i know many ppl will think this to be another post that is copied from somewhere....but believe me this one is cent percent written by me...
neways work in office is boring...we go there look at others around us who also are looking at ways to find some work...(ya thats true everyone seems to be free)...i go in the morning to catch the company bus ... this bus is quite OK ...the FM radio in the bus is as usual pathetic but atleast u can sit properly n comfortably...reach there at around 8.50 am...check mails n chat with ppl...the day goes off n evening falls...after that we wait for the 6.30 pm bus which arrives as usual empty and in a bad state...this bus is particularly bad...in fact the seats really make u feel sorry for ur asses... the driver also drives like a truck driver composing his own truck driver music by blowing the horns incessantly...he fails almost everytime to hit some other vehicle (poor guy...seems frustated with his family that he wants to cause his own accident)
well if i have brought out this topic on buses...then how can one forget the mention of BEST buses...they r a nightmare to roam in especially during peak hours in andheri-east...also their new starline buses are either crashing like my company's sw or not seen...
buses in trivandrum were much better in that sense...much better ventilation...much faster at the peril of others...empty roads...
neways it feels nice to tyope a few words after a loooooonnnnnnggggggg time.Enjoy and bye...
Friday, December 09, 2005
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Have free time - Getting bored
I am forced to put this blog because of lack of work. please bear this with me.
If you find it very boring in the office, here are some tips:
1. Form a detective agency to find out who is quitting next.
2. Make blank calls to your Boss.
3.Count your fingers (and toes if you still get bored).
4. Rearrange the furniture, i.e. flick someone else's chair just to irritate him/her.
5. Send mails from ms-mail to your internet mail (and immediately get to the internet and see who reaches first, you or your mail?) and read them there, and note down the time they take to reach there. Then do vice versa............. !!
6. Watch other people changing their facial ex-pressions while working and try changing your ex-pressions also.
7. Try to stretch status meetings as longer as possible, just by asking silly doubts.
8. Have work breaks in between tea.
9. Have a two hour lunch; it's a big social occasion.
10. Read jokes and send jokes.
11. Revise last week's newspaper.
12. Hold "How fast my computer boots" competitions.
13. Practice aiming the coffee cup into the dustbin.
14. Compile "How to waste your day"
15. Pick up phone and dial non existing nos.
16. Make faces at strangers in office.
17. Count maximum no of applications your computer can open at time.
18. For Win NT/95 users....Move things to Recycle bin and restore them..Then repeat this process.
19. Look at someone & try to imagine how(s) he might have looked when(s) he was 5 years old.
20. Learn to whistle.
21. Make full use of the comfortable chair and table provided and take a nap.
And if you are still bored-............ ............. then
KEEp READING THIS BLOG AGAIN AND AGAIN
If you find it very boring in the office, here are some tips:
1. Form a detective agency to find out who is quitting next.
2. Make blank calls to your Boss.
3.Count your fingers (and toes if you still get bored).
4. Rearrange the furniture, i.e. flick someone else's chair just to irritate him/her.
5. Send mails from ms-mail to your internet mail (and immediately get to the internet and see who reaches first, you or your mail?) and read them there, and note down the time they take to reach there. Then do vice versa............. !!
6. Watch other people changing their facial ex-pressions while working and try changing your ex-pressions also.
7. Try to stretch status meetings as longer as possible, just by asking silly doubts.
8. Have work breaks in between tea.
9. Have a two hour lunch; it's a big social occasion.
10. Read jokes and send jokes.
11. Revise last week's newspaper.
12. Hold "How fast my computer boots" competitions.
13. Practice aiming the coffee cup into the dustbin.
14. Compile "How to waste your day"
15. Pick up phone and dial non existing nos.
16. Make faces at strangers in office.
17. Count maximum no of applications your computer can open at time.
18. For Win NT/95 users....Move things to Recycle bin and restore them..Then repeat this process.
19. Look at someone & try to imagine how(s) he might have looked when(s) he was 5 years old.
20. Learn to whistle.
21. Make full use of the comfortable chair and table provided and take a nap.
And if you are still bored-............ ............. then
KEEp READING THIS BLOG AGAIN AND AGAIN
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Yes, I was there....
this poem,written by my good friend Abhishek Pandey
is a tribute to all those who have experienced the ILP at trivandrum. this days of TCS was the best till date. everybody has enjoyed it immensely. the poem goes as follows:-
is a tribute to all those who have experienced the ILP at trivandrum. this days of TCS was the best till date. everybody has enjoyed it immensely. the poem goes as follows:-
Where there were 4 coconut trees in every backyard
Temple's music instruments woke us up during onam mornings
where, to digest food, was very hard
Where we had TT, badminton & carrom sessions in the evenings
Where everyone could say "Good morning" in 3 foriegn tongues
And everyone addressed us as "chetta" or "chechi"
where milma milk shake & sharja were available in tonnes
We used to order it at 8 pm and get it at 8:40
Where outside food was very popular
'coz inside vegetables were made of coconut oil mostly
except the always in demand choco bar
and the coupon coffee we had on level 0 roof, happily
Where we used to throw paper around the class
or use them to write comments for fish pond
Feedback forms & project documents; we used to pass
with Gopal & Suresh, everyone sang at least 1 song
Lunch break was long, like the queues
In slot C everyone used to get sleepy
Where boys didn't go to the library for book issues
& in Reju's lectures, girls used to feel sweaty
Where on-pitch & on-stage efforts were appreciated
among hundreds of clappers during batch-leaving ceremonies
There were many tests in a short period, we felt being grated
Waking up late in night, we gave each other our company
Where we used to sit in a circle to sing
We wore casuals, positions varied on the hostel floor
We used to knock on everyone's door, for every small thing
We used to chat and play for hours, yet we always wanted more
Where we called Suresh transports thrice on fridays
Waited desperately for a strike or weekends
To reach back "home", we explored all the ways
Where we made close & lifelong friends
Friends with whom we used to share
our secrets, our desires, our passions & stories
Friends with whom we travelled everywhere,
danced at coffee beanz n did the laundries
Where 3 seas meet & a strong wind blows
Where saltwater becomes road & the beaches are long
Where over tea plantations, fresh water flows
Where indulging in nature never feels wrong
Where guys chased guys in night to give bumps on their birthdays
Where we had to remove our shirts & wear dhotis to enter a temple
Where our very first earnings, a company pays
Where we craved home food, yet ate in a hotel
Where inside class we played bond-building & evaluating games
Where meat, coffee, sun & rain were in plenty
Concrete jungle & techno jungle can never be the same
And never again in life can we be one/two over twenty
Words cannot tell how much I miss that place
Or my friends, whom I want to be with, still
These are the memories which the wave of time can't erase
That I will cherish, from the bottom of my heart, I know I will
Or my friends, whom I want to be with, still
These are the memories which the wave of time can't erase
That I will cherish, from the bottom of my heart, I know I will
Abhishek Pandey
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Season 2 begins...
Well sorry for the break...but it was needed. the break was needed to let me have a retrospection of my own blog with people unhappy that i m writing so much.
but now since i have internet and lots of idle time... i think i should start off again. this season may be never ending or it may also end. but 1 thing is for sure...this is going to be better than the previous one.
these days we have many serials going off air. thechannel heads claim that they r following the west who air soaps as seasonal affiars. so why not name this new post along the same lines. this season i will take u thru some of my really good moments at trivandrum and life after that
hope u will like it
bye
but now since i have internet and lots of idle time... i think i should start off again. this season may be never ending or it may also end. but 1 thing is for sure...this is going to be better than the previous one.
these days we have many serials going off air. thechannel heads claim that they r following the west who air soaps as seasonal affiars. so why not name this new post along the same lines. this season i will take u thru some of my really good moments at trivandrum and life after that
hope u will like it
bye
Friday, September 02, 2005
The spirit of Mumbai
Dark clouds cover the sun
And the wind decides to run
Out come the heavy rains
At first the parched sun gains
The reservoirs fill to the brim
Ubiquitous water no longer a dream
People everywhere have joy
Children convert papers to toy
But then the ships sink
And yours eyes wink
The rain seems to be infinite
But your patience is finite
Now you wish it to stop
For water may go over your top
The army of clouds increases
Vision of hope decreases
You realize its fury
When many a body bury
Everybody is in a hurry
To reduce explosion of worry
After every night comes a morn
In the hearts a hope is born
This hope spreads among all
Finally rising to be very tall
It fights the army of clouds
The war cry being strong and loud
The army finally retreates
Joyous becomes the victory beats
Out comes the sun again
Fallen to its knees is the pain
And the wind decides to run
Out come the heavy rains
At first the parched sun gains
The reservoirs fill to the brim
Ubiquitous water no longer a dream
People everywhere have joy
Children convert papers to toy
But then the ships sink
And yours eyes wink
The rain seems to be infinite
But your patience is finite
Now you wish it to stop
For water may go over your top
The army of clouds increases
Vision of hope decreases
You realize its fury
When many a body bury
Everybody is in a hurry
To reduce explosion of worry
After every night comes a morn
In the hearts a hope is born
This hope spreads among all
Finally rising to be very tall
It fights the army of clouds
The war cry being strong and loud
The army finally retreates
Joyous becomes the victory beats
Out comes the sun again
Fallen to its knees is the pain
Friday, August 05, 2005
brain drain season
we have 3 seasons in india- summer, monsoon and winter. each season has some particular characteristics. everybody knows abt them quite properly having studied in geography throughout school life. but for me an engineer there is one more season to look forward to. it is the brain drain season.
every year lots of students decide to go abroad for higher studies. some of them for academic interest and further reasearch, some for earning lots of money, some beacause they dont like india. every year around 10 thousand students from various fields spread the indian diaspora all over the world. most of them prefer US of A but there are also people going to UK, Russia, Germany,Australia and so on.
