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StickyChicken

2008-12-29T16:06:00.000-08:00

A day in the sun

2007-10-27T13:40:00.001-07:00

A day in the sun
Originally uploaded by kayanunwalla

Amazing Bombay

The Paradox of Choice!!!

2007-10-06T17:07:00.001-07:00

Found this really nice Google Tech Talk.
Its not at all tech but talk a lot about how we think.....
Even though it an hour long but quite entertaining, specially after the first 10 mins.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6127548813950043200

There are also some images shown during the presentation which haven't been captured by the camera, you can see them here
http://www.si.umich.edu/ICOS/Presentations/20040917/003.htm
some of the images are quite funny.
The images might seem slightly out of order since they are from an older presentation.

more updates.....

2007-08-14T20:45:00.000-07:00

I am continuing with the updates....I just moved my Links section a level up so that its easier to access. It has a link to my del.icio.us page which has a bunch of cool links. They are updated as and when I come across something useful or just something that seems interesting........

Are today's systems preventing us from doing great things?

2007-08-01T21:12:00.000-07:00

I recently read an article where this question was posed by Thomas Frey.

Even though there were some great Greek mathematicians, there weren't any known Roman ones. It was not that Romans were dumb, it was just that their system of representing numbers was preventing them to do complex calculations.

In the recent world, Thomas Frey gives the examples of the half - implemented metric system of the US and the complicated character set of China.

So are there any other systems that we depend on, but they are the ones that prevent us from doing great things?

You can read the entire article here.

Upgrades!!

2007-07-29T23:34:00.000-07:00

It feels good. Finally I managed to finish the changes that I was planning for my blog. I upgraded the template, modified it (so that it works for me), added pictures and tabblos and finally posted something......
It feels good...now the thing is to bring it up in searches. So will be working on that.

Also, I will keep posting cool tools and links that I find. It will be the section on the right side.
I am adding a link to my del.icio.us account to the links section that has some bookmarks that I use.

There will be many more following

cool utilities

2007-07-29T14:22:00.000-07:00

Recently, I have come across some cool utilities which I want to share with all.

1) How many of you are very irritated by the ads that you see on the web pages? There are text ads, animated ones and flash ones. Well, there is a solution for that. For people using Mozilla Firefox, there is an add-on called "Ad-Block Plus". Its a simple tool which when installed and after a little tuning can block most of the ads. As you keep on adding more websites and add more types of ads, it gets more stricter. Try it....
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

2) Another cool utility is Foxy Tunes. After adding this, you can get all the controls your music player right in your browser. It has support for all the major music players including Winamp, Windows Media Player, iTunes, etc. So if you are using your browser, you don't need to minimize the window to play, pause, skip the songs.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/219

3) The other one is a tool from a website. Tabblo is a site where you can add text to pictures. Basically, you can create stories using text and pictures. There are a lot of pictures which are connected and a common description applies to all. Its a lot easier to do that with tabblo.
www.tabblo.com

4) Then there is one called Yahoo! Pipes. Using this tool, you can club multiple web applications to create your very own. An example would be, suppose you are looking for some apartments in a particular area, you can use the craigslist application. Taking that results, you can use a Maps applications which picks out the address from the craigslist results, takes pictures of the neighborhood of the apartments listed and send them to you along with the listings. Thus, by doing so, you have a very own applications of yourself. I haven't used this myself, but a friend has introduced me to this concept and I intend to used this.
pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/

Blu-ray v. HD DVD: Where do we stand?

2007-07-26T22:14:00.001-07:00

Original Post Click Here

Posted by Erica Ogg

The expected next-generation DVD format war isn't quite the deadlock many expected.

Target's announcement Thursday that it would sell a Sony Blu-ray player in its stores alongside Blu-ray discs in a special feature promotion is important because the second-largest retailer in the U.S. doesn't sell HD DVD players in its stores, outside of the external HD DVD drive made for Microsoft's Xbox 360. It does sell a Toshiba HD DVD player on its Web site, however.

When the battle between the competing optical disc formats--HD DVD and Blu-ray--began brewing last year, analysts predicted protracted trench warfare, many refusing to choose sides. But just six months after the first Blu-ray players went on sale, the numbers show that the fight may be nearing its conclusion.

Blu-ray got way out ahead of HD DVD by virtue of Sony's PlayStation 3 console, which came preloaded with a Blu-ray player. Of the 1.5 million Blu-ray players sold in the U.S., 1.4 million are PS3s, according to the Digital Entertainment Group, which promotes both formats. HD DVD had an advantage in that its players were less expensive than Blu-ray--at first. Though HD DVD prices have come down, Blu-ray's have as well.

