World's Better Half

One of my dearest and respected friend after his first drive to from Bangalore to Kerala took the next step to drive from Bangalore to Ooty. This is what the statistics said. Bangalore to ooty distance - 300kms Time required to Drive - 6 hours Rest taken -1 hours Total time for travel - 7 Hours

Yup it looks like Kerala, but really its GOA :) The cloud of recession ? Winds of change ? The CSI event from IBM was held in PARK HYATT GOA, the event was planned in detail. Kudos to Ramesh and Team. The detailed preparation was evident when Anil showed the 'Agenda' slide on the first day and it said -"Sehri and Ifthaar Arranged" and he said please introduce yourself to the help desk and they will arrange it for you. Well guys !!!! thankful tears and god bless you. Are yar, who would even consider giving a Sehri and Ifthar at an event like this :)

Prabhakars hard work now released as devWorks article :) His contribution was very important for SOA Governance Program for SOA Leadership Center.

Ramadan is a blessed month that enriches and trains a person in patience, piety and charity, a refueling station for the remaining year, a bumper harvest for the soul. Eid is the award on culmination of the training. Khutba(Sermons) from Mosques The message from the Khutba (sermon) across the mosques called out to realize that this is not a day to say ‘bye bye’ to the patience, piety and charity acquired but it is a day that you have been certified to have acquired more of these qualities and then to maintain. So that it benefits you and the whole mankind in this world and the hereafter. “Respect your neighbor even if he be an oppressor” was one among the Hadeeth quoted which stressed the need for Harmony in society. Then Khateeb (one who delivers Khutba) called forward the Muslims to isolate and deter ‘misled elements from within Muslim community from causing harm, or those who try to break the delicate harmony that exists among the people’. People left the Masjid realizing these aspe...

Yes we produce the greenest systems out there ( red-paper , podcast ), yes we care about people affected in Bihar ( Rs 55,67,265 donated) and yes the innovation that IBM drives influences and touches the lives of millions of people to help them have a better quality of life. Nicholas Donofrio, IBM executive vice president for innovation and technology ( interview ), convinces beyond doubt "If nothing changes, nothing changes". Yes !!!, we all wants things to change for better, this would happen with our readiness to change for better, its been long time since we have been thinking for change now its time to do. Last time I met a orthopedic was for Jagadish, a good friend of mine. I remember the doctor’s quote “Life is not equal to software”. Life is more than the world within the cubicle, more than within our friends and family, more than within our country, more than the whole of humanity and yet it is so simple to contribute to it. Why all these big words? When you visuali...

Dear Friend I went to "Kattangal" (a small town near my college) to fetch few brothers who were ready to go in Jamath. When I met them they told me to wait for some time till they get ready. So I came out of the building planning to check my mail. But then I saw a person who sells ice cream sitting idle on the corner of a shop. He told me that since Ramadan he has stopped selling ice cream and has not found any other suitable job. So I asked him whether he can also join with the Jamath. He told that he also has a brother and invited to meet him. The brother was not feeling well and so they were not in a state to come in Jamath. The conversation with them made me understand that they were having no money for food and ifthar. (They never asked for any help in the conversation). I took this brother home (my family was not present at that time) and prepared some food and gave it to him. After receiving the food he told me the same thing as in your story. “Today I have asked Allah...

Thanks Ritin for sharing "This is also because, when fresher we give 100% bt when we grow up in career, we do less work...so adding more FAT (not file system) to our System :-)" Thanks Uday for words of wisdom.