Author: anandnataraj

Entrepreneur, Blogger, Traveller, Pet Lover, Networker, Social Drinker, Party Animal, Movie Addict, Startup Enthusiast, Organic Gardner, Avid Reader....

Mens perspective


  • When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
    David Bissonette
  • After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can’t face each other, but still they stay together.
    Sacha Guitry
  • By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
    Socrates
  • Woman inspires us to great things, and prevents us from achieving them.
    Anonymous
  • The great question… which I have not been able to answer… is, “What does a woman want?
    Dumas
  • I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.
    Sigmund Freud
  • I’ve had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn’t.”
    James Holt McGavra
  • Two secrets to keep your marriage brimming
    1. Whenever you’re wrong, admit it,
    2. Whenever you’re right, shut up.
    Patrick Murra
  • The most effective way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once…
    Nash
  • You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.
    Anonymous
  • My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.
    Henny Youngman
  • A man inserted an ‘ad’ in the classifieds: “Wife wanted”. Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: “You can have mine.”
    Anonymous
  • First Guy (proudly): “My wife’s an angel!”Second Guy: “You’re lucky, mine’s still alive.”
    Anonymous

From Now my IM tool is Adium


For long I wanted to install an all-in-one messenger tool. But because of work compulsions & other commitments it took a back seat. Now i’m planning to take more responsibility on the entire operations of the company. So after reading a lot of reviews and trying other messenger. I’ve settled for Adium. Following are protocols or IM it supports;

  • AIM
  • MobileMe (formerly known as .Mac)
  • ICQ
  • XMPP (formerly known as Jabber)
  • Google Talk
  • Facebook Chat
  • LiveJournal
  • .NET Messenger Service (also known as MSN and Windows Live)
  • Yahoo! Messenger, USA & Japan
  • Bonjour
  • MySpaceIM
  • Gadu-Gadu
  • Novell GroupWise
  • Lotus Sametime
  • Tencent QQ
  • MeBeam with a plugin
  • Tlen with a plugin
  • Xfire with the XBlaze plugin
  • Skype with a plugin
  • IRC (beta only)
  • Twitter (beta only)
  • NateOn with a plugin
  • StudiVZ-Plauderkasten via Nimbuzz with a plugin

So from now I’ll be available on almost all famous messenger. Ping me to collect all my messenger handles.

Enthiran Everywhere


If there would have been a religion called Rajiniism then the entire Tamil Speaking pollution would have been following that religion. Our thalaivar can be humble to tell that the movie would become a hit because it is a Aishwarya Rai – Shankar – Kalanidhi Maran – A.R.Rehman combination. But we are not bothered about the combination but we love it because it is a Rajini movie. One thing what I get upset is every time our icon degrades himself to praise other people. He has to realize that we are only getting irritated. Otherwise we are looking for the movie.

Already Buzz has started to come rounds. Social Media is full of the music launch, trailer videos & song reviews. Also the when I went to Satyam Cinemas we were startled to see Jumbo Coke cups to be of Enthiran’s.

With all this buzz and hype I cant resist to know the release date and we have lots of plans for the occasion.

Should I live for myself or for the society???


After coming from Ooty I’ve posted snaps of me drinking & dancing with friends. I got request from my well wishers to remove them. The reason they gave me is that I’m a CEO & people will not respect if I engage on such things. Thought of posting my views on going public on my acts.

  • First I don’t want to Justify the act of Drinking.
  • Also I’m not endorsing something.
  • I drink occasionally & I want to enjoy the occasion.
  • My personal & professional lives are apart and I don’t want to hide something for the sake of another.
  • I feel by hiding / filtering my personal experience for the sake of Professional respect is again like Cheating people.
  • I want my Brand Identity & Brand Image to be the same.
  • I’m convinced in what I’m doing because; My Virtual Mentors like Steve Jobs, Richard Branson & Larry Ellison have all lived a life which were public & still they were respected.

So, according to me I must be respected Professionally for the work I do & not by seeing my personal life. I know it is a matter of debate, but i believe in what I’m doing and I feel proud to be a open person.

