A Nice Cartoon

I found this cartoon cute. I'm sure all you guys will back me up on this!
;)

About Me

This is the About Me section you will find on my Orkut home page.



001. Real Name ? Sharath Kumar R
002. Nickname ? Kumbu/Thaddiyann/Ivar/Remo - Changes with the group I am in!
003. Single Or Taken? Right Now - Single. Tommorow - I don't know. ;)
004. Zodiac Sign ? Cancer
005. Male Or Female ? Male.
006. Elementary ? Naval Public School
008. Middle ? Naval Public School
009. Highschool ? Chinmaya
010. Hair Color ? Natural color is Black, but it changes often.
011. Long Or Short ? Short
015. Are You A Health Freak ? Most Definitely NO
016. Height ? 5`10
017. Do You Have A Crush On Someone ? All The Time.
018. Do You Like Yourself ? I Love Myself
019. Piercings ? No
020. Tattoos ? Not Right Now - Considering Getting one Though!
021. Right Or Left ? Right

General :

022. Favourite Fruit ? Mangoes
023. Favourtie Icecream ? Fig And Honey
024. Favourite Cake ? Butterscotch And Proline
025. Eye Doctor Or Dentist ? Eye Doctor

Firsts :

026. First Surgery ? Appendicitis
027. First Piercing ? None
028. First Best Friend ? Chery In 11Th Grade
029. First Award ? I Can't Remember.
030. First Sport You Joined ? Badminton
031. First Pet ? Dog
032. First Vacation ? Ooty
033. First Concert ? None
034. First Crush ? Prinyanka Ramgopal Or Tanya Thomas ... Can't Remember Which Was The First
035 First Job: Project Engineer @ Wipro Technologies

Currently :

035. Eating ? Just Had Ma Dinner
036. Drinking ? Tang
037. I'm About To ? Watch The Movie "Embrace Of The Vampire"
038. Listening To ? Enigma's "Principles Of Lust"
039. Loving ? Me
041. Wearing ? Nothing ... ;)

Your Future :
042. Want Kids ? Yup.
043. Want To Get Married ? No. Not for the next 10 years atleast!
044. Careers In Mind ? Corporate Big Wig/Entrepreneur

Which Is Better With The Opposite Sex? :
045. Lips Or Eyes ? Eyes
046. Hugs Or Kisses ? Start Off With The Hugs. Finish With Kisses
047. Shorter Or Taller ? Shorter
048. Romantic Or Spontaneous ? Spontaneous
049. Nice Stomach Or Nice Arms ? Nice Stomach
050. Sensitive Or Loud ? Sensitive
051. Hook-Up Or Relationship ? Hook-Up
052. Trouble Maker Or Hesitant ? Trouble Maker

Have You Ever :
053. Kissed A Stranger ? No
054. Drank Bubbles ? No
055. Lost Glasses/Contacts ? No
056. Ran Away From Home ? Yes. Once ... Looooooooong Back!
057. Broken Any Bones ? Many Times
058. Broken Somone's Heart ? More Often Than I'd Like To Remember.
059. Been Arrested ? Almost. Bribing the cop saved My Ass That Night!
060. Turned Someone Down ? Yes
061. Cried When Someone Died ? Yes.
062. Liked A Friend ? Yes

Do You Believe In:
063. Yourself ? Completely.
064. Miracles ? No
065. Love At First Sight ? No.... But "Lust At First Sight" - Oh Hell Yeah!!!
066. Heaven ? Yes
067. Santa Clause ? No
068. Tooth Fairy ? No
069. Kissing On The First Date ? Most Definitely
070. Angels ? No

Answer Truthfully :
071. Is There One Or More People You Want To Be With Right Now ? Yes
072. Had More Than One Boyfriend/Girlfriend At One Time ? Yes. Unlike popular belief - Two timing is a lot of hard work!
(If you don't want to get caught i.e.)
073. Do You Believe In God ? Yes




If you like it - Feel free to use the template on your Orkut profile too!

