QOTD

"But we have to foresee all sorts of unforeseen circumstances!"

I swear I am not making this up. One of my colleagues just said this during a heated discussion about whether it was possible to account for all kinds of user scenarios.

That's why you shouldn't put a bunch of stressed-out, discussing engineers in the same room for more than three hours!

Wisdom for the day

LOL :-D - I knew there had to be a reason! Thank you Jim Davis and thank you A for forwarding it to me!

QOTD

I came across this quote on someone else's blog:

If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you. - Winnie the Pooh

Isn't that sooooo sweet?

I know, I know - I generally don't post mushy stuff on my blog. But, ah well, once in a while is okay :-)!

QOTD

I don't know if it's the season or what. But suddenly a quote which I read about long long ago popped into my head. Here it is:

Practice random acts of kindness and sensless acts of beauty.

Some worthy called Adair Lara made this quote. I first read it in some article in the Reader's Digest. For some reason, it struck a deep chord in me and for sometime after that, I used to carry around a slip of paper with the quote on it in my pencil-case.

It feels wonderful to be at the giving end as well as the receiving end of an act of kindness, especially when it is least expected. A nice warm glow from within and your whole day looks up after that. Thinking back to those incidents makes me feel good again too!

Don't know why I thought about the quote. Don't know why I felt it necessary to write a about it. Only know that I should try to follow it from time to time.

Friends

So no one told you life was gonna be this way
Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D.O.A
It's like you're always stuck in second gear
When it hasn't been your day, your week, your month, or even your year
But ... I'll be there for you
When the rain starts to pour
I'll be there for you
Like I've been there before
I'll be there for you
'cause you're there for me too.



This is the theme song from F.R.I.E.N.D.S. I like the lyrics a lot! Friends play a very important role in my life and I am fiercely loyal to them.

No, today is not friendship day or something. Just wanted to say a general thank you to all my friends for always being there for me :-)!

QOTD

It is kindness to refuse immediately what you intend to deny. -Publius Syrus

Is it just me or does everyone feel more annoyed with someone who takes ages to tell no to a request than with someone who refuses it immediately? I for one prefer saying "no" bluntly if I have no intention of doing something. Sharp and painful it might be, at least it gives the asker the time to make alternate plans instead of waiting with false hopes. I find it embarassing to refuse - still I believe that the asker will at least appreciate my honesty.

Why am I suddenly stating all this? I asked someone for some help and specifically gave them the choice of refusing immediately. However, true to today's world's ultra polite rules, I was asked to wait on it. And I got a no a day later. So, am I supposed to feel grateful that I got an extra day's respite from the pain of having to listen to the "no"? I dont think so - I prefer honesty any day to pseudo politeness. What do you say?