Whenever we buy something, our human mind automatically does the following -
- Requirement gathering and analysis
- Estimation / Budgetary
- Risks involved & Risk Mitigation plan
Doesn't it sound like a part of software life cycle (SDLC) ? Yes, Exactly. Our human mind does many of the things automatically for small decisions/purchases that we do in our daily life.
For guitar, it is no different. I collected the below info before going in for the guitar :-)
Requirement -> For learning guitar and for performing before a small friends group/function
Analysis -> I visited Music shop in Chennai along with my Dad to get an idea. I found GK brand and some imported brands . Rates were starting from around 2500.
http://www.bajaao.com/guitars-c-5.html -> It has info about the cost of various guitars.
http://www.sapthaswara.com/products.asp?id=5 -> Has an excellent big list of guitars but was unable to check the cost online. I think, it will appear only if you feed it with details for purchasing. Imported has good quality compared to home-made guitars. Brand models like Fender, Gibson & Martin are very popular. Fender used by many people. Yamaha is also popular.
Estimation -> 3000 for a guitar with some good tunes for ears & that can be performed before a small group. If it is only for learning, then 2000 range models would be fine.
Risks -> Know more about the lifetime / quality of the parts of guitar .
Risk Mitigation -> Warranty, availability of parts of guitar
I will add more about this once i visit the shop along with my Master & get the guitar :-)
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Free Guitar Lesson - 1
The first step to start learning guitar is to feel the guitar :-). Yes, One of the good way to start with the guitar class would be to draw the Guitar in your notebook by looking at a real guitar. This drawing would enable you to learn about the shape & parts of the guitar.The drawing here was done by me directly using sketch pens without any pencil drawing :-)
The main hallow wooden frame that makes the main part of the guitar is termed as the 'body' of the guitar. The body in one way lookes like a human body with a little bit of tummy :-)
On the frontside of the body is the 'Bridge' that has the 6 strings anchored over it and 'Sound Hole' that is normally round in shape. It is over this Sound hole, you should pluck the strings so that the sound is clear.
Just like our body, the instrument has a 'neck' & 'headstock'. But, the guitar's neck is very long like an ostrich :-) The neck has a series of 'frets' that refer to the piece of metal piece itself on the neck and the space on the neck between two metal pieces in the neck. For a Right hander, the Left hand fingers will be placed between the frets while the Right hand fingers pluck the strings over the Sound hole/Rosette.
The headstock has the 'tuners' and 'nuts'/'pegs'.The 6 nuts/pegs act as the brain in its head that control all the 6 strings . Just as six senses are controlled by human brain, the 6 strings are controlled by the nuts/pegs in the guitar's headstock :-)
A guitar has 6 strings only. Even if the guitar is very very expensive, it has only 6 strings :-)
If you are a Right-hander, the left hand should be placed over the neck and the right hand should be used for plucking the strings over the sound hole on the body. The other way to look at holding the guitar is to have the thickest string towards your face and the thinnest string towards the floor.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Guitar Classes
I was looking for maximising the use weekend time. Dialled to check for Tennis club, Art class and Guitar classes. Finally, I decided to go in for Guitar class . It is very near to my place behind Anjaneya Temple in Agara (Bangalore). The master has multiple branches throughout bangalore and is spending time on round-robin basis on various branches.
I am going through the basic classes of peddaling and different finger-fret combinations to get my fingers on guitar. Planning to buy a guitar with the help of my Music Master .
I have set my ambition as to master few good songs and perform during some function/tour/competition.
Whenever i go to the class, it gives me a fresh feel and i am able to understand the competition in music industry. The musical journey has just begun and hope to find lot of wonderful tunes along the way.
I am going through the basic classes of peddaling and different finger-fret combinations to get my fingers on guitar. Planning to buy a guitar with the help of my Music Master .
I have set my ambition as to master few good songs and perform during some function/tour/competition.
Whenever i go to the class, it gives me a fresh feel and i am able to understand the competition in music industry. The musical journey has just begun and hope to find lot of wonderful tunes along the way.
