<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940</id><updated>2011-09-19T04:36:25.348-07:00</updated><category term='Personal'/><category term='I Drive'/><category term='Social'/><category term='E-Company'/><category term='Mumbai'/><category term='CET'/><category term='I Play'/><category term='Travel'/><category term='Industry'/><category term='Political'/><category term='Trivia'/><category term='Thoughts'/><category term='Humor'/><category term='I Read'/><category term='Tags'/><title type='text'>E-Company</title><subtitle type='html'>&lt;i&gt;bE whaT yoU wannA bE... dO whaT yoU wannA dO...&lt;/i&gt;</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>86</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-4618746393660826764</id><published>2009-07-06T06:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-06T07:04:11.968-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I Play'/><title type='text'>Gladiators at Center Court</title><summary type='text'>Who thought someone could match Federer in sheer class? Yesterday Federer could only outlast Roddick and not outplay him. Roddick proved to be the better player, with a bigger serve, with fewer errors and all in all in better control of the situation. Who thought someone could come out with services which turned out to be mysterious even for Federer? The same Federer who could return with ease </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/4618746393660826764/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=4618746393660826764' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/4618746393660826764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/4618746393660826764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2009/07/gladiators-at-center-court.html' title='Gladiators at Center Court'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-5490553482174163633</id><published>2009-05-24T23:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-24T23:09:29.793-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Political'/><title type='text'>Jay Ho!</title><summary type='text'>In the given circumstances, general elections 2009 have produced probably the best result one can hope for.  Like the recent state assembly elections in Delhi, Gujrat and MP, voters continued the good trend of electing governments based on their previous developmental policies, rather than based on cast and creed politics.The fact that this is the best result becomes obvious, when we consider the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/5490553482174163633/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=5490553482174163633' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/5490553482174163633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/5490553482174163633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2009/05/jay-ho.html' title='Jay Ho!'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-9141886611669352569</id><published>2009-04-21T01:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-27T03:48:03.174-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Political'/><title type='text'>Interesting battlefields</title><summary type='text'>28 states, 7 union territories, 542 Lok-Sabha constituencies, more than 5,000 candidates. Going through each and every constituency and analyzing each and every candidate might be a little tedious. So here are some ‘news-making’ candidates, constituencies and regions. I am trying to keep track of these battlefields, comments of the candidates, their allegiances &amp; alliances, their shifts etc </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/9141886611669352569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=9141886611669352569' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/9141886611669352569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/9141886611669352569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2009/04/interesting-battlefields.html' title='Interesting battlefields'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-7628478594996053660</id><published>2009-03-29T00:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-11T04:52:34.459-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Political'/><title type='text'>Soja Re, and save 10000 Crore Rupees</title><summary type='text'>Sand opined on Rat's blog.Considering the recession and the job losses, govt of India should skip this year's election and continue status-quo for the next 5 years. Even if the election happens (spending around 10K Crore I heard from somewhere), the same parties will get almost the same number of seats. So, what's the point? Instead of election, parties should be given an opportunity to re-align.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/7628478594996053660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=7628478594996053660' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/7628478594996053660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/7628478594996053660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2009/03/soja-re-and-save-10000-crore-rupees.html' title='Soja Re, and save 10000 Crore Rupees'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-2601712998820075106</id><published>2009-02-25T01:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-10T01:30:56.100-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thoughts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humor'/><title type='text'>Who wants to be a Brahmarshi?</title><summary type='text'>Foreword:Here are some of the news items you get on the internet related to the Oscar winning movie Slum Dog Millionaire (SDM).Slum dwellers burnt effigies of Danny Boyle and others, at Kamla Nehru slum to show their protest against 'Slum Dog Millionaire'."It is against the basic human values and violate human rights of poorest of the poor living in slums across India".The slum dwellers objected </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/2601712998820075106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=2601712998820075106' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/2601712998820075106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/2601712998820075106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2009/02/who-wants-to-be-brahmarshi.html' title='Who wants to be a Brahmarshi?'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-2357030137790816755</id><published>2009-02-22T22:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-02T03:02:34.217-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social'/><title type='text'>Don't you have anything better to do?</title><summary type='text'>I have been watching the developments of the Pink Love campaign. I am interested in this campaign because this is one of the rare occasions in the recent times wherein the women and men of the usually aloof Indian middle class and upper class have risen against the atrocities committed by a hooligan group in the name of religion/custom.Most of the posts on that blog have attracted comments from </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/2357030137790816755/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=2357030137790816755' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/2357030137790816755'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/2357030137790816755'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2009/02/dont-you-have-anything-better-to-do.html' title='Don&apos;t you have anything better to do?'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-8982379667740610511</id><published>2009-01-08T02:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-02T03:08:24.498-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Industry'/><title type='text'>Satyam:Maytas - Matter:Antimatter</title><summary type='text'>Antimatter is an interesting concept in Particle Physics. For the interested, antimatter is related to matter in the same way antiparticle is related to particle. What is of greater interest to me right now is the fact that mixing matter and antimatter will lead to the annihilation of both in the same way that mixing antiparticles and particles does, thus giving rise to high-energy photons (gamma</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/8982379667740610511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=8982379667740610511' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/8982379667740610511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/8982379667740610511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2009/01/satyammaytas-matterantimatter.html' title='Satyam:Maytas - Matter:Antimatter'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-7765189732130793055</id><published>2008-12-01T06:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T04:29:36.024-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Political'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social'/><title type='text'>Resignation remedy for Mumbai Terror Attacks</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday was a field day of resignations and resignation offers in Indian politics and bureaucracy. First of all, let me summarize this post before I start - I welcome Mr.Shivraj Patil’s resignation.Home Minister Mr. Shivraj Patil hesitantly offered to resign and his offer was gleefully accepted by the Prime Minister and the President of India. Taking a cue from this, National Security Adviser </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/7765189732130793055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=7765189732130793055' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/7765189732130793055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/7765189732130793055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2008/12/resignation-remedy-for-mumbai-terror.html' title='Resignation remedy for Mumbai Terror Attacks'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-384843210211791220</id><published>2008-11-08T23:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-02T03:15:28.665-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><title type='text'>Past, Present and Future Tag ..</title><summary type='text'>Another tag from Gasper. Tags are like forwards, when you get one, you get the same one some three times from three different sets of friends. If Gasper tags me, I am sure I will see Rat, Soo etc doing the same tag. The exception will be people like Sand who have dedicated their blogs to once in a year technology updates J.The tag:Two questions in each category answer them and then tag your </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/384843210211791220/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=384843210211791220' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/384843210211791220'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/384843210211791220'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2008/11/another-tag-from-gasper.html' title='Past, Present and Future Tag ..'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-1885262893708141960</id><published>2008-08-19T21:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-19T21:47:22.521-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><title type='text'>Cocktail collage</title><summary type='text'>Here is a tag passed on by Vimal. To what all lengths does people go to be innovative! I thought of finishing this in 10 minutes, but it took me around half an hour.The rules are1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Google Image Search or Flicker Image Search. I'm using Google2. Pick an image, form the first page of results.3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/1885262893708141960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=1885262893708141960' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/1885262893708141960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/1885262893708141960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2008/08/cocktail-collage.html' title='Cocktail collage'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k0M0221RelM/SKuhYEq520I/AAAAAAAAAIA/aG5bx7qasGU/s72-c/mosaic7736595.