Moment Of Truth

Of late, I am able to come home at a decent time (Not able to reach before 8.00 pm though). As a result I get to watch reality shows on TV. It has always been a discussion point, but the recent one on Star World is "The Moment Of Truth".

Do you think that you are smarter than your parents?
Have you ever made a sexy video?
Do you sabotage your rivals at work?
Do you fantasize about cheating on your spouse/partner?
Will you leave your husband for your ex-boyfriend?
Do you have any secret that could end your marriage?

These are questions that you are asked and you cannot afford to lie because there is a polygraph attached to you to find out if you are lying or not. The key is to be honest. Weigh your personal life with the $500,000 that flashes on the board and eventually you will get it if you tell the truth all the way upto the 20th question.

What has humankind come down to? Shows like these are demeaning and disgusting. I can understand why FOX Network floated this show. It reflects in their escalating TRP. But what I do not understand is why people would show up in these kinds of shows and ruin their lives?

For instance, in the recent show that got aired, a lady was asked (Husband is in the studio) if she holds any secret that would end her marriage. The answer was "Yes" and the polygraph said "true". Her husband's face turned red, blue and yellow. The next question comes - "Do you think you will be married to your husband for the rest of your lives?" (She answered "Yes" and she got it right and won $100,000) However, with everything in life at stake, why would people take this risk for a stupid show. Maybe the money.

This will piss off one set of audiences who look forward to meaningful and thought provoking entertainment whereas it will satisfy the other set of brain dead morons who like to take a peep at people's misfortunes and then laugh at it.

Harthal.com

While browsing Desi Pundit, I ran into a site called Harthal.com. Now that we are talking about harthals, we cannot move further on this without mentioning Kerala - God's own country which has gone to dogs off late.

Last year, off 174 weekdays, the state had seen 89 strikes which brought the state to a stand still (Check this)

It is highly advisable to go through harthal.com before you plan you trips to Kerala or you might just end up being stuck at a bus station or railway station.

Save Kerala Initiative gives an insight into the teething issues in "GOD's own country". Kerala does not have politicians, it has dinosaurs. In their struggle for power, the "left" and the "right" have forgotten what is right and what is wrong.
I still do not know why "literate" people elect these scum bags over and over again and then suck up to the morons sitting in the administration to get things done.

God save Kerala. And not to forget, check out harthal.com

Why are you not jumping the signal?

Last week I was out with a real estate broker to find a place to shift. The reasons for shifting are many. That is not the point here.
I reached Kothaguda chowk and stopped at the signal after seeing it red. (I stick to the rules of the road). This broker who was sitting on the back seat, goes - "Chale jao sir. Koi police nahin hai. Bindaas chale jao". I do not recollect what came to mind at that time, but then after crossing the signal,

Usmaan- "Kitne saalon se Hyderabad mein ho saab?" (How long have been in Hyderabad?)

Me - "It's been 5 years"

Usmaan - "Fir signal pe roka kyon?" (Then why did you stop at the signal?)

Me - "Red signal mein stop karna hai" (You have to stop at the red signal)

Usmaan - "Woh theek hai saab. Yahaan pe logon ko signal thodne mein mazaa aatha hai. Kaun signal follow kartha hai saab? Jahaan pe U-turn nahin lena hai, wahaan pe U-Turn lena hai. Jahaan pe one way hai, wahaan pe wrong side mein chalana hai. " (That's ok. People have fun jumping signals here(HYD). Who follows signals? You have to take U-turn where U-turn is not allowed. You have to drive the wrong way if it is labeled "one-way")

The scariest thing this 70% of people in Hyderabad feel the same way. I do not think there is slightest chance that the traffic sense will get any better. Roads are going to remain crowded and the condition of roads is going to remain as is.

Dreams

Rough night.

I hardly got sleep yesterday night. I could see dark clouds turning into fireballs and then falling on earth. It was engulfing everything on the way. My car got burnt.

Wonder what this means when you "interpret dreams". My wife says, it is all because of work and stress.

I am so looking forward to Sep 30.

Open Source == Communism?

Search for Chuck Norris

The result is ... :)



Probably the same would apply to Rajnikhant and Vin Diesel.

