Lost my blog
I have been using wordpress from year 2007 and have been blogging very often rarely, last week while playing with control panel of my website I changed database password without realising what effect it can have.
Two day later one my colleague wanted ready made code to scroll contents of a textfield. I had worked on to create an effect like jumping to page numbers in book. He was ok with that kind of code, when I check website database error page greets me!!!
Realized my mistake when I change the password in config of wordpress it doesn’t do any good, same old message. I tried different ways with no success. Later I decided to install a new one and carry forward on few of the blogs which I feel are good.
So I now leave behind all the actionscript related content and start afresh. All that starts well should end well
Nat Geo Moment Awards
While jumping between various channels in my iBox ( idiot box) saw an advertisement about nat geo moments award, very impressive.. I decided to register and send few of my best work (my judgment) for the prize.
Oops!! I missed something… hows that I get the URL to register and send my images…
Google was out of my radar then. When Google was in my radar I assumed that URL is few clicks away but then that wasn’t the case. I returned to my iBox and started watching the channel, probably for the first time I was eagerly waiting for an advertisemen…t.
I didn’t get to see the advertisement which I was looking for but then found the URL to the channel. Once the URL was open I got what I wanted.
http://www.natgeotv.co.in/MomentAwards/
While signing up one of the condition was somewhat puzzling. It made me feel that these people where trying to find images at very low cost or no cost with no legal issues. Even if they make money out of my image should I be bothered?
Bill Gates and Vella Reddy
Bill Gates organized an enormous session to recruit a new Chairman for Microsoft Europe. 5000 candidates assembled in a large room. One candidate is Vella Reddy an Indian (Hyderabadi ) guy. Bill Gates thanked all the candidates for coming and asking those who do not know JAVA program to leave.2000 people leave the room. Reddy says to himself, ”I do not know JAVA but I have nothing to lose if I stay. I”ll give it a try” Bill Gates asked the candidates who never had experience of managing more than 100 people to leave. 2000 people leave the room. Reddy says to himself ” I never managed anybody by myself but I have nothing to lose if I stay. What can happen to me?” So he stays. Then Bill Gates asked candidates who do not have management diplomas to leave. 500 people leave the room. Reddy says to himself, ”I left school at 15 but what have I got to lose?” So he stays in the room. Lastly, Bill Gates asked the candidates who do not speak Serbo - Croat to leave. 498 people leave the room. Reddy says to himself, ” I do not speak one word of Serbo - Croat but\r\nwhat do I have to lose?” So he stays and finds himself with one other candidate. Everyone else has gone. Bill Gates joined them and said ”Apparently you are the only two candidates who speak Serbo - Croat, so I”d now like to hear you have a conversation together in that language.” Calmly, Reddy turns to the other candidate and says ”ellaa vunnavu babu” The other candidate answers ”baguunanu babu
Programmer produces code he believes is bug-free…
Programmer produces code he believes is bug-free.
Product is tested. 20 bugs are found.
Programmer fixes 10 of the bugs and explains to the testing department that the other 10 aren”t really bugs.
Testing department finds that five of the fixes didn”t work and discovers 15 new bugs.
Repeat three times steps 3 and 4.
Due to marketing pressure and an extremely premature product announcement based on overly-optimistic programming schedule, the product is released.
Users find 137 new bugs.
Original programmer, having cashed his royalty check, is nowhere to be found.
Newly-assembled programming team fixes almost all of the 137 bugs, but introduce 456 new ones.
Original programmer sends underpaid testing department a postcard from Fiji. Entire testing department quits.
Company is bought in a hostile takeover by competitor using profits from their latest release, which had 783 bugs.
New CEO is brought in by board of directors. He hires a programmer to redo program from scratch.
