Yellow on Black

New roads were laid overnight in many BBMP governed areas of Bangalore - thanks to the impending BBMP elections.

Some pictures from outside our house. The half finished road lends its beauty to the shots.

la tierra es incredible

Lately I have started signing off my official emails with the green message "Good planets are hard to find"..

Today I stumbled upon the exact reason why!
The net probability of another Earth (or a 'good' planet) forming again is: 1:10⁹⁹ !!
(See the first link at the end of this post for substantiation)

The 'impossibly large' moon, the circular orbit of earth, the safe location of our solar system in the turbulent galaxy, a miraculous head-on collision by a small planet that formed the moon and our thin atmosphere... the coincidences are endless!

Here's a quote from Dr. Nick Hoffman of La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia:

"Around countless stars in our galaxy, and innumerable galaxies through space there will surely be Terrestrial planets, yet they will not be Earth-like. They will not have glistening Silver Moons orbiting silently through space around them, but only small dull rocks whizzing in orbit. The worlds will be, almost without exception, waterworlds."



Here are the links that'll guarantee a spaced-out look at the end!

http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/designss.html#MQrkCfHwr65u

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/life-01x1.html

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/life-01x2.html

My tribute as well.

In the Outlook Inbox at my work, I keep a folder named "Bouqets and Brickbats". It is a folder where I store all the memorable words - from customers, from colleagues. I reach out to that folder in hours of desperation - when a renewed faith in self and the work ecosystem is need of the hour..

This year in June a very special email made its way to this folder. It merely said "Let me chime and thank you from my side as well. Keep up the great work!" But it was signed - Ranjan.
Ranjan Das - the fabled CEO of SAP India. The face of SAP India, he was leading it boldly from one success peak to another. And Ranjan Das had personally appreciated my work for one of the largest customers of SAP India. Was I proud!

Yesterday Ranjan Das passed away. He had a massive cardiac arrest on the way back from his daily workout. The man was young and he defined the word 'discipline' - ate right, jogged, worked out, ran marathon, did not have any addictions - not even cigarettes! Worked hard, lived his life, motivated his people.

This is just not fair.

View from my balcony

Went to dry my laundry in the balcony (3rd floor).. noticed a beautiful butterfly on the balcony sill of the flat below.. rushed in and got the camera.. here are the snaps.