Friday, December 21, 2007

Balance of Thought...

I was recently ,a spectator to an odd scene.A beggar was begging for alms on a busy street,and occasionally people dropped few coins.The disturbing fact was,that people never even considered or blinked an eye towards the beggar.At least 100 people might have crossed him,but no one realized that a man was begging for food !!

It is a really pity that we do not have concern for others,it does not necessarily have to be beggars,even out family members.My mom always says that I am too busy to talk to her.Me,I am like a guy stuck to computers,neglecting human contact for reason's unknown.Reality check needs to be done now....

Each one has his own interests,but the concept of life,moves people in opposite directions,in cases do things that they do not like.But we seem to miss out the most simplest of all things ,that life is all about people interacting with others.Even with your dog,it means an interaction that has the feeling not that of an cold steel,but that of a soul...

Nowadays,you could see commuters with their headphones, busy in theirs thought to achieve success,but for what purpose do they do it and what cost? We seem to miss out on that meaning of success. Dubious it may sound,but I am also of the same clan,pursuing success ,but at what cost and for what seems to be a never ending bill to be finalized.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

India & ITES

I had a chance to talk to one of my college professors and it centered around the IT industry.The final out come of this discussion were these questions.

1) Why does all Indian based MNC's are afraid to invest in developing new products?
2) I du know,that there are a lot of small companies which develop products,
but IT majors like Wipro,TCS have the money to invest more
and gain accordingly.

3) Is it becos we Indian always tend to avoid risks....?
4) In the long run,may be 10 to 15 years,when Europe and America finds outsourcing
to India costly,what do we do then with the million engineers?

5) Send them to other cheaper countries?
6) wouldn't we face the same problems the local Americans are facing now due to
outsourcing.
7) With Dollar value decreasing in strength,alarm bells are already started
ringing in the IT industry!!

What are we gonna do?
-Alphy

Saturday, November 10, 2007

I was just Wondering....

Have you ever felt that things would have been different,"If only you would have done it the other way".It seems to me,that reality does not make sense with out pain and humans can never be satisfied.

I am wandering around my past memories and present day woes,to finalize on my way forward.But it is that,my way forward always depends on my past.Why is that?Why cannot one turn the leaf around?Your past is there to haunt,but you would have to agree,life ain't easy.I am beginning to realize that there is not a part of my life that I could miss.cos every part of it,adds up to something valuable to survive.you cannot fast forward or mute it.( sentences ripped from the movie "Click").

I am greedy,when it comes to anything and the only thing ,that stops me from doing anything stupid,is my own stupidity and laziness.I was involved in an accident few weeks back,it made me think twice about the stuff that I am doing and the stuff that I wanna do.

Believe it or not,the only thing that I am interested in is food and sleep.lot of 'em.Where do I proceed forward from this.Adding pounds to my already equipped body!!I need to think!!

If you guys have any thoughts,to help out this guy,please do so:)
cos,"Any one can give advice,but it takes a strong heart to follow it."

Rambler(Alphy)

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Diwali -- Festival of lights and sound

Usually,on Day off,I wake up late,really late.But today I was forced to wake up early.For one reason,there were high decibel crackers going all around my house.man was it loud !! people seem to be missing the point of having festivals.

I am not against crackers,why can't they do that,with stuff that does not make a lot of noise.It is like a race ,among teens.The bigger the bang,the more happy they are.It is causing my neck to hurt here,with all the damn sound.

If I am right,the bursting of crackers started on wednesday night @ 1:00 AM itself.BUt i can't blame anyone hey.SOme like bursting crackers,i like listening to loud music,so i can't comment on any.But atleast,I listen to noise with headphones!!

I think they need to come up with some device,that would store all the crackers sound and teens can play it however they like it,with their headphones on.

-Alphy

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

RoadSense lost to the ages

How many of us know?

If an oncoming vehicle blinks his headlights in rapid succession:
He wants to go first,so you should wait!

Do you switch on your indicator,not just for making a turns,but even for
changing lanes?

You should use your horn sparingly.Learn to use your headlights to indicate,
if you want to overtake.since blaring horns can distract other drivers.

So how do you teach other drivers regarding this.Having a license does not
credit you with knowledge as how to drive.

Check out this link on Safe Driving

It is not that "Speed Kills",but other drivers ignorance,causes these kills.
Either teach 'em,else start driving slowly,so you can react for any scenario :)

On a lighter note:Did you know,that you could be fined for spilling water on the
road(202 M.M.V.R 177 M .V. A ).That is news to me!!

-Alphy

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Near Death experience

As I write this log,I am suffering from pain on both my hands,my right leg and left back .it is completely chafed.If I had not worn my helmet,may be some one else would have been writing my eulogy now.There is only one chip on the helmet and if my bare head would have been there,it would have been a catastrophe for me.

I thank God for giving me a life to live again.This is a second by second description of my encounter ( understanding the close texture of the asphalt) with out hype.I was riding my bike behind a lorry in the GST road near chrompet.out of no f*** place comes this auto between me and the lorry.This guy was trying to cross the road from the opposite lane.Trying to avoid him,I moved left,but to no avail,that guy also moved fast and bang hit the front of the auto from his left.I slid along with my bike and was thrown like 18 to 20 meters with my bike from the point of collision.

The next thing I knew was,I was standing up and shouting at the guy as to,where the heck did he come from?

The the real pain hit me,when most of them came and looked my helmet and said,that I should have been a goner.They did not expect me to wake up from the road after a collision like that.The Helmet saved my head.

After all the argument,nothing panned out,anyway I was in pain,just parked my bike on the side of the road,took an auto and reached home.

Damages on both side:

Auto: A dent on the left side.
Broken headlight.

Would you believe,it he was asking for me to pay up for the headlight.
He should be happy that I did not press charges...

My Bike:

My leg guard is pasted to the engine on the right and left side is
looking towards the right
The rear brake came lose from its fixure and is completely twisted as
heap of rubber.
My side mirrors are not there.
The leg rests on both sides are like below the bike
Ofcourse one or two indicators dunnot for sure are missing.
Handlebar looks like it went to a rave party.
The chasis to hold the leg rest is broken into two on impact,you could
see the actual place of stress.
other cosmetics damages are again in this huge list.

