Astonishing Technology Advancements

I thought I did not have anything to post...but i am busy back from office ina cyber just posting about how I felt about the astonishing speed of technology advancements today....

I am here to just post on the speed with which the mobilephones have gained good amount of significance in our daily life...

These days it is really difficult to stay with out a mobile phone.Atleast I feel handicapped without it.... I feel without mobile phones it is really difficult for people to reach me in case of any emergency.....and my daily trip from home office back home in the tiresome traffic becomes a nightmare without my mobile phone as I keep listening to music...and today I was blogging via my cell phone and I just did not realize how I reached home.....but my bad luckk...my battery was so low that I could publish or save my post..... and I just rushed to a cyber to express my bewilderment at these technology advancements.

4 - 5 years back internet was something new, costly and I just hada vague idea about thinking it as easy way of communication because of emails rather than writing hand written letters and waiting for them to reach after 3 to 10 days depending on the distance....

But now....it looks like some kinda magic...the amount of its importance is unmeasurable.... Any piece of information is just a click away from us these days....

Similarly Mobile revolution is another significant advancement in technology..... just a small rectangular piece and what not...you have the facility to store everything...u have music,movies stored...a camera...whereu can click photos whenever u wish..take videos.... connect to internet...get latest news...jokes....and it can just go on.......

In this pace its really astonishing to just conjure some great inventions in mind that will lay infront of us in the near future.....

Just a simple thing that I was able to post a blog via my cell, read blogs through my mobile, watch movies in my cell drove me crazy about the current technology post my thougths on the same here....

Will post more when i still realize more power of these rapidly emerging technologies....and enjoy the power of it and its beautiful utilities....

I love my Sony(Ericcson K750i) and thankful to airtel for providing such good internet facilities! Really useful one!

Akshatha

Bruce Almighty - Great movie

Somehow I felt last weekend was little long but at the end of it I got a very nice moral from a movie called the "Bruce Almighty".

A short description of the movie goes here:

Bruce is a reporter and always keep complaining to God, groaning full time as in why God created him and so on..He was never contempt. He always feels that God has never cared for although he is blessed with a nice Job and a beautiful wife and an amazing comedy skills.

Tired of his complaints God just appears before and gives him all the power and God leaves for a vacation. The powers are assigned with 2 rules to be followed always:

a) He cannot disclose to others that he is almighty
b) He cannot mess with his own will

Initially Bruce takes care of his needs and he is very happy and then his ears get whispered by the countless prayers offered by the devotees all over the Universe . He then again just makes use of his powers and says yes to all the prayers without thinking about its consequences.

Aftermath of it lot of things happen which makes him realize being GOD is not so easy and that GOD could always rightly decide what was good and desired for each of his creations and then bless them with the same at the right time.


So was the case with me. Although I lead a nice descent life,with lot of loving people around ....I still sometime used to worry about my past difficult times and complain to God whenever something went wrong. Especially I used to groan saying "I was So Good to others yet all difficulties had to come only to me " and Recently I was so fed up with some issues that in spite of trying to keep my mind cool, happy and effective I still used to fail and I had stopped my regular prayers.


But this movie has completely changed my vision. I feel I am perfect now. My mind is very clear now.
I happily offered my prayers to almighty this morning and am very thankful again to God for reforming this confused soul with full strength back.

All that happens is for Good and no matter how many times we fail we should always try to keep ourselves going towards our goal!

Amazing acting by Jim and Morgan Freeman. Thanks to my cousin without whom I would have missed this great movie.

It's not about your faith in God.....but this movie somehow strengthens your mind and thinking.


Akshatha

Car rides and Driving bikes - Fun

20th December...as usual the climate was very cold and I was so excited that my brother was returning from Delhi...... and hence I had already taken permission to leave home early from office....

But never thought that that day would be filled up lot of chaos.....However chaotic it was I enjoyed when I met my bro and the wonderful car rides I had at the end of the day......

It was around 1.30 I got a call from my bro saying he would reach by 5 and I had to be there in airport to pick and then suddenly I got held up with some meeting and frequent calls from my aunt inquiring what time we would reach home..oh my God.I did not know what was happening...Coincidentally My brother's flight also got delayed and he reached around 7.15 but I was still in office......

