An Exciting Day - - Back to School !

Today, I had been back to school, not to be taught, but to impart knowledge to upcoming students.

Abhinav Vidyalaya Had celebrated its silver jubilee today and organised a science fair, which involved other schools from dombivli area.

Mr. Satheesh Menon, VU2WSM, had organised a demonstration of HAM radio to all the visitors. I had the privilege to be able to demonstrate to wannabe students about the amazing Hobby in Wireless Radio.

I had the advantage of meeting two new HAMs on my contact list: Mr. Prahlad Bodke, & Mr. Joy Chandran VU3JOY.
Slideshow of snaps of all the activity here...

You may also want to check the album on picassa here

HAM Demo at Abhinav Vidyalaya, Dombivli Dec 2008

Humanity is enriching

Its the start of a new week and I am looking forward to an activity filled day. Little did I know what lay ahead.

On my way to the railway station from where I usually board a Train for dadar, the station closest to my office, I saw something that caught my attention.

A middle aged man maybe in His early 40s collapsed on His back cringing His hands and legs. He was froth ing from his mouth and as he fell, had injured his head.

My initial reaction was casual and kind of I do on care. Some where deep within myself I was fighting with myself to ignore and proceed or try helping in some way.

Someone brought a crushed onion and held to his nose. That helped in control ing the situation. However the person who had fallen was in a stupor and could not answer basic questions such as his name or address. The crowd which had collected had by now thinned and only four of us were left there.

It was already getting late for office but I somehow could not leave the scene that way. I decided to stay put and do whatever I could.

There was a private hospital nearby and we decided to move this person there. The four of us carried him to the hospital.

At the hospital, one of us gave up and decided to leave. By now the person had gained some strength and walked up the one flight of stairs to the hospital.

Now the hospital staff took over and treated him well. No one really bothered us with any procedures and this somehow cleared all misunder standings that I had of medical emergencies. I thank Dr amol and dr Sandeep for taking immediate steps to help mr ponkshe (yes after first aid we got to know mr ponkshe)

I thank mr sagar for helping us carry mr ponkshe to the hospital. Another person left before I could ask his name.

This also helped my conscience that would otherwise have been guilty of ignoring a fellow human in need.


This article is an immediate outcome after the incident.

What a way to a new week !

Milestone 080808!

As the name of this blog goes, I have been lazy in posting a new article from some time. Thanks to the motivation by my supporters and readers, I am putting across this one.

Though it may seem calm and "lazy" on the surface, there are a lot of under-currents in deep seas.

My last few days have been something similar. The place that I work for has recently moved to a New location and the responsibility of a smooth and functional workplace was mine.

During the move, I was always reminded of "the god is in the details"

The entire project was broken down into sub-projects and targets, objectives, resources & documenting were outlined.

Looking back I am amused to learn that I managed to accomplish the move with relative ease.

Of course the project would never have been a success had it not been for the whole hearted commitment from my work-mates, trust of project sponsors and an eagerness from all vendors involved.

The project has taught me a lot in terms of soft skills and have gained a refreshed technical library.

I hope this update lives up to the expectations of this blog.

One more milestone in my journey of life.

does this resemble anything political?

a view from top of the fence!


There was a cat and there was a mouse, the cat went after the mouse and it was the mouse that was scared for its life...one day the cat gets injured and breakes its leg.

now the mouse gangs up with other mice in its area and go after the cat...the cat is now scared for its life and is on the run...

then the cat gangs up with other cats and goes after the mice...

this goes on n on...

legend...

cat: current ruling parties
mice: the others supporting the ruling gov from OUTside...
other cats: once enemies and now friends in need of each other
other mice: enemies of the rat over a cheese sharing bout but ganged up to help each other kick out the cats around the gully and go on consuming the cheese out there ...

hints galore...cong, left, sp and the bsp

MotorBiking - an update...

A Bit unexpected, but important work on hand makes me postpone my Leh Trip for some time. New Office setup, new Business establishment etc taking quite a toll on my time...Should be making it to Leh sometime next month - provided i get some riding partners. Mumbaibikers are on their way to Chandigarh today sans yours truly.

My hobbies - astronomy

One more hobby I have been pursuing is astronomy. Its a different feeling to lie down on your back under a starlit sky, and be able to identify the stars in front me you.

Well how I got interested in this topic is a story by itself. I used to read comics of sindbad the sailor and was amazed to know that he navigated his ship with help of the stars at night.

Well this and some other such stories built my curiosity to unravel this ancient skill. Luckily a kind person came to my help and led me to this hobby. Mr anand ghaisas, a teacher of astronomy @ khagol mandal led me to a night watch program where one is introduced to the "Stars of the night". Here the knowledge of the night elements and various objects is imparted and you get to know how sindbad knew where he was going. Check out www.khagolmandal.com If you would like to know more.

Journey to a Server Datacentre passes through a Women's washroom...

A Journey is never fulfilling untill there is some humour in it, i came across a very humourous article some days back, thought it worth your reading pleasure...

In fact, my profession entails setting up new Data Centres and for some research purpose, i looked up some articles and i ran into this one... believe me, truly majedaar and interesting...if you have the patience, click on the link at the end and you can see the photos and some lively comments on this matter...

here we go...

A few months back, Jen Frickell's company was given some bad news. When their lease ended, they'd have to move out of their second-floor suite. The good news, however, was that a suite would be available on the first floor. All they'd need to do was pack up and move downstairs.

It was a fairly reasonable request, so the company's executives signed a new lease and prepared to move. There was, however, just one, small hitch. The nice little server room they built in the back of their office - equipped with air conditioning units, ventilation, dedicated power, backup power, and so on - could not be relocated. Not only would it cost too much, but there was simply no room for it. The server room would just have to remain upstairs.

Obviously, the new second-floor tenant wouldn't want their neighbors walking through their office to access a server room, so building management and the company's executives came up with an alternative: wall off the server room door and build a new one. It seemed simple enough, but there was, however, just one small hitch. The only available wall to install a door was adjacent to the women's restroom. Inside the handicapped stall.

And since you're reading about it here, you know that didn't stop them. Here is the email from building management:

From: ---- --------
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2008 4:37 PM
To: Everyone
Subject: Server Room Access

Hi all.

As you all are aware, we have new tenants that have moved into
the 2nd floor suites. The access to the server room is now via
the women’s bathroom.

There will be a sign on the woman’s door that can be changed
from OPEN to CLOSED and vice versa.

Should you need to enter the server room, please change the sign
to CLOSED. Once you are done, please change it back to OPEN.

Once you enter the bathroom, you will be able to access the
server room via the handicapped stall. Please close the stall
door prior to entry, just in case someone doesn’t see that the
bathroom is closed.

I know this isn’t ideal, but if we adhere to this protocol, I
don’t think anyone will be disrupted.

Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions.

---- --------
Building Management



Jen was kind enough to snap a picture of their just-finished server room entrance.
Pictures of the same alongwith the original article is here!!!