I think,once the mechanic has a look at it,I would know,the price that I would have to shell out.Have to check with insurance company,if they would cover this without a FIR.

I think ,this is a small price that I have to pay for being a speedster.But I have not yet started to enjoy life.... :(

U could be wondering,then why am I writing this now,shouldn't I be in bed.Yeah,even my mom is saying that,but I have kill time and do something that help me to forget the pain.This does......

Anyway my advice to you,wear a helmet,it might not save your bike,but it would save your life!!Even though I did maneuver my bike correctly to avoid the collision,it was just not enough,else I would be writing about some other topic.

The only fact that haunts me now his:What would have happened,if I did not wear an helmet? It sends shiver down my spine,even to think about that.

-Alphy

Sunday, October 07, 2007

Remembering My School




For no damn reason,today I am in reminiscence about my school days.Well this were my thoughts.I always used to fail like minimum two subjects for any given term.If you view my Report card,it would be easy to find failed subjects rather than the other.

Marked in Red underscores,my parents would have been really mad,that I did not study at all.Well to be frank,I really did not study,did not have a reason,to study also.A big bummer though.Must have been the class Bum.

Then the thoughts rumble towards my crushes,there were a lot.I think I was having crushes like morning coffee,some were intimidating though.But did not take a decision towards any relationship with any one of em,cos knew it was a complete waste of my time.Man did I have realization even at that age....

Nothin else came up from the memory archives.just failed subjects and crushes.Should I remember any thing else.People always say,the your school days are the hey days...But for me ,it was the college,cos for me the reason in college was pretty simple,don't worry about marks,but lay the foundation for your future.I did!!(learned how to think....)

I do not have any regrets,so I assume,that it must have been gud!! :)

I also remember the crush that I had in LKG .Do you believe that,I cud remember that.But also,I do remember the face of my teacher,who used to crack my knuckles for talking or playing pranks on others during class in LKG.

It has been fun,but life ain't like that forever,so need to hang on to the thread of determination and hard work ,to make my mark in the world and have fun at the same time.

Signing of ,as I listen to the song "The River" by Good Charlotte.Really good tune...


-Alphy

Saturday, October 06, 2007

EriDay - Events as it unfolds

Just now came back from attending the Eriday...It was a blast ,may be not the entire occasion.We(as in me and my fnds...) reached the venue as usual late( just an hour late),it was planned though.We did not like much of the events organized for us,so we took a short hike to the beach enjoyed the fresh salty air

Two of my fnds even took a skinny dip,just for the fun of it.After wards,we reached the venue,to join the rest,by then the cultural events started....

The real fun began,once the BAR opened.I had like a can of beer,or a cup of wine (dunno for sure ),stood in the front line cheering the Ericsson community.man was it exhilarating?

After that booze,food,then booze gain,dunno remember as to how long this continued,until,they said,it was over.

Later,we carried our drunk(or claiming to be drunk ) fnd back to the car,drove to his house dumped him,drove another fnd of mine back to his house ,and then reached my house.

Damn Gud time spent,not for the booze,food, but for the time spent with my fnds!!

Thank u Ericsson for the Eriday.

-Alphy

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Marriages....

Two of my cousins are getting married in the month of December.Pretty Cool huh,just days apart,two marriages in the family.Well,one of my cousins came to my home and was asking,when I was gonna get married?Did I have a Girl friend? and stuff like that.

That got me thinkin,as to why the heck do we get married?cos we fall in love?That would be a really lousy reason to lose one's bachelorhood!!We do know opposites attract,but that would be the same,until they have strength,after that the relationship shatters to a staggering stop.We need to be compatible mentally.cos once all the young blood runs out,we need to find something to talk about.Surely it ain't gonna be about cars and bikes.

Some common ground needs to be found.But still we find a lot of marriages heading down the road to divorce!! Why is it?Is it that,they are drained out of their young blood,or it is a marriage made in a fast food stand.People seem to misunderstand the concept of marriage,It is a agreement,which states,"blah blah blah....in time of need and sickness & blah blah blah".

The last line seems to be punch line,that gets deceived everytime a divorce is authorized.

Friday, September 14, 2007

China!!

I have been reading a lot about China,nowadays.The huge blow to its export in toys,due to lead found in the paint used on toys,and the collapse of some of the bridges,killing a lot of the people.

Adding more to that news,is the recent high power curtail on what the media can report!Check out the BBC article on this http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6992946.stm .It is pretty astounding that all major media players came up with the same headlines,accurate upto the location of the images.

Man oh Man,if this ain't dictatorship,I du not understand what is?Freedom of speech is our right,and it does not matter,on which soil we are born.We take it for granted,but some pay a very high price ,even their life for that right!!

Even the internet,where homeless roam free,are being targetted.They have the firewalls set,up in such a way that any one accessing any of the sites,that offend the chinese party or the government,or even the previous horrific,brutal history,they are blocked.

History is supposed to teach us,as how to live our future.We are not supposed to shy away from our past!! That only leads us,to our denial.

Have to go to Work.C u guys later.

-Alphy

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

My fnd & Life!!

I would just say,"If only I had thought about this previously!!It would have saved a lot of time for me....".Why does this have to happen to me?These are like some of the questions that I ask myself.

One of my friends has fallen in love...I mean literally head over heels in love with a girl.Pretty cool huh....For me it is really interesting,b cos now I get to monitor his moves and irritate him furthermore,that he has changed after getting a girl friend.

But still he does not seem reponsible??? Any ideas,I always assumed that once you have an obligation,automatically,you would get the responsibility also.But in this case am I Wrong?

I think it would become pretty clear,when he decides to break this to his parents,and I have decided,not to be in the near vicinity for about three months!!

I have to save my hide here!! No offence dude,if you are reading this...

off with my rambling...have to go to sleep.

-Alphy

Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Indian Independence 60 years and moving on......

