Dark Clouds over Carmel on Halloween
Sunday, October 31, 2004
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Something is Cooking ...
As if the VHP ,Bajrang Dal were not enough for the ownership,now the Srilankan Parliament has also jumped in the ring.
Recently Srilankan Parliament was debating if Ram & Ravana were Tamil or Sinhalese .Sinhalese consider themselves descendants of Ravana and Tamils also consider Ravana to be a Tamil Hero.The speaker of the house didn't allow further discussions 'coz he himself identified Ravana as Sinhalese king in 1980 speech.
I wonder why the discussions on Ram and Ravana have taken the front seat in Parliamentary debate . I smell elections ....
Recently Srilankan Parliament was debating if Ram & Ravana were Tamil or Sinhalese .Sinhalese consider themselves descendants of Ravana and Tamils also consider Ravana to be a Tamil Hero.The speaker of the house didn't allow further discussions 'coz he himself identified Ravana as Sinhalese king in 1980 speech.
I wonder why the discussions on Ram and Ravana have taken the front seat in Parliamentary debate . I smell elections ....
Sunday, October 24, 2004
Peacekeeper
My peacekeeper the unshaven clad in an off white cotton dhoti sometime with a shawl sometime without it. He is like the black cat commando shadowing a VVIP. You cannot meet this VVIP until he wants you to at the same time he is as alert and agile so that no one harms his master.
He is our pujari at the local hindu temple.He is my saviour.On my request he will perform an 'Abhishek' . To all the nastiks .. Abhishek is like Fedex Priorty overnite. Charges may vary from $ 21 to $ 51.Nobody knows what punditji says or communicates with my deity,but people say it works.
Punditji has gone hi-tech recently,also I have seen his popularity ( business) growing in last couple of years. As he sits in front of the ..... offering prasad only if he likes...to the bhaktagans ..putting tilaks and performing abhisheks all while he is on phone with some bhakt in distress fixing time for a weekend puja.
I have also seen him reading palms and foretelling destinies right in front of the destiny creator. I have seen the pundit family swell in last couple of years ...the almighty is now better protected from all the evil doers . Don't even try to break the security cover between them and HIM. First you'll get the stare... than no prasad and than..... you'll be ashamed for your faith brought you there.
It seems the guy who was to broker a deal between me and God is busy closing deals for himself.
He is a pujari,astrologer,realtor and a property manager too. The human in service of 'Sahastrabaahu' has become a 'Sahastrabaahu' himself.
He is our pujari at the local hindu temple.He is my saviour.On my request he will perform an 'Abhishek' . To all the nastiks .. Abhishek is like Fedex Priorty overnite. Charges may vary from $ 21 to $ 51.Nobody knows what punditji says or communicates with my deity,but people say it works.
Punditji has gone hi-tech recently,also I have seen his popularity ( business) growing in last couple of years. As he sits in front of the ..... offering prasad only if he likes...to the bhaktagans ..putting tilaks and performing abhisheks all while he is on phone with some bhakt in distress fixing time for a weekend puja.
I have also seen him reading palms and foretelling destinies right in front of the destiny creator. I have seen the pundit family swell in last couple of years ...the almighty is now better protected from all the evil doers . Don't even try to break the security cover between them and HIM. First you'll get the stare... than no prasad and than..... you'll be ashamed for your faith brought you there.
It seems the guy who was to broker a deal between me and God is busy closing deals for himself.
He is a pujari,astrologer,realtor and a property manager too. The human in service of 'Sahastrabaahu' has become a 'Sahastrabaahu' himself.
Monday, October 18, 2004
Ask the Tuskers
CNN repoted today " Police kills Indian Robin Hood". Robinhood ? Its like reporting a crime in Bosnia from a resort in Bermuda.
His infamy was well deserved ..... 120 murders,88000 lbs of smuggled sandalwood and killing more than 2000 tuskers ..Munuswamy Veerappan Gounder a Robinhod ? For whom ? Ask Jumbo , Dumbo.
His infamy was well deserved ..... 120 murders,88000 lbs of smuggled sandalwood and killing more than 2000 tuskers ..Munuswamy Veerappan Gounder a Robinhod ? For whom ? Ask Jumbo , Dumbo.
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Workoholics
There is this colleague from the other office . He comes before me and leaves for home after I have ( Don't ask me when I leave ...). During the daytime he is working with the US team and in the night the offshore team.I have always wondered Is he a workoholic? Is he a Democrat ? Is he an independent ? Don't ask me why he is not a Republican ....I have never met this guy, but I speak to him often ,all the time. We are in the same project team.
I have a neighbor. His parking spot is just next to where I park my Humvee....whom 'm I kidding its just a Camry with a war torn look . We live in the same building on the same floor. I have always seen the parking space vacant even on weekends. I have been thinking that the apartment is vacant for last one year.
I just got a chance to meet this guy. No prizes for getting it right .......
I have a neighbor. His parking spot is just next to where I park my Humvee....whom 'm I kidding its just a Camry with a war torn look . We live in the same building on the same floor. I have always seen the parking space vacant even on weekends. I have been thinking that the apartment is vacant for last one year.
I just got a chance to meet this guy. No prizes for getting it right .......
