-: Dreamer's Den! :-

Hmmm...Wondering what language is this? Yes? no? Got it? yeah...its Jappu ka language...maane toh...JAPANESE!! Am trying to learn some very very basic japanese words... OHAYOU GOZAIMASU (Gud Morning!) KON NICHI WA (Gud Afternoon!) KON BAN WA (Gud Evening!) OGENKI DESUKA? (How are you?) HAJIMEMASHITE (How do u do? Nice to meet u!) SAYONARA (Gud Bye!) ARIGATO GOZAIMASU (Thank You!) SUMIMASEN (Sorry/Excuse me!) Howz it?? Anyway, Arigato... Sayonara... :)

(Courtesy: SBS World News, Australia) With John Howard proposing radical changes to this country's industrial relations system - a look at a very different system with a very different boss on the other side of the world. In Brazil, on the factory floor and in the office, workers at the SEMCO manufacturing and services conglomerate pretty much call their own shots. Some might call it Anarchic Socialism, maybe others, cutting-edge capitalism - whatever, it's certainly paying financial dividends. Indeed, it's so successful that it's unorthodox "worker participation" approach is being extended to other fields as well. Well you might ask is there anything this bold Brazilian experiment could teach us here in Australia? Imagine if you will, students sacking their teachers! SBS economics correspondent Peter Martin starts his report in exotic Rio. REPORTER : Peter Martin Sunny Brazil is a magnet for tourists. Each year thousands flock here looking for sun, sand an...

This title is with reference to the 'anonymous' calls i get in my office! (am not alone here...read on...) Caller : Hello Me : Hello Caller : Sir, i am calling from XXX bank. (Can i have 2 minutes of your time sir.) { denotes optional, some callers request for this...some dont...keep on talking:) } This is regarding a life-time free Credit Card from our bank, which we are giving for free! Me : I am not intrested in Credit Cards. Thank you. (The caller still does not 'spare' me) Caller : Sir, why dont you hear the benifits of this card and then decide on it. Me : No, i am not intrested and dont like having { sometimes...i say 'i hate'...this may hurt but the pestering stops! } credit cards...So, thank you. (Hope she leaves me) Caller : Sir, can i get some references of your friends who might be intrested in this card? (Should i say, ok..one sec, then standup from my seat and make a broadcast asking for anybody intrested in this credit card!!??!!) Me : Nope, i do...

From last 2 days, am reading a book called ' MAVERICK: The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace ' written by a guy called Mr. Ricardo Semler. This book talks about a company in Brazil, South America, called SEMCO (Short form for Semler and Company!). Hmmm...got the link between the author and the book?? No?...Yes?...Got it?... Ok..i will give it...Ricardo Semler is the CEO of this company SEMCO, which was setup by his father, Mr.Antonio Semler!! As the company website says..."Since it’s founding in 1963 as a sheet metal fabrication company with five employees, SEMCO has built a reputation as a world-wide product innovator in the science of air movement, noise abatement, and air quality, with more than 300 employees and more than 300 manufacturer’s representatives." As the name of the book suggests, this company is totally off-the-track among the other companies in the world! What i mean is that, in this company...there is no fixed work-time, e...

Wow! what a rain it is...its still pouring and the forecast is that this pouring is not gonna leave mumbai for next 48 hours! Mumbai is facing a 'deadly tsunami'...lot of people stranded everywhere, every nook and corner of the city...2 much man..2 much!! No trains, No buses, No flights (Airport is Closed!!)...can just imagine the situation over there! A good equation is: Mumbai - Locals (trains) = Lifeless!! I remember, when i and my folks had faced the same situation (Good god, not this much heavy rains..but still it was good enough 2 cut down power and make the trains come 2 a standstill!) where on a sunday (in 1994), me and my folks had gone for an outing in Fort area and late that evening, came back to VT station. As it was slightly raining, we somehow managed to reach the station...but when we reached, the situation was like very less trains (due 2 downpour in other parts of the city) and hence lotz and lotz of people waiting for the train! Finally, somehow we managed to ...

This friday, while i was filing my I-T returns, i got a huge shock of my life! I had 2 Form-16s (due to 2 companies i was into this year!) and hence when clubbed, the figures really amazed me and in turn gave me the shock of my life! After some calculation, i have to pay INR 25k more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In simple words, i am FUCKED up!! :((((((((((((((((((( I had paid nearly INR 51k as taxes via TDS and still, i have 2 cough-up this amazing sum! Its ruining my life man....enough of earning and enough of paying 30% of that amount as taxes...:((

The weekend, Dinner Party, scheduled on Friday the 15th @ Ivy Park, Sarjarpur Road, went good... Going there @ 1700hrs, the sun was shining and the temp had gone bit high (than normal), i played TT for more than .5 hrs and then switched over to Badminton(Shuttle)!! It was nice playing this after a bit long time (even though i have 2 Badminton rackets, each worth INR 550/-, bought long time back, i harldy played with it!!)...So, it was nice time over there, sweating out by playing! Later on, post 1900hrs, it started raining heavily and we all (around 50people team) had to be off from the open field, into a small shelter! :( There was some small games organized and then it was time to have, the much awaited, dinner! :) It was of ok-types but enjoyed! Finally, started back to home @ 2100hrs and reached @ 2220hrs!!

