Ravi CHITTURI's Blogosphere

The Farthest I've Traveled from Home - Antigua

2011-03-01T09:42:00.001-08:00

English Harbor in Antigua

absolutely yes!

Technology's Impact on Families

2011-01-26T09:35:00.001-08:00

autoroute à emails...

wait, lemme email my lady and will let you know how it (e)affected ours...

My Childhood Idols

2011-01-26T09:31:00.001-08:00

Rock'n'roll No1 - Elvis Presley 1956

Elvis Presly

Dude! I Love Slang

2011-01-13T08:11:00.001-08:00

dude

An Album I'll Always Love

2010-12-30T09:48:00.001-08:00

Thriller by MJ.

What My Home Says About Me

2010-12-30T09:47:00.001-08:00

well organized and sometimes picky about certain item placements

Someone Who Deserves More Credit (other than myself?)

2010-12-23T08:44:00.001-08:00

wife, without a doubt!!

ps: play it safe brother, you know what I mean ;)

Three Countries I'd Like to Visit that I haven't been

2010-12-23T08:29:00.001-08:00

[Copenhagen, Helsingborg, Sweden] (LOC)

Figi

Sweden

Mauritius

Defining the Word Friend

2010-12-09T08:56:00.001-08:00

I don't! It's already been done ;)

Wacky Advice -- But Useful

2010-12-09T08:53:00.001-08:00

trust but verify!

Ugh, My Worst-Ever Haircut

2010-11-19T08:58:00.001-08:00

I need permission from my wife ;)

That Time I Lied About My Age

2010-11-04T06:51:00.001-07:00

Yes, I had to pretend that I was couple of years older since I didn't have grey hair to be included in intellectual debates ;)

After that, yes, I was included in the conversation and listened to.

My Trips

2010-11-02T21:38:00.000-07:00

Rome, Italy

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

Create your own travel map or travel blog

Great vacation rentals at TripAdvisor

If I Were President

2010-10-28T07:38:00.001-07:00

Sol-Invictus-SunGod

Citizen's safety and well-being!

Without a doubt, constitution demands it!!

Next birthday, I'd like to celebrate like a kid

2009-08-22T09:16:00.001-07:00

celebrate like a kid
relive the childhood and do interesting things like my kids do

Antarctica, here I come

2009-08-22T09:15:00.001-07:00

last one to check off on my list

My money's on the hawk

2009-08-06T07:12:00.001-07:00

Kashi is a cereal suitable for every meal

2009-07-30T18:05:00.001-07:00

Kashi TLC Pumpkin Pie Bar

healthy dummy, that's why.

I could do without taste for a year

2009-07-30T17:58:00.001-07:00

If I had to, I'd spend a week in a treehouse

2009-07-24T03:40:00.001-07:00

I tent all the time, however, there's nothing like coming close to the nature as in living on a tree

I'll bring A very big empty journal to the slammer

2009-07-24T03:35:00.001-07:00

A very big empty journal
to start writing a biographic journal, because they will not allow laptops in prisons

Pen(s)
Pen(s) of course to write

Largest Encyclopedia
I want to learn what I don't know.

Let me tell you a secret

2009-07-24T03:27:00.001-07:00

At times, I'm invisible, even to myself ;)

Requirement #1 for a good day: Achivement

2009-07-24T03:24:00.001-07:00

Achivement
Need to achieve something - personal, professional, family, etc.

Sense of contribution
Need to positively contribute something to someone other than me.

Let me tell you a secret

2009-07-24T03:22:00.001-07:00

Home Office, to start working on a business plan to start a magic show biz. I will then reach out to all the casinos for bookings.

An inspiring story I read about 10 years ago...

2009-04-09T13:45:00.000-07:00

Jerry is the manager of a restaurant in Virginia. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would always reply, "If I were any better, would be twins!" Many of the waiters at his restaurant quit their jobs when he changed jobs, so they could follow him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator. If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was always there, telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! No one can be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?" Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, I have two choices today: I can choose to be in a good mood or I can choose to be in a bad mood. I always choose to be in a
good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I always choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I always choose the positive side of life." "But it's not always that easy," I protested. "Yes, it is," Jerry said "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. It's your choice how you live your life."

Several years later, I heard that Jerry accidentally did something you are never supposed to do in the restaurant business: he left the back door of his restaurant open one morning and was robbed by three armed men. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found quickly and rushed to the hospital. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Want to see my scars?" I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had
gone through his mind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, after they shot me, as I lay on the floor, remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live! Or choose to die. I chose to live." "Weren't you scared?" I asked. Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me. I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the Emergency Room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read 'He's a dead man.' I knew I need to take action." "What did you do?" I asked. "Well, there was a big nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything." 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Please operate on me as if I am alive, not dead'." Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also
because of his amazing attitude.

I learned from him that every day, YOU HAVE THE CHOICE TO EITHER ENJOY YOUR LIFE, OR NOT. The only thing that is truly yours that no one can control or take from you - is YOUR ATTITUDE, so if you can take care of that, everything else in life becomes much easier.

Why do we need a President? My Son asks...

2008-01-17T12:33:00.000-08:00

Yesterday when we are coming back from my Son's school reading night, he asked...

1. Who is a president?
A. I told him that he is the leader of our country and explained in other simple terms the usual definitions so that a Kindergartener would understand

2. Why do we need a president?
A. Well, I started off with a question back to him asking why they (students) need a class leader and line leaders and again explained in simple terms why we need a president.

He acknowledged to be satisfied with my answers at the moment but somehow I sense he is really not satisfied at least completely.

This kept me thinking all the while during my morning commute. Why do we really need a president in the current socio-economic conditions and does people really are convinced that we need a good president. If they are, why there are so many questions in different forms around us?? I have more pondering to do...

PS: Please let me know your thoughts on how you would deal with your children's interesting questions like these.

New Year Resolutions!

2008-01-09T14:33:00.000-08:00

"Well, what are your New Year's resolutions?"... that is the frequent question I get right after Happy New Year wishes when we are back to office after a hearty holiday break.

Come to think of it, aren't resolutions little vague? Let me explain...
Res#01: I want to loose weight this year
Res#02: I want to go to Gym and excercise more frequently
Res#03: I want to be nice to my family, friends, etc

where is the quantitative aspect by which we can judge ourselves whether we abide by our resolutions or not? You see, on the professional side, I preach frequently the advantages of a good quantitative analysis, performance metrics, etc. I will not accept the likes of these resolutions in business.

Personally, I like Goals...
Goal#01: I will loose 7.5 Lbs of total body weight by Dec 31, 2008
Goal#02: I will hit the Gym 5 days a week and increase my average daily burn to 500 calories
Goal#03: I will spend at least 10 cumulative hours per each week with my kids on their projects
Goal#04: I will reduce my Total Body Fat Content to 12% by Dec 31, 2008
Goal#05: I will develop a visible six-pack Ab frame by Dec 31, 2008

Oh well, Happy New Year again!!

Happy New Year!

2008-01-03T11:04:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year 2008!

Every year we are the defacto hosts of New Year's Eve Party among our little community (we call ourselves "The Intellectuals"). This year, for the first time, we pushed the bar little up with regards to "Intellectual Fun" and went into the world of "How many PhDs does it take to screw a light bulb". Bottom-line: Ladies, Gentlemen, and the Kids alike, we had more fun than last year.

The introduction

2007-12-14T09:14:00.000-08:00

ॐ

I am: A person with positive attitude

I am: A person who can make a difference in this world

I am: A person who can positively influence others in this world

I am: A true believer of "You control your own Karma"