Archive → May, 2006
May 31st
Now, after getting their own salaries, people should begin to understand the true meaning of hard earned money, where each rupee spent is properly planned and executed. I got my first money when I started professional web development freelancing way back when I was in the eleventh standard when I designed a website for a school called Geetanjali Matric. The order was an outsourced one and I had received seven hundred and fifty as an advance payment!! My joy knew no bounds when I took the money home and gave it to my mom – “Keep this for your expenses!”
She refused to take it, but I cannot forget all the times when she spoke with relatives and other well-wishers when they came home or over the phone of how her little boy had started helping out with some money!
Now, five years and dozens of projects later, I doubt that I would have the same excitement when I receive my first salary, though it would be just as special!
The Right to get a reply????
Is it an obligation to respond on time to email received? Email is something that just makes communication a whole lot faster and easier. But when you possess a personal email and somebody emails you, I know it would only be polite if you replied, but if it was someone whom you dont remember meeting and he/she was asking some questions irrelevant and not logical to you, would it be an obligation to reply??
Is anybody paying me to do that??? Hrrmmph! Somebody ought to teach him to be polite.
I can just tell balls to you and continue with my work, but I know better to be polite. These days, people need a lot to learn.
One of the things he wanted to know was whether I was the first mark in my class and he wanted to satisfy himself that I wasn’t! Who cares more anyway!!!
Results out!
The results were out two days ago and I didn’t fare bad! Mailed my result details to my prospective employer and hoping that I would get a favourable reply from them. It was raining all afternoon, drizzling rather, and the weather was very pleasant compared to the days running up to today when the days were blazing hot! Better days now, and more than that, most of my classmates have cleared their exams too.
The days are rushing by and I have all but a few days to spend here at Coimbatore. I must make the time here worthwhile!! Hmmm..
Cricket after a long time!
I was just relaxing back home in the late afternoon and planning to take a nap when Ashakir and the other guys called me and asked me to come over to Anvar’s house immediately as all were there. I reluctantly got ready since I wanted some sleep, the weather was cloudy and nice and just as soon as I started on my two wheeler, it began to drizzle!! I thought of turning back, but since it was windy, I figured the rain would abate soon. But it didn’t and by the time I reached the place, I was soaking wet! But my back was dry! Made me think of day and night on earth! Ha ha!
Then these guys were all laughs at seeing my predicament. Then they suggested that we play a game of cricket in the parking lot of Anvar’s place that was big enough to play a decent game. It was still drizzling, but by the time we had the stumps up, it had stopped and the sun showed up brilliant than ever! We had quite a nice time making fun of Anvar who was the butt of all jokes that we made! Then we decided to have a snack outside and also to have a “Gola” which is a slush, made from crushed ice and topped with some essence and some spices and condiments, with a stick to hold it as we relish its tasty goodness!! My mouth is waterings as I type!! You should try it out some day. We had some snacks and then, we decided to book tickets for a movie, Pudhupettai which was releasing tomorrow. We reached the place after a small hiatus on the road and we were disappointed to know that only second class tickets was available, but considering the small size of the Senthil-Kumaran theatre, it wouldn’t make much of a difference!!
But by the time we responded, even those tickets were sold out! Drat! We aren’t exactly great fans of Dhanush, the protagonist in the movie, we just wanted to spend some time tomorrow when it will get so boring in the afternoon. Then we started again to have our delectable “Gola”
But surprises of surprises, the Gola Guy wasnt there!! He is a small vendor at the side of an eatery who was missing now! It has been quite some months since we had a Gola there and we had no clue where he was, sadly. Might be he packed up for the day or perhaps moved to a better place, and we returned home, minus our Gola!
The time has arrived!
News has been out that my college results will be out anytime! Once the results are announced, a company which will become my employer soon will send me their offer letter and pretty soon I’ll be headed to Bangalore. Earlier, when classes were still going on, I wished that I should be at home as long as I liked before I left for my job.
But a month after staying at home and doing nothing much productive, and since my sweetheart has left for her job at a place far away from here, my job has become an obsession and I can hardly wait for them to call me and to join there! So much so that I mailed them and asked them when they would be sending anything to me! The person was kind enough to say that he “understood my concern” and that he would mail me the offer soon and not to worry!
