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                                                                                                               Nokia 5800 XpressMusic (Symbian)         

Nokia N900  (Maemo)                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Sony Erricson Xperia X10 (Android)

The only one missing in the combination is Windows Mobile, gotta have one when 7 is released Oh yeah, I hate iphone!

Nice one, but you know what it is still easier with your teeth that is if you still got strength in them!

Took an year to own an LCD of the model and size I wanted. It is a 42 inch LG80FR, a classic piece, you’d know if you look at the spec

One of the most annoying things and has become a part of my life is, I never leave work at work. If I’m home, then I’ll be again online doing stuff even on days when there aren’t any emergencies.

It just has gotten into me and am loosing family time! So today after the big release of a product that I manage, I thought of browsing about it and see how others see/tackle this problem and found out this Dumb Little Man site; Couple of points from there, I’m going to try out

Well, it may not work out for me but at the least I can be sure that I gave it a try!

• Change your route: What I mean by this is literally "change your route home". If you have a bad or overly stressful day at work, take the long way home. During the first half of your journey home, turn the radio off and think about what you have to accomplish at work and how you will execute. During the second half of the drive, turn on whatever music you like, talk radio, (whatever) and begin the process of thinking about things outside of work. Do not think about work during the entire commute, you must separate before you get home!
• The boss at work does not equal the boss at home: Just because you are an important guy at work doesn’t mean that you get to make demands at home. You have to remember that the people you live with are not paid to take your BS. If you love them, you will treat them better than those that report to you. On the flip side of this, your being an entry-level employee at work doesn’t mean that at home you can get the "power trip" your ego begs for.
• Vent: Venting is the art of blowing your lid and we all do it. Once you get home after work and kiss the kids, give yourself a 15-minute window to let it out. You should set this up in advance with your spouse but leave the time limit at 15 minutes. During that time, they have to simply listen and let you get it out. After that, you must agree that work is over.
• Blackberry/Laptop: Occasionally we all have to work at night or on the weekends. The key here is to set an expectation when honestly important projects arise. If you really don’t need to work, keep the electronics off. Don’t login just because you are curious. As we all know you will find reasons to email people or start completing tasks.
• Questions first: When you get home, immediately ask how your spouse’s day went (AND LISTEN). Many times their response is enough to get you to think of family tasks and break you away from work. In addition, you will probably earn some points for engaging them in the conversation. Remember, it’s human nature to want to talk about yourself so resist the urge.
• Survival: Whether you believe it or not, your company will survive without you. It is key to remember this as you choose where to spend time. If it is after hours and you haven’t turned off the blackberry, you have to resist the urge to get involved in something that isn’t really ultra-critical.
• No work, no matter what: This is a tough one but at my house we practice it like a religion. On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-10 PM I have sworn not to do work. These nights and times actually have a place in my calendar and I have told co-workers that I am absolutely unavailable no matter what. If I were a CEO making 10 trillion per year perhaps this would change but I am not so…I’m booked.
• 25% Rule: When I plan my days, I leave a minimum of 25% of the time open. This time is used for emergencies, task lists, etc. It is during that time that I accomplish smaller tasks that I would have reserved for off-hours.
• Get up earlier: Don’t be a crybaby about this one. If may sting in the beginning but if you are constantly running out of time, take time from you and not your family. As your family sleeps, you can easily get some stuff done by heading to the office early.

Remember the guy I mentioned in my first blog entry about this? The guy who took the account first in this branch, has not been using this ATM/Debit Card (By the way the Debit Card still doesn’t work, it is only an ATM card)..

Old Blog Entry – Read this for the background;

So he is into a little more of banking (this time shelling out money, got a home loan). Obviously his SBI account is linked for automatic ECS debit and what happened is this;

The fella (poor) tried to use his ATM Card and had forgotten the PIN for the card by now. So he tried thrice after which it got locked. The hero goes to the bank and asks them to help reset his PIN for which the bank guy goes;

“Sir, you can try it tomorrow, it would get unlocked by then”

“Yeah, but I do not remember the PIN, can it be reset” – the guy goes blank on the thought, how the hell the blocking gets cleared after a day.

The deal is this, after 3 wrong PIN entries – it blocks the card but only for 24 hours.. Wonderful isn’t it? That’z next gen banking…

Bank personnel tells him that ‘the resetting doesn’t work at all (after staring at his monitor)’. Apparently this software also is screwed up, as he says.  So he goes, you try for entering combinations for couple more days and if it still doesn’t work then we’d have to give you a new ATM Card instead of a PIN reset!

Nice stand Mr. Khan. Had you apologized, it’d be re-assuring of another Sri Lankan situation!  If you decide to watch the reaction of Shah Rukh Khan, please wait for the advertisement to be over first please

Be an Indian first folks, then comes the other sensitive states…

“You took my pencil – so I’m not going to talk to you”

“You didn’t give me the eraser and so I’ll not give you my pen”

Sound familiar??? I used to be like that when I was in my KG! Now digest this;

Shiv Sena attacks SRK for comments on Pakistani players

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena hit out at actor and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan Friday for his comments on Pakistani cricketers with one leader saying he should play his matches in Lahore and another declaring that the star’s films would not be allowed to be screened in Thane.

Attacking Shah Rukh for espousing the cause of Pakistani players who were ignored in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, Shiv Sena’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said if the actor was so interested in them ‘he could go play his matches in Lahore, not in India’.

‘Pakistan has been blatantly indulging in terror activities and killing our innocent people. Sena is firm in our policy of not allowing Pakistani players on our soil,’ Raut told reporters.

He also reiterated Shiv Sena’s ‘ban’ on Australian players – announced last week by party chief Bal Thackeray – for the ongoing attacks on Indians in Australia.

Taking the issue further, Thane Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde announced that no film of Shah Rukh’s would be screened in the district.

‘Since Shah Rukh Khan has hurt the sentiments of the people by his utterances, we have decided that his films will not exhibited in any cinema or multiplex in entire Thane district,’ said Eknath Shinde.

Shah Rukh’s latest movie ‘My Name Is Khan’ is due for a global release Feb 12.

Shah Rukh had said in Ahmedabad Wednesday that there was need for creating an environment where IPL franchisees could recruit Pakistani players with ease.

He told reporters that but for the fact that his team had exhausted its quota of foreign players by picking up Shane Bond, he would have loved to have Pakistani players in Kolkata Knight Riders.

Source :: {Here}

“Pakistan is involved in terrorist attacks in India – So no Paki-Player on Indian Soil.”

“Abuse of Indians are happening in Australia – So no Aussie can put his foot here in India.”

“Sharukh Khan said; ‘he’d have loved to have Paki-Players in his team – No, Now none of his movies will be screened in Thane…”

What is this folks???