Toshiba, one of the staunchest supporters of HD DVD, said last month that initial forecasts of sales of discs and external HD DVD drives was probably a bit ambitious. The Japanese electronics maker said it anticipates selling 1 million players and recorders in North America this year, down 44 percent from the earlier estimate of 1.8 million. The Digital Entertainment Group reports that HD DVD has sold 300,000 HD DVD players, and half of that figure is the external drive that pairs with Microsoft's Xbox 360.

Things looked bad for HD DVD last month when Blockbuster said the only high-definition DVDs it would rent in its stores would be Blu-ray. HD DVD will be available, however, on its Web site, Blockbuster.com.

In yet another sign that two competing formats may be a thing of the past, earlier this month Warner Bros., a studio supporting both formats, announced that its Total HD disc--HD DVD on one side, Blu-ray on the other--would likely be delayed until early 2008. Though Warner Bros. says the timing isn't right and the dual-format disc will still be a viable business idea six months from now, it's looking more like it won't even be necessary.

Click on the chart above for a breakdown of the numbers.

Are you hardworking?

2007-07-24T22:17:00.001-07:00

I have been hunting for a job for some time now. During this time I have come across all sort of questions. Some really intelligent ones, lot of them O.K. but some really dumb ones.
Like the one in the title...
Are you hardworking?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No

I don't know what they were looking for. I mean, if they knew what everyone was going to answer, then why ask this question. If it was to rattle someone's conscience, then I wonder how difficult it is for someone who is not hardworking, to lie.
Also, an interesting thing is what do you do with an applicant who replies this question in a negative.
Another question that I came across,
Do you like working in a group?
[ ] Yes
[ ] No

Given the current nature of the software industry, 99 out of 100 times you end up working in a group. And I bet, 100% of the time, people answer in a positive for the above answer.

I don't get the point behind such questions. Maybe, someone can help me understand this.

Well....you think...

2007-07-18T00:19:00.001-07:00

Check out this link

I don't get this...on what basis are they giving her the degree? If its acting (which is the only one I can think of..), then can someone please tell me the last notable performance, or for that matter any, by her?
I am not against Shilpa, but what I hate is that the organizations in UK are trying the make-up for the whole racism incident. I don't know if Shilpa would have got even a second look if it was not because of that.

People are just making a huge deal of that incident...and the worst part is that she is letting people make a big deal out of it.....a lot of others have to deal with it day in and day out...

If people are really that concerned about racism then why not eradicate it where it happens daily...but that would be too much work...and no one seems to be willing to do that when they can just align with a celebrity, felicitate them for their "courage" and gain free publicity...

Also, this doctorate will only insult the degree conferred on the true acting greats!!!

Wind of Change!

2007-06-14T13:31:00.001-07:00

The wind of change

Blows straight into the face of time

Like a stormwind that will ring the freedom bell

- The Scorpions

Hmmm....very interesting!!!!

2007-06-13T01:05:00.001-07:00

Do read this

http://in.rediff.com/money/2007/jun/11dollar.htm

Bombay (Mumbai) and Around

2007-06-06T00:14:00.000-07:00

Life lessons from Narayana Murthy

2007-06-04T00:20:00.001-07:00

Mr. Narayana Murthy delivered a pre-commencement lecture at the New York University. It is a bit long. Therefore, I am just posting the link to the text. Its amazing. Do read it.

http://in.rediff.com/money/2007/may/28bspec.htm

Success

2007-04-15T16:23:00.000-07:00

The road to success is such that you cannot afford to be distracted at all. When people try to beat one or two competitors, they get distracted and they lose the plot by neglecting the bigger picture. The bigger picture is the win over all competitors and not just few!

What next???

2007-03-26T00:51:00.000-07:00

Its time to think, now that the Indian team has lost its match against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have beaten Bermuda,which has put us out of the World Cup. I know that there will be a lot people who can identify the areas which need improvement. But what they do is that they just are highlighting the problems which a lot of us know.

But for a change, let me come up with some solutions.

India has been a huge outsourcing hub and its time that it starts outsourcing to some other countries. At the time of this article, India's loss in the World Cup has been the most tragic thing that has happened, and so let us outsource cricket. We have tried grooming young players without much success and we have waited endlessly for some "senior" players to regain their form. All this hasn't seemed to have helped us. So why not get some players that are proven performers and are currently in good form. Why not get players from Sri Lanka, Australia, South Africa, West Indies, etc. to play for us. They are sure to give a more committed performance than the current lot. Also, we should get the entire, current Bangladeshi team to play for us. I am sure they would do a good job. We can also throw in an Indian citizenship in their contract.

