Was put up at Doc's place on my visit to Numbu's marriage at Bangalore.
Sutta discovered a book Doc had been reading - "Sex & the evolution of human mind".
Just wondered how easy it is to sex-up any title by adding "Sex &.....-whatever", most recalled is the "Sex & the City" though it has fair enough empahsis on the former part for its name to be justified as such.
I suggested "Sex & the rise of Indian cricket" where a statistical study can be done thorugh a correlation-regresssion analysis between the presence of wives & girlfriends on the tour & the cricket team's performance (no, I don't mean to say that is their only contribution, but given the realms of this post topic, other things have not been discussed, there must be some though I am limited by my own thought processes, EVIL.........)
Globu's suggestion was "Indian Cricket - A one night stand" given the consistency levels of our tem but I guess it could as well be "Sex & the rise of Indian cricket & its fall (pun un-intended)"!!!!
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Sniff, Sniff...
This sounds hypercynical but I smell something...
They say the world is getting smaller. Chat with anyone across the world for free and as much u wish. Discover old frnds and be in touch by scrapping each other on the n number of social-networking sites. Even the good old phone call is not that expensive to keep you away from calling someone as far flung off as Alaska.
But what is it ultimately leading to...
If you look at the bigger picture, WE ARE BEING CONFINED. 'Coz the easier it is for one to be in touch virtually, the lesser effort one would make to be in touch in reality. Its easier to be away & still be in touch, the emphasis clearly being on the first part.
No, this is not the usual rant about technology revolution & stuff, such innovations have been healthy. Some may argue that a simialr argument can be applied when the printing press would have been invented. It would have stopped the one-on-one oral communication between people at that time. By that logic, even this blog comes in the same category. But I am talking about more personal communcaition between people and not some kinda knowledge transfer stuff or talking to oneself (which translates to being equivalent of blogging in this age).
Guess, the MATRIX has been taking shape slowly & quitely but surely.
But even the MATRIX says, everything is a matter of choice, its upto you to choose the red or the green pill...DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!
They say the world is getting smaller. Chat with anyone across the world for free and as much u wish. Discover old frnds and be in touch by scrapping each other on the n number of social-networking sites. Even the good old phone call is not that expensive to keep you away from calling someone as far flung off as Alaska.
But what is it ultimately leading to...
If you look at the bigger picture, WE ARE BEING CONFINED. 'Coz the easier it is for one to be in touch virtually, the lesser effort one would make to be in touch in reality. Its easier to be away & still be in touch, the emphasis clearly being on the first part.
No, this is not the usual rant about technology revolution & stuff, such innovations have been healthy. Some may argue that a simialr argument can be applied when the printing press would have been invented. It would have stopped the one-on-one oral communication between people at that time. By that logic, even this blog comes in the same category. But I am talking about more personal communcaition between people and not some kinda knowledge transfer stuff or talking to oneself (which translates to being equivalent of blogging in this age).
Guess, the MATRIX has been taking shape slowly & quitely but surely.
But even the MATRIX says, everything is a matter of choice, its upto you to choose the red or the green pill...DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!
Life's come a 'fool' circle
Its amazing, and its amazingly boring too!!
For the past 3-4 weeks, I have been in exactly the same jobless state as I was when I started this blog 3 years back.
But this is worse this time, as the ritual of buying 2 HB pencils & a rubber (eraser for all you Amreekan pervs) towards the 2nd week of december doesn't exist for me anymore.
Hmmm...so what then....GMAT, FRM, CFA.....guess I'll kill my time researching as to why I shouldn't be going for these....
Catch ya later
For the past 3-4 weeks, I have been in exactly the same jobless state as I was when I started this blog 3 years back.
But this is worse this time, as the ritual of buying 2 HB pencils & a rubber (eraser for all you Amreekan pervs) towards the 2nd week of december doesn't exist for me anymore.
Hmmm...so what then....GMAT, FRM, CFA.....guess I'll kill my time researching as to why I shouldn't be going for these....