3 Months and 40,000 Bucks Later.

This is the new me. I must confess - although it's not much - I'm happy with the results ... Very Happy !!!







People who know me - What's your take on this ... Are you any bit "impressed" with the results???

Hypocrite Or Not

I have one really good friend of mine - for those who absolutely must know, it's a SHE - who I keep disagreeing with (it ultimately ends up in a fierce spat - a then we don't talk for a couple of days!)over a particular topic.

The topic of debate is very simple:
She "makes love" to her boyfriend as often as she can afford to, but whenever she hears about other girls/guys "having sex" with people (read as one night stands) - she ends up terming them as lewd, immoral and fiendish people.

As per me - She's A Hypocrites With A Capital H!
(and that's what I keep telling her!)

But, according to her - to quote her exact words - "It's different ... And you'll never understand!!!"


YES - I confess - I don't understand. Anyone wanna help me understand this better - feel free to drop me a comment "explaining" it!!!

Field Report - 101

Since none of you moron friends and readers of mine helped me by replying to my previous post, and me not being the very patient types, I decided to take things into my own hands.

On 29-Dec-2008 (Monday), I decided that come what may - I'm gonna hit on that chick in my gym. I had prepped myself into the right mind space and finally, I reached the gym floor only to find that she hadn't come in today!
I must confess, I was very disappointed indeed.


But, all was not lost! There was this other babe in the gym. Technically, she isn't a babe per se. I say this cause she's as tall as me, older than me (I wouldn't rate this as a definitive disadvantage per se) and built like a tank (seriously, she'd give Scott Steiner a run for his money!).

She's one person who's been coming to the gym for the last 3+ months, but, has never (atleast I haven't seen her) spoken to anyone there. On that note, I must also mention, she never smiles at anyone either.
I figured that if I were able to "Open The Set" (PUA language) with her - I would be able to "Open The Set" with anyone.


In my honest opinion - the toughest part in "Opening A Set" is the approach. The anxiety revolving around the fear of rejection is really what freaks you out the most and as a result - kills your appetite!
But, somehow (thankfully!), I was able to push beyond that and pursue what I had really come here for - "Opening The Set"


I never figured that things would be as simple as extending your hands and saying - "Hi ... I'm Sharath ... And who're you?".

She seemed very hesitant about talking to me at first, but, I think, my "I don't need what you've got" attitude and "confident" mannerism was what sealed the deal. Over the next 15 minutes - I had her talking to me like a 8 year old kid.

And just as she was leaving for the day I said - "You know what ... You have a really nice smile ... Next time I see ya - don't forget to beam me a big smile ... Okay?" - and believe me - she was smiling from ear to ear.

One part of me argues that it was "Beginners Luck". That maybe true! But, I'm gonna put try this approach to the test a couple of more times over the next couple of days/weeks (with different people ofcourse!). If it still works, then, sure as hell it's not Beginners Luck!


But, in any case - after that day, I realized, there is nothing to be worried off! As a matter of fact - this is pretty easy stuff.
Also, I must say - my confidence levels are much higher than it was before 29-Dec-2008. Now, in some teenie-weenie little corner of my head, I am no longer intimidated about talking to a strangers (strangers with tits i.e.!)



Do expect more field report - Good, Bad And Ugly - over the next couple of days/weeks/months.


Wish me luck!!!

7 Answers to 7 Things

I found this little "game" here. It looked nice, so, I thought I'd give it a shot.