Take a look at this scenario. "Team India" visits South Africa and West Indies and are outrightly beaten. They come back home and defeat West Indies and Sri Lanka, comprehensively, "at home". The Indian media and the corporates spring into action and term this team as "World Beaters". The whole of India pin their hope on them, they play to the best of "their" ability and they lose. I think the bigger culprit here is the Indian media and the corporates who will lose crores just because of their over-optimism. One thing to note here is that, whenever there has been a shocker in World Cup Cricket, it has only resulted in the ouster of a good team.
The second solution, so that the corporates, the ICC and the BCCI keep making money is to have a World Cup (or any tournament) where a win/loss against India counts for nothing. Irrespective of the result of the match, India still advances to the next round. Other teams fight it out amongst themselves and the winner plays India in the Final (which is a legitimate match).

And finally, relief for millions of cricket crazy fans who bought $200 worth World Cup package and now think that it was a waste of money. Some company should come out with an insurance for such packages. If India is out of the tournament this early, then the viewers get some percent of their money back. Insurance companies can be assured of make some money here because, India enters the finals of most of the tournaments they participate in. So its just for such huge fiascoes that the viewers don't need to worry about. This will help sell more packages too.

As you see, everyone is equally responsible for what happened. The players, the management, the media/sponsors (for showing us dreams), the "aam junta" (for believing those dreams). As Greg Chappel said, "Hope it is a good wake up call for everyone".

- A (initially) distressed but (now an) optimistic Indian Cricket Fan!!

Salaam Mumbai

2006-11-09T03:27:00.001-08:00


With reference to the 7/11-2006 train blasts that rocked Mumbai, the video tries to explore Mumbai's Spirit and Courage to sustain and fight back terrorist attacks since the 1993 tragedy.

Think Different

2006-11-09T02:39:00.001-08:00

Steve Jobs Speech

2006-11-09T02:31:00.001-08:00

Three Stories

Michael Forever!!

2006-10-22T23:43:00.000-07:00

When Senna died, the sport lost one of its prodigal Sons, But the "Rain-Man's" spirit still lived in the hands of the "Rain-Master"

When Schumi calls it a day, "I guess its Adios Formula One" - Michael Forever!!

people i have met

2006-09-25T14:28:00.000-07:00

From the list of people that I had in one of my previous post (link provided above, click on the title of this post), I have already got in touch with

Suyash Sambhare (wasn't on the list but was ne of my missing friends)
Suraj Dev Kidiyur
Vivek Kini
Jignesh Boricha

Still looking for the rest..........

Bentley

2006-09-16T14:55:00.000-07:00

Bentley SUV ???

FIRE

2006-09-14T23:13:00.001-07:00

Ferrari

2006-09-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

Now a Ferrari SUV??

Lamborghini

2006-09-13T08:37:00.000-07:00

Thats the Lamborghini SUV. Found it from some other blog.

2006-09-13T00:28:00.000-07:00

If I'm not back in five minutes.. wait longer - Jim Carrey

Mr. Madison, what you have just said, is the most insanely idiotic thing I have ever heard. At no point, in your rambling incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul.

Be like the nature of water. Water the softest stuff on Earth, but it can fit into any container. It seems weak, but it can penetrate rock.

ALL THAT IS GOLD DOES NOT GLITTER NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST THE OLD WHO ARE STRONG DO NOT WHITHER, DEEP ROOTS ARE NOT TOUCHED BY THE FROST.

What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. - Morpheus

Neo: Why do my eyes hurt? Morpheus: You've never used them before.

To deny our own impulses, is to deny the very thing that makes us human.

If real is characterized by what you see and what you can feel, then real is only electromagnetic impulses which run through you brain - Morpheus

There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path - Morpheus

Fate it seems was not without a sense of irony.

Stop trying to hit me and hit me!

Do you hear that, Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of....inevitability.

Show me a fighter who's nothing but heart, and i'll show you a man waiting for a beating.

My dear boy, if God had intended for us to walk, he wouldn't have invented roller skates - Willy Wonka

Quotes from The Matrix

2006-04-14T00:53:00.000-07:00

Agent Smith:

I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you're not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply, and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet, you are a plague, and we are the cure.

ppl i have known....