Programmer produces code he believes is bug-free…
a-father-passing-by-his-sons-bedroom
<p>A father passing by his son’’s bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made, and everything was picked up. Then, he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow. It was addressed, “Dad.” With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope and read the letter, with trembling hands.</p>
<p>”Dear Dad,It is with great regret and sorrow that I”m writing you. I had to elope with my new girlfriend because I wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you.</p>
<p>I”ve been finding real passion with Stacy, and she is so nice, but I knew you would not approve of her, because of all her piercing, tattoos, her tight Motorcycle clothes, and because she is so much older than I am. But it’’s not only the passion, Dad! She’’s pregnant!Stacy said that we will be very happy. </p>
<p>She owns a trailer in the woods and has a stack! of firewood for the whole winter. We share a dream of having many more children. Stacy has opened my eyes to the fact that marijuana doesn”t really hurt anyone.We”ll be growing it for ourselves, and trading it with the other people in the commune, for all the cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we”ll pray that science will find a cure for AIDS so Stacy can get better. She sure deserves it!! Don”t worry Dad, I”m 16, and I know how to take care of myself. Someday, I”m sure we”ll be back to visit, so you can get to know your grandchildren. Love, your son John.</p>
<p>P.S. Dad, None of the above is true. I”m over at Tommy’’s house. I just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than the report card that’’s in my center desk drawer. I love you! Call when it is safe for me to come home.</p>
tips-and-tricks
- Sleep less. This is one of the best investments you can make to make your life more productive and rewarding. Most people do not need more than 6 hours to maintain an excellent state of health. Try getting up one hour earlier for 3-4 weeks and it will develop into a powerful habit. Remember, it is the quality not the quantity of sleep that is important. And just imagine having an extra 30 hours a month to spend on the things that are important to you.
- Set aside one hour every morning for personal development matters. Meditate, visualize your day, read inspirational texts to set the tone of your day, listen to motivational tapes or read great literature. Take this quiet period to vitalize and energize your spirit for the productive day ahead. Watch the sun rise once a week or be with nature. Starting the day off well is a powerful strategy for self-renewal and personal effectiveness.
- Do not allow those things that matter the most in your life be at the mercy of activities that matter the least. Every day, take the time to ask yourself the question “is this the best use of my time and energy?” Time management is life management so guard your time with great care.
- Remember that your expectations create your reality and life pretty much sends you what you think and expect.
- Always answer the phone with enthusiasm in your voice and show your appreciation for the caller. Good phone manners are essential. To convey authority on the line, stand up. This will instill further confidence in your voice.
- Throughout the day we all get inspiration and excellent ideas. Capture them. Keep a set of cards (the size of business cards; available at most stationary stores) in your wallet along with a pencil to jot down these insights. When you get home, put the ideas in a central place such as a coil notepad and review them from time to time. As noted by Oliver Wendell Holmes: “Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.”
- Set aside every Sunday evening for yourself and be strongly disciplined with this habit. Use this period to plan your week, visualize your encounters and what you want to achieve, to read new materials and inspirational books, to listen to soft soothing music and to simply relax. This habit will serve as your anchor to keep you focused, motivated and effective throughout the coming week.
- Always remember the key principle that the quality of your life is the quality of your communication. This means the way you communicate with others and, more importantly, the way you communicate with yourself. What you focus on is what you get. If you look for the positive this is what you get. This is a fundamental law of Nature.
- Stay on purpose, not on outcome. In other words, do the task because it is what you love to do or because it will help someone or is a valuable exercise. Don’t do it for the money or the recognition. Those will come naturally. This is the way of the world.
- Laugh for five minutes in the mirror each morning. Steve Martin does. Laughter activates many beneficial chemicals within the body that place us into a very joyous state. Laughter also returns the body to a state of balance. Laughter therapy has been regularly used to heal persons with varied ailments and is a wonderful tonic for life’s ills. While the average 4 year old laughs 500 times a day, the average adult is lucky to laugh 15 times a day. Revitalize the habit of laughter, it will put far more living into your life.
- Light a candle beside you when you are reading in the evening. It is most relaxing and creates a wonderful, soothing atmosphere. Make your home an oasis from the frenzied world outside. Fill it with great music, great books and great friends.
- To enhance your concentration and powers of focus, count your steps when you walk. This is a particularly strong technique. Take six steps while taking a long inhale, hold your breath for another six steps, and then exhale for six steps. If six steps is too long for the breaths, do whatever you feel comfortable with. You will feel very alert, refreshed, internally quiet and centered after this exercise. So many people allow their minds to be filled with mental chatter. All peak performers appreciate the power of a quiet, clear mind which will concentrate steadily on all important tasks.
- Learn to meditate effectively. The mind is naturally a very noisy machine which wants to move from one subject to another like an unchained monkey. One must learn to restrain and discipline it if one is to achieve anything of substance and to be peaceful. Meditation for twenty minutes in the morning and twenty minutes in the evening will certainly provide you with exceptional results if regularly practiced for six months. Learned sages of the East have been advancing the many benefits of meditation for over 5000 years.