Playing Chess
I renewed my interest in Chess by starting with a match in our corporate competition. I played after a very loooooooong gap. I did not make it up, but that game taught me lot of lessons -
- Preparation is a must for any kind of activity. Whether it is a game/discussion/exam.
- Practise is a must. The more you practise, the more comfortable you become with different scenarios.
- Time consiousness should be there for any kind of activity undertaken.
- Never under estimate your opponent even if you are leading till the last minute. I lost this match in the final 1.5 minute though i was leading in removing major opponent pieces. Keep your eyes wide open till you accomplish your job.
The game served as an eye opener for me and it helped me a lot to take on the corporate internal exams. But how did it help me ? I started playing online chess in http://www.chesshere.com/ and http://www.chess.com/ . I played Short (1 minute / 5 minute / 15 minute) and Long games(30 minutes). The time and the live challenge from unknown person from different parts of the world helped me to sharpen my skills not only in playing but also on any activity that i take. Whenever i take a new activity , i look at the time and try to wrap up quickly. This has increased my efficiency and my concentration within a particular interval of time.
Long back, i took the exam without much preparation/practise and so i was unable to clear the corporate exams. I applied this lesson from the Corporate chess defeat to Corporate Exams. I practised by executing the examples and dumps. My preparation started 2 weeks ahead and daily i fed my mind with some tiny infos so that it is able to digest and remember clearly. I kept that exam as my main target in my mind for the 3 days of holiday and I was able to clear it.
By being in the correct place of the board gives you the edge over the opponent. The same thing applies to life. By being able to get into a situation/position at the right time, it gives a definite improvement in life.
Having plan and Plan-B for every activity in life is very important just as it is for every move that is made in the game. Nowadays, i am able to interpret the emotions/actions of the persons in workplace and take action to make it under my control. It is just the beginning.
I remember that during school days i outnumbered my classmates in Studies,Chess,Art & cycling. Now, i understand that the real reason for that could be Chess which brought in more planning & time consciousness.
Thanks to Chess !! :-)
- Preparation is a must for any kind of activity. Whether it is a game/discussion/exam.
- Practise is a must. The more you practise, the more comfortable you become with different scenarios.
- Time consiousness should be there for any kind of activity undertaken.
- Never under estimate your opponent even if you are leading till the last minute. I lost this match in the final 1.5 minute though i was leading in removing major opponent pieces. Keep your eyes wide open till you accomplish your job.
The game served as an eye opener for me and it helped me a lot to take on the corporate internal exams. But how did it help me ? I started playing online chess in http://www.chesshere.com/ and http://www.chess.com/ . I played Short (1 minute / 5 minute / 15 minute) and Long games(30 minutes). The time and the live challenge from unknown person from different parts of the world helped me to sharpen my skills not only in playing but also on any activity that i take. Whenever i take a new activity , i look at the time and try to wrap up quickly. This has increased my efficiency and my concentration within a particular interval of time.
Long back, i took the exam without much preparation/practise and so i was unable to clear the corporate exams. I applied this lesson from the Corporate chess defeat to Corporate Exams. I practised by executing the examples and dumps. My preparation started 2 weeks ahead and daily i fed my mind with some tiny infos so that it is able to digest and remember clearly. I kept that exam as my main target in my mind for the 3 days of holiday and I was able to clear it.
By being in the correct place of the board gives you the edge over the opponent. The same thing applies to life. By being able to get into a situation/position at the right time, it gives a definite improvement in life.
Having plan and Plan-B for every activity in life is very important just as it is for every move that is made in the game. Nowadays, i am able to interpret the emotions/actions of the persons in workplace and take action to make it under my control. It is just the beginning.
I remember that during school days i outnumbered my classmates in Studies,Chess,Art & cycling. Now, i understand that the real reason for that could be Chess which brought in more planning & time consciousness.
