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November 06, 2007

Iyyo aandava...

This is a piece of relaxation sponsored by a tele-caller. Due to factors like absence of my counter-part, month-end, etc., I was busy in office to the core. At that time I received a call from an MNC bank's tele-caller and she was trying to pitch sales for a credit card. (I already have a bad experience about credit card.) The conversation follows:

T.C. - Hello, this is S from D bank and we are offering...(blah blah)
Me - No I'm not interested.
T.C. - Sir, we are from corporate division and we are offering credit card for your company employees with blah blah... offers. I've contacted many people in your company and they all applied for me.
Me - (WAT)
T.C. - hmm Mr. R from P dept, Mr. S from A dept, all applied for me only. You know Mr. X from E dept, you can ask him about my processing.
Me - (My god)
T.C. - Which department you are in sir?
Me - C Department
T.C. - hmmm in your dept, Mr. V (my boss) also applied for me sir; and Mr N (my boss's boss) also applied for me sir
Me - Now I started laughing silently.
T.C. - you can also apply for me sir,
Me - hmmm... May be in weekend (she did not understand, why I said so)
T.C. - shall I come and collect concerned documents at home sir.
Me - What are those concerned documents?
T.C. - blah... blah...
Me - I'm available only after 8.30 pm.
T.C. - No problem sir, i'll come to your home and I'll apply. (wat is she gonna apply to me)

It went on for another 10 minutes and I said I'm busy now and asked her to call after 3 hours, ofcourse to relax. Then I came to know that she is not a Tele-caller but some territory officer. iyyo aandava...

August 20, 2007

இப்படி இருந்தா எப்படி...

I would like to share my recent experience with regard to the irresposibility level of a renown university in TamilNadu.

I went to this university's chennai office to get one application form and prospectus.

He gave me a sheet of paper in which there were columns for application number, name and phone number (there was another column too, but i dont remember).

I wrote the application number which was in a series and other details too and gave Rs.500 (the cost of the prospectus is Rs. 100).

He checked the number written in the paper and the the one in prospectus he gave me and WROTE THE APPLICATION NUMBER IN THE WHITE PORTION OF THE RS. 500 NOTE.

I was shocked to see this. As RBI (Central bank of India) has announced that no citizen should write anything on the curreny and doing so is an offence. This announcement is advertised in every bank in India.

Uneducated/illitrate people writing phone numbers on currency note are excusable (though, it is still an offence), but goverment offices and Universities not following this rule is the height of irresponsibility.

His reply was funniest(?!) when I told him that writing anything on Indian Currency is an offence. He said that they follow this procedure to track down the person who gave this currency note (through the application number and the name and phone number written in the sheet) in the event that the note is a fake one. GOD!!!!

He didn't have any answers when I said, such a university could use a machine (with UV rays) to identify the fake notes then and there also explained (in vain) that there are several other ways published by the RBI to identify fake currencies.

What I like is his innocence to believe that the person giving a fake note would give his correct contact number.

பல்கலைகழகங்கள் தான் நாட்டில் அறிவு விளக்கை ஏற்ற வெண்டியவர்கள். ஐய்யா... நீங்களே இப்படி இருந்தா எப்படி...

July 23, 2007

மழை இரவின் கடைசி துளிகள்
















மழை, வரம் எனக்கு.
அது கேட்காமல் எனக்கு கொடுத்ததெல்லாம் புன்னகை மட்டும் தான்.

மழையை எப்போதும் நான் இயல்பாக பார்த்ததில்லை.
நான் அதை ரசித்திருந்த அனைத்து கணங்களிலும் பல வண்ணப் படங்களின் கலவை இருந்தது.

அண்ணாந்து மழை வாங்கிய இரு சக்கர பயணங்களும்,
தொப்பலாக கரைந்த நடு ரோட்டு நடைகளும்,
ஏதோ ஒரு கதாநாயகனின் காட்சி தொடர்ச்சியாகவே இருந்திருக்கிறது.

மழையை எப்பொது நான் நானாக ரசித்திருந்தேன்?

திரைப்படங்கள் என் கண்களுக்குள் கலக்காத என் பிஞ்சு காலத்தில் அது நிகழ்ந்திருக்கலாம்.
அந்த பதிவுகள் எல்லாம் முன்னெப்போதோ பெய்த மழையால் கழுவப்பட்டிருந்தது.

வேண்டுமானால் அது இன்று தான் நடந்தது என்று சொல்லலாம்.
குறிப்பாக சொன்னால் அதுவும் இன்றைய மழை நின்ற பிறகு தான்!

என் நினைவுகள் இவ்வாறு விரிந்து விழைந்தது.
மழை குளிப்பாட்டிய கண்ணாடி கதவுகள்;
ஒர் நிசப்த இரவு;
அரை இருட்டில் தெரியும் திறந்த சன்னல்கள்;
அதில் சொட்டும் மழையின் கடைசி துளிகள்;
ஒரு தேநீர் கோப்பை;
கடைசியாக இந்த கவிதையின் தலைப்பு.

இப்போது மெதுவாக அரும்புகிறது என் பால்ய கால நினைவுகள்,
நான் எட்டி பிடித்து இழுக்கும் மரக்கிளையில் தொங்கும் மழை துளிகள் தொட்டவுடன் என் உடலெல்லாம் சிலிர்த்து விடும்.

அந்த ரசனை என்னுடையதாக இருக்கலாம்,
யாரும் எந்த திரைப்படத்திலும் முயற்சிக்காமல் இருந்திருந்தால் அல்லது
நான் யாரிடமிருந்தோ தொடர்ந்திருக்காமல் இருந்தால்.

மழை பெய்யும் பொழுதை விட நின்ற பிறகு தான் அழகாக இருக்கிறது.
நான் அதன் கடைசி துளிகளின் காதலன்.

July 19, 2007

சிவாஜி - தி பாஸ்

"ர-ஜி-னி என்பது வெறும் பெயரல்ல, அது ஒரு மூன்றெழுத்து மந்திரம்" என்று பாலகுமாரன் ஒரு முறை எழுதி இருந்தார். அது எந்த அளவு உண்மை என்பதை இந்த படத்தை தியேட்டரில் பார்த்தால் தான் தெரியும். ரஜினி நின்றால், நடந்தால், திரும்பினால், சிரித்தால் என எதற்கும் ஆரவாரம், விசில்.