It has been 60 years,since we had received Independence.What has changed since then? Have the population become tech savy?The majority speak for the country and they are still using Kerosene lamps.Are they reaping the benefits of OutSourcing.The new found gold is not reaching the common masses.

We as the computer engineers are exacerbating the situation with inflation.What the heck are we doing?We are increasing the cost of vegetables,house rent and so on ...the list goes on,bcos we are not bothered about the money,since we get a hike every year,else we would just jump companies.have you ever thought about the Bus drivers,or the people who clean the streets.Their monthly salary is equivalent to or lesser than our one day's B'day treat!!!"ONE DAY"

My Shoe costs more than their monthy family expenditure.

It really brings tears down my eyes to watch people on the street begging.I am talking about the real helpless and needy people.India is shining ,yeah but for them it seems like the heat is being concentrated by a magnifying glass to burn their life out of their bodies,"ANT BULLY".

I am not calling for a revolution here,or I am not asking for you to stop spending.It is our brow's sweat and we have to right to spend it the way we like.All I am asking is,just to think twice before throwing out the money.If all of us start to think before spending,the prices would automatically come down... It may take time,but it is something we could be part of.It does not take a mighty person to do this,all you need to have is a heart.

Closing my eyes does help me to forget all the torture temporarily,but that does not change the facts.What are you going to do to save India from its self made tragic lifestyle?

-Alphy

Friday, August 31, 2007

Song Review:Stranger by Hilary Duff

The music is really good.Hilary Duff has outdone herself again,with her new song "Stranger".The tone has a melancholic tune that I really like.This just shows us ,how she has grown from being a teenager to a responsible adult.

Checked out the video also.No so cool though.I like the Audio,much more than the video.The video does not have the impact that the audio has.

Pretty lame though.The song talks about her boyfriend,whom she has spent a long time with,but later turns out to be a stranger,even though she has lived with him for a long time.She does not really know him... :)

I guess that sums up her song.If you have not listened to it,I suggest you do.

-Alphy

Monday, August 27, 2007

Airport Security!

If you have travelled in a plane post 9/11,you would have been surely frisked in the airports,and bags poked around to check for any liquid stuff that could be dangerous.I do agree with their security measures.It is there to save lives...

We are not allowed to take liquids and semi solid stuff on the airplane,but what about the food or the water that comes through the caterers.Are they scanned.what if some one pays one of these workers to look the other way,while some prick plants a gun,or some liquid flammable stuff that could look like water,but explode at the hands of a extremist.

What kind of measures are taken to avoid this?No one seems to know.A extremist determined to take lives will look for all possible options,so we need to think and be one step ahead of them.It is a hassel for the passengers,but nothing is much more important than security.

But man oh man clearing airport security on the first attempt,is much worse than like clearing a class test :)

phew...

-Alphy

Friday, August 24, 2007

Rational Developer Conference 2007

I recently attended the Rational Developer Conference 2007 in Bangalore.Man Oh Man was it a Bang.Truth be told,this is my first conference and it was interesting,especially for the goodies that they gave way :) made me happy to be part of the Conference.Hmmm...Jokes aside,they did talk about a lot of technical stuff,which made my head tizzy.

Rational has lined a lot of new version of all its product with version 7.1.0 to be released in the first quarter in the next year.They products being released are CC,CQ,BuildForge,RAM and a lot of other stuff also.Pretty amazing as what they are doing with Software!!.They explained the case studies as how they use CC in house to main the CC code itself.

They have this new CC Multisite Global Monitoring SW,which is like a God given gift for a CC Multisite administrator.This tools at present allows the administrator to Monitor the sync up,status of the scheduled jobs and every thing that a local admin can do remotely.Moving on to the future,they will be supporting even remote changes,that could make the job really easier for the admin and also reduce the admin task,so that the admins can focus on other really important issues,rather then remote login and try to debug the outputs.

BuildForge,it is really a tool to be used.If you have like 100 builds a day with each build on different platform and each teamlead hanging on your head with a reaper's blade,then BuildForge is the tool for you.It has the dependencies,distributed make and all the other stuff packed to the rim.It makes a real big bang with its introduction....

The Two day conference was a technical hurricane,with a lot of info but very hard digest in the short span of time....

Hoping to attend the future conferences toooo.

If you want any info regarding this conference,contact me....

One more thing,had a chance to visti Leela palace,which was the location for this conference :)


-Alphy

Monday, August 20, 2007

Busted wide open!!

Did you know that Google archives all your web search data.They never delete it from their archives,thanks to their cheap Hard drive storing capability.

They can pinpoint the exact content that you were searching,with your unique MAC id and bust you for anything.Just consider this information in the wrong hands and we are literally screwed.Why would they want to store so much data?

Their answer is that they want understand the requirements of the users and provide better customer solution.Hell yeah they do that,but they are bound by law to provide these informations to the local governments,I do not know,the extent to which they can procrastinate,but still this would be serious breach of privacy violation.Isn't? Why would I want anyone to store my search history and use it for any illegal activity.The most serious of them being,Identity thefts....

Check out this website http://www.freenet.org.nz/misc/google-privacy.html ,this provides more information.

Informative.

-Alphy

Sunday, August 19, 2007

My Computer HACKED!!

Have you ever faced a situation,when you PC becomes really sluggish,while accessing the network and you wonder what program was consuming so much CPU.you find that there are hardly two browsers open and the most CPU intensive program that was run,was in my brain trying to figure out,what the heck was happenin with my PC??

Then realization sets in,some one or some thing is accessing my PC :( .I do not know,how to trace the origin as to ,who was doing this but I had the presence of mind to go offline immediately.once I did that my computer just froze for sometime and returned to normalcy.Phew man I am glad that i do not use Internet banking and stuff that involves money,since I am wary person.

Now I had to find out,if the program still remained on my hard drive to intiate the activity again,if I went online.So I ran my antivirus and found some malicious program running on my PC.I did not have a firewall,so it is easy for even a rookie to access my PC.Man am I dumb?

Have to disable all the ports on my PC,else I am in for trouble.