Thanks to Chess !! :-)
Monday, September 7, 2009
The phone with a helmet
I am thankful to Nokia for its 1100 model . I have dropped it from Bus, Dinner table and from Desk, but it never bothered to worry. Once it got popped out of my pocket while driving , but it was so healthy that there was no major damage. It is a mobile with a helmet for its display and bullet proof jacket for its body. Minor scratches did appear on body of the mobile during these accidental drops, but they were never major and it always functions happily. We need not run to the 'Nokia Priority Care' or other local dealers for a fix. The drawback with this mobile is that it lacks the extensive range of features that is available with other hi-fi mobiles.
Mobile world should come up with such robust gadgets along with extensive features.
Mobile world should come up with such robust gadgets along with extensive features.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Do Elephants Never Forget ?
The above painting was done by me on Chart using paint & brush. This was one of the interesting elephants that was drawn completely using black color paint. If you want any drawings of elephant, you can mail me the photo of the elephant, i would be able to draw it and send it across to you :-)Along the lines of the painting of elephant, i would like to share some interesting info that I came across about the famous saying that elephants never forget . It seems that it has been backed by science. Refer to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/1285532.stm
It is interesting to see that Humans forget things as they grow older though they are enriched with vast experience of life. But, on contrary, the elephant's memory is so good that it is able to recognize the enemy/friend & also lead the entire herd while becoming more & more old.
Do Ostriches bury their heads in the sand ?
The above painting was done by me using black sketch, paint & chart. It also involved initial pencil sketch before proceeding with the brush. If you want any specific ostrich painting, send me the photo, i would be able to draw it and send it to you :-) Since i have been talking about my Ostrich painting, i would like to share some interesting fact that i came across about the famous myth that during fear, Ostrich would bury its heads in sand thinking that it would hide its whole body. It does this to mis-direct the enemy so that its enemy might think that to be a bush . Hahah !! It seems that the male ostritch puts the eggs in shallow nests in sand and move it around to protect it and this might be a reason for a distant viewer to think that the Ostrich is burying its heads as soon as it saw him :-) Refer to http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1644/do-ostriches-really-bury-their-heads-in-the-sand
Chess problems
I am re-reading the '300 Chess Problems' book from 'Pankaj Publications' after a long time and i find it to be exiting. The book has middle game scenarios that will enable either white or black to win within another 5 to 7 moves or enable either side to win major piece. So, it is all about clever thinking of 5 to 7 possible moves ahead w.r.t both sides.
It is like a Q&A book that we will be using during our Semester exams. The more you solve it, the more easier the exam would be . Similarly, the more the number of problems you solve from this book, the easier and flexible will be your mind as it depicts different environment w.r.t white/black for every problem that is depicted. Our mind will get accustomed to the wild environments & become stronger.
I used to read this book and try resolving the problems towards checkmate/removal of major piece . It was intially tough as i need to figure out all combinations of the 5 to 7 moves to checkmate. Figuring out either the Black would win or White would win was itself very interesting intially. Slowly, i was able to decode it easily and helped in increasing my Chess skills.
Garry Kasporov , Anatoly Karpov are my favourites in Chess. I have read about their tactics and moves in articles/books. I have not watched Viswanathan Anand matches, but i like him :-)
It is like a Q&A book that we will be using during our Semester exams. The more you solve it, the more easier the exam would be . Similarly, the more the number of problems you solve from this book, the easier and flexible will be your mind as it depicts different environment w.r.t white/black for every problem that is depicted. Our mind will get accustomed to the wild environments & become stronger.
I used to read this book and try resolving the problems towards checkmate/removal of major piece . It was intially tough as i need to figure out all combinations of the 5 to 7 moves to checkmate. Figuring out either the Black would win or White would win was itself very interesting intially. Slowly, i was able to decode it easily and helped in increasing my Chess skills.
