Rants of a survivor

Kadal - Honest appeal to Mani Ratnam

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:03:00 +0000

It's been a long time since I wanted to write something, but watching this movie Kadal did trigger this writing instinct in me for all the wrong reasons.

What are you doing, Mr. Ratnam? I'm really confused on how you expect to hype really sub-standard movies in such a way that people start to believe that it's because of their incompetence that they are not able to comprehend the subject.

The reality behind the movie is that everyone has done their part really well, the hero especially, along with Arjun and Arvind Swamy, but seriously the movie was not up to standards. The first half was atleast watchable, the second half was really not even close to passable!

The 15 year old girl, on the other hand definitely needs more acting lessons. She is not a natural and is clearly being artificial in the movie. There were times when everyone were just booing the film. I did watch the movie at Albert theater, but the movie deserved to run in just that theater.

P.S: I am also blogging as a part of a group of bloggers here

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:55:00 +0000

The best thing about blogs, they just keep going

Liverpool - We still trust you YNWA!!

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:05:00 +0000

Well, it's three games into the English Premier league and Liverpool are off to one of their worst ever starts in a long time, with 1 draw and two losses. We were all buzzing around with optimism at the start of the season but somehow three matches down, we look like we are in a bottomless pit of despair. Come on, we trusted BR, why should anything change now? Agreed that we didn't do well on the transfer deadline day, but I guess we should look at the positives that our youngsters like Raheem Sterling are going to get more chances and we are going to be one of the more sustainable teams in the PL.

Appealing to the Kop to keep their trust!! YNWA!!

Andy Carroll to West Ham

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:35:00 +0000

Andy Carroll has completed a medical and is set to move on a season long loan to West Ham.

Brendan Rodgers is keen to offload players whom he thinks won't fit into his plans and to get new signings before Friday deadline. Looks like he has 2-3 targets in mind, a couple materialising would mean good for Liverpool!

UEFA Champions league 2012-13 draw

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:30:00 +0000

The draws for UEFA Champions league 2012-13 are as follows,

Group A:
Porto
Dynamo Kiev
Paris St. Germain
Dinamo Zagreb

Group B:
Arsenal
Schalke
Olympiakos
Montpellier

Group C:
AC Milan
Zenit St. Petersburg
Anderlecht
Malaga

Group D:
Real Madrid
Manchester City
Ajax
Borussia Dortmund

Group E:
Chelsea
Shakhtar Donetsk
Juventus
FC Nordsjaelland

Group F:
Bayern Munich
Valencia
Lille
BATE Borisov

Group G:
Barcelona
Benfica
Spartak Moscow
Celtic

Group H:
Manchester United
Braga
Galatasaray
Cluj

Guess who is the latest to be bitten by the shutter bug?

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:56:00 +0000

Well, you guessed it right. Yours truly here has been officially bitten by the shutter bug!

