Friday, December 30, 2005
What's your sign ???
One particular thing I've observed off late is that everyone has a unique way of signing off a message.
Well, my signature is 'Luv'. It kinds-of inadvertently makes its place in every message I post. I felt happy thinking it was kinda unique about my writing style only to realize that many others do it.
Anyways, I would like to post here some such interesting signs that I saw recently.
Ravi's Blog : ^_^
Beady's Blog :All this to be taken with a grain of salt!
Mine ;)Luv
Apart from this, there are some unique styles that I've observed in people's blog entries. While most of them tend to end their message with a greeting or a wish, many others prefer to leave behind a question for the readers.
Well, thats all for now..should work for a while ;)
Luv
Well, my signature is 'Luv'. It kinds-of inadvertently makes its place in every message I post. I felt happy thinking it was kinda unique about my writing style only to realize that many others do it.
Anyways, I would like to post here some such interesting signs that I saw recently.
Ravi's Blog :
Beady's Blog :
Mine ;)
Apart from this, there are some unique styles that I've observed in people's blog entries. While most of them tend to end their message with a greeting or a wish, many others prefer to leave behind a question for the readers.
Well, thats all for now..should work for a while ;)
Luv
Monday, December 26, 2005
Anukonunda Oka Roju
Today, I really had some gud time watching the movie ‘Anukokunda Oka Roju…’…its been ages since I saw any such interesting movie..the plot was excellent and the taking was so natural that you could empathize with every scene in the movie..
Off late, I’ve totally stopped watching movies, at least at the cinemas. You wouldn’t believe but its been more than six months that I’ve watched a movie at the theatre.
Well, while one reason is that there was no new Chiru’s movie :), the most important one is that there are no good movies around. I mean, you options are limited to two. Either a stupid college love story, which has no meaning whatsoever (at times, this dislike of mine towards such stories make me doubt about my youthfulness :( )or a hero-centric faction oriented movie..
The good thing about this movie is that the narration is fresh and enticing. The movie has a very strong backdrop and an intricate story line. This it was the life of the movie. All the actors also did a great job. In total, its certainly a movie worth watching.
In case someone is interested, plz let me know. I can share the files. Actually, these are rm-compressed. So, the size is quite low. Its around 300 MB, I guess.
Well, other than that, got nothing much to say. Need to still work on my essays. I’m eagerly waiting for the Feb ‘coz by that time, all my apps would have already gone in.
Till, then, I wait here with my fingers crossed :(
Luv
Off late, I’ve totally stopped watching movies, at least at the cinemas. You wouldn’t believe but its been more than six months that I’ve watched a movie at the theatre.
Well, while one reason is that there was no new Chiru’s movie :), the most important one is that there are no good movies around. I mean, you options are limited to two. Either a stupid college love story, which has no meaning whatsoever (at times, this dislike of mine towards such stories make me doubt about my youthfulness :( )or a hero-centric faction oriented movie..
The good thing about this movie is that the narration is fresh and enticing. The movie has a very strong backdrop and an intricate story line. This it was the life of the movie. All the actors also did a great job. In total, its certainly a movie worth watching.
In case someone is interested, plz let me know. I can share the files. Actually, these are rm-compressed. So, the size is quite low. Its around 300 MB, I guess.
Well, other than that, got nothing much to say. Need to still work on my essays. I’m eagerly waiting for the Feb ‘coz by that time, all my apps would have already gone in.
Till, then, I wait here with my fingers crossed :(
Luv
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Merry Christmas :)
Hi,
Well, while my songs go from my cell phone to my mp3 player, I thought I would make a quick entry.
Well, first thing is that I got a w550i (Sony ericsson) recently...thnx to my bro-in-law :)
Frankly speaking, this is my first present...have never got such a thing till date :(
nyways, you can find more features about that here
Well, the best feature I feel is its walkman....man, its amazing..the sound clarity is soooo crisp and clear, I'm sure an Ipod comes no where around this..
Well, the rest things like cam(still, video), radio, voice rec and of course, the phone are all ok...kind of decent...
on the whole, i wud give this a 4 on 5.
what else?
other than this, yeah..met my college frnds today...its been reeeeeaaaaaaalllllllyyyyyy years since I had such a gud time with old time buddies..
had been at their place till now...
well, tats all from me..need to get to bed...its already 3:00 AM :)
Merry Christmas..Ho..Ho..Ho..
Luv
Well, while my songs go from my cell phone to my mp3 player, I thought I would make a quick entry.
Well, first thing is that I got a w550i (Sony ericsson) recently...thnx to my bro-in-law :)
Frankly speaking, this is my first present...have never got such a thing till date :(
nyways, you can find more features about that here
Well, the best feature I feel is its walkman....man, its amazing..the sound clarity is soooo crisp and clear, I'm sure an Ipod comes no where around this..
Well, the rest things like cam(still, video), radio, voice rec and of course, the phone are all ok...kind of decent...
on the whole, i wud give this a 4 on 5.
what else?
other than this, yeah..met my college frnds today...its been reeeeeaaaaaaalllllllyyyyyy years since I had such a gud time with old time buddies..
had been at their place till now...
well, tats all from me..need to get to bed...its already 3:00 AM :)
Merry Christmas..Ho..Ho..Ho..
Luv
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Friday, December 16, 2005
MicroFinancial Institutions
Well, these days have been doing some research on MicroFinancial Institutions (MFIs). Thought I would put that up here and 'enlighten' u guys as well :)
Now, to the topic.
MicroFinancial Institutions are credit bodies that extend very small loans to unemployed, poor entrepreneurs and others living in poverty who are 'not bankable'. These individuals lack collateral, steady employment and a verifiable credit history and therefore cannot meet even the most minimum qualifications to gain access to traditional credit. Microcredit is a financial innovation which originated in developing countries like Bangladesh, India etc where it has successfully enabled extremely impoverished people (mostly women) to engage in self-employment projects that allow them to generate an income and, in many cases, begin to build wealth and exit poverty. Due to the success of microcredit, many in the traditional banking industry have begun to realize that these microcredit borrowers should more correctly be categorized as pre-bankable; thus, microcredit is increasing gaining credibility in the mainstream finance industry and many traditional large finance organizations are contemplating microcredit projects as a source of future growth. Although almost everyone in larger development organizations discounted the likelihood of success of microcredit when Muhammad Yunus began it in the mid 1970s, its taking giant leaps in changing the face of Rural places in developing economies.
The United Nations has declared the year 2005 as the International year of Microcredit.
In India, currently, there are around 30 MFIs, most of which are commercial. The total credit so far extended is in tune of about $450 million. This number is expected to rise by another 40-50% by next year.
More details on this very soon :)
Luv
Now, to the topic.
MicroFinancial Institutions are credit bodies that extend very small loans to unemployed, poor entrepreneurs and others living in poverty who are 'not bankable'. These individuals lack collateral, steady employment and a verifiable credit history and therefore cannot meet even the most minimum qualifications to gain access to traditional credit. Microcredit is a financial innovation which originated in developing countries like Bangladesh, India etc where it has successfully enabled extremely impoverished people (mostly women) to engage in self-employment projects that allow them to generate an income and, in many cases, begin to build wealth and exit poverty. Due to the success of microcredit, many in the traditional banking industry have begun to realize that these microcredit borrowers should more correctly be categorized as pre-bankable; thus, microcredit is increasing gaining credibility in the mainstream finance industry and many traditional large finance organizations are contemplating microcredit projects as a source of future growth. Although almost everyone in larger development organizations discounted the likelihood of success of microcredit when Muhammad Yunus began it in the mid 1970s, its taking giant leaps in changing the face of Rural places in developing economies.
The United Nations has declared the year 2005 as the International year of Microcredit.
In India, currently, there are around 30 MFIs, most of which are commercial. The total credit so far extended is in tune of about $450 million. This number is expected to rise by another 40-50% by next year.
More details on this very soon :)
Luv
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
quote for the day ;)
The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'
- Larry Hardiman
- Larry Hardiman
Monday, December 12, 2005
Friday, December 02, 2005
Some unconnected thoughts - 2
some unconnected thoughts on my day to day life..
1. Thanks to the Hyderabad traffic Police, we now have buffaloes as the traffic keepers...they not only stop the traffic, but also divert it and beyond all, make people feel like kicking their A*S....
Today, I got stuck in a traffic jam for nearly 1 hour only to find that the 'New Recruits' are having their lessons on the road.. :)
PS : With due respect to Traffic Police, Hyderabad :)
2. APSRTC Bus - The new rape victim
Sorry guys but my vocab is totally defying me here and I'm not able to find a better word to describe..The Jubilee Hills Road is quite billowy (if I can use) and full of crests and troughs....While I was going through this road today, I saw an APSRTC maneuvering a crest...the bus is overcrowded and I could see people hanging from the open rods at the doors. The worst part was even though the bus was struggling hard to climb the crest, not even a single guy boarded off the bus..I bet they would have reached the crest more quickly than the bus would, if they got down from the bus and walked for while..such was the speed of the bus..
now, tell me...can you find a better word than the one I used? Probably, not...I mean, I got this in my mind the moment I saw the plight of the bus...
Hence,the moral of the story is !@#$%^&* (shall leave that to you to decipher :))
Luv
1. Thanks to the Hyderabad traffic Police, we now have buffaloes as the traffic keepers...they not only stop the traffic, but also divert it and beyond all, make people feel like kicking their A*S....
Today, I got stuck in a traffic jam for nearly 1 hour only to find that the 'New Recruits' are having their lessons on the road.. :)
PS : With due respect to Traffic Police, Hyderabad :)
2. APSRTC Bus - The new rape victim
Sorry guys but my vocab is totally defying me here and I'm not able to find a better word to describe..The Jubilee Hills Road is quite billowy (if I can use) and full of crests and troughs....While I was going through this road today, I saw an APSRTC maneuvering a crest...the bus is overcrowded and I could see people hanging from the open rods at the doors. The worst part was even though the bus was struggling hard to climb the crest, not even a single guy boarded off the bus..I bet they would have reached the crest more quickly than the bus would, if they got down from the bus and walked for while..such was the speed of the bus..
now, tell me...can you find a better word than the one I used? Probably, not...I mean, I got this in my mind the moment I saw the plight of the bus...
Hence,the moral of the story is !@#$%^&* (shall leave that to you to decipher :))
Luv
Oracle Movie Club turns 1 this dec
Today, we are done with yet another movie club show...The movie Club, which started about an year ago is now eight shows old, out of which five were for a premium and the rest at cost-2-cost...
When we first came together to form the club, I was pretty much new to Oracle. I did not know any of the guys there and I was sitting all alone through out the meeting. Since most of those who attended that meeting were either members of Oracle Volunteers or Employee Club, the entire meeting went chaotic and colorful. Seeing this entire bustle, I was a bit intimidated. At the fag end of the meeting, the organizers took up the team allotment. Arul called for volunteers to the Theatre Interaction team and I was the first person to volunteer. That was the first time I opened my mouth in about 2 hrs. Post-meeting, all our team members met backstage and started a quick round of introductions. I remember, there were about 8 of us.
Soon, we started working on our first project, 'Swades'. Our team's responsibility included finding out the various theatres that would play 'Swades', talk to them and get the best deal available for the Oracle Employees.
Apart from Theatre interaction, 4 more teams were formed, namely, Marketing Team (these are supposed to sell the tickets), Survey Team (These are supposed to come up with viewer's prefs through internal surveys), Finance Team (supposed to handle all the money related issues) and finally, distribution team (supposed to distribute the tickets).
In total, the movie club had about 30 members, then. Soon after Swades was a hit (we actually raised about Rs 15,000 for charity), we started off for our next venture 'Kisna'. By this time, I saw some people dropping off the team either due to pressures at work or due to simple lack of interest. Still, we were a sizable number. Because of improper planning, Kisna show was a flop. Though we did not end up negative in our cash balances, still, we could not sell all the tickets. The un-sold tickets ate up all the money that was raised from premium.
This is when the movie club underwent a major metamorphosis in terms of members...almost two thirds of the members took a 'Sabbatical' from the movie club activities...
In this way, we were finally left with seven of us, Avi, Myself, Ajay, Manasi, Rohit, Swati and Amit.
The tough part was Arul, who was the In-charge till had, also left us because he had some other commitments. This was when he nominated me as the In charge. But truly speaking, I never found a necessity to use this anywhere ‘coz we were more like buddy group rather than a professional team. We did not need any follow ups or all those regular team building activities. Everyone was equally interested and understanding. We all were in the same page, in the sense; we all valued each other’s thoughts and ideas.