அன்றிலிருந்து இன்று வரை, சில விஷயங்களை, ரஜினி செய்தால் தான் எடுபடும், ஒத்துக்கொள்ள முடியும். வேறு யார் செய்தாலும், "பெரிய ரஜினினு நெனப்பு", என்று தோன்றும் அளவுக்கு, he is been branded, obliging those rules, இந்த விமர்சனத்தை ஆரம்பிக்கிறேன்.

படம் முழுவதும் ரஜினி. சில இடங்களில் நடுவில் ரஜினி, அவரை சுற்றி சங்கர். (காவிரி ஆறும்... மற்றும் சகானா... பாடல்களில்)

புதுமுகங்கள்: பட்டிமன்றம் ராஜா மற்றும் சாலமன் பாப்பய்யா. பழகலாம் வாங்க காமெடி தாங்க முடியவில்லை.

ரகுவரனுக்கு ஏன் இந்த நிலைமை. புது முகங்களை விட குறைந்த வசனம், மொத்தமே 15 நிமிடம் கூட பார்க்க முடியாது அவரை படத்தில்

சிரேயா: அழகு தேவதை, gorgeous... ஜீன்ஸ் படத்துக்கு பிறகு சங்கரின் சிறந்த (அழகில், உடை அலங்காரத்தில், ஒப்பனையில்...) கதாநாயகி.

தோட்டா தரணி: சகானா பாடல் செட்டில், சங்கரின் தேவையை சரியாக பூர்த்தி செய்து இருக்கிறார். எங்க சார் புடிச்சீங்க அந்த பியானோவை.

பாடல்கள்: 2 அல்லது 3 பாடல்கள் தவிர மீதி பாடல்களில் கொஞ்சம் சத்தம் அதிகம். (மீண்டும்) சகானா காதுக்கு இனிமை.

ஒளிப்பதிவு: நம்ம கே. வீ. ஆனந்த். பின்னி விட்டார் போங்கள்.

சங்கர் இந்த படம் வருவதர்க்கு முன், இந்த படம் ரஜினி ரசிகர்களுக்கு ரஜினி படமாகவும், சங்கர் ரசிகர்களுக்கு சங்கர் படமாகவும், இவர்களின் சேர்க்கை எப்படி இருக்கும் என்று வருபவர்களுக்கு தீனியாகவும் இருக்கும் என்று கூறினார்.

அந்த மட்டிலும் உண்மை.

ஒன்றரை வருட உழைப்பு, மூன்று முறை ரிலீஸ் தேதி தள்ளி வைப்பு, இவ்வளவும் இந்த வெற்றிக்காக தான்.

July 17, 2007

How to name it?


Every body has strange experiences in life occasionally. And despite a thousand explanations you find it impossible to dismiss it has a coincidence.

On a very ordinary weekend I went for a shower after choosing my favorite play list in my mobile and ensuring maximum volume. At almost the end of the second or third song I had a fleeting wish that ‘how I wish I could listen to the same first three songs again over and over, not having to listen to the comparatively lesser favorites, considering my inability to go out and change it that way.’

A few minutes later, something happened that really amazed me, of the 15 songs in my play list, my mobile started playing the first song again. When this happened the second time I was surprised, third time intrigued, fourth time frightened. Oh…god…what’s happening…

The moment I was out of the shower, I tried to observe the pattern. It happened the same way. Then I tried playing the other songs and I realized they had some how got deleted….even more intriguing. I thought “Be careful what you wish for, you may end up getting it”)

I remember showing my friend the songs last night and the next day morn its not there. Did not as much disturb my mobile mean time except for switching off the alarm (and go back to sleep of course)

Although troubled by the fact I have to collect the rest of missing 50 songs, when USB access of my laptop had been disabled and the blue tooth of my mobile not is detecting my laptop’s, my invincible optimism was thrilled about the opportunity to reconstruct the list.

The next day I did unravel the mystery of the missing songs. My memory card had been displaced. With little idea where a memory card is, some random trouble shooting helped me get it back in place and I retrieved all the presumably lost data.

But then…

How is it those exact three songs I wanted to hear ended up being stored in my mobile?

How is it that it ended up being that way jus when I wished for it?

How did my memory card get displaced when I had given my mobile much less of a jerk?

Was this jus a series of coincidences…?

July 12, 2007

Tamil, as she is spoken

I owe this post to P, for her faith in getting me back to my writing habit, which once used to be a compulsive addiction.

Languages, dialects, words and expressions have never failed to intrigue me. My mother tongue is a dialect of Tamil called 'Palakkad Tamil', the one that Kameshwaran (Kamal) speaks in MMKR. Funny as it might sound to the rest of the Tamil speaking clan, there is a certain charm about it that I am incompetent of versifying. This is the dialect I was born with. My verbal learning curve started with the nasalized utterances of this language. This is the form of Tamil I am most comfortable with.

As I grew up, a different form of Tamil inspired me, the one that is popularly called Madras Tamil. I believe that having lived in Chennai (the then Madras) for most of my life, it is natural that it has appealed to me. (Who said familiarity breeds contempt?) Again, there is a certain charm about this form of Tamil, that I am incompetent of versifying. Linguists with a puritanical streak might disagree with me.

The closest comparison to Madras Tamil is the Black English. Both these forms being very colloquial and unacceptable professionally. What binds them closely is the ergonomics. Language is a tool to communicate effectively and easily. Going by this definition, these dialects are not a denigration of language, but a well evolved version of their more acceptable counterparts. Both these forms use lesser number syllables in their words and are clearly easier to speak.

Consider this:

Enna pannindu irruke?
ina pannu kire?

The latter certainly is easier and quicker than the former. The same can be said about black English, where words are spoken such that there is a stress on a single syllable. Easy, effective!

For the ones who have tried it, when you try speaking Madras Tamil with a BD (an Indian cigarette) betwixt your lips, it would never fall. Jeez to me that is ergonomics at its best. (Not that I smoke!)

Peace out
Anty

May 22, 2007

Lighter side of life -III

Compliment

A walked past B towards me. When A was near B he said, “Yeh, u look good today” and B said (with a big smile) “Thank You”. A came near me and said in a hushed voice “I actually told you”. J Gave an embarrassed blushed smile back.

Email

A manager had written to his team “Yesterdays meeting went in the well”

Another one

"Please WET the file with me before sending it"

May 18, 2007

Welcome back...

There have been a lot going on at Google. I have recently got addicted to Google Reader and Google Calender, I will discuss about them in the coming sessions. Google is acquiring many online companies which offers free as well as paid services. This practice is going on for the past few weeks as a regular practice.

