Hotel 2.0 by Krish Ashok

I read his blog and they are really innovative.

http://krishashok.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/an-unsolicited-proposal-to-hotel-saravana-bhavan/

I ate Punugulu and fulfilled my 5 year wish

I have been wanting to eat this delicious crispy snack since i left vijayawada in 2002. Its a great snack and i will never forget to refer to this food whenever i meet any telugu community. Recently one of my friend's mom turned up in US from Guntur. My friend remembered my love for punugulu and asked her mom to make this for me. When i visited her home today, i got a couple of plate loads of punugulu with dal chutney and allam chutney...I ate a lot...Finally i am happy....

Rajesh Gopalkrishnan Nair Missing....

Rajesh G Nair is my friend and we worked together in First Leasing company of india andd later in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). I have lost his contacts. I think he no longer works for TCS. Let me see if the web world is helping me to find him. He may be in Mumbai, Bangalore, UK or in US. He may be in insuarance sector or in IT.

I loved her first

LYRICS

Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment and each others face
So much in love your alone in this place
Like there's nobody else in the world
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one
She told me so
And she still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time changes everything
Life must go on
And I'm not gonna stand in your way

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it still hard to give her away
I loved her first

How could that beautiful women with you
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But its still hard to give her away
I loved her first

From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Someday you might know what I'm going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
I loved her first

Every other weekend - My best song now...

WARNING: YOU WILL CRY IF YOU LISTEN TO THIS SONG

ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN A QUIET CAR







LYRICS

[Reba:]
Every other Friday
It's toys and clothes and backpacks
Is everybody in,
Okay, let's go see dad
Same time in the same spot
Corner of the same old parking lot
Half the hugs and kisses there are always sad
We tradecouple words and looks and kids again
Every Other weekend

[Kenny:]
Every other weekend
Very few exceptions,
I pick up the love we made in both my arms
It's movies on the sofa, grilled cheese and cut the crust off
"That's not the way mom makes it, daddy," breaks my heart
I miss everything I use to have with her again,
Every other weekend

[Kenny:]
I cant tell her I love her

[Reba:]
I can't tell him I love him

[Both:]
'Cause there's too many questions and years in the car

[Reba:]
So I don't tell him I miss him

[Kenny:]
I don't tell her I need her

[Both:]
She's(He's) over me, that's where we are

[Kenny:]
So we're as close as we may ever be again
Every other weekend

[Reba:]
Every other Saturday
Reba Mcentire - Every Other Weekend
lyrics from http://www.6lyrics.com
First thing in the morning
I turn the TV on to make the quiet go away
I know why, but I don't know why
We ever let this happen
Fallin' for forever was a big mistake
There's so much not to do and all day not to do with him
Every other weekend

[Kenny:]
Every other Sunday
I empty out my backseat
While my children hug their mother
In the parking lot
We don't touch,
We don't talk much,
Maybe goodbye to each other
As she drives away with every piece of heart I got,
I reconvince myself we did the right thing,
Every other weekend

[Kenny:]
I can't tell her I love her

[Reba:]
I can't tell him I love him

[Both:]
'Cause there's too many questions and years in the car

[Reba:]
So I don't tell him I miss him

[Kenny:]
I don't tell her I need her

[Both:]
She's(He's) over me that's where we are
We're as close as we may ever be again
Every other weekend

[Kenny:]
Yeah, for fifteen minutes,
We're a family again

[Reba:]
God, I wish that he was still with me again

[Kenny:]
Every other weekend

My Heart Burn

Last one month, i have been experiencing pain between my heart and stomach. They are not exactly heart burn but some kind of compression. I kept postponing doc's visit thinking it will go away. I got it especially after i eat some rich food like bagel or muffin or cream cheese. Then, one day, i visited Walgreens and the pharmasict asked me to take Pepcid(http://www.pepcid.com/index.jhtml). I am taking since 3 days (1-2 tablets a day,mostly 1). I dont see a change. May be i have to see a doc... :(

I forgot I have these at home!!!!!

There are things that we consider dear to us. We value them most. But, as time goes by we dont realise they are with us...Some such things in my life...

1. Running: It meant a lot to me and i kept running irrespective of all odds. Now i dont run anymore and i dont even realise that many days.




2. Treadmill: It just sleeps at home. When i heard from fellow americans that their treadmill is getting dusty in garage, i wondered. Not anymore...