Soon, we took up more ventures like Kaal, Robots, Paheli, Rising, Salaam Namaste and Apaharan.
In this process, we also had the opportunity to work with some NGOs.
The NGOs we have worked with so far are Diya, Lakhya Sadhana, The Thalassemia Sickle Cell Society and Little Sisters of Poor.
It's a wonderful experience working with these great organizations, which have gone a long way in proving that service to humanity alone ensures deliverance of mankind.
Hope we do more such activities....
Three Cheers to Oracle Movie Club... :)
Luv
When we first came together to form the club, I was pretty much new to Oracle. I did not know any of the guys there and I was sitting all alone through out the meeting. Since most of those who attended that meeting were either members of Oracle Volunteers or Employee Club, the entire meeting went chaotic and colorful. Seeing this entire bustle, I was a bit intimidated. At the fag end of the meeting, the organizers took up the team allotment. Arul called for volunteers to the Theatre Interaction team and I was the first person to volunteer. That was the first time I opened my mouth in about 2 hrs. Post-meeting, all our team members met backstage and started a quick round of introductions. I remember, there were about 8 of us.
Soon, we started working on our first project, 'Swades'. Our team's responsibility included finding out the various theatres that would play 'Swades', talk to them and get the best deal available for the Oracle Employees.
Apart from Theatre interaction, 4 more teams were formed, namely, Marketing Team (these are supposed to sell the tickets), Survey Team (These are supposed to come up with viewer's prefs through internal surveys), Finance Team (supposed to handle all the money related issues) and finally, distribution team (supposed to distribute the tickets).
In total, the movie club had about 30 members, then. Soon after Swades was a hit (we actually raised about Rs 15,000 for charity), we started off for our next venture 'Kisna'. By this time, I saw some people dropping off the team either due to pressures at work or due to simple lack of interest. Still, we were a sizable number. Because of improper planning, Kisna show was a flop. Though we did not end up negative in our cash balances, still, we could not sell all the tickets. The un-sold tickets ate up all the money that was raised from premium.
This is when the movie club underwent a major metamorphosis in terms of members...almost two thirds of the members took a 'Sabbatical' from the movie club activities...
In this way, we were finally left with seven of us, Avi, Myself, Ajay, Manasi, Rohit, Swati and Amit.
The tough part was Arul, who was the In-charge till had, also left us because he had some other commitments. This was when he nominated me as the In charge. But truly speaking, I never found a necessity to use this anywhere ‘coz we were more like buddy group rather than a professional team. We did not need any follow ups or all those regular team building activities. Everyone was equally interested and understanding. We all were in the same page, in the sense; we all valued each other’s thoughts and ideas.
Soon, we took up more ventures like Kaal, Robots, Paheli, Rising, Salaam Namaste and Apaharan.
In this process, we also had the opportunity to work with some NGOs.
The NGOs we have worked with so far are Diya, Lakhya Sadhana, The Thalassemia Sickle Cell Society and Little Sisters of Poor.
It's a wonderful experience working with these great organizations, which have gone a long way in proving that service to humanity alone ensures deliverance of mankind.
Hope we do more such activities....
Three Cheers to Oracle Movie Club... :)
Luv
Monday, November 28, 2005
The tough get going !!!
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
This is exactly what I felt during the 10k today in the morning. The event was supposed to start at 7:30 AM but I was at my home then, getting ready to leave :( When I reached the venue after a nightmarish parking saga, it was 8:10 already. I quickly strode through the place, reached the start point, stretched a little and then, started off the run. As I already told you, I’ve got this knee pain and so, I had this psychological feeling all the while behind my mind about my fitness. I thought I would need to break at least twice during the run so that I would at least finish it.
Well, I ran for a kilometer and lo, I started feeling the pain at my calf muscles. Though I was tempted to stop for a while seeing all the people around me, I some how managed to convince myself to stay running at least for 2 more kilometers. Another 100 meters and I was almost about to halt when I saw Raghu. Thank God…I felt really relieved. I ran towards him and greeted him. Even he was surprised. Though we planned to run the race together, we could not somehow meet each other at the start point. Thanks to Raghu, I continued the race for 3 more kilometers, taking the total covered distance to 4 kilometers. Now, this was the time I thought I needed to take a break. It was already beyond my expectations that I completed 4kms with out a break. Anyways, I told Raghu to go ahead in case I stopped in the middle to take some rest. Even he accepted. Though I told him this, I still felt a bit bad to halt. Reason, simple. All these guys knew that I’m a long distance runner and now, on the day that I needed to prove my worth, if I stopped, it would change their attitude towards me. So, this fear was some source of energizer for me all the while. We both covered another 500 meters when Raghu asked me if I wanted to take a break. I told that it was ok and I would see if I can still hold on. Now, here, I was seriously tempted. I saw a water booth and so, ran towards that, picked a glass with out stopping and then, drank half of that and splashed the other half on to my face. I just wanted to get going. To my surprise, after another 10 mins, Raghu told me he was going to stop for a break because he could not take it any longer. That was the moment I felt ‘The tough get going’. It actually boosted confidence and strength in me. All the while, I was of the feeling that it was me who was craving for a break and no one else. But, I realized then was wrong. I found it was a universal phenomenon.
With the new zeal, I continued the run. This went on till the 7 kilometer mark. It was three kilometers more and I was already drooping. You won’t believe, it was Anjali now, whom I saw. She was walking. I recognized her from a distance and again, my spirits woke up. Just at the point when I needed some company did god show me her. I ran towards her and greeted her. Seeing me, she was surprised because she thought she would never meet me that day and that I would have gone far beyond her by that time. I told her I was about 45 mins late to the race. She looked at her watch and said ‘wow, which means eight kilometers in 35 (it was 38, actually) mins :) ‘ Aaahh..That was some relief for me. I usually run 8 kilometers in 45 mins at the gym and this was kind of a new record for me…. :) I asked her if she wanted to join me and she readily agreed. We together ran for another 1 kilometer after which, even she gave up. She said she would walk for some time. This was again a cross road for me. To stop or to continue? I re-affirmed myself the quote ‘The tough get going’. So, I bid her bye and moved forward. The two kilometer mark seemed elusive and inexistent. It took a lot of determination for me to finally see that. Seeing that, I was again tempted to stop. This time, it was a guy who did the favor. He was jogging behind me all the while and the moment I slowed, he overtook me and went ahead. I felt bad. I felt I was paving way to others and more than that, he took the advantage of my lack of strength. Come what may, I decided I would cross him. I got prepared for one of the two things. Reach the finish line with out stopping or collapse in the middle. As simple as it is. So, with this new push, I moved on and to my surprise, found the guy walking about 10 feet ahead of me. Again, the tough get going. So, I moved on and there it was the 1 km mark. It was a deciding point for me. I thought I would save my energy by running slowly till the first 500 meters and after that, start sprinting. However, the road being serpentine, I soon was able to see the ‘FINISH’ point. Now, what should I say, I don’t know what happened to me or what was going on in my mind, but with in no time, I found myself sprinting towards the Finish point (like a mad dog, I should say:)) ) with all the force and vigor. There was not even an iota of strength left in me. I also realized I was shouting (like hell, believe me) and panting and even roaring, just to get that extra push. And guess what; there I was, collapsed on the other end of the finish line. Everyone was cheering me and two guys came to lift me up. The first thing I asked them was ‘What was the time?’ They told me it was 8:53 AM. Huh, there it is. My new record… 10 kilometers in 48 mins….
I was relieved. I was not even feeling any pains though I was not able stand. All that was in my mind at that time was ‘I completed the race and that too in a good time’. After about 10 mins, I started feeling the pain, first, at my calf muscles and later at knees and later, at every other part.
The legs are still paining but I guess, I have more beautiful memories to make up for the pain.
Luv
This is exactly what I felt during the 10k today in the morning. The event was supposed to start at 7:30 AM but I was at my home then, getting ready to leave :( When I reached the venue after a nightmarish parking saga, it was 8:10 already. I quickly strode through the place, reached the start point, stretched a little and then, started off the run. As I already told you, I’ve got this knee pain and so, I had this psychological feeling all the while behind my mind about my fitness. I thought I would need to break at least twice during the run so that I would at least finish it.
Well, I ran for a kilometer and lo, I started feeling the pain at my calf muscles. Though I was tempted to stop for a while seeing all the people around me, I some how managed to convince myself to stay running at least for 2 more kilometers. Another 100 meters and I was almost about to halt when I saw Raghu. Thank God…I felt really relieved. I ran towards him and greeted him. Even he was surprised. Though we planned to run the race together, we could not somehow meet each other at the start point. Thanks to Raghu, I continued the race for 3 more kilometers, taking the total covered distance to 4 kilometers. Now, this was the time I thought I needed to take a break. It was already beyond my expectations that I completed 4kms with out a break. Anyways, I told Raghu to go ahead in case I stopped in the middle to take some rest. Even he accepted. Though I told him this, I still felt a bit bad to halt. Reason, simple. All these guys knew that I’m a long distance runner and now, on the day that I needed to prove my worth, if I stopped, it would change their attitude towards me. So, this fear was some source of energizer for me all the while. We both covered another 500 meters when Raghu asked me if I wanted to take a break. I told that it was ok and I would see if I can still hold on. Now, here, I was seriously tempted. I saw a water booth and so, ran towards that, picked a glass with out stopping and then, drank half of that and splashed the other half on to my face. I just wanted to get going. To my surprise, after another 10 mins, Raghu told me he was going to stop for a break because he could not take it any longer. That was the moment I felt ‘The tough get going’. It actually boosted confidence and strength in me. All the while, I was of the feeling that it was me who was craving for a break and no one else. But, I realized then was wrong. I found it was a universal phenomenon.
With the new zeal, I continued the run. This went on till the 7 kilometer mark. It was three kilometers more and I was already drooping. You won’t believe, it was Anjali now, whom I saw. She was walking. I recognized her from a distance and again, my spirits woke up. Just at the point when I needed some company did god show me her. I ran towards her and greeted her. Seeing me, she was surprised because she thought she would never meet me that day and that I would have gone far beyond her by that time. I told her I was about 45 mins late to the race. She looked at her watch and said ‘wow, which means eight kilometers in 35 (it was 38, actually) mins :) ‘ Aaahh..That was some relief for me. I usually run 8 kilometers in 45 mins at the gym and this was kind of a new record for me…. :) I asked her if she wanted to join me and she readily agreed. We together ran for another 1 kilometer after which, even she gave up. She said she would walk for some time. This was again a cross road for me. To stop or to continue? I re-affirmed myself the quote ‘The tough get going’. So, I bid her bye and moved forward. The two kilometer mark seemed elusive and inexistent. It took a lot of determination for me to finally see that. Seeing that, I was again tempted to stop. This time, it was a guy who did the favor. He was jogging behind me all the while and the moment I slowed, he overtook me and went ahead. I felt bad. I felt I was paving way to others and more than that, he took the advantage of my lack of strength. Come what may, I decided I would cross him. I got prepared for one of the two things. Reach the finish line with out stopping or collapse in the middle. As simple as it is. So, with this new push, I moved on and to my surprise, found the guy walking about 10 feet ahead of me. Again, the tough get going. So, I moved on and there it was the 1 km mark. It was a deciding point for me. I thought I would save my energy by running slowly till the first 500 meters and after that, start sprinting. However, the road being serpentine, I soon was able to see the ‘FINISH’ point. Now, what should I say, I don’t know what happened to me or what was going on in my mind, but with in no time, I found myself sprinting towards the Finish point (like a mad dog, I should say:)) ) with all the force and vigor. There was not even an iota of strength left in me. I also realized I was shouting (like hell, believe me) and panting and even roaring, just to get that extra push. And guess what; there I was, collapsed on the other end of the finish line. Everyone was cheering me and two guys came to lift me up. The first thing I asked them was ‘What was the time?’ They told me it was 8:53 AM. Huh, there it is. My new record… 10 kilometers in 48 mins….
I was relieved. I was not even feeling any pains though I was not able stand. All that was in my mind at that time was ‘I completed the race and that too in a good time’. After about 10 mins, I started feeling the pain, first, at my calf muscles and later at knees and later, at every other part.
The legs are still paining but I guess, I have more beautiful memories to make up for the pain.
Luv
Friday, November 25, 2005
Some unconnected thoughts about time and life...
Hi,
I'm sure most of us have heard the quote 'Time and tide waits for none' . Living is nothing but moving with time. (Un)fortunately, time can neither be reversed nor slowed down (unless you are traveling at speed of light, of course :) ) and hence, our lives too. Moments (good/bad) spent exist no where else other than in our memories.
