Musharraf admits militants trained in Pak

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11474618

In case of Pakistan, Democracy can remain only on the papers. Whatever, encouraging militancy will never force India to bend for talks. Indian government may consider pak only when the bullying stops. Pity people in Pakistan.. your government was never in safe hands.

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I do share my tech learnings at http://databasetiger.blogspot.com/

Some nice flavour ice creams

Koramangala is gifted with a ice cream shop, natural icecreams. When we have such Indian wonders, not sure why people are after branded (dont want to mention) ice creams. Some of the flavours I enjoyed are Jackfruit, tender coconut, Sitaphal, Water Melon, Sapotta, Fig etc.. Very delicious .. these are made out of real fruits.

Forging rent receipts can cost your job

Folks, This one is pretty serious to note. Forging rent receipt has costed job of an employee.

See the below link : http://www.financialexpress.com/news/forged-rent-receipt-can-cost-job-hc/637562/. Illegal things are always lethal. Never know when they will turn against.

Found the English name of கோவக்கா ! (ತೊಂಡೆಕಾಯಿ)

Hurray ! I was struggling to find the english name of Tondekaayi(Kannada), Kovakka(Tamil). It is IVY GOURD.  It is so many years of wait to learn this name. Not many English teachers and botanist were able to give me this name. Thanks to Wikipedia :-)

Tata customer service has turned very delightful

I am really amazed the way customer service has improved since 2003. I used to manage infrastructure for my employer in 2003/2004. We had dissatisfaction over Tata indicom internet service. But today, I personally use two of Tata's telecom service. I am amazed the way Tata Ltd has come forward to resolve my complaints. Great way to go. Seeing is believing.

Carlton tower fire - Seen it happening !

The horrible scene of smoke rushing out of windows is still live in my eyes. Women jumping from seventh floor was the height of craziness.(a neat case where panic proved to drive minds crazy). I saw four people jumping from such heights. I could feel, despite the emotional feel to rescue, there was nothing much in my hands. I felt hands tied. I saw people shouting from the multi storey building for help. One by one was gasping for breath and rushing towards nearby ventilators. Many broke of the glass ventilators and were trying to breath some fresh air.

Most were seeing the death in their own eyes. Some were ready to attempt a jump, luckily the mob gathered around the building shouted "dont jump". Souls stood with some last hope in great panic. May be 45 minutes was required for the rescue. Modern day offices have cubicles(cages). Atleast animals see thru the cages. Some of us cannot even feel the weather outside. That is why so many people were trapped.

Mere need for office space shouldn't constraint any company from choosing a safe place. In India, if you ask "Do you have escape plan for fire incident ?".. without dispute, you will be asked to shut-up for saying something inauspicious while starting a new venture. It needs some wise men in such ventures to think smart and digest a few safety measures like these. It is not enough if someone claims that people are real assets. The reality is even worse. Disaster recovery measures are there for data/hardware/business. Somewhere in the dark, the importance of a real asset(people) is fading away.

Hockey World Cup 2010

I am eagerly waiting for World Cup Hockey 2010. The official website is http://specials.msn.co.in/sp10/hockey/.

Centre for Environment Education (India)

http://www.ceeindia.org/cee/index.html
Centre for Environment Education, CEE was created in recognition of the importance of environmental education in India's overall environment and development strategy. The result of a unique partnership between government and a non-governmental institution, CEE was established as a Centre of Excellence in 1984, supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India.

கையூட்டு (லஞ்சம்) - வாட்டிக்கொண்டிருக்கும் கொடுமை

மிகுந்த சிந்தனைக்கு பின் ஒரு உண்மை சம்பவம் ...

இந்த கையூட்டு பிரச்சனை எல்லா அரசு அலுவலகங்கிலும் இருக்கும். எல்லோரும் இதை ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் சந்தித்து வருகின்றனர்.

ஒரு நன்னாளில் தமிழக அரசு கட்டாய திருமண பதிவுச் சட்டத்தை நிறைவேற்றியது... அவ்வளவுதான் .. ஒவ்வொரு பதிவாளர் / சார்-பதிவாளர் மற்றும் பதிவாளர் அலுவலகத்தில் பனி புரியும் தலைமை கிளெர்க்கும் மிகுதியான மகிழ்ச்சியில் மூழ்கிவிட்டனர்.


காரணம் என்னவென்றால், திருமணபதிவுகளில் வரும் கையூட்டு. :-)

முறையல்லாத பத்திரப் பதிவுக்கு லஞ்சம் குடுத்து பழக்கி விட்டனர் மக்கள். இதே முறையில்.. முறையாக நடக்கும் திருமணங்களுக்கும் இந்த சமூகப் பேய்கள் லஞ்சம் கேட்டு வருகிறார்கள்.
அரசு பதிவாளர் அலுவலக நடைமுறை கண்டிப்பாக மாற்றப்படவேண்டிய ஒன்று !!! அந்த விடிவு காலம் எப்பொழுது ?

I am supporting the Ruby conference :-)