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Undiplomatic but right!!!
2006-12-02 16:19:11
After the bizarre walk-out by Inzamam and team after being penalised 5 runs for alleged ball-tampering, i have started to admire Inzamam's straightforwardness a bit. (and we thought only our parliamentarians can walk-out.:)) Former players have blamed him for the undiplomatic walk-out. They believe that pak team should have registered their complaint with ICC after playing the test and not walked-out. But isn't accepting a 5 run penalty for ball tampering like indirectly accepting the ball tampering allegation. We all know it would have fizzled out as non-issue if pak protested after playing the test. ICC would have just given the decision in favour of Darrel hair and it would have become non-issue. By walking out, Inzamam has ensured there is some debate on Darrel Hair and his bizarre decisions. There is some debate which could bring more order in cricketing rules. Sometimes, its better to be undiplomatic and do what your heart says!!
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Sex Education
2006-12-02 16:19:11
Please click the cross button at the top right corner of window, if sex is a taboo thing for you. Thanks.Had a impression that Medical Transcription is a like call center job but instead of providing support they type the medical report. I was wrong. Actually, Medical transcriptionists listen to dictated recordings made by doctors in US and transcribe them into medical reports for record of doctors/patients (mainly for protection against sues.)The cultural difference between India and US is visible in these recordings. Just check this one. A teenaged gal was explaining the problem with her index finger. She said she uses it for steering car, for clicking mouse and extensively for masturbation. Doctor was pretty imaginative. He suggested using middle finger instead of index finger. Yet another recording had a gal discussing his boyfriends? penis.I can't imagine any gal in india openly accepting the fact that she masturbates. Sex is a taboo thing and to discuss it in public is a cri...
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He is Back!
2006-12-02 16:19:11
1. He has a waistline which could put Adnan Sami to shame2. He has a shapely hairless legs which is envy of 'thodai azhagi' Rambha.3. He is the steadiest person on earth after some rounds of liquor. No exagerration. He sleeps soon after drinking and sleep is the steadiest posture a man can have.4. He is in this pic ( which strategically captures the german blonde and her mother),in front of Eiffel tower.He is 'Thanni vandi' IRTT Selva and lands on Chennai International Airport tonight after a short stint at Stuttgart, Germany.Welcome Pal. We missed you.
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Random Analogy
2006-12-02 16:19:11
This is a true incident which happened to my friend Bala. My friend who has been to my home once, lost his way coming second time, inside criss-cross streets of Selaiyur. He thought of asking a middle-aged man the way to Bharath Engg College so that he could find his way to my home from there. He was surprised the man did not knew the way to college which has quite a big building. My friend somehow remembered Dhanalakshmi wines which is near to my house and asked way to that. He wasn't confident of the man knowing the way. He was proved wrong. The man knew the way to a wines shop which is just a few meters long building whereas he wasnt aware of existence of Bharath Engg College which has a very big building. The goal of post isnt to point out that guys ignorance. Its to draw analogy of the incident to indian state of affairs. We are ignoring education (College) which has broad benefits(big building) and concentrating on trivial immoral things (wines shop) which has narrow benefit...
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I am Mensian!!!
2006-12-02 16:19:11
I cleared Men sa IQ with 99 percentile which effectively means if there is a group of 100 general people, I will be the person with highest IQ in it. ;)Ofcourse, they aren?t accurate but still its satisfying to be a member of Mens a.More information on Mensa can be had at: http://www.mensa.org/and Mensa?s Chennai chapter site at: http://www.mensachennai.org/

Lost and Found!!!
