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Guest Post (Drinivas): Strategic Learning
2007-12-06 17:51:00
I recently moved cubicles at my work place, and as fate would have it, I was now sitting surrounded by people in "Strategic Marketing". Sitting next to marketing people has several perks - A free education in household matters, behavioral analysis and travel gyaan.And, in the spirit of spreading knowledge, I'd like to share some of the "Strategic Discussions" I've heard:Strategy Discussion 1:--------------------------------Lady #1: "Did you watch OSO?"Lady #2: "Of course yaar - SRK is looking choooo goooood, OH MY GOD!"Dude #1: "I don't know what you women find so attractive in SRK - he's old. Now, look at Deepika. God knows why she was cast opposite that oldie."Lady #2: "Tune sirf Deepika ko dekhne ke liye film dekhne gaya kya?"Lady #1: "What does your wife think about Deepika?"Dude #1: "Tum sab mujhe marvaoge yaar!"As the discussion headed off towards morality and marriage, I buried my head into Iron Maiden.Strategy discussion 2:------------------------------Lady #1: "Heyyyyy...
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Devdas: The Tragedy of my life
2007-12-05 14:20:00
Devdas, in my humble opinion, was the worst movie ever. How do I know? BECAUSE I SAW IT THRICE!Yes, this is my sad story of how I ended up watching the remake-of-a-remake-of-a-movie-of-a-book three times.The first time, I had to watch it because I was then trying to impress the wife, my Girlfriend at that time. I'd been trying to take her out, but something or the other kept coming up. But finally, an opportunity came.GF: "I'm free this Saturday. What do you want to do?"Me: "Oh, great! I'll take you to a movie."GF: "I want to watch Devdas!"Me: "Sure, any movie. Let's just go out"Oh, the follies of youth. I was so excited that we were going out, that I didn't bother to check what the movie was. Turns out, it was 3 hours of non-stop flashy songs with plenty of crying and dancing. By the end of the movie, my head was ready to blow apart.GF: "What a beautiful movie! Did you notice the attention to detail?"Me: "Yeah. Mind blowing. Literally!"The Second time, I had to go see the movi...
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Aditya's Advice Column - 3
2007-12-03 19:42:00
After the dramatic success of the Advice Column and it's second part, we now return with a third edition of the advice column where I will solve all your problems.I'm planning to participate in Miss World next year, but I'm scared of all the questions the judges ask. How should I answer the questions? - Miss IndiaDear Miss India,I'm glad you asked this question, because I've been a big fan of beauty contests. In my carefully studied opinion, the right strategy to answering beauty pageant questions is:1) Listen carefully to the question (Or at least pretend to)2) Ignore the question3) Say how much you want to improve society and work for world peace.You can also use the 'smiling-even-as-the-high-heels-are-killi ng-me' look for additional points. This strategy is a sure-fire way of winning the Miss World Contest. Send me a picture when you win the crown.The Traffic in Bangalore is absolutely driving me crazy. Especially these Auto fellows that break the signals and drive like m...

Save The Electrons
2007-12-02 19:02:00
Everyone is talking about Global Warming these days. "Save The Environment" is everywhere - You have to recycle water, recycle paper even recycle movie storylines. Everyone is talking about saving the planet and the stuff like that, but they are all forgetting about saving the most important resource in the universe:The Electrons!Allow me to explain: Electrons do most of transporting these days. They travel over your phone wires and over your LAN cables and your TV Cable lines, delivering all the good stuff for your entertainment. But have you spared a thought for the poor electrons that do all the work? Do you know what happens to them once they have delivered your email to your computer?Let me tell you - They come to your phone/computer/TV and then GET WASTED! That's right - There are only a limited number of electrons on earth, and everytime you watch TV, you are consuming this precious resource of mother earth. These electrons just hang around your Phone/TV/Computer for a while...

Happy Birthday To Me!
