Aaromale(Oh Beloved)

Mamalayeri varum thennal
(A breeze which blows in through the mountains)
Pudhu manavaalan thennal
(The breeze, which is [decked up] like a bridegroom)
Palli medayae thottu thalodi kurushil thozhudhu varumbol
(When it arrives after worshipping the Holy cross at the altar)
Varavelpinu malayalakara manasammadham choriyum
(This land of Kerala will grant permission for a warm welcome)
Aaromale.....
(O, beloved!)

Swasthi Swasthi sumuhurtham
(This is a very auspicious occasion)
Sumangali bhava, manavatti
(O bride, may you be blessed with a long wedded life!)
Shyama rathri than aranmanaiyil
(In the inner sanctum of the dark night)
Maari nilkayo tharakame
(Oh star, why are u keeping away?)
Pulari manjilay kathiroliyai
(Like a ray of light in the morning mist)
Akayae nilkayo penmaname
(Are you standing afar, my lady?)
Chanju nikkuma chillayil nee, chila chilambiyo poonkuyile..
(On the bough that is bent, O cuckoo bird, did u sing sweetly?)
Manchiragile marayoliyae thediyathiyo poorangal
(Did the festivities come in search of the everlasting flame in the eastern lamp?)

Kadalinae karayodiniyum paadan snehamundo?
(Does the sea still possess the love to serenade the shore?)
Mezhuguthirigalai urugavidinyum pralayam manasil undo?
(Is there still love in the heart, to be melted like wax?)
Aaromale
(Oh, beloved!!)

What The Interviewer Is Looking For

In most interviews, knowing what the interviewer is looking for means you have won half of the battle. The other half of the battle: be prepared to show your knowledge about the organisation, ask tactful questions about the job, and give a good impression that you can do better than others, if you are offered the job.
The interviewer has two methods of judging your suitability for the job. First, by questioning you and evaluating the things about you and your experience, based on what you tell him. Second, by observing person-to-person how you handle the interview.

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If you have obviously planned your interview well, for example by showing that you are knowledgeable about the organisation, the interviewer will assume that you are also capable of planning and making a good job of your tasks. The converse is also true – a bad performance at interview could mean an unsatisfactory performance at the job.
If you have the experience and ability to do the job, make sure that you do not let your interview performance let you down. Since in most cases, the interviewer has no prior knowledge of the candidates except their letter of application, the first impression you give is extremely important. If you are of average intelligence or have few qualifications, do not despair. The most important factor is your actual achievements and the positive way in which you put these over to the interviewer.
Here are five areas that help the interviewer select the right person for the right job: intelligence, qualification, adjustment, impact on others, motivation and achievements.
Intelligence means your cognitive powers to take in and interpret information. You should be quick in understanding all questions posed by the interviewer, and providing simple and concise answers to them. Nevertheless, a person who is too intelligent, by giving complicated answers to simple questions, may give an impression that he is a thinker not a doer.
Qualifications is necessary for certain professional jobs. So make sure you possess the formal qualifications required or the experience needed when applying for that particular position. It is important to show your knowledge and interest of the relevant professional institution in your field of work, as this will also reflect your enthusiasm towards the profession.

Databases : Microsoft Examination Papers

What are two methods of retrieving SQL?
(Avg. of 588 ) : What cursor type do you use to retrieve multiple
recordsets?
(Avg. of 35 ) : What action do you have to perform before retrieving
data from the next result set of a stored procedure?
(Avg. of 36 ) : What is the basic form of a SQL statement to read data
out of a table?
(Avg. of 29 ) : What structure can you have the database make to speed
up table reads?
(Avg. of 16 ) : What is a “join"?
(Avg. of 17 ) : What is a “constraint"?
(Avg. of 11 ) : What is a “primary key"?
(Avg. of 11 ) : What is a “functional dependency"? How does it relate
to database table design?
(Avg. of 15 ) : What is a “trigger"?
(Avg. of 7 ) : What is “index covering” of a query?
(Avg. of 42 ) : What is a SQL view?

Placement Papers and Sample Papers:Algorithms & Coding : Microsoft Examination Papers

(Avg. of 25 ) : You have b boxes and n dollars. If I want any amount of
money from 0 to n dollars, you must be able to hand me 0 to b boxes so
that I get exactly what I request.” The two questions were “What are
the restrictions on b and n, and how is money distributed among the
boxes?
(Avg. of 49 ) : What is the sum of the numbers from 1 to 1000?
(Avg. of 39 ) : You are an employer. You have ten employees. Each
month, each one of your ten employees gives you ten bags of gold. Each bag
of gold has ten pieces of gold in it. Each piece of gold weighs one
pound. One of your employees is cheating you by only putting nine pieces of
gold in each of his ten bags of gold. You have a scale (not a balance,
a scale), and you can only take one measurement from the scale, only
one (1) reading.
How can you tell which of the ten employees is cheating you by using
this scale and only taking one measurement?
(Avg. of 38 ) : How many points are there on the globe where by walking
one mile south, one mile east and one mile north you reach the place
where you started.
(Avg. of 23 ) : How would go about finding out where to look for a book
in a library? (You do not know how the books are organized beforehand)
(Avg. of 25 ) : Imagine you are standing in front of a mirror, facing
it. Raise your left hand. Raise your right hand. Look at your
reflection. When you raise your left hand your reflection raises what appears to
be his right hand. But when you tilt your head up, your reflection does
too, and does not appear to tilt his/her head down. Why is it that the
mirror appears to reverse left and right, but not up and down?
(Avg. of 21 ) : You have a bucket of jelly beans. Some are red, some
are blue, and some green. With your eyes closed, pick out 2 of a like
color. How many do you have to grab to be sure you have 2 of the same?
(Avg. of 18 ) : You are given a scale which you are to use to measure
eight balls. Seven of these balls have the same weight: the eigth ball
is heavier than the rest. What is the minimum number of weighs you could
perform to find the heaviest of the eight balls?. Remmber it’s a scale
not a balance. (i.e. It can just tell you if one side is heavier than
the other it can’t give you the exact weight).
(Avg. of 13 ) : How would you design a toaster?
(Avg. of 10 ) : How would you design an universal remote control?
(Avg. of 22 ) : How would you design a clock for a blind person?
(Avg. of 30 ) : How many miles of road are there in the US
(Avg. of 64 ) : There are n couples attending a party. Each one shakes
hands with the persons he doesn’t know. (Assuming each person knows
his/her partner) Mary and John are a couple. John asked the rest of the
party-attenders how many times he has shaken hands. Each one gives a
unique answer. How many times does Mary shake hands?