Google acquired Picasa more than a year ago, it started out as a simple Picture manager which had cool editing features and ability to send pictures to your email as an attachment. Now Google has extended its feature by adding web space of 200MB to it. The pictures can be uploaded from Picasa to picasaweb.com for easy access and addition of albums to your Website. I personally felt Flickr.com had better features compared to Picasaweb.com, but this is only when it comes to online presence. When we combine Picasa system client with Picasa Web it becomes one of the best picture editing and storage application available.


Google Docs, well that is what they call it. Google Docs includes Spreadsheets and Presentations (to be added shortly). This is another feature rich service provided by Google. You can save and edit a Spreadsheet, a Document and to be added shortly Presentation'. Imagine a place "online" where you can store your documents which can be edited and shared with other users with same (well! almost same) features you use in MS Office or Open Office Org. Google Docs support extensive support for various file formats (which covers almost all the popular ones). I have even used Google Docs to convert some of my ".ods" format files to ".doc" without no trouble. Although Spreadsheet cannot run Macros it still can help you manage a decent spreadsheet with few important functions and charts. I often use the Google Docs to edit and save the documents which I want to publish online or through Blogger (which can be done directly). Google Docs is a must use for Web dwellers.

Google Browser Sync:Google has been funding Firefox as part of improve open source community and providing free software application which has become a basic necessity while going online. Google Browser Sync is a Firefox extension (so it works only with Firefox browser) which I use almost everyday. This extension helps Firefox to sync basic settings of one Firefox browser with another one. By installing this extension in Ffirefox at my office and at home I ensure I don't miss any Bookmarks and other browser settings which I have configured at one place. It uses your Gmail ID to store information and settings of the browser. For example if I add a bookmark at my office and come home and open my Firefox, which is also configured to sync using my Gmail ID, I will find the bookmark already there for me to use. This is a cool stuff which I wanted to share with you.

This is it for current edition...coming next...we will see Google Analytics, Google Calendar, IGoogle, Google Notebook and some more.
Next edition will be the last of "Google Introduction", after this we will be digging deeper into each services.

Till then....enjoy the artful presence

May 05, 2007

Air show in chennai (சாரி, கொஞ்சம் லேட் ஆயிடுச்சு)

அடா அடா அடா. என்னவொரு விருந்து கண்களுக்கு. சென்னை வெய்யில் பற்றி நான் கூற வேண்டிய அவசியம் இல்லை. அந்த வெயிலையும் பொருட்படுத்தாது வந்த மக்களுக்கு என் முதல் சல்யூட்.

விஷயம் என்னவென்று தெரியாதவர்களுக்கு, Indian Air force - ன் எழுபத்தி ஐந்தாவது வருட நிரைவு விழா கொண்டாட்டம், கடந்த இருபத்தி இரண்டாம் தேதி சென்னையில் நடந்தது. IAF - ன் கொண்டாட்டம் தரையிலா இருக்கும், விண்ணில் தான்.

சாயங்காலம் 5 மணிக்கு, முதல் போர் விமானம், வணக்கம் செலுத்தும் வகையில் காற்றை கிழித்து கொண்டு பறந்தது. அடுத்தது ‘சூர்யகிரன்’ (கீழே உள்ளவை) என்னும் போர் விமானங்கள் விண்ணில் அணிவகுத்து வந்தன.



அவர்களின் சில அற்புதாமான விண் விளையாட்டுக்கள்.




அடுத்ததாக, ‘ஸாரங்’ என்னும் Helicoptors. (கீழே உள்ளவை)


Helicoptor - ல் நிரைய அம்சங்கள் இருப்பது தெரியும், ஆனால் இப்படி சாகசஙள் செய்ய முடியும் என்று நினைத்ததில்லை.

கிட்டத்தட்ட நெட்டுக் குத்தாக கீழே இறங்கியது, ஒன்றன் மேல் ஒன்று மிக குரைந்த இடைவெளியில் பறந்தது, போன்றவை.



முடிவில் தேங்க்ஸ் சொல்லும் வகையிலும், தமிழ்நாடு என்பதற்காகவும், "T" வடிவில் பறந்தனர்.

சினிமாவில் போலி சாகசங்கள் செய்வதை வரிசையில் நின்று டிக்கெட் வாங்கி பார்க்கிறோம், ஆனால் உண்மையான கதாநாயகர்கள் இங்கு தான் இருக்கிறார்கள்.

April 12, 2007

Lighter side of life - continued

Racism

My colleague (a little darker in complexion) was commenting about me, “You’re so naughty, so trouble some; I really don’t understand how your people at home manage you. Guess that’s why they send you to office in the night (night shift).” I said, (completely irritated by the arrogant comment) “So, why do they send you to office at night”. He said (completely pleased with himself) “So that my mom can look at me all day”. I said (with a little arrogance) “Ya. Don’t think she can see u in the night.” And then he blushed and the whole gang started laughing. HEHEHE

April 10, 2007

மொழி-திரை விமர்சனம்

ஒரு வார்த்தையில் - WoW

நான் பார்க்க வேண்டும் என்பதற்காக இரண்டாவது முறையாக அந்த படத்துக்கு வந்த என் friend - க்கு நன்றி.

அமைதியான படம் என்றாலும், commercial காரணங்களுக்காக, லாஜிக்கே இல்லாத காரணங்களுடன், ஒரு சண்டை காட்சி (உ.ம். ABCD - ஷ்யாம் நடித்தது), ஆடை குரைத்து ஒரு பாடல் (உ.ம். எண்ணிலடங்காது) என படத்தை நிரப்புவது வழக்கம். அப்படி எல்லாம் இல்லாமல் கண்ணியமாக ஒரு படம் கொடுத்து இருக்கிறார்கள்.

படம் ஆரம்பித்ததிலிருந்து, முடியும் வரை சிரிப்பு மழை தான். ஆனால் இது ஒரு typical comedy movie அல்ல.

படம் முடியும் பொழுது நாம் "Sign Language" கொஞ்சம் கற்றுக் கொள்வோம். அதனால் இது ஒன்றும் documentary movie இல்லை.

அது எப்படி ஒரே படத்தில் எல்லோருக்கும் நடிக்க வாய்ப்பு கொடுத்தார் இயக்குனர்.

பிரகாஷ்ராஜ் – As usual, Extra-ordinary
ப்ரித்விராஜ் - இவரை நான் வில்லனாக பார்த்து இருக்கிறேன், இப்பொழுது Comedy கலந்த கதானாயகனாக பார்க்கிறேன். இப்படியும் பிடித்து இருக்கிறது.
ஜோ - முதலில் சொன்ன WoW - க்கு முக்கிய காரணம்.
ஸ்வர்னமால்யா - அளவு தெரிந்து நடித்து இருக்கிறார்.

