Very gracious speech overall. Took the responsibility for the loss on himself. Shut down people who booed Obama. Seriously, this actually makes me sad. This is the man I thought he was, that he proved himself not to be under fire.

Thanks Arizona. Screams of USA, USA, USA.

Americans gave him a fair hearing. Again, very gracious. But the crowd is booing. He shuts them down. Seriously, where was this man during the election?

Big cheers for Palin. Most reaction other than when he took responsibility.

Takes responsibility for the failure, his crowd won’t accept it. As usual in cases like this, if McCain had acted and talked like this during the election, he would have done much better.

Being very gracious.

A great thing for African Americans.

Obama is a good man. His grandmother must be proud.

Urging Americans to support Obama.

Doing the “we’re all Americans” thing.

A Kenyan born, muslim born, coloured christian man living in Chicago now holds the highest office in the world. Arguably the most powerful man on the planet will now take calls on several issues like free trade between countries, American taxation policy, foreign policy, alternate energy fuel policy, war on terror policy and a much more. I have seen America go crazy over the Presidential debates and the campaigns, and I can totally understand that. I have watched and read a few debates too and its very educating to see two very learned men debate over some fine issues.

However, I feel very strongly that the American elections are overrated outside of the US. The hysteria that follows specially in India is unbelievable. I can understand ‘a following’ and ‘an addiction to debates’ but when people get serious over how ‘Obama is better than McCain for India’ or vice versa, I find it hard to digest. Barack Obama may have a different outsourcing policy than John McCain but its no rocket science to understand outsourcing is not policy driven, rather its driven by business pressures of resource needs, competition and cost. The nuclear deal with India has not been signed by a republican president, it has been signed to bump few jobs and business in America. Even my 92 year old grandma understands that few years ago India was jailed for conducting nuclear test and now we have the direct access and support of American nuclear technology. It was common sense on both occasions and nothing to do with policies of ruling party.

India has seen incredible growth during last 10 years of republican administration ruling in USA, but ironically every heart in India is beating for a Democratic President, Barack Obama. Where is any sense in all this? I guess as usual it is an emotional Indian sentiment that has no room for logic but a trademark Indian passion and dare I say ‘insantity’. I wish people in India would just follow it, enjoy it and discuss it, but not ever get hysterical, captivated, or worst threatened by an American election.

I have had a good time watching elections. I understand it was the most expensive election in these turbulent economic times, and it was historical in some proportions - A black man, a lady, an old 72 year old man were all part of the history. I clearly had a neutral view to the election, but naturally feel a little sorry for the 72 year old, cancer survivor who gave his heart out in this long campaign. Its also exciting to see a black man take control in the white house, particularly because of the millions of interesting jokes that will follow suit over the next 5 years. I guess on a serious note, America has marginally redeemed itself of its dark racial vilification past.

This week’s koffee with Anu will feature Cho Ramaswamy & Mauli. I like both of them. It will be a very interesting episode where the two great actors, directors, etc… Cho Ramaswamy is famous for his very brave speech and points out the mistakes done by the ruling party in his magazine Tughlak. Mauli is one of the best character actors who recently appeared in Poi Solla Porom film even. I think they will speak about their early days of dramas & film. Dont miss it..

Here, we are back to the Rainy Season of the Year!

Though i enjoy Rain, Rain in Chennai is anything but enjoyment! With the Poor Drainage System and Flooded Roads…

I wanted to write more but no time here… WIll write another post after sometime about My Relationship With Rain!

The Only thing one gets to do at a Call Centre is Answering Calls. That is what we are getting paid for. I learnt the value of every minute only after joining the Call Centre. In a Call Centre, a person called CCOD (The Person Who Controls the Call Flow) always shouts Auto-In Auto-In (The Term Used for asking the Agents to Go On Calls instead of Staying Idle) and you can see people speaking all over the floor. Time Flies when U r on calls. You never know when the Shift started and when it has Ended! Its nearly 5 months since i joined this Call Centre. And I nev er felt like that!

Yesterday the Call Volume was very Low. And most of the time we were in Aux 5(The Reason Code that we enter in our Avaya for Staying Idle). All the fun started when Govind started Reading Palms. We knew he doesnt know much about it. But ellam therincha maathiriye appadi oru act vitan! And almost everyone started surrounding him, for him to read their palms. Including the Group Leaders. Thankfully my seat was next to Govind’s and since there was no space for me, even to go near my seat i remained in Idle Aux for almost the entire day. And roamed around the office, listened to the stories that he spinned for everyone. The Best Part was when Gowtham said Our CCOD would always say Auto-In Auto-In!

Palm Reading is quite interesting. Interpreting your love, head and life lines in palm reading can be a fun game to play with your friends, not to mention a great conversation starter at a party. So whether you take this art seriously or are just curious to see if your hand accurately reveals your personality, take a look and see what your palm says about you. Or, examine the palms of your friends to gain insight into their past and emotions. Pretty soon, you’ll have all the knowledge about their lives in the palm of your hand!

