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Super Saturday!!!


Last Saturday has been one of the best day as I was travelled to many places and do lot of work in a day. The day started half-way when I was watching a movie and after the movie I returned to office in Madurai. It was 2 AM when I returned to office and thought I can stay in office as I can’t wake up early. I made some blog post that night and then I went home by 4.30 I cleaned my house took shower and left to Mattuthavani Bus Stop and boarded a bus to Trichy.

Cricket in my mobile came handy as I played cricket which helped me to pass time. Then by half way met once of my father’s colleague’s daughter who was also travelling to Trichy with her husband and the remaining time I engaged in a conversation with the couples I reached Trichy. Since I was engaged in playing cricket and conversing with the couple and also the climate was good since I started early I didn’t find any difficulty in travelling.

Then I reached Trichy Bus Stand by 10 o clock and boarded a local bus to Thillai Nagar to my uncle’s house and reached his house by 10.25 AM. Then I had my breakfast and soon we started for my uncle’s marriage. En route we purchased some shirt and pants for the Groom.

Then we left to Groom’s house which is my grandmother’s ancestral home. My uncle showed the house architecture and how they (uncle’s, aunty & mom spent their summer holiday in that home. My grand mother was the last of 8 siblings and you can imagine hoe many first cousins mu mom would have had. They said there would be around 40 kids. It was always to know the cherishing moments of people and my uncle took me almost 30 – 40 years back.

Then I went to Kaveri River which I frequent whenever I goto my granny’s village. Then I took some nap and we started to marriage hall in a place called SwamiMalai which was 65 KM from that village. Since I didn’t sleep my uncle took the responsibility to drive. Six KM from my granny’s village is the old heritage Grand Anaicut Kallanai built by King Karikala Cholan. I’ve visited my granny’s village several times but I’ve never been to this spot which is a big tourist attraction and on seeing the DAM I was really startled to see the architecture and quality of the DAM. This DAM takes has its history way back to Before Christ period.

Then we reached the marriage hall in another 45 min and them I spent some time there and came to hotel and did some browsing. Then I spent some quality time with my cousin which was like a get-2-gether. Then many my uncle introduced me to several elders telling that I could be a nice groom to their daughter or grand daughter. I’ve never been thru such situations and I was not that comfortable in handling such situations.

Then I have to come to Chennai the next day to Buzz 140 unconference and I left to Kumbakonnam which is the next big town near to the marriage hall. Then I boarded a bus to Chennai and started to sleep to end a very hectic and happy day.

Why I like Shinjuku Incident & hate The Strangers


I’m a movie buff and I see at least 3-4 movies a week but I never blog its reviews. In my Bangalore trip I watched two movies where in one movie really inspired me and the other one made me think I wasted my money. Which prompted me to make this post.

 

Why I like Shinjuku Incident

 

I was really inspired watching Shinjuku Incident.

 

Firstly I liked Jackie Chan portraying a role which is away from his image. The movie doesn’t have any heroics of Jackie and this role has really fit well for his age and he has done justice to the role where we can see maturity and experience. He has really shown class.

 

Secondly movie showcases how life changes and thinks that changes character of humans. In one scene Xu Jinglei says how things transform in human;

 

  • She will explain how human run for basic need which is food by telling her poverty ridden childhood.
  • Then how desire strikes a person where she gets a neighbor who has new cloths and gadgets which create a desire in earn those things / lifestyle.
  • Then how desire changes to desperation to earn the desire.
  • How man falls for power after gaining his desperation.
  • Finally how power creates ego and makes him cruel.

 

Over all I like over all aspects of the movie like Screenplay, Storyline & Jackie’s mature acting.

 

Why I hate The Strangers

 

I was pulled to this movie because of Liv Tyler. Other than that I can’t understand anything in the movie.

 

Let me start with good points in the movie. The movie has screen play and music which really horrifies audience. But we are not sure / understand the story.

 

The movie starts by Liv rejecting her boyfriend’s proposal to get married and they goto a lonely farm house on the hoods. There they are horrified by three Mask faced strangers. The strangers have many opportunities to kill the couples by they never do that instead they keep horrifying them fully.

