Reality

Off late, I have stopped reading forward mails...But sometime back i read one of such mails from my colleague...After reading tat I couldn't stop laughing...Bcoz everything mentioned in the mail was exactly the same which are happening around us...I hope you too will enjoy this :)

Here we gooo...

• You always ask for window seat while travelling...Be it Bus, Train, even Aeroplane
• You know you are going to eat butter chicken...but still you as ask for menu card & go thro it just for time pass
• You buy branded LED TV & bargain with the auto guy to reduce 10 Rs on the delivery charges
• You convert everything to Indian Rupees while spending Abroad
• Your soup is always served 'One by Two'...Even worse...'Two by Three'
• You try to skip the queue & look the other way thinking you are the smart & no one noticed you
• You always never care about the Orange light in the traffic signal
• You get married n u & ur better half wants to go to Goa for honeymoon
• You are always overweight on baggage at the airport
• You think Zebra crossing is just a design on the road
• You always ask for finger bowl at the end of multi course meals...even if the wash room is near by
• You mostly save your grocery bags to hold garbages
• You pour water in the shampoo bottle to get 2 showers extra
• You mostly have last night's dinner for breakfast
• The first thing you ask about a vehicle is its Mileage
• Any stranger, 10 years older than you automatically becomes your Uncle or Aunty

Is that true???

The Rise of Machines - Crazy Mission - 2200 :)

Its been a year since I posted something in my blog...I'm Back ;)

Things were going fine as usual. Getting up late from bed, rushing up to get ready, stuck in traffic, working all day in front the computer, getting back home again in the heavy traffic, playing with my kid, going to sleep late...

Sometime back, I saw a television Ad. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08TRyjiB6f0) Nice Thoughts...Young people as decision makers, bill passed within few seconds & Shared in networking site, 2000+ Likes...One thing that we should think, is it about Technology, networking, Connectivty...Whatever you call it as...end of the day it's all about Evolution. A decade back, If someone wanted to express his/ her thoughts, only thing which was available was the Print Media esp. News Papers. The person had to send his writings to the Editors & they will review that & only if the material is worth (in their point of view) he will publish it in his newspaper, that too after a week or so. But now, we have blogspot, facebook, Wordpress, name anything on the internet :) Do u call that as evolution???

Do you remember the Tring Tring black telephones & the Trunk Calls that we use to make to talk to a distant relative??? Do u remember the Telegram which we send & receive??? When was the last time you visited the post office & bought an Inland letter & a 5 Rs Stamp??? When did u last switch off your Time Piece Alarm in the morning??? Do u call these as evolution???

Also so many hot & happening gadgets of the years are no more. Very Best examples: Kodak Film rolls, Floppy disks, VCR, VCD, Walkman, CDMan etc...Evolution & adaptability to change is indispensable in this world...Do u agree???

Lets see some interesting things about Eastman Kodak company which filed bankruptcy two months back which were not able to withstand the tremendous competition in the digital camera industry. Ironically, they were the pioneers in designing the digital cameras under the name "Apple QuickTake" which was launched in 1994 by Apple Computers. But the management thought they were into films industry which had very less competition those days & continued to enjoy the larger pie of the market share. If you see deep into it, they were in neither films industry nor digital camera industry, they were in the memories industry. People take photos in order to remember the occasions, so it could be in paper print, digital, anywhere. They again invested loads of money in research & developed new Digital cameras & rolled out model after model offering consumers top quality cameras at reasonable price that made it easy to share photos with friends & family members thro' their PCs

By 2005, thy became the number 1 in US in digital camera sales. One of their best products in digital cameras was the Printer dock, which Ghajini Surya/ Amir Khan used, where you get the photo printed as soon as you click the shutter. With more companies entering the market, by 2007 thy slipped to 4th place in the US sales & subsequently 7th place in 2010 behind Canon, Nikon, Sony etc. Cameras in cellphones, smart phones, tablets too became competitors for them & they filed bankruptcy on 19th Jan 2012. Finally they obtained $950 Million, 18 month credit Facility from Citigroup to continue its operations. So It's all about Evolution & forward thinking to grow an organization & taking it to the next level.

