May 28, 2005
Know thyself!
These days I am getting a lot of mails from friends who send me these crazy links that will tell me more about myself! Meaning these will be some kinds of tests and the answers will be analised and I will be enlightened about myself. I took one called "Dr.Phil's test", another to find out if I am in love or not(hmm!!!), yet another that analised me based on my date of birth and so on. Inspite of being busy the whole week I would somehow make time and take these tests. Was it that I dint know myself or was it that I was eager if the world had really come up with things that could guage the real me based on a few facts that i provide, is still a question. But I enjoyed doing all this! I realised one thing from these tests. Anything that arouses a person's curiosity saying it can tell who "I" am sells!
May 20, 2005
Coffee...
I wasnt this crazy about coffee until a couple of years ago. I always wondered why people loved this drink the way they do. At home I had always seen my mom start her day with a hot cup of coffee. And beleive me there are thousands of people who are real crazy about this drink..
Now even I start my day with a cup of this heaven! Unlike most other people I like my coffee not very hot. It cant be called hot also! Its a little hotter than what is called warm and a little colder than what is called hot! Ya, I am so particular about its temperature as well! Crazy me!
Coffee has even inspired a recent talk show to be named after it. Koffee with Karan, and Karan Johar dint spare even the humble coffee. He added a 'K' to it as well! See dint I tell you Koffee can be Krazy! And with so many cool looking coffee shops I guess coffee is no longer that humble drink.
And coffee has this very romantic association with mornings and newspapers! What a way to start your day with hot (not that very!) cup of coffee reading your favorite newpaper!
But let me tell you, too much of anything isnt good as well. This is from my own experience. I used to down cups of it when I felt very sleepy. Its a diuretic. It can cause gastric disorders, prevents one from getting hungry and the list goes on...
Hmm.. my strong admiration for coffee dint diminish anyways. I take it in the right amount and enjoy it now. So herez some space on my blog for this special drink!
Now even I start my day with a cup of this heaven! Unlike most other people I like my coffee not very hot. It cant be called hot also! Its a little hotter than what is called warm and a little colder than what is called hot! Ya, I am so particular about its temperature as well! Crazy me!
Coffee has even inspired a recent talk show to be named after it. Koffee with Karan, and Karan Johar dint spare even the humble coffee. He added a 'K' to it as well! See dint I tell you Koffee can be Krazy! And with so many cool looking coffee shops I guess coffee is no longer that humble drink.
And coffee has this very romantic association with mornings and newspapers! What a way to start your day with hot (not that very!) cup of coffee reading your favorite newpaper!
But let me tell you, too much of anything isnt good as well. This is from my own experience. I used to down cups of it when I felt very sleepy. Its a diuretic. It can cause gastric disorders, prevents one from getting hungry and the list goes on...
Hmm.. my strong admiration for coffee dint diminish anyways. I take it in the right amount and enjoy it now. So herez some space on my blog for this special drink!
May 17, 2005
Radio city..
Yesterday I felt I should write about my 10 month old companion on the move. I get to hear radio city every morning when I am on my way to office and every evening on my way back home. I travel in a bus. The only time I dont enjoy it is when I need to talk over the phone.
I like Daraius! The way he amuses people who call him to request for a song is great. I remember a particular evening when it was raining, he played songs that had rain as the theme and I loved it. So thoughtful of him! He makes those really nice evenings , wrongly spent stuck in traffic jams, inching through the mad rush of vehicles heading home after a day's work on the Hosur road, pleasant. Had it not been for some nice music, getting stuck in a traffic would have been absolutely frustrating!
Vasanthi, the RJ of the morning show once asked who among the following does a woman feel is very possessive about her : father,brother,boyfriend or husband? Instantly I felt the answer was the "father". Then I realized how could I even conclude as I did not have a brother or a boyfriend or a husband. But I was curious to know what Bangalore felt. Then when I got into the bus that evening Daraius brought up the issue and said he would annouce the results of the poll. It was a pleasant surprise, as I had forgotten all about it. And guess what Bangalore agreed with me!
I like Daraius! The way he amuses people who call him to request for a song is great. I remember a particular evening when it was raining, he played songs that had rain as the theme and I loved it. So thoughtful of him! He makes those really nice evenings , wrongly spent stuck in traffic jams, inching through the mad rush of vehicles heading home after a day's work on the Hosur road, pleasant. Had it not been for some nice music, getting stuck in a traffic would have been absolutely frustrating!