2007-11-30 18:56:00
It was my birthday earlier this week. Thanks to all of you guys who sent in birthday wishes and left comments. Apologies to those who tried to call me and couldn't reach me. I was out in the middle of the Jungle somewhere in interior Kerala fighting bloodsucking monsters (leeches). Really. And for those of you that forgot - Don't worry. I'm going to forget your birthday too, so we're even.And, it seems I got some 100 Happy birthday scraps on Orkut! I didn't even know I knew so many people :)Anyway, this Birthday was not-so-happy for me.Weeks before my birthday, I was wondering what gift the wife will get me. I was really scared that she'll get me tickets to some movie like Aaja Nachle and say "Surprise!", and I'll have to sit through 3 hours of torture again.So instead, I told her that there was this nice cute little phone that I wanted, and she could gift it to me. I saved her all the effort and thought of thinking up a nice gift for me, so I was really happy. She seemed to ...
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misc-taking off
2007-11-28 13:40:00
Hey folks. I am out on a mini vacation, so no blog posts for now. But will be back on saturday, enjoy! Thanks for reading! For more wanderings, visit http://www.pointlesswanderings.com/. Click on the title to comment. Copyright © 2007, Aditya Kulkarni. All rights reserved.
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Tic Tac Toe
2007-11-27 08:41:00
Back in school, we had 'Computer Science' as a subject and even had a lab. We were expected to learn programming in the lab, but I spent most of the lab time playing games like 'Prince of Persia' and 'Dangerous Dave'. The teacher in charge of the lab didn't like it one bit, and had threatened to flunk me several times.At the end of the year, we had to do a 'Computer Science Project' to prove we learned something during the year. Someone decided to do a project on the solar system, some others decided to make a database project for storing student records - Everyone of them on their way to becoming software engineers.I decided I wanted to write a video game.Me: "Ma'am, I'm going to write a video game - I'm going to write a program that plays 'Tic Tac Toe'!"Teacher: "Your program will play Tic Tac Toe against me? That sounds like a dumb project."Me: "No ma'am: I'm going to use Artificial Intelligence in my program. You won't be able to win against it."Have I told you ...

Give my Money Back!!!
2007-11-25 19:24:00
As you readers probably know, Sanjay Leela Bansali stole 3 hours of my life and some thousand rupees of my money. And I want my money back. I've been thinking of how I'd go about doing this. I thought I'll wait at a traffic signal and pounce on him when he drives by. But that sounds very sneaky and criminal, and I don't want to do bad things.And so, I decided to do the honorable thing - I'm going to send him a SPAM email with a scam. Here's my draft mail that I'm thinking I'll send himDear Mr. Sanjay Neela Bansali,I are Ram Mohan Bihari, a big fan of your movies, Sirji. I am watching all of them. When you are making Saawariya, everyone in our Village (under banyan tree) is telling it is a blue movie. I am getting excited and taking all my wild monkeys to see blue film. But it is not usual type of blue movie, but it is good. My wild monkeys are enjoying seeing your wild monkeys dance. I think they are liking the movie.I am loving my wild monkeys very much. I am living in trib...
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Understanding Aliens: Meet the Nerds
2007-11-24 01:40:00
We share our planet with lots of weird species like nerds and geeks. As normal humans, we should make some effort to reach out to these folks so that we may understand their language and their culture. And so, to promote harmony with the nerds, I have managed to establish contact with one of them. To protect the identity of this Alien, we have to call him by his secret name, "Archisman Dhatra". The following is an interview I conducted with Archisman.Me: Hello Sir. Before we start, let me say that you look remarkably human. Do nerds always take the human form so as to not cause panic among regular human beings?Archisman: "Please call me by my proper name: geek. Not nerd. There is subtle difference between a geek and a nerd and calling us nerds is a disgrace to our great forefathers. It has been statistically proven that geeks have 31.18% more chance of getting a date than nerds. I like to keep my chances optimal. But I am still single. I wonder why. Anyway, I digress.Coming back to ...
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Saawariya 2 !!
2007-11-23 11:19:00
I come home one day, to find the wife in a very pensive mood.Me: "What happened? What are you so deeply thinking about?"Wife: "I think we should go watch Saawariya again."I feel a sudden pain shooting through my heart. My brain cringes with the horrifying memories of those 3 hours spent watching the movie already.Me: "*GASP*...I...I....I think I'm having a heart attack!"Wife: "Drama Queen! Anyway, I have this feeling that I didn't understand the movie. I didn't 'get it', you know what I mean?"Me: "There's nothing to 'get' in the movie. Even I didn't 'get' it"Wife: "That's not surprising. The movie was targeted at a certain audience."Me: "What is that supposed to mean?"Wife: "All I'm saying is that you need to expand your horizons a little bit. Learn how to appreciate art"Me: "My horizon is too wide already. I'm starting to think about mailing Sanjay Leela Bansali a copy of his own movie. Looks like he forgot to watch it himself."Wife: "Anyway, we haven't watched a mov...