- Learn to be still. The average person doesn’t spend even 30 minutes a month in total silence and tranquility. Develop the skill of sitting quietly, enjoying the powerful silence for at least ten minutes a day. Simply think about what is important to you in your life. Reflect on your mission. Silence indeed is golden. As the Zen master once said, it is the space between the bars that holds the cage.
- Enhance your will-power; it is likely one of the best training programs you can invest in. All elite performers have high levels of self-discipline. Here are some ideas to strengthen your will and become a stronger person:
- Do not let your mind float like a piece of paper in the wind. Work hard to keep it focused at all times. When doing a task, think of nothing else. When walking to work, count the steps that it takes to get all the way to the office. This is not easy but your mind will soon understand that you hold its reins and not vice versa. Your mind must eventually become as still as a candle flame in a corner where there is no draft.
- Your will is like a muscle. You must first exercise it and then push before it gets stronger. This necessarily involves short term pain but be assured that the improvements will come and will touch your character in a most positive way. When you are hungry, wait another hour before your meal. When you are laboring over a difficult task and your mind is prompting you to pick up the latest magazine for a break or to get up and go talk to a friend, curb the impulse. Soon you will be able to sit for hours in a precisely concentrated state. Sir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest classical physicists the world has produced, once said: “if I have done the public any service, it is due to patient thought.” Newton had a remarkable ability to sit quietly and think without interruption for very long periods of time. If he can develop this so can you.
- You can also build your will-power by restraint in your conduct with others. Speak less (use the 60/40 Rule = listen 60% of the time and speak a mere 40%, if that). This will not only make you more popular but you will learn much wisdom as everyone we meet, every day has something to teach us. Also restrain the urge to gossip or to condemn someone who you feel has made a mistake. Stop complaining and develop a cheerful, vital and strong personality. You will greatly influence others.
- When a negative thought comes to your mind, immediately replace it with one that is positive. Positive always dominates over the negative and your mind has to be conditioned to think only the best thoughts. Negative thinking is a conditioned process whereby the negative patterns are established over and over. Rid yourself of any limitations and become a powerful positive thinker.
- Make an effort to be humorous throughout the day. Not only is it beneficial from a physical viewpoint but it diffuses tension in difficult circumstances and creates an excellent atmosphere wherever you are. It was recently reported that members of the Tauripan tribe of South America have a ritual where they awake in the middle of the night to tell each other jokes. Even tribesmen in the deepest sleep wake to enjoy the laugh and then return to their state of slumber in seconds. The shortest distance between two human beings is laughter.
- Become a highly disciplined time manager. There are roughly 168 hours in a week. This surely allows plenty of time for achievement of the many goals we desire to accomplish. Be ruthless with your time. Set aside a few minutes each morning to plan your day. Plan around your priorities and focus on not only those tasks which are immediate but not important (i.e., many telephone calls) but especially on those which are important but not urgent, for these allow for the greatest personal and professional development. Important but not immediate activities are those which produce long-term, sustainable benefits and include exercise, strategic planning, the development of relationships and professional education. Never let the things which matter most be placed in the backseat as compared to those that matter least.
- You become who you drink coffee with. Associate only with positive, focused people who you can learn from and who will not drain your valuable energy with complaining and uninspiring attitudes. By developing relationships with those committed to constant improvement and the pursuit of the best that life has to offer, you will have plenty of company on your path to the top of whatever mountain you seek to climb.
- Stephen Hawking, one of the great modern physicists of the world, is reported to have said that we are on a minor planet of a very average star located within the outer limits of one of a hundred thousand million galaxies. Are your problems really significant in light of this? You walk this Earth for but a short time. Why not become devoted to having only a wonderful experience. Why not dedicate yourself to leaving a powerful legacy to the world? Sit down now and write out a list of all that you have in your life. Start first with your health or your family - the things we often take for granted. Put down the country we live in and the food we eat. Do not stop until you have written down fifty items. Once every few days, go through this list - you will be uplifted and recognize the richness of your existence.
- You must have a personal philosophy in life. This is simply a set of guiding principles which clearly state where you are going and where you want to be at the end of your life. A mission statement embodies your values. It is your personal lighthouse keeping you steadily on the course of your dreams. Over a period of one month, set a few hours aside to write down five or ten principles which will govern your life and which will keep you focused at all times. Examples might be to consistently serve others, to be a considerate citizen, to become highly wealthy or to serve as a powerful leader. Whatever the mission statement of your life, refine it and review it regularly. Then when something adverse happens or someone tries to pull you off course, you quickly and precisely return to your chosen path with the full knowledge that you are moving in the direction that you have selected.