its good to see people setting out to achieve their dreams and taking their indianness wherever they go. they will obviously bring prosperity and fame to India. but i dont want to go into those things- for they have been read over and over.
this season normally starts during the month of july and continues till the end of august. initially only a few students are seen at the airport but then u have many in the first 2 weeks of august and then it again drops down towards the latter part of the month. (like a bell) the month of june and july is used up for readying everything related to the visas and other necessary documents. then as soon as they are done, people become nostalgic and go to meet the ONE whose going to remain only for a few days now with them. so the parents become overburdened, especially mom who has to serve sweets for these occasions.
thats not all advance arrangements have to be made for staying over there in the unknown land. relatives if reside nearby in that land are of much needed help. however these are happy times for the ONE. he/she gets the oppurtunity to go on a shopping spree. ofcourse there are side effects- learning to do daily chores by urself, cooking, going to the doctor to take injections and other things, learning to drive. then there is also the dark truth that u have to stay with relatively unknown strangers.
finally vidaai happens. the entire family, relatives and few friends come with the ONE to bade the latter goodbye and luck. he goes away for a good no. of years and promising to come back as a better human being. u hope that ONE will remain the same as ever. thus the brain drain season comes to us every year. good brains from here go to improve the well being of other countries. and we in turn continue to churn out more good brain as ever.
every year lots of students decide to go abroad for higher studies. some of them for academic interest and further reasearch, some for earning lots of money, some beacause they dont like india. every year around 10 thousand students from various fields spread the indian diaspora all over the world. most of them prefer US of A but there are also people going to UK, Russia, Germany,Australia and so on.
its good to see people setting out to achieve their dreams and taking their indianness wherever they go. they will obviously bring prosperity and fame to India. but i dont want to go into those things- for they have been read over and over.
this season normally starts during the month of july and continues till the end of august. initially only a few students are seen at the airport but then u have many in the first 2 weeks of august and then it again drops down towards the latter part of the month. (like a bell) the month of june and july is used up for readying everything related to the visas and other necessary documents. then as soon as they are done, people become nostalgic and go to meet the ONE whose going to remain only for a few days now with them. so the parents become overburdened, especially mom who has to serve sweets for these occasions.
thats not all advance arrangements have to be made for staying over there in the unknown land. relatives if reside nearby in that land are of much needed help. however these are happy times for the ONE. he/she gets the oppurtunity to go on a shopping spree. ofcourse there are side effects- learning to do daily chores by urself, cooking, going to the doctor to take injections and other things, learning to drive. then there is also the dark truth that u have to stay with relatively unknown strangers.
finally vidaai happens. the entire family, relatives and few friends come with the ONE to bade the latter goodbye and luck. he goes away for a good no. of years and promising to come back as a better human being. u hope that ONE will remain the same as ever. thus the brain drain season comes to us every year. good brains from here go to improve the well being of other countries. and we in turn continue to churn out more good brain as ever.
idle thoughts
( this was penned by me before this deluge )
Looking at the blue sky
With the sun shining brightly
O God! Give this day everyday
For it is so beautiful
Sitting in the balcony
With nothing to do
Listen to the sounds of universe
The perfect chaos you hear
Dancing the plants are
With the wind teaching the steps
Look at the ballet they perform
The best synchronisation you see
Piercing through your eyes
With all the colours of the universe
Look all around you
the perfect mosaic you have
Glancing back through your mind
With all the thoughts you have
Remember every moment
the beautiful days they are
Looking now at the present
With each moment becoming a past
Live each moment to its fullest
Because time travels fast
Looking at the blue sky
With the sun shining brightly
O God! Give this day everyday
For it is so beautiful
Sitting in the balcony
With nothing to do
Listen to the sounds of universe
The perfect chaos you hear
Dancing the plants are
With the wind teaching the steps
Look at the ballet they perform
The best synchronisation you see
Piercing through your eyes
With all the colours of the universe
Look all around you
the perfect mosaic you have
Glancing back through your mind
With all the thoughts you have
Remember every moment
the beautiful days they are
Looking now at the present
With each moment becoming a past
Live each moment to its fullest
Because time travels fast
tommorrow never comes
2 months into the vacation already and nothing worthwhile to do, i decided to do something useful so that i would not repent later. i decide loads of things to be done during my vacations. but as it happens everytime they are all thrown in the mind's dustbin.
this time i had sincerely made a to-do list- learning JAVA, preparing for CAT, driving lessons, regularly exercising etc. but then i dont know what spell the vacation puts u under - u just dont do anything. u become very lazy and always sit in front of the TV. u hope for some good TV program to enlighten u but then nothing good happens on TV these days as well.
i have just started to study JAVA today. the CAT in my house is still sleeping like 'kumbhakaran'. mom put the breaks on the learning car. exercises- what are those?
each night before sleeping soundly i decide to wake up early morning and do something about the to-do list but the plans are washed away because of the lateness in waking up. thereafter another 1 hr goes in searching and reading the newspaper. then i undergo thru the daily chores of bathing and brushing teeth. then for some breakfast. before u realise u already are into afternoon and then lunch again. ( i havent forgotten that- that it seems is at the top of the list). soon u start feeling drowsy and soon catch 40 winks.
it is evening now and then u come to the conclusion that u havent done anything from the to-do list. u again decide to look into them seriously tommorrow but till now that tommorrow hasnt came as yet. ( and i dont know when it is going to come either)
this time i had sincerely made a to-do list- learning JAVA, preparing for CAT, driving lessons, regularly exercising etc. but then i dont know what spell the vacation puts u under - u just dont do anything. u become very lazy and always sit in front of the TV. u hope for some good TV program to enlighten u but then nothing good happens on TV these days as well.
i have just started to study JAVA today. the CAT in my house is still sleeping like 'kumbhakaran'. mom put the breaks on the learning car. exercises- what are those?
each night before sleeping soundly i decide to wake up early morning and do something about the to-do list but the plans are washed away because of the lateness in waking up. thereafter another 1 hr goes in searching and reading the newspaper. then i undergo thru the daily chores of bathing and brushing teeth. then for some breakfast. before u realise u already are into afternoon and then lunch again. ( i havent forgotten that- that it seems is at the top of the list). soon u start feeling drowsy and soon catch 40 winks.
it is evening now and then u come to the conclusion that u havent done anything from the to-do list. u again decide to look into them seriously tommorrow but till now that tommorrow hasnt came as yet. ( and i dont know when it is going to come either)
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
War of the newspapers
As I have nothing worthwhile to do in my vacation, I pass time by writing blogs, reading books, playing keyboard (yes I have started to learn that) and sports, watching TV (it really sucks these days with no good programs) and of course reading newspapers.
In the last few months, I suppose everyone must have watched the hoardings of various new papers making their way into Mumbai. Mumbai Mirror, Hindustan times and DNA being the prime ones.
I am used to reading the Times of India and its supplements for years now and when they started giving Mumbai Mirror free for few days I decided to check it out as well. But I wasn’t impressed because it is simply another variant of Mid-day. No doubt, why it brings different offers all the time to boost its publication. But it is bound to get a lead early in the sales as it comes from the stable of Bennet and Coleman.
Secondly there is Hindustan times which is similar to the others in the fray. It tries to be different here and there, more graphic at places. But otherwise it has nothing new to offer. It had a pathetic ad on air and didn’t publicize much through hoardings and other medium. Maybe it believes that it doesn’t need that kind of publicity.
Finally we have the DNA Daily News and Analysis from Zee media conglomerate. Well it has spent the maximum in publicity (a cool Rs.60 crores…). There are hoardings placed all over Mumbai asking you to select among options. It had a marketing team which must have ensured that a salesperson would go to each house. This person would ask various questions regarding the functions of an ideal newspaper. (I wanted to say that don’t try to be one since it is impossible) but I must admit that it has tried to be different from the others in certain respects. Let’s see how it turns out in others like content when it does come.
One thing is for sure that when we have a lot to choose from, it automatically leads to competition and hence to efficiency and better outputs. Finally the consumer is benefited from this.
Joke of the day:
A mother is waiting anxiously for her son on the last day of term. “At last you are home. Where is your report?”
“I haven’t got it.”
“How come?”
“I lent it to my friend.”
“And why does he need it?”
“He wants to scare his parents with it.”
In the last few months, I suppose everyone must have watched the hoardings of various new papers making their way into Mumbai. Mumbai Mirror, Hindustan times and DNA being the prime ones.
I am used to reading the Times of India and its supplements for years now and when they started giving Mumbai Mirror free for few days I decided to check it out as well. But I wasn’t impressed because it is simply another variant of Mid-day. No doubt, why it brings different offers all the time to boost its publication. But it is bound to get a lead early in the sales as it comes from the stable of Bennet and Coleman.
Secondly there is Hindustan times which is similar to the others in the fray. It tries to be different here and there, more graphic at places. But otherwise it has nothing new to offer. It had a pathetic ad on air and didn’t publicize much through hoardings and other medium. Maybe it believes that it doesn’t need that kind of publicity.
Finally we have the DNA Daily News and Analysis from Zee media conglomerate. Well it has spent the maximum in publicity (a cool Rs.60 crores…). There are hoardings placed all over Mumbai asking you to select among options. It had a marketing team which must have ensured that a salesperson would go to each house. This person would ask various questions regarding the functions of an ideal newspaper. (I wanted to say that don’t try to be one since it is impossible) but I must admit that it has tried to be different from the others in certain respects. Let’s see how it turns out in others like content when it does come.
One thing is for sure that when we have a lot to choose from, it automatically leads to competition and hence to efficiency and better outputs. Finally the consumer is benefited from this.
Joke of the day:
A mother is waiting anxiously for her son on the last day of term. “At last you are home. Where is your report?”
“I haven’t got it.”
“How come?”
“I lent it to my friend.”
