Was searching for nice quotes to add as signature.The criterias were the quote should be funny,work related,non offfending and should have come out of the mouth of a famous person.So I did quite a bit of googling.Here is what i came up with.Use is as required..
"UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity."
Dennis Ritchie.
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."
Pablo Picasso.
By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.
Robert Frost
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.
Robert Frost
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.
Robert Frost
The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them.
Robert Frost
If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you.
Muhammad Ali
Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer.
Muhammad Ali
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Monday, February 27, 2006
Prashanth's Current Hairstyle..
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Hey people who care to see this post of mine.. Guess you are not dissappointed by my new looks..I look much better in person.this photo is not bright enough and i cant find a photoed s/w as of now.Shall put up a new edited one asap.Please post ur genuine comments (however awful they might be)..Its awfully late today.Tomorrow got to be here for induction by 9.30 AM.So leaving now.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
My first experience on the TREADMILL
Today i started using the gym here.The gym is decent and compact.No hydraulic machines and fancy stuff.But good,well oiled chain and puley stuff.quite safe.There are also a few exercycles,one stepper and 3 treadmills.To add to all this.There is a trainer 5 days a week morning and evening(3+3 hrs).I met the trainer.He taught some stretches which were deceptively simple to look at but proved very efficient.Before he had come i tried the treadmill myself.I was so baffled by the options.There were too many options.It was more complex than a computer say(thats a bit too much only..kindly adjust;-))..So tried all options at all levels like incline degree,speed,traction etc etc..
I must agree with one thing.Having seeing people jog on treadmills only on TV,I was prejudiced against it.i thought only stupid people would jog indoors when there is so much nature out there to jog thro.But when i joined that set of stupids, I felt, it was not really that bad at all.It feels just like running on the road.Only difference here is that u end up going nowhere in the end.But u had to decelerate slowly to a walking speed and then alight it seems.I just was running at full trot,decided i had had enough and just pressed the pause button and got down(typically arrogant of me to do so.. but i can plea for ignorance).I felt a bit giddy but not so much to stagger around.Just stood still for a few minutes and proceeded to do some light weight training.
Then played billiards with my trainer for sometime.My game seems to be improving.I played decently well y day.Hope to continue the form today too..Lets see..Overall this first week at oracle has been satisfactory except for a few cosmetic concerns like not finding too many attractive female collegues around etc etc.talking abt collegues.Lots are tamil here and lots are iyengars.Surprisingly most iyengars here sport a bright gay namam here.Surprsing in this so called modern world na..Hope next week is even better..Lets see..
I must agree with one thing.Having seeing people jog on treadmills only on TV,I was prejudiced against it.i thought only stupid people would jog indoors when there is so much nature out there to jog thro.But when i joined that set of stupids, I felt, it was not really that bad at all.It feels just like running on the road.Only difference here is that u end up going nowhere in the end.But u had to decelerate slowly to a walking speed and then alight it seems.I just was running at full trot,decided i had had enough and just pressed the pause button and got down(typically arrogant of me to do so.. but i can plea for ignorance).I felt a bit giddy but not so much to stagger around.Just stood still for a few minutes and proceeded to do some light weight training.
Then played billiards with my trainer for sometime.My game seems to be improving.I played decently well y day.Hope to continue the form today too..Lets see..Overall this first week at oracle has been satisfactory except for a few cosmetic concerns like not finding too many attractive female collegues around etc etc.talking abt collegues.Lots are tamil here and lots are iyengars.Surprisingly most iyengars here sport a bright gay namam here.Surprsing in this so called modern world na..Hope next week is even better..Lets see..
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
My new job at oracle!!
Hi all.. Monday is a special day in my life. It’s my first "New employer" facing day. I have to admit that the transition was quite smooth. Especially because I nearly hated my first employer(mind u the not the job..just the employer)..Speaking of this I am reminded of a saying by infosys chief mentor and founder Dr NarayanaMurthy.It said,” Love your job, not your company. Company may change but u always need a job”. Nice right..
As usual it took a full day for filling up forms, which was nearly like writing impositions in school. Only difference was that here I was writing my name and address rather than "I Won't bite my neighbor again"(not that I usually bit my neighbors in class:-)) and that I also had to sign at a few dotted places. I am seriously surprised. If it is gonna be the repeat of the same info why should a person manually fill it up each time. Why cant companies do away with such stupid redundancy. Can’t we enter all details once and all other forms populated with suitable data and we just sign. Lets see if it happens in future..
