Monthly Archives: September 2008

Commuting Woes

After reading this site dedicated to “why people are leaving bangalore”,the majority of reasons seem to be because of traffic and infrastructure problems.Now no city focussing on trade and commerce has escaped this phase. How to overcome it? I believe in cutting off things at the source,if they become the “source” of troubles.So the plan …

September 30, 2008 – 12:03 | By sridharo | Posted in I, Lifestyle | Comments (0)

A Quote for my 101th post…

Here’s a quote I got through a mail fwd(pretty much apt to current scenarios): There are two sides to a Balance Sheet – Left & the Right ( aka Liabilities and Assets):On the left side there is nothing right.. and on the right side there is nothing left .

September 29, 2008 – 13:49 | By sridharo | Posted in quote | Comments (0)

Dell XPS 1330 review

I recently bought a Dell XPS 1330 laptop.Don’t regret the decision.Even though I was all out for a Sony Vaio.Specs are :4 gb ram,320 gb disk,Intel GMA,Vista Home Premium,13.3″ monitorHere are a few facts: 1.Vista works like a wonder on this m/c.Even though the spec is great,I was still apprehensive about the  O/S jacking up …

September 26, 2008 – 17:33 | By sridharo | Posted in Laptop, tech | Comments (2)

Do you need an MBA qualification?

Well you don’t need one according to book written by Philip Delves Broughton and Sean Rickard.According to this news item, they said, “The MBA business degree is not just useless but positively dangerous.”Strangely they seem to be related to a school of management.

September 24, 2008 – 20:26 | By sridharo | Posted in BSchool | Comments (0)

A List of….

One of the blogs I read has a post with a list of questions…supposedly to get to know your friends better.Here are my answers: 1. What is your occupation right now? >>Visiting card says Sr. Engineer but consider myself a musician! 2. What color are your socks? >>No socks.Yep you can’t expect anything more from …

September 24, 2008 – 15:46 | By zoso | Posted in Work-Life | Comments (2)

Essays in Idleness

Here’s a simple yet insightful quote by Yoshida Kenko in his book,Essays in Idleness. “The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends with people of a distant past you have never known.” If you want to read some more of his …

September 9, 2008 – 09:45 | By sridharo | Posted in Books, quote | Comments (0)

Dahi Handi – Janmashtami

The festival season has begun… With Janmashtami on Aug 31st,the festival spirit has started for good. In Pune,the birth of Krishna is celebrated with something called dahi-handi,literally meaning clay pots of curd.As the night progresses,stalls are erected by ‘friend circles’ and after street dances for some time by many sober and a few not so …

September 4, 2008 – 14:02 | By sridharo | Posted in festivals | Comments (0)