Good Stock Picks at Your Own Risk

Granules India	GRANUL	85	150	76.47%	12 - 15
					months
PTC India	POWTRA	115.4	178	54.25%	12 months
Wipro Technologies	WIPRO	411	633	54.01%	12 - 18
					months
J K Cement	JKCEME	176	255	44.89%	12 months
Cinemax India	CININD	109.7	150	36.74%	12 months
ACC	ACC	778.5	1022	31.28%	12 months

All about Warren Buffet - (c) as found on net

There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31
 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting  aspects of his life:


 1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!


 2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.


 3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married
 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a  fence.


 4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.


 5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.


 6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis.
 He has given his CEO's only two rules.

 Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money.

 Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.


 7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself
some pop corn and watch Television.


 8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think
 he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.


 9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.



 His advice to young people: "Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember:



 A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.


 B. Live your life as simple as you are.


 C. Don't do what others say, just listen to them, but do what makes you feel good.


 D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which you feel comfortable.


 E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on things that you really need.


 F. After all it's your life, then why give others the chance to rule your life."

Friendship

I was sitting here thinking of the words i want to say
But they wouldn't come out right so i found another way
I opened my notepad and i wrote this poem for you
But there's no way to thank you for everything you do
For always being nice to me and staying by my side
For helping fix my problems and never leaving me behind
For accepting my thoughts and feelings though you dont understand
For never giving up on me and being my best friend
For making me laugh and letting me cry
And saying you'd miss me if i were to die
Everything you mean to me you could never know
In all the ways you've changed my life i could never show
The way you take care of me you're my shining star
And though it's so incredible that's just the way you are
Before i get too mushy it's time for me to go
But before i stop there's one thing you should know
As long as we are living no matter when or where
If you need me, i'll be there
I'll climb a thousand mountains and swim a thousand seas
Anything to be there because you've been there for me
This poem goes out to all the special people in my life

There is a miracle called friendship, that dwells in the heart
You do not know how it happens or when it gets its start
But you know the special lift it always brings
You realize that friendship is God's most precious gift!

RELIANCE POWER bang with power!

The much hyped Reliance Power IPO story has come to a Red end.

 

Opening at a nice Rs 530/- issue price, it was dragged down, by the bears and people with a sense of urgency to get rid of the stock, that were alloted - which was bought on credit.

 

See the math.

 

The application money was 25% of issue cost Rs 450 * 225 = Rs 1 Lakh.

 

Margin money paid = Rs 25,000/- @ 19% interest PA, costing the total investment Rs 396.

 

Alloted shares at Rs 430 for retail investers @ 15 shares = 6450.

 

Nett refund = Rs 18550/-, effective - Rs 18154, after interest.

 

So cost of acquisition is ( 6450 + 396 ) / 15 = Rs 456.4.

 

So to break even at sale, the investor should have sold at Rs 461 per share. But see what price it closed at? Rs 376/- an effective loss of Rs 85 per share or Rs 1275 in an investment of Rs 6846, which means a whopping loss of 18.62%. Not bad for a days trade? And a months wait?

What Success Really Means to You?

What Success Really Means to You

When people speak of "success", they generally mean a position of importance in the world's eyes, or a job that yields lots of money and all the material pleasures and comforts that implies. But success, in terms of the deeper issue of vocation, is a highly individual thing that means different things to different people.

US Elections Trigger Recession? (Sort of as per (c) NBER data)

US Recessions since 1945	Duration of recession/Election in
1. Feb. 1945-Oct. 1945	8 months/Nov 1944
2. Nov. 1948-Oct. 1949	11 months/Nov1948
3. July 1953-May 1954	10 months/Nov1952
4. Aug. 1957-April 1958	8 months/Nov1956
5. April 1960-Feb. 1961	10 months/Nov1960
6. Dec. 1969-Nov. 1970	11 months/Nov1968
7. Nov. 1973-March 1975	16 months/Nov1972
8. Jan. 1980-July 1980	6months/No election
9. July 1981-Nov. 1982	16 months/Nov1980
10. July 1990-March 1991	8months/No election
11. March 2001-Nov. 2001	8 months/Nov 2000
Source: NBER

Best Stocks to Own in India forever!

Results not Guaranteed!

 

Commodities:

~ Reliance Industries (Perennially evergreen company)

~ Reliance Petroleum (Largest refinery with very high Nelson complexity index  that will lead to highest gross refining margins, GRMs)

~ Gujarat NRE Coke (integration from coking coal to coke)

~ Tata Steel (formerly Tisco; lowest cost producer of steel plus large value addition through Corus acquisition)

~ Hindalco (lowest cost producer of aluminium plus large value addition through Novelis Fusion Technology)

~ Sterlite Industries (commodity powerhouse at a time when globally commodities are in a super cycle)

~ Sesa Goa (largest reserves of iron ore in private sector)

I am including many stocks in this sector since global commodities will be on the upswing for the next 5 years.

