I disappear

Hi friends,

This post is for some news that were headlines for few weeks and then suddenly disappeared. The credit goes to the media as well as short lived memory of great Indian public.

I am trying to remember as many such news as possible but being an Indian its my natural characterstic to keep forgetting important headlines. Some incidents esp have only one line of memory in my brains.

1. Nithari killings :

Aboe 30 children were brutally abducted, raped, killed (and eaten?).. Made headlines for few weeks. Darted to number one hotspot. It was a favourite filler in programs for news channels. After some weeks there came few revelations that some of the then U.P. CMs contacts may get into little trouble and this news suddenly disappeared from all the media. These media ppl n politicains are amazing magicians! Its so easy to make a thing disappear..


2. Karnataka CMs son vandalises a hotel :

This is a local flavor. I thought I should dedicate at least a paragraph to the state where I am passing through an important phase.
Few months ago, Karnataka CMs son vandalised a hotel- "Hotel New Empire" . Broke glasses etc.. A normal exciting thing. Dear efficient CM vowed with a determination that his son wont be spared at all if proved guilty. Then immediately in 5 days the news disappeared. Disappeared in the thick mists of cloud, disappeared in the blue depths of Kauveri. Cool man!!

3. Miscellaneous :

a) What happened of the case of Kanchi mutt seer who was arrested with so much hoopla by Jayalalitha maybe 1-2 years ago? It was some thousands of crores of scam and even some unmentionable allegations were made towards the holy seer.

b) What happened to those aspiring politicians involved in the famous "Tehelka" case?

c) No action was taken when some supposedly Mr Azhagiri's (Karunanidhi's son)followers attcked a
newspaper office in Tamilnadu with petrol bombs and three people were killed.

d) One among BJP ex-high command Mr Sanjay Joshi, was on the news for involvement in a sleaze CD
recording. It was few years ago. This news too disappeared!

This is very exciting to actually observe this sudden disappearance phenomenon so well executed. I hope that no goon turns up at my hostel and beats me up!

Onkar

P.S. : If you remember some more such "vansishing in thin air" kinds atuff then do a honor to mail me. This can be put in this blog and we'l get some more entertainment!

Miscellaneous topics

Hi friends,

I warn u guys that its gonna be a heavy/ foolish/ nerdish/ cool/ absurd article. I am tryin to cram up the data otherwise sufficient to churn out 2-3 blogs. Hope it sails through and well.

Topic no 1:
Unification:

Right from the stone age, human beings are trying to compress the knowledge. Most common form is books. Another is artwork. We try to compress diversity into unity. Somehow it seems that human beings like unity. The idea is to "unify" our experiences and to influence the world (this outcome maybe unintentional).
We try to compress specifics into abstract ideas. This capability is unique n thats one of the things that distinguish human beings from other animals. Most elegant example of abstraction is Mathematics.
Another, how we describe India as "unity in diversity".
Another, the ancient idea of panacea.
Another, how the physicists are trying to come up with "the theory of everyhting" which will explain every minute action in this universe.
And what about this?
The idea of "The ultimate truth" or "The only truth". Is it also one of such attempts? To explain everything by tossing up only one answer.
The harmony of unity with diversity is what makes life confusing. Only one form of energy exists but in various disguises. Is that the game? Isnt it interesting?


Topic no 2:
Asymmetry of knowledge.

The author of "freakonomics" says something about asymmetry of knowledge. Its the asymmetry of knowledge and physical limitations that run the world. We all earn our bread and butter by selling our ideas to ppl who dont have as much knowledge as us in that area or who are not enough resourceful to solve the problem themselves. Vegetable monger, shopkeeper, IT professional, fishermen, Microsoft, Autowallah are all governed by the same thing.

That was a cool idea. Asymmetry of knowledge. Freakonomics is an interesting book though I couldnt complete reading it.


Topic no. 3:
Technology wins!