Garry Kasporov , Anatoly Karpov are my favourites in Chess. I have read about their tactics and moves in articles/books. I have not watched Viswanathan Anand matches, but i like him :-)
Man fighting with Lion
This is another painting that i did using black paint, sketch & brush.Man is still fighting with humans who are like animals in modern society. No idividual/group can be blamed for this. The evolution of the human being bears the responsibility for this err as Man evolved from animals :-)
It is highly probable that the next evolution will continue to have the characteristics of man & degrade their peace even if they have hi-fi brains compared to the current human evolution ! :-(
Movie Rating Formula
I am planning for quantitative information while movie reviews. Here, I am listing few of the requirements for a movie & corresponding points against those requirements. The grand final total comes to 100 points.
1. Story - 10
2. Acting - 10
3. Songs - 5
4. Dance - 5
5. Action - 10
6. Comedy - 10
7. Technology - 10
8. Editing - 10
9. Dialogues - 5
10. Introduction & Climax - 5
11. Success % among youth - 5
12. Success % among kids - 5
13. Success % among middle age - 5
14. Success % among old age - 5
Altogether, it is 100 points . Lemme know if you have other points in mind .
1. Story - 10
2. Acting - 10
3. Songs - 5
4. Dance - 5
5. Action - 10
6. Comedy - 10
7. Technology - 10
8. Editing - 10
9. Dialogues - 5
10. Introduction & Climax - 5
11. Success % among youth - 5
12. Success % among kids - 5
13. Success % among middle age - 5
14. Success % among old age - 5
Altogether, it is 100 points . Lemme know if you have other points in mind .
Rooster-man
Today, i saw an interesting Tamil Movie. The clue for this movie in a single line is - 'Rooster-man'. I will provide the other big clue in the form of Movie review .
Just like Superman, He-Man, SpiderMan & Krishh here comes the another man - RoosterMan. :-) . It mixes the story of an indian robinhood wearing a Rooster mask along with Lord Muruga, CBI, romance, action, technology & thriller.In this modern era, website is used for logging in the complaints for getting a solution. (Even in the film 'Anniyan', the superhero was maintaining a website to get in the complaints from the people) . But here, the author has introduced a new way of helping people in the name of God by getting their queries/worries in small sheets attached to the tree in Lord Muruga temple. He satisfies every tiny request from the people.The story also has a side track of DIG trying to trace the RoosterMan to prove to the world that he is a Man and not God. It involves lot of magical fights with the help of graphics technology . Some events appear magical because of improper editing :-) . The climax comes so suddenly while i was thinking 'Here comes the interesting part of the story, the author is going to give some punching thing here' ! . Few fights are so astonishing that they do not use gun to kill instead fight with hands in the middle of the forest. The movie would be liked by the school boys , but i think it will not get enough recognition with the youth/ middle adge / old age people. The theatres promote this movie by providing rooster masks for the kids arriving to watch the movie :-).
Plus - The songs are nice. The Rooster Mask would be a hit with the kids. The simple songs will replace the other kids songs for this year. The fights are magical :-).
Minus - Improper editing, Sudden climax, Weak punch dialogues.
Ok, were you able to guess it ? The movie is 'Kandhaswamy' casted by Chiyaan Vikram & Shreya. Congrats for those who guessed it correctly . I am also promoting the winners with a free offer - you will get a free egg from hen if you buy a hen from me !! heheh :-) Just kidding . Cya !
Just like Superman, He-Man, SpiderMan & Krishh here comes the another man - RoosterMan. :-) . It mixes the story of an indian robinhood wearing a Rooster mask along with Lord Muruga, CBI, romance, action, technology & thriller.In this modern era, website is used for logging in the complaints for getting a solution. (Even in the film 'Anniyan', the superhero was maintaining a website to get in the complaints from the people) . But here, the author has introduced a new way of helping people in the name of God by getting their queries/worries in small sheets attached to the tree in Lord Muruga temple. He satisfies every tiny request from the people.The story also has a side track of DIG trying to trace the RoosterMan to prove to the world that he is a Man and not God. It involves lot of magical fights with the help of graphics technology . Some events appear magical because of improper editing :-) . The climax comes so suddenly while i was thinking 'Here comes the interesting part of the story, the author is going to give some punching thing here' ! . Few fights are so astonishing that they do not use gun to kill instead fight with hands in the middle of the forest. The movie would be liked by the school boys , but i think it will not get enough recognition with the youth/ middle adge / old age people. The theatres promote this movie by providing rooster masks for the kids arriving to watch the movie :-).