The Song of Adityaism
2007-11-21 18:21:00
As you already know, I'm trying to found a new religion called Adityaism. It's currently in beta, but I'll let you know when it launches so that you can join! Anyway, I've been working on a theme-song for it, and here it is!The Song of AdityaismWhat is wrong with this world, so sad and angry and blue,On Airtel Customer Care, why is it so difficult to get through?Watching Saas-Bahu serials is like a bad dream,Do I really need to buy men's fairness cream?I have looked everywhere for the meaning of it all,Watched how many movies, I can't even recall!I'm trapped, Life will soon write me an obituary,Even worse, Sachin can't even get a century!But don't you worry, religion 2.0 is here,Embrace Adityaism, it'll drive away all fear!It's great, a ticket to heaven is not conditional,Taking a bath everyday is also optional! Thanks for reading! For more wanderings, visit http://www.pointlesswanderings.com/. Click on the title to comment. Copyright © 2007, Aditya Kulkarni. Al...

How to pretend to be Smart
2007-11-20 18:08:00
Appearing to be smart is actually more important than being smart itself, because if you are really smart, then you have to do stuff like study Physics and write books. But if you are only pretending to be smart, you get all the benefits, without any of the downside. It's a good deal, trust me. I've been doing this for 25 years now, so I can claim to be somewhat of an expert.Here are some of my tips to make you appear smart:1. Use words that sound familiar.It is a common misconception that you have to use big-big words to sound smart. If you use very big words, your victim will have no idea what you're talking about and completely switch off. This is also known as MBA-speak. Avoid it. The key is to make your victim think that he *almost* got what you said.So, use words that sound familiar, but don't mean anything. Good examples of such words are "edothermic", "biomechanical", "macro-economy" and "data-mining". Nobody knows what these words mean, so they're safe to use.Example:V...
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Yeddyurappa's Fate
2007-11-19 18:55:00
Our less-than-a-week old Chief Minister of Karanataka resigned yesterday. I mean, he hardly had time to re-arrange the furniture in his office, let alone transfer bureaucrats. Deve Gowda's antics notwithstanding, I feel really sorry for our (former) Chief Minister. Doesn't it seem that fate is playing a weird game with him? And like a sucker, Mr. Yeddyurappa keeps falling into the traps his fate sets him out.I mean, think about it. First, Yeddyurappa's Fate gets him the most number of seats in the election.Yeddyurappa's Fate: "Hey dude! Look, I won you the most amount of seats!"Yeddyurappa: "Awesome! Can I be the CM now?"Yeddyurappa's Fate (snickering): "Not yet. You have to first do chamchagiri to the party that didn't even get the majority."Yeddyurappa: "Bummer!"And so, Yeddyurappa makes a pact with the JD(S), all the while still hoping to be the CM.Yeddyurappa: "I made a pact with them. Can I be the CM now?"Yeddyurappa's Fate: "No, you have to let the other guy be the CM f...

Charming Chitradeep
2007-11-18 17:49:00
It is first year of college, and there is a knock-out girl in our batch. Everyone is dying to get an intro to this girl, lets call her Doorna. Also hot in pursuit were Chitradeep and I, and after much promises of treats and lending of lab records for copying, we finally managed to convince a common friend to make introductions.Back then, we had a very strange idea of what chics are impressed by.Common Friend: "Hey Doorna, meet Chitradeep!"Doorna: "Hi!"Chitradeep: "I got a 99 in Maths in 10th Standard!"Doorna: "Oh?"Common Friend: "...and this is Aditya"Me: "I know how to drive a bike! In 3rd gear, that too!"Needless to say, Doorna was not very impressed with either of us, but that didn't stop Chitradeep from day-dreaming about her.Chitradeep: "The two of us are like cos and sin. We compliment each other! We're like 2 sides of a triangle!"Me: "She's hardly aware of you existence man! And, by the way, a triangle has 3 sides."Chitradeep: "Yeah. The third side is this evil world, who ...
