Peak Day Blues

I was driving back to Coimbatore from Kerala today and was unfortunate enough to see one live accident unfolding in front of me. A guy in his bike (his kid and wife sitting behind) overtook me in full speed near KG Chavady. A lorry was in front of me, say 500 mts ahead. This guy all in a jiffy tried to overtake the lorry also and hit a poor chap riding a cycle with huge backpacks coming from the opposite direction. The man in the cycle fell near the side of the road and the bike started swirling and went and fell in the middle of the road with a bang. I was just behind and luckily was able to stop with inches sparing them. The kid was okay and the wife of that man had some minor injuries. The fellow had a cut his hand and blood was oozing from his head. The old man in the cycle was almost half dead. Luckily police and ambulance facilities were nearby and both of them were rushed to the hospital. Also, there was a huge accident involving two container lorries near Walayar po

Air Zimbawe flew all the way from Dubai to Harare (around 6,000 kms) with just 1 passenger on board!! Read more here Via: Sangeetha

A man checked into a hotel. There was a computer in his room. So he decided to send an e-mail to his wife. However, he accidentally typed the wrong e-mail address, and without realizing his error, he sent the e-mail. Meanwhile.....somewhere in Houston, a widow had just returned home fromher husband's funeral. The widow decided to check her e-mail, expectingmessages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she fainted. The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read: To: My Loving Wife Subject: I've Reached Date: 10 sep 2004 I know you're surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now, and you are allowed to send e-mails to your loved ones. I've just reached and have been checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you TOMORROW....... Yours loving Hubby Via: Subbiah!

EDS B beats Call Center by 87 runs! Dr. GB Stadium, KG Gardens – May 28, 2005: In what can be termed as a total “wash out” match, the EDS B team beat the call center folks by 87 runs and they dominated the lion’s share of the game. Donning bright red tees, EDS team won the toss and elected to bat taking into account early morning dew that was present in the pitch. They got off to a good start thanks to the opening duo of skipper Gnanasekar and Hariprasad. Hariprasad played a fantastic innings and scored 42 runs before getting run out, which included four boundaries. After the opening pair got out, EDS went to a defensive mode with the middle order collapsing quickly coz of some good bowling from the Call Center team. It is to be noted that Karthik and Gary (Skipper) came back strongly in their second spell and took 4 wickets in quick succession. But EDS by then was in a good position and ended their innings at 116/9 in 20 overs. Clad in bright yellow tees, Call Center team had a disast

Dr. GB Stadium, KG Gardens – May 28, 2005: In the scorching summer heat, it was the clash of the tech geeks, with Software A taking on their colleagues Software B. Software B, in coffee brown tees, won the toss and elected to bat. The match started with an overwhelming number of extras and one could hear the crowd betting with each other on how many extras would be bowled in an over. The fall of wickets was steady, but S/W B never had to worry, because the run rate was always up thanks to some generous extras. They ended their innings with 76 runs with everyone raring to take a few glasses of water. The situation was not very different with Software B also flaking in the sun by bowling too many extras. At one point, S/W A had more runs in their kitty as extras than actual runs. The climate soon changed sour, with rain looming large in the skies. One could see that S/W A was rushing in to finish their innings and took a well-paid gamble. They hit hard and soon after the drinks break, th

Hello folks! Welcome to the KG World Cup Cricket update page.... Here you can find updates about upcoming matches, match reviews, captain's speak and a whole load of other goodies... Knockout Round 1: EDS Vs. Call Center Software A Vs. Software B ICT Vs. FRM B FRM A Vs. Software C HR-BPO Vs. EDS-A Knockout Round 2: FRM-B Vs. EDS-B Click here to view some exclusive pics from the tournament!! Click here for pics from knockout round 2 Match Previews: Revenge of the Sith Other Reviews: Introduction - KGiSL World Cup I became a Sports Journalist

Coinciding with the cricket fever in my Co., I've decided to don the cap of a Sports Journo and cover the cricket matches happening every saturday as if it's the World Cup of Cricket... Indeed, it's the KG World Cup :-) And to add "honey to sugar" (Hee hee, I just coined a term), the company told me they will be releasing an official newsletter for this purpose, hopefully with what I've penned down.... Thanks Hari! Coming back to the cricket fever, as blogged by me earlier, we are kicking off the season tmrw at 7:00 AM where the Accented Guys (Call Center) will take on the Auto Designers (EDS - B) and at 2:00 PM, it's the battle between the Brainy Geeks as Software A takes on Software B.... As jotted earlier, Call Center guyz are the current champs and EDS had won it 2 years back... So, that would be a hell of a match to watch out for... The second one between the two Software teams also promises to be good as both the teams know each other's strength

It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 am, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, we began to engage in conversation I asked him if he had a doctor's appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I then inquired as to her health. He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer Disease. As we talked, and I finished dressing

Don't miss out the Grand Finale of Koffee with Karan , the hit chat show featuring the who's who of Bollywood hosted by Karan Johar.... The re-telecast of the show is at 2:30 Saturday morning... So all the night birdies can catch a glimpse of it... The promos of the Grand Finale looks really good with Shah Rukh Khan taking the hot seat instead of Karan Johar and features Big B, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Kajol etc....