I dont understand the hype about services sector. Whats so much about it? We are giving service to Americans or UK or some other advanced countries. Its bringing us money. Money is ok till one extent. The only thing that brings a nation up is development of new Technology.
They say, US is ahead of us in science by at least 200 years. Doesn't it sound cool? What do you think? Are we really gonna come up? No way. We all buy dumped technology for double price. Where other countries are planning for 4G technologies, we are still at 2G.
Only technology has won wars and diplomacies. You have technology, things ends there.
British won half of the world only with the help of their technology. We are witnessing a upgraded version of that phenomenon now.
We hype about management. But management is an upper layer service. Those guys need input. I hate Indian govt attitude in this area. Being at IISc helps to understand this better. Big MNCs like GM, Microsoft, Motorola, Qualcomm constantly keep an eye on upcoming technology and try to incorporate it. Its a constant effort. Then they develop applications and we buy it after it gets nearly outdated in developed countries. Very few Indian companies do that. Its outrageous. Economic wars are not won by management techniques alone. You need to have something strong as foundation to make management guys rise and take other economies at loggerheads. Apart from tech institutes (number in one digit), we have nothing. There in developed countries MNCs n academicians go hand in hand and keep comin up with something new, something innovative. Here, collaborations between Indian companies and academicians, ha! Not even a thousandth part of that in developed countries. All those ppl do is to buy technology from Foreign companies and sell us. Its just lik a middleman.
Its technology+management wins. Technology is the input. Management is the strategy. And we are not gonna do that in ages if Indian govt doesnt realise it now.

Random thoughts

Sitting in lab, wasting the time meant for study (Its final exams going on)..

Decided to write the thoughts came to my mind.. These are random thoughts which are circulating in my brains at this moment:

I am feeling sleepy
I am choked, in fact I am a choker
Why is this mouse kept so much away, cant these guys do sense?
Why cant I type fast
I can feel blood flow in my nerve in left temple, i shud go to room
(looking blankly at roof)
Damn man
Maybe tomo i'l get up early n study. But how?
I'm getting pimples.
Thank god i dont hv girlfriend. But shud i be really thankful? what is meant by tht?
This CPU has a green light thts odd.
I shouldnt prop up my left leg on right leg. Then its difficult to bend suddenly n touch mouse
Why n what
Kisi purane dost se baat nahi hoti, sab apne apne kaam mein lage hai
World is strang. Maybe I am
Friends are studying. I should too but forget it
Tingling sensation in fingers
Why there is hexagonal mesh on CPU?
Maybe I shud leave for room
It mabe raining outside. But u cant stay in lab overnight
(its so romantic atmosphere.. Some romantic thoughts)
Damn thirsty but water cooler is so far
I'm lazy n wasting my time
(furrowed my eyebrows)
(Looked behind)
(some un-mentionable thought)
Why do I write blog?
Linear algebra is my real weakness
What are different types of fire extinguishers? (lookin at one in lab)
I'm doin nonsense, writin nonsense, i'm nonsense as a person
wil anybody even care to read this?
I should right some "catchy" page 3 thing here to keep up ppl's interest.. haha
Times is pathetis newspaper
Today I forgot to read Beetle Bailey n solve daily anagrams
(restin chin on hand, perhaps thnkin about what to think)
friend has come bt I am too tired, somebody should pick me up n take to room
Damn, getting hungry
Spectacles are boring
Tomorrow is another day
(now gonna log off)

Summing up this semester

Dreams n facts are far apart.. Lik two poles of the Earth..

What I wanted to do this semester n what I did:

Wanted: To study well Did: totally messed up. chaotic situation
Wanted: To perform to my capabilities Did: Slipped below average
Wanted: To concentrate Did: Concentration, my foot !
Wanted: To set up a good routine Did: What is meant by routine?

The only thing I hadnt actually wished for n I did is to read novels: three sequels in the Hitchhikers series, The Alchemist n some Wodehouse.

Damn.

"Plastic" People

Dear Human beings,

This is an attempt to classify all the human beings occupying this planet Earth into two broad categories. A new-found conclusion of research survey conducted secretly on all humans by myself on the behalf of W.T.M., USA. (Read Whatever That Means, USA. USA because we Indians generally dont believe any survey unless conducted by some organization in USA or maybe UK.)

Well, I'll be basically characterizing "plastic" people in this abstract. I'll just brief about non-plastic category later.