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Cartoon - 15 Nov 07
2007-11-16 03:57:00
This post is a comic strip. If you can't see the image, please click here.Copyright © 2007, Aditya Kulkarni. All rights reserved. Thanks for reading! For more wanderings, visit http://www.pointlesswanderings.com/. Click on the title to comment. Copyright © 2007, Aditya Kulkarni. All rights reserved.
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Misc: Search with Custom search on PointlessWanderings!
2007-11-16 00:38:00
Hi Folks,I've added Google's Custom Site-Search engine to my blog. That means you can now search over the entire content of this blog and the articles using the search box you see to the right. That's right! If you're looking for that magical poem to propose to your GF, or my theories about Global Warming, you can find it with your fingertips!Try it now: Google Custom Search:Happy searching! Thanks for reading! For more wanderings, visit http://www.pointlesswanderings.com/. Click on the title to comment. Copyright © 2007, Aditya Kulkarni. All rights reserved.
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Sachin and the Curse of the 90s
2007-11-15 18:21:00
What is the deal with Sachin Tendulkar and the 90s? I mean, he seems to play really well till he gets to the 90s, and then boom -almost with clock like predictability- gets out. 99 the other day, 97 yesterday. I mean, what's going on?Most people seem to believe that there is a curse on him (like the curse of the Mummy), but I didn't believe that. And so, to find the truth, I applied my super-hero reasoning skills to this puzzle, and came up with these possible explanations:1. He's trying to impress the chicks.In politics, this would be called getting the 'sympathy vote'. I'll bet he goes home after every match and says to his wife:Sachin: "Ooo....booohooo...I didn't get my century again today. Nobody loves me. :( :("His Wife: "There, there. Don't be upset..."Sachin: "Can you make me some Aloo Paratha today so that it improves my mood? I'd really like some Chutney with that too...You know, to make the grief go away."His Wife: "Well.......OK......"Sachin: "And also, can we no...
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Aditya's Advice Column - 2
2007-11-14 19:07:00
And today, we return to Aditya's Advice Column !Q: I'm a big fan of Rakhi Sawant, and I tremendously enjoy her work. I want to put up posters of her in my room, but my parents disapprove strongly. What should I do?- KDear K,You describe a subject very close to my heart, and in many ways, I have faced the same problem as you have. The solution, as is the case to all problems of this class, is deception.I would recommend buying posters of Rakhi Sawant and cutting them into the size of a book. Then, stick it into the middle pages of your book. Make sure that the book is something boring, like 'Technical Specifications of J2ME 5.1', so that your parents don't ever open it. Another interesting thing you can do is to print out a Rakhi Sawant poster on one of those semi-transparent sheets that you get these days. Then, paste the sheet on the inside of your helmet visor. This way, you can see not only the road, but also Rakhi Sawant when you are driving. I can imagine this being a trem...

How I became Vegetarian
2007-11-13 18:23:00
About a year ago, I was visiting China. I'd just gotten off the plane, and had ventured out into the City with a couple of friends looking for Lunch. We had been thoroughly warned of the difficulty of finding edible food in China, but I brushed aside all those warnings. To be a true traveler, you have to live like the locals. When in Rome, do like the Romans. What I soon realised was that whoever said that never visited China.So the three of us walk into this restaurant. At least it looked like a restaurant from the outside, but when we entered, there was a line of fish tanks on either side of a long corridor. Just as we were wondering how we managed to get into an aquarium, a cheerful young lady walked up next to a couple of locals who were standing in front of us. They seemed to be deciding which fish to buy as a pet for their little nephew back home. One of the guys pointed to a fish, and the other guy nodded in agreement.The hostess then proceeded to open the top of the fish ta...
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Movie Review: Om Shanti Om and Saawariya
2007-11-12 18:21:00
This year's Diwali came with much anticipation for all of us, especially for the Wife: We were finally going to get to watch Om Shanti Om and Saawariya . The Day couldn't come sooner. The marketers of the movie were in overdrive, advertising the movie like crazy. It was almost like they wanted everyone to go and watch the movie on the first day itself, before anyone had time to publish reviews. Now why would they do that?Finally the Diwali day came, and we rushed through the unimportant things - like doing the pooja and bursting crackers - and drove right to the theater. And there we stood, with 300 of our fellow movie lovers (read: poor, confused souls) eagerly awaiting to see Shahrukh's 6-pack. Three hours later, I was a changed man!Om Shanti Om is the most confused movie of the year. It's almost like the scriptwriters took the scripts of some 4-5 old hindi movies, stuffed them along with some crackers, burst the scripts to pieces. Then, they sent out some interns to interview...
