Its Not My Story

Direct Television.

2009-02-24T01:04:00.000-08:00

Lost are the days of the old Cable Television, with the invent of high definition imaging and satellite facilities. The new Word in the limelight is DirecTV , using these direct TV u can actually see quality video streaming from around the world with super amazing qualities.
They are not so costly than the cable television because you have DirecTV deals.These Satelite direct tv are most sought out by those who need the best quality. These direct television gives them the edge over the other competitive cables television is is now a less fashionate one.
Satellite TV sets you free from the whims and inflated costs of cable. With the latest free Direct TV and DirecTV offers, there's no better time to enjoy the benefits of satellite TV. The personalized programming, digital reception and cutting edge technology will have you wondering why you didn't switch sooner.
Discount DirecTV offers different packages to address the different needs of our customers. Some of their packages offer HD or DVR receivers and other packages focus on family channels, sports and XM radio. We have enough packages to deliver what you want for the right price.
So its the right time for you to change to the most advanced technology in television , the direct satelite Tv. If you have made up your mind now, you are ready to experience the best quality television.

world stopped

2009-02-23T22:25:00.000-08:00

The day..this world stopped for me..
I saw the things which were never there,
and couldn't see the pain which was once everywhere..
I saw the day smiling with me,
which was once laughing at me..
The day..this world stopped for me....

The day..this world stopped for me..
I could feel that love which was never seen,
could feel the rain which was within..
I could dream the day made for me,
in which, it had a 'you', a 'me' and a 'we'..
The day..this world stopped for me....

The day..this world stopped for me..
no war was there, it had blasts neither,
peace, pleasure and happiness in all weather....
I heard....
a call, saying..wake up, again and again..
I heard....
a voice, saying..rise up, again and again,
It was the day this world stopped for me....

Now..it's clear to me what to do..
clear to me how to do..why to do..
time to run for the dreams..fight for the dreams..
wake up for the dreams..

It was the day which was made for me..
the day..on which this world stopped for me....

Lost your Keys? No problem

2009-02-23T21:32:00.000-08:00

We use Locks for each and every thing that we want to keep safe.These Locks have always been useful, but we cannot forget the days when our keys have been lost and we have no other option left than to break it.
There is also another important thing to take care is that there are many persons who are very well versed in handling with all kinds of locks. They can easily open your lock ,by their own technique.The your valuable things will no more be yours.
Then how to take care of your valuable things? Yes you can! When you use keyless lock.
What are these Key less Lock? These are all the rage among home buyers. Would you like to have one of these on your house? I suppose you can always loose your key, but you always have your finger.
These keyless lock are more secure than the ordinary locks because they use fingerprints of you and your family.With these keyless lock you can be sure that only your family members or those whom you authorize can only have access with the lock.
These keyless lock are more useful with the children because they are more prone to loss the keys. Do you know that you can program people to allow them temporary access during specific times.So with these Keyless locks your money,things and valuables are always safe.

DO U THINK GOD EXISTS???

2009-02-23T21:27:00.000-08:00

HEY FRIENDS I CAME ACROSS A NICE STORY...THIS IS THE ANSWER FOR THOSE WHO DONT BELIEVE ON THE EXISTANCE OF GOD!!!!

It seems to be a good logical answer.

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.

As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: "I don't believe that God exists."

"Why do you say that?" asked the customer.

"Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving a God who would allow all of these things."
The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.

"How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber. "I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"

"No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside."

"Ah, but barbers DO exist! " answered the barber. " What happens, is, people do not come to me. "

"Exactly!"-affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens, is, people don't go to Him and do not look for Him. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

credit Card woos.

2009-02-21T04:36:00.000-08:00

Credit Card companies can cut costs in the way called credit Card Swiping Cafe.
With a majority of Credit card companies having losses, if I am not wrong, then this is a good idea. I believe, this will definitely result in savings to the companies
The Credit Card companies value the currency or money in terms of plastic, so it would not be wrong to say that it values the money as good as peanuts(credit repair).

So even if the Savings for the Credit Card companies are in peanuts from the Credit Card Swiping Cafes, the Credit Card Swiping Cafes (CCSC) ought to still become a reality.
So a better alternative for them would be a swiping cafe setup at quite a few places so that the expense of the Credit Card companies can be reduced(clean credit).

Will it not make sense. If the Credit card companies want to popularize the use of Credit cards they would have to make an investment for the long term.They can't wait for every vendor to have a Credit card system or they will never grow their business.