Keyboards are an essential part of today's profession, no one can sway away from it... and there are a bunch of people who have mastered the art of typing... And here's a new product for those who wants to show off their typing skills to others - a keyboard with nothing printed in the keys!! Read more here.... PS: You might be asked to sign in to read the article, just give kgisl/kgisl

We have this great tradition going around at KGiSL where every year we beat the summer heat by playing inter departmental cricket tournament. And this year is no different with the season starting on May 28 (coming saturday)... The odds are evenly stacked with some great all round cricketers in almost all teams... 10 teams have given their names and each will be playing 5 matches in the first round called "knockout round".... My department, FRM, has to take its lost glory this time... We were the champions in 2003 but the Call Center team took away the glory last year when we thought they were minnows... So, be there on the 28th to watch the first teaser to a really promising season ahead!! Teams are as follows: Call Center HR BPO EDS Team A EDS Team B FRM Team A FRM Team B ICT Software Team A Software Team B Software Team C PS: I will be there to catch all the action and will update it in the blog also... hopefully with some pics...

You all have heard of Pepsi and Coca Cola.... some of you might even be hardcore drinkers of it.... But does anyone know which is the third largest selling cola brand in the world?? It's RC Cola!! And finally, RC Cola is going to launch in India soon according to this report PS: Don't worry, I don't own this company though it says "RC Cola" :-)

While I was having a Halls candy today, I accidentally swallowed it and I could feel it in trachea... I went ahead and drank water and the sensation inside my body was awesome... Go ahead and try it out!! Feels very different! PS: Try it at your own risk. Am not responsible for any medical emergencies! :-)

Finally Maruti Suzuki launched its newest offering Swift today in a gala function which was telecast live by many news channels... I had guessed in a previous blog that Maruti will be pricing its base model at somewhere near 4.2 lakh benchmark, but defying all ods, the base model comes at a mouth watering 3.8 lakh indian rs.!!! PS: If only Swift was launched 1.5 years back! Huh!

Orissa -- Aping Hindu rituals to a T, a monkey appeared at an Orissa temple, prayed for an hour folding its hands in the traditional sign of respect, took prasad, put vermilion on its forehead - and then fled. Looking at it as a miracle are residents of Junia village in Balasore district, who responded by worshipping it in turn and garlanding the simian before it ran away. It all happened earlier this week Monday when the simian, who had never been seen in the area earlier, appeared at about 10 a.m. near a Shiva temple and offered flowers at the shrine. It was the day that devotees were formally inaugurating the stone symbol that is seen to represent Lord Shiva. Said Aniruddha Behera, a village resident: "The monkey folded his hands, observed silence, put vermilion on his forehead and also took the prasad from the devotees." "When we saw the monkey joining us we were surprised. We did not try to drive it out and it continued praying for nearly an hour amid hundr

Here's an online trivial game where the computer will ask you 20 questions of an object, an animal, or a thing that you've thought about... it's something like the famous show in Kairali TV called "ashwamedham"... Worth a try! PS: I first thought of a pen, but it couldn't guess. Then I thought a book, and it guessed it as a "gift". Via: Devesh

There are some days where you are totally busy with work and have no time to do anything else (even to go for a puff) and today was one such day... and hence couldn't update the blog also... They say you should relax and not think about work when you reach home... Aptly said! But right now I don't even have time to think about myself in home coz of my 1-year-old nephew!! Me having a gala time with him and am eager to reach home everyday as early as possible and play with him. PS: He has already got a bunch of toys (esp. cars), but I will be playing with it most of the time :-))

Outlook came up with a cover story last year titled "The Hoax of God's Own Country" It came as a surprise to many who believed everything was gung ho in Kerala, rated among the 50 must see destinations before you die. I found this link which describes in detail what the magazine had wrote and an analysis of the facts and figures!! A must read for all malayalees and those who know malayalees!! Warning: You just might change your view about Kerala after reading this!

The cable connection in my home in Chitra Nagar is really bad (it scuks), in that it shows only some regional language channels and a few English news channels (the only exception being AXN). I've also seen in other places of Coimbatore that the boquet of channels offered by cable operators aren't that great! But the case is totally different in Kerala, with almost all the channels (80+) available, thanks to ACV. When I visited my home in Kerala this weekend, I was hooked on to the new channel in town, Zoom TV. This channel was started a few months back and comes from the stable of Times Group (which publishes TOI and ET). Bottom line, the channel rocks!! And which is the best show?? Mirchi Top 10 hosted by none other than Yana Gupta!! Mamma Mia!

I had blogged a few weeks back about a boy who weighed 22kgs and was just 11 months old... I was shocked when I read in TOI that the baby was choked to death while having semi-solid food as ordered by the doctors!! Now, is it the negligence of the doctors? Let's wait till the autopsy report comes out... PS: May his soul rest in peace

1. Lead in household plumbing can get into your water. Solution: Find out if your pipes are lead or if lead solder was used to connect the pipes. If you have lead in your plumbing system, when you turn on the tap for drinking or cooking, let the water run until it’s cold. Never use water from the hot tap for cooking or drinking. 2. What’s dumped on the ground, poured down the drain, or tossed in the trash can pollute the sources of our drinking water. Solution: Take used motor oil and other automotive fluids to an automotive service center that recycles them. Patronize automotive centers and stores that accept automotive batteries for recycling. Take leftover paint, solvents and toxic household products to special collection centers. 3. Lawn and garden pesticides and fertilizers can pollute the water. Solution: Reduce your use of pesticides and fertilizers and look for safer alternatives to control weeds and bugs.

