Oh mighty mother board, today help me go thro the 24 Hrs, without getting Compressed, Zipped up into small size files, uninterrupted due to 'power' faults.
Let the true sense of the circuitry prevail, let not the Internal devices get heated up due to undue stress on the system.
Let the power loads be uniform, the day and night un fluctuating.
Let my Software Integrate/collaborate/Converge And the many 'Bytes' of unnecessary Viruses that enter my domain be rejected.
Oh Mighty Mother Board, let me be on Screen Saver mode, that the system may recuperate so that I may offer plenty of calculations, which integrate into the outside system.
Oh, ensure that you are always 'On' with me on this.
E Guruji
Monday, 31 March 2008
Friday, 21 March 2008
Rain Drops on Roses
I am building a cottage, up in the hills, which Manasi has named thus - ‘Rain Drops on Roses’. Surendran, (the best Interior Contractor this side of the globe) is attending to it. Since the work was delayed due to certain reasons, the temporary ladder that was kept to gain access to the main ‘tree top’ area was removed, resulting in the fact that I could not climb up for designing purposes. I thought that this was for security reasons.
On my last visit there two days back with Surendran, ostensibly with the purpose of finishing the works, Surendran told me the story of the ‘Tough Monkey’ which resides there in my absence. He pointed out that he had ordered the removal of the ladder so that the Monkey cannot be in residence – as a precaution to the security of the building materials lying there. As an afterthought, he muttered – maybe the Monkey can climb thro the four pillars holding it up. He had forgotten about me, and my need to climb up. I have heard of people providing a ladder for a Monkey, but denying one???. A perfect example of ‘OVER DESIGN’, from a person with whom I normally bond aesthetically.
On my last visit there two days back with Surendran, ostensibly with the purpose of finishing the works, Surendran told me the story of the ‘Tough Monkey’ which resides there in my absence. He pointed out that he had ordered the removal of the ladder so that the Monkey cannot be in residence – as a precaution to the security of the building materials lying there. As an afterthought, he muttered – maybe the Monkey can climb thro the four pillars holding it up. He had forgotten about me, and my need to climb up. I have heard of people providing a ladder for a Monkey, but denying one???. A perfect example of ‘OVER DESIGN’, from a person with whom I normally bond aesthetically.
Friday, 7 March 2008
On your Return
On one of my travels in a friend’s car, we approached the inevitable icon of advancement in highway design and finance – the Toll Gate. The window lowered, he passed on a 50 Rupee note to the Vendor, who promptly asked the recorded question – RETURN???
‘Padachonodu Chodikyanom’ – will have to ask the Almighty, was the response from my friend.
Which brings me on to the topic – are we moving in a unidirectional path? Are there opportunities to stop, and then procrastinate, so that one may retrace his or her steps in correcting something which at an earlier point of time might have looked different with the available data then?
Or are opportunities/chances once missed in the plane of the non correctable? Is that why we make attempts to ‘make up’?
If different situations at different points of time result in varied ideas of the sense of Justice, Truth and Valor, can they be actually considered permanent, or are these virtues Dynamic to the extent of being ‘Maya – Illusion’. At what point in time should one attempt to rationalize the concept of Justness? – knowing fully well that the ever changing values will render it unfit for such classification at a later point of time.
‘Padachonodu Chodikyanom’ – will have to ask the Almighty, was the response from my friend.
Which brings me on to the topic – are we moving in a unidirectional path? Are there opportunities to stop, and then procrastinate, so that one may retrace his or her steps in correcting something which at an earlier point of time might have looked different with the available data then?
Or are opportunities/chances once missed in the plane of the non correctable? Is that why we make attempts to ‘make up’?
If different situations at different points of time result in varied ideas of the sense of Justice, Truth and Valor, can they be actually considered permanent, or are these virtues Dynamic to the extent of being ‘Maya – Illusion’. At what point in time should one attempt to rationalize the concept of Justness? – knowing fully well that the ever changing values will render it unfit for such classification at a later point of time.
Hello to the World
Hello everybody - it's been some time now since I Blogged. Ever moving dimensions of every day existence sometimes allow you the freedom to abandon and not do things which you actually want to do - concentrating instead on issues which you want no role in. That is how Life has been packaged - the early morning sun shine is sometimes only a beautiful ribbon on an otherwise empty package.
Monday, 21 January 2008
Dinner with her!!!
I am having dinner with her-----
The music soft, the candles flickering, the flames licking her soft flesh,
Mesmerized, my eyes engulf the beauty in front, my mind the extended envelope of a positive vibration.
My hands caress those long fingers,
And I bring myself to whisper – those much awaited three beautiful words –
Pay The Bill!!!
The music soft, the candles flickering, the flames licking her soft flesh,
Mesmerized, my eyes engulf the beauty in front, my mind the extended envelope of a positive vibration.
My hands caress those long fingers,
And I bring myself to whisper – those much awaited three beautiful words –
Pay The Bill!!!
Friday, 18 January 2008
The General Agreement on Trade and Services
The General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) has created a lot of interest in all areas of professional services. Conflict is on in professional circles on the methodology to be adopted – often so deliberated to achieve nothing but confusion.