Plus - The songs are nice. The Rooster Mask would be a hit with the kids. The simple songs will replace the other kids songs for this year. The fights are magical :-).
Minus - Improper editing, Sudden climax, Weak punch dialogues.
Ok, were you able to guess it ? The movie is 'Kandhaswamy' casted by Chiyaan Vikram & Shreya. Congrats for those who guessed it correctly . I am also promoting the winners with a free offer - you will get a free egg from hen if you buy a hen from me !! heheh :-) Just kidding . Cya !
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Auto walas - Chennai
I have earlier written some tactics and counter-tactics for negotiation with auto walas in Bangalore. In Chennai, the situation is completely different. It is very tough as there is no auto rickshaw meter concept. In Chennai, 'positional negotiation' is the trademark of auto walas and they will say some rough values irrespective of the distance. We will be able to negotiate only if we know the actual distance or have an idea about the area.
The best tactic is - 'Walk Away' philosophy if you find it to be an unresanoble amount. Do not stand and get into negotiation. Do not haste as there are many autos .
If you are boarding from Chennai railway station or Koyambedu bus stand, there is a 'prepaid auto rickshaw counter' that provides the best deal.
I got one prepaid autorickshaw fare pdf from 'The Hindu' newspaper that gives you info about the fares related to Chennai Central Railway station. Refer to http://www.hindu.com/nic/centralprepaidauto.pdf
The same pdf can also be correlated with a small chennai map along with some area knowledge to get an overall idea about the possible fare between the two places, so that it would be handy during negotiation.
SETC vs KSRTC bus
எச்டேர்டே, நான் பெங்களுருல இருந்து சென்னைக்கு SETC'ல வந்தேன். KSRTC'கு போட்டியா சாதாரண Non-A/C பஸ்'ல வீடியோ சிஸ்டம் கொண்டு வந்து, பில் கேட்ஸ் ஸ்டைல்'ல Trial version போட்டு தூள் கிளப்புறாங்க. I was thrilled on seeing the quality of picture. This feature provides a definite edge over KSRTC. The bus fare is around Rs 225 to Rs 240 ஒன்லி and it is resonable compared to KSRTC buses. SETC continues to pose a healthy competition with KSRTC by progressive improvement in all frontiers to get a large share of the pie of frequent commuters between Chennai & Bangalore round the clock. Though improvements are there, SETC does not have an online booking/reservation system and hence is unable to reach easily to all the highly educated masses/internet savvy people. People have to go in person to make the reservations. But, KSRTC has an efficient online booking system that attracts many people easily & some people opt for it as it saves lot of time in this growingly busy world.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Russian and German Snipers
Today, i saw an interesting film related to World War II. To make this review interesting & different from normal 'movie review style', i suggest you to try & guess the name of the movie from the brief narration that i provide you :-)
It revolves around Stalingrad where two Russian and German snipers play around with their super sharp skills. Russians try to save every inch of Stalingard while the Germans sneak in to get every inch of Stalingrad . The idea of showing military hats to mis-direct the enemies and also the idea of using other army's dress seem to be common war strategies from ancient time. The use of Heroes name to make false public announcements about the success to motivate the army sounds to be a very very familiar war strategy (Even in the film gladiator, you would find a similar strategy). Here it is Vassili Zaitsev(Russian) who strats from zero and becomes a hero(sniper) after knocking down enough number of Germans with his sharp skills. Germans hire a top sniper(Konig) to eliminate this sharp Russian snipper. Konig shoots almost everyone he sees within a fraction of second. The war between these two snipers in Stalingrad is so exiting to watch as both of them display good expertise and tricks.
hahaha :) Ok, That is the big clue that you could have got for any kind of guess game !! Have you guessed the movie name ? Congrats if you have guessed it correctly, else No problem, better
luck during the next movie review post.
