tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:04:45 +0000PakistanStormNew YearNaamamFamilyStatisticsFriendsms wordbrainTamizhTalksPhoneLullNaamiWW2ArdennesBreak2012ReflectionGamesblackberryComputersCoverageclutterTamilKrishnanResolutionsChivalryMahabarathamthoughtSabaiIndiaKrishnaMariyadaiNewsMediaBooksMy thoughts on the major world happenings every week.http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Anand)Blogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-127653884722657504Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:21:00 +00002012-01-11T16:58:15.757+05:30Resolutionsms wordFamilyPhoneBooksNew YearComputersFriendsGamesblackberryNews2012StatisticsReflection Its blog time again!!! Before I begin, Happy New year to you & your family. May god (or Nature if you are atheistic) bless you with bountiful happiness, health & peace this year.  Now that the New Year rites are done, let get back to what I started about.  It’s New Year (well kind of, its only 11 days old) & it’s the time of the year, everyone talks of resolutions. So, without much ado, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/Al9_isZiV7w/new-year-resolutions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/Al9_isZiV7w" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-year-resolutions.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-1427527112681016598Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:54:00 +00002011-09-23T16:26:17.025+05:30TamizhNaamiMahabarathamNaamamKrishnaTamilKrishnanவாசகர்களுக்கு ஓர் விண்ணப்பம். இந்த பதியல் எனது முதல் தமிழ் பதிப்பு. தவறுகள் இருந்தால் மன்னிகவும். முதல் பதிப்பானதால் பரம் பொருளை பற்றி எழுத தோன்றிற்று. சரி, பரம்பொருளுக்கும் இந்த தலைப்பிற்கும் என்ன தொடர்பு என்று நீங்கள் கேட்கலாம். இந்த கேள்விக்கு பதில் சொல்லுவதற்கு முன்னால் நாமம் மற்றும் நாமியின் விளக்கங்களை பார்போம். நாமம் - இன்றைய சொல்வழக்கில் இது வைணவர்கள் நெற்றியில் அணியும் திருகாப்பை http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/iwTg1uOj5S8/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)1West Mambalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India13.037332 80.22416513.0218625 80.204424 13.0528015 80.243906<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/iwTg1uOj5S8" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-4076242381746098011Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:16:00 +00002010-11-03T07:50:59.040+05:30It all started with a knock on the door. I was playing with my one-year-old son, when I heard a knock on the door. Since we both had the whole house to ourselves, I thought it was my better half returning with my little princess from neighbourhood shop. This made me wonder, she had the key to the house & should be able to let herself in. I noticed the door was just closed & not locked. Hmmm… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/witpmStPj-g/trick-or-treat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/witpmStPj-g" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/11/trick-or-treat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-5255953893795036307Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:39:00 +00002010-07-27T23:09:19.214+05:30Was reading the latest Thomas Friedman column to NYTimes (read the column here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/opinion/25friedman.html?_r=1&ref=thomaslfriedman)The last piece of news interested me. The fund manager finishes his story with the question: have they no grand children?I believe that having grand children or not, they spend too much of their time making profits, to spend time with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/lG5smEvU2qw/climate-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/lG5smEvU2qw" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/07/climate-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-1995637535416215477Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:01:00 +00002010-07-17T04:40:27.897+05:30MariyadaiIndiaCoverageSabaiChivalryTalksPakistanMediaAfter a week of hectic work, I finally had sometime to catch-up on the Indian political happening. Looks like our esteemed foreign minister finally went to Pakistan. Nevertheless, it is the same old story every time. Anybody worth a media following (that’s pretty much anyone in the secretary cadre & above) announces a trip to Pakistan, all hell breaks loose. Trip details are covered by frenziedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/qZhgIx31AFQ/india-pakistan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/qZhgIx31AFQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/07/india-pakistan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-2773428776162309044Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:39:00 +00002010-07-16T22:09:09.078+05:30Since, I've been procrastinating my next post, I decided to get a couple of apps on my iPhone to help me write. Hopefully u'll see more posts in the future.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/S-BHJapzB_U/my-post-from-iphone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/S-BHJapzB_U" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-post-from-iphone.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-1498188425396331580Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:12:00 +00002010-07-16T01:42:17.393+05:30My workspacehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/Ze4J5hcVLVI/photo-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/Ze4J5hcVLVI" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/07/photo-blog.