Terrorism!!
The Topic itself is Self Explanatory!!
What's the solution for this ? ? ?
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Kick off @ MARUTI SUZUKI...
Yup. It all started the way, it had to. For those of you who are still blinking, I am talking about training @ MARUTI SUZUKI, Gurgaon. It kicked off well on the 1st of July. You know what, it's a bit frustrating when the formalities completion goes on for two full working days. But, yes, voracious readers continued reading their favourite novels and other stuff during office hours to keep themselves engaged and people like me, day-dreamed the whole day.
Finally, from the 3rd of July, we have had an array of lectures for about 9 days. Department heads from various sections of the company came and addressed us. Few sessions were interesting and a few, as usual, were quiet soporific (esp. those that were held after Lunch).
Coming to the quality of food.. Coming from South India, I am not used to having Roti, Dal & Rice on all 7 days in a week. It's sometimes quiet frustrating to have the same type food on all days. But, it's all part of game and am getting used to it.
One good thing about MARUTI SUZUKI is the attire. Right from MD to Technicians, everyone wears uniform on all days. It brings in a sense of Pride and Uniformity.
Yet another good/bad thing about MARUTI SUZUKI is card punching system. One has to, at any cost, punch his/her card at or before 8:45 am, or else you better go back home and relax, because your half-day salary is already deducted. ;)
Overall, it has been a smooth start... Looking forward to the weeks ahead....
Finally, from the 3rd of July, we have had an array of lectures for about 9 days. Department heads from various sections of the company came and addressed us. Few sessions were interesting and a few, as usual, were quiet soporific (esp. those that were held after Lunch).
Coming to the quality of food.. Coming from South India, I am not used to having Roti, Dal & Rice on all 7 days in a week. It's sometimes quiet frustrating to have the same type food on all days. But, it's all part of game and am getting used to it.
One good thing about MARUTI SUZUKI is the attire. Right from MD to Technicians, everyone wears uniform on all days. It brings in a sense of Pride and Uniformity.
Yet another good/bad thing about MARUTI SUZUKI is card punching system. One has to, at any cost, punch his/her card at or before 8:45 am, or else you better go back home and relax, because your half-day salary is already deducted. ;)
Overall, it has been a smooth start... Looking forward to the weeks ahead....
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Page Cannot Be Displayed...
You know, its damn damn frustating and annoying, when you are not able to log on to your blog for about two months.
Yes! Don't know, what error it was. All I could see, when i type "j-ravi.blogspot.com" on the address bar was "The page cannot be displayed". Then, i deciphered that the problem was with my so-called "highly advanced" computer @ home.
Longing to meet all my blogger pals, once again.
Now, I've joined MARUTI SUZUKI, Gurgaon. So, I am at a new place now. Everything new. Getting settled slowly. The good news is BLOGGER works here! Looking forward to frequent blogging.
Yes! Don't know, what error it was. All I could see, when i type "j-ravi.blogspot.com" on the address bar was "The page cannot be displayed". Then, i deciphered that the problem was with my so-called "highly advanced" computer @ home.
Longing to meet all my blogger pals, once again.
Now, I've joined MARUTI SUZUKI, Gurgaon. So, I am at a new place now. Everything new. Getting settled slowly. The good news is BLOGGER works here! Looking forward to frequent blogging.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
The IPL craze...
Even on the dullest of days, you've got something in the evening to relax and enjoy for 3 hours or probably 6. It's the lucrative INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE, that has been the talk of the town for the past 35 days. With 8 very good teams (so-called) vying for the first 4 places on the points table, every single game is intriguing till the last ball is bowled.
One good thing about this IPL, apart from the whopping sum of money BCCI generates and the lump sum amount of money being offered to the players, is that the hidden skills of quiet a lot of players are being exposed in this League. Abhishek Nayar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Manpreet Goni, Yousuf Pathan, Satish Dhawan etc have become the FINDs of the SEASON. With lots of burgeoning players performing really well, the competition is getting really intense.
One sad thing about this year's IPL is/was the dismal performance of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Hyderabad's Deccan Chargers, though both being very good teams on paper. But, as we say, it's all in the game.
But there is one fear growing along with this growing intensity of this Indian Premier League. With the Indian Premier League going great guns this season, almost matching the vividness of an EPL, people, i presume, would find ODIs and Test mathces too long for them to have complete entertainment. Let's hope that the Indian crowd doesn't dwindle for those versions of the game, leave alone games/sports other than cricket.
