Back to blogger

Am back with blogger.. and that too with the same old template and stuffs.. the things which were written in wordpress were all gone! .. Still happy with ths stuff, coz I don't have to care much about maintenance.. Should thank google for one of the most wonder ful service called blogger and it took less than a couple of minutes to switch back to blogger!

Perfumes...

Kerala, the place I live in is famous for the greenary, coconuts, spices and humidity. The humidity level is high in Kerala, that you sweat profusely. A perfume or a scent is a must.
I was looking around for a new perfume store to get hold of a hugo boss, and i found a lot online. I went ahead and explore the local perfume market as well. (I dint get much choice and variety there.
From CK to HB, the range we can select from online store is enormous. but the feel you get from the local store is higher than the online version coz you can try and buy in some stores. The musculine smell of HB is cool and i love wearing the same.. My wife also recommend the same.

Its' Hot, I mean the climate

India is burning now.. the heat of public elections and the summer make the country boil in this heat. Iused to sit in an airconditioned room and the heat is ok. But when i leave my office to catch my train, then I know what a 100 degrees is like. My friend staying in Arisona said that the climate their is just perfect. It's only about 80 degrees. A climate which i would like to enjoy this vacation. She said it is easy to find some neat and cozy Arizona homes there .We can even use the help of internet for the same. Be it the Bullhead City or the Winslow, we can enjoy the nice climate. My friend's cousins are getting relocated to Arizona by this april and they said they are trying to find the right relocation specialists who would help them with moving home.

Devadathan - The drummer

Devan, was trying a hand in drums.. and here is the video...

Nouveau Riche - Always love changes.

Making money online is a common thing that is heard these days... This reminds me of something. The news of Nouveau Riche. Yeah, becoming rich in no time have a little to do with hard work. But hard work complemented with right time and luck, helps a person to acheive what ever he wants in life. So being Nouveau Riche is nothing but sheer luck + attitude + right time and right thing( hard work).

So what exactly is this Nouveau Riche? Its nothing but becoming rich, its actually a french word for New Rich. I remember articles in wikipedia and cnn giving out informations on the people like that. There are people like maria carey, Celin Dion, Marilyn Manroe, J.K. Rowling ( harry potter ) and india's own Dhirubhai Ambhani, who started his business with just Rs. 15000(By 2007 Ambhani's were the richest family in the world.) by importing yarn and exporting spices under the name Reliance Commercial Corporation. Dream it and do it was the motto of reliance. The results are infront of you. So are you dreaming it? are you able to realise your dreams? So becoming fortunate to earn a fortune was there even in our fairy tales, from the cindrella to snow white, they entertained us with their stories, helped us to think about the same. So be it online business, or the conventional one, make sure that you are rich in ideas and introduce them in the right time.

Quick thought! - Poll

What is the office software you are using? is it Microsoft office or Open office or any other ?




PLease check the Poll on the left side.


Update: Am not able to create a poll... it is saying The poll doesnt exists or is deleted. :(

Is something wrong?

Gmail : 502 error.

At 11.29 AM Indian Standard time (20th of Sep 2008) google said its mail (actually my mail)is experiencing problem.. Phew..! hope will be up anytime..


Ha.. That happened when I tried to view a picture attachment... the error was 502...

Debt Counseling : The Credit Exchange

Negotiating the debt can hurt your credit score, yes in future you will be in trouble when you need money the most. So what are the things that you must be aware of in a situation like paying off the minimum amount due in your credit card and stuffs like that? I saw about debt counseling in a website called the Credit Exchange. They have Cred Card Counseling, lot's of resources about credit and other options available to you. They have credit facts, that can come handy when you need options to check. So are you looking for a credit councilor? or a debt consolidating company? Or are you in a deep financial crisis? then you can find assistance through this site called The Credit Exchange. You can either contact them via the on line form or by calling them. So if you are looking for the best possible decisions, do visit the site and make your mind.

Love, Telephone bills and the kid.

I do remember those days in which I was in love with her... Those days browsing from the Internet cafe were expensive... Writing a latter take ages to reach, Plus the risk of getting caught. I was away from home and Daily, the expense of telephone bills was mounting. There wasn't an immediate solution till we began to use calling cards. They were convenient to use and helped us a lot to control our telephone bills. And we do use the happy hours a lot, when the call charges were low. These cards helped us to remove our calls from the usual telephone bills. Bot prepaid and post paid card were in use at that time. After a few years we got married and now living with our little kid, Devadathan. Haven't you seen his latest photos in the last post?