கடைசி பாட்டு தான் கொஞ்சம் உருத்தல். வேண்டியதில்லயோ??? ஜோ தன் காதலை சொல்லும் பொழுது தலைக்கு மேலே சீரியல் பல்பு எறிவதும், தேவாலய மணி அடிப்பதும் நல்ல ரசனை.

Not to be left, வித்யாசாகரின் இசை. பிரமாதம். குறிப்பாக ஜோ அழும் காட்சியில், மற்றும் 2 பாடல்களில்.

குகன் தன் காமிராவால் ஓவியம் வரைந்து உள்ளார், அதுவும் அந்த "காற்றின் மொழியே..." பாடலில், பின்னி விட்டார் போங்கள்

மொத்தத்தில் பிரகாஷ்ராஜ்க்கு துரோகம் செய்யாமல் தியேட்டரில் பார்க்க வேண்டிய நல்ல படம்.

April 02, 2007

Lighter side of life

After the long impasse, I am back with more of everyday laughter. Here follows a compilation of a day to day humor of life. I am starting with some of the official ones and later move to other walks of my life. Enjoy J

Nanri

Malyali bulb

I was as usual half working and half pretending to work, and was deeply engrossed into my monitor when I realized there was a girl standing next to me. I looked at her with an inquiring look and she said ‘Mam, where does John shit?” My eyes literally popped out before she restated it: “Where does he sit?”

Innocence at its best

I was sitting with my manager in his cabin . A colleague by name Raja joined us but had no chair to sit, so went out and pulled one in. My manager shortly got a call from the GM who sits in the next cabin and was talking about somebody Raja. My colleague sitting next to me literally started sweating, and looked at me and said “Oh… my god I think they are talking about me, I pulled the chair out of his room.” I laughed non-stop for the next 5 mins. hehehe

March 29, 2007

Consistently Inconsistent

Yes! That's what this blog is about. We see a sudden surge in post count, and the count gets stuck. A period of inactivity making the blog appear like a long lost child dying for attention. Are we too busy to drop in and say a friendly 'Hi' in the comment section or is it plain neglect?

What is the deal? Let's discuss.

March 08, 2007

Google all the way...

Hi then, I am back with some more interesting information. Yes you guessed it, its about Google and the way it works.
Most of us know Google for its search engine and email (gmail), and some of us don't even dare to try and understand what all Google can offer you FREE... I am about to tell you some of the coolest products provided by Google for newbies.
First and foremost, this blog itself is by Google, most of the people around the world didn't even knew this unless Blogger announced that gmail account can be used as Blogger account. Believe me, there are some maniacs who cannot live without blogging, blogging became a mean of projecting ideas to the whole world.
Google has many other products other than search engine, gmail or blogger. Google offers a wide range of products, not only web based but also based on enterprise requirement. Google has products which includes Baseball bat to Network routers. For now I will deal only with Web based products.
Some of the most interesting and useful products I worked with were, Google - Page Creator, Reader, Earth, Sketch Up, Groups, Code, Trends, Docs & Spreadsheet, Picasa Web and not to forget Maps.
I have used Google Page Creator extensively, using Page creator one can create their website (say 15 to20 pages) within 1 to 2 hours. And believe me this is one of the best WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) website creator I have ever used. You are allowed to use advance scripting (for those who know them) or use the predefined templates and methods to build you own unique website. The features can compete with any paid web hosting service available in the market. Google gives you 100MB of file storage space and a limitation of 500 pages (including files), you are free to use any advertising service in your site (AdSense) and best of all it comes free along with your Gmail account.
Google Reader, this is the newest product that I have started using from past few months. This was in Beta version for a long time and has not graduated from Google's lab. For those who don't want to keep searching Internet for a topic and want to keep themselves updated about a particular topic, this is the best tool. Reader simply keeps track of RSS (a technology to publish all the topics in particular site/topic). You can get all the required information under single site. After some initial configuration part you would have able to get all that interests you.
Google Earth, Sketch Up and Maps are interlinked. Using Google Earth you will be able to zoom though the streets of your place and find routs between two locations. Using Sketch Up you will be able to design complex buildings and actual buildings with ease. I built my home (with little difference) in not more than 2 hours. Once equipped with the knowledge to build structures you will find it very easy to make or break any thing you like. Some geeks build their house and upload it to Google Earth as a module. This building can be seen in 3D view by using Google Earth. Soon google is going to provide live weather related picture free. This will be revolutionary as only the deface or core govt. department had access to these information. This is possible due to the recent agreements between Google and NASA.
Google Group is like any other group provided by any other providers; Wrong!. I have been using google groups and was astonished by its features. For normal users it does not have any big difference, it provides all standard features as provided by other Groups or forums. In Google groups can also be used as Forums. You can post a question and even track it for answers till you find one. You can have your groups Home Page and host a mini website which can hold up to 100MB of data.
Google Code an open source forum run by Google to create, discuss and share open source APIs for programmers. This one is a great place for programmers who want to test their codes on various systems across different platform. There are already millions of codes available in the site to a newbie to start exploring and create his own application which is robust and reliable.
Google Trends, can be used by those enthusiasts who want to know what the world is looking for. Nothing much to talk about it, its about experiencing. You will be able to find out trends with respect to any specific topic. The result can be viewed for a particular period and region. This is a great tool for those who are in advertising and marketing industry.
Google Docs & Spreadsheet is comparatively new to google. Earlier Google only had its Spreadsheet service, later Google acquired Writely.com which offers Document support like .doc, .pdf, .html ect.
I will include Picasa, Picasa Web and GMap in the next article...
Till then....enjoy the artful presence.

சொந்த செலவில் வாங்கிய பல்பு.

இந்த "சொந்த செலவில் வாங்கிய பல்பு" ஒரு சின்ன தொடர்கதையாக வர உள்ளது. இது நான் வாங்கிய பல்பாக இருக்கலாம், மற்றவர் வாங்கிய பல்பாகவும் இருக்கலாம்.

முதலில், பல்பு எனப்படுவது யாதெனின், வாங்குபவர், வாங்கியப்பின், "ஞே" என முழிப்பது.

