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My opinions on many things this life offers changes very frequently.. some call it flexibility some call it fickle-mindedness.. but that is what I am!!
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Blog roll updated
Blogging is a very demanding hobby, if I may say so. It is very easy to start a blog and post couple of posts but soon the interest fades away or you get busy with other things in life, the priority for blog posts goes to the bottom of the to do list. At times, the first few posts let your creative juices flowing and slowly you are struggling to come out with interesting posts to capture the readers' attention. Is this called the bloggers block?
You are considered a regular blogger if you are able to update the blog with at least one post every week. If you are able to update even more regularly, then you are an avid blogger, I would say. I think, with the advent of twitter in a big way, definitely bloggers have lost their patience to write more elaborately. I know some bloggers who update their twitter more frequently but not their blogs. Blogsphere is losing their valuable contribution.
Likewise, the blog roll I have in my blog has been updated sometime back. I see that many of the bloggers have stopped updating their blogs. Therefore, I have added the blog roll now with the blogs I find interesting and read regularly. My preference for blogs is where people write about day to day things, with lots of humour where possible and may be with a Tamil background, though not necessary.
Few interesting blogs, I venture often:
1. Deepak Iyer - News you can't use - http://iyerdeepak.wordpress.com/
Mostly picks out news items and adds his own humorous comment to it. Good thing about this blog that he updates everyday. Quite a feat, I would say!!
2. Vishy - http://www.vishfulthinking.com/
Gone silent for few weeks but back again now.. Hope he continues to write.
3. Narendra Shenoy - http://narendrashenoy.blogspot.com/
Middle aged man's perspective.. dont take me wrong Mr Narendra!!
4. Idling in top gear - http://idlingintopgear.blogspot.com/
An anonymous person with lots of patience to write lengthy and interesting articles.. at times personal, at times fictional.. interesting read.
5. Aditya Shrikrishna - http://gradwolf.wordpress.com/
Honestly, haven't read much of his blogs.. but he seems to be having lot of time to comment on almost all the blogs!! LOL!! Just for fun.. His blog roll is extensive..
6. Suresh Iyer - http://www.suresh-iyer.blogspot.com/
He updates it regularly every week.. that is the good thing about him, predictability.. but I wish he writes more frequently.
I can't guarantee they would continue to write regularly but wish they do!! Happy reading!!!
You are considered a regular blogger if you are able to update the blog with at least one post every week. If you are able to update even more regularly, then you are an avid blogger, I would say. I think, with the advent of twitter in a big way, definitely bloggers have lost their patience to write more elaborately. I know some bloggers who update their twitter more frequently but not their blogs. Blogsphere is losing their valuable contribution.
Likewise, the blog roll I have in my blog has been updated sometime back. I see that many of the bloggers have stopped updating their blogs. Therefore, I have added the blog roll now with the blogs I find interesting and read regularly. My preference for blogs is where people write about day to day things, with lots of humour where possible and may be with a Tamil background, though not necessary.
Few interesting blogs, I venture often:
1. Deepak Iyer - News you can't use - http://iyerdeepak.wordpress.com/
Mostly picks out news items and adds his own humorous comment to it. Good thing about this blog that he updates everyday. Quite a feat, I would say!!
2. Vishy - http://www.vishfulthinking.com/
Gone silent for few weeks but back again now.. Hope he continues to write.
3. Narendra Shenoy - http://narendrashenoy.blogspot.com/
Middle aged man's perspective.. dont take me wrong Mr Narendra!!
4. Idling in top gear - http://idlingintopgear.blogspot.com/
An anonymous person with lots of patience to write lengthy and interesting articles.. at times personal, at times fictional.. interesting read.
5. Aditya Shrikrishna - http://gradwolf.wordpress.com/
Honestly, haven't read much of his blogs.. but he seems to be having lot of time to comment on almost all the blogs!! LOL!! Just for fun.. His blog roll is extensive..
6. Suresh Iyer - http://www.suresh-iyer.blogspot.com/
He updates it regularly every week.. that is the good thing about him, predictability.. but I wish he writes more frequently.
I can't guarantee they would continue to write regularly but wish they do!! Happy reading!!!
Failure to step back and look at the bigger picture
Yesterday, two important judgements were pronounced across the world. Lets forget for a moment the Ayodhya judgement. These pertains to Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square bomber and Jerome Kerviel, who almost caused Societe Generale to go bankrupt in 2008.
In both the sentences, the accused has pleaded guilty. Faisal Shahzad, who pleaded guilty for parking the bomb-laden truck in Times Square appeared unrepentant. When the Judge asked him if the Koran prescribes these kind of activities, he told that the Koran has permitted him to defend and thats what he has been doing, he claimed. He has warned of more attacks. His case goes on to show how an educated and westernised person like him gets swayed in his thoughts. Really worrisome!
The second case is that of the rogue trader, Jerome Kerviel, who ran up positions on Exchange Traded Futures for more than USD50 billion without proper approvals from his management. He went on to manipulate very internal controls and when finally it was discovered and Societe Generale had to unwind the position, it resulted in a loss of Euro4.9 billion to the bank! The judge has sentenced him to 3 years imprisionment and asked him to pay back Euro4.9 billion to the bank. I wonder how he is going to do that.
The underlying similarity between both the cases is the absolute lack of understanding on the part of the conspirators on the impact their actions can lead to. When they were doing it, their judgement gets clouded and driven only by the immediate benefit that accrues to them. It is very important for people to step back a moment and try to see the bigger picture. It is easier said than done, but most of the time, it helps us to do or refrain from doing something very drastic. I have my share of short-sighted actions, which has resulted in untold agony and pain for self and others.
In both the sentences, the accused has pleaded guilty. Faisal Shahzad, who pleaded guilty for parking the bomb-laden truck in Times Square appeared unrepentant. When the Judge asked him if the Koran prescribes these kind of activities, he told that the Koran has permitted him to defend and thats what he has been doing, he claimed. He has warned of more attacks. His case goes on to show how an educated and westernised person like him gets swayed in his thoughts. Really worrisome!
The second case is that of the rogue trader, Jerome Kerviel, who ran up positions on Exchange Traded Futures for more than USD50 billion without proper approvals from his management. He went on to manipulate very internal controls and when finally it was discovered and Societe Generale had to unwind the position, it resulted in a loss of Euro4.9 billion to the bank! The judge has sentenced him to 3 years imprisionment and asked him to pay back Euro4.9 billion to the bank. I wonder how he is going to do that.
The underlying similarity between both the cases is the absolute lack of understanding on the part of the conspirators on the impact their actions can lead to. When they were doing it, their judgement gets clouded and driven only by the immediate benefit that accrues to them. It is very important for people to step back a moment and try to see the bigger picture. It is easier said than done, but most of the time, it helps us to do or refrain from doing something very drastic. I have my share of short-sighted actions, which has resulted in untold agony and pain for self and others.
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