But after a nice meeting My manager dropped me and my friend in his Car to the airport..........

I Love car rides...and that day with manager and a team mate discussing on some good topic in the car I did not know how the time flew...Thanks to my manager.. for adding that part of fun to my day...I did not realize how we crossed the hectic traffic and reached the airport......With the nice music I was enjoying myself in the car.... All these added more to my excitement when I met my Bro...and then I , my friend my bro hired and auto..and reached some place..where my cousin came in his car.......... And then came the real amusement for me....

It was just me my bro and my cousin and 10 o'clock at night in the deserted road...my cousin drove to his house for about only 15 minutes ...with amazing music in full volume and I was just lost...........

I just remembered the old car rides that I had been with my uncle when I first visited Bangal
ore during my 12th holidays...... all these fly overs were very new to me...and I still can't forget the Amazing ride with my uncle at 11 o'clock over the richmond fly over...with no traffic....

So this way I always love and enjoy the car rides...and the on the other hand I enjoy riding bikes....

After a long long time I went on a ride with my cousin's Honda activa today ..and it was so refreshing to my mind............ I had about 2.5 hours of driving.... Within few minutes of my start of the driving I was caught by a traffic police..but I guess I was lucky today..he just checked my DL and let me go.... and then I went to my Friends hostel..picked her..roamed about an hour...Even she enjoyed and we just recollected our same old college bike rides......

Even she was scared initially to come with me after a long time.....nevertheless she enjoyed the ride and at the end even complimented me for my smooth driving ;-)......

In this way..this week had been a great week filled with fun and amazing car and bike rides.......

will keep posting more on the joyous/tough rides in my life..

Akshatha

Winter Season - Cool Cool Cool

With great difficulty I got up at 5.45 am as I did not want to miss my cab.... The weather was very chilly and did not feel like moving to office..but yes I somehow managed to reach office.......

I started with another book "How will die when you cry". The topic itself sounded very interesting and I slipped through the pages when on my way to the office in the cab....

Now coming to winter season.....

It makes me feel very lazy...and the climate was very cloudy and too chill for us to work... But still I and my friend managed to work with the support of Hot coffees......

I remember those old days when my mom used to cover me up with sweater, scarfs etc...... and I use to get irritated... But these days I myself take their help....without making any faces.....

The best way to enjoy the winter season to eat some really spicy, hot food and these days even the hot upma which used to hate before taste delicious to me...

and I have started protecting my legs with socks for cracks and pains and it really gives me a feel as if I am going to my nursery........

I feel winter season is more enjoyable than summer season.... And with the cool climate around and listening to soft soothing music..my god..it gives me a great pleasure....and makes me do my work with lot of passion and interest........

Good Music - Hot Coffee - Hot food - Nice bed - Woolen blankets...that's it I would just go into hibernation ;-)...... I am glad that I am in India and able to sustain this temperature... when compared to other cold countries where you really need some camp fire, heavy warm clothes etc to protect from the cold climate......

I used to wonder why people foreign countries are happy for sunny days and today when I was just having a coffee with my friend I was also waiting for the sun to shine and could really feel the feeling of having a Shiny sunny day!

I guess I wrote a chilly chilly post with my chilly mood and chilly climate around!

All in all Winter season always keeps me cooooooool!

Enjoy the chill season!

Akshatha

Enigma - Retun to innocence

Today my mind has pushed me to write on the song "Return to innocence" from Enigma. I love listening to music. During my childhood days I just used to listen to the music and not the lyrics..but these days my ears listen to the lyrics and smoothen my soul with confidence and peace.....and it is now when I have learned to enjoy music.... the lyrics of the song "Retun to innocence" goes as follows... I do not know If I have understood the song completely but few lines have attracted me and it's the same piece of advice my manager had given me initailly when I joined this new organization......... I really took them to my mind and following them has got a good change in me.........