2006-03-15T01:55:00.000-08:00

As you have read this a lot of times before, lot of people come into our lives and create a lasting impression. Here is a list of people I have known, who were a part of my lives at one time, and now I have no contact with them. I don't even have their contact info. If your name is listed below, or you know anyone from the list then, please let me know...

Pradeep Jadhav
Sunny Shah
Kalpesh Bedekar
Afshad
Tanveer Shah
Pritam Kelkar
Bhavik Shah
Jignesh Boricha
Manish Jain
Manoj Nair
Ritesh Kukiyan
Vivek Kini
Sangeeta Bhat
Khadija
Haroon
Suraj Kidiyur

These people had been my good friends at one point of time. I compare the above list to the list of good friends that I am in contact with. Its scary to know, that I have lost these many friends to this busy life. Well, these are the names I remember. I will update the list as I recollect the other names.

ONE>>>>>

2006-02-28T03:23:00.000-08:00

You need to have an addiction to have something to fight off!
You need to have a purpose to have something to fight for!
You need to have a passion to have something to live for!
You need to be in love to have something to die for!

future unknown..

2005-11-13T21:06:00.000-08:00

Had a good past week and a half and just wondering about the next week and a half. Looks hectic but I just hope that it goes as well as the past period.
The one thing which I noticed about the last week was that everything fell into place. Solutions to all the problems were solved though they indulged me into intense troubleshooting but was good as long as I found a solution.
Anyways....this is always been the case atleast with me, everything ultimately falls into place.

Conversation with GOD!!!

2005-11-11T10:12:00.000-08:00

I got this email from a friend. I am posting it here coz it is worth reading....
One day I decided to quit...
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality...
I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.

"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me.

"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.

"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of
them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more
vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed.

But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said. "In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said.

"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth.

Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.

I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."

He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been
struggling, you have actually been growing roots?"

"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you."

"Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet they both make the forest
beautiful."

"Your time will come", God said to me. "You will rise high"
"How high should I rise?" I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.
"As high as it can?" I questioned.

"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and bring back this story. I hope these words can help
you see that God will never give up on you.

HE will never give up on you!

kids...

2005-11-09T00:04:00.000-08:00

I was always amazed how kids (and for that matter even me when I was a kid) learn how to speak, to walk, etc. When I had been to my cousin's place last weekend, I got a lot of my questions answered.
I had met my a year old niece after a gap of three week. When I last saw her, she was just able to stand up with some support but couldn't walk. She used to mumble something I didn't understand anything of that.
And now when I saw her, she was able to walk (or should I say...run). Now she didn't want to be carried in the trolley or the arm. She wanted to be free...to go antwhere she liked. It was amazing to see such a transition.
Through her, I have somewhat understood how kids learn to speak. Now she imitates each and every word we say in front of her. Her sound are pretty much similar. Once she understands how to pronounce words, then she can understand their meanings.
The protrays more emotions and experssions than before.
Its truly amazing to watch a kid grow....

wisdom

2005-11-02T14:30:00.000-08:00

Words of wisdom always come from the most unexpected sources and at the most unexpected times.
You got to watch out for them and let them sink in to grow wiser...

Wet!!!

2005-10-26T01:10:00.000-07:00

This has truly been the year of the water's wrath.
Its started with the Asian Tsunami, floods in Pakistan, then floods in Gujarat, then it tried to drown Mumbai, floods in Europe, followed by the hurricanes in US and flood back in India again-in the state that were lucky to be saved from it when the monsoons began.

So effectivetly, a major part of India had been flooded this year. But the big difference was that instead of the usual small towns and villages, this time the floods were in major cities.

Is this just just one in a million occasion, or is it the beginning.....the result of the world's neglect for environment were expected anyways.....

@

2005-10-23T23:40:00.000-07:00

u gotta read this...
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/10/guess-what-just-turned-34.html

Hope for a better tomorrow.....

2005-10-23T22:17:00.001-07:00

Sorry to break the promise of posting regularly, but couldn't help it because I was caught up with my midterms.
Anyways, I was chatting with my cousin the other day, telling him about my past year in India. I had seen a lot of this in this one year...joy, disappointment, success, failure, relief, pain, anxiety and many more such emotions. All these have made me a more humble human being.
This last year has been very eventful and memorable in a way. I have learnt a lot from it. Be it my exams, my project, the tsunami, my visit to Kutch, my cousin's unfortunate accident, the floods in Mumbai, my flight to LA........and many more events which I haven't accounted for.
It is truly a memorable year.