Excited with Challenges


It is a Challenge everywhere & it is so much fun having a Challenge. Last couple of week it has been issues of;

  • Delivery Delays
  • Shrinking Profits
  • Server Issues
  • Productivity Leaks
  • Escalating Costs

And can add more to the list. After reviewing the situation the findings are wonderful and after cracking the problem and working on the solution is always the best thing to do. Now I’ve a aggressive plans & programs to improve our performance on all aspects and move up the value chain quickly and effectively.

Nights are Boring


I’ve been a night bird for more than 13 years now. This practice has changed my metabolism & I’m unable to change this cycle. If i sleep by 9 or 10 PM I wake up at 2 AM or I goto bed only by 4 or 5 AM.

But that is not the problem. Problem is my style of working. I use to call or chat with friends while working & by this way I see to it that the work load doesn’t take a toll on my performance.

But these day nights are a nightmare to me. When I want to take a brea don’t k I have anyone to talk with or to chat. Spending those 4 – 5 hours at night looks like crossing a decade in life.

For long i’ve been suffering from this lonely-mania at nights and still haven’t found a solution. The best possible solution will be to develop a team at night and spend time with them.

Ooty Experience


I’ve travelled to many places and to Ooty for couple of times. Ooty was the first place i’ve travelled alone & that too with my friends and that memory still lives fresh in my mind. Like many memorable trips this one also has special moments and experience;
  • For the first time we cooked ourselves. Roasted Chicken, Mochai & Carrot Sambar & Steamed rice were some of the special items.
  • After a long time I travelled in a Bike.
  • Went to Badaga hamlets & experienced their life style.
  • Sipped cold coffee at Barista & same Coffee sipped in Chennai tastes totally different.
  • Went into woods which were totally deserted and stayed there till dawn.
  • For the first time enjoyed drinking Hot Tea.
  • Walked on the streets of Charing Cross & enjoyed eating hot bondas, chilli bujji’s & chilled seeing hot babes. Memories took me a decade back where I use to hand around Brigade Road.
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Experience with Nature


Really enjoying posting this blog from my BlackBerry wordpress tool. What can I be with the power of technology coupled with lust green farms, mist ridden mountains.

The experience I’m having today is once in a life time opportunity. After waking up by afternoon we thought why shouldn’t we cook our self by picking Vegetables in the farm.

We picked Carrot, Motchai & we got country egg. With all that we cocked a delicious lunch & just finished my lunch & came to do this nature blogging before packing the bags.

Here are some snaps taken from my mobile;

Drove to Ooty


After reaching Coimbatore went to my uncles house to got ready and proceeded to Ndot.

After finishing some official work with Ndot CEO Mr. Nanda it was time to Drive to Ooty.

Here is the synopsis of the trip;

– Nanda, Subbu (host, chef & guide), Vignesh & me are the famous four folks for the trip.
– I had to do some shopping & we broke the group into two & decided to meet at Mettupalayam. – Nanda & me went to R.S.Puram & I brought a wind cheater & a cap from Reebok. Then we got a set of Sunglass & went to Seasons to cool our body with some fresh Juice & eyes with some beauties at seasons.
– Then we started to drive to Mettupalayam, but we met other folks even before Mettupalayam.
– From Mettupalayam we took Kothagiri road instead of Connur road.
– Then we came to a guest house 17 KM away from ooty. No house near by & it is surrounded by Vegetable fields.
– It is a serviced guest house with 3 bed room, a attached loo & bathroom, a kitchen, a hall with TV. All this for just Rs.1000/- per day.

I’ve no words to explain the experience. Have shot a lot of snaps which I’ll publish on Monday. For now enjoy the snaps taken from my blackberry.

Struggled to reach Coimbatore


Yesterday was a hectic & frustrating day;

– Slept long & reached to board meeting by 12.30
– Then had a nice board meeting.
– Then thought of video blogging & got free installation & integration of VBlog from Contus Support.
– Thought of publishing my first video blog but was unable do it in hurry.
– Rains spoiled the road & made it unwalkable.
– Caught a rick to board the bus.
– From there the nightmare started.
– The bus took a long route to Coimbatore.
– The route was full of pits and we were thrown up & down. Until we reached Erode we had a bumpy ride & was unable to sleep.

Though I enjoy such unexpected experiences. I was in a bad mood to enjoy it this time. But finally reached Coimbatore & started planning to chill out the bad mood.