Best of the blogs...

This post is about the best of the blogs I have read. To start with, I'm so impressed with the following write-up about the Offside rule in football.

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"Later in the century, however, the sport began to lose its popularity, and it was no coincidence that it was around the same time when the ‘offside’ rule was introduced. Seriously, there is no more irritating rule in the world of sport, except maybe for the LBW rule in cricket which is alleged to be the leading cause of Harsha Bhogle’s hair loss. "

(from http://vinodg.blogspot.com/2005/08/here-we-go_27.html)

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He was also sweet enough to keep up a constant supply of food. [Though I have a sneaking suspicion that it was to keep my mouth full so that I would not ask him any more stupid questions]

From Shruthi's 'Post I would ....'

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Some people can’t be forgotten. They can’t be remembered either. They just exist in your life. Maybe as tucked away memories of hurt... Or whispers of something you imagined…

From Purnima's Elegy...

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I dont eat veg! i dont eat anything that wasnt alive...

(From http://www.bijur.de/blog/?p=231)

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Sindhu's Life Little instruction Book is really good..

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Last updated on 15th Aug 2006

Flavors

I watched Flavors recently and I couldn't resist watching it again without a break. Another movie made by NRIs and full Credit to directors Raju & Krishan. Reef and Pooja acted well and all the dialogues are nicely written, Here is one

Manager: If you didn't finish your program last week, why did you say that you are done?
Emp: It was working and all ,I just need to do testing..
M: You haven't tested it yet??
E: I did unit testing ,but I have to test with Krishna's Program.
M : So, you did Standalone testing ??
(Emp shakes his head in a confusing manner and the manager was unable to decide whether the answer is Yes or No.)

M: Does that Mean Yes Or No. I can't understand this( He shakes his head as the employee)
E: Yes.. I did standalone testing.
M: There is a reason ,why I called you today.. Do you know that your contract ends next month?
E: Yes, but you said, you will extend the contract for another year.
M: But we are not in a position to do that..
E: Does that mean that next month is last for me?
M: We are planning downsizing by end of this month..
E: End of this month itself??
M:We are planning to finish first round of downsizing by this week .
E: This week itself?
M: Vivek, Today is your last day.
E: Today is my last day ???:(
M: I'm afraid or so, you have an hour to clear out your desk..
E: I'll finish the testing..
M: This is nothing to do with testing. We are not firing you, just letting you go.

There are so many such dialogues and I really impressed with how Rachana (Pooja) says thanks to Karthik (Reef) on two different occasions. Once she says " Thanks for waking me up and having another entirely useless conversation" and in other scene, she says " Hey karthik, Thanks for cheering me up". Just see the movie and you will find the difference.

Romantic dinner of Karthik and Rachana is the highlight of movie and every character is nicely portrayed.. I also like this review.
http://www.offoffoff.com/film/2004/flavors.php

Change

I decided to quit AXX . Everyone shocked at my decision and asked what made me to take this decision in the very short time.. What made me to leave AXX? Is it that I'm not learning much.. Or Bored of doing technical stuff or travel opportunities are bleak, or not surrounded by talented people or tired of traveling 40 km per day..... Not sure, but mainly I'm leaving because I got the offer as functional consultant with good travel opportunities...

I remember AXX as a cool place ,where you don't have much to do and can earn decently.. I'm sure ,most of my colleagues agree with me.. I enjoyed Playing T.T. in AXX, I played for around 1.5 hours per day... My backhand shot really improved a lot and got good complements from my fellow players.. Every T.T.Player recognizes me as a person who plays T.T. with stylish backhand .. I liked it.. I liked the very feeling that people rememering for uniqueness in style.. I can't forget the game I played with Jitu(AXX T.T. Champion) where I smashed all five serves straight...

About team? Enjoyed working here.. Vizag trip is the best of my 3.5 months at AXX.. Be it teasing Saroja or Srinivas's Lunch box or Shiva's Rayalaseema slang.... or boozing with Sachin or Andhra mess lunch with Sushant or Evening Mango Juice with Saroja.. Or Syed's communication skills or Curie's beauty or Tanuja's Smile or Rajeev's managerial skills or Vallabha's innocence or Vivek's technical skills in Oracle Apps Or Subbu's Bluff game or my dear BPO Associate for whom my eyes used to search in seventh floor ..I enjoyed it thoroughly ..

I'm sure that my decision is right ,but I'm not sure whether i'm leaving at right time.. I decided to leave when P.P. started recognizing my work.. I'm leaving when Rollcall Engine coding is about to start and P.P. chose me to do that.. It's a honour for sure.. I might be missing Jim's MD070 docs....

Time will answer those questions...