Telecom

~ RCom (marketing aggressiveness plus financial engineering plus political acumen)

Auto

~ Tata Motors (from world's cheapest car to luxury Jaguar to SUV Landrover to trucks -- will be in global top five in 5 years)

Finance

~ ICICI Bank (proactive, aggressive fund raising and lending taking full advantage of slow decision making at PSU banks)

~ Reliance Capital (straddling all areas of non-banking financial services)

Infrastructure

~ L&T (another evergreen company -- value unlocking through listing of subsidiaries, very strong core business)

~ Patel Engineering (strong position in high margin high technology construction sector, real estate development)

Pharma

~ Glenmark (innovator, outlicensor of drugs in fast growing therapeutic areas like lifestyle diseases)

~ Cipla (innovator copier -- low cost supplier of essential medicines people can't do without)

Realty

~ DLF (proxy for the Indian real estate sector)

~ Unitech (number 2 and tries harder than number 1)

~ Sobha Developers (fully integrated real estate contractor who graduated to property developer status)

 

THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE COULD DO

THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELLPHONE COULD DO

Not verified, but If true, this could be very useful.

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT & USEFUL.


There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.
Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it: -

((1))

EMERGENCY
The Emergency Number worldwide for **Mobile** is 112
If you find yourself out of coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency,
dial 112
and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you,
and interestingly this number 112 can be dialled even if the keypad is locked.
**Try it out.**

((2))
Have you locked your keys in the car? Does you car have remote keys?

This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone:
If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call
someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock.
Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away,
and if you can reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).

((3))
Hidden battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low , you are expecting an important call and you don't have a charger.
Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery.
To activate, press the keys
*3370#
Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time...

((4))
How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone:
* # 0 6 #
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. when your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless.
You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either.

((5))

Be care while using your mobile phone
When you try to call someone through mobile phone,don't put your mobile closer to your ears until the recipient answers. Because directly after dialling, the mobile phone would use it's maximum signalling power, which is: 2 watts = 33dbi, Plz Be Careful, Message as received (Save your brain) Please use left ear while using cell (mobile), because if you use the right one it will affect brain directly. This is a true fact from Apollo medical team.

Please spread this useful information around

SAFETY BY ALL FOR ALL

9 Steps to Career Success and Motivation

Once you start with a job, other than getting acclimated to your new surroundings… Constantly ask yourself, are you up for the challenge?

 

What do you do next? You think like a champ!

 

To get better results, try doing the following:

 

1.Talk to your boss. Sit down and have a very direct and pointed dialogue with your boss about your future in the employer. Stress that you want your job performance to meet the business's goals. Share your own job goals with him or her. Your manager will respect this display of confidence and maturity.

 

2.Ask for more. Never stick to a given work time or schedule. Do more! Volunteering to help out other departments or teams - or simply asking for more responsibilities - increases your value within the organization. Asking for additional work shows an interest and desire to help your department and employer to succeed. Never fake that you have had the experience, but learn. You cannot become a department head suddenly from being a junior manager, unless there is no other choice for the organization and you also show strength that you can achieve.

 

3.Sharpen your people skills. Never yell at anyone. Be polite. Give respect to the position of the person. Also dont question a senior person's judgement, as they are up there with their own acumen. Strong interpersonal skills play a crucial role in gaining the respect of your executive and coworkers; they will also attract the notice of outside influencers who might open new doors of chance for you. Be friendly, outgoing, and personable. Listen carefully to individuals, and practice being a clear and effective communicator.

 

4.Be innovative. Never be afraid to think outside of the box and put your company acumen to work. Stay on the lookout for creative solutions to problems that will make you - and your boss - look good.

 

5.Find a mentor. Develop mentoring relationships, either inside or outside the employer. Recent studies have shown that four out of five promotions are influenced by a mentor higher up in the business. Mentors are also great sources of facts and job guidance.

 

6.Self-promotion. Learn the fine art of self-promotion. If you have had biggest achievements or created stunning programs, make sure people know about it - especially those in influential positions who could help you advance professionally. Let it be known that you are seeking a promotion or the next step up in your career.

 

7.Keep learning. A proven way to advance in your career is to be continually acquiring new knowledge. Stay on top of trends or developments in your field and make sure that your current résumé reflects those needed skills.

 

8.Network. Strengthen your personal network and join professional organizations, attend industry conferences, or even volunteer. The more you are aware of your strengths and abilities, the better your chances of hearing about any new opportunities that might arise for bettering your career.

 

9.Build your reputation. In business, your reputation is the nearly all valuable thing you own. Be known for being dependable, businesslike, and cooperative. Act and look the part by dressing professionally. Make a name for yourself by attending conferences, networking with peers or writing articles.

 

Good Luck!

Afternoon Lunch at Home on a working day!

Very rarely I go out for lunch on a working day, not alone, but with guests and or office colleagues.

 

Since last 10 months, from the time I moved back to Bangalore, did not feel the need to go to home for lunch, as the food served at office was always good. Now that the quality has become very pathetic, I went home for lunch as a pleasant surprise.

 

I had called in though.... so home food with rasam and vegatables, really tasted wonderful. My son was happy to see me for lunch at home!

 

But the time taken to reach those 2 kms from work and return after lunch, was like 1 hour 15 minutes in all. Probably worth the visit!

New budget ideas for a super budget, Mr PC!

Here are my proper suggestions to make life simple in India - budget expectations.

* Provide a flat tax (including AMT) to 17% - I have proposed this from 1991 onwards.
* Increase service tax to 15%
* Drop the surcharges.

