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Ode to Laziness

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:39:36 PST

1O Laziness, thy name is indolence!This tuneless number in thy praiseWill amplify thy significance.A fleeting minute in thy embraceIs like manna inA sordid place.Thy abode is tranquilWith anxiety and melancholy wrung,Yet parables of saintsHave blamed thou for life unsung! 2Thou hath ruled kingdomsRendering their proprietors languid;Thus preventing wars for freedomOf territories

My Metamorphosis

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:53:29 PST

A Happy Family

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:16:16 PST

This the cutest family I have ever met. Featuring here are Julie and Paul Cameron with their angel of a daughter - Anna Cameron!Mesmerizing, isn't?!

The Estranged Sikhs

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:06:25 PDT

Locks of hair lying strewn over at the barber's and a satisfied ex-Sikh, who has recently lost his identity, gazing wisely at the mirror, deliberating proudly over his recently marooned scalp is a familiar sight in present day Punjab and obviously the world over.These so-called wise men argue that one should roll-along with the tide and 'reconcile' oneself with the trendy fashion. There's nothing

Winners all the way

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:40:02 PDT

Young India’s blitzkrieg at Durban assured them a date with Pakistan in the finals of T20 World Championships. It was a marvellous teamwork against the mighty Australians that saw Indians roller-coast past them. Yuvraj Singh snatched the match from the kangroos by hitting 70 in 30 balls and S. Sreesanth did the same with his match-winning balling statistics. Not to forget those precious overs by

It’s time to wake up

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:37:00 PDT

India’s neighbours are in a state of political turmoil and their so called democracy is in a state of chaos. India must chalk-out foreign policies in order to cushion the unforseen ramifications that the neighbouring unrest may have on us.General Musharraf did his very best to counter Taliban-like government which was germinating at the Lal Masjid, Islamabad by ordering a military strike. But,

Fodder for the willow cannons

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:27:41 PDT

Twenty20 cricket has turned ballers into robotic balling machines. Willow wielders never spare a chance to hit massive fours or sixes on each and every delivery. Recently, we saw Yuvraj Singh epitomising on the same by hitting English paceman Stuart Broad to pile a massive 36 in an over. No tactic to ball is enough to arrest a batsman’s agressiveness in this format of the game because the latter

The great Indian blunder!

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:25:15 PDT

Mr. M. Karunanidhi (CM, Tamilnadu) recently dismissed the existence of Lord Rama as a myth and even went ahead to challenge the God’s credentials mouthing that He was no engineer to have built the Ramar Setu. This has hurt almost every ardent follower of Hinduism. The Tamils are having a hard time coming in terms with what their most loved and admired leader has given tongue to. Meanwhile, Sonia

Quote Unquote

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:07:57 PDT

-- A friend, indeed, is a friend in need.-- It is deliciously easy to find faults with others but exorbitantly difficult to prove them.-- I hardly give any surprises.-- Yesterday, I went to buy a PS3. On the way to the shop, I helped an old man cross the road. Later, I dropped the idea of buying it.-- Beggars and lepers are, as well, criticized.-- Teams are formed to build a product and not

The source of Happiness

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:16:13 PDT

'Belief' and 'faith' are often misused while describing our alliance with the supernatural. We 'believe' in something when its existence is corroborated scientifically or punctuated with facts and figures. 'Faith' germinates in our hearts as children when we are made to accept His supremacy by our elders. It's foundation stands on experiences - sans scientific facts and figures.As a child, I used

Kumble, Kumble burning bright!

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:14:05 PDT

Anil Kumble, with more than 560 test wickets to his credit, added another feather in his cap when he wielded his willow to play a deft knock of 110* against England on the second day of the third test at Oval. His tremendous innings helped India pile a massive total of 664 runs.What makes his maiden feat so special is that it has come at a time when Kumble has already bid farewell to the shorter

Gender bender

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:39:22 PDT

Pratibha Patil may become the first female president of the Indian republic. But what are we going to call her - Rashtrapati Prathiba Patil or Rashtrapatni Prathiba Patil?!If anyone has thought 'bout this, then do let me know.