 

Finally they capture the couples and kill them. In the climax two goto the house and find the dead couples and when they try to go near Liv she screams and the movie ends.

 

The audience leaves the movie without knowing?

 

  • Why The Strangers kill them.
  • How Liv doesn’t die even after being stabbed by knife.
  • Strangers face is not shown at all.

 

Over all I came out thinking why I wasted my money & time. Once consolation is Liv Tyler she looks gorgeous.

Fundamental’s of Marketing


Got this wonderful forward from my friend Sundar Kumar…

 

  1. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: “I am very rich. Marry me!” – That’s Direct Marketing”
  2. You’re at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says: “He’s very rich.” Marry him.” -That’s Advertising”
  3. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day, you call and say: “Hi, I’m very rich.” Marry me – That’s Telemarketing”
  4. You’re at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink, you open the door (of the car)for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and then say:” By the way, I’m rich. Will you “Marry Me?” – That’s Public Relations”
  5. You’re at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says:” You are very rich! “Can you marry? Me?” – That’s Brand Recognition”
  6. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: “I am very rich. Marry me!” She gives you a nice hard slap on your face. – “That’s Customer Feedback”
  7. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.. You go up to her and say: “I am very rich. Marry me!” And she introduces you to her husband. – “That’s demand and supply gap”
  8. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say anything, another person come and tell her: “I’m rich. Will you marry me?” and she goes with him – “That’s competition eating into your market share”
  9. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say: “I’m rich, Marry me!” your wife arrives. – “That’s restriction for entering new markets”

Chennai to Bangalore Drive!!!


I can’t forget the driving experience we had yesterday. It took almost 14 hours to reach Bangalore from Chennai and it is all because of me. Yes as usual I made a stupid mistake. I left my Bangalore house keys in Chennai and I only realized it when we reached Vaniambadi which is 200 KM from Chennai. Also out of 5 tolls to Bangalore we crossed 4 tolls and we had no choice other than to return to Chennai and collect the keys.

 

Here is some synopsis of the drive.

 

  • Started by 6.30 PM after doing a small Pooja by my mother.
  • Filled petrol near Poonnamallee.
  • Had a shot bite in Motel Highway, but it eventually became a semi dinner.
  • Then we were talking, cracking jokes, pulling down each other and we reached Ambur by 10.30 PM
  • Near Vellur I made a blog post.
  • Bala, Boopathi & Ramanan has Briyani for dinner and I had 2 omlets in a famous hotel called Khaja which is known for itz delicious briyani’s.
  • Then we started from Ambur and crossed Vaniambadi only to realize that I missed my keys.
  • Then we took a U-turn and we returned back to Chennai.
  • Then I took over from Boopathi and drove till Chennai.
  • Then again everything started back in Chennai.
  • We filled petrol in same station where we filled couple of hours back.
  • Then in Poonamallee in Shell petrol bunk we got some drinks and had some photo shoot.
  • From there Boopathi took over and he drove till Krishnagiri.
  • We all slept when we drove.
  • Then from Krishnagiri I did the finishing touch.
  • Reached home by 7.30 AM.
  • Boopathi brought some breakfast and we all crashed to sleep and woke up by 4.30 PM.
  • Now I’m composing this blog and heading to Silicon Startup city in 30 min.

New brochure for CCS


Mr.Bala Murugan has created this wonderful brochure for Cogzidel Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. We appreciate feedbacks.

COGZIDEL specializes in serving start-ups, small businesses and mid market enterprises.

