Well then three days of backlog.. not to say i was too busy but then had quite a few things to work on. especially few bugs which hav closed in pricing really deserve if not a pat atleast a tap on the head.. well then believe it or not i have got a gmail account.. well it is still in beta.. but i was desperate to catch hold of one.. well i dint get w/o my initials but then i got wat i wanted.. shd be grateful to blogger which gave me the invite.. well looks v.v.v.fast ofcourse less traffic n other umpteen parameters could be playing a big part.. but then the UI is non slick n rather light.. like how rediff and yahoo were in their intial days later some gentlemen on the board made them jump overboard about bringing colour n fun on the mail inbox.. for reasons best knwn to them tht both the apps became a kill to open.. lets home Google doesnt follow the path n retains its simple UI...

Jus hopeless n Listless are the two words to describe my days.. the drive is jus isnt there.. so yet another day in my life chugs by with me doing nothin but cing the sun rise n set. somehow i jus wanted to make a big value addition to me or to the company i was for between the two natural phenomenon.. but to be frank i havent successful more thn 5% of the time.. so far in my career.. and tatz really bad and something tht irks me.. well going home now wat else.. come wat may im gona go for a jog tomm..

Well did almost everything i wanted to do but then the result was negative.. Went to the RTO but then came back for want of a "solid" address proof from the employer.. went to TIME.. well looked impressive but then am always skeptical about the quality of the MockCATS they conduct and also tht i wouldnt be able to take both Time and IMS SimCAT.. hence put off the decision till i visit IMS.. Well then tat saturday went on a wild goose chase to catch a quite IT comps near the airport road, CV Raman Nagar area.. but then couldnt find any other thn the DELL on Intermediate ring road.. well as far as the helicopter division of HAL on Airport road and then returned back to take a cut into Thippasandra.. Man you should the investments the govt has made in the two public sector behemoths the HAL and BEML.. it is jus mind boggling.. one wonders if the output from both these giants justify the input that goes into running these units.. so all along the road i was jus rattling abt 30 kmph watching the huge complexes.. well the objective was to find CV Raman nagar but then i had reached Old Madras Road.. wat then took the next right into 80ft road n went in search of the LIC Housing Units in Jeevan Bhima Nagar which we had applied for allotment.. well the whole main road is decked with these plots.. most of them whole front sides hav to converted to smalll shops. thus robbing the look of the tiled houses.. most of them hav lost their color n looked dull in total contrast to wat was once my dream home when i had gone to c them about 12 years bak..
Well sunday began with my failed trip to IMS.. well rather surprisingly i found the place without any hassle.. but then office was closed.. but proabbaly i wd go for IMS.. considering their hefty fee would come down afer the discount they wd giv me being their old student.. a good 20%.. but then the next weekend batch is only on may 29th.. a long time indeed.. thn bak home.. lazed away took the BRM after a good 3 yrs.. well maths certainly intersts n fascinates me bcoz anything which is not monotonous n thrillling intersts me these days esp after 3 yrs in applications software..

Having a long day well had to get to work for a call at 730am.. but then fixed and closed a couple of issues so dint want to carry too many things going into monday.. when i think i wd hav taken a call on IMS/Time course.. well tomorrow i wd be going to the RTO to get my registration sorted out to Karnataka Number.. and then going around to IMS/Time probably to kickstart officially my preps.. well a bit of nostalgia today as today was when i left iNautix a year back.. well i wd always have great memories of tht company i learnt and I became all tht Im today.. I jus luved the place.. well then bak on monday with lots of news

well then today i got hold of Options after a good long time.. probably the first time i wanted to knw it and hence put my mind into it.. Buy a Call /Writing a Put gives the holder the right not the obligation to buy /sell the underlying equity at a Strike Price within a period of time. Well European and American options then.. Married puts seemed interesting but then i could nt get what exactly it was.. But then atleast i knw wat is wat in Derivative option jargon. This seems a good link

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Well then had a look at some thing regarding the Configurator demo for the next morning..