The movie name is ~~~> 'Enemy at the Gates' <~~~. It is worth for watching !
It revolves around Stalingrad where two Russian and German snipers play around with their super sharp skills. Russians try to save every inch of Stalingard while the Germans sneak in to get every inch of Stalingrad . The idea of showing military hats to mis-direct the enemies and also the idea of using other army's dress seem to be common war strategies from ancient time. The use of Heroes name to make false public announcements about the success to motivate the army sounds to be a very very familiar war strategy (Even in the film gladiator, you would find a similar strategy). Here it is Vassili Zaitsev(Russian) who strats from zero and becomes a hero(sniper) after knocking down enough number of Germans with his sharp skills. Germans hire a top sniper(Konig) to eliminate this sharp Russian snipper. Konig shoots almost everyone he sees within a fraction of second. The war between these two snipers in Stalingrad is so exiting to watch as both of them display good expertise and tricks.
hahaha :) Ok, That is the big clue that you could have got for any kind of guess game !! Have you guessed the movie name ? Congrats if you have guessed it correctly, else No problem, better
luck during the next movie review post.
The movie name is ~~~> 'Enemy at the Gates' <~~~. It is worth for watching !
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Auto walas - Bangalore
Auto rickshaw business is an excellent business , but the person has to really toil in the roads & dust. With good negotiation tactics, they can triple their income. Here, i am sharing some of the good counter-tactics for those negotiation tactics that will give you a complete win solution or a win-win solution.
Before going ahead, i would like to clarify certain terms that i would be using in this post :-
'Auto rickshaw' is also termed as 'Auto'.
'Auto wala' is a term from Hindi language for representing the driver of the auto.
In the past few weeks, i have been commuting by auto whenever possible to save time. I know the exact distance between Koramangala & ITPL and hence the cost. But sometimes, i found that the meter showed an extra amount of 25 rupees. Initially i did not mind about it, later thought of applying some negotiation tactics in those scenarios to enhance my negotiation skills . Lets see some of the scenarios.
1. While getting down, if the amount is extra(Consider here, the extra amount is 25 rupees), i would say 'Yaar, yeh tho bahud thez cheltha hei, actually 6o or 65 hoga'. Then, he will put down his head as it is the true fact or will say some traffic reason etc.., but finally he would refund atleast the 15 rupees. So, by just telling that the meter is running fast without arguing or negotiating in a high tone , i was able to win 15 rupees back. If you are arguing and getting down in the middle, he is sure to make some noise. To avoid chaos, be patient till you reach the destination and tell the fact in a soft manner. Do not talk much or drag him into negotiation/micro stuffs. It should surely help.
2.Some auto wala's will blindly say some amount. I ensured that i follow the 'Walk Away' principle immediately without further negotiation. They will finally come running behind to our expectation of driving with meter enabled. By this method, i need not put efforts for oral negotiation.
3.Some auto wala's follow the method of getting us into the auto with a wide smile and later while dropping they will not give back 25 rupees stating that he has only 100 rupee notes and does not have lower currency notes/coins. So, i ensure that i have some coins/change before boarding the auto.
4. Some auto wala's realize our intention by checking our sharp eyes on the meter while driving. They will give back the extra money even before we negotiate for it. I used to feel pity and get back only half/quarter of the money from them. But, later i realized that as one of the tactics they follow to win our sympathy and thereby they avoid the negotiation and use us by overriding our consciousness to give them the extra money which we initially hesitated while seeing the fast running meter. So, nowadays i dont fall into that trap :-)
5. Few guys follow the tactics of getting us into the auto and in the middle of the path to the destination, they may halt at a signal and grudge/cribb regarding the traffic and the loss due to it and raise the amount instantly. The best way to deal this situation is to ask the autowala to wait until the traffic clears and to see if it is really so drastic that he is unable to proceed ahead for more than 20 minutes. Few of the new travellers might not be able to judge the situation (It may be the usual traffic in that route) and they may give up to the autowala by accepting his deal. But, after reading this , you should never allow an autowala to exploit you unnecessarily.
