tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:28:52 +0000IlaiyarajaanalogyexperientialteethsupportUnivercelldentalMusicblessingmarketingwishBangalore trafficwoesIt always remains blank!http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)Blogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-3226371722926841106Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:51:00 +00002009-03-22T10:33:01.112-07:00experientialmarketingUnivercell"Sorry madam, We have orders to show the piece only if you have decided to buy it.""Couldn't I have decided after looking at the website? What is the difference between checking the piece online and coming to your store?""Madam, this is how we operate".............................................."Well, this one had a different configuration online""No way""Show me the website. I ll prove! X-("..http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/03/univercell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-6647656951477973967Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:06:00 +00002009-02-21T04:52:07.557-08:00 Chanced upon this. It reflects my idea about an individual, more or less. Here it is..We live together, we act on, and react to, one another; but always and in all circumstances we are by ourselves. The martyrs go hand in hand into the arena; they are crucified alone. Embraced, the lovers desperately try to fuse their insulated ecstasies into a single self-transcendence; in vain. By http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/02/doors-of-perception.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-6665312611650434684Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:40:00 +00002009-01-30T10:35:44.307-08:00During today's Legal Aspects of Business, all of us were in unusually crazy mood. And this is what happens when there is a synergy of craziness! :PQ : Put fundaes - Vays (name misspelt to maintain anonymity. LOL!!) borrows spectacles to look at babes in gen..Answers:BD: Vays uses spectacles when something spectacular happens!Abs: I don't understand.Sahi: He is blinded by love! Trying to see if http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2009/01/timepass.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-1900440205181335143Sun, 05 Oct 2008 13:15:00 +00002008-10-05T09:51:30.567-07:00Ever been excited when you saw a scientific theory put into practice? Well, that's what I am feeling now! People keep quoting 'the fortune @ the bottom of the pyramid'. To me, it was yet another management funda, till today.Scene : An arbit short shopping trip with my mom at Tnagar.If you had noticed, there are many roadside shops near GRThangamaligai, that sell fruit bowls. Those shops have http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/10/fortune-bottom-of-pyramid-damn-right.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-2746713673909699232Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:15:00 +00002008-09-13T14:40:07.923-07:00The revolting smell of my Good night vapouiser fills my nostrils and I come to my table to switch it off. I find my RSS reader refreshed - "Karol Bagh family loses 4 members to blasts". A second after I read it, my thoughts focus on how Goodnight vapouriser will affect my health in the long run.As long as my window of perception is restricted to (Me,x), every headline will be mere data to me./*http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/09/indifference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-8074506057833581171Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:24:00 +00002008-07-08T01:44:49.796-07:00analogysupportI was trying to define 'support' today, when I hit upon this analogy.Carrying an umbrella; walking along and ensuring that I don't get wet - isn't my idea of support.Because, I know my destination and I have an umbrella. Verifying the path and bidding adieu. That's support.http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/07/defining-support.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-3191225458524462792Tue, 20 May 2008 08:57:00 +00002008-05-21T01:54:51.284-07:00This is no serious spiritual documentation of the Kshetradanam experience. Instead, a fun trip where the destination happened to be temples, is how I consider it. Quite an interesting one, at that! :)It all started when the bored souls in the office decided to give a break to the monotonous boredom by sprucing it up with some spirituality. Err... I mean 4 of us, colleagues went to a temple trip. http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/05/temple-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-7386308574698822226Tue, 20 May 2008 06:22:00 +00002008-05-19T23:35:42.896-07:00Apocalyptica is one band that I like. There has not been one song of theirs that didn't catch my attention the very first time. And in cases where they play Metallica's track, I don't tend to associate the original track with Apocalyptica's. C'mon.. voice and cello are 2 different media!ApocalypticaOk.. I had to dish out this crap just for the heck-of it, coz I wanted to add this widget to my http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/05/apocalyptica.