Well last nite had dinner from a Dabbawalla it was really good though i felt the quantity of rice was on the lesser side.. the quality of the chappati and the Rajma side dish was really top class... coupled with lady's finger curry and curd had a nice meal.. today well had a couple of checks n updates as JS was back.. well then so was working for quite sometime and then jus starting to go home now.. other than this nothing much happened today.. hope i have a good enuf waiting for me there as yday.. Well the info about the Class 2005 of ISB is available on the site.. well looks impressive.. but then found out hte diploma isnt recognised by AICTE too.. probably bcoz they flaunt the 'so called' admisssion and reservation norms, heard they dont hav the SC/ST one too.. well who cares.. it is the name of the institute which matters rather thn the accrediting body more so if ur certificate is cosigned by the Deans of Kellog, Wharton and Harvard..

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Jacose, Bellitose, Morose and Comatose are supposed to represent the different states a drunkard could get into.. A beautiful description by the Bard in The Twelfth Night

Whiskey means 'Water of Life', Beer means a 'Drink' , Paparazzi stands for scrap paper..

Well then last nite how can i forget the queue at the hutch bill pay ocunter.. pathetic really spending abt 45 mins to pay ur mobile bills.. i wonder y dont have another counter open during the last 2 days of the bill pay cycle probably this is their way of saying u r late so u r punished so next time pay early and avoid the queue.. Today the usual call with CNVV from HQ... and then still waiting for JS to comment back on the fix suggested.. so again pretty much a easy day.. Wat do I do.. i still ahvent begun with the CAT prep sincerely i need somebody to really kick me out of this slumberness.. dono jus 7 months to go... I JUS WANA MAKE IT.. else i wd nvr be happy with myself for having let myself down for the second time after IIT...

Well had a good break at home and am back.. got a mobile for appa Nokia 1100 well then wat else ate well at home.. probably tatz one reason i go home.. Then as usual had a good anticipation of the journey by Shatabdi well had a short but nice 5 hr sleep and was up to catch the 6am train.. Well the service and the ambience of the train is an example of how good Indian Railways can really match up to International Standards.. Well it started with a Financial Express newspaper and an inhouse Railway Magazine. Well the FE had some really good articles and i read away each and every nook well the focus that day was the elevation of M.S.Banga of HLL India to Head Personal Care Business APAC. Well this move really means HLL is sending a jostle down its ranks to up the ante. It has been steadily losing sales and market share recently and having to carry the dubious tag of a Stock HeavyWeight underperformer. Well in between these had good breakfast and i tried Tea for the first time voluntarily and it really kept me awake for the rest of the journey... So probably Tea will become a staple drink of mine very sooon.. Well then reached office at 1130.. had a nice time meeting n congratulating people on promotions.. well the tension was visible in the air with couple of dissappointments.. personally yes im disappointed.. well as long as im here i think im destined to get things late.. But then only as long... The whole day was very refreshing and i was feeling that activeness in me probably bcoz of the early wakeup and also i felt i learnt the most today and enjoyed the read of the FE.. the more n moer i feel this I realize much more certainly i need to be driving a Business... rather than coding.. Im becoming crazy abt Strategy Mgmt these days.. but then Finance is always and will probably for ever be my passion and first love... though i knw very lil about it to be worthy enuf to call it as my love..

A real surprising decision last nite to go home this weekend.. Well but then more than travel by train which is umpteen times more comfortable than even a Volvo but then the travel by road in Bus excites and thrills me. The only reason i can think of is driving a train is not challenging or does it require the mental alertness as that of a Bus and also the control of the whole vehicle the time of journey , the comfort level of the drive all rests with just one person unlike in train where you have a big network beyond the driver that works for the running for the train.. hence somehow i feel it is very interesting to evaluate the skill level of the driver of a Bus in not just the speed but even his subtleness in gear shift, the gear-engine noise ratio he maintains all this is quite intriguing when looked into very carefully.. Well the best drive i had been so far was i cant single out anything very specific well i dont remember a badly driven KSRTC bus ever on my numerous journeys out of Blore.. Well the journey comfort has been one of the best even on Rajahamsa.. plus i would like to add it is not lacklustre or lazy driving.. but some real solid fast drive when the the travelling time has never beyond 7.15 mins ever.. Fine this i would go on abt this let me stop here.. Then another great news has become a Project Lead.. am feeling really happy for her.. well she should have been one quite some time bak.. expecting couple more announcements like this over the next week from others.. and treats along with this..

