The following URL gives a list of oxymorons, which is interesting to read...
http://www.oxymoronlist.com/
and the top listed are :
20. Government Organization
19. Alone Together
18. Personal Computer
17. Silent Scream
16. Living Dead
15. Same Difference
14. Taped Live
13. Plastic Glasses
12. Tight Slacks
11. Peace Force
10. Pretty Ugly
9. Head Butt
8. Working Vacation
7. Tax Return
6. Virtual Reality
5. Dodge Ram
4. Work Party
3. Jumbo Shrimp
2. Healthy Tan
1. Microsoft Works
and when I talk about oxymoron two things pop on top of my mind.
one is my name, itself, "Krishna Ram". doesnt this sound like a oxymoron?
and the other is a firm where I was working... when a friend of mine and
myself, were talking about oxymorons in cafetaria, we found that,
"GCL Technologies", the company name, was an oxymoron :-))..LoL
Saturday, January 29, 2005
Friday, January 28, 2005
net jargons
Dropping here after a long time :-(. got busy with my work (hey, dont ask
what work I am doing) and had very less time e-chatting with friends. But my mail
traffic has not go down, surprisingly. I sent lots and lots of mail during last
couple of weeks...
While typing mails, most of the time I felt bored typing looooooooong words
and phrases. So, I quickly googled and found some acronyms which are widely
used in mail/chats, now a days. just thought of sharing those, here comes....
EZ - Easy
CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing.
ROFLMAO - Rolling on the Floor Laughing my a**e off.
IMO - In My Opinion.
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion.
BTW - By The Way
PMJI - Pardon Me for Jumping In
A/L - Age and Location (the most frequently used acronym. LoL)
AFAIK - As far as I Know
EOM - End Of Message
PAW - Parents are Watching
GSOH - Good Sense of Humour
CTC - Care To Chat?
J/K - Just Kidding
Will try to post more... keep your finger crossed.!!
what work I am doing) and had very less time e-chatting with friends. But my mail
traffic has not go down, surprisingly. I sent lots and lots of mail during last
couple of weeks...
While typing mails, most of the time I felt bored typing looooooooong words
and phrases. So, I quickly googled and found some acronyms which are widely
used in mail/chats, now a days. just thought of sharing those, here comes....
EZ - Easy
CWOT - Complete Waste Of Time
LOL - Laugh Out Loud
ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing.
ROFLMAO - Rolling on the Floor Laughing my a**e off.
IMO - In My Opinion.
IMHO - In My Humble Opinion.
BTW - By The Way
PMJI - Pardon Me for Jumping In
A/L - Age and Location (the most frequently used acronym. LoL)
AFAIK - As far as I Know
EOM - End Of Message
PAW - Parents are Watching
GSOH - Good Sense of Humour
CTC - Care To Chat?
J/K - Just Kidding
Will try to post more... keep your finger crossed.!!
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
FWD: FWD: FWD: FWD: FWD: FWD:........
Forwarded mails!! A software engineer's day work will not be completed
without forwarding a mail.. And I am one among them :-). And I could say that
atleast one out of every 10 forwarded mails will contain useful information.
I am just copy pasting one such mail(only the body :-)), which I received from one of my friends, named vijayakumar.
A Visas (Official Visas)-
A-1: For Ambassadors, public ministers & consular officers
A-2: For immediate family members of A-1
A-3: Attendants & servants of A-1 and A-2 holders
B (Business/Visitor) Visa -
B-1 Temporary visitor for business
B-2 Temporary visitor for leisure
C & D Visa (For Aliens in transit) -
C-1,2: Alien in transit directly through US
C-3: Family of C-1,C-2 in transit
C-4: Transit without Visa(TWOV)
D-1: Sailors departing on vessel of arrival
D-2: Sailors departing by other means
E - Visa (For Traders/Investors) -
E-1 Treaty Trader, spouse and children
E-2 Treaty Investor, spouse and children
F Visa (Students) -
Want to study or research at a U.S. college? Then F is the visa for you -
F-1: Academic Student
F-2: Spouse or child of F-1
H (Temporary Worker) Visa -
H-1B: Persons in a specialty occupation
H-2B: Seasonal nonagricultural workers
H-3: Trainees other than medical/academic; also training of handicaps
H-4: Dependants of H visa holders
I Visa (Mediapersons) -
Are you a reporter, film person, Editor? Then you require an I-visa -
Essential docs: Your press ID, a letter from the editor.