A random photo with my new DSLR. Colours of Chennai

Dear Mr.Wall

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:42:00 +0000

Dear Wall,
This is one of your fan writing on the eve of one of the saddest days that cricket will witness. I am using the name WALL as you yourself said that you love to be called by that name. I am seeing you ever since you made your debut at the LORDS, the home of Cricket. There were times I cursed you like anything unable to tolerate your blocking. There were times I cursed you for not being able to find gaps or hit monstrous sixes. There were times I cursed you to get out in Tests to see my GOD bat.
There were times I cursed you for taking bad decisions while you were the captain of Indian Cricket team. I am sure that there will be many like me who would have done all the above.
Despite knowing this is happening throughout the country, you stood your ground on being patient and belief waiting for your time. And it came in your favorite Country, England during the summer of 1999. Runs flourished from your bat. Centuries came in twins. Suddenly the ball from your bat found no fielder but just the fence. You even became a part of highest partnership for any wicket along with DADA (then â€“ which was later broken by yourself along with my GOD).
But again, thanks to our all time woes â€“ Bowling, our team could not cross the second stage in that world cup. You were not praised or you efforts considered here in our country for staging a wonderful solo show throughout that tournament. You were also doing commentary in the semi finals and finals (in anticipation of getting MOT for being the highest run scorer). I just wonder how many people remember those two crucial knocks in that WC as it was easily overshadowed by another emotional ton from my GOD. Thatâ€™s the way the cricketing life has been for you.
Then there came a day in March 2001, at the city of Joy. You along with the â€˜Master of Wristâ€™ made an EPIC out of nothing at the Eden Gardens. You both made a dead and buried game to a Test match that will be remembered forever (by those who love Test cricket). You both have the distinction of making the OZ sweat under the scorching heat of Indian - March for one whole day. But even here, your 180 is overshadowed by a 281 from your partner. You were not worried either for not making the headlines as usual.
Then came the African Safari in 2003 â€“ A world cup to remember till 2011. It is remembered for many reasons. India made it to the finals and lost only to the best. Sachin was the MOT and played some memorable innings. We beat Pak for the 4th time in a row and many more. But I just wonder how many remember that you were asked to keep wickets and you did that so graciously throughout the tournament to good effect. Again you dint made to the headlines for the same reason.
Then came a period to both remember and forget. You were made the captain of our team in 2005 where at the other end our DADA was sacked indefinitely. You joined hands with Guru Greg who takes the honor for almost burying Indian cricket [Thank GOD it did not happened]. You were instrumental in winning a series in WI for the first time in 30 years. I dare say that you alone are responsible for winning that series as that series was decided by just 1 game at Jamaica where you played two innings of character on a mine field. You made the world look back at us when you led us to first ever test victory in South Africa. But it took just 1 week in the Caribbean in 2007 to bury you and the entire team. As usual our great Media went hammer and tongs at you and the rest of your mates.
Everyone were saved somehow and the rejuvenation begun once again in your favorite land. You led us to series win in England after 26 years. It also marked the rejuvenation of my GOD. Again it took just 1 not so good ODI series to make you step down from captaincy. I just wonder if you had realized by now, that is the starting point of the end.
Since then you were treated with utmost disrespect and disloyalty by the Board and even the cricketers. You were sacked from the ODI team stating rubbish reasons. You struggled to score fluent runs. You were made to open the innings in Aus just to accommodate the then T20 hero in the middle order. You got boos from the Aus crowd. But you put everything aside and scored a wonderful 93 at Perth and laid the foundation for a famous win. But again that match will be remembered by many for the spell bowled to Ponting by Ishanth. Even here you did not made to the headlines.
Amidst all these, you just concentrated on your defense and score runs. The highpoint of embarrassment came when you were picked for the Champions Trophy held in SA and dropped immediately after that. I donâ€™t remember any other cricketer even 10 % of your stature from any other country being treated like this.
Then came the World Cup in 2011 in our country. But you were not part of it. You would have just wished the team like one of us and watched the game in TV. As much elated you would have been when we lifted the trophy, you would have also felt disappointed for not being a part of that team. Thatâ€™s how the life has been for you.
Putting aside everything, once again you scored fluent runs and tons in your HOT SPOT- England (I donâ€™t wish to speak about the other HOT SPOTJ). You even carried you bat through at the Oval. You got rich tributes and ovation from everyone that you would have got ever for the first time.
But how could things just change in your life. Once again embarrassment hugs you in the form of selection in T20 and ODIs. I was very happy for the first time when you immediately announced retirement from both forms before getting humiliated once you return to India and getting dropped from the ODI team. You gave us a visual treat when you smacked hat trick of sixes in the only international T20 you played. That was simply glorious. You ended your ODI career on a high scoring a half ton.
Then came the most anticipated series Down Under. I will remember that session at the MCG where you and my GOD involved in a partnership of sheer character, grit and determination. Had that partnership gone on to the next day, I would not have been writing this letter to you as things would have been different.
Today you are going to announce your retirement from international cricket. I cried when I saw Jumbo walk off the field. Stood up and saluted when DADA was carried off from the field. But you dint gave me the opportunity to do either. It is the aspiration of every sportsman to walk off from his field for the last time with a resounding ovation. But loads of external factors would have forced you to do this. Such is the way life has been for you for all these 16 years. Today everything will change. The entire media would go Ga-Ga at you and your achievements and service to our country etc etc. But you will be still the same, answering all the questions posed to you in your own Gentlemanly way, not take a dig at any individual, not pose silly and stupid reasons.
I just wonder how it is to be Rahul Dravid or is it possible to emulate you. I canâ€™t find an answer. I donâ€™t think anyone else can be as humble and as honest and as down to earth as you. Of course there is my GOD. Even he has gone through many tough times and fought his way back. But I have to admit that he was treated better than you.
All you did at those stones being thrown at you by me and everyone else in these 16 years, you built a huge WALL. People claimed that there was a gate in the wall when you were at Aus this year. I can just pity them. You will always be remembered as our own UNBREAKABLE WALL that had bore all forms of humiliation and still stood tall for the sake of the game and the country forever.
With Love and Salutations and a Big Hug
Yuva

