என் எதிர் வீட்டுப் பெயர் தெரியாத வாசகர்களுக்கு...

நகரத்தில் பக்கத்து வீடும் தூரமானது
கிராமத்தில் தூர வீடும் பக்கமானது


நேற்று, தாவணி பெண்களுக்கு ஜீன்ஸ் போட ஆசை
இன்று, ஜீன்ஸ் பெண்களுக்கு தாவணி போட்டு பார்க்க ஆசை


நேற்று, படுத்த உடன் தூக்கம் வரும்
இன்று, தூக்கம் வந்த பிறகு தான் படுகிறேன்

எப்பொழுதாவது அடிக்கும் தொலைபேசியை எடுப்பதில் இன்பம்
இன்று, அப்பப்பொழுது அடிக்கும் தொலைபேசியால் துன்பம்


நேற்று, அவர்கள் என்னை பொடிப்பையன் என்பதில் துளியும் இணக்கமில்லை
இன்று, அவர்கள் அங்கிள் என்பதில் சிறிதும் விரும்பவில்லை.


நேற்று, அறிவுரை சொன்னால் மதித்ததில்லை
இன்று, அறிவுரை சொல்ல யாருமில்லை

முன்பு விளையாட்டு செய்திகள் படிக்க ஆசை
இன்று தலைப்பு செய்தி படிக்க ஆசை

கடைசிலா ஒன்னுமே புரியா மாட்டேங்குது.. போங்கடா.....................

Height of Superstitious Believes

The above picture is taken in my office. Last 2 years I didn’t saw this idol (thristi bhommai) in our conference room. Couple of weeks before I saw it and was shocked. My office is in ICC tower, Pune. It’s a big building having numerous Multinational Companies(Deloitte, Cognizant etc.,) with people of different religion.

Is it necessary to have this kind of Idol in office where people of different religions work together?

The worse part is these Idols are not pictures of God but all evil pictures.

A company's growth directly depends on its vision, mission and values. Not with these idols. What is the purpose of having this kind of idols if a company doesn’t have any vision? (Good example: My own company)

In ancient Hindu books, Has there been any description about possession of these kind of idols. Then Who brought this superstitious belief?

See the above pictures. Few defence academy guys doing hindu rituals (ethanai periyaar vanthalum inthaa muttal makkala thirutha mudiyaathu) before practicing Pilot training. (Note: Lemon in the Helicopter tyre and the coconut in the student hand.)

Military is a place where one should not give importance to ones religious. Even in NCC, one should not keep thilak on head and there should not be any religious rituals. The people who should be a role model to all are depend on this kind of superstitious belief. A military jawan should lay of his/her life to protect this country. If every Jawans pray their God in boundary line, then there wouldnt be a Kashmir. Higher officials should not entertain this kind of behaviors in war front.

What should one do if we come across this kind of stupid behaviors?

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Thanks for reading the article. Please post your opinion.

What do you mean life?

Hello readers,

Many times, when I was travelling in Mumbai tahnee height lift, I’ve thought of asking the below questions to the lift boy there. I asked some of those to them and their answers were shocking to me. Many of them are not aware of what’s happening in the outside world. Sometimes, I gathered my courage to tell them to leave the lift operating job. But I couldn’t do it. Every now and then, I think about the life of these guys. I couldn’t resist writing about them. I’ve written what I have learned from them as a narration differently. Surely, you guys might also have seen similar people in your office lift. If you have guts, ask them once about their life.

I’ve used many hindi words in between; but its easy to understand.

Here goes...

Hello Dada

Is lift-2 not working?
am sure this filty rich people will be angry on you? sahi na?
lift bandh hogaya thoo, lift man ko baandu baachthae hai, yae loag. ha na? aur naam kya hai? Rakesh kya?
how long are you working here? 10 years? really 10 years?
what the hell are you doing here for 10 years?
you work for 7 days a week? all day in lift? moving from -1 to 33 floors?
how many shifts/day? Oh 2 shift/day? every week you should work in alternate shift? day and night?

Doosth, Aek baath bathow.. roaj masti ladukiyaan thaekthae haai na, lift mae? why are you shy then? tk,
What have you seen around in mumbai? nothing?
Are you married or not? bachelor?
Kithnaa baar Bihar gaya, ither aanae kae baath? once?
Have you ever tried other jobs?

Hello buthuu!!! Can you hear me?
Sala, sunthaa nahi? Lift mae byte byt kae, kaan karab hogaya kya??
Have you ever read the White Tiger? You know the Bihari balraam in white tiger?
Salae, Mahabaratha balraam nahi? thum thoo aek tham pagal hai, kuthae.
thus saal ither bytkae kya kiyaa?

Why are you looking at me? Don’t know the reason? Kaminey, you should lead your life on your own. No one will help you. Don’t stare at me, you idiot.

Do you see the guys who roam with four or five dogs at a time on the Napeansea road? These guys earn about Rs.5000/dog.
This is the first time I’ve come to know about servants for dogs. Have you ever seen this in Patna? No?