Mouselexia - The inability to use a mouse correctly. Some people are naturally "mouselexic," while others are struck with mouselexia only when an IT guru is looking over their shoulder. Via: Sangeetha!

This past week saw many incidents where two newly released Bollywood movies were targeted for different reasons... First was Naina , a super-natural thriller from Ram Gopal Verma featuring Urmila and the second one was " Jo Bole So Nihaal " starring Sunny Deol. Yesterday night, two bombs went off at two different movieplexes showing "Jo Bole..." in Delhi killing one and wounding many.... PS: I wonder why people are taking movies so seriously... Going for a movie is still the number one entertainment choice for many middle class families in India and such incidents will put off the moviegoers

The deity at Madurai's Meenakshi temple in Tamil Nadu, has been gifted a pair of exquisitely designed golden feet. Temple board chairperson T. Kannan made the offering. The golden feet, made at a cost of Rs.670,000, are adorned with anklets weighing 1026.3 grams. They were made by Chidambaram, a craftsman (sthapathi) from Devakottai, near Madurai.

Well, what to say... I tried the Tom Cruise hairstyle that Saif Ali Khan used in the Hum Tum movie, but after "rave reviews" I had to go back to my old combing!! :-)

Greg Chappell appointed the new Indian team coach!!

Rahul Bajaj, the head of Bajaj Auto has filed a special petition in the Supreme Court challening the Firodias for chaning Bajaj Tempo's name to Force Motors. Apparently, Bajaj Auto holds a 24% stake whereas Firodias only has a 10% stake in Force Motors (makes bigger people and cargo movers). "Tempo" is the brand name of DaimlerChrysler (makers of Mercedes) and after exiting the JV between Bajaj and themselves last year, they sold their stake to Firodias. PS: Firodias and Bajaj have been bitter rivals for a long time!!

Indiatimes.com, the online network of Bennet Coleman & Co. has come up with a version called Indiatimes Broadband where sports news, business news, top headlines, and movie news are being simulcast in a new and sleek looking website... Check it out PS: It works only for broadband customers....

ICICI Bank has acquired the entire paid-up capital of Investitsionno-Kreditny Bank (IKB), a Russian bank with its registered office in Balabanovo in the Kaluga region and a branch in Moscow.

A malayalee "enterprenuer" has started a new company/agency for recruiting people for rallies organized by different political parties every now and then in Kerala.... Read more ... PS: Brilliant Idea!!

Four men, an Engineer, an Accountant, a Chemist and a Government Worker were bragging about how smart their dogs were. To show off, the Engineer called to his dog and said, "T-Square, do your stuff." T- square trotted over to a desk, took out some paper and a pen and promptly drew a circle, a square and a triangle. Everyone agreed that was pretty smart. But the Accountant said his dog could do better. He called his dog and said, "Slide Rule, do your stuff." Slide Rule went out into the kitchen and returned with a dozen cookies. He divided them into 4 equal piles of 3 cookies each. Everyone agreed that was good. But the Chemist said his dog could do better. He called his dog and said, "Measure, do your stuff." Measure got up, walked over to the fridge, took out a quart of milk, got a 10 ounce glass from the cupboard and poured exactly 8 ounces without spilling a drop. Everyone agreed that was good. Then the three men turned to the Government Worker

Here's competition for Kushwant Singh and for all those joke writers out there... Bunta Singh and Santa Singh is out... Whenever you feel that you are tired/sleepy, go get some coffee from the Canteen EC and just read the complaints/suggestions register kept over there .... Entertainment Guaranteed!!

Remember a few weeks back I blogged about Joe Satriani visiting India and doing a show in B'lore?? I really like that guy and didn't want to miss out on it. So, I got in touch with my friend Rohan (who co-founded Friday Ofishio with me) who's currently working in Bangalore to book a ticket and promised that I will be there for the show. But my brain registered the date as May 27th instead of May 17th and only realized it after seeing Rohan's mail on 18th.... )#@&)@% I think it's time for a PDA (personal digital assistant) or a brain wash :-)

Santa Singh went to a car battery shop and asked for his battery to be changed. Mechanic to Santa: Exide laga doon? Santa Singh: Doosri side tere gharwale lagayenge kya? Santa Singh and Banta singh were fighting after finishing their exam. Teacher: Why are you two fighting? Santa Singh: The fool left his answer sheet blank. Teacher: So? Santa Singh: Even I have left my answer sheet blank. Now you will think that we have copied. Via: Gopu

Today when I checked my site stat, it showed that so far I've received 10,000 unique hits!! Woof, couldn't believe it! Thanks a million guyz, from the bottom of my heart!! Though I initially started it off as a "kill your time" phenomenon, I got addicted to blogging so much that I have started "thinking"!! Yeah, i never used to do that before :-) Some of my friends say that am an introvert and some say am an extrovert, but whatever it is, this blog has opened up a new phase in my life whereby am able to interact with many of you indirectly... I think am sounding too philosophical, so I will cut it short... Come closer, let me give you a hug :-) Thanks for all the support and affection... expecting more!! Comments or suggestions??