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Guest Post: Atif Responds!
2007-11-11 04:58:00
My readers will remember Atif, the Finance Wizard, who I slandered a while ago. He's taken up the challenge to respond, and come up with this comic strip:This post is a comic strip. If you can't see the image, please click here.Copyright © 2007, Aditya Kulkarni. All rights reserved. Thanks for reading! For more wanderings, visit http://www.pointlesswanderings.com/. Click on the title to comment. Copyright © 2007, Aditya Kulkarni. All rights reserved.
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Fashion
2007-11-09 06:34:00
I really don't understand this Fash ion Business. My tiny brain can't make any sense out of it. I'm what you'd call a fashion-aethist. I just don't believe in Fashion.How can a Red Shirt not "go" with a Pink Pant? It smells of racism to me. Our forefathers fought hard for our independence and I will stand for the rights of the Red Shirt to go with whatever Pants it pleases. Give me freedom from the tyranny of "color combinations" or give me death, I always say. "Freedom to all the colors", that should be our motto.But my campaign for the right of various colored Shirts and Pants to co-exist has not gone down so well with the Wife. The other day, I was wearing a crumpled up shirt, and supposedly that's not right. Apparently, it needs to be ironed before it can be worn. So let me get this straight: You'd torture the shirt with a burning red-hot iron, douse it with steam and remove all the lines and creases that define the personality of a shirt, all in the name of fashion? And n...

Drinivas Responds: Guest Blog Post
2007-11-06 17:46:00
Today's blog post is by a Guest Blog ger. My dear friend, Drinivas, upset over some things I wrote about his academic achievements on this blog, demanded that he be allowed to tell the other side of the story, to expose the real PK. And I've obliged.--------------------------------- --- By Srinivasa S:Getting through to PK is a nightmare even when talking face to face, but here's what you can expect when you desperately want to talk to him over phone:Instance 1:[Poor me] : <Dialing 2573xxxx> --> Ring...Ring...Ring...Ring...<no answer>Instance 2:[Poor me] : <Dialing 2573xxxx> --> Ring...Ring...[PK's Sister] : Hello?[Poor me] : Can I speak to Aditya please?[PK's sister] : Is it Srinivas, by any chance?[Poor me] : Yeah....[PK's sister] : heohoehohahahaahah!!!!(She's so used to PK not being home whenever I call, that she bursts out laughing!)Instance 3:[Poor me] : <Dialing 2573xxxx> --> Ring...Ring...Ring...Ring...<no answer>[Poor me] : <Di...
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My Get-Rich-Quick schemes
2007-11-05 11:35:00
Back when I was in College, I was always short on money. My parents only gave me so much pocket money, and the Snooker place charged by the hour, so I constantly needed more money. Being in College is a little bit like being a compulsive gambler - You always need more money. And so, I hatched several Get-Rick-Quick schemes while in College to get around my chronic poverty.My first major scheme to have any success was re-selling books. I found this shop in Avenue Road that would buy back used Engineering Text books from students, and sell them to the new students for a cheaper price. They would pay only 60 paise to the rupee when buying the book back. But if the Rupee is coming from someone else, the whole 60 paise is profit!I went and told my dad that I was very interested in learning new things, and wanted money to buy books to expand my 'horizons of knowledge'. He was suspicious at first, but thought that I've turned over a new leaf, and gave me the money. I took the money and ...
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100th Post!
2007-11-05 05:59:00
Holy Crap! I've managed to write my 100th post on this blog. I started writing here because the wife threatened to kill me if I told her any more of my silly jokes, and I thought, "What better way to dump dis-knowledge on unsuspecting people than to write a blog!" It's been a fun ride, and I hope to keep doing it.What has shocked me, though, is the amount of time people spend on this blog! Since it started, this blog has received nearly 14,000 hits and people have cumulatively spent some 42,000 minutes on the blog! If all you readers were one person, that's almost one full month.Think about the implications. I've managed to waste 42,000 minutes of productivity! And according to this and this, it translates into a $6000 or about Rupees 2.35 Lacs in lost productivity! That makes me very happy. I've managed to waste *significant* amounts of useful time and have done my little part to damage the global economy. Woohooo!I'd like to thank all of you for coming here and spending (was...