Get out of the Game – You SLUGS !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:15:00 +0000

Nov 15th 1989. A small curly haired boy from Mumbai made his international debut in the game of cricket and scripted a lot of selfish stories.
June 5th 1996. A young fellow from a Bangalore middle class family made just 95 runs in his debut at the home of cricket Lords showing very poor technique in defence.
Nov 20th 1996. A tall wristy Hyderabadi scored a meager 50 in his debut test at Ahmedabad against a kiddish SA attack which had kids like Allan Donald and Fanie De villiers and the bowler with the easiest of the actions to pick, Paul Adams. His 50 is absolutely useless to Indiaâ€™s victory in that game.
Between their debut and till date, these 3 men did little service to the country and most importantly the game. Yes. Very Very Little. To say bluntly, they did nothing.
That is why the people of the country they have born in, are calling for their heads at any cost.
Why wonâ€™t they? I should say this is too late. Those 3 men have always been a failure and consistently brought disgrace if not glory to the country and the game, ever since they made their respective debuts.
How dare that Hyderabadi and that Bangalorean can play for one and half days together to win a test after follow on being enforced by a very very weak Aus team? Absolutely atrocious!!
H how can that Mumbai boy can be given the tag MASTER just after scoring a matter of 9 ODI tons and a couple of test tons in 1 whole year? He was facing just school kids then of the likes of Mc Grath, Warne, Wasim, Waqar and the slowest of the bowlers then - Allan Donald. Absolute non-sense right?
If someone is struggling with back pain he should be going to hospital and take treatment. But this fellow created a scene by batting with back pain for hours scoring yet another subdued century for record sake. Result?? India again lost as he failed to match the prowess of the other 10 in his team. How can anyone tolerate this rubbish!!! Not to mention the emotional drama he staged by returning back to join the team after his fatherâ€™s funeral to play the WC in 1999.
Letâ€™s forget the past.
At 38, that Mumbai veteran scored just 2 tons against minnows like England and South Africa in inconsequential WC games last year. But of no use. His batting didnâ€™t even come close to the bowling and fielding marvels displayed by the rest of the 10 players and hence India lost both the games. We lost because of this one player alone. How can the Indian public allow this?? Should not he have been dealt with Iron hands? Because, he scripted a similar selfish story a year back against his favorite minnow Aus to score 175 but making the team to lose. We cannot see a better selfish player than him.
At 36, that Hyderabadian used a runner to cheat the Aus and won the game for India bringing just disgrace and not glory. How can he hit a ball to mid wicket which was pitched a foot and a half outside off stump? This should not have been allowed at any cost. He simply cheated the Aus team by playing strokes which were not to be played and by using a runner.
At 38, that Bangalorean scored just 3 tons in 8 innings (4 Tests) in the most batting friendly conditions in England. Again he canâ€™t match up to the performances of the other batsmen and bowlers and ended on the losing side. Moreover he also created a scene by announcing retirement in ODIs just after he was selected for the ODI series. What an ugly act that is!!! Inexplicable!!!
The worst thing is that they have not retired still. They play just to earn money.
Had the game of cricket has a body and soul; it would strangle these 3 men and push them away from its presence. How dare they block the pathway of future legends of Indian cricket - for whom Cricket is passion and Life?? There is no better sin in the world than this.
As I mentioned above, the Hyd and Bâ€™lore guys together just made 300+ runs, only twice against a weak Aus team whose bowling attack can be compared to any gully cricket teamâ€™s .
The current generation Indian batsmen will for sure score those runs in few overs and not sessions against any of the current bowling line ups in the world. They have the technique, determination and discipline to sleep on South African pitches for not just sessions, but for days.
So why the fuss then?? Just throw those 3 men out of the team and the game.
What right they have or earned to be in the team till now. All they have done to the country and the game are just brought dishonor, disgrace, failures and tears to the public. Their recent outing and Eng and Aus have been nothing short of failure. So what if they donâ€™t have a graceful exit? Graceful exits are meant for only players who graced the game and made the game feel proud for having them. Not for these three selfish slugs who play for bank balance.
The joy a modern day cricket fan gets when he see Kohli/Dhoni hit a cricket ball for a boundary with a bat speed of 130 Kph, is sky high when compared to a lazy flick by that Hyderabadian to get the same boundary towards mid-wicket to a ball pitched a feet outside off stump or a straight drive(which is the easiest of the shots in the game) being played by that Mumbaikar or an ugly cover drive being played by that sluggish Bangalorean.
Those 3 men really deserve this from their own people and the GODs of the game - the critics.
Those 3 men have shown utmost ingratitude for their country, their followers and the game. They should be treated to the highest form of humiliation if there is one. Come on People. Join hands and chuck those 3 out to see a wonderful and bright future for Indian Cricket. By doing this, one should taking utmost pride and should have his head held up high looking towards the skies.

