2/3 Devil

Once again a long gap between the post. Well I have to blame my employer for keeping me busy not with work but in finding alternative ways to download stuff from the net. My internet usage in the company(15GB in feb) though little low according to me, has made my employer change the rules in the organization. No more bulk piracy downloads from rapidshare/megaupload allowed, anyone found violating will immediately be terminated without any warning.... lol

People in my organization have started to delete the songs, movies they had downloaded and also started uninstalling games. I am not sure if I was one of the reasons for the sudden change in the policy. Whatever be it, I am proud to have made a policy change in the company which is working for the greater good of the company ;)

Well sometimes, to achieve the greater good, you are forced to take the dubious path, but at least I am happy that I was able to contribute to that good cause. I forgot to mention, I have increased my downloads these days, thanks to many ppl staying away from the downloads, I get more bandwidth... :) Greater good for me... Let's keep this hush hush.. :D

The main intent of writing this blog was different, ok how do I start it?
What do you think about the number 4??
-- the only number that is preceded by 2 consecutive prime nos
-- smallest non-prime even number
Reader: (hey esh!! have u gone nuts?? come to the bloody topic)

How many of you believe in lucky numbers and stuff?? I was a strong believer, I am a strong believer and I will be in future too.. Only difference is my perspective on the issue had changes over the years. I refresh you with my history and then you will feel the strong presence of the lucky number through my life.
I was born on 13th, considered unlucky by most english people, luckily I am nowhere close to english and there cannot be a luckier number than 13 for me. I also have a roomie who will agree to this statement more than me.. ;)

The first 4 years(0-4) I spent in Madurai,
then came the first shift
The next 4 years (5-8) I studied in a school in Rajapalayam(TN)(UKG - 3rd) -- again 4 years
Then again a shift,
Joined 4th in a school in Coimbatore studied there until 8th(multiple of 4)
another shift
9th - 12th in another school in coimbatore, (BVB) --- again 4 years
another shift of place
Engg @ CEG,AU -- 4 years again
another shift
@Bangalore currently for the past 17months..
If you had noticed, the number of schools that i had studied in so far is also 4. :O

I have been noticing this pattern for quite a long time, in the initial stages I thought this was all fate, yeah it was fate that was responsible for the school changes since the transfers were more driven by my Dad's banking transfer policy.But the same cannot be attributed to the last 2 shifts, which were voluntary choices made in sane conditions by me.

There was a period when,
I thought everything was driven by numbers esp this 4..
I thought all exams that I take up on 4th will bring me gr8 success
I used to pray for an easy exam and more marks from God
I would be delighted to get a hall ticket/roll no whose single digit sum is 4
I would carry 4 new shuttles to practice always(this no one knows until now) :)
I used the same fountain pen and digital watch from class 9 exam to class 12.. Still have both of them.. :)

This is just a small part of superstitious belief that I had. I am not revealing anymore :P. But the point is I realized that all people(including me) used/use the tool of superstition to just shy away from accountability. Fate is a very good scapegoat. You can very easily blame your failures on fate without any remorse. So if an exam did not go as expected, I used to blame it on the profs, lecturers(how convenient) and attribute luck as the sole reason behind a person who scored the maximum marks(how mean).

Also with an animosity that has been developed over an entire semester :), teachers easily become scapegoat for a poor performance of a student. I am not in support of any teachers, I do agree that there were a lot of dumb asses(I don't believe that ass and a** makes a f***ing difference lol). May be the teachers were responsible, but I feel that they are not the reasons.
Also ppl reading, by teachers I allude to the crappy lot. There were also many admirable prof's/lecturers in my college. This is my view and the other 100+ ppl who studied with me may wish to differ. I respect all of their views(Implies: I expect u all to respect mine ). Just kidding, really I don't expect anything, this was yet another typing exercise for me... :P

All I wanted to convey is surrendering to fate makes one weak inside. I really love this conversation from the Matrix Movie,
Morpheus: Do you believe in Fate
Neo: No!
Morpheus: Why not??
Neo: I don't believe in fate because I don't like the idea that I am not in control of my life...

That is exactly what I wanted to convey through this blog. Though there may be really some things that may be out of our hand, don't accept that. Don't let the fear of failure stop you from trying. A horoscope is just a piece of paper interpreted by a human, not a God. A prediction from a horoscope if it's good, then use it as a confidence booster? if it's bad, then WYAO to prove that astrologer is a liar. We all have to remember that all these things were invented by man, so they will be as good as the products that we develop, there will be definitely bugs in it. It cannot be fool proof. If you ask me if I am so strong inside, to be honest I would say I am not.. But I would like to add that, with every passing second,minute and hour, I am getting more and more stronger inside.

I guess that was very serious, yeah whatever.. Now comes the reason for the title. Like the last blog this is also very very interesting one. :)
I noticed this very recently,
my birth date is
esh_devil: Oh No!! don't reveal ur age...(pls ignore my alter ego)
esh: no no.. it's for the greater good.. lol

13 - 04 - 85
I am doing a single digit sum,
4 - 4 - 4 :O
444
Everyone knows that 666 is associated with devil, I am not sure if they will have one such story for 444 after some year..
But anyhow with the data in hand, all I would like to say is I am as good as 444*(666/666) = 2/3*(666) = 2/3 Devil.. :)
(Quant gods, pls don't say this equation is invalid)
For further proof, this was how i look in the mirror ;)
[A small treat for April 1 ;) ]

The End

P.S. As usual comments are treaured. But now I have also added the Shout Box(SB), so u can shout whatever you want for having patiently gone through my entire post. Once again thanks for the time and the support.. It really keeps a usually lazy guy active occasionally...