Naanu eega Sidney Sheldon du ' A Stranger in the Mirror ' pustaka vannu maru-vodduthidhene !! ee sannivesha yenakke banthu andhare naanu yaava hosa pusthaka vannu ee tingaLinalli khareedhisilla...aadharinda, ee paristhithi aagidhe! :) hmmmm...deeps ge maja baruthidhe! :)

He He He...Am a skull!! Dead 20 years ago but see, am still in ur hands!! :) Yes, this is a real human skull and this is in my home! This skull is brought by my bro for study purpose.. Howz it?? And here is one more! But this is not any human skull but a Cow's Head! This was gifted by the Late Wodeyar of Mysore to my Grandfather, who was working as Diwan to him! This is still hanging in my grandpa's house in Mysore!

Have a dinner party tomorrow, courtesy my new Team!! :) And tomorrow being Friday, weekend...means more fun!!! Need 2 wait for another 24hrs! :)

So long ago, but not so long ago...had seen rains in Bangalore...but yesterday, proved different... Rains, finally, after a long gap, entered Bangalore and wow! it rained heavily twice in the evening... Finally, namma benda-kaal-ooru has started to drench and possibly, sometime, i will also get drenched! :)

This weekend was very good one, where time flew away like a rocket!! :) As i said before, the good old ' Apthamitra ' movie took my friday evening and saturday morning! Then, by around 1230hrs, i initiated my favourite hobby, Shopping!! :) I went to Big Bazaar, opened 2 weeks back near my house, vey much a walkable distance...There, after lot of no-no for buying some dress materials, i bought 2 of my old-time favourite Hindi movies...u cant miss and get these type of movies today...never u can dream of getting these...' Chupke Chupke ' and ' Golmaal ' ...wah! wat a movie each one is ....Hats off to Mr. Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who has directed these 2 comedy blockbusters of 1970s...Even though i have seen these movies for a dozen times on TV, i cud not resist myself from owning these masterpieces so that i can see these dozen more times, but whenever i feel to do so...:) [For the same point, my mom was scolding me for spending some good amount on these, each coste...

On friday evening, i rented the (much awaited) VCD of the film ' Apthamitra ' ( Kannada )...This movie was on my wishlist from past 3-4 months...but due to one thing or the other, could not make it...but the time came day before for this! [Thatz y ppl say, everything is time dependant! ] :) The film is very good in this kannada version (i had seen the Tamil version, starring Rajnikanth, titled Chandramukhi , 2 months back, but somehow did not impress me much! The orginators of this movie are Malayalam folks, then came Kannada version and then Tamil version...wait for sometime, u vl get Telugu version and Hindi version also!!) where the ever beautiful (Late) Soundarya plays the role of the beautiful dancer ' Nagavalli ' (i dont know why the name has been changed here, since the original Malayalam script had 'Chandramukhi' name for this dancer and the Tamil version also retained that and named the film after this lady!) Soundarya has played superbly in this mov...

As every weekday morning goes, i was commuting to my work place in my company bus. My usual habit of reading some or the other stuff while commuting (from my home, takes 1+ hrs to reach my workplace!) so that i keep myself busy instead of sitting idle! Today was also the same... At one point, my bus had to stop due to a manual traffic stop. This stop is something like a crowded junction in the making ... This road takes heavy traffic with lot of buses (read: Software comp buses) and trucks moving...After that traffic point, trucks are not allowed to move further up the road and have to take deviation, where they have to travel an additional distance to reach an highway. When my bus was standing in that traffic stop, controlled by a local policeman (i believe he is recruited on a part time basis...given he did not possess the normal Cops uniform), one truck tried to enter the road where truck movements are banned...The ' part-time ' cop stopped him and told the truck driver to t...

Got what i am talking about?? Ummm?? ok...am still put on ' paid-bench ' !! With the mgmt guys not ready 2 put me outside and with no ' development ' projs in visibility...am still on bench! Dont know when i vl b a ' Billable ' person...or is it that time has come 2 move out from here?? Need to wait and see for next 1-2 weeks...