Archive for April, 2009



“Making a Mark” as a Technical Editor/Reviewer

Published on April 20, 2009

The planning, collaborating and analyzing responsibilities provide on-the-job training for a documentation manager’s role. It opens one’s perspective to challenges of good documentation, the need and pressure of working with various stakeholders within specified deadlines, collating and analyzing data to generate appropriate metrics, and most importantly, accountability for the quality of a deliverable.


Remembering lessons from Sunday school

Published on April 8, 2009

Good Friday is the day of Christ’s crucifixion, and is observed as a day of mourning. The obvious question is that if it is a day of mourning, why it is called “Good?” In archaic English, “Good” is a synonym of “Holy” and hence the nomenclature. It also symbolizes the fact that Christ was crucified for our sins, and the humiliation, pain, and death are His sacrifice on our behalf. As a sacrifice for humanity and the cleansing of the sins of man, this day of mourning holds tidings of redemption.


Dilemma

Published on April 3, 2009

Somebody was stringing the guitar, and the beer bottles were being dug out. The mood was joyfully somber. The mountains and the river do this to you. They shuffle your soul and senses and bring out contradictory emotions. The guitarist started humming along and a soulful number permeated the ambience, with the audience swaying to the musical notes. I relaxed, enjoying the music and the breeze and the slight knot in my throat.