J & Q Exchange Visitor Visa -
J-1 exchange visitors may be academics, scientists, businesspeople or
students.
J-1: Visas for exchange visitors
J-2: Spouse or 'child' of J-1 under 21
Fiance(e) of US Citizen -
K-1 Fiance(e)
K-2 Minor child of K-1
K-3 Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (LIFE Act)
K-4 Child of K-3 (LIFE Act)
Docs: Marriage certificate & Photos, Intent of marrying within 90 days in
US(for
K1).
L Visa (Intracompany Transferees)-
L-1A Executive, managerial
L-1B Specialized knowledge
L-2 Spouse or child of L-1
Vocational and Language Students -
M-1 Vocational student or other non-academic student
M-2 Spouse or child of M-1
O -Visa (For Prodigies) -
O-1: For a Genius in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business, or Athletics.
O-2: Alien's (support) accompanying O-1
O-3: Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2
Athletes and Entertainers-
P-1: Athletes & Entertainment groups
P-2: Entertainers in exchange programs
P-3: Entertainers in cultural programs
P-4: Spouse or child of P-1, 2, or 3
R-Visa (Religious Workers)
R-1 Religious workers
R-2 Spouse or child of R-1
Keep your eyes opened.....
without forwarding a mail.. And I am one among them :-). And I could say that
atleast one out of every 10 forwarded mails will contain useful information.
I am just copy pasting one such mail(only the body :-)), which I received from one of my friends, named vijayakumar.
A Visas (Official Visas)-
A-1: For Ambassadors, public ministers & consular officers
A-2: For immediate family members of A-1
A-3: Attendants & servants of A-1 and A-2 holders
B (Business/Visitor) Visa -
B-1 Temporary visitor for business
B-2 Temporary visitor for leisure
C & D Visa (For Aliens in transit) -
C-1,2: Alien in transit directly through US
C-3: Family of C-1,C-2 in transit
C-4: Transit without Visa(TWOV)
D-1: Sailors departing on vessel of arrival
D-2: Sailors departing by other means
E - Visa (For Traders/Investors) -
E-1 Treaty Trader, spouse and children
E-2 Treaty Investor, spouse and children
F Visa (Students) -
Want to study or research at a U.S. college? Then F is the visa for you -
F-1: Academic Student
F-2: Spouse or child of F-1
H (Temporary Worker) Visa -
H-1B: Persons in a specialty occupation
H-2B: Seasonal nonagricultural workers
H-3: Trainees other than medical/academic; also training of handicaps
H-4: Dependants of H visa holders
I Visa (Mediapersons) -
Are you a reporter, film person, Editor? Then you require an I-visa -
Essential docs: Your press ID, a letter from the editor.
J & Q Exchange Visitor Visa -
J-1 exchange visitors may be academics, scientists, businesspeople or
students.
J-1: Visas for exchange visitors
J-2: Spouse or 'child' of J-1 under 21
Fiance(e) of US Citizen -
K-1 Fiance(e)
K-2 Minor child of K-1
K-3 Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (LIFE Act)
K-4 Child of K-3 (LIFE Act)
Docs: Marriage certificate & Photos, Intent of marrying within 90 days in
US(for
K1).
L Visa (Intracompany Transferees)-
L-1A Executive, managerial
L-1B Specialized knowledge
L-2 Spouse or child of L-1
Vocational and Language Students -
M-1 Vocational student or other non-academic student
M-2 Spouse or child of M-1
O -Visa (For Prodigies) -
O-1: For a Genius in Sciences, Arts, Education, Business, or Athletics.
O-2: Alien's (support) accompanying O-1
O-3: Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2
Athletes and Entertainers-
P-1: Athletes & Entertainment groups
P-2: Entertainers in exchange programs
P-3: Entertainers in cultural programs
P-4: Spouse or child of P-1, 2, or 3
R-Visa (Religious Workers)
R-1 Religious workers
R-2 Spouse or child of R-1
Keep your eyes opened.....
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
உடல் மண்ணுக்கு உயிர் தமிழுக்கு
உடல் மண்ணுக்கு உயிர் தமிழுக்கு!!
அடியேன் தமிழிலும் ப்லாக் எழுதுவதாக தீர்மானித்துள்ளேன்.
படிப்பவர்களுக்கு வசதியாக, என்னுடைய ப்லாக் செட் அப்பில் கீல்கண்ட TஆG சேர்த்துள்ளேன்.
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"text" அடித்துள்ளேன்.
