- What is the correct answer?23 February 2010, 6:05 am
From the many experiences that I have had attending and conducting interviews, less of the former and much more of the latter, I have come to realize that there is very rarely a correct answer to a question that the interviewer asks. Interview questions, especially at the professional level (as compared to fresher level) can be [...]... - Learn Presentation from Jobs28 January 2010, 11:05 am
Though I really don’t go gaga over the presentations made by Steve Jobs, I do agree that he is a very successful presenter. Firstly, I feel that he repeats too often and uses the same ‘wow’ words over and over again. Maybe it is just me, but although I find it irritating, I am sure that [...]... - Do yourself a favor this Republic Day26 January 2010, 10:50 am
… and watch the original Mile Sur Mera Tumhara. These Related posts may interest you Give me Some Sunshine, Give me Some Rain… I dont believe this... - Unable to understand Antitrust regulations22 January 2010, 5:56 am
Interestingly, I was thinking to blog about this since a couple of days and incidentally, today, the EU has approved the merge of Oracle and Sun which it had previously put on hold citing Antitrust regulations. Well, I just understand this entire concept. They say that if a (stronger) company acquires another (weaker) company, then they [...]...
- Mike Siwek Lawyer MI – Google Search Theory Torn ...24 February 2010, 9:43 am
This is supposedly the phrase that sums up Google’s dominance of the search engine world. What does this term mean? Before we get to that, supposedly, this is a term to which only Google can give the correct results and one which other search engines return gibberish. So what is this term? Translated to simple English, [...]... - AndNav navigation software goes OpenSource22 February 2010, 10:30 am
While development of one navigation software is shut down due to contracts held by competitors not being extended, another one might have gone the same way due to the developers not finding enough time to contribute to the project. However, the developers in this case, instead of abandoning the project completely, have decided to take it [...]... - Nav4All – A free navigation software for Android ...22 February 2010, 10:12 am
I remember a while back I was searching for some good GPS navigation software for Android. Among the couple of good ones that I had found was Nav4All. This was a software with work in progress and the developers were trying to make it a great navigation system for the android platform, which unfortunately is [...]... - Unfounded Privacy concerns about Google Buzz15 February 2010, 10:11 am
All that people can talk about these days when it comes to Google Buzz is how they have invaded the privacy of people. Everywhere you see, its only privacy privacy privacy. I just can’t understand what all this noise is about. Yes, I understand people have privacy concerns, yes I understand that due to Google, many [...]...
- Autumn in Bangalore??
As a child i was taught in school that autumn was not a season in India….but I think there is a change….maybe the global warming…or something of that sort…. The outer ring road from HSR till silk board has trees with no leaves but only flowers….beautiful lavnedar coloured flowers…. In BTM layout there are again trees which [...] ... - I am just another cribber……
I was doing a really really loud thinking about why our country cannot improve…hubby was giving his insights…..and we reached a conclusion that the system is a circle and it is next to impossible to cut it …. I am putting down all those thoughts into this blog….Its more than just thoughts….it is venting out my [...] ... - Walk walk and keep walking….
I realized that the thing that I loved doing most is….Walking… yes…truly…. I started doing walking as an excercise from when I was in school. I enjoy it so much like….like someone would enjoy a game. I just dont feel like stopping. I tell myself…one more round…please…. Sometimes I find myself being forced to get back from walking. this [...] ... - Reminded of Shanghai…
Gurgaon reminds me of Shanghai….not exactly…. I would say…. If Shanghai was a little more dirty…or that’s not the right word…Shabby….ya…then it would look like Gurgaon. Why I say this….?? All I see is buildings…huge buildings…. When I say Shanghai… I mean specifically the Pudong area which is mostly dedicated to service apartments and company buildings. There are only [...] ...
- Hari smarane and Krishna nee begane – Yamuna ...9 February 2010, 8:16 am
I heard the song Hari smarane by Purandara dasa and could not help but notice the uncanny resemblance with Krishna nee begane baro. Somehow I felt it was not just the ragam that was the same…..most of the swarams also looked same to me. Krishna ne begane baro by K J Yesudas can be listened to [...]... - Indian musical instruments9 February 2010, 8:12 am
We have so many musical instruments in India. So all of us know about all instruments? I don’t know most of them. So it is of course not right on my part to describe these instruments in my blog:) But I did find interesting information on http://sify.com/carnaticmusic/fullstory.php?id=13167931&page=1 . it is worth reading. Tweet This Post... - Tamburi meetidhava – Sindhu bhairavi9 February 2010, 8:10 am
Short and sweet is what this song is all about…. Another Purandara dasa’s composition… Tamburi meetidhava My sister introduced me to this song. She heard it somewhere and kept saying I must learn it… I had not heard it before. I researched it and found it to be a very short and sweet song. You can listen to [...]... - Learning music without a teacher1 February 2010, 9:19 am
If anyone wants to start learning music really thoroughly….first the basics and theory is important…. this can be learnt very well from http://www.khazana.com/et/music/gentle1.asp?mscssid=5A1V2QVKH13D9JA8R5BUMHQH8759DGG9 I founf the information amazing. the lessons are divided into parts. but one must be passionate to have the patience to go through so much info. Its a lot….but it is worth knowing [...]...