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How to win Arguments
2007-11-03 18:50:00
Previously on the blog, I taught you how to be a Philosopher and how to be a Fake Cricket fan. And to continue this series, I will today show you how to get the upper hand in arguments.1. Use the "Sky is Blue" argumentWhen most people are in an argument, they will refuse to accept anything you say. To get around this problem, make an argument that is obviously true. Note that it doesn't have to do anything with what you're discussing. Once your opponent accepts any one thing you say, you've broken them.Example: Victim: "...and so, Global warming is real." You: "Aaha..But, you've forgot one important thing: The Earth rotates and revolves simultaneously" Victim: "Eh? How is that..." You: "Do you agree or not? ARE YOU DENYING THAT THE EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN?" Victim: "No, I agree, but..." You: "I'm glad you agree with me and what I have to say: Global warming is a myth. Nice talking to you. Bye, now"2. Deny the assumptions and create new Facts Contrary to popular beliefs,...

Cartoon 2 Nov 07
2007-11-02 07:19:00
This post is a comic strip. If you can't see the image, please click here.Copyright © 2007, Aditya Kulkarni. All rights reserved. Thanks for reading! For more wanderings, visit http://www.pointlesswanderings.com/. Click on the title to comment. Copyright © 2007, Aditya Kulkarni. All rights reserved.
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Firecracker Experiments!
2007-11-02 05:19:00
Diwali is that magical time of the year where you are legally allowed to create loud noise and generally be a nuisance to everybody. Oh, the joys!Back when we were in school, we used to look forward to Diwali months in advance. We used to even plan out what kind of crackers to get, which ones were new this season and plan out, in detail, how to expend the crackers over the 3 days that we'd be allowed to play with them.My favorite was always the rocket. I just love how the thing shoot up straight into the sky. I especially liked the ones that explode when they go up. But I used to get irritated that these rockets went up only so much, and not all the way up to the stratosphere. Then one day, I decided to do something about it.Me and two of my friends who lived nearby came up with a brilliant plan - We'll tie together 3 rockets.Me: "Yeah, lets stick them together with cello-tape."Kid #1: "Wow! That should send them real high. Maybe we'll hit a eagle with out rocket"Kid #2: "Or mayb...
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Jet Lag
2007-10-31 07:23:00
Jet Lag is a common phenomenon. Lots of people apparently have trouble sleeping when they suddenly make large time-zone shifts. My sister even claims to feel jet lag when traveling from Mumbai to Bangalore (because of the 3-degree change in longitude, apparently).Jet lag itself doesn't seem to affect me much, but I suffer from what I call Food Jet-Lag. I'm surprised that other people don't. My stomach has trouble adjusting to the timezone more that my brain does. That kinda makes sense, because my stomach is the center of my thoughts, and my brain is asleep all the time anyway.So, I recently got back from the US auf A. The first day went by without any problem, I had dinner and went off to sleep.Then, at 2:30 AM, I hear some strange noises. I wake up with a start. It's my tummy growling. It thinks it is Lunch Time. The wife is sound asleep. And to make things worse, the voices in my head start talking too.Voice #1: "I'm in the mood for Pizza!"Voice #2: "Yeah. How about a thin-...

Aditya's Advice Column
2007-10-28 08:19:00
Starting this week, I'm going to do all of humanity a great service and start an advice column. To kick off this week, there are some questions people have asked me often. Some names have been changed to protect the guilty.My Boss keeps asking me to do work, and that leaves me with no time to read your blog. What should I do? - ArvindI feel for you my friend. I can't believe there are still barbaric people in this world that prevent ordinary, honest people like you from reading blogs at work. This is a clear violation of basic human rights.Here's what I recommend you do:When your boss is out for a Coffee break, go to his Comp. Open up Outlook, Word and some other applications. Then take a screenshot of the screen and save it as a JPEG. And then, close all the applications, hide all the desktop icons and set this image as the desktop background.When your boss comes back, he'll click all over the desktop wondering why is his comp is not responding. He'll restart a few times, the ...
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