Easier to find someone to have a drink with...

than to find someone to play chess with.

http://www.nehasblog.com/2013/04/are-you-guy-tough-luck-bro.html

Kudos to the girl for saying the truth. For once, let it be politically incorrect!

Personal Info Directory

An uncle of mine passed away in Goa while on an assignment from his company. He was a brilliant man and had worked for a number of companies in senior level positions. However, he had not been diligent enough to carry forward his provident fund or nominate his wife or son on any of his accounts. My aunt and cousin bro had a lot of difficulties in meeting all the concerned people, submitting the required documents and claiming the funds that were rightfully theirs'. To add insult to injury and grief, not all people in power are helpful even to a widow in mourning... 

This and some other experiences made me think. A small part of the results was an Excel file in which I recorded my personal information. This workbook has sheets for personal info, bank accounts, insurance policies, vehicle details, employment records etc. I have also included a sheet where I have pasted the scanned copies of documents like the passport, visa, employment offer letters etc. 

I have also pasted the soft copies of two of my papers that were presented during the last year (2011). I am also updating the file regularly with additional info and my family members know about this file. This would help me find any info I need quickly and also my family members in case they do need it.

The relevant sheets have a column for nomination as well. This will help persuade one to register a nominee and the family members to know it.

I think this kind of an activity would be useful for everyone of us. It will make us collect all the relevant info in one place and keep it updated. I am sharing the first version of the book. It simply has the sheets and columns in place to fill up the relevant details. 
I am sure that I am not the first one to create something like this or use some system. However, it sure provides a start to those who need it. Please go through it and use it if you find it useful. Also, please do not forget to give your feedback. Any suggestions for improvements and new ideas are welcome!

Please download the file from here.

A girl in love...

If a man opens the car door for his wife, either the car is new or the wife is. If a woman laughs at a man’s joke, either she likes the joke or …

It’s almost always a pleasure to look at girls but observing a girl in love is something different. She will adore the object of her affections, overlook all the injustice he does to her, forgives almost all the mistakes except for looking at other girls and simply loves him. A man loves sometimes from his eyes, sometimes from his organ but a woman loves from her heart. I remember reading somewhere, why don’t men look into the eyes when they talk with a woman? Because breasts don’t have eyes! I don’t know what the girls have to gaze at except for the beer bellies or the facial stubble some specimens of the male species maintain. She will look into your eyes and peep in your heart. Agreed, girls are low on testosterone but when a girl loves a man, she goes beyond the surface and loves the entire package!

She will talk your head off and will tell you about all the little things that happened to her. She will be a loyal supporter and her whole life will revolve around her man. All she asks for is you love her forever. 

She wants him to touch her once he has touched her heart, she wants him to cuddle her, to embrace her. Though she will die of embarrassment before saying so in as many words.

A woman just has to look cute to please a man but a man has to be and do a lot of things to please a woman. However, once she is smitten by the love bug, she lives in a dream world of her own. She will keep looking at him lovingly when he is with her and will keep dreaming about her man when he’s not with her.

Sometimes I wonder how it would be being a girl but being a man and to experience the affection of a woman is not bad either!

Isn't it stupid???

I have always hated wearing shoes when not needed. I like to take them off the first chance I get if I am forced to wear shoes. Granted there's no option while playing football or going on a trek but why in the office???? Fortunately, both the companies I worked for preferred to look at the quality of my work rather than the type of my footwear.

When I was transferred to Delhi though, my new boss grilled me about the sandals I was wearing at the IGI airport at 12' O clock in the night! I had to run out to the market and buy a new pair of shoes before attending office the next day.

Wonder what would happen if I attend a job interview in sandals. Does a company reject an otherwise good candidate just because he is not wearing shoes?

Here is someone who shares the sentiment and puts it in a much more colorful way than I have...

http://superblog.crazyengineers.com/2011/07/27/why-do-indians-wear-shoes-isnt-it-stupid/

We should be ashamed of ourselves...

We should be ashamed of ourselves for the pathetic condition we have forced our country in. Brave soldiers sacrifice themselves for the motherland and the spineless politicians continue to insult them!

Here is another example of how the world looks at the India map and how we like it to look. An example of how the sites display differing maps in different countries.

Just take a look at the map on the page:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft/microsoft-friends-dont-let-friends-use-internet-explorer-6/8851?tag=content;siu-container. The writer has shown an image from another site. So, this is how the Indian map looks like outside.

Here is how the map looks like when the actual site is opened in India. Notice any difference in the border of J&K, which we proudly like to claim as an integral part of India?!