Happiness | Choose OR gate over AND gate

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Engineering terminology.


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Increase the number of OR gates over AND gates in your relationships and life will become much more simpler :)

Maturity

What it means to be mature ?

1. Realizing how much you don’t know. (Yes)

2. Listening more and talking less.(Yes)

3. Being aware and considerate of others as opposed to being self-absorbed, self-centered, and inconsiderate.(Sometimes, not always)

4. Not taking everything personally, getting easily offended, or feeling the need to defend, prove, or make excuses for yourself. (Most of the times)

5. Being grateful and gracious, not complaining.(Most of the times)

6. Taking responsibility for your own health and happiness, not relying on others to “fix” you or placing blame for your circumstances.(Most of the times)

7. Having forgiveness and compassion for yourself and others.(Sometimes, not always)

8. Being calm and peaceful, not desperate, frantic, or irrational.(Most of the times)

9. Showing flexibility and openness as opposed to resisting, controlling, or being unreasonable.(Most of the times)

10. Helping yourself, not just expecting others to do it for you out of a sense of entitlement.(Yes)

11. Doing good deeds even when there is nothing in it for you other than knowing you helped, being selfless.(Sometimes, not always)

12. Respecting another’s point of view, beliefs, and way of life without judgment, not insisting you are right, belittling another, or using profanity or violence to get your point across.(Sometimes, not always)

13. Sharing your good fortune with others.(Sometimes, not always)

14. Being able to turn the other cheek without wishing harm on another.(Sometimes, not always)

15. Thinking before acting and having good manners, not going off half-cocked, lashing out, or being rude.(Most of the times)

16. Encouraging and being supportive of others.(Sometimes, not always)

17. Finding joy in the success of someone else, not envy or criticism.(Sometimes, not always)

18. Knowing there is always room to grow and improve and reaching out for help.(Sometimes, not always)

19. Having humility and laughing at yourself.(Yes)

20. Recognizing that which does not work in your life and making an effort to do something different.(Sometimes, not always)

21. Passing up instant gratification in favor of long term benefits.(Sometimes, not always)

22. Accepting, liking, and loving yourself, not needing someone else to “complete” you.(Most of the times)

23. Standing up for fairness and justice for yourself and others and choosing to do the right thing.(Sometimes, not always)

24. Making sacrifices for the good of others without resentment.(Sometimes, not always)

25. Not clinging to materialistic items or bragging.(Sometimes, not always)

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IOT project Remote Tank Level Monitor

Had times of fun, learning, frustration while working on this small IOT project. (IOT Internet of Things)

Story fun...

I used to be a big story lover while I was a kid and today while putting my son to sleep I was on the other side.......just thought of putting it down before it fades away from my memory :)

STORY 1
So the first one was for GIRAFFE as requested by son....
Me: "Which color Giraffe story you want to hear?"
Son: "Yellow"
Me: "Ok"
Me:" There used to be a yellow giraffe with long neck in a jungle. All animals used to approach him and ask why you have such a long neck. The Giraffe didnt know the answer so he went to his mother and said...Mom...Mom... why do we have such long necks....Giraffe mom said....very good question....listen son we are leaf eaters and we dont have wings so we cant be like other birds.....so we had to jump to get the leaf....and over a long time jumping jumping our necks became long ". The Giraffe son is ecstatic and says to his mom " THANK YOU very much mom...now I know why we have long necks :-)"
END

son is attentively listening and now asks for a second story of a CAR
Me: "Ok,this is last story after this you need to sleep n, OK?"
Son: "Haan (Yes)"

STORY 2

Me: "Ok, so there used to be this car whose one headlight was not working. The Car asked headlight why you are not working to which it responded that since my connections are loose I am not able to function properly.Please take me to a mechanic who can fix me up. (Mechanic- Is a person who is expert in fixing the cars). So the car takes it to the mechanic. On seeing the car/headlight mechanic asks how come you got into this condition? So headlight says one of the kids playing with it threw the car from the bed and it got into current state. So mechanic said ah very bad. I keep telling all kids do not throw any toy from bed or from a height because it can get broken and damaged. It is a bad thing and must not be done.So the car asks headlight we will go to the kid once you are fixed. The mechanic fixes up headlight and it is working fine now....car/headlight say thank you to mechanic and push of to find the kid.... after some time they spot the kid playing....they approach and tell kid that never to throw toys from a height...they get damaged if he did that.They tell him about mechanic uncle and what he had to say. The kid says he will not do it again...and so the CAR with fixed headlight happily goes back to him.