“And why does he need it?”
“He wants to scare his parents with it.”
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
4 years of engineering leaves you with a lot of good memories. In those 4 years you are always with your friends for half of the day. Even at home, you remain connected with them through phone, internet, SMSes and outings.
So when your engineering comes to an end (after the final exams get over… it is obviously a relief) you are suddenly left with a void in your life. Everyone is experiencing that in the vacation. You are left with nothing to do but just sleep for long hours and killing time.
So any mention of a reunion always sparks off excitement in all those concerned. I got to meet my old school friends after a long gap. Most of them are in Pune for achieving BE in some branch or the other. But I was never able to meet them when they arrived in Mumbai for their break after every sem. The prime culprit being my sem exams. It clashed every single time. Their exams always used to finish quite earlier than my exams.
But fortunately the last sem got over at the same time as their did. I was finally able to meet them and we had a nice long chat on films, books, trips, photos, etc. we had pizzas from pizzahut and cracked jokes on each other. Vasudha in fact insisted that Nitin perform the dance in front of them which he performed in college for some event. We discussed ragging in our respective colleges and our own experiences related to it. And finally we discussed professors of the colleges (harsh have u got that book in which u had written about kallu?)
Then there is my friend Pratik (Kothari…there are 4 pratiks that I know) whom I meet almost daily. We go to the temple and during the short journey we are able to discuss films, cricket and other topics of interest. We assume ourselves to be masters of the first two. We find flaws in all major films and tell how it could have been improved. We become selectors and decide who should be in the Indian 11 and who the rising star is.
Recently he was baffled by his college friends’ behavior. And so our topic for that day was his friends.
Of course, there are my college friends with whom I maintain contact through phones or orkut scraps and messenger and mails. Occasionally we meet and roam around in malls or at the beach.
And finally when I am not with them I am thinking about them as I am right now writing this blog and listening to ‘dil chatha hai’. By the way, you are doing the same by reading this blog. J
Joke of the day:
Calling the waiter, a man in a restaurant complains that there are no crabs in the crab salad.
After a moment’s thought the waiter asks: “And have you ever seen any Greeks in a Greek Salad.”
So when your engineering comes to an end (after the final exams get over… it is obviously a relief) you are suddenly left with a void in your life. Everyone is experiencing that in the vacation. You are left with nothing to do but just sleep for long hours and killing time.
So any mention of a reunion always sparks off excitement in all those concerned. I got to meet my old school friends after a long gap. Most of them are in Pune for achieving BE in some branch or the other. But I was never able to meet them when they arrived in Mumbai for their break after every sem. The prime culprit being my sem exams. It clashed every single time. Their exams always used to finish quite earlier than my exams.
But fortunately the last sem got over at the same time as their did. I was finally able to meet them and we had a nice long chat on films, books, trips, photos, etc. we had pizzas from pizzahut and cracked jokes on each other. Vasudha in fact insisted that Nitin perform the dance in front of them which he performed in college for some event. We discussed ragging in our respective colleges and our own experiences related to it. And finally we discussed professors of the colleges (harsh have u got that book in which u had written about kallu?)
Then there is my friend Pratik (Kothari…there are 4 pratiks that I know) whom I meet almost daily. We go to the temple and during the short journey we are able to discuss films, cricket and other topics of interest. We assume ourselves to be masters of the first two. We find flaws in all major films and tell how it could have been improved. We become selectors and decide who should be in the Indian 11 and who the rising star is.
Recently he was baffled by his college friends’ behavior. And so our topic for that day was his friends.
Of course, there are my college friends with whom I maintain contact through phones or orkut scraps and messenger and mails. Occasionally we meet and roam around in malls or at the beach.
And finally when I am not with them I am thinking about them as I am right now writing this blog and listening to ‘dil chatha hai’. By the way, you are doing the same by reading this blog. J
Joke of the day:
Calling the waiter, a man in a restaurant complains that there are no crabs in the crab salad.
After a moment’s thought the waiter asks: “And have you ever seen any Greeks in a Greek Salad.”
Saturday, July 16, 2005
dilemma about our constitution
Recently I was talking to my friend who is appearing for the IAS exam. His name is Dilip. I was drawn to the topic because of its nature. He told me some interesting things about this UPSC exam (union public service commission).
First of all, like the IIT entrance and CAT, this is one of the most difficult and national exam conducted in our country. It provides our country the required administrative personnel required. It can be taken by any citizen of the country irrespective of his or her background. Lakhs of people give this exam, hoping for a nice government job.
The first 150 rankers get the IAS tag (Indian administrative service). The next 150 or so get IFS (foreign) and the last 150 or so get the IPS (police). The highest salary can reach up to 30000 or 35000, but you get so many additional perks that it almost makes up for this slightly less salary. Housing, conveyance, various services are all free. In short it is lucrative. Besides you get to work for your country. Of course you have to work really hard for this.
Anyways we came up with a few interesting things out of this. Every year the annual budget, the railway budget and other decisions are taken on the floor of our big parliament. The fate of the country is decided by the so called wise people of our country. But the policies and various ideas are in fact formulated by the UPSC employees. It is their brain behind these policies. The ministers and other MP only give the finishing touches of presenting it to the general public.
Today’s politicians are by large illiterate. There is no point of their understanding the policies regarding finance, foreign and others. The UPSC employees think about the benefits of society but those can be easily crushed if the politicians want to. Isn’t it weird that the final decisions in our country are taken by people who don’t even know what democracy is. Shouldn’t it be the intelligent people in our country, who are educated, take the country ahead?
I raised these questions to my friend. He said that our constitution is framed in this way. Then I realized that since any change in constitution has to go through the two houses of parliament, this change can never be brought about. The simple reason being that the MPs are literate enough to understand this and will therefore crush any such attempt.
However I can still not blame our constitution for this because I hardly know anything about it. Who knows, I may be wrong about it.
Joke of the day:
A dietician and a garbageman met on a blind date. To break the ice, the dietician asked her date about his work. He mumbled that he was involved in refuse collection.
“What a coincidence,” exclaimed the lady. “I am in waist management.”
First of all, like the IIT entrance and CAT, this is one of the most difficult and national exam conducted in our country. It provides our country the required administrative personnel required. It can be taken by any citizen of the country irrespective of his or her background. Lakhs of people give this exam, hoping for a nice government job.
The first 150 rankers get the IAS tag (Indian administrative service). The next 150 or so get IFS (foreign) and the last 150 or so get the IPS (police). The highest salary can reach up to 30000 or 35000, but you get so many additional perks that it almost makes up for this slightly less salary. Housing, conveyance, various services are all free. In short it is lucrative. Besides you get to work for your country. Of course you have to work really hard for this.
Anyways we came up with a few interesting things out of this. Every year the annual budget, the railway budget and other decisions are taken on the floor of our big parliament. The fate of the country is decided by the so called wise people of our country. But the policies and various ideas are in fact formulated by the UPSC employees. It is their brain behind these policies. The ministers and other MP only give the finishing touches of presenting it to the general public.
Today’s politicians are by large illiterate. There is no point of their understanding the policies regarding finance, foreign and others. The UPSC employees think about the benefits of society but those can be easily crushed if the politicians want to. Isn’t it weird that the final decisions in our country are taken by people who don’t even know what democracy is. Shouldn’t it be the intelligent people in our country, who are educated, take the country ahead?
I raised these questions to my friend. He said that our constitution is framed in this way. Then I realized that since any change in constitution has to go through the two houses of parliament, this change can never be brought about. The simple reason being that the MPs are literate enough to understand this and will therefore crush any such attempt.
However I can still not blame our constitution for this because I hardly know anything about it. Who knows, I may be wrong about it.
Joke of the day:
A dietician and a garbageman met on a blind date. To break the ice, the dietician asked her date about his work. He mumbled that he was involved in refuse collection.
“What a coincidence,” exclaimed the lady. “I am in waist management.”
hosting olympics
the venue for the 2012 olympics was decided last week at singapore. london was the chosen one this time around. it outlasted the other 4 giants- paris, new york,moscow and madrid.
the event had grabbed considerable media attention throughout the world. during the last few days before the selection, the lobbying became even more intense with all major sportspersons supporting their favourite city. famous personalities like david beckham and her better half, raul, lance armstrong and other sportsperson coming to singapore in the final few days. world leaders and nation heads also arrived to support their cities. the prime egs being tony blair, french president jacques chirac,etc.
the interesting thing was that all of them were the biggest cities of their respective countries and therefore expensive as well. their budget for organising the event ran into billions. all of them claimed to be the best with regards to infrastructure, transport, security, health and environment. well they must be since they are the major cities of developed countries.
since the sydney olympics ( it was one of the most elegant), all bidding teams woo to be more beautiful than the previous one. ofcourse it is nice to be elegant and create a splendid show. but we must observe that this is fast turning into a paegant sort of thing. this indirectly leads to more costs and more taxes for the host city residents. the organisers may argue that they are actually helping out the economy by this event. they are generating employement and other facilities. those arguments are going to continue forever.
in all this, we are forgetting that the olympic bidding teams consisted of rich cities. in this, if a city from a developing country like india, say for instance mumbai, bids then it is obvious that they hardly have a chance. no wonder istanbul from turkey has lost 3 times. in other words, the IOC in its attempt to make the event beautiful hardly supports the developing countries to come forward to organise.
an effective solution would be to let the developed countries help in preparing cities of developing and underdeveloped countries. this would not only help the olympic from spreading everywhere in the world in the truest sense but also bridge the economic difference between the poor nations and the rich clubs like the G8. this especially at a time when they are discussing ways to remove poverty in africa.
joke of the day:
joe's wife bought a new line of expensive cosmetics after hearing that they would make her look years younger. after applying the products, she asks her husband, "darling, tell me honestly what age would you say i am?"
looking her over carefully, joe replied,"judjing by your skin, 20, your hair, 18, and your figure, 25."
