Quote of the Day

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.

Mark Twain

Lessons at work

1. Chitchat with a colleague could let another useful opportunity slip away
2. Talking to a stapler is not going to help matters
3. Smiling once in a while is good for the system
4. Its a huge thrill to get the grouchy types to smile at what you said
5. Life isn't dull, brighten up for heaven's sake!
6. The only way to get things done is by doing them-even if it means making a nuisance of yourself to others
7. Start early, wind up early

Et tu, Orkut?

Is it just me or is anyone else finding the new look of orkut.com very unfriendly to work with? Each day, orkut.com is beginning to look more like facebook.com. And that isn't good for old time orkut users like me at all. I liked the old simple format..now there is just too much information cluttered on my orkut home page about things i dont want to know..classic example..your friend X uploaded 3 photos ten minutes ago..I don't need to nor do I want to know such trivia about the daily orkut habits of people in my friend list. Its a bit creepy to say the least. If I wanted to know what people in my online friend list were doing, I'd simply chat with them or use facebook.com...things that I have not done so far.

Just the rant of an old-timer on orkut! ;)

Holiday thoughts..

Been a while since I last made an entry on my blog..been travelling a lot, meeting a lot of people and generally having a great time. The first few days of any holiday are great..one tends to revel in the fact that no work needs to be done, and if one has been diligent just prior to the vacation, in terms of finishing any pending work, that adds more joy to the vacation..thatz just for the first few days..then slowly, you begin to miss something vital in your life..as if a piece of a puzzle you've been working on can't be found..that lost, listless feeling that comes when one doesnt have anything to look forward to..a vague emptiness begins to fill our day..then its time to pack one's bags and return to routine..or routine eventually takes over anyways..before you know it, its time to return home, back to the familiar grind of work, home, and back to work on Monday morning. the mind is trapped between wanting to spend more idle time, and the thought of getting back to work (thankfully in my case, the work thoughts weren't that daunting, but felt sad to return all the same)..

Till the next holiday! ;)