, 2 more LOP leave!!
St.Paul's letter to the Romans[The Bible] 8:28 :"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.."
Ya, I do love God.
Sunday, June 10, 2007
MEC2k6 @ Bangalore!
It all started when a Smart/Fair/Good Looking Guy of my batch( Sandeep P & Mathew, you can decide between you!) posted a mail in our batch group, regarding the possibility and necessity of a Batch reunion. Venue was decided in a democratic way with Bangalore winning the right to host the 2007 Reunion of 2006 batch. Delegates from Cochin raised question regarding the authenticity of the verdict but in vein. So Bangalore it was going to be.
After a month long preparation and ground work, it was finalized a week before the proposed date: that the program was dropped! Oops! Can we expect a better start? But the macho Guys of MEC were not familiar with leaving something half done. So the whole program was rejuvenated in a matter of 3 days and we were going to do it, no matter how many attend or not attend!
The number of X-MEciaNs attending the event was as ambiguous as an engineer’s actual salary. [Hint: Different documents and mails say different numbers]. It started from around 70 and was dropping day by day and finally on that day, the Day decided by Destiny, in front of the resort, 45+ of us stood there as a bunch of cracks, ready to unleash the fire, the spirit, the devils inside Us. [ Am I sounding like a devil? I m just trying to build up the attitude and ambience. Bu.. Buha… BuHaHA]
No wonder we guys dint get enough time for a few descent drinks, We reached the place around 12.30 and Lunch was available till 2 only. And the Bar had some really weird price combinations. A beer for Rs.90 and a 2Ltr Pepsi for Rs.150!
Lunch was good. No more comments. I m not here to discuss about the chicken curry they made or about how Kootha kept on eating till 2.30 starting from 1. { Some people don’t change at all, isn’t it?]
Also I should mention that some traditions too won’t change. We used to have a cruel cold-blooded time-pass in hostel. Its called BUMPS world wide, Dr. McGregor called it KITA, but we used to call it Razza. It adapted the name from the famous song ‘ manmadha raaza’ but how/why? I don’t know. Those who know plz add it as comment. Anyway, the MECian way of expressing love was performed for all guys, one by one. Some guys accepted it, some guys were forced to accept it and a few of them were chased down too. But after all of the 30+ guys had their share, we all hade something in common. That great feeling of going back to the hostel. And ya, a really paining A**E too!
It was time for the POOL/POLO. Girls were asked to leave the premises as Studs like Thoma and Joykutty were bare-chested and we dint want an MMS Scandal in our Alma Mater’s name. After a few rounds in water, it was time for the Grand Polo match. What to say more? The Allied forces of Hyderabad+ Cochin + Chennai was mercilessly conquered by the Bangalore team. They have personally asked me not to mention the score-line and I respect that. The guy from that resort , who was helping us with getting the Ball from outside, had a real tough time, thanx to the Big Dumbo guy from Hyderabad for all those wonderful throws, all but one outside the pool. No prizes for guessing the name bekos all you have to do is pick one from the 3 big guys from HYD. Should I give you any clue? Ok, the choices are Amar, Youhan and.. oh No! I can’t give you the answer. The game also gave some really inspiring moments, the best one was Vijith fighting his life out to get the ball from Appunni’s clutches. Bravo Vijith! By the way, I heard that Vijith was taken straight to the Apollo Hospital after that, any updates?
People also found time to try their hands with Badminton, TT, Cricket, Golf and Football. Oh sorry, for football they tried their legs. [:-)]
Ok yaar, now that You were really patient to come this far, lemme brief the whole thing: I really had some reservations to go for the event not just because the number was quite less, it was also because many of my closer friends were not coming for it. But I am very happy to say that I really enjoyed the whole event. It was fun playing and shouting each other, after a long gap of almost 365 days. I mite sound childish to some, but there is a child in each one of us isn’t it? I really appreciate all those people who came from Chennai, Cochin and Hyderabad; you people took the real pain to travel up to Bangalore and then back. You deserve a special round of applause when we have people in Bangalore who were not willing to come.
