SOS

This is an extract of a mail i had recieved from a teammate -- a matter very delicately and beautifully put made an impact on many, surely a pleasure to see so many people switching their computers off before leaving for the day. Here it goes :

Usually, I’m the first person to enter the module. My first glance inside is depressing. I see a lot of monitors flashing the beautiful screensavers (The point being waste of energy). As an educated citizen of the world, with the power of network at my disposal, I feel empowered to bring about a change in our outlook, for the common good. Today, I have penned down my feelings on that subject.
I believe that if this trickles down to all channels through you, the desired impact is achievable.

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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We all have been reading about the nuclear deal and have formed our own set of opinions about it. Supporters of the nuclear deal primarily lend voice to our power generation needs and implicitly, about our appropriate utilization of what (energy) is produced. A broader aspect of the problem would lead us to the burning issue of Global Warming. One glance at the pertinent statistics would be enough to elicit a SOS call. Is anybody listening? And if one is, can one help!

The premise here is that we are concerned with what happens to our world, to our country & to us. If that were to be so, then, given a chance, we should be able to translate the thought into action. The actions were never going to be complex maneovers; neither were they going to entail giving up of our comforts, nor our precious time. Computers, all over the world, arguably, are believed to consume about 10% of the total energy produced in the world today. And we, simply by putting off our monitors in non working hours can cut it down to half i.e. 5 % - As a matter of fact, India’s energy production(electricity ) is less than 5 % of that of the world.

The above hypothesis, I wonder, deserves the sanctity of our action. Mine, alone is insufficient. We need the country to be sensitized on this issue, lest it were to assume monstrous proportions (which it will for the future generation). I solemnly urge you to think about it & commit yourself to the cause.
I, for one, will expect a lot of taunting reminder mails the day I fail to fulfill my commitment.

Thank You”

Atheism Vs Religion

Atheism states that nothing exists but natural phenomena or what we may say as matter. This definition means that there are no forces, phenomena, or entities which exist outside of or apart from physical nature, or which transcend nature, or are “super” natural, nor can there be. Humankind is on its own.

One of the first questions Atheists are asked is, “If you don’t believe in God, there’s nothing to prevent you from committing crimes, is there? Without the fear of hell-fire and eternal damnation, you can do anything you like, can’t you?”

Well it’s a debate for many atheists and the religious but I won’t take this chance for bash the religion or just praise the atheism. Just will present my thoughts in a very unbiased tone.

Actually the reason for the evolution of religion was nothing else other than people needed a force which could keep them from being evil, or just keep the evil in them in control. So won’t say that to create this ultimate force was wrong, or the force doesn’t exist. It’s just that the force is not really there other than the minds of the people who believe in it.

The whole concept started up quite well and healthy but as everything deteriorates with time, with more and more people making it their professions, more and more people making it a taboo, more and more people making it a political issue has made religion compulsory for us to survive in this society. Come on tell me, where can we find a school forms, hospital forms, passport forms, license forms without religion to be mentioned. Even the most prestigious business school of our country requires religion as a mandatory field in their admission forms.

But did we really need to have a force to govern us and keep us from doing wrong. Can’t we just imbibe the goodness in our hearts and pass it on to the future generation. Just to stay in harmony and without the religion ruckus will be so nice and easy.

This should not surprise us when we consider that among the societies of our nearest primate cousins, the apes, social behavior is not chaotic, even if gorillas do lack the reading capabilities of the religious scriptures, the young chimpanzee does not need an oracle to tell it to honor its mother and to refrain from killing its brothers and sisters. Of course, family squabbles and even murder have been observed in ape societies, but such behaviors are exceptions, not the norm. So too it is in human societies, everywhere and at all times.

See just when I was writing this blog, I got to know that there was 2 bomb blasts in the city with over 150 people injured and 45 death causalities. And as always was found that religious activist groups are guilty over this. I feel so sorry for these people and will like to ask these religious and politically motivated cult clans that what did they get out of this. No idea how can they help there religion or whatever they call it “jihad” or something by splattering blood of innocent people. As it is said “These activists truly don’t belong to any religion, all they belong to is the category of highly inhumane”.

Thereby I guess this society has made me move to be an atheist, made me believe that this religion is now not giving us what we made it for. On the other hand it is merely making us to kill mankind and the god within us.

Should exclamation marks always be scary

“Speak to me abt this on monday!!!”
This was something my Team Lead had written to me on Friday evening after I had left for the day. But it happened so that I checked my mail after getting home. For me what all matters is that its ok if I don’t do a job but I just shouldn’t screw things up. And the sentence made me think I screwed up something big.

Actually it was not the sentence but the three exclamation marks she had put after the sentence. Luckily it was nothing serious matter. But it created a fear in me.

What do we call fear of exclamation marks? Exclamationphobia? Or whatever.
A person who is not scared of ghosts, darkness, heights, speed, water, spiders, and all is just so damn afraid of exclamation marks. ;-)

Another weekend, movies, coffee, n ZZZZZZZZ

Chak De! India

The weekend started off with a movie I was waiting to watch. Though it was difficult to reach on time for the movie, was jus able to make in time with my excellent abilities to cut the traffic. And finally I was there watching it.

Surely Chak De India!! Really did chak some phatte. A story of a disgraced player gets his guts together to get the bunch of misfits women hockey team to win the world cup. A very well put on-screen cast which makes it look natural, not all glamour bollywood style.

Chak De! India isn't quite a Lagaan or an Iqbal, selecting the sport more trodden rather than the one conventionally heralded, and so it isn't likely to expect applause in the aisles as the team manages to unite together.

