I remember there was a story for us to study in english when I was in school. It was about a man who sleeps for some 20 years and wakes up one fine day morning to find out the amazing differences happened. I do not remember the exact story but I am sure I enjoyed it very much that time.

Now, After so many years when I get some time to sit back and relax in between my robotic work schedule, I feel like that character in the old story. I am missing so many things. I feel amazed when a friend tells me that he passed an exam. That is definitley not because I think he is not good in learning, but I never knew that he was preparing for an exam! . I feel ashamed. I am not getting enough time to spend with my family and friends. I am not blaming it. It is a fact that my job keeps me away from my friends and family.

I am working nearly about 12-14 hours a day. It’s not that I do not like what I do. I do love my job. I love the freedom that I get at my workplace. I like my collegues. But I still need to find some time which I can spend with my Family and Friends. Biju asked me why I am not updating my blog. I told him that I do not get enough time. He said he keeps checking my blog for updates. I realised what I was doing wrong. I am a failure in keeping things going. I start up things with great enthusiasm and then fail to keep it up.

I know it irritates most of my friends that I just go “offline” sometimes. Sometimes I do not mail or call them for months. They had already expressed this to me many a time. This is a public apology to all of you guys.

Thank you very much for bearing my horrible behaviour. Thank you very much for still keeping me in your address books. Thank you very much for still considering me as your friend. Thanks for everything.

I feel good now. 🙂

Wired is reporting that a lot of medical research firms are using India’s poor as a hot test bed.

From the article: “The sudden influx of drug companies to India resembles the gold rush frontier, according to Sean Philpott, managing editor of The American Journal of Bioethics. ‘Not only are research costs low, but there is a skilled work force to conduct the trials'”

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Popular Science has a fascinating article up about toy inventor Tim Kehoe’s quest to create colored bubbles. ‘Chemical burns, ruined clothes, 11 years, half a million dollars–it’s not easy to improve the world’s most popular toy. … It turns out that coloring a bubble is an exceptionally difficult bit of chemistry.'”

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I must say , these guys are so smart that they are finding new ways everyday to annoy people. :))

Today , the Maharashtra State Govt. banned the use of plastic bags across the state, especially in Mumbai City.

I would say this came a bit late. Anywhere you go in this metro , you’ll get to see chocked up drainages because of the plastic bags and other rubbish which simply refuses to “die”. May the Govt. realised this fact after the heavy rains and the flood that followed. Anyways, better late than never!

I remember , something similar had been enforced a few years ago in Mumbai city. But it simply did not work out because it was ignored by the public as well as the authorities. This time, I hope they would practice the preach.