My current state of mind !!!

I am really wondering what I am doin and what I am supposed to be doin? Quite confused and what not!

So many things running in my mind which I am not able to express in words, but when I’m trying to, things go the opposite way. I wanted to be amongst my friends and then some how, it ended up in teams being formed and that infuriated me and I went nuts.

I know that I have to act to my age, but really, I do not know now!!!

I wanted to do something and then immediately there crops up the interruptions. Why is it happening this way and I’m not allowed to take decisions of my own and even if I take Y the people around me do not seem to approve of it???

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This represents my mind:
http://arkhiveblog.blogspot.com/2005/10/excuses.html

Hiding from my emotions, I do not want to feel
Get off my cloud and join the human race
Can't hide forever behind my depression
I try to be a good person and maybe too hard
This results in me being used and abused
People walk all over me and I let it happen
Giving me an out, an excuse to feel sorry for myself
I need to get off my ass and become responsible
How do I get there, how do I start over again
I do not know how to change; I just know I have to
Respect is the answer, for others and for me

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I think I am adjusting a lot and also taking up a lot from others, coz I want to be good and mannered, but is this what others think of me, I doubt…

Either I refuse to stand up by my mind else I do not want to hurt others emotions/feelings, but at the end of the day I’m affected to no limits and that is causing a great deal of damage to my mental and mind stability. I have started to get headaches very regularly and to top it up “Emotional Swings”

What kind of a life am I trying to lead and what am I getting to…

I’m still very confused and to all people directly or indirectly affected by me, my apologies for what ever I have caused or yet to cause.

CoInCiDeNcE !!!

I was just going thru the net and found this:

Please do not be jealous….

Visit this link: http://www.arun.gov.uk/

Arun District is situated in the middle of the West Sussex coastal plain. To the north, the South Downs rise from 200 feet to a maximum of about 700 feet beyond the district boundary, before falling steeply to the broad Sussex Weald.

Arun covers an area of 22,811 hectares (85 square miles), has 23.3 kilometers (14.5 miles) of coastline in the south and almost half the district is included within the South Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Running through the District is the River Arun, which reaches the sea at Little Hampton and divides the area into two roughly equal parts. Between the foot of the Downs and the sea lies a flat coastal plain, where most of the District\’s urban development has taken place.

CoNcOrDe !!!

I have always been amazed by the Concorde and its ability to break the sound barrier, during its flight. I have gathered some facts on this beautiful bird.

I remember the last time, watching this aircraft in awe, at Chennai Airport, during a chartered flight around the globe. If I'm not mistaken Suji was with me. Before this 2 times. I can still remember the vibrations it created and the scare it gave us the first time (we were getting ready for bed while staying at Adayar) and the other time during a drama rehersal (Ashokettan was stage in a beggers costume, I suppose)

Some facts about the Concorde:

Manufactured by: Aérospatiale - British Aerospace (major stake holders of Airbus)

Cruise speed: Mach 2.04

Cruise altitude of 60,000 feet (17,700 meters)

Only 20 Concordes were built, six for development and 14 for commercial service.

These were:

• two prototypes
• two pre-production aircraft
• 16 production aircraft
• The first two of these did not enter commercial service
• Of the 14 which flew commercially, 12 were still in service in April 2003

Click on this link to watch a Concorde landing, and the link also has the history:
http://www.flightlevel350.com/viewer.php?id=3310

For the list of destination the Concorde has visited,
http://www.concordesst.com/history/destinations.html

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde

A380 in Frankfurt, Germany

This is it!!! The first landing of the A380 at an international airport.

From the South, were the large parking area of the (former) Air Base is, thousands were watching it behind fences too high to look over. Somewhat contradicting their own spectator-event and thus somewhat ignoring this massive interest Fraport directed the A380 to land on the northern runway which made it worse. Fortunately I went there pretty late, shortly past 8, so I didn’t waist my time waiting in the dark as a friend I met there did, who was freezing since hours. I don’t regret having gone there for this historical moment, but it certainly left something to be desired. What was really positively surprising is how quiet the A380 is Amazing. Even the A320s landing made more noise, and that are hardly noisy aircraft. The noise-level of the beloved 744 is certainly of an older generation. All those egoistic anti-airport-expansion protestors (motto: creating new jobs is great, but god-damn not near my house! In Germany called the St.Florian-principle) here around FRA should keep their mouths shut, the A380 makes the general noise level certainly lower.