micheal jordan

Be patient- wait for the right opportunity

As per technical analysis, the Nifty is in 'don't buy' zone. All the individual stocks are showing don't buy indication. It will take a few days of continuous positive closing for our markets to indicate a buying signal. Currently, there is no opportunity to buy for short term. Lets wait for the right opportunity to buy.

In a year, on an average, there is only about one short term buying opportunity per month. Out of these 10-12 buying opportunities in a year, only 4-6 trades will give us 10% profits. In the remaining chances, we may not make any loss, but we may not get significant profits. Hence, patiently waiting for the short term opportunities is important.
Long term investors should carry on with their monthly investments. Please note that for long term purchases, no stop loss needs to be set. Continue to buy on a monthly basis for long term. Also, do not judge the performance of your long term portfolio before 3-4 years. There is no use of assessing a long term investment within a few days or months. Give time for your stocks to show their true performance. Do not become impatient with a few months of declining prices.

We have to see the Asian cues on Monday to see how our markets may move.

Nifty ended about 46 points down on Friday.
The Global cues were mixed on Friday's trading session. The US markets were negative but the European markets were positive.

Investing with a plan

Be clear when you are buying a particular stock whether you would like to buy it for short term or long term. If it is for short term, sell the moment you achieve your target selling price (for example a 10% profit on the trade).
There is no need to place stop losses for long term buys. Stop loss is only meant for limiting loss for short term trades. Have the discipline to sell at the stop loss level. Do not be emotionally attached to a stock bought for short term.
It is advisable to perform long term investing in one demat account and short term trading in another demat account. Alternatively, you can invest for long term in your spouse’s name and short term trading in your name. This ensures that the income tax authorities do not classify you as a trader and levy higher rate of taxes.

The reason why many investors are not successful is because they do not have an investment plan. Investors must decide beforehand whether they will be investing for long term, or both long and short term.
If you have decided to invest for long term and have picked fundamentally strong stocks, then you must not worry about short term fluctuations in the market.Make it a policy to buy and hold only bluechip stocks. Do not try to speculate with other riskier stocks.

It is not wise to only trade for short term. If you would like to do short term trading, then you must also make long term investments.



If you decide to allocate 20% of your total assets in the stock markets, then you can allocate 15%-20% in long term or decide to invest 15% for long term and another 5% for short term trades. Please remember that short term trades are comparatively more risky and you must be ready to incur limited losses.
Intra-day trading is not recommended. General experience of people is that they profit in some trades and lose in the other trades and the net effect is that they seem to lose more than they gain. The stress undertaken for intra-day trading is far more than the benefits received from it.

Jar Philosophy of Life

Jar 1: Long term investment – 10% - This Jar must contain money that should be invested for long term such as for ‘legacy’ which is not to be touched during your life time.
Jar 2: Necessities – 55% of your income – This Jar must contain money which you require to spend on necessities of life such as food, clothing, rent, travel expenses etc.
Jar 3: Personal Education – 10% - This Jar must contain money for your personal education such as attending Training programs, learning new skills, undertaking higher education etc. so that we can enhance our income in the future.
Jar 4: Emergencies – 10% - This Jar must contain money set aside for emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
Jar 5: Children Education – 10% - This Jar must contain money meant for your children’s education. Allocate this money for good quality education, higher education, foreign education etc.
Jar 6: Charity – 5% - This Jar must contain money for donations and charity to less privileged people. We must always set aside money for the needy and deserving poor. Example: Donations for education, clothes for poor children, contribution to old-age homes etc.
By dividing your monthly income in the above Jars, we will be allocating our money in a much more meaningful and organized way.


Spectacular rise in the Nifty today, ending more than 100 points higher. This was expected as the global cues were extremely positive last night in Europe and US markets.
Currently, the global cues are mildly negative. The US and European markets are down by 0.5-1%.

Today's rise in the Nifty has resulted in it entering the 'buy' zone. However, it is too early to say whether this is the start of a rally or not. A few stocks have entered the buy zone too, but I personally prefer to wait and watch what happens tomorrow. The recent rise could be due to short covering, but nobody can be sure and hence I will wait for some more clarity in the situation.

Long term investors must continue to invest on a monthly basis in bluechips. Do not let the market level determine your investment. If you have decided to invest on a particular every month, then high or low on that particular day, you must invest the amount in a few bluechips for long term.

Starting from today, I will post a small investment tip so that we can all become wise and informed investors.

Starting from this weekend, I will be posting a Personality Development thought.

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity
Therefore, the next time you feel that there is a lack of opportunities in your life, think about your current situation and pin point areas in your field which can be converted into opportunities to learn, improve and succeed.
All the successful people in the world do not complain about the lack of opportunities. They learn to make use of the opportunities that are already available. They see opportunities in the situations they face on a day to day basis. When we can make use of the things that are already available, we become worthy of newer and better opportunities to excel in life.