- No one can insult or hurt you without your permission. One of the golden keys to happiness and great success is the way you interpret events which unfold before you. Highly successful people are master interpreters. People who have attained greatness have an ability which they have developed to interpret negative or disempowering events as positive challenges which will assist them in growing and moving even farther up the ladder of success. There are no negative experiences only experiences which aid in your development and toughen your character so that you may soar to new heights. There are no failures, only lessons.
- Take a speed reading course. Reading is a powerful way to gain many years of experience from a few hours of study. For example, most biographies reflect the strategies and philosophies of great leaders or courageous individuals. Read them and model them. Speed reading will allow you to digest large quantities of material in relatively small periods of time.
- Remember people’s names and treat everyone well. This habit, along with enthusiasm, is one of the great success secrets. Everyone in this world wears an imaginary button that screams out “I WANT TO FEEL IMPORTANT AND APPRECIATED!”. Leave people better than you found them and just watch your own life change.
- Be soft as a flower when it comes to kindness but tough as thunder when it comes to principle. Be courteous and polite at all times but never be pushed around. Ensure that you are always treated with respect.
- Do something each day to improve yourself and your life. Even a daily enhancement of only 1% will lead to a 30% improvement just four weeks from today.
- Be truthful, patient, persevering, modest and generous. And be the kindest person you know.
- Soak in a warm bath at the end of a long, productive day. Reward yourself for even the smallest of achievement. Take time out for renewal of your mind, body and spirit. Soon all your more important goals will be met and you will move to the next level of peak performance.
- Learn the power of breathing and its relationship with your energy source. The mind is intimately connected with your breathing. For example, when the mind is agitated, your breathing becomes quick and shallow. When you are relaxed and focused, your breathing is deep and calm. By practicing deep, abdominal breathing, you will develop a calm, serene demeanor that will remain cool in the hottest of circumstances. Remember the rule of the Eastern mountain men: “to breathe properly is to live properly.”
- Recognize and cultivate the power of self-suggestion. It works and is an essential tool in maintaining peak performance. We are all performers in one way or another and it is particularly valuable to use such techniques of athletes and public figures for our own enhancement. If you want to become more enthusiastic, repeat “I am more enthusiastic today and am improving this trait daily”. Repeat it over and over. Purchase a legal notepad and write out this mantra 500 times. Do it for three weeks with regular practice and feel that this quality is developing. Very soon it will come. This is a strategy that Indian sages have employed for thousands of years to aid their spiritual and mental development. Do not be discouraged if the results are not immediate, they will certainly develop. The spoken word is a powerful influencer of the mind.
- Maintain a journal to measure your progress and to express your thoughts. Writing out not only your successes but your troubles is one of the world’s most effective methods of erasing the worry habit, staying in optimum state and developing precision of thought. Your life is worth living so your life is worth recording.
- Stress is simply a response which you create in the interpretation of an event. You see the world – not as it is but as you are. Two people might find that a given event results in quite different responses. For example, an after dinner speech might strike fear into the heart of an inexperienced speaker while a strong orator views it as a wonderful opportunity to share his thoughts. Understanding that the perceived negative effects of an event or task may be mentally manipulated and conditioned towards the positive, will allow you to be a peak performer in all instances.
- Read “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey. It contains a wealth of wisdom and powerful insights into further developing your character and enhancing your personal relationships.
- Become a committed learning CD user. Most personal-mastery programs and bestselling business books are now offered in this format. Listen to these inspirational materials on your way to work, whilst waiting in the line at a bank or while you wash dishes in the evening. Make your car a college on wheels and use the drive time to make knowledge your best friend. All down time can be very effectively used in this productive fashion. Use such opportunities to learn and continually expand your mind and its vast potential. All it takes is one big ideas to transform your life.
- Try fasting one day every two weeks. During these fast days, drink fruit juice and eat fresh fruits only. You will feel more energetic, cleansed and alert. Fasting also has a salutary effect on your will-power as you are subverting the otherwise pressing impulses in your mind calling on you to eat more. And it will give your digestive system a much-needed break.
- Keep a CD player at your office and listen to soft, soothing music throughout the day. Place pleasant scents and inspirational pictures in your workplace. By the magic of association, your work will become something you enjoy even more and arouse a very pleasant feeling within you. Budget your time on trips such that you can spend half an hour in the airport bookstore. They always contain the latest and best self-mastery books and tapes given that those who travel by air are of a group that finds value in these materials.