2006-12-02 16:19:11
She was with me for 18 months. Then she left. Nope, not really left me. Somebody stole her from me. Lost my love, Nokia 6100 last week. It was my first mobile.But no regrets. Got an excuse to buy Nokia 3230. Its got every technology i can think of. 1.3 Mega-pixel camera, MP3 player, FM radio. Blue tooth, IR and loads of other applications. What more can you ask for 14k.It has some cons too like other mortal things in this world:1. Its slower than Nokia 6670 and 7610. Slower Processor.2. It has only 6 MB phone memory and 32 MB Reduced Memory card. You have to invest on additional MMC if you wish to store loads of movies or MP3s. 6MB phone memory reduces the max size of applications you can receive thru bbluetooth and no of applications you can run simultaneously. Biggest drawback of this cell. 6670 , 7610 and 6600 have 10 Mb phone memory and 64 MB MMC.3.Protruding keys with gaps gives space for dirt to set in.4.Data cable not free with the set like 6670 and 7610.And pros are aplenty:...
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Tips to avoid work at office
2006-12-02 16:19:11
Everybody hates work. But then with boss eyes on you and your monitor, you have no other go .But still you can fool around. Here are tips:1. There is always some part of monitor which is not visible to your boss coz its hidden by your body or cublice. Determine that part of monitor by carefully solving trignometric equations involving distance between monitor and boss, height of monitor from ground, cubicle height, boss's height (determines angle of depression). Be sure to use all the laws of sine, cos and tan to solve it and then confirm your results by standing at your boss's place and peeping at your monitor. Once you have determined the part of monitor invisible to Boss, make the most of it. You can call it 'Lakshman Rekha'. Resize your chat window or online games window or blog site to be inside that lakshman Rekha. You are inviting trouble if any of the chat or games window crosses the Rekha.2. No boss would like his men going for coffee break often and no employee can wor...
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Seven: No more Magical!
2006-12-02 16:19:11
Seven wonders of the world, the seven seas, the seven deadly sins, the seven daughters of Atlas in the Pleiades, the seven ages of man, the seven levels of hell, the seven primary colors, the seven notes of the musical scale, and the seven days of the week. But why this seven tag?? This seven tag tarnishes the timeless beauty of seven. Daredevil Deeps tagged me many weeks back with this seven and here it goes.Seven Things you want to do before you die:Finish this tag (its weeks since Deeps tagged me.) and fly to US and knock seven times over Deep's head for tagging a busy software engineer.;))Keep my parents happy.Be sincere and committed at work.(Just in case my boss sees this.)Visit all the countries and interact with all the cultures in the world and learn from them.(Not a foreign minister post but.)Read as many good books as possible.(As long as somebody lends them.)Make world a better place by whatever means i can.Buy a big house near sea-shore(tsunami-resistant shore) and liv...
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Unwelcome Break!!!
2006-12-02 16:19:11
Due to heavy work-load at office, i won't be blogging or visiting your blogs for some weeks. Will let you know once i am back.
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T9 Betrayal
2006-12-02 16:19:11
I received this SMS from a friend:A seven letter animal. If you take first 3 letters it is used for cooking. last 3 letters is girl. First 4 letters used by men. If you are genius tell the answer.I keyed the answer hurriedly and realised only after i sent SMS that T9 dictionary has betrayed me. The answer ofcourse is Panther but thats not what T9 gave. I called her immediately to explain things and she had a hearty laugh.Moral: Dont rely too much on technology.
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Wear Helmet.
2006-12-02 16:19:11
Due to sudden entry of 2 fighting dogs on my way, I fell down from my bike few days ago. Luckily,I escaped with just some bruises on knee and both hands. My Raymond shirt and Indigo Nation pants were the only casuality. But the scratches in my helmet reminds me that it those scratches could have been in my face had i not worn helmet.Moral - Wear Helm et always.

SPB and Bandeh man!!!
