Strengths Finder..

Out of curiosity I bought the book "Now discover your strengths" last year. The book I have not read till now.. But it permits you to participate in a GALLUP poll to discover your natural talents - the way u think, feel!

I got these as my strengths:

Learner
People strong in the Learner theme have a great desire to learn and want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites them.

Maximizer
People strong in the Maximizer theme focus on strengths as a way to stimulate personal and group excellence. They seek to transform something strong into something superb.

Arranger
People strong in the Arranger theme can organize, but they also have a flexibility that complements this ability. They like to figure out how all of the pieces and resources can be arranged for maximum productivity.

Adaptability
People strong in the Adaptability theme prefer to "go with the flow." They tend to be "now" people who take things as they come and discover the future one day at a time.

Relator
People who are strong in the Relator theme enjoy close relationships with others. They find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.

I always like Learning, and i have always focussed on my strengths. But "Arranger" ? - it is very difficult for me to get even a gas connection.. But if it denotes a coordinator role, perhaps i have done that in many ways.. "Adaptability" -i have always lived "with the flow", but honestly i am now feeling that was not the right way. And regarding "Relator".., my playschool progress card says "Anoop is friendly, but likes to play with special friends"

Puttu Podi

In a malayalam film - "Mellaparambil Aanveedu" - there is a scene - Sobhana ( a tamil native) takes Puttu Podi and using that paints "Kolam" in front of the house..

Today what happened in Chennai is the reverse - We bought something for "puttu podi" and made Puttu out of it.. But it seems its purpose was for drawing "Kolam" only.. It tasted so..!

blogging - cons and pros

A good wellwisher friend of mine told me " Anoop .., its very evident that your mood is visible on your blogs. If your Manager or anybody sees it they will know"

Also he added - "I recently read an article which says - nowadays people search in blogs to get details about the individuals applying for a job. This is because in blogs people are open"

I said - "I will take care. I will make some good blogs which will advertice my behaviourial skills well so that current and potential employers can feel proud of me"

Anyway its funny because I do google all the names that come across - I search with their different combination of names, nick names, different mail ids, look in news groups, technical forums etc etc.. Recently also when I re-initiated many contacts with my BTech friends, old Company friends I googled them and found how they are seen in Web..

But still i am not bothered about my image in Web. Actually I should not be - What i present here is only my 1% of truth..! Whatever I say is truth, I never say my whole truth :)

As Binoj's blog Title says I am what I am. Presenting you silly things in public - open for all public, gives you a rebellistic satisfaction :) Its nice...

Anyway I should start Image building exerices.. to avoid risk. I should start some other blogs in my virtual managers names and say something good about me.. ( actually i have lot to say).. In my own blog I cannot advertise mysself.. Anyway I already have some good references to start with...

Space Domain and Time Domain

Based on discussions with Dr.Jojan

When we are in Bus, we can see Trees outside moving backwards. When we stand out of the bus, we can see bus moving forwards and trees standing still.

Now we are in Space, and Time is moving backwards. Can we get out of this and stand in Time. Then perhaps we can see Space moving forwards.. ?

What will happen if we take a photo in the latter scenario.. Perhaps we will see all the things that existed in that space throughout the time.. Perhaps we need a very large film..

Dr.J says we cant even visualize this. That is why relegious texts say in "simple terms"

Anyway he has confused me..!

Anyway believe in God or Science, what we need to do does not change..! So it does not matter..

hiererchial and flat

Based on my experience - there are two forms of teams - hiererchial and flat

hiererchial - there is a leader who leads the team. Responsibilities are divided and Module leads may be assigned.

flat - leader will be there. all are equal and no responsibilities. everybody will obey only leader's leader (- thereby making it one layer flat).

i think i like - hiererchial structure !

Two shades

AnoopG on saturday



AnoopG on sunday

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Today lachu made friends with Malu ( Jojan's daughter) and also Mallavika ( jayalekshmi's daughter)..

Also she got a lot of toys from Spencer Plaza. But her father took the car, and golf kit from her and it is in his possession. Bus and Drums are with her.

Still her favourite is the "Babloo" doll which she got from her US Chittappan. More needed!

Theory of evolution - hen and egg

So finally started blogging in US time.. i have a broadband connection at home... as usual the connection would force me to buy a computer or laptop... It does not work for me the other way around... anyway today got an office laptop...

