Google makes you smile

Hmm... A personal blog after quite a while, but for a reason. Couldn't stop myself!

This time its for Google..
Google has made life easy for the whole world in a variety different ways. Be it gmail, google code, google docs, google blogs and what not. Few moments ago, I came across a feature in gmail that really makes life EASIER. It was so simple, yet so cool that it brought an "ear to ear" smile on my face. I felt, this is what we may call the "customer delight".

The feature:
Often it happens that we write the content and send the email only to realize later than we have sent the email without attaching the document or file that was meant to be attached. Gmail comes to your rescue with its cool feature. If your content says "find attached", while sending the email, Gmail checks if there really exists any attachment to your email.


The alert!

Mammoth MM

Courtesy: http://www.guardian.co.uk

It was an emphatic moment for all cricket lovers! Muttiah Muralitharan or just Murali, took 800th wicket and the whole world errupted in joy! The most soft spoken crickter from SriLanka humbled the Indian Team as Srilankan team won the first tie of three match series in Galle.

True champion of his era, as Murali is, has gone through a lot of tough times. Be it being the Tamil player in Srilankan team or the incident when he accussed of chucking the cricket ball, Murali has encountered the tragedies with self belief and has come out of them smiling.

What a career and what a way to end it! Last ball, 800th wicket and retired!

We'll are happy for you Murali. The whole world salutes you! Indeed, a life less ordinary!

One cycle completes, another begins!

It's been a long, rather a very long time, when I had last written something...No excuses, it's just that many other important things kept me occupied. But a very special reason has pulled me back!

Mumbai, Sunday, 23 May 2010, 0900: It was my nephew (Nachiket's) janeu (thread) ceremony. I along with my parents were at the venue quite early as we had to participate in preparations, after all it was a home function. I was about to reach the hall on the second floor, when a speeding Priyanka (my cousin) bumped into me. Before I could see anything, she ordered "Go and see if the caterers have arrived"..."oh man!", I said. I was already in the scheme of things. Nothing to worry though, my marriage had given me enough confidence that I could handle, and even take out, any sort of job, from anyone. Confidence paid and I could accomplish a few preparations only to see my sister happy about it.

Everything was ready and the pooja began. A big havan had converted an otherwise AC hall into a 45 deg. C boiling furnace. With everybody busy in either taking part in the ceremony or the preparations or gossiping, it looked as if the heat didn't matter to many. Or maybe, I am not used to such temparatures anymore!

Quite interestingly in whatever ceremony you talk, mama has to play a crucial role. Isn't it? It was my turn now, as Nachiket's mama. Didn't take much time to play my part in all the rituals but this made me realize one thing. And that was "One Cyle Completes, another begins!". Incidently, Nachiket's grandfather was my mama. I was with Nachiket performing all the rituals and could remember each and every single thing that my mama and mami had done for me. Things like going to Gurudev hotel to enjoy delectable idli-dosa, or taking me to films or giving me all the magzines for small kids and what not. It was really an emotional moment for me. It was, as if, I could almost see him in front of my eyes...

The function got over and I started for the airport. Sitting in the local train I wondered, life had now given me the chance to pass on all the love I had received from my mama-mami. I thought, would Nachiket remember us (his Chandani Mami and Chand Mama as he calls Deepti and me) when he is in my shoes? Will he remember me 20 years from now? Something struck me and I made a promise to myself; I will be there with him whenever he requires and give him all the love possible. That's a promise, I sincerely hope, I live upto.