No doubt past is important. But its only an aid to look at the future, not the the blue print of future. As I see, past cannot(and should not) shadow our future. Future is always untouched, pristine and bright. This is because future is divine. No one knew it nor felt it.
I remember reading once that if we see everyday as a new start to our life, we would feel much better. That way at least, we can leave our past to historians and move ahead. Everyone has his/her own set of ups and downs in the life. Life isn't an express way and if it was so, it would not have been any fun living.Being bold is not about how often we felt low but how well we managed ourselves in such situations. Being bold is all about having belief. Believe in your self, believe in the people close to you and beyond all, believe in god. Its faith that kindles the fire from ashes, good from bad, sweet from sour and bliss from dejection.
Its this faith that keeps us moving. Its faith that keep us alive.
Talking at a much higher and abstract level, we think too much about our lives, our acts and our deeds. If only we knew what little we could do to our lives and to others' , we would stop worrying about it(life).
I remember a verse from Bhagavadgeeta which says 'Your dharma is only to do your carma, not think about the consequences of it. You are neither responsible for results of doing your carma nor should you abstain from doing them' . This very thought would take off our burdens and lightens our mind and soul. So, lets stop worrying much about our future. Its all safe when you do your duties well.
Well, I do understand that its all easy said than done. But, its not that tough either if we remember one thing i.e. 'life is a box of chocolates. You never know what you get' ( taken from forest gump) . So, hope for the best, work hard, be happy and pray to god. This is the paragon of life.
Hope it makes some sense.
Luv
Krishna
PS : All my views expressed above are totally my personal views.
I'm sure most of us have heard the quote 'Time and tide waits for none' . Living is nothing but moving with time. (Un)fortunately, time can neither be reversed nor slowed down (unless you are traveling at speed of light, of course :) ) and hence, our lives too. Moments (good/bad) spent exist no where else other than in our memories.
No doubt past is important. But its only an aid to look at the future, not the the blue print of future. As I see, past cannot(and should not) shadow our future. Future is always untouched, pristine and bright. This is because future is divine. No one knew it nor felt it.
I remember reading once that if we see everyday as a new start to our life, we would feel much better. That way at least, we can leave our past to historians and move ahead. Everyone has his/her own set of ups and downs in the life. Life isn't an express way and if it was so, it would not have been any fun living.Being bold is not about how often we felt low but how well we managed ourselves in such situations. Being bold is all about having belief. Believe in your self, believe in the people close to you and beyond all, believe in god. Its faith that kindles the fire from ashes, good from bad, sweet from sour and bliss from dejection.
Its this faith that keeps us moving. Its faith that keep us alive.
Talking at a much higher and abstract level, we think too much about our lives, our acts and our deeds. If only we knew what little we could do to our lives and to others' , we would stop worrying about it(life).
I remember a verse from Bhagavadgeeta which says 'Your dharma is only to do your carma, not think about the consequences of it. You are neither responsible for results of doing your carma nor should you abstain from doing them' . This very thought would take off our burdens and lightens our mind and soul. So, lets stop worrying much about our future. Its all safe when you do your duties well.
Well, I do understand that its all easy said than done. But, its not that tough either if we remember one thing i.e. 'life is a box of chocolates. You never know what you get' ( taken from forest gump) . So, hope for the best, work hard, be happy and pray to god. This is the paragon of life.
Hope it makes some sense.
Luv
Krishna
PS : All my views expressed above are totally my personal views.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Expectations
when was the last time you said to some one " Don't worry. Things will be alright...”
hmm...I said this very recently to one of my friends. Well, while speaking these words, however, I was not sure what I actually had in my mind...
I guess, we say these words more to show our sympathy and concern to the other person rather than to predict some thing for them.
At least, I felt it this way. I knew things would be fine and there is no absolute necessity for me to utter such prophecies.
Well, all these wouldn't bother me much if the other person was expecting exactly the same from me. i.e. some concern. beyond that, I truly feel that every one should handle his/her own problems themselves and there is nothing much others could do.
Also, from my past experiences, I have realized that interfering in to other's personal issues would only invite unwanted coldness and friction between them. Again, I don’t claim I'm true. I can be equally wrong at my interpretations. hmm..It all depends...
coming back to my question, what is that we expect from others when we are feeling low???
Well, as far as I’m concerned, I would expect people to listen to me and my problems, suggest me and instigate a confidence in me. But, what generally happens is that people take me to be a really mature and bold. So, they would end up saying 'Hmm..I don’t think you need all that persuasion and support and I'm sure you know what's good and what's not...so, I guess, you can handle yourself'. Hearing these words, though I feel a little bad, I know there is no point in convincing them other wise, ….rather, I would prefer coaxing my self back to normality as a better option.
But yeah…such words do boost up my morality and confidence levels and at times, make me self adorable.
This is the reason why I generally don’t ask people about their problems unless they confide in me by themselves. I think asking them about their personal life is not proper. If at all they feel they should tell you things, then, they would do so even before you asking them.
One more thought that’s coming to my mind right now is ‘Am I afraid of being disliked or is that I’m trying to play things too safely??
I don’t know but as of now, I would prefer being a dilettante unless I’m invited in.
That’s all for now.
Luv
hmm...I said this very recently to one of my friends. Well, while speaking these words, however, I was not sure what I actually had in my mind...
I guess, we say these words more to show our sympathy and concern to the other person rather than to predict some thing for them.
At least, I felt it this way. I knew things would be fine and there is no absolute necessity for me to utter such prophecies.
Well, all these wouldn't bother me much if the other person was expecting exactly the same from me. i.e. some concern. beyond that, I truly feel that every one should handle his/her own problems themselves and there is nothing much others could do.
Also, from my past experiences, I have realized that interfering in to other's personal issues would only invite unwanted coldness and friction between them. Again, I don’t claim I'm true. I can be equally wrong at my interpretations. hmm..It all depends...
coming back to my question, what is that we expect from others when we are feeling low???
Well, as far as I’m concerned, I would expect people to listen to me and my problems, suggest me and instigate a confidence in me. But, what generally happens is that people take me to be a really mature and bold. So, they would end up saying 'Hmm..I don’t think you need all that persuasion and support and I'm sure you know what's good and what's not...so, I guess, you can handle yourself'. Hearing these words, though I feel a little bad, I know there is no point in convincing them other wise, ….rather, I would prefer coaxing my self back to normality as a better option.
But yeah…such words do boost up my morality and confidence levels and at times, make me self adorable.
This is the reason why I generally don’t ask people about their problems unless they confide in me by themselves. I think asking them about their personal life is not proper. If at all they feel they should tell you things, then, they would do so even before you asking them.
One more thought that’s coming to my mind right now is ‘Am I afraid of being disliked or is that I’m trying to play things too safely??
I don’t know but as of now, I would prefer being a dilettante unless I’m invited in.
That’s all for now.
Luv
Monday, November 21, 2005
The Road to Sky
The road to Sky
This will be my autobiography, though not sure when I’m going to write one. :) So, what do you say..isn't the title kewllllllllllll???
Some other possible titles are:
1. Life, In and Out
2. Me and my Alter Ego
3. Plato, Gandhi and Datta
Shall add more to this list as and when I hit upon them.
Luv
This will be my autobiography, though not sure when I’m going to write one. :) So, what do you say..isn't the title kewllllllllllll???
Some other possible titles are:
1. Life, In and Out
2. Me and my Alter Ego
3. Plato, Gandhi and Datta
Shall add more to this list as and when I hit upon them.
Luv
Friday, November 18, 2005
god's debris
have found this book on the net...truly interesting..
this would certainly appear in my recommended reads :)
you can find the book here..
Go ahead...happy reading...
Luv
this would certainly appear in my recommended reads :)
you can find the book here..
Go ahead...happy reading...
Luv
Thursday, November 17, 2005
Presentation Skills
today, had a good time at the office..reason : I had a presentation skills training for the entire day :)
actually ,we are supposed to prepare 2 presentations as the part of the pre-training assignment. I didn't have time to prepare two of them, so, had prepared just one presentation and the topic was 'Humor is a serious business'. Well, frankly speaking, I took it off from my soft skills classes that I attended during my college :) but yeah, since I did not have a backup of that presentation, had to prepare it all from scratch. Thankfully, I remembered most of the presentation and so, did not have much difficulty in searching for the relevant material...
The training as such was pretty normal..Apart from re-iterating some points on body language and gestures and non-verbal communication, the facilitator did not add much value to the content. However, the best part of the training was that first, the crowd that attended the training was an interesting lot...they were all full of energy and enthusiasm and second, the facilitator was very much amicable and friendly. So, though the training started off with a serious note ( there were a couple of people who even took down some notes on effective presentation techniques in the first half an hour), as the time went by, it became more and more informal. At one time, we felt that all of us were immediate team members and that we are sitting together discussing some junk to cut the time :)
coming to the structure of the entire training, it started off with a brief DOs about effective presentation techniques followed by individual presentations. I was the first to start. Though it was all good, I failed at managing time. While I was supposed to complete the entire presentation in 5 mins, I took 13 mins :))
Never the less, it was very well taken and I could catch the attention of the audience.
Well, re-conciling some of the aspects that I need to correct, first thing would be 'Preparation' . I'm sure, had a prepared a little bit, I could have given a much better presentation. Lack of proper practice was evident in the presentation, at least for me.
Second thing is the use of unnecessary fillers. 'Like' is one thing that I tend to add before almost every word. The reasons are many. First, I give myself more time to think about what I speak. It also acts as a stress mitigator. But, I have noticed that usage of 'Like'often took off the attention of the listeners from the content of the presentation.
Lastly, its the time management. I did not notice how much time I was taking all the while.
Ofcourse, good voice modulation, spontaneity, knowledge about the subject and pro-activeness in presenting was some of the good qualities that I should be happy about :))
Nyways, all our presentations are recorded and we are going to get the DVD soon. So, looking at them again, hopefully, will give better insights in to our week areas and our strengths.
After the class, I left for gym. Spent about a couple of hours there and headed back to home.
Now, the news. Guess what...I'm purchasing a car :))))
well, though not a new one, but never the less, I'm promoted from a two wheeler rider to a four wheeler owner ;)
Thats all for now. Its kind of getting late here, (12:15 AM, infact)
I'll retire for the day..
Luv
actually ,we are supposed to prepare 2 presentations as the part of the pre-training assignment. I didn't have time to prepare two of them, so, had prepared just one presentation and the topic was 'Humor is a serious business'. Well, frankly speaking, I took it off from my soft skills classes that I attended during my college :) but yeah, since I did not have a backup of that presentation, had to prepare it all from scratch. Thankfully, I remembered most of the presentation and so, did not have much difficulty in searching for the relevant material...
The training as such was pretty normal..Apart from re-iterating some points on body language and gestures and non-verbal communication, the facilitator did not add much value to the content. However, the best part of the training was that first, the crowd that attended the training was an interesting lot...they were all full of energy and enthusiasm and second, the facilitator was very much amicable and friendly. So, though the training started off with a serious note ( there were a couple of people who even took down some notes on effective presentation techniques in the first half an hour), as the time went by, it became more and more informal. At one time, we felt that all of us were immediate team members and that we are sitting together discussing some junk to cut the time :)
coming to the structure of the entire training, it started off with a brief DOs about effective presentation techniques followed by individual presentations. I was the first to start. Though it was all good, I failed at managing time. While I was supposed to complete the entire presentation in 5 mins, I took 13 mins :))
Never the less, it was very well taken and I could catch the attention of the audience.
Well, re-conciling some of the aspects that I need to correct, first thing would be 'Preparation' . I'm sure, had a prepared a little bit, I could have given a much better presentation. Lack of proper practice was evident in the presentation, at least for me.
Second thing is the use of unnecessary fillers. 'Like' is one thing that I tend to add before almost every word. The reasons are many. First, I give myself more time to think about what I speak. It also acts as a stress mitigator. But, I have noticed that usage of 'Like'often took off the attention of the listeners from the content of the presentation.
Lastly, its the time management. I did not notice how much time I was taking all the while.
Ofcourse, good voice modulation, spontaneity, knowledge about the subject and pro-activeness in presenting was some of the good qualities that I should be happy about :))
Nyways, all our presentations are recorded and we are going to get the DVD soon. So, looking at them again, hopefully, will give better insights in to our week areas and our strengths.
After the class, I left for gym. Spent about a couple of hours there and headed back to home.
Now, the news. Guess what...I'm purchasing a car :))))
well, though not a new one, but never the less, I'm promoted from a two wheeler rider to a four wheeler owner ;)
Thats all for now. Its kind of getting late here, (12:15 AM, infact)
I'll retire for the day..