The general fear in all circles – regardless of the profession – is that of being ‘gobbled up’ by the large firms and companies from abroad. This is further accentuated by the fact that the large companies who entered India – albeit not entirely legally – in the mid 2000’s were employing staff at wages and salaries much higher than the normal industrial standards, resulting in a drain on available technical manpower, and this along with the growing exodus to the new gulf boom, resulted in most firms crying foul. Firms of Architects have not till now felt the ill effects of mergers and acquisitions – nee ‘Gobbling up’ – but this is not true of other professions like the legal and accounting. We now look at these as perfect examples of the ill effects of opening out the economy. The fear is cloaked in such language as ‘the projects are all here, what will we do trying for projects outside’?
Basically – we are SCARED!!!
I, for one – at the expense of the pleasure of my colleagues – have always looked upon the proposed opening out as an opportunity to at last gear up to the new techno challenge.
Of course, the fear that clients feel elevated in associating with ‘foreign’ firms are by and large real, but that fear has to be eliminated by dedicated and elevated standards of professional services to be delivered by the current players of the Indian industry.
The knowledge and capacity of Indian professionals are well known all around the world, cutting across professions. Where others score above us is only in ‘the systems’ involved, of the approach to finding and delivering solutions.
Care has to be taken about another ‘real’ factor – that of the high cost of software and associated paraphernalia of running a private practice today, compared to the cost of a drawing board a decade back. This is where the Dollar power can negate the Rupee, and is a matter of actual concern.
WE HAVE TO GEAR UP – USE GATS AS AN EXCUSE
The Time for Complaints is Passé!!!
Mohandas Kalipurayath
India, January 2008
The general fear in all circles – regardless of the profession – is that of being ‘gobbled up’ by the large firms and companies from abroad. This is further accentuated by the fact that the large companies who entered India – albeit not entirely legally – in the mid 2000’s were employing staff at wages and salaries much higher than the normal industrial standards, resulting in a drain on available technical manpower, and this along with the growing exodus to the new gulf boom, resulted in most firms crying foul. Firms of Architects have not till now felt the ill effects of mergers and acquisitions – nee ‘Gobbling up’ – but this is not true of other professions like the legal and accounting. We now look at these as perfect examples of the ill effects of opening out the economy. The fear is cloaked in such language as ‘the projects are all here, what will we do trying for projects outside’?
Basically – we are SCARED!!!
I, for one – at the expense of the pleasure of my colleagues – have always looked upon the proposed opening out as an opportunity to at last gear up to the new techno challenge.
Of course, the fear that clients feel elevated in associating with ‘foreign’ firms are by and large real, but that fear has to be eliminated by dedicated and elevated standards of professional services to be delivered by the current players of the Indian industry.
The knowledge and capacity of Indian professionals are well known all around the world, cutting across professions. Where others score above us is only in ‘the systems’ involved, of the approach to finding and delivering solutions.
Care has to be taken about another ‘real’ factor – that of the high cost of software and associated paraphernalia of running a private practice today, compared to the cost of a drawing board a decade back. This is where the Dollar power can negate the Rupee, and is a matter of actual concern.
WE HAVE TO GEAR UP – USE GATS AS AN EXCUSE
The Time for Complaints is Passé!!!
Mohandas Kalipurayath
India, January 2008
Sunday, 13 January 2008
The Sound of the Bells
Once upon a time, a group of persons built a temple, which was as beautiful as it was magnificent. Then they hung small little bells all around it. These bells used to tinkle in the light breeze, creating a sound most harmonious. People used to come from far and near to hear the Sounds of the Bells.
On came a flood, and the temple was submerged. One could not hear the bells anymore. Over the years, fame of the temple dwindled, but did not vanish. Many years later, a young man from afar, desirous of hearing the bells, came to the shores where the temple once stood. He stayed there for many years, but failed to hear the sound of the bells. All he could hear was the sound of the sea. He tried to shut out the sound of the sea so that he could hear the bells, but in vain. At long last, frustrated at not hearing the bells, he decided to leave. On the last day, he walked to the shore and flung himself on the sand – and then – THROUGH THE SOUNDS OF THE SEA, HE HEARD THE SOUND OF THE BELLS.
It was always there, he just could not tune himself to hear it earlier!!!
M.Kalipurayath
January 2008
On came a flood, and the temple was submerged. One could not hear the bells anymore. Over the years, fame of the temple dwindled, but did not vanish. Many years later, a young man from afar, desirous of hearing the bells, came to the shores where the temple once stood. He stayed there for many years, but failed to hear the sound of the bells. All he could hear was the sound of the sea. He tried to shut out the sound of the sea so that he could hear the bells, but in vain. At long last, frustrated at not hearing the bells, he decided to leave. On the last day, he walked to the shore and flung himself on the sand – and then – THROUGH THE SOUNDS OF THE SEA, HE HEARD THE SOUND OF THE BELLS.
It was always there, he just could not tune himself to hear it earlier!!!
M.Kalipurayath
January 2008
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