Search and find

A teacher experienced this incident.

She goes to the class, takes the attendance and proceeds to clean up the board. The duster was not in its cradle and she asks the children to find out.

Not found in the class room, she tells the children to search under their desks...
One of the children make a comment.. "search through"Wikipedia"!

To seek some favor, a student meets a professor who has authored many books but the student has never read one. Even as he talks to the professor, he searches from the Internet the title and details of professor's works. He uses the information and impresses the professor to get his job done!

Number of people participate in quiz programs or other media competitions, use the net to give correct answer.

Thousands of strangers meet through the net every day and exchange a lot of information through social networking sites, and in the process, get emotionally attached. The other day I met a friend who said that I have adopted a sister from Switzerland. I call her "swister"! He started identifying her as his emotional aquifer!

Like you see in some curios shop, Human Mind is also like a fragile item. As you may note the warning in the shop, it is nice to lift it up and hold it, but never let it go by loosening the grip, or tighten it, for both actions would result in irreparable damage!

So friends please advise your near and dear ones to ACCESS NETWORKING SITES WITH A LITTLE EXTRA CAUTION!

திருக்குறள் தரும் மேலாண்மை கருத்துக்கள்

திருக்குறள் தரும் மேலாண்மை கருத்துக்கள் பற்றி எழுத வேண்டும் என்று எனக்கு நீண்ட நாளாக ஆசை இருந்துவந்ததுண்டு . அதன் காரணம் நான் மேலாண்மை துறையில் வல்லுனன் என்ற எண்ணத்தினால்அல்ல. திருக்குறள் கருத்துக்கள் எல்லாம் இன்றைய நாட்களில் மேலாண்மை பற்றி வெளிவரும் புத்தகங்களில் புதிய கண்டுபிடிப்புகள் என்பது போல சித்தரிக்கபடுவதை காணும் பொழுது, பல ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பே படைக்கப்பட்ட திருக்குறளை நாம் ஏன் அத்தகைய கருத்துக்களின் முன்னோடியாக விளக்கக்கூடாது என்ற எண்ணத்தின் அடிப்படையில் தோன்றியதுதான் இன்று நாம் காண இருக்கும் இந்த இணைய தள புலம்பல்கள் (ப்லோக்..!)

இன்று நாம் ஒரு திருக்குறள் தரும் மேலாண்மை கருத்துக்களை காண்போம்:-

Delegation

இதனை இதனால் இவன்முடிப்பான் yendraindhu

அதனை அவன்கண் விடல்

The couplet in 7 words explains the concept of delegation in a comprehensive manner. It talks about selection of right person based on qualification,experience, aptitude and attitude. And once such selection is made, recommends delegation of the job to that person.

I wonder if delegation can be explained by any one in a better fashion at all.

Scent of Life!

Getting on to the backseat of my car on the very first day, with Pappu as Chauffeur, I realised some thing was different. There was a strong whiff which disturbed me. Can you sack your driver on his first day of employment, because of his body odour? I can't. May be because I am a soft hearted idiot!

I quietly presented him with two sets of new vests. Advised him to come to work every day cleanshaven and only after having daily shower. I perfumed my car with some liberal dose of Aerosol to overcome this problem.

In Mumbai, I stopped going by local train for long. Once I asked my relative, 'why don't you go by First Class so that you can avoid the crowd and inconvenience'? He told me that the difference between First class and cattle class is nothing great, that in Second Class one can get natural perfume whereas in First class, you can smell artificial perfume!

The other day, I got in to the lift alone and experienced nausea due to the strong whiff that was left lingering. Some one who used the lift just before me, must be a owner of an obnoxious chemical factory!

A person smoking cigar will not feel its smell but for others it will be intolerable. What to say, many are oblivious of what they cause to others. A little extra care about personal hygiene and using some mitigating agents such as perfumes would solve this issue.

I remember during my hostel days when, just lying in my bed and closing the eyes, I can identify a few hostel mates passing by my room. My friends used to ask me how I could to identify a person just by his scent?

Afterall, this is what is known as the Scent of Life!

An elegy to departed brother

People used to think I am your elder brother
Whenever we’re seen moving together!
Those were the days spent in childhood
I recall what we did in our neighborhood!