* Make no tax no more than its own cost.
* Bring the honesty pays policy and give a rebate for charity contributions, upto 10% - not NREG, but a Govt. setup fund, when no one cat eat it. Remember Rajiv Gandhi told, only 5% reaches on the budget plan meant for poor?
* Unemployed should get training and some money to eat. Set the training time to 6 months with a subsidy of Rs 12,000/- per individual. This should be administered jointly by state and center - equal contribution. This is apart from NREG - hard labour.
* Make usage and taxation ambit of petro-products under national purview - federal only - easy to administer the price linked to international market movements and compensate the state for revenue loss. (All VAT is easy right?)

Swadesi (Found on the net! Not my own thoughts!)

Subject: Swadesi (Found on the net! Not my own thoughts!)

SAVE INDIA    !!!

U CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO THE INDIAN ECONOMY BY FOLLOWING FEW SIMPLE STEPS.


Our Economy is in your hands.

Do you know this, INDIAN economy can be in a crisis –

INDIA would be facing a severe socio-economic problem.

Many INDIAN industries are closing down.

More than 30000 crore rupees of foreign exchange are being siphoned out of our country on products such as cosmetics, snacks, tea, beverages... etc which are grown, produced and consumed here .

A cold drink that costs only 70/80 paisa to produce is sold for NINE rupees  

and a major chunk of profits from these are sent abroad. This is a serious drain on INDIAN economy.

Did you know that " COCA COLA " and " SPRITE " belong to the same multinational company, "COCA COLA " ?

On one hand coke advertisements say that ' JO CHAHO HOJAYE, COCACOLA ENJOY'
(i.e. . whatever the hell, let it happen, you drink coke) ; and on the other hand,

Sprite says that 'BHUJAO ONLY PYAS, BAKI ALL BAKWAS'

(i.e. drinks can just quench thirst all other claims are false).

What can you do ?
You can consider some of the better alternatives to aerated drinks.

For that matter PEPSI is also the same

You can drink LEMON JUICE, FRESH FRUIT JUICES, CHILLED LASSI (SWEET OR SOUR), BUTTER MILK, COCONUT WATER, JALJEERA, ENERJEE, MASALA MILK........ ..

Everyone deserves a healthy drink, including you!
Over and above all this, economic sanctions have  been imposed on us. We have nothing against
Multinational companies, but to protect us! and your own interests we request everybody to use INDIAN products.

What you can do about it ?

1. Buy only products manufactured by WHOLLY INDIAN COMPANIES.
2. ENROLL as many people as possible for this cause.

Each individual  should become a leader for this awareness.

This is the only way to save our country from severe economic crisis.

You don't need to give-up your lifestyle. You just need to choose an alternate product.

All categories of products are available from WHOLLY owned INDIAN COMPANIES.

LIST OF PRODUCTS

1. BATHING SOAP:
     USE   - CINTHOL & OTHER GODREJ BRANDS, SANTOOR, WIPRO SHIKAKAI, MYSORE SANDAL, MARGO, NEEM, EVITA, MEDIMIX, GANGA ,    NIRMA BATH & CHANDRIKA .

                  INSTEAD OF - LUX, LIFEBOY, REXONA, LIRIL, DOVE, PEARS, HAMAM, LESANCY, CAMAY, PALMOLIVE

2. TOOTH PASTE:

     USE   - NEEM, BABOOL, PROMISE, VICO VAJRADANTI, PRUDENT, DABUR PRODUCTS, MESWAK.

                INSTEAD OF - COLGATE, CLOSE UP, PEPSODENT, CIBACA, FORHANS, MENTADENT     .

3. TOOTH BRUSH:

      USE  - PRUDENT, AJANTA , PROMISE..

                  INSTEAD OF - COLGATE, CLOSE UP, PEPSODENT, FORHANS. , ORAL-B

4. SHAVING CREAM:

      USE - GODREJ, EMANI, VICCO

                   INSTEAD OF - PALMOLIVE, OL! D SPIICE, GILLETE.

5.  BLADE:

     USE - SUPERMAX, TOPAZ, LAZER, ASHOKA.

                  INSTEAD OF - SEVEN-O -CLOCK, 365, GILLETTE.

6. TALCUM POWDER:

     USE - SANTOOR, GOKUL, CINTHOL, WIPRO BABY POWDER, BOROPLUS

                 INSTEAD OF - PONDS, OLD SPICE, JOHNSON BABY POWDER,  SHOWER TO SHOWER.

7. MILK POWDER:
 
     USE - INDIANA , AMUL, AMULYA .

                  INSTEAD OF - ANIKSPRAY, MILKANA, EVERYDAY MILK,MILKMAID.

8. SHAMPOO:

     USE - LAKME, NIRMA, VELVET

                 INSTEAD OF - HALO, ALL CLEAR, NYLE, SUNSILK.,HEAD AND SHOULDERS, PANTENE

9. MOBILE CONNECTIONS

        USE - BSNL, AIRTEL

        INSTEAD OF - HUTCH.

And above all, CLOTHES - STOP BUYING –

ALAN PAINE, PETER ENGLAND, ARROW,LOUIS PHILLIPE, LEE, REEBOK,NIKE, VAN HUESEN,CALVIN KLIEN, RAID AND TAYLOR .
Do you know that the cotton is produced in the INDIAN villages, threads are produced in the INDIAN towns,

dresses are stitched in INDIAN cities and clothes are purchased by INDIAN customers?