I assumed that my PC was safe to a certain extent,since my IP cannot be seen on the public Network.NAT(Network Address Translation)Check out more info on this site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation It has to do with exhaustion of IPv4 addresses and security stuff.So unless I initiate the connection ,the hacker would not have been able to access my PC,so I must have accessed some site or a pop up ,for this to happen.


check out this site http://www.auditmypc.com ,on how to find your private ipaddrees,even if you are behind a firewall(badly configured)

So I am still thinking,how should I go ahead with this.try to setup a firewall on my PC,or find something else....

So long,I reckoned,it would not happen to me,but now,It has happened to me....

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

CSI:Crime Scene Investigation

This is a new thing that I am doing here.Writing columns on the television serials that I watch.Don't fret,it ain't about the any long perrenial series,which cover crying mugshots for about an hour.I watch series like CSI and her sisters CSI:MIAMI & CSI:NY.They are really interesting,cos they make you think.

Have you ever watched Dr.House MD series in AXN?He is one of the most abnoxious person ever,but I like the way he works.He motivates in me the fact,always do the right thing and never ,ever feel sorry for what you have done."It should be that you think through before you act". Implusive actions,face the music at all costs.....

You must be thinkin,that I am not any different from a house wife rambling on what happened on yesterday nite show,with the neighbours.Well you are rite,we all do it.Only the topic varys.


Coming back to the review on the CSI series,well if you have not watched.it's time you watched the serial,to understand how science can be used to catch crooks .heh...

I am thinking that crooks would be watching this more keenly,than other,cos they would wanna avoid leaving clues in the crime scene... ;)

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Load off u 'r Mind!!

When I started this blog,my friend said that I was toooo lazy to maintain even this.Truth be told,there are times that I am lazier than a donkey.But it seems that I like writing about abstract topics ,that evoke no meaning,but just occupy plain old space on my brain.It is good way of taking it off my mind,so I can think about other stuff..Phew takes a load of my chest right now!!!

Writing is a good remedy for those who think chaotically,It gives us a chance to show much required attention on important matters at hand,rather than focus on trivial thoughts.Some time I ramble ,so much here,that one my fnds had called me up and asked "Are you okay? cos your writing is like a drunk driving a lorry!!".

One even suggested yoga to get my thoughts in place,Yeah,like that is gonna help me.I don't like things to go slow,it has its up's and downs though!!!.So coming back to the topic in hand does writing help me to take a load of my mind.Yeah it Does!!!

-Alphy

Friday, July 27, 2007

why Blush!!/Weaker Sex??

Why is it that guys,we always blush,when some one teases us,with a girl,whom we like.It does not have to be like "like like" but just like the girl.Even if they are valid friends.Does it have to do something with our Hormones,or our abstract heart,that seems to be the centre of attraction here.

Do the girls feel the same way? May be /May be not.We always hear that girls are more mature than guys of the same age.That is why we have the Indian custom of always marrying to younger girls,so the marraige could be Harmonious( no content overflow,Yeah rite!!).

Coming back to the point again,do girls feel the sameway,or is it that they do not show their feelings outwardly and we guys tend to be open hearted.They surely do not suppress their feelings.They are the first to burst out in tears after watching a emotional scene.


We say that women are the weaker sex,and yet still we cannot tell a lie and get away with it from them.A man be the boss of a billion dollar company,but is a servant before his wife.That is true to the bare bones...Wife of the boss is always called as the supreme commander!!.The abstract qualities always seem to overwhelm men... wat dumb idiots we are.

Personal experience,nothing can get past my mom!! for sure!!Is that bcos she is my mom ,or bcos she is a woman? My questions still remain unanswered??

Physical strengths matter only to an extent after which we need to totally rely on our emotional strength.And women seem to fair far more better than Men in that.


-Alphy

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Reminiscence...

Does our past really affect the future that we are trying to create?All our actions have consequences.If you believe in the maker,then your life has already been laid out with a plan and it undergoes implementation on a daily basis ,one chunk at a time.It is our lifetime's goal to understand,why our life was planned in this way.

This is exactly,what Matrix,talks about.Except the difference,that Matrix is a trilogy and I am talking about our life here.One of my friend says," life is what we make out of it".Does it mean we have choices? But we do not get always ,the things we want,even after putting all the effort.Then where is the choice part in that intricate equation?

I ain't a theologian,or a philosopher,but there is always a puppeteer and that is for certain.Some call it Fate,others "God's thougtful Hand" .

I don't seem to find the answer even within myself or for that matter from the external world either.I hope time will an answer for all my questions.

-Alphy

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Dukes of Hazzard( My Review)

Endala endala,that is a single phrase to define the action packed,crazy comedy of the film this is.Do you know that this was directed by an Indian named Jay chandrasekar(Hope I got his name right?) Man,this raucous comedy along with Konxville and Sean made this movie a must c for me.( I know,that I saw the movie really late like six months after release,but still,I saw it!! )

Jessica simpson,seemed to spice up the movie just enough to have the feminine/sexy touch on this.Pretty cool huh,thank God they did not try to overdo though.The movie theme is simple,two guys trying to save their county from the bad villains,who seem to own the law.Any normal person,would have tried a different approach,but for the Dukes,it ain't their way!

The story revolves around multiple roles ,which seem to be held in place correctly,by the superb direction and script.

If you like Bad Boyz I & II and Die Hard( all three parts,I am yet to see the 4.0),you have gotta see this movie.Awesome fun!!!

-Alphy

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Reasons to enjoy life

I Cannot believe,that I am writing this,but I have to do this .

Why do we have to live our life
* It is short,so make the best out of it
* Make hay while the sun shines,cos if you are capable of doing something,it is
now,or it is never!!
* Time and tide waits for no man/woman( I am not a sexist).Apportunities go by and
you may not have a second chance.
* Laugh and the whole world laughs with you,but when you cry,you cry alone.That is
the underlying basis of our society.Know that and you can survive anywere in the
world.u can take my word on that or learn from practical experience urself...:)
* Hard work always Payoff,that is what they say.....
( I am yet to get used to that first two words)


Things that have pain and happiness together

* Everything in this world is like that.....
It's like the matter and anti-matter,that formulates the basic theory behind
the creation of our universe.

