CULTURAL QA 08-2021-05 Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What is the one inspirationalreal life incident that you want to share with all? A1 VBalasubramanian Corporate Management Advisor (1987–present) June 9 This happened in the year 1992 in Calcutta, India when I was35 years old. At 8.00 P.M. I had an excellent dinner comprising Masala Dosawith sambhar and coconut chutney. My wife had made Potato Podimas curry withLemon Rasam and Drumstick Sambhar in the morning for lunch. A lot of the PotatoPodimas curry was leftover and my wife decided to use it for the masala dosa.Since I avoid Coffee late in the evening, we decided to have a cup of tea. At approx. 9.00 P.M., the black telephone in the hall startedringing. Hoping it was not an office call, I picked it up. The call was from one of my bestfriends in Kolkata. Though we studied in different schools, we played inthe same neighborhood. He was a year senior to me in age. “I want you to draft something urgently for me”, said he!Jokingly I enquired whether it was his last Will and Testament. “No”, says he! “You have to drafta poem for my sister’s daughter who is in Class IX”. “The subject is‘Nature’! You have time till 8.00 A.M. tomorrow”! I was in a pretty good mood but this vanished in an instant.“Listen, you moron”, "whatever gave you the idea that I can write poems”?He immediately responded, “you do so much of drafting”, said he. “Can’t youwrite a simple poem on nature”? By this time I was pretty upset. Since my wife could hear theconversation, I refrained from using all the English abuses I learned at St.Xavier’s College. “Look”, I said, “I can draft contracts, agreements, powersof attorney, wills, and even pre-nuptial agreements if that is what you want”. “But I have never tried a poem or a story”. He just refusedto hear anything stating that if I couldn’t even write a poem, I was prettymuch worthless and disconnected the phone. After the phone call, I got very upset. I took a sheet ofpaper and a pen but I couldn’t for my life imagine what I was going to write. I asked my wife for help but shelooked at me as if I had gone mad. Finally, I decided to sleep onit. Before I slept, I wrote hundreds of words on a piece of paper related tonature like Hills, Mountains, Seas, Rivers, Flowers, Green, Pink, etc. The next day Igot up at 6.00 A.M. I don’t know what really inspired me but within ten minutesI wrote a poem. The next half an hour was spent on polishing it. At 8.00 A.M. the friendturned up to deliver the poem to his sister’s daughter. Three days later, the friend and his sister's daughter paid avisit. They had a huge earthen pot full of 30 Rassogollas of the biggest size.I jokingly asked my friend, “Are you getting married a second time”? He glaredat me. “This is for thepoem”, he said! “She got the first prize in the Class and insistedon buying sweets for you”! “Of course, it was a job to convince the teacher shehad written it but she said she had help from her uncle”. “The next time you write a poem, I suggest a lower standard”!“Your standard is such that it is sure to get her into trouble”. I called himan ungrateful wretch and the moment their backs were turned I started gorgingon the Rassogollas much to the dismay of my wife who was of the opinion that eating ten huge Rassogollas oneafter another was not only bad for health but bad manners. The poem received so much of appreciation that later on Iwrote nearly 50 poems and enjoyed it.I am reproducing the poem below: THE MIGHT OF NATURE The Sun rises on the horizon, Bathing the earth in an unearthly glow, The denizens of the earth wake up, To marvel at its splendorous light. The stream rushes down the mountains, Gurgling and charting its course, Sweeping everything in its path, Pebbles, plants, boulders and trees. The oceans and rivers on the earth, Thunder and roar with a mighty uproar The enormous waves lash the earth, Trying to devour it up as it were. The sky darkens and the cloud bursts, Pelting the earth with storm and rain, The forests and hills awash with green, Nothing more beautiful can be seen. The gently falling snow on earth, Covers everything in radiant white, A dense fog, a gentle mist, Obliterates everything from our midst. Man tries to harness the mighty nature, To be at his beck and call, It laughs at his puny attempts, And wreaks vengeance on one and all. © V. Balasubramanian Q2 What are the 7 unnecessaryitems you took out of your budget for good? Deepa Harishankar Manager, Mannar & CompanyMarch 14 Tata Sky! In the age of Netflix and Amazon Prime, there’s notime for Tata Sky. We don’t watch sports. So, there’s no need for Tata Sky. Religion. It’s expensive as hell (pun intended). Premium segment toiletry. My skin is quite happy with Cinthol Red! A lotless plastic too. Disposable women’s hygiene products. Say hello to the menstrual cup. Again, a lot lessplastic. Uninstall food deliveryapps from your phone. I did that and realised that I didn’t like the extra effort of downloadingthe app every time I wanted to order food just for the heck of it. Fancy cereal forbreakfast. I still have a dabba with exotic cereal but I think I am ok with anegg and cheese omelette if I need a quick breakfast. Organic anything. I amconvinced that most food stuff sold as organic is no different from the ones without suchlabels. Q3 What are some unsaid rules inmedical college? A3 AkshitaGupta Intern Doctor at MediCiti Institute of Medical Sciences (2021–present)May 9 You are not allowed to date your beautiful classmate in firstyear . They are for seniors 😂 .. So if you are dating her in first year keep itprivate till freshers. first year ke liyeseniors bhagwan ka roop hote h . . Chahe bhagwan ke aage sar na jhuke idhar bina soche samjheho jana chahiye . (respect your seniors ) After fresher's youare going to be best friends with few of your seniors so interact .. Don't hidefrom them Be friends with lab attendants .. I know they are Weirdo's but they are the loopholesfor practicals and a lot more Don’t attend the classwhen people are bunking . people will literally hate you and you won’t get bravery awardafter attending that single class Don't disrespect