"oh, you flatterer," she gushed in delight.
"wait a minute," joe warned. "i havent added them up yet."
the event had grabbed considerable media attention throughout the world. during the last few days before the selection, the lobbying became even more intense with all major sportspersons supporting their favourite city. famous personalities like david beckham and her better half, raul, lance armstrong and other sportsperson coming to singapore in the final few days. world leaders and nation heads also arrived to support their cities. the prime egs being tony blair, french president jacques chirac,etc.
the interesting thing was that all of them were the biggest cities of their respective countries and therefore expensive as well. their budget for organising the event ran into billions. all of them claimed to be the best with regards to infrastructure, transport, security, health and environment. well they must be since they are the major cities of developed countries.
since the sydney olympics ( it was one of the most elegant), all bidding teams woo to be more beautiful than the previous one. ofcourse it is nice to be elegant and create a splendid show. but we must observe that this is fast turning into a paegant sort of thing. this indirectly leads to more costs and more taxes for the host city residents. the organisers may argue that they are actually helping out the economy by this event. they are generating employement and other facilities. those arguments are going to continue forever.
in all this, we are forgetting that the olympic bidding teams consisted of rich cities. in this, if a city from a developing country like india, say for instance mumbai, bids then it is obvious that they hardly have a chance. no wonder istanbul from turkey has lost 3 times. in other words, the IOC in its attempt to make the event beautiful hardly supports the developing countries to come forward to organise.
an effective solution would be to let the developed countries help in preparing cities of developing and underdeveloped countries. this would not only help the olympic from spreading everywhere in the world in the truest sense but also bridge the economic difference between the poor nations and the rich clubs like the G8. this especially at a time when they are discussing ways to remove poverty in africa.
joke of the day:
joe's wife bought a new line of expensive cosmetics after hearing that they would make her look years younger. after applying the products, she asks her husband, "darling, tell me honestly what age would you say i am?"
looking her over carefully, joe replied,"judjing by your skin, 20, your hair, 18, and your figure, 25."
"oh, you flatterer," she gushed in delight.
"wait a minute," joe warned. "i havent added them up yet."
flooding ur thoughts
this being the monsoons, our country is bound to get heavy rains and cyclones at some places. this may or may not lead to floods depending on the topography.
recently we had this situation in gujarat where it caused heavy losses and destruction all around. then it was in north india particularly in parts of J&K and himachal pradesh. this also happens in orissa and the nearby coastal areas. it is a natural phenomenon so we have no control over it (direction and intensity). this is not a local phenomenon but it occurs all over the world. it happened in china and indonesia as well. in USA and the caribbean islands we have got 'dennis the menace' hurricane.
but let us now look at some differences as regards to the destruction they cause to human life in general. infrastructure takes a pounding in such situations. there is huge financial loss running into millions. however when it comes to human life there is a vast difference in losses in our country vis-a-vis other countries.
whenever there is a chance of a cyclone striking the region, the US and other developed countries issue warnings in advance and give strict guidelines as to how to protect yourselves and advise them to move to safer places. various facilities are already in place such as 'disaster management plans'. everything is in place to take action if something unexpected happens. as a result very few people die. as we already know, human resources are more important than any other kind of resources.
now let us look at the indian scenario. in india whenever such calamity occurs, human resources are lost in huge numbers. the losses are pegged in hundreds of crores. but do they take the human factor into account? the ministers will do a survey of the affected areas from helicopters and planes. it is nothing but a joy ride for them. they will tour the affected areas by foot and get themselves covered by the media to ensure their own publicity. the media finds another story to keep themselves busy and increase their revenue. they are agog with news and incidents. there will be special articles related to the events.
the states then demand monetary help in millions. from this most of the money goes into the deep pockets of bureaucrats and the corrupt officials. no wonder aid comes from everywhere immediately. but look after around 6 months or so. you can see the area in same state as it was when the calamity struck. so no one know where and how the aid is used. in fact nobody cares either. in such cases the 'right to information' bill would be a much needed boost to reduction in the corruption.
india is believed to be an emerging economy. it is also in the forefront in areas of scientific and astronomical research. it has many satellites all providing information all the time. why arent we using this information then? why are early warnings not given to those who live in vulnerablea areas? why are they not told to adopt different measures as regards to infrastructures? every year the government talk about an effective disaster management strategy which they feel will be effective.
in short the attitude needs to be changed from reactive to proactive. then only we will be able to call ourselves a really developed nation.
joke of the day:
fred had spent the entire morning laying a new concrete path. as soon as his back was turned, a gang of children ran past leaving footprints all over the hardening surface.
a neigbour, who heard fred's colourful language, reproached him saying,"i thought you liked children"
"i do," replied fred, "in the abstract, but not in the concrete."
recently we had this situation in gujarat where it caused heavy losses and destruction all around. then it was in north india particularly in parts of J&K and himachal pradesh. this also happens in orissa and the nearby coastal areas. it is a natural phenomenon so we have no control over it (direction and intensity). this is not a local phenomenon but it occurs all over the world. it happened in china and indonesia as well. in USA and the caribbean islands we have got 'dennis the menace' hurricane.
but let us now look at some differences as regards to the destruction they cause to human life in general. infrastructure takes a pounding in such situations. there is huge financial loss running into millions. however when it comes to human life there is a vast difference in losses in our country vis-a-vis other countries.
whenever there is a chance of a cyclone striking the region, the US and other developed countries issue warnings in advance and give strict guidelines as to how to protect yourselves and advise them to move to safer places. various facilities are already in place such as 'disaster management plans'. everything is in place to take action if something unexpected happens. as a result very few people die. as we already know, human resources are more important than any other kind of resources.
now let us look at the indian scenario. in india whenever such calamity occurs, human resources are lost in huge numbers. the losses are pegged in hundreds of crores. but do they take the human factor into account? the ministers will do a survey of the affected areas from helicopters and planes. it is nothing but a joy ride for them. they will tour the affected areas by foot and get themselves covered by the media to ensure their own publicity. the media finds another story to keep themselves busy and increase their revenue. they are agog with news and incidents. there will be special articles related to the events.
the states then demand monetary help in millions. from this most of the money goes into the deep pockets of bureaucrats and the corrupt officials. no wonder aid comes from everywhere immediately. but look after around 6 months or so. you can see the area in same state as it was when the calamity struck. so no one know where and how the aid is used. in fact nobody cares either. in such cases the 'right to information' bill would be a much needed boost to reduction in the corruption.
india is believed to be an emerging economy. it is also in the forefront in areas of scientific and astronomical research. it has many satellites all providing information all the time. why arent we using this information then? why are early warnings not given to those who live in vulnerablea areas? why are they not told to adopt different measures as regards to infrastructures? every year the government talk about an effective disaster management strategy which they feel will be effective.
in short the attitude needs to be changed from reactive to proactive. then only we will be able to call ourselves a really developed nation.
joke of the day:
fred had spent the entire morning laying a new concrete path. as soon as his back was turned, a gang of children ran past leaving footprints all over the hardening surface.
a neigbour, who heard fred's colourful language, reproached him saying,"i thought you liked children"
"i do," replied fred, "in the abstract, but not in the concrete."
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Wimbledon specials – part 2
In the just concluded tournament, we had many riveting matches to see.
Let me begin by paying tribute to the finest player on court today. He is the 3 time champion now. His name is Roger Federer. In every few years, you have a genius unearthed. The sublime ground strokes drive the opponents in a dizzy. You just need to look at the faces of Andy Roddick and Lyetton Hewiit for that. Their expressions say it all. The graceful yet powerful serve, the returns, the one handed backhand, the slice and the spin are just out of this world. In short he is a magician. I doubt whether anyone is going to stop him from breaking Pete Sampras’ record. You like to watch him play.
The women’s final was a tough three setter which was finally and deservingly won by Venus Williams. She defeated Lindsay Davenport who gave her a good fight but fizzled out in the end due to her injury. The Venus win certainly told that Williams sisters still dominate the women’s game.
There were a few good things to come out of this tournament for Indians. The match against Svetlana Kuznetsova should that Sania has a great future ahead of her, assuming that she isn’t nagged by injuries. Her groundstrokes and serve were really powerful. She has the making of a champion provided she improves in a few areas. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi should join forces together to win many more grand slams. It was nice to see Mahesh and Mary Pierce win the mixed doubles. This was their first outing together and lets hope that they win more of them.
This year also witnessed the rise of new talents - Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Sania and the emerging girls from east Europe. The Russians were there as well. Rafael Nadal of Spain wasn’t so successful however. I hope there is a Pete among these budding talents as well.
Joke of the day :
Q. What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy?
A. I don’t know and I don’t care.
Let me begin by paying tribute to the finest player on court today. He is the 3 time champion now. His name is Roger Federer. In every few years, you have a genius unearthed. The sublime ground strokes drive the opponents in a dizzy. You just need to look at the faces of Andy Roddick and Lyetton Hewiit for that. Their expressions say it all. The graceful yet powerful serve, the returns, the one handed backhand, the slice and the spin are just out of this world. In short he is a magician. I doubt whether anyone is going to stop him from breaking Pete Sampras’ record. You like to watch him play.
The women’s final was a tough three setter which was finally and deservingly won by Venus Williams. She defeated Lindsay Davenport who gave her a good fight but fizzled out in the end due to her injury. The Venus win certainly told that Williams sisters still dominate the women’s game.
There were a few good things to come out of this tournament for Indians. The match against Svetlana Kuznetsova should that Sania has a great future ahead of her, assuming that she isn’t nagged by injuries. Her groundstrokes and serve were really powerful. She has the making of a champion provided she improves in a few areas. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi should join forces together to win many more grand slams. It was nice to see Mahesh and Mary Pierce win the mixed doubles. This was their first outing together and lets hope that they win more of them.