Luv
Saturday, November 12, 2005
the importance of Curd(Youghurt) :)
Hi,
today, during lunch, we had a very interesting discussion. why do south Indians eat loads of curd?
hmmm...not sure who discovered this or how he/she discovered this but even I never realized that south Indians eat lots of curd.
But yeah...we do....reasons...let me guess..
curd is supposed to be a very rich food for us. Curd, along with milk, are considered to be the very symbols of prosperity. Since owing livestock was very common in those days, people always had milk and curd in their homes.
Apart from this, there are some other reasons as well. Curd is supposed to be one of the 'pancamrtas' (Five forms of ambrosia, namely, sugar, curd, milk, honey and ghee). It is considered as food of gods and so, really sacred. Hence, is its importance.
Also, curd is used in many places for treating ailments. Crud is believed to have lot many medicinal properties and hence, the belief is that the more you eat, the better your health will be.
There are many people even today who feel that their meal would be incomplete with out curd (I'm one amongst them :))
.. for me, curd is a must..)
I remember, when I went to my village last year, we invited a few close friends for a dinner. Since my grand mother did not plan for this dinner, we did not have enough curd in the home. So, we thought we would dilute the curd with some water so that it could be served to everyone. You would not believe me, not even a single person ate that curd. When asked about the reason, they told us ' How do you think we could eat such a curd? Its so dilute. Leave it. We'll have it at our homes' . I was like 'What? you make a scene just for some curd??'. Nyways, later, I realized that its not just the matter of habit but also the matter of social status...
So, thats a shot narration about curd and its importance in south india...
hope you enjoyed this
Luv
today, during lunch, we had a very interesting discussion. why do south Indians eat loads of curd?
hmmm...not sure who discovered this or how he/she discovered this but even I never realized that south Indians eat lots of curd.
But yeah...we do....reasons...let me guess..
curd is supposed to be a very rich food for us. Curd, along with milk, are considered to be the very symbols of prosperity. Since owing livestock was very common in those days, people always had milk and curd in their homes.
Apart from this, there are some other reasons as well. Curd is supposed to be one of the 'pancamrtas' (Five forms of ambrosia, namely, sugar, curd, milk, honey and ghee). It is considered as food of gods and so, really sacred. Hence, is its importance.
Also, curd is used in many places for treating ailments. Crud is believed to have lot many medicinal properties and hence, the belief is that the more you eat, the better your health will be.
There are many people even today who feel that their meal would be incomplete with out curd (I'm one amongst them :))
.. for me, curd is a must..)
I remember, when I went to my village last year, we invited a few close friends for a dinner. Since my grand mother did not plan for this dinner, we did not have enough curd in the home. So, we thought we would dilute the curd with some water so that it could be served to everyone. You would not believe me, not even a single person ate that curd. When asked about the reason, they told us ' How do you think we could eat such a curd? Its so dilute. Leave it. We'll have it at our homes' . I was like 'What? you make a scene just for some curd??'. Nyways, later, I realized that its not just the matter of habit but also the matter of social status...
So, thats a shot narration about curd and its importance in south india...
hope you enjoyed this
Luv
Thursday, November 10, 2005
back to work :(
After dallying for quite some time, I've decided to get back to work in full form..
there are loads of tasks that I need to complete and some more which I have committed to do.
Apart from that, nothing new. Have been recovering from the injuries. Its really pissing me off 'coz its been a week since I went to the gym. I have got this psychological feeling that my figure has started bloating :(
guess, I would start going to gym from today.
And yeah..my search for car has become an unending saga. Have to go this weekend and finalize one..have been delaying this for quite some time.
What else? hmmm..thats a hopeless blog entry that I made but phew...this is all that I have for now..
shall see u some other time
Luv
there are loads of tasks that I need to complete and some more which I have committed to do.
Apart from that, nothing new. Have been recovering from the injuries. Its really pissing me off 'coz its been a week since I went to the gym. I have got this psychological feeling that my figure has started bloating :(
guess, I would start going to gym from today.
And yeah..my search for car has become an unending saga. Have to go this weekend and finalize one..have been delaying this for quite some time.
What else? hmmm..thats a hopeless blog entry that I made but phew...this is all that I have for now..
shall see u some other time
Luv
Monday, November 07, 2005
10k run
Hi..
the 10k run is back again..
for ppl who are interested in participating, check it out here.But yeah...this is not updated yet:)))
I'm planning to participate in this run this year..
Well, all I'm interested in is not about winning but more about completing the run..
I know its kind of a small stretch and cannot truly be called a 'Marathon' but never the less, it still serves its purpose well... that is bring awareness in people about the good aspects of
heard this time, there are going to be two tracks and many more...also, the prize money for the winners is also increased..
so, lets se..
btw, if I haven't told the date of this run, its on 22 Nov.
I should be free that day..(hopefully :(()
Luv
the 10k run is back again..
for ppl who are interested in participating, check it out here.But yeah...this is not updated yet:)))
I'm planning to participate in this run this year..
Well, all I'm interested in is not about winning but more about completing the run..
I know its kind of a small stretch and cannot truly be called a 'Marathon' but never the less, it still serves its purpose well... that is bring awareness in people about the good aspects of
heard this time, there are going to be two tracks and many more...also, the prize money for the winners is also increased..
so, lets se..
btw, if I haven't told the date of this run, its on 22 Nov.
I should be free that day..(hopefully :(()
Luv
Sunday, November 06, 2005
Limping Lucky :((
Hi,
Some thing bad happened yesterday. I met with an accident :( The good part is that I was wearing my helmet..otherwise, I would not be tying this today..nyways, getting to the reason for the accident, its something like this.
I started off to the tennis class at about 8:30 AM. The road was quite empty as there were hardly any vehicles. I was riding @ 60kmph. There is a turn that I need to take (ofcourse, there are lot many but this one is quite a steep one). While I was taking it, I found an auto infront of me which was also going the same way. So, I kind of tried to overtake the vehicle from the right and oh...he suddenly turned his vehicle to the right. dhhhhhoooooooddddd...there I was trying to balance my vehicle which was already falling to the right before I could apply the brake.
The first thing to touch the road was my head. Than god, I was wearing my helmet. You would not believe, I was not actually wearing the helmet when I started..I stopped in the middle and wore it :) . Th first thing I did was to take off my helmet, catch hold of the driver by his collar and start abusing him. I even swung my helmet to hit him but he fell on his knees and caught my feet (yeah...right..in the movie style) and started pleading me. I was completely in shock and so was unaware of what I was shouting and what I was doing. I did not get back to senses for about 2-3 minutes. Only after I came back to normal senses did I calm down a little.
Anyways, I'm saved with some minor bruises on both the hands and on the right leg...Though I wont be able to workout,play tennis or ride my bike for another 3-4 days, its still great that I 'm alive, in the first place.
Well, that's all for now. btw, just spoke to Jumbo today...I was a bit scared listening to all those MBA woes. Not sure how I would deal with them once I'm in. Let's see.
Luv
Some thing bad happened yesterday. I met with an accident :( The good part is that I was wearing my helmet..otherwise, I would not be tying this today..nyways, getting to the reason for the accident, its something like this.
I started off to the tennis class at about 8:30 AM. The road was quite empty as there were hardly any vehicles. I was riding @ 60kmph. There is a turn that I need to take (ofcourse, there are lot many but this one is quite a steep one). While I was taking it, I found an auto infront of me which was also going the same way. So, I kind of tried to overtake the vehicle from the right and oh...he suddenly turned his vehicle to the right. dhhhhhoooooooddddd...there I was trying to balance my vehicle which was already falling to the right before I could apply the brake.
The first thing to touch the road was my head. Than god, I was wearing my helmet. You would not believe, I was not actually wearing the helmet when I started..I stopped in the middle and wore it :) . Th first thing I did was to take off my helmet, catch hold of the driver by his collar and start abusing him. I even swung my helmet to hit him but he fell on his knees and caught my feet (yeah...right..in the movie style) and started pleading me. I was completely in shock and so was unaware of what I was shouting and what I was doing. I did not get back to senses for about 2-3 minutes. Only after I came back to normal senses did I calm down a little.
Anyways, I'm saved with some minor bruises on both the hands and on the right leg...Though I wont be able to workout,play tennis or ride my bike for another 3-4 days, its still great that I 'm alive, in the first place.
Well, that's all for now. btw, just spoke to Jumbo today...I was a bit scared listening to all those MBA woes. Not sure how I would deal with them once I'm in. Let's see.
Luv
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
happy diwali !!!!
yet another diwali..this is what I felt for this diwali..expect for bursting a few crackers, I didn't do much so to say. But yeah..mom and dad prepared a variety of dishes yesterday..so, had a good time hogging.. :))
But one thing I noticed yesterday was that the very essence of the festival is being limited to firing crackers and eating food...I'm it was not thing way during my childhood days...there were a lot fo things happening simultaneously.. relatives, new clothes, hours of pooja and many more..
all that was missing...
Mom was the only one who was truly interested in firing crackers...rest of us were like 'hmm...not interested...' types...she forced me fire some and so, had no other option. so, took her downstairs and fired a few cracers...worsst part was that in my entire apartment, i was the only guy who was firing crackers....rest all were busy watching television..i felt stupid...i thought a festival is the time where in you gather in groups and celebrate. But, here I'm, alone, trying to burn 5000 work crackers :(
After bursting a few, I gave off the rest to the street kids eagerly looking at me while I was bursting..
atleast, they would have a nice time with them..
but yeah..this festival has a specialty..its after 4 years that my entire family(akka, amma, dad and me) were there...
hmm..need to get back to work...
Luv
But one thing I noticed yesterday was that the very essence of the festival is being limited to firing crackers and eating food...I'm it was not thing way during my childhood days...there were a lot fo things happening simultaneously.. relatives, new clothes, hours of pooja and many more..
all that was missing...
Mom was the only one who was truly interested in firing crackers...rest of us were like 'hmm...not interested...' types...she forced me fire some and so, had no other option. so, took her downstairs and fired a few cracers...worsst part was that in my entire apartment, i was the only guy who was firing crackers....rest all were busy watching television..i felt stupid...i thought a festival is the time where in you gather in groups and celebrate. But, here I'm, alone, trying to burn 5000 work crackers :(
After bursting a few, I gave off the rest to the street kids eagerly looking at me while I was bursting..
atleast, they would have a nice time with them..
but yeah..this festival has a specialty..its after 4 years that my entire family(akka, amma, dad and me) were there...
hmm..need to get back to work...
Luv
Monday, October 31, 2005
GVD@SOS
had a very tiring but equally interesting and memorable day yesterday....
it was the day out with the SOS kids...
the two months of planning finally culminated in to a wonderful experience..
let me narrate teh entire day's activities.
We reached the place at about 9:00 in the morning..
the kids have already got ready and were eagerly waiting for us to join them..
We started off the day's work by having a quick pre-event talk..
after that, we started off by dividing ourselves in to the respective pre-mediated teams. Which, later assembled in groups and decided their plan of action..
My work, being the project leader, was to coordinate with various teams and the NGO admin and make sure things happen the way we planned to be..
Thanx to the volunteers and harish, we got the nametags ready by the time we reached the place.
While I was going around the houses, the teams went on with their individual tasks.
The event started off with a medical camp, which included two dentists and one general physician. Thanks to these doctors as they actually volunteered to conduct the medical camp :)
Simultaneously, we started off with the games event. The games reps have already planned a plethora of game events for all kids which included things like spoon race, running race, desi version of dodge ball, cricket, shuttle and so on.
The kids really loved the games and had a very good time. We could see them all opening up by themselves and coming to us for playing. Its exactly the same way we feel when our cousins come to our home for playing games.
They all addressed us as 'Annas'(brothers) and 'Akkas' (sisters)...we were all touched by the love and affection they showed us in spite of we being totally strangers for them.
They would come to u just the way your younger brother would come running to you...they would fall on you, jump on you, play with your hair and do what not...
So, there I was, covered up (or shud I say, mobbed by :)) 8 of them, each trying to grab my attention towards them. They told me all sorts of stories, played with me and took to their homes..
Their biggest attraction was the digicam...they just could not understand how one could get the pic immediately...they were so amazed by that, they started posing to the camera like professional models...and it did not stop there. Some of the would-be engineers amongst them questioned me about how it works, what is uses and what is the mechanism behind it...
They also took a few snaps with my digicam and proudly showed their skills to their mothers.
All this went on till about 12:00 in the afternoon... Lunch Time :)
We got the food ready from the caterer and then, cleaned the big room. We arranged the news papers on the floor in about four rows and then, placed the food plates on them..