Parking sensibly

Not probably the right way to respond but, this is hilarious. "Beaches are fun"

Frog Princess

Thought this one was hilarious. Read On:

A boy was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him andsaid, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess". He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket. The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week." The boy took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to the pocket. The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, 'll stay with you and do ANYTHING you want." Again the boy took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into his pocket.
Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a week and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"

The boy said, "Look, I'm a software engineer, I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog is cool."

Rejection Letter

Ran into the ultimate rejection letter:

Herbert A. Millington
Chair - Search Committee
412A Clarkson Hall, Whitson University
College Hill, MA 34109

Dear Professor Millington,

Thank you for your letter of March 16. After careful consideration, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your refusal to offer me an assistant professor position in your department.

This year I have been particularly fortunate in receiving an unusually large number of rejection letters. With such a varied and promising field of candidates, it is impossible for me to accept all refusals.

Despite Whitson's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet my needs at this time. Therefore, I will assume the position of assistant professor in your department this August. I look forward to seeing you then.

Best of luck in rejecting future applicants.

Sincerely,
Chris L. Jensen

Love Story 2050

Biggest mistake ...

We ran out of the movie hall half way through the movie. It was a disaster right from the start, with Harman Beweja being asked to do everything literally possible to make him look like Hrithik Roshan. My wife tells me, "He can probably act in a TV serial as a mythology character, may be Ram or Lakshman or something. That's about it".

We went to KFC immediately after we ran out of the hall and we completely forgot that we had been to a movie 10 mins back.

Rajeev Masand says:

If there’s one thing the film succeeds in doing, it’s in uniting the audience in their relief as they step out of the cinema. Coming out of the film you feel like prisoners of war who’ve finally been let out of concentration camp.

Do not watch it even if it coming on television and you have nothing to do ...

Google is a great place to be?

Everything is pretty much run by the engineering - PMs and testers are conspicuously absent from the process. While they do exist in theory, there are too few of them to matter.

The Google Manager is a very interesting phenomenon. On one hand, they usually have a LOT of people from different businesses reporting to them, and are perennially very busy.

Post by Sergey Solyanik when he moved back to Microsoft.
Having worked at Microsoft before, I think there is an inherent bias in the way he has expressed his opinions, but I do not think we can brush aside all of his comments.

Sex Education

Another one from Geek & Poke:

The Vagina Dialogues

"I hated being a woman. The restrictions, the rules, the fears of my mother, it made me angry."
"I hated being a woman. Bleeding every month, feeling pukey and giddy-headed and sticky and smelly."

I hated being a woman. 10 years old and being told, “Boys can do whatever they like. But a girl’s reputation is like glass.” Twelve and my tuition teacher’s voice, “What a horrible laugh, so loud and monstrous! Look at Sonya, how prettily she covers her mouth when she laughs. And she doesn’t make a sound.” Thirteen and being admonished, “Sit with your legs together. Only a slut sits with her legs apart.” Yes, I really and truly hated being a woman.

Bold one ...

World's dirtiest cities

If you thought I would list Kolkatta, Chennai, Mumbai etc., you are wrong.

None of the cities in India are there in the list of World's worst 10 cities.

Arsenic-laced drinking water, lead-contaminated soils and choking air pollution are sadly just the start in some of the world's dirtiest places

There is still hope for us.

You must also see some crazy ideas for future cities here.
Pod Car, Energy Highway, Algae Park, Power Sidewalks etc.



By the way, the traffic signal was not working at crazy Kothaguda junction on my way back home and no power at home when I reached.

Outsourcing Course Work

Students from US and UK are outsourcing their university coursework to graduates in India.

Students contract their work to the lowest bidder, with prices ranging from £5 for simple undergraduate coursework, to £100 for postgraduate dissertations.

Birmingham City computing lecturer Thomas Lancaster said the practice is spreading as more websites spring up, particularly in India and Romania, and that it could be more prevalent as it is very difficult to detect.

What next?

Miss Teen USA South Carolina 2007

Now ! This one below is hilarious ...

Are Americans this Dumb?

I am left speechless ...
Unbelievable stuff and they have problems with outsourcing ...

Google Saree !

Another one in Google Merchandise ...

Social Network for Football

It's a plethora of social networks ...

Check Footbo.com

Now, that's because of Euro 2008, but soon we can see for IPL, ICL, NBA, NHL, NFL etc ...

How can a user manage his accounts across these unless you have a common account facility like that google provides.

Single Sign On !

Romance for lonely men

Robots who kisses on command ...

Weirdos ...