One good thing about this IPL, apart from the whopping sum of money BCCI generates and the lump sum amount of money being offered to the players, is that the hidden skills of quiet a lot of players are being exposed in this League. Abhishek Nayar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Manpreet Goni, Yousuf Pathan, Satish Dhawan etc have become the FINDs of the SEASON. With lots of burgeoning players performing really well, the competition is getting really intense.
One sad thing about this year's IPL is/was the dismal performance of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Hyderabad's Deccan Chargers, though both being very good teams on paper. But, as we say, it's all in the game.
But there is one fear growing along with this growing intensity of this Indian Premier League. With the Indian Premier League going great guns this season, almost matching the vividness of an EPL, people, i presume, would find ODIs and Test mathces too long for them to have complete entertainment. Let's hope that the Indian crowd doesn't dwindle for those versions of the game, leave alone games/sports other than cricket.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Well Said...
"No man, who manages to enjoy his life, is a failure."
- William Feather.
Bang on! 100% yes.
- William Feather.
Bang on! 100% yes.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
TECHOFES '08 - The best in so far.
It was well said, "Proper planning bears friut". The annual Cultural Festival of College of Engineering Guindy, TECHOFES which sets the stage ablaze during MID-FEBRAUARY, stood out this year (2008) compared to the previous years. It was the best Techofes, this college has witnessed over the years.
This 4 day extravaganza featured variety of entertainment.
This event needed extensive planning, scheduling and careful execution, as its magnitude was quite on the higher side. The organising part was done exceedinglly well. It is a fest, primarily, for the students & by the students. They gave their everything, to ensure that, this turns out into a proper shape. Everything was well planned. Very Well executed.
But the days they sweated were really tough, i'd say. Bunking classes (This doesnt matter a lot to them, though!) to get hold of sponsors, inviting chief guests (This was a different attempt, this time! Well done guys!) to grace the occasion, arrangements for stage, acoustic settings, Keeping venues equipped with necessary requisites, informing the press, arranging for stalls, Using rhetoric in arguing with film distributors (Film must also be latest. Old films find scarce crowd – another feat to be achieved) to avoid fleecing exorbitant sum, informing caterers for snacks, invitations for all the staff (It must also be ensured that invitation reaches each and every staff or it’ll turn out to be problematic.), hospitality for all the participants and guests and many more…
The event was very well executed. The best ever managerial work with exuding confidence & commitment.
Coming to the entertainment part of Techofes ’08,
Day 1: "Well begun is half done." This stood justified at the end of 4 days. It was none other than maestro Elayaraja, who declared TECHOFES '08 open. He addressed us for a quiet a few awaited golden moments. One cannot have a better beginning than this! (Cheers guys! U made, even the IITians, gape this time.) This was followed by a "so-called" blockbuster miovie (Film Director will have to blamed, not the students. They did their part well) This was on the 13th of FEB.
Day 2: One cannot imagine a better Valentine day celebration than this. Just imagine, you've got somebody like Shankar Mahadevan, 100 m away from you, singing the best of his works. How different could you react other than having a goose flesh all over your body & getting frenzied the whole evening? This was what happened. It was Shankar Mahadevan, at his best, on a beautiful valentine day evening, who with his horripilating melodies, made us transcend our limits of entertainment. This was on the 14th of FEB.
Day 3: This day’s morning featured with lots of trivial fun. Quizzes, right from India to Harry Potter to biz to everything. Evening's agenda was a good Variety show. It was a fine performance. Lots of colleges in and around Chennai had come ‘all the way’ to our campus and enacted a good show. This was on the 15th of FEB.
Day 4: Choreo-nite set the evening stage, of the final day, ablaze. A pyrotechnic experience. Profusely gifted dancers from various colleges did their part exceedingly well. Judges were at a crossroads as to whom to be awarded the first. Choreo-nite was a fitting finale to end the unprecedented Techofes '08.
The event, tout ensemble, was a great success. United effort of my pals, patient and dedicated execution of an ingeniously planned programme, finally, bore FRUIT. This fest, Techofes '08 has left a good impression for the successors to follow and will be remembered & cherished for years to come. Cheers guys! College of Engineering, Chennai rocks!