I have been writing about the new aviation boom in the Indian diaspora for the past few months because Airline Industry is one of my favs... Now listen to this - you can travel for Rs. 99/-, yes you read it right! How is it possible?? One more airliner has just been "pushed" into the low cost air bonanazia, i.e., SpiceJet... Read a report on it here

India is witnessing a boom in air travel as more and more low-cost budget airlines are being launched every fortnight. And as is the case, tourism and air travel are all too closely related. So, what will a state with a tag of being called "the god's own country" will do?? Launch their very own low-cost airline!! Yes, that's precisely what Kerala (my hometown by the way) government has decided to pursue! Though not many details are available, it is also believed that the Kerala government is serioulsy thinking of having international routes to Dubai and other Mid-East countries. PS: If given a chance to select a name for this new airline, I would go for God's Own Airlines! :-)

Wall Street Journal is oft compared to as "the" most read newspapers by the world's who's who! It also boasts of the most number of registered payee users for its WSJ website. In a once-in-a-blue-moon change, the Wall Street Journal is going in for a design revamp. The Journal's Asian and European editions will go for a tabloid format, starting October 17, 2005. The Asian Wall Street Journal will be renamed The Wall Street Journal Asia. With the redesign and relaunch, The Wall Street Journal also leaves its established policy of not accepting front page colour advertisements. PS: As an additional info, the world famous BusinessWeek and the hall of fame prodigy kind of mag Fortune are planning their own Indian versions soon.

Usually people writer reviews for a new movie, leave alone write a review for one that's been shown many a times in TV.... But I just couldn't control myself... This weekened I happened to chance upon Panchatantiram aired in KTV and boy oh boy it was a totally outrageous entertainer... Crazy Mohan (script) was at his best, especially with the "munnadi pinnadi" joke!! In the movie Kamal plays a playboy pilot who runs into trouble after his marriage, kind of a whodunit theme...and Kamal's hair and beard style in the movie and that of others was too good. I cursed myself that I didn't see this movie beforehand!!

When Neil Armstrong first landed in Moon as was searching for a place to hoise the US national flag, this is what he saw..... Via: Madan

Top 21 things an Indian does after returning to India from US Tries to use credit card in road side hotel. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of health conscious. Sprays duo such so that he doesn't need to take bath. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'. Says "Hey" instead of "Hi". Says "Yogurt" instead of "Curd". Says "Cab" instead of "Taxi". Says "Candy" instead of "Chocolate". Says "Cookie" instead of "Biscuit". Says "Free Way" instead of "Highway". Says "got to go" instead of "Have to go". Says "Oh" instead of "Zero", (for 704, says Seven Oh Four instead of Seven Zero Four) Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every time he steps out. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs) Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as po

Dear Yahoo!, I would like to bring to your kind attention that I am tired of seeing the below given advertisement in most of the pages I visit. This has been happening to me for the past 3 months ever since you forged an alliance with Shaadi.com. Though am still an elgible bachelor, I've no intentions of checking out a matrimonial site. If you are claiming to make millions of matches, why is the girl in the advertisement still unmarried??? :-)

Priority 1: Play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2 (CD courtesy sriram) Priority 2: Play Formula 1 '99-'00 challenge and win the championship. Priority 3: Play Age of Empires (try winning the Joan of Arc game) Priority 4: Play NFS Underground 6 (objective - kill some cops) Priority 5: If there's time sleep!! Well folks that's my plan for the upcoming weekend!! Enjoy urs tooo...

The most anticipated movie in tinsel kollywood is nearing its release... the audio is out and though one can't say it's a smashing hit, but nonetheless good to hear!! It's Anniyan!! A long time coming from Shankar!! As the news reports say Anniyan is renamed title of Robot. It was originally proposed to star Kamalhassan and was supposed to be shot for 2 years. Since Kamal later dropped off from the project because of the long shoot time. Two years would be costly time for any star to work in one project. It is said that Shankar changed the name and a little bit of story to shorten the production schedule. But for Vikram this is the longest running call sheet ever. In his interview he remarked that he has allocated more than 100 days continuously for Anniyan. PS: I liked the two songs in the movie - Kannum Kannum Nokia and Kaadhal Yaanai!!

A woman awakens during the night to find that her husband is not in bed. She puts on her robe and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee. "What's the matter, dear?" she asks tenderly as she steps into the room. "Why are you down here at this time of night?" The husband looks up from his coffee. "Do you remember when we were first dating, we were so young?" he asks. "Yes, I do," she replies. The husband continues, his voice brimming with emotion. "Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car cuddling and so on?" "Yes, I remember," says the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him. The husband continues. "Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face

K T Kunjumon, the producer of several hits like Gentleman, Kadhalan, Kadhal Desam etc is back in the tinsel town after a few years gap. Many will be wondering why this large spender in movies was not around for sometime. Well, he wanted to launch his son Ebi Kunjomon in the movies and spend crores making a movie called Kodeeswaran opposite Simran which did not see the light of day due to many reasons and he literally went bankrupt. He then shifted his base to Dubai. Now he is back in the big bad world of movies with a remake of Simbu's telugu movie Thotti Jaya with Ebi in the lead. PS: I incidentally bought the music CD of Kodeeswaran a few years back, but was very disappointed when the movie didn't release. The songs were superb!!