My son Devadathan

Here are some photos of that litle kid of mine.. Devan is now 11 months old and we are all set to celebrate his first birthday this October.

Payday Loans – Easy way to get around the unexpected financial burden

Haven't you find that at times you are not able to move with your next months salary? You wish you get a financial assistance from some one so that you can pay them back at your next salary date? And do you find it difficult to ask your friends and relatives? Not to worry, you can now apply for a Payday Loans in the comfort of your office or home. The whole process is on line and you get an approval within no time. Its available 24/7 as well. You don't have to fax documents to them for approval. All you have to do is get on line and apply for the loan. So try that non obligatory payday loan today.

Credit card! a distant dream...

I'm from alappuzha District in Kerala, India. None of the banks are giving credit card in Alappuzha? My application got rejected in SBI(I have my salary account there), ICICI, HDFC, Axis(Formerly UTI), and now Morgan stanley.





SBI havent issued any cards to people who have permanent address outside the ernakulam District (yeah, I do work in Ernakulam). Others juz say because of internal policies. Where can I get one card in Alappuzha?

Kottamkulangara - Temple and more

My native is kottamkulangara. Half a kilometer away from Punnamada(the famous Nehru Trophy Snake boat race starting point. A site for kottamkulangara Temple was my dream and it got realised last day. The site was officially inaugurated by Mr. Jayakumar, sub group officer for he temple. And the address is http://kottamkulangara.com.





The news about yesterdays event is in kottamkulangara updates. Do visit there for more.

Business and communication - Interdependency and interoperability

A friend of mine, who is a business consultant called me this day, and asked to call two of the numbers of his client to evaluate their response on an advertisement they have placed. Both were educational/migration consultancies to united kingdom(UK). Here is an abstract Of the incidents that happened.

Situation - Am an MCA(master of Computer Applications) trying to pursue higher education. I want to get into the IT stream of some university in UK.

Am stating only the issues, for I was asked to evaluate that.



1st call
1. The lady din't ask my name, din't reveal who she is.
2. I said am an MCA graduate and she was offering wrong courses like MSc Computer science and M.B.A.
3. The overall flow was not that good, but she was able to handle the same(Offered a call back and noted my mobile number and email address)

2nd call

Issues - issues and issues.
1. A blank in between the conversation.
2. haven't received a proper communication.
3. I said am an MCA and she asked me whther am a degree holder.
4. Put me on hold without saying so.
5. Transfered the call to another executive without informing that am getting transfered.
6. The 2nd executive started in a different language altogather.(lack of communication between employees)
7. Lack of knowledge on the subject they have advertised.
8. Lack of telephone etiquette.
9. They did not asked for my number, instead gave me their id and asked to mail.
10. Like in the first case - I did not get an introduction on whom am talking with (both the executives) and they did not try to get my name.
Over all impression hat they are not interested in doing this business...


What do you think? Is communication important in all walks of life?

Good bye Adsense

In response to googles decission to freeze my adsense account, I am taking off all the adsense ads from my blog... Donno why google have done the same.. I haven't ever clicked on a single ad :(
My account was almost around 37 - 40 USD (for the last one and a half years)... down with adsense..

I have started using some inpost ads from BidVertiser, instead.

Thank you google :)




Yeah, there are many a number of other advertisers around.. I think google doesn't know that! I wont blame google.. only thing that hurt is that they did'nt even send a mail / confirmation that they are going to ban!

Phrrrrr.. (Sound of Blowing the Nose)

Mystery Novel - "The Bruja’s Tale"

Tim Madden(Timothy A Madden), the retired management executive and science fiction novelist have came up again with another interesting Novel, but this time in a different genre. In the backdrops of the land of eternal spring (Guatemala), Tim Madden have switched to write mystery thrillers. The new book in that series is "The Bruja’s Tale". Bruja's tale is all bout Mayan Witch craft, which blends nicely in to the life of 21st century and shamanism that exists in Guatemala. You can visit the Homepage of the site to know more about it.

The plot
This novel is for every one, who feel that there are things that we don't know and is out of our control. So basically, a mystery lover will definitely like this plot, Interested? You canBuy The Book from their website. The hero, Mr. Schoen is a well educated bachelor. This book is about the incidents that happens to his life after a couple of deaths in El Paraiso, and the death of the police chief there, who was the uncle of Mr. Schoen. A Mayan Bruja(witch) tried to bring him under her spell, for possessing his soul.