Why should consumer pay 1% extra fee anyways? He is already paying exorbitant interest rates. He might as well pay cash and save 3%(fix credit).

This is an interesting idea, unfortunately, I don't think its gonna work.In a country where people die of starvation, peanuts are sometimes the only bread and butter for the day. So peanuts should be valued.
But this would result in some savings for sure.Now what exactly is a Credit Card Swiping Cafe:

Normally a Credit card companies takes around 2% in every transaction and the customer gives or rather pays 2%.
Instead, in this the customer pays 3%, 2% of which is to the Credit Card Company and 1% to the person who provides the swiping service. CCSC are those which would be set up like the cyber cafe. The person running the CCSC will generally have types of people entering in his premises.
a) the business person
b) the end-user
c) the law-enforcing agencies
The CCSC will have at least one Credit card swiping machine. The end-users who wish to buy a particular product or service {nowadays service is also regarded as a form of business} from the business companies, selling the product and/or service will visit the cafe along with the business owner or the Business Owner can send someone.
Both will carry their identity proof, the end-user will get the card swiped at the CCSC at an extra 3% and make the payment to the business owner.
The CCSC owner will note down the identification details.why would the seller not have a card terminal at his own premises?The seller most definitely can but he need not at an urgency.
I believe all Credit card companies are complaining of not doing good business.Add to it the fact that they use very harsh steps on people to extract money.Now the swiping machines do cost something and are not free.If the Credit card companies give it for free they are at a loss. Also the Credit card companies also provide the service on the swiping machine free of cost to the seller.So a better alternative for them would be a swiping cafe setup at quite a few places so that the expense of the Credit Card companies can be reduced.

VALUE OF LIFE

2009-02-11T21:29:00.001-08:00

It was 9:00 pm. Ankitha was getting ready for dinner when the doorbell rang. She opened the door and was surprised to see 2 policemen.
“Mrs. Sharma”?
Yes.
Madam, your husband has met with an accident. He is admitted in a hospital.
Ankitha stood speechless. She started to weep. The policemen felt sympathy towards her they comforted her and took her in the van.
On the way she began to think about Aneesh Sharma. Aneesh Sharma Her college mate, her best friend, her competitor and now her soul mate. They fell in love and after completion of their education, got married.
For last17 years they had led a very simple meaningful, normal life. But slowly things began to change.
Aneesh would come home late. He used to show his frustrations on her. She began to doubt Aneesh.
It was on one such occasion when she met Aneesh’s colleague in a grocery store.
Hello Mr. Kapoor how r u?
I am Fine, What about you?
I am also fine. Its seems the work is hectic
What! Who said this?
I felt it because Aneesh always comes home late and goes early in the morning.
I am sorry to say this Mrs. Sharma, Your husband has lost a job .It seems he and Anita were having affair.
This was the biggest blow in Ankitha’s life. In the evening there was argument, which led to quarrel, and suddenly Aneesh gave a tight slap on ankitha’s face.
After that incident both of them neither spoke to one another. A week passed. Aneesh felt guilty of slapping Ankitha n she felt guilty of starting the argument. Both never spoke.
One day when Ankitha was purchasing vegetables some one from behind called her. “Mrs. Sharma”.
She was slim, fair, beautiful not less than 30 years. Mrs. Sharma I am anitha. Her whole body began to drench in fire when she heard her name. But she composed herself and took Anita to a nearby restaurant.
After accusing and rebuking Anita she sat down n began to drink water, suddenly Anita spoke up in a calm and composed manner
Sharma Aunty you are like my mother. Infect as you said there was a relationship between and sir. Yes. He was, is still a father to me
It was he who found out that the guy with whom I was going was a rouge. He did not have any good character. I wanted to leave him but he did not leave me. He began to follow me wherever I went. When I told this to sir, he came to my rescue. Unfortunately the guy turned to be the MD son. It was because of this Sir and me were suspended from the company. And his son spread the rumor that we were having affair.
Every day Sir would come to my house in the morning to check my safety we would attend the interviews and in the evenings we would be back. He really felt bad for his behaviour. Luckily Sir got a job today in a reputed firm. I came to convey this
How do u know I am Mrs. Sharma?
Aunty, Sir always carries your photograph in his wallet. Then she spoke in a soft matured voice.
Aunty, the whole world may speak ill of him. How could you believe it? You know him from such a long time. Sir is what he was before. He is not changed .In fact when I was frightened or lost my confidence, he would tell about your strong determination, never give up attitude which would be an inspiration to me.
Sir is always yours, was always yours, will be always yours. Saying this she went away.

