i went outta state!!

i came to the US on jan 10, 2006… and today was the second last day of the year… couple of days ago, i was having a conversation with one of ma friends… it was about travelling and sight seeing..  he asked me whether i went out of state after coming to the US… i said no and he said, “tats so messed up  man!!”… me being an adventurous person, i kinda felt bad for being commented about my life of unadventure since coming to the US!

i was always planning to get ma license and rent a car and go visitin outta state, but been procrastinating about scheduling a road test.. i got my learners.. but theres not point in having that coz i need a person in the car with a ny state license to “baby sit” my driving as i am a threat to the society!! all i need now was to pass the road test to get ma license.. but anyways, today i WENT OUTTA STATE!!! the place was in new jersey, just a couple miles of away from the border of new york.. my cousin was going to pickup his new toyota sienna from the showroom in nj and i decided to tag along.. im happy that i got to go outta state with just 1 day left to end the year!! nothing really exciting… it just seems that theres more space outta ny.. anyways, whew!! close call!!

saddam hanged…

the crime that was charged against saddam that led to his hanging was that he authorised the torture and killing of a lot of people in dujail coz 6 youngsters from that place tried to assasinate him… i saw the edited version of the hanging video( with the “viewer discretion advised due to graphic content” note ) on CNN and the unedited footage leaked out of the execution room using a phone!! (nt linking here coz i find it quite disturbing)

i think mr. bush and mr. rumsfield shud of had hanged first… because of ’em, the country of iraq has apparently turned into an anarchy… more people are suffering and being killed than it shud had if saddam was ruling today… if saddam was punished in such an inhumane way coz he killed and tortured people, how much more shud bush and rumsfield be punished.. im not justifying saddams actions.. im just saying that all three, bush, rumsfield n saddam are guilty of killing and torturing people.. but bush and rumsfield even more.. the war college predicted such kind of aftermath (civil war n hence lotta people dying) but bush n rumsfield ears fell deaf to it..

reasons for america attacking iraq

1. pre – eminent attack :- america thought saddam had weapons powerful enough to reach the US and destroy it.. its yet to be proved

2. saddam tortured his people :- with 80% shia population who is against his 20% sunni population of course saddam tortured and frightened people so that his clan cud be safe.. in the present scenario, coz of US “dethronment” of saddam and “enthronment” of shia leaders, there is even more torture and anarchy…

bush man, ur a complete failure!! so is ur buddy rumsfield… u guys have ruined a lotta lives… wonder y u didnt extend ur “helping hand” into the starving and war torn countries of africa instead… no oil eh??

david blaine with no magic skills

yesterday i saw a 3 minute video about being successful on TED.com (too lazy to find out the exact link and post it here).. in short, a person is not financially successful just because hes smart or hard working.. its because hes “passionate“.. he/she ( to be diplomatic gender wise!! 😉 ) is passionate about something that is considered valuable by people and delivers it right…  so what??  well i tried  to  find out something that i was passionate about… its been since 30 hours since ive watched the video and i still havent found out..

i do IT.. but am i passionate about it? i dont think so.. i like it, but not so passionate enough to spend $2000 for some training on a new technology.. new technologies  come out so often and before u know it i wud be broke if i started going for all of em.. but do i make an attempt in understanding it through personal research?? yes.. so am i passionate?? no!! wats the point of this exercise?? i dunno!

have u seen david blaine doing his escapade? him cruched up and bound with heavy chains and locks that make it so difficult to breathe?? and then magically he comes out of it?? well, i kinda feel like that now.. blaine bound but bithout bthe bmagic bskills..   dont live alone. with my uncle… dont have a car.. ride with uncle.. work + commute ~ 12 hours…. weather? cold to do anything!! bored? heck yeah!!

FREE INTERNATIONAL CALL!!

its been quite a while since ive posted something… y? well due to various reasons.

1. my initial blogging craze had a heart attack and died tragically and is gradually recuperating…

2. my focus got bifurcated and then trifurcated and then four-furcated and….

so y am i posting now?? well, i came across some info that i think the world must know about!! well at least people of 40 countries… go to www.futurephone.com for more info.. i just dont know how it works, but it does.. unfortunately we indians need to wait…

so here’s how it works: call 712-858-8883.

at the prompt, press 1 for english. then punch in 011, the country code and the phone number. that’s it. the call rings through immediately. cant get any better!! for the life in me, i just cant figure out y this is a free service.. their website says its to gather publicity and trust, but i seriously doubt that.. but hey it works, y care about the rest??

business myths

i’ve always been interested in business and management… and in the past i’ve had to play various roles that equated to or came close to managerial activities… i’ve always had a wish to start a business venture.. even though im an IT guy, i dont mind starting a business in some other industry as long as i can get a grip of the domain… i like adventure.. and therefore taking risks..

as an aspiring business venturer/tycoon/magnate/venture capitalist/conglomerate owner 😉 i came across this article Top ten geek business myths which i found interesting.. today i couple of  techie website were linking to the article mentioned before.. it was slashdotted and even linked to by robert scoble..

