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My Thoughts!
First Impressions of a Returning NRI
I lived in Bangalore for 6 months in 1999 before I left for the USA. I am back now after 10 years. Although I have visited India regularly, it's very different to actually live and work here.
It's been just one week here, but it feels like a lot more as I have seen so much in so little time. So much positive change has happened in India, it's unbelievable! I had heard about many things but what I saw just blew me away.
Youth Power: The first day when I walked into my office on Outer Ring Road, I saw a sea of people working on a sprawling work floor. They were occupying a previous call center and were all sitting arms length away from each other in really compact work spaces. And when I looked more carefully I was having a hard time spotting anyone over the age of 25! It's amazingly empowering to know that half of india's population is under 25. Although we have come a long way in the last couple of decades, I just can't wait to see how this demographic will transform India in yet another decade.
Startups: I met several startups in just three days. They were doing a variety of interesting things in the mobile world. From Babajobs to Ziva and several others. And so many others mentioned in all kinds of mainstream media from The Times of India to India Today. The Indian entrepreneurial spirit often talked about in the US and elsewhere is easily visible here.
Diversity: Another thing that I witnessed for the first time was a lot more diversity. There are quite a few folks from all over the world doing full-time or part-time stints in India. Even more interesting was the CEO & Founder of Babajobs. This guy is an American who moved to India with Microsoft Research and then quit to found his startup that helps Indian employers find employees for household jobs ranging from drivers to ayyahs (maids). It is amazing to witness this kind of diversity arrive in India.
Retail: This is one area where there has been a dramatic shift. Sprawling malls and giant stores that are filled with people from a broad economic spectrum. Department stores, movie halls and restaurant chains that are available all over the city, not just in one part of the city as it used to be 10 years ago. Global retail chains like Staples and several others in the food industry have made presence here. Talking about cars, there are SO MANY makes available wih each brand offering upwards of 5 models. (Another reason behind all that traffic!). The Indian consumer is finally benefitting from the massive growth that the country is witnessing.
Infrastructure and Real Estate: While there has been good progress, there's a lot left to be desired. The positive signs are the magnificent Bangalore airport, several new fly overs, lot of new real estate for commercial and residential needs. However, the fly overs under construction have worsened the traffic situation. The roads are terribly crammed, buildings that are 2-3 years old look like they have been around for years. Roads and other properties need a lot of better maintenance. Lots more work to be done in this area.
Chaos: Something that I had expected to encounter was chaos; and the country didn't let me down a bit!! Finding a quiet spot is extremely hard around here. And once you are on the road, chaos goes to a completely new level. Jam packed and excruciatingly slow traffic. And I had forgotten that there is no concept of personal space :) You walk into a mall and there are LOTS and LOTS of people. Buses and airports are packed more than ever! But to my surprise the chaos extends into all aspects of life. My onboarding was a good example of how it creeps into professional world. There was nothing prepared to get me started at work. I had to chase down everyone from getting an access badge to a phone line. And it was common for people to pass the buck to someone else. It's typical for people to not return calls. And when someone says 'it will be done in 5 min', it still means an indefinite amount of long time in India :)
There's so much excitement and buzz all over the country. Progress is happening on so many fronts. And, of course, there are problems that come with that progress. But in short, all I can say is India has finally arrived!
