Growth is the only evidence of life..

If you're in a bad situation, don't worry it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry it'll change. - John A. Simone, Sr.Well, I am getting a little restless these days and a change is in order now. I'm "staying the course" (to use a Bushism) for now and working towards that change....Hoping that things look up in time for the new year. There are some photographs waiting to be posted, which I'll do once I'm back on track. Wish me luck!...

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B'Day thoughts

Someone has said it better..The Passing YearsLife passes by so fast, Lord,I know I'm sure to missA vital part unless you keepReminding me of this.There's so much that I want to do,A lot I've left undone,So many plans discarded,And a few I've not begun.Life passes by so fast, Lord,How often I've been told,It always does around the timeThat we are growing old.For everything a seasonIs wise as well as just,But I had rather wear me out,Than fall apart with rust.Life passes by so fast, Lord,The days, the months, the years,Lord keep a smile upon my lips,And...

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Find the man!

Locate a man's face in the picture of coffee beans above.Researchers have concluded that if you find the man in 3 seconds then the right half of your brain is better developed than most people.If you find the man between 3 seconds and 1 minute, then the right half of your brain is developed normally.If you find the man between 1 minute and 3 minutes, then the right half of your brain is functioning slowly and you need to eat more protein.If you have...

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Amazing Photographs!

1.5 Giga Pixel photograph !!! The photographer who did a 720 megapixel photo of Sydney by night earlier this year has now done a 1500 megapixel photo of Machu Picchu. The level of details is amazing - even the expressions on people's faces as you zoom in! While on that theme, this one on the left was sent to me some time ago. This is a National Geographic photograph of camels in the desert taken from directly above the animals at the time of...

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Blenheim Palace

I have been lying low for a couple of months and not making any "pleasure trips" after the one to Southampton, Salisbury and Stonehenge. The weather was also growing cold. Meanwhile, I ran into an old colleague of mine at Reading station (railway, not police mind you!). We had worked together in Soft Systems, Kochi and I was surprised to see him here, of all the places. It also turned out that he had been in Bangalore all along, working for HCL...

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Customer service- Mallu style!

Enjoy this hilarious clip !First, a little background: An English guy rented a DVD from a mallu shop in Gulf. Apparently, there was some problem with the DVD and he called the shop to complain. Now listen to the clip to see how the mallu from Kasargod handles the client.Enjoy the phone call of the year…---------------------------Courtesy of: C P Baburaj, Abu Dh...

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Halloween Dogs

They say winter is not quite in..but owing to some depression, the temperature is going to be near freezing (2*C) tonight. Already had a taste of what was coming when I went out for a stroll. But these dogs seem to have had a great time yesterday.Harry Potter & the Three-headed CompanionCho Chweet!Ghost DogsGloomy? Who wouldn't be in that condition?Game for it!Eeeeks !DogflowerReal Hot Dogs !---------------------------Compiled from couple of...

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Pukaarta chala hoon...

Well, here's another of those criminal acts. This time it is a Mohd. Rafi number that is maligned, one of those lilting ones and my favourites. As always, my apologies to the original artists. Pukarta chala hoon..Movie Name: Mere Sanam (1965)Original Singer: Mohd RafiMusic Director: O P NayyarLyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri That's one of the things that happen when I stay indoors on a Sund...

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Thoughts on a Sunday night...

It's been a fine day today with lot of sunshine. But the forecast for the next week is not all that encouraging. Also, we turned our clocks back by 1 hour as we switched back to GMT from BST today. Although I certainly didn't mind the extra hour of sleep as a result, it was a strange thing..to find your routine adjusted by an hour! It has started getting dark earlier and the "gloom and doom" of winter is definitely upon us. With less and less...

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Adarsh - few more photos

Just in tod...

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Diwali & Ramzan...

With Diwali and Ramzan having passed, here's an interesting poster. It was designed by Contract for Actionaid India Society after Gurjrat Riots. Good thinking and nice "punch line". Indeed, who are we to draw the li...

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Happy Diwali !

Wishing that this festival of lights brings you every joy and happine...

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Cybercrime...

Here's my first attempt at karaoke recording, done on a sore throat using crude methods last week. I'm being audacious and posting it here, confident that I'm safe from any direct action. With due apologies to the artists behind this beautiful song.Innumente Kannuneeril... Movie Name : Yuvajanotsavam (1986) Originally sung well by : K J Yesudas Music Director : Raveendran Lyrics : Sree Kumaran ThambiListen to it in the privacy of your homes at very low volumes to avoid public nuisance and because audio quality is not good.-----------------------------------------------Edited...

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10, Downing Street

Ever wondered what's behind this rather ordinary, but world-famous front entrance (apart from Mr. Blair, ofcourse)? Take a virtual t...

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Rubik's cube...

I've been kept occupied in my spare time by a Rubik's cube which I picked up from a stand in the just concluded Call Centre Expo in Birmingham. Shortly after reaching home I started playing around with it. In what can now be termed as a reckless act, I scrambled it horribly and have ever since been trying to solve it. I'm feeling humbled by this boy who seems to have got it rather fast, although I found out that it's not a world record (may be for his age). It appears that the best time for restoring the cube in an official championship was 12.11...

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Men are from...

Here's an Iraqi dude explaining differences between men and women.. (Click Play)...

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Adarsh- New Pics

Couple of new snaps of Adarsh received last week. Looks a lot different from when I saw him la...

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Update...

1) Was busy last week. Among other things, went to Call Centre Expo 2006 in Birmingham on both days. Couple of our clients were participating and also there was opportunity to hunt down potential clients. It was a colourful affair. Also there were several free management seminars being conducted. Attended a few of them. One of them was by Michael Weissman, who was explaining his theory of "Paradox of Excellence", which basically is The better you perform, the more invisible you become- to everything but bad news. The longer you do a good...

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About bloggers

It seems they will critisise everything I start to do: Bloggers' rubbish"But the pace at which the blogosphere is getting cramped with half-wits, religious maniacs, failed writers, sociopaths and cold-blooded killers, is scary." Is that me? beware...

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Saturday Blues..

It was the end of another boring Saturday. In the morning, I thought that the sun will hold up and went for a listless stroll through the town centre. The problem with such strolls is that I end up spending money on lotsa "useful" things for the home. So today, it was a small bucket, a small carpet (because I thought the rollers on my chair was spoiling the floor carpet and the latter needed protection) and ofcourse the inevitable groceries for the week. And on the way back, it rained and I got drenched. In the evening, prepared a panful of...

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Evening walks & website..

Just when one was feeling happy about one's evening walks and thinking that it is doing a world of good to you, comes this: Walking 'not enough to get fit'.Well, yesterday I "released" the beta version of my website. So much to show for few weekends' effort. Had intended a Onam release, but couldn't- Javascripts don't respect me anymore, my ideas kept changing, layouts wouldn't gel and there were browser compatibility issues. The project was started mainly to combat boredom...and also to host my photos and some posts like these. Will try to...

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