"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Don't stop dancing - Creed
At times life is wicked and I just can't see the light
A silver lining sometimes isn't enough
To make some wrongs seem right
Whatever life brings
I've been through everything
And now I'm on my knees again
But I know I must go on
Although I hurt I must be strong
Because inside I know that many feel this way
[Chorus:]
Children don't stop dancing
Believe you can fly
Away...away
At times life's unfair and you know it's plain to see
Hey God I know I'm just a dot in this world
Have you forgot about me?
Whatever life brings
I've been through everything
And now I'm on my knees again
But I know I must go on
Although I hurt I must be strong
Because inside I know that many feel this way
[Chorus]
Am I hiding in the shadows?
Forget the pain and forget the sorrows
Am I hiding in the shadows?
Forget the pain and forget the sorrows
But I know I must go on
Although I hurt I must be strong
Because inside I know that many feel this way
[Chorus]
Am I hiding in the shadows?
Are we hiding in the shadows?
Appreciation
What motivates people?
I hope 'appreciation' made its way onto your list of things. Telling someone that they should have done something differently, might come off as hard to many. But telling you like something, when you do like it, shouldn't be that hard. But do we? Each time?
Sometimes, its just hard to say may be because we haven't being saying it enough and are simply not used to it. Sometimes, we would rather let them know without actually saying it.
One word of appreciation might lift spirits, motivate them, might just make their day, give them something to remember.
I play tennis only because I love to. I don't need to please anyone, or to be appreciated. But do I feel good, when someone walking by stops and watches? Hell yeah! I still remember the one time, when an enthu dude screamed out and pointed right at me as he walked on by, seeing a passing shot I just made.
When I get a forward that makes me laugh, or makes me think, I make sure to let the sender know that they did that.
I must admit, with family I don't make the appreciation as explicit as I could. Particularly the good food.. Not that I never, but I should more than I do. As Dr. Randy Pausch mimicked someone - 'I will fix this'.
My mom would usually would have to ask how each dish was and she would.. I think appreciation should come, without it having to be asked for.
This didn't quite hit the spot, but with enough time spent on this, I end with this:
Be sure to appreciate any good you see,
Be sure to give credit for, where it is due - Don't let it pass by.
I hope 'appreciation' made its way onto your list of things. Telling someone that they should have done something differently, might come off as hard to many. But telling you like something, when you do like it, shouldn't be that hard. But do we? Each time?
Sometimes, its just hard to say may be because we haven't being saying it enough and are simply not used to it. Sometimes, we would rather let them know without actually saying it.
One word of appreciation might lift spirits, motivate them, might just make their day, give them something to remember.
I play tennis only because I love to. I don't need to please anyone, or to be appreciated. But do I feel good, when someone walking by stops and watches? Hell yeah! I still remember the one time, when an enthu dude screamed out and pointed right at me as he walked on by, seeing a passing shot I just made.
When I get a forward that makes me laugh, or makes me think, I make sure to let the sender know that they did that.
I must admit, with family I don't make the appreciation as explicit as I could. Particularly the good food.. Not that I never, but I should more than I do. As Dr. Randy Pausch mimicked someone - 'I will fix this'.
My mom would usually would have to ask how each dish was and she would.. I think appreciation should come, without it having to be asked for.
This didn't quite hit the spot, but with enough time spent on this, I end with this:
Be sure to appreciate any good you see,
Be sure to give credit for, where it is due - Don't let it pass by.
Make them think
I must confess. Dr. Colofello is great in that he will pose a question and make you think and get answers from the students and collect them on a foil for discussion. Lecturing is a good way for knowledge transfers, but its getting people to think that really should be the goal, KT will follow.
Marasim..
choolhe nahin jalaye, ya basti hi jal gayi
kuch roj ho gaye hain, abh uthta nahin dhuaan
~Gulzar
btw: Marasim means "Relation"/"Relationship"/"Affinity"
Thursday, March 27, 2008
The good old days of DOS
I am waiting on my tool to finish populating the database before I can go any further. Have nothing to do meanwhile, spit wad willy popped into my head. It was one of those early computer games I used to play a lot. A google search just made way for a trip down memory lane.