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| posted by AK on 12/18/2006 04:10:00 PM |
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| Strong belief and conviction can drive away fear. |
| posted by AK on 7/28/2006 10:59:00 AM |
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| Service industry related to housing is one big scam in south Florida. Any kind of service is a rip off especially when most of the work can be done very easily and in very little time. For example, I have been waiting for over a year to get my tiles placed on my house. Hurricane Wilma hasn't helped me much because the demand has shot up exponentially! Let's hope that some day the service industry down here becomes more efficient. |
| posted by AK on 7/25/2006 01:33:00 AM |
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| It beats me completely and I don't know what it could be? It requires a ton of patience! And the point of eruption has almost come... |
| posted by AK on 7/25/2006 01:29:00 AM |
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| Brazil lost rather cheaply to France today. Everyone's hopes, including mine, came to a mere nothing. And the worst part was that Brazil hardly put up a competition. It didn't seem like soccer world cup. Well let's see if Mo's predictions come right and if France end's up winning the world cup. |
| posted by AK on 7/02/2006 02:34:00 AM |
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| It's been a while since I have posted here. Lot's of things have happened since I last posted here. Deepu's married, I am going to move and so on and so forth. The wedding went on very smoothly and everyone was very happy the way it went about. I was glad that we could put it up in a fashion that it didn't appear too Marwari or Telugu. It was a point to everyone that things can appear neutral and we are all the same after all. |
| posted by AK on 7/02/2006 02:26:00 AM |
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Patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice. -George Jackson |
| posted by AK on 1/22/2006 10:33:00 AM |
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| These days I've been reading Gandhi's autobiography 'My Experiments with Truth'. It's written in such simple language it feels like you are talking to him; well that may be an exaggeration but nevertheless it's very gripping. Also it's my oppurtunity to get some historical facts right and get more knowledgable about my own country and it's leaders. |
| posted by AK on 11/14/2005 12:13:00 AM |
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Smart and interesting is better than plain smart,
Smart, interesting and with dreams to make a difference is better than smart and interesting,
Smart, interesting, with dreams to make a difference and with the ability to actually do it is better than smart, interesting and with dreams to make a difference. |
| posted by AK on 10/13/2005 12:13:00 AM |
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| Ishi, Thaalank and I had a time of our lives. We rock'n rolled, partied, ate, chilled and what not! It was awesome. Whether they remember or not when they grow up I definitely had one helluva time. |
| posted by AK on 8/08/2005 06:39:00 PM |
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Where the hell is the train going? It is mercilessly, tirelessly chugging away - but it does not know which station it's going to. The train has no passengers in it. It's travelled tons of places but it has no idea where the next stop is. Neither does it remember the places it has been to. All it's doing is burning coal and steaming away. It's as good as an empty boat left to flow along with a slow stream of water.
- Unknown |
| posted by AK on 7/21/2005 12:48:00 PM |
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| Need a change, enough of this bull s#!@ |
| posted by AK on 6/13/2005 10:06:00 PM |
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Never quit.
Never do the expected.
Never rest on your laurels.
Never think great is good enough.
NEVER FOLLOW. |
| posted by AK on 6/10/2005 04:41:00 PM |
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| How do I make a difference? |
| posted by AK on 6/06/2005 06:47:00 PM |
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| "To Sir, with Love" - Sydney Poitier What a movie!! |
| posted by AK on 6/04/2005 04:19:00 PM |
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| I was sure that it would come back, have a gut feeling about it. |
| posted by AK on 6/04/2005 03:06:00 AM |
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| Yet another weekend is here, hurrah!! I have so much to do :( |
| posted by AK on 6/04/2005 03:06:00 AM |
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| For some reason I went into that folder and was reminded of that time :( ... the world is so different now. |
| posted by AK on 5/29/2005 03:51:00 AM |
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| The pigeon seems to be coming back ... |
| posted by AK on 5/28/2005 10:54:00 AM |
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It's been a long time since I have posted anything. Check out this website
http://www.pragmaticmarketing.com/ has links and resources to learning and understanding about product management, marketing etc. for technology. |
| posted by AK on 5/28/2005 10:52:00 AM |
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"What to do, what not to do", it the eternal question. No one ever has a clear answer!!
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| posted by AK on 11/14/2004 11:23:00 AM |
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We receive three educations: one from our parents, one from our schoolmaster, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.
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| posted by AK on 11/14/2004 11:22:00 AM |
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Never imagined it would be so much work. But I am having fun!!
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| posted by AK on 10/05/2004 09:42:00 PM |
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"I want you to get back to your office right now!".