 

Our Services Include:

 

ü      Accounting Services

Ø      Complete accounting of transactions (Receipts / Payments / Capex etc)

Ø      Finalization of audit (statutory / tax / internal / concurrent / special audit)

Ø      Bank reconciliation and interaction with bankers

Ø      Arranging CA certificate for Forex payments

Ø      All other allied services

 

ü      Human Resource Activities

o       Manpower recruitments

o       Defining HR policies

o       Payroll processing

o       Employee-friendly tax structuring

o       Income Tax calculations

o       Establishing staff welfare schemes like Gratuity, Group Mediclaim, Meal Voucher etc

 

ü      Secretarial Services

¨      Company incorporation

¨      Regn of Partnership firms / Co-operative societies / Trusts

¨      Preparing the minutes of Board / AGM meetings

¨      Filing the appropriate returns with Registrar of Companies

¨      Amalgamation, absorption and merger of companies

 

ü      Statutory Compliances (Registration, periodical returns, assessment)

·         Provident Fund

·         ESI

·         Sales Tax (TIN / CST)

·         Service Tax

·         STPI

·         Import Export Code (IE Code)

·         Profession Tax

 

ü      Filing of Income Tax Returns – both Individuals and Corporates

 

ü      Business Incubation Services

v     Writing Business Plans covering Operational, Financial, Marketing areas

v     Fund Raising Advisory – VCs, Bank loans, Govt institutions etc

v     Office Space Broking

 

ü      Trade Mark and Patent Registration

 

ü      Obtaining PAN / TAN

 

ü      Franchise Consulting

 

Email: info@cogzidel.in

Beatz – Launched today…


Cogzidel Technologies adds one more feather to itz hat… We take pride in launching Beatz – never stops our second product…

Beatz is a free open source online social networking software developed by Cogzidel Technologies. It’s developed in LAMP technology and licensed Creative Commons GPL licenses (a free license under Free Software Foundation).  Beatz could be used as a music sharing portal, a community for Rock band , Artist / listener , musicians, dancers, singers, songwriters, composers, comedians, country music singers, hip hop dancers, models, actors & actresses.

Beatz has the majority of the features of a famous music community portal named “Pure Volume”. 

I’d like to thank Mr. Senthil Guru at this moment who is the man behind this product and he has given everything to make this happen…

Also I must thank Syed, Major n team, Bala Subramaniyam & Bala Krishnan for their contribution were also vital…

Here are some launch snaps; 

Senthil launching Beatz
Senthil launching Beatz
Senthil, Bala & Azeem
Senthil, Bala & Azeem
Beatz launched...
Beatz launched...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great work Beatz & team…

I wish this is true…


I don’t know how authenticated it is… But I feel proud if this had been true and wish you will get back to those days :)…

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Toll Free Numbers in India


Airlines
Indian Airlines 1800 180 1407
Jet Airways  1800 22 5522
Spice Jet  1800 180 3333
Air India  1800 22 7722
Kingfisher  1800 180 0101
   
Banks
ABN AMRO 1800 11 2224
Canara Bank  1800 44 6000
Citibank 1800 44 2265
Corporation Bank 1800 443 555
Development Credit Bank  1800 22 5769
HDFC Bank 1800 227 227
ICICI Bank  1800 333 499
ICICI Bank NRI 1800 224 848
IDBI Bank 1800 11 6999
Indian Bank 1800 425 1400
ING Vysya 1800 44 9900
Kotak Mahindra Bank 1800 22 6022
Lord Krishna Bank 1800 11 2300 
Punjab National Bank 1800 122 222 
State Bank of India 1800 441 955
Syndicate Bank 1800 446 655   
   
Automobiles
Mahindra Scorpio 1800 226 006 
Maruti 1800 111 515
Tata Motors 1800 225 552
Windshield Experts 1800 113 636 
   
Computers/IT
Adrenalin 1800 444 445 
AMD 1800 425 6664
Apple Computers 1800 444 683 
Canon 1800 333 366
Cisco Systems 1800 221 777
Compaq – HP 1800 444 999
Data One Broadband 1800 424 1800
Dell 1800 444 026
Epson 1800 440 011 
eSys 3970 0011
Genesis Tally Academy 1800 444 888 
HCL 1800 180 8080
IBM 1800 443 333 
Lexmark 1800 224 477
Marshal’s Point 1800 334 488
Microsoft 1800 111 100 
Microsoft Virus Update 1901 333 334 
Seagate 1800 180 1104
Symantec 1800 445 533 
TVS Electronics 1800 444 566
WeP Peripherals 1800 446 446 
Wipro 1800 333 312
Xerox 1800 180 1225
Zenith 1800 222 004   
   