That's not the beginning of the end
That's the return to yourself
The return to innocence
Love - Devotion
Feeling - Emotion
Love - Devotion
Feeling - Emotion
Don't be afraid to be weak
Don't be too proud to be strong
Just look into your heart my friend
That will be the return to yourself
The return to innocence
If you want, then start to laugh
If you must, then start to cry
Be yourself don't hide
Just believe in destiny
Don't care what people say
Just follow your own way
Don't give up and use the chance
To return to innocence
That's not the beginning of the end
That's the return to yourself
The return to innocence
Don't care what people say
Follow just your own way Follow just your own way
Don't give up, don't give up
To return, to return to innocence.
If you want then laugh
If you must then cry
Be yourself don't hide
Just believe in destiny

and I am sure if we just be ourself and do all the stuff with good devotion and dedication..eveything will be in place.......

Just listen to this song...and you will really feel good........ this song keeps me charged and again very happy that this lazy mind has woken up.....

Never be Afraid- Just be yourself- Ignore what others think and rock at all the deeds you do.. This is what I feel from this beautiful song!

Akshatha

Mind - The lever of Human actions

Ah...After a weeks lag I am back in the blog..... I did not get time or I did not feel like writing or what I do not know....TOday I am in a very obscure state of Mind.... I just can't understand this Human mind...... I understand that Mind is the lever of all actions performed by us........ But it appears very strange to me.... As some time it is very clear and leads to good work...but sometimes it acts very crazy.... It's been around a month since I have started blogging.... I felt very good and relaxed posting my views.........I was happy that my mindwas getting reformed in a good shape and that it's reflected in my actions....but the same mind which makes me feel good sometime drives me crazy......... It contradicts some of the states or some of the thoughtsthe same mind had sowed in me ..... Although I had made up my mind to act effectively, and had started practicing good work...and almost felt that it was strong.....it is not so....It is very inconsistent..... At times it becomes very sensitive and tends to go back to my old state... sometimes my mind is firm with some good thougths and drives me to good actions and sometimes..tends to be too sensitive, crazy and puts me down....... I really wonder at this creation of God..... It is all well reflected in my blog.......Initially I was enthused very much and was posting almost daily..used to come up with very good thoughts...but suddenly...I am just running out of thoughts...started getting bored again with the daily routine .....and my mind is just wandering around.....
Same way unable to find a good though from my day's work I was just forced to portary my state of obscure mind here....... Mind is really crazy...but my mission in converting it into an effective one will definitely on the job!!!!!

Atleast my mind is very tenacious to this thought that keeps me going here :-)
And I believe Practice makes a man perfect..with similar effective practice to my mind I am sure I can mold this strange crazy mind to an effective mind with consistent state!

Cheers,
Akshatha

Involvement - Good tool for great work

As I had written in my previous post, we were motivated very much by our manager and team meeting for preparing a good presentation...and the plan was made and we divided the work..and our Mission started on Friday........

I and my friends had to make some envelope,fill it with good content and hand it over on Sunday.
Oblivious of the Friday weekend traffic..I and my friend office little late although we had buy some materials for our task........

Amazing traffic..and as usual we reached late..but somehow managed to go the requried shops and buy the necessary materials....... Traffic had increased our tiredness...despite..we managed to relax ourselves and set back to enthusiastic mode after watching the Lilttle champs programme in the TV. Since we had reached late........We plan not to cook and just parceled some food for dinner....

not some..but lot....It was cold and our mouth was craving for some spicy food.....moreover weekend...plans for night out...we happily packed so much to eat...and when we ate them I was really wondering if we were going to work or doze off........

We started around 11.30 p.m...and were involved very much into the work.....we had to make a very big envelope..... we nver had prio experience of making such work...I had an envelope at home.....just looked at it..... Calculated the required measurments very well....... and I was double checking everything again n again so that we get the best in one shot........ My friend was almost irritated by the repeated checks....at the same time...was passing wonderful comments, that kept us laughing all through out the mission.........

My mom always seeks perfection in whatever I do..hence whenever I do a task those words of hers..or those checks keep running in my mind.........Same happened during this...

We were just focussed to get a very nice work done from both of us..and did not want to commit any asinine mistakes........

