Feast for Thought

Some priceless notes on valueless notes - # Mr Raju may have ' experimented with Satyam' , but he came clean, (or should it read dirty?), didn't he? That's much more than can be said of brilliant whizkids of the financial domain in Country-That-Should-Not-Be-Named, who continue to pocket millions in bonuses - common people's savings, and the money that never could be found for food and environment crises... # My copyrighted view of the term CTC - a somewhat demeaning term. If I cost 20 lacs to a company, I am a black hole. I can't help looking at the term askance - I prefer to know that I am an asset to my company thank you. If by employing me the company says it costs 20 lacs, shouldn't this tag be mandatory? - 'this is just 0.001% of what the company earned with me in the position'... # What's the point in earning degrees, and training, and then aim to be merely good enough to make more and more money - endlessly? How comfortable to earn slowly...

Citizens of your nation, and millions of peoples worldwide are in need of a change for the better. In the expectation that you have the right set of advisors, we will be watching, hoping and praying for the best. Pic courtesy - Internet He is a First Person in a faraway land, and he's a (very important) 'third person' for my country, but the heavy burdens on not-so-broad shoulders are very visible to the whole world. All he needs to remember day in and day out in all his actions is this - There are the Very Fortunate nearer him and the Much More Unfortunate elsewhere, but all have just this earth as home, and the 'butterfly effect' leaves no one untouched.

That was a textbook, picture-perfect sort of happening. Warmest kudos to Mr Chesley Sullenberger on successfully using all his skills of 40+ years and executing a calm, composed, measured and completely successful ditching of his flight on the Hudson River, NY. For once let's attribute his success and the safe return of 155 friends to their collective karma Pic courtesy - The Hindu Notes: An aircraft is usually designed to enable landing on water and is therefore equipped with additional safety equipment. Now you know you should listen carefully to the pretty stewardess explaining safety procedures! How they're airworthy, and also crashworthy Quoting from Wiki - "In December 2002, The Economist quoted an expert as claiming that "No large airliner has ever made an emergency landing on water" in an article that goes on to charge, "So the life jackets ... have little purpose other than to make passengers feel better." This claim was repeated in The Eco...

If only we two-legged upright creatures realized the benefits of hibernating... I can't see beyond 50 metres in Delhi, you can't drive afore you clear your Boston drive Look at the bear - he's wise, no balaclavas, no fireplaces, he stays put till spring cometh Why don't humans hibernate? I like the snow in summer, visiting atop a tourist-glacier, and enjoy cold, wet hands for a few minutes the warmth is just down the hill. Why can't humans hibernate? Why burn more fuel for warmth? Why have winter fashion? Why add even more layers over cultivated fatty layers? Why won't humans hibernate? Warm-blooded? or cold? How cozy to have your fill and sleep your way through, saving energy in several ways... When will humans hibernate? This is not a rhetorical query - I await your response - and you have time till Dec 2009 to respond. This winter though, I'll continue to relply to my son's " Amma, I do not want to get out of the warm bed!" thus - " I...

When one travels by road or rail in India, it is such a pleasure to watch green pastures flit by. Thankful for a chance to stop on the way back from Paataal Paani in MHOW, MP, we yielded to the standing invitation of verdant countryside to stop and quietly appreciate the hands that till and toil hard for our tables to remain supplied..... Indore district has plenty of seasonal potato cultivation. We could see expanses of the plants in various stages, while driving through to tourists spots in the district. Eyes sore from cities' concrete jungles, one cannot have enough of watching welcoming green acres, and we stopped to talk to a proud farmer, Mr B, who willingily shared details of his 'bread and butter'. We came away from the fields as contented as that smiling, optimistic land care-taker. As a keen follower of P Sainath's articles and reports on the unhappy farming households of (mostly central) India, and the figures that always bring tears to the eyes, Gandhiji...

These are pictures of the same place (please see previous entry) during the rainy seasons - July - September The waterfall reaches a very deep gorge, which the locals have baptised as 'paataal' - meaning nether-world. Thanks, Lt Col R, for sharing! For glimpses of more world's, visit That's My World

Here are views of Paataal Paani, a scenic spot near MHOW, in Indore , Madhya Pradesh (central India). The waterfall is little more than a trickle off-season, but the whole place turns green and vibrant in the monsoons. Alongside is a metre-guage railway track, and the spot offers obvious opportunities to turn into a modern picnic spot with cable cars and walkways. But I prefer it 'raw'! For glimpses of more world's, visit That's My World