He's the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and CISCO Certified Network Associate (CCNA). And he's doing his IV Semester in Engineering. How old is he???? Just 13 years!! And by the way, he's an Indian. Read more Via: Vinoth

Friday is "the" most happening day in the lives of KGites, especially those who burn the midnight oil!! So keeping with this tradition, today we arranged a gameplay called "It's a jungle out there". It's a simple game where we have people going around making animal noises to find their teammates!! Well, as an organiser, I enjoyed it immensely... Hope the animals also had a good time :-) Wondering which animals won the game?? The Ducks!!

An Indian movie (read: Bollywood movie) has run consecutive for 500th week in a Cinema Hall in Mumbai!! Yes, Believe it or not!! Wondering which movie? It's DDLJ (Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge). Read more here PS: The previous record was Sholay which ran for 5 years!!

Though am not a Tamilian, I can understand Tamil very well and can speak also... I shoud thank Sun TV for that because as a kid I used to watch Tamil Movies and Music in Sun TV... Nadikar Thilakam Sivaji was one "the" most prominent heros of yesteryear tamil cinema and who can forget his famous "parasakthi dialogue".... Now, how will that dialogue evolve if an IT expert is to deliver it?? Click here to read it .... PS: I can only read "gandhipuram and coimbatore" in tamil. So, if someone can read it out and tell me, that would be great!! :-) Via: Hari V

What is a holiday? A holiday is a day a man stops doing what his boss wants and starts doing what his wife wants. True value? Son: Dad, rush out of the house at once. Father: Why son ? Son: I heard mom saying that she is going to throw out all useless things from the house now ! Universal truth ... Son: Dad, I heard that in China, a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her. Father: That happens everywhere son, everywhere! A happy marriage is a matter of giving and taking. The husband gives and the wife takes. How do men define a "50/50" relationship ? We cook, they eat. We clean, they dirty. We iron, they wrinkle.

According to Zdnet , Microsoft is coming up with a toned down version of Windows XP that runs only on Intel Celeron chips and is offering it for computer manufacturers at a 50-60% rebate than the normal professional Windows XP... The logic behind this? It will bring down the sales price for computers with original XP installed thereby reducing Piracy!! Read more

The latest signing sensation to hit Kollywood has entered the big bang world of blogging... The voice that brought to us hits like Kannathil Muthamittal, Please Sir (Boys), Oru Thadavai (Vaseegara) and Noothana (Karka Kasadara) Still wondering who? Click here Via: Kaps

Looking for that perfect vacation or a holiday experience this summer?? I came across a banner while browsing an news site of Taj Holidays... when clicked on it, they took me to a web page detailing a mouth watering array of holiday packages - from aromatic massages to delicious cuisines.... Worth checking out if you are planning a holiday!! Check it out here

When I was posting the previous article in the blog, a thought suddenly struck me, though it's not the first time... I've always seens that all watch companies show only a specific time when advertising their range of watches i.e., 10:10.. I remember asking this doubt to many people a few years back but gave up the idea when no one could help solve that puzzle.... Does anyone know why is it so?? Pls help... Why all advertisements of watches show the same time?

A man is strolling past the mental hospital and suddenly remembers an important meeting. Unfortunately, his watch has stopped, and he cannot tell if he is late or not. Then, he notices a patient similarly strolling about within the hospital fence. Calling out to the patient, the man says, "Pardon me, sir, but do you have the time?" The patient calls back, "One moment!" and throws himself upon the ground, pulling out a short stick as he does. He pushes the stick into the ground, and, pulling out a carpenter's level, assures himself that the stick is vertical. With a compass, the patient locates north and with a steel ruler, measures the precise length of the shadow cast by the stick. Withdrawing a slide rule from his pocket, the patient calculates rapidly, then swiftly packs up all his tools and turns back to the pedestrian, saying, "It is now precisely 3:29 pm, provided today is August 16th, which I believe it is." The man can't h

Okay, I admit it.... am a big fan of the legendary former CEO of General Electric Jack Welch, especially after I read his first book "Jack: Straight from the Gut" I happened to hop on a review of his new book at Business Standard and after reading it, I've decided to go straight to Anweshna (the best book store in Coimbatore) and hunt for this book.... PS: Hope it won't cost me a lot!

Libra: Using complex chemical equations, I have found the best place for you to study. Studying at lat. 38'11 and long. 46'13 would help you most in these exams. Geographically, this is somewhere in sub Saharan Africa. It's a little out of your way - but hey ! Stop complaining, success never came easy to anyone. Pisces: This week travel is on the cards. It's a good time according to the stars so make that journey now. But hey ! You can't use any mode of transport apart form walking, and the distance you travel must be within 2 km or else something bad will happen. But it's a good time to travel anyway, so take a walk round your block. This is the best time. Aries: Remember that mosquito you swatted this week, years ago? Well its payback time sweetie. That poor departed soul got reincarnated as a mathematics professor. So if you, or your child just gave a math exam this week, say bye bye to your marks ! Aquarius: There has been a very big gas leak on an alien

It's an incentive to show up. It reduces stress. It leads to more honest communication. It reduces complaints about low pay. It cuts down on time off because you can work with a hangover. Employees tell management what they think, not what management wants to hear. It helps save on heating costs in the winter. It encourages carpooling. Increase job satisfaction because if you have a bad job, you don't care. It eliminates vacations because people would rather come to work.