Couple of long pending stuffs i had done today on the personal finance front.. not big changes to turn me into a millionaire at day break tommorow.. But somehow these days i jus wana restructure the way im handling money and be more accountable and wise thatz all.. Well so fixed up an appointment to meet an Investment Consultant guy and initiatiated a talk with HDFC to open a Demat Acct. Well then some big news today at Office Front.. Krishna and Aananth have been promoted as Sr. Apps and also how can i forget the Evergreen Sunil.. he too was on the right boat unlike at iNautix..
But there is one thing which is the Biggest reason i maynot be succesfful in Corporate Life especially if I go the BSchool route.. my shoddy and woefully long time to take a decision these days.. Well the decisions to make jus paltry ones but i seem to prod over n over by the time i make it Im too late and have missed the very purpose.. I just have to pulll up my socks and set this right pretty right.. I got to get this going very soon probably in days bcoz this habit has somehow stuck to me v.badly in the last year or two.. well then wat else at work couple of QA bugs to tackle so was off with it quite early..
Well how can I not write about the Wall.. Well each time i see him perform (it is almost in every two out of 3 innings) i jus have this feeling within me which makes me wonder at this guy's consistency , determination and patience.. Jus imagine the solidity he offers to crores of viewers when he is batting.. everyone tends to relax.. push deep into the chairs from the edges they hav been on since the time sehwag came in, giv their nails a break, pick up a drink it is all bcoz such is the faith in the Wall that they knw he wont play anything flashy that wuold make hearts pound in tension .. Here I invariably have to draw this parallel to Business.. Imagine a company in any line of Business that has this Rock Like Solidity.. it would be a Dream Company for Employees, Promoters, Investors and its success would touch everyone on Earth... Well then coming back to The Wall.. this is the Branding that goes along with his name.. I jus cant think of anyother better suited name to a sporting individual atleast in Cricket than to Dravid.. Imagine the Comps he is the Brand Ambassador India Cements, Castrol and also Nippo Batteries all utilise his Brand Value to the maximum extent to correlate to their products brilliantly.. Thatz real shrewd marketing.. And more importantly the guys clean and very professional image. He is complete package especially the way he handles the media is jus too good, personally i havent seen anybody as good as him so far in India or anywhere. He is great Role Model for one to Have the reason being each of his quality can be applied with success in any field by anyone. Finally the Wall made 270 today so luks like India will create history and win the series 2-1.. Lets hope Inzy Aaloo doesnt spoil the party.. Fine then i cant forget this headline in the TOI when Dravid fails in the final Test..

The Wall Crumbles.. It is so synonymous these days to see all the papers unimanously call him Rahul Wall Dravid.. Am waiting for tommorows dailies i can bet the headline would yell The Wall.. well i could go on about this guy.. probably i will a lot many times on this blog for years n decades to come..

well today nothing much.. went through some broking sites.. n also called up ims.. probably it would be IMS i think so.. will hav to go n meet them on Saturday.. well thn leaving home.. nothing much

well today is a big day in bangalore not more any stupendous reason.. Jus that the whole city will be jammed n crowded.. There are huge rallies for a variety of reason. First the Vajpayee Election rally, then the Enrique Iglesias concert.. , it is through these concerts at blore i get to knw the names of pop or rock stars watever u call them as other than the MJs, Madonna, Britney Spears.. And finally the Big thing the one that really makes sense for a cause of celebration. Infy the Big Indian IT Sucess Story has become a $1 billion company.. so there is a celebration and bounty for the shareholders.. a great unexpected 3:1 bonus plus Rs.100 dividend per share.. It is raining money. Well a small calculation which i came across pretty interesting one.. One share of Infy during its IPO at 1993 worth Rs.95 then would have been 64 shares with a staggering value of 80,000.. well wat a bus to miss....

Well back to work.. have couple of new bugs expected that over the weekend since it was long.. so doing some analysis n stuff n closing them out before the bug call.. well then again a usual day

Well really sorry for yeat another big delay.. some how this habit of procrastinating things jus come along with me if only i could control this.. well then wat else nothing dramatic on the personal for the last one week or so.. so will give a gist of the happenings. Well went to madras over the Good Friday weekend.. well really ate well and lots after a long time here.. Then got a Peterson GMAT book with NIS at connexions.. and spent some time with him.. Got a chance to meet Suresh, Nandu and Saravanan after quite a long time.. Other than this was jus lazing around at home nothing much during those 3 days.. and today am bak to blore to resume the monotonous life with work..