Prince Of Persia
Paratrooper
Dangerous Dave
Spit wad wily
Doom
Xatax
I soooo need to go home and download these and relive it all.
Prince Of Persia
Paratrooper
Dangerous Dave
Spit wad wily
Doom
Xatax
I soooo need to go home and download these and relive it all.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Yeh safar..
Dil na-ummed toh nahi, nakkam hi toh hai,
Lambi hai gum ki shaam, magar shaam hi toh hai!!
Lambi hai gum ki shaam, magar shaam hi toh hai!!
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Finding North with just the sun
This method does not require you to know the time of day or have an analog watch. All you need is a shadow being cast by the sun.
Called the Shadow tip method, here it goes:
Find a meter long stick-like object.
Hold it vertical on the ground.
Mark the tip of the shadow of the stick. This point is West.
Wait for about 10-15 mins for the shadow to change a bit.
Now mark the new location of the tip of the shadow. This is East.
You now have the W-E line, so figuring out North is easy. If you stand if the first point to your left, and second to the right, you are facing North.
This makes sense. The sun appears to move from East to West. So, the shadow of an object that remains put, will move in the opposite direction, i.e. West to East. Hence our first point was west and the second, east.
So, the next time anyone asks you which way is North, ask them to come back after 15 minutes!
I checked if using the analog watch and this method, gave the same north and they were pretty damn close!!
Ref: http://www.survivaliq.com/survival/field-expedient-direction-finding_s1.htm
Called the Shadow tip method, here it goes:
Find a meter long stick-like object.
Hold it vertical on the ground.
Mark the tip of the shadow of the stick. This point is West.
Wait for about 10-15 mins for the shadow to change a bit.
Now mark the new location of the tip of the shadow. This is East.
You now have the W-E line, so figuring out North is easy. If you stand if the first point to your left, and second to the right, you are facing North.
This makes sense. The sun appears to move from East to West. So, the shadow of an object that remains put, will move in the opposite direction, i.e. West to East. Hence our first point was west and the second, east.
So, the next time anyone asks you which way is North, ask them to come back after 15 minutes!
I checked if using the analog watch and this method, gave the same north and they were pretty damn close!!
Ref: http://www.survivaliq.com/survival/field-expedient-direction-finding_s1.htm
Can my watch tell me which way is north?
I lost my way the last time I went hiking. May be a compass would have helped. Now I am curious in finding out how I could plot my trail using just a compass. This is something I hope to do soon. So, to get started on it, I started looking for a digital compass online. A watch with a digital compass is way too expensive - 150 bucks! So, as I was poking around the search results, I found this article on how one could use essentially just the current time of the day and the sun, to figure out your orientation.
You need to have the watch set to the true time without adjustments for daylight savings.
"In the northern hemisphere, hold the watch horizontal and point the hour hand in the direction of the sun. Bisect the angle between the hour hand and the twelve o'clock mark to get the north-south line. North will be the direction further from the sun."
Obviously enough this will work only when the sun is shining. In case you cannot see the sun for any reason, but if the sun is still casting shadows, this method will still work. Hold a thin object straight and the sun is in the direction away from the shadow. Duh.
And if you happen to have a digital watch, you could draw/imagine where the hour hand would be, and still use this technique.
Ref:http://www.onebag.com/popups/wcompass.html
You need to have the watch set to the true time without adjustments for daylight savings.
"In the northern hemisphere, hold the watch horizontal and point the hour hand in the direction of the sun. Bisect the angle between the hour hand and the twelve o'clock mark to get the north-south line. North will be the direction further from the sun."
Obviously enough this will work only when the sun is shining. In case you cannot see the sun for any reason, but if the sun is still casting shadows, this method will still work. Hold a thin object straight and the sun is in the direction away from the shadow. Duh.
And if you happen to have a digital watch, you could draw/imagine where the hour hand would be, and still use this technique.
Ref:http://www.onebag.com/popups/wcompass.html
Saturday, March 22, 2008
The lonely cloud?
