Monday, November 23, 2009

Name the Photo

Please feel free to suggest a title for the photo I clicked today. Use the comments section to leave your suggested title.
 
Dont limit it to just title, if you can describe what comes to your mind when you see the picture, what ever comes to your mind, what do you think the picture conveys to you, just write it down as comments. Basically I am asking you to interpret the picture. 
 
Titles So far I have collected from my family & friends are:
 
An Empty Head
Ellam Mayam
A Headache
No HeadAche.
No Head, Ache.
Ghost Rider
Visor but not Wiser
Hel Met Gloves
Knock Knock Whos not there.
Horror
Oh my god!
Invisibility Pill worked!
Ohh no I forgot to wear my head
 
 
Comments:
 
Titleless Photo - I think this photo is a masterpiece beyond words...something that should be looked at and contemplated...the mere fact that so many names have been suggested is an indication of the subliminal message in this work of art....I think this deserves it's own 'obviously unnamed' corner in the Louvre.....
 
Genius...sheer brilliance...seminal.

Friday, October 09, 2009

Nobel peace prize for Obama

Some people are born great. Some work towards greatness, and then there are others, who have greatness thrust up on them!! I guess this case might look somewhat like that, if i see from a very shallow view point.

 

On second thoughts, I think, it is a good idea that Obama has been awarded the Nobel for Peace. Its like Nobel committee has volunteered Obama to be the "Bringer of Peace" to the world.

 

Its more like "Pay it Forward".

 

Just because now that he is a Nobel peace laureate, he cannot authorize and declare new wars, and also figure out calling off the wars that are going on currently, and thereby propagating peace, and also cannot propagate nuclear weapons. He would be all the more committed towards nuclear weapons free world.

 

I am simply amazed at the farsightedness and the big challenge that the Nobel committee has thrown at Obama.

 

May be It is a strategic move, perhaps influenced by the likes of Iran, Iraq, Afganisthan, Pakisthan and North Korea. (Basically all the people who see the US as the finely tuned war machine). You never know, how the political undercurrent and diplomatic forces work.

 

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Gun Salute

President Obhama welcomed with a 21 gun salute, during his visit to Soudi. The question is, Why do leaders of state get a gun salute. What is the significance of the same ?

 

When I “googled up” I realized that in the olden days, When military leaders held meetings, they used to empty their guys (those days, its was like you load once, then fire, then load and so on) in a gesture to say that they don’t mean harm.

 

Even before the guns, they used to point their spears and swords downwards to show that they don’t mean any harm.

 

Now that’s the logic behind the gun salute. The number 21 seems to be purely arbitrary with significance from biblical and astrological reasons.

It used to be 7 gun salute, since 7 has biblical significance. 21 is a multiple of 7.

 

So, now a days, any leader who commands the military when visits a nation, then the host military gives a 21 gun salute as a mark of respect. That is considered as the highest honor!!

 

Interesting eh!

 

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Abu Qatada given £2,500

UK courts have ruled that Abu Qatada is a Threat to UK's security.
UK Courts have awarded Aby Qatada with £2500 as compensation.

Has UK directly funded terrorist activity ?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article5765126.ece

Only Time can tell...

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

xpenser - I am hooked

I have always wished that I had a better control over money. Which meant that

  1. I set out a budget
  2. Set myself savings target
  3. Have a big picture view of my expenses.

However, the pain points were

  1. to track my expenses at a low level so that I can analyze where the money is spent
  2. track the cash expenses that I do

Mainly, I was too lazy to feed the data into my xl on a day today basis. So I had given up on tracking on low level, and track at an abstract manner, Like

Card expenses - £700

Cash expenses - £150

Now, thanks to my Brother in law’s “Tweet”, I am hooked to xpenser.com. The USP is that they offer multiple interfaces to update your expense on the go, like Mail, SMS, Twitter, iPhone, Phone calls etc.

It has other cool features like tagging, and categorizing!

The advantages are multi-fold :

  1. I have 300 sms per month, I hardly use 10, so I get more value from my mobile service.
  2. I don’t have to sit every day to file my expenses.
  3. It massages my ego by not making me look like a miser.
  4. Makes me more aware of where the bloomin’ money goes.
  5. Makes me look cool, puts me in the early adopters group. (Not so early in this instance)

I strongly encourage you to try it!

www.xpenser.com

Trust me! It’s worth your time!!

Monday, February 02, 2009

Snow in slough

It snowed big time here !
Worst I have seen so far!

All trains, buses, are cancelled, ppl are advised to stay off roads. I had to drive to work though! I took a snap of snow on top of the car.

The ironic part is, in the US, its common to have 4 to 5 feet snow, and still things are functional, where as, here, just for about 6 inches of snow, entire London has come to a grinding halt !!!

We just got advised that we need to go back, since more snow is on the way!

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?

Read it in one of the Sites: Just 2 Good !!


******** NOT MY ORIGINAL WORK *******
Such number as may be deemed necessary to perform the stated task in a timely and efficient manner within the strictures of the following agreement. Whereas the party of the first part, also known as 'the lawyers' and the party of the second part, also known as 'the light bulb' do hereby agree to a transaction wherein the party of the second part (light bulb) shall be removed from the current position as a result of failure to perform previously agreed upon duties, i.e. the lighting, elucidation, and otherwise illumination ofthe area ranging from the front (North) door, through the entryway, terminating at an area just through the primary living area, demarcated by the beginning of the carpet, any spillover illumination being at the option of the party of the second part (light bulb) and not required by the aforementioned agreement between the parties. The aforementioned removal transaction shall include, but not be limited to, the following steps:

1. The party of the first part (lawyer) shall, with or without elevation at his option, by means of a chair, step stool, ladder or any other means of elevation, grasp the party of the second part (light bulb) and rotate the party of the second part (light bulb) in a counter clockwise direction, said direction being non-negotiable. Said grasping and rotation of the party of the second part (light bulb) shall be undertaken by the party of the first part (lawyer) to maintain the structural integrity of the party of the second part (light bulb), notwithstanding the aformentioned failure of the party of the second part (light bulb) to perform the customary and agreed upon duties. The foregoing notwithstanding, however, both parties stipulate that structural failure of the party of the second part (light bulb) may be incidental to the aforementioned failure to perform and in such case the party of the first part (lawyer) shall be held blameless for such structural failure insofar as the non-negotiable directional codicil (counter-clockwise) is observed by the party of the first part (lawyer) throughout.

2. Upon reaching a point where the party of the second part (light bulb) becomes seperated from the party of the third part ('receptacle'), the party of the first part shall have the option of disposing of the party of the second part (light bulb) in a manner consistent with all applicable state, local, and federal statutes.

3. Once seperation and disposal have been achieved, the party of the first part (lawyer) shall have the option of beginning the installation of the party of the fourth part ('new light bulb'). This installation shall occur in a manner consistent with the reverse procedures described in step one of this self same document, being careful to note that the rotation should occur in a clockwise direction, said direction also being non-negotiable and only until the party of the fourth part (new light bulb) becomes snug in the party of the third part (receptacle) and in fact becomes the party of the second part (light bulb).

Note: The above described steps may be performed, at the option of the party of the first part (lawyer), by said party of the first part (lawyer), or by his or her heirs and assigns, or by any and all persons authorized by him or her to do som the objective being to produce a level of illumination in the immediate vicinity of the aforementioned front (North) door consistent with maximisation of ingress and revenue for the party of the fifth part, also known as 'The Firm'.

 

******** NOT MY ORIGINAL WORK *******