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-6651236579388117667</id><published>2008-06-01T23:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-02T22:25:31.577-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I Read'/><title type='text'>The 2 mistakes of my life</title><summary type='text'>From: ArunKGeorge@gmail.comSent: 06/3/2008 10:48 AMTo: info@chetanbhagat.comSubject: The 2 mistakes of my lifeDear Chetan,This email is just a confession letter. You have let me down and I have no reason to read your future books. You don't know me. I'm an ordinary techie from Bangalore who read your books. And somehow I felt I could write to you after that. I can actually tell others what I am </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/6651236579388117667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=6651236579388117667' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/6651236579388117667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/6651236579388117667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2008/06/2-mistakes-of-my-life.html' title='The 2 mistakes of my life'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-755131333195522438</id><published>2008-04-29T03:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-21T04:44:50.943-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social'/><title type='text'>Medical Insurance Trap</title><summary type='text'>A friend of mine recently fell from his bike while taking a turn, and ended up getting some minor bruises on his leg. He approached a 'reputed' hospital in Bangalore to get his leg attended to. On realizing that my friend is an IT professional, the doctor casually asked him whether he had medical insurance coverage. When my friend proudly produced his TTK card, the Dr advised him to get admitted </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/755131333195522438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=755131333195522438' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/755131333195522438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/755131333195522438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2008/04/medical-insurance-trap.html' title='Medical Insurance Trap'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-1725392205576649841</id><published>2008-04-14T01:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T04:42:13.795-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social'/><title type='text'>Idiot Box News</title><summary type='text'>If there is a poll to find out the worst English news channel, I am sure 'Headlines Today' will win it by miles. You get trash and only trash from that channel. The channel is dedicated to airing stupid celebrity gossips 24 by 7. Day before yesterday their prime time was dominated by the breaking news "Shahid Kapoor and Sania Mirza spotted together in a Mumbai mall". Since they didn’t even have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/1725392205576649841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=1725392205576649841' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/1725392205576649841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/1725392205576649841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2008/04/idiot-box-news.html' title='Idiot Box News'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-6607857997106728640</id><published>2008-04-04T04:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T04:42:58.715-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><title type='text'>Deadly secrets about me</title><summary type='text'>According to Jiby, tags are a good way to come back to blogging with a bang. Here is one passed on by him.1. LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER: I don’t remember. I know I haven’t watched Jodha Akbar, Race, Michael Clayton or anything else in the recent weeks. So it has to be that all time crap Om Shanthi Om. Pathetic movie it is.2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? Haven’t read anything for months. I just</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/6607857997106728640/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=6607857997106728640' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/6607857997106728640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/6607857997106728640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2008/04/deadly-secrets-about-me.html' title='Deadly secrets about me'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-1106716950905551303</id><published>2008-03-07T04:11:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-04-19T22:08:48.359-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social'/><title type='text'>“The Loot” Marthahally, Bangalore</title><summary type='text'>"The LOOT loots you!!!"This is about the apparel store “The Loot” at Marthahally, Bangalore. I must say they have chosen an apt name for their store, as they intent to do just that, ie, loot you. Here is my account of a not so pleasant shopping experience there.03/FEB/2008I bought two pairs of Lee Jeans from this shop on Feb 3rd. Both had their waist size printed as 34, but one of them was a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/1106716950905551303/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=1106716950905551303' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/1106716950905551303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/1106716950905551303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2008/03/loot-marthahally-bangalore.html' title='“The Loot” Marthahally, Bangalore'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-4355103373340099076</id><published>2008-02-25T00:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T04:44:10.056-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='E-Company'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><title type='text'>Randaamoozham</title><summary type='text'>A drifter.That’s what I am.I drift from places, people, ideas... I keep moving from pasture to pasture. My attention spans have become shorter and shorter. My priorities keep changing. Often I burn the bridges behind me.Its been a long time since I posted something here. I guess I am regular here only when I am comparatively free elsewhere. So does that mean blogging has gone down in my priority </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/4355103373340099076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=4355103373340099076' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/4355103373340099076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/4355103373340099076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2008/02/randaamoozham.html' title='Randaamoozham'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-116382505022688449</id><published>2006-11-17T20:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T04:44:44.152-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><title type='text'>Geo the brat!</title><summary type='text'>Ok. Quills the princess has ordered me to write about my childhood :) Its called ‘The Wonder Years Tag’. The tag is to list 8-10 things that you liked as a child (0-12 years) and 8-10 things you disliked. I don’t remember too much about my childhood, guess I am getting old. Just some vague images flashing…1. When I think about the happy times of my childhood, the best memory I have is about a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/116382505022688449/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=116382505022688449' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/116382505022688449'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/116382505022688449'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/11/geo-brat.html' title='Geo the brat!'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-116105335435329277</id><published>2006-10-16T19:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T04:45:31.335-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><title type='text'>The blog tag</title><summary type='text'>Alexis has tagged me with this one, to write about my blog.1. Are you happy/satisfied with your blog, with its content and look? Does your family know about your blog?I am satisfied with this crap, otherwise I wud have hit that Delete button long back. I have hand picked each topic to project those aspects of my persona which I want to be projected. I keep changing the look and feel of my blog as</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/116105335435329277/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=116105335435329277' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/116105335435329277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/116105335435329277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/10/blog-tag.html' title='The blog tag'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-115756472496715451</id><published>2006-09-06T10:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T04:46:40.525-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Labor Day weekend</title><summary type='text'>Its been a long time :)After a long long time, got a chance to be behind the wheels again.Had a trip to Minneapolis for the Labor Day weekend. A Kia Spectra. 1200+ miles. 3 of us. Was nice to clock 120 mph, that’s more than 190 km per hour, and the vehicle was still ready to be pushed harder. The only deterrent was the threat of a speeding ticket. I wont mind a ticket to hit may be a 150+, I am </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/115756472496715451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=115756472496715451' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/115756472496715451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/115756472496715451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/09/labor-day-weekend.html' title='Labor Day weekend'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-115430857244349343</id><published>2006-07-30T18:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T04:47:03.203-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><title type='text'>A picture tag</title><summary type='text'>Here is tag from Alexis. Sorry Alexis, I am a bit late :)Here I go...1. Most desired celebrityAishwarya RaiI am crazy about this super personality. Indian but truly international. A face which will cheer you up and a smile that will knock you down.2. Want to do this some dayScoring a goal in a world cup match. Going out there in the middle, sharing the same field with those giants, and then </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/115430857244349343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=115430857244349343' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/115430857244349343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/115430857244349343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/07/picture-tag.html' title='A picture tag'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-115284784886055875</id><published>2006-07-13T20:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-01T06:46:52.638-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Political'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social'/><title type='text'>They hit 'me' once again</title><summary type='text'>Of all the places I have been to, Mumbai