This picture reminded a friend of mine of 'Daffodils', which led me to look it up and here it is:Daffodils
William Wordsworth. 1770–1850
I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees, 5
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretch'd in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay: 10
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay, 15
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood, 20
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
William Wordsworth. 1770–1850
I WANDER'D lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees, 5
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretch'd in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay: 10
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay, 15
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood, 20
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Slipped Away - Avril Lavigne
Na na
Na na na na na
I miss you
Miss you so bad
I don't forget you
Oh it's so sad
I hope you can hear me
I remember it clearly
[Chorus]
The day you slipped away
Was the day i found
It won't be the same
Oh
Na na
Na na na na na
I didn't get around to kiss you
Goodbye on the hand
I wish that I could see you again
I know that I can't ooooooooooooh
I hope you can hear me
Cause I remember it clearly
[Chorus]
The day you slipped away
Was the day i found
It won't be the same
Oh
I've had my wake up
Won't you wake up
I keep asking why
And I can't take it
It wasn't fake it
It happened you passed by
Now you're gone
Now you're gone
There you go
There you go
Somewhere I can't bring you back
Now you're gone
Now you're gone
There you go
There you go
Somewhere you're not coming back
[Chorus]X2
Na na
Na na na na na
I miss you
A new toy
Today I got to play with a new toy - The iPod touch and boy was it fun!
It was very fascinating to see that using the new device naturally/intuitively made me want for different ways to access things on the screen, and it was even more refreshing to see that Apple had taken care of most of those needs.
The only thing that did not seem entirely intuitive and that had to be shown to me was to zoom in on a section of the screen. I was expecting to tap a section and have it zoomed rather than having to stretch the portion to be zoomed as two opposite corners of a rectangle with my fingers on the screen.
Accessing my ASU mail, gmail was a rich experience indeed. Of course these sites are tailored for mobile access, but all the same. Accessing other regular pages wasn't too shabby either. The time it took to load pages wasn't too bad. I did not play long enough to have a first hand idea of how much it hurt the battery, but it did not die on me in the one hour I was playing with it.
But for the $300 hit to my savings that it would make, it would have been mine by now. But on second thoughts, I'm almost always around my inseparable laptop, I'm happy with the iPod Shuffle I have and the phone too and I really don't mind using three different toys!
It was very fascinating to see that using the new device naturally/intuitively made me want for different ways to access things on the screen, and it was even more refreshing to see that Apple had taken care of most of those needs.
The only thing that did not seem entirely intuitive and that had to be shown to me was to zoom in on a section of the screen. I was expecting to tap a section and have it zoomed rather than having to stretch the portion to be zoomed as two opposite corners of a rectangle with my fingers on the screen.
Accessing my ASU mail, gmail was a rich experience indeed. Of course these sites are tailored for mobile access, but all the same. Accessing other regular pages wasn't too shabby either. The time it took to load pages wasn't too bad. I did not play long enough to have a first hand idea of how much it hurt the battery, but it did not die on me in the one hour I was playing with it.
But for the $300 hit to my savings that it would make, it would have been mine by now. But on second thoughts, I'm almost always around my inseparable laptop, I'm happy with the iPod Shuffle I have and the phone too and I really don't mind using three different toys!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Bhool Ja - Shaan
In ansoonon se kisko kya hua hansil,
Mana kehna hai asan nibhana hai mushkil
Phir bhi ae yaar mere
Sunle meri intezaaa
Bhool ja, Jo hua use bhool ja, hai kasam tujhe muskura
khud ko na de yun saza, un yadon ko bhool ja
Wo to nahin tha teri wafon ke kabhil
Jane kya soch kar tune de diya apna dil
Is baar dil ka sauda karna na yun bewajhah
Bhool ja, Jo hua use bhool ja, hai kasam tujhe muskura
khud ko na de yun saza, un yadon ko bhool ja
Teri zindagi teri hai, kisi ki amant nahin
Jab chahe tod de aese ek imart nahin
Is baar dil ka suda karna na yun bewahja
Bhool ja, Jo hua use bhool ja, hai kasam tujhe muskura
khud ko na de yun saza, un yadon ko bhool ja
Jo hua use bhool ja, hai kasam tujhe muskura, khud ko yiun na de tu saza
un yadon ko tu bhool ja...
na nana bhool ja....