Tears came from Ankitha’s eyes. Tears of gratitude, Shameful tears. She let it flow. She remembered how she fought with him.
How could I face him? Anyways I will still beg for my forgiveness. He will forgive me or not? Thoughts kept on creeping in her eyes.
They reached the hospital. Mrs. Sharma I am sorry to say, your husband is in critical condition. This shattered her completely. Slowly she entered ICU.
Aneesh she said in an apologetic tone. I am sorry for what has happened. I am extremely sorry for hurting you. You are my friend, guide, philosopher, and my soul mate. I should not have trusted anyone except you. Please forgive me Aneesh. Will you? I am waiting for you
courtesy- Sudha

Sip the love-A story

2009-02-11T21:29:00.000-08:00

Frank Willis was seated in a hotel and was sipping a cup of coffee. A beautiful young woman came and sat opposite to him.She too ordered for a cup of coffee.

Her face seemed somewhat familiar to him and he was wondering where he had seen her before?

Anyways, she was just another stranger to be forgotten soon.He placed the empty cup on the table and looked at his bill.His hand reached for his back pocket of his trouser.There was an expression of shock in his face as he searched his other pockets as well.

'Did you lose something?' She asked, looking at him curiously.

'Yes…my wallet' He replied, looking at her.

'And do you expect me to pay your bill?' She asked.

'I would really be grateful if you could do that favour for me' He said.

'You’re good at it' She said.

'Good at what ?' He asked.

'Lying!' She said.

'Come on, miss, I am telling you the truth and you are…' He said.

'Alright, let me believe you for a while…tell me, what was the last good thing you had done in the recent past ? If I am convinced then I will pay your bill' She said.

'Fine, it was sometime back when I was driving in my car in the freeway that I saw a car accident.The driver of the car was a female and her head had hit the steering of the car.She was unconcious and her pulse rate was feeble.I didn’t think that she will make it….' He said.

'Yes, continue…' She said.

'Anyway, I wanted to give one best try to save her life, so I rushed her to the hospital and I went to see her the next day. But, they had discharged her. Actually, I went to give back this chain to her' He said, taking out a golden chain with a pendent from his coat pocket and showing it to her.

'Nice story…you are almost the hero of it' She said 'And did you steal it from her?'
'Come on, Miss' He said.

'Just kidding. Tell me, if you meet her again then what would you do?' She asked.

'Well, I would propose to her' Frank said.

'Then will you marry me?' She asked.

'What?' He asked, shocked.

'Well, I'm that woman whom you had saved that day' She said, pulling her hair up and showing the mark of the cut on the right side of her forehead.

'Oh, I'm so glad that I finally found you' He said.

They were about to leave when the waiter took a wallet from below the chair, where Frank had seated so long and gave it to him.

'Oh, thanks' Frank said ' It should have fallen down when I had pulled my handkerchief out of my pocket'

Only Frank knew that he had dropped it deliberately and she grinned thinking that she was not the woman whom he had saved that day.
courtesy-G.S.Vasukumar

Shopping -Its fun!!!

2009-02-09T21:28:00.000-08:00

Shopping is unlimited fun. It entertains everyone,now a days there are different kinds of shopping like e-shopping, window shopping etc.,but the fun for shopping remains the same.
Shopping can be for any items as you desire. From Woman's Dressing, man dressing and lots more. The amount spent on shopping is less considerable compared to the time spent on it.
I recently shopped a great deal on clothes. I brought some cotton pants, shirts, t-shirts,ties etc..,
I derived fun ,it was wonderful experience.we can shop clothing's from different countries when we shop online. Women clotting are best explored only online Online shopping has some terms that we need to familiarize.

Shopping Cart

An online shopping cart is similar to the cart you use in physical supermarkets. You add items that you wish to purchase into it and proceed to pay for your order. You can add as many items you want from any of our stores.

Wish List

The Wish List is a feature by which you can shortlist items across and store them for future access and convenient purchases subsequently.
Happy Shopping! Have Fun!

Got My joining!-Hurray!!

2009-01-12T19:32:00.000-08:00

Dear Praveen,

This is with regard to our offer letter to you dated ******** **, 2007 (Ref: HRD/BT/*********)

The location of your initial reporting and training will be Mysore, India . The date of your joining would be March 02, 2009. The location of posting would be communicated to you upon successful completion of training. Company will solely reserve the right to make any further changes in the date of joining and you will not be given any option to extend the above mentioned date of joining.