I am also in a dilemma, having been placed in two companies and having no clue which to join! There are an equal number of people favouring one to the other and this adds to the headache, of choosing, and hoping that it will be the better of the two!
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood…
And I am still waiting for directions!!
Any views?
Yahoo Answers, whats all the din about?
I have noticed that Yahoo has begun advertising Yahoo Answers in a major way with a link or an ad appearing in most of its services like mail, groups etc. What will they get out of it!! I mean what is the use of advertising this service in such a great way!
Flickr, the photo service from Yahoo is good, but I haven’t seen a lot of ads for that on the Yahoo Network. But Answers, its nothing to create all the ruckus about! The service is great and interesting, but the users tend to ask stupid and non-sensical questions that may not be of any interest to the third person reading, Ask Yahoo! is a lot better when it comes to gaining some knowledge as the questions are all logical and reasonable instead of nerdy user questions on Ask Yahoo like
- wats the average weight for a 15 year old female?
- What Do You Like To Add To Ramen Noodles?
- how do I make a long distance phone call from Tijuana to Monterrey, Mexico??
A boring way to waste time?? Also, they give you points for answering questions and choosing answers. I admit that I was hooked for about two days when I wanted to be the first one to give reasonable answers to other reasonable questions, but I lost interest pretty fast!! I dont see ads on the pages too, I wonder what Yahoo gets out of this?!
My only question on Yahoo Answers!
The Da Vinci Code Issues!
The controversial movie, The Da Vinci Code has run into a lot of trouble here in India with representations from Christian groups that the movie offended their faith. They have even demanded that a disclaimer be put up before the movie saying that the movie is a work of fiction and not based on actual events.
Now the point is, they have brought undue attention to this issue and people would very well know of the issues involved when they go to the theatres after the movie premiers. Was it worth the publicity. I personally feel that the movie benefited from all the negative publicity it gathered and hence more people would want to see the movie just to find out in what way the movie offends the faith of the people. People could have just ignored that as a work of fiction, But by voicing their concerns in a big way instead of just boycotting the movie, it is like a negative denial of sorts on their parts of something that is just pure fiction, but something that is needlessly blown out of proportions and as if there was some cover up right through the centuries! This could indeed work against them.
Coldplay – Warning Sign
A warning sign,
I missed the good part then I realized,
I started looking and the bubble burst.
I started looking for excuses.Come on in,
I’ve gotta tell you what state I’m in,
I’ve gotta tell you in my loudest tones,
That I started looking for a warning sign.When the truth is,
I miss you.
Yeah the truth is,
That I miss you so.A warning sign,
You came back to haunt me and I realized,
That you were an island and I passed you by,
You were an island to discover.Come on in,
I’ve gotta tell you what state I’m in,
I’ve gotta tell you in my loudest tones,
That I started looking for a warning sign.When the truth is,
I miss you.
Yeah the truth is,
That I miss you so.And I’m tired,
I should not have let you go.So I crawl back into your open arms.
Yes, I crawl back into your open arms.
And I crawl back into your open arms.
Yes, I crawl back into your open arms…
Miss you maddy…
Its raining!
Its raining outside!! Makes me wanna break out in song! 
Oh, and it’s raining again
Loud on your car like, bullets on tin
Oh, and its raining again
Open the door and pulling me inMoby – Raining Again (Hotel – 2005)
There are a lot of people praying for rain in India and elsewhere, in the recent news and in the past, to help them survive drought or even sustain crops and their livelihood. But, many of the urban people, in the cities and suburbs, though we like rain as a respite from the heat, would curse the rain if they are stuck in a place when it rains and they want to reach someplace elsewhere. Wierd people! Like they say, we realize the importance of something only when we lose it!
Honestly, I like getting wet in the rain, so I wont complain, if you were wondering. 
Cut down on mobile phone bills!
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I haven’t tried it out, because I know to analyse my usage and select my plan myself and I suppose most of you do as well. But it sure is a novelty and may perhaps help some of the ‘move-by-the-book’ users! But it sure helps if you do not have the time to sort through all the pamphlets looking for the right mobile phone plan when Your Buddy can do it for you! It supports prepaid plans too!