Khud ko yun na de tu saza
Un yadon ko tu bhool ja...
Mana kehna hai asan nibhana hai mushkil
Phir bhi ae yaar mere
Sunle meri intezaaa
Bhool ja, Jo hua use bhool ja, hai kasam tujhe muskura
khud ko na de yun saza, un yadon ko bhool ja
Wo to nahin tha teri wafon ke kabhil
Jane kya soch kar tune de diya apna dil
Is baar dil ka sauda karna na yun bewajhah
Bhool ja, Jo hua use bhool ja, hai kasam tujhe muskura
khud ko na de yun saza, un yadon ko bhool ja
Teri zindagi teri hai, kisi ki amant nahin
Jab chahe tod de aese ek imart nahin
Is baar dil ka suda karna na yun bewahja
Bhool ja, Jo hua use bhool ja, hai kasam tujhe muskura
khud ko na de yun saza, un yadon ko bhool ja
Jo hua use bhool ja, hai kasam tujhe muskura, khud ko yiun na de tu saza
un yadon ko tu bhool ja...
na nana bhool ja....
Khud ko yun na de tu saza
Un yadon ko tu bhool ja...
Quote
You can manage, what you can measure;
You can measure, what you can define;
You can define, what you understand.
~Stumbled upon this when reading up on Six Sigma.
You can measure, what you can define;
You can define, what you understand.
~Stumbled upon this when reading up on Six Sigma.
Friday, March 14, 2008
The clock is ticking!
Imagine that you don't need to work. Its been taken care of! What you make in a month, magically appears in your account the first of each month.
What would you do with yourself? How would you spend your days???? List down roughly what your week would look like...(PS: You have the same financial capability, not infinite:P, so be real!)
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Having done that, pick some of these and forcibly squeeze them into your life, if you don't already. I wouldn't want life to pass you by, while you are busy working. The thing is that, the more work you do, the more there will remain to be done. It never gets done and neither is it meant to be. It is meant to sustain your living, not BE your life.
I, by no means, am implying that one should not weigh their work much. Quite the contrary; if you aren't true to it, don't have the aspiration to do more and grow, there will be little satisfaction in anything you do. My point is that, work is only part of your life, it is important, but its only a part of your life. Just that ain't enough.
Choose to live a full life. That is what it really is - a choice you make.
The clock is ticking...
What would you do with yourself? How would you spend your days???? List down roughly what your week would look like...(PS: You have the same financial capability, not infinite:P, so be real!)
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.
.
.
.
.
Having done that, pick some of these and forcibly squeeze them into your life, if you don't already. I wouldn't want life to pass you by, while you are busy working. The thing is that, the more work you do, the more there will remain to be done. It never gets done and neither is it meant to be. It is meant to sustain your living, not BE your life.
I, by no means, am implying that one should not weigh their work much. Quite the contrary; if you aren't true to it, don't have the aspiration to do more and grow, there will be little satisfaction in anything you do. My point is that, work is only part of your life, it is important, but its only a part of your life. Just that ain't enough.
Choose to live a full life. That is what it really is - a choice you make.
The clock is ticking...
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
A quote again
"An open mind will do you wonders",
which later became,
"An open mind will set you free." :P
I find practicing this very fulfilling; it opens up the horizons and makes the possibilities, makes the experience limitless - it does set you free!
which later became,
"An open mind will set you free." :P
I find practicing this very fulfilling; it opens up the horizons and makes the possibilities, makes the experience limitless - it does set you free!
A quote - my own!
"Prepare like your life depends on it, Act like it doesn't matter!"
This was special - it was my first quote which did not match in a google search, two people I care about sported it as their status message which was very fulfilling.
PS: 'Act' does have more meanings than one
This was special - it was my first quote which did not match in a google search, two people I care about sported it as their status message which was very fulfilling.
PS: 'Act' does have more meanings than one
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