- Read “As a Man Thinketh” by James Allen. And don’t just read this little book once, read it over and over again. It contains an abundance of timeless wisdom on living a fuller and happier life
- Remember that forgiveness is a virtue that few develop, but one that is most important to maintaining peace of mind. Mark Twain wrote that forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Practice forgiveness especially in those situations where it is seemingly difficult. By using your emotional forgiveness muscles more regularly, petty wrongs, remarks and slights will not touch you and nothing will penetrate your concentrated, serene mindset.
- Empty your cup. A full cup cannot accept anything more. Similarly, a person who believes that he cannot learn anything else will stagnate quickly and not move to higher levels. A true sign of a secure, mature individual is someone who sees every opportunity as a chance to learn. Even the teachers have teachers.
- The Two Minute Mind is an excellent exercise for developing concentration. Simply stare at the second hand on your wristwatch for two minutes and think about nothing else for that time. At first your mind will wander but after 21 days of practice, your attention will not waver during the routine. One of the greatest qualities a person can develop to ensure his success is the ability to focus for extended periods of time. Learn to build up your concentration muscles and no task will be too difficult for you.
- Drink a cup of warm water before a speech. Ronald Reagan employed this strategy to ensure that he maintained his honey-smooth voice. Mastery of the art of public speaking is a noble goal. So dedicate yourself to it. You will be judged by the caliber of your communication skills.
- When you stand and meet someone, stand firm and steadfast. A telling sign of an unfocused, weak mind is constant fidgeting, shifting of the eyes and shallow breathing.
- Act strong and you will be strong. Have courage and inspire others with your actions. But always be considerate.
- Ask not what this world can give you but, rather, what you can give to this world. Make service an important goal in your life. It is a most fulfilling investment of time. Remember, in the twilight of your life, when all is said and done, the quality of your life boils down to the quality of your contribution to others. Leave a rich legacy for those around you to savor. Sustained happiness does not come from what you get but from what you give.
- Once a week, rise at dawn. It is a magical time of day. Be still, go for a walk or simply listen to an old Ella Fitzgerald recording. Take a long, hot shower and do 100 pushups. Read one of the classics. You will feel alive and invigorated. Getting up early builds self-discipline and self-respect.
- Your health is your wealth. Without excellent health, you have nothing. Make being in world-class physical condition your number one priority.
- Master the art of public speaking. There are few natural speakers. One great trial lawyer stammered dreadfully but through courage and strength of conviction, he developed into a brilliant orator. Role model anyone you think is a highly effective, influential communicator. Visualize a picture of this person. Stand like him, smile like him, and talk like him. The results will startle you.
- Seek out leadership speakers committed to character training and lifelong success. Make it a point to attend inspirational lectures each month to consistently renew the importance of personal growth in your mind. In a two hour seminar, you can learn powerful techniques and strategies that others have spent many years learning and refining. Never feel that you have no time for gathering new ideas, you are investing in yourself.
- Read the wonderful book “Discovering Happiness” by Dennis Wholey. It will certainly open up new horizons for you in your quest for an optimal state of health and happiness.
- To enhance your concentration, read a passage in a book you have never explored. Then try to recite it verbatim. Practice this for only 5 minutes a day and enjoy the results which follow after a few months of effort.
- Try entering a 5 km running race and then a 10 km event. The adrenaline that flows from the experience of racing with several hundred other fitness-minded people is exhilarating. By constantly pushing the envelope of your capacity, your potential will quickly unfold. Remember, the body will give you only what you ask of it
My experience with HP
HP! yes the same HP which is known for …….. I apologize (I don”t advertise for HP). My Boss handed over bunch of papers and said edit it. I wished that a magic wand would do that for me. Unfortunately, I broke it as it wasn”t working as per instruction manual.
I saw my angel on my boss table, its the HP scanner, printer and blah blah (I don”t advertise for HP). I went near it and cleared the dust settled over it (HP cartridges are costly we have to save them for future, I mean when I break my magic wand).
Cool, plugged in and wow HP was at its work. All lights blinking as if it was surprised and unable to decide what to do after connecting. I too was confused, what to do after connecting it.\r\n\r\nThen my brain woke up and said contact HP!
Opened the website and browsed…… finally located it. Yes! I have done it. I have cleared one hurdle.