Indian Railway Enquries
Indian Railway General Enquiry 131
Indian Railway Central Enquiry 131
Indian Railway Reservation 131
Indian Railway Railway Reservation Enquiry  134 / 513 / 351 / 330
Indian Railway Centralised Railway Enquiry 1330/1/2/3/4/ 5/6/7/8/9
   
Couriers/Packers & Movers
ABT Courier 1800 448 585
AFL Wizz 1800 229 696 
Agarwal Packers & Movers 1800 114 321 
Associated Packers P Ltd 1800 214 560
DHL 1800 111 345
FedEx 1800 22 6161
Goel Packers & Movers 1800 113 456
UPS 1800 227 171 
   
Home Appliances
Aiwa/Sony 1800 111 188 
Anchor Switches 1800 227 979
Blue Star 1800 222 200
Bose Audio 1800 112 673
Bru Coffee Vending Machines 1800 447 171
Daikin Air Conditioners 1800 444 222 
DishTV 1800 123 474
Faber Chimneys 1800 214 595 
Godrej 1800 225 511
Grundfos Pumps 1800 334 555
LG 1800 180 9999
Philips 1800 224 422 
Samsung 1800 113 444
Sanyo 1800 110 101
Voltas 1800 334 546 
WorldSpace Satellite Radio 1800 445 432 
   
Investment / Finance
CAMS 1800 442 267
Chola Mutual Fund 1800 222 300
Easy IPO’s 3030 5757
Fidelity Investments 1800 180 8000
Franklin Templeton Fund 1800 425 4255 
J M Morgan Stanley 1800 220 004 
Kotak Mutual Fund 1800 222 626 
LIC Housing Finance 1800 440 005
SBI Mutual Fund 1800 223 040
Sharekhan 1800 227 500 
Tata Mutual Fund 1800 220 101 
   
Travel
Club Mahindra Holidays 1800 334 539
Cox & Kings 1800 221 235
God TV Tours 1800 442 777
Kerala Tourism 1800 444 747 
Kumarakom Lake Resort 1800 445 030
Raj Travels & Tours 1800 229 900 
Sita Tours 1800 111 911
SOTC Tours 1800 223 344
   
Healthcare
Best on Health 1800 118 899
Dr Batras 1800 116 767 
GlaxoSmithKline 1800 228 797
Johnson & Johnson 1800 228 111 
Kaya Skin Clinic 1800 225 292
LifeCell 1800 445 323 
Manmar Technologies 1800 334 420
Pfizer 1800 442 442
Roche Accu-Chek 1800 114 546 
Rudraksha 1800 214 708
Varilux Lenses 1800 448 383 
VLCC 1800 331 262 
   
Insurance
AMP Sanmar 1800 442 200
Aviva 1800 332 244
Bajaj Allianz 1800 225 858 
Chola MS General Insurance 1800 445 544
HDFC Standard Life 1800 227 227 
LIC 1800 334 433
Max New York Life 1800 335 577
Royal Sundaram 1800 338 899
SBI Life Insurance 1800 229 090 
   
Hotel Reservation
GRT Grand 1800 445 500 
InterContinental Hotels Group 1800 111 000 
Marriott 1800 220 044
Sarovar Park Plaza 1800 111 222 
Taj Holidays 1800 111 825 
   
Teleshopping
Asian Sky Shop 1800 221 800
Jaipan Teleshoppe 1800 115 225
Tele Brands 1800 118 000 
VMI Teleshopping 1800 447 777
WWS Teleshopping 1800 220 777 
   
Pizza’s
Domino’s Pizza 1800 111 123 
   
Cell Phones
BenQ 1800 220 808 
Bird CellPhones 1800 117 700
Motorola MotoAssist 1800 111 211
Nokia 3030 3838
Sony Ericsson 3901 1111 

Courtesy : Bala Murugan

Our PF blog is published in Business Gyan


Yesterday I got latest issue of business gyan… What was special with this issue is it carries bala’s successful post on PF… Bala got an email from Business Gyan asking if they can publish the blog as an article… We felt it as an honored and we immediately accepted the offer… I take this opportunity to wish Mr.Bala Murugan for taking expra effort giving us such a great post and take Cogzidel’s glory to great heights…

You call visit this blog to read the original post… Also you can visit this link to see how it appeared in the magazine…

Also here is the scanned version of the post…

Business_Gyan_Article

My DIET Chart!!!


