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Random Ramblings: Three Slips and a Gully
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Monday, July 25, 2011. Three Slips and a Gully. What is cricket if a bowler is not keen to take wickets and a batsman is not keen to keep his wicket? In a test match the bowler just attacks. He is prepared to go for runs as long he has the last laugh and a batsman is prepared to bide his time and wait for the bad ball to score. Nothing is left to chance. Good one, enjoyed reading. July 25, 2011 at 11:51 AM. July 25, 2011 at 9:05 PM. August 1, 2011 at 11:06 PM. Anu, I agree. August 4, 2011 at 10:03 AM.
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Random Ramblings: What's in a name ?
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Tuesday, May 19, 2015. What's in a name? Shakespeare said "What's in a name? A Rose by any name will smell as sweet". Well, I say, there is everything in a name. What would Edvige Antonia Albina Màino have been had she not changed her name to Sonia Gandhi? Not always. I had a class mate VAB Raghunathan and what his initials meant we never knew, and one day we learnt that he also was not aware. Informative but I remain as confused as before. Shall clarify when we meet next. May 19, 2015 at 10:23 PM. My pa...
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Random Ramblings: May 2015
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Friday, May 29, 2015. Pen Drives are Secure. Ever since the news of ' Navy War room leaks. Broke out in 2006 , pen-drive phobia reached such proportions that many senior officers would not touch a pen drive with a barge pole. Ironically use of CDs increased though they can be as much of security hazard as a pen drive. Had pen drives not been available probably CD or some other media would have been used to steal info. Let us do a reality check. Is a CD or DVD any more secure than a pen drive? Disks' is a...
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Random Ramblings: Learning to Learn
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Monday, April 15, 2013. My experience with Computers : Learning and Teaching. You bought a machine? How big is it? It's sort of a grocery. It's an Apple.". Richard, your thought is very sweet but are you sure I need-an apple-at this time? By the time you pop out of the shower, wook, you are going to see a miracle, right here in our trailer.' I promise.". We have so much to do, already, and there isn't enough space. . Is it big? But I said not another word, and at last she laughed and went for her shower.
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Random Ramblings: Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
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Monday, May 25, 2015. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Though, in the West, Rum is generally associated with sailors, In India, it is the soldier and an infantryman at that, who is more attached to this incarnation of Soma Ras. What do we do for windows? While on a Long Range patrol, the bottle. Is used just about everywhere. Though there is a whole range of equipment issued by the Ordnance Depot, like Mess tins, 4 men cooking set, 45 men cooking set and so on, what really...
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Random Ramblings: Mentally straight and Dentally crooked !
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Thursday, April 16, 2015. Mentally straight and Dentally crooked! He patiently explained to me that he could align all my teeth in a perfect row and that there would be no gaps whatsoever; it would be like a perfect set of pearls! The next term was a different story altogether. I never again went anywhere near the Dental Centre except for a routine check up by the GD (general Duty) dentist, who was not interested in any fancy surgery, and only the smokers among the batch were dished out 'chits' for s...
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Random Ramblings: Shelf Life of anything
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Thursday, May 21, 2015. Shelf Life of anything. These days I am wary of the word 'latest' as I am only too aware that 'latest' is, more often than not , not the greatest . So we have new launches for auto-mobiles, electronic gadgets every month, Windows version every two years, and a Bollywood flick every week. Is a movie or a car model , a perishable commodity? Housing, Food, Apparels ,Gadgets, Entertainment, Job Skills and even Relationships today, come with a clear and present danger of Obsolescence &...
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Random Ramblings: Travails of A Tambi in Jat Regiment
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Sunday, April 17, 2011. Travails of A Tambi in Jat Regiment. The article was published in the Regimental magazine JATVEER, years back, titled "travels of a thambi" [. I presume , some JAT , had done a spell check for me. The magazine had to be dug up by my daughter, dusted, reclaimed , typed out again and finaly I had to be coaxed to upload it here.). This is one field in which I could reach nowhere near the the acceptable standards. It is about how much raw milk and ghee one can consume. June 28, 2015 a...
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Random Ramblings: Travelling Light
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Continued from Fauji and his Baggage. In addition to all that contraptions and devices to see one through any latitude from 10 degree N to 35 degree N, one has to plan for the transportation of all the flora and fauna that an army man's family falls in love with. One often hears , ".a two bed room house is more than enough for us, but what about our baggage and the empty boxes? There is a popular formula for the number of boxes required; 2n 2 where n is the number of years of serv...
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Random Ramblings: Thirukkural
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Monday, May 4, 2015. Thiruvalluvar Statue and the adjacent Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Original uploader was Infocaster. Transferred from en.wikipedia. Transferred to Commons by User:BishkekRocks. I have always been fascinated by Thirukkural. For it is sheer breath and depth. Every time you study the couplets you get a new insight into a whole range of subjects and issues. What the hell is it? His verses on ethics and love reminds you of Lao-Tzu. கடவுள் வாழ்த்து. The Praise of God. The Blessing of Rain.
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