One of the global surveys revealed that the best pleasures in life come without a price tag. They rated pleasures derived from a long soak in the bath, an afternoon snoooze (which is my personal favourite :D), spending time with family and loved ones, listening to music, reading a book, enjoying a bottle of wine, spending a laiback day in a relaxed frame of mind ('An entire day to myself') etc gave them unmatched pleasures. BUT I don't completely agree to it. I would rather rephrase it and say 'Some of the best pleasures in life are for free!'. And for most of the pleasures in this modern day world, you need to have money! We Indians are a very emotional lot; being with loved ones, friends and family gives us most pleasure. And the happiness quotient for us lies in the fact that we want to make our near and dear ones happy and take good care of them. If that is done, we are happy. To have those precious moments and to do things that make you feel good, you need money, and I would not be wrong if I say that money buys you the opportunity to get the best things you want for yourself and to make you happy. Another point is that, to spend time with your loved ones you need to have free time, which in itself is an expensive luxury.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
The best things in life are free ?!?
One of the global surveys revealed that the best pleasures in life come without a price tag. They rated pleasures derived from a long soak in the bath, an afternoon snoooze (which is my personal favourite :D), spending time with family and loved ones, listening to music, reading a book, enjoying a bottle of wine, spending a laiback day in a relaxed frame of mind ('An entire day to myself') etc gave them unmatched pleasures. BUT I don't completely agree to it. I would rather rephrase it and say 'Some of the best pleasures in life are for free!'. And for most of the pleasures in this modern day world, you need to have money! We Indians are a very emotional lot; being with loved ones, friends and family gives us most pleasure. And the happiness quotient for us lies in the fact that we want to make our near and dear ones happy and take good care of them. If that is done, we are happy. To have those precious moments and to do things that make you feel good, you need money, and I would not be wrong if I say that money buys you the opportunity to get the best things you want for yourself and to make you happy. Another point is that, to spend time with your loved ones you need to have free time, which in itself is an expensive luxury.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
4 heavenly days @ kastlevista,blore
I had been to bangalore on a 4 day trip, wherein we did all the things tat we used to do during our ps2(internship) days in blore.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
India Won Because They Refused To Lose!!!
The inaugural World Twenty20 tournament has been exhilarating viewing. And on top of that Team India emerged out as T20 champions, courtesy : super cool captaincy of mindblowing 'Mahi'ya and the exuberance of youth!
As the adrenaline is running high with India's success at T20 WC , it's time to say again Chak De India .
And 'Success is the nicest thing to see', isn't it ? :D
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
linux at its best !!!
$ more beer
% cat "food in cans"
cat: can't open food in cans
% nice man woman
No manual entry for woman.
% "How would you rate Quayle's incompetence?
Unmatched ".
% Unmatched ".
Unmatched ".
% [Where is Jimmy Hoffa?
Missing ].
% ^How did the sex change operation go?^
Modifier failed.
% If I had a ( for every $ the Congress spent, what would I have?
Too many ('s.
% make love
Make: Don't know how to make love. Stop.
% sleep with me
bad character
% got a light?
No match.
% man: why did you get a divorce?
man:: Too many arguments.
% !:say, what is saccharine?
Bad substitute.
% %blow
%blow: No such job.
% \(-
(-: Command not found.
$ PATH=pretending! /usr/ucb/which sense
no sense in pretending!
$ drink matter
matter: cannot create
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
How's Life ??
The sole intention of this blogpost is to keep my readers posted about my "How's Life ??". Well, life's been gud here in Hyderabad.Its been close to one month now at D. E. Shaw, which i would describe as a 'HoneyMoon Period' - the period of your job life when u have no work assigned to u and u'r paid to listen to presentations and technical training :) Now at the end of it, we hav been assigned our respective groups and given some mini projects to complete!!!
Friday, June 15, 2007
peeeyess 2 @ Bangalore comes to an end....
Mentioning the summary in the beginning is spoiling the whole post. But there are reasons why I told it before I begin:
- Because the summary is more important than the whole post (which is crap!)
- Because if you don't like the summary, then you needn't read the whole post (and save your precious time!)
- Because I am a thriller!!! :D
I shall be moving to Hyderabad to join D. E. Shaw on 2nd July. This means parting away from Da Bombs (very close set of friends , I made at BITS-Pilani ; who stayed 2gether for 3 continuous years). This feels SAD....BUT It's not the end.. It's a new beginning...A new life....Cheers!!!
Saturday, June 9, 2007
what.a.day!
