It was way back in Nov 2008 that i posted anything on my blog...
phew.... how could i forgot that MY VERY BLOG when i m still quite active on ORKUT, FACEBOOK, TWITTER....
So finally , m officially back on my blog.. & will try to write more now onwards...
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Obama: a hero or superhero for India Inc.??
Finally the confusion is over, Barack Obama will be the new US president and the most powerful personality on this planet atleast for 4 yrs to come!! Love him or hate him, but one has to bear him. So what does it imply for India Inc.? for India Politics Inc.?? The questions are many and answers still many. One thing is for sure that the new president cant afford to ignore the mighty strength of the insurgent India. Mr. President for whatever reasons will be a good friend of India but the extent to which India benefits from this relationship needs to be seen...because the devil lies in the details. Although Bush administration was a global failure, it was big success for India..arguably the best US government so far for India. Apart from the Nuclear Pact, it was the Bush administration that in the name of countering terrorism, forced Pakistan to check the rampant terrorist activity on its soil. Bush administration took India-US relations to new heights.
It is quite evident that the current economic conditions will force Obama to adopt short term protectionist business policies in order to enable US Inc. to tide over the current recessionary pressures and also fight unemployment. Also more stricter regulations are in the offing. Indian companies dependent on US for business may suffer in the short term with uncertainty in the long term. Outsourcing will become the culprit once more and some regulations against it are also in the offing. but the finer print will decide the final implications.
For the time being, India Inc. should adopt a wait and watch policy, as even the Indian government will oppose any regulation that might threaten indian industries.
It is quite evident that the current economic conditions will force Obama to adopt short term protectionist business policies in order to enable US Inc. to tide over the current recessionary pressures and also fight unemployment. Also more stricter regulations are in the offing. Indian companies dependent on US for business may suffer in the short term with uncertainty in the long term. Outsourcing will become the culprit once more and some regulations against it are also in the offing. but the finer print will decide the final implications.
For the time being, India Inc. should adopt a wait and watch policy, as even the Indian government will oppose any regulation that might threaten indian industries.
Monday, November 19, 2007
How does Google manages its knowledge?????/
To deal with the more than 10 billion Web pages and tens of terabytes of information on Google's servers, the company combines cheap machines with plenty of redundancy, the author of this article Hoelzle said. Its commodity servers cost around $1,000 apiece, and Google's architecture places them into interconnected nodes.
more from http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3487041
more from http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3487041
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
slowly adapting.............
How do people go to sleep? I m afraid i hav lost the knack..
. ..............................Dorothy Parker
more sleepless nights ..
this time.......GDs, Case study, Interviews.....for clubs & committees.......of course late night & early morning........
welcome to the world of 24 hr awake IMT.....................
Engineering days were so easy......free all the day.....
but here .......
2 surprise tests in 2 days, presentations,project report....but i m getting used to it.......
. ..............................Dorothy Parker
more sleepless nights ..
this time.......GDs, Case study, Interviews.....for clubs & committees.......of course late night & early morning........
welcome to the world of 24 hr awake IMT.....................
Engineering days were so easy......free all the day.....
but here .......
2 surprise tests in 2 days, presentations,project report....but i m getting used to it.......
a special mention to something v hated in engg days.......the yellowish colour ,boring paper- Economics Times
Economics Times has found a permanent place in our hands.......although v havnt still started loving it.....rather a surprisse liking for it.
Economics Times has found a permanent place in our hands.......although v havnt still started loving it.....rather a surprisse liking for it.
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
A NEW LIFE BEGINS.............
So, finally landed up at IMT………..
NOTE: Before I start , m starting a new concept called SLEEP CALCI…which just basically calculates the amount u sleep in hrs and also ratio of sleeping hrs by total hrs till date (at IMT) called sleeping index.
25 Jun: MON
DAY 0(a) : I call it day zero since nothing much happened. Got allotted room that’s it for the day. Just transferred my luggage frm my home to the hostel……( distance= hardly 5km)..so just 3 trips by bike…………….
Easy na……
26 Jun: TUES
DAY 0(b) : Just same as above… plus registration for the course….so another day zero for me………resting at home..
27 Jun: WED
DAY 1: ORIENTATION BEGINS………..
Started wid Yoga at 7am…………
Hey hey…….seniors who were so helpful earlier suddenly seemed to turn into some MILITARY cadets…………
For every min we were late = no of rounds trip of the ground…….
YOGA seems 2 really boring & tiring …continues for 1hr or so..
1hr break for breakfast, shower etc..
Welcome addresses by dean, director etc…
Meeting wid different departments & faculty……………..all stuff over by evening…
28 Jun –THURS.
Sleepless days start….
DAY 2:
Yoga starts at 6am today onwards…
Introductory classes till 4pm.- all just soporific ( lunch break in b/w)
4:30pm- Invited talk , ( interaction wid sum alumni..)……..