General comment - Always, ensure that the auto has the digital meter because the probability of tampered digital meter is very very less.
Itz always an interesting ride in an auto !!
Before going ahead, i would like to clarify certain terms that i would be using in this post :-
'Auto rickshaw' is also termed as 'Auto'.
'Auto wala' is a term from Hindi language for representing the driver of the auto.
In the past few weeks, i have been commuting by auto whenever possible to save time. I know the exact distance between Koramangala & ITPL and hence the cost. But sometimes, i found that the meter showed an extra amount of 25 rupees. Initially i did not mind about it, later thought of applying some negotiation tactics in those scenarios to enhance my negotiation skills . Lets see some of the scenarios.
1. While getting down, if the amount is extra(Consider here, the extra amount is 25 rupees), i would say 'Yaar, yeh tho bahud thez cheltha hei, actually 6o or 65 hoga'. Then, he will put down his head as it is the true fact or will say some traffic reason etc.., but finally he would refund atleast the 15 rupees. So, by just telling that the meter is running fast without arguing or negotiating in a high tone , i was able to win 15 rupees back. If you are arguing and getting down in the middle, he is sure to make some noise. To avoid chaos, be patient till you reach the destination and tell the fact in a soft manner. Do not talk much or drag him into negotiation/micro stuffs. It should surely help.
2.Some auto wala's will blindly say some amount. I ensured that i follow the 'Walk Away' principle immediately without further negotiation. They will finally come running behind to our expectation of driving with meter enabled. By this method, i need not put efforts for oral negotiation.
3.Some auto wala's follow the method of getting us into the auto with a wide smile and later while dropping they will not give back 25 rupees stating that he has only 100 rupee notes and does not have lower currency notes/coins. So, i ensure that i have some coins/change before boarding the auto.
4. Some auto wala's realize our intention by checking our sharp eyes on the meter while driving. They will give back the extra money even before we negotiate for it. I used to feel pity and get back only half/quarter of the money from them. But, later i realized that as one of the tactics they follow to win our sympathy and thereby they avoid the negotiation and use us by overriding our consciousness to give them the extra money which we initially hesitated while seeing the fast running meter. So, nowadays i dont fall into that trap :-)
5. Few guys follow the tactics of getting us into the auto and in the middle of the path to the destination, they may halt at a signal and grudge/cribb regarding the traffic and the loss due to it and raise the amount instantly. The best way to deal this situation is to ask the autowala to wait until the traffic clears and to see if it is really so drastic that he is unable to proceed ahead for more than 20 minutes. Few of the new travellers might not be able to judge the situation (It may be the usual traffic in that route) and they may give up to the autowala by accepting his deal. But, after reading this , you should never allow an autowala to exploit you unnecessarily.
General comment - Always, ensure that the auto has the digital meter because the probability of tampered digital meter is very very less.
Itz always an interesting ride in an auto !!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Good signs
Tata Capital started it and now L&T Finance is also in the pool . These are some Good signs that the market is recovering and the economy is becoming stable. IMF's announcement of 'World recovering from economic crisis' has given ray of hope to many share holders. Soon, there will be lot of IPOs from many companies who have withheld it considering the economic downturn. I think this is the right time to invest in stock and i find IT people onceagain starting to talk about the stock market in the corridors after a long time. Hope it lives up to everyone's expectations !
Man has succeeded in conquering the Moon, flying faster than a bird, communicate from one to other end of earth at the speed of light. But , what about the stock market that was created by him. Finding a formula for Stock market fluctuations will be one of the greatest formula found by the human race ! But, will man find a perfect formula for it ?
Man has succeeded in conquering the Moon, flying faster than a bird, communicate from one to other end of earth at the speed of light. But , what about the stock market that was created by him. Finding a formula for Stock market fluctuations will be one of the greatest formula found by the human race ! But, will man find a perfect formula for it ?
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