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| posted by AK on 8/26/2004 11:45:00 PM |
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A successful career is a marathon and not a sprint.
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| posted by AK on 8/10/2004 11:31:00 PM |
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Haha!! Abhinav had the ultimate L statement there in previous blog hahaha...
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| posted by Prashant on 7/27/2004 05:45:00 PM |
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Girls always go for the wrong guys, that's why I am still single ;)
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| posted by AK on 7/25/2004 12:34:00 PM |
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| Good is the enemy of great. -Jim Collins, author of "Good to Great" |
| posted by AK on 6/26/2004 06:55:00 PM |
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If you don't toot your own horn, who will?
Like this? Here's another one.
...you have to put your best foot forward. |
| posted by AK on 6/23/2004 10:23:00 PM |
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| Finally I got my gmail - thanks to being a loyal blogger. Unfortunately all the ids that I wanted had already been taken. So here's my gmail for those of you who would like to drop me a line akhushrajATgmail.com |
| posted by AK on 6/21/2004 07:14:00 PM |
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Abhinav Rocks !! You are the dude.
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| posted by Sovrin on 6/20/2004 05:00:00 PM |
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It feels very strange today!!After nearly four years I am going home tommorrow.
This four year stage has been very humbling and soul searching |
| posted by Prashant on 6/17/2004 11:33:00 AM |
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| I would really like to get a gmail account. Someone out there, can you please send me an invite to montu17ATyahoo.com? |
| posted by AK on 6/09/2004 09:33:00 AM |
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| I was glad to get a relaxed weekend after a long time. The coming month is going to be wild!! Let's hope things wind up well in the end. |
| posted by AK on 6/06/2004 11:34:00 PM |
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Dudez!!
How are the preparations for THE Vegas trip coming up!!!
Koks |
| posted by Prashant on 6/06/2004 12:58:00 PM |
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"...the most successful people refuse to be victims of others".
Mark Templeton, CEO, Citrix Systems |
| posted by AK on 5/28/2004 01:24:00 AM |
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| Finally G is over. Its 7__!! |
| posted by AK on 5/26/2004 12:12:00 AM |
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"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee, and it is worth more than any other commodity under the sun"
- John D. Rockefeller, 1839-1937, American Industrialist, Philanthropist, Founder Exxon |
| posted by AK on 5/24/2004 06:30:00 PM |
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| The only time losing is more fun than winning is when you are fighting your temptations. |
| posted by AK on 5/24/2004 02:07:00 PM |
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Here's a small dance for being happy .... |
| posted by AK on 5/24/2004 12:48:00 PM |
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| "It takes all the running you can do to stay in the same place; to move ahead you must run twice as fast" - Anonymous |
| posted by AK on 5/24/2004 10:38:00 AM |
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| Orkut is just too cool... I was surprised I didnt try it all this while. |
| posted by AK on 5/19/2004 10:38:00 PM |
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| I like this new blogging interface... |
| posted by AK on 5/12/2004 02:41:00 PM |
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| Let me see if this works... |
| posted by AK on 5/12/2004 02:40:00 PM |
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| Easy like a sunday morning.... |
| posted by Prashant on 5/09/2004 10:12:00 AM |
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| Somehow am not feeling good today. Looks like getting back to prep will refuel my energy. Here I come... |
| posted by AK on 5/08/2004 11:40:00 AM |
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| Just got my crowning done today. Its an extremely irritating thing... |
| posted by AK on 5/06/2004 10:21:00 AM |
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| Finally looks like I am going to have my website backup. Some b****d stole away my abhinavk.com. Learnt a lesson - never procrastinate procuring your domain name. |
| posted by AK on 4/27/2004 09:58:00 PM |
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| The Sanibel Captiva trip was just fantastic. We had a pretty good time out there. Check out the snaps in the personal section. Cheers! |
| posted by AK on 11/10/2003 05:39:00 PM |