Then, we got children one after the other, made them sit, pray and then, eat....
The menu was sambar rice, potato chips and curd rice...the food was awesome and the children enjoyed it (btw, we never knew sambar rice was their fav dish until their big mother told us :)))
Post lunch, we took the kids back to their respective homes and then, distributed decoration material to the house volunteers. Along with the kids, the house vols decorated the houses beautifully with streamers and other fancy items and also, with the diyas.
In the evening, we had curry puffs and biscuits for snacks. Later, we conducted musical chairs for the mothers and the volunteers. At first, we thought we would not be able to make this up 'coz first, we didn't have a audio player and second, the mothers were not so keen about this..
Later, we found a tape recorder with the NGO Admin and so, decided we would go for it...believe me..the moment we started the game, there was so much enthu flowing around that all our inhibitions got washed away..
the mothers truly competed with each other to win the game and we all cheered them all through the game to keep their spirits high..
by the time we were done, it was about 6:15 PM and it started getting dark.
So, we sent all the kids and their respective house reps to their homes and asked them to light the diyas..
The grand event of bursting crackers took place at about 6:45 PM. Each house got a pack of crackers and the respective house volunteers were put in charge of the kids safety.
I was going around the place and shouting instructions all the while, just to make sure nothing goes wrong..My only fear was that if something went wrong there( as there is a very high probability of happening), then, all our efforts we have put in right from the morning would go waste..
At one point of time, I even shouted at some volunteers for not having their kids with them...
good that everyone took it in the positive sense and so, there was no friction. and yeah..i later, apologized them for my short temper..
after all the houses were finished with their supplies, we got some fancy items, which everyone enjoyed...
soon after the cracker session, we got the food ready and guess what's for the dinner????
yummy biryani and gulaab jamoon.. :) :)
While we were making arrangements for the dinner, the kids were having a good time dancing to the tunes of the latest telugu and hindi filmi numbers :)
10:00 PM..phew.....it was really late( we planned the event till only 8:30 PM)...I thought I would go for one final round and went to each home for bidding farewell...this was the most memorable one for me...I moment I said bye, I could see tears in their eyes.. truly, they were all weeping. they asked us to stay that night and leave next day...some kids asked us when next we would come?
Even the volunteers became psenti...since they were with the kids right from 9:00 in the morning to about 10:00 in the night, they could not come off easily..
Before leaving, they sat with thier house members, told me all the good things like 'study nicely', 'be good', 'listen to mom' and so on..
Tears rolled in my eyes too....Thank god, they finally found brothers and sisters..
When we planned this event initially, I thought I and couple of others would be the only ones who would return after the GVD event is complete. But now, I'm sure, all the volunteers who came there yesterday would continue their association with the NGO.
This was the most satisfying thought for me and at last, I felt I did some thing good and worth full..
Though physically tired, I was mentally satisfied..
Before leaving, all the volunteers gave bums to me.. :(( 'coz they said that's the tradition with the volunteers. If an event clicks, then, the Project Leaders will have to bear this...
we started off at about 10:30 PM from there and by the time I reached home, it was 11:15.
I changed my clothes and the, fell on my bed and went in to sleep in no time..
So, that was a brief narration of the event..
shall update more about the NGO as we go ahead. Till then
Luv,
it was the day out with the SOS kids...
the two months of planning finally culminated in to a wonderful experience..
let me narrate teh entire day's activities.
We reached the place at about 9:00 in the morning..
the kids have already got ready and were eagerly waiting for us to join them..
We started off the day's work by having a quick pre-event talk..
after that, we started off by dividing ourselves in to the respective pre-mediated teams. Which, later assembled in groups and decided their plan of action..
My work, being the project leader, was to coordinate with various teams and the NGO admin and make sure things happen the way we planned to be..
Thanx to the volunteers and harish, we got the nametags ready by the time we reached the place.
While I was going around the houses, the teams went on with their individual tasks.
The event started off with a medical camp, which included two dentists and one general physician. Thanks to these doctors as they actually volunteered to conduct the medical camp :)
Simultaneously, we started off with the games event. The games reps have already planned a plethora of game events for all kids which included things like spoon race, running race, desi version of dodge ball, cricket, shuttle and so on.
The kids really loved the games and had a very good time. We could see them all opening up by themselves and coming to us for playing. Its exactly the same way we feel when our cousins come to our home for playing games.
They all addressed us as 'Annas'(brothers) and 'Akkas' (sisters)...we were all touched by the love and affection they showed us in spite of we being totally strangers for them.
They would come to u just the way your younger brother would come running to you...they would fall on you, jump on you, play with your hair and do what not...
So, there I was, covered up (or shud I say, mobbed by :)) 8 of them, each trying to grab my attention towards them. They told me all sorts of stories, played with me and took to their homes..
Their biggest attraction was the digicam...they just could not understand how one could get the pic immediately...they were so amazed by that, they started posing to the camera like professional models...and it did not stop there. Some of the would-be engineers amongst them questioned me about how it works, what is uses and what is the mechanism behind it...
They also took a few snaps with my digicam and proudly showed their skills to their mothers.
All this went on till about 12:00 in the afternoon... Lunch Time :)
We got the food ready from the caterer and then, cleaned the big room. We arranged the news papers on the floor in about four rows and then, placed the food plates on them..
Then, we got children one after the other, made them sit, pray and then, eat....
The menu was sambar rice, potato chips and curd rice...the food was awesome and the children enjoyed it (btw, we never knew sambar rice was their fav dish until their big mother told us :)))
Post lunch, we took the kids back to their respective homes and then, distributed decoration material to the house volunteers. Along with the kids, the house vols decorated the houses beautifully with streamers and other fancy items and also, with the diyas.
In the evening, we had curry puffs and biscuits for snacks. Later, we conducted musical chairs for the mothers and the volunteers. At first, we thought we would not be able to make this up 'coz first, we didn't have a audio player and second, the mothers were not so keen about this..
Later, we found a tape recorder with the NGO Admin and so, decided we would go for it...believe me..the moment we started the game, there was so much enthu flowing around that all our inhibitions got washed away..
the mothers truly competed with each other to win the game and we all cheered them all through the game to keep their spirits high..
by the time we were done, it was about 6:15 PM and it started getting dark.
So, we sent all the kids and their respective house reps to their homes and asked them to light the diyas..
The grand event of bursting crackers took place at about 6:45 PM. Each house got a pack of crackers and the respective house volunteers were put in charge of the kids safety.
I was going around the place and shouting instructions all the while, just to make sure nothing goes wrong..My only fear was that if something went wrong there( as there is a very high probability of happening), then, all our efforts we have put in right from the morning would go waste..
At one point of time, I even shouted at some volunteers for not having their kids with them...
good that everyone took it in the positive sense and so, there was no friction. and yeah..i later, apologized them for my short temper..
after all the houses were finished with their supplies, we got some fancy items, which everyone enjoyed...
soon after the cracker session, we got the food ready and guess what's for the dinner????
yummy biryani and gulaab jamoon.. :) :)
While we were making arrangements for the dinner, the kids were having a good time dancing to the tunes of the latest telugu and hindi filmi numbers :)
10:00 PM..phew.....it was really late( we planned the event till only 8:30 PM)...I thought I would go for one final round and went to each home for bidding farewell...this was the most memorable one for me...I moment I said bye, I could see tears in their eyes.. truly, they were all weeping. they asked us to stay that night and leave next day...some kids asked us when next we would come?
Even the volunteers became psenti...since they were with the kids right from 9:00 in the morning to about 10:00 in the night, they could not come off easily..
Before leaving, they sat with thier house members, told me all the good things like 'study nicely', 'be good', 'listen to mom' and so on..
Tears rolled in my eyes too....Thank god, they finally found brothers and sisters..
When we planned this event initially, I thought I and couple of others would be the only ones who would return after the GVD event is complete. But now, I'm sure, all the volunteers who came there yesterday would continue their association with the NGO.
This was the most satisfying thought for me and at last, I felt I did some thing good and worth full..
Though physically tired, I was mentally satisfied..
Before leaving, all the volunteers gave bums to me.. :(( 'coz they said that's the tradition with the volunteers. If an event clicks, then, the Project Leaders will have to bear this...
we started off at about 10:30 PM from there and by the time I reached home, it was 11:15.
I changed my clothes and the, fell on my bed and went in to sleep in no time..
So, that was a brief narration of the event..
shall update more about the NGO as we go ahead. Till then
Luv,
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Hi thrice
Hi,
its exactly one month since I posted an message..hmm..the timing was not arbitrary. In fact I could have returned to you earlier it self but some how thought I would wait till its one month...
The reason for not updating is again the same...no time...i know, this reason sucks...and if some one gave me that reason for not seeing me for a month, I would simply say 'Bull ****'. But yeah...I might be wrong though, just the way you would be had you felt the same :)
lot many things are happening....by the way, I got my digicam...thats truly a cute one....its Sony cybershot DSCF88 5.1 MPX. Also, got my handycam...shall click that some time and post in here...The sad thing is however, I haven't got my charger :(
its a gun with out bullet, right now.. ;)
The GVD dates are comming close...still, we have got loads of work to complete....apart from that, have sooooooo much of office work that I'm barely getting time for things like work out and sleep..and about schmoozing with frnds, I have totally forgot that..
look, again, an issue @ work..need to attend that ...
shall get back to u once gone..
Luv,
its exactly one month since I posted an message..hmm..the timing was not arbitrary. In fact I could have returned to you earlier it self but some how thought I would wait till its one month...
The reason for not updating is again the same...no time...i know, this reason sucks...and if some one gave me that reason for not seeing me for a month, I would simply say 'Bull ****'. But yeah...I might be wrong though, just the way you would be had you felt the same :)
lot many things are happening....by the way, I got my digicam...thats truly a cute one....its Sony cybershot DSCF88 5.1 MPX. Also, got my handycam...shall click that some time and post in here...The sad thing is however, I haven't got my charger :(
its a gun with out bullet, right now.. ;)
The GVD dates are comming close...still, we have got loads of work to complete....apart from that, have sooooooo much of office work that I'm barely getting time for things like work out and sleep..and about schmoozing with frnds, I have totally forgot that..
look, again, an issue @ work..need to attend that ...
shall get back to u once gone..
Luv,
Friday, October 14, 2005
Monday, September 19, 2005
Hi
This week was again hectic. Guess, I got used to this now. As I told you, its not just the office work. There are lot many other things that I have started picking up. Next week is supposed to be much more hectic. I guess our project proposal for the GVD will be approved. One this is approved, we have to start working on that again. The first big task would be to convince the people about the cause and get more of them enrolled to our project. We also need to find out some one who could teach candle making to the mothers so that the mothers would be able make their own candles for the diwali. Many other things like Sports kit, food, transportation also needs to be planned. But, I guess, we also have lots of time 'coz the G-day is 30 Oct.
Apart from GVD, next week (starting from tomm), I also have to do some finishing work for the movie club. We have recently conducted two shows and we raised about Rs 20,000 for the Charity 'Little Angles for Old'. I guess, I already mentioned this earlier. So, I have to do a bit of number crunching before I decide the final amount that needs to be donated. This money will go to the NGO during the GVD time, I guess.
There is one more recent development on the movie club. The Employee club told us that they would sponsor one annual event for movie club in return to merging movie club with the employee club. This is going to be a great opportunity for us 'coz we have been waiting for external help since the inception. Money is the biggest problem for movie club 'coz all the additional revenue generated from the club's activities goes to charities. The club doesn’t have any money of its own. So, any such external funding will only be a added advantage for us.
What else?
Other than this, I have got loooooooots of enhancements to finish and trainings to take. Not sure how I would tackle all these. But again, I guess, there is no point in worrying 'coz all these need to be done and so, I'm bound to find some time to complete them.
Well, then, that’s all from me for now. Shall update you as and when I find some time.
Luv
Apart from GVD, next week (starting from tomm), I also have to do some finishing work for the movie club. We have recently conducted two shows and we raised about Rs 20,000 for the Charity 'Little Angles for Old'. I guess, I already mentioned this earlier. So, I have to do a bit of number crunching before I decide the final amount that needs to be donated. This money will go to the NGO during the GVD time, I guess.
There is one more recent development on the movie club. The Employee club told us that they would sponsor one annual event for movie club in return to merging movie club with the employee club. This is going to be a great opportunity for us 'coz we have been waiting for external help since the inception. Money is the biggest problem for movie club 'coz all the additional revenue generated from the club's activities goes to charities. The club doesn’t have any money of its own. So, any such external funding will only be a added advantage for us.
What else?
