Author: anandnataraj

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QuickGun Murugan Hilarious!!!


QuickGunFrontFrom the morning I’ve been eagerly awaiting the clock to tick 10:30 PM to watch the movie. As time passed my body was unable to bear the work load and not sleeping the previous night added to the strain. I crashed to sleep by 6:45 PM and I bunked to GYM. Then Balaji came back to pick me for the movie at 9 o clock and I was so tired that I was unable to wake up from bed. If it had been anything else I’d have cancelled it. But this is a movie which I has high expectation and also I’m fond of comedy movies and I wanted to ROTFL.

Then we went to a hotel to have our dinner and it is here where Balaji got irritated because Bearer’s behavior. What every we ordered were not available and that to we were inform of it only after 5 min. It took too long to get what we ordered. Balaji wanted to walk out. I convinced Balaji as I thought going to another place and having dinner is only going to make things delayed.

Then once we reached Satyam Annex parking it was full and we have experienced it for the first time. Then we had to go for normal parking and cars were on Queue for at least half a Kilometer. Then parking the car took 20 min and when we entered the life was in ground floor and by the time Balaji was about the reach there the lift moved. By this time Balaji decided it was a bad day. Again the excitement to watch Quick Gun Murugan kept me cool…

Then we were late and got settled and right from the beginning it was fun and when I saw Balaji he was really not enjoying the movie. I think he went out of mood. Coming back to movie it is 100% spoof comedy and it has lived to expectation. Rajendra Prasad has done real justice to the role. Every inch of the story is well thought and even songs were spoof and really criticize Tamil movies of 60’s & 70’s.

Over all it is best laughter medicine as from second half Balaji started enjoying the movie and brought him back to normal.

Benefits of eating fruits!!!


We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It’s not as easy as you think. It’s important to know how and when to eat.

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! *

FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.

If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD.

Let’s say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.

In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil…..

So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining – every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet etc – actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!

There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter.  If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.

When you need to drink fruit juice – drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don’t even drink juice that has been heated up. Don’t eat cooked fruits because you don’t get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins.

But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!

KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.

APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.

STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.

ORANGE: Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lowers cholesterol, prevents & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.

WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher.. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene – the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.

Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can u believe this?? For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you. It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion. Once this ‘sludge’ reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.

A serious note about heart attacks HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE’: (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) Women should know that not every heart attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting.. Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line.. You may never have the first chest pain during the course of a heart attack. Nausea and intense sweating are also common symptoms.. Sixty percent of people who have a heart attack while they are asleep do not wake up. Pain in the jaw can wake you from a sound sleep. Let’s be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive…

September Schedule


I’ve had many busy and hectic months but the difference is I’ve noticed them only after the end of the month. But this September I’ve a packed schedule and for the first time I’m planning my diary. So these are schedule for this month. 

  • Everything starts with office warming of Cogzidel Consultancy Services new office…
  • Then it is Vicky’s marriage and we have planned for a 2 day leave and have a get-together.
  • Then there we a weekend trip to Ramesharam.
  • Then there is a whole week of performance review & appraisal.
  • Then there it is the first anniversary of Cogzidel and we are planning to make it a memorable event.
  • Then my there is a 4 days holiday for my sister and we are planning for a family outing to Kodaikanal & Kuttralam. It’s been more than a decade since we went our as a family. Waiting to cherish the moment. 
  • In spite of all these I’ve to schedule meeting with potential investors and must fix a target for this month and achieve it, new office setup etc.

Most of this months schedule will be special & emotional like best friends marriage, new office setup, family outing, visiting new destination like Rameshwaram & Kuttralam. Hope events turn up as expected… Will keep you posted on overall experience by end of September.

Sign board posted by Indian Army


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One of the best Photographs of a life time, especially for Indians…

Feel Proud to be an Indian… Born free… Born equal… Celebrate human rights… Be united….