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-8916277984666030721Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:19:00 +00002008-03-30T23:48:02.755-07:00MusicIlaiyarajaBangalore trafficI haven't posted for a long time due to lack of bloggable ideas. The monotonous nature of life doesn't give me ample opportunities to get excited at the drop of a hat. But there was this incident that happened 2 months back that I would like to post.I boarded a crowded bus from Marathahalli to Jayanagar at 8.00 p.m. The trip will easily take more than an hour. The commuters were junta who were http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/03/maestros-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-8580249157401533621Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:21:00 +00002007-09-12T06:23:57.576-07:001. Pick out a scar you have, and explain how you got it.No scars.. just burns :D2. What does your phone look like?List your reasons to buy it?A rectangle in the normal view , a vertical bar in its side view, a horizontal bar in its top view.. (kelviyaa kekkare..chinna pulla thanamaa..) reasons: this was the best deal i cud get for the amt i cud spare then!3. What is on the walls of your bedroom?http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2007/09/tagged.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-4788548022194460998Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:51:00 +00002007-06-04T05:56:57.021-07:00XYZ= An arbit place in BangaloreMe:XYZ Hogatha?Bus Driver (to Conductor) : XYZ Hogatha?Me: ???Me: XYZ Hogatha?Bus Driver : ABC Hogathu (or whatever Kannada equivalent it is)Me: ???Me: XYZ Hogatha?Bus Driver : *silence* *Vroom*Me : Grrrr...Me (to the conductor of 144A): XYZ Hogatha?Conductor of 144A : Illa. 64 Hogathu.Me (to the conductor of 64) : XYZ Hogatha?Conductor of 64 : Illa. 144A http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2007/06/xyz-hogatha.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-6993288341113324399Sat, 12 May 2007 07:48:00 +00002007-05-14T01:11:59.648-07:00wishblessingIt is a standard custom to prostrate before elders on auspicious days, functions, etc. But how many of them bless sincerely? Quite few, I d say. Also, the blessings are quite cliched. In many cases, those who bless, do not mean what they say! Why bless at all, in the first place?!It is the same with wishes. Standard situations do not imply that wishes ought to be standard too! The whole exercise http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2007/05/blessings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-8750284555317127577Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:43:00 +00002007-03-07T06:27:13.437-08:00teethdentalwoes<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]--> <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->I have read a poem by Ogden Nash and I distinctly remember this particular line: <!--[endif]--> "Some tortures are physical and some are mental. <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->But the one that is both is dental." <!--[endif]--> How true! My teeth have never been anywhere near perfection;quality and quantity http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2007/02/molars-pre-molars-post-molars-sigh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-7311950093274183371Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:30:00 +00002007-02-21T03:42:05.283-08:001. Were you named after anyone?No one. But after my nakshatram.2. Do you wish on stars?No.3. When did you last cry?A week back.4. Do you like your handwriting?I used to. It must have changed now due to disuse.5. What is your favourite meat?Strict vegetarian.6. What is your most embarrassing CD on your shelf?None embarassing!7. If you were another person, would YOU be friends with you?Another http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2007/02/tagged.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-5559461509368574562Thu, 04 Jan 2007 12:28:00 +00002007-01-04T04:34:14.939-08:00I didn't clear the cut offs this year. Yet I couldn't digest this piece of info. This extract explains the selection criteria followed by IIM-A.Category-wise Short-listing Criteria and Number of Candidates called for Group Discussions and Personal InterviewsFrom the qualifying candidates meeting minimum cutoff requirement, the candidates were shortlistedon the following basis:1. General Category http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2007/01/cat-is-out-of-bag_04.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-116508277353496379Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:52:00 +00002006-12-02T10:51:47.500-08:00<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><!--[endif]-->It's been very long since I posted here. Not due to the lack of topics, coz life has been very eventful ever since I joined Infy. I d attribute it to plain laziness. But what prompted me to post now is the unusual occurrence that happened 3 days back. I am well known in my family for my sleeping habits. I can sleep anywhere, at any time! In fact, http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2006/12/my-tryst-with-insomnia_02.