This year also witnessed the rise of new talents - Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Sania and the emerging girls from east Europe. The Russians were there as well. Rafael Nadal of Spain wasn’t so successful however. I hope there is a Pete among these budding talents as well.
Joke of the day :
Q. What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy?
A. I don’t know and I don’t care.
Wimbledon specials - part 1
- Wimbledon came to end on 3rd July and with it my favorite grand slam tournament. It was a year of domination and grit from some players.
Wimbledon is my favorite for many reasons.
• It is telecast live in the evening and all major matches can be viewed while having dinner or resting in the night. While other grand slams have schedules which don’t suit us. US open is late in the night. French open is in the afternoons. Australian open is early in the morning.
• Being a grass tournament it is suitable for all almost players. Except for the clay court specialists, grass is comfortable for almost all players. Grass gives a beautiful look to the entire event.
• It is the most traditional. Of course white looks boring but then someone has to be different from the rest. And even in white there is definitely good scope for fashion and variations. This was visible in the Nadal shorts and the Sharapova jewellery. The umpires and the ball collectors also have green dresses to match the green court.
• It is a representative of the general state of tennis world in those few years. Every few years, a champion for that entire decade appears. This person has all the shots and a treat to watch on court. Wimbledon provides us that person. From 1990 to 2000 it gave us Pete Sampras who of course won 7 of them. Now in the new millennium, it gave Roger Federer. It also gives us the great rivalries of that period and the domination of certain players. This is proved by many of the 5 setters
• The event organization and management is superb. The facilities provided are top class and a peek in the interior training facilities will prove that easily. The speed with which the courts are protected with covers during rains tells us about their readiness. Many matches are conducted throughout the day. They are of so many different types- men’s singles and doubles, ladies’ singles and doubles, boys’s singles and doubles, girls’ singles and doubles, mixed doubles, wheelchair and elders (35 and above, 40 and above).
• Good courts and green pastures are good for your eyes. There are around 20 courts and arranged in a grid like structure. The Center court and court 1 are the biggest and beautiful. There is a ground where people sit on the grass and watch major matches on a giant screen. Food courts and stalls satisfy your hunger with strawberries and wines.
• A beautiful audience ( :D ) is always welcome. When you have beautiful girls and handsome guys around the park, it turns everyone ON.
• It attracts the spectators all over the world and the who’s who of industry and Hollywood for major matches. In the recently concluded tournament, we had the likes of Sean Connery, Ernie Els and others visiting center court. We have industrialists like Laxmi Mittal, Infy MD Nandan Nilekani, etc. also giving support for the Indians out there.
Joke of the day:
Desperate for a child, a couple asked their priest to pray for them. “I m going on sabbatical to Rome,” he replied. “I will light a candle in St Peter’s for you.” When the priest returned three years later, he found the wife pregnant tending two sets of twins. Elated, the priest asked to speak to her husband and congratulate him. “He’s gone to Rome,” came the harried reply, “to blow out the candle.”
Saturday, July 02, 2005
bollywood award functions - are they ??
Award functions today have became an essential part of our film and television industry. it has become a means for the film fraternity to come together and get to know the latest happenings. It is also a platform to give recognition to individuals for their hard work.
But there are certain flaws in our award functions.
Initially there used to be only one – filmfare. But now we have so many different award functions: iifa, screen, zee to name a few. This has raised a serious concern over the quality of any single award function. Each one has a prominent sponsor like manikchand, Samsung, sansui, etc. It is like each television channel should have one. If you look at the Hollywood award function – Oscars, you will observe that it may have sponsors but not anyone which will share space with banners.
Our award functions have only one thing to show – ‘song and dance’ sequences. There is nothing else that they can do. Occasionally we have some troupe from Russia or Africa that will perform some acrobats but that’s all. A few antics from some action heroes, mimicry from the leading comedians, a few songs by some leading singer are the deviations that are possible.
Why do you never see Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan and few others at any bollywood award function? The reason is very simple. They don’t believe in our award functions because they feel it doesn’t award merit but lobbying. And this lobbying is prevalent everywhere.
If we observe carefully, we notice that awards are never given for academic or technical performance. Instead the criteria is the popularity of the cast, performance at the box office and how much power the producers have in the film industry. No doubt why films like ‘Main hoon na’, ‘veer zaara’ got so many awards at all functions whereas films like ‘Swades’, ‘Lakshya’ and the like hardly got any recognition. This happens despite the fact that they were better technically (and for me in viewing as well) than the former.
If this is not enough, we also have specially made awards for some of our biggest stars.
E.g. Hrithik Roshan got an ‘Extraordinary debut’ award at filmfare, Shahrukh gets a technical jury award if he doesn’t get one in the popular category. All this is just to keep them happy.
Finally our award functions are too gaudy. The setup and the overall look of the award function are strictly OK. There is absolutely no theme and idea. The hosts are as confused and don’t know what to speak. They have their pathetic jokes which bore everyone. The recipients have nothing else to say except for a long list of ‘thank you’. A glance at the front seats shows fake and plastic smiles of the various artistes.
I wrote this article because the award function that took place at Amsterdam (IIFA) had all the above ingredients. I hope they improve in the future if they want to compete with the Oscars.
But there are certain flaws in our award functions.
Initially there used to be only one – filmfare. But now we have so many different award functions: iifa, screen, zee to name a few. This has raised a serious concern over the quality of any single award function. Each one has a prominent sponsor like manikchand, Samsung, sansui, etc. It is like each television channel should have one. If you look at the Hollywood award function – Oscars, you will observe that it may have sponsors but not anyone which will share space with banners.
Our award functions have only one thing to show – ‘song and dance’ sequences. There is nothing else that they can do. Occasionally we have some troupe from Russia or Africa that will perform some acrobats but that’s all. A few antics from some action heroes, mimicry from the leading comedians, a few songs by some leading singer are the deviations that are possible.
Why do you never see Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan and few others at any bollywood award function? The reason is very simple. They don’t believe in our award functions because they feel it doesn’t award merit but lobbying. And this lobbying is prevalent everywhere.
If we observe carefully, we notice that awards are never given for academic or technical performance. Instead the criteria is the popularity of the cast, performance at the box office and how much power the producers have in the film industry. No doubt why films like ‘Main hoon na’, ‘veer zaara’ got so many awards at all functions whereas films like ‘Swades’, ‘Lakshya’ and the like hardly got any recognition. This happens despite the fact that they were better technically (and for me in viewing as well) than the former.
If this is not enough, we also have specially made awards for some of our biggest stars.
E.g. Hrithik Roshan got an ‘Extraordinary debut’ award at filmfare, Shahrukh gets a technical jury award if he doesn’t get one in the popular category. All this is just to keep them happy.
Finally our award functions are too gaudy. The setup and the overall look of the award function are strictly OK. There is absolutely no theme and idea. The hosts are as confused and don’t know what to speak. They have their pathetic jokes which bore everyone. The recipients have nothing else to say except for a long list of ‘thank you’. A glance at the front seats shows fake and plastic smiles of the various artistes.
I wrote this article because the award function that took place at Amsterdam (IIFA) had all the above ingredients. I hope they improve in the future if they want to compete with the Oscars.
Mumbai Woes --------- episode 2: attack of the problems
We know that Mumbai has many pressing problems at hand. So it is important to concentrate on these problems and find a solution to the woes of Mumbai.
Traveling in Mumbai is like going through hell. You have the trains which are always crowded no matter at what time you board it. You have the irregular BEST buses (they are actually really good). Roads are full of potholes or they are dug up for some work by some governmental organizations like MTNL, gas companies, sewage authorities, etc. this is even more problematic during the monsoons. To top it all there are around 60 flyovers all over Mumbai. They actually compound the already congested traffic instead of reducing it.
Sewage system of Mumbai is 150 years old for the part below Mahim. So you can imagine the conditions of those pipelines today. There is no effective system in place for the remaining areas. As a result the garbage flows into the sea. Naturally this has a detrimental effect on the environment.
Basic amenities in Mumbai are always in short supply. In many areas, water shortage is an evergreen problem. Electricity is normally available but when it goes off, it goes away for quite a few hours. Housing is costly and difficult to obtain. So the standard of living in Mumbai is quite high. As a result we have slums like Dharavi.
Hospitals are also few and are generally costly. The ratio of number of doctors to patients is also quite high. And very few hospitals maintain the cleanliness. Latest technologies are hardly available anywhere except for a select few.
The pollution in Mumbai is always on the rise. We have many new cars added to the road everyday. The old cars and trucks are also there contributing to the pollution. And of course since Mumbai is an industrial city we have pollution from factories as well. But the worst part is that there are very few green spaces in Mumbai and even they are being reduced by the greedy fourth estate. Everyone must have heard about the mangroves being cut away at Versova.
If that is not enough, the crime rate in Mumbai is reaching new heights all the time. We have bomb-blasts, murders, ransoms, extortions, etc. combined with the corruption everywhere around us. The court proceedings go at a slow rate and criminals go scot-free.
The
Education, they say, can remove lots of problems. But it can help only when the majority of the public gets quality education at affordable rates. When this doesn’t happen, it has direct effect on crime and corruption.
You might feel that I am criticizing the city I love most. But that’s not true. I am only highlighting the problems. In the next episode, I suggest a few solutions.
Traveling in Mumbai is like going through hell. You have the trains which are always crowded no matter at what time you board it. You have the irregular BEST buses (they are actually really good). Roads are full of potholes or they are dug up for some work by some governmental organizations like MTNL, gas companies, sewage authorities, etc. this is even more problematic during the monsoons. To top it all there are around 60 flyovers all over Mumbai. They actually compound the already congested traffic instead of reducing it.
