Thursday, September 13, 2007
Ethiopia rolled into 2000 7 years after the rest of the world did
Pretty interesting, isnt it? They follow a calendar of 13 months. And so ushered in their new millenium on 11th September, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Dirk Pitt again
I have found another Clive Cussler novel at the library and this time it is "Atlantis Found"! Every night I have to tear myself away from the book to go to bed and it is killing me :-((
Thought for food or Food for thought????
It is said that there are 2 categories of people - those who eat to live and those who live to eat. I fall in the second group. However, I am not very adventureous when it comes to eating exotic food.
So when I watched Globe Trekker episode on New Zealand I was taken aback with the steamed fish eye balls, duck tongue, fried sheep testicles and finally raw sheep testicles....definitely not the "Food for thought" for me. :-)
So when I watched Globe Trekker episode on New Zealand I was taken aback with the steamed fish eye balls, duck tongue, fried sheep testicles and finally raw sheep testicles....definitely not the "Food for thought" for me. :-)
Chak de India
I am posting this message despite the fact that India lost against England in the 7th and decisive Natwest ODI. That's because this message is about the 6th ODI.
I was of course overjoyed that India really "Snatched victory from the jaws of defeat" as the newspapers so often put it. They dont do that often. I didnt see Robin Utthapa playing the last ball but I was there in time to see the expression on England captain Collingwood's face. Boy! Did that warm my heart :-)
And then Yuvraj came running on the ground. That was followed by what can only be termed as the mix of bhangada and kathakali :-) Ganguli and Zahir also ran on the ground and it was so heartening to see the spontaneous celebration of the team which is plagued by internal politics.
So at the cost of sounding melodramatic I will use the phrase that is being used so often these days.....Chak De INDIA!
I was of course overjoyed that India really "Snatched victory from the jaws of defeat" as the newspapers so often put it. They dont do that often. I didnt see Robin Utthapa playing the last ball but I was there in time to see the expression on England captain Collingwood's face. Boy! Did that warm my heart :-)
And then Yuvraj came running on the ground. That was followed by what can only be termed as the mix of bhangada and kathakali :-) Ganguli and Zahir also ran on the ground and it was so heartening to see the spontaneous celebration of the team which is plagued by internal politics.
So at the cost of sounding melodramatic I will use the phrase that is being used so often these days.....Chak De INDIA!
Friendly neighbourhood pilot
"Very true" I said as I read the beginning of the news item in yesterday's economic times. It said how most people "hear" rather than "see" their flight's pilot.
I can understand his welcoming us on board (sometimes even that is done by one of the crew members on the captain's behalf), saying goodbye at the end of the journey....even telling us what altitude we are flying at. But I havent still fathomed why he has to tell us what the current outside temperature is. It sends a shiver down my spine every time he mentions it. Visions of an aircraft torn at the back and people holding on to things for dear life!
But I digressed....
This news item told about a friendly United Airlines pilot who invites children to cockpit, takes photos of their pets, ensures that unaccompanied minors get window seats and when the flight gets delayed the snacks are on him. And all this post 9/11.
Talk about the passengers being in 7th heaven!!
I can understand his welcoming us on board (sometimes even that is done by one of the crew members on the captain's behalf), saying goodbye at the end of the journey....even telling us what altitude we are flying at. But I havent still fathomed why he has to tell us what the current outside temperature is. It sends a shiver down my spine every time he mentions it. Visions of an aircraft torn at the back and people holding on to things for dear life!
But I digressed....
This news item told about a friendly United Airlines pilot who invites children to cockpit, takes photos of their pets, ensures that unaccompanied minors get window seats and when the flight gets delayed the snacks are on him. And all this post 9/11.
Talk about the passengers being in 7th heaven!!
How partition affected Indian companies
I read an interesting article about how partition affected Indian companies. It menioned that Wipro's Mr. Azim Premji's dad was offered a ministerial position in Pakistan if he moved there. He declined. Pakistan's loss, India's gain!
There was also a mention of one Mr. Ghulam Mohammad who set up Mahindra and Mohammad with the Mahindra brothers. He went to become finance minister of Pakistan. The company was then re-named Mahindra and Mahindra.
It was interesting to read that at that time some people thought that they could stay in India and do business in India as well as Pakistan. They didnt realize to what extent the partition would affect both countries.
One more tidbit - in 1966, Mrs. Indira Gandhi's socialistic views and failing monsoon both were sufficient to convince some people that Pakistan is a much better place to do business in than India!
The article mentioned the book that was used as source - The Oxford History of Indian Business by Dwijendra Tripathi.
There was also a mention of one Mr. Ghulam Mohammad who set up Mahindra and Mohammad with the Mahindra brothers. He went to become finance minister of Pakistan. The company was then re-named Mahindra and Mahindra.
It was interesting to read that at that time some people thought that they could stay in India and do business in India as well as Pakistan. They didnt realize to what extent the partition would affect both countries.
One more tidbit - in 1966, Mrs. Indira Gandhi's socialistic views and failing monsoon both were sufficient to convince some people that Pakistan is a much better place to do business in than India!
The article mentioned the book that was used as source - The Oxford History of Indian Business by Dwijendra Tripathi.
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