But it is BRANDED as MANUFACTURED BY A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY for which we
LOSE PRECIOUS FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

THE POINT TO NOTE: THE MONEY IS GOING TO SOME DEVELOPED COUNTRIES . It is TRUE.

PLEASE go to the remote areas of cities AND SEE FOR YOURSELF THE TRUTH .

Thousands of poor innocent INDIANS are working as tailors for stitching the

WORLD'S POPULAR READYMADE CLOTHES( ALAN PAINE, PETER ENGLAND ETC.....) ,. BUT THEY ARE PAID A POOR AMOUNT.

THIS IS HAPPENING BECUSE OF OUR IGNORANCE.   INDIA IS ONE OF THE MAJOR TEXTILE EXPORTER IN THE WORLD

OUR TAILORS ARE FAMOUS EVEN IN COUNTRIES LIKE US AND UK .

THEN WHY SHOULD WE BLINDLY GIVE IN TO THE ATTRACTION OF FOREIGN BRANDS?

PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT.

Every INDIAN product you buy makes a big difference. It saves INDIA .
Let us take a firm decision today.

BUY INDIAN TO BE INDIAN we are not against of foreign products.

WE ARE NOT ANTI-MULTINATIONAL.
WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE OUR NATION.
EVERY DAY IS A STRUGGLE FOR A REAL FREEDOM.

WE ACHIEVED OUR INDEPENDENCE AFTER LOSING MANY LIVES.
THEY DIED PAINFULLY TO ENSURE THAT WE LIVE PEACEFULLY . THE CURRENT TREND IS VERY THREATENING.

MULTINATIONALS CALL IT GLOBALISATION OF INDIAN ECONOMY. FOR INDIANS LIKE YOU AND ME IT IS RECOLONISATION OF INDIA .

THE COLONIST'S LEFT INDIA THEN. BUT THIS TIME THEY WILL MAKE SURE THEY DON'T MAKE ANY MISTAKES.

WHO WOULD LIKE TO LET A" GOOSE THAT LAYS GOLDEN EGGS " SLIP AWAY.

PLEASE REMEMBER : POLITICAL FREEDOM IS USELESS WITHOUT ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE .

RUSSIA , S.KOREA , MEXICO ........THE LIST IS VERY LONG!!
LET US LEARN FROM THEIR EXPERIENCE AND FROM OUR HISTORY.
LET US DO THE DUTY OF EVERY TRUE INDIAN.

FINALLY : IT'S OBVIOUS THAT U CAN'T GIVE UP ALL OF THE ITEMS MENTIONED ABOVE,

SO GIVE UP ATLEAST ONE ITEM FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY. LITTLE DROPS MAKE A GREAT OCEAN .

Rumours at workplace

Recently we had a get together at our company and that day due to some food poisoning I was totally unwell. I pulled myself along and stayed late at the party as much as I can, till the dinner started and moved out for home. You cannot stay put when your stomach and butt gives up. My job was done once the US visitors moved out, keeping them in good humour and hoping their visit was taken care.

But came to know about some romours about me, spread by one of the HR person, about me looking out for a change and probably fell out with management. Typically HR folks derives cruel pleasure out of this, as I have heard from my current HR after few days after the person joined, sort of blackmailing that my resume is found on monster and I should remove it.

I have heard from many HR guys I have worked with, on other colleagues, mostly in the form of resumes posted on websites, and they see it on purpose (probably they search for more experienced people than needed for the position er... developers, wasting company's time and effort).

Unfortunately some pictures taken at the party make this outcome. Cannot help these rumour mongers.









But for rumour spreaders, accidents do happen. For spiritual people like me, if anyone thinks on negatives on me, it would affect them thousand times, in return.

Cochin Trip 2008 Videos

Return to USA? Why and why not?

In India you earn about 30% of USA and save about 50% of USA savings (nett). But the clarity in upbringing on kids and togetherness to family... Mastercard for life moments! (no relative will ask for money, if you live and work in India, than being in USA - a Telugu Bidda says)

I decided to raise the family in India and returned back, after I made the minimum money that I thought - would take my lifetime.

Unless you have a GC or US passport, you can be kicked out anytime and live in the fear ( er... mugging and terrorism...), but in India (if you stick to your hometown state, no one care dare!)

Yeah, you do miss, on bragging to relative on dollars, shops, clean roads and trips.... snow...

I met a family in USA with 3 kids, 2 born in India, and at age of 42, the lady wanted a US Citizen kid proudly, and the kid was born special. Now they cannot return back, obviously as they have to take care of special needs of the kid they badly had in US and wanted to raise like a normal kid...

So many stories to tell.

Koffee with Anu on Jan 5th, 2008 (New Singers intro by ARR)

Dull program as usual as all the one song wonders were called in, who were introduced to the cine world by A R Rahman (Dileep).

Ponmagal vanthal rendering and the Ghazal renderings were too good.

Bad anchoring, again!

Watch out for my rendering on Ponmagal vanthaal... soon on the net.

Why was Bhajji banned for 3 tests?

Isnt that obvious? It was because a complaint was made at the behest of Ponting (Punter) as he was agitated on getting out many times (8 times in his career) to Bhajji.....

 

Good Luck BCCI!