Your Reference Number is: *******

You will be required to report at our office in Mysore on March 02, 2009 at 8.00 a.m. at the following address: Plot No. 350, Hebbal Electronics City , Hootagalli, Mysore – 570 018 Ph: 0821 – 240 4101. Accommodation details will be sent to you separately over email, 4 - 5 days prior to your joining date. We suggest that you start making arrangements for your travel at the earliest. The regular working hours will be intimated to you after you join.

The original Date of Joining letter with details will be sent to you as a signed hard copy to your address and should reach you in the next 10 working days.

The contact person(s) for you at Mysore would be ************ ******

Kindly consider this as an official communication from our end. You would be required to carry a copy of this mail with you when you join.

We look forward to having you on board.

With warm regards,

HRD

Infosys Technologies Ltd.,

Sensex and the Down Fall.-An opinion

2009-01-06T22:01:00.000-08:00

Sen sex has 30 companies in it,, and the points you see of sen sex are the average prices of those 30 companies registered under BSE, while nifty is national stock exchange and it is average of fifty companies. Sen sex has dipped to 10000 from 20000,, this means that many of the companies have lost half of their share prices.. This fall of markets is due to the immense selling pressure by the FII's, they are pulling out their money from here and so the liquidity has decreased in the markets,, and moreover due to the volatility of markets, new people are also afraid in entering the market.. So the volume of transactions are less, so the RBI is cutting down the CRR (credit reserve ratio), every bank has to give some percentage of money to the RBI, this is the reserve used by RBI, they had to cut down this ratio so that the more money will be circulating in the market and it will get rejuvenated,, they have injected around 60000 crore rupees in the market, world crisis are due to increase in crude prices,, the Lehman brothers rumored that the price will touch 200$/barrel and they artificially increased the prices, but their scandal was opened and thus the prices fell down all of a sudden resulting in their bankruptcy,, many big companies had their money in it and they also suffered the losses due to it's bankruptcy. so in order to have more liquidity and capital they are pulling away their money from every market of the world, if u observe then MN C's come mainly from USA, and if they start pulling away money then it will result in crisis. If u still have any doubt then feel free to ask me.. I hope u understood what u wanted to know.

Have anyone of you wondered that even though the American economy is falling down, it's value against rupee is increasing at a tremendous rate. Sub prime crisis does not occur in one day. If u give a close look at our market then u would come to know that to reach from 19000 to 20000 it took months of time,, but to reach from 20000 to 21000 it took only 49 trading sessions, i.e., 49 days.. This was done only to make more people invest in the market,, otherwise a normal market cant go at such a rate,, they pulled our markets up n then they suddenly threw it away.

Now talking about crude, it was Lehman brothers who rumored that the crude prices will touch 150$/barrel.. and this created a havoc among many nations and thus they went for buying, and it led to artificial rise in crude prices.. But their rumor was left open and the prices suddenly fell down resulting into a great loss for Lehman bros.. Crude prices were about 136$ and then they fell below 110$.. But, before three days of their filing bankruptcy,, Meryl lynch invested 17bn$ in it,, their investment was also choked up,, and they too had to file bankruptcy..

Now,, the FII's invest here in dollars.. when they book their profits,, we have to pay them back in dollars and not in rupees.. Many people lost their money in markets.. where did that money go? it went to FII's.. We pay them in dollars.. and here the demand for dollar is rising while the reserve is decreasing with the RBI,, n this is making dollar more powerful in terms of rupee.. Our economy is just being played.. The foreign agencies were successful in pulling out the maximum money from Indian public.. People opted in investing in markets,, rather than saving it. If u still have any ques u can ask.. because i think i may have missed somethings.

TopList 10 movies of 2008, Holly wood.

2008-12-17T07:04:00.000-08:00

1.The Dark Knight.
Directed by christopher nolan , released on july 2008.
2. Milk.
Directed by Gus van sant , released on december 2008.
3.WALL-E.
Directed by Andrew stanton , released on august 2008.
4.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Directed by David fincher , released on december 2008
5.Frozen River.
Directed by Courtney hunt , released on october 2008.
6.Wendy and Lucy.
Directed by Kelly reichardt, released on 2008.
7.Gran Torino.
Directed by Clint eastwood , released on 2008.
8.Iron Man.
Directed by Jon favreau , released on may 2008.
9.Frost/Nixon.
Directed by Ron howard , released on december 2008.
10.The Wrestler.
Directed by Darren aronofsky , released on 2008.