7 pm onwards- presentations by various committees in IMT…………..
12 midnight- presentation ends…..
Went 2 our rooms tired……just wen we thought we were about 2 hav a wonderful sleep…sumbody KNOCKS…….its the SENIORS……….
All freshers called for “PDP”..( u know wat dat might mean)….
Sent bak at 2am…….
2:30am…again the knocking..again the seniors….again “PDP” by sum other group…
Sent bak at 3pm..
3:30am… again the knocking..again the seniors….again “PDP” by sum other group…
Wat the HELL…cant they take “PDP” in one GO……..
Finally slept at 4am..
Sleep Calci…..
Sleep hrs=2
Sleep index=2/24=.0833333
29 Jun: FRI
DAY3: The best day of orientation :
Yoga again at am…
“OUTBOUND” training today……….
Wats that??…
well we r divided into teams & wat v do….simply play games…..ofcouse wid some management angles & twist 2 dem…………
Eg: crossing spider web, rappelling ( jumping from 3rd floor of our hostels), crossing open amphhi hanging upside down, crossing the bridge b/w 2 ropes etc………
Every game was fun& we really enjoyed every moment of it……also helped us bond wid most of my classmates.
Exhausted by the physical training we returned to our beds. & guess wat happens next………..
We r called for “PDP”….again…. this time it continued till 5:40am in the morning & was bak for yoga at 6am…
so just “NO SLEEP FOR ME DAT NIGHT”……..
Sleep Calci…..
Sleep hrs=2 (still)
Sleep index=2/48=.0416666
30Jun: SAT
DAY4:
NO SLEEP- for me? Here’s a guy who sleeps for at least 8hrs a day….( testimonial can b given by ex-roomies….sharique, sadique, afroz, fahim, zahid.. r u guys there?) ..
And this guy gets hardly 2 hrs sleep in whole 48hrs……..
the whole body is aching & asked 2 do Yoga …whew….
I m asked to do our first case study in class, & m constantly taking small power naps….
Profs keep on asking us how many min hav we slept & …for the first time we came 2 know dey knew completely about “PDP”…..and guess wat, dey allow us sleep b/w classes..
( how generous)…….
& v hav just learnt the art of stealing time for sleeps….
More invited talks wid alumni…. Ppts pf clubs & committees….
So ,
60 min lunch break= 30min lunch + 30 min power nap….
15 min breaks b/w classes = sleeps wid 100% efficiency ( & they say 100% efficiency is not possible)
60 min dinner break= 30min dinner + 30 min power nap….
More PDPs that night…….
……but slept for “THREE” hrs …..felt like as if slept for ages………….
z zzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzz z
Sleep Calci…..
Sleep hrs= 2+3+2(power naps)= 7hrs
Sleep index=7/72=.097222222..
Hey the ratio finally inflated a bit……..
1July: SUN
DAY5:
The “vicious cycle” continues…
Yoga, intro classes, invited talks,
But time for some fun…………….
Girls were asked to choose their dance partners that night….. since the there are around 80girls for 280boys …so boy partners were choosen in a unique way ( I not discussing that here)………..and as my luck is………...no girl for me like rest of 200 guys called ****** for that night…..
& wat v do…..v form groups & asked 2 prepare really fun presentations from various topics like girls in our batch , the most intimidating seniors, the ****** club etc……in just 2hr flat…..
Paper dance that nite b/w couples……& den our ppts and we were boowed, cheered, by seniors…………
Note : Some part has been deliberately edited here ; people interested in more details ( & that’s were the real fun lie) can contact me personally…………
Fun over…v move for more PDPs…..continues till 5am in the mrng for me……………
Did all kind of stuff …like… (&&&&,^^^^^^^^,@@@, !!!!!!!.......)*
*- refer to the note above…….( nothing obscene or vulgar here….u dirty minds)
Sleep Calci…..
Sleep hrs= 7+1=8hrs
Sleep index=8/96=0.0833333
For all those guys & gals, we think I m so lucky being close 2 my home…check this..
Time spend at home till date = roughly 25min ( Areeb, sharique ..both of u ......r u guys reading these lines..)
NOTE: Before I start , m starting a new concept called SLEEP CALCI…which just basically calculates the amount u sleep in hrs and also ratio of sleeping hrs by total hrs till date (at IMT) called sleeping index.
25 Jun: MON
DAY 0(a) : I call it day zero since nothing much happened. Got allotted room that’s it for the day. Just transferred my luggage frm my home to the hostel……( distance= hardly 5km)..so just 3 trips by bike…………….
Easy na……
26 Jun: TUES
DAY 0(b) : Just same as above… plus registration for the course….so another day zero for me………resting at home..