Ponmagal Vandaal Lyrics - Lovely Song (Remix)

Muthukal sirikum nilathil thiththikkum ninaipai
vithaikum

Ponmagal vanthaal.. Porul kodi thandhal..

Ponmagal vanthaal porul kodi thandhal
Poomaedai vasal pongum thaenaga..
Kanmalar konjam kanivodu ennai aalakinal anbiley..
Ponmagal vanthaal porul kodi thandhal
Poomaedai vasal pongum thaenaga..

You are my diamond girl my
Diamond diamond diamond girl
I love to see you smiling girl yo!
Smiling smiling smiling girl
You are my honey girl my
Honey honey honey girl my
Diamond diamond diamond girl yo!
Smiling smiling smiling girl..

Everytime i look into your eyes i get butterflies,
I'm so glad she with me on the other side
I like to see her in the bride as she's my wife
Yeah yeah i'm living a high life

Muthukal sirikum nilathil thiththikkum ninaipai
vithaikum
Muthukal sirikum nilathil thiththikkum ninaipai
vithaikum

Muthukal sirikum nilathil thiththikkum ninaipai
vithaikum
Muthukal sirikum nilathil thiththikkum ninaipai
vithaikum

Paavai nee vaa..
Sorkathin manathai rasikum thidtaatil mayekum marakum
Yoatha nee vaa..
Vallavo en vasam vazhvile paravasam veethiyil oorvalam
vizhiyellam navarasam

Ponmagal vanthaal porul kodi thandhal
Poomaedai vasal pongum thaenaga..
Kanmalar konjam kanivodu ennai aalakinal anbiley..

Let me break it down
I'm taking to Top Spot
She doesn't know it, but i've got a softspot
I got love for the money and the force!! Hmmmmm..
Well i got love for my honey..
She's so cute, i can't wait to hit town..
I'm gonna throw a party you invite everyone around..
To see my wife.. to see the life that i'm gonna live,
Think of the view of a kiss that she's gonna give..

She's so fine in diamond
Now either hit their club she's crying
She's now mine, so fine in diamond
Now either hit their club and she's crying
She's my wife .. Gonna get her money money money
Wish her honey honey honey..
Gonna get her money money money..
Reach her honey honey honey..

She's my life..

gigaspaces

Nice website and product = scalable application ( we talk a lot at work on this, but there is one I found on the nest, and free for startups too!)

 

http://www.gigaspaces.com/

 

Happy New Year!

Happy  New Year!

 

All the best in 2008!

 

Regards

Vijayashankar

Christmas 2007 at Bangalore!

With Gifts from Santa!

Blue Cross, PETA and Bangalore Stray Dogs

Nothing much is done by Blue Cross or PETA in Bangalore on stray dogs in the street.

Bangalore became a laughing stock, in the recent Marathon. I personally witnessed at around 8 AM near Ulsoor Lake, last Sunday during teh Bangalore Marathon, my friend being chased by a stray dog. Pathetic. Don't blame government authorities, they are doing their best, working under the law.

PETA folks, pardon me for being cynical, should also take this issue than going to the meat cutters shop & KFC for photo ops in newspapers & media.

Does PETA guys know that vegetables are also a form of life, where the plants grow to give them to us? Do they know whether they cry, if we pluck their fruits etc? Disgusting!

Even today morning when I was walking down to office on Bannerghatta Road, some fierce dog started chasing me. Luckily I escaped. If I had had a gun, you know the rest!

(I would also receive some funny comments like these from shit eaters... without understanding what I wrote...

i think this way of thinking is highly unfair...dont u have a heart ...u cold heartless soul...i curse you that u shold be born the same in ur next birth....they also have a rite 2 live....ur children should loose there legs under the wheels of a bus...have u done 1 thing good in ur life.....bloody guy....ur are in their region ..not they... Neha, Bangalore IP address 59.92.199.176 (BSNL User)

and I would trace them down with the special software that I have installed on my blog, with IP id and ensure that their balls/boobs cut .. Also with my magical powers I can send kutti satan to immobilize their good will)

Stupid Indian Team Selection!

Well why is Virendra Sehwag in? For scoring 50 runs in 5 innings for Delhi in 3 Ranji Matches or his records speak? (or did he do an Abhijit khale?) Kumble's point is not taken. Old Captain! He wasted India's cahnces by not bowling Ganguly when there were 15 overs/ 1 hour left for close of play or 4.30 PM. Just 3 wickets needed.... you know the rest. Keep reading cricinfo.com.

 

Just bcoz Vengsarkar has issues, his selection methods should not hamper.

 

Hats off to other selectors, for sticking to Dinesh Kaarthick. Murali Kathik should have been there, bu tanyway he is going to go there for a commentary trip, anyways! At 31, what can you expect from BCCI, unles ICL catches him.

 

ICL is far better, and all their matches should get the List A status.

 

Proabbly ICL, should be allowed to send an Indian team, to tournamanets by ICC, only with Indian born/passport players. that would be great!

 

Way to go Chennai Superstars! Kumarans are great! (I like Kumaran name, as I am from Tiruppur & he is a Chettiar too!)

 

(c) Vijayashankar, and any unauthorised publishing other than me, warrants a payment of 1 billion USA dollars!

