Kerala to get workers from other states & train them...

Significantly, it must be noted that the main reason for lack of skilled rubber tappers is that the current generation of people involved in rubber cultivation in Kerala are unwilling to learn the skill. The youth would rather remain jobless if they are not into a white collar job! What irony that a Malayali does far more rigorous jobs in places like Gulf for apparently lesser benefits!

Courtesy of IE, 20th Dec 2010

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Information security tips from Obama..

Well, he should know better :-)

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The “Worlds Simplest Mobile Phone"

Sort of liked this idea - see John’s Phone Review: The “Worlds Simplest Mobile Phone”

Addresses the issue that I have with many high-end phones- they're everything, but phones!

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Boom, Crash &....Boom?

"I would like to tell capitalists that Dubai does not need investors, investors need Dubai and I tell you that the risk lies not in using your money but in letting it pile up. It is dormant and dead if it is merely a figure in an account. I tell them not to hold onto it and kill it in safes, let it breathe and be active because money is like water - if you lock it up, it becomes stagnant and foul-smelling, but if you let it flow, it stays fresh. If it does not flow, it will become stagnant and its colour will change. When I encourage you to invest, I am not asking you to put your money into a fire - I guarantee that your money will be invested in carefully studied projects. I want to be frank with you - I have the courage to take decisions and to bear the responsibility for the consequences. Do you have the courage to be frank and decisive?"

So asked His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the embattled ruler of Dubai in 2003, while riding the high wave, announcing the ill-fated Dubailand project. Interesting tip on money management.  Full text here.

Here's the latest soundbite after the carsh:

 “We are back. Of course we are back. This is a challenge. Life would be boring if there’s no challenge.”

He also claimed that the vision remains unchanged. So are the boom days back? Being in Dubai, something tells me- not quite!

I'm forever blowing bubbles

Property bubbles in the sand

They grow so fast, obviously can't last

But why do I care, I still own the land

People keep on buying

I take all their cash

Oh, I'm forever blowing bubbles

And bubbles always crash

(Poem courtesy of Secret Dubai Dairy)

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Anuraagini ithaa en..

Well, it's been a long time since I posted one... If you thought I won't be back, how wrong you were!  Here's the latest atrocity committed by me.. A beautiful song from "Oru Kudakkeezhil"...

Anuraagini Ithaa En..

Movie Name: Oru Kudakkeezhil(1985) Original Singer(s): K J Yesudas Music Director: Johnson Lyrics: Poovachal Khader

If you wanna hum along, here's the lyrics-

Anuraagini ithaa en karalil virinja pookkal (2)
Oru raagamaalayayi ithu ninte jeevanil
Aniyoo aniyooo abhilaasha poornime
(Anuraagini..)

Kaayalin prabhatha geetangal
Kelkkumee thushaara meghangal (2)
Niramekum oru vedhiyil
Kulirolum subhavelayil
Priyadeee……mama moham neeyarinju (2)
(Anuraagini..)

Mainakal padhangal paadunnoo
Kaithakal vilaasamadunnu (2)
Kanavellam kathiraakuvan
Ennumente thunayaakuvan
Varadee….anuvaadham nee tharille (2)
(Anuraagini..)

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