More information can b viewed at: http://www.airliners.net

My transformation to what I am now in S'pore, from what I was before.

Many r responsible for this transition,...

Me !!!

Got this from Shanti, my SIS and I kind of lked it so, I thought of posting la...
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1. What time is it? 1400 hrs

2. NAME: Arun G V

3. Piercing: No Way

4. What is the most recent movie that you seen in a theatre : Aviator

6. Place of birth: Cannanore, Kerala

7. Favorite New Food : Pasta with White Sause, Chicken Lasagne

8. Ever been to Africa: no, but hopin to!

9. Ever been toilet papering rolling: huh???

10. Love someone so much it made you cry: Confidential la

11. Been in a car accident: Once, while on the way to Bangalore

12. Croutons or bacon bits: Bacon

13. Favorite day of the week: Depends

14. Favorite Restaurant: Food Court in Anchor Point, Queensway. (Went there yesterday)

15. Favourite Flower: Love Everything, I suppose !!!

16. Favourite sport to watch: F1, and prefer to play than watching on TV/Video

17. Favourite Drink: Passion fruit bubble tea with pearls

18. Favourite ice cream: Butterscotch, Rum & Raisin and Vanilla

19. Disney or Warner Brothers: 1 - Disney, 2 - Both

20. Favourite fast food restaurant: Komalas, found it good

21. What color is your bedroom carpet: No carpets

22. How many times you failed your driver's test? Applied in India...how could anyone fail???

23. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail; Flat mate.

24. What do you do most often when you are bored: browse, read, watch tv or play comp games

25. Bedtime: Anytime after 2230hrs.

26. Who will respond to this e-mail the quickest: Depends !!!

27. Favourite TV shows: Plenty, (Channel 5, S'pore)

28. Last person you went to dinner with: Pradeep. Madhu & Mercy

29. Ford or Chevy: Chevy

30. What are you listening to right now: Tracy Chapman

31. What is your Favourite color: Some light colors

32. How many tattoos do you have: i'm not that wild...tho i'd like to be...if not for the PAIN!!!

33. How many pets do you have: None in 4 legs, but someone knows who that is.... I like that a lot, quite unique

34. Which came first the chicken or the egg? As long as there is chicken and egg, it does not matter...

SIA - A380

It is speculated that SIA (Singapore Airlines) will start commercial service of the Airbus A380, sometime mid Dec'06Click on the msg above, to get directed to the discussion page in : http://www.airliners.net

hand of Hope !!!

This was forwarded to me by my sis. Shanti, from India. Thanks da...

Please read before viewing picture - it's worth it.

A picture began circulating in November. It should be "The Picture of the Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact, unless you obtained a copy of the US paper which published it, you probably would never have seen it.

The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner.

The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive If removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in
Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is still in the womb. During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but
fully developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr. Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.

The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope." The text explaining the picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr.Joseph Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life." Little Samuel's mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the picture. She said,"The photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a little person."

Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100 percent successful.

Now see the actual picture, and it is awesome...incredible....and hey, pass it on. The world needs to see this one!

Hand of hope !!!

Happy B'day Bonny !!!

Mercy Abhi & Me, had surprised Bonny by arranging for his birthday.

On the 21st evening, the three of us had dinner outside and that gave me an opportunity to sneak in a cake to the house, and later in the night Mercy and Me had gone to our respective beds to sleep, (to give it a normal feel), later on Abhi joined us.
Bonny had also gone to bed by then and that gave us the right opportunity to wish him. It was fun and am sure he also had a good time.

For the B'day night, We had bought a pastry made with Dark Chocolate, liqueur, white chocolate and some cherries dipped in the same liqueur from Bakerzin. It was the first time for others and me, tasting a cake like this. It was all worth for the effort put in.

Mercy, presented Bonny an Creative Neeon MP3 player, which he had been wanting for a long time.

HaPpY BiRtHdAy BoNnY. !!!

I found the discussion below very interesting, as it shows the question that has been bothering e for quite a while now and the position I am in…

Dear Keith:

I spent a lot of time and money in my hospitality education including a master degree. I have found that employers in this industry do not take this into consideration when hiring someone for employment. I have the right age; education, experience and personality yet do not receive a positive response to my resume. I am able to work in several countries, specifically in Europe and find companies do not consider your for employment regardless of your age, education and experience unless you live locally. Is the hospitality industry an empirical industry? Is networking more important than education and experience?

