2009-01-28

wordpressing from now on

Yes, I am leaving blogspot. I have been explaining a lot about why my url is ohioratsnep and not horatio pens. Let me admit that putting anagrams as an url was a mistake. But did i learn from it ?

No, I didn't.

Because my new blog at wordpress has this as the url http://rawseawasrare.wordpress.com/. Apart from this change you will see the same title 11111111111111111111111/10:26. So you get it. Expect no rocket science there as well.

Somethings in life never change.

So long and thanks a lot for all the comments. Good if you think its worth to do the same for the new url. Better if think its a waste of time. Either ways you are right.

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2009-01-20

13 songs

I have listed a set of songs, in no particular order of preference as all of them are pretty close to me. I wish i had enough knowledge to analyze the songs musically. All of them are lyrically awesome, at least to my mind. And they are pretty rich musically as well.


1) Ride my seesaw -- The moody blues

2) Eh Ajnabi -- A.R. Rehmann

3) I am a rock -- Simon and Garfunkel

4) Aicha - Khaled

5) Coming back to life - Pink floyd

6) Monty got a raw deal - R.E.M

7) Stairway to Heaven -- Led Zep

8) Woodstock -- Joni Mitchell/ CSNY

9) Behind Blue eyes - The Who

10) Knocking on heavens door -- Bob Dylan

11) Born to be wild -- Steppenwolf

12) Mandaara Chepp undo -- Johnson

13) Thenpandi Seemayilae -- Ilayaraja

Please listen to them if possible and let me know if u happen to like them. Even if it is by mere accident.

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2009-01-19

my own super power

Have been soaked up with Heroes. I finished all the episodes released till date. Quite interesting,I say. I could be mutated to acquire a power. Or i could genetically inherit it. Either ways i have a power.


So, I started thinking of the power i could possibly or probably possess. And i noticed that people yawn when i am around, when talking to me. IT happened too often for me to ignore. And a friend yawned over the chat window to my displeasure. That's when i decided to do a bit of research.

Just asked a few others whether "It's me or It's you?". And they said "It's you!". And after a set of experiments its confirmed. I am not normal. I have a power, even thought it is not worth mentioning. But if i can control it, I am optimistic that I can do the world a lot of good. That what heroes do!

By the way, see Heroes. You will love Hiro Nakamura, for sure.

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2009-01-13

jefferson airplane

Have been tripping on a lot of jefferson airplane. Psychedelic rock. Awesome music.

"The ballad of you and me" just gets me to another plane.

Not to mention "White Rabbit" , presumably Grace Slick's best song influenced by "Alice in Wonderland".

Lot more songs worth a mention. Please start listening them to know what you have missed.

By the way, AR Rehman wins a Global Globe. Awesome. ARR is a rock star, a modest one :).

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2009-01-09

The Great Indian Managers Dilemma - Part Three

Hey Folks, Welcome to another post of The Great Indian Managers Dilemma.

I must confess that my prototype of the Great Indian Manager is a Male. This is my tribute to the greatest manager, live or dead, and a great friend. At times he a greater friend and a great manager. Any guesses ? Chalo, I will make it easy for you. It is Silla. Some believe it is also because of Micheal Scott @ The office. Let me tell you that they are wrong.

In this post we will be talking about how to forge stuff from your Passport to documents. We can also discuss in detail about the kind of raw materials one requires to achieve the same. We will also discuss how to make paper rockets if you are not interested.

Oops this is about The great Indian manager. Sorry Friends, All of those who know me will know that i am totally incapable. And paper rockets and forging are the last things u would expect me to speak about. My sincere apologies. And we must restrain ourselves from doing things like paper rockets and forging. Paper rockets can only blind your fellow colleagues at times where as forging documents can put you in a more troublesome situation. So follow my advice and be good boys and girls.

In this post we actually will talk about Silla in his early days. He has just joined work and is needing an excuse to display his bravado among the girls in the batch. And we all know how desperate a male Engineering Student from a reputed college can be.

The desperation of Silla can be summed up by the fact that he ragged freshly joined adhoc-lecturers assuming that they are juniors. On knowing the truth, he was quick to retort "I just asked them their names. I am offended they didn't say their names."

Silla at office was quite opposite to what he was at college. But then there is a limit to what one can evolve. The basic good nature of a man remains. As for Silla, i needn't explain.

Silla in his short stint as a freshman at work has done a lot of strange things. This is what a few of his colleagues had to say about him.

The fresher guy -- "Silla is the epitome of everything wrong. He, one day, claimed that he could do three somersaults together in a dive. And he showed pics of Alexandre Despatie clamimg it to be him. What a loser."

Silla on himself -- "Three somersaults. I did them. Actually it was three and a half."

The fresher girl -- "During the initial days of my work here. I think someone used to stalk me. I told this to Silla and no one stalked me there after."

Silla on himself -- "Between you and me, I was the stalker."

The reporting manager -- "Silla always thought i was the manager meant for generating some sort of reports. It took me some time to convince him that i am his reporting manager. "

Silla on himself -- "The manager told u that. So much for the laundry"

But no denying the fact that Silla was a funny guy. Following is the update of his status report meant to be mailed everyday.

Monday -- I have a girl friend.

Tuesday -- We broke off. Anyone interested please call my no or mail me.

Wednesday -- Sorry I am not ready yet. All your mails will be considered in due time. And please attach a pic of yours.

Thursday and Friday -- Out of office (Silla claims to be in office but then the manager assumed that this is a better status message than other lousy ones. )

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2009-01-08

The old gives way for the new

I,a linguistically confused Mal-Tam, believe in the simple things of life without which life is nowhere near to cosmic. I also sport a lot of beads which i think gives me somekinda Mojo. I am also planning to give CAT / grow hair which ever happens first. A majorly screwed up guy i am, i want life to take me to where it wants me to, till a point will come when i will decide the fate of the universe.till then will sleep.


That was my old about me. But times change and we have to keep adjusting our watch. So i decided to write a new description befitting my eccentricity, if any.

So was at the workshop. Phew, I am tired now. Writing about oneself is such a drag. Now i know what it takes to write an auto-biography. The good news is that I am not writing one. But the sad news is that the final draft is out for public display.

And yes, you think you have any words that befits my persona, let me know. Words on similar tones like nincompoop are welcome. Its a single word , so no unnecessary stressing.

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2009-01-05

resolutions @ 2009

Was having a conversation with an old friend yesterday, and we got to resolutions for the current year. Then we reached a mutual consensus that resolutions are nothing but restraints.


Having said all that, following are the constraints i impose on myself this year.

1) Learn to play the guitar

2) Learn a language (Italian)

3) Get rid of the tummy which has become quite apparent

4) Finish off all the books i left reading midway and other which i havent started reading

5) Learn more ways of irritating people

6) Collect posters of All rock bands

7) Get a T Shirt of Led Zep

8) Learn 20 more face expressions and ten more alter egos

9) Blog more frequently

10) Not get married this year

I can only think of these pointers now.

Meanwhile i just got a Woodstock T-shirt. It's great. Feel like i am just back from the Yasgur's.

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2009-01-02

Happy new 2009

Have you guys ever wondered what Christano Ronaldo's biography will be named. At this point of time i have the following titles which may sound apt.

1) How Manchester United made my life and then ruined it.
2) I wanted to break free
3) just let me go


Feel free to let me know your suggestions.

happy new year, amigos.

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