tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66458058281308804222024-03-13T20:39:41.204+05:30The rusted copper coin-<b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-38838040595403295762015-09-27T00:45:00.003+05:302015-09-27T00:52:46.157+05:30The happiness graph
I think I should do a recap of how my life has turned out. It has been six years, and I will concede that six isn't that great a number. Not as good as five anyway.
But then I just think I have to. It's time.
By 2012 numbers, I am now in the top 1% Indians by affluence.(An annual income of 12.5 lakh and above [link]). Don't fret, it is not the point and the last thing I would want to brag <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-40171056684241593662015-05-10T13:30:00.001+05:302015-05-10T18:49:39.214+05:30Because you need to sketch once in a while.
Hence.....
<b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-20501069042734710432014-11-07T15:39:00.001+05:302014-11-07T15:39:59.064+05:30An alien's view of the world
It's an amazing place.
The world is full of these living things called people. They are everywhere. In fact, there are so many of them that there is hardly room for anything else.
The people have decided not to live in some places so that other living things can live there. These places are called forests. Some people now pay large amounts of currency to see how these places look like<b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-89277491542052209682013-09-27T14:37:00.001+05:302013-09-27T14:39:42.706+05:30Angutha Baba
As he knotted his sunset yellow silk tie
into a neat upturned triangle, he muttered to himself, "Perfect!"
Perfect was how he liked things. From his
crisp Italian cotton shirt and shining shoes to his clockwork schedule,
everything was simply spot on. His card read, "Saurav Kumar, Senior
Analyst, Synthetic Equities, Affaires Internationales Bank".
He dabbed the final bit of Chanel No 5 <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-46330282050417939212013-07-11T17:55:00.000+05:302013-07-11T17:59:09.228+05:30The rationale of the fan
We are all fans of someone or something. There are a large number of things that I readily proclaim to be a fan of, just like everyone else I know. And without thinking twice.
So far so good. Until I read a post by a friend of mine where she demanded that Salman Khan should be unconditionally pardoned just because he is simply so handsome!
No, I did not flood her with "how <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-62906425950089576272013-05-29T12:17:00.000+05:302013-05-29T12:55:42.135+05:30Why the US of A sounds exactly like Sheldon Cooper
Sheldon (USA) - You must stop building nuclear weapons.
Iran - I am not building nuclear weapons.
Sheldon - I do not trust you.
Sheldon - You must let me inspect your apartment.
Iran - Why would I do that?
Sheldon - Because the security council told you so.
(Turning to Leonard(EU), Howard(Israel) and Raj (South Asia)) - Tell him.
Leonard - Leave the guy alone.
Sheldon - Do it or I will tell <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-57840185409459511882013-05-05T03:22:00.000+05:302013-05-05T03:22:06.044+05:30Predator on Sculptris
I have been looking to do some 3D art for a long time now.
Finally, I found something I absolutely loved.
Sculptris is free and awesome software for sculpting stuff. And after playing around with it for a day, here is a stylized version of the predator from the crap movie "Predator" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (I hope I got his surname right).
Supposedly, this design file can <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-21818597357041806022013-04-26T01:34:00.000+05:302013-04-26T01:36:20.068+05:30The 5 step good "MBA student" facebooker guide
Try to request people to participate in at least one of your surveys every year (maybe twice). Do not forget to post a reminder (or two) saying how desperately you need it.
Try to post at least one album full of pictures where everyone in sight is wearing a business suit; no problems if it's June.
Try to give us some expert comments every time our Government is on the verge of making a<b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-83413317611985392352013-02-12T22:50:00.001+05:302013-02-13T11:43:22.438+05:30Of inequality and fairness
Man will always be a man. There is no new man. We tried so hard to create a society that was equal, where there'd be nothing to envy your neighbor. But there's always something to envy. A smile, a friendship, something you don't have and want to appropriate. In this world, even a Soviet one, there will always be rich and poor. Rich in gifts, poor in gifts. Rich in love, poor in love.
- <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-35453183192596470222012-08-07T19:10:00.001+05:302012-08-07T19:10:56.174+05:30I was not born to do this....
There was this time when he felt like a spark....
There were these moments when he could feel electricity inside.
When he felt like a live wire..
Today, he feels like a light bulb.
There are no electric patterns anymore;
He radiates a dirty yellowish light.
Ever responding to the flick of a switch.
No one really needs a spark,
Not many can live with one.
Everyone needs a light bulb.
Most <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-24067496954642551912012-07-10T13:09:00.001+05:302012-07-10T13:09:44.068+05:30My dead blog.....
One good thing about me switching jobs is that I eventually make a post out of it every time. Thus happened with IBM, Samsung and now Cisco. In retrospect, that is kind of expected. A quick jot of the reasons would look like this:
1. I get loads of time to kill. Wait. Loads is an understatement; its more like Mountains.
2. The Internet speed has improved from College to IBM to Samsung to <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-45965859997804999452012-01-02T21:08:00.000+05:302012-01-02T21:09:41.552+05:30Happy New YearYou are the sameAnd I haven't added fame (sadly)The same is my moodAnd I still cook my food (I wish)The same stays my moneyAnd no one calls me honey (still)I still walk to workAnd I still have no perk (Team lunch twice a year doesn't count)My flat is the sameThe same stays my nameThere's still traffic on the wayAnd I'm still late every dayThe same jokes people still crackAnd HR's still say, "Let <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-48501463309367441232011-11-04T20:12:00.004+05:302011-11-04T21:06:35.297+05:30Badam and Ra.One[Consider reading this before you proceed]Badam became very fond of movies in a very short time. So I decided to take him for Ra.One. As luck would have it, we reached early and Badam started asking me questions again.Badam: What does Ra.One mean?Me: It's a sci-fi movie. Ra.One is the name of a Robot.Badam: So it means nothing. Finally a name that is just a name.Me: Not really. It stands for <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-51383710099475074792011-10-29T14:40:00.006+05:302011-10-29T16:52:56.384+05:30Me and Badam - IThat morning was weird. I always knew that. Even before I met him.He was this half naked dude and he introduced himself as Badam. I asked him what that meant and the following conversation started:Me: What does that mean?Badam: Nothing. Why should it mean anything?Me: Come on, a name's got to mean something after all.Badam: What? A name is used so that I can understand when I am being called. <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-15061618816629644462011-08-01T23:59:00.001+05:302011-08-02T00:15:23.151+05:30BHAAG!!Diya Mirza (the poor man's Aishwarya Rai) , once revealed in an interview how she would skip meals to be able to afford the cab from her way back from work, back in her struggling days. That was long back, but I guess the information stayed with me because I thought the story was kinda inspirational.Or was it?Diya Mirza could have taken a bus/train/tram from work as well. That way, the whole <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-58911708502708856802011-07-06T20:02:00.003+05:302011-07-06T20:59:48.484+05:30SneezeHow do you sneeze? Yes, you heard me right. How do you sneeze?Do you go all aa-aaa-AAA-SNEEEEZEEE!! or one of those "fich" sneezes that a person would miss if he happens to be opening a can of soda?Why? Because my friend, it's important.Now that reminds me of that Dabur Lal dant manjan ad where Sunil Shetty tells a beefed up guy (who cannot bite an apple) how teeth should not be neglected. Well, <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-51404922004370320752011-06-22T01:30:00.003+05:302011-06-22T01:40:44.188+05:30What is Success?- Success.- What is Success?- Who is supposed to define what success is?- Some hot-shots would say linkedin.com is a success.- I would say linkedin is dumb.- I am aware that linkedin is valued in billions of dollars.- There was time when I was little and innocent and what I do today was success.- There could be a time when what is success today will no longer be success.- That is, if I get there.<b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-24634188840642678302011-05-17T23:03:00.006+05:302011-05-17T23:44:14.024+05:30Normal, Genius and FrustratedThere are three types of people in this world - Normal, Genius and Frustrated.To illustrate further, I would like to give you an example.Three people named Normal, Genius and Frustrated walk into a bar. There's a band playing a very catchy tune. None of them has ever played any musical instrument before, but they're all impressed with the music. All of them develop this desire to learn to play <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-54938770133302732062011-03-23T23:27:00.003+05:302011-03-23T23:50:27.705+05:30To AnimaTe or Not to....Some days back my manager came up to me and asked me if we could show a particular stock animation on the Interface at some particular event in the hardware. What happened to that is another story saved for some other time, but what happened a week back is interesting.I was trying to connect my PC to the internet using a nokia phone and nokia PC suite. This was something my mom and dad had tried <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-47042819979150676562010-12-30T01:29:00.003+05:302010-12-30T01:40:44.751+05:30How to become an Entrepreneur?To tell you the truth, I never intended to guide people in becoming entrepreneurs. Far from it. It just happens that three people pinged me on facebook to tell me that they thought my blog was good. I believe in science. And I believe that science says that when you have the same observation thrice, it's about time for deduction. Which in this case has lead to an attempt to bring my dead blog <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-89737591430909840002010-11-20T13:26:00.003+05:302010-11-20T13:42:23.063+05:30Maaza Aaya?On a bright sunny morning in April, 2010, a bus dropped us at Haldwani, Uttarakhand. We were en-route to Chowkori, a little hill station in Uttarakhand when my stomach declared trouble.We neither had the time nor the intention to book a room or something, so armed with a paper-soap, I walked into a place called "HI-TEC toilet". Needless to say, after an overnight bus journey, I was under immense <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-40105884871079797942010-04-18T13:15:00.005+05:302010-04-19T09:57:00.591+05:30Does this happen to you too?Does this happen to you too? I was eating loads of street food, when someone commented that on the hygenic aspect of street food. In response I told everyone how I had a pretty robust digestive system ( Which I still maintain that I do), so that I could loads of everything and anything that I wanted. The next morning, everyone else is fine, while I keep shuttling between the room and the loo. I <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-89704142066503746882010-02-13T01:58:00.002+05:302010-02-13T02:04:10.867+05:30Motivation....When the chips are down and the stakes are high,When the match is tied and you bowl a bye.When the bills are high and the cash is low,When the Man-Hole was open and down you go.When you get a dud after expecting a beauty,When you see that idiot flaunting a cutie.When a bird shits on you when you pass under a tree,When you gotta go to office and the loo ain't free.When you work on weekends while <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-34868920952512883962010-01-08T20:55:00.000+05:302010-01-08T20:55:55.681+05:30When I was a kid.....I had once started this post long back when I had just joined office, but I had felt it wasn't turning out good enough to be posted. I had once heard people's taste in my profession degrade over time, and that, as I have started to believe recently, is very true. The end result is me digging out this post and pasting it on my blog. The rest is for you to decide.I'll be honest. I picked up this <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6645805828130880422.post-81860541893426664962009-11-10T17:10:00.003+05:302009-11-10T17:50:41.176+05:30Mr. X part two.Ahemmm, ahemm, I'm blogging after...... lemme see.......3 months!!Well, today's one of those rare lucky days, when I have nothing to do (that goes only for the next few minutes, touchwood) and I am still not worrying how I am supposed to show in my ILC(timesheet) what I was doing during this time.For updates, the pretty gal who sits in front of me hasn't reported to work today(before you think I <b>Mahul Bhattacharya</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06371128408504646118noreply@blogger.com7