இந்த பல்பு நான் கல்லூரி முடித்து முதன் முதலில் வேலைக்கு சென்ற Office-ல் நடந்தது. அங்கெ நானும், இன்னும் இரண்டு பேரும் உட்கார்ந்து தேய்க்கும் room-ல் தான் phone இருக்கும். We used to attend the call and transfer it to the concerned boss (we had 3 bosses - partners they are). ஒரு நாள் "அந்த" phone call வந்தது...

ட்ரிங்... ட்ரிங்... I went inside the room and attended the call.
நான்: Hello ___.
caller: I want to speak with வெங்கட்
நான்: May i know who is on the line?
caller: this is priya.
நான்: ஏய் மணி பேசறேன். ஏன் வெங்கட் கிட்ட தான் பேசுவியோ?? எங்க கூட எல்லாம் பேச மாட்டியோ?
caller: ம்ம்ம் யாரு பேசறது, தெரியலியே..
நான்: அடிஈஈஈ பாவி (my style), 4 நாள் பேசலனா உடனெ, voice மறந்து போச்சா?? (not allowing her to continue) சரி, ஏன்டீ இந்த வாரம் institute வரேன்னு சொன்னியே, ஏன் வரல, ஒரு phone கூட பண்ண முடியாதா? ... and non-stop stories for 2 minutes.
caller: ம்ம் நீங்க யார் கிட்ட பேசரதா நினச்சிகிட்டு இருக்கீங்க??
நான்: (கொஞ்சம் சந்தேகத்தோட) நீங்க எந்த வெங்கட் கிட்ட பேசனும்??
caller: வெங்கடராமன்.
நான்: நீங்க??
caller: அவர் Wife.
நான்: தொம் (chair-ல் உட்கார்ந்தேன் அதிர்ச்சியில்). கொஞ்சம் சுதாரித்து கொண்டு, கொஞ்சம் பீட்டருடன், சாரி, I have a friend called venkat in this office and we have a common friend named priya, and i thought you are that priya, this, that, etc., மழுப்பல்ஸ்
caller: It's ok. I understand, connect his line.
நான்: சாரி எல்லாரும் வெங்கட் சார் இல்லயானு கேப்பாங்க, நீங்க வெங்கட்னு கேட்ட உடனே, employee வெங்கட்னு நெனச்சிடேன்.
after saying this line, I realised that how come she will call her hubby as "sir".

call connect பண்ணிட்டு, அரை லிட்டர் தண்ணி குடிச்சேன்.

2 நிமிடங்களுக்கு பிறகு...

ட்ரிங்... ட்ரிங்...
ஆகா ஆப்பு ரெடி ஆயிடுச்சு டோய்.

phone எடுத்தா, வெங்கட்ராமன்,
வெங்கட்ராமன்: மணி, ஒரு நிமிஷம் ரூமுக்கு வாப்பா.
நான்: இதோ வரேன் சார்.. தொண்ட வறண்டு போய் நான் சொன்னது எனக்கே கேக்கல..
went inside the room. He discussed with me about my next assignment with a particular client. (அப்பாடா ஒண்ணும் சொல்லல)

இன்னும் புரியாதவர்களுக்கு - அந்த Office-ல் மொத்தம் இரண்டு வெங்கட். வெங்கடேஷ் and வெங்கடராமன்.
வெங்கடேஷ் - என் friend and colleague.
வெங்கடராமன் – my boss. This was a conversation I had with my boss's wife, thinking that I'm speaking with my friend.

March 05, 2007

Budget FY – 07 – From the eye of an aam admi

Salaried Class:

For humble taxpayers like me this budget had been pretty disappointing. Reduction in tax burden by Rs.1000 by raising the lowest slab by Rs.10000 is much lower than what was expected out of Chidambaram. With the average salaries of the country rising day by day this seems such an insignificant relief to the salaried class. Adding to the fuel has been the additional 1% surcharge for secondary education.

Raising the dividend distribution tax from 12.5% to 15% is another pain in the wrong place.

Senior citizens:

Tax burden for senior citizens have been further lowered by Rs.2000. Introduction of reverse mortgage sounds a very interesting possibility. By this scheme senior citizens can pledge their property to the bank, from the proceeds settle off any other loan pending in the property name and help themselves with the surplus cash. They may also get a regular income from the bank in addition to this. This amount may be increased based on inflation and the property appreciation. The mortgagee may continue to stay in the property for the rest of his life. The mortgage is settled after the lifetime of the owner/mortgagee. This may prove to solve the problem of the dwindling value of their hard earned money to an extent for the old people.

Companies:

Our IT industries have become market leaders and no longer need the tax sops that had been offered to them. This I believe is a welcome move to generate the needed funds. Removal of surcharge for Small and Medium scale industries is a welcome relief.

Physically challenged:

Incentivisation of employment of physically challenged people through the government bearing of the EPF and ESI payment due from the company for the first three years is a welcome move and help the physically challenged get more jobs than at present.

I have written about the features that had caught my eyes and have verified the details above with my limited means. Please let me know if I had been wrong somewhere and don’t forget to leave your comments.

March 01, 2007

Fastest Legal Car on Road



0 to 60 in under a second!
Can you believe this? Absolutely awesome.

9.8L V8
2200bhp
Finishes a quarter mile in 7.8 sec
Mileage?..5 miles per gallon.

....and, it is legal on the street! Boy! I love the roar of the engines.

February 27, 2007

First post

"What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows."

I have long wanted to post a message in this blog, to show my solidarity to this group. School, work and research have kept me too busy that I had to relinquish the luxury of writing. My own personal weblog page has been maimed by neglect. Hopefully I would stop by more often in the days to come. This blog roll has been doing great. Kudos folks!

Peace out
Anty

Extraterrestrial Beings

*Repost*

They are crap. If they exist, why wouldn't they show up and introduce themselves? And if they are so bloody clever, why don't they help us out with the global warming problem? And if they are here, why don't these freaking creatures say they'll help us?

And why in Universe would they see the Americans as the Head of Earth..?..because of the wealth and resources? Do they have a free trade pact with America? Unless these aliens are a trading bunch, wealth and resources are irrelevant. If the aliens are so diverse and have a rich cultural history, I bet India and China are a better bet. What if India and China had more influence with the aliens?

And if these craps are so bloody powerful and have good intentions about helping our planet, why don't we hear an alien spokesperson say- "No, sorry America, you are going to enforce the Kyoto protocol, otherwise we, the influential, technologically advanced space craps are going to do it for you in any way we see fit."