Mumbai Under attack 26-11-2008

2008-11-27T04:07:00.001-08:00

Tiruchy and its Landmarks.

2008-11-21T05:37:00.000-08:00

Trichy or Tiruchirapalli is the 4th largest corporation in TamilNadu, South India.With a population of 1 Million it lies in the banks of river "cauvery".Earlier it was a "Cholas" citadel latter to "Pallavas"(Both where dynasities of earlier India).Trichy is one of the cultural and commercial center that accommodates few heavy Industries and some cultural monuments.
The image shown above is the Rock Fort Temple named as it is an outcrop of a massive rock.Its height is 85 meters and has 450 rock cut steps to reach its top.Its dedicated to Lord Shiva and it has a hall that is made up of 100 pillars.
This is Srirangam Temple devoted to "Lord Renganathan"Or "Lord Vishnu".There are a total of 22 gopurams ,one of which is 72 meters and is the Tallest in India.
Trichy as an Energy and Engineering hub is the home for many industries .BHEL(Bharath Heavy Electricals Limited), Ordnance Factory(HAPP), Golden Rock Locomotive Workshop and Dalmiya Cements are a few among them.
This is St. Lourdes Church which has a marvelous architecture and one of the famous tourist center.It was built in 1812 and its located in the heart of the city with surroundings of busy market place.
Trichy has quite a hot climate with Summer temperature of 41.10°(Max) to 35° (Min) and Winter temperature of 21.31° (Max) to 18.60° (Min).Trichy has an international Airport at 4kms from the city and has good Railways to reach all parts of the country.Some famous Educational Institutions here are National Institute of Technology(NIT),Bharathidasan Institute of Management(BIM) and Anna University,Trichy.

I,Me,Myself...

2008-11-12T05:33:00.001-08:00

These are some of my pictures,just thought you would like it.Since this Blog was started i have received a big support from all of you(I mean all who is reading this).Thanks to each one of you who have come in , read my posts, commented,messaged in chat boxes and fans of this Blog.
My first post in this blog was at October 3 and with this post it counts to 13.
"33 different countries have visited this site" says my Flagcounter , this isn't a good reach ah? With Indonesia forming about 50% of my traffic, followed by United States at 16%.You could see the total visitors in the counter at the right side.Comparing to where my Blog rankings where last week,it has now increased a lot( Technorati,Alexa).But am still confused that my Google Page Rank does not change from "0".
Thanks each and everyone for making my Blog a success.

Badagar Community

2008-11-10T07:35:00.000-08:00

I belong to Badagar community ,which forms the largest community inhabiting the Nilagiri region of Southern India. we have around 150,000 peoples in 370 (app.) villages as Badagars in the region, but now they have mixed with people all over India and world too.
Badagars are basically agricultural people cultivating Tea, Cofee, and almost all vegetables.Our Language is "Badagu" which is a dilect of Kannada, an Indian Language.The intresting feature of Badagu language is that their is no written script , its only spoken orally among fellow Badagars.
Their has never been a clear history on Badagars origin , but many believe that we descended from Karnataka,Southern India. Our cultural aspects are very distinct from any other group. Even though we Badagars are Hindu devotees, we have a affinity to nature worshipping. Badagars live in small villages called "Hatti", each located either above a hill or in the valley of Nilagiri,Southern India. Each Village(Hatti) has an elected head known as "Gowdar" who controls and leads others in that Village(Hatti).

Badagars have certain unique aspects they are
1)dressing-

A typical Badagar Man wears a "Dhothi or Mundu( Long cotton wear)" ,"Dupatti(worn on shirts)" and "Kovili(turban)"
A typical Badagar Woman wears a "Thundu", "Dhothi or Mundu" and a Shawl

2)Dance and Music-

Badagar dances during Wedings, Birth anniversaries, Funerals etc.,
Have a unique style of dancing which involes bending up and down , dancing in groups.
Music mainly consits of hard beats.