ICICI Credit Card Issue Settled


Finally ICICI Bank Credit Card Irony which started 4 years got settled. Starting with poor customer service to disturbance from collection agents to rejection of loan request getting rejected to settling of dues without (which arose because of irresponsible act of an ICICI employee for presenting Cheque late where in late payment charges were attached to me) to attaching  lien on my account and taking funds for second time. Finally went to nodal officer and got my funds back and cleared my name from CIBIL.

This is the confirmation I received from ICICI Nodal office.

Dear Mr. Nataraj,

We refer to your e-mail of August 7, 2009 addressed to Nodal Officer regarding your ICICI Bank Credit Card account number 4477 xxxx xxxx 4003.

We have zeroised your Credit Card account number 4477 xxxx xxxx 4003. As on August 26, 2009 there is no out standing on your Credit Card account.

We have made necessary changes in the Credit Information Bureau India Limited (CIBIL) report from ” written of ” to ” settled “.

Attempts were made to contact you on your mobile number 09841430004. However, there was no response.

We request you to  kindly click on the link below to share your experience. 

Please click on  http://www.hansaresearch.com/icicibank/hsq/cc.asp?HSQ=35066703  to tell us.

Sincerely,
Sri.Venkateshwara
Office Of Head Service Quality

Let me take this opportunity to thank Mr.Venkateshara & the Nodal office team for getting the issue sorted.

Coming Soon!! New office for CCS…


Hooray!! Cogzidel Consultancy Services has grown from a baby to adolescent kid which is on itz own within once year inception. Having started with a shared office a year back, we are moving to our own leased premise near Kodambakkam.  

Yes it is an 800 Sq Ft office which is on the centre of city with very good access to public transport. From now on we can accomplish a lot of goals and the first thing is my dream project of starting a incubation center where we can help startups by proving space and infrastructure when they are at bootstrapping stage.

Now it is time sit and draw proto type for interior design and interesting part of planning and budgeting.

Keep watching Cogzidel.in to be updated on our Bootstrapping & Business Incubations services.

Invitation to The Most Popular Entrepreneur Challenge 2009


Moving forward with its endeavor of building a strong Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem, YourStory launches The Most Popular Entrepreneur Challenge 2009; lead sponsored by Sun Startup Essentials.

Entrepreneurs are unique human beings, as creators and shapers of ideas, they have changed the world. Every Entrepreneur who has ventured forth has done so knowingly that their future is a gamble. Braving the “slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” they emerged victorious each time. This has been the trait of their race. From endless planning to business models and team building, a modern Entrepreneur chooses to do it all. Statistics, research, facts, and market knowledge are the new tools of an old trade.

 

However, we seem to have forgotten that the entrepreneur is more than just the sum of his or her parts. As the legacy of our past stirs us post Independence Day, we have looked deep and hard at what makes an entrepreneur. YourStory seeks to rediscover the charisma, leadership, and foresight of the Great Indian Entrepreneur.

 

For the first time in India, YourStory is conducting a Challenge for Entrepreneurs which will be 100 percent community driven. With all the contests in India primarily being ‘judged’ by experts and panelists, who form ‘their’ opinions on ‘your’ business model, we think that’s its time to change the rule of the game as celebrate entrepreneurship for its spirit purely. No conjecture, posturing and punditry can hope to judge the worth of an Entrepreneur.

 

If you believe that if it is about you then the people closest to you would be your best judge. After all an Entrepreneur is what an Entrepreneur Does. We believe a great entrepreneur is one who can inspire and lead people around him/her. We think it’s time to test your entrepreneurial zeal and popularity among your peers, clients, vendors, friends and relatives – a litmus test that tests your ‘Appeal Quotient’ and brings to fore a biz mastermind, a consummate entrepreneur and a deserving winner. 