We had a hot discussion today in DDGians list about Evolution.. In one side people supporting eolution theory and on the other side we had believers who supported "intelligent design" ( read it Adam and Eve)...Believers, also supported partial evolution...

On tea time, me jojan, and the rest continued the discussion.. then one of us said - in future human race also may split into different races.., and in future even intercourse betweeb the different races may become impossible.. Mr. B was afraid hearing this.. He asked.. "Will hen lay egg if a male duck comes after her and do what the "male hen" does ?

We laughed and continued the discussion. Jojan said, let us stop and clear the doubt of Mr.B. He was asked whether he know that hen can lay egg without the help from male counterpart (cock) ? He was not believing...

Then we had to explain the biology behind the "egg production" in females and the need for males in "fertilisation" and the analogy in human's case..

We did a quiz with the rest of the people all 27 plus.. The answers were:
Mr.S: Then why "Poovan" is needed ? ( if female can do all the things herself)
Mr.Su: I am not sure
Mr.Sa: Ayyo... ( he had lot of doubts.. we had to explain why male hen is needed)
Mr.D: How can she ?

and Mr.Sa was concerned whether we can make omelettes if male hen was not in picture ?

Generation gap

in one recent newspaper article.. in a malayalam daily.. the author questioned the IT people living in bangalore, etc etc... if they want to shift an apartment or look for a new house,, their parents have to come to their place and do things for him..

i got felt, as i see myself among those poor IT guys..

I dont have good impression about the previous generation either..!

Atleast our "grand father" generation wasted their life - for struggling for independence and nurturing the nation and all..

The generation which came after.. ruined the nation.. they were selfish.. looking after their own family.. taking bribes.. being lazy..not working... moved this nation backwards..

atleast we are earning hard.. earning foreign exchange.. bring technology etc etc

dont blame me and my generation.. i will dance on ur head!

pedigree

when i was in high school, i had witnessed this scene in a relative's house..

one man came for collecting old paper, bottles etc.. he resells them for a living. he looked really helpless.. but something which he did, irritated the owner in the house and he shouted at the person, and asked him to get out.. and the owner went inside..There was another person working nearby.., pouring minerals to the coconut trees etc.. I overheard the paper-man saying to him, "we are being treated as dogs"..

it was a incident which hurted me very much... we should treat all human beings with dignity, whether he has money or status..

i am not a vivekananda nor i do know whether vivekananda was decent.. i have my own short comings.. but i do respect people..

Disclaimer: may be i dont respect much the people who are very near to me..!

i am just blogging whatver comes to my mind..

later i will put myself.. to my judgement day.. "will ask u have written all these junks.. but u behave totally worthless.." then i will take a stand..

feminism

The title is slightly inappropriate... Many of my friends are waiting for "delivery" date..! so i thought of touching this subject..

What should be the ideal maternity leave...???

in japan - they can get almost a year..

in US - i dont know extacly - but they usually work till the last moment - and return back to work as early as possible - atleast in the case of hollywood film stars which i know well...

This will be an area of contention for feminists - whether to ask for more maternity leave or not..?

If ask for more - that makes women a less preferred employee.. !

girls may ask why i am discussing these - "let women magazines discuss this" - but you dont have to be a woman to be a feminist !!

Tinkle

Tinkle
Originally uploaded by poonaji.

kkg used to buy us - balarama, poombatta, balamangalam, muttashi.., amar chithra katha, ambili ammavan etc etc child magazines.. and occasionally tinkle and chambak..

i always liked Tinkle very much.. it was very much different....

now in the name of lachu .. i have started buying Tinkle.. but she is not that much patient to hear stories,,, and i dont have that patience to tell her also..!

but i love reading Tinkle.. loved to be back with Chamataka.. why Doob-Doob is always creating trouble for his friend Chamataka, i am not able to understand.. so back to my favourite passion - reading child comics..!

we had a huge collection of binded - balarama, poombatta , amar chithra katha etc etc -- but some 6 or 7 years ago while cleaning up the house - everything was dispersed by my parents - if i had known i would not have allowed - its a huge loss --

perhaps i should start collecting fresh.. for lachu's child !!!! ( may be having vision like this is stress free !!! )

studying networking...

In the process of improving network knowledge..!

added a networking blog also..

all information in that blog is taken from public domain and posted back to public domain..

its for learning purpose..

A confused mind

Why we need "Nair Service Society" for Nairs, SNDP for "Ezhavas", "RSS" for Hindus, "NDP" for muslims etc etc..!

