National Geographic top photo of 2006.
Python Eats Pregnant Sheep !
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posted by Vasudev Udhatya @ 2:08 AM
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Thalai's Thatuvam
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Gandhigiri continues ..
Yes.. This time it's not me who is affected. ;-)Ms. J as we all know is getting married to Mr. J and as a result she is leaving the project. Now the big question was who will take over Ms. J's tasks? It was really a difficult choice for our manager. Finally it was informed to all of us that Mr. P would take over the pending tasks of Ms. J and continue in this project for 6 more months (Rest of us would return back to our original teams). The big irony is that Ms. J was never assigned any work. I am wondering whether this is project management or is it actually project damagement.;-)
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posted by Vasudev Udhatya @ 9:18 PM
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Is blogging an armchair activism ?
I have heard about armchair philosophy, armchair politics but this was the first time i heard the term armchair activism. In a news item on CNN-IBN yesterday evening, this term was used. Blogging is nothing but an armchair activism, People who don't like to go on the roads and fight for the cause take up blogging and fight for the problems over the net. Is blogging really an armchair activism?
It can be argued for and against. I am not too sure about the statistics but my gut feeling is that most people who don't like to face consequences for speaking what they think right engage themselves in blogging and express their opinions without fear. But there are many more who do go to roads, fight for the cause and also blog about the same. Take for example the reservation issue; there were lots of protests on the road as well as on the net. There were lots of blogger who fought for it on the roads but not on the net. Raising your voice for an issue is important; it doesn't matter whether it is over the net or on the road. Your voice should be heard and if you feel you can make all the deaf ears hear what you write then you have made your point. For the media the protests on roads make it to their headlines and shows but not the protests carried out on the net and probably it is because of that missing masala news for the media, they have resorted to calling blogging as an armchair activity.
Finally to conclude, "Pen is mightier then sword but in recent times, Keyboard's have become mightier then pens or swords".
It can be argued for and against. I am not too sure about the statistics but my gut feeling is that most people who don't like to face consequences for speaking what they think right engage themselves in blogging and express their opinions without fear. But there are many more who do go to roads, fight for the cause and also blog about the same. Take for example the reservation issue; there were lots of protests on the road as well as on the net. There were lots of blogger who fought for it on the roads but not on the net. Raising your voice for an issue is important; it doesn't matter whether it is over the net or on the road. Your voice should be heard and if you feel you can make all the deaf ears hear what you write then you have made your point. For the media the protests on roads make it to their headlines and shows but not the protests carried out on the net and probably it is because of that missing masala news for the media, they have resorted to calling blogging as an armchair activity.
Finally to conclude, "Pen is mightier then sword but in recent times, Keyboard's have become mightier then pens or swords".
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posted by Vasudev Udhatya @ 2:50 AM
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My new Jacket ;-)
Thanks to all my current teammates for this cute gift.
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posted by Vasudev Udhatya @ 2:42 AM
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Happy Birthday Superstar !
Superstar turn's 57 today.Like his age , his charisma, popularity and fame continues to rise every second.Wishing our superstar a very happy birthday.
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posted by Vasudev Udhatya @ 9:32 AM
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
What can Gandhigiri do to you ?
Lage Raho Munnabhai's astounding success at the box office has revived Gandhian Thought and Philosophy is a big way. 'Gandhigri' is now a household word and many are trying to practice it in their daily life. But there are times when gandhigiri can actually let you down and here is an account of one such incident.
Date - 6-9-2006
8 of us joined a new project which was supposed to be for 2 months with very strict time lines.
Date - 19-9-2006
It was another calm tuesday, 2 people from our gang were allotted work and were occupied,rest of the junta including myself were getting absolutely bored.It was the time when lage raho munnabhai and it's gandhigiri were creating storm at the box office. The jobless folks from our gang decided to watch LRM afternoon show. Three of us were involved with some other activity and hence decided not to come to the movie.It was left with 3 of us , Ms S , Ms J and of course myself. As my wife had earlier asked me to watch LRM with her , i said i would not be coming to the movie.So Ms J and Ms S set off. Immediately after they had left , Ms J got a call from the lead regarding some work which was to be assigned.Since she was not at her seat , the lead called me. I had to pick the call knowing pretty well some major work would be assigned to me.I picked the call and as expected by me , i was assigned one of the most difficult work that was assigned to our team.
Date - 11-12-2006
Two months of sleepless nights , weekends at office , skipping dinner almost everyday, lost 8 kg but most importantly managed to complete my work on time. Ms J was not assigned any work, in fact her marriage got fixed and she has been having a great time since then.Ms S was also let scot-free for sometime before some work was assigned to her without setting any deadline. she's also in cloud nine with her dance performances, nicknames ( Psycho & Tube light ) and of course her ever increasing admirers list. :-).
Moral of the story :
Date - 6-9-2006
8 of us joined a new project which was supposed to be for 2 months with very strict time lines.
Date - 19-9-2006
It was another calm tuesday, 2 people from our gang were allotted work and were occupied,rest of the junta including myself were getting absolutely bored.It was the time when lage raho munnabhai and it's gandhigiri were creating storm at the box office. The jobless folks from our gang decided to watch LRM afternoon show. Three of us were involved with some other activity and hence decided not to come to the movie.It was left with 3 of us , Ms S , Ms J and of course myself. As my wife had earlier asked me to watch LRM with her , i said i would not be coming to the movie.So Ms J and Ms S set off. Immediately after they had left , Ms J got a call from the lead regarding some work which was to be assigned.Since she was not at her seat , the lead called me. I had to pick the call knowing pretty well some major work would be assigned to me.I picked the call and as expected by me , i was assigned one of the most difficult work that was assigned to our team.