I was surprised to see that I got a system immediately and surprise surprise a place to go with the system. sounds crazy na..With my prev employer and most big companies ppl used to get resources but not a place to put those resources and settle in. Sometimes ppl used to work out of conference and meeting rooms. Now I got a system and a place in a jiffy. I was really contended. Another good thing is my employee number is around 850.u wont believe it Just 3 digits. So it is gonna be a small division. Exactly what I had hoped for. So I got even happier.
At lunch we were given tokens till this month end. And we were told lunch tokens would be given at our places the first week of every month. Earlier I had to phone everyday for the sodex ho passes, and if they had come, stand in serpentine queue for deceptively long times and after all this had to pay for it too. But now viola I am gonna get free lunch for the rest of my career. (I guess I am crossing the accepted limits of exaggeration for I don even know if I have decided to be here the whole of my career). Anyways I was most contented by this only.
After lunch came to my place. Checked mails and caught up on news online and also with a few friends on chat. Then in the evening went upstairs for seeing what’s there in the closed corner of the terrace. There was a small compact gym with 2 TT Tables and 1 Billiards table.Cool.Especially after having nothing else to do except work(that too without having any work) for the last 6 months. I felt as though I have finally arrived. It may be look like exageration. But really life at work becomes hell when u r not so compatible with ur employer u know. Mind u its life at work. Not work itself.
Played some awful snooker with a guy who himself was at his lowest that day I guess..Both cursed thro our way and after 45 min we were not thro with even one frame. So we decided to call it a day. Not an exciting start to outawork activities..but a start nevertheless.. Was happy. That’s it for today. See all the last three entries have been today. Whenever my team lead arrives to introduce someone I am in this window only.. so I am closing today’s blogging.. shall blog tomorrow..bye
As usual it took a full day for filling up forms, which was nearly like writing impositions in school. Only difference was that here I was writing my name and address rather than "I Won't bite my neighbor again"(not that I usually bit my neighbors in class:-)) and that I also had to sign at a few dotted places. I am seriously surprised. If it is gonna be the repeat of the same info why should a person manually fill it up each time. Why cant companies do away with such stupid redundancy. Can’t we enter all details once and all other forms populated with suitable data and we just sign. Lets see if it happens in future..
I was surprised to see that I got a system immediately and surprise surprise a place to go with the system. sounds crazy na..With my prev employer and most big companies ppl used to get resources but not a place to put those resources and settle in. Sometimes ppl used to work out of conference and meeting rooms. Now I got a system and a place in a jiffy. I was really contended. Another good thing is my employee number is around 850.u wont believe it Just 3 digits. So it is gonna be a small division. Exactly what I had hoped for. So I got even happier.
At lunch we were given tokens till this month end. And we were told lunch tokens would be given at our places the first week of every month. Earlier I had to phone everyday for the sodex ho passes, and if they had come, stand in serpentine queue for deceptively long times and after all this had to pay for it too. But now viola I am gonna get free lunch for the rest of my career. (I guess I am crossing the accepted limits of exaggeration for I don even know if I have decided to be here the whole of my career). Anyways I was most contented by this only.
After lunch came to my place. Checked mails and caught up on news online and also with a few friends on chat. Then in the evening went upstairs for seeing what’s there in the closed corner of the terrace. There was a small compact gym with 2 TT Tables and 1 Billiards table.Cool.Especially after having nothing else to do except work(that too without having any work) for the last 6 months. I felt as though I have finally arrived. It may be look like exageration. But really life at work becomes hell when u r not so compatible with ur employer u know. Mind u its life at work. Not work itself.
Played some awful snooker with a guy who himself was at his lowest that day I guess..Both cursed thro our way and after 45 min we were not thro with even one frame. So we decided to call it a day. Not an exciting start to outawork activities..but a start nevertheless.. Was happy. That’s it for today. See all the last three entries have been today. Whenever my team lead arrives to introduce someone I am in this window only.. so I am closing today’s blogging.. shall blog tomorrow..bye
What makes people lazy?????
If I can answer this question I will become a demigod.. To start off we must first define Laziness right..
M-W Dictionary defines laziness as
1 a : disinclined to activity or exertion : not energetic or vigorous
b : encouraging inactivity or indolence
2 : moving slowly
3 : DROOPY, LAX
4 : placed on its side
5 : not rigorous or strict
Don get a clear picture do u not meant to be so..Dictionaries have been always meant to confuse people ;-)..
