My journey of life...

How to Take a Great Photo for Your Social Media Avatar : " I’d be lying if I said I had a flying clue what “avatar” meant even a year ago. Now, with the absolute explosion of all things social networking, you’d have to be living under a clod of dirt in some remote corner of the galaxy not to have heard the word and it’s likely you actually have an avatar of your very own. . . or at the very least a profile picture or two or three adorning all the social networks you frequent. Now with that big, fat (and hopefully PHAT), fancy shmancy camera stuffing your stocking this Christmas, you’ll likely be asked to photograph one for someone in the not too distant future. Twitter users left to right: @imageisfound, @amelialyon, @rachelwonders Here are some tips so you’re sure not to disappoint. **PLEASE NOTE: I understand that different profile pics are appropriate for different situations and that ultimately it’s all a matter of preference. As a general rule of thumb however, I maintain

Yes it's been a long time since I have posted but I have been busy with fitness and work. A few months back, Google Wave hit the web. It's supposed to be an HTML5 application. Well I was really apprehensive about something new from Google. Agreed Google makes the most coolest of products but what I was really thinking was - Do we need another communication medium on the web? I mean we have discussion boards, forums, email, voice chat, social networking and more.. Do we really need this 'Google Wave' ? There was a lot of buzz happening with this being an invitation only account and everything. But for those of us without invitation, there was just a long one hour video. So this Sunday I decided what the heck lets watch it. It's a pretty long video but trust me its worth watching every second of it. Here's my take on what Google Wave is: Google Wave as they have said is a 'communication object' . It's pretty much like a combination of an email and a d

Remember the add of Titan watches ...yes... the one with Amir Khan in it? Makes me really ponder... It states the cold and hard reality of life. When we were children we really thought of becoming something. At least for me I wanted to be an Air force pilot one day, a cricketer sometime, a professional wrestler and what not. Finally I ended up being a software developer. I am not cribbing about what I am. In fact I actually loved working with computers and I still enjoy my job. Although I wish I would innovate something but then I guess the world is not ready for me yet ;) It's just that where has our imagination gone now? Sometimes I feel we are living what I call 'routine lives'. We hardly do any innovation. Most of our thinking is critical- What is happening to this country? Why am I not paid well? When will I be financially secure and what not . We do get emails from our friends (forwards) that sometimes show us the beauty of life. We don't have time to admire anyth

Microsoft Windows - Every person who has ever used a PC in their life has used this operating system. Whether or not he has stuck with it is a different story. William Gates' dream of ruling over the world of computers came true with Windows. But now looking back at windows - does it still have what it takes to be a great operating system? Without doubt no one can beat the popularity of Windows in todays PC market. It was so difficult to beat it that even Apple has now started allowing dual boot on Mac's a feature which I was previously unaware of. So who can compete with this Goliath of Operating Systems? In my opinion no one. The market share of Microsoft Windows beats any operating system hands down. Windows has more desktop users than any other OS. I have been using Windows since it's 3.11 release. I remember we had to run win.exe to start windows on MS DOS then. It wasn't an operating system in the real sense. I then upgraded to Windows 95 which in my opinion revol

Well this is something which I just imagined and made today after I went berserk shopping at Reliance Fresh and Reliance Delight stores for ingredients. What you need: Chicken Cut into cubes (or on the bone whatever you prefer) Vinegar(I used Chilli Vinegar which I like more) Ginger Garlic Paste Whole garam masala Cummin(Jeera) Powder Coriander(Dhania) Powder Chilli and Turmeric Salt and Pepper for seasoning Oil for frying Onions Tomato Puree Garam Masala powder Lots of fresh coriander. For starters chop the onions finely as you would for a curry. In a bowl add the chicken, vinegar, salt, pepper, ginger garlic paste,dhania jeera powder and finely chopped coriander (sounds weird right? Believe me tastes good). Mix well and let it marinate for at least 10-15 mins. Make sure you do not over power the marinade with Vinegar or else the taste of the fresh coriander will be lost. Alternatively you could make a green paste in the blender if you have one and apply it to the chicken. Heat the oi

One evening an old Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.    He said, “My son, the battle is between two ‘wolves’ inside us all.   One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.   The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”   The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?”    The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”