Both of us were determined to complete the task and then only sleep....and 50% of our mission was successful at 3.00 a.m..... Both of us were very happy looking at what created.......Both of us were just starring at it out of amusement..... You can find our creation below


and then both of us slept.........

next day our eyes opened at 11 a.m........again set us back immediately to good mood...prepared our brunch side by side..had a cup of tea by 12 and got back to work......... For a moment we felt as if we were some designers rather than software engg..... the whol room had become clumsy out of the bits and pieces of chart papers, snacks wrappers, bottles..... and we were just floating amidst of it..busy decorating the envelope that we created.........

It was 4.00 p.m...we decided to take a break........my friend left for her painitng class...and I switched back to my regular household work. and then watched a movie........and it's 8.30....

My friend turns up back from her class....with more innovative ideas again to decorate the envelope...and I was elated again........Just tried to get her a world map that she wanted to frame over the envelope.......and then the time just runs..it's 11 and my freind has not yet started to draw anything.....Inbetween with little bit of tension....my friend's mood had gone down and I was just blinking.......... Without completing my pal was just murmering saying it's not good its not good..........

Inbetween we get a call from our manager asking for the status..and my friend was just laughing at our status.........

We tried to work until 2.00 and slept off....... Then no other go.we had to wake up at 8 and resume our work.......... Our mission went on untill 4.00 in the evening........We took atmost care in all the things we did.......at the end It turned well....we had done a good work........decorated the envelope well and handed it to our manager by 7 and got back home........

Since we were very had good involvement we could do a good job in one shot........

during my childhood days..whenever my mom used to talk about involvement at silly stuffs I used to get irritated and used to wonder why it is required...but now I can taste the essence of it.........

All these days..whatever silly things I do..I do it with utmost care and involvemement...and it saves me good time..and delivers me a great result!

So just get inclined and have a tenacious involvement in all the work you do and look at the wonder with pride it creates!!

Cheers,
Akshatha

Think more before u conclude

Chilled weather....I did not feel like getting up at all...It was 7..and I just got up..opened the doors for my friend to leave to office happily..and I slided inside my blanket again.......wow! the weather is really cool...and just feel like chilling out.......

Some how the eyes agreed to open around 8.30 and move to office........

I just have a small learning from my day's work today..........

It is very necessary to think about any issue or any problem in different ways...immediately we should not jump to a conclusion...

I could not complete this post on Friday..after that got caught up with some work and could not complete......

But its very important for me to finish this post..as it's really a good thing I learnt that day...

So I had come across a problem that day and just visualized it in a single angle and came to a conclusion but If I had thought for some more time and tried to look at it in a different angle then I would have saved two days...... as after the investigations when we came to spot the problem..it was the same that I had seen b4..but in a different scenario.......

However it was a good experience and this crazy lazy mind has started thinking in all possible ways......

Good Team Bonding leads to Good work

I am on great elation to share about my team spirit today......

We have some presentation coming up in the following weeks and we really had to prepare a good presentation with lot of creative ideas...... Although a fortnight back our team had a initial discussion on it..nothing did move forward well...n today our Manager sent out a meeting request to our team...and then went on the interesting session with various different inputs from our team members..and finally we freezed out on good ideas....The session was very interesting..all of them were just throwing out the creative ideas..... and it was wonderful......

The session was filled with some comedy, serious thinking..etc...amidst the session..my colleague..imitated my way of presenting things....and so on..... It was of a different environment today....and the climate also was very cooool....

This has served again as a good motivation...and I guess added more to our team bonding......

and now just excited to look how our ideas and inputs and work will bring out a good presentation.......

Altogether a great day and This crazy lazy mind is motivated more and is just driven to support the team with good work!!


Akshatha

Those were the best days of my life

I was really moved by this forward sent by my friend today. Even over the weekend when I had my colleagues come home they also happily shared the sweet old memories of college and school days.... When I was in school I used to think when I will grow older and go to college..and when I stepped into college I was thinking when I will sail across the 8 semesters and get into a job....but now I just want to rewind the life and get back to those sweet days..although this part of life also gives equal sweet memories... Those days with kiddish innocence and jolly days with friends in college are really unforgettable and Best days of my life......