Want to propose a girl Just do it - Nike Before going to propose to a girl Believe in the best - BPL If you are hesitating before proposing to a girl Vicks ki goli lo kich kich door karo - Vicks If you are going to propose to a girl Chances are 50-50 - Britannia If a girl slapped you when you proposed to her Take it easy - Limca Girl says NO ! Jor ka jhatka dhire se lage - Mirinda Those who succeed in love always say We dream because we do - Daewoo If some one wants to write a love letter to his girlfriend Likho script apna apna.- Rotomac If you love someone Go get it - Visa power Boy riding a bike with neighbor's girl Neighbors envy owner's pride - Onida Not satisfied with your date Yeh dil mangey more - Pepsi A guy having a number of girl friends The Complete Man - Raymonds A smart girl having a number of boyfriends Yeh hai hamara suraksha chakra - Colgate For those lost in love Har shaam ka sathi main aur mera - Bagpiper W

Here's a trivia for you all.... What's common between Gopu, Krishnan, Sangeetha, SathishR, Sudeshna, and Vishu? Hmmmmm....thinking?? It's scaling the peak!! They have consistently achieved the targets (read: Qscore) set by the company and the client for the past four quarters in a row -- from 2Q04 to 1Q05!! WOW!! Hat's off to you guyz!! Now, what's the secret?? :-) Info via: Hari V

It's "the" happening thing in India now... everyone is grooving with the oye bubbly grind.... Here's a link where you can see the actual oye bubbly video and the ad, plus some rare footages of how the video was made... it also has some cool games with which u can wins some cool goodies... Check it out The video album is really cool with Amitabh doing a cameo with Preity Zinta and Indian Cricketers!!

11 months old Lokman Hakim Mondol, who weighs 22 kilograms is brought at a hospital by his grandfather Tabarak Mullick, in Calcutta, India. His mother, Jnanera Bibi, tries to cool him with a hand fan. Lokman consumes 5 liters of milk and 1 kilogram of rice-flour every day and is suspected to be suffering from a rare hormonal disorder.

The sky is the limit for the UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya who launched his Kingfisher Airlines on 7th May, which incidentally was his son's 18th B'day. India's very own Richard Branson, Vijay Mallya has a history of doing everything in style. According to an official press release, the launch ceremony took place at the Air India hanger in Mumbai in the presence of many Page 3 celebrities, corporate bigwigs, political honchos and stars. According to the co., Kingfisher Airlines offers in-flight entertainment for each individual flyer, scantily clad models as air hostesses! (even heard that Yana Gupta will be there to delight the "customers" on some flights), along with great service and all this at a budge price like that of Deccan Airways... Woof!! What else can one ask for! Here are some pics from the ceremony - Mallya with Ministers and Air hosstesses ; Mallya with his Son ; Inside the aircraft PS: Looking at a broad picture, I really feel this

I work at KGiSL which is part of the Rs.150 crore KG group conglomerate... no big deal, heh?? But here's the sweet spot -- KG has got the biggest hospital in Coimbatore, a chain of cineplexes, and the most famous Trigger jeans brand to its name.... And the Co. is now offering Trigger jeans and other menswear at a hefty 50% discount to all KGiSL employees... Yipeee!!! PS: If they can let us watch movies for free at KG cineplex every weekend, that will be icing on the cake!!

TCS (Tata Consultancy Services) is believed to opt for a secondary listing in London Stock Exchange according to unconfirmed company reports. It is believed that TCS opted LSE instead of NYSE or Nasdaq because of the growing regulatory requirements in the US which drills a hole in many companies balance sheets. These are regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley and FASB. TCS still has time to decide where to list, as it is barred from making a secondary listing until 15 months after its original flotation last August.

In a London Laundromat: AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT In a London office: AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD Outside a London secondhand shop: WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN? Notice in London health food shop window: CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS Spotted in a safari park: ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR On a repair shop door: WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR THE BELL DOESN'T WORK) Doctors office, Rome: SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES. Hotel, Acapulco: THE MANAGER HAS PERSONALLY PASSED ALL THE WATER SERVED HERE. In a City restaurant: OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO. Via: Subodh!

STUPID!! WILL DO EVERYTHING THAT IS SAID Copy and paste this in notepad. Via: Renju

Yes, as the title suggests it seems that Google's mission is to beat the mighty Microsoft at its own turf!! It has got all the classic ingredients of a David & Goliath fight!! According to this article in Fortune, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is having sleepless nights over the tremendous work that Google is doing and fears that one day it will attack Microsoft at its own game - that of creating softwares!! A must read for all Google fans!!