Last , but not the Least, thanx Pillai and Mathew, I think you guys did a real good Job!!!
[ Now a small brunch of gossip: Pillai going to get a really good appraisal ths time, since he could arrange a business of about 25K for his senior in Mindtree. – Source: anonymous]
After a month long preparation and ground work, it was finalized a week before the proposed date: that the program was dropped! Oops! Can we expect a better start? But the macho Guys of MEC were not familiar with leaving something half done. So the whole program was rejuvenated in a matter of 3 days and we were going to do it, no matter how many attend or not attend!
The number of X-MEciaNs attending the event was as ambiguous as an engineer’s actual salary. [Hint: Different documents and mails say different numbers]. It started from around 70 and was dropping day by day and finally on that day, the Day decided by Destiny, in front of the resort, 45+ of us stood there as a bunch of cracks, ready to unleash the fire, the spirit, the devils inside Us. [ Am I sounding like a devil? I m just trying to build up the attitude and ambience. Bu.. Buha… BuHaHA]
No wonder we guys dint get enough time for a few descent drinks, We reached the place around 12.30 and Lunch was available till 2 only. And the Bar had some really weird price combinations. A beer for Rs.90 and a 2Ltr Pepsi for Rs.150!
Lunch was good. No more comments. I m not here to discuss about the chicken curry they made or about how Kootha kept on eating till 2.30 starting from 1. { Some people don’t change at all, isn’t it?]
Also I should mention that some traditions too won’t change. We used to have a cruel cold-blooded time-pass in hostel. Its called BUMPS world wide, Dr. McGregor called it KITA, but we used to call it Razza. It adapted the name from the famous song ‘ manmadha raaza’ but how/why? I don’t know. Those who know plz add it as comment. Anyway, the MECian way of expressing love was performed for all guys, one by one. Some guys accepted it, some guys were forced to accept it and a few of them were chased down too. But after all of the 30+ guys had their share, we all hade something in common. That great feeling of going back to the hostel. And ya, a really paining A**E too!
It was time for the POOL/POLO. Girls were asked to leave the premises as Studs like Thoma and Joykutty were bare-chested and we dint want an MMS Scandal in our Alma Mater’s name. After a few rounds in water, it was time for the Grand Polo match. What to say more? The Allied forces of Hyderabad+ Cochin + Chennai was mercilessly conquered by the Bangalore team. They have personally asked me not to mention the score-line and I respect that. The guy from that resort , who was helping us with getting the Ball from outside, had a real tough time, thanx to the Big Dumbo guy from Hyderabad for all those wonderful throws, all but one outside the pool. No prizes for guessing the name bekos all you have to do is pick one from the 3 big guys from HYD. Should I give you any clue? Ok, the choices are Amar, Youhan and.. oh No! I can’t give you the answer. The game also gave some really inspiring moments, the best one was Vijith fighting his life out to get the ball from Appunni’s clutches. Bravo Vijith! By the way, I heard that Vijith was taken straight to the Apollo Hospital after that, any updates?
People also found time to try their hands with Badminton, TT, Cricket, Golf and Football. Oh sorry, for football they tried their legs. [:-)]
Ok yaar, now that You were really patient to come this far, lemme brief the whole thing: I really had some reservations to go for the event not just because the number was quite less, it was also because many of my closer friends were not coming for it. But I am very happy to say that I really enjoyed the whole event. It was fun playing and shouting each other, after a long gap of almost 365 days. I mite sound childish to some, but there is a child in each one of us isn’t it? I really appreciate all those people who came from Chennai, Cochin and Hyderabad; you people took the real pain to travel up to Bangalore and then back. You deserve a special round of applause when we have people in Bangalore who were not willing to come.
Last , but not the Least, thanx Pillai and Mathew, I think you guys did a real good Job!!!
[ Now a small brunch of gossip: Pillai going to get a really good appraisal ths time, since he could arrange a business of about 25K for his senior in Mindtree. – Source: anonymous]
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