Vasanthi, the RJ of the morning show once asked who among the following does a woman feel is very possessive about her : father,brother,boyfriend or husband? Instantly I felt the answer was the "father". Then I realized how could I even conclude as I did not have a brother or a boyfriend or a husband. But I was curious to know what Bangalore felt. Then when I got into the bus that evening Daraius brought up the issue and said he would annouce the results of the poll. It was a pleasant surprise, as I had forgotten all about it. And guess what Bangalore agreed with me!
May 16, 2005
Some crap!
Oh god! its already 7.30 in the evening and i dont feel tired at all. Usually at this hour when I am in office I feel tired. I have been checking my mailbox for a while..none of my friends seem to be free! no mails? no forwards? what happened to the world all of a sudden? and work..its happening..very slowly..thats because i have been doing it that way..i read a few blogs of other people..pretty interesting.
Now I am off to canteen..i hear my stomach rumbling! :)
Now I am off to canteen..i hear my stomach rumbling! :)
May 12, 2005
The chair
Here is something nice I read today:
An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one question final exam after a semester dealing with a
broad array of topics. The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: "Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist." Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious fashion. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of the class however, was up and finished in less than a minute. Weeks later when the grades were posted, the rest of the group wondered how he could have
gotten an A when he had barely written anything at all. His answer consisted of two words: "Which chair?"
An eccentric philosophy professor gave a one question final exam after a semester dealing with a
broad array of topics. The class was already seated and ready to go when the professor picked up his chair, plopped it on his desk and wrote on the board: "Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist." Fingers flew, erasers erased, notebooks were filled in furious fashion. Some students wrote over 30 pages in one hour attempting to refute the existence of the chair. One member of the class however, was up and finished in less than a minute. Weeks later when the grades were posted, the rest of the group wondered how he could have
gotten an A when he had barely written anything at all. His answer consisted of two words: "Which chair?"
May 11, 2005
My musings about first impressions and second chances
Man, its been a long time since I wrote something on my blog(BTW I havent written anything at all so far!)...I always get some ideas..so there is something I felt strongly about today.. so here it is..
I always wonder why "first impression" has so much of importance attached to it. It shows the human nature of trying to be decisive and the strong inclinination to be keenly judgmental. People always want tend to carry this "baggage" about others. And how many times are we able to judge any person precisely by the first impressions about them.
I beleive that everybody deserves a "second" chance, even yourself, for you should give yourself a second chance before judging a person.Everyday we meet people, some of whom we "like" and some whom we "dislike". Or rather we decide to "like" or "dislike" somebody. And more often than not we want to keep it that way. Ofcourse each of us have this right and no one can dictate things to anybody.
There are several times when we have to be with some people whether we like it or not. But give it a thought. What is the use of passing a judgement about anyone? Why should my past experiences become a hurdle in my day-to-day interaction. Why cant each day be taken as it comes, each person be taken as is? Why should I not be good even when the other person, whom I thought I hated is trying to be good to me? Is it my ego that prevents me from being friendly. If thats the case what good is it of? Put yourself in the other person's shoes.How many of us would like it if people judged us for every action of ours?
Each of us need our "space".
Hmm..on second thoughts,(again "second"?) there were many questions and few answers..One last question..should all these "first"s and "second"s matter at all and do they really make our everyday life better?
I always wonder why "first impression" has so much of importance attached to it. It shows the human nature of trying to be decisive and the strong inclinination to be keenly judgmental. People always want tend to carry this "baggage" about others. And how many times are we able to judge any person precisely by the first impressions about them.
I beleive that everybody deserves a "second" chance, even yourself, for you should give yourself a second chance before judging a person.Everyday we meet people, some of whom we "like" and some whom we "dislike". Or rather we decide to "like" or "dislike" somebody. And more often than not we want to keep it that way. Ofcourse each of us have this right and no one can dictate things to anybody.
There are several times when we have to be with some people whether we like it or not. But give it a thought. What is the use of passing a judgement about anyone? Why should my past experiences become a hurdle in my day-to-day interaction. Why cant each day be taken as it comes, each person be taken as is? Why should I not be good even when the other person, whom I thought I hated is trying to be good to me? Is it my ego that prevents me from being friendly. If thats the case what good is it of? Put yourself in the other person's shoes.How many of us would like it if people judged us for every action of ours?
Each of us need our "space".
Hmm..on second thoughts,(again "second"?) there were many questions and few answers..One last question..should all these "first"s and "second"s matter at all and do they really make our everyday life better?
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