Monday, October 11, 2004
Saturday, October 09, 2004
Thursday, October 07, 2004
Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Love Thy Neighbor...
At a conference Bill Gates recently said US should not be concerned of India and China's growing economies.Not sure why he said that these are definitely the two coutries where people don't prefer 'buying' his Windows.Some recent developments reaffirm that job outsourcing is not that a big deal but in turn will yield higher profits for corporations and job opportunities for population in Asia and America.Some basic facts have revolutionised trade dynamics and changing the operations and strategies of how multinationals function.Not only US but the world economy is benefitting a lot from the recent growth in these two countries.
United States China trade is worth 130 billion dollars a year.Major Chinese export not being software but soyabean.
AIG was formed in Shanghai in 1919 .Operations in India and China will be driving future growth of AIG.General Motors now gets about third of its profit from China.The no 1 car seller in China is Volkswagen.
Intel commands 84% and AMD 16% of China's microprocessor market.12% of Intel revenue comes from China.US market for PC will have a projected growth of only 5% ,corresponding figure for India and China is approximately 20%.Not to mention Chinese population will be buying 3 million digital cameras this years, other asians 5.2 million.
China has 230 million cell phone users (20% of the world cell phone users are in China) and India has only 18 million , I guess they all need Motorola,Ericssion or Nokia handsets.Sales of Motorola mobile phones has increased in India by 200%.Indians are also more willing to take on debt. In the past two years, the number of new credit cards issued has jumped 25% annually, and new mortgages 35%. Five years ago, the average age of a Citibank mortgage holder in India was 41; now it's 28.
According to a recent study, India's youth has more than 10 billion dollars of cash to burn.High earners in India are spending $ 2000 per year on shopping and eating out (India's per capita income is only $ 470).No doubt,Hooters is opening six outlets in India by 2005.Food giant McDonald's has 48 stores in India, 60% of them built in the past 18 months. The outlets see on average 3,000 customers a day, placing the units in the company's top 10%.China is consuming 50% of world's Pork production.A lot is also being spent on fashion & footwear .Sales of Reebok India footwear are growing at 30% a year.
The growth spurt in these Asian Goliaths is not only booming the world economy but also supporting each other a lot. With the declining local consumption and increased capacities India is now one of the biggest steel exporter to China.
As these two most populous nation change the competition in services and manufacturing for ever,there are still their own demons to be fought poverty,AIDS,illiteracy,communal tensions are all time high. Till the prosperity percolates to grassroots,any achievement won't matter.
Little Shyam and Xiang both don't go to primary school,they work to compensate for their family income.Till both have their childhoods back no free trade treaty, no technology will be worth it.
United States China trade is worth 130 billion dollars a year.Major Chinese export not being software but soyabean.
AIG was formed in Shanghai in 1919 .Operations in India and China will be driving future growth of AIG.General Motors now gets about third of its profit from China.The no 1 car seller in China is Volkswagen.
Intel commands 84% and AMD 16% of China's microprocessor market.12% of Intel revenue comes from China.US market for PC will have a projected growth of only 5% ,corresponding figure for India and China is approximately 20%.Not to mention Chinese population will be buying 3 million digital cameras this years, other asians 5.2 million.
China has 230 million cell phone users (20% of the world cell phone users are in China) and India has only 18 million , I guess they all need Motorola,Ericssion or Nokia handsets.Sales of Motorola mobile phones has increased in India by 200%.Indians are also more willing to take on debt. In the past two years, the number of new credit cards issued has jumped 25% annually, and new mortgages 35%. Five years ago, the average age of a Citibank mortgage holder in India was 41; now it's 28.
According to a recent study, India's youth has more than 10 billion dollars of cash to burn.High earners in India are spending $ 2000 per year on shopping and eating out (India's per capita income is only $ 470).No doubt,Hooters is opening six outlets in India by 2005.Food giant McDonald's has 48 stores in India, 60% of them built in the past 18 months. The outlets see on average 3,000 customers a day, placing the units in the company's top 10%.China is consuming 50% of world's Pork production.A lot is also being spent on fashion & footwear .Sales of Reebok India footwear are growing at 30% a year.
The growth spurt in these Asian Goliaths is not only booming the world economy but also supporting each other a lot. With the declining local consumption and increased capacities India is now one of the biggest steel exporter to China.
As these two most populous nation change the competition in services and manufacturing for ever,there are still their own demons to be fought poverty,AIDS,illiteracy,communal tensions are all time high. Till the prosperity percolates to grassroots,any achievement won't matter.
Little Shyam and Xiang both don't go to primary school,they work to compensate for their family income.Till both have their childhoods back no free trade treaty, no technology will be worth it.
Monday, October 04, 2004
Sunday, October 03, 2004
Milestone...
'Freedom & Democracy are on the march.'
'Saddam is sitting on three fist of world's oil and is armed with WMDs.'
God bless C-SPAN. I was watching the recording of Presidential debate.It was year 1992 and these words were from Bush Sr. The location was Richmond,VA.
'Saddam is sitting on three fist of world's oil and is armed with WMDs.'
God bless C-SPAN. I was watching the recording of Presidential debate.It was year 1992 and these words were from Bush Sr. The location was Richmond,VA.
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