January 2009
36 posts
Apparently in these crisis time, my company trebled its profits. Too much!
Hibernation
A fortnight of hibernation, back with lousiness. I’ll catch up with all the posts soon. Cheers.
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to...”
– Anne Frank (via buttonjar) (via angad) (via sriramv)
“We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers.”
– The one sentence from yesterday’s inaugural address that stayed with me. (via Sepia Mutiny) (via aatw)
Apparently, the number of US Presidents (out of 43) who have used the word ‘Hindu’ in their inaugural addresses is ZERO. Read this beautiful piece at Sepia.
(via abhilashr)
Calling homewards
dsplaced:
I just came to India to stay here for few months and maybe possibly settle down here. With the given economic crisis it was the best thing to do. But.. I find myself finding my own hometown quite different as if I am coming to a foriegn country. I completely became a different person now unable to quite fit in UK, USA or even India. do you ever find yourself wondering where home...
Impulsive resistance
In every way there are certain things that make you act impulsively. Then there are certain things that give the resistance. Once you realize that you not acting impulsively has happened for the best or has got something good, you just fall in love your life. Period.
“I don’t know what’s worse; to not know what you are and be happy, or to become...”
– Flowers for Algernon (via tmblg) (via skysignal)
Been sometime since i’ve seen such quotes. Good.
“If you don’t like something, change it; If you can’t change it, change the way...”
– Mary Engelbreit. (via vesi)
The Social Media Sats
lifeinsideout:
taitran:xoai:randominternet:
150,000,000 - number of active facebook users
100 - number of friends the average facebook user has
700,000,000 - number of photos added to facebook monthly
140 - number of new applications added to facebook per day
63% - percentage of Twitter users that are male
1,111,991,000 - number of Tweets to date (up to the minute count here)
...
Dream job.
sriramv:
It really can’t get better than this.
But then, I don’t know how to dive, snorkel & sail. Damn!
Man! Too good.
JOB crisis. Study Crisis.
We were just wondering on whether or not its a right time for doing an MBA. Just stumbled upon this link. The dean of MIT Sloan gives insight about what the first year and second year graduates are thinking and what is MIT doing to develop the confidence back in the students. The crisis doesn’t seem to hit the undergrad colleges in India alone, but also graduate schools abroad. There will be...
“They say every sin is deadly, but I think they may be wrong. I’m guilty of all...”
– Mike Cooley (via afghanistanbananastand)
Why is this man such a badass?
My favorite:
“If you were supposed to watch you’re mouth all the time I doubt you’re eyes would be above it”
(via jholla)
Every line he writes is my favorite.
“I don’t want anything I’ve done, to be nobody’s fault. Even if...
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– - One of the coolest wishes that you can get.
Source: A forward mail from Hemsu.
“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.”
– Vidal Sassoon, entrepreneur.
From this article where Samantha (Founder of LOVE)... →
udaykiranm:
From this article where Samantha (Founder of LOVE) tells us a beautiful story of how she changed small lives through the lens and social media. (via Sonali)
‘To transform the lives of marginalized children through creativity and to impact the attitude, beliefs and actions of others by providing a window into another world.’ One in a thousand. Amazing.
Delhi-6
Mehra might just be making magic again after Rang-de-Basanti. I am just waiting for this movie. Watch the teasers.
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The TRUTH
Satyam means truth. And thats what this company was meant for when it was started. A globally renowed IT firm shows its darker side. Byraju Ramalinga Raju was well known for his charisma and for being a successful entrepreneur. His vision though, didnt have the right means to be achieved. Satyam shocks the entire nation. Raju does the unexpectable. He writes this letter to tell the world a simple...
2008+1
So here are a few resolutions for the year. The acute instability syndrome that I had developed in the last few months should be gone. I wish to loose a couple of pounds and get fitter. I wish to get more aggressive and a short-time-best-decision-maker at work. Uh.. whom am I kidding, I would love myself the most if I achieve at-least two of them. Anyways, so what the 2009 has to give to the...