This 4 day extravaganza featured variety of entertainment.
This event needed extensive planning, scheduling and careful execution, as its magnitude was quite on the higher side. The organising part was done exceedinglly well. It is a fest, primarily, for the students & by the students. They gave their everything, to ensure that, this turns out into a proper shape. Everything was well planned. Very Well executed.
But the days they sweated were really tough, i'd say. Bunking classes (This doesnt matter a lot to them, though!) to get hold of sponsors, inviting chief guests (This was a different attempt, this time! Well done guys!) to grace the occasion, arrangements for stage, acoustic settings, Keeping venues equipped with necessary requisites, informing the press, arranging for stalls, Using rhetoric in arguing with film distributors (Film must also be latest. Old films find scarce crowd – another feat to be achieved) to avoid fleecing exorbitant sum, informing caterers for snacks, invitations for all the staff (It must also be ensured that invitation reaches each and every staff or it’ll turn out to be problematic.), hospitality for all the participants and guests and many more…
The event was very well executed. The best ever managerial work with exuding confidence & commitment.
Coming to the entertainment part of Techofes ’08,
Day 1: "Well begun is half done." This stood justified at the end of 4 days. It was none other than maestro Elayaraja, who declared TECHOFES '08 open. He addressed us for a quiet a few awaited golden moments. One cannot have a better beginning than this! (Cheers guys! U made, even the IITians, gape this time.) This was followed by a "so-called" blockbuster miovie (Film Director will have to blamed, not the students. They did their part well) This was on the 13th of FEB.
Day 2: One cannot imagine a better Valentine day celebration than this. Just imagine, you've got somebody like Shankar Mahadevan, 100 m away from you, singing the best of his works. How different could you react other than having a goose flesh all over your body & getting frenzied the whole evening? This was what happened. It was Shankar Mahadevan, at his best, on a beautiful valentine day evening, who with his horripilating melodies, made us transcend our limits of entertainment. This was on the 14th of FEB.
Day 3: This day’s morning featured with lots of trivial fun. Quizzes, right from India to Harry Potter to biz to everything. Evening's agenda was a good Variety show. It was a fine performance. Lots of colleges in and around Chennai had come ‘all the way’ to our campus and enacted a good show. This was on the 15th of FEB.
Day 4: Choreo-nite set the evening stage, of the final day, ablaze. A pyrotechnic experience. Profusely gifted dancers from various colleges did their part exceedingly well. Judges were at a crossroads as to whom to be awarded the first. Choreo-nite was a fitting finale to end the unprecedented Techofes '08.
The event, tout ensemble, was a great success. United effort of my pals, patient and dedicated execution of an ingeniously planned programme, finally, bore FRUIT. This fest, Techofes '08 has left a good impression for the successors to follow and will be remembered & cherished for years to come. Cheers guys! College of Engineering, Chennai rocks!
Saturday, February 09, 2008
"As you Think"
Here's what JAMES ALLEN has got to say:
"As we think in our hearts, so are we. Good thoughts can fetch you good results & bad thoughts bad results. The dishonest person is not totally corrupt & the honest one is not entirely virtuous."
P.S: Lines from James Allen's 'As a man thinketh'.
I go with him. Wat abt u?
"As we think in our hearts, so are we. Good thoughts can fetch you good results & bad thoughts bad results. The dishonest person is not totally corrupt & the honest one is not entirely virtuous."
P.S: Lines from James Allen's 'As a man thinketh'.
I go with him. Wat abt u?
Thursday, January 31, 2008
An EXCERPT.....
"I do not care for liberation, I would rather go to
a hundred thousand hells, 'doing good to others
(silently) like the spring', this is my religion.
- Swami Vivekananda
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Sports getting scary?
What is happening all over!
Have you ever seen Federer sweat out so much in his third round in any Grand Slam? A '10-8' scary win in the fifth set is something beyond imagination. Is Fed out of spirits these days? Is the Serb, Tipsarevic, a future FED?
It isnt over here.
What happened in Perth? What? Did India win 'Oz' in 'Oz'ie soil? That too in Perth? Why surprise? The only team that keeps haunting Oz's domineering attitude, I assure, is India. That's India for you. That will remembered as one of the greatest victories in the History of Indian Test Cricket. A total team effort with Kumble leading from the front aplomb, made India a prouder country. Let's hope for a 2-2 square off in Adelaide.