Catch ya later
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Of Sandwitches & Gross National Happiness
Ordering sandwitch @ office
- In India : Steel/Plastic plate, well made sandwitch, an irritated server (at best not shabbily dressed), paper napkins have to be asked for
- In Onsite (UK, holland based on my personal exp) : Plate (various kinds), well made sandwitches (but not to an Indain taste of course), garnsihed with things which have no significance edibility-wise, a smiling server (well dressed), and a nice "enjoy your meal"
Basically, having spent some time abroad, I just wonder if there is any correlation between level of formality (at formal occasions i.e.) and general happiness level of the society.
The ghaas-phoos which I used to get alongwith my sandwitches at the ING office were hardly edible, for a human at least, but still were put just to make my plate look good. So much effort for just a small thing.
Well, as they say, 'correaltion doesn't imply causality' bit then it at least doesn't deny it either.
- In India : Steel/Plastic plate, well made sandwitch, an irritated server (at best not shabbily dressed), paper napkins have to be asked for
- In Onsite (UK, holland based on my personal exp) : Plate (various kinds), well made sandwitches (but not to an Indain taste of course), garnsihed with things which have no significance edibility-wise, a smiling server (well dressed), and a nice "enjoy your meal"
Basically, having spent some time abroad, I just wonder if there is any correlation between level of formality (at formal occasions i.e.) and general happiness level of the society.
The ghaas-phoos which I used to get alongwith my sandwitches at the ING office were hardly edible, for a human at least, but still were put just to make my plate look good. So much effort for just a small thing.
Well, as they say, 'correaltion doesn't imply causality' bit then it at least doesn't deny it either.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
The Great Indian Software Company -Nationalization Phase 2
Butthead - "I just figured something out"
Beavis - "Whaat is it?"
Butthead - "This SUCKS!!"
Beavis - "Yeah, it really does!!!"
Butthead - "This sucks more than anything that has ever sucked before!!!"
Anywyas, my EUREKA moment:
I propose that the government should take all steps necessary to merge all the IT services companies in India in just one - The Great Indian Software company.
Sahi mein.....
Well, I forgot the name of the economic theory of international trade, but wage differentials eventually wipe out & so does the competitive advantage fo low-cost destinations.
Currently, job-hopping is the major source of wage-inflation, so if there is no other company to switch jobs to, how will the wage-inflation occur?
So shmart na???
Anyways, there is hardly any differentiation between the IT companies, especially the big-ones.
Nationalistic Capitalism, anyone?
DISCLAIMER - The views expressed here are totally personal and do not reflect borrowed insanity
Beavis - "Whaat is it?"
Butthead - "This SUCKS!!"
Beavis - "Yeah, it really does!!!"
Butthead - "This sucks more than anything that has ever sucked before!!!"
Anywyas, my EUREKA moment:
I propose that the government should take all steps necessary to merge all the IT services companies in India in just one - The Great Indian Software company.
Sahi mein.....
Well, I forgot the name of the economic theory of international trade, but wage differentials eventually wipe out & so does the competitive advantage fo low-cost destinations.
Currently, job-hopping is the major source of wage-inflation, so if there is no other company to switch jobs to, how will the wage-inflation occur?
So shmart na???
Anyways, there is hardly any differentiation between the IT companies, especially the big-ones.
Nationalistic Capitalism, anyone?
DISCLAIMER - The views expressed here are totally personal and do not reflect borrowed insanity
Locational Updates
Oh yes, in between, I moved back to Kolkata after spending exactly 84 days (includign flight time) in the picturesque Netherlands.
Vis-a-vis my last trip, this time I visited the european countryside and it was no doubt beautiful and a new experience.
Talking about new experiences, I actually felt and understood the meaning of adrenaline rush. This was the bungee-jump over the north sea at Schienevegen (see pic). Plus, cycling along the sea-shore in the fishing village MARKEN was also a memorable experience.
Thanks to Pandey & RG visting me at AMsti, I went around some places including Belgium.
Dreams of visting Spain were quashed rather abruptly by the might drawing board of our office meeting room, which given my popularity as a bungee jumper, decided to pay me a tribute by doing a bungee right on my left foot.
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