Masthana Masthana 2 (Dec 16th 2007)

Masthana Masthana 2 touched my heart today (Dec 16th 2007)

Raghava Lawrence, brought his trust kids (who could have ilai maraivu kayaga hid their oonam) and gave a wonderful performance.

Marans should give a bulk of amount, if possible, from the Sun Foundation.

Otherwise, the boring judges Meena and "That Picker guy" are replaced with Raghava Lawrence, Mumtaz & "Someone".

Not bad!

Bad experience with Storrz.com

Recently, owing to tight work, I ordered soem items from Storrz.com (Bangalore based) and found very bad old stock of Farafella delivered. Inspite of repeated reminders, nothing has happened to date.. With insects in the packets, we had to throw that away (could nto retain, as other food stuff will spoil). I wasnt so sure how others felt on being cheated.

 

They are also tricking customers to use a Rs 50 coupon, to sell these bad stuff.

 

They might have good intentions of running an online store, but others beware.

 

They better replace stuff.

10 good stocks, a friend says.

Sanghvi Movers

3i Infotech

Bharati Ship

Patel Eng

Opto Circuit

Everest Kanto

IOB

Bartronics

PVR

Sintex

I am not responsible for any investment losses. If you gain, its all mine! Ha Ha!

Om Shanti Om - Movie is not good

It is pure marketing effort like Shivaji, the movie Om Shanti Om is made a hit. It cost my family Rs 1200, for 4, with tickets plus popcorn & drinks + travel. Not worth it!

 

Shady pick up of a novel, and a rehash of a Tamil Movie - old one - Adhe Kangal. Terrible.

 

Bollywood needs to work on the stories and the right mix.

 

Deepika P comes as a model. Not a bright star, but a star with skimpy outfits. Bad! I dont know what to say.

 

Only the villain actor Arjun Rampal, has done well.

Abroad jobs calling again!

Got an interesting call in the evening, from someone in the industry on exploring options Abroad.

 

USA visa problems and bcoz of that people are exploring Europe for business. Multiple options available now.

 

Any pointers on savings etc? What about schooling for kids? Mid-year admissions or worth waiting till end of March 08?

 

I was told 5000 Euros a month, minimum savings is one best option (five times!). Also family would love to live in Germany or France for few years (at least till 8th std of my daughter -2014, before the career options stick in - for studies and one good school).

 

Just contemplating.

ICL has a good start!

Happened to watch a part of the match at <place> Airport, before I boarded the flight back to Bangalore.

 

Was seeing it online on my handheld, thanks to MSN & Zee Sports. Not bad.Thanks.

 

Inzi did a great job. Mumabi Champs are to improve, on the slow pitch.

 

Kapil Dev and proved that BCCI has a proper competetitor. Good Luck to all.

Koffee with Anu December 1st 2007 (Mr & Mrs Srikanth)

Lousy!

Clearly shows that they dont have any proper guests and always falling into the low life cinema guys, who made a fun of marraige as an institution. All money, honey!

Why doesnt Star Vijay change the host, I am the next best choice! (I can!)

The guests can be from various success parts of life.... Now Gujarat elections are on, so pick up a Tamil family living there and get their mind, and also ask those lakhs of Gujarati's living in Tamilnadu/Worldwide, on that topic.

Candidates Frustration after Interviews

I had a peculiar event happen at work, in terms of a frustrated candidate on not being offered getting back at us.

Recently I had found a resume for a Technical Manager on a portal, and spoke to the candidate about the exciting opportunity directly, as the recruiters, do a shoddy job at it, who dont give me confidence. Salary was not discussed by me, and I ensured that the opportunity was convincing enough for the candidate to have a look in at my co. This inspite of the candidate having the habit of changing companies for more money.

Workplace is excellent, and I love working here. I loved what I saw and liked it, and that is the reason I have joined this place moving from Chennai. You must have read from earlier postings that I didnt take a big raise to join here, just the cost of living adjustment. Now I am spending 15K more, and after tax that is taken care. I have no issues if someone gets paid more than me, who work under me for some time. But there is a problem, if there is no recognition for the hard efforts that have been put in for long time.

We have been having issues of hiring managers lately.... because of various reasons. I would rather not list it, but call it a jinx.

Next I asked my lousy recruiter, a chamchagiri, who manages to be a spy in the company with the habit of BCCing mails to the management etc and earns without doing proper work, who is always found browsing the net, studying for his MBA and attending to his personal errands, vehicles fixing and long smoke/tea/lunch breaks, to do a followup and ensure the candidate turnsup at office for interview. He was not given a raise, and he walked into my office one day, saying that he is not happy, probably assuming that I was rejecting a raise for him, without knowing that the MD fixes salary even for the sweeper in the company.

I fixed an interview one time, and the candidate turnsup another time. Also that recruiter didnt bother to come in to work early, even after fixing the time of interview causing the first frustration of the candidate.

Next the candidate walks into my office and as usual I give a warmest welcome, ensuring the HR person accompanying him knows about it, make him comfortable, shake hands and the candidate does something unwanted. He pulls a chair, even before offered a seat, being unprofessional, and sits, and pulls out his ringing mobile and attends the call saying that he is struck in traffic and would reach office in 30 minutes. Probably, something urgent at his workplace and most likely, he had made up his mind about our co. etc.

I kept my cool, and also ensured my job is to interview the candidate, and making a note of his attitude.

