Philosophy....

Recently I read a beautiful philosophy from one of my friend's orkut profile...thought I can publish it here ...Here it goes....

Don’t waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself. Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how. Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements. Stretch; Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t. Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees, you’ll miss them when they’re gone. Maybe you’ll marry, maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll have children,maybe you won’t, maybe you’ll divorce at 40, maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s. Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly. Get to know your parents, you never know when they’ll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future. Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young

Sathish Kumar S

Abruncha

Recently I was invited by my best German friend Micheal Kitzelmann for a dinner when I went to Hamburg. Its always nice to hang around with this guy just because of the fact he is a lovely person. When we were having our dinner and drinking, other Germans asked me how do you say cheers in your language…I just thought for a moment and said…we say cheers….they replied…no that's English…and asked again whats cheers in Indian languages…then I convinced myself there exists no word equivalent to cheers…definitely drinking is considered as a taboo in Indian society and admitted to them there is no equivalent word to cheers in Indian languages. Then they decided to coin a new word equivalent to cheers in English, Prost in German. The new word is "Abruncha"…..so my dear fellow Indians, if any westerner asks you the equivalent word of cheers…please remember "Abruncha" heheheeeee J

Cheers oh no Abruncha! ;)

Sathish Kumar S

Study Award 2007

Smart Henning and Vibuthi Indian :)

In the midst of all depressions, disappointments and tough times, one happy news came for me, I was ranked 3^rd in my MBA class and I received the Top Study Award for the year 2007. It's a good feeling just because of the fact that the class is international where the students come from US, Germany, China, Russia, India and other European countries and everybody trying to prove their supremacy.. I didn't receive much success in my Master of Science as MBA but I always knew that I can do the blah blah things better than the technical things…nevertheless, my heart still stays for technical things…;) I should be honest to say that MBA exams were far below in standards than the examinations we have in India….who cares…at the end of the day a cash prize of 200 euros…you could have guessed what I am gonna do with that prize money...another city in my European Voyage….;)

Cheers,

Sathish Kumar S

Historic Dresden

Recently I included eastern city of Germany, Dresden in my European Voyage...In my opinion, Dresden is definitely different from rest of the German cities...most of the German cities more or less looks similar....Rathaus, Bahnhof, TV tower, Tram running across the city....but Dresden was totally different from other German cities....thrashed in the second world war...Dresden was built completely new and named Neustadt....but the altstadt(old city) was simply amazing...old picturesque architectural buildings with elbe river flowing across those maginificient old buildings...Dresden, the capital of saxony...I could see east European culture in Dresden...quite different from west Germany.....the weather stayed absolutely fine....and it was sunny all along...A day to remember!

Cheers,

Sathish Kumar S

Orkut

World is a global village....World has shrinked a lot...World has become small.... all these statements are true because of one great internet application ORKUT ;). Million dollar thanks to the Standford University Phd guy Orkut Buyukkokten from Turkey who has done a remarkable job in this century...He has united people from different corners of the world...brought people under one umbrella...I got all my school, college and corporate friends from wherever I left...Could you believe...I talked with my 10th standard crush girl yesterday;) ...its all because of this great internet application....I am so addicted to this site where I couldnt resist myself of not logging everyday...Yes ofcourse for a person living in Devil's workshop, Ghost native (Germany), Orkut is definitely the best place for keeping in touch with all the friends in different corners of the world....Hats off to great Orkut Buyukkokten!!


Cheers,
Sathish Kumar S

Mitfahr

Mitfahr is an excellant concept and cheapest means of transportation between the cities in Germany...The person who owns the car when he is travelling from one city to another city advertises in the website mitfahrgelegenheit.de, the other travellers who wish to travel in the same day just contacts the person who is willing to accompany and travels with him/her...Its a dual benefit concept where the owner of the car gets his share of fuel cost from other travellers and for the mitfahrers(travellers), its definitely the cheapest means of transport when compared to air, buses and trains...I loved travelling in mitfahr a number of times between Berlin and Hamburg and had a chance to meet really nice people...I am not sure whether this concept can be implemented in India...If you ask me...I wouldnt do it in India...because I am not sure whether I will safely reach the destination....;)

Sathish Kumar S

Black and White --- The effect of flash....;)

Recently a funny incident happened to me during my visa extension in Hamburg. When I was giving the passport and my passport size photographs…the visa officer was saying in German…I need a new photo and not the old photo…then I decided to take a new pic in the automat nearby. I just sat and took in the automat, unfortunately the photo came too dark…where I couldn't see myself in the picture…;) I thought machine didn't work properly then I thought…well…machine can take whatever is there…;) it cant create a new face…heheheeee

Photo without flash which visa officer rejected:

Then I gave this wonderful beautiful photo to the visa officer….after half an hour he called me and said…oh man…this photo is too dark….put some flash on your face and take another picture…heheheheee…Then I had to go to nearby photoshop, asked him to put more flash on my face and showed the previous photo and pleaded him not to repeat what the automat did….Thank god he managed to get a decent one which goes into the passport….In one way he is right…the picture has to be clear in the passport….but there is another moral to this story….can you guess what it is…never never choose bride or bridegroom by looking into the photos….simply because the bride or bridegroom can apply the strategy of applying flash on their face and make them fair…heheheeee…so always choose after meeting them…ok? ;)

Photo with flash which visa officer accepted:

Cheers,
Sathish Kumar S