Other than this, I have got loooooooots of enhancements to finish and trainings to take. Not sure how I would tackle all these. But again, I guess, there is no point in worrying 'coz all these need to be done and so, I'm bound to find some time to complete them.
Well, then, that’s all from me for now. Shall update you as and when I find some time.
Luv
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Duties Vs Interests
How many times have you faced tough time taking decisions? Particularly, in such moments where you had to select between to equally plausible solutions? I almost live with such moments. They occur every now and then. These days, I have got quite used to such situations. Whenever I plan to do some thing, two options (plans/ideas/methods...whatever) pop up, both seeming equally likely. Because of this, I end up wasting my time figuring out which one to eliminate. Recently, I thought I would figure what all this, actually is. On further thinking, I have found out that most of the times, the two choices were not of equal possibility. Rather, while one was what I wanted to do, the other was want I thought I should be doing to complete the task successfully. Let me make it easier for you by giving an example for this.
Say, at about 8:00 PM on a Sunday, I'm driving back from one of my friend's place. I have two options in front of me. The first one is to go home. Dad will be leaving to Viz in night. So, he would feel good if I meet him before he leaves. The other option is to go to gym. It’s been two days since I went to gym and so, its really important that I go.
At the first thought, this might seem like an exact fix that I was talking about. Both the situations demand immediate attention. On further musing, you can figure out that the later task is not just a task of high importance but also a task of your liking. So, you could say that it should be the one you should be doing. But, the way I see it is as follows. Consider the first option. It might not be the one in which you are really interested, but, even then, its competing hard with your interests convincing you to doing it. This very fact proves that it is of much more importance than the second one. Hence, you should go for it.
It happens several times. We often tend to get stuck between our interests and our duties. Though attending your interests make you feel good about your self, not attending your duties will certainly make you feel bad about your self. So, I would say, if you are held up in such cross roads, try weighing the importance of the individual options and then, act accordingly.
Hope this makes sense to at least some.
Luv
Say, at about 8:00 PM on a Sunday, I'm driving back from one of my friend's place. I have two options in front of me. The first one is to go home. Dad will be leaving to Viz in night. So, he would feel good if I meet him before he leaves. The other option is to go to gym. It’s been two days since I went to gym and so, its really important that I go.
At the first thought, this might seem like an exact fix that I was talking about. Both the situations demand immediate attention. On further musing, you can figure out that the later task is not just a task of high importance but also a task of your liking. So, you could say that it should be the one you should be doing. But, the way I see it is as follows. Consider the first option. It might not be the one in which you are really interested, but, even then, its competing hard with your interests convincing you to doing it. This very fact proves that it is of much more importance than the second one. Hence, you should go for it.
It happens several times. We often tend to get stuck between our interests and our duties. Though attending your interests make you feel good about your self, not attending your duties will certainly make you feel bad about your self. So, I would say, if you are held up in such cross roads, try weighing the importance of the individual options and then, act accordingly.
Hope this makes sense to at least some.
Luv
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Reading skills
Off late I have discovered that my reading skills are very much below the mark. I'm not sure if I can read about 300-400 words a minute, the standard that most ppl say. I have to concentrate on this. All the while, I have been reading just for pleasure and so, never felt the crunch of time not the necessity of quick and comprehensive reading. Only after tasting a few setbacks at my passages have I really started thinking about fast reading. On this regard, I have browsed some sites and compiled a list of some good self-help sites.
Hope these wud be helpful in increasing my reading speed. :))
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/suggest.html
http://www2.yk.psu.edu/learncenter/students/studyreadskills.shtml
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/psq5r.html
Luv
Hope these wud be helpful in increasing my reading speed. :))
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/suggest.html
http://www2.yk.psu.edu/learncenter/students/studyreadskills.shtml
http://www.coun.uvic.ca/learn/program/hndouts/psq5r.html
Luv
Saturday, September 10, 2005
Its not over until its OVER
I'm feeling really low. Not sure why. Everything is going for a toss. I'm not sure whom to blame for this. This time, its certainly not me. I have tried all the possible ways from my side to change the way things are going but seems like its not enough. Its all the divine will, I suppose. But, again, these thoughts make me feel that I'm weak and that I'am trying to find an excuse of my inefficieny. I should be able to correct these things. Why not? Well, one possible reason for my dejectedness is that I'm trying to take too many things at the same time. Probably, I should stop this. I should prioritize the things and then, work accordinly. I dont know but I tried this as well. Still its the same. What else can I do? One thing is sure. There is no point in complaining about things not happenning. Its jsut a part of life and if its not happenning, then, probalby, that is how it is. I should not be left behind fretting about things that dont take me any where. Rather, I should go ahead with my stuff and hope for the best. So, the thought for the day(night) is 'Its not over until its OVER'.
Luv
Luv
Monday, September 05, 2005
sorry.....reaalllyyy busy :(
have been busy all these days and so, could not find enough time to update you.
nyways, I promise, I shall update you with some interesting stuff soon...
till then
luv
nyways, I promise, I shall update you with some interesting stuff soon...
till then
luv
Friday, September 02, 2005
The importance of Being 'Single'
Being single has its own advantages. The most important one is that you don’t need to wait for any one. I hate waiting for people and particularly, when there are many other interesting things to do. May be because I have been single for most part of life(so far), I did not get used to waiting for people. Yet another advantage of being single is that you don’t need to plan things based on others' choices and possibilities. You can do what ever you feel like doing and when ever you feel like doing. You don’t need get any approvals or give any explanations. For all you guys who are 'hooked on', such a thing will be unthinkable. And yeah, one more excellent advantage of being single is that you come out of the stereotyped aspects of life and try thinking big and different. Today, I was talking to some of my team members, who were all married, about what they do during their free time. Most of them told me that they don’t get any free time. Either they are occupied with their office work or with the regular chores at home. Even though they feel like watching a movie or a cricket match, they cannot do that because they are too busy with other stuff like feeding children or buying grocery and so on. Of course, I do agree, things all boil down to preferences, but its still feels tough for a bachelor (like me) to understand the commitment.
As far as disadvantages are concerned, I guess, I can see only one. It’s that you are forced to clap with just one hand… :(
Luv
Monday, August 29, 2005
Listen to lead
Managing things is truly a tough job . It is not only identifying resources and allocating them as and when needed (now, when I say resources, it also includes the human resources), but also about sorting out differences (amongst people) and convincing them to do the job. It becomes particularly difficult when you have too many managers (self-proclaimed) in your team. They just spoil the dish. This problem becomes evident in a situation where you dont have a single, pre-decided manager. The best way I see in such situations is to pro-actively support those guys who want to take the initiative and then, fall behind them till they finish the job. This sounds some thing like managing the managers. Though people might not realize this, its still an efficient way to get the things done.
I remember, during one of our corporate outings, we had a group activity, which needed us to divide ourselves in to 4 teams and then, compete amongst us. My team had around 12 members and most of them were willing to direct some one else rather than willing to listen to some one. They had ideas and were hunting for people who would implement them. At one point, we had almost 9 people talking simultaneously and incessantly and hardly anyone listening to them (yeah...you guessed it right.. the other 3 were not interested in listening at all). At this point, I had a choice to make, either continue dabbling (like others) and then, loose the competition or be a manager's manager.
I stopped explaining my ideas. Instead, I picked up a guy who was speaking some thing sensible and listened to his ideas keenly. Once done, I started asking him questions and by this time, other people also started noticing the things happening around them. Slowly, about 50% of us were doing just one thing. That was listening. As and when some credible objections came up, there were alternate views and suggestions. Finally, after about 15 mins, I could see everyone looking at me for a chance to explain their ideas. They have, in other words, accepted my leadership. However, one thing I should agree here is that, content wise, I was not adding any value but I was doing some thing more important than that. I was coordinating. I know, at the end of the day, no one might accept me as a leader but they cannot certainly deny the fact that they accepted me as an interlocutor (at least).
This satisfied me. All that I wanted was to have a cohesive effort rather than a spate of incongruent tries by the team members.
One more important thing that I have learnt from that day was to listen. The art of listening is really important. You can never co-ordinate things amongst a group unless you listen to your members keenly. Some people have an opinion that listening to some one hampers their prospects of speaking. I would like to contradict this because if you carefully observe, 60-70% (typically) of the team members prefer speaking rather than listening. Hence, there is a dearth of listeners and not speakers. Once you start listening to them and start involving them together, you would not only get the chance of speaking but also get the privilege of coordinating and leading.
Hence, the thought for the day is ‘Listen to lead’…doesn’t that sound gud ;)))
Luv
I remember, during one of our corporate outings, we had a group activity, which needed us to divide ourselves in to 4 teams and then, compete amongst us. My team had around 12 members and most of them were willing to direct some one else rather than willing to listen to some one. They had ideas and were hunting for people who would implement them. At one point, we had almost 9 people talking simultaneously and incessantly and hardly anyone listening to them (yeah...you guessed it right.. the other 3 were not interested in listening at all). At this point, I had a choice to make, either continue dabbling (like others) and then, loose the competition or be a manager's manager.
I stopped explaining my ideas. Instead, I picked up a guy who was speaking some thing sensible and listened to his ideas keenly. Once done, I started asking him questions and by this time, other people also started noticing the things happening around them. Slowly, about 50% of us were doing just one thing. That was listening. As and when some credible objections came up, there were alternate views and suggestions. Finally, after about 15 mins, I could see everyone looking at me for a chance to explain their ideas. They have, in other words, accepted my leadership. However, one thing I should agree here is that, content wise, I was not adding any value but I was doing some thing more important than that. I was coordinating. I know, at the end of the day, no one might accept me as a leader but they cannot certainly deny the fact that they accepted me as an interlocutor (at least).
This satisfied me. All that I wanted was to have a cohesive effort rather than a spate of incongruent tries by the team members.
One more important thing that I have learnt from that day was to listen. The art of listening is really important. You can never co-ordinate things amongst a group unless you listen to your members keenly. Some people have an opinion that listening to some one hampers their prospects of speaking. I would like to contradict this because if you carefully observe, 60-70% (typically) of the team members prefer speaking rather than listening. Hence, there is a dearth of listeners and not speakers. Once you start listening to them and start involving them together, you would not only get the chance of speaking but also get the privilege of coordinating and leading.
Hence, the thought for the day is ‘Listen to lead’…doesn’t that sound gud ;)))
Luv
Sunday, August 28, 2005
A day at SOS Village
Today, I woke up at 8:00 AM, quite an unusual "wake-up" hour for me on a saturday. Got up early 'coz I had to visit SOS Village. We were totally four. Me, Imran, Sindhu and Prashant. We all met up at our office, where I and Imran parked our bikes, and from there, we left to the village in Prashant's car. It was about 30 mins drive from the office. Though the road was narrow, never the less, it was still decent. The best part was that four of us got so well with each other that at the end of the day, we became good friends. We reached the place at about 11:00 AM. Thanks to Srini Gadde, the director of the NGO knew that we were coming and so, he was waiting for us. He received us cordially and lead us to his room. We discussed our ideas and policies with him and explained why we were there.
He was very happy with what we proposed and quickly agreed to it. He then took us around the place. The whole place was green and serene. There are about four buildings, with each building housing three homes. These are supposed to be the places where the kids live. Each home houses about 10 kids and every home has a mother, who is supposed to take care of the kids. We met one mother there and she was very good to us. While we were chatting with the director, she went in and brought us tea and snacks. We were surprised 'coz we did not expect such hospitality. When we told her that she should not have taken so much pain in preparing things, she smiled and replied ' Oh..you are my guests and you came to my home for the first time. I guess, even you would do the same thing if I come to your home' . That was enough for us. We could not agree any better with what she said. After she spoke those words, our basic attitude towards her and the kids changed drastically. Till then, we were looking at her as just for care taker of kids but after that, we could see a mother and a true host in her. We felt really happy about that. We were at the right place. Now, its all up to us to add some value to these people ( and ofcourse, to us as well).
We proposed three things to the Director. One was to conduct a dental camp at the village. The second one was to help the village build a bio-waste treatment plant. And finally, we asked him if we could celebrate diwali with the kids. He was truly delighted by this idea. He gave a big smile. We got the message. After going around the place, we went in to the pre-school and met some kids there. They have guests very rarely. On seeing us, they were so happy and elated that they started reciting rhymes. They were also dancing to those rhymes. Watching them sing and dance was truly an experience that I can never forget in my life.
After bidding adieu to the kids, we four went to subway for having lunch. While having lunch, we discussed about the things that we could do. We also divided responsibilities amongst us as to who would do what.
After that, I came back home. Though physically not at SOS now, the memories are still vivid and heart rendering to me.
I’m eagerly looking forward to work with them.