7 THINGS I PLAN TO DO BEFORE I DIE
.1. Drive A Hayabusa (And Push Her To Her Top Speed While I'm At It!)
.2. Do A Threesome
.3. Visit Some Place Exotic
.4. Put 1 Crore Rupees In The Bank
.5. Become A Pick Up Artist
.6. Learn To Dance
.7. Find My "True Love"


7 THINGS I CAN DO
.1. Talk ... Talk ... And Talk
.2. Make People Smile
.3. Write Good Blogs (Most Of The Time Atleast!)
.4. Think In Very A Logical And Analytical Manner (But, Hey, That's A Part Of My Job)
.5. Make Friends Easily
.6. Convince People
.7. Helping Friends Out


7 THINGS I CANNOT DO
.1. Sing (I Bray ... Period!)
.2. Dance (Not Even If My Life Depended On It!)
.3. Forgive And Forget (I Accept - I'm A Very Vengeful Person)
.4. Stop Dreaming
.5. Bear Being Stood Up On A Date
.6. Be Quiet And Restrained Whilst In The Company Of A Feminist (They Somehow Tend To Bring Out The MCP In Me!)
.7. Be Very Patient



7 THINGS THAT ATTRACT ME TO ANOTHER PERSON
.1. Beautiful And Expressive Eyes
.2. A Sense Of Humor
.3. Being Smart
.4. A Big Warm Smile
.5. Big Tits And A Well Rounded Ass
.6. Presence Of Mind
.7. Broad Mindedness


7 THINGS THAT I SAY MOST OFTEN
.1. "Wassup ..."
.2. "Thank You!"
.3. :"Well ..."
.4. "Hi Sweetheart!"
.5. "Oh ... Crap!"
.6. "Good"
.7. "Fuck!!!"



7 CELEBRITY CRUSHES
.1. Asin Thotumkal (How I Wish I Could Get Married To Her!!!)
.2. Riya Sen (Ever Since I Saw Her MMS Scandal With Ashmit Patel - All I Wanna Do Is Jump Into Bed With Her!)
.3. Pamela Anderson (Obvious Reasons!)
.4. Sheetal Malar (She's Just Drop Dead Goooooooooooooooooooooooorgeous!)
.5. Tyra Banks (Somehow - To Me Atleast - She's The Hottest Supermodel Ever!)
.6. Hrithik Roshan (Gaaaaaaawd I Wish I Had The "Body And Looks" Like Him!)
.7. Mukesh Ambani (One Seriously Smart And Dangerously Rich SOB. I Wish I Could Learn To Think And Envision Stuff Like Him!)


Anyone intersted in playing it - please feel free to do so. Just drop me a comment if you do.
(It'd be nice to read it!)
:)

Memoirs Of The Fallen Year

So, it's official now. 2008 has expired. 2009 has taken birth. It's 12.30 Indian Time, when I write this blog.

Generally, my new years are spent either sleeping blissfully, or partying away till I drop. But, this year, I ended up spending a quiet new year's with my mom and dad. As a matter of fact, come to think of it, that's how I used to spend all my new years till my second year in college. After that - I don't recall having spent a new year with parents. But, yes, I must say - It was a fun experience, and definitely not as "boring" as I had expected it to be. On the contrary, I must confess - I had a lot of fun tonight. Probably more fun than I'd have had if I were at some discotheque totally sloshed and oogling over some hot chick on the dance floor.

Anyways ... The reason I decided to blog tonight is to list out a few good things/memories and some bad things/memories of the past year. So, with no further delays, let me dive straight into them - Good Memories first.

Good

Started Working Out With A Zeal
After many many many years of crazy partying, over-eating and under-excercising - my body looks totally "out of shape" (to say the least!) Thanks to my best friend Chery - I started working out. Now, thanks to my mom's constantly nagging (sometimes I tend to become a tad lazy and end up skipping my gym sessions) - I am very regular at the gym. Slowly, but steadily, the results are showing. My upper body is looking nice. I've lost 6 inches off my waist. I've lost 9 kilos in the last 4 months. Ofcourse, my tummy still needs a lot of working on - but hey - I never expected it to disappear completely before the 1 year mark is hit!

My Foray Into Business
For this I have to thank TCS. If they did not piss me off and drive me crazy with all their crazy ass bureaucratic attire, politics and cheap ass gimics - I would've never taken this step. Now, thanks to this, I've made a decent amount of money from my Freelancing business. If all goes well, and I am able to sustain the amount of business I am able to do - I might even take it up full time.