September 30th FREE Admission to Museums

Museum Day 2006:
What is Museum Day ? On September 30, 2006, for one day only, around 400 museums across the country will join the Smithsonian Institution in its long-standing tradition of offering free admission to visitors.

To find a museum near you participating in Museum Day go here

Download the Museum Day Card. This card is good for two people at any of the hundreds of participating museums.

Wud i go ? NO !! not even on a free ticket?? NO WAY!! posted this so that if any one of my “invincible readers” were interested they wud be happy.. for some reason i view museums as a display booth for static objects.. y go all the way there to see non dynamic things?? i see plenty of static things on my way to work!! i think that’ll do good for me… hee he.. museum buffs, enjoy!!

avanade

avanade is a company that helps other enterprises to implement microsoft solutions… they have a product called ACA.NET that is an extension of the .NET framework and makes coding for enterprise solutions easier… the company was started by a partnership with accenture and microsoft in 2000.. around 5000 employees now… offices all around the world including india…

today i had an interview with a person from that company… now heres my problem… i still dont know how to pronounce ‘avanade’ 😉 ..

is it ‘a‘ as in acorn, ‘van‘ as in van and ‘ade‘ as in the last part of lemonade?? or

is it ‘avan‘ as in the malayalam avan (meaning ‘him’) and ‘ade‘ as in malayalam adi (meaning ‘hit’) ?? or

is it  ‘a‘ as in apple, ‘van‘ as in van and ‘ade‘ as in the last part of lemonade?? or

is it ‘avan‘ as in the malayalam avan  and ‘ade‘ as in the last part of lemonade?? or

is it  ‘a‘ as in apple, ‘van‘ as in van  and ‘ade‘ as in ad?? or

is it ….

an “international” joke .. hee he…

heres somthing i came across on the web.. besides the indian and south american part, i think it is true… i think the south americans should of been replaced with the chinese… dont trust me? well, check out what peter russel has to say!!
“Last month, a worldwide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was:

Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?

The survey was a huge failure. Here’s why:

In  Africa  they didn’t know what  food meant.
In  India  they didn’t know what  honest  meant.
In  Europe  they didn’t know what  shortage meant.
In  China  they didn’t know what  opinion  meant.
In the  Middle East, they didn’t know what  solution meant.
In  South America, they didn’t know what  please  meant.
And, in the  USA, they didn’t know what  ‘rest of the world’ meant. ”

God’s love

2 Corinthians 5:21a
“He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf”

separation is not always good especially when it comes into relations.

sin always create a separation in relations. we see that in the garden of Eden when Adam & Eve were permanently banished from there. we also see it when the glory of the Lord departs from the temple in Jerusalem when the people of Judah’s sin became so intolerable.

and it was that kind of a separation that satan wanted to create between God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ in the wilderness when Jesus was taken there to be tempted. the tempter there was no lesser demon or spirit but the devil, the father of evil himself. the devil in his fullness of evil tried everything in his capacity to cause our Lord Jesus Christ to sin and thereby create a separation between Father God and our Lord Jesus Christ who were bonded together throughout eternity.

the devil couldn’t do it. but ur sin and my sin did it. God made Him who knew no sin, our Lord Jesus Christ, to be sin on our behalf. and when the Lord Jesus Christ bore that sin on the cross, Father God poured out his wrath on it and as a result there was separation. that is why Jesus cries out, “My God, My God why hast thou forsaken me?” that was the graveness of our sin. the Lord Jesus Christ drank that cup of wrath to the very last drop. at the same time the picture of the cross reminds us of the abundance of Gods love, mercy and grace. thank God for that.

just when u think everything is aright…

there’s a store named belmanopaly on 7th ave. between 24 and 25 street… its a pizza place.. they make good pizzas, jojo breads, lasagnas and grandmas pizza… pretty cheap too… today evening i went there, opened the door and stood at the counter.. gave my order for a $1.10 sausage jojo bread (told ya it was cheap!).. after 2 minutes i get my order and walk back to the door, opened it and gave a casual glance backward as it closed on me.. i was shocked to see a yellow sign that wasnt on it earlier.. this is what it said “CLOSED“… and on the next line “due to violations” it was posted by the ny city health and mental hygiene department.. all in 2 minutes!! i guess the place i was so fond of wasnt actually something to be fond of.. dirty ?? sad…