February 24, 2007

A Needed Journey Towards Mankind


I knew, I have taken hell a lot time in putting up this article, However, Neither I am going to ask for an amnesty nor going to assure I will be putting up the continuation very soon. I believe the very purpose of our blog is to share our experience, knowledge etc.
Time has taken its own time to give me a one such experience to share it with you all.

Aren’t we bestowed to enjoy early morning mist, Midday heat, colourful evening, and full moon with out worrying about our survival (i.e. to be alive) But cave men’s life should have been different, taking his heart in hand and run for his life, his struggle would have not ceased to run for his life alone, but, also to pass on his gene, however, Primo would have been to survive, to hold on for another day.

Necessity is the mother of invention

Even Ant will put tooth to toe effort when it comes to survival, we, Homo sapiens being the best creation by the creator, will it cease to give up when it comes for survival, Definitely NO. The need to survive lead created turning to be a creator, Creator of weapons. Weapons aided mankind to rule the world, rather being ruled by beasts.



It’s the right time to thank the person who found throwing stones keep beasts away, Idea of throwing stones for survival turned into devastating bombs, cave men’s innovation and intention needs to be accorded.

Are we really using weapons for its intended purpose, for Survival?

Little boy dropped on Japan, Lakhs of people killed, Thousands’ physical ability being cruelly robed, innocent children’s left behind as orphanages, Land turned infertile until earth revolves sun.

Heart sinking, fact will continue …………………………………

Meet you all soon.

Other side of the coin (Extra terrestrial Beings)

Thanks to Siva’s article Extra terrestrial Beings which inspired me to write this.

To say that aliens do not exist b’cos u haven’t seen one sounds at best agnostic. Earth is a small part of our solar system which itself is a very incredibly smaller dot in the Milky Way which again is one among the millions of galaxies that exist. Don’t u think it is tremendous coincidence for earth to be the only planet which entertains life? What proof do we have to believe so?

What was once a science fiction is today a reality and when we could have evolved with same tremendous unfathomable coincidence from a single celled amoeba to man, the self proclaimed leader of the this world and universe, why do we state such a coincidence could not have happened anywhere else? With what arrogance can (hu) man declare that he is the supreme lord and anybody more advanced than him could be nothing more than fiction?

Sidney Sheldon’s ‘Doomsday Conspiracy’ is based on a real life incident that had happened and had been dismissed by the pentagon as ‘a missing weather balloon’. In the epilogue Sidney Sheldon also stated about the various incidents that had happened around the world and the mysterious circumstances through which people involved in it went missing.

Independence Day also talks about this weather balloon incident and then the attack was on the entire world and not just in US and so was in Manoj Shyamalan’s ‘Signs.’

BBC (or may be discovery channel) had run a two series show about these extra terrestrial beings. One supported their existence and other highlighted and doubted some of the evidences that were showcased. I do not deny the fact that there are scores of people who want to encash on the popularity that such things bring. While dismissing those evidences as fake we must not deny the fact that such a possibility exists and amidst the fake evidences we have unmistakable proofs too and highly clandestine circumstances around a few incidents.

I am not saying they exist. And I am not saying that they don’t. But I wouldn’t deny it as crap for sure.

February 21, 2007

நிழல் பயணம்

குடை இல்லா பேருந்து நிறுத்தம்
முகத்தில் அடிக்கும் வெயில்
அங்கே உழலும் என் மக்கள்
புழுதி கிளப்பும் மாநகரப் பேருந்து
சரியான சில்லரை கேட்கும் நடத்துனர்
என்னை நெட்டித் தள்ளும் சக பயணிகள்
கூவி அழைக்கும் பகிர்வு ஊர்தி (Share Auto) சிறுவன்
அதில் தெறிக்கும் எனது பிரியமான பாடல்
என்னை வெறிக்கும் ஒரு இளைஞி
பணிமனை வரை ஒரு குறு நடை
இந்த சுகம் எதுவும் இல்லை
என் அலுவலக பேருந்தின் சாய்வு நாற்காலி பயணத்தில்!!!

February 11, 2007

Bulbology

What was supposed to be a real good evening turned out to be a bulb evening.

Hopefully, all thanglish speakers know what the word means. For others it is, “Well you read this and you will know.”

Dressed up and started off to my friend's marriage reception looking forward to see some long lost and some nearly forgotten friends. I was pretty excited to see them and went into conversation on the updates in each others lives.

We had asked one of the friends to get the gift. In the old childish ways, ran to the gift competing with a friend to carry the gift to the stage. When I bent down to pick the gift I realized that it was too heavy. That was bulb No.1. Had to back off and let my friend carry it. :-(

Now onto the stage with the couple, the bride complimented my friend that she had lost weight. Anxious to get a similar compliment I told her that she too had lost weight. The bride looked at me, smiled and said “Thanks but you have put on a lot of weight”. Gave back an embarrassed smile. (My friend was giggling from behind…..krathaki) Bulb no. 2 :-(

Recouped myself and rushed off to the dinner room, very very hungry. They served two cups and one of them with a spoon. Thought (a little loudly!!!) “Hey my favorite! Gulab jamun.” In seconds, the same guy came back and took the cup with the spoon back. Another giggle. Another bulb. Bulb no. 3. :-(

I called the server for more pulao, he jus did not seem to hear me. Then my friend who was giggling called the guy and asked him to serve me. He came to me and served. I asked for more. After another cupful he looked at me and said with almost a scorn “Enough?” I nodded. Bulb no. 4. Then he turned to my friend and asked with respect “madam for u”. What an insult. Bulb no.5.

After dinner and ice cream (hmmmmm….at least some things are right) we went to bid adieu to the couple and were taking snaps of the couple, standing below the dais. I also took out my mobile to take a photo of the couple. After trying to focus for some time I clicked and lo !!! Memory full. GRRRR….. deleted a few old photos and tried again and lo!!!!!!!!! Low battery and the phone shut down. Hmmm…. Another bulb. Bulb no. ?? Lost count. Forget it.

Happily (seemingly so) participated and looked at others taking photos, bid farewell and was walking out of the mandapam. Thought “why not take the kalkandu” So came back to take it and lo! Not there……..

Fortunately (or so I must say so) my last bulb for the day. And then what, came back home. Avlothan bye bye.

February 10, 2007

திருக்குறள் and Cine songs

குறள்:

நெஞ்சத்தார் காத லவராக வெய்துண்டல்
அஞ்சுதும் வேபாக்கு அறிந்து.