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| "...corporate culture should be nurturing and developmental rather than survival-of-the-fittest" - Kevin Rollins, President, Dell |
| posted by AK on 11/05/2003 02:32:00 PM |
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| Diwali in this side of the world is only about exchanging emails and phone calls. Anyways, Happy Diwali to everyone out there! |
| posted by AK on 10/26/2003 10:31:00 PM |
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| Its been a long time since I posted anything here! |
| posted by AK on 10/26/2003 10:30:00 PM |
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| Chicago trip was just fabulous! |
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| Nothing can be worse than a Monday morning! |
| posted by AK on 9/22/2003 09:33:00 AM |
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| Give me a break! |
| posted by AK on 9/15/2003 05:23:00 PM |
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| Sometimes you dont feel like talking to a single person. TV or a movie seems to be the best friend during such times. The only thing is that the 'single person' does not stop asking 'why?'. |
| posted by AK on 9/11/2003 10:50:00 AM |
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| Fixing traps is very challenging! |
| posted by AK on 9/09/2003 03:05:00 PM |
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| "Anything that can go wrong, will." - Murphy's Law |
| posted by AK on 9/09/2003 03:00:00 PM |
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| My India tickets are booked finally! |
| posted by AK on 9/09/2003 03:00:00 PM |
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| Sometimes Windows makes your life so messy while working with it. Right now my CPU is thrashing, applications are crashing, clipboard and keyboard fails. Not good. |
| posted by AK on 8/20/2003 11:46:00 AM |
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| Don't forget, Venice, Rome, Milan, Zurich, Austria, Madrid...Marseilles, Lisbon |
| posted by Sovrin on 8/18/2003 03:23:00 PM |
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| Planning a trip to Chicago, London, Amsterdam, Scotland and India!!! Will it work out or will it remain a plan like always!! Time will tell ... |
| posted by AK on 8/17/2003 07:37:00 PM |
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| Need some change in life!!! |
| posted by AK on 8/17/2003 07:36:00 PM |
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| Yeah rrraaaight!! |
| posted by AK on 8/12/2003 07:21:00 PM |
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| I wish had a heart break like that..atleast would have had a story to tell future generations....That way its good for you.:)) :)). |
| posted by Sovrin on 8/12/2003 05:44:00 PM |
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| Looks like some heart is broken somewhere :) :) :) |
| posted by AK on 8/12/2003 02:12:00 PM |
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| I think its better to break his heart than his leg...that way you dont cripple him with his daily job..heart breaks and all always get over with time...(sometimes early and sometimes late). |
| posted by Sovrin on 8/12/2003 12:26:00 PM |
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It's better to break a man's leg than break his heart.
-Seabiscuit |
| posted by AK on 8/11/2003 06:04:00 PM |
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The horse is too small, the jockey is too big, the trainer is too old and I am too dumb to know the difference.
-Seabiscuit |
| posted by AK on 8/11/2003 09:56:00 AM |
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| This place sucks!! |
| posted by AK on 8/08/2003 07:18:00 PM |
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| Its not a great feeling when everyone in the room is thumbs up and you are the only one thumbs down. Politically I did the right thing by changing the decision but deep inside I was not convinced to change my vote. But I learnt a lot. |
| posted by AK on 8/05/2003 10:34:00 AM |
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| If it a'int broke, don't fix it. |
| posted by AK on 8/01/2003 01:40:00 AM |
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| can you send me the functional spec...I want to have a look at how detailed it is...and what it contains. |
| posted by Sovrin on 7/31/2003 07:38:00 PM |
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| Functional spec is getting ready. This local discovery stuff can get tricky. I dont have any words of wisdom to fill here today. See you tomorrow folks!! |
| posted by AK on 7/31/2003 01:07:00 AM |
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| and you've got mail reminds me of meg ryan and meg ryan reminds me of deepu |
| posted by Sovrin on 7/23/2003 03:32:00 PM |
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| posting messages on the blogs somehow feels like I am in the movie, "you've got mail". |
| posted by Sovrin on 7/23/2003 03:32:00 PM |
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| Dont bother about connotations, dont know why you interpreted it that way. |