yourteacher .. Don't move out of class in front of them ( i did this mistake in 1st year , now regretit badly ) Help your batchmates during postings and practicals.. Don't ask questions in exams to your batchmates if you don'twant to tell your answers . Don’t try to act like Kabir singh/ arjun reddy (faltuharkaton se door rahe ,inhe hi log college me c***iya kahte h !! जनहित में जारी !! ) Q4 What are some unsaid rules inTamil Nadu? A4 SubramaniamDuraisamy Lives in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Mon Okay. So here are a few rules for a new person coming toTamil Nadu. Basic simplerules only, so no tension!. Rule No 1: Thou shalt not say “Hindi is the nationallanguage”. This is non-negotiable. Period…;-) Rule No 2: Thou shalt not expect the Mumbai or Delhi kind ofstreet food in our cities. In fact- our street food culture is still in itsnascent stages compared to other Indian cities. But try out our barotta stallsif you are interested in a cheap street food. Rule No 3: Thou shalt learn to wear lungis to combat theexcessive sweating and humidity levels…;-). Beginners to lungi culture can trybelting the thing up or use the velcro lungis before graduating to tying them Rule No 4: Simple auto-fare calculation tip: Look up thedistance to your destination in Google Maathaji. Multiply that number by 20.That will be likely your minimum auto-fare. If you are travelling for 5 kms,auto-fare is min Rs. 100. Yes..I know- daylight robbery, but Chennai’sautorickshaws are typically run by locals unlike the Mumbai autos which are runby migrant labours. Autorickshaw economics is different in Chennai. Or better use Ola or Uber..Atleast you can have the comfortof A/C Rule No 5: Irrespective of you coming for studies or work,make sure you are part of a Tamil gang. Or at least be close friends with acouple of Tamil gang people. I guarantee you- you won’t regret it. At least inthe initial few weeks, you can get over the language barrier and cullturalshocks. Q5 What do you think on 97% of the world’s water is salty or otherwiseundrinkable? A5 3 Answers Dr.Anuradha Srinivasan, worksat OsmaniaUniversityAnswered 6h ago There is about the same amount of water on Earth now as therewas millions of years ago. Nearly 97 percent of all the world's water is saltyor otherwise undrinkable. Another 2 percent is locked in ice caps and glaciers.That leaves 1 percent for all our needs.🌼 2ND answer FuneraLMasteR , Gas inour softdriks, is an acid under pressureAnswered 4h ago Just being simple. Earth is a planet of water, it's most of the water content isin the oceans. Which is 97% The ocean water is very salty , and can't be consumed byhumans for drinking purposes. But the remaining three percent of fresh water 💦 is consumable. It is stored in lakes , glaciers , ponds rivers and manyother fresh water bodies. 3rd answer-CyrilDeons Vithali , Senior Sub EditorAnswered 3h ago Only less than 3% of water is fresh water. Out of this 3%just 1% of it is available as drinking water. This 1% includes surface water, ground water, ice sheetsetc. The most important valuable resource like water has to be usedwith great care and in sustainable way. Otherwise we will have no water todrink. Q6 When the water reaches thesurface, does the drop in pressure cause the water to turn into steam? A6 Ritwik Sunny ,former Customer Support Executive at Ashok Leyland Answered Sun When the water reaches the surface, the pressure is dropped,which causes the water to turn into steam. The steam spins a turbine, which isconnected to a generator that produces electricity. The steam cools off in acooling tower and condenses back to water. Q7 How to water air plants? A7 Usethe Right Water Don’t use chlorinated water for your air plants as it canharm them. Instead, use rainwater or filtered water if possible. If you want touse tap water, allow it to sit out in a bowl for 24 hours first so that thechlorine evaporates. Chlorine can turn the tips of the leaves brown. Change Your Watering Schedule Seasonally Depending on the season, air plants need to be bathed atdifferent frequencies. In the summer when it is hot, they like to be bathedonce a week, but in the cool winter months, once every three weeks or so willdo. Pay attention to the changing of the seasons and the health of your airplant and water accordingly. Mist them several times a week. This may be your only optionif your Tillandsia is part of a mounted display where it isn’t easy to detachit for soaking. Some people just prefer this method. Misting air plants shouldbe done more often in dry weather, or when your home is using air conditioningor heating. Q8 When do we rotate? Why doesour mind become unbalanced? A8 GopalaKrishnan, former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom(1966-2004)Answered just now You mean feel everything is rotating? It is disease Vertigo. vertigo a sensation of whirling and loss of balance,associated particularly with looking down from a great height, or caused bydisease affecting the inner ear or the vestibular nerve; giddiness. Q9 What is the difference betweenoxygen in air and oxygen in a cylinder? A9 GopalaKrishnan, former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 at Department of Telecom(1966-2004)Answered just now Oxygen in air is a mixture with other gases. Oxygen coming incylinder or oxygen is at least 95% oxygen Q10 How often can I safely washand reuse plastic water bottles? A10 2Answers Gopala Krishnan , former Assistant General Manager 1996-2004 atDepartment of Telecom (1966-2004) Answered just now Wash well with in 5 days and reuse for about 2 months maximumif the bottle is good. 2ND ANSWER HariPrabhu, former Engineer.Answered 2h ago The plastic bottles are most of them are not food grade orvirgin raw materials, because of very expensive.Therefore we can use the bottlejust one year, secondary it will become shabby outside and inside the bad odourstart , frequently to be washed. All the above QA are based on Quora digeston 04-08- 2021/Answered by me. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 05- 08-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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