Keith's answer

I am of the opinion that education is always beneficial and that you have not spent your money in vain getting your MBA. Historically, the hospitality industry has not paid a premium or acknowledged the importance of an MBA as much as practical experience. But - that is beginning to change. The hotel industry has become more real estate intensive and as such financial acumen is a skill that is highly prized. I would recommend you contact major chains and public companies that value the MBA experience. I would also focus on finance, real estate and consulting. Other segments of the hospitality industry such as chain restaurants, casinos and travel related services may value your MBA more than day-to-day operations. In response to your question about the important of networking, I would suggest that networking is extremely important and the best way to insure job security. Good networking skills in conjunction with a good education and strong practical work experience and you will have all the tools you need to find your next assignment. Keep the faith…

link: http://www.hospitalitycareernet.com/askkeith/

My blog's

As of date, I have 3 blog’s, up and running;

This one: http://arungv.blogspot.com
Some interesting stuff http://readthrough.blogspot.com
My experience @ JCUS http://jcu-s.blogspot.com

Happy B'day Sree

Sreevatsava turned 25 on Saturday, and trust me, we all actually forgot about this until I was on my bed on Friday night. We did not want to go there to his place with the cake, coz he stays in a house with about 9 other people.Anyway Mercy, Madhu, Pradeep and me met Sree at Cityhall in the evening and then it was fun for the next 2 hours or so.

The most notable thing here, was cutting of the cake, was on a road side bench, under the clear open sky opposite Cityhall Mall.
Pradeep as usual managed to get some of the pastry on his face, but we failed to do it on Pradeep, his reflex was faster than Sree and mine combined.

The dinner was at Pastamania and we had a wonderful dinner. It was closing time by the time we reached there and we had food without ac. Anyway, doesn’t matter without ac, as we had good fun.

Sree, at his house in Chennai

Sree – Happy Birthday and wishes for many more to come.

Me !!!

Mercy having a Mocktail and Me having a Carlsberg Beer
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Picture taken by Mercy's mother (Me sitting at home with laptop)
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Me opposite the CoffeeBean at Paragon building, Orchard Road
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Me playing pool at the Uni Cafeteria.
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Anushka and Me (after couple of Carlsberg beer's) at Rouge, Orchard Road.

Blogger for Word

Blogger for Word

It’s Cool, and I tried using this option and found it very user-friendly and convenient. Thanks Google for all these addons.

Change !!!

When learning about Management and the concepts involved, CHANGE MANAGEMENT is probably one issue that creeps in quite often and probably figures everywhere.

There has been plenty of changes in the world, technology, comforts, educational tools etc, from what our parents had and now what we have, this is also Change and no one can stop or resist it.

So , please read on and hope u will enjoy these few quotes.

Eight Steps to Create Change: (John P. Kotter, "Leading Change")

1. Establish a sense of urgency
2. Create a guiding coalition
3. Develop a vision and strategy
4. Communicate the change vision
5. Empower broad-based action
6. Generate short-term wins
7. Consolidate gains and produce more change
8. Institutionalize new approaches in the culture

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Technology does not drive change --- it enables change.
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Two Basic Rules of Life:

1. Change is Inevitable
2. Everyone Resists Change.
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Of all earthly creatures, humans alone have the power to choose.
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The fear of the unknown is greater than the misery of the known.
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Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
- J.F. Kennedy
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What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes

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For more quotes, pls visit the site : http://pw1.netcom.com/~spritex/change.html

This is Gulf !!!