2006-12-02 16:19:11
Last friday, SPB 5-in-1 concert was held at kamarajar Arangam, Chennai. I captured some moments on my Nokia 3230. Harini, Jeyashree, Srilekha and Shraidhya were the other singers to perform. 'Thenpandi seemai..'(first song), 'Suthi Suthi..'(with Harini), 'kadhalin deepam..', 'Rendaka rendaka...'(run ducka, runducka - a ganguly song.;))', 'devuda devuda...'(thalai song),'alaivosai gala gala', 'yenna thavam seidhanai..'(Harini solo), 'Pothi vecha maligai mottu..',manguyuleu poonguyelei' etc were some of the songs magically transformed into vibrations by the master.Next day, Indian Ocean performed at the Wesley school grounds. The pics aint as clear because of lighting and distance. The show was FANTASTIC. I had to change it after wide-spread protests from my friends and colleagues. What i like about The Indian ocean started with beautiful 'lost in ruins..' from their 'Desert Rain'. What i like about Indian Ocean is that they take inspiration from indian culture,s...
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Strings n Vikings!!!
2006-12-02 16:19:11
Bombay Vikings and Strings rocked YMCA grounds 2-3 weeks ago in celebration of some IIPM cultural event. Bombay Vikings were average but Strings were too good!!!.
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Mind Vs Heart.
2006-12-02 16:19:11
Our future depends on the decisions we make at various points in our life. We could be a ordinary SW engineer or a social activist or a renowed politician - all courtsey our Decisions. (Read "One" by Richard Bach for more details.) Mind and Hear t are the tools which shape our decisions. If you allow mind to dominate your decisions then your life will be dull and tasteless. and if you allow heart to dominate your decisions then you will suffer professionally. Last week, a friend asked me join him for Fanaa eve show but i had some pending official work. If i went then i would have to return back and finish it at night. The correct decision would have been to do work and keep the movie aside for someother time. (My heart dominated my mind and i went for movie.) Fanaa is boring and probably would be good timepass if with your galfiend. In the climax, Kajol kills Aamir as her mind overcomes her heart. So, for success in life, mind should take precedence over heart in important matters. B...
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Upsets galore!!!
2006-12-02 16:19:11
World cup has lost its charm with Argetina, Brazil and England out of World Cup. The poor strategy of Argetina cost them dear. No Lionel Messi for whole 120 minutes. Riqueline and Crespo substituted by 75 minutes. Cant imagine what coach thought before taking such disastorous decisions. Their goalie getting injured didnt help their cause. A good team should always go for offence no matter what the scoreline. They may have defended for 10 more minutes and still scrape through but they were better team and should have gone for more goals instead of allowing germany to return back. Full points to Germany for playing a brilliant second half. They are my fav to win the world cup from here. I dont approve of Englands negative strategy but the way they kept portugalians away for more than an hour with 10 players should be applauded. We will never know what would have happened if Rooney had stayed full time. Ricardo was brilliant in his saves and Englishmen were nervous and clumsy. You can...
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A quick recap
2005-08-14 17:43:00
The sole objective of this post is to prove that i am alive! So, serious blog-hoppers stay away.LifeI Have been very busy for past 2-3 weeks.'Long time no blog' is sufficient proof of that. I was in Pune last week(1st aug to 6th aug) to learn EPM from 2 guys, Hari and Anand.(Why does pretty gals lack EPM expertise? I mean Why do i have to learn from guys- always? )Pune DiaryThe tatkal A/C 2-tier reserved journey ticket for 1100 km from chennai central to Pune central costs 1800 bucks but 20 km drive on a mini-cab from Pune central to Hinjewadi costs 400 bucks. Indians are bad mathematicians. Ramanujam must have been a cross-bred.It rained all day n night on first two days which made me suspect that its cherapunji, not Pune. But people assured me Cherapunji is yet to get a normal park, leave alone IT park.Was provided a A/c room but never got an oppurtunity to turn it on. Weather was so coooool.Although i was in Pune for 6 days, i visited only 3 places- Pune Central station, my hot...