Yes he did!-Obama

2008-11-08T05:58:00.000-08:00

America's next president Barack Obama said change is to come while in his campaign and here it comes, as he becomes the first African-American president . No one in the world seem to dislike him,winning with a landslide majority he proves that dedication and hard work pays.
He is gonna assume house in January 2009, as the world expects nothing but a "change" from him. Will he be able to control the economic recession?, the war at Iran/Iraq?, how is america's relation with other countrys gonna be? Answers will be soon realised.
After being elected as the next president , he assembled a team to help him.They are Cheif of Staff is Rahm Emaneul, senior advisor is David Axelrod,Transistion co chair is Valerie Jarret , John Podesta and Pete Rouse finally Press Secretary is Robert Gibbs .
Will these men with Obama bring us the "change" we need?
"Yes We Can"-Barack Obama...
Lets hope they do!!

Its Scahin once more!

2008-11-06T05:24:00.000-08:00

My Favorite Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar(Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar) born on 24th April 1973 at Mumbai,his Test and ODI debut was at 1989-90 verses Pakistan.Today he has scored his 40th Test Century against Australians at Nagpur . Scoring 109 of 188 balls he did this feat. Congrats Sachin ,he is the greatest cricketer the world has ever seen and will ever see.
Well he is the highest run scorer in both formats of the game ( Test's & ODI's). In test he has a total score of 12,027 runs at an average of 54.02. In ODI's he scored 16,361 at an average of 44.33. Doesn't it suffice to call him a cricket God.
He is definitely making India proud.Hope he scores 20,000 in both the formats of the game(little too much ? :-) ) and let no one ever could touch his achievements. Congrats ! Congrats!!!! We salute you! Especially I do!!!

Love ?

2008-11-03T04:10:00.000-08:00

It's so strange that this small little emotion has the capability of making and breaking us at the same time.I am not any expert to comment about this unfathomable feeling but whatever i have penned down here, is completely based on my experiences.

When one is surrounded by love, the feeling of excitement fades away, and one tends to ignore the true love that lies in between the peace and dullness.Love shows up in all forms, even very small and cheeky forms, it has never been a model, it could be the most dull and boring form flowers and romantic moments become boring after a while and they only tend to appear on the surface of the relationship.

Under all this, the pillar of true love stands and that's our life. Love, not words, win arguments.Sometimes we expect far too much from the people around us and because no one can ever live up to those expectations, we are almost always disappointed.Wouldn't it be better if we just let go, and let people be who they are?

Then we'd be able to see them as they are -- with all their beauty and goodness in which we take joy and with all their faults which we can also see in ourselves.When we have put someone up on a pedestal, sculpturing them to fit our needs and desires by smoothing out the rough edges and creating new curves here and there, we cannot see the real person underneath our work.

All we see is the illusion we have created. That is denying the person's real identity and is disrespectful.It's much better for our friends and for ourselves if we drop our expectations and illusions and accept them just the way they are.Whether we realize it or not, everyone we know is very special to us. The most important thing to remember is... Always appreciate the friends that you have. A fight may come and go very easily but a friendship could last forever. The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones who care.

Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it?

It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...

You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore.

Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love!!!!! (untill i get one)

The man who lived forever

2008-11-02T06:59:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite stories that i heard as a child was the story of “the man who lived forever”.

There was once a man who was very afraid to die. And so he prayed constantly to God asking him to grant him his wish. So one day God finally answered his prayer and appeared in the man’s dream. God asked him,”What is it that you wish for from me?” The man replied, ” I wish to live forever.” God asked him, “Are you sure about this? Because i am going to grant you only one wish. And you cannot change it back even if you wish to.” The man replied,”I’m sure of it God. I want to live forever.”

God granted that man’s wish and disappeared. The next day the man woke up happy to know that he was never going to die. He lived his life happily. He got married and had a son.

As it goes, its only natural to get old. And with old age comes all sorts of diseases and disabilities.

The man got old. He was diagnosed with many diseases. But he didn’t die. When he crossed 100yrs of age, he became incapable of movement But he was remained alive despite everything.

One fine day his son decided that he had had enough of this. Taking care of the old man was taking most of his time and energy. So the man’s son went to a potter and asked him to make a pot big enough to hold one man’s body. When the pot was ready, the son placed his father inside the pot and placed a lid on it. He asked the pot to be placed inside the cellar. That’s where the old man stayed forever. His son died. Generations came and went but the man remained alive in the pot in the cellar. Once in a while the old man’s great-grandchildren would hear a cough or sneeze from the cellar. But no one cared.

The old man never saw the light of day again. But he is still alive in some part of the world. He can never die and he can’t ask god to take back his wish.