| posted by Sovrin on 7/23/2003 03:32:00 PM |
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| It is true about Carly Fiorina...HP is a technology-driven company and Carly has strong marketing background. EVERYONE CRIBS, but she held on to her position and brought about the largest and most difficult merger in history. I like her. |
| posted by Sovrin on 7/23/2003 03:31:00 PM |
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| "Its not the strongest or the most intelligent that survives, its the species that is most adaptive to change that will survive" - Darwin |
| posted by AK on 7/23/2003 01:26:00 PM |
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| Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. |
| posted by AK on 7/23/2003 01:23:00 PM |
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| 'Get up each morning telling yourself - "There is no barrier"' - Carly Fiorina, CEO, HP |
| posted by AK on 7/23/2003 01:20:00 PM |
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| There is no connotation here. Its just a simple thing that I liked... |
| posted by AK on 7/22/2003 05:18:00 PM |
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| Think For Yourself is very nicely put..:-). |
| posted by Sovrin on 7/21/2003 11:45:00 PM |
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| "Think for yourself"- Sandy Weill, Chairman & CEO, Citigroup |
| posted by AK on 7/21/2003 11:00:00 PM |
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| Got the objectives done for the first three quarters. It is so boring to do these but pretty important to do them right. Let's hope it pays of doing these. All right some tennis now! |
| posted by AK on 7/20/2003 08:13:00 PM |
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| I need a good design for implementing local discovery and add/deletion of nodes. This is your chance Abhinav!! |
| posted by AK on 7/17/2003 03:17:00 PM |
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| IF A beautiful poem! |
| posted by AK on 7/16/2003 11:31:00 PM |
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| "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." -Anonymous |
| posted by AK on 7/14/2003 01:44:00 PM |
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| This is a cool feature from Google. Those guys are good! |
| posted by AK on 7/07/2003 10:53:00 PM |
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| Looking forward to July 4th weekend. Deepu and Montu will be around, it shud be good fun. |
| posted by Sovrin on 6/29/2003 05:15:00 PM |
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| Let's get down to some work... |
| posted by AK on 6/24/2003 01:47:00 PM |
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| This is pretty late in the office!! I didnt expect filling out the MBOs would take this long. And I think I will have to be here again tomorrow for AMC/CMI stuff. |
| posted by AK on 6/19/2003 01:56:00 AM |
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| Reading about MBO (Management by Objectives) was interesting. I hope filling out the MBOs is read carefully and appropriately used for rankings. |
| posted by AK on 6/19/2003 01:55:00 AM |
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| Give me a break !!! |
| posted by AK on 6/16/2003 07:22:00 PM |
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| Good luck D and H for your jobs! A new chapter begins today and wish you good luck to crack the same. |
| posted by AK on 6/16/2003 09:47:00 AM |
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| The feedback session was really great! Hopefully they will take actions on the feedback that they gather across the organization and do something about it. |
| posted by AK on 6/09/2003 07:29:00 PM |
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| Need some magic here... |
| posted by AK on 6/06/2003 07:01:00 PM |
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| Hamsi just finished an awesome defense...can we call it "Defense of the Century"... |
| posted by Sovrin on 6/02/2003 03:50:00 PM |
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| The best part of the trip is described by this phrase "an icthy stithcky, effusively sentimental reunion of two buddies..." :-). Enjoyed Florida. |
| posted by Sovrin on 6/02/2003 03:50:00 PM |
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| It was great fun to have Sovrin over the weekend - just like the erratic trips we always have, the ticket was priced double and the vacation was skewed by a week. Miami downtown, Martini/Margarita, Golf, Shopping - it was all good fun. 5 more weeks and we shall be in SanD! |
| posted by AK on 6/01/2003 11:32:00 PM |
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| Arthur C. Clarke any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. |
| posted by AK on 5/30/2003 01:57:00 PM |
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| X10 is very very very coool |
| posted by AK on 5/30/2003 01:48:00 PM |
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Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like you do when nobody's watching.
