If you want to understand, what happened on 26th December 2004 and why, then, here is the geek stuff. USGS has its preminalary report published on the web at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2004/usslav/.
It has tried to explain in a simpler language. Read up.
Thursday, December 30, 2004
Tuesday, December 28, 2004
Tsunami and New year
New Year is just round the corner and a major Tsunami has hit the humanity in South-South East Asia. Plenty of people don't have shelter, food, water and medicine. There are bodies everywhere.
How do we celebrate new year in this scenario.
If everyeone in the world decides to cancel festivities or simplify it, and send the saved money for the affected, it will help.
How do we celebrate new year in this scenario.
If everyeone in the world decides to cancel festivities or simplify it, and send the saved money for the affected, it will help.
Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Feeling Happy
Just met a student of mine, Hemant Bhanusali from 98-99 days. He works for same client as I work for. Just thru a different vendor. It is such a nice feeling meeting someone after 6 years... and seeing how the world has changed and has still remained same.
Monday, December 20, 2004
One hour in 23 degrees Fahrenheit
Today, I wanted to go to Social Security office. I planned to catch a bus, which goes that way. I missed the first busstop sign and ended up walking to second one. Just when I was about to reach to the second one, the bus went past me. So I missed the bus.
I did not have the timetable, so was not sure when the bus would turn up next. I was expecting the bus in 30 minutes. But this being past morning peak traffic, next bus was after 1 hour, something that I was not aware of. And I kept on waiting.
There was no shade on the busstop, no chairs or bench either. The temperature was about 23 degrees fahrenheit, which I did not realize. I could feel cold, but could not believe that it was that cold.
And I started thinking about all those people, who have to travel by bus and have to stand like this, without knowning when the next bus would come.
I think if United States wants to reduce price of oil, it should reduce consumption of oil. And for that they have to make people use public transport. And for that, they have to make public transport easier, safer and more frequent and make it a real alternative to using own car.
I did not have the timetable, so was not sure when the bus would turn up next. I was expecting the bus in 30 minutes. But this being past morning peak traffic, next bus was after 1 hour, something that I was not aware of. And I kept on waiting.
There was no shade on the busstop, no chairs or bench either. The temperature was about 23 degrees fahrenheit, which I did not realize. I could feel cold, but could not believe that it was that cold.
And I started thinking about all those people, who have to travel by bus and have to stand like this, without knowning when the next bus would come.
I think if United States wants to reduce price of oil, it should reduce consumption of oil. And for that they have to make people use public transport. And for that, they have to make public transport easier, safer and more frequent and make it a real alternative to using own car.
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Lufthansa
Well, the trip started with a flight in Indian Airlines and then two in Lufthansa. Indian airlines delayed the trip by 30 minutes, 3 hours of checking time was spent in security check in and other stuffs.
Thing that I forgot to do was, to order Veggie Meal. First Lufthansa flight from India to Germany was no problem, as they were loaded with lot of veggie food. We had some issues from Germany to US segment, as they had limited veggies.
Flight was good. But I still missed Personal Video Screen that you see in Air France or Singapore Airlines. May be Lufthansa should think about it.
Thing that I forgot to do was, to order Veggie Meal. First Lufthansa flight from India to Germany was no problem, as they were loaded with lot of veggie food. We had some issues from Germany to US segment, as they had limited veggies.
Flight was good. But I still missed Personal Video Screen that you see in Air France or Singapore Airlines. May be Lufthansa should think about it.
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