tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:32:46 +0000MyLifeMyViewsMyTechMyFilmsMyRandomThotsMyRelationsMyVidCastsMyComputerMyPhotoCastshttp://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Shaan)Blogger39125en-usnonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-2105718215483442527Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:57:00 +00002009-07-22T14:29:03.854+05:30Nice video from BBC documenting the Solar eclipse as seen from various parts of Asia. Loved it.http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/07/solar-eclipse-22nd-june-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-3338860572765455402Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:40:00 +00002009-06-14T16:13:50.066+05:30I found this nice video explaining how the current economic collapse is related to the falldown of the US credit and housing sector. Enjoy!The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/06/recession101.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-8179036834493622993Sat, 02 May 2009 06:49:00 +00002009-05-02T18:12:06.987+05:30MyTechMyVidCastsFrom the start of this decade, scientists have started working seriously and investors have been putting handsome money towards alternative research techniques that will help the current Gloabal Warming scenario on Planet Earth. A number of techniques or solutions are being proposed. One of them, which basically attempts to increase the "albedo", or "reflectivity" of the clouds surrounding us, http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/05/cloud-reflectivity-enhancement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-7373051493011532358Fri, 01 May 2009 07:17:00 +00002009-05-02T12:18:53.389+05:30MyRandomThotsOnce upon a time, in a hot sultry town called Kolkata, there used to be this handsome dude who was known to his friends by the name of Bulds. He was a kind person, a person who can not even kill the mosquito who would bit him right on his neck.Anyways, this kind, harmless guy had a fetish for the golden brown colored liquid which is popular by the name of BEER. He admitted openly, that he was http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/05/may-day-may-day-may-day-bulds-is-here-b.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-7552929329123250834Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:34:00 +00002009-04-10T19:56:59.533+05:30MyLifeMyRandomThotsThe "less-hectic" life continues. Yeah, life is still going on in a controlled way. I seem to have controlled the work at office, at least for the time being. Return of senior leads from Japan has helped tons. At least now I can discuss problems and work estimations with people who will be able to appreciate and understand the finer details involved.So here I was, on a nice shining morning at http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/04/time-for-little-introspection.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-6177575305104991315Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:36:00 +00002009-04-10T19:58:52.268+05:30MyLifeHate is baggage. Life is too short to be pissed of all the time. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained.. we must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory.. will swell when again touched.. as surely they will be.. by the better angels of our nature. With these words ended this wonderful movie called "American History X". Its http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/04/cynic-gets-rush-of-dream-in-his-head.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-651115631065873517Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:48:00 +00002009-04-01T00:48:12.898+05:30MyLifeOne more March 31st crosses over. This one was a long one. The US recession has really started eating up in the minds of the IT folks world over. Hopefully the beginning of the new fiscal year will bring with it a better luck for the Economy.Its not at all easy to keep pushing yourself against the tide. In my personal life I am have been doing just for more than three months now. Working in http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/04/end-of-long-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-6277071871587618477Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:21:00 +00002009-03-30T01:10:26.275+05:30Amar eii din.. Amaar eii raat.. Bose ekaki, banache ajuhaatChokher sopno, moner saadhAj khorache.. bolche THAAKKTomar eii din, tomar eii raat..Kajol pora chokhe, cholona nigghatChokher vasha.. sorirer vashaProlovoner haatchaani, nishpaap chaunite DhakaAvijog.. Avimaan.. Duurbyabohaar.. AsommaanBojhanor chesta, Mananor chestaSob i aaj NISHFOL, SOB I aaj.. BRITHAA..!!Amaader se din.. Amaader se http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/03/amar-eii-din.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-3677626179307634366Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:13:00 +00002009-03-29T16:20:12.315+05:30MyLifeI was on leave since 31st night. I welcomed the new year silently in my cubicle. It was not that I HAD to do it. I could have left the desk at around 11pm. I was anyway too drained to do any work after that. But I decided to stay back. I wanted to welcome the new year sitting in my cubicle. I know I do not quite enjoy my life at Kyocera. Its not quite the same as Wipro. Life at Wipro in general http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/01/first-post-of-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-6526716280347564888Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:33:00 +00002009-03-29T16:19:12.404+05:30MyLifeI wrote the post below on last Sunday. Then for some reason decided against posting it. But then.. I think I SHOULD post it. After all, its a really special one for me. I know most of you will have no idea what I am talking about here.. This one is only for ME and no one else. We are allowed to be a little selfish isn't it? :)***********************************************************************http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/12/shutter-should-not-come-down-and-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-8506238614177762601Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:39:00 +00002009-03-29T16:17:23.017+05:30MyLifeThings change so much in this freak show called life. Ideals, beliefs, trusts, friendship.. does any one of these words hold any true meaning in the context of today? Why do religious books ask you to always speak truth? Why do parents teach their children to be honest? Why do the teachers in school tell u that come what may, never loose faith on God, treat people gently, care for them, value http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/11/why-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-1114747886886531088Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:52:00 +00002008-10-14T21:36:58.540+05:30MyLifeThe wonder-break is over. My little vacation with my folks is finally coming an end tonight. As I sit in the middle of the night and write this blog, all of a sudden I realise that Come tomorrow, Shaan will be back in Bangalore. Away from the wide roads with no traffic, away from the sweet smell of flowers in my garden, away from the peace ful greenary all around Kalyani, away from the compassionhttp://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/10/thewonder-breakis-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-1433728246454473593Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:04:00 +00002008-10-05T12:53:28.899+05:30MyLifeWell folks, this post is from the cool and comfortable ambience of my home at Kalyani. A nice get away from the recent troubles in Blore. The continuous awkwardness of coming to a cube which will not be mine come Oct 22nd, the sick feeling of not willing to contributing to new assignments, the lack of  "kick-at-work", and to add