(Above all is just nonsense. Its written only for the sake of making few guys to read this matter a little seriously)

So,

Plastic people, we like them. We generally like to talk to them, hobnob with them, share thoughts with them. We generally tend to dial their numbers when we pick the handset or unlock our cell. We SMS them, we ask them to attend parties thrown by us etc etc.

But these people are particularly characterized by their behaviour towards us. First charcteristic is whenever there is a "hi" said between you and them, always its said by you. You ask, "How are you? Whats up? No hear from you in so many days (or weeks or months), kya yaar, its not fair." (Not to mention the divine friendliness oozing from your eyes). The person gives a very attractive "Plastic" smile and says "oooh, sooo sorry yaar, kya hai na, aajkal bahut busy ho gaya/gayi hoon.. Itna load hai na, kya bataoon. U know, i just forgot. Sooo sorry." Very attractive "Plastic" dialogue. You believe it. Faithfully..

You SMS them once in a week or 15 days. They never reply. Somehow, their balance is always over the next moment after they recharge. Logical, perhaps, there is some mismanagement on the service operator's side, you never know.. Sometimes, by mistake there is enough credit to reply "Sorry dude, kya karoon balance hi nahi tha. Aaj hi recharge karwaya. Immediately tuzhe hi pehle message kiya." A very "Plastic", very convincing reply. Sometimes you get very impatient and call them up on their cell/landline. They say, "Arey yaar, you won't believe it lekin today itself i was going to call you up." You believe it. Faithfully..

Some other charcteristics : Whenever you want to meet them, ALWAYS some very very important thing pops up in their schedule. There is no coincidence. Its the divine order proposed by the creator. No wonder, the mistake lies at the creator's side. You cant help it at all. You believe it. Faithfully..

Somehow they "plastic"ly forget to invite us to their parties, though you never fail to invite them to yours. Forgetfulness is inherent in human nature. You cant help that too. Brain is not some computer to remember each and every thing. You believe it. Faithfully..

BUT

There is a large difference between the FACT and what you believe (faithfully).

In fact they never wanted to say hi, never wanted to reply, never wanted to make a call, in fact they were never soooo busy. And they never ever wanted to invite you to their parties.

Some people realize it, many don't.

Some people finally leave all those "attempts", but many don't..

On the other hand, there always are few "Non-Plastic" people in the world for you. They always say a "Non-Plastic" hi to you, talk to you in "Non-Plastic" manner, keep in touch without any plastic emotional touch, enjoy n share their time with you.

But many times you behave like a plastic person with them.

The question is, why not forget running after all those plastic people and be with those non-plastic people, our real friends?

Theorem: But the above thing is one of the impossibilities of universe. You just can't do it.

Any corrections, friends?

Onkar

Inspiration!!

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards:
they try to have more things, or more money,
in order to do more of what they want so they will be
happier.
The way it actually works is the reverse.
You must first be who you really are, then, do what
you need to do,
in order to have what you want.

~ Margaret Young ~


Whatever a person's mind dwells on
intensely and with firm resolve,
that is exactly what he becomes.

~ Shankaracharya ~


We do not see things as they are.
We see them as we are.

~ The Talmud ~


Don't believe what your eyes are telling you.
All they show is limitation.
Look with your understanding,
find out what you already know,
and you'll see the way to fly.

~ Richard Bach
(from 'Johnathan Livingstone Seagull') ~ 


It's not them, it's you.
It's not there, it's here.
It's not then, it's now.

~ Author Unknown ~


Though no-one can go back
and make a brand new start,
anyone can start from now
and make a brand new end.

~ Author Unknown ~


What is, is.
What isn't, isn't.
You become so obsessed with what isn't
that you miss what is.

~ Author Unknown ~


When one door closes, another opens;
but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the
closed door
that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

~ Alexander Graham Bell ~


When it is dark enough,
you can see the stars.

~ Charles A Beard, American Historian (1874-1949) ~


What lies behind us and what lies before us
are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

~ Oliver Wendell Holmes ~


Life
is either a daring adventure or nothing.
~ Helen Keller ~