I think I ve gone deep into the digital camera industry & the decline to the Kodak company right?? Let's get out of that & let me explain what I exactly wanted to convey :) Again coming to the Networking, Connectivity etc...Everything is possible only when there is a Jinx word called - "The INTERNET" exists. Because last week at office, there was no internet connection & we didn't know what to do. Not able to browse google, facebook, no likes, no comments, no outlook...OOhh My God it was like Hell !!!

Felt like laughing!!! So many crazy thoughts were running in my mind about "Internet & It's Craziness".

Now on, it will be absolutely crazy, out of the world, but you never know this might happen in near future...That's why I have given the caption: Crazzy Mission 2200 :)

Here We gooo!!!!

INTERNET is gonna to be the next IN THING in the world where people gets connected with everyone be it government, colleagues, friends, family, restaurants, maids, mechanics, carpenters, anyone you name it, they will be connected "ONLY THROUGH ONLINE".

Currently, like all European countries have Euro...The whole world will have a single currency called - Woreo ;)) (Wah! What an idea sir jii)

Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP Labs & other biggies will be declared as countries...& Actual countries like India, United States, Dubai, Japan etc will still remain as countries but can be acquired/ conquered by these declared countries based on the revenue, GDP, Inflation etc.

By 2200, IBM would have completed 300+ Years & become the worlds largest country & wouldhave acquired three-fourth of the Asian Countries, including India & China. Oracle would have acquired most of the middle east countries to become the richest country in the world. Microsoft will still pitch in to acquire Yahoo which would again be turned down for the 48th time. Facebook & Google would fight for patent issues over US & UK acquisitions respectively.

No more outlets for any Retail & CPG/ FMCG, Durables, - Food, Apparel, footwear, Beverages, etc Even Medicine. So no more shopping, no more window shopping, no shopping complex, no commercial malls, etc... Similarly no more Dine in restaurants with multi-cuisine foods. Everything will be listed in the Woreo Website :) All your Orders will be delivered like Pizza within 20 minutes :)

All your Brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, in-laws & other relatives will become friends or friends of friends...There will be only three kinds of relatonships, viz., First degree, second degree & third Degree :) Even phone calls will be done Online :) What Else is left???

In this scenario Interestingly, If someone is convicted in the court for rape or murder, the person will be denied "Internet access" for 10 Years :) So that he will not have any connectivity with anyone in the world. No food, no friends, no job, no entertainment. Ideally, no life...

For minor cases, your laptop/ home computers will be seized for a week or month...

For Drink & drive/ rash driving, your Facebook/ twitter account will be blocked for a month...

Crazy Right??? You never know this might happen in future...Whatever I hope I made you smile!!! Am I right??? But I enjoyed a lot writing this :) Sorry Typing this!!! Cheers!!!

Online Passwordssss!!!

Internet has become one of the most indispensable aspects of modern life...Similarly, the Internet Passwords (pw) too...

In my early days, when I was in school, there were only few passwords, be it the 3 digits password of the briefcase or Godrej Locks...It was very easy to remember. After the era of internet, social/ professional networking, Online transactions...puufff..how many passwords to remember...

Untill few years back, remembering the pw was at least easy as the minimum number of characters used to be five or six...But now a days, It has to be minimum eight characters...on top of that they should have a number, special character, both number & special characters should not be used in the beginning or end of the pw, the pw should not b the same as user id...Grrrr...am going mad...

Just thought how many passwords do I remember...here is the list...My office PC password, Outlook Password (Which needs to be changed once in 15 days), Internal IBM, Accenture portals, Naukri login, (Both as employer & job seeker), Monster Login (Only as job seeker) gmail, yahoo, facebook, linkedin, IRCTC, ICICI bank login pw, Transaction pw, Citi Bank Credit Card pw, ATM PIN Numbers, Redbus, KSRTC, makemytrip, bookmyshow, PVR...& the list goes on...