Date - 11-12-2006
Two months of sleepless nights , weekends at office , skipping dinner almost everyday, lost 8 kg but most importantly managed to complete my work on time. Ms J was not assigned any work, in fact her marriage got fixed and she has been having a great time since then.Ms S was also let scot-free for sometime before some work was assigned to her without setting any deadline. she's also in cloud nine with her dance performances, nicknames ( Psycho & Tube light ) and of course her ever increasing admirers list. :-).
Moral of the story :
IT Gandhigiri
1) Watch movies during work hours to avoid assignment of work to you.
2) Married people have higher chance of work assignments happening as they are unable to freak out with friends and team mates . ;-)
3)Work is most important, worship it.And when you complete it, start blogging about it.
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posted by Vasudev Udhatya @ 10:06 PM
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The suspense unfolds ;-)
Yes Finally.. It is a Nokia 6070 mobile phone , which most importantly has a radio and it can support all FM channels.It's really Sakat Hot Maga !
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posted by Vasudev Udhatya @ 9:41 PM
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Saturday, December 09, 2006
Sivapathikaaram - A cleaning powder that actually tries to clean.
Sivapathikaaram is another film which throws light on india's political system.It is another film that tries to educate the public about our dirty political system.Sathyamurthi (Vishal) is a student of lexicon college madurai.His dad is a watchman in the same college. As expected sathya is the best student of the college, as rightly said by him the taste of education is more delicious for the underprivileged who have never got a chance to study( hope our Reservations Neta and HRD minister Arjun Singh is listening to it).sathya's professor is Prof Elango(Raghuvaran), he is an ex collector and currently his passion to clean up the society and educate the students as to what is correct and wrong drove him to take up teaching.sathya's department undertakes a project of conducting a opinion poll for a by election , which pits them against the losing candidate.The losing candidate tries to implicate the college in a false case and as a result of the violent clash between police and students , 40 innocent students and college staff get killed in a fire accident ( masterminded by the losing politician ). One amongst the dead is sathy'a father.How sathya avenges his father's death forms the climax.
The story is similar to the one's which have actually come in the past 2-3 years.what makes the difference is the question which the director asks the audience.To become a doctor MBBS is necessary , to become a lawyer BL is necessary but for becoming a MLA being 25 years is sufficient. Is it high time that we need some basic qualifications for contesting polls too ?
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posted by Vasudev Udhatya @ 4:28 AM
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Thursday, December 07, 2006
A year younger ! :-)
I turned a year younger today. :-)
Yeah... it's my birthday and it was really special. This year was truly awesome for me , A very special person in my life who has bought lots more than mere happiness in my life.With all the happiness, encouragement, care and motivation i feel that i have become a year younger today.
She surprised me with a gift, the suspense of which she maintained till 12 in the night.I guess all of you would also be eager to know the gift which i got from her.Ha Ha Ha ... let me also maintain the suspense for a few days. ;-)
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posted by Vasudev Udhatya @ 9:28 PM
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Sunday, December 03, 2006
Indian Football needs better treatment!
It's always been a rare sight to see India playing international football matches.It is more rare for India to win an international football match.The results at the recent Asian Games football tournament have been really good and positive for our football team.In group D, they drew with Hongkong in the first match 1-1 and beat Maldives 2-1 in the second match yesterday.So far the team has been very promising with young players like Bungo Singh , Surukumar Singh, Pradeep Pappachan, Steven Dias, Climax Lawrence and Bhaichung Bhutia have been really good so far.
It's a major win for India after a very long time , the last time is saw Indian football team playing really well was at L.G.Cup at Vietnam.
Unfortunately no one seems to support team India when it comes to football.The Indian government refused to sponsor the team for Asian games 2006.The team has been sent by AIFF without the financial backing from Govt of India.The win against Maldives was not covered by any major channels like 'CNN-IBN' or NDTV.When it's a time where the much hyped cricket and hockey teams are showing no results , football team should atleast be motivated if not promoted by our local media.
Indian Football team infact has a very good history. We have qualified for the 1950 World Cup finals in Brazil, but could not appear as we still played bare feet at that time.The Indian team also won the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games gold medals in football. In 1956 the team finished fourth at the Melbourne Olympics.Well the big question to be answered is whats holding back the AIFF and the Indian Football team. Well that could be another post. :-)
Links: BBC Sport - "What's holding back Indian football?"
It's a major win for India after a very long time , the last time is saw Indian football team playing really well was at L.G.Cup at Vietnam.
Unfortunately no one seems to support team India when it comes to football.The Indian government refused to sponsor the team for Asian games 2006.The team has been sent by AIFF without the financial backing from Govt of India.The win against Maldives was not covered by any major channels like 'CNN-IBN' or NDTV.When it's a time where the much hyped cricket and hockey teams are showing no results , football team should atleast be motivated if not promoted by our local media.
Indian Football team infact has a very good history. We have qualified for the 1950 World Cup finals in Brazil, but could not appear as we still played bare feet at that time.The Indian team also won the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games gold medals in football. In 1956 the team finished fourth at the Melbourne Olympics.Well the big question to be answered is whats holding back the AIFF and the Indian Football team. Well that could be another post. :-)
Links: BBC Sport - "What's holding back Indian football?"
posted by Vasudev Udhatya @ 9:02 PM
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