He was rescued by his lover, Sandra and her cousin. And he was forced to accept the happenings as reality. He was in to the investigation of the murder, and some one want him to stop the same. The corner stone is how Thomas(Mr.Schoen) and Sandra fights back, and whether they win over the situation?

NFR - National Finals Rodeo - Las Vegas

In January this year, I wrote about Houston Rodeo, and this time its NFR or the super bowl of Rodeo... Haven't you started trying for the National Finals Rodeo tickets

What is Rodeo?
Its a sport event which have its origin attributed to the practice of cattle hearding in spain, Mexico, US, Canada, Australia ...etc. It is an event of Cowboys and involves many time judged events involving cattle and horses. It is designed in such a way that the skill, speed and ability of the cow boys and gals are tested. (This is the official sport of Wyoming and Texas.)

NFR
National Finals Rodeo is held each year in the first full week of December at the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada (Thomas and Mack Center). This time the big buzz starts on fourth of December till December 13th 2008.

The events include, Bareback Riding, Steer Wrestling, team roping, saddle Bronc Riding, tie down Roping, bull riding, barrel racing ...etc. So all those entertainment elements are there for you to explore and experience.

History

The NFR came to Las Vegas (it was previously in Oklahoma.) in 1985 and since then this sport is an integral part of the city. In 2007 NFR have got an official song, the “Cowboy Town,” recorded by superstar duo Brooks and Dunn. The hero of 2007 was Trevor Brazile, PRCA's triple crown champion.(he was a champion in 2004 and 2006. Dont miss the whole action!

QA- Careers- possibilities and the truth.

QA or quality Assurance is the process of Verify, Debug, and Update the software that is developed or modified. The career in QA is a promising one. Irrespective of the technology, domain or the interface used, QA is essential to the organisation. So wonder where will you get a job? They are every where, from the MNC's to the local development firm next door, or some where like TruGreen. Only thing is that open your eyes and ears so that you won't miss the opportunity.

Skills:
The main skills required for the QA guy are
Active with Excellent communication Skills
Observation skills
Management skills
A little of programmatic skills (yeah, you need this as well)
A certificate in Testing
And experience is desirable.

In the case of a fresher the initial package (yeah, the remuneration) won't be that attractive, but the package weight increases with years of experience. Updating ones knowledge to the current technologies in the market helps in the QA's case as well. So be updated to make an impression. If you have any tips and tricks regarding this, do update the same as comments, so that others can be benefited from the same.

Service-The keyword to profit and business.

The heading above says it all. Let your industry be a production, a software development, or a service oriented or even a reseller, what you need to maintain a good customer base is the "Service". You can have a service division inside the company or can even outsource the same. Some maintain the service division as an entirely different company(Tax issues ;) ). If you are a customer/regular user of the products, you will get a free service or may be you have to get registered/paid to avail the service. Some like American Home Shield (AHS) help the customer to get the service fast and efficient at your doorstep. What ever be the case its always advisable to sign up for the services(If you are required to do so), as it takes away the hassles of finding the technocrat/service people and get the appointment.

In the internet if you are buying a software make sure that they have a customer service division or some sorta support so that in case if you are stuck they are there a mail away. So the basics are simple. Give good service and customers will come looking for you. Now a days even the free services in the internet have got a support section in them, and yeah, they respond to your queries as well. Have you ever tried to contact any of the online services?

Bugs, testers and extra functionality.

The Software we uses may contain lotta bugs... and its the duty of the testers to eliminate them before the final release.. err.. the actual sentence would be, to find and report them.. so its like what Terminix do. or rather may be its done b the programmer itself. What ever the case is it must be bug free. A software can be said to be as a good one, if it is usable in the eyes of the final user, if its functional in the eyes of the tester and if its less buggy in the eyes of the project members(and of course in the eyes of customer and testers as well.)

Extra functionality.
Extra functionality is always welcome. but imagine a customer complaining that he is directed to other pages on certain keystrokes or certain combination keys(for him it may be undesirable). That will be a pain. So when ever a customer gives out his requirement(s), either stick to the same or discuss with him what ever extra functionality you are gonna add. This clears the last minute debate(over the money and functionality) before the release.