* Heaven and Earth,Good and Evil,Happiness and Sadness,Up's and Down's :)


* My life graph nevers follows a specific path,it has its up's and down's like the one shown below


**
* *
Happiness * ************** * *
* * * * * ** *
* * * * * **** ***
------*----*--------------------*---------*----------------------*> Time
* * * * *
* * *****
Sadness **




The Graph based on my life seem pretty much ok,since my parents take care of me.
Shit will get real,once I move out of my parents house for real.It is going Hell for me!!
I ain't kiddin,cos I know,about me.Belive me when I say that....


Well you could share your experience here about your life,may be I can learn a few
things like .... etc

chow!
-Alphy

Friday, June 29, 2007

Horroscope:Real or Reel?

Why do we show importance to horroscopes? soothsayers or for that matter an type of astrologists?Do you think their saying become reality?Do I think ,they are real? nope.It is absolute crap,but still if the astrologists says sleep on the left side of the bed and you might not get hit by a bus.And you will do it.Me hell yeah,cos I believe in living rather than dying.

Does this have to do with our attitude,our brain,or our hearts?Still remains a mystery to me .Or does it relate to outup bringing.RED color in china brings good luck,but the same color is despised in Italy(Pulled this of from HSBC,our local bank's AD). Cat should not cross your path,if it does,make sure it crosses from left to right,which I assume brings no luck,but helps you avoid BaD luck!!! All these superstition,were good enough for our ancestors,why do we think it will not help us?Audacity on our part?

Finally at the EOD,what has to happen ,happens and there is no way to avoid consequences for our actions.unless you are like a time traveler.moving from one dimension to another in a jiffy.I would say ,that it is time for us to face the world and not hide behind masks of cowardice.Still I could be wrong!!


( your supertitiously ignorant fnd)
-Alphy

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Almost Famous??

Have you ever wondered,or thought about becoming a movie star,a singer,hell yeah a famous racer bike or car.me I would prefer bikes.Does it hurt to dream like that.One thing is for sure,for every action,there is always a reaction,this does not confine to the realm of science alone.This is applicable to all matters of life.I am telling you this from my own experience.

One cannot aim to be always on an upward gradient,cos u have to stop,once u reach the top.And there is only one possible way to move from there,down ,gravity pulling you with all its strength.The other possible option to maintain at that height and it is really tough...

My school teacher used to say " it is not difficult to get 100 once in a while ,but it is really tough to maintain that 100 in all the tests." Now that is hard work.you don't get that by working for three hours just before the test.That is laborious work.I have understood,only one thing from here years of experience,living as a person.most of my fnds would disagree on that.Working Hard does not mean that you get your desires on a silver platter,but it is that you might get the thing that you desire.Again "might".But it wud make you feel happy,since you would know,that you had put all your effort to attain the same.


Nothing beats hard work in that respect!!

-Alphy

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Meeting with Stupidity ?

I don't understand what it is,but speed always seems to be my partner in crime.It is like I am the positive pole and speed the negative pole.Think about the attraction bw these two....If i do my work wrong,it is bcos i did it in a hurry Yesterday,I almost swiped a guy at 80,but it was not my fault... the worse thing ,he apologized,while driving the bike at 40km and I did lose my concentration and scratched my bike along the median.The new median in the GST road is like 21/2 ft high and I scratched the entire stretch.Thank God that leg guards were invented,else I would have big chunk of flesh missing in my right feet!!
wat can I say ,I thank God that i was able to recover immediately from that stint with the Median.

It was lesson learnt though,that i shud always have my eyes in front of the me looking @ the road and not on the side of the road!!

-Alphy

Monday, May 21, 2007

Work...

Lately I am not able to find time,to update my Blog.But my friend's says that ,if you want to do something,you can always find time.Does that mean,my blog is just a phase in my life? or for any other activities,that i am trying to do.well some of em like losing weight,seems to be my fault.I don't do it cos, i am lazy.Not that i du not find time...Hmmmm.... u must be thinkin,wat kinda crazy idiot is this guy,who puts words together that seem to make no sense at all....

Even I think like that.I need to revitalize the thought to live my life,rather than to let my life pass by.I am growing older by the day and I always have the tendency to postpone my work.Why does that happen.Well ,the fact remains simple,I have been wasting my time lately on stuff that does not seem to matter a lot..How is it that others(other than me),always find time to do the darnest of all the things,and also find time to excel in their field of work or watever that they do?

Thinking on this,I find that there are large gaps of time with zero productivity.Why is that?Am I spacing out?Alter egos....Nah i don't think so...or do I?
Once I find the answer I 'll post it here...If u can focus some light on this subject also,Please be my guest and enlighten me... :)

until then good bye from this &%$#@! ( I don't seem to find any apt word to fit my precise thought)
-Alphy

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Newsflash:dumb & dumberer go on vacation....

Recently on NDTV,there was a debate about the News channel and their gory stupidity. There was this CEO of a Newsprint,throwing an example ,to explain the nature of the so called Media. "There was this scorpion,which wanted to cross the river,so it sat on top of the frog and told it to swim across the river.the scorpion as its nature to kill everything at site,stings the frog.Naturally the scorpion also starts to drown,along with the frog.So the frog asks,why did u sting me? scorpion says "It is my nature,there is no other reason!!".

Well if this how a CEO of the Media group has to say,then what kind of reponsibility are they liable for? Moral of the story.the scorpion also dies,cos it was not able to curb its nature. The Media also is gonna suffer,if it's not gonna excercise restraint.

They have lost the credibility factor now, since they just report wat ever information that they can get their hands on ...Does a girl trying to commit suicide,make headlines? she is not commmiting suicide for a selfless cause,but for her own desires.What does this gotta do with the people at large.

If this is related to a well known family,put this in the Entertainment news and not on Headlines...

I was one of the Idiot's watching this,cos all channels were carrying the same damn story.Pathetic,is the state in which the News & Media is heading towards....
One more thing is the catchy headlines,they concoct "Gere out of GEAR!!" what the heck does that mean?

