Blog me...curiosity redefined

         Scrum methodology is a empirical framework built on 4 pillars - Iterative development, incremental delivery, high quality functionality, cross functional & self organised scrum teams. It is applied to complex projects in software as quite often you need to inspect and adapt during this process to reach the goal. The good old 'relay race' styled game (read waterfall model) is being replaced with 'rugby' styled game (read agile process model) to counter the complex project.         When applied to real life, isn't is how you spent your days in school or college?  Everyday we have something to learn with the help of friends, family, teachers and at times from life itself (thats the scrum team). Such a fascinating team we have in this framework. Your yearly exams are more of a sprints with some knowledge (or maybe data) added to your thought process and memory.  The dream you have set for your life as a child is the produ...

"When the nice guy loses his patience, devils shiver" "Don't show me your attitude, my block list is bigger than my friend list" "Rule 1 : I don't care         Rule 2: I still don't"    (my quote by the way) "The less you talk, the more people think about your words" (this is provided I care...but I don't) "Learn to sit back and observe. Not everything needs a reaction" "Even the nicest person have their limits. Don't push it too far, so they don't care. If they cross the limits, they can be the scariest assholes you will find" "My biggest problem - I notice everything" "Real is rare" "Judge me by the people I avoid" : : : : list goes on...so does life.

        You only live once. That is provided you live and not just exists. I do what I like and here are my creative pursuits : - 1 hour of mindful breathing exercise to keep my concentration going and enhancing my creativity - blog when I am so motivated about the topic that I love - paint the flower pots, diyas, coconut shells as it soothes my nerves - listen to Om chanting at 432 hz...it calms me down. Other alternatives are bhajans of Sai baba, Hanuman, Shiva and Laxmi - plant a sapling (or gardening) when I like to do - walking or climbing stairs to pump me up. Believe me the cardio I do by climbing the stairs for 21 times is sufficient to put to on track for the day - crime thriller movies give me the chill in my spine especially korean ones - learning something new to keep myself younger Wish I could add more. Ah..not to forget the table tennis or pool that I love to play occasionally.

        Life is precious...don't ruin it by dreaming about something. If you look at the whole universe and its lifespan, our existence in it, is merely an atom in an ocean. Have you ever felt that in our 60-80 years of existence, did you make it worth while?   The first 25 years of our life, we learn so we can make a living in next 45 years(of course if you don't get burned out). After the 25th year comes your life partner and kids... the story goes on. In the quest to live a comfortable life and make a living, we forget to live.     Irony is that, we forget to even smile and be happy. Am sure most of us had dreamt of being something else when we were kids and now ended up being something else. Glad if you have stuck to it and made it. But most often we don't.  Its the hard truth of making a living that comes in a way.     Imagine if the compensation paid is same irrelevant of your field of work . You are promoted to next pay sc...

      I love food.  Thou I enjoy simple home made food, Mexican burritos and Asian stir fried rice, momos are some of my favorites. It is in this quest to enjoy the simple pleasures that I started experimenting with cooking.       Just yesterday I cooked Ghee rice at home. It did come out well. I have been preparing some healthy snacks like sweet corn salad, vegetable raitha, chutneys etc. Some of the main course dishes that I have tried recently have been Jeera Rice, Ghee Rice to name a few.       I do enjoy the raitha preparation as curd is one of my fav ingredient. Rajma masala is also my fav along with plain rice. Along with my wife, a couple of things that I have tried are the Italian pasta (tomato puree based) which is my fav as well. She has started enjoying the cooking as well. Hmm...should I say that the good things are infectious.        To me, cooking is a creative art. It just changes my mindset and ca...

     Lets fast track ourselves to 2050. A new world where imagine we as citizens are not ruled by a Government but our intuition. Who sets the policies? Would our inner guiding light be sufficient to lead a peaceful life? Isn't it a fantasy? Maybe not. Do you actually need a regulatory body to abide to?      Bitcoins and other crypto currencies are a perfect example to what I intend to say. Who needs a regulatory body when you can trust your own community of miners? After all the regulatory bodies do is bring in the same trust among them.      We as human beings are becoming individualistic, so much that we may depend on systems rather than other individuals in the near future. A day is not far when those machines or systems guide us (or rather rule us) instead of the Government. Don't you see the glimpse of it already with miners and video gamers winning more trust among themselves rather than a regulatory body?     By the way ...

    Creative ads make money...especially when you know how to make it a lasting impression on your brand. One such example is AFLAC (American Family Life Assurance Company) an insurance company in USA and Japan that made news with their duck ads . A simple ad with a duck which speaks made their sales double in 3 years during the early 2000s.     A pug dog named 'Cheeka' created the same buzz in 2003 in India with Vodafone (Hutch those days) 'You and I' campaign. Isn't it a wonder how animals can impact our brand names and increase sales? Do you know how to capitalize on its popularity? Photo Courtesy - Internet     After the popularity spread in the US and Japan with the Aflac duck ad, the people were asking for more thru duck dolls, cancer campaign etc. No wonder the pug dog ad was popular but it could have been a real worth if they made it ever lasting to their fan base. This is where Airtel won even thou there was no animal in it. What went wron...