Moral of the story - There is a time for everything. A time to eat. A time to sleep. A time to live. A time to love. And a time to die. And each thing should be done in its time. Trying to change nature’s laws is going to result in major disappointments.

- courtesy Divya

Rahul the Prime Ministerial candidate?

2008-11-02T06:10:00.000-08:00

Rahul Gandhi is right choice for Prime mistership. I am not supporting his candidature for being the son of Gandhi family. He has the quality of good leadership. A few quality of Rajiv Gandhi, must be inherited to Rahul. However, I am giving more preference to Smt Sonia Gnadhi. She is best political leader of our country of the present era.But hee is the right bet for indian politics,its not age that matters for Indian politics rather its wisdom,calibre,Maturity to lead the country.
Lets atleast understand as age goes up one do not enhance his wisdom,its only greying of hair that happens. There are lot of people but Rahul Gandhi is the right choice becoz he is working towards it... PM post cannot be offered to ppl sitting at home munching chips and watching TV....
Talking about politicians, our country need young and dynamic blood which can lead the country in a better direction. More that 80% of the politicians are above 80, illiterate and lying on death bed. Do you think they can take nation to the right direction. And the funniest part, you can see then sleeping(Even PMs) during debates, conferences and meetings...Do you think that we need another sleeping PM or politician..Hence he has all rights for this post.Now India needs a national leader.Chances for absolute majority Government.We need stable Government.Senior leaders can help him.If he has clean hand and willing to do something for the people thats enough.

Jumbo's adieu

2008-11-02T05:55:00.000-08:00

Anil Kumble announced his retirement after the third test against Australia. Thank Kumble for his yeoman service to Indian cricket over the years.I would like to congratulate you for the great services you have rendered to the Indian cricket team and the big brother character you have maintained in the team.. All the Best for your future endeavors.He is the greatest spinner the game has ever seen... thanks jumbo for all the entertainment you gave us... we bid farewell to u with tears in our eyes.Not many cricketers have brought us the joy, happiness in a sport ! You are one those rare breeds.. a human on and off the field. I salute you and thank u!! You have become a legend and joined the league of Vishwanath, Chandra, Pras, Kirmani...! A lad from Bangalore who made the whole country proud of her son...!Goodbye, Anil Kumble! You will go down in history as the greatest Indian bowler to-date. You won more test matches with the ball for India than anyone else. Kapil came closest, with Prasanna and Chandrasekhar close behind. But the many memorable test victories you engineered abroad in the 2004-07 period -- and your magnificent achievements at home over the length of your 18-year career -- will remain indelibly in our hearts forever. Thank you Jumbo! Somehow, your last test wicket epitomised everything you stood for: running back off your own bowling to pluck a very difficult catch made all the more astonishing since you had 11 raw surgical stitches on one hand.a very sad news of the retirement of the legendary spinner with a pure,good and the noble soul...we remember u for all the things u have done for India[10 wkts in a match against Pakistan]...u have achieved everything in ckt...hats off to your performance!!!we miss you so much jumbo...:(

Pre-Induction Training

2008-10-31T05:10:00.000-07:00

Dear Praveen

Infosys hosts the largest corporate ‘technical university’ in Asia, and our Global Education Center (GEC) at Mysore is the pinnacle of corporate training.

The Foundation Program (FP) Training was introduced at the GEC with the objective to develop expertise in specific technologies, methodologies, tools and processes.

In order to equip fresh campus recruits who are in the process of joining Infosys to adapt to the requirements of the FP training, we have launched the Pre-Induction Training. We are pleased to inform you that you have been chosen to be a part of the Pre-Induction Training at Infosys.

The Pre-Induction Training will last four months and needs to be completed before you join Infosys. It includes four fundamental concepts of computer science - Programming Fundamentals and testing, Relational Database Management Systems, Unix, Introduction to Web Technologies and Networking. The training will be imparted through the e-Learning mode.

As part of this pre-joining enablement, you will go through interim assessments during this period and take a module level assessment at the end of every module.

Various training aids like power point presentations, lab exercises, e-Learning courses, self assessment questions, interim assessments and audio recorded sessions are provided to you. The subject matter experts will also clear the common queries on a particular topic at regular intervals through the Knowledge Forum.

We wish you the best for this program and please look forward to receiving further communication from us.