Sewage system of Mumbai is 150 years old for the part below Mahim. So you can imagine the conditions of those pipelines today. There is no effective system in place for the remaining areas. As a result the garbage flows into the sea. Naturally this has a detrimental effect on the environment.
Basic amenities in Mumbai are always in short supply. In many areas, water shortage is an evergreen problem. Electricity is normally available but when it goes off, it goes away for quite a few hours. Housing is costly and difficult to obtain. So the standard of living in Mumbai is quite high. As a result we have slums like Dharavi.
Hospitals are also few and are generally costly. The ratio of number of doctors to patients is also quite high. And very few hospitals maintain the cleanliness. Latest technologies are hardly available anywhere except for a select few.
The pollution in Mumbai is always on the rise. We have many new cars added to the road everyday. The old cars and trucks are also there contributing to the pollution. And of course since Mumbai is an industrial city we have pollution from factories as well. But the worst part is that there are very few green spaces in Mumbai and even they are being reduced by the greedy fourth estate. Everyone must have heard about the mangroves being cut away at Versova.
If that is not enough, the crime rate in Mumbai is reaching new heights all the time. We have bomb-blasts, murders, ransoms, extortions, etc. combined with the corruption everywhere around us. The court proceedings go at a slow rate and criminals go scot-free.
The
Education, they say, can remove lots of problems. But it can help only when the majority of the public gets quality education at affordable rates. When this doesn’t happen, it has direct effect on crime and corruption.
You might feel that I am criticizing the city I love most. But that’s not true. I am only highlighting the problems. In the next episode, I suggest a few solutions.
Mumbai Woes --------- episode 1: the haunt of the transformation
We hear about this everyday. Every second day we read about various plans to transform Mumbai into a world class city like Shanghai or New York. But before we even think of such plans, we should consider a few issues.
First, cities like Shanghai are newly developed. This city was a small farming village some 10 years ago. It was when the Chinese felt the need to look at other avenues like industries that they decided to develop the village into a present day Shanghai. By this time, we already had the facilities and ideas for modern city planning. So Shanghai is much more organized and ready to expand easily as and when needed.
Mumbai was developed 150-200 years ago. Initially it consisted of 8 small islands and then more and more land was reclaimed. So the present day Mumbai actually consists of vast stretches of reclamation land. We have already stretched the limits. Changing it further is only going to have a negative impact on the city.
Further, we live in a democratic society. So before taking any firm decisions we have to hold various meetings and discussions. We have to take into account views and advantages of all concerned parties. This naturally takes up a lot of time. Many times the proposal is not okayed by all the parties and so we feel that the development is slow. A few examples of this are the worli-bandra sealink, the new oceanium, the various flyovers and buildings, the proposed metro trains, etc.
This is not the case in Shanghai because the government does not follow a democratic process. Some of the decisions are simply imposed upon the common public. But this is not the only reason. The people there are willing to cooperate and are much more hard-working than us. The corruption and narrow-mindedness is very less and decisions are approved much faster.
Every individual is different from another. Likewise every city is also different w.r.t. culture, goals, people, needs, etc. so things appropriate for one city need not be the same for another. This is precisely what the government of Maharashtra needs to understand. They need to understand that Mumbai doesn’t need the glossy and fake beauty but instead needs some basic solution to everyday problems. Anyways the aam junta isn’t concerned with these piped dreams at all.
Mumbai is beautiful in its own ways. We have the so many unique features that makes our city distinct from every other city in the world. We shouldn’t try to copy others, instead we should change ourselves in such a way that others try to imitate us.
First, cities like Shanghai are newly developed. This city was a small farming village some 10 years ago. It was when the Chinese felt the need to look at other avenues like industries that they decided to develop the village into a present day Shanghai. By this time, we already had the facilities and ideas for modern city planning. So Shanghai is much more organized and ready to expand easily as and when needed.
Mumbai was developed 150-200 years ago. Initially it consisted of 8 small islands and then more and more land was reclaimed. So the present day Mumbai actually consists of vast stretches of reclamation land. We have already stretched the limits. Changing it further is only going to have a negative impact on the city.
Further, we live in a democratic society. So before taking any firm decisions we have to hold various meetings and discussions. We have to take into account views and advantages of all concerned parties. This naturally takes up a lot of time. Many times the proposal is not okayed by all the parties and so we feel that the development is slow. A few examples of this are the worli-bandra sealink, the new oceanium, the various flyovers and buildings, the proposed metro trains, etc.
This is not the case in Shanghai because the government does not follow a democratic process. Some of the decisions are simply imposed upon the common public. But this is not the only reason. The people there are willing to cooperate and are much more hard-working than us. The corruption and narrow-mindedness is very less and decisions are approved much faster.
Every individual is different from another. Likewise every city is also different w.r.t. culture, goals, people, needs, etc. so things appropriate for one city need not be the same for another. This is precisely what the government of Maharashtra needs to understand. They need to understand that Mumbai doesn’t need the glossy and fake beauty but instead needs some basic solution to everyday problems. Anyways the aam junta isn’t concerned with these piped dreams at all.
Mumbai is beautiful in its own ways. We have the so many unique features that makes our city distinct from every other city in the world. We shouldn’t try to copy others, instead we should change ourselves in such a way that others try to imitate us.
An evening at my community function
every year my community organises a function. my community is called the ' Shree Surti Panchal Gnati Samaj '. so we are basically 'panchals' i.e some kind of artisans i.e my forefathers were either blacksmiths or dealed with metals. at those times they were called engineers. ( that may the reason for surnames : engineer, contratctor, lohar, panchal,etc in my community).
anyways this annual function has always got something different each year. we have been in gujarati dramas, sangeet sammelans, dandiya raas, etc. it is a nice place for people to talk who hardly meet otherwise in daily life. they ask about each others life and their well being.
this year we had a show with many different things : fungames, magic show and some demonstrations. My exams got over earlier and so i was given some work to do for the function. i first created 4 boxes in which each member of the community put a chit of paper. this chit contained the name and the membership no. the 4 boxes were to classify different age groups. my responsibilty was to oversee this part. people for the games were selected from a lucky draw.
i reached there by 2 pm. initially we registered the different families that arrived. each of them were given a pad and a pen for the demos and games.
the gates were closed at 5 pm owing to the rains that day. (it actually happens every year). initially there was a general GK round in which i was asked ' why did india became a republic on 26th jan 1950? '. i answered it correctly and was rewarded with a scent bottle.
after this happened the american auction. if u dont know this then i should tell u that the person that correctly determines the exact price of a commodity gets a prize. commodities like horlicks, surf excel, fa shampoo, etc were auctioned like this.
after this came the majic show. the person displayed tricks like hiding a hankie, guessing someone's thoughts from a crowd, removing water from ears when that person was made to drink,etc. it is not possible for me to explain each magic item in detail.
then came the games. for kids there was a ballon game. youngsters had to drink pepsi from a bottle using nozzle. elders were made to exhange polos using a stick from a mouth.
but the best part was the couples games. the first round was our true pals elimination. in the second round the husbands were asked to kiss their counterparts as much time as possible in 1 min. after each kiss they were to run to their starting position. in the 3rd round wives were supposed to help the husbands in wearing a saree. after this the husbands were told to do a catwalk in their sarees and also seduce the judge. this was fun.
ofcourse there is a break like intermission in a movie in which academic performances are rewarded. also at the end of the ceremony a dinner is kept. overall it was a very nice sunday for me for i was not bored that sunday.
joke of the day:
on the wall in the ladies' room :" my husband follows me everywhere"
written underneath:" no i do not "
anyways this annual function has always got something different each year. we have been in gujarati dramas, sangeet sammelans, dandiya raas, etc. it is a nice place for people to talk who hardly meet otherwise in daily life. they ask about each others life and their well being.
this year we had a show with many different things : fungames, magic show and some demonstrations. My exams got over earlier and so i was given some work to do for the function. i first created 4 boxes in which each member of the community put a chit of paper. this chit contained the name and the membership no. the 4 boxes were to classify different age groups. my responsibilty was to oversee this part. people for the games were selected from a lucky draw.
i reached there by 2 pm. initially we registered the different families that arrived. each of them were given a pad and a pen for the demos and games.
the gates were closed at 5 pm owing to the rains that day. (it actually happens every year). initially there was a general GK round in which i was asked ' why did india became a republic on 26th jan 1950? '. i answered it correctly and was rewarded with a scent bottle.
after this happened the american auction. if u dont know this then i should tell u that the person that correctly determines the exact price of a commodity gets a prize. commodities like horlicks, surf excel, fa shampoo, etc were auctioned like this.
after this came the majic show. the person displayed tricks like hiding a hankie, guessing someone's thoughts from a crowd, removing water from ears when that person was made to drink,etc. it is not possible for me to explain each magic item in detail.
then came the games. for kids there was a ballon game. youngsters had to drink pepsi from a bottle using nozzle. elders were made to exhange polos using a stick from a mouth.
but the best part was the couples games. the first round was our true pals elimination. in the second round the husbands were asked to kiss their counterparts as much time as possible in 1 min. after each kiss they were to run to their starting position. in the 3rd round wives were supposed to help the husbands in wearing a saree. after this the husbands were told to do a catwalk in their sarees and also seduce the judge. this was fun.
ofcourse there is a break like intermission in a movie in which academic performances are rewarded. also at the end of the ceremony a dinner is kept. overall it was a very nice sunday for me for i was not bored that sunday.
joke of the day:
on the wall in the ladies' room :" my husband follows me everywhere"
written underneath:" no i do not "
A for AATANKWADI
at the end of my engineering life, i do like to remember those days where we used to do a lot of fun. i particularly want to express my views about my practicals batch.
i have normally always been in A batch. these were the original set of people in the batch:-
sharad, ashish, rajeev, harsh, anish, kedar, trupti, pranali, rahul, sumant, pavan, jinen etc... and ofcourse ME!!!
our batch used to do everything except for work. we were the laziest among the four but when it came to submissions, we were always the first to finish. we always attacked the printers and used to sit for hours taking all kind of printouts. this was done during other batches' practicals and turns. during our practicals we just used to gossip about all kind of things.
our practicals were always gossip sessions...we used it as a means to spread hot news, rumours,etc...we would always listen attentively to the profs when they came up with someting new (those were for people in front of the prof... those who were behind the prof used to laugh profusely) we would then use the google search engine to find something related to that topic...( some prof even advocated the use of such practices...for eg. dholay used to say - "do google na" ) we would make our prof sign on incomplete journals and printouts...whenever the prof appeared in the lab, we would switch from our gaming sessions to some website or the blue compiler screen of Turbo C.
i particularly remember a practical session in which D batch people (miten, pooja, hardik,etc..) were sharing the printer with us. we were 6 from our batch (sharad, harsh, anish, rahul, ashish and me). our practicals were going on and as usual we were gossiping around... sharad decided to tease harsh on the topic of neha narula...to which our outspoken harsh replied something related to ass... this shocked the D batch that they decided never to do anything with the A batch again...
our batch always had some stalwarts...