-Yuva

Does my experience count??

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 18:04:00 +0000

Well, I was having fun at Infy during my training, I'm still having fun, but the problem is I'm actually worried if all that I'm doing will actually count as experience.

I'm in a project with Toyota, and it's a support and maintenance project. I have very little work and I work in morning shifts. I haven't learnt anything as such. I'm just kidding and playing around and doing nothing, not because I want to do nothing, because I have nothing to do. So I went to my Project Manager and asked him the same, and he's like you'll know once you have 5 years in the industry that all this is actually an important learning curve. Is it true or is he just using his managerial tricks on me again?

Preserving baseband and installing iOS 5 to use Geveys SIM - For beginners

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:16:00 +0000

I'm a beginner too :) Please bear with me, I'm writing whatever I did in simple language.

I used to have an Apple iPhone 4 with iOS 4.3.5 and baseband 4.10.1. (Guess these are the pre-requisites, especially the baseband and I have heard it should be below 4.10.1)

Please take a back up and also, don't forget that you need the carrier sim to which your phone is contracted for activating the phone after iOS 5, and you'll need to hacktivate otherwise(not sure, please google)

1. Download iOS 5 for your iPhone & make sure you’ve iTunes 10.5

2. Download sn0wbreeze 2.8b8 from ih8sn0w.com

3. You get a zip file. Extract the file and open the software.

4. Click on the blue arrow. You get the below screen.

5. Now you drag the IPSW file into the place. You'll get the below screen

6. Now click on the blue arrow again. Click on the baseband preservation mode

7. Click on the blue arrow to continue after selecting the baseband preservation mode.

8. Click Yes to proceed.

9. Now, the IPSW will start extracting. Wait for some time till it extracts completely. It might take some time. On completion, you'll see an IPSW file in your Desktop.

10. Now you need to follow the options on snowbreeze. It asks you to connect the phone and switch it off and then hold the power and home button for some time and then only the home button.

11. Once you do it properly it reaches the RECOVERY mode ( google for images)

12. Now in iTunes 10.5 click on shift and click on Restore.

13. Wait till iOS 5 is installed and do as instructed in iTunes. You have to insert the carrier sim to activate the phone.

14. Once activated the phone has iOS 5. Now I'll tell you how to use Gevey's.

15. Please don't insert the sim while switching on, it will show as no sim installed.

16. Once the phone is on, insert the sim and the network will go to NO SERVICE.

17. Now dial 112 and end the call and switch on and off airplane mode in Settings once.

18. You will get the list of things to be done with a black screen and an accept button.

19. Dial 112 again and end the call and switch on and off the airplane mode and you will get SIM FAILURE message. Click OK and wait.

20. Wait till the NO SIM CARD INSTALLED message comes by and click on the OK again and immediately switch on and off the airplane mode. Again a SIM FAILURE message comes and you can click on OK again. Now, the carrier goes to searching and finds the proper network. Now you can turn 3G on.

iOS 5 benchmarked. Is way more faster than iOS 4

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:26:00 +0000

As indicated by the chart above, just released iOS 5 is showing many speed improvements over iOS 4. iOS 5 was faster in almost every category — as indicated by green — except for the first generation iPad. The chart was put together by GigaOm using GeekBench, Gague, BenchTest, and SunSpider, comparing many later versions of iOS 4 to iOS 5.