The rumours have been silenced. It's Official now. 7 time World Champion comes out of retirement for Ferrari. Michael Schumacher returns to F1 There have been many returns in different sports. But this is different. Schumi as he is affectionately called brings high hopes to his fans around the world that finally we might just see a Ferrari victory. The question is will he be at his best and will we be able to see Michael Magic again? May be, May be not. One thing is for sure F1 is going to be exciting again with the return of the Red Baron. With SPA and Suzuka as upcoming races one can only imagine the feeling among his loyal fans. They know deep down that he is going to set the track on fire. And I can only think of what the Italian GP is going to be with MSC behind the wheel again. Can Ferrari manage a 1-2 finish in front of the Tifosi at Monza? After the Hungarian GP one would think that Mclaren and Ferrai have got stronger. Both these teams now will have a say in the world ch

We rely on my mobile phonebook for majority of my contacts. If we accidentally erase my contacts - we send an email to everyone I know to get the contacts back We spend more time on social networking sites than talking to people. People know us more from our Facebook or twitter posts our orkut photos than our conversations Music means an Ipod or something similar. Gone are the days when you would actually learn music. MSPaint and photoshop is replacing our drawing. Whatever happened to Elementary and Intermediate Drawing exams. You just watch Travel and Living and wish you could be there. Friday is the day when you stop posting on Facebook and Orkut for two days. Wishing advance Happy Birthday to all your social networking friends and exclaim TGIF even if you had very little work in the week. Monday is when you come to office grumpy most of the while thinking why the weekend got over even if it was a boring one. You look back at articles photos and keep thinking 'how nostalgic'

Everyone remembers what happened to Aryton Senna at Imola. I wasn't hooked on to F1 then but still hear people saying it was one of the darkest days of F1. Formula 1 has missed Senna ever since. Within 2 weeks of the Hungarian GP we had the news of one of the young GP2 drivers succumbing to injuries sustained by a loose wheel of the race leader. At the Hungarian GP we had Felippe Massa who was hit by a spring which came loose of the Brawn GP car of Barichello. Massa needed to be operated on and looks like he might miss the remainder of the season. I really liked Massa for fighting back all the time and trying to overshadow Kimi who now looks hopeless in the Scarlet Car although he did manage 2nd on the podium. Apart from all this happening we had the Renault team who messed up big time for race leader Alonso. After all that had happened in qualifying how could they not put the bolt on right. And if the did know it wasn't right they should have told Alonso to either stay in the

How did one survive growing up in the 80's and 90's? We had no seatbelts, no airbags.. Cycling was like a breath of fresh air… No safety helmets, knee pads or elbow pads, with plenty of cardboards between spokes to make it sound like a motorbike… When thirsty we only drank tap water, bottled water was still a mystery… We kept busy collecting bits & pieces so we could build all sort of things … and we were fearless on our bicycles even when the brakes failed going downhill… We were showing off how tough we are, by how high we could climb trees & then jumping down….It was great fun…. We could stay out to play for hours, as long as we got back before dark, in time for dinner… We walked to school, or sometimes we even rode our bicycle. We had no mobile phones, but we always managed to find each other…. How? We lost teeth, broke arms & legs, we got cuts and bruises and bloody noses…. nobody complained as we had so much fun, it wasn't anybody's fault, only ours W

It's been a while since I posted anything. I was out in the US for a month and lost my touch with writing. Rahul suggested that I should start blogging again in my free time so thanks to him for reminding me about my blog! The first thing I come back to see is F1! With three GP's out of the way the surprising part is Brawn GP is leading the pack with Toyota following in hot pursuit. I always knew Ross Brawn was one of the most intelligent guys out there and he built a car with double diffusers which has created a lot of controversy. What I find surprising is why couldn't last years title challengers come up with this idea (read Ferrari, McLaren and BMW). Ferrari's pace has been slow and I don't remember seeing them struggle so much in the past years. The worst season was 2005 and 2003 but they weren't that slow. After 3 races the Scuderia is 9th placed in the constructors championship. Barcelona is going to see major upgrades for Ferrari and I am hoping they get