Regards,

Education & Research Infosys Technologies Limited

List of bomb blasts in India after 2005

2008-10-30T11:18:00.000-07:00

Date- 2005 October
Place- Delhi, near New Delhi Market
No. Killed- 62

Date- 2006 March
Place- Varanasi, Railway Station & Temple
No. Killed- 20

Date- 2006 July
Place- Mumbai, Local Trains
No. Killed- 200
No. Injured-700

Date- 2006 September
Place- Malegaon, Mouque
No. Killed- 30
No. Injured-100

Date- 2007, February
Place- Train, India-Pakistan border
No. Killed- 66

Date- 2007, May
Place- Hyderabad, Mecca Mosque
No. Killed-11

Date- 2007, August
Place- Hyderabad
No. Killed- 30
No. Injured-60

Date- 2007,October
Place- Rajasthan, Ajmer Sharif shrine
No. Killed- 2

Date- 2008, May
Place- Jaipur
No. Killed-65
No. Injured- 150

Date- 2008, July
Place- Bangalore
No. Killed-2
No. Injured- 12

Date- 2008, September
Place- Delhi
No. Killed-15
No. Injured- >50

Date- 2008, October
Place- Assam
No. Killed-77
No. Injured- >200

Day becomes Night

2008-10-05T06:30:00.000-07:00

Today is 5th october and 7pm as i write this post, it was a low day to start with as my day began at early morning 11am(ha ha). Me yarning to see that sun as risen 5 hours ago .. poor sun :-)
Woke up with yelling sound around, thank god those brisk working men around my street to ring me the alarm sounds. Was i working all night to be awake so late? No. As usual chatting, surfing, dreaming and all other sort of stuffs.
Awake no no to be precise half awake i dropped me out of my bed to begin the day which was half over by then. "Hi Mom,Good Morning" as i call she signs me the wash room! Awake finally Awake , ufff! after a face wash and brushing here i come to the Brunch(Break fast + Lunch).
2 Roasted Dosa is all it takes to give me a yawn aaaaaa! Stomach full so next? sleep which came unintentionally as i started to go round the News in the paper.
After a while..." Praveen , Praveen" a voice i hear so slowly . Light comes in my eyes as i open them to see my Mom saying " wake up its 2pm. As i opened my eyes wide ,it was my father saying those words.. :-)
So again the face wash and the Lunch and the Yawn aaaaa! Sleep !!!,Wake up!! Tea!!
Oh my god I don't have any more time left in this day to sleep ....
Finally its 7.20Pm by now as i come to the end of this post... am so awake an active that i can live without sleeping for the next two day.
Good Night(Day)

How is my work?

2008-10-03T23:27:00.000-07:00

This picture was taken in a Chruch at Mysore, during a tour with my family i.e., Me,Dad ,Mom ,Sis ,Uncle ,Aunty and Nephew.
Now Not knowing what to do in waiting for the Date Of Joining(DOJ) from my company,have tried my hand at this photo Editing. Are you guessing what software i used for doing this? It was just done with the Paint Brush. :-) Did you like it? yes or no.....You got to tell me how is it!

My offer from infosys

2008-10-03T23:25:00.000-07:00

Dear Praveen,

Congratulations on coming out a winner in our Campus selection process.

Securing a position at Infosys is more competitive than gaining admission to Harvard. Last year the company had more than 1.3 million applicants for full-time positions and hired only 1 percent of them (Harvard College, by comparison, accepted 9 percent of applicants) – Fortune magazine, March 2006 edition.

This comparison goes to show your tremendous achievement at such a young age. It is truly a reflection of your intellect and passion for excellence, to have made it through our selection process. We are pleased that you chose us to kick start your career. At Infosys, we strongly believe that people are our biggest assets and you are one amongst the best-in-class global talent which we take great pride in.

We at Infosys are referred to as ‘Infoscions', originating from the word ‘SCION' meaning – a family member or a descendant. Cool and capable in the most demanding situations, an Infoscion is known for caliber, competence and loves challenges. Finding innovative solutions is our way of life, characterized by an abiding loyalty to the company’s value system.

As this wonderful journey commences, a world of commitment, ethics, global diversity, teamwork and much more awaits you. We have drawn on the best of talent from campuses across India and aim to prepare you to take on the challenges of the industry. We will ensure that you have a smooth transition from campus to the corporate world that holds great promises and is full of opportunities.

We will keep this connect going and update you frequently with the latest information from our end. In case any of your friends to whom we have extended a campus offer have not been a recipient of this mail, kindly send us their mail IDs, along with their name and date of birth at: campusrecruit_08@infosys.com.