tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141052132012-01-20T23:46:07.045-08:00Unleashing my thoughts as I parse the mystification of this world._________________TUSHAR_________________http://www.blogger.com/profile/02719093617063981540noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14105213.post-522459410544890892008-11-12T01:06:00.000-08:002008-11-12T01:39:27.165-08:00

He is Obama in white clothesWeekend reading... its one of the most brilliant articles I have ever read.Coming from an Englishman, I love the way Peter relates Dhoni to modern India.courtesy cricinfo.com here it is...

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AJAX This thing is so powerful that you do not even need a server running to make your own RSS Readers. You require:- Browser and internet connection- HTML/JS, which uses AjaxAnd Booom!!!... you have a RSS reader which can read any feed you subscribe to.And the best part is, it is no new technology, just some workaround with JavaScript. Salute to that chap in google who would have figured this

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M addicted to it!! Image source: Cover of Yoga Journal (http://www.hlla.com/covers/yoga.jpg)

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Culprit or Victim?One of my friends sent me a link to a post which narrates some incidents of Outrageously Good Customer Service (must read).My initial reaction was to reply back and like always crib about why such things do not take place in our country. But this time I preferred to be a little boring instead, and thought of how could such a state of accountability be achieved in our society!

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From me to youtere bin / besides yousanu sohnia / my lovekoi hor nahio labhna; / i shan't find anotherjo dave / who'll giveruh nu sakun / peace to my soulchukke jo nakhra mera; / and indulge meve main sare ghumm ke vekhia / i have gone and seen it allamrika , roos, malaysia / america, russia, malaysianakittey vi koi fark si / there wasn't any differencehar kise di koi shart si; / they all had

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FinallyyyI have finally got the role/profile I was looking out for. My task over the next 3-4 months is to provide technical consultancy to some of the clients of my company.My current task is to explore the feasibility of sharing a bunch of technologies (WebSphere Portlet Factory and a proprietary framework) across two applications by investigating the business, technical, risk, financial and

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SPOOOOOOOOOKYYYYYYYYYIt is 2 in the night, and I have just been completely flipped out. I am out of my mind right now. My thoughts have been mashed up to be replaced completely by something inexplicable and bizarre.I happen to return home tired at around 11pm, thought to switch on the TV and just do some general viewing before hitting the bed. While browsing I come across this movie shown by my

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Zero to HeroA couple of months back when I had decided to switch my job, I wasn't too sure/confident about what all is asked to a 2 + year work ex guy in a technical interview. It is strange that now I find myself on the other side of the table. Within a month of joining the new firm I am now interviewing guys with more work ex than me coming from all tier 1 companies (Factories as called by

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Watch this space

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Mmmmmm... What I am going to show you now is, highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell :).This is one of the very few things experienced during the live in, that can be shared with y'all.And before you get any ideas..........On your marksGet Set Gone I named it as Pepper Chicken with Egg Fried Rice.Gobi ManchurianChikkan Biryani with RaitaPlanning to start a food blog very soon

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3 Things1) Read something really interesting... and it is so true. The average age of a technical person (IT) in India is 26 and an average age of the same in the US is 36.I lose on about 10yrs of work ex when it comes to learning from the folks around me.Thought: The (IT) girls fall in the same age group as above in India :DSecond thought: ghhhhh... as if they are any good :(2) This happened

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They did everything except for missing the goal!! Didn't they?I was with the French coz I love Zizooo (will talk about him later), first let me comment on the mind set of the Brazillians and some of their fans.It's simple, as per Brazil, the opponents do not have the right to score a goal against them! I messaged a friend (obv a Brazillian supporter) about Zidane being at his best and the reply

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Grrrrrrr....I can't love them and can never hate them!!

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Reflection of My Mood NowadaysI feel drunk but I'm soberI'm young and I'm underpaidI'm tired but I'm working, yeahI care but I'm restlessI'm here but I'm really goneI'm broke but I'm happyI'm poor but I'm kindI'm high but I'm groundedI'm sane but I'm overwhelmedI'm lost but I'm hopeful baby And what it all comes down to my friendsIs that everything's just fine fine fineI've got one hand in my

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7 +or- 2Imagine when you are putting the pieces together in your mind, to come up with a solution while you analyze the problem. Problem could be to come up with a business strategy, or to come up with the Domain Analysis classes for a given Business Domain, might be to come up with the list of methods in a class.Well, could be just to come up with a brilliant dish, given the recipe, or to fix

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NEW DELHII miss the sense of humour, miss the punjabi/delhi culture, miss the everyday arguments with the so called aggressive north Indian delhiites, miss the food, miss north campus, miss school, miss friends, miss my cricket, miss d typical delhi chicks (who would wear those brilliant earings with a spaghetti one day and the same earnings with a kurta the next day).Miss to abuse in hindi (d

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PussyCat DollsWhat worse could follow after such a caption to this post. I better not write anything uncultured or profane considering the audience that I have to my blog (nor do I have the skill to write such stuff).No, its not the name of the last X-rated film that I saw. (Btw, anyone having a blue movie with that name is surely running out of good porn). It's also not any of those (so very

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Before Palolem - At BagaCould have got a better tattoo, but decided to go for the dolphin as I was wearing one too...