Media has the freedom to put the news wat ever it may be!! But they need to restrain themselves from exploiting that freedom,else we will have to find the hard way ,the cost to keep that freedom,free.

-Alphy

Monday, April 23, 2007

Facts of life....

Have u ever wondered,why this("Some exceptional bad/good event") had to happen to me of all the people in the world. That is exaclty wat my fnd is going through now.I would never be able to realize the pain he is going through,but it surely,does bring up a question as how do we guys deal with relation ships....
It is nobody's fault,but just the way God has designed our heart and mind in completetwo different opposite ways.There are always two criteria to be met "your mind and and heart should be in sync" else you are pretty much screwed.
Hope is one of the most powerful weapon that we have.It seems like it is double edged sword,so it can hurt bothways.
There is a proverb in tamil "aavathum penalla,azhiavthum penalla".Kinda of seems apt for this situation.My hope is now,that i would be able to help my friend in this time of turmoil.I am at loss for words to console him,but I ain't gonna give up so easily...
Life is a hard for everyone and it is literally a Bed of roses(don't forget the thorns that line the roses either...).Looks & feels like heaven,doesn't it.
Putting my thoughts here has really helped me to realize,one thing,opening up your heart to any one or even to a piece of paper really helps to heal your wounds.Though closure looks like a distant future,still we can see the same in the distant future :)

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Reservations!!

Before I start of this rant,i would like to make this clear " I am playing the neutral here"
In this latest political battle for the reservations in the educational institutions.

This is not to avoid any dilemma,but if you could just peruse the various ...
which i will layout now,you might realize this is far more rooted problem than any other.

* How can a student studying in some village aim for AIMS? or for the matter any other prestigious institution.Don't come back to me with one in a million cases!!

* Similarly,who has the right to deny a 2nd rank student the Medical seat,just b cos he lost the seat due to reservations.

Now let me give you some thoughts for you to rumminate!!

* do you want a doctor,just based on high marks?
* do you want a doctor,who actually cares about your health?
* do you want a doctor,who wants to make money only !!

**do you want a doctor who can make money as well as take care of your health??

think about these thoughts for a moment and then you will realize that it is really
difficult to make a decision.

so just forgetting about this is not gonna help,but we need to put ourselves at
risk to accept one fact over other,so it if does no work out ,we can revert back to the other....

but the majority of INDIANS fall under the reservation catergory so may be one day we could have 100 % only for MBC and BC and the other castes that i du not remember....

wer do the other people go? are they not INDIANS??

The government should actually improve their educational structure so that all become equally competent for the prestigious institutions.BUt we can't blame the government either,cos
the tax paying community is reall y small compared to the actual masses who need this.


this is all a political stance! and politician seem to the reaping the benefit of this entire escapade!!!

life seemed so blissful,when ur ignorant....

-Alphy

Friday, March 30, 2007

"MP's/MLA's" Convoy

While travelling on the main roads of chennai,Have you ever come across this situation...
you are riding your car or bike and suddenly,u see red lights flashing on u r rear view mirror,so u pull to the sides of the road,to let it through.But you find it to be a convoy of cars,taking ministers to fictious meetings.What are they gonna do,being so early to any place for that matter.... Huh?

to make matters more worse,they cause unnecessary piles ups and put all motorists at risk!!

one more thing,they acceralate fast,but not drive fast.They think they own the road literally....

yesterday,b cos of this convoy ,a 10 minute ride became a 15 minute ride for me,cos when ever i try to overtake,they damn honk their horns like bizzare!! so i pull back thinkin ,he will overtake u and go fast,but no.... he still remains in the same damn place.

some one has to take the right for any MLA or MP to have the convoy or flashing red light.
if they seriously need to be in a meeting,better take that seriously and start one hour before schedule.

Are we not told to do the same??

politics still remains a mystery to common man.

-Alphy

Monday, March 19, 2007

Political thunderstorms....

To be a politician ,you need to be like a service provider,trying to meet the needs of the masses,trying hard to make their county/district a better place.That was how people perceived politicians.And this is how i/we view the political setup as.
One needs to have the following qualifications * should a bigger gunda,so it is easier to put fake votes and capture booths if required. * Must have a family member already part of the existing political strata. * must have the ability to listen to the people's woes and let it dripple out through the other ear.
If this is politics,who the heck who would want to join? Having said all these,there was a recent proclaimation in the papers by politicians that TAMIL should be made the medium of instruction in all professional colleges and other places(i du not exactly remember...).What the heck is that about? Are we trying to go back in time? DO you have any idea,how many students,are missing out oppurtunities,just because,they cannot communicate in english to others properly. Even France is facing that issue and its President,who has realized his follies and trying to rectify by providing English classes to all.

I am not against TAMIL or any other langauage,i am just expecting people,to realise that based on emotions and nostalgia,we cannot survive in the world.If we have to make a MARK in this world,we need to do it in our way,but not by seggregating ourselves,from the crowd,but by identifying ourselves as different.that is all.TAMIL should be give its due diligence,but that should not hinder us from achieving the goal of global identification.
Due you know,the reason,why our Honorable communication Minister is able to make his mark,because he is able to communicate his thoughts to the probable investors through a common medium.What seperates him from the common politician weilding a sickel is knowledge and the global language english.
I have nothing else to add here.....
-Alphy

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Jar heads

Now this is a new term that i have come up with to describe the following set of people.

* guys who think a small car can be driven like a bike

Man,u shud c these guys complete jarheads,cutting and swerving on the road like punks let loose on a beach. The ironic fact is that i will be like that if i get a car.It seems that the effect of the bike still adheres to the pea sized brain of ours.With power steering and disk brakes,who cannot drive the car like a bike. It is not speed that is dangerous here but the fantasy that u can squeeze your mid sized car between two trucks with a bikerider in between honking his 90DB horn on a chaotic frenzy.