Living With My Parents
Although living with your parents does have its downs - on the whole, I loved the overall experience. It's been a good 8 years since I spent this much time with my parents, and honestly, it's been blissful (well - most of the time atleast!)

H1B Visa Stamping
Sadly, the US economy (and thereby the job market) is getting raped in the arse. But, even so, getting my H1B stamped does give me a strategic and tactical edge over the rest of the IT crowd here. Also, thanks to this, my marketability and market value has also increased manifold.

My Own Apartment
During my last 5 months at Bangalore, I was staying alone in my own apartment (I rented one to myself i.e.) All I can say is - if you dont have an apartment to yourself - you're missing out on the best in life. Trust me - there are tons of things you can do when you're alone that you can't do when your sharing the house with roomies.

Financial Status
Ever since I moved to Cochin, my financial situation looks healthy. For the first time in the last 4 years - even at the end of the month I end up having "some money" left over in the bank. This is totally unlike the scenario during my stay at Bangalore and Chennai when by the 20th of every month - I'm left scrounging for pennies.

Boozing
Although, I must add, the current hiatus from alcohol is primarily due to me staying with the parents (My mom goes ballistic when I mention that I used to have a beer once every "couple of months" during my Bangalore days!) - this, to me atleast, is really cool.
During my stay at Bangalore, the only thing that I did every weekend (and often during weekdays as well!) is booze.
The only question back then was - Where??? (When I was hanging out with my buddies from college - the location was some cheap bar, and when hanging out with my buddies from school - the location used to be some uptown nightclub)
To be honest, there was a small phase - sometime into the 6th month of the my stay in Bangalore - when I was drinking a couple of bottles of beer practically on a daily basis. End result - A month later - I ended up with a lighter pocket and a fatter arse!

Bad

Switching Organizations
Most definitely one of my BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGEST mistakes ever. It's not because Oracle is the best company on can get into (Ofcourse - Oracle is a great place to work at, but it's not "End All"), it's simply because TCS isn't such a great place (If I had a pressing urge to be more politically correct - I'd say - TCS isn't the right organization for my tastes and aspirations)
With the hiring freeze restrictions at Oracle and my X-Manager being upset about me leaving even after repeatedly asking me to stay - it'll be a cold day in hell before I can get back in there!

Worklife
I can describe my current project and the project management team in two words - HORRIBLY DEPRESSING!
That's all I wanna talk about this aspect right now.

Ugly

Girls
All I want to say about this is - 2007 was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than 2008 in this aspect!

Heart Break Hotel
Unfortunately - I had to break up with someone on Valentine's day. Also, I convinced one of my best friends to "Hump and Dump" one of the girls he was dating (It's a long story ... Can't go into the details here!)
All I can say now is - Sorry Darlings!

New Year Resolutions

I don't believe in new year resolution simply for the reason that I never manage to follow them. So, instead, I try to make a list of items I want to try and complete by the next year. In case I don't complete them - they just spill over to the wishlist for the following year.

The following are a few things I want to target for the upcoming year:


.1. Loose 45 Kilos In the next 12 Months.
.2. Clear Up The Huge Backlog Of Books And Novels I Have.
.3. Enroll For Dance Lessons.
.4. Enroll For Dj Classes.
.5. Improve Profitability And Self-Sustainability Of My Business.
.6. Meet Atleast 10 New And Interesting People.
.7. Discover Atleast One New Interest/Hobby.
.8. Buy My First Car.
.9. Start Saving For My Retirement.
.10. Restart Investing In The Stock Market.
.11. Enroll For A Personality Improvement And Leadership Training Session.
.12. Pay Off - Completely - My Education Loan.
.13. Make atleast 1 person smile EVERYDAY.
.14. Blogs regularly.
.15. Complete my Life-At-Diapro book.
.16. Master the art of "Picking Up" any girl you lay your eyes on.
.17. Try two-timing a prospective GF.