Here's a simple question - Who's the President of the United States of America?? Ahw, even a child will know that - George Bush!! And you also will be knowing that the President of United States stays in White House. Fine, do you know who's the CFO of White House??? Ha ha ha, caught you!! He is Gopal Khanna, an Indian born American!! Read more ... Link Via: Vishu

I am looking for a good Internet connection for my home PC and I would be glad if you can help me choose the right ISP provider. Some of the names that linger in my mind are, of course, our good old BSNL dial-up connection, BSNL broadband, Tata Indicom, Reliance, Airtel Broadband services... Am also on the look out for other companies such as Dishnet DSL... And is broadband really worth it or should I got for a dial-in connection?? Please help!! Which Internet connection to take?

A man goes to get his salary cheque and when he opens it he discovers that his employer has overpaid him by Rs.200. He decides not to tell anybody and keeps quiet. At the end of the following month when he opens the cheque, he sees that he's been underpaid by Rs.200. Fuming, he goes to have it out with his employer. 'Sir, I think you've made a mistake on my cheque.' 'And how do you figure that?' his employer asks. 'It seems I've been underpaid by Rs.200.' 'Ja, so?' 'No disrespect Sir, but I want my money.' 'Last month I overpaid you by Rs.200 and you didn't complain so why now?' 'Well Sir, thing is I don't mind if you make a mistake once but if it becomes a habit I have to say something'

Yes, the reel life character Munnabhai has really become the real life Doctor... A Hyderabad-based company, called Doctor Munnabhai 24 x 7, for the first time in India, is looking at offering services of various corporate hospitals and diagnostic centers at affordable prices on a single platform. Now consumers can get an MRI scan that won’t leave a hole in your pocket. The company focuses on delivery of affordable corporate healthcare services for everyone Read more about their services here and check out their website over here

After a big slump, Medical Transcription industry is hotting up again in India and especially in Coimbatore. There's a lot of money flowing into this segment of the outsourcing business and more and more companies are either acquiring or consolidating their base. Take for example SPI Healthcare. They are a Phillipines based medical transcription company who recently acquired the medical transcription business of KGiSL in Coimbatore {where I work :-)} in an all cash deal. They are looking at around 1,000 plus transcribers in the near future. And HealthScribe, one of the biggies in this business has decided to open up a center in Coimbatore. This is the second such center in India after Bangalore. There are a lot of small companies in Coimbatore that do a lot of medical transcription work. They typically are a 100 plus employee company, but run profitably. The other major player in this space, Spryance has also decided to up its employee base from 1,200 to 2,200 by the

This May get ready to jump onto an electronica bandwagon with the god of guitarists, the veteran guitar virtuoso - Joe Satriani himself! Popularly known as 'Satch', Satriani will play in Mumbai (MMRDA Grounds) on the 13th May, Kolkata (Rabindar Sarovar) on 15th May and Bangalore (Palace Grounds) on the 17th May 2005. Add one more name to your list of gods and be there to worship him!! PS: Satriani is one of the most technically accomplished and widely respected guitarists to emerge in recent times. Amongst his million's of fans are actors Saif Ali Khan & John Abraham, ad man Prahlad Kakar, model Marc Robinson and Boy Wonder Radhakrishnan C Nair :-)

This is the latest Durex ad... Hats off to the brilliant copywriter!! :-) [click the pic for a bigger image]

Have you ever done a search on google for "outsourcing"?? Well, it brings out 31,900,000 results in 0.11 seconds!! WOW!! Well, if you search "outsourcing india", it will show 4,150,000 results in 0.16 seconds!! Mamma Mia!! I am not sure who coined the word BPO (1,640,000 results) or Business Process Outsourcing (9,710,000 results), but god bless that man! It has changed the face of India and has generated many job opportunities for youngsters... Coming back to the numbers, here's an article that appeared in Financial Times which will have any statistician go ga ga about outsourcing and India.

A case of bank fraud involving an India-based outsourcer has rekindled a debate about using overseas contractors for tasks involving sensitive data. Some say there's little risk, while others warn of serious hazards, including a threat to America's national sovereignty. In the incident, former call center employees of Mphasis are accused of taking part in a theft of $350,000 from U.S. consumers' bank accounts. In the wake of the theft, some observers have voiced concerns about the security of data being handled by outsourcers in India, including worries about weak procedures for checking employee backgrounds. According to this school of thought, the Mphasis breach could dramatically dent the amount of call center work shipped to outsourcers operating offshore. PS: I think it's more safer in India than it is in the US with Osama threat looming over them!! Comments: Will the Mphasis fraud affect other call centers?

In a new twist to the outsourcing of call centres' saga, UK graduates and backpackers are being employed by UK firms to work in offshore Indian call centres on Indian salaries. The new turn is being described as an attempt to bridge the culture gap between agents and customers. And banking giant HSBC is taking the lead in this effort. These backpackers can work in call centres in India supporting UK customer service operations and earn between Rs 11,000 (£132) a month at entry level to Rs 40,000 (£480) a month as team leaders. In terms of the cost of living in India, that would rank the UK workers at a similar level to teachers and other young professionals.