* Me,I drive my bike on an average speed of 75 to 80.
U must be thinking,wer the heck he finds space to drive the bike at that speed. Did I say everywhere?Once u cross guindy and the road is like a three lane freeway end to end to my place :P All I need a single person on a bike to tick me off and I am off for a frenzy tag with the others on the road.The exhilaration helps me vent of steam if I am angry also.cool huh??

* Radical politicians,who think they own the freakin road.PUNKS!!!
They have these new scorpios which can accelerate from 0 to 60 in like 15secs.They pass through danger with its teeth hanging out.


-Alphy

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Garbage Trucks!!

The purpose of garbage trucks is to collect garbage from all the residential areas and dump em in reserved areas for decomposition or watever is that they do with that.But in chennai,it seems that it kinda of follows a different concept.

Step 1:They take garbage from all residential areas
Step 2:While taking the garbage to the dumping grounds,try to reduce the load,by dissipating
the noisome and the garbage on the riders,who travel on the damn main road.
( I think it is like a new solution for constrained space for dumping grounds....)
Two wheelers are the most affected.I come under that and that's why i am writing this :(


I du not find a step ,where the garbage actually goes to the dumping ground.

1) why don't they do this in the night time? so the morning goers can avoid the noxious smell
2) why don't the garbage men,act reponsible here? They might be taking garbage,but still they hold responsibility for that job!!

3) work ethics huh? what is that?


-Alphy

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Good[y] ?

Jade goody is back in India for a tour of this cultured Nation.According to her,this is a private visit and not be associated as an publicity stunt....Well did i mention,that she gave a donation of some amount to a charity organisation in Delhi.Well if that ain't a stunt,i wud reckon what else could be categorised in that list?

Film star's and actor! what to do with them?They thrive on the fictitious belief ,that they cococt in their studios and damnest thing is that we fall for that :( are we stupid enough ?

It's time we start to repesct people for their qualities in real life and not for their qualities on [mega mini medium] serials and films.People in TamilNadu always fall for these sentimental shows ,which seems to propagate a ripple effect in the real world.

How many wives have delayed the cooking to watch a serial? guys ??? we fall for different stuff huh?i would think everyone will agree with that.... :)

**This account was not intended to offend any specific sex.(there are more than two nowadays)
-Alphy

Monday, February 26, 2007

Traffic cops & Helmets....

I was recently updated with an incident.Two software professionals a boy and a girl on a bike(what make not known?) met with an accident.I cite again "an accident".While driving near the pallikarnai marshes,their bike skidded and the guy survived,cos he wore an helmet.unfortunately,the girl,did not wear an Helmet,so the head injuries proved fatal and she died on the spot( i think....).May God rest her soul in peace.Moving on,i reckon,that this proves the use of the helmet.or this is a just bad case of driving or more negligence on part of the driver?

Now the paradox,lies,in the fact,How the cops are gonna implement the new order that all occupants of two wheelers should wear an Helmet.The new law might save the lives of the people,i am sure it is a gurantee to keep their purses empty, though :).

Laws are good,and proffessinal offenders seems to do well while breaking the law,but only the first time offenders and the innocent get caught in this dusty cobweb.Laws by themselves are just words,unless someone enforces them...Cops do that and it would not be an hindrance,if they started enforcing the same with some dignity and caution.Haughtiness is what complicates life.

-Alphy

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Britney does it again.....

Brtiney spear's goes bald and the cut hair is being sold for 1 million.What the heck is the world coming to? Spears seems to be making news sensation after the split with her third husband kevin.Hmmm... That seems to be the trouble ain't it?

it seems like She need attention and she seems to be getting the same from media to boost her self confidence.I am not here to tarnish her image,believe me when i say i was one of her fans and fell inlove with her music,after listening to her debut song...

So what does this all lead to? i don't think any one has actually bought it.else it would settle a different meaning to the whole concept of what can be sold and not!!

man,if i have to cut my hair and sell,even the guys who make thoses wigs,won't accept it!!

i hope the money gets channelled to some NGO's ,it could be useful for them :

pretty good in heart ! me. ain't i?

-Alphy

Monday, February 12, 2007

Flying High

I am claustrophobic,so any confined space looks a oven ready to bake me.The classic feeling that I pronounce ,is that i am not able to breathe properly,with my legs becoming restless and so on...

Coming to the topic in hand,airplane is in fact a tin can filled with lot of combustible substance ready to explode,with the slighest provocation.(that is how I view it).Recently,there was an article in BBC news website,that first time flyers in India do not know about the flying etiquette that needs to be followed.With guys like me,How the heck do they expect us to be calm in a combustible tin can.One guy tried to open the planes door,before taking off.I wonder what he must have been feeling.Nauseous?


My question is:Are the airlines trying to dampen the situation faced by these people.Everyone can come up with an answer of being understaffed !!!

If you by any chance take a low budget airline,make sure that you insure your life,cos it will come in useful not for you though,may be for your family....

I heard rumours that once a air deccan flight from banglore to chn had to go back to bangalore airport due to technical snag,that is not all,once the flight had a light show,with light switched off for ten minutes,without the knowledge of the passenger or the cabin crew ?

Life is precious and it should not be wasted on trifle matter.

Friday, February 09, 2007

High tech chicanery

It seems like,there is an increase in the number of BOTS running on the NET.As I mentioned in my previous post,i was recent victim of a BOT ruse,that worked out really well for the BOT.And it seems to continue.....

In this site friendorama,I have actually registered,due to compulsion to view a member.any way,moving on ,I regularly like atleast two in a week hits on my webpage,there.But wen i reply back,I actually du not get a reply.

Now if a person had actully tried to access mysite,without having interest,she would not have mailed me.Now why are they not replying.The most logical answer that comes to my mind,is simple,BOTS!!! .

These tactics make sure that I access the website regularly.I was praising the guy who came up with the idea,now it plain annoying: (
they should have an option,so i can delete my account completely from their system....

argh...........

-Alphy

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Duped like a stone

I have an account in orkut,which i have been using lately,very frequently.Anyway,i was messaged,by this girl named "collen j" to be my fnd.I was also given a link to access her photos
in another site called "friendorama.com".So obliging as usual,i checked out her profile in orkut,and found that she had a beautiful photo in her home page.well I succumbed to her wishes as she was a girl,coupled with the fact that she was beautiful and checked out this site,which required login id creation.so i obliged with that also,and later found myself as a full fledged member of this site.

