Archive for February, 2007

Theory of the week
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

If two Tamil speaking persons start conversing, there is a 99% possibility that within 90 seconds the conversation would hover around Kannada Prasad.
Corollary:
If at least one of the above two persons happen to be readers of Kumudam Reporter, the conversation would further cover the interview of Kannada Prasad (Kumudam Reporter dtd. 01/03/2007 – available [...]

Sense of Fear
Monday, February 26th, 2007

There was something that kept bothering me while reading through this book while preparing for PMP examination. Every 2 pages the author of the book keeps mentioning something like ‘If you don’t do it this way, you will fail the exam’, ‘If you don’t get this right, you’ll find it real tough’, ‘You thought this [...]

T for Tiger
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007

Recently I had the good fortune of talking with a call centre staff based at Hyderabad in India. Find below some excerpts from the conversation.
He: Thank you for calling *****.
….
He: Can you spell your last name please, sir?
Me: S for Sugar, A for Alpha, ….. T for Tiger
He: Pardon me sir.. What was the last letter?
Me: It is T. [...]

Umbrella Vending Machines
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Only recently I heard about Umbrollys – the compay that owns and operates Umbrella Vending Machine at prominent places in London. Though I haven’t seen or used one, I heard that it is getting more and more popular. Priced at £2 per umbrella, these machines would be really handy if they get installed at many [...]

Consumer Issue – Mobile Phone Cashback Schemes
Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Couple of years back, this blog was quite well known for my tirades against Citibank in particular and consumer related issues in general. After a long time, I have one such story to offer.
The cash back schemes associated with the mobile phone contracts started getting popular in UK about 2-3 years back. Sometime in [...]

You forgot something, Sir!
Monday, February 19th, 2007

Many of us would have been forgetful at times. We would have left behind keys, wallet, watch, pens and so many things, which we were meant to carry. But, ever seen a person who forgot his trousers when he went to office? Yes. Trousers. You heard it right.
A high ranking manager who is the [...]

Book Shelf & Reading
Thursday, February 15th, 2007

In our office, there is a book shelf commonly known as ‘Charity Shelf’. The concept behind that is – if you have got any used book that you no longer need you may put it in the shelf. At the same time, if you find any book in the shelf that you want, pick up [...]