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| posted by AK on 5/28/2003 01:10:00 PM |
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| wuahbaagya!! |
| posted by AK on 5/27/2003 11:57:00 PM |
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Man! What a thrilling experience it was. Falling from 14000 ft, I dropped 9000ft in less than a minute before the parachute was opened. It was just crazy!!
Truly unforgettable. I will upload the video and stills shortly. |
| posted by AK on 5/27/2003 11:57:00 PM |
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| Naples beach on Saturday and sky diving in Sebastian on Sunday. Isn't that an awesome plan! Looking forward to it. |
| posted by AK on 5/22/2003 07:52:00 PM |
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| I feel stronger about it now. It will happen. |
| posted by AK on 5/20/2003 06:37:00 PM |
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| To convert the impossible to possible - thats what Deepu is capable of. To dream and to have the strength to achieve those dreams, thats what Deepu is made of. To invent and having the vision to invent, thats what Deepu is going to achieve in years to come. I am proud of you Deepu. You make us all proud and giving you a standing ovation. This is just way too EXCITING. |
| posted by Sovrin on 5/19/2003 03:16:00 PM |
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I think I will never forget this day, May 19th, 2003. In this economy, to get a job itself is a big feat...to get a good job is all the more difficult, but to get a DREAM JOB, is something most of us do not think of. The offer from Nokia Research Center is a DREAM JOB indeed. I am convinced, that its quite difficult to impress people as proficient as Dr. Ora Lassila, and to work side by side with him is an honor. Whenever I used to talk to Jari Malinen (Nokia Research with Dr. Charlie Perkins), I used to wonder that it must be feeling so great to work with a visionary like him and now that Deepu has got a chance, I am sure all of us will get to know how it feels.
Deepu, you have worked hard over your masters program and there cannot be a better end to this, than a job in NRC. More and more of these "seemingly impossible" feat that deepu accomplishes, I am made to believe that this girl is definitely born for a cause. For once I am at a loss of words. Heartiest Congratulations and you've made the impossible possble.
Its time to sit back and relish this moment. Enjoy the feat. I am proud of you.
Love
Sovrin Bhai.
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| posted by AK on 5/19/2003 03:14:00 PM |
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| Deepu has made it to Nokia Research Center as a Research Engineer!! What better deal can one ask for. This is an incredible and impressive acheivement. And I believe this is just the beginning of many great things that she is going to acheive in the coming years. Deepu girl rocks!! |
| posted by AK on 5/19/2003 03:02:00 PM |
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| Moving out of Spectrum today to the old 6400 building. Moving out is not a great feeling. |
| posted by AK on 5/16/2003 11:24:00 AM |
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| Learnt some interesting global development stuff about how MS manages to support about 24 localized languages and upto 136 locales. Its amazing the kind of stuff they ouput. We should also do it that way. |
| posted by AK on 5/13/2003 07:14:00 PM |
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| Finally checked in security fix! |
| posted by AK on 5/12/2003 08:02:00 PM |
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| I am not at all able to concentrate today!! |
| posted by AK on 5/12/2003 02:46:00 PM |
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| It is important that one wades through all the thought processes to latch on to a single small concept that you instinctively feel will reap results..It is important that one dosent let that small concept "die"...keep it burning...and fire will soon spread. |
| posted by Sovrin on 5/11/2003 03:10:00 AM |
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| Human Mind is a beautiful thing..it just amazes me how it can parallelize so many dimensions at the same time !! |
| posted by Sovrin on 5/11/2003 03:06:00 AM |
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| Was surprised by a problem caused because of CEvent security attributes. Luckily found a way to deal with it and everything rock 'n' rolls now. Can go back home happily on Fri evening. Actually will go to HotBreads today. Hope its going to be as good as it was in Chennai. |
| posted by AK on 5/09/2003 07:11:00 PM |
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| Found out an interesting way to solve the IUSR account problem that has minimal impact and code changes. Code works like a charm, just a few glitches to straighten out. |
| posted by AK on 5/08/2003 12:56:00 AM |
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| 4% is not a small raise! |
| posted by AK on 5/05/2003 07:53:00 PM |
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| Citrix stock $20.00 at the moment. Hope it stays there till August so that I make some money. |
| posted by AK on 5/05/2003 02:10:00 PM |
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Thanks Atrio :)
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| posted by Hamsini on 5/03/2003 12:49:00 PM |
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May 2nd, 2003 and you have made a decision. Q had worked out for H few weeks back. Now, H has accepted Q. This is a landmark day as S likes to put it. Things have worked out amidst all odds.