Then I started explanation about the job description in brief, and asked his basic qualification (he happens to be a Mech engineer) and I asked about his interest in the industry and type of products he wanted to work with. I also asked his CTC as the shoddy recruiter has not filled in the form, and he replied saying that I am making X Lakhs, and I have already got a offer for 65% more and I have told to the shoddy recruiter and he said that is not a problem, we can offer more. I was shocked and took few seconds to get my composure. Then I replied back saying, saying "for e.g., a person working under me ; designation; can make more money, that is not a problem, but even before interviewing anything, you are asking for salary. Thats a problem. Sorry!". He immediately gets up, and said I want to leave and left.

I felt very unhappy, wrote my interview comments, and went to the MD and told him about this. Also asked him, what he would do in this situation. He said he would have asked him to leave. I expected an email from him to the recruiter, in a totally different way about the incident for rejecting. (Later MD ends up getting the frustration email from the candidate, BCCed by the shoddy recruiter.)

Then with the experience of my designation; manager having a bad experience, in getting a negative feedback email of rejecting a candidate addressed to me, saying so bad about him, but I knew that candidate was just getting back at my person for rejecting, but I trusted my manager's integrity.

So much for so many things for being in the IT industry.

Koffee with Anu - 17th Nov 2007 (Kannamoochi Yenada)

It started with Nakkal of Sathyaraj. He is too good. The vazhum Periyar, is great.

Radhika was stiff, not communicable by Anu. Well it could be a problem of Anu.

I dont understand how Radhika manages Radaan, Acts in movies, Serials etc and finds time for family. Hats off!

Even though the film is a dud as per critics, it is made to sound that it is great by Priya - the director. I laughed at the way the camera woman, said something about Priya being the great etc. Lousy Lady!

Prithivraj is useless as a promotion person for the film, and he was giggling a la Aishwarya Rai, and always interested in talking about the neroine - Sandhya. Well that's how one sells.

Thanks to Simbu, these gimmicks of promoting the movie does work.

My plan of Billionaire for a day! is still on.

Billionaire for a day!

I trying to make a concept on the net, like Billionaire for a day!

 

Send in ideas.

 

Oct 28th, 2007 Kalaignar TV Maanada...Mayilada...

In Kalaignar TV Maanada...Mayilada. Exchange round (while dancing, men dressed as women and vice-versa) on 28th Oct 2007 was Superb!

Rajkanth  was the best, next comes George! Nice!

This is one nice program on change of sexes, which is handled so badly in Thiruvalar & Thirumathi on Sun TV.

Well what to say, all programs are copying each other, and hashed of US & UK programs. But well done!

Great going Sat TV...

Koffee with Anu (Anuradha Sriram & Priyamani)

The program on October 27th was nice, with Anuradha Sriram & Priyamani, coming in planned matching skyblue color dress.

They were very polite in their demeanor, and I see good changes in the way Anu handles the guests. Better now!

I have seen Anuradha Sriram (both) and Priyamani in airports and other shopping areas & restaurants, and they sounded the same with no artificiality. My wife liked both of them! Male Gaze?

Little bit of Guru things on Deva by Anuradha was not needed as she was made to sign double entendere songs.

On the other hand Priyamani was riding on the success of Paruthiveeran, a classless act. Nice!. I hope she doesnt end up behaving like Padmapriya, which other attitude issues etc. I wish her to get a national award!

Good Luck to both of them, and a nice program after the much hyped Jodi No 1 Season 2 (which was a drab - where Yugendran & wife were best).

Nice article - Must Read

http://www.breakoutofthebox.com/circle.htm

 

Bottomline is - increase the circle of influence from within.

Secret & Wishes

Your thoughts are magnetic.
Think positive thoughts, and you'll attract wealth, health, and love.
Think negative thoughts, and you'll attract poverty, illness, and loneliness.

= Saw somewhere on the net =

Obituary - My Dad Mr.Meenakshisundaram - October 5th, 2007

My dad Mr Meenakshisundaram (Son Of Mr Sankaran Chettiar of Timmarayanpalayam, near Mettupalayam) passed away peacefully in the early hours of October 5th 2007, Friday. (in the sleep). He was 69 and nearing the 70th birthday. He was cremated the same day. The last rites were performed, on October 10th Wednesday at Nandavanam, Mettupalayam.

 

For the last 5 years he was retired. He was into Hosiery business at Tiruppur, Tamilnadu, INDIA.

 

It is a big loss for us and now my brother & family will take care of my mom. My sisters live in the same town, so no issues, they can meet often.

 

He is survived by his 3 younger brothers and 4 younger sisters. He has been taking care of them from the age of 17, as my Grand Father had passed away in Kotagiri during 1952. My Grand Ma had passed away at the age of 80, 5 years ago.

 

I have been sort of detached from the family for the last 17+ years after college and work, but every decision I make in career or business or investment, he has been guiding me in every step of the way.

 

We dont know what he was sufferring from. Mostly it could have been cancer in his lungs. He has been loosing weight regularly from November 2006 (60 to 51). He was using Bromide inhaler - someone predicted Asthma/Bronchitis. His Oxygen flow was perfect, but they couldnt do the biopsy - for the tumour that was found in the scan outside of Trachea, as he was very weak and not recommended for the anasthetic. He was a smoker from young days and had given it up about 5 years ago.