Followed instructions in the page and window popped up saying hello…… (customer service fundas). I said the printer is behaving odd today. Response was bit slow and told that they were sorry for that would be glad assisting me. Then………………………….. when we were finally ending the support session I realized I wasted my time breaking my magic wand, making use of the angel and contacting HP.
Any way let me proceed with age old version of reading and typing the content, then edit the stuff. Any one willing to give me an alternate solutions or HP chat fundas “WORKAROUND”.
RTC trains connecting people
RTC may not make sense to people other than from Hyderabad. RTC is short form of Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation i.e. public transport of many in Andhra Pradesh.
I am too fortunate to make use of these buses for moving from one part of the city to another.
would be unfair to call them bus service rather should be train service. You might me wondering why should a bus service called a train service. Ok, people who know Hindi would have heard people saying “Bhagwan jab deetha hai to chappad paadke deetha hai” (apologies to brethren who do not understand that). I see practically this happening in case of RTC buses. They come as train bogies one after another and when the last coach is gone people have to wait for a long period to catch next train.
Ashok leyland surely makes best buses which is able to accommodate upto 150 humans in one single bus.
Hats off to Ashok Leyland Buses
Most of the buses run by RTC are Ashok Leyland make.
Dedicated to souls who have to sacrifice valuable time waiting to board these train
Marketing ha!!
I woke up to a fresh and cool morning on a summer day, wondering why I woke up so early.
Laziness strikes me at 9.00 am and I go on a visit to dream land. While my visit I realize that I have some one calling to the real world. Breaking out of trance partially I pick the phone.rnrnI have a call from a representative of a bank saying I won a free trip to Goa for a family of four.
Wow!! what a opportunity!rnrnThe rep went on saying its valid for six months. Then I realize how come I have been picked up out of whole population in Hyderabad. Rep says that I have been selected by a computer ha!!. Computers getting intelligent.rnrnHey computer got the information from AirTel. If you are with airtel chances are that you get
Then came a important information from the rep. Time to regret!rnrnThis was rep said. Please come down to our office along with your wife to collect the offer.
Wife!!! I realized that I was single. Rep had a solution, you can ask some one who is married to collect the offer. I ran out of luck.rnrnRep wished me better luck next time and I hung up.
Sidhesh I am coming to Goa!!!!
Cool Lansdowne !! Wish I could be there
I was browsing through all ordered junk in my comp. and I found few old treasures in form of JPEG’’s (pictures redefined)!!
Hope I could be there and enjoy the climate, once I had opportunity to enjoy.
I miss Lansdowne!!
I should admit I had few of best years in Lansdowne, especially my days in school (KV Lansdowne). I miss them even during college days. College day’’s weren”t as fun filled as those two years. I suppose I had overused my quota of fun in 2 years.
Confession
I should write something about Chemistry classes by our dear principal (Mr. Bist)
His classes were so moving that we would be out of the class within minutes of him starting it. Hey its not the principal sending us out rather we voluntarily give him the option to concentrate on bright students in the class. I did feel guilty for doing so but then I didn”t want to pain. Yeah, pain him. Wouldn”t he be saddened to know that people like me sleep while he teaches. Something I real miss when I am sleepless.
Chetan our gang leader who showed us ricther scale on black board
Chetan!! not chota Chetan.
It was Diwali time and we were experimenting with crackers. Experiment was done during biology class. Hey it wasn”t anything to do with animals or plants, infact we were experiment with crackers. Our indigenous mind and collaborative effort planned something which was going to change our class.
Our Chetan plants a laxmi bomb in drawer of class table with a timing device. Hah!! you are correct timing device was an agarbatti. Miss Bindu steps in the class as normal and continues with her class. We last bencher’’s were waiting for the D moment and anxiously waiting to see aftermath of the shocking blast.
We had to wait a quite long time, we has lost faith and believed that timer has failed us. But then there was a small hope.
We had then decided to concentrate on what is being taught, Bindu ma”am turned towards the board and started to draw a diagram. Luckily may be there was a long line to be drawn. While it was being drawn our monster which was sleeping woke up with a BANG. Bang strong enough to push line to almost top of the board. Line did correspond to reading in ricther scale i.e. anger of Bindu Ma”am.
These adventures happened in Lansdowne, Uttranchal (1997-2000)
Hey I am writing this while in Hyderabad approx 7 years after I left Lansdowne. While I write temperature is just 41 Celsius.
Thanks VJ for the pictures.