Now comes the climax for this series.it seems that she is actually a bot,(code that mimics intelligence) access all orkut members depending upon the sex of the member i assume.Then messages are sent,which then redirect you to this site and voila,before u know,u r a member of this site.

I am not pissed,that i wasted time on nothing,but thinking about this,made me laugh the entire night.i just cannot believe this,cos i was duped by a bot.and that photo was enough to make my brains go crazy.

if u du not believe me,checkout her profile in orkut!!kuddos for the guy who came up
with this idea :)

-Alphy

Monday, January 29, 2007

Relationships,SIGH.......

I actually need a reply for this question and especialy girls can actually help me out,or to be accurate help my friend out.(seriously....).Anyway my fnd like a girl in his office,with whom,he is able to put forth carefully constructed phrases prepared day's in advance.I think u wud understand now,the situ!!Anyway he wants to get the girls phone number,but doesn't seem to get the guts,or the motivation to do the same,cos he thinks that he might destroy something that they have if he moves fast on this relationship.

well the relationshiop bw them is like,that he smiles and she smiles back at him.if he does not go to any team outing,then she comes and ask him,why he did notcome.Well i think she does call him for coffee also( i mean the literal value here!!!)

SO how does he try to get the phone number! any ideas wud be helpful here or to be acccurate to my fnd :)

-Alphy

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Google's contraption

I just discovered that using my google account,i can login to orkut,blogger and gmail.If this idea continues,it would seem that any netizen would be using any one of the free products of google at any given time.That would mean millions and millions of dollar's in revenue for google as we indulge in their innovative products.

i assume the youtube also can be accessed using google account,i have not tried it yet,well don't have nay videos to upload.it seems like any venture started in a garage seem to flourish with vigour!!

even though google would tend to dominate the net,the concept seems simple,as we try to extend our grip on the world with news groups and fnd lists,it is difficult to maintain password and login id's.Google again has lived upto it's name,simple solution for simple issues and simpler solution for complex problems :).Three cheers for Google.

At present i am looking for a cheap or free garage for my venture [i am yet to come up with an idea :( ] if any body else have any clues,tune in :) or join my club!!

-Alphy

Friday, January 19, 2007

Reactions diluted

There you have it,shilpa shetty in her words,claims that jade did not mean any of here comments as racist overhaul.in here own words "I don't think you're racist." .you can check channel four's website,if u want.
http://www.channel4.com/bigbrother/news/newsstory.jsp?id=1298&articleMask=1

Nows,it was just a cat fight,and time was all that it was needed inorder sort things out.Now,won't the government officially feel silly.

Well,channel 4 has got a gud publicity and to let you on a fact,i am visiting their site regularly and even book marked 'em.it seems the media is the winner in this entire enchallade.

so long..........

-Alphy

Indian muddle

DO you know channel four in UK?well I didn't until,big brother show recruited Shilpa shetty to play a role in their reality series.well if my sources are correct,she was paid 3 crores!Man that is a huge amount even in british pounds :).any way the controversy is that,she has been singled out in that group,cos she is asian,or Indian .well wat did they expect?dude if u r of a diff color,in a group of strangers,wat do u expect to happen?like people(like skin colored people here) group ,gang up on others.For their childish behaviour why is our goverment moving into this muddle ,making it a political affair.

shilpa joined the show,cos she wanted to make money!u know,that if she expects the show to be brutal,she can drop out,but noooooooo she is still in the show,that wud mean she is doing it for the money,the publicity,and wat not that comes along with the show( seriously i dunno)

the million dollar questions,is that why are we ,or to be more accurate,why shud we be bothered?I got to watch the clips,showed on news channel,who were happy enough to show it again ,again and again.racism or no racism,our government shud not get it self involved in these misinterpreted shows,and put its effort into form global business deals,which can actullay helps its poor citizens,who form 80% of the population!

People here don't talk before the camera to earn money,but sweat their blood to earn their daily food.If u talk about this to a person on the street,he will laugh at out stupidity.

i dunno wat else to add to this muddle.the further i talk on this,i get infuriated!!
hope the spirite that i am drinkin cools me down :)
-Alphy

Friday, January 12, 2007

Traffice chaos & Ambulance

How many of us know,that we are supposed to side step,when u r hear a siren or an ambulance for that matter scream up next to you.How many of us do know,and still do not respond to it ?I like wringing those necks,cos it ain't funny when a doc says to the patient's family, "if only u cud hav brought him,10 minutes before,we cud have saved him!!".That makes,each every person on road that time,a murderer. How much time does it take for a guy to side step and let an ambulance pass through;i have seen drivers mistaking the siren as a signal to start a road rash onslaught.it really stinks to c guys with a reebok hat,nike shoes,Arrow shirt and wrangler pants to do this.if educated people,do not try to make a difference,then this country ain't gonna under stand the value of life.

We talk about war raged by US on Iraq,Israel on Palestine,we condem them by our loud voices,do we try to look in our own backyard,the silent war fought,on our own soil,with many losing their lives aimlessly.I Hope reality sets in ,before we become one of the worst civilized drivers in the world.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Unwarranted reactions

Saddam Hussein has been executed was the headlines that I read on Sunday morning a day before Jan1st.Nothing changed for me living miles away from Iraq.but there were a lot of politicians who would disagree with me.The next line was that,peopled in India protested against the tyrant's demise.Politician do not understand their priorities,and even more do not listen to people,who understand.People are dying on our streets,with out food,clothing and shelter,but they want to protest against a person,who killed many people without remorse,let alone,do anything for humanity.

Does this opposition call any political motive?I am literally fed up with people opposing anything,that could give them their 15 minutes of fame.

What are we to do about this?I saw a teenager protesting against this exceution,has he met Saddam,has he been Iraq?Is he taking care of his family?Is he a philanthraphist? waste of time even to talk about this.

-Alphy