3. HDTV and Movies: At one point, i used to record a lot of movies and see them tillmidnight or during my lunch time. Not anymore. No time...(is this an excuse)

amazing...

Babbling Brooks - One of my favorite instrumental music

This is an album by Vishwamohan bhatt (on Hawaian Guitar), Tarun Bhatacharya (on santoor) and Ronu Majumchar (on Flute).

Tamil documentary film-Vijay,Suryam Jyothika Madhavan..

A documentary film based on abolition of child labour and empowering education

My Weight Increased by 7 pounds...

I managed to maintain my weight at 148-150 pounds for almost 4-5 months. Then, i had to stop running due to foot injury. Last 2 months, i have not been running at all. No other form of physical exercise too..My eating habits are bad now, not that i eat high calorie food. I have been overeating regular food. I guess 30% over my regular diet. Breakfast has been Bagel and Creamcheese as usual. I guess Lunch and Dinner are the culprits. Dinners were normally 1 pita or 1 paratha or 2 chapati. I am eating rice (should i say overeating) for dinner. My weight now is 157. This has to be stopped. So, what can i do? For starter, i plan to eat only one packet of oatmeal for dinner, i am not sure if i can eat the oats with water, i may mix with milk to boil it. I will post after a week about my progress.

GV Prakash An Insult to AR Rahman Gene

When i first heard about GV Prakash and him being relative of ARR made me watch him close. I listened to Vellithirai movie songs with interest...I liked "Kanji Paanai Mela". Then one fine day as i tuned into Y100 FM (Country Music Channel in San antonio), i heard "Somebody Like You" by "Keith Urban" in album "tour dates". Everything, Every note is just the same..I am sure he would have told the lyrics writer to listen to this engligh song and write a lyrics for that...I am not even sure if his music troop actualaly played it or he stole the sound track as well and put on Vellithirai....Sorry, Prakash Raj...You are a Original Guy and not sure if you knew this copy. Now, i really thiink, if any of his other songs are original or shifted from others. Let me listen to Y100 more...

I have stopped Running...

I am injured on my foot after my 10 mile run n Jan 28, 2008. I developed a nerve knot on my left foot (Imagine, what happens to feet after banging it to ground 8000 times...Yes, we hit our foot to ground 800 times per mile). I didnt care for it a lot in the beginning and continued to run 50 miles in Feb and 50 Miles in March. Then in April, as the pain started to become a real PAIN, i went a met a doc. He advised me to stop running immediately as i am hurting the feet even more. He asked me to come in 4 weeks and if its still bad, he has to use knife to cut it off and leave me in crutch till it heals....Oops....Now comes the realisation....I have stopped running since 3 weeks and my pain is completely subsided and the nerve knot is slowly curing. I am putting on a Callaus Holes to give it come comfort....Even after it cures completely i may run 3-4 miles per week...not more than 1 mile at a time...SO whats happened ot me now...I am still eating the same and with no excercise, i have put on 6 pounds....I tried to stop eating bagel for 3 days and reduced 3 pounds....Lets see what future has in stire..I am thinking of doing weights and crunch,...but have not implemented it yet...Imagine, if thinking of doing excercise can reduce weight and put muscles....

jokes..

See, how people write leave Applications. It's murder of the English language. But Too Funny. Just Read It.

The Leave Applications;)

· Infosys , Bangalore : An employee applied for leave as follows:



"Since I have to go to my village to sell my land along with my wife , please sanction me one-week leave."
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This is from Oracle Bangalore: >From an employee who was performing the "mundan" ceremony of his 10 year old son:

"as I want to shave my son's head , please leave me for two days.."
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Another gem from CDAC. Leave-letter from an employee who was performing his daughter's wedding:
"as I am marrying my daughter , please grant a week's leave.."
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· From H.A.L. Administration Dept:
"As my mother-in-law has expired and I am only one responsible for it , please grant me 10 days leave."

· Another employee applied for half day leave as follows:
"Since I've to go to the cremation ground at 10 o-clock and I may not return , please grant me half day casual leave"
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· An incident of a leave letter:
"I am suffering from fever , please declare one-day holiday."
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· A leave letter to the headmaster:
"As I am studying in this school I am suffering from headache. I request you to leave me today"
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Another leave letter written to the headmaster:
"As my headache is paining , please grant me leave for the day."