One good thing which I always like in the login page is "Forgot password" option. I don't remember how many times I would have clicked that option in the login page. It usually happens for the sites which I don't use much or when I come back from a long vacation or leave. Again there is something called Question & Answer to retrieve the password. Funniest part is that we have to select the question & key in the answer, which I usually forget.

Internet security companies should come up with some new technology where in there shouldn't be any passwords for the login but it should also be secure enough to access your own personal data without the fear of hackers.

Till that break through happens, we have to remember the passwords...atleast the important ones...else anyways we can always use 'Forgot Passwords' option :) But remember the security question & answer to retrieve the password...

It's A BOY!!!

All thro’ nine months…

So many predictions, guesses, calculations …

Lots n lots to say…

But no rock-solid answer on the way…

For the question of life…

What is it going to be?

HE or SHE

BOY or GIRL

MALE or FEMALE

BLUE or PINK

SPORTS TOYS or SOFT TOYS

VIDEO GAMES or BARBIE DOLLS

CARS & BIKES or JEWELS & ACCESORIES

Let’s see what’s there in stores today :) 29^th Jan ‘11

Saturday Night 9.00 PM!

Clock’s ticking…Tick Tock!!! Tick Tock!!!

Sweet-heart feels the pain

Me, looking at her in vain

Thinking is the D-Day???

Saturday Night 10.00 PM!

Clock’s ticking…Tick Tock!!! Tick Tock!!!

Pain is growing more

Me, what should I do now???

Thinking, should we start or wait for more signs!!!

Saturday Night 10.30 PM!

Clock’s ticking…Tick Tock!! Tick Tock!!!

Ooops! The pain is getting severe

Me, finally zipped her to the Doc’s palace

Thinking, what will be the doc’s response…

“Ahem!” Doc replied “It’s just the false pain L”

Drove her back to Aunt’s house

Sunday Morning 1.30 AM!

Clock’s ticking …Tick Tock!! Tick Tock!!

Damn! The pain s killing

Me, atlast signed her in the hospital

Thinking, will she be able to bear the so called pain

Sunday Morning 5.30 AM!

Clock’s Ticking…Tick Tock!! Tick Tock!!!

Her voice, going mad in pain

Me, waiting in the reception in vain

Thinking, when will this era of pain & scream get over!!!

Sunday Morning 6.51 AM!

Clock’s ticking…Tick Tock!! Tick Tock!!!

Heard a shrill, sharp, prickly cry of the little one

Never heard my sweet-heart’s voice then

Thinking, is she safe, is it a boy or a girl!!!

Sunday Morning 7.15 AM!

Clock’s ticking…Tick Tock!! Tick Tock!!!

There came the duty nurse…

With white gloves…smiling…n said,

“It’s A BOY”. Paused & said, “MOM is SAFE”

All thro’ nine months…

So many guesses, calculations, predictions…

Lots n lots to say…

But no rock-solid answer on the way…

For the question of life…

Yeah!!! The greatest suspense of life...

Finally unleashed…

As a proud DAD, I can say,

From now on, it’s gonna be BLUE, Cars, Bikes, Sports toys, Video Games

Yeah!!! It’s a BOY!!! & His Name is VARSHITH KUMAR MANI

Read it somewhere - A Human Body can withstand only upto 45 Del (Unit). But at the time of giving birth, woman feels upto 57 Del of Pain! This is similar to 20 Bones getting fractured at a time...

A Stand-Up Salute to all the mothers in this world who took all the pain with a smile in bringing us safely to this world…Including my MOM & WIFE!!!

So True

Yesterday I got a forward mail from one of my colleague...I thought it will be some usual forward. So I didn't open for sometime. But then I was really bored of working on the usual requirements...I opened the mail & the attachment. ahem...somewhere someone askd me are you sailing in the same boat??? If yes, please change your track...if not, continue???

But after thinking for a while I said NOOOOO..No Ways...I enjoy each & every moment of my life...huh!

Wat about you?