to that, the quarrels at the flat amongst other rommies was getting http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/10/dial-h-for-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-5255717678907855612Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:32:00 +00002008-09-24T19:57:00.055+05:30Alright folks, finally HTC's GPhone photos have been leaked into the internet. Yesterday T-Mobile unveiled G1 at New York. Dont expect the jaws to drop off by the looks. HTC was never known to make people lick lips with the appearance or form factor. G1 is not an exception. It resembles a lot with T-Mobile's Sidekick. Especially when you take into consideration the how it slides and the http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-phone-unveiled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-5580667948180066549Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:01:00 +00002008-09-18T13:25:01.758+05:30                                                       I can here some one reading this and going GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR  :))http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/09/difference-between-boys-and-girls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-4376561729640995298Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:01:00 +00002008-09-18T12:38:05.561+05:30What 'Pujo' means to a BengaliMost modern Indian cities strive to rise above ethnicity. Tell anybody who lives in Bombay that he lives in a Maharashtrian city and (unless of course, you are speaking to Bal Thackeray) he will take immediate offence. We are cosmopolitan, he will say indigenously.Tell a Delhiwalla that his is a Punjabi city (which, in many ways, itis) andhe will respond with much http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/09/beautiful-write-up-by-vir-sanghvi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-5565694072559435943Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:53:00 +00002008-08-23T23:59:55.708+05:30Ahh here I am, my first (and going by the looks of it, last too) post of Aug08. Its proving to be quite a month. India is having the time of its life at the Olympics. One Gold, two bronze, phew.. finally the medal count exceeds ONE. Going by the looks of it, we may still fails to make the cut in top 50. However, hopefully this is a start for things to change in forward direction.Bengal is going http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/08/time-to-let-go-time-to-hold-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-9100251287766733708Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:18:00 +00002008-07-31T13:36:04.661+05:30MyLifeNo posts for the last couple of weeks. The stimuli were there to tell here, but there was no time to react :) And, uh.. there was a little seclusion from my side as well I must admit. Last couple of weeks I was in a step-back mode. You know, there are times when whatever you do tends to bizarrely wrong and all. In such situations I usually stop doing stuffs. If you are doing nothing, nothing can http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/07/aaah-shaan-is-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-6229136575894330771Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:16:00 +00002008-07-16T23:12:30.272+05:30MyTechMyViewsImportant facts about the Apple iPhone. Look before you leap folks! Came across these facts recently..No video calling,no AD2P on the Bluetooth,CAN'T share ANY (mp3, images,videos....) files via bluetooth, can't use as a wireless modem, (you pay ridiculous data charges to activate Internet on your phone, but cannot connect it to your PC and browse when you are at home) no copy and paste,(cannot http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/07/apple-iphone-is-coming-in-india-2buy-or.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-5286804324064384413Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:28:00 +00002008-07-14T00:56:14.124+05:30MyLifeMyRelationsWow! Thank God its Sunday! I got a day off from office :) Actually I should say I got a night off! Being a patchy insomniac does not help really. You look at the watch. You know its getting late. You know you have to wake up early next morning to catch the office bus. But you just can't sleep! Tonight its different. I don't care if I dont feel sleepy tonight. Coz tomorrow I can wake up late :) http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/07/friendships-few-random-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-2368854155063130477Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:50:00 +00002008-07-12T18:13:38.131+05:30MyComputerI have been using this anti-virus called Zone Alarm Pro for last one month or so. It has some good features - the antivirus check is really good, and proficient. The bundled firewall, though a little complicated for 'casual' users, it really strong once you get a hang of it. This blog, however is not about the cool features about Zone Alarm Pro. Its about a wicked problem this guy throws up. And http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/07/zone-alarm-pro-issue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-8038335963495271790Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:05:00 +00002008-07-13T02:49:24.198+05:30MyFilmsMyLifeYippee! Monday is here!!!!!!! Rarely I welcome Mondays with so much enthusiasm and happiness. This week was different. That's because the weekend was different. My mind was really thinking too much on the same thing for too long. The hectic life of work comes as an amazing aid to that. When you are busy saving you bummy against the tight deadlines at office, you tend to some how forget all the http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/07/jaane-tuu-yaa-janne-naa-shaan-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-8788180514990625822Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:29:00 +00002008-07-12T18:21:33.040+05:30MyLifeMyRelationsBlog post after a gap of 2+ weeks.. Yaah I was busy folks. I was busy. Not in the true sense of the term per se. The work related "busy"-ness was and will always be there. I can manage that. Problem is, things are getting a lot complicated on personal front. Last few months I am being made to pass through a series of "acid tests" on some emotions I have never been used to giving tests at. That's http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/07/unsettling-times.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-4836885650938515987Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:45:00 +00002008-12-09T18:20:09.286+05:30MyViewsThis is my third post of the day. Very unusual. Even I am a little tipped about it! However that should be an excuse to post something which really bothers me isn't it?I came across few snaps taken from the well known hindi news channel "Aj Taak". Any one who can read hindi will be able see the topics that are being discussed out there. The entire absurdity of the topics astonish me.I am pretty http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/06/indian-journalism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106598909651900413.post-472162176175134794Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:56:00 +00002008-07-12T18:11:35.554+05:30MyVidCastsAlthough I have not mentioned this yet in any of my earlier posts, I am really fond of the youtube videos. A thought passed my mind that why don't I share some of my collections now and then? I guess that they will not be the worst posts on the world you know! :)So here we go, introducing a few cool sports videos on shaanspeaks.blogspot.comThis one was captured in a club football match.This one http://shaanspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/06/few-cool-videos-on-sportsmanship.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Shaan)0noreply@blogger.com (Shaan)MyVidCasts