Monthly Archives: January 2007

Acceptance Mode is Bliss

Acceptance Mode is when you have 1000 tasks to do and the capacity/time to do only 500. So you “accept” the simple fact that you are not going to be able to do 500.

Right now I am in Acceptance Mode. Aah… it is indeed very peaceful here :-) Am wondering when all hell will break loose. Till then I will enjoy myself. Continue reading

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Multiple Personality Disorder

MPD: I have it. Maybe. Maybe not. No. I definitely have it. Continue reading

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No Uttarayan for me :-(

No Uttarayan for me this time :-( At least not in Ahmedabad. Lot of work to do and will be working most of the weekend. I would be very very miserable (right not I am just plain miserable) except for the fact that I am enjoying work.

Let’s call that the silver lining in my dark cloud :-) Bye for now. Continue reading

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Spanish Classes!

My Mexican counterpart taught me some Spanish! Thanks Juan :-)

doh! – achis!
perfect – perfecto
good night – buenas noches
bye – adios
see you tomorrow – hasta maƱana
see you on Tuesday – hasta el martes
thank you – gracias
hello – hola

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Information Overload

Jeremy’s post titled 2007: Reduce, Focus, and Filtering My Inputs has got me thinking. He has very accurately described one of the biggest problems I face: Excess of information.

I love reading about stuff. That can be broken up into 2 parts: I love reading and I love stuff. Continue reading

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Happy Feet! – Happy Me!

Happy Feet Poster

Memphis: Whatcha doin’ there, boy?
Baby Mumble: [tap dancing] I’m happy, Pa!
Memphis: Whatcha doin’ with your feet?
Baby Mumble: [looks down] They’re happy, too!

What better way to spend a few hours on a weekend than to watch a cool cartoon film! I saw Happy Feet yesterday with a bunch of friends and had a rolling couple of hours of non-stop fun. Continue reading

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Recap 2006

2006 was a very eventful year for me.

I finally managed to get a release from my project in January and moved to Delhi to work in the consulting arm of my company. I ended but being part of a very aggressive but nice team. I was the youngest in the term both in experience and in age and almost all my teammates acted as very effective mentors. My 2 bosses played a key role in giving me very interesting assignments to work on and that enhanced both my professional knowledge and my confidence. Continue reading

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