Engineering is about responsibility

A week back, I gave a go ahead for hardware feasibility for testing a software driver. Yesterday, the SW team came up with a additional requirement. Deeply going through again, I was shocked that I might be wrong in my claim!...I put in all my efforts, understood the entire flow and proposed a different solution. Later in the evening, I really felt that engineering is all about being responsible and accountable. And responsible engineers are becoming rare day by day...

Indian Marriages - Scenario 1

Most Indian guys get married just because they cannot cook / eat outside and most of the parents’ lookout for alliances keeping this in mind. I have seen this in umpteen families and really feel for the bride in such families. If the guy really wants home food, then why can’t he spend some money and employ a maid, or learn the art of cooking?

My new baby

I am in race for my new baby....I mean a new board that I have started designing. It is a real thrilling experience. It is a digital video board, lot of challenges :)
20 weeks from now she will be ready to be born...
After all Boards and babies are the same...you design them and you care for them.

Confused

Not in a mood to work...
I am in a confused state of mind and killing my time reading blogs and hearing to some music.
Need to mail for following up a work; I think a li'l bit of stretching and a coffee can bring me back to work :)
Anyways, four more hours and I am done for the day and happy weekends.

I Loved You...

I was just going through a blog where I fished this nice piece of poem...

I Loved You
By Alexander Pushkin

I loved you, even now I may confess
Some embers of my love their fire retain
But do not let it cause you more distress-
I do not want to sadden you again.

Hopeless and tongue-tied, yet, I loved you dearly
With pangs the jealous and the timid know
So tenderly I loved you, so sincerely,
I pray God grant another love you so.

Enchanting lilly

Enchanting lilly
Originally uploaded by CK-Selvam

Nature at its best... I loved the bright pink amidst the black background of water. Never knew that I can take pictures like this. Nature's palette can only be relished by enjoying it through our eyes, they cant be reproduced...

Aagaya Gangai

Tuned to scale-F in 1979, the song 'Aagaya Gangai' is still entertaining music lovers. For those who know Tamil, the songs instills a romantic sensation in them. Even after hearing the song more than 200 times, whenever I hear this song, I feel refreshed. I enjoy the violin-flute duo pieces in the song. Recently, I got to know that a similar song exists in Kannada too, with the lyrics emphasising on friendship. Need to hear the Kannada version of the song...Sad part is that, many good songs like this are not aired in the Indian based radio channels. Real tribute to these songs are given by the Tamil channels worldwide especially Singapore and Chinese short waves.

Junk...is good

This title sounds similar to the Surf-excel detergent ad 'Dhaag Achhe hain' meaning 'stains are good' right?? The odd creature grown in the wall out of junk conveyed that i am free of any challenging work and today that has helped me land in a new activity that will keep my neurons twitching for the next 4-6 months

Grown out of junk stationery

Too bored in the company…Suddenly an idea
Why shouldn't I clear all the crap in my draw? Nice thought.
Piles of papers, data sheets, magazines, application notes and white papers…Ooof… I am tired segregating them. Finally it is done and I ended up with paper clips.
I played with them and now they adore my cubicle walls
Looking at them, I feel them as odd creatures which have suddenly grown from junk.

Bangalore...BURN IT

This is a news clipping from a leading weekly in India...a real thought provoking article I have read in the recent past. Do click on the image above for a readable image :)