In recent days I had been living in the confusion of buying a phone and two weeks back I almost made up the mind that I am not going for it, but last two weeks of hell without a proper working phone of mine I was again pushed to reconsider my decision. So today during transit I walked in to ...
There was this SL vs India match played in India and an unknown Indian player by the name of "Dhoni" slammed a ruthless century to win a high scoring match. It was a game of absolute power hitting and I was so annoyed with this player when I saw on TV the 12th man bringing a chair and a umbrella ...
Was two tired to write a blog today, so took out my camera and tried to shoot a few pics. I have no idea what kind they are but they just appear outside my window here.
In recent days I had been trying to analyse Obama's style and at times I am left to imagine how shrewd he is. Even before he did anything for world peace (or was it to disrupt ) he won the noble world peace price. Probably what earned him the price was his speech or probably the noble prize committee felt ...
On the way to reach 365 consecutive posts, today I touch the 300th post. When I started the 'project' everyday before I wrote my day's post, I would go and check how many people had visited my previous posts. But now I had stopped doing it, the number visits doesn't motivate me any longer. Blogging has become almost an addiction, ...
There are three inventions which I simply hate.1. Iron Who ever invented iron is an absolute idiot. Because of him I cannot go around to places without ironing my clothes. I am one of those people who is forced to spend time attempting to iron my clothes due to social pressure. Every other day when I iron I cannot stop ...
In my last 5 years of industrial work one of the most irritating things that I had come across is the question to "Justify the Return on Investment" or to come up with sales prediction when an certain types of solutions are proposed. I fully understand the importance for a corporate to have an eye on the ROI and the ...
Today I was at a conference and it was a rare exhibition of innovation. It was a presentation in which the presenter kept on reminding me of the great Martin Luther King. He was converting the audience in to fans who endorsed what he said and went through the emotions with him.My topic is not on that presentation , but ...
When we were at school winning a single match for the season was a big challenge. If a team ended up with all draws without loosing a match the entire season we would take that as a good season. Winning matches used to happen once in a blue moon. We never expected to win, all we wanted was our team ...
The apprentice was a series that I loved to watch. It was probably the most intellectually simulating tv program for a management enthusiast. The twists and turns the reality show takes would keep me enthralled. The tension keeps you engaged and then you are at the edge of the seat when you start feeling that the dreaded word "you are ...
What I like and hate about being Africa is that I need to cook my own dinner. The only time I cooked during the last five years is only during the days I had been in Africa. Sometimes It just dawns on me how easy it is to cook. While on the other days, its such a big pain.My usual ...
Its ironical that you find out certain details about your own country from foreigners. Yesterday when travelling I picked up the Khaleej Times to kill some time and I found this article about a possible oil crisis in Sri Lanka in the even of US sanctions on Iran. You can read the full article by clicking hereI have no idea ...
Some of these long haul flights gives a lot time in absolute solitude. Its usually books, contemplating and in very unique cases films. I am still stuck with Steve Job's autobiography, where as usually I somehow manage to finish books, this one I had been reading for the last 4 weeks or even more. So during the first leg of ...
In recent times Vijai movie's had all been of the same mold. Out of his movies, Gilli was the last one I liked and there after haven't had a movie of my taste. The stories had become all too predictable and hence I was waiting to watch Nanban to see whether if Shankar has changed or whether if Vijai has ...
This world is inherently very confusing. People talk about rationale, being logical, having common sense, etc.. but in real life when it comes to day to day activities most of it is thrown out of the window. These things are beyond explanation and only a human brain can allow us to deceive ones own mind and make us believe that ...
The video above is an illustration of one of the best documented sociology experiments. It teaches us a lot of important lessons. For me it most importantly highlights the fact that what ever product or service should be given to a place where there is a burning need. Secondly it also highlights when things are given free it doesn't have ...
Exactly an year back from today I hurried back to my hotel and switched on the computer to find out what was the latest from Tahrir square. It was to find out what has happened to the revolution, Hosni Mubrak and wondering who was going to take over the governance.The international news channels were beaming news and glorifying the Egyptian ...
In recent times when I do sessions to groups of people. I am experimenting by throwing random surprise questions. I expect answers from what comes on top of their mind. Interestingly these questions seems to unearth some interesting facts which are at the level of sub conscious mind. For example, when I asked the question tell me what was the ...
Recently I got the time to watch the movie '7 am arivu'. I was pretty impressed with the starting sequence set in the 5th century. For this part the direction, cinematography and acting standards were all much above the usual standards set by similar Tamil films. But unfortunately for me the film couldn't keep up such momentum through out the ...