Good luck H for Q. |
| posted by AK on 5/02/2003 03:47:00 PM |
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| Man!! Sushi sucks! And on top of that there was so much MSG that its knocking me off to sleep. |
| posted by AK on 5/01/2003 03:18:00 PM |
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| All riviera completed - developed, unit tested and checked in. Pretty fast turn around. |
| posted by AK on 4/30/2003 03:22:00 PM |
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| Tired!! |
| posted by AK on 4/28/2003 08:41:00 PM |
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| Read some RDF stuff but hardly assimilated anything. Good night for now and catch you tomorrow folks. Chill! |
| posted by AK on 4/27/2003 09:59:00 PM |
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| VB code now works like a charm. VB is very convenient if you use it right dude. All the code worked in one shot. |
| posted by AK on 4/27/2003 12:49:00 AM |
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Day started bad. Flat tire first thing in the morning. Came to work at 1:30pm. All I could do was check in changes from yesterday. Then went to Hot Shots. Somehow I got bored within no time. Back to work sent out some emails. Now got to eat something. Am pretty hungry. Lets see what I can find this late.
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| posted by AK on 4/25/2003 10:12:00 PM |
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| Got a personal email from BobK. Note this day!! |
| posted by AK on 4/24/2003 10:05:00 PM |
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Can you beat that!! CTXS closed at 18.16 (+2.73/+17.69%). This is the highest gain in a day while I have been here. And given the feeble economy, this is impressive.
Hopefully some of this gain converts into money for me. Let's see. |
| posted by AK on 4/24/2003 08:45:00 PM |
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| Very hectic day! Lot of time has gone away to get done what was left from yesterday. Hopefully this is final. Tomorrow unit testing and then down to PMC stuff. |
| posted by AK on 4/24/2003 08:11:00 PM |
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| Today I have to finish the COM object completely and move on to making changes within the AMC. You got to finish it!! |
| posted by AK on 4/23/2003 10:12:00 AM |
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| It is so bugging that I can't use CString inside C++ code that includes windows.h. I had to rewrite the entire class using _t functions. It works now. Have to check closely if there are any string corruptions possible because of strtok. That's for tomorrw ... |
| posted by AK on 4/19/2003 11:33:00 PM |
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| The personal section is finally up. |
| posted by AK on 4/19/2003 11:30:00 PM |
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| A long day! Lots of work got done. Though a lot more was identified to be done. And have to identify a way to deal with the host.dll problem. |
| posted by AK on 4/17/2003 09:01:00 PM |
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| How u doing Sovrin? |
| posted by AK on 4/16/2003 01:17:00 AM |
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| Got the library and language selection ready. Pretty basic code was required. Tomorrow verify with Amit, and then take the plunge and complete all the stuff FAST. |
| posted by AK on 4/16/2003 01:17:00 AM |
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| If anyone thinks these are cryptic, please email for explanations. |
| posted by AK on 4/15/2003 05:16:00 PM |
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Two very interesting points
1) Mobile phones will take some time before they gain the reliability equal to that of a land line.