is my dearest. I simply adore the spirit of that city, the feeling of being treated as a ‘Mumbaikar’.And those bastards hit me where it matters. This is not the first time, and probably this wont be the last also. But then, we don’t care. We will fight back. Just to prove all those bastards wrong, we will stand on our feet again, continue our work as if </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/115284784886055875/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=115284784886055875' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/115284784886055875'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/115284784886055875'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/07/they-hit-me-once-again.html' title='They hit &apos;me&apos; once again'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-115181170573890895</id><published>2006-07-01T20:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:11:22.363-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><title type='text'>One around, two on top</title><summary type='text'>I know I havnt been so regular at blogging… had loads of work… tuff days… conf calls… dead lines… escalations… all typical stuff of software industry.Now the first phase is over… I will be here for some more time, dunno if its for good or bad. :-)Another long weekend. July 4th weekend. Since 3rd is a working day for us and our project kicks off on that very same day, I cudnt take a day off and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/115181170573890895/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=115181170573890895' title='25 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/115181170573890895'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/115181170573890895'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/07/one-around-two-on-top.html' title='One around, two on top'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>25</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114937981578945591</id><published>2006-06-03T17:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:13:28.532-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><title type='text'>Oom-pithe-tal</title><summary type='text'>Oom-pithe-tal (OPT) is a French phrase which can be loosely translated to mean ‘the state where life is ordered and tranquil’. I have been experiencing OPT ever since I landed here in Chicago…1. When I landed, I was supposed to be here for a week (for the initial kickoff) and then move to Troy for my onsite assignment. But then the plans got changed and I was asked to continue here. My house </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114937981578945591/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114937981578945591' title='18 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114937981578945591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114937981578945591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/06/oom-pithe-tal.html' title='Oom-pithe-tal'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>18</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114687887207464152</id><published>2006-05-05T18:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:16:41.236-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thoughts'/><title type='text'>Pee at your will</title><summary type='text'>What do you call someone who is extremely proud of his religion? One who cannot tolerate any other religion… or one who has prejudices about other religions?? We live in a progressive society which advises us to look down upon religious fanatics. Most people do so at least for the sake of being politically correct.Now, what about someone who is extremely proud of his country? One who despises </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114687887207464152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114687887207464152' title='38 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114687887207464152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114687887207464152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/05/pee-at-your-will.html' title='Pee at your will'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>38</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114577078450579867</id><published>2006-04-22T22:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:16:16.208-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><title type='text'>What goes around, comes around</title><summary type='text'>‘Tag and get tagged’ has become the in thing these days… here comes another one from the one and only Quills the Bachelorette, darling of the blog world and Bachelorette union chair-person…5 people who top your shit list..... and why:Ok… I am no saint… I maintain my (s)hit list.An old friend of mine who turned against me at a crucial juncture…An old classmate who plotted a major show-off, which </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114577078450579867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114577078450579867' title='23 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114577078450579867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114577078450579867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/04/what-goes-around-comes-around.html' title='What goes around, comes around'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>23</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114517081606237880</id><published>2006-04-15T23:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:15:47.049-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><title type='text'>An in(s)ane Tag!!</title><summary type='text'>Here is another tag...thanks to an iNsAnE mInD..thanks man, send all the tags my way...will ya ;_))1.Grab the book nearest to you, turn on page 18 and find line 4.MDF &amp; Triggers (…from Input Accel development with VBA course book ;_))2.Stretch your left arm out as far as you can.Yes…I did… :_) anything else :-? you sure u asked the entire question ??3. What is the last thing you watched on TV?I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114517081606237880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114517081606237880' title='36 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114517081606237880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114517081606237880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/04/insane-tag.html' title='An in(s)ane Tag!!'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>36</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114455550282519526</id><published>2006-04-08T21:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:17:27.579-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><title type='text'>Settling down</title><summary type='text'>Today was our home-setup-day… rented out a SUV, Saturn VUE from Nationals…went to Wal-Mart. What followed were the normal (expected) shopping scenes when 3 guys shop for cooking utensils and grocery… “Should we buy 3 frying pans and a round bottomed flask like cooking vessel or is it the other way?” “What should be the height of the frying pan? Suppose we cook some long wide vegetables, will the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114455550282519526/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114455550282519526' title='19 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114455550282519526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114455550282519526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/04/settling-down.html' title='Settling down'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>19</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114386618162584409</id><published>2006-03-31T20:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:18:00.138-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><title type='text'>Small World!!!</title><summary type='text'>you might have heard of the news of a global banking giant outsourcing its IT work to some IT giants...yours truly is part of that much talked about deal and has now landed up in chicago...when it comes to planning trips, this trip beats all the trips i have done/planned so far. my trip was rescheduled and redirected at least 14 times... I was asked to travel to Ann Arbor/Chicago/Troy/NJ and even</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114386618162584409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114386618162584409' title='23 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114386618162584409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114386618162584409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/04/small-world.html' title='Small World!!!'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>23</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114351497845034262</id><published>2006-03-27T19:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:18:46.787-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Personal'/><title type='text'>About Me</title><summary type='text'>This is how a close friend of mine described me:&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o /&gt;“Intelligent..funny,.Wild nd crazy..A perfect blend of an innocent lookin face and ‘not so innocent’ sparkling eyes.. A lill bit of sensitivity hidden behind a massive ego.. At times smart..Mostly shy.. All in all 10 on 10 to a sweet ‘gud 4 nuthin’ frnd.”Thank you my dear friend... :_)) you made my day, week, month....</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114351497845034262/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114351497845034262' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114351497845034262'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114351497845034262'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/03/about-me.html' title='About Me'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114248431107357699</id><published>2006-03-15T20:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:19:31.637-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Trivia'/><title type='text'>Shortcuts</title><summary type='text'>They say there are no shortcuts in the long journey called life. However, using keyboard shortcuts is an easy way to gain a techy image at the workplace. I guess ALT-TAB is the mother of all keyboard shortcuts and the once used most often. Your primary aid to move away from that Anna Kournikova site to the development environment when you see ur manager approaching. Then comes the big brother of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114248431107357699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114248431107357699' title='24 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114248431107357699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114248431107357699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/03/shortcuts.html' title='Shortcuts'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>24</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114222951299264421</id><published>2006-03-12T21:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:21:03.797-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='E-Company'/><title type='text'>F2</title><summary type='text'>An address change...http://e-comp.blogspot.com/</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114222951299264421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114222951299264421' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114222951299264421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114222951299264421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/03/f2.html' title='F2'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114171241384654156</id><published>2006-03-06T22:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T05:41:03.674-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thoughts'/><title type='text'>Life</title><summary type='text'>Often, if you can go out with a broad smile and a warm handshake, the world will greet you back with the same. Generally, people everywhere are good natured and what you get back depends on what you offer. Sometimes, all it takes is a couple of days to kick start a long lasting friendship. People tend to make a much stronger bond with the ones who share their toil during a tough period. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114171241384654156/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114171241384654156' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114171241384654156'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114171241384654156'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/03/life.html' title='Life'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-114033852339050127</id><published>2006-02-19T00:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-02-19T00:42:36.850-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Lifecycle</title><summary type='text'>No, I am not referring to the software development lifecycle or SDLC as it is popularly known. I am talking about life going in cycles. When I started this blog sometime back, I was busy with my project work. My posts used to be about working hard and staying at office till 2 in the morning. Once that project got over, I was relatively free and started posting about my crazy lifestyle. Now I am </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/114033852339050127/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=114033852339050127' title='21 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114033852339050127'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/114033852339050127'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/02/lifecycle.html' title='Lifecycle'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>21</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113879655895315488</id><published>2006-02-01T04:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T01:42:13.755-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Po Pondy</title><summary type='text'> As the name suggests, Po Pondy, latest trip in our Mair-Uth-Anne tour series, was to &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /&gt;Pondicherry. Let me begin with a bit of history about the tour series...Mair-Uth-AnneWe, the CET Bethaninans at Bangalore have chosen this magical name for our tour series, to highlight our never dying spirit. In Spanish, it means 'Bon Voyage'. A weekend, few free hours, a free </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113879655895315488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113879655895315488' title='32 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113879655895315488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113879655895315488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/02/po-pondy.html' title='Po Pondy'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>32</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113860124519473080</id><published>2006-01-29T21:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:15:27.810-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><title type='text'>Dream Girl</title><summary type='text'>Poison and Silverine are the culprits for the insanity you gonna read now. This tag is to list down 8 points abt the ‘perfect lover’ I have in mind. Damn serious business with some rules and regulations including but not limited to saying three ‘Hail Mary’s before starting and many such... I liked Poison’s serious approach but I have decided to liberally use the license given by Silverine, yes, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113860124519473080/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113860124519473080' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113860124519473080'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113860124519473080'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/dream-girl.html' title='Dream Girl'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113809128097118429</id><published>2006-01-24T00:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-01-25T01:13:09.683-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Nostalgia</title><summary type='text'>I am happy that my Training Morons triggered a deluge of mails in our group. 72 and still counting as I write this. Our group took a trip down the memory lane.      "the training time, monthly treats, 56 kali, leg pulling sessions, the various trips, vellamadi parties, onam celebration, cooking, marine drive, bombay hotel, bandra band stand, ganapathy bhavan, different chechimar and god knws wht </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113809128097118429/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113809128097118429' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113809128097118429'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113809128097118429'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/nostalgia.html' title='Nostalgia'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113808778030841052</id><published>2006-01-23T23:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-09-04T07:17:02.713-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>CET films</title><summary type='text'>MANYA SUHRUTHUKKALE......    CET films'nte banner'il... ningalude mumpil avatharippikkunnu.....................      1. ENNENNUM CHAAKKETTANTE a romantic tragedy starring --- rahul abraham in and as CHACKO... introducing : meera jasmine 2. EN BODY KIDU BODY an action thriller starring ---- sujith chellappan in and as KOORA...    3.DHAIRYAM ANOTHER DAY an action comedy starring --- rajesh in and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113808778030841052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113808778030841052' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808778030841052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808778030841052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/cet-films.html' title='CET films'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113808768149589897</id><published>2006-01-23T23:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:12:16.090-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>A Tribute to "His Highness Mandan"</title><summary type='text'>From: Nero and PusherSent: Monday,  September 24, 2001 3:11 AMTo: CET Group  The person whom i'm going to introduce to you needs no introduction...He's the (below) average indian foolish joe. It is hard to describe this unique phenomenon...But here we make a brave attempt.     Acid tests are not enough for this brave soul, for he went a step further for his favourite mobile...the Urine test...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113808768149589897/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113808768149589897' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808768149589897'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808768149589897'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/tribute-to-his-highness-mandan.html' title='A Tribute to &quot;His Highness Mandan&quot;'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113808735037649397</id><published>2006-01-23T23:16:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:11:48.789-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>Guess Who 6</title><summary type='text'>From: JackSent:  Tuesday, September 24, 2002 10:55 AMTo: CET Group     This is the sixth mail in the series and this is about a person who is credited with the invention of the neural time machine.This invention forced his parents to change his name and his new name stuck with him for 4 yrs of college after which a new addition was there to his name and that was "KUNDAN". This name was gifted to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113808735037649397/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113808735037649397' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808735037649397'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808735037649397'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/guess-who-6.html' title='Guess Who 6'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113808442539584075</id><published>2006-01-23T22:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:11:48.790-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>Guess Who 5</title><summary type='text'>From: JackSent:  Monday, September 23, 2002 12:22 PMTo: CET Group  This is the fifth mail in the series. This is about a character with the golden voice. He proclaims to be the successor to KUMAR SANU but kumar sanu denies him to be his son. Since people do not recognise him for his VOICE he has turned to body building. But now he has noticed that since he has joined the gym the attendance at the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113808442539584075/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113808442539584075' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808442539584075'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808442539584075'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/guess-who-5.html' title='Guess Who 5'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113808427380938992</id><published>2006-01-23T22:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:12:16.091-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>Guess Who 4</title><summary type='text'>From: JackSent:  Thursday, September 19, 2002 6:16 PMTo: CET Group  This is the fourth mail in the series. This is about a special character. He is the most unique among his friends and the reason for that is that he sees things which are not there, he gets everything he wants through gifts even his sobriquet EAST OR WEST. He tries in vain to make others 'ANNAIRS' but doesnt know that he is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113808427380938992/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113808427380938992' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808427380938992'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808427380938992'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/guess-who-4.html' title='Guess Who 4'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113808406096760708</id><published>2006-01-23T22:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:12:16.092-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>Guess Who 3</title><summary type='text'>From: JackSent:  Thursday, September 19, 2002 4:11 PMTo: CET Group  This the third mail       This is about a thinking man who thinks even if it is for no use. Even if he reads this mail he will be thinking about it.His main problem is that he creates problems by thinking. There have been many thinkers in this world but he is completely different from these lot due to the simple reason that they </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113808406096760708/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113808406096760708' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808406096760708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808406096760708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/guess-who-3.html' title='Guess Who 3'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113808387853313610</id><published>2006-01-23T22:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:12:16.092-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>Guess Who 2</title><summary type='text'>From: JackSent:  Thursday, September 19, 2002 3:46 PMTo: CET GroupNow coming to the second mail in my series of  mails.      