END

son is still very much attentive and now asks for a third one on TRAIN

Me:" Nop, we had agreed for 2 and thats it. If you insist on more I will have to tell ambulance uncle to take you with him"

Son:"tell me now TRAIN story"

Me:"nop"

Son:"tell me now TRAIN story"

Me:"nop"

Son:"tell me now TRAIN story"

Me:"nop"

Son:"tell me now TRAIN story"

Me:"I am sleeping now as I am afraid ambulance uncle will take me away along with u." ( act like crying....)

Son:"tell me now TRAIN story"

Son:"tell me now TRAIN story"

Me:"nop"

Son:"tell me now TRAIN story"

Me:"Ok, this is final one no more after this. Ok"

Son: "Haan (Yes)"

STORY 3

Me:"Ok, so there use to a small kid who wanted to find out why train always sounds Choo Choo. The kid decides to ask the train only and goes to a station. After some time ,the train arrives and the first coach of train is its Engine which blares out Choo Choo.. As soon as the train stops the kid rushes to the engine coach . after entering he asks the engine, why do you always do Choo Choo...and chuk chuk chuk chuk sounds? .....to which the engine replies..." Ah, thats a nice question kid, I am glad you asked it....see train is very big and travels over tracks... so in order to alert people please give way I am coming so that no one is hurt....I do Choo Choo...and chuk chuk chuk chuk.... Engine says," if I dont do that people may not hear me coming and could get hurt so for safety of all I have to make sound of Choo Choo and chuk chuk chuk chuk.... the kid is very happy and thanks the engine for telling him the reason. He says THANK YOU and leaves saying GOODBYE"

END  

Son is still very much attentive.
Son:"tell me now HELICOPTER story"

Me:"Nop. no more. we reached a deal of 3 and no more...you should sleep now"

Son:"tell me HELICOPTER story"

Me: "Nop"

Son:"tell me HELICOPTER story"

Me: "Nop"

Son:"tell me HELICOPTER story"

Me: "Nop"

Son:"tell me HELICOPTER story"

Me:" listen son , your madam told me to tell you max 3 stories and tomorrow if you want to meet your friends in school you have to sleep now. Else it will be very late and you will not be able to go to school"

Son:"tell me HELICOPTER story"

Me: "Nop"

Son:"tell me now HELICOPTER story"

Me:"nah, I only know 3 stories son, ask your mom tomorrow to tell you HELICOPTER story"

Son:"you tell me HELICOPTER story"...

son is on verge of crying out loud.....

Me:"Ok, which helicopter story you would like to listen?"

Son:"Green"

STORY 4

Me:"Ok, there used to be a small green helicopter and it wanted to fly. He could not fly because he was too small. Two big helicopters Yellow and Blue onces come to it and asks what it is trying to do. Green one says he wants to fly . they say you are too small.. But green one insists he wants to fly now only...in spite of being small...So Yellow and Blue one decide to hold green one from each side and go.....

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Son: "abhi nahin pahuncha upar (still not reached up)"

Me: "nop, still going, zzzzzzzzz ghuur ghuur"

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Son: almost sleepy but still checking if the helicopter is flying or not...."abhi nahin pahuncha upar (still not reached up)"

Me: "nop, still going, zzzzzzzzz ghuur ghuur"

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son finally zzzzzzzz........

Me: (inside my mind) "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH finally "

Passport renewal...

Urgent requirement of client site travel led to sudden requirement of passport renewal at earliest. I was least expecting a travel else could have planned better. Anyways passport  validity was over last year and need to be renewed for this unforeseen travel.
So I landed up on passport site and started with registering process. That went on smooth. Even the custom built pdf form for filling up the application was very easy to fill no hassles. Good job by the authorities and designers.

But after the filling of application process the condition of only online booking for appointments was horrible. Since I was trying for Tatkal I selected that option for booking. After repeated failures I checked on google if some policy change has happened. To my surprise the Tatkal online booking was cancelled from mid 2012 but on the site no mention of it and in the drop down of options one is still able to select TATKAL. I would have been wiser to remove the option from dropdown altogether or mention on the main site that TATKAL booking is stopped but nevertheless who cares????
Then on searching -2012 Hindu article I found out that TATKAL booking should be done under NORMAL booking only. Later I traced it in website too.