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Get HPB - 6 PDF
2005-07-23 15:23:00
Love is the greatest feeling in the world but passion/mania too can be wonderful. Last week, young and old alike, all around the world, were swept by one such mania- Harry Porter mania. Last weekend, I was to Landmark, Spencers to peep into the HP celebration. They had built a small Hogwarts fort with painted thermocoal surrounded by water in a rubber tube. The Harry Porter books and huge poster of Harry Porter were neatly stacked inside the fort.Landmark has 3 sub-main stacks,where current hits are stacked .The first stack had Harry Porter 6th book and a special offer on a 6-set CD Pack of 3 Harry Porter movies for 750/-.(Original Rate ? 899/-). The second stack had another ex-craze, Da-Vinci code and Angels and Demons. It also had CD on cracking Da Vinci code. I have no idea what it meant. The third stack had ?92 ways of talking to anyone?. The main circular stack at the end ofcourse had HPB. True Love is never based on money and true passion should never be restricted by money. ...

Anniyans Hell...
2005-07-16 13:24:00
Shankar is known for making grand fantasy movies with a message. Message in Anniyan is simple. All Indians must be conscientious in everything they do so India can move forward. Our 'Anniyan' wreaks havoc on people who err - based on the punishment they are supposed to undergo for the crime in 'Garuda Purana' - which lists out the varied types of torture and suffering people undergo in Narakam, according to the type and quantum of their transgressions. Lets analyse it a bit.Why no hell exists?Hell is for just punishment of evil-doers, with pain and suffering.Now, what is pain?Medically, Pain is the basic bodily sensation that warns us that damage to our bodies is occurring and it functions as a quick-acting system that tells the motor systems of the brain that they must act to minimize or eliminate this damage. The key things above are bodily functions and Brain.After death, soul leaves the body and its the soul which is put into suffering in the Hell. But the soul lacks body an...

To pray or not
2005-07-12 15:30:00
Why Pray GOD??Imagine a non-believer and a believer enter a bet. The terms of the bet is: If there is a God, then the believer wins. If there is no God, then the non-believer wins. Consider both scenarios below.Scenario 1 :Both people die and it turns out that there is no God. So the non-believer wins. But does it matter now?!! There is no God, thus "after-life"... just utter non-existence. Can the non-believer feel gratified in being right, if they cease to exist? Likewise, can the believer feel sorrow because they were wrong? They both meet the same fate, regardless!Scenario 2 :The other scenario; Both people die, but it turns out there IS a God. So the believer wins. Let's see the difference.-- Unlike the first case, this time there WILL BE gratification for being right, and the believer receives all the God had promised.-- Unlike the first case, this time there WILL BE sorrow for being wrong, and the non-believer will have all eternity(in torment) to regret their rebellion agai...

How to talk to gf at night
2005-07-07 15:31:00
Human have the tendency to take pleasure in doing things that is prohibited and finding the non-prohibited things boring.For instance, i yearned to watch FTV when parents were home but when they were away, i found it boring. Another example is a lover yearning to talk to his gff late at night when he can't. I have few solutions for him:1. Shopping method:Claim that you have to buy some thing very urgently. Generally, items they dont understand gets faster approval. For eg, technical items like Floppy and CD. But there are chances that they advise you to buy it next day. Assert how urgently you need CD to run the AVSEQ01 exe in the Java file located in Oracle database to generate a C++ file which needs to be delivered tomorrow. This should work unless you have a younger sis doing her engg in IT who is angry at you coz she missed a scene of mega-serial "Muhartham" as you were watching NDTV during its commercial break.If so, go for something which they too need. For instance, mosqui...
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A boy who shook the district
2005-06-28 13:52:00
Ye taara woh taara har taara, Dekho jisse bhi lage pyaara,Ye taara woh taara har taara,Ye sab saath mein jo hai raat mein,Toh jagmagaaya aasmaan saara....Boond boond milne se, banta ek dariya hai,Boond boond saagar hai,warna ye saagar kya hai...I did not really believe this swades theory (a single man can change the system) - before this incident. Its one of the rare incidents, which motivates us to do what we deem right, without caring much about the results and the obstacles.My cousin, Nathan stays in a small village named Rettiarpatti in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. Few weeks back, Nathan applied for a Passport. The policemen, who came for verification, demanded some money for signing go-ahead. Nathan is no Ambani but still rich enough to pay what he was demanded. But his conscience was against it and he refused to pay any money. He wrote a complaint to District Collector about the policemen. Quite unexpectedly, the collector immediately transferred the policemen related to ...