I was not planning to post anything..but when I looked at this fwd ..I immediately felt like sharing it here and I am sure everybody will agree to the thoughts and feeling portrayed by the above picture........

Cheers,
Akshatha

How to enjoy cooking

What a nice weekend........ After 3consequent weekends @ office..this weekend I got to relax at home........

Saturday started so funny..... 6.30 a.m the Alarm rings and then my Friend gets up from the bed shouting..oh god..it's 7...Akshatha get up it's 7..we are late to office....

Suddenly I wake up at a flash of my friends scream out of shock...and then I tell her ...hello it's Saturday n we don't have office...she realizes and then goes went back to her sleep......... but poor me...lost my sleep............just lazing around in the bed I tried to watch TV..and some how pushed myself to sleep again........ 8.45 a.m....My cell started ringing....... :(( ... My mom.hello dear...n I do not know I just started shouting..how can u call me saturday b4 9...and she says it's just 10 mins.n I was sooooooooo....however..i had to get up......n then prepared a nice breakfast...cleaned the house....parallely prepared lunch...... then went out to get some vegetables...as i had invited my colleagues for lunch....... SO now I will stop boring and step into my experience with cooking...and some tips that i can share to make cooking enjoyable........

• Firstly make up the menu that you want to cook....
• I often hear people getting frightened if they have some guests coming how for lunch or dinner etc.......Even my parents really wonder how I happily kkep inviting my friends and cousins for get togethers at home.... There is nothing big there....By the increase in number of people...only the quantities increas..but the method remains the same..and yes......it will be little more work than that required for few members...but to enjoy cooking you should snip this fear from mind..... Just be enthusiatic to show your magic with your hands...
• Check if you have all the necessary ingredients with you before hand rather then rushing at the last moment...
• Always set a target to finish cooking 2 hrs before the arrival time of the guests
• Buy all the necessary vegetables....wash them before hand...chop the time consuming ones before and keep them in the refrigerator
• Make use of your Gas stove flames in a smarter way...... Just keep in mind that..once you switch on your flame your are going to put it off only when you finish cooking........ ie....do things serially.if something is there on the stove...just keep the next one ready parallely..so that when one gets out of the stove..the other fits in...This saves Gas as well as time
• Most importants thing.......When something is getting cooked on the stove...Instead of chatting with someone or watching TV..just try to wash the utensils..left until that time....... In this way you would have washed all the utensils that you would have used for cooking....your kitchen would look clean(You would not require to spend additional time in cleaning the kitchen after having a nice chat and tasting the delicious food along with your guests)
• An then..parallely you could play some music..and try to match the rythm of the music with your pace and style of cookin food...try it out..you will really enjoy... I feel as if I am dancing for the property round :)
• Once you finish with each item in the menu...arrange them nicely on the dining table....
• Always be conscious that the guests should like your food...In this we could avoid small mismatches...ie avoid putting excess salt or excess chilly powder or missing some tiny ingredient but missing that coul dreally make a difference....
• Have time consciouness while you cook....Try out the above tips..I am sure you will be surpised that you have prepared a delicious meal single handed on time.....and ready to party with your guests...
• Finally cultivate interest to try out new recipes..it's really interesting....
  

To be frank...Until I was out for profession I never stepped into kitchen....But when I started...My mom always used to giv eme some tips....n I am very happy that today with all that.....I am really doing good cooking.......

I got up by 7 today.had all things in place for my lunch for my guests......Finished cooking everything as planned..........had a nice lunch with them...went out had fun...now since I don't have any work...I am here happily sharing the cooking experience......

Cooking is not a big task if everything including the receipe, interest, ingredients and plan is in place..... Cooking is also an art.......and it really gives a good refreshment to the mind...

The important ingredient for any dish would be INTEREST...Have interest...cultivate healthy eating habits.... prepare the food with the attitude as if you are the top shef in the world..and then enjoy the amazing food...

I should really thank my brother....wihtout whom I would not have got much interest in cooking......... and today I have made a progress that I am able to share some tips on cooking......

Food is very important to keep your body healthy..... So THINK HEALTHY!COOK HEALTHY AND EAT HEALTHY!

HAPPY COOKING!
Akshatha