Archive for January 2010
A Solar eclipse myth
Posted on: January 28, 2010
Recently there was a great Solar eclipse on Jan 15, the longest solar eclipse after 1992. My parents and in- laws called me and were worried about this. They were worried because they are not allowed to eat anything between 6.30 am – 3.30 pm. There is tradition in my family, when ever there is an eclipse they will not eat anything until the eclipse is over. They will place Neem leaves on all the edible stuffs.After the eclipse they will take head bath, sprinkle holy water on all the places and then start with the regular work. May be there is this reason,why my family is following such a tradition. When sunlight is lesser there will be lot of possibilities for bacteria and viruses to grow. Neem leaves and turmeric water would purify all the substances of the bacteria and virus. They take bath to get rid off all the impurities from their body.
Apart from this, the myth about solar eclipses would be funnier to hear. Once when I was a small child one of my neighbor would say solar eclipse occurs because a snake would swallow the sun. As a small child I would look up to see a snake and finally make sure that the snake was hiding behind the cloud. This is interesting to look back now. One of our helper would say the God’s are dancing in front of the sun , hiding the sun from us. Wow but why are we not able to hear the song though. The same person stated another definition for earth quake ” Earthquake occurs because the Mother earth would shift the earth from left hand to right hand”. Myself and my dad would laugh out loud for this, but still I loved her innocence. Whatever science may be at the background for such natural process, it is spicier with these petty stories and myths!!
A funny resume..
Posted on: January 26, 2010
What is Resume or Curriculum vitae?
“It can be stated as a document showing all the professional experience one has in his domain, stating his positives , accomplishments and describing his talents and why he should be recruited for an organisation. ”
Initially everyone will have a very genuine resume with them. When you start looking out for job especially in US, the consultants ( or people who will fetch you a job and then loot you of all the money) , will have a look at your resumé. Immediately they will ask ” Will you be able to increase couple of years in your resumé , only then your resumé will be screened?” . Initially we will think a lot , then convincing ourselves that we are increasing only couple of years in our total years of experience and thats fine.
Next when this resumé is in the market, lot of people will call you check your ability and your knowledge in that particular area. The conversation may be similar to this:
Consultant ” Hi this is Sam, am I talking to Mr. Blah blah, How are you doing today?”
Mr. Blah Blah ” Yeah this is me and am doing good”. Sam ” Hi sir we have a requirement for a developer who has experience in java, C, c++, SQL server, should have very good experience designing the applications, should have experience in testing and must provide user support after the product is implemented. How well do you think you are fit for this project?”
Mr Blah Blah thinks for a second, takes another second ” Sam, actually i think you have mistaken me, i’m a mechanical engineer and I dont have any relation with computers.”
Sam ” Thats fine sir, we are direct client for the company and we can fetch you $50/hr, can you do me a favour of updating your resume with all the requirements and send to me ASAP. I also need two GENUINE REFERENCES stating that you have worked with them. If you have any doubt feel free to contact me.”
Mr Blah Blah gets stunned, shocked, surprised and starts updating his resume ( Mostly from WIKI and from Google search). Thus a new computer software engineer is born in this world with great mechanical background.
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