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Zen and the art of MotorCycle maintenenace-Full Throttle

So I have read one of the bestsellers of all time-cult-Zen and the art of Motor Cycle maintenance. Quality!Virtue!Dharma.A subtle read. I think as I grow up I have to read it once again to absorb some more virtues from it.I am still not clear about author thoughts on quality but I liked when he says Gumption is the gasoline that keeps it ticking and at the time of writing this article I am totally running out of it. I loved his thought about the education and my belief is also re-affirmed that I am not the only one who is short fuse present who don;t like the boring methodologies of teaching.Author has tremendous insight about physics/philosophy and of course not to forget motorcycle.He is also witty at times. Phaedrus is a cool character and reveals a dark streak that I also possess. Brilliantly written ,my first exposure to the world of Philosophy and I guess I will do it in future Thought provoking and its content has a stark resemblance to Madbhagwat Geeta:-I guess Quality!!Vi...

Super Pawani-cool kid

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She is my niece and remind me of times when I was young although my cheeks were bigger than her :) She is cool and currently in rapper mode and apparently her smile makes me forget everything in the world.Rock on Champ!!

Teaser-My Encounter with Zen and the art of MotorCycle Maintenance

Location was Noida,India.It was late in the evening and I was roaming in lobby of my Paying guest accommodation.My veteran adjoining room-stayer Mr.Praveen Bhatt one of the erudite personalities I have encountered in my after college life told me that there is a book called Zen and the art of motor-cycle maintenance which writes something splendid about quality.He also told us that this book has nothing to do with motorcycle. At that time and up-to now philosophy and A-factor are oxymoron's.As I have discussed in my previous post that I was bitten by the reading bug my brain in some part of memory register has stored the name of this cult book and as dots were being connected in one facet I ordered it from www.flickr.com.--yeah!! I have read 4 chapters of the book and I must admit that I have broken my virginity with Philosophy. Robert M.PIRSIG author of this great green paperback edition That I have points out uncanny yet surreal facts like this excerpt on p43 "Why does ever...

unconventional Book review:Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

Book Name:-Wings of Fire: An Autobiography Author :APJ Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari I had fade memories of that day .It was around the year 2004 I guess ,it was a typical scenario of after lecture effect when all the students are grasping fresh air and were chit chatting. From some - where my ears were tuned to a sound wave that “Wings of Fire” is a brilliant read. At that time reading books was an anathema to me. I came back home found my cousin in home and giving an intellectual sounding lecture about the book. I was callous to his comments at that time. Clock ticked on ,I was bitten by reading bug and soon I was hooked to buying books from flipkart .One day I was ordering a book and my eyes were glued to one book that was called “Wings of Fire”. At that moment I understood the power of sub-conscious mind and ordered the book without any second thought. I was in Ludhiana,Punjab when book reached my home .At that moment I was thinking that it must be a fat autobiographi...

Benefits of eating a good diet -Popeye

Health is wealth and this saying is as much accurate as it was back in the year 1929 when Elzie Crisler Segar , was creating Popeye the sailor man showcasing impact of spinach on persons health. Good diet not only keeps you physically active but also mentally active. You may belong to any profession in the world a good diet holds the same importance as for a 5 year old boy is playing soccer with his friends or a 50 years old CEO of a company giving presentation to stake holders. A good diet insures that scary terms like diabetes, cancer (all versions ranging from mouth to stomach), strokes etc remain an alien to you throughout your life span. as well as you carry a glow on your face and are always charged up among your peers making you Popeye among the sailors.

Dilbert -Joy of Work-Book Review

Few years back I was totally unaware of a cartoon strip called Dilbert. Then my life changed, I participated in the rat race and became a software engineer. I was part of the cubicle world and may be at that moment I got eligible to understand humor behind Scott Adams writing. The first thing that instantaneously hits you is the attractive cover page with Dilbert in red underwear and little boss Dogbert hanging around corner. I really think that name of Dogbert is a wonderful example of Out of the box thinking (though i could have used innovative word over here,but may be MBA is getting on my nerves ).Anyways most of the employees i know can connect very easily connect with him. Book starts off really well ,a witty novel instead with some really smart techniques to be used at your work place ,but in the middle i do got real bored as i felt that some times that most of the things I don't feel it suited the Indian Environment.Amazingly my parents,friends were also laughing when I ...