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-114990969841509369Sat, 10 Jun 2006 03:20:00 +00002006-06-09T20:21:38.436-07:00I had been promising my paattu maami (music teacher) for a long time that I would enroll in the AIR music competetions. A few days back,I decided to fulfill the promise. I forced my lazy self to board the bus at Panagal Park and reach the AIR building.On entering, I found that Air still retained the old world charm! I had to sign in the register before I was allowed to enter the main building. Ithttp://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2006/06/experience-air.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-114685347280348459Fri, 05 May 2006 18:21:00 +00002006-05-06T00:32:20.056-07:00Every baby looks good to all of us. How can it transform into an ugly being when it grows up? The Ugly Duckling theory seems to be reversed! Alright. What makes a person look good or bad? The model-like look seems to be the scale for comparison.The more one resembles some arbit model, the better he/she looks are! Models ought to look good because its their profession. Unless that’s the career http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2006/05/beauty-is-truth-truth-beauty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-114465666426466547Mon, 10 Apr 2006 07:49:00 +00002006-04-12T06:39:02.983-07:00Prologue: It is quite understandable that the 'reforms' that happen in Chennai now are targeted at the gullible electorate. But I say, 'THERE IS A LIMIT TO NONSENSE!'Chapter 1The protagonist (yeah.. no high hopes. That's me) decided to invest in a decent two-wheeler after analysis and to her joy, her parents found the argument quite logical and the investment, worthy. The family as a whole zeroedhttp://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2006/04/and-miles-to-go-before-i-sleep-no.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-114338780385691364Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:28:00 +00002006-03-26T07:43:25.103-08:00I happened to draw this 2 days back. I initially thought the "Office of profit hungama boomeranged" and that Congress started this affair in haste. This cartoon was drawn when I was under this impression. But now, it is turning out to be an altogether different story. It's course remains to be seen!http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2006/03/sonaya-trick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-114304770645169585Wed, 22 Mar 2006 16:51:00 +00002006-03-23T04:34:20.246-08:00My acads (UG) are nearing an end and the most common word that I get to hear these days is "Farewell". It brings back memories of the one, we gave our seniors. Harini and I decided to conduct a "Treasure Hunt" for them. It was a milestone in the history of our college! The idea sounded very novel to us. We informed our seniors about the plan and to our surprise, many agreed to participate. This http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2006/03/treasure-hunt-that-never-was.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-114165815754777721Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:14:00 +00002006-03-06T07:41:48.736-08:00I am tagged again. Supreema wants me to write on "How I can change the soceity for the better". She had elaborated on how trivial actions may hopefully trigger positive changes. Its the concept of "Kaizen"(continuous changes of small magnitude) as I see.My view point:One cannot enforce changes overnight and find the world has changed the way you want it to, the next day one wakes up. One can http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2006/03/change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-114007911920048789Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:18:00 +00002006-02-16T00:38:39.220-08:00Blame it on the evolution process, men and women are 'blessed' with varying skills in varying degrees. But the soceity has morphed into one that respects the inherent skills of men alone. Those of women are considered inferior and implies women are inferior. Similarly, a set of characteristics are assigned to the menfolk. Those who divert from the set norms are considered with distaste.All girls http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2006/02/individuals-and-not-guysgals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-114007736738868619Thu, 16 Feb 2006 07:55:00 +00002006-02-16T00:17:09.070-08:00The abnormal levels of pollution levels in Chennai coupled with parent's concern, do sometimes force me into using helmets while driving. But as a policy, I am dead against helmet usage. The safety factor is there, but it somehow steals the fun one gets in driving a vehicle. What more could be satisfying than riding your own vehicle all alone at a good speed (one's own discretion) with the cool http://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2006/02/helmets-and-vicious-circle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19334182.post-113881550210066161Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:21:00 +00002006-02-03T05:49:12.110-08:00All the roads lead to Saarang.... How true! This year, I made it a point to exploit Saarang, as its my last year as a college student (PG not considered as of now..)The first day, I deliberately forced myself to participate in Carnatic music, practice or no practice. Just giving it a shot (with the 'Sorry audience! you gotta put up with my voice.. I offer no other alternative...' mentality ) Wellhttp://anuspeaks.blogspot.com/2006/02/week-of-oor-suthifyinpart-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anuradha Iyenggar)7