Luv
He was very happy with what we proposed and quickly agreed to it. He then took us around the place. The whole place was green and serene. There are about four buildings, with each building housing three homes. These are supposed to be the places where the kids live. Each home houses about 10 kids and every home has a mother, who is supposed to take care of the kids. We met one mother there and she was very good to us. While we were chatting with the director, she went in and brought us tea and snacks. We were surprised 'coz we did not expect such hospitality. When we told her that she should not have taken so much pain in preparing things, she smiled and replied ' Oh..you are my guests and you came to my home for the first time. I guess, even you would do the same thing if I come to your home' . That was enough for us. We could not agree any better with what she said. After she spoke those words, our basic attitude towards her and the kids changed drastically. Till then, we were looking at her as just for care taker of kids but after that, we could see a mother and a true host in her. We felt really happy about that. We were at the right place. Now, its all up to us to add some value to these people ( and ofcourse, to us as well).
We proposed three things to the Director. One was to conduct a dental camp at the village. The second one was to help the village build a bio-waste treatment plant. And finally, we asked him if we could celebrate diwali with the kids. He was truly delighted by this idea. He gave a big smile. We got the message. After going around the place, we went in to the pre-school and met some kids there. They have guests very rarely. On seeing us, they were so happy and elated that they started reciting rhymes. They were also dancing to those rhymes. Watching them sing and dance was truly an experience that I can never forget in my life.
After bidding adieu to the kids, we four went to subway for having lunch. While having lunch, we discussed about the things that we could do. We also divided responsibilities amongst us as to who would do what.
After that, I came back home. Though physically not at SOS now, the memories are still vivid and heart rendering to me.
I’m eagerly looking forward to work with them.
Luv
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Another Day
Yesterday was yet another hectic one. . Though the morning went off fine, the evening was too cramped. First, I had to attend the volunteers meeting in the evening, which, went on till about 8:30 p.m :( , forcing me to post-pone my other appointments.
However, one good thing about this was that we could finalize our new project for the coming GVD. We zeroed our choices to SOS. SOS is an NGO Home for the orphans. There are about 50 children for now, most of them, falling in the age group of 8-12. One good thing about SOS is that it's a adequately funded international organization, the exact kind of NGO we were targeting this time.
Before I go any further, let me explain a bit about GVD. It stands for 'Global Volunteers Day' where in the employees of Oracle volunteer some man hours of work towards any social cause. It's a world wide event, where in the Oracle Volunteer chapters present all round the globe participate. The basic modus operandi is that every chapter comes up with some projects, each project involving about 20 to 100 volunteers and about 2 to 10 project leaders. The event usually happens on a week-end where in people get some free time.
Now, about SOS. SOS Children's Village Hyderabad is a member of the SOS Children's Villages of India group, which in turn is a sister concern of the SOS Kinderdorf International foundation, head by Mr. Helmut Kutin. Each of the children's villages is divided in to homes and the kids are divided amongst the homes. Each home is taken care by a Mother, who takes care of all the needs of the her children. The children are all orphans, most of them, who had lost their parents in the natural calamities. The NGO takes great care of these children by providing them not only with their physical requirements but also their emotional and psychological requirements.
Working with this NGO should be truly a wonderful experience. Now, guess what.. we have decided to celebrate our Diwali with these kids, this time. And it does not end there. We are also planning to conduct some sports events and some other competitions for the kids.
We are yet to finalize the proposal. I guess, we should be done with this latest by tomorrow evening. Once that is done, we need to start preparations for the events.
So, eagerly waiting forward to working with the kids.
To continue from the point I left, soon after the meeting, I left to my flat. On the way, I remembered some thing. Vimal was supposed to leave that day to US and I promised him that I would come to see him off at the airport. So, I called him and found out the timings of his flight. It was at 4:45 AM ...phew.....I had no other choice but to get ready and go back to his house. Soon, all the ICs gathered at his home and we had a blast for about 4 hours, with the usual doses of banter and satire.
Finally, at about 2:00 AM, we started to Airport, bid him adieu and went back to our respective places. Hmmmmm....after a tiring day, nothing is more comforting than a good sleep.
Luv
However, one good thing about this was that we could finalize our new project for the coming GVD. We zeroed our choices to SOS. SOS is an NGO Home for the orphans. There are about 50 children for now, most of them, falling in the age group of 8-12. One good thing about SOS is that it's a adequately funded international organization, the exact kind of NGO we were targeting this time.
Before I go any further, let me explain a bit about GVD. It stands for 'Global Volunteers Day' where in the employees of Oracle volunteer some man hours of work towards any social cause. It's a world wide event, where in the Oracle Volunteer chapters present all round the globe participate. The basic modus operandi is that every chapter comes up with some projects, each project involving about 20 to 100 volunteers and about 2 to 10 project leaders. The event usually happens on a week-end where in people get some free time.
Now, about SOS. SOS Children's Village Hyderabad is a member of the SOS Children's Villages of India group, which in turn is a sister concern of the SOS Kinderdorf International foundation, head by Mr. Helmut Kutin. Each of the children's villages is divided in to homes and the kids are divided amongst the homes. Each home is taken care by a Mother, who takes care of all the needs of the her children. The children are all orphans, most of them, who had lost their parents in the natural calamities. The NGO takes great care of these children by providing them not only with their physical requirements but also their emotional and psychological requirements.
Working with this NGO should be truly a wonderful experience. Now, guess what.. we have decided to celebrate our Diwali with these kids, this time. And it does not end there. We are also planning to conduct some sports events and some other competitions for the kids.
We are yet to finalize the proposal. I guess, we should be done with this latest by tomorrow evening. Once that is done, we need to start preparations for the events.
So, eagerly waiting forward to working with the kids.
To continue from the point I left, soon after the meeting, I left to my flat. On the way, I remembered some thing. Vimal was supposed to leave that day to US and I promised him that I would come to see him off at the airport. So, I called him and found out the timings of his flight. It was at 4:45 AM ...phew.....I had no other choice but to get ready and go back to his house. Soon, all the ICs gathered at his home and we had a blast for about 4 hours, with the usual doses of banter and satire.
Finally, at about 2:00 AM, we started to Airport, bid him adieu and went back to our respective places. Hmmmmm....after a tiring day, nothing is more comforting than a good sleep.
Luv
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Rising for the Rising (pun intended)
Hi,
These days, have been really busy organizing the Mangal Pandey premier show for the movie club. This show was for a premium, with the ticket priced at 90/- , which is almost double the ordinary price. We planned to donate the surplus, so collected, to an NGO called Little Angels for Aged, which serves the old people who were abandoned by their kith and kin. It does an excellent work and certainly needs a helping hand from us. Ora Vols( Oracle Volunteers)® have been associated with this NGO for some time.
The project started with high expectations, with an initial plan of donating about Rs. 15,000/-. However, suddenly, the entire momentum was lost and things started crawling. We had to run places just to make sure that the entire event wouldn’t turn up in to a fiasco. Finally, it ended up in a decent way. We initially started with the target of selling about 250 tickets and if still people were left, we thought we would conduct one more show the next day. Though the bookings started the way we expected them to, but as the time progressed, bookings almost got stagnated. At this juncture, we had to some how see to it that the bookings picked up again. So, we decided to send the org-wide mail, reminding people that the bookings were still open and that they could still avail the opportunity. This helped us a little. Also, I reduced the total number of tickets to 200 and cancelled the plans of the second show totally. Even this could not solve our entire problems. Just to make things worse, our strength went down by 3. We had too much of work and too few people to handle. Being the in charge of the Movie Club, I literally had to spend my entire time for this, on the day before the show. I had to collect the money, go to the theatre, pay the guy, get the tickets, group the volunteers, sort the tickets, distribute them and collect the money. To top this, there were many small issues like seat adjustments, last minute cancellations and requests that ate away my working hours. We were finally left with four un-sold tickets. But, that’s O.K. finally had a decent surplus. I guess, with the money so collected, we will be able to give something to the NGO.
From all this, I have learnt one thing. Never take things (and people) for granted. This will only inhibit you from planning for contingencies. I presumed I would be able to sell all the 250 tickets and so, did not really care to think about what I would have to do in case I was not able to sell them all. Also, I still feel the timing of the show was not apt. Had we gone for a first show or a matinee, we could have sold more tickets. Any ways, I don’t have any regrets because all these are just lessons to learn and nothing more than that.
Well, time for me to have a shower and leave for my friend’s treat.
Luv
These days, have been really busy organizing the Mangal Pandey premier show for the movie club. This show was for a premium, with the ticket priced at 90/- , which is almost double the ordinary price. We planned to donate the surplus, so collected, to an NGO called Little Angels for Aged, which serves the old people who were abandoned by their kith and kin. It does an excellent work and certainly needs a helping hand from us. Ora Vols( Oracle Volunteers)® have been associated with this NGO for some time.
The project started with high expectations, with an initial plan of donating about Rs. 15,000/-. However, suddenly, the entire momentum was lost and things started crawling. We had to run places just to make sure that the entire event wouldn’t turn up in to a fiasco. Finally, it ended up in a decent way. We initially started with the target of selling about 250 tickets and if still people were left, we thought we would conduct one more show the next day. Though the bookings started the way we expected them to, but as the time progressed, bookings almost got stagnated. At this juncture, we had to some how see to it that the bookings picked up again. So, we decided to send the org-wide mail, reminding people that the bookings were still open and that they could still avail the opportunity. This helped us a little. Also, I reduced the total number of tickets to 200 and cancelled the plans of the second show totally. Even this could not solve our entire problems. Just to make things worse, our strength went down by 3. We had too much of work and too few people to handle. Being the in charge of the Movie Club, I literally had to spend my entire time for this, on the day before the show. I had to collect the money, go to the theatre, pay the guy, get the tickets, group the volunteers, sort the tickets, distribute them and collect the money. To top this, there were many small issues like seat adjustments, last minute cancellations and requests that ate away my working hours. We were finally left with four un-sold tickets. But, that’s O.K. finally had a decent surplus. I guess, with the money so collected, we will be able to give something to the NGO.
From all this, I have learnt one thing. Never take things (and people) for granted. This will only inhibit you from planning for contingencies. I presumed I would be able to sell all the 250 tickets and so, did not really care to think about what I would have to do in case I was not able to sell them all. Also, I still feel the timing of the show was not apt. Had we gone for a first show or a matinee, we could have sold more tickets. Any ways, I don’t have any regrets because all these are just lessons to learn and nothing more than that.
Well, time for me to have a shower and leave for my friend’s treat.
Luv
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Mind Murphy's Laws ?
Mind Murphy's Laws ?
Everyone knows Murphy's Law
"Anything that can go wrong, will..."
Here are some other Laws you may not have heard!
Murphy's Technology Law #1:
You can never tell which way the train went by looking at the track.
Murphy's Technology Law #2:
Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion withconfidence.
Murphy's Technology Law #3:
Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.
Murphy's Technology Law #4:
An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he/sheknows absolutely everything about nothing.
Murphy's Technology Law #5:
Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe, and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it, and he'll have to touch to besure.
Murphy's Technology Law #6:
All great discoveries are made by mistake.
Murphy's Technology Law #7:
Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.
Murphy's Technology Law #8:
A meeting is an event at which minutes are kept and hours are lost.
Murphy's Technology Law #9:
New systems generate new problems.
Murphy's Technology Law #10:
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
Murphy's Technology Law #11:
We don't know one-millionth of one percent about anything.
Murphy's Technology Law #12:
A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 yearsmake.
Murphy's Technology Law #13:
Any given program, when running, is obsolete.
Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands become coated withgrease, your nose will begin to itch.
Anthony's Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
Lowery's Law of Home Repair:
If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway
Beach's Law:
Interchangeable parts aren't.
William's Law:
There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot besolved by brute strength and ignorance.
Lane's Law of Supply and Demand:
The one item you need is always in short supply.
Cannon's Karmic Law:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because youhad a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
Norman Einstein's Law:
If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. (this is tooooo gud :))))
Col. Murphy's Law of Combat:
Never forget that your weapon was made by thelowest bidder!
Murphys Thermodynamics Law:
Things get worse under pressure.
Safety and health information... Murphy's laws
Abridged version
Ultimate collection
few more Murph's Laws wiki
u can download few fortune sets from here.
Last but not the least....."Murphy is an optimist."
The above article has been adapted (or shud I say, copied) from here.
Thanks Raji for that wonderful post.
Hope all you guys enjoyed...
Luv
Everyone knows Murphy's Law
"Anything that can go wrong, will..."
Here are some other Laws you may not have heard!
Murphy's Technology Law #1:
You can never tell which way the train went by looking at the track.