பிலை இருந்தால் என்னை திருத்துவதர்க்கு தயஙக வேண்டாம்
இனி தமிழுலும் வலம் வருவேன்!!
அடியேன் தமிழிலும் ப்லாக் எழுதுவதாக தீர்மானித்துள்ளேன்.
படிப்பவர்களுக்கு வசதியாக, என்னுடைய ப்லாக் செட் அப்பில் கீல்கண்ட TஆG சேர்த்துள்ளேன்.
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அத்துடன் "http://www.suratha.com/reader.htm" (**) இனயதலத்தின் உதவியால்
"text" அடித்துள்ளேன்.
பிலை இருந்தால் என்னை திருத்துவதர்க்கு தயஙக வேண்டாம்
இனி தமிழுலும் வலம் வருவேன்!!
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Raja thilagam
Now a days, I have started reading tamil novels (thrown out tamil thrillers
by rajeshkumar and co). The first one to start with is, "Raaja thilagam",
by saandilyan (a history novelist). I got this book from my sister.
Story outline:
-------------
the story is about rajashimhan, who is the princess of a pallav ruler,
who got defeated by vikramathiyan(I), and Co.
vikramathiyan invades kanchi and mahabalipuram, with the help of his neighbor
kangans. the pallavans vacates kancheepuram, before vikramathiyan enters the city,
to preserve the art of the city. and the army gets scattered and a part is defeated
by kangans. later, rajasimhan forms a bigger army and follows vikramathiyan, who
had started invading the southern most. The most interesting opening by the
rajasimhan side, is the battled formed like a scorpion, so called "latha viruchagam",
portraying the aggresiveness of lord shiva. later vikramathiyan gets defeated
by this stratergy, inspite of the support from the pandiyas.
the story as such is good. but I feel the screen play (?) is quite lengthier..
lots of pages on romance of the princess with his two lovers (myvili and rangabathaka devi). myvili name sounds interesting to me!..the romance sometime
irritates and breaks the flow.
a good historic novel.
by rajeshkumar and co). The first one to start with is, "Raaja thilagam",
by saandilyan (a history novelist). I got this book from my sister.
Story outline:
-------------
the story is about rajashimhan, who is the princess of a pallav ruler,
who got defeated by vikramathiyan(I), and Co.
vikramathiyan invades kanchi and mahabalipuram, with the help of his neighbor
kangans. the pallavans vacates kancheepuram, before vikramathiyan enters the city,
to preserve the art of the city. and the army gets scattered and a part is defeated
by kangans. later, rajasimhan forms a bigger army and follows vikramathiyan, who
had started invading the southern most. The most interesting opening by the
rajasimhan side, is the battled formed like a scorpion, so called "latha viruchagam",
portraying the aggresiveness of lord shiva. later vikramathiyan gets defeated
by this stratergy, inspite of the support from the pandiyas.
the story as such is good. but I feel the screen play (?) is quite lengthier..
lots of pages on romance of the princess with his two lovers (myvili and rangabathaka devi). myvili name sounds interesting to me!..the romance sometime
irritates and breaks the flow.
a good historic novel.
Robert frost
Robert frost, one of the good poets, whom I admire a lot. here, I am going
to tell some thing about him and his poems.
Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco. After the death
of his father, by age 11, he settled in masachusetts. he lived in this planet
till 89th age and died on January 29, 1963, in Boston. He has own three pulitzer
awards, for the following products from him :
Collected Poems (1931), A Further Range (1936), and A Witness Tree (1943).
The most inspired poem for me, is his "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening",
and the last stanza keeps ringing in my ears :
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
and the stanza used to appear in diaries of jawaharlal nehru, first indian prime minister, after independence.
and some of the following quotes from him, are also sounded good to me...
"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on."
"Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it"
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."
going home, with the lines lingering.....
to tell some thing about him and his poems.
Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874, in San Francisco. After the death
of his father, by age 11, he settled in masachusetts. he lived in this planet
till 89th age and died on January 29, 1963, in Boston. He has own three pulitzer
awards, for the following products from him :
Collected Poems (1931), A Further Range (1936), and A Witness Tree (1943).
The most inspired poem for me, is his "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening",
and the last stanza keeps ringing in my ears :
The woods are lovely, dark, and deep
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
and the stanza used to appear in diaries of jawaharlal nehru, first indian prime minister, after independence.
and some of the following quotes from him, are also sounded good to me...
"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on."
"Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it"
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."
going home, with the lines lingering.....
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