When iOS 4 was released last year, it didn’t show these types of speed improvements over iOS 3, and when updating the 3GS to iOS 4 it saw drastic speed issues and bugs. Speed improvements in iOS 4′s case were made update-to-update.

To much of their credit, Apple was able to roll these types of speed updates in one release for iOS 5. And in fact, speed will probably get better as Apple rolls out more updates. Now, how about those activations?

How to make an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.3.3 and above (with a Vodafone network) a personal hotspot?

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:04:00 +0000

Note: You need to have a GPRS or 3G plan active to use your phone as a wifi hotspot.

1) Go to Settings--> General --> Network --> Cellular Data Network --> Change the APN name of the internet tethering option to "www".

2) Switch off your phone and switch it on.

3)You will get an option called personal hotspot under settings. Just enable it and use the password there as the password for Wifi when asked for in the neighbouring devices.

Simple. Now you can use your phone's 3G connection on your PC.

Google's Android Siri :P

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:58:00 +0000

Here is Google's inevitable me-too copy of Siri on Android:

"Android-Siri, I'd like to schedule a meeting at 1pm"
"I can do that, but wouldn't it be nice to drink Coca-Cola today?"
"What? No, Android-Siri, just schedule a meeting 1pm"
"I have five ad offers of increasing CPM value, most notably from Nike and McDonalds."
"WTF Android-Siri, I'm driving a car! Just schedule a f* meeting for me!!!"
"Would you like to buy a new car at your local Nissan dealer 2.51 miles away?"
"You piece of s*, Android-Siri!! I'm gonna hit that pol.....!!!" [END OF LINE TONE]
"Do you want me to post that on Google+ for you, Dave?"

Celebrity look alikes :D :D but who dares stand next to Chuck Norris??

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:08:00 +0000

Some present day celebrities are very similar to famous historical people.

A lil laid back

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:43:00 +0000

I've just bunked two days at work continuously and it feels like heaven. I should probably do this often to unwind and have a bit of a break from the monotonous stuff.

Have fun, will keep you guys posted on what's happening :)

The Famine in the Horn of Africa & Why it is crucial we help!

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:13:00 +0000

Courtesy : Adithya Jayakumar

A person dying of starvation/hunger in the 21st century questions the very progress we have made as a species.

If you haven’t heard of the famine in the Horn of Africa by now, you must be living under a rock (refer Patrick Star). I am interested in a plethora of things, but quite frankly nothing of late has affected me like this one. What is a hard pill for me to swallow is the fact that even in today’s world, millions of people over a short period of time could potentially die of hunger . This is something that is difficult for me to even contemplate. I mean who dies of hunger in the 21st century? With the great advancements in science and technology that have been made over the last century or so, it does not seem entirely unreasonable to think that death caused due to hunger on a large scale would be a thing of the past. But sadly, that is not the case.

Extreme drought, poverty and/or an unstable (non-existent?) government in countries in the Horn of Africa has blown the problem out of proportions. The Horn of Africa includes Somalia and Ethiopia. (It is called the horn of Africa because it resembles a horn (belonging to a rhino, perhaps?)). The situation in some of these areas is dire, to say the least. The UN estimates that 11 million people require food support immediately. It is so bad, that the UN has declared a famine in two places in Somalia ( the first famine declared in the African continent in 3 decades). And famine is not a word that is just thrown around. A famine is declared by the United Nations only under extreme circumstances – Check out this link. The fact that this a famine, implies that people many many people have already died as a result of this and scores more are at an immediate risk of suffering a similar fate.

It is shocking to even think that in this day and age, when, in parts of the planet people are talking about how soon we can get to Mars, there are people dying in other parts because of a lack of food. The more I think about it, the more wrong and worrying it becomes. If we are unable to feed ourselves today, when the planet is more than capable of feeding its 6.8 billion or so inhabitants, I wonder what the situation will be in 50 or a 100 years from now and beyond when the world’s population doubles, or triples or quadruples. What happens then?