I’m planning to learn it sometime, provided i don’t lose interest in it before i start learning it!!!

I wanna know what is to be…
To see what life’s cut out for me…
I’m waiting for my fate…
I wanna know just what’s in store for me…

I wish I had a crystal ball…
To see my rise and see my fall…
I’ll just have to wait and see!!!

Hi friends… I’m back after a week! Looks like a long time!!!

My old comp’s hard disk crashed. Its been nearly 5 years since i veen using this old comp. So, thought of changing it and now i’ve bought a Tower and accessories. Went to Ritchie Street, the Electronics Market in Chennai along with my Gowthaman. Bought the Parts from Tech Media. Core 2 Duo 2.53GHz, Mercury Nvidia M/B, 2GB AM, 160GB SATA HDD, and a Cabinet. And came back home and both of us sat down to assemble it. Assembled it finally, but it was not working. The Front Panel Connection was not correct. Something was wrong but didnt know what. Gowthaman had to leave. So, after that i had a small nap and then consulted the Techie Guru who asked me to refer the manual to connect the front panel based on  that. I did that finally got the computer up and running.

Yea really consider spending on Computers and Mobile a waste. Either they get Repaired or Outdated. But, i cant resist using them as well!

Hey Guys… As always i checked the Google PageRank of my Site today Morning…

And was surprised to find that the PR of this Site was 1…

What was even more Surprising is that my www.rvivekshanmugam.wordpress.com site is now having a PR of 4, surprising coz i stopped posting in that site long back!!!

Well… Now that the PR is 1… Lets stop and celebrate this now!

There’s More to Come yet! Keep Watching this Space!

You can’t always make everyone Happy. If a group of people adore you, another group will hate you. There’ll always be people who will not like you at all! There is much truth in his statement. In this post, I will describe my own experiences from which I’ve learned you can’t make everyone happy, and tell you why that’s alright.

Some times its that First Impression that people get about you. Why i am writing this now, is again my call centre experience. I’ve talked to Dell customers who are absolutely Happy with Dell and are pleased with the best quality support they receive everytime they call Dell and there are also customers who say that they have had very bad experience with Dell Products and support and that they would not buy Dell again. I, as a Tech Support Agent, especially have learned that you will always piss someone off. You can’t make everyone happy. It all depends on my mood, their mood, their previous experiences, etcetera. Itha thaan neram nu solranga!

So, what we understand from all this is that Nobody can make Everyone Happy.

You should therefore accept that you can’t make everyone Happy either - and know that it’s alright, because nobody expects you to. When you go out and face the world out there, there will undoubtedly be people who will disagree with you. You’ll upset people, make them angry and all that. Don’t worry about it or even think about it. Let go of the idea that you can make Everyone Happy, and focus on Making Urslf Happy. That is something you Can Control. It’s up to everybody else to decide whether or not they want to be Happy along with U.

About all you can do in life is Be Who You Are. Some people will love you for what you are. Most will love you for what you can do for them, and some won’t like you at all.

Hey Guys… I am right now posting from my Brother’s New Laptop, the Acer TravelMate 5720…

We bought this from the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited ELCOT. After a long wait (It has been 2 months since we placed the order), it was delivered only yesterday… I was so bugged with the delay and waiting, that i actually thought of writing negative post about ELCOT. But, after receiving the Package and using the Laptop, i feel that they are not that bad either. Apart from the delay in delivery, everything else is fine.

It is Packed with a Solid Specification… Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.2Ghz, 800Mhz FSB, 320GB HDD, 2GB RAM, 15.4″ WXGA-TFT Screen, 4 USB Ports, Firewire, Wi-Fi, Built-In 1.3MP Camera, 6 Cell Li-ion Battery, Suse Linux Enterprise Edition 10.1, 3 year international warranty, Laptop Backpack, etc… For more details about the Laptops from ELCOT, click here.

The Acer TravelMate 5720 has a slight curve to it, presumably to aid the TravelMate’s ergonomics, and i find this and the smaller-than-average keys will take a little getting used to…

There are seven dedicated buttons to launch frequently used items. As well as the usual web browser, Outlook email and so on, there’s a button to set up a password. You can easily tell the status of the Acer TravelMate 5720’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth settings as there are separate switches on the front of the notebook to turn these off and on. The crisp 15.4in screen is cool, displaying deep and vivid colours…

We have not installed a Windows Vista yet… It came with a Linux OS… Since this is the first time i am working in an open source platform, i’m finding it kinda difficult… Well, i believe i will get a hang of it soon…

I am impressed with the Design and Sturdy Build of the TravelMate. A superb package for the price, with plenty of power…