Murphy's Technology Law #2:
Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion withconfidence.
Murphy's Technology Law #3:
Technology is dominated by those who manage what they do not understand.
Murphy's Technology Law #4:
An expert is one who knows more and more about less and less until he/sheknows absolutely everything about nothing.
Murphy's Technology Law #5:
Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe, and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it, and he'll have to touch to besure.
Murphy's Technology Law #6:
All great discoveries are made by mistake.
Murphy's Technology Law #7:
Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget.
Murphy's Technology Law #8:
A meeting is an event at which minutes are kept and hours are lost.
Murphy's Technology Law #9:
New systems generate new problems.
Murphy's Technology Law #10:
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
Murphy's Technology Law #11:
We don't know one-millionth of one percent about anything.
Murphy's Technology Law #12:
A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 yearsmake.
Murphy's Technology Law #13:
Any given program, when running, is obsolete.
Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair:
After your hands become coated withgrease, your nose will begin to itch.
Anthony's Law of the Workshop:
Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
Lowery's Law of Home Repair:
If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it needed replacing anyway
Beach's Law:
Interchangeable parts aren't.
William's Law:
There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot besolved by brute strength and ignorance.
Lane's Law of Supply and Demand:
The one item you need is always in short supply.
Cannon's Karmic Law:
If you tell the boss you were late for work because youhad a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
Norman Einstein's Law:
If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid. (this is tooooo gud :))))
Col. Murphy's Law of Combat:
Never forget that your weapon was made by thelowest bidder!
Murphys Thermodynamics Law:
Things get worse under pressure.
Safety and health information... Murphy's laws
Abridged version
Ultimate collection
few more Murph's Laws wiki
u can download few fortune sets from here.
Last but not the least....."Murphy is an optimist."
The above article has been adapted (or shud I say, copied) from here.
Thanks Raji for that wonderful post.
Hope all you guys enjoyed...
Luv
Monday, August 15, 2005
Indian Timeline ( 1947 - 2004 )
Today, my nation turns 58 years young. On this eve, lets quickly take a look at the nation’s history.
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1947 Aug 15 - India won Independence from the British Empire. Clashes between the Hindu- Muslim community occured along the West and East Pakistan borders
1948 Jan 30 - Mahatma was assasinated by Nathuram Godse
Jan 25, 1950 - Election Commission is established
Jan 26, 1950 - The Constitution comes into force making India a republic, the day is observed as Republic Day ever since.
Jan 26, 1950 - Dr. Rajendra Prasad moves in to Rashtrapati Bhavan as the first President of India.
Apr 29, 1954 - India signs Panchsheel pact with Chin
Nov 1, 1956 - Andhra Pradesh Formation day
Jun, 1962 - Chinese Agrresion on Indian Mainland on the East.
May 27, 1964 - Death of Jawahar Lal Nehru. Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes the new PM.
Jan 26, 1965 - Hindi becomes the official language of India
Sep 6-22, 1965 - First Indo-Pak war
Jan 3, 1966 - Tashkent Agreement signed between Shastri and Ayub khan at Tashkent in present day USSR
Jan 11, 1966 - Lal Bahadur Shastri dies due to heart attack at Tashkent. Indira Gandhi named as the new Prime Minister
Dec 3-11, 1971 - Second indo-Pak war on the East Pakistan issue. Paksitan forced to part with its East Pakistan. Bangladesh formed. Sheik Mujibur Rehman becomes the first President of Bangladesh
May 18, 1974 - Smiling Buddha, India’s First fission "peaceful nuclear explosive" test
May 26, 1975 - Sikkim becomes a part of India
Jun, 1975 - In a historic judgement, Supreme Court rejects the candidancy of India Gandhi as a member of parliament
Jun 26, 1975 - Indira Gandhi declared Emergency in India. Prresidential rule implemented through out the country, during which the press as censored and millions arrested
March 1977 - Indira Gandhi faces a worst defeat as the first non-Congress goverment comes to power at the centre. Morarji Desai becomes the Prime Minister
Nov, 1977 - More than 10,00 people die when a cyclone hit India’s south east coast
1982 - Indira Gandhi comes back to power with a thumping majority. Becomes the Prime Minister for the second time
1983 - India wins the first cricket world cup under the Kapil dev at Lords, London
Jun, 1984 - Operation Blue Star. More than 1000 people killed in a military operation in the Amritsar’s Golden Temple, Sikh’s holiest shrine.
Oct 31, 1984 - Prime Minister Indira Gandhi assasinated by her own body gaurds at her residence. An anti-sikh riot took place, killing more than 2500 sikhs in north India. Rajiv Gandhi named as the next Prime Minister
Dec, 1984 - Deadly gas leaks from the pesticide plant owned by US based Union Carbide in Bhopal, killing 6,500 people and injuring around 20,000. It’s named as one of the worst Industrial disasters in the world
Jun 23, 1985 - Kanishka, the toronto-Bombay flight blown up killing all the passengers, mostly Canadians, on the board
1989 - L K Advani goes on his first Rath Yatra
Mar 1990 - Indian Peace Keeping forces pulled out of Sri Lanka
Nov, 1990 - V.P.Singh resigns and Chandra Sekhar becomes the New Prime Minister
May 21, 1991 - Rajiv Gandhi was assasinated in Sri Perambadur
June 15, 1991 - Congress party won the majority votes in the General Elections
Jun 21, 1991 - P.V.Narasimha Rao becomes the Prime Minister. The first minority goverment forms. Manmohan Singh becomes the Financial Minister. India launches sweeping economic reforms by opening up trade and Industry and by dimantling the age old socialist structure
Dec 6, 1992 - Black Day. The 16th century Babri Masjid demolition takes place in Ayodhya. Country wide communal riots happen. Around 3000 people die
Mar 12, 1993 - Bombay blasts occur, killing 250 people. Dawood Ibrahim named the main suspect
May 2, 1996 - In the general elections, BJP emerges the single largest party. Atal Bihar Vajpayee sworn in as PM. But soon resigns as he fails to prove his majority. H.D.Deva Gowda becomes the new Prime Minister of the United Front Government
Mar 30, 1997 - Congress withdraws support to United Front, accusing H.D.DeveGowda of poor leadership.
Apr 21, 1997 - I.K.Gujral becomes the 10th Indian Prime Minister
Nov 28, 1997 - Gujral resigns as PM after Congress withdraws support to United Front. Mid-term elections ordered by President. Sonia Gandhi joins the Congress Campaign
Mar 2, 1998 - Once again, BJP and its allies emerges as the single largest party with 251 out of 539 member Parliament. A.B.Vajpayee named unanimously as the new PM
Mar 28, 1998 - BJP wins the vote of confidence on the floor of the house by 13 votes
May 11, 1998 - India, under Atal Bihari Bajpayee, conducts three underground nuclear tests near the Pakistan border. Sanctions imposed on the country by US, Europe and japan
Oct 18, 1998 - Pakistan and India enter the first peace dialogue
Feb 20, 1999 - PM A.B.Vajpayee makes the maiden trip to Pakistan on the cross-border bus service
Apr, 1999 - AIDMK withdraws support to BJP’s goverment. K.R.Narayanan, the then President asks PM to prove the majority through the vote of confidence. BJP loses by one vote. End of the 13 month BJP government. Early elections calledJul, 1999 - Kargil War. India re-captures the Tiger Hill. All the infiltrators cleared, it says
Oct, 1999 - BJP once again wins the General Elections and Atal Bihari Vajpayee becomes the PM for the third time, with Jawahar Lal Nehru being the only other Indian to become PM so many times
Jan 26, 2001 - A massive earth quake strikes Gujarat. Its noted as 7.9 on Richter’s Scale. Around 30, 000 people die
Apr 18, 2001 - The GSLV-D1 (Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle) was successfully test-fired from SHAR (Sriharikota). This gives India an edge in the space technology. India joins the elite club of countries
May 13, 2001 - The eminent writer and scholar, R.K.Narayan dies at the age of 94
Oct 24, 2001 - The controversial anti-terrorist Act POTA was passed as an Ordinance by the President K.R.Narayanan
Mar 03, 2002 - The Parliament Speaker, Balayogi is killed in a helicopter crash
2003 - Parliament, for the first time, worked for 133 days :)))
Apr, 2004 - The 14th Lok Sabha elections’ first phase begins
May 13, 2004 - NDA losses. Congress invited to form goverment at centre
May 20, 2004 - Eminent Economist Dr. Manmonhan Singh is sworn in as the Prime Minsiter of India. Congress forms UPA ( United Progressive Alliance). Sonia Gandhi named the chair person of UPA.
Nov 11, 2004 - Kanchi Sankaracarya Jayendra Saraswati is arresed on the charges of Murder and cheat (Cheating and Goonda Act)
Dec 23, 2004 - P.V.Narasimha Rao dies
Dec 26, 2004 - The Tsunami hits the Indian coast.15,000 people reportedly killed. Many more missing
Jai Hind
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Time for some quotes ;))
Hmm...time for some quotes.
"I'm bent not because of my humbleness but because of my head weight" - Krishna
"Only scientists and prostitutes get payed for what they truly enjoy" - Anonymous :))
"(For a bachelor) If you want to really live your life, then either have a Girl or a Goal !!! " - Krishna
"learn to critisize things that are bad. It will help you not to do the same mistakes". - Krishna ;)))
The above are some of the quotes I had at the back of my mind for some time. Thought I would write them down some where :)))
Luv
"I'm bent not because of my humbleness but because of my head weight" - Krishna
"Only scientists and prostitutes get payed for what they truly enjoy" - Anonymous :))
"(For a bachelor) If you want to really live your life, then either have a Girl or a Goal !!! " - Krishna
Ok...now, some serious ones
" Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you are right " - Henry Ford
"Faith... must be enforced by reason... when faith becomes blind it dies. " - M K Gandhi
"Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of courage-to move in the opposite direction. " - Albert Einstein
"learn to critisize things that are bad. It will help you not to do the same mistakes". - Krishna ;)))
The above are some of the quotes I had at the back of my mind for some time. Thought I would write them down some where :)))
Luv
Friday, August 12, 2005
The humble politician - The 'Man' of India
"I have no hesitation in apologising not only to the Sikh community but to the whole nation because what took place in 1984 is the negation of the concept of nationhood and of the Indian Constitution. On behalf of the Government and the entire people of the country, I bow my head in shame for what happened,"
--- Man Mohan Singh
This reminds me of Lal Bahadur Shastry, the iconic Gandhian, who once filed his resignation, while he was the railway minister, because a train accident occurred at that time. Brave men, indeed!!! No doubt that our new PM is one amongst those few commendable politicians our country ever had. He is not just a just politician but a scholar of exemplary intellect and above all, a humble gentleman. People like him are the living icons of an almost forgotten entity in our lives. Moral uprightness.
When was the last time you heard an apology from a politician? When was the last time you saw a politician coming out by himself/herself for a voluntary cause? In a country which has been infested by politicians like Lalu Yadav and Narendra Modi, people who fight their entire lives just to amass wealth and status, its really difficult to come across things like this. Such acts would be even unthinkable to these politicians who breed on caste, religion and money. Unfortunately, today, we call all this as Politics. Seems like they have changed the meaning of the word it self.
Plato, in his Republic, states, “a ruler (politician) is one who is neither partial nor weak. He is the one with an strong moral conviction and one who looks at the entire society as a single family”.
Thank god, he is still not alive.
Well, ’m in no mood to criticize these political morons now. Rather, the reason why I got to writing is to glorify the acts of those brave men who have burdened themselves with the responsibility of building the country’s destiny, on their backs. One important thing all these people have in common is humbleness. In spite of their towering achievements and magnificent deeds, they never cease to be humble, staying true to the age-old adage ‘Vidya vinayena shobate’.
Hopefully, my county will have more such politicians who stand for truth, justice and humanity, which have been the pillars of my grand civilization.
Luv
Dental woes
'Root Canal treatment is the onyl possible solution to your problem' said the doctor. These days, the right tooth was paining like hell. I thought it was time that I consulted a dentist.
'It costs you a total of Rs 6800 . You can as well pay by card' said the assistant. Hmmm...that was a huge amount for treating just one tooth. But, I didn't have any other option either. Cursing my negligence, I acquiesced to the doctor's suggestion.
After a pre-medication period of 3 days, the root canal treatment wa done today..oh god...the very thoughts of the treatment itself is sending spasms in my body. First, the doctor administered the local anesthesia (oral) to the upper gum and then, he started piercing needles ( of about 3 inches length) in to the canals of the tooth to clean them. Later, he removed the nerve in the root of the tooth and showed it to me saying 'This is the