He comes from a small village near kottayam. At the young tender age of 5 he left home or he was made to go away. After that he studied in local schools and then he came to study in a good college. During his college life he had 3 beautiful girl friends .This relationship </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113808387853313610/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113808387853313610' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808387853313610'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113808387853313610'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/guess-who-2.html' title='Guess Who 2'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113740338296180201</id><published>2006-01-16T01:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:12:16.093-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mumbai'/><title type='text'>Training Morons</title><summary type='text'>Continued from where I stopped Mumbai Meri Jaan . That one was abt our life in general. This one is about our training stunts, the reason why we were there. After 3 death warrants and 2 attempts on life, I have decided to use unrelated nick-names for all the characters of my ‘story’ going forward.We the CETians (14 in number) were split into 3 different batches and they tried to teach us ‘</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113740338296180201/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113740338296180201' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113740338296180201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113740338296180201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/training-morons.html' title='Training Morons'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113655337577110472</id><published>2006-01-06T05:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-06-02T22:18:06.133-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I Read'/><title type='text'>5 . some1</title><summary type='text'>Reasons why ‘five point someone’ should be treated as an epic. All the guys out there should read, understand and remember the following words-of-wisdom.        1.“I am so sorry. Are you all right?” she enquired, tucking her hair behind her ear.     I was not all right, and it was her damn fault. But when a young girl asks a guy if he is all right, he can never admit he is not.     “I was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113655337577110472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113655337577110472' title='19 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113655337577110472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113655337577110472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2006/01/5-some1.html' title='5 . some1'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>19</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113402610475880555</id><published>2005-12-07T23:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-08T19:08:51.136-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I Observe...</title><summary type='text'>Can't really say I have wasted 3 years of my life in the software industry. ...2 employers, 3 offices in 3 cities of 2 metros, 7 bosses, 4 projects, loads of colleagues.... I have observed and learned many things...   86.3%      of all the software problems can be solved by restarting the machine.In      case the above observation did not help you solve your problem, then      nothing will.When </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113402610475880555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113402610475880555' title='44 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113402610475880555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113402610475880555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/12/i-observe.html' title='I Observe...'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>44</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113325826661950538</id><published>2005-11-29T01:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:19:21.985-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Political'/><title type='text'>Whose war are we fighting?</title><summary type='text'>“If there was a heaven on earth...” - Mughal Emperor JahngirToday, the same heaven on earth is in a condition, which will put even hell to shame. A partition based on religion, accession by one side, help from the other side, which translated to another accession, three wars, number of UN resolutions, a yet to be held plebiscite, thousands killed in proxy and direct wars... History (collected </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113325826661950538/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113325826661950538' title='14 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113325826661950538'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113325826661950538'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/11/whose-war-are-we-fighting.html' title='Whose war are we fighting?'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>14</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113263480060719527</id><published>2005-11-21T20:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-07T05:22:06.632-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>The Great Money Vanishing Trick at the Land of 3 ‘F’s</title><summary type='text'>“Da, what abt going goa? Monday and Tuesday are holidays, right?” It was Sabari at the other end of the line, asking me these questions at around 3.30 in the afternoon on Friday, 10th October 2003. That was all the discussion and planning we had to fix our &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /&gt;Goa trip. I checked who else was coming and was told that only Salim was available. The rest of the gang was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113263480060719527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113263480060719527' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113263480060719527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113263480060719527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/11/great-money-vanishing-trick-at-land-of.html' title='The Great Money Vanishing Trick at the Land of 3 ‘F’s'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113220172539810697</id><published>2005-11-16T20:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-11-16T22:21:08.236-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Blood on my face!</title><summary type='text'>The sound of an alarm going off is something I hate to listen to. It is placed right next to ‘talking to an HR manager’ in my hate list. Sometime back I found a way to avoid listening to an alarm, by simply not setting the alarm. Recently I have gone one step further. I threw my alarm out of the window and never bothered to buy a new one. Thus these days I wake up on my own. The routine after </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113220172539810697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113220172539810697' title='18 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113220172539810697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113220172539810697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/11/blood-on-my-face.html' title='Blood on my face!'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>18</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113179322912708343</id><published>2005-11-12T02:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:15:27.810-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><title type='text'>Don’s 20</title><summary type='text'>Its tagging season and jithU tagged me...     I am... – my space-time and some junk coordinates      3. I am a software engineer by profession, and unlike most software professionals, I love my job.      9. I am from the ‘gods own country’ of the nation of ‘snake charmers, maharajas, elephant rides and tiger hunts’. I speak the wonderful tongue-twisting tongue popularly known as Mallu.      4. I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113179322912708343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113179322912708343' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113179322912708343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113179322912708343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/11/dons-20.html' title='Don’s 20'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113100213710718276</id><published>2005-11-02T23:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-04-27T19:17:33.783-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mumbai Meri Jaan</title><summary type='text'>Nethravathi Express reached Lokmanya Tilak Terminals at 4:07 PM on Saturday Jul 6th 2002. One of Indian Air Lines flights (from &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /&gt;Trivandrum) also touched down at Mumbai Domestic Airport in the same afternoon. Together they ferried 14 young, energetic technocrats from CET to the dream metro of young India, Mumbai, for their first job. Yes... 14 of us- chosen ones - </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113100213710718276/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113100213710718276' title='24 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113100213710718276'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113100213710718276'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/11/mumbai-meri-jaan.html' title='Mumbai Meri Jaan'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>24</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113090882080539652</id><published>2005-11-01T21:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T05:37:41.309-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I Play'/><title type='text'>Keepers of our Goals</title><summary type='text'>Have you ever wondered who plays at the most dangerous position in a game of football? If that was not wonder enough for you to wonder about, then try this one - as per the rulebook, who enjoys the most privileged position with special rights and protections? Same answer to both of the questions. That of the goalkeepers’. Yes. He is the only one who can handle the ball with his hand. He does not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113090882080539652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113090882080539652' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113090882080539652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113090882080539652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/11/keepers-of-our-goals.html' title='Keepers of our Goals'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-113022223227019131</id><published>2005-10-24T23:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-25T22:05:25.093-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Out-castled</title><summary type='text'>The news that Mumbai was flooded during last monsoon was just another news to me. I was not at all affected by the calamity and thot abt it as something that happened in a distant land. Almost the same thing happened when I heard abt the Tsunami incident sometime back. Even though I was sorry about the people who got affected, cant really say that I was damn shocked or my life changed because of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/113022223227019131/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=113022223227019131' title='17 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113022223227019131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/113022223227019131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/10/out-castled.html' title='Out-castled'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>17</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112952685098173379</id><published>2005-10-16T22:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:13:04.393-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CET'/><title type='text'>CET: Dhwani 2002</title><summary type='text'>My last post was about me getting ‘appreciated’ on stage. This one is about a role reversal. It was during our final year Dhwani, ie Dhwani 2002. Dhwani is the annual All India Cultural Festival organized by CET with student participation from all over the country. Don’t think its my claim... ;_) Thats what the students union claims. Since funds allocated by college authorities are limited, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112952685098173379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112952685098173379' title='22 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112952685098173379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112952685098173379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/10/cet-dhwani-2002.html' title='CET: Dhwani 2002'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>22</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112892241460547575</id><published>2005-10-09T22:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:13:04.394-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CET'/><title type='text'>CET: Poovambazham!!!