27 Jun: WED
DAY 1: ORIENTATION BEGINS………..
Started wid Yoga at 7am…………
Hey hey…….seniors who were so helpful earlier suddenly seemed to turn into some MILITARY cadets…………
For every min we were late = no of rounds trip of the ground…….
YOGA seems 2 really boring & tiring …continues for 1hr or so..
1hr break for breakfast, shower etc..
Welcome addresses by dean, director etc…
Meeting wid different departments & faculty……………..all stuff over by evening…
28 Jun –THURS.
Sleepless days start….
DAY 2:
Yoga starts at 6am today onwards…
Introductory classes till 4pm.- all just soporific ( lunch break in b/w)
4:30pm- Invited talk , ( interaction wid sum alumni..)……..
7 pm onwards- presentations by various committees in IMT…………..
12 midnight- presentation ends…..
Went 2 our rooms tired……just wen we thought we were about 2 hav a wonderful sleep…sumbody KNOCKS…….its the SENIORS……….
All freshers called for “PDP”..( u know wat dat might mean)….
Sent bak at 2am…….
2:30am…again the knocking..again the seniors….again “PDP” by sum other group…
Sent bak at 3pm..
3:30am… again the knocking..again the seniors….again “PDP” by sum other group…
Wat the HELL…cant they take “PDP” in one GO……..
Finally slept at 4am..
Sleep Calci…..
Sleep hrs=2
Sleep index=2/24=.0833333
29 Jun: FRI
DAY3: The best day of orientation :
Yoga again at am…
“OUTBOUND” training today……….
Wats that??…
well we r divided into teams & wat v do….simply play games…..ofcouse wid some management angles & twist 2 dem…………
Eg: crossing spider web, rappelling ( jumping from 3rd floor of our hostels), crossing open amphhi hanging upside down, crossing the bridge b/w 2 ropes etc………
Every game was fun& we really enjoyed every moment of it……also helped us bond wid most of my classmates.
Exhausted by the physical training we returned to our beds
We r called for “PDP”….again…. this time it continued till 5:40am in the morning & was bak for yoga at 6am…
so just “NO SLEEP FOR ME DAT NIGHT”……..
Sleep Calci…..
Sleep hrs=2 (still)
Sleep index=2/48=.0416666
30Jun: SAT
DAY4:
NO SLEEP- for me? Here’s a guy who sleeps for at least 8hrs a day….( testimonial can b given by ex-roomies….sharique, sadique, afroz, fahim, zahid.. r u guys there?) ..
And this guy gets hardly 2 hrs sleep in whole 48hrs……..
the whole body is aching & asked 2 do Yoga …whew….
I m asked to do our first case study in class, & m constantly taking small power naps….
Profs keep on asking us how many min hav we slept & …for the first time we came 2 know dey knew completely about “PDP”…..and guess wat, dey allow us sleep b/w classes..
( how generous)…….
& v hav just learnt the art of stealing time for sleeps….
More invited talks wid alumni…. Ppts pf clubs & committees….
So ,
60 min lunch break= 30min lunch + 30 min power nap….
15 min breaks b/w classes = sleeps wid 100% efficiency ( & they say 100% efficiency is not possible)
60 min dinner break= 30min dinner + 30 min power nap….
More PDPs that night…….
……but slept for “THREE” hrs …..felt like as if slept for ages………….
z zzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzz z
Sleep Calci…..
Sleep hrs= 2+3+2(power naps)= 7hrs
Sleep index=7/72=.097222222..
Hey the ratio finally inflated a bit……..
1July: SUN
DAY5:
The “vicious cycle” continues…
Yoga, intro classes, invited talks,
But time for some fun…………….
Girls were asked to choose their dance partners that night….. since the there are around 80girls for 280boys …so boy partners were choosen in a unique way ( I not discussing that here)………..and as my luck is………...no girl for me like rest of 200 guys called ****** for that night…..
& wat v do…..v form groups & asked 2 prepare really fun presentations from various topics like girls in our batch , the most intimidating seniors, the ****** club etc……in just 2hr flat…..
Paper dance that nite b/w couples……& den our ppts and we were boowed, cheered, by seniors…………
Note : Some part has been deliberately edited here ; people interested in more details ( & that’s were the real fun lie) can contact me personally…………
Fun over…v move for more PDPs…..continues till 5am in the mrng for me……………
Did all kind of stuff …like… (&&&&,^^^^^^^^,@@@, !!!!!!!.......)*
*- refer to the note above…….( nothing obscene or vulgar here….u dirty minds)
Sleep Calci…..
Sleep hrs= 7+1=8hrs
Sleep index=8/96=0.0833333
For all those guys & gals, we think I m so lucky being close 2 my home…check this..
Time spend at home till date = roughly 25min ( Areeb, sharique ..both of u ......r u guys reading these lines..)
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