குறள்: 1128

பொருள்:

எம் காதலர் நெஞ்சினுள் இருக்கின்றார். ஆகையால், சூடான பொருளை உண்டால் அவர் வெப்பமுறுதலை எண்ணிச் சூடான பொருளை உண்ண அஞ்சுகின்றோம்.

WoW, சினிமா என்பது என்னவொரு சக்தி வாய்ந்த ஊடகம் (புரியாதவர்களுக்கு - Medium). அதில் சொல்லும் விஷயம் தான் எவ்வளவு எளிதில் சென்றடைகிறது.

என் காதலியிடம் நான், "அடி சகியே, அன்பின் பாதை சேர்ந்தவருக்கு முடிவெ இல்லயடி, மனதின் நீளம் எதுவோ அதுவே வாழ்வின் நீளமடி" என்று கவிதை சொன்னால், உடனே அது 'அன்பே சிவம்' படப் பாடல் என்று சொல்லி விடுவாள்.

ஆனால் மேற் சொன்ன குறளோ, அதன் காதல் பொதிந்த பொருளோ, தெரிந்திருக்க வாய்ப்பில்லை.

ஆனால் இந்த காதல் வரிகளை, "...Hot-box ல் வைத்த food உண்பதில்லை இனி வாழ்வில் எந்த நாளும், என் உள்ளம் எங்கும் நீ நின்றிருக்க உனை உஷ்ணம் தாக்கக் கூடும்..." (படம் - தீனா, பாடல் - காதல் வெப்சைட் ஒன்று…) என்று ஆங்கிலத்துடன் பிசைந்து, லைலாவை ஆடவைத்து சொன்ன பொழுது தான் மக்களிடம் எளிதில் சென்றடைந்தது.

எப்படியோ, மிகுந்த தொலைநோக்குப் பார்வையோடு எழுதிய வள்ளுவரின் வரிகள் மக்களிடம் போய் சேர்ந்தால் சரி.

மொத்தம் 1330 குறட்பாக்கள் இருந்தாலும், திருக்குறளே மைலாபூரிலிருந்து (திருவள்ளுவர் பிறந்த ஊர்), கோடம்பாக்கத்துக்கு வந்தால் தான் நமக்கு தெரிகிறது.

February 01, 2007

Prey


Let me start my next series as a review of the books that I read.

Before that, I read all sorts of books both fiction and non-fiction and disappointingly to some, there is not much romance in most of the books I read.

Let me start off with a review of the book the book that I read last week.

Prey by Michael Crichton

A overview of the Book:

This book is about a menace created by a self- generating and highly evolving new generation of nano particles which have been programmed as a predator.

My review:

Crichton was his usual amazing self. He gave me the feel of what it is to be like being a part of the evolving industry, a combo of nanotech, biotech and computers. This book like any other book of his gave a feel of a fun to read text book. You will definitely end up learning a lot more and it is not boring either. In fact the book was unputdownable.

However, at many a times I felt my inadequate knowledge in the field of science. I did not get this disturbing feeling in the other novels. The technology we so often talk about seems to be more complex to understand and the narration of manufacturing process of the nano particles was a little difficult to visualize.

The story narration of how he fights and wins over the seemingly small but monstrous particles is a very compelling read. MC balances the personal and work life story well. But many times gave me a feel that he is undermining emotions esp. during the last part.

I am not giving you a narration of the story itself, so as not to kill the suspense.

I would definitely recommend this book to you if you prefer reading futuristic non fictional fiction.

January 11, 2007

Prabhu Loganathan

Hi there,

I'm Prabhu.

I see myself as a designer thought it's not my profession. I luv watching ADs (in any form) and visualising some (have done very few).

I just started writing as a child who wishes to get all the things that it sees.

Writing is one among them. So beware of my blogs.

Bye for now...

Luv
Prabhu Loganathan

January 10, 2007

திருவிளையாடல் Vs திருவிளையாடல்.

ஏற்கனவே வெளியான படங்களின் தலைப்பில் மீண்டும் படங்கள் வெளிவர ஆரம்பித்து விட்டன. உதாரணம்: பார்த்திபன் கனவு, திருவிளையாடல் etc., நல்ல வேளை அலிபாபாவும் 40 திருடர்களும், மணாளனே மங்கையின் பாக்கியம், மதுரையை மீட்ட சுந்தரபாண்டியன் போன்ற படங்கள் தப்பித்து விட்டன.

இப்படி அதே பெயர்களுடன் வந்த படங்களுக்குள் உள்ள ஒற்றுமை/வித்தியாசங்களை பற்றி யோசித்த பொழுது தான் அந்த உண்மையை உணர்ந்தேன். உண்மை என்னவென்றால், அப்படி சொல்லும் படி எந்த ஒற்றுமையொ, வித்தியாசங்களோ இல்லை. இருந்தாலும் ஒரு சின்ன அலசல். Sivaji-யின் திருவிளையாடல் Vs Dhanush-ன் திருவிளையாடல் (பழைய என்ற வார்த்தை வேண்டாமே).

Comedy

Sivaji-யின் திருவிளையாடல்:

இன்றும் மறக்க முடியாத நாகேஷின் comedy. என்ன ஒரு body language and dialogue delivery.

Danush-ன் திருவிளையாடல்:

பக்கத்து தெரு பெண் பெரிய மனுஷி ஆனதை, இந்த தெரு வாலிபர்கள் பிரியானி வினியோகம் செய்து கொண்டாடுவதும், அதற்காக உரிமை பறிபோன கோபத்தோடு சண்டை போட வரும் அந்த தெரு இளைஞர்கள். (ஆண்டவா!!! 100 துடிப்பான இளைஞர்களை கேட்ட விவேகானந்தர் இன்று தான் இறந்தார்)

வீணாகிய திறமைகள்

Sivaji-யின் திருவிளையாடல்:

அப்படி ஒன்றும் சொல்வதற்கு இல்லை, ஆனாலும் முத்துராமனுக்கு அவ்வளவு பெரிய scope இல்லையோ என்று ஒரு உறுத்தல்.

Danush-ன் திருவிளையாடல்:

மெளலி. எப்பேர்பட்ட இயக்குனர், வசனகர்த்தா மற்றும் நடிகர். 4 வசனங்கள் கேட்டாலே எழுதியது மெளலியோ என்று யோசிக்க வைக்கும் தனித்துவம் வாய்ந்தவர். அவரா இவர்???

எதிர்பார்த்த காட்சிகள்

Sivaji-யின் திருவிளையாடல்:

பாணபத்திரரை காக்க சிவன் வருவது. However, எதிர்பாராதது - அவ்வளவு அற்புதமான பாடல் (பாட்டும் நானே பாவமும் நானே...)