Arae buthu, you know, the people who are taking care of the dogs in the apartment earn handsome money. Why don’t you try that? What? Owners won’t trust you? Y? Are they say Biharis cheat? Kya bhakwaas hai.
Do you know Buddha? Dont know? Do you know Pataliputra? Nalandha university? Kuch patha hae kyaa? Salae boalnaa.. Do u know what life means? lifeeeee?
How many jobs have you tried in Mumbai? Many? No one trusts you?

How much you earn daily? 100 Rs with tea? That’s too low for a Mumbai life na? Is that enough for Bihar? More than enough?

Thujae patha kya, What is life? Tk, Chodthoo yaar.. mujae bee nahi patha.. Thum koyee laduki koa pakaada kya pahelae? Nahi? Kya kosish kar raha hai? Will bhagawan help you? This is your life, you dump. Search for new jobs. Kuch thoo padoo, you pimp. Think about it… Even if u become gigolo, you can earn enough to lead a life…Aek baar chinthagi kaisa chalenaekaa soochuloo. Don’t waste your life in this lift. Future mae lift ko operator nahi chaayeyae. People will operate lift on their own. Learn something else sooner.

Aur soonoo, mujae bhi life kaa meaning nahi patha.. Milaa thoo, thojae pakka pathaavoongaa.. Chal.. Phir milengae..

Thanks to Barath (He reviews most of my english writings) who helped me in eliminating some english grammatical mistakes.

Cooking- No more an art.

This article is exclusively for my Mom and whosoever cooked for me till now.

I addressed some of the business models (inventory, 12 sigma etc.,) in cooking in this blog. I just try to relate the different business skills required for the cooking.

Many people think it’s an easy job to cook rather than doing a business but cooking is related to lots of business skills. There are so many variables to maintain in cooking.

Inventory
A good cook should always maintain low inventory to reduce the cost on the storage. Here inventory includes both raw material as well as cooked food. In addition to that, high inventory is always a threat to the shelf life of the food product.

First comes first out
People used to pack lots of things in fridge and they mess whole thing out there.
Clear whatsoever left in the fridge and give importance to the shelf life of the food.

12 sigma
Cooking is a most sensitive business where one should have a good control over rejection. The food rejection will not only impacts the cost but also impacts the relationship with customer. Cooking sigma levels are always high and many are achieving it.
In a way, I personally felt cooking is the only manufacturing process where many are operating at 12 sigma levels.

5S
You may often come across kitchens (especially bachelors) which looks messy. 5s is a handy tool to improve the efficiency in the cooking process. It also helps one to have a hygienic food.

As like any other business, some key cooking process includes

1) Raw materials sourcing
2) Manufacturing
3) Marketing

A customer (person who eats the cooked food) always wants three aspects in food.
1) Cheaper in cost (will it be a home made or hotel made)
2) Healthy (proper amount of proteins+curbs+ carbohydrates+ minerals)
3) Quality (No harmfull bacteria+taste+Not to effect the health due to quality)

Raw materials.

To have a good recipe always you need better raw materials. Quality depends on the ingredients which we add to the food. When it comes to raw materials, there are many variables to be considered

Cost- Cost is a prime factor even though if some one cooks tasty,healthy food and if it is not cost effective, then there is no use in cooking at home. Instead one can buy food from the hotels.

Health- The basic aim of eating food is to give energy to the body to do work. The ingredients itself should have proteins etc.

Taste- Taste is not only an attribute of raw material but it also depends on the manufacturing process.

Odor- Human beings are susceptible to taste and odor, therefore whatever be the food you need to have some ingredients which should console your taste and odor buds.

Shelf life- Each raw material have its own shelf life and it should be used before its shelf life period. Many people waste the food because of improper handling of raw material inventory and on time usage.

Manufacturing
Manufacturing is a key in cooking which includes

Equipments- one should invest sufficient amount of fund for equipments.
How long will it takes to cook rice without a pressure cooker?
As like any manufacturing process, equipments (grinder, mixer etc.,) and technology (the way one should cook) plays vital role in determining the quality of food.

Time- Time is money. A proper technology with good equipment always takes care of the time. One should not make the customer to wait too long for food.

Post cooking process- Most of Indian food takes lots of post cooking process. For example; Dosa mix takes a day to prepare. I think that’s why these days’ people prefer ready made mix from the shop.

Operating cost- One should always control operating cost. It includes electric bill, Gas usage etc., Thanks to people who are still using wood for cooking. As our coal deposit will be vanished in 150 years, they are the one who are using renewable resources’ in India now.

Marketing
When it comes to marketing, the cooked food should pull the people towards it.
A final product should looks good to the eyes too. It should not look like a piece of shit. People always go for a food which looks good for first instance.

Manufacturing process should abide to strict ISO policy. No ants or cockroaches allowed.

You can name any business model, am sure it will definitely related to cooking.

On mothers day, am really proud that my mother have a really good business skills and she thought me lots of business models through cooking itself. Cooking is no more an art and it’s a business.
Opinions welcome.
Reference:
Mrs.Saraswathi selvaraj,
Mrs.Dorothy wagner