Salute to the Trojan Spirit

2005-10-14T00:17:00.000-07:00

Hey all...
Its good to be back to a place I can call my own. I have a part of mine here for all to see. Its good to come back to my part.
I had been a little busy settling down in a new country. I have moved to USA and joined the University of Southern California for my Masters. Its been a rather interesting two and hlf months. Adapting to the new environment was more exciting than difficult. But I still have a long way to go and a lot to prove to myself, which was a reason to move away from home.
The thing which I admire about USC is the Trojan Spirit. I inspires you to, simply, " Fight On!!!" I didn't get the complete meaning of this line till the classes began. Thats when I realized how much motivation can be drawn from these two words.
The real world is a battlefield with the war continuously going on and if you got to survive got got to keep Fighting. The moment you put your weapons down to take rest...you are dead.

got a job

2005-08-28T23:42:00.000-07:00

Its feel great to get a job. But its funny when including me a lot of other people get elated on get a job in a cafe. I would have never thought of working in a cafe if I was in India. But I tell you that life is a hard teacher......

read this

2005-08-25T20:22:00.000-07:00

I read this outside a church.
'The greatest loss in life is not death but rather what dies within us while we live.'
so true......

hmm....

2005-08-25T19:57:00.000-07:00

Its exciting as I end this day. I have decided to get rid of some of my habits. Changed the way of doing some stuff. I am anxious to begin my new day differently. Hopefully the results should be as expected.
Somehow I seem to be obsessed with the word 'change'. It is a small word with a deep meaning.
Anyways will continue later.

i am missing

2005-08-24T15:28:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since I haven't posted anything. There is a reason for that. I have shifted to USA as I have joined University of Southern California in Los Angeles. LA is a nice place to be and especially for a Bombaite like me, it feels like home.
Actually I was busy with college stuff and once my schedule is set, I start posting regularly.

Till than....
Bye Guys!

Green??.... nahh.... Fresh Green !!!

2005-07-20T05:20:00.000-07:00

This past week I had been to my native place in Kutch, Gujarat. The journey to my village had an apprehensive start due to the recent floods on the route. But this journey was definately the one to remember. Everywhere I could see green plains and grass covered hills made an ideal background. This greenery was due to the monsoons. Even though there was only green color everywhere, the picture was very colorful. The grey shades were provided by the grey monsoon clouds.

The Indian countryside, whatever bit I saw, was indeed beautiful!!

shooopppppppiinngggggg..........noooooooo

2005-07-07T23:41:00.000-07:00

huff.....
I always enjoyed shopping, but never imagined it to be so tiring. There is just too much of stuff to do.
OK.....now I have to run again.............
cya later..........

Who has seen God ???

2005-06-27T22:03:00.000-07:00

There once was a boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with cupcakes, several cans of root beer and started his journey.

When he had gone about three blocks, he saw an elderly woman. She was sitting on a park bench watching the pigeons. The boy sat down next to her and opened his suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed the lady looked hungry so he offered her a cupcake. She gratefully accepted and smiled at him.

Her smile was so wonderful that he wanted to see it again, so he offered a root beer as well. Once again she smiled at him. The boy was delighted!

They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling without saying a word.

As it began to grow dark, the boy realised how tired he was and wanted to go home. He got up to leave but before he had gone no more than a few steps, he turned around and ran back to the old woman, giving her a big hug. She gave him her biggest smile ever.

When the boy arrived home his Mother was surprized by the look of joy on his face. She asked, "What has made you so happy today?" He replied, "I had lunch with God." Before his mother could respond he added, "You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile in the whole world!"

Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home. Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face. He asked, "Mother, what has made you so happy today?" She replied, "I ate cupcakes in the park with God." And before her son could reply, she added. "You know, he is much younger than I expected."

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, a honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring; all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.

Take no one for granted and embrace all equally with joy!

Check this out

2005-06-27T09:29:00.000-07:00

I don't know, how many times I must have put up this picture on the web, but I still like it.
It conveys a very IMPORTANT message, simply and clearly. Its titled 'Personal Power'.

YES !!!!............. Exams over!

2005-06-27T09:21:00.000-07:00

Now waiting for the results is even more difficult and stressful than actually giving an exam. No matter how well you had prepared for your exams, you are not relieved until you clear the exams with Flying Colors.

My wait has begun and I hope it reaches a Pleasant conclusion.