The PSLV C6 rocket has successfully launched the two satellites, Cartosat 1 and Hamsat into the space. This is the first time that Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has used PSLV for carrying two Indian satellites. The 1560 kg remote sensing satellite Cartosat I and a 42.5 kg microsatellite Hamsat took off perfectly from the new state of the art launch pad which, has been built at a cost of Rs 400 crore. This is the first launch from this pad and has put India into a select group to have such a state of the art technology. Cartosat 1 has two state-of-the-art panchromatic cameras that take black-and-white stereoscopic images in the visible light spectrum at a resolution of 2.5 meters. The cameras cover a swath of about 30 km and take images of the same area during the same pass from two different angles. The stereo images can be used to create accurate elevation data of the Earth and create three- dimensional image maps. Since the cameras are steerable, Cartosat 1 has

A professor was explaining marketing concepts: You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say, "I am very rich.Marry me!" That's Direct Marketing. You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says, "He's very rich.Marry him." That's Advertising. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day you call and say "Hi,I'm very rich.Marry me." That's Telemarketing. You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink.You open the door for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her a ride, and then say, "By the way, I'm very rich.Will you marry me?" That's Public Relations. You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says, "You are very rich.."

Today at 5 hrs 5 mnts and 5 sec it will read as....... 05:05:05 on 05/05/05 via: ktj

A husband {a transcriptionist} goes to his doctor and complains that his wife is getting deaf. The doctor asks him to confirm and convince himself before getting his wife over to the doctor. The husband goes home and finds his wife is cooking dinner in the kitchen. He goes and stands 20 feet behind her and asks her , "What are we having for Dinner?" No Answer. He walks another 5 feet towards his wife and asks her the same question again. No answer. He moves even further and is 1 feet away from his wife and asks ," What are you cooking for dinner?" No answer. Almost convinced, he finally walks very close to his wife and standing next to her asks the same question again. The wife says, "This is almost the fourth time I am telling you , I am cooking rice and vegetables for dinner........" PS: Don't ask me who that transcriber is!! :)

I've decided to write a fairytale which I plan to sell to a big publishing house and make money.... Well, here's my fairy#)(%... Once upon a time a guy asked a girl "will you marry me?" She said "No." And the guy lived happily ever after.

Economic Times is one of my fav destinations whenever I hit the Internet Explorer. But I was taken in for a rude shock today... The level of reporting of ET has come down so drastically that they are resorting to third rate articles to invariably attract readers. Dear ET, you are wrong! We are looking for standard articles, not below graded ones. [click for a bigger pic] PS: What do you think about ET?

I read recent reports that Swift (which will be launched shortly) will be the biggest promotional event of Maruti ever with specialized sales persons appointed for all dealers throughout India. So why is this car unique? It is priced at a cheeky 4.5 lakhs for the base model. The design is a revolution in and of itself. Is pitched against Santro & Getz. Expects Wagon R and Alto buyers to upgrade to Swift. One notable point here is that Maruti is marketing Swfit as the best model after 800, Alto and Wagon R. But it has placed it below Zen. I believe they don't want to destroy the wonderful brand equity that Zen enjoys. Check out this presentation from ET to know more about Maruti Swift. PS: Those contemplating to buy a new car, do check out Swift before you decide on any other car!!

Bollywood actor Salman Khan cut short his visit to a music store in a suburb here after being mobbed by fans. Salman, who agreed to visit the Global Bollywood Music store in the suburb of Fordsburg, had to leave in another car when even his security guards failed to keep the crowds away. About 2,000 fans jostled with each other to secure a photograph or autograph of the star. Smiling briefly as he emerged from a limousine earlier, Khan did not utter a single word to his fans. However, he obliged some of the children in the store with autographs. Appearing tired from his show in Durban the previous night, Khan put in the appearance to help promote his show "Sensations 2005" scheduled later at Gallagher Estate here. Khan, who has performed in South Africa several times in the past, ranks among the four most popular Bollywood actors in South Africa, after Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan.

Maruti Udyog's Swift, termed as the biggest thing to happen for the company since the M800 and said to be Suzuki's most attractive and stylish vehicle, is set for a May 27 launch in India. It is aligned with the release of Yashraj Films' Bollywood flick Bunty Aur Bubli, featuring Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee. In a carefully planned move, the marketing whizkids associated with Swift have managed to strategically place the new car in the Shaad Ali-directed movie and the plan is to launch both products simultaneously on the same day. However, neither Maruti nor the film production house is revealing the car's role in the movie. “It's like revealing the climax of a thriller,” was all Maruti officials were willing to say. “We have done our part. Wait and watch the film, which also features Amitabh Bachchan,” sources associated with the film said. Meanwhile, Maruti has now established a special sales force, comprising about 1,000 freshly recruited you

It came as the biggest shock for me over the weekend when Aaj Tak aired an interview of Vivek Oberoi in which he claimed that he is going to marry Aishwarya Rai!! Oh come on Ash, don't you have brains?? Okay, I agree that Salman is no good a human being, but do you think Vivek is better?? I honestly believe that this guy purposefully talked about his relationship with Ash so that the recent media sprout against him in the tsunami issue is put to rest.... I really hate Vivek Oberoi for all the right reasons and believe that Salman is made up as a bad guy for all the wrong reasons... Whatever, who are we to discuss somebody's personal life... If at all Vivek ties the knot with Ash, I wish them a happy married life....