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After Goa BluesThe pic reflects my mood, not because I had to come back to the jungle after a brilliant vacation in Goa but because I came back earlier than I had expected.X had to fly back on the 2nd so the rest being fond of x, decided to go back that same evening. I could have always stayed there alone (which I wanted after he left) but me declaring to stay alone would have made others think

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SPIC-&-SPANI was traveling in the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) of Singapore, when someone, hesitatingly pointed at my shoe.I, for a flash of a second thought that he liked my blue ID shoes before I saw this piece of paper which possibly belonged to him. So rightly knowing that he was pointing at that crushed paper, I picked it up and gave it to him. He too quietly (crushed it even more) and put it

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Unaccustomed DrivingThis ain't about the smooth drives at 90mph on the freeways of the US. It's not about the Buick Le Sabre that I drove. Neither about the so easy to follow driving-rules/directions. Also not about the religiously followed lane driving (which apparently if followed in India, might cause an accident).This actually, is about something which was quite strange for the natives and a

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Wanted to write about my experience of driving the car I rented in the US for month.Nahhh... It ain't what you see. This is the HUMMER. Man, couldn't keep my eyes off it. Jaw dropped and next word which came outta ma mouth was... aaaaaawesome.I hope this guy doesn't sue me on putting this snap which was taken without his permission.

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Grrrrrrrrrrrrr...Don't you dare think that I wanted Australia to retain Ashes.It's bloody irritating not to watch even a single ball bowled because of the fucking tiff between the cable operator and ESPN Star Sports.I checked out the news, in which a guy held this poster proudly which said "I missed my wedding for this". And here I am, absofucknlutely helpless with no fault of mine and missed one

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First Presentation in the corporate worldIt is quite an expected statement which people make, after doing something successfully for which, they might have been a little nervouse to begin with.They say... "It wasn't a big deal" or "It was actually a piece of cake".Do I need to say more?To be honest I was relieved more than anything. Something which was off my shoulders and the relief was also to

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Sania MirzaThis post is not about how much I love her (game) and blah blah... Also not about the interest and intrigue surrounding the 18-year-old Indian in locker rooms, media centres and viewing galleries around the world. (Oh how can I forget) Nor about how HOT she looks...I saw her interview with some News Channel, after she won her first round (US Open) against the American Mashova

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Do you like Apples? Will crosses the street and approaches the plate glass window and stands across from Clark, separated only by the glass. HePOUNDS THE GLASS to get Clark's attention.WILL (cont'd): Hey!Clark turns toward Will.WILL (cont'd): DO YOU LIKE APPLES?Clark doesn't get it.WILL (cont'd): DO YOU LIKE APPLES?!CLARK: Yeah?Will SLAMS SKYLAR'S PHONE NUMBER against the glass.WILL: WELL I GOT

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Colloquial American IT/Business JargonI don't know, how much of these terms are used in India. Some might be used of which I was not aware of, but majorly these could be the part of American colloquial.Can be helpful if one is working in a global team.1) "Putting it on the table" - Believe it or not, this phrase has different meanings in the US and the UK. Ok, it could be used in these forms, "

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Michelle PfeifferFrom where the hell suddenly Michelle popped up? I am kinda watchin a movie of hers as m typing this.Sheer beauty... I mean check out her upper lip, aint it simply kissable. Wowww...She has the grace too, and of course I like her as she is a brilliant actress ;-).PS: Had to google to spell her surname right!

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Texan LingoApparently, texan english is a mix of American English (Whatever that is) and the southern accent. But whatever they speak, the accent is slightly different from the normal english in America.Somethings which, if one say, can tell that either something is wrong with the dude or he has just come from Texas.Yall - (pronounced as yaul) Its like a short from for "you all" and would

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NEW YORKThe synonym (if any) for this city, would be BUZZ. Reached at about 2am at Rohit's place. The travel from Austin to Newyork was quite dramatic. May be more for Rohit than me. (Had missed the connecting flight, to see Rohit all worked up when I finally reached NY)I had just one and a half days to see the city. Felt like a typical tourist after I was asked by a coupla people to take the

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Yup, this is the place which is the centre of gravity of Austin(the live music capital), its called The SIXTH Street. If somebody is looking for a music festival, this street on a friday or saturday night is no less. Gosh!, the number of people hopping bars/clubs is mind blowing. There is music. And not just music but LIVE music all around. From Hip hop to jazz to rock to heavy metal to piano

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Group DinnerWe (as in my IBM team at Austin) went out for a group dinner tonight."We" consists of - Vasu, Russell, David, Ronald, Xaio(pronounced as Shaio), Kanika, Aloke, Yaju, Manish and Moi."Tonight!!"... well it was 6pm here when we set out. I was not comfortable with the concept of dinner, especially when the sun hadn't set. Didn't matter much as I was starved. The sun generally sets at

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Catching up...It has taken sometime for my second post. The reason for the delay is the sequence of events which have taken place since my first post, and gosh!! have I fallen behind in posting those events?I'll catch up fast. So where should I start from. Well... here are some of things I have gotto write upon.. This list should help me, recollect my thoughts...1) Taj (What to take back home?)2)

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Alter (Humble) EgoOne of my close friends, Parin, has been after my life to have my own blog and start posting. Me too, was getting that itch to start writing as my thoughts were getting pushed up into my mind stack that can throw an exception anytime now.Though for many days I kept wondering, about what could be so appropriately "cool" or "witty" that would deserve a mention in my first post.

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