I am really bad at something.....

Its true.. I am really bad at something, which is an integral part of my day to day routine. That thing is " Googling ". Yes using search engine is an art in itself. Like the art of bike maintenance.

I am bad at both infact. I feel in todays world, a search engine can add lot of values to a programmer . Some of the stuff which have not been covered out in some of the best selling titles can be unearthed using a search engine.

I am really in a state of shock. I am unable to use google as a precision instrument in finding answers. Well, I am lucky, @ honeywell atleast, I have Mr Muthu who comes to my rescue time and again, showing the world or in fact me at least, " The Way to Google".

Yes googling for answers is an art in itself. Some people end up doing research on using Google, infact I am bad at it. I openly admit it. I have no clues how to better myself at it (as of now). But with little guidance from Muthu and a little Hands On, I feel I can better myself at it by early 2009. Let me see.

Conclusion::: What I can say is, " A person well versed with using a search engine, can see a solution to a problem and can bail himself out, when most others hang up their boots."

There are always two sides of the story. What Muthu has to say is " You better appreciate and use others code, or better get that thing ready in no time ( In other words, get expertise at it)."
That really sums it up. Its up to you to decide !!!

Found solace in a new book...

I turned pro in 2005 and ever since then I end up cribbing over and over again. Infact this cribbing about monetary and other issues has taken me to 3 different workplaces in less than 3 of turning a pro.

Looking at this, once my parents told me, " You are unfit for any industry, where ever you go you feel dissatisfied, about one thing or the other ".

This thing was hard to digest. The impact of this dialog haunts my mind even to this day and to be honest haunts my resume as well.

I am now reading the autobiography of Jack Welch, so kinda, found a solace in the book. The book churns up some great insights into GE in the 70's and 80's. ( may be even 90's I ve not read it completely as of now.. My Bad)

Conclusion : I now feel cribbing is not bad afterall.

Does the conclusion justify the post ??? : You have to read the book for yourself and find out how it justifies or coincides...

PS::: I forgot to mention a line which I read in FountainHead -> " Man's ego is the fountain head of human progress ". As of now I am not getting any clues , regarding how to infuse this great line into this post or into a new post. I will do that, may be someday later. Thanks Abhijit for reminding me...

My Lil Poem

Incidentally I happened to chat with one of my friends on GTALK. It was kind of boring chat session. I used to get the reply from that person a bit late, infact very very late.

So this is the small poem which I said to that person..

" U reply so late
i just cant wait
i feel like a bait
tats not my trait ".

I hope I get a reply soon henceforth from the other side..

My new acquisition...

Its been a rocking Sunday. I was upto a lot of things today. I did acquire something new. Yes, it is a 2X2 soft board. I always wanted to have a softboard in my room, may be since ages. So since these days, I was planning to have one in my about to be completed study room, I just went to one stationery store.

To my surprise he did have 2 flavors, 2X2 and a 3X3 one. I wanted to go for 3X3 piece. Each feet cost me Rs 75. But the 3X3 piece was kind a huuuuge one.. I thought I would buy it for my study room atop. For my current room, I just got a 2X2 one. Its about Rs 300.

Awesome. I am excited. Now its time to put into practice, some of the stuff which I read or will read from the book " Getting Things Done " by David Allen.

Also forgot to mention in my list of incompleted books. It also includes " GTD" by David Allen.

Cheers,

Felt like posting

I felt like writing something, but unfortunately I have nothing to write.

But since my last 3 or odd posts have something to say about the books which I have been reading, I thought let me make a list of books which I have left uncompleted after I started to read them. Here it goes. The list is not that long. But I feel like kicking myself, since I just could not complete them.

They are:
1. Tough times never last, tough people do. - Robert Schuller
2. Biography of Rahul Dravid. - Vedam Jaishankar
3. The Life of Pi. - Not remembering the author.
4. Inheritance of Loss. - Kiran Desai
5. Agatha Christie - Partners in Crime.
6. Getting Things Done - David Allen


Hopefully I finish reading the Art of Bike Maintenance before the book just runs out of my hand

A New " Book for the week."