Are these needed ?

Usually find I am in a group..., which has differences of opinion with my other friends - may be we differ in the case of "reservation".. and we argue the other side is wrong.. I may be acting as a nair in that case

Then when a different issue comes... say "Mullaperiyar" water sharing issue between tamil nadu and kerala.. my blood burns for kerala.. but now in tamil nadu.. i feel more water should be given to tamil nadu.. anyway why keralites need water ? here people are hard working..

I have quarelled in many fights on both sides.. sometimes i act as NRI (long time back) and sometimes as non-NRI... sometimes as Mohan Lal fan.. sometimes defending Mamootty.. sometimes for indian culture.., sometimes questioning indian culture.. sometimes for hinduism.., and against sometimes..

also my friends and foes changes everytime and they interchange also..

why human nature is like this ?? or my nature is like this ?

also why we need saviours for our communities, groups, relegion, country... ( i am talking about the people who defend our similar thought and faith.. by attacking others .. and defending us.. without looking what is right and wrong )..

i am confused..

But may be they are needed... as all groups will have these lobbies.. so if mine does not have a lobby i will suffer.. so let there be..

Those who are following the "sabarimala" case - both thantri and devaprsahnam.. will defintely know biased the lobbies are.. they defend what they want to protect.. dont want to analyse what is right..

Now my question where do i stand.. should i be with people who protect my interests ? Should i always analyse and decide where should i stand on the issue ? Or should i keep quiet and enjoy what i have ?

Harmony at work

IMG_0001
Originally uploaded by poonaji.

i was in my previous company for 9 years.. before i decided to leave..

and only now they have discovered "harmony at work"

see the picture of my ex-company's sponsered programme at technopark..

really i do miss..

Efficiency Vs Effectiveness

By increasing efficiency of individuals can you produce effectiveness ?

Nope..!

Its only team work that matters..!

Team have to work effectively to achieve goals...!

We have to strive for effectiveness..

But it seems I am moving towards being efficient and less effective...!

First day at Abhyaas

Lachu was energetic in the morning... showing impatience in everything .. she wanted to go to schoolfrom early morning itself..

she did not eat, and did not allow me also to eat..

finally at 9:20 we entered the play school.. i sneaked in with lachu.. ( abhyaas does not let others in other than children..).. i showed her the toys and was feeling comfortable.. she started looking at the toys and started playing.. I slowly went outside.. she did not notice..

At that time my good old school girl friend Jayalekshmi ( my definition of girl friend is the few girls i have talked in my school life !) came with her daughter.. seeing her i unconsciouly jumbed in front of lachu..! and lachu wanted me also in..

again i sneaked in.. the teachers closed the door.. they started prayers. with children singing with them.. the prayer was something like this.. " ALLAH here, ALLAH there, ALLAH everywhere.. JESUS here, JESUS there, JESUS everyhwhere.. RAM here , RAM there, RAM everywhere..".. teaching secularism at this young age... and confusing infants..!

Then some english songs.. Then principal came, took money from me, and shown me the doors.. Lachu started crying.. it continued for 45 minutes.. and then they allowed us to take lachu back to home..

First day not bad..!

lachu asked me in the afternoon.. " Achayey school-il cherkummo?" ( will they admit father also in school ?)

I wish .. I could also.. software is boring.. playing is fun..

Abhyaas

Lachu joining Abhyaas on Monday... ! She will be having classes from (9:30 to 12:00)!She liked Abhyaas on her short visit today..!

Have to sit with her and talk on sunday ! Hope she is not like her father who cried from the age of 2 to 5 years, when he was send to nursery..

Her father ran away from his playschool at the age of 3 when he saw the gates were open in the afternoon when everybody else were sleeping. Luckily (?) a collegue of lalithaji saw him, and took him to the telephone exchange. KKG was informed, and he went to the nursery for picking Anoop. Then everybody realized Anoop was not there, and there were some hot scenes..!

Lachu is a sweet girl.. she does not do naughtly things..

Seminar

My seminar is over today -- thanks for forcing me. It was scheduled to happen on July 07, and it happened today. I usually ask for two weeks.. But i always get affected by "students syndrome". Only in the last moment i start preparation, and then feel incompleteness and ask for another week. And if nobody asks, i keep quiet! But finally it happened, although my seminar was not very good, it was full of discussions!!!

Performance Metrics

If you tell me in advance how you will measure me, I will behave accordingly..!

Amen.