In spite of all these obstacles, my faith in humanity is unwavering. We are a great and resilient species like no other. But now is the time we need to prove to ourselves and show our future generations that when extraordinary circumstances arose, we stood up to the challenge. We did not just sit back and let our fellow men die. But we fought as one and did everything possible to overthrow the plague that is starvation. We need to come together now more than ever to save ourselves, because what affects some of us affects all of us.

Donate to the WFP : https://www.wfp.org/donate/hoa_banners

Take a short quiz and feed a child: http://gifts.wfp.org/quiz/hornofafrica

Sign the petition on ONE asking leaders to help : http://act.one.org/sign/protect_fy2012/

Other ways you can help: http://www.wfp.org/stories/horn-africa-10-ways-you-can-help

Biking experience!

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:24:00 +0000

I was traveling for the first time on a highway in a bike. The rains were pouring and at the speed that I was driving my bike, I actually felt like I was being slapped by some 4 to 5 people at the same time. We had three close calls with death. First one was when a dog actually came helter skelter onto the roads, I was barely able to stop my bike. I can still feel the clutches of the fingernails, which were dug deep into my collar bone. It has become a love bite of sorts. The second time, there was a truck which I thought of as two two wheelers coming parallely, there was no escape but luckily, the driver wasn't as drunk as you generally expect truck drivers to be. And so he stopped and we moved on. We had completed the highway ride and were now going up a hill ( our intended destination). This is when the third time happened, we had a white blinding spot on a sharp turn, that actually blinded both of us. I came close to the end of the hill and somehow I had stopped my bike, death was imminent otherwise. The clutches of the girl's hands on my shoulder actually got even sharper, it pierced my skin hard, it felt as if, I was being stabbed through my heart. That is when I noticed that we both had reached the blinding white place and it was not her who stabbed my heart.

"Unidentified network/ No internet access" problem on windows 7

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:24:00 +0000

Hey guys,

One thing that i recently found a fix for is when you encounter an UNIDENTIFIED NETWORK/NO INTERNET ACCESS error in Windows 7 while connecting using a Wi-fi network. I don't know if this is the perfect fix, but yeah, this worked as a temporary one for me!

Solution:

Just connect an ethernet cable from your modem you are using Wifi from, and connect to the internet using the LAN connection. Now the Wi fi network automatically gets detected and it remains detected even when you remove the LAN cable, that's pretty much it! Try it and post other successful solutions as well!

ICC World Cup Points Table - March 11, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:18:00 +0000

How to get Vodafone internet settings for using Vodafone 3G?

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 09:48:00 +0000

Alright, excitement was to be seen as I got my Vodafone 3G activated on my 3G phone Nokia 6700.

This is the procedure only for prepaid, I think for postpaid, just change the number you send msgs to as 111

The steps from activation to unlimited data speeds and video calls is as follows :D
i) Type a message ACT 3G to 144.
You'll get a message back stating that 3G has been activated.
ii) Now if you don't have internet settings for vodafone already, type ACT VL and send it to 144.
You'll get a message stating that your request has been a success (if you have a balance of more than 3 Rs).
iii) Now to get the settings, type S and send it to 52586 (where space is a blank space and IMEI no. is the unique 15 digit number in your phone which you can get by typing *#06# on your phone).
iv) Save the settings that you receive and you'll be off to go download stuff at amazing speeds on your phone! Enjoy with the 3G man :P!

Missing my closest mate :(

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:29:00 +0000

I've been with certain people since childhood and I've been with certain people since college started. Everyone is equally close, I was almost reduced to tears when my friend had to leave for the United Kingdom. He's joining the University of Leicester this coming week. All these years in college and Infosys wouldn't have been fun without you. Will join you soon there. Till then, be safe! HAve a great time there!

Infosys infy infoscion :D :(

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:02:00 +0000

They almost made me pay for my carelessness but they couldn't do anything. Infosys tried to fuck around with me by failing me in the final exam, but i got around them in the re. Now, I swear Infy, I'm going to make you pay for all of this. What this also meant was that, during the time I waited for my re's results, I had a load of free time where I had nothing to do apart from swiping in and swiping out. This time was spent usefully by going outside and doing all the things that I had always wanted to do, basically some freaking out.