King Uncle gets a right role for his age, for that grey beard which started to show up on his face. The fit of Shah Rukh as a hockey coach -- inspiring, canny, frustrated, helpless and profoundly hopeful -- is so naturally perfect that it's a wonder he hasn't done a sports film before. It's been a while since we've seen him visibly relish a role like this, Swades was one, Khan was simply super.

Finally a movie to replace the Swiss Flower fields with Aussie stadiums, which another way welcomes the return of the king.

Wednesday.....

No doubt the day has the most number of letters in its name among the days. Because it stands for longest day as well.

It when i suffer mid-week crisis, a clear indication of the weekend is too far(2 days) and it was too long(2 days) for the last weekend.

And this is not the only reason for this feeling to creep in, its even that we have to wear business formals on Wednesdays. This is a mandatory dress code for Wednesday to make the day worse. You have to wear a formal shirt with formal trouser( the shirt better be in solid colors, strips and checks not welcome) with socks matching your pant colour and shoes made of dark leather. Well well well ... this is not it, to worse all this comes the tie, which has to hang on you till the end of day or you can even attract some fine.

But this week is not like the others, we have a holiday on the longest day of the week, its the Independence day.
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!

60 Years of Independence??

While on my way to office today, I had a small incident which made a huge impact on me.

I stopped at the Punjagutta X-roads as we know how the traffic conditions there are, it took me about 10 minutes right there. So I just turned off my car and was listening to radio. This was when i saw a small boy, maybe aged 12 selling Indian Flags. Generally I never happen to talk to anyone of them, but this time it was different, I felt like talking to him. I called this guy and asked him what his age was. This guy dint have an answer to that.

From his accent I figured out that he was not from around here. That was when he told me that he and his family have migrated from Kota, Rajasthan in search of jobs, which his parents dint have. I asked him does he know what he is trying to sell is. Yes he gave me a right answer that it was a Indian Flag. I was really surprised that this guy proved my thinking wrong. I really thought he is selling it merely for the sake of selling it and would not have know what it is. So I asked him that did he know why he was selling the Flag today. There I caught him, he dint know that. That was when I thought here we are celebrating 60 years of independence and what we have achieved. We have achieved to make an under-aged child, one who needs to be going to school at this point of his life, to have sell Country Flags on roads and even not tell him WHY.

I just didn’t know how I could have helped. Just bought two of the flags for have using up so much of time, but never thought that was the solution to the problem.

Movie Marathon

This weekend was the Movie Marathon Weekend. I guess I covered 5 movies. Wonder I can become or film critic now. At least then I can get paid for watching movies, and even then I don’t need to be working here. :-)

The movies go as follows:

1. Number 23 : The review can be seen in the previous post. The movie was outstanding, the one which makes an impact on a person.
3 1/2 / 5

2. Stand by Me : A beautiful story of 4 kids on their journey to search for a body of a small boy killed in a train accident. Worth a watch.
4 / 5

3. Live Free Die Hard : I’ll give it 3 ½ stars on 5 for this one, all credit goes to Bruce Willis for outstanding performance and action.
3 1/2 / 5

4. American Pie 5 - " Total piece of sh*t " not worth describing.
1 / 5

5. Fast Track – A total so so movie, very predictable story line.
2 / 5


But now its Monday, and as soon as I stepped in the Monday Morning Blues took on me. So the suffering starts again. And here I go.

Saturday Movie & Review

Its Saturday, so just took out time to cheack out a movie. Here is the my review for it :

Number 23
New dimension to Carrey,

Very surely this wasn't a movie i would have liked to watch, but very surprisingly too i loved it. The movie about obsession, paranoia are many to see, but this one was different. After this movie i was looking for the sums of 23 all over the place(names, birth-dates, time and colors). Guess this will remain for some days to come.

From the start the movie took it well, casting was amazing. 23 enigma ruled all over. To sum it up, very interesting though with some stupid things here and there, this movie is a winner.


"Be sure that your sins will find you out."

Memorandum Set ! ! !

Another week of tussle with my keyboard ends. From Monday to Friday my hits on the Enter Key gets harder and harder. And equally the computer pretends to respond slower and slower.

But anyways it’s a welcome weekend and something which I deserve.

Today finally after a long long while I have finally (at least) thought about what I wanted to do with my life. Though I am not planning to bail off this ecstatic life this soon, really its time to start making plans and working on them.

Why do I feel like an underachiever? Though I know I am not one but the feeling is still there. I know I am better than many many many of them but here I am not being utilized to the fullest. I can do much more than just sit in the cubicle and code or analyze a zillion line code. To overcome this I need to do something and today was the first step of the ladder.

Its LIFE ! ! !

Its time to take more frustration, this blog is becoming more of a punching bag for me.

Wont say i am wokring for peanuts, but not as much as it should be. You work long hours, sometimes extending 14 hours a day. Life seems so monotonous, so predictable.

Its like everyday i get up, to do all the things i already know i'll do. Same thing everyday, getting up 10 minutes late, rushing for bath, driving for an hour through herd of one of the worst drivers of the world, getting to my office desk to find work already waiting for me, working my ass off everyday, never be able to see the sunset as its never before that i am out of the office, again repeat the frustrating part of drive back home, tired and wanting to hit the sack but refrain doing that coz i need some refreshment, sit on net and chat with friends and finally i am away in my bed - to the way to glory awaiting for another gruesome day to start.

But again its LIFE!!!!

I Wonder

I wonder why am I not filling up the spaces here. Maybe not finding enough time, or maybe just I am lazy, or maybe i dont have anything to add.

Infact i think its i have nothing to write about. It has been few days over a year that i joined this industry. And yes thats the reason i dont have anything to say. No one here has anything to say, no one cares, infact we loose our will to say being here.

Working here we are devoid of emotions, optimism, creativity and most of the good things that can happen to a person.

When will the day come when i shall be set free from this cage. I Wonder!!!