</title><summary type='text'>I can go on and on about my CET (mis)adventures. Throughout my college days, I used to consider myself an all-in-all in the dramas and skits department. (You will understand why the time span is restricted to the college days, once you are through with this post). Bole tho, like our mega serial all-in-all Madhu Mohan. “Story, Script, Directorion and Main Actor – me myself and I” kind of stuff... </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112892241460547575/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112892241460547575' title='21 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112892241460547575'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112892241460547575'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/10/cet-poovambazham.html' title='CET: Poovambazham!!!'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>21</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112866099804584825</id><published>2005-10-06T21:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-10-06T21:56:38.056-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mutual funds for a dummy</title><summary type='text'>I think my friend was right when he called me a fool... in fact he called me a damn fool. He was giving me a lecture on the need for investing my hard-earned money.    He patiently went on explaining all the possible options. Stocks, Mutual Funds, Pension Plans, Insurance Policies...       Pension and Insurance stuff were discarded out right as even he admitted my argument that an investment for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112866099804584825/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112866099804584825' title='11 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112866099804584825'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112866099804584825'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/10/mutual-funds-for-dummy.html' title='Mutual funds for a dummy'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>11</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112798423234578430</id><published>2005-09-29T01:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-29T23:43:11.043-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Keep that .... Salaam Namaste.</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday ventured out to PVR for the late night show. Reached almost an hour early. Straight to Transit Subway. One six inch sub. A comfortable seat in the lounge opposite a flat screen showing Portuguese League Football highlights. Even though the match was boring, there were some amazing saves by both the goalkeepers. I then thot of writing a post abt goalkeepers. (It's the problem if you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112798423234578430/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112798423234578430' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112798423234578430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112798423234578430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/09/keep-that-salaam-namaste.html' title='Keep that .... Salaam Namaste.'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112728780372744003</id><published>2005-09-21T00:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-21T06:46:05.830-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Pusher Man</title><summary type='text'>Yea... strange title... I admit. This one is about one of my very close friends. It all started with a chat I had with him today morning...He works from US. We usually chat for long hours... I remember on some Friday, we started chatting at 7 or 8 in the night and finished well past midnight.Back to the chat we had this morning.... I admire him for his simple honesty in admitting "sidin's blog is</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112728780372744003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112728780372744003' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112728780372744003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112728780372744003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/09/pusher-man.html' title='The Pusher Man'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112668955238605696</id><published>2005-09-14T02:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-09-14T02:47:25.913-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Sunflower Girl</title><summary type='text'>  Alina.The sun flower girl...One who always smiles..."Three Romali Roti, 1 Chicken Muglai, 1 Pepper Chicken" we were in Tunga Paradise.I had gone with her to Archies for her to buy a gift for a friend who was going onsite. We were eating out together for the first time. The day after I met her on the bus and fished out an introduction. I had noticed her a number of times... Catching company bus </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112668955238605696/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112668955238605696' title='25 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112668955238605696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112668955238605696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/09/sunflower-girl.html' title='The Sunflower Girl'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>25</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112619232285583888</id><published>2005-09-08T07:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T05:35:00.148-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tags'/><title type='text'>Tugged!!! Or is it Tagged???</title><summary type='text'>Goddess of satire has tagged me. Here are the seven things that I have to reveal about me in all honesty. Like a Q&amp;A session where the questioner is my intelligence, answerer is my identity and the judge is my conscience. You, the Jury member, may kindly leave your feedback behind.Seven things you plan to do before you die!!1. Become the chief of the company where I am working now. Every TDH </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112619232285583888/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112619232285583888' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112619232285583888'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112619232285583888'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/09/tugged-or-is-it-tagged.html' title='Tugged!!! Or is it Tagged???'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112546864727748476</id><published>2005-08-30T22:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T05:41:03.675-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thoughts'/><title type='text'>Heck! Quarter of my life :-(</title><summary type='text'>Have you ever come across something termed 'Quarter life crisis'?  Read a fwd abt something along those lines.Crux of the stuff is this   -&gt;for people who are in their twenties-&gt; you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are a lot of things about yourself that you didn't know and may or may not like-&gt; you wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112546864727748476/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112546864727748476' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112546864727748476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112546864727748476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/08/heck-quarter-of-my-life.html' title='Heck! Quarter of my life :-('/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112515041008937579</id><published>2005-08-27T06:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T05:41:03.676-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Thoughts'/><title type='text'>Butterflies, yours and mine</title><summary type='text'>Hats off to the monk who described wants | wishes as butterflies.The moment you start chasing them, they evade you.When you stop going after them, they come to you, fluttering those colorful wings.You are often after the one u r interested in, the one who may not actually care a damn about you. At the same time, u r least bit interested in the one who is after you.But then, whats the point of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112515041008937579/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112515041008937579' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112515041008937579'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112515041008937579'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/08/butterflies-yours-and-mine.html' title='Butterflies, yours and mine'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112503887925269451</id><published>2005-08-25T23:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T04:06:51.268-08:00</updated><title type='text'>LH</title><summary type='text'>Not Ladies Hostel dear friends… Little Home…;_) A cozy (not space wise uh, its spacious), multi cuisine restaurant situated at the heart of Koramangala. Run by mallus… Neat, tasty food. Its not the typical mallu restaurant where Kerala-ism is sprinkled all over the place (including the name). That is one thing I don’t like abt other Kerala restaurants. Your business shouldn’t be based on &lt;?xml:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112503887925269451/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112503887925269451' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112503887925269451'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112503887925269451'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/08/lh.html' title='LH'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112471716280987140</id><published>2005-08-22T06:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T04:02:09.131-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Feels great... Feels like heaven...</title><summary type='text'>17th Wed : 5.45 PM: Volvo to &lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /&gt;Trivandrum: Almost all my overnight journeys begin with an hour or so of reflections, realizations, and recaptures of the events after the previous journey. Inevitably, the return journey ends with an hour full of planning… to visit all the relatives places, do treks and trips on all weekends, to do some more city walks…and a million </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112471716280987140/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112471716280987140' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112471716280987140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112471716280987140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/08/feels-great-feels-like-heaven.html' title='Feels great... Feels like heaven...'