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Lost Freedom
2005-06-15 14:42:00
My mom and sister returned last friday night, ending my 40 day long freedom. I am very happy to see them back but still losing freedom irks.The freedom i lost:I had freedom of watching "Midnight hot" in full volume at 12 midnight. This ofcourse was to catch up with fashion scene around the world. This refreshes the mind and helps in creative thinking. I believe this program should be watched by all software engineers and those in stressful jobs . I am sure their Boss will be surprised by the positive energy flowing through you the next day. Dont believe me?Then consider a simple analogy:If Model == Software engineerthen clothes == Technical Skilland Walk == talk and code.If a model can walk confidently with almost no clothes, then a software engineer can definetely talk and code with no technical skill. Does that make sense?I had freedom of having dinner at 1 am,(after watching midnight hot) which i feel is the right time to dine as any mathematician will tell you. We take meals 3 t...
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Time Pass!!!
2005-06-09 16:35:00
THREE NAMES YOU GO BYChemby ( My Northindian friends prefer as Anbu is too diffi to call)Anbey ( My southindian friends prefer as Anbu is too diffi to call.Probably, inspired by few Kollywood songs. )IIT.THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD exanor_exanor:(Don?t know the meaning but saw it somewhere and liked it Why twice because 1+ 1=11 and exanor ID was not available.)Vanguard:(my Blog url and title. I like the the positiveness and braveness associated with it.)Anbu_chembian:(Have this ID in yahoo, msn, rediff, techie, epatra, indiatimes, rediffmail and millions of porn sites- regd during college days. I assure porn site IDs are no longer used.)THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELFMy Eyes :(But the tragedy is with powerful lenses on it, nobody gets to see this god's masterpiece.)My skin color :(Karuppu than ennaku pudicha coloru!)My chest :(should put mallika..err..Arnolds chest to shame)THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELFMy moutsache( refuses to grow. Guess ne...
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Punctillion
2005-06-06 15:43:00
I somehow get a feeling that organizers of 'The QFI Open Quiz 2005' at IIT-M were not INDIANS. What else can explain the punctuality in starting the quiz ,dot at 3 pm. We, indians should never compromise, what we are famous for. A show isnt a show unless its 10-15 minutes late. and its mega-show if its 30- 1 hours late.I entered the hall at 3.10 or so fully confident the it will take another 5-10 minutes for it to start but already 6th question was rolling on the screens. My patners were yet to come. First patner entered on 20th question and second just before 35th question. Neither me nor my friends had pen. So, we simply sat, discussed vigorously, and exchanged probable answers for each of the questions. It was good fun. Since we had taken answer form, we decided to atleast fill the team name and members name and give it back. For the second time, we did not take long to decide the team name. It was decided that punctillion suits it. "Punct" for our amazing punctuality and "illi...

Ayodhya Issue Resolved ; Movies
2005-06-03 15:34:00
Yesterday night, we had beer party at my home. I wont reveal anything about it. I will just quote a line from a poem "Madhushala" by legendary poet Hariwansh Rai Bachan:mandhir,masjid bhair badhavay.prem badhavay madhushala.Translation:Temples and mosques breed hatred,But Bars spreads love.I havent seen a bigger irony. Temples and mosques are supposed to spread love and peace. But they are doing just the opposite. On the contrary, Bar, a place which many believe breeds violence and hatred, is spreading a sense of belongingnes among people of different faith, as all alcoholics, irrespective of their religion, have the same goal - to forgot everything and have fun.I propose to build a big BAR in Ayodhya where all hindus and muslims can drink together and spread love. This will not only solve the long-standing Ayodhya issue but also ensure that muslim and hindu develop a close bonding towards each other. Once, my chemistry teacher told me that Hydrogen bonding is the strongest bond but...
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