 

He has been to Kasi and Rameswaram in the last couple of years as he had wished.

Performance and Service in Private sector

Few people have the mentality that they can work aroudn the same way in Private sector, that they have seen around in governement sector. I am a person who has moved from govt. co to a private one.

Nobody accepts drunk co-workers in Private sector.

Just handling a small team, which has a team leader, does not constitute major work as a Manager.

People have to ensure that they get the job done for the money being paid. Just marking the time, alone will not help. Better find a job elsewhere.

Just by not accepting the final offer with details, but the offer on accepting to make a mark in the private sector will not help.

When there is a 3 months notice for all the people in the company in the management cadre, and not accepting that in principle, does not constitute sub-ordination.

You have to respect seniors. Without that you cannot survive in the Private sector.

JODI No 1 (Sept 29th, 2007)

Hats off to Simbu, in making the eliminated candidates mother (addressing her aunty) to make her talk openly.

As any program, it is obvious like last time, Prithivraj and Uma Riyas are planned and destined to win. They might bring in a drame, to eliminate them, and get them back in the wild card round.

Please remove Sangeetha (Sorry to my wife's friend, who is sister of Sangeetha) and get back Ramya Vamsi.

Koffee with Anu (Sept 29th with KKK Team)

Boring!

Any is running out of ideas.

StarTV (R) is too finding tough to get interview candidates.

Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal team, was totally boring. I didnt understand what the mission statement was.... other than these guys claimed themselves popular! Gee!

I am worried about talent of Anu.

Mail me you comments.

Koffee with Anu (Murali and Kathir)

Koffee with Anu (Murali and Kathir)

Murali narrated a touching episode, otherwise, boring.

Kathir doesnt have speaking skills.

Anu should talk to her husband, to learn how to talk to males.

Job Offers and Revision in salaries

Take a cue in the market.

 

Dollar is falling, and all companies, that are growing are under stress. I have seen peoiple taking a paycut, to join a good company.

 

New joinees have to be very careful, by meeting their obligations and ensuring that they are satisfied at any costs. You have to do a lot to ensure that happens, and if you just sit idle and wait for things to happen, you will fail miserably.

 

Just marking time at work, will not help. Taking long lunches, and long breaks and always on mobile calls does not help. You have to stretch beyond your ways and get the work done. If you dont understand the work, ask. People pay you lots of money to get hmm.. lots of work done.

 

Money isnt everything. Prove yourself for a period of 6 months, before you ask for a raise.

 

Most of the growing copmanies offer stock options after a certain period with the company. For example at the time of confirmation. There is a vesting period you have to understand. You will have to hold the stock option for a period, when they are available to be bought or sold, if you stay with the company. You cannot determine, when they can be bought or sold.

 

Behave with the management, and just because someone is friendly dont take advantage of it.

Muralitharan bigger than Bedi

Masters of spin and woes, could have been the apt title for the article Mukul Kesavan wrote.

Read here on Cricinfo More than Muralitharan; bigger than Bedi

My comment is also there....

I think that Murali is correct when he says he is within the legal limits of chucking as per ICC rules. Bedi is also correct when he says according to him he consider's Murali's action similar to chucking.

There is no contradiction here as I will explain with an example. A person has parked his car regularly for last 10 years at acertain place. Today Police put up a "No Parking " board. What was legal until yesterday will now be illegal. Similarly, ICC by declaring a limit on arm bending has made Murali's action legal. Let's however allow Bedi to retain his stance based on human eye instead of the lab tests. I think Murali should not have sought legal action but rather ignored the comment of Bedi. Similarly no body has commented on Arjuna Ranatuga's response which is more defamatory than Bedi's statement.

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Pardon my English!

India at 60

Check this out

http://www.60yearsnotout.web18.in/

My Sweet Bangalore

Very nice! Thanks DJG

Hillary Clinton Future President of America

Clibing the Kempegowda Tower Lalbagh

We at Lalbagh on July 28th 2007

At Lalbagh on July 28th 2007

Reason why never visit a 5* Hotel

Reason why never visit a 5* Hotel  
 
 
Question : " What would you like to have ..Fruit juice, Soda, Tea, Chocolate, Milo, or Coffee?"

Answer: " tea please "

Question : " Ceylon tea, Herbal tea, Bush tea, Honey bush tea, Ice tea or green tea ?"

Answer : "Ceylon tea "

Question : "How would you like it ? Black or white ?"

Answer: "white"

Question: "Milk, Whitener, or Condensed milk ? "

Answer: "With milk "

Question: "Goat milk, Camel milk or cow milk"

Answer: "With cow milk please.

Question: " Milk from Freeze land cow or Afrikaner cow?"

Answer: " Um, I'll take it black. "

Question: " Would you like it with sweetener, sugar or honey? "

Answer: "With sugar"

Question: " Beet sugar or cane sugar ?"

Answer: "Cane sugar "

Question:" White , brown or yellow sugar ?"

Answer: "Forget about tea just give me a glass of water instead."

Question: "Mineral water or still water ? "

Answer: "Mineral water"

Question: "Flavored or non-flavored ?"

Answer: "I'll rather die of thirst

Taj Mahal is one of the new Wonders of World

Aptly coincided with July 7th, 2007 (07/07/07). Great!

http://in.news.yahoo.com/070707/211/6ht7c.html