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-4217114970021672750Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:03:00 +00002010-03-04T01:35:08.232+05:30StormLullBreakWW2ArdennesIt’s been a while since I did a post on this blog. The last couple of months have been pretty hectic, leaving me with little time to do a post. I’ve arranged my work to leave me with a little free time to start posting on a weekly basis (hopefully). This week has been a lull in terms of activity, compared to the past couple of weeks. I was suddenly left with a bit of time & nothing planned to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/xGU9N-b3CbQ/lull-after-storm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/xGU9N-b3CbQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/03/lull-after-storm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-5116762388361745815Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:44:00 +00002009-12-24T01:14:46.254+05:30A nicely written article, that wraps up the year that went past. It is true that the year shattered that cricketers were above terrorism. I'm happy that it happened against srilankan crickers. I cannot imagine the consequences if it had been indian cricketers. India & Pakistan would be at war & with disastrous consequences. I shudder at the thought. Not that I'm chickening out with mention of warhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/_AAAwJG3FgU/tribute.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/_AAAwJG3FgU" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/12/tribute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-4123551092066037196Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:01:00 +00002009-12-17T03:31:03.465+05:30This is one of the most beautiful pictures I've seen of Saturn. Notice that the planet is horizontal. Most Saturn pics show the planet in a tilted manner there by obscuring the beauty of the discs. This one clearly shows the multitude of rings that surround saturn. One of my top ten pics.in reference to: "From 20 degrees above the ring plane, Cassini's wide angle camera shot 75 exposures in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/X3M7rAJLT_k/awesome-pic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/X3M7rAJLT_k" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/12/awesome-pic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-8845193818969564903Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:41:00 +00002009-12-03T20:11:07.521+05:30This is a guy who can be as predictable as the Pakistani team. When he's on fire, he's unstoppable. how ever there is no guarantee that he'll finish what he started. I would compare him to Srikanth(erstwhile Indian captain). But cribs apart, he seems to have done a tremendous feat today. I've never known India scoring 400+ runs in a single day. there have been times when the score in both the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/mRA9shQz_ZI/amazing-feat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/mRA9shQz_ZI" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/12/amazing-feat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-7324251789472131833Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:50:00 +00002009-12-02T21:20:40.394+05:30An awesome machine. The most interesting fact of this machine is that you don't have to balance the machine while in motion. However, this begs the question how to tip it over? Feeling a little mischievous. Anyway, the most serious downside to this machine would be the amount of people who would rather travel @ 4mph than walk. This probably was an idea originated by doctors, as this has a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/0jHUEqlJ1pM/awesome.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/0jHUEqlJ1pM" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/12/awesome.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-5136931178355974783Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:36:00 +00002009-12-01T21:06:45.402+05:30A few years back these financial experts were saying that SIPs work well, only if you are invested for atleast 4 years. Now that the portfolios are tanking, they seem to be saying that we need to be invested for 10 years. Looks like they will keep saying this for the years to come. Are we being systematically fooled?in reference to: "Four years is still a short time in the market. You need to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/Rs5BGN4uYbo/systematic-investment-plans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/Rs5BGN4uYbo" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2009/12/systematic-investment-plans.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3247558702277741075.post-513274671551469357Tue, 06 May 2008 18:33:00 +00002008-05-07T00:27:25.486+05:30thoughtbrainclutterIt’s been a while since I wrote anything useful. In fact, the last piece of my writing was when I was in college & that was definitely 10 years back.Now, why did I start this blog, especially if I am writing after 10 years?For one thing, even though I don't write, I do put down my thoughts in the form of some "MS Word Document" & are usually trashed when they start eating up my desktop space. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/anandrules/~3/3Z_AKzNea-4/my-first-thoughts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Anand)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/anandrules/~4/3Z_AKzNea-4" height="1" width="1"/>http://anandsthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/05/my-first-thoughts.html