Megh Barase

2005-06-17T21:08:00.000-07:00

Here comes the Monsoons.
It rained in early morning for an hour and it rained as if there was no tomorrow....
(kya pata kal ho na ho....)
ouch...forget it....bad joke...

hmmmm.......

2005-06-12T23:10:00.000-07:00

Well, the moment is here. I have triumphed. The final frontier has been conguered.

USA here I come.

Yeah!!

2005-06-06T08:47:00.000-07:00

Exams are over. Fell so great.
The atmosphere seems so beautiful. Everything seems so wonderful!!!

hehehehe..............

2005-05-25T23:19:00.000-07:00

You are a Samurai.
You are full of honour and value respect. You
are not really the stereotypical hero, but you
do fight for good. Just in your own way. For
you, it is most certainly okay to kill an evil
person, if it is for justice and peace. You
also don't belive in mourning all the time and
think that once you've hit a bad stage in life
you just have to get up again. It's pointless
to concentrate on emotional pain and better to
just get on with everything. You also are a
down to earth type of person and think before
you act. Impulsive people may annoy you
somewhat.

Main weapon: Sword
Quote: "Always do the right thing.
This will gratify some people and astonish the
rest" -Mark Twain
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What Type of Killer Are You? [cool pictures]
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2005-05-25T23:12:00.000-07:00

Your Seduction Style: Ideal Lover

You seduce people by tapping into their dreams and desires.
And because of this sensitivity, you can be the ideal lover for anyone you seek.
You are a shapeshifter - bringing romance, adventure, spirituality to relationships.
It all depends on who your with, and what their vision of a perfect relationship is.

What Is Your Seduction Style?

Change

2005-05-25T07:39:00.000-07:00

Change, though irreversible, is the most essential process.

We are who we are because of our thoughts. Change is about changing these thoughts and bringing in fresh ideas. Like stagnant water is the breeding ground of mosquitoes, stagnant mind/ideas are the main cause of problems.

But it is easier said than done. More than bringing about a change, accepting a change is the most difficult. Change is that fresh lease of life in our efforts to excel in whatever we do.

Always remember, ‘If its moving, its alive, if its stagnant, its dead’.

Wish Me Luck !!!

2005-05-25T06:44:00.000-07:00

With every passing day I'm inching closer to that moment which I always beleived I would live. But for now I need to concentrate on my exams. As for that moment, my extremely confident part says is 'inevitable'. But lets be modest here and say that if I work hard, I will certainly achieve it.

Random Thoughts 1 !

2005-05-20T22:35:00.000-07:00

If your life is becoming boring, its probably because you didn't give CHANGE a chance !!!

A Very Good Lesson In Life

2005-05-19T21:40:00.000-07:00

Hey, I got this story in a mail. I know that many of you must have already read it, but I couldn't resist putting it here.

A Very Good Lesson In Life

Jerry is the manager of a restaurant. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would always reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!"
Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs, so they could follow him around from restaurant to restaurant.

The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! No one can be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"

Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, I have two choices today. I can choose to be in a good mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood. I always choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I always choose to learn from it.
Everytime someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I always choose the positive side of life."

"But it's not always that easy," I protested.
"Yes, it is," Jerry said "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or a bad mood. It's your choice how you live your life."

Several years later, I heard that Jerry accidentally did something you are never supposed to do in the restaurant business: left the back door of his restaurant open one morning, and was robbed by three armed men. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.

I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Want to see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or choose to die. I chose to live."

"Weren't you scared?" I asked. Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the Emergency Room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action."

"What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything." 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Please operate on me as if I am alive, not dead'."

Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day you have the choice to either enjoy your life or to hate it.
The only thing that is truly yours that no one can control or take from you - is YOUR ATTITUDE, so if you can take care of that, everything else in life becomes much easier.

Random Thoughts !

2005-05-19T21:30:00.000-07:00

Today, when I look back at my life….and think about it……….

I can laugh at my mistakes, ponder on the lessons I have learnt from most of my failures and cherish all the memories of the time I had succeeded.

If you look at the whole picture, it’s a mixed bag. I am happy because thats how I want my life to be. These ups and downs make it more interesting. I believe that its not about survival but about living life, enjoying life.

My Passions

2005-05-01T21:10:00.000-07:00

There are a few things that i'm passionate about.
1) Google n Gmail (Google n all their products)
2)Mozilla Firefox
3)n my Girl.

Tell me if you share the same passions!!

Hi to all

2005-04-21T12:54:00.000-07:00

This is my first day at blogger and I am already loving it !!!!