Anyways, basically laziness is lack of drive..Lack of drive to do what?? In fact to do anything.. Cant u remember those lazy summer holidays or those lazy Sundays when, altogether ur lids were swollen and red with long hours of sleep,u still slouched and slept for that eternal ,never changing ,"ten more minutes"..What makes we people so lazy?? How can we overcome this?? I have a few ideas(However worthless they may prove, nonetheless, I prefer calling them ideas..For the word gives some respectability).Please add any other 'ideas' u ppl have..
1.Create drive ex..Getting up just to get to office is always a pain because most people don enjoy work. See what u like and do that first thing when u wake up.(this cant help if sleeping is what u enjoy best :-))So getting up everyday has an incentive attached.. U can get to do something u love.(like gardening,cycling,even TV,Computer games,Listening songs etc etc)
2.Never start sliding into de-dieting binges(fancy term right..Coined by none other than the great me:-)) just because u feel lazy.U might think it is the best thing to do to get out of laziness.But it actually works on the converse.
3.Look at urself once in a full length mirror when u r lazy.If u r reading this blog and are my friend then, most probably u r in the software sector and u already have accumulated prosperity's physical manifestation(spelt BULGING BELLY) or are in the process.So taking a look at ur reflection at the right time can work wonders to ur activity level.But there is an inherent risk that u might enter a deep depression :-(...For others who are still slim by virtue of ur macho dieting,try climbing up once to the terrace cafeteria in ur company.If u r still conscious on reaching the top, ur laziness would have melted (as well as ur will to maintain ur diet schedule :-))
4.Make a list of all thing u need to do and keep it in a place where its always visible.Beware never make a e-list on ur cell or on ur PDA or on ur excel sheet in ur Comps.Its next to useless.U ll never see it again.
I can think up a lot more ideas but what the big fun if I always have to write on this blog.I want to read too.. So post ur comments generously..
M-W Dictionary defines laziness as
1 a : disinclined to activity or exertion : not energetic or vigorous
b : encouraging inactivity or indolence
2 : moving slowly
3 : DROOPY, LAX
4 : placed on its side
5 : not rigorous or strict
Don get a clear picture do u not meant to be so..Dictionaries have been always meant to confuse people ;-)..
Anyways, basically laziness is lack of drive..Lack of drive to do what?? In fact to do anything.. Cant u remember those lazy summer holidays or those lazy Sundays when, altogether ur lids were swollen and red with long hours of sleep,u still slouched and slept for that eternal ,never changing ,"ten more minutes"..What makes we people so lazy?? How can we overcome this?? I have a few ideas(However worthless they may prove, nonetheless, I prefer calling them ideas..For the word gives some respectability).Please add any other 'ideas' u ppl have..
1.Create drive ex..Getting up just to get to office is always a pain because most people don enjoy work. See what u like and do that first thing when u wake up.(this cant help if sleeping is what u enjoy best :-))So getting up everyday has an incentive attached.. U can get to do something u love.(like gardening,cycling,even TV,Computer games,Listening songs etc etc)
2.Never start sliding into de-dieting binges(fancy term right..Coined by none other than the great me:-)) just because u feel lazy.U might think it is the best thing to do to get out of laziness.But it actually works on the converse.
3.Look at urself once in a full length mirror when u r lazy.If u r reading this blog and are my friend then, most probably u r in the software sector and u already have accumulated prosperity's physical manifestation(spelt BULGING BELLY) or are in the process.So taking a look at ur reflection at the right time can work wonders to ur activity level.But there is an inherent risk that u might enter a deep depression :-(...For others who are still slim by virtue of ur macho dieting,try climbing up once to the terrace cafeteria in ur company.If u r still conscious on reaching the top, ur laziness would have melted (as well as ur will to maintain ur diet schedule :-))
4.Make a list of all thing u need to do and keep it in a place where its always visible.Beware never make a e-list on ur cell or on ur PDA or on ur excel sheet in ur Comps.Its next to useless.U ll never see it again.
I can think up a lot more ideas but what the big fun if I always have to write on this blog.I want to read too.. So post ur comments generously..
My third consecutive start after 2 foul starts at blogging..
I keep kicking myself always for being so lazy I see my blogs.. My account books(it has one entry every month beginning that too only for the months that have been disasters financially).. My study table(which is used more for sleeping).. I have always wanted to have a blog and keep updating it daily.. I have started afresh today hope it works at least from now on..
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