 

Besides building a strong profile and testimonial page of every participant, the winner of the contest will walk away with a bouquet of prizes that include a cash prize of Rs.50,000/- mentoring by Mumbai Angel Network, Times Private Treaties (part of the Bennett Coleman Group), Planet Aikon and Morpheus Venture Partners, nation-wide coverage and publicity by Yuva magazine, a two month search engine optimization programme by Clearpath Technology worth Rs.25,000/- free web development by LS Solutions and a 6 month long software and application support by Startup Garage.

Registrations open @ www.yourstory.in

Adventure Sports at Yelagiri


Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation & Yelagiri Adventure Sports Association jointly organize a three-day paragliding festival will be conducted in Yelagiri Hills from September 11 to 13, 2009. In spite of paragliding there is also trekking, rock climbing and biking.

Participants have to trek at least one km to reach the top. Each joyride will last for 15 to 20 minutes and the entry fee is Rs.1,000/- per person. There is no age-limit. However, they should not be weak or obese.

For details contact:

Yelagiri Adventure Sports Association
Regd. Off : Tamilnadu Tourism Information Centre,
Kottayur Road (Athanavur Main Road),
Yelagiri Hills – 635 853, Vellore, Taminadu.

Phone : 9840593194, 9442357711, 9444449591, 9444033307.
E-mail : info@yasa.co.in
Website : www.yasa.co.in

Kandasamy – an unreviewed review


200px-KanthaWatched Vikram starrer Kandasamy for second day and I personally think it is a well made movie. But I get mixed response from public. Vikram has done a fabulous job and special effects are superb. Kudos to Vikram, Susu Ganesan & Thota Dharani for the sets and Vikram’s costume designs. Since lots of websites and magazines have reviewed the movie I’m not going to write the review about the movie. Instead I’m going to argue about the concept which the movie emphasizes.

Movie talks about the familiar concept where Rich gets Richer & Poor gets Poorer and the hero robs the entire surplus from the rich and hands over the poor. The point I’m going to argue is the way hero distributes the money. He creates a belief on people to write their difficulty on a piece of paper and tie it on a tree near a temple.

As known most of the request from people would be on money asking for daughter’s marriage, son’s marriage, fathers operation etc. and our hero distributes the money to the needy. But I question this concept as problems are not one time and money related problems are constant.

Let us assume a case where hero offers Rs.60,000/- to a lady for her daughters marriage. Is that her final need? Then next time should would again write in a paper and tie it in a tree asking money for daughter’s delivery expense and then grandchild’s education and it continues. Also if we start helping people like this it is going to make them lazy.

I’ve many personal experience where in once I helped one of my gym master by giving him some money to participate in Mr.India tournament then in 2 weeks he asked for some money to repay some debts which he said he had got for his fathers treatment and it didn’t end there within a month he asked for some more money to settle another debtor. But 3rd time I realized I’m not helping him instead I was pampering him.

So lesson I learned is if someone is in need show them the way to earn that money instead of offering that money to them.

To signoff the movie covers the same concept of SuperStar RajiniKanth starrer Sivaji where hero gets all the black money and constructs hospitals, education institutes etc and helps needy by Kind instead of offering money to the needy like in the movie Kandasamy.

Indians are always smart


Three construction contractors died and went to heaven – a Pakistani, a Chinese, and an Indian. When they got there St. Peter welcomed them warmly and asked if they could do him a favor before they entered heaven.

It seems that the Pearly gates were in need of some repair, and he wanted some estimates.

The Pakistani contractor looked the job over carefully and estimated the job at $900. When asked how he came up with that figure, he said, “$300 materials, $300 labor, and $300 profit.”

St. Peter then asked the Chinese contractor for an estimate. After careful inspection he answered, “$3300 – $1100 materials, $1100 labor, and $1100 profit.”

When St. Peter ask the Indian for an estimate, he answered immediately without looking over the job at all – $2900.

Asked how he came up with that figure he answered, “Simple, $1000 for you, $1000 for me, and $900 to get the Pakistani contractor over there to do the work.”