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112382811076412256</id><published>2005-08-11T23:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T03:54:04.146-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Boys are boys</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!-- Here is a classification of the types of boys you find in an engineering college, or for that matter, boys you find anywhere. I do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the material or the reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed here. You acknowledge that any reliance on any such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112382811076412256/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112382811076412256' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112382811076412256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112382811076412256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/08/boys-are-boys.html' title='Boys are boys'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112348299704085709</id><published>2005-08-07T23:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T03:41:05.050-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Weekend</title><summary type='text'>An activity filled weekend for a change… A change from the routine doze on weekends!By the time I woke up on Saturday morning, Kir had already left for cricket practice. Called up Harry to let him know I was joining him for tennis. Tennis from 9 to 12. As its been a long time since I last had any form of physical activity, it was kind of exhaustive…But the fun was worth it.&lt;?xml:namespace prefix </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112348299704085709/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112348299704085709' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112348299704085709'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112348299704085709'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/08/weekend.html' title='Weekend'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112325691318733520</id><published>2005-08-05T08:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T03:35:01.031-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Collage</title><summary type='text'>Here is an yearly activity summary...Hoping that a pic talks 1000 words.trips, treks, travel....I realized I am bad at collage :_(Suggestions for improvement are most welcome. So are brickbats ;_)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112325691318733520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112325691318733520' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112325691318733520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112325691318733520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/08/collage.html' title='Collage'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112288185955004984</id><published>2005-08-01T00:35:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T03:34:25.133-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hum Tum</title><summary type='text'>Saw a movie clip yday. Thot it could easily fit in the Hum-Tum series.Here it goes:Kirsten Dunst is approaching an old dock kind of place in a small country side river, obviously to take a dip. A guy is already seated some distance from the dock, at the opposite shore, partly covered in the bush, fishing away to glory.KD walks lazily and approaches the dock. She started disrobing, oblivious of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112288185955004984/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112288185955004984' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112288185955004984'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112288185955004984'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/08/hum-tum.html' title='Hum Tum'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112261573014893501</id><published>2005-07-28T22:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T03:31:48.955-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I Play'/><title type='text'>The good bad-minton</title><summary type='text'>What is it that you gain by running to the nook and corner of a 44’ by 17’ rectangular area dissected by lines running parallel and perpendicular to the base lines? You are also restricted to one half of the above mentioned space by two 5’ 1” vertical posts and a 20 mm thick fine cord net with a width of 2’ 6” running across them. All you get to do is hit a crazy feather-y object which is nothing</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112261573014893501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112261573014893501' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112261573014893501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112261573014893501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/07/good-bad-minton.html' title='The good bad-minton'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112244726203565716</id><published>2005-07-26T23:48:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T03:24:21.838-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Blocks, Phases, Sectors</title><summary type='text'>I wonder who the bloody heck had this wonderful idea of dividing Bangalore into Blocks, Phases, Sectors and what more and what not...DIVIDE AND RUIN!As if these on themselves are not confusing enough, they have bestowed on us Mains and Crosses.147th W Main, 69th cross.It sucks man, it does big time.Had the misfortune of venturing out towards Jayanagar 3rd block Yday. I had the full address of the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112244726203565716/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112244726203565716' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112244726203565716'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112244726203565716'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/07/blocks-phases-sectors.html' title='Blocks, Phases, Sectors'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112201251798405260</id><published>2005-07-21T22:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T03:19:50.236-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='I Drive'/><title type='text'>My Machine!</title><summary type='text'>When I sit at a height of 0.72 meters on top of a combination of leather, metal, plastic and fiber of around 2.085 meter length, and 0.79 meter width, fitted into a Diamond Frame, with my hands gripping the taller part of the structure, the tallest of which is 1.125 meters above the ground, I can say I attain nirvana.Yes, I am talking abt one of my religions here… or rather one of the altars of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112201251798405260/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112201251798405260' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112201251798405260'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112201251798405260'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/07/my-machine.html' title='My Machine!'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112191875962870574</id><published>2005-07-20T22:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-26T03:18:18.881-08:00</updated><title type='text'>'&gt;&gt;' to present</title><summary type='text'>One of these days, this thought struck me like thunder striking.“Am I living in the past?”Past is often dearer to us mostly because, you tend to remember only the good things abt past, only the things you like, only the ones which make you comfortable. Basically you have this royal freedom of choice to choose what you want to choose and discard the rest to the back of your mind. Forgetfulness (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112191875962870574/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112191875962870574' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112191875962870574'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112191875962870574'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/07/to-present.html' title='&apos;&gt;&gt;&apos; to present'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112174982757078706</id><published>2005-07-18T22:03:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-18T22:10:27.576-07:00</updated><title type='text'>If there is a Heaven on Earth, it is this, it is this, it is this...</title><summary type='text'>Those Night OutsMidnight CoffeesThose Birthday BumpsOld Torn JeansThose Late Night WalksStudy-less Combined StudiesLong Chats n SlapsCrushes on Pals &amp; that Fight for ‘emFrying NutsMakin RosesBunking ClassesCalculating Attendance PercentageCopying Tests n AssignmentsGetting kicked out of classesStruggle for MarksWriting on DesksFight with TeachersTears for LoveThose B Grade MoviesOld Sentimental </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112174982757078706/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112174982757078706' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112174982757078706'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112174982757078706'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/07/if-there-is-heaven-on-earth-it-is-this.html' title='If there is a Heaven on Earth, it is this, it is this, it is this...'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112167212087434544</id><published>2005-07-18T00:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T01:27:57.703-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Travel'/><title type='text'>Banyan County</title><summary type='text'>Latest one in Mair-Uth-Anne tour series. This time to Big Banyan Tree, Banyan County Dam area.Sunday morning, Autobahn-ians got up around 9.Sand : "What doing?"Me: "Anything"Kiron (still fast asleep): "Trip hai tho dho options... One dhoddaal, second, Simla"The first one was decided to be the current destination as the second may prove to be a bit hectic for a one day trip. Calls to Sow, Dips and</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112167212087434544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112167212087434544' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112167212087434544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112167212087434544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/07/banyan-county.html' title='Banyan County'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112115676546070504</id><published>2005-07-12T01:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-12T01:31:14.450-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Nirvana</title><summary type='text'>Is the sum of fractions always equal to 1, or is it a lil less than 1?Does the tuff get going all the time the going gets tuff?If u live different lives when you are with different people, then whats actually your life?Isn’t everything thats happening to you just a repetition of endless human interactions that has happened to a set of people, over a period of time?Your roomie is more important to</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112115676546070504/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112115676546070504' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112115676546070504'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112115676546070504'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/07/nirvana.html' title='Nirvana'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112021932300839795</id><published>2005-07-01T04:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-07-01T05:02:03.013-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Done it!