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But then really yet another day gone abegging.. jus got to change this pattern though.. well im certain to dig into IMS BRM on Quants tommorow morning.. guess wat time 5.00 am.. (i knw it might evoke laugh out there, bcoz i myself hav no idea how am gona do it.. But i have to do it i knw) Jus wait for 12 hrs the results of my abilities will be out...

Well man this is a redo msg.. i posted and the session had expired.. so am all over repeating it again.. ( i jus hate to repeat !!) well today too not much at work so was having a look around the online Stock broking sites HDFCSec, ICICIDirect, ShareKhan, IndiaBulls. Well looks like i would be a heavy duty investor in the market probably not knw but after my MBA.. but am really planning for an entry into the MFunds segment pretty soon.. so on the scout for some info about the funds...

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Well then gave a call to TIME, IMS and Career Forum.. to enquire and probably i hope am at the final leg on my choice of the institute.. Well the choice has finally narrowed to IMS class or TIME class. The problem is i would be missing the weekend classes every 3 weeks or so whn i go home.. well tatz too costly.. But then i need to decide whether i can rein in my laziness and go all out at home.. and then enroll for the IMS Cat Cruncher course for the SIMCATs and the strategies.. There is something strange which has been going on since i had come here one yr back.. progressively by vigour to learn latest tech stuff has jus waned so much it is almost hovering around the NIL mark today. Am jus not able to fathom any reason for it.. probably my new found love and saviour of life in Mgmt has driven me so much towards it.. i jus dont hav time to think of learning abt tech or is it jus plain laziness and the work nature that has jus made me get redundant as i was never b4 in the last 6 yrs.. well hope all ends well at the MBA.. i jus am breathing and living every minute on it these days.. well then wat else.. think i will wrap up..

Sunday without a bike.. aws thinking wat am gona do.. bcoz that means no trip to office to catch up with the net or some work... well then got a call from bike service saying it is ready.. immdly i zoomed to pick it up.. well after abt 15 months the twisted handle bar was correctly almost well (as of today!!) and the ride was very comfortable.. well wat thn.. can turn off home.. with landmark looming in front of me at The Forum.I jus cant resist the temptation of a visit to landmark on weekends... a nice cool place to hangout (if i cd use tht....!!!) well spent a good cool 3 hrs there.. n found some really good books on Corporate Finance.. and on Derivatives.. well had a time convincing myself against buying bcoz i jus wont hav time to read it.. and also my task at hand the CAT and GMAT is a big enuf challenge in itself.. Well but i jus cant walk out empty handled.. So picked up Power Failure - The Story of Enron, The Goal and Economist's Introduction to Financial Markets... and made a rather sad glance at the other books i had wanted.. especiallly the Tom Peter Series.. Well then on the way home picked up tickets for the 3 day weekend to home.. Had quite long chats with NIS over the weekend.. really really long ones.. esp the one on sunday nite.. but b4 oh my god krishna brought the Ab Tak Chappan CD.. I sat down to watch it second time (rather the first time completely!!!, bcoz the one of bus i felt i missed a lot of the movie for sleep...) all went well till we hit the last part of the second CD.. it was jus test of patience.. the CD was damaged so much for every scene the CD would go back by two frames.. it was a pain man esp with the climax.. watch the movie of abt 20-25 mins for abt 1 to 1 1/2 hrs.. hopin n praying for it to get over.. Alas It finished.. then NIS spoke out all that he was feeling after a very long time this way.. it was jus one way talk.. i jus let him talk wanted him to let out e.thing bcoz he doesnt do it too often.. well thn off to sleep to start yet another week..

Well bak from the weekend.. nothing much except some more lazing around, a visit to landmark and some bike service. Well saturday began with a few hrs in front of TV and then going off to give the bike for service.. well that was due for quite sometime... n then caught an auto home.. and picked up some puffs and a bar of (wat u call it!!!!) well that was my food for the day so far.. and then came bak home lied down bak in front of tv.. well man this tv is killing me.. broke the addiction and picked up All About Words by Rosenblum.. well that book is more of a novel and doesnt offer me the instant and easy access to learning words.. well tht is wat i wil hav to live with for a week till i go home n get the good old Normal Lewis Word Power.