In the school, I used to pick up quarrels every day
you will be there to resolve the issue in a safe way
You took pride in my every success
And felt more pain in my failures

You made a dish using a vessel made of lead
Kept in oven without water and it melt
Scared of consequences and filled with guilt
Locked in a room, all day you slept!



People used to think I am your elder brother
Whenever we’re seen moving together!
Those were the days spent in childhood
I recall what we did in our neighborhood!



On your way from your college so late
You bolted the guard in railway toilet
When your friend was caught and held hostage
You had to surrender and seek his safe passage!

When you have to attend NCC parade
You would turn to me for haircut made
The fee in kind promptly you’ll give back
Bringing me those free refreshment pack!



People used to think I am your elder brother
Whenever we’re seen moving together!
Those were the days spent in childhood
I recall what we did in our neighborhood!



Selected for Education Corps in your teen
Counting years, since you left, it's eighteen
Taught the soldiers simple science in Hindi
When yourself struggled to talk Hindi!

Spent your youthful years serving the nation
Contributing to family even from your ration
To sum up your life with passion:-
‘Full many a gem of purest ray serene the dark unfathom'd caves of ocean’



People used to think I am your elder brother
Whenever we’re seen moving together!
Those were the days spent in childhood
Only memories to stay in this livelihood

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I asked my driver Pappu about his age and date of birth. He gave some vague number but could not give month and date. When I found out the date given in the driving licence,pat came his reply, "Sir that was given by that agent at the time of taking the licence, the correct date of birth... even my parents will not know!

Recently, I asked one of my assistants about the age of his father. He was not able to tell the exact age! He said that his father may be in his sixties!

But the younger generation has a different story. They celebrate Birthdays in grand manner and also keep a track on birthdays of their friends, if not their family members!

There are also facilities in internet and other social networking sites who not only give alerts about your Birthday, but also about all your friends, friends' friends and, so on!

With technology and modern lifestyle, there will be hardly anyone who would not know his birthday!

All said and done, for those agencies around the world who are involved in collecting demographic data, they have to confront with scores of "pappus" who cannot tell their date of birth!

For now it is H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y to all those readers who celebrate birthday today!

Quality is divine

Do you have an uncanny way of finding out quality stuff amongst other choices?

It is said that experts can find out original stuff from fakes by using their senses although they cannot explain as to how they are able to identify.

I have this aunt who used to buy a non-descript brand of cleaning powder. She makes it a point to buy large quantities, whenever she happened to go to her native place, where this brand was not available. I used to wonder why she chose some new and unpopular brand of cleaning powder when, in the market, there were several high-end products available?

Within a couple of years,this non-descript brand became number one product in the market!

How is it that two cooks from the same school are not able to cook food in the same tasteful manner, even when they are provided with same quality and quantity of ingredients?

I would say that this is what quality is made of! Quality does not require extra efforts but only requires involvement and care.

In cooking, this is what is called "taste of the hand"!

I should mention here that only yesterday my client told me that they have shortlisted me as a preferred service provider, from amongst several others.


Yes! I strongly believe that divinity follows quality!

Old man and Sinbad

Old man piggybacking Sinbad used to listen to Sinbad with empathy. He will feel sorry for his sufferings.. Also he will admit the fact that Sinbad has to pass through the difficult terrains for several days without food and water and without adequate rest... But the Old man will never offer to climb down and give some respite!

Women's reservation Bill had the support of many parties and appeared to get cleared in the Rajya Sabha on the 8th march, the world women's day. With major opposition parties and allies supporting, it appeared that India was going to witness the momentuous occasion of affirmative action for half of the population to mark the 100th anniversery of world women's day.

But alas! Sympathisers abound; the floor managers have floored the Bill on women's day! But, managed to pass it in upper house the next day.

Like sinbad's travails, still the bill is to be carried through a long and tortous route before it can be brought in force.

No wonder the Bill is called women's reservation Bill; that everybody has some 'reservation' to support it!

An Ode to Twitter!

Clutter clutter
my inbox clutter


Hence,twitter better
as tweets are shorter!


Mutter mutter
your sweet tweets mutter!


Flutter flutter
my heart goes flutter


Yes! twitter twitter
makes life glitter!