Heading the fraternity

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:37:19 PDT

The hunt for the president of Indian republic has become quite eve'ntful! "Eve'ntful" because the final decision rests on the shoulders of three most powerful eves - Sonia, Jaya, Maya. Whatever the trio decides will be humbly acceptable to all political parties and the people of the Indian republic.Simultaneously, the hunt for the Indian cricket team's coach is on. Guys have been shortlisted for

From CA to TN

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:35:47 PDT

Yes, CA does stand for California but TN does not mean Tennessee. It's an abbreviation for Tamilnadu - a portion of the Indian sub-continent known for it's scorching heat, dusty roads and gruesome politics and where I'm destined to spend a few days of my youth.It all happened so suddenly. I used to come to office unwillingly every morning and prod through the day imaging that I were a king! After

Mission Statement

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:19:51 PDT

I started this blog with the sole purpose of putting 'profound' thoughts into writing which often flash across my imagination. Initially, I did some really serious writing but gradually began adding perpetual pinches of humor and glamor, until this blog became as monotonous as a Sunday magazine or until I lost interest in it and gave up the idea of updating it regularly.Satire is the best way of

The science of Nth word

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:22:41 PDT

"I do not know where family doctors acquired illegibly perplexing handwriting nevertheless, extraordinary pharmaceutical intellectuality counterbalancing indecipherability, transcendentalizes intercommunications incomprehensibleness". This is a sentence where the Nth word is N letters long.

Google's blunder!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:44:09 PST

Google has emerged as a winner among search engines. I am a Google buff because it helps me find what I precisely want. Google Mail or GMail, as we better know it, is known the world over for it's immense storage and simplicity of user interface. And, of course, GMail flaunts one of the best built-in spam filters, which has been rated 99% effective!If I'm such an ardent fan of Google, then why

Skypecasting - a rage in it's BETA

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:26:05 PST

I live in the lonely suburbs of Los Angeles...alone! I am neither a party animal nor a travel freak; which inadvertently adds to my woes. With long evenings and forever lasting Sunday afternoons to plough through, I dig into ways of spending quality time using my wonder machine - the laptop! Before landing at Skype, I used to browse sites like Youtube, Google Videos. The problem I found with the

Xgl - Platform for the Next Gen OS

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:57:19 PST

Xgl is an X server architecture designed to take advantage of modern graphics cards via their OpenGL drivers, layered on top of OpenGL via glitz. It supports hardware acceleration of all X, OpenGL and XVideo applications and graphical effects by a compositing window manager such as Compiz or Beryl. The project was started by David Reveman and first released on January 2, 2006.Here is an amazing

Abhimaan

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:29:34 PST

What a masterpiece Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Abhimaan is! Human emotions are captured beautifully on celluloid by this ingenious director. I enjoyed every second of this movie; specially the emotional reunion of the couple towards the climax.Abhimaan is the story of a marriage torn apart because of husband's jealousy towards his wife's success. Amitabh and Jaya Bachan play the warring couple.After

Hrithik 'Rambo' Roshan

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:18:42 PST

After playing a superhero in Krrish and a macho super-smart thief in Dhoom-II, Hrithik Roshan has carved a niche for himself in the world of action cinema. Hrithik Roshan has not only made enough dhoom in Bollywood but is all set to do the same in the glittering world of Hollywood as well. Rumor goes that Hrithik Roshan will be crowned as Sylvester Stallone's successor for the Rambo series. If

Beat of India

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:43:16 PST

With rapid commercialization, India has developed itself into a self-sufficient country and has changed for the better. During this transitory phase, Indians have switched to western outfits, western food, western dance, western style of living and even western music and have almost left behind the well established legacy of our ancestors.Music in any form is soothing to ears as long as it in

Are we at war?

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:51:13 PST

It's difficult for me and any other human-being with moderate EQ to erase the tragic memories of 9/11. It was a brutal mass-murder carried out in the name of religion in order to 'teach American government a lesson'. And well, a lesson was indeed taught to a billion people that this world is not any more a haven for their children. What followed 9/11 was the 'War against Terror', which culminated

iPhone got me hooked!

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:26:38 PST

World will see the release of another killer application from the arsenal of Apple Inc. - the iPhone. As put by iCEO, Steve Jobs, iPhone's going to rock the world as did iMac and iPod way back in the year 1997 and 2001 respectively. The iCEO is aiming a 10 million sales figure within 6 months. The wonder gadget packs an iPod, a navigator and a mobile phone in one. Jobs blurted out the long kept

Don't Worry, Be Happy!

noreply@blogger.com (Ratan) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:44:22 PST

Something we should all live by. This timeless song is sung by Bobby Mc Ferrin. Pay special attention to the lyrics and dance steps.Tags: bobby mcferrin, mcferrin, mc ferrin, bobby, be happy, happy, how to be happy, happiness