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An evening at Hussain Sagar Lake

Yesterday evening was simply great. It brought back some of the few sweet memories I cherish. It all started with Manu's plan to have the dinner at Eat Street, a multi-cuisine food court on the banks of the Hussain Sagar lake, Hyderabad. A wonderful place to be in the evenings. The food is good and the prices are reasonable.

We were having food and Manu had this idea of going for a boat ride in the lake. I was not interested but decided to join them anyway. It was nearing 8:30. So we hurried with the food and took the tickets for the ride.We had to wait in the boat for some time before the boat started its journey. The boat headed for the 16 meter high monolithic Buddha statue on an island in the lake. It looked great with all the lighting effects.

The ride was fun. :)

n here is Manu Jose, being blessed by buddha. hehehe...

Congrats, my friend...

Today i'm very very happy for one of my friends. It seems he'll have a better life from now. :)

My experiences in the corporate world

Its been two months since i joined the company. The first month passed by very quickly with all the training sessions. Some of them were really boring, but others were good. I was allocated my cubicle and desktop only after all the trainings got over. By that time, my manager had gone to the US for three weeks. Actually six members of our team had went. Hearing this a smile came up my face (maybe... maybe i would also get a chance to visit the HQ). But that was short lived. Most of them who took the journey had around 2 years experiece. No luck this time... :-( . Our area was pretty much deserted.There was not much work to do also. The only work was to get accounts created in some of the servers. The initial fascination with the new environment came to an end very quickly. I found myself getting bored with no work to do. It was hard to spend all day just browsing and chatting. And no music to listen to.

My manager returned on 9th July. I had a little chat with him and he gave me some documents to read. After that i've been waiting for my work to start... i'm still waiting... ;-)

One Flaw In Women

Dunno who the author is but he deserves due credit, this is truly nice.

One Flaw In Women

By the time the Lord made woman,
He was into his sixth day of working overtime.
An angel appeared and said,
"Why are you spending so much time on this one?"
And the Lord answered, "Have you seen my spec sheet on her?
She has to be completely washable, but not plastic,
have over 200 movable parts, all replaceable
and able to run on diet coke and leftovers,
have a lap that can hold four children at one time,
have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart
-and she will do everything
with only two hands."


The angel was astounded at the requirements.
"Only two hands!? No way!
And that's just on the standard model?
That's too much work for one day.
Wait until tomorrow to finish."


"But I won't," the Lord protested.
"I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart.
She already heals herself when she is sick
AND can work 18 hour days."


The angel moved closer and touched the woman.
"But you have made her so soft, Lord."


"She is soft," the Lord agreed,
"but I have also made her tough.
You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish."


"Will she be able to think?", asked the angel.


The Lord replied,
"Not only will she be able to think,
she will be able to reason and negotiate."


The angel then noticed something,
and reaching out, touched the woman's cheek.
"Oops, it looks like you have a leak in this model.
I told you that you were trying to put too much into this one."


"That's not a leak,"
the Lord corrected,
"that's a tear!"
"What's the tear for?" the angel asked.


The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy,
her sorrow, her pain, her disappointment, her love,
her loneliness, her grief and her pride."
The angel was impressed.
"You are a genius, Lord.
You thought of everything!
Woman is truly amazing."


And she is!
Women have strengths that amaze men.
They bear hardships and they carry burdens,
but they hold happiness,
love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous.
They fight for what they believe in.
They stand up to injustice.
They don't take "no" for an answer
when they believe there is a better solution.
They go without so their family can have.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards.
They are happy when they hear about
a birth or a wedding.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They grieve at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left.
They know that a hug and a kiss
can heal a broken heart.
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideals.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
Women have vital things to say and everything to give.


HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN,
IT IS THAT THEY FORGET THEIR WORTH.

Check if a number is a power of 2 the easier way

This one-liner does the trick...

((x != 0) && !(x & (x - 1)))

Clue : "every power of 2 has only one bit set in the binary representation"

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