This is what my dietician advised me to follow for next two months… Let me let you know if I followed it…

Sample meal plan

Breakfast

Idli -2 + sambar (avoid coconut chutney)
+ Fruit -1 (apple / pear / guava / 1 cup papaya / orange)
Or
Wheat flakes -1/2 cup + skim milk -150ml + apple -1
Or
Bread (whole wheat) -2 slices + egg white omelette (2 whites) -1
Orange -1
Cornflakes (150 ml skim milk) – 2 cup + Pomegranate – 1 cup

Mid morning               

Buttermilk or fresh lime (sugarless) -1 glass

Lunch 1.00pm

Chapathi – 2 + Mixed vegetable curry – ½ cup 
Levy vegetable – ½ cup
Raw salad -1 cup
Buttermilk (avoid thick curds)
AVOID PICKLE, PAPAD, SWEETS, MIXED RICE

Snacks 5.00pm                                   

Tea -1 cup (½ tsp sugar only)
Marie biscuits -2 nos

Dinner 8.00pm ( EAT EARLY DINNER)

Chapati (without oil) -2 /Iddly-3 / ragi dosa- 2 +
Kootu or dhal or vegetable curry -1cup +
Sprout salad – ½ cup

Measurements/Quantity

1cup = 200ml              1glass = 250ml                                    
1tsp = 5gm                   1tbsp = 15gm

Guidelines

Cereals: Choose a variety   like whole wheat, wheat bread, multigrain bread, ragi, bajra, and jowar

Pulses: Include a wide variety like green gram, rajma,horse gram, soy beans, black eyed beans

Fruits: Eat 2-4 whole fruits everyday. Choose any seasonal fruit.

Vegetables: Include one cup each with lunch and dinner. Restrict using roots and tubers regularly

Green leafy vegetables: Eat thrice a week

Milk and milk products: Choose skim milk for preparing tea, coffee, curds .Include 300-400ml everyday

Oil: Change your cooking oil every month or use a combination from gingelly oil, sunflower, safflower, rice bran, groundnut or corn oil
Oil and sugar: 2-3 tsp per day

Water – drink 2-3 litres per day

Healthy beverage options:
Fresh lime juice                                   Black tea with lime                  Clear soups
Vegetable juices                                  Green tea                                Buttermilk

Avoid
Deep fried foods, Sweets, fruit juices, soft drinks
Pizza, burger, cheese sandwich, Chocolates,Indian sweets, ice creams
Excess salt – pickles, salty snacks – chips, mixture etc
Maida based foods – rumali roti, parota, kulcha,naan, cakes , biscuits

Include

  1. Egg white, chicken (without skin). Fish only. Avoid fried dishes
  2. 1 cup of subgi and 1 cup of raw salad each with lunch and dinner in day
  3. Use green leafy vegetable 4-5 times a week.

General Guidelines

  1. Change your cooking oil every month, chose from gingelly, rice bran, and safflower, sunflower, corn and groundnut oils.  Do not reuse cooling oil.
  2. Chose high fiber fruits like pear, apple, pomegranate, papaya, pineapple sweet lime, orange and guava
  3. Mix soy flour to atta in the ratio 1:5.  You may add ragi flour or jowar flour (kambu) instead of soy flour.
  4. Use barley once a week instead of rice.
  5. Use 1 tsp of ground flaxseed everyday. Add to chutneys, chapatti dough, salads or mix with fennel and eat it.  It is rich vegetarian source of Omega 3 fatty acid.
  6. Garlic -5 flakes, 1 tsp fenugreek seeds everyday
  7. Include a  Vit. C rich food in a day for anti oxidant properties
  8. Gooseberry, fresh coriander leaves chutney, citrus fruits, papaya, pomegranate, fresh tomato salad, sprouts, broccoli, plum, cherries, strawberries, lemon are excellent sources of Vit. C.