ANISH: he was the interface to the profs.. whenever we wanted to cancel or prepone any practicals, it would be so easily done by anish. i dont know what magic he performed but he mostly did it everytime...but thats not all...he also fooled the profs on many occasions...he would say that the computer crashedwhen the prof was not here or the PC is not booting and there is no other PC available...he always had one webpage of 'moneycontrol.com'...
HARSH: he was the one who would turn to the net for programs and other material...he would search any thing in a jiffy...from his brothers website to some obscure sites...he always had a solution to any problem that could screw us...ofcourse the solution would not be ethically correct always but then who cared...he would always bring out some new and interesting topics for the entire batch to discuss...
RAHUL : he joined us only in the 4th sem...but he has been one of our prized possesions...he always had the program ready for any kind of topic...ofcourse we converted him into one of us i.e. he also would hardly program in the lab...but he would definitely do it later alone or at home...he was very flexible and listened to others views as well...
the others were also a part of this great batch...we had SHARAD who hardly used to do anything but always was on the forefront when the prof was to be contacted regarding something...there was SUMANT who hardly attended any practicals...RAJEEV, JINEN, PAVAN, ASHISH who would be teasing TRUPTI and PRANALI...KEDAR would try to do some work sincerely but like us he would also give up...
the reason for writing this article was that i missed it in my last sem vey much...our batch got divided and i came into a batch which i would say was not happening...so thank all those who helped us create what was called the AATANKWADI batch
P.S. : please put your views and experiences in the comments if u were one of the jehadis of this organisation.
i have normally always been in A batch. these were the original set of people in the batch:-
sharad, ashish, rajeev, harsh, anish, kedar, trupti, pranali, rahul, sumant, pavan, jinen etc... and ofcourse ME!!!
our batch used to do everything except for work. we were the laziest among the four but when it came to submissions, we were always the first to finish. we always attacked the printers and used to sit for hours taking all kind of printouts. this was done during other batches' practicals and turns. during our practicals we just used to gossip about all kind of things.
our practicals were always gossip sessions...we used it as a means to spread hot news, rumours,etc...we would always listen attentively to the profs when they came up with someting new (those were for people in front of the prof... those who were behind the prof used to laugh profusely) we would then use the google search engine to find something related to that topic...( some prof even advocated the use of such practices...for eg. dholay used to say - "do google na" ) we would make our prof sign on incomplete journals and printouts...whenever the prof appeared in the lab, we would switch from our gaming sessions to some website or the blue compiler screen of Turbo C.
i particularly remember a practical session in which D batch people (miten, pooja, hardik,etc..) were sharing the printer with us. we were 6 from our batch (sharad, harsh, anish, rahul, ashish and me). our practicals were going on and as usual we were gossiping around... sharad decided to tease harsh on the topic of neha narula...to which our outspoken harsh replied something related to ass... this shocked the D batch that they decided never to do anything with the A batch again...
our batch always had some stalwarts...
ANISH: he was the interface to the profs.. whenever we wanted to cancel or prepone any practicals, it would be so easily done by anish. i dont know what magic he performed but he mostly did it everytime...but thats not all...he also fooled the profs on many occasions...he would say that the computer crashedwhen the prof was not here or the PC is not booting and there is no other PC available...he always had one webpage of 'moneycontrol.com'...
HARSH: he was the one who would turn to the net for programs and other material...he would search any thing in a jiffy...from his brothers website to some obscure sites...he always had a solution to any problem that could screw us...ofcourse the solution would not be ethically correct always but then who cared...he would always bring out some new and interesting topics for the entire batch to discuss...
RAHUL : he joined us only in the 4th sem...but he has been one of our prized possesions...he always had the program ready for any kind of topic...ofcourse we converted him into one of us i.e. he also would hardly program in the lab...but he would definitely do it later alone or at home...he was very flexible and listened to others views as well...
the others were also a part of this great batch...we had SHARAD who hardly used to do anything but always was on the forefront when the prof was to be contacted regarding something...there was SUMANT who hardly attended any practicals...RAJEEV, JINEN, PAVAN, ASHISH who would be teasing TRUPTI and PRANALI...KEDAR would try to do some work sincerely but like us he would also give up...
the reason for writing this article was that i missed it in my last sem vey much...our batch got divided and i came into a batch which i would say was not happening...so thank all those who helped us create what was called the AATANKWADI batch
P.S. : please put your views and experiences in the comments if u were one of the jehadis of this organisation.
pandu goes english
'kay re kutthe challas?', ' aamcha chai-pani cha kai?' and few others will soon be replaced be 'where are you going?', ' what about our commisions?' respectively. confused?? Well dont be so because thats what you will hear from our so called pandu hawaldars soon. (ofcourse if everything goes as planned)
the maharashtra government has decided that the mumbai police should be taught English. They wiil be given training at the 7 training centers in mumbai. the reason behind this idea is that it will help the law and order situation in mumbai as also help the foreign tourists that come to mumbai.
this is their plan of action :
• why : so that the police force can use computers in a better way and also interact with foreigners.
• how : with the help of training centers located in various parts of mumbai.
• what : a basic course that will make them speak, read and write english. their speech need not be fluent.
this looks like a good idea. this will not only help people who are not well-versed with hindi and marathi (e.g. people from the south do not even know hindi properly so there is no question of marathi ). it is obviously going to help them cope up with the technological advancements both in general life and in the crime field. and obviously in this age of globalisation it is very important to know english.
so it does seem that the idea is a positive one from the government.
but is it going to work?? considering our political scenario, i m sure that in the coming days there is going to be opposition from a few parties ( everybody knows who always opposes anything that is against marathi !!). from the purist's point of view it is actually a degradation of the language because the police is obviously going to create a bhelpuri of the language. (who cares about the purists these days !!) police may easily misinterpret or communicate wrongly with the foreigners. therefore instead of helping, the situation can get worse. communication can occur correctly using the local language.
so the point is that while they should learn english, they should always first use the local language to solve any problem.
joke of the day: a company official tells his executive : " u have done so much with so little for so long that i would like u to move on to doing everything with nothing"
the maharashtra government has decided that the mumbai police should be taught English. They wiil be given training at the 7 training centers in mumbai. the reason behind this idea is that it will help the law and order situation in mumbai as also help the foreign tourists that come to mumbai.
this is their plan of action :
• why : so that the police force can use computers in a better way and also interact with foreigners.
• how : with the help of training centers located in various parts of mumbai.
• what : a basic course that will make them speak, read and write english. their speech need not be fluent.
this looks like a good idea. this will not only help people who are not well-versed with hindi and marathi (e.g. people from the south do not even know hindi properly so there is no question of marathi ). it is obviously going to help them cope up with the technological advancements both in general life and in the crime field. and obviously in this age of globalisation it is very important to know english.
so it does seem that the idea is a positive one from the government.
but is it going to work?? considering our political scenario, i m sure that in the coming days there is going to be opposition from a few parties ( everybody knows who always opposes anything that is against marathi !!). from the purist's point of view it is actually a degradation of the language because the police is obviously going to create a bhelpuri of the language. (who cares about the purists these days !!) police may easily misinterpret or communicate wrongly with the foreigners. therefore instead of helping, the situation can get worse. communication can occur correctly using the local language.
so the point is that while they should learn english, they should always first use the local language to solve any problem.
joke of the day: a company official tells his executive : " u have done so much with so little for so long that i would like u to move on to doing everything with nothing"
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
vivas.......and more
i know ppl will get bored at the very name of vivas but now that the last viva of my four year engineering is over, i do feel that this term deserves some thought.
i gave my first viva during the submissions of 'C and unix'... it was not that gr8 but it did tell me that they could ask anything related to the subject..
so i decided that from now on, i would try to do everything when appearing for a viva... then came the 2nd sem C++... bhavthankar was easy to tackle but when u have vivek agarwal besides him... u know what kind of viva it can be...
this routine continued till 3rd sem but then came the 4th sems...they were the real 1s... i was supposed to go with harsh ( a gr8 intellectual!! ). he was very afraid of me for i had once dominated him in a mock PCOM viva (sorry for that..harsh)
those were early days... fearing the external...thinking how he might be... what kind of questions would he ask... wat if he screwed us lot... but then there was always this hidden confidence that since we have studied we will be able to answer atleast something...
one interesting viva was that of COA. (4th sem by kalbande) i went with harsh inside hoping that we would be able to come out as fast as possible... but that was not to be...