It isnt over here.
What's happening with Bhajji? 'Cricket'ism or Racism? A bloodbath in Sydney. Bhajji is never a racist!!!!! We all stand for that. But Australia, certainly, lacked Sportiveness that day. Navjot Singh Sidhu's out burst on NDTV would have been like honey flowing into the ears for many. He was at his peak. I loved him criticise the Aussies ;) And, i feel, Aussies got what they deserved.
It isnt over here.
What's happening to Umpiring these days? Sydney match - No one can forget. No need to describe. All Indian cricket fans will know it. But, coming to Perth, there were still quite a few umpiring errors, though it was a far far FAIR match that the one that took place in Sydney. Umpiring needs Rennaissance.
It isnt over.
What's happening with DADA? Why not Ganguly (the man in form) for ODI tri-series against two big-shots of World Cricket, Oz and Srilanka? And Rahul Dravid - the man who led India to great victories in the past? For want of a Young Indian Team who can "field" well? So, Has BCCI found out anybody Superior to Dravid, who can sweat it out for India with his Bat and who is a legend at Slips? Or has BCCI carved out somebody superior to this ambidextrous all-rounder who has been really consistent in the recent past? Clueless!!
Have you ever seen Federer sweat out so much in his third round in any Grand Slam? A '10-8' scary win in the fifth set is something beyond imagination. Is Fed out of spirits these days? Is the Serb, Tipsarevic, a future FED?
It isnt over here.
What happened in Perth? What? Did India win 'Oz' in 'Oz'ie soil? That too in Perth? Why surprise? The only team that keeps haunting Oz's domineering attitude, I assure, is India. That's India for you. That will remembered as one of the greatest victories in the History of Indian Test Cricket. A total team effort with Kumble leading from the front aplomb, made India a prouder country. Let's hope for a 2-2 square off in Adelaide.
It isnt over here.
What's happening with Bhajji? 'Cricket'ism or Racism? A bloodbath in Sydney. Bhajji is never a racist!!!!! We all stand for that. But Australia, certainly, lacked Sportiveness that day. Navjot Singh Sidhu's out burst on NDTV would have been like honey flowing into the ears for many. He was at his peak. I loved him criticise the Aussies ;) And, i feel, Aussies got what they deserved.
It isnt over here.
What's happening to Umpiring these days? Sydney match - No one can forget. No need to describe. All Indian cricket fans will know it. But, coming to Perth, there were still quite a few umpiring errors, though it was a far far FAIR match that the one that took place in Sydney. Umpiring needs Rennaissance.
It isnt over.
What's happening with DADA? Why not Ganguly (the man in form) for ODI tri-series against two big-shots of World Cricket, Oz and Srilanka? And Rahul Dravid - the man who led India to great victories in the past? For want of a Young Indian Team who can "field" well? So, Has BCCI found out anybody Superior to Dravid, who can sweat it out for India with his Bat and who is a legend at Slips? Or has BCCI carved out somebody superior to this ambidextrous all-rounder who has been really consistent in the recent past? Clueless!!
Saturday, January 19, 2008
An event unforgettable....
Our inter-college tech fest Kurukshetra featured a crowd-pulling event called The Dalal Bull event (A virtual stock market event, the highest registered event at Kurukshetra ‘07) for which I was one of the event coordinators. We used 20 interconnected (through LAN) computers for the event. Each computer was fed with registration details and all data pertaining to shares. There was one main server computer. Trading was planned for a 10 o’clock start. Trading started sharp at 10, went on smoothly for about an hour. More & More people started pouring in. It was around 11 am, to our panic all the computers displayed “Page cannot be displayed” page. LAN connection had incurred some problem. Trading stopped. We, the coordinators, stood stupefied & so were the traders who started making profit. Crowd dwindled. Criticism poured in from all ends. It was later diagnosed that LAN connection had some loose contacts. Lessons learnt from this: Stitch in time saves nine. The problem should have been diagnosed well before start and should have been rectified. It was our carelessness. Every component borrowed from outside must be checked for its effectiveness before putting them into use for big events like this. But one good thing was, we fixed that problem. And we had great days ahead, with lot of participants pouring in. At the end of the day, our event won the heaviest of applauds.
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