Danush-ன் திருவிளையாடல்:

ஏலக்காட்சியில் நிலத்தை அதிக விலைக்கு பிரகாஷ்ராஜ் வாங்குவது. (ஆண்டவா இன்னும் எவ்வளவு காலத்துக்கோ).

எதிர்பாராதது-

1. அந்த நிலம் தனுஷின் அப்பாவுடையது.
2. அவ்வளவு 'பெரிய' தொழிலதிபர், நிலத்தின் மதிப்பை அறியாமல் ஏலத்துக்கு வருவது. (ஏமாற்றம்)

Heroism

Sivaji-யின் திருவிளையாடல்:

Sivaji-க்கு தேவைபடவில்லை.

Danush-ன் திருவிளையாடல்:

Income-tax raid scene-ல் தனுஷ் பேசும் வசனங்கள். ஏன் தனுஷ் இன்னும் புதுப்பேட்டை படத்துக்கு போட்ட வேஷத்தை கலைக்கவில்லை???

Re-Mix

Sivaji-யின் திருவிளையாடல்:

அவசியப்படவில்லை. (இசையமைப்பாளர் திரு. K.V.மகாதேவன் என்பதால்)

Danush-ன் திருவிளையாடல்:

சமீப காலத்தில் வெளிவந்த re-mix உடன் ஒப்பிட்டால் சுமார் தான்.
ஒப்பிடுக:
1. என் ஆசை மைதிலியே... - மன்மதன்.
2.என்னடி முனியம்மா ... - வாத்தியார்.

Negotiating your salary

Well, to tell you the truth, there are no hard and fast rules for salary negotiation. I am jus listing down a few tips in a random order:

Do not bring up the topic of salary before your prospective employer does.

Don’t act too eager: Most of the times salary is negotiable. So don’t go about accepting the first number that they tell you.

It would be a good idea to filling the expected salary column (if any) as ‘Competitive’ or ‘Negotiable’ to successfully defer your negotiations to the end.

When at odd times the salary is not negotiable but a fixed component they will usually tell it to you upfront the moment they think you might fit their profile. When salary is negotiable it is most likely that they make you mention a figure rather than letting you know what they will give you.

Do a good study of the industry and find out what the competitive salaries are first hand from your prospective employer and their competitors.

If you have an offer on hand you may let them know that you will be looking at an increment on that.

If you believe that the requirement of the profile is unique, better chances are there for an higher salary figure.

Your salary is also directly proportional to the number of rounds that you go through and the level of the person negotiating with you. Higher the better.

Last but not the least; be honest about your current salary and realistic about your future salary expectations.

I am temporarily wrapping up this series. You can write to us or post comment on what more you would like in this series. See you with my next article.

January 02, 2007

hayya, நான் வந்துட்டேன்...

மீண்டும் மணிகண்டன்...(மீண்டும் J.K.B. (சிந்து பைரவி) style-ல் படிக்கவும்).

எனது இடையறாத exams நடுவே, அந்த exams ஏற்படுத்திய பயத்தின் நடுவே, "வாரம் ஒரு article" என்று சபதம் போட்ட மானஸ்த்தன் (நான் தான்) காணாமல் தான் போய் விட்டான். இப்பொழுது மீண்டு(ம்) வந்துள்ள என்னை மறவாமல், அனைவரும் கடலென திரண்டு வந்து, அனைத்து கரங்களையும் நீநீட்ட்ட்டிடி வரவேர்ப்பது தெரிகிறது. விரைவில் எனது article வழக்கம் போல், உங்கள் அறிவுக்கு விருந்தாக, நேரத்தோடு வந்து சேரும். Ok. Ok. Over பேச்சு உடம்புக்கு ஆகாது. Tata bye bye.

Continued... (Atlast)

Now onto the D-day………..

During the interview:

Talk:

If the interviewer ask you an irrelevant question like your favorite author or recent movie its an act to get you talking. So don’t act smart by saying you don’t read books or watch any movie. This will definitely annoy them which is nothing to your favor. There was a guy I met in the interview who never read books, watched movies, followed any leader and never had memorable school/college days. We asked him to pack his bags even before he had set his tent.

No Wet hankies:

Although I know a few instances where a person got a job by narrating stories like ‘lame sister, blind brother, only earning member of the family etc etc L’ it usually doesn’t work out and I would definitely not want to hire such a person. It’s a bad way to start off in a new job and even if the person hires you, your chances of getting promoted to a senior level are next to none as you have already showcased the fact that you scarcely can handle yourself.

Strict No - No’s:

Don’t put off your prospective employer by annoying habits like sneezing loudly, loud ringtones (if you did excuse yourself). You must be conscious of what you are doing. Best way to act would be, think that you are wooing a woman (or a man as applicable) and do what you can best do. Never talk ill about your previous employer, school or college principals or teachers or even about the organization. You never know your interviewer might have passed out of the same organization and worser might have a soft corner for them. Don’t get emotional about topics like politics. It so happened that, one of the interviewee was an ardent supporter of a political leader both me and my lead were against and he started advocating in loud voice and harassing the other political leader. He was instantly branded as a guy with an attitude problem. Disagree with the interviewer if you must, but don’t get emotional.

For a written test:

Understand what the requirements are and know ahead how much time you have in hand.
Let content be your first priority but do not lose track on spelling and grammar errors. Many organizations value essays solely based on the no. of errors as against the total words written.
Double and triple check. Don’t lose track of the time.

For aptitude test:

Many companies have aptitude test as the initial screening round. And it’s always good to go prepared ‘cos clearing aptitude is like you are more than 50% through it.

· Some companies have model papers and previous papers posted in the net. Try them. If it’s not available try a few random mock tests from the book or net.
· Don’t get stuck to your most or least favorite topics.
· Split your time wisely between the sections. Learn to move on.
· Don’t lose track of the time.

After the interview:

In the end:

Well usually ‘we’ll get back to you’ or ‘Our HR will give you a call back’ means “You’re not selected. Better luck next time” and ‘pl. wait’ means “Let’s start negotiating terms.” Well if you’re not selected and you are not sure what you did wrong or is one of your first attempts on an interview be bold enough to ask your interviewer a feedback. This should definitely help you look at yourself in a different perspective.

If you’ve got the job – ‘Congrats’. Good job. But that’s not all. I’ll talk about the salary negotiation part in the next post, till then…. Good luck and good bye.