Sunday, May 27, 2007
PAINTBALL
"Go Go Go" "Team fall back" "Storm the front" "Hold this position" "Aim Headshot"
Check out : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paintball for more details about the sport.
A company called 'Yuyutsa' offers a PaintBall arena here on the Bannerghatta Road. And they have a tie-up with the adjoining Confident Cascade Resort which takes care of the food and the other sports and swimming pool facilities.
Monday, May 21, 2007
wen students bcom invigilators!!!
We were treated to a brilliant lunch there and on top of that, we were entertained by some god-level mime by KD!!!
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Dare to Bet ??
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Sunday, April 22, 2007
Creativity :: Is it learnt ??
Researchers in this area, Seltzer and Bentley, in their work "The Creative Age", identify four qualities that creative learners must have :
- The ability to identify new problems and define them.
- The ability to transfer knowledge gained in one context to another in order to solve a problem.
- A belief in learning as an incremental process, in which repeated attempts will eventually lead to success.
- And the capacity to focus attention in the pursuit of a goal.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Five Philosophies of Life!
"Don't let someone become a priority in your life...when you are just an option for them..... ...."
"Never cry for any relation in life because for the one whom you cry does not deserve your tears and the one who deserves will never let you cry...... ....."
"Treat everyone with politeness even those who are rude to you, not because they are not nice...But because you are nice...."
"Never search your happiness in others which will make you feel alone...Rather search it in yourself, you will feel happy even if you are left alone...... ......"
"Happiness always looks small when we hold it in our hands but when we learn to share it, we realize how big and precious it is!...... ....."
P.S : Content taken (lifted :P ) from one of the forwarded mails!
because i liked it and wanted to share it with others BUT didn't want to flood their inbox! :)
Sunday, April 15, 2007
An entire day to myself...
I sleep really well the night before because I know I don't have to catch the company cab early next morning and also I have nothing important/planned to do the next day. It's going to be a day of pure indulgence and if that means sleeping in or generally surfing the web or chatting/orkutting all day then so be it. There really is something magical about having a large expanse of time with nothing planned – not even one small task/obligation. I can still spend it cleaning or working or doing whatever I usually do, but just doing it because I want to feels so different.Any 'shoulds' I may have get thrown in the bin - things like 'I should clean my clothes, tidy up blah blah'. If I feel like doing any of those things in the morning then fine, but I have my own permission to just do what nourishes me, what feels good. It's amazing how much lighter I feel as I lay in my bed, a sense of excitement and freedom filling me up just like a child.I still vividly remember how I used to spend those beautiful summer holidays ,spending the whole day to myself, doing whatever i WANTED to do!
Generally,on such days,I skip breakfast and go for a HEAVY lunch ; especially chicken :) In the afternoon I may lie down and listen to some slow soothing tracks or check out the television for a moment. Or simply, lie down on my bed upside down and surf the huge resourceful internet and blog, as I am doing right now [:P] Various weird thoughts then creep into my mind.Things like what shall I do next in my life ? or rather What do I want to do next ? If I let myself go into it I usually emerge feeling wonderful. I can sense my body responding and feeling simply beautiful!.I then search the kitchen cupboards and fridge for some Tang/Rasna to make a cool afternoon drink.
That night I sleep deeply, feeling really good and special, and the next day I am ready to get back to work and into the world of other people and their demands. The fact that I have rested gives me extra energy and I usually enjoy my day.