I tried through NORMAL booking but in 3 minutes each day the seats get filled. for 3 days I have been trying... today I was bit close where it showed appointment timings...but when i selected.... the internet explorer showed error due to heavy rush on site I guess. By the time i filled details again all booking slots were gone. Some 2000+ slots gone in 3 minutes :|...

Next was checking on the documents needed for renewal . Site mentions only 2 documents needed . Old passport copy and proof of current residential address. I wanted to double check with customer care executive. To get through the executive is minimum 5-10 minutes. Even after that sometimes the call just hangs up for no reason.... its like you have just reached the entrance of place and the place disappears :P when you are about to ring the bell.

After repeated tries I was able to connect through the executive. But to my surprise he said i need Annexure D as I have got married now. I also asked him I am not able to book an appointment so if I can directly go to the Passport Office to book  a walk in appointment. He said ok when I said It is urgent for travel to client site. When I checked on site...annexure D is for woman applicants... no way he could have confused my voice for that of a woman for sure :P.  Wonder why he suggested>>>>>>

To reconfirm I called up again to call center and after few hung ups i was successful in speaking to the executive. This executive said only 2 documents needs as what site mentioned. So BINGO ! but to my disappointment he simply rejected the idea of getting appointment by walking in to Passport office. HE just said only through web you need to do.... not listening to me that I have been unsuccessful for past 3 days and need appointment urgently....

Now, I plan to Passport Office tomorrow and request for a walk in appointment. Let me see if I get any success there.............

---wanted to but this down to ease my frustration :|

A Geography of Time by Robert Levine

An Excellent read on TIME ! 

Perception of time across different cultures and different people has been aptly studied by the author and interesting observations are made on same basis. Talking about the history of time to the current locking people have to the clock dial and the differences which author experienced through personal experience and experiments carried out by him with help of his students. Even within big countries the differences persist between different regions. 

After reading and living in a fast paced city I could relate to what author was saying. Also, another point got clarified that living in fast paced city does not necessarily mean a bad thing... it all depends on Personal Tempo and how flexible one is as per the need of the hour. It also plays a vital role in relationships as if personal tempos are different and inflexible it will be very challenging to tune along with your partner. 

The cross linkage element of this study of time to many facets of day to day life is clearly reflected as one reads through the book. 

India will have various cultures of time for sure as I have experienced on my own being a native and living in both North and South India. Differences need to be appreciated and noted. But mostly I find people getting jittery and uncomfortable with that and start complaining of all what does not fit right in their view. I too indulge in it sometimes :P.

Listing few of the interesting observations 

- Patience derived from latin word for more suffering

-Travel derived from french word "Travail" meaning hard work and penance.

-experience with a Japanese friend: “Oftentimes a ‘Yes’ is just a way of saying, ‘You’ve really got a good idea there.’ One of my colleagues is a Japanese national . . . I [might say to her]: ‘Work meeting, noon, Friday at the Maple Garden Restaurant. Okay?’ She says, ‘Maple Garden, what a great choice for a restaurant.’ Now is that a ‘Yes’ or a ‘No’? It’s a ‘Yes’ from my perspective. But from her perspective, she’s just telling me what great taste I have in restaurant choices. She hasn’t committed to showing up. Oftentimes ‘yes’ meaning ‘no’ and ‘no’ meaning ‘yes’ is to keep a positive current going through the relationship.”

-The Japanese, for example, hold the concept of ma—roughly meaning the spaces or intervals between objects and activity—in the highest esteem. Westerners might refer to the space between a table and a chair as empty. The Japanese refer to the space as “full of nothing.” What doesn’t happen for the Japanese is often more important than what does occur, a concept that often baffles Western visitors. For example, comprehending the meaning of verbal communication in Japan requires attending to what is not said, sometimes more than to what actually is said. Because of this, simply understanding the difference between “yes” and “no” can make a naive gaijin (foreigner) have a fit. Although the Japanese have a definite word for “no” (iie), it is rarely used. Most questions, it turns out, are answered “yes” (hai), or not answered at all, no matter whether the respondent means “yes” or “no.”

-Psychological pleasure is, I think, channeled in time, as physical pain or satisfaction runs along the conduits of our nerves. When time compresses and shortens, it strangles pleasure; when it diffuses into aimlessness, the self thins out into affectless torpor. Pleasure exists in middle time, in time that is neither too accelerated or too slowed down.

-By working for and with the group, the pressure is divided among one’s co-workers. As a result, Japanese workers appear to avoid much of the stress that typically accompanies hard work in the West. 

here comes the rain again :) !!!!