- Anything you want on Sathya Sai – online
I found this sooper website. It has so much information…..also variety of information on Sathya Sai… it has slokas, bhajans….meditation ….etc etc http://www.saibabaofindia.com/ Check it out…very useful Tweet This Post ... - Online bhakthi songs and slokas
I found a useful website where you could listen to some Vedas and stotras. The mp3 is also downloadable. http://www.vedamantram.com/ A nice website for amman songs is http://www.a1tamilnadu.com/amman_mp3_songs.asp you can download the complete Bhagavath Geetha from http://www.vaisnava.cz/clanek_en.php3?no=24 Tweet This Post ... - Jaya Krishna Kunja Vihari – Sai bhajan
Another Krishna bhajan………… Jaya Krishna Kunja Vihari Jaya Radha Hridaya Vihari Jaya Yamuna Teera Vihari Jaya Gopi Ke Hridaya Vihari Jaya Madhava Rasa Vihari Jaya Sai Parti VIhari Meaning goes as follows: Glory to Lord Krishna who moves about in Brindavan on the banks of the holy river Yamuna. Glory to the One installed in Radha’s heart and in the hearts of the [...] ... - Anjaneya bhajan – Maruthiraaya
Long ago….daddy used to sing one anjaneya song. We used to like it a lot. Not sure from where he got it as it was not a part of our usual bhajan. I was suddenly thinking of it today and thought I must put down the words…here goes… Maaruti raaya vaanara kaaya Namithomi paaya Sreeraamaache bhajan kareetho Premaja guna [...] ...
- Keep Pigeons Away28 February 2010, 9:47 am
One of my friends was having a tough time cleaning up the balcony every day after all the pigeon dirtying….. I tried finding something that could help her…. The most popular response was…keeping a doll of an owl on the balcony….The pigeons are frightened by the owl …. but the owl must be moved around often (once in [...]... - Pondugal/Sumangali prarthanai19 January 2010, 9:25 pm
I was looking for the rituals for performing pondugal and I found a very nice description on indusladies.com http://www.indusladies.com/forums/functions-festivals-rituals/5293-sumangali-prarthanai-and-pondugal-2.html . I could not login into idusladies directly as I forgot my password. However, I would like to than the person who has contributed this elaborate explanation. The description goes as follows: Buy a 9 yds saree in silk [...]... - Some tips that I found interesting….30 December 2009, 10:22 pm
Crossing legs: Do you cross your legs at your knees when sitting? Although we may believe that this is the lady-like elegant way to sit, sitting this way cuts down circulation to your legs. If you don’t want varicose veins to mar the beauty of your legs and compromise your health, uncross your legs every time [...]... - Coconut semiya26 November 2009, 11:06 pm
I have been in charge of the kitchen from last 8 days…. I wanted to make something different…..nice to eat and easy to make. As usual…amma’s recipe worked. It is imitating sevai using semiya. Coconut semiya Ingredients: 1. Semiya 2. Salt 3. Water 4. 2 tbsp cooking oil 5. Grated coconut 6. Mustard 7. Curry leaves 8. Red chilli 9. Groundnuts Prepraration If semiya is non roasted fry the semiya to golden brown colour (without oil). Boil water and [...]...
- TEENZ …. I have given up18 January 2010, 9:17 pm
One of the biggest disappointments in my life…..my TEENZ….does not run anymore. When I bought the vehicle in September 2008…they promised me that the battery would come upto 2 years minimum. Good maintenance will make the battery go longer.. It was just one year….1100 Kms covered totally by the vehicle…..and the vehicle stopped running. Got it serviced [...]... - Bio degradable/eco friendly ...9 December 2009, 9:55 pm
I am so happy to know that we now have websites that would let us do e-shopping for environmental friendly items…..and that too in India… We have items from Rs 75 onwards as far as I have seen. I saw an ad to this website in the economic times…. Check it out for urself http://www.ecorus.in/ if large masses of [...]... - Carbon footprint2 December 2009, 9:54 pm
Everyone is talking about reducing carbon footprint….companies are now actively working towards it….what is it all about really? Carbon footprint is how what we do…influences the environment and climate. It is about how much of green houses gases are added to the atmosphere because of our activities . The green house gases are released when we do many [...]... - Eco friendly stuff2 December 2009, 9:28 am
I was looking through the internet to find some eco-friendly stuff…I found some interesting products and links. Disclaimer here is that I dont know how these products are manuufactured and hence I cannot say how these items are eco friendly. But since they are on a website…. I would hope that it would be legitimate. In [...]...
- Amma in Egypt – Part 9 – Luxor
Valley of the Kings After breakfast we went to the west bank of Luxor. Some details of Luxor at http://www.luxorguide.com/ We had to go deep into the desert to discover the Valley of the Kings. I had a chance to step onto the dessert sand here….it was an amazing feeling. I was actually at the Sahara dessert…..the [...] ... - Amma in Egypt – Part 8 – Edfu
Edfu After finishing our breakfast we visited temple of Edfu. Of all the ancient temples of Egypt the one in Edfu is not only the best preserved but the second largest after the Karnak temple in Luxor. The temple had been submerged under the desert except for the very top of the pylon entrance. A small amount [...] ... - Amma in Egypt – Part 7 – Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel Next day we had to go to Abu Simbel. We were told by our tour manager that we would have to leave very early in the morning. The area was prone to terrorist attacks and so all the tourist buses would go along with a convoy (A convoy is a group of vehicles (of [...] ... - Amma in Egypt – Part 6 – Azwan
We went on from Cairo to Azwan. We had breakfast and checked out of the room. We went to the airport to take a flight to Azwan. The whole group was not made to travel together in the same flight. My husband and I were in one flight and the others were in another. Our flight [...] ...
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