2) WiFi hot spots are like telephone booths. One has to find it. We need something more ubiquitous than that. |
| posted by AK on 4/15/2003 05:12:00 PM |
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D and H think that there is a big attempt here to sound cryptic :)
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| posted by Hamsini on 4/15/2003 05:09:00 PM |
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| "If you resign now, it means that Göring believes more in his principles than you do in yours". |
| posted by AK on 4/15/2003 02:06:00 PM |
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| Good day after two Riviera issues got clarity. Tomorrow the roll begins with the goal of finishing changes by end of the week. Lets see how it goes. |
| posted by AK on 4/14/2003 06:29:00 PM |
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| Scent of a Woman is indeed one of my all time favorites - the dance scene, the Ferrari speeding and the speech in the Baird hall are all astuonding. And - Al Pacino is THE man. Also saw the movie Anger Management -- was a let down. However, I got some fundas about Java and RDF cleared up when I returned. |
| posted by AK on 4/13/2003 02:42:00 AM |
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| It was a tiring day, though not much work happened. I played around with new Microsoft stuff today. Windows Server 2003 is pretty neat. I like the idea of lockdown components. One Note seems cool for people who are into a lot of meetings and note taking. InfoPath at first glance looks primarily for form creating and filling. Share point rocks but I think setting up is slightly complicated and requires some learning first. I am trying right now to install the Document Management Server. Lots of interesting things!! And seems to be fun. |
| posted by AK on 4/11/2003 08:51:00 PM |
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| Have been in the TGIF mood since yesterday evening. Let's get the design document for Riviera ready by evening. Then the plan is to watch a movie today evening - Anger Management. Two of my comedy favorites star in it - Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson. |
| posted by AK on 4/11/2003 01:01:00 PM |
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| The back up utility looks and works awesome. |
| posted by AK on 4/10/2003 06:37:00 PM |
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| These guys dont understand and neither do they question things. They love to be goodie-goodie, talk cursory and make their presence felt. Argument and questioning spawns creative thinking, which they completely dont believe in. |
| posted by AK on 4/10/2003 11:18:00 AM |
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| H, I like the idea of calling us atrio. So how is thesis coming along, are you making good progress towards the April 15th deadline. |
| posted by AK on 4/09/2003 04:02:00 PM |
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After reasonable testing it was decided no further researching for this whole I18N issue was required.
BTW How does one find a way to get credit for what he does? Its common to see credit for his hard work taken away from him. |
| posted by AK on 4/09/2003 04:01:00 PM |
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Have thought of a name for the the D,A,S trio..Atrio ( read as awesome trio :)) ).....U guys like it ??
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| posted by Hamsini on 4/09/2003 01:02:00 PM |
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| Nothing seems to come out of the web! Count is 30. Plan is to increase it to 50. Meanwhile go to do some magic. |
| posted by AK on 4/09/2003 02:04:00 AM |
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| Can someone tell me how does one go about getting a J? |
| posted by AK on 4/08/2003 10:23:00 PM |
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| Wish all machines in the lab were properly imaged ... there should be more informative and reliable testers available. |
| posted by AK on 4/08/2003 03:09:00 PM |
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| The lady with poise and polish cracked it once again-- I think she deserved every bit of it! |
| posted by Deepali on 4/08/2003 02:15:00 PM |
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There are times when you question why...and this one event comes along ..and it reaffirms your faith in yourself, Lady Fortune..and most important people and friends :) ..Hmmm April 7 second job offer in my life..Lets see
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| posted by Hamsini on 4/08/2003 11:37:00 AM |
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| Lets dedicate yesterday April 7 to H |
| posted by Sovrin on 4/08/2003 11:36:00 AM |
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| It was a terrific day...things can't go so wrong after all. Q worked out for H. |
| posted by AK on 4/07/2003 11:25:00 PM |
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Finally I have been able to customize all this stuff to my liking. So that I dont forget, here is some info ...
http://www.blogger.com
account is montu18
regular password |
| posted by AK on 4/07/2003 07:04:00 PM |
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| This is my second blogger ... |
| posted by AK on 4/07/2003 06:24:00 PM |
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