</title><summary type='text'>Yo!..its deployed...security module incorporated.what works in win2k doesnt work in win2k3 :-(ldap bind and directory search are too big issues for Microsoft to handly comprehensively...but the only silver line is that the work-around is only a google hit away.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112021932300839795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112021932300839795' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112021932300839795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112021932300839795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/07/done-it.html' title='Done it!'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-112019916612034281</id><published>2005-06-30T23:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T01:20:48.510-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Deployment again…</title><summary type='text'>Its time for Dashboard deployment…Pentium 4 processor 2.8 GHz systems,2 GB Ram…2 boxes of the above config…Boy, do I love this deployment !6/29/05 :Afternoon -&gt;Boxes up.IIS configured…Application copied from dev machine…Deployment up and running(, but for the data access part)…Mail shot to GPM “Application Up and running… SQL Server to be installed…”Got a bravo from GPM…went ahead and installed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/112019916612034281/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=112019916612034281' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112019916612034281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/112019916612034281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/07/deployment-again.html' title='Deployment again…'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-111961916957066723</id><published>2005-06-24T06:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2005-06-24T06:19:29.573-07:00</updated><title type='text'>DashBoard</title><summary type='text'>After knot, couple of weeks on bench…. A sudden break to a lot of activities… Hibernation period… Then now into a DU project… A portal for EMEA. Only advantage is getting to interact with the SPM. He will be the owner of the application. Started leading a team of 3. Now down to 2. Dot.Net application to show reports on all the EMEA activities. Nothing much is happening in life… As a class mate </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/111961916957066723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=111961916957066723' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/111961916957066723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/111961916957066723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/06/dashboard.html' title='DashBoard'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-111581159477188769</id><published>2005-05-11T04:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T01:16:52.929-08:00</updated><title type='text'>long time no C</title><summary type='text'>Knot is over…. Finally… in fact it was over a couple of weeks back. Now on bench… waiting for the next project… and preparing a POC for another project. Today they are presenting the (to be rejected) POC, to the client. Client is hell bend on J2EE and here we are… going with a .Net solution… most of the time, the way business functions is way too funny for a sane person to invest more than a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/111581159477188769/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=111581159477188769' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/111581159477188769'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/111581159477188769'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/05/long-time-no-c.html' title='long time no C'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-110933217731152505</id><published>2005-02-25T03:49:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-02-25T03:49:37.313-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Deployment Descriptor</title><summary type='text'>Project reached the final stage of deployment.But its getting extended endlessly. This wait to drive the last nail is really irritating.Need a change… a new team.. team mates.One good thing abt putting in long hours during dev phase is being part of the deployment team. Should say it’s a good work. Get to play with state of the art servers.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/110933217731152505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=110933217731152505' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110933217731152505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110933217731152505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/02/deployment-descriptor.html' title='Deployment Descriptor'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-110648842446801336</id><published>2005-01-23T05:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T01:11:36.588-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CET'/><title type='text'>An interesting email: Reflections of Passion</title><summary type='text'>Frenz, Indians and country men,One interesting thing about life is that it never ceases to amuse you. Life throws such bizarre incidents at your face that sometimes you just turn back and wonder aloud “Boy!!! Am I dreaming?? “ .The incident in question which forced me to re-scribble the above words of wisdom (originally scribbled by someone with substance) is this… A dude amongst us got up at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/110648842446801336/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=110648842446801336' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110648842446801336'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110648842446801336'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/01/interesting-email-reflections-of.html' title='An interesting email: Reflections of Passion'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-110638027679170641</id><published>2005-01-22T00:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T01:09:30.197-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Social'/><title type='text'>Benny Hinn , Bandh and Bangalore</title><summary type='text'>Got up at 10:30 yesterday... was up n ready by 11 and was on my way to office...when i reached bommanahalli, the road was jam packed… it was unusual at 11 in the morning… took a couple of sharp turns, crossed the path of a truck and took my enticer to the service road… service road was more or less empty… seeing my id card, a colleague stopped me and asked me not to proceed…That was when I took a</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/110638027679170641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=110638027679170641' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110638027679170641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110638027679170641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/01/benny-hinn-bandh-and-bangalore.html' title='Benny Hinn , Bandh and Bangalore'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-110594286012503127</id><published>2005-01-16T22:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-01-17T01:33:03.170-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Another week</title><summary type='text'>Again worked thru the weekend...met Jith on Sunday... Had lunch from his home...It was nice to be back in the company of an MIyer after a long time...But then... as time passes...Some of them whom I used to count as close friends are just ex-class-mates now...It happens all the time with me...Burning the bridges behind me...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/110594286012503127/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=110594286012503127' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110594286012503127'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110594286012503127'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/01/another-week.html' title='Another week'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-110555706014341941</id><published>2005-01-12T12:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T01:04:31.310-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Wednesday night/Thursday early morning ..</title><summary type='text'>Another late night sitting... Now its 12.30 thursday early morning...I guess I like this... Had to do that bloody order module task yesterday...today I got something interesting from my own campaign module... Good.. :_)... That explains the time diff between me leaving at 9 yday and still in office today... And the happy news is campaigns have reached its destination shore... :_)... think I have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/110555706014341941/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=110555706014341941' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110555706014341941'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110555706014341941'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/01/wednesday-nightthursday-early-morning.html' title='Wednesday night/Thursday early morning ..'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-110533521157473815</id><published>2005-01-09T21:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T01:03:02.401-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Monday Morning</title><summary type='text'>Back to work after a weekend… Was not really a weekend to enjoy… worked both the days… so not sure if I can call it a weekend… and cant write ‘back to’ as I never went away from work… that makes the whole statement a wish rather than the truth, but then what else can you think of as the opening line when u r blogging on a Monday morning..?Even though I have spoiled my week-end, feeling good now </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/110533521157473815/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=110533521157473815' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110533521157473815'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110533521157473815'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/01/monday-morning.html' title='Monday Morning'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10046940.post-110528335986565651</id><published>2005-01-09T06:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-05-08T00:18:03.901-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='E-Company'/><title type='text'>First Shot</title><summary type='text'>lemme also be hi-tech ;_)...this is my first shot at a blog..more like a shot in the dark..what inspired me to start my own blog space is actually a visit to another blog.i thot of her as this dumb-headed chirpy girl who yells at the top of her voice into my friend's phone whenever he calls her (which happens pretty often).and when I went thru her blog, i was dumbstruck... she suddenly appeared </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/feeds/110528335986565651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=10046940&amp;postID=110528335986565651' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110528335986565651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/10046940/posts/default/110528335986565651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://e-comp.blogspot.com/2005/01/first-shot.html' title='First Shot'/><author><name>Geo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09338285660007923431</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