i think we were there for almost an hour inside...at the mercy of the external only... (kalbande had went to bring apple juice for him)... we thought we were screwed... but it wasn't to be
instead it turned out to be a GD with he discussing with us about various untouched topics... when we came out ppl were baffled with our reactions...anyways thats not the end
continuing with the topic many sems passed in that way... but i am most sad about the last sem... not for vivas but bcoz i couldn't be with him in this last set of vivas... i had a gr8 level of understanding with him... not that i m not comfortable with others but going with him for the vivas always used to be comfortable...
thanx harsh for those good old days ...bye
i gave my first viva during the submissions of 'C and unix'... it was not that gr8 but it did tell me that they could ask anything related to the subject..
so i decided that from now on, i would try to do everything when appearing for a viva... then came the 2nd sem C++... bhavthankar was easy to tackle but when u have vivek agarwal besides him... u know what kind of viva it can be...
this routine continued till 3rd sem but then came the 4th sems...they were the real 1s... i was supposed to go with harsh ( a gr8 intellectual!! ). he was very afraid of me for i had once dominated him in a mock PCOM viva (sorry for that..harsh)
those were early days... fearing the external...thinking how he might be... what kind of questions would he ask... wat if he screwed us lot... but then there was always this hidden confidence that since we have studied we will be able to answer atleast something...
one interesting viva was that of COA. (4th sem by kalbande) i went with harsh inside hoping that we would be able to come out as fast as possible... but that was not to be...
i think we were there for almost an hour inside...at the mercy of the external only... (kalbande had went to bring apple juice for him)... we thought we were screwed... but it wasn't to be
instead it turned out to be a GD with he discussing with us about various untouched topics... when we came out ppl were baffled with our reactions...anyways thats not the end
continuing with the topic many sems passed in that way... but i am most sad about the last sem... not for vivas but bcoz i couldn't be with him in this last set of vivas... i had a gr8 level of understanding with him... not that i m not comfortable with others but going with him for the vivas always used to be comfortable...
thanx harsh for those good old days ...bye
Friday, April 22, 2005
SPCE Special Place Called hEaven
Today was the last submission of my engineering period. i will miss it forever. those long waiting periods for getting ur journal to get signed. hoping for the best grades. trying to increase ur marks( which hardly occur). but the thing that will be missed most will be chatting along with friends while waiting in the line.
everything that is good has to come to an end. unfortunately it has in case of my college.
i have heard of heaven and i experienced it in SPCE. never in my 17 years before joining SPCE
had i witnessed heaven.
i dont know how the future is going to be but i do know that for its the end of an era in my life.
as i now look forward to joining TCS, lets hope that my classmates which were all rocking enjoy their life to the fullest. i hope we keep on meeting even after we r all on different tracks in our life
everything that is good has to come to an end. unfortunately it has in case of my college.
i have heard of heaven and i experienced it in SPCE. never in my 17 years before joining SPCE
had i witnessed heaven.
i dont know how the future is going to be but i do know that for its the end of an era in my life.
as i now look forward to joining TCS, lets hope that my classmates which were all rocking enjoy their life to the fullest. i hope we keep on meeting even after we r all on different tracks in our life
Friday, April 15, 2005
Kiran's CV lecture
we always try to get things done in a jiffy... i.e. we always want shortcuts to our goal. but have we ever tried hard for a particular thing in life.
coming to the topic... we had a CV lecture... (god knows why i took CV...it is crap)
we wanted it to get over as soon as possible. sumeet and kiran katara were supposed to give a lecture on RLE implementation of connected componenets labelling. (dont give a damn to the topic..)
sumeet was his usual self... trying to get it done fast... ( he thought tht no 1 wanted to sit for the lecture)... but it was kiran who made the lecture really good. does any 1 these days make slides for a topic to be explained to others... the topic was made so simple by her...
it is a different thing that now we dont remember it but i do feel the need to give credit to her for the effort she takes in helping others..
maybe i will do that some day...
coming to the topic... we had a CV lecture... (god knows why i took CV...it is crap)
we wanted it to get over as soon as possible. sumeet and kiran katara were supposed to give a lecture on RLE implementation of connected componenets labelling. (dont give a damn to the topic..)
sumeet was his usual self... trying to get it done fast... ( he thought tht no 1 wanted to sit for the lecture)... but it was kiran who made the lecture really good. does any 1 these days make slides for a topic to be explained to others... the topic was made so simple by her...
it is a different thing that now we dont remember it but i do feel the need to give credit to her for the effort she takes in helping others..
maybe i will do that some day...
Monday, April 11, 2005
the art of bargaining
we being indians always bargain a lot on all kind of things. be it wrt to goods or some concessions or anything else. this article is written bcoz of the events that happened in goa.
we had gone to the flea market on the 2nd night there. i wanted to buy a bag desperately for my mom but i had limited amount of money. So i couldnt stretch the amount. therefore i started bargaining. but it seemed the shop owner would not relent. frustated i decided that maybe he didnt like my face.
i went around a few shops n then an idea clicked . why not take the help of girls. they anyways love shopping and so they must be experts in bargaining as well.
so i asked dikshita and kiran to help me out. and did it work ?? oh yes the shopkeeper straight away gave away the bag for rs.60 only.
thanx dikshita and kiran
anyways thats not the end .
Jinen[ :)) ]according to me is the best bargainer around. on the 4th morning when we were all shopping around for junk bracelets and necklaces, he bought many of them at unbelievably low prices. the way he bargained (talking in gujarati with the lady - she was gujarati as well, sitting on the her table chatting along ) mesmerised me.
then in train while returning back he saved santosh by bargaining the amount of fine with the TC for 10% of the original fine (Rs. 500).
therefore i say that bargaining is art possesed by few and those who have it r really blessed :))
we had gone to the flea market on the 2nd night there. i wanted to buy a bag desperately for my mom but i had limited amount of money. So i couldnt stretch the amount. therefore i started bargaining. but it seemed the shop owner would not relent. frustated i decided that maybe he didnt like my face.
i went around a few shops n then an idea clicked . why not take the help of girls. they anyways love shopping and so they must be experts in bargaining as well.
so i asked dikshita and kiran to help me out. and did it work ?? oh yes the shopkeeper straight away gave away the bag for rs.60 only.
thanx dikshita and kiran
anyways thats not the end .
Jinen[ :)) ]according to me is the best bargainer around. on the 4th morning when we were all shopping around for junk bracelets and necklaces, he bought many of them at unbelievably low prices. the way he bargained (talking in gujarati with the lady - she was gujarati as well, sitting on the her table chatting along ) mesmerised me.
then in train while returning back he saved santosh by bargaining the amount of fine with the TC for 10% of the original fine (Rs. 500).
therefore i say that bargaining is art possesed by few and those who have it r really blessed :))
Sunday, April 10, 2005
the future is WIRELESS
u always find urself surrounded by wires everywhere.
Be it ur telephone wires or computer cables or electricity lines.
so when I work on our project i wonder when the day will come when everything will be without wires i.e. WIRELESS.
as far as our project goes, we faced problems in making the wireless cards run in linux. most of the cards were compatible only with Windows. after that the next problem we faced was measuring the throughput and other parameters like delays, retransmissions,etc. Here also we faced problems with incompatibility issues. (the main cilprit being linux again )
ow that we have overcome all this problems we r finding the project really interesting bcoz the throughput in case of wireless LANs is more than a 100 Mbps ethernet line for the same no of users. we were shocked to see this result but then we got it verified from the our prof.
i hoope that i make my own little contribution to the future of mankind by our BE project
Be it ur telephone wires or computer cables or electricity lines.
so when I work on our project i wonder when the day will come when everything will be without wires i.e. WIRELESS.
as far as our project goes, we faced problems in making the wireless cards run in linux. most of the cards were compatible only with Windows. after that the next problem we faced was measuring the throughput and other parameters like delays, retransmissions,etc. Here also we faced problems with incompatibility issues. (the main cilprit being linux again )
ow that we have overcome all this problems we r finding the project really interesting bcoz the throughput in case of wireless LANs is more than a 100 Mbps ethernet line for the same no of users. we were shocked to see this result but then we got it verified from the our prof.
i hoope that i make my own little contribution to the future of mankind by our BE project
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
lord Jaggumort
u normally assume ur HOD to be an all-knowing person in his field but thats not the case with us unfortunately. on 29th march i gave a presentation on OpenSSL. it was supposed to be an half hour event but bcoz of our feared dark lord it extended to a one and half hour affair. Trust him to create all kinds of problems and trivial doubts. Disturbing others is his favourite pastime. I knew it would happen to me as well.
it is not just with me but with every1 in the class. he stumbles upon something in some damn seminar and then comes back and tells some1 in the class to so the same no matter how complex it is.
here r a few of his famous antics
1. uses mouse to right click and click on next to go to the next slide in a ppt
2. doesnt know how to use ftp
3. fears that if someone copies a file from his comp, then it wont remain on his own .
4. teaches the class assuming that the projector is already on whereas it isnt.
so beware of lord jaggumort. he may convert u into one like himself...
it is not just with me but with every1 in the class. he stumbles upon something in some damn seminar and then comes back and tells some1 in the class to so the same no matter how complex it is.
here r a few of his famous antics
1. uses mouse to right click and click on next to go to the next slide in a ppt
2. doesnt know how to use ftp
3. fears that if someone copies a file from his comp, then it wont remain on his own .
4. teaches the class assuming that the projector is already on whereas it isnt.
so beware of lord jaggumort. he may convert u into one like himself...
Thursday, March 24, 2005
first blog
hi every1
this is my first post on my new blogsite
i worked on openssl today and taught nilay and shamsher a few things about how to use it
it was fun teaching them
being the last sem i feel that a very short time is left until we all r separated
therefore i remain in college for as much time as possible.
bye
this is my first post on my new blogsite
i worked on openssl today and taught nilay and shamsher a few things about how to use it
it was fun teaching them
being the last sem i feel that a very short time is left until we all r separated
therefore i remain in college for as much time as possible.
bye
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