Monday, April 9, 2007
vi.v.a go.a
GOA BECKONS....,tickets nahin mil rahein hain yaar, gobar n ghom, wednesday > teyk it!, i m ready, office lite!, wats d budget yaarron, ATM,not all cash at one place!, volvo ac sleeper, seats exchange, antakhshari with ONLY new songs, himesh...., click!,mera bhi le yaar!!, ehh n70 me,n91 4gb,n91 8gb!!, the HALT in our journey, police investigation, finally, we reach gOa!, NEPTUNE, we meet a f.r.i.e.n.d!!!, pulsaaaaar rocks!,splendor n activa lite!, first goan food, itna sab kuch 55 rupees mein, simply beautiful!, panaji city ride, off to our first beach: MIRAMAR beach, tanha tanha, jump jump...jump in d air!!, thrills, gaja buja thrills, viva dabombs, off to DONA PAULA, dry beach, lite hogaya goa, limesoda, here comes d ferry ride errrr d feni ride, wat a enthu man!,who joins our dance thrill? ...the phoren babe, screaaaaaaaaaam bangalore!!!!, konkani dance, off to BAGA beach, beach shacks, sea food,prawns,lobsters,oysters,crab!!!, kingfish steak,mix nv sizzlers....whers d party 2nite ? on d beach shack :) , boooooooooooze, back to neptune!, every1 set ur cell alarm for 5am, finally we start at 9am!, sunscreeeen bath, ghom baba stomach upset..., newys,its DCH time, AGUADA FORT, only d poses, flickr PRO, SIX of us!, then comes ANJUNA beach, rocky beach,into d waters, thakur njoys d swimming pool :) , every beach has got its own charm yaar!,no watersports here wtf man!, off to CALANGUTE beach, d queen of d beaches,let d thrills begin...,walk against d tides,I CAN...I WILL,watersports kicks off with d waterscooter ride!,get tattooooed,hippy!!!,need body massage....,lunch > only sea fud machaa,back 2 waters..,kara n pd touch d floors,kara scared!,banana ride and parasailing,mnm single!,kArA fighting with the parachute on d ground! :),need energy man!,chillax with fruit juices n feni,back 2 waters....,nite life at BAGA!,hunt for disc/pub...stag entry!, oriya waiter n bong cook wala dinner ,encounter with ppl having dual core technology!!!, the discussion which led to a verbal fight...SMART work!,one more peg..,stop yaar! u guys hav 2 drive back, lets spend d nite here, pulsaar ride back to hotel at 4am with high spirits!, okie guys we hav 2 check out at 9am, tring tring > the alarm, get started for BITS-PILANI,GOA CAMPUS, werever we go, we see sura!!, run to meet dmk, the holes!, gals r better yaar :),unka c'not kahaan hain ????, naah not tat gud....,back to panaji!, i luv panaji,hav 2 use the reamaing fuel,shall we suck it out ?, take lite...lets go 4 gen bike ride,vroooom vroooom, CCD @ goa!, wow is now menu, final view of d beach, sea....sand....sun tats goa for u!!!, simply beautiful!, simply amazing!!, simply orgasmic :)
FLICKR slideshow of GOA pictures!
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
My Prediction!!!
World Cup Predictions!!!
Semifinals-
- Australia
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
Dream Semi Finals-
- Sri Lanka defeats Australia
- New Zealand defeats South Africa
Dream Final
- New Zealand defeats Sri Lanka
Monday, April 2, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
pilani psenti!
last week,some of my frnds visited campus for APOGEE and ghommie wrote a mail asking us whether we wanted anything back 4m campus ?
I placed my orders ::::::
BUT......
Can he bring us back those memorable 4 years on campus ?
Can he bring us back those late nite CS , VT , Zatacka sessions ?
Can he bring us back those midnite ANC sessions ?
Can he bring us back those 'high spirit' wing moments ?
Can he bring us back those afternoon SKY sessions ?
Can he bring us back those SAC Baddy sessions ?
Can he bring us back those C'not gambling sessions ?
n many more.........
Monday, March 12, 2007
PACMAN
ohh man!...i still remember those school days.
once a week,computer lab period (i m talking of 1994-1995).....we used to fight for a computer in the lab to play PACMAN!!!
those prizes such as cherries,strawberries,apples etc that used to pop up, which accounted for some value points....those four large round power-up objects ,tat used to provide Pac-Man with the temporary ability to eat the ghosts...:)
man...those days were simply beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
btw,i was reminded of 'pacman' coz the new project which was assigned to me 2day is code-named 'PACMAN'
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Anger!
Have you ever lost your temper? Did you yell/scream/shout at someone?
i guess every1 gets angry....n i m not abnormal...hehe!!!
Everyone gets angry. The hard part is learning "How to deal with Anger ? "
I know i m not the best person to describe these BUT i'm learning too :)
A Must Read : "Controlling Anger -- Before It Controls You" .
Speaking of Anger, I am reminded of one of the poems(tat we studied for ICSE), "A Poison Tree" By William Blake. One of the stanza of the poem goes like this :
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow."
Monday, March 5, 2007
first post!!
why did i choose "Afterglow!" as the title of my blog ?
after spending some half an hour(yes!! 30 long minutes that too during office hours :)) thinking of a title (confused as usual...), i finally decided to name it "Afterglow!" dedicated to the song called "afterglow" by INXS.
guys, i hav fallen in love withis song...esp the INXS and the sona feat one!
Here's the song : Sona with INXS 'Afterglow'
and regarding the "!" after the word 'AfterGlow' in my title, thats like the yahoo! style of 'trademark'ing things :D
btw, in the process of selecting a title for my blog, i came across this interesting site : What Do You Call Your Blog ?