This is GULF .... contributed by my Uncle Mohandas from Kuwait

* Where the secretary comes in bigger cars than the manager.
* Where hands are regularly washed with petrol, in factory and industries, as water is costly.
* Where there is separate section for male bachelors in movie theatres.
* Gold is listed along with grocery items for purchase.
* Rent includes water charges; bill for electricity comes once in a few years.
* Small cars are rare...one in about 10 cars.
* Brand new Cadillac's, Rolls Royce, Lexus are all owner driven.
* Rolls Royce, Porche, Lexus are parked in the open...
* Eating out in 5 star hotels is only a fraction costlier than eating out in any casual dining restaurant.
* U hear girls in office are going to a party .......sitting around a camp fire in the moonlight.........................reading Quran...!!!!
* Petrol is cheaper than water Payment for drainage also
* Any building construction finishes in 3 months
* Unqualified get more salary than Qualified
* Show-off matters more than real quality & performance
* Labors are paid less than what they can earn back in their country
* Companies can kick away their employees without any reason
* Wastas (recommendation) are more powerful than money
* Cleaners have more Wasta than officers
* Watchman has more Rights than the Building Owner
* Office boy & Drivers has more influence on Boss than Manager (exactly)
* Gulf climate changes so fast, in one hour u can see raining, dust storm, hot / humid / chilling weather
* Gulf is located in desert, still u find greenery everywhere
* If some one can't earn money in Gulf, he can't earn at any place in the world
* In Gulf, time goes very fast, Friday to Friday comes u never know, its sooo fast
* Every bachelor has a dream of getting married and buying a house in home town
* Love your parents, friends, relatives 100 times more than that you were together
* Being at home is more painful than being at work
* Indians appear/pretend more religious/God fearing than they really are
* Theatres are full of Arab nationals whenever there is a movie of Salman / Sharukh
* Gulf girls sing Hindi songs but don't understand anything
* Prostitutes available, but cheaper than beggars
* Dance Bars and Pubs more than that in Bangalore
* A ladies hair saloon every 5 meters
* Food/Grocery delivery to the car
* A Starbucks every 10 meters
* Hard Rock Cafe with no alcohol
* A Shopping Mall in every 5km.
* Highway lanes differentiated for slow & fast drivers
* Getting license is more difficult than car
* Smashed cars are more than bugs
* No Women Queues
* Local calls are free

TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN GULF:

* GREEN : Signal to go, for Americans, Europeans and Indians
* ORANGE : Signal to go, for Egyptians and Pakistanis
* RED : Signal to go, for Kuwaitis, Saudis & Palestinian

IF YOU SAYING 'NO' THEN YOU ARE HIDING THE TRUTH

DC-10 landing on the Highway 405

Check out this video, and I'm quit sure it u will enjoy....

Click on the link to get diverted to the page: http://www.405themovie.com/download405.asp

Thinkers and dreamers with passion and computer in hand can make anything they want using the many software's available in the open market.

After watching the video, pls also go to the section FAQ's and then to Oops.

Enjoy and have fun.....

Interesting books !

'Cry No More by Linda Howard' is another book that I have just finished reading. The book is about Milla Edge, who has lost her child, while shopping at a village market in Mexico and the turn of events that lead her back to her lost son after many years.

The book gives and insight into the child kidnapping and kidney transplant racket and how it has changed the life of many.


The books has many turns and twists, which make it very interesting, nail biting and pulse-pounding with anticipation of what is going to happen next.

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'River of no Return' by Padmin Gunaratnam, is very nicely written book about the life of an ex-convict Julia Chan. The story of the book is about the life after Julia is released from the Singapore Changi Prison and how she tries her best to overcome emotions and troubles that crop in between her, adopted parents, 2 children and her in-laws.

The support of friends and support from a new faith, makes interesting reading.

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'The Namesake by Jumpa Lahiri' is quite an impressive book to read, but tends to drag a bit towards the end. The characters in the book are names from West Bengal state of India and the story revolves around the Ganguly family, who have migrated and ultimately becoming citizens of US.

The story is about the way, Ganguli and his wife have accepted the changes and reality in life after moving to this new country, so away from their home land, family and friends.

The story has been told in a very subtle manner and makes a pretty decent reading.

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This book is also interesting, especially the way the Pental in Brazil has been described. The book has some interesting stuff about Brazil, its people and the journey in the river and the Indian tribe.

The book gives a shrill, especially the section, where the interrogation of the Pehlan family in the courtroom is carried and the events that lead one of the main character Nate O'Riley , trying to reform himself from the addictions and start looking upto the God for assistance and strength.

The book is very absorbing and the pages just fly by.... true Grisham style....

Boeing 727 & 747 video's !!!

In case u r also an vivid fans of Boeing and their aircrafts, u sure will like the video.

They have included some archive video footage of Boeing 727 and 747.

Click on this link and enjoy the video: mms://ds9.dhsnow.com/AirsideTV2/727747edit.wmv

Have fun

Interesting saying !!!

Came across these sayings, presumably from Bill Gates of Microsoft, during a talk in of the school:

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing (getting rid of lice) in the closet of your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.