I got posted in Chennai M-City, which is quite a good place to be in, if you are interested in the work and not so good, if you are ME. This place is okay-okay. I've made quite a few good friends here, but they will never be like the ones I had in Mysore. It was some kind of liberating experience back there in Mysore. Mysore so definitely had the edge on the hotness quotient when compared to Chennai. Come on, there were females from all over the country in Mysore, and in Chennai, I'm wondering, where are the females?? I also learned quite a few valuable lessons in Mysore, some really important lessons. Yeah, I did live freakily on the edge of the wall monetarily, but I gained some really amazing friends in return (all of you will be missed totally) and for once in my life, I actually found it hard to leave certain people not just because we were together for 6 months (24 hours a day), but because each one of you have made a valuable contribution to my thought process and also because I loved you all so much.

Btw, Happy new year everyone! Do not take resolutions and break them. If you feel like doing something, do it. Don't hesitate. Freak out but try to be safe!!

Infosys rocks..

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:56:00 +0000

One of the best places to work at must be Infosys. The tests are fun and I personally cleared them with ease, unless I wanted to fail. Infosys must be one of the most protected environments I would've come across. It is a separate city in Mysore itself. Diverse in culture, friendly and one of the most pleasant and hugest places to work at, Infosys spreads across a huge sprawling campus, where most of the people find joy in studying, unlike a few people like us, who have dedicated ourselves to find a bloody way out of every rule they have!

The salary is less though, if you've been seeing my posts above, I'm often mentioned this! It's meagre and it gets over even before the month starts. We've managed to get quite a few things inside though, a dvd player, cd's and a few ppl apparently have brought in lappies as well! We all are having quite a time there, apart from studies! Even the late night studying seems to be fun! All the friends who accompany us at any time will never be forgotten!

I know this is kinda jumbled, put it up together and you'll get an awesome picture of Infosys! Go ahead if you get a job in infy! have fun!

Super Random

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:35:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered what an IT job can do to your life?? That's just what has happened in my life! After all these years of studying, a job is real fun. It gives you money and the self assurance that you can earn too, but it also gives you a sense of you having too much money, even though my pay is very less ( meagre.. to be exact). The lifestyle, the friends and everything changes once you have an IT job, but the ones who have been friends for a very long time are the ones you should trust ( not to offend the newly created thick friends, few have become extremely close too).

And now, I've an idea about C, Java, RDBMS and a lil bit about Mysore and Bangalore. It has been real fun till now. But the fun will stay only till a while. As the saying goes

"You aren't a thief unless you are caught"

Nokia customer care sucks...!

noreply@blogger.com (Shrav) — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:42:00 +0000

I might be the first person to say this, but yeah, my experiences make me say that. I got a Nokia 6700c after reading quite a few reviews and i found out from a few that the camera won't be that great and certain pieces will have a weird blue line across the images due to some manufacturing defect. I thought mine won't have it and it did have it and i mailed across to the nokia customer care, and the reply was prompt although my problem was not solved. I tried out the instructions in the mail but it still kept happening, and so I had to contact the Nokia care. I had to wait for a period of some 4 months because I was busy with my exams and all, and this proved to be my downfall.

I went to the Nokia Care, they made me wait almost an entire day, saying Nokia 6700C has some fused parts and checking it was a lil tough. I waited patiently and they approved it after checking for liquid damage and tampering. Apparently, it would take 4 days for it to get back from the main office. I waited patiently and on the evening of the fourth day, i called and they said, it would take another 3 days, and when i called on the 7th day, they told it'll take another 7 days. Now, that's a whole 2 weeks without my phone. After 2 weeks, I went away directly without making a call in the hope that my phone would atleast be ready. I was waiting for an hour or so, and this female comes out saying that the main office detected that the board has been tampered or something and then they made me wait for another half an hour for the mobile. I got my mobile and was on my way home, when i realised there was no memory card, and when i asked them, they were like they didn't take it. Also, my camera which was previously working was not working anymore and I get this SIM registration failed always now.

My question is, where do I go ask someone about this?

This definitely seems to be a case of negligence either in the part of the local CC or in the main office of the CC.. Now, am I the scape goat? I need answers.. I'll keep you updated!