Its true. I just picked up a new title to read. I have not finished reading " The Art of Bike maintenance ". I was looking out for a particular book as I mentioned in the previous posts. But could not find it. Looks like " The Strand Book Festival " is where I will be able to find it.

But instead of it, I brought another book, " Straight from the Gut" by Jack Welch.

Now I need to quickly finish reading the book#1, which I am finding little difficulty in.

Also I somehow landed with two DVD's for the weekend. " Dil Chahta Hai" which I watched today, with lots of breaks, and " Andaaz Apna Apna" which I will watch tomorrow hopefully.

Cheers,

A new book altogether...

I have completed reading the book, " The Case for India".

I have picked up a new book " Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance ". I am sure gonna take sometime before I finish this book. By the way this book dates back to 1974.

Hopefully my next book would be : " The Story of My Experiments with truth". I will surely write about it, if I get a copy this Saturday.

Cheers.

Excerpt from the book " The Case For India "

Disclaimer - The below mentioned content is an excerpt from the book " The Case For India " by Will Durant.

I have been reading the book " The Case for India " for a couple of days now.

There is some awesome writing about Mahatma Gandhi.

I better get going in my usual ways, I mean the software engineer way ie Copy Paste aka Ctrl C , Ctrl V.

So here it goes... Its dated to a few years before the book was written, may be early 1920's.

Its actually what Rabindranath Tagore said about Mahatma Gandhi:

" Content removed "

Sometimes reading books about India before 1947 just makes you feel so proud. Btw it also provides a much needed break from the so called " FALSE TECHNOLOGY " which we tend to live in and boast about.

Cheers,

I am reading a book

I have started reading a new book, " The Case for India ".. It was written in the year 1930. Looks like its a supercool book. But I am finding little difficulty in reading the same. Ask me why I will tell you..

I had an idea of finishing the book today itself by late evening, but found a good friend over the internet, so time just flew by chatting and chatting...

I just wanted to mention something about the books which I read. More often, I have found a liking towards book written during 1910, 1920, 1930's or even earlier, rather than the latter ones' of the century. I do like the recent ones'. But somehow I feel, I just adore the classics.

Here are few of them

--> Diary of Anne Frank
--> Gone With the Wind.
--> Agatha Christie books
--> FountainHead (not read completely though).
--> Sherlock Holmes adventures... (huge fan of it,, next to Diary of Anne Frank)

and many more..

As of now I am looking forward towards reading " The Story of My Experiments with Truth".

Cheers for now..

So many Visitors on the blog ???

Phew.. I am quite surprised.. So many visitors on my blog.. I have no clues what so ever..
I better remove one of the photos which I have posted over here.. I do not know.. Whats happening ??

Well.. I did try to edit one of the Wiki Pages, without an account. Hence IP might have got exposed. But how on the world, did they figure out my blog? Some one please tell me.. how??

Awesome Find !!!

I have two of the most wonderful pics, I have taken in recent times... These two pics depict something really wonderful..

You will be wondering.. " What are these pics about? what do they depict ?? ".. It literally depicts independence, being independent.

As you all know, my parents are constructing a house atop my current house. These pics are from that very house. All the plastering is through. I was lucky to find these pics as they were from the bathroom, which was not plastered but would be tiled.

Generally people who do plastering write up their names.(most commonly). I saw something, which literally left my eyes moist and btw I was moved.

First of all you can understand, people involved in construction work, I mean laborers, are either uneducated or partly educated. They might not even know when is Independence day. But a carving on wet cement like this..

Hats off man.. U guys really rock.. In some days, this area will make way for some tiles. So i thought I would capture them and put it on my blog.. So that I remind myself every year, year after year, Yes Independence day means a lot to me.

I also sadly have to say, some of my friends, did have a great time on Aug 15 and Oct 2. They did booze (drink) a lot and unarguably made lot of merry. (Some sad state of things to come... by the way)

So here I end this post, saying.. Happy Independence day.

India Rocks !! Indians Rule !!!

Way to go PravsWorld

Received this one from Pravs world yesterday, on behalf of Gandhi Jayanthi.
Mahtma Gandhi.. Inspired generations and inspiring generations to come..

And Pravsworld.. hats off to U...

Here it is.. Superb one..

Its high time, I start reading " The Story of My Experiments with Truth ".