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Covering note:
"I am enclosed herewith..."
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Another one:
"Dear Sir: with reference to the above , please refer to my below..."
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Actual letter written for application of leave:
"My wife is suffering from sickness and as I am her only husband at home I may be granted leave".
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Letter writing:-
"I am well here and hope you are also in the same well."
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A candidate's job application:
"This has reference to your advertisement calling for a ' Typist and an Accountant - Male or Female'... As I am both(!! )for the past several years and I can handle both with good experience , I am applying for the post.

Tomato Story

A Jobless man applied for the position of 'office boy' at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.



'You are employed' he said.. Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.



The man replied 'But I don't have a computer, neither an email'.



'I'm sorry', said the HR manager. If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job.'



The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate..

He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round.. In less than two hours,

he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times,

and returned home with $60.



The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday.



Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.



5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US ...

He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance.



He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan.

When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email.

The man replied,'I don't have an email.'

The broker answered curiously, 'You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e mail?!!' The man thought for a while and replied, 'Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!'



Moral of the story



Moral 1

Internet is not the solution to your life.



Moral 2

If you don't have Internet, and work hard, you can be a millionaire.

Movies i need to see....as suggested by KR

An officer and gentleman
Men of Honour
Scent of a Woman
Any given Sunday
shall we dance
bone collector
Crimson tide
Enemy of the state
Primal Fear
Notting Hill
jerry Mcguire
The Departed
Bridget Jones
A good year
Horton Hears a Who!

Devil's Advocate-bum says its good This movie completely shook me up. Must watch
Aaa Naluguru (Telugu)
Nice and simple, but profound movie. Watch it with subtitles for people who don't know Telugu

Wife

WIVES DEFINED BY DIFFERENT PERSONS



DavidBissonette

When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.



Sacha Guitry
After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together.


Socrates
By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.


Anonymous
Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them.


Dumas
The great question... which I have not been able to answer... is, "What does a woman want?


Sigmund Freud
I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.


Anonymous
"Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays."


Sam Kinison
"There's a way of transferring funds that is even faster than electronic banking. It's called marriage."


James Holt McGavran
"I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn't."


Patrick Murray
Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming
1. Whenever you're wrong, admit it,
2. Whenever you're right, shut up.


Nash
The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once...


Anonymous
You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.




Henny Youngman
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.


Rodney Dangerfield
A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.


Anonymous
A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Wife wanted". Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine."


Anonymous
First Guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!"
Second Guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive."

Raghuvaran is dead

AM so sad to know that Raghuvaran is dead. I find this video, so nice...

The Consultant

Once upon a time there was a shepherd looking after his sheep on the
side of a deserted road. Suddenly a brand new Porsche screeches to a
halt.
The driver, a man dressed in an Armani suit, Cerutti shoes,
Ray-Ban sunglasses, TAG-Heuer wrist-watch, and a Pierre Cardin
tie gets out and asks the shepherd, "If I can tell you how many
sheep you have, will you give me one of them?"
The shepherd looks at the young man, and then looks at the large
flock of grazing sheep and replies, "Okay."
The young man parks the car, connects his laptop to the mobile-fax,
enters a NASA Website, scans the ground using his GPS, opens a
database and 60 Excel tables filled with algorithms and pivot
tables. He then prints out a 150-page report on his high-tech mini-
printer, turns to the shepherd and says, "You have exactly 1,586
sheep."
The shepherd cheers, "That's correct, you can have your sheep."
The young man takes an animal and puts it in the back of his Porsche.
The shepherd looks at him and asks, "If I guess your profession, will
you return my animal to me?"
The young man answers. "Yes, why not"?
The shepherd says, "You are a Consultant."
"How did you know?" asks the young man.
"Very simple," answers the shepherd. "Firstly, you came here without
being wanted. Secondly, you charged me a fee to tell me something I
already knew. Thirdly, you don't understand anything about my
business..."
".....Now can I have my dog back?"

Beauty of Maths!

Absolutely amazing!

Beauty of Maths!
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

Brilliant, isn't it?
And look at this symmetry:

1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111=12345678987654321



Now, take a look at this...


101%



>From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:



What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?

We have all been in situations where someone wants you to
GIVE OVER 100%.

How about ACHIEVING 101%?


What equals 100% in life?


Here's a little mathematical formula that might help
answer these questions:


If:

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Is represented as:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.


If:


H-A-R-D-W-O-R- K

8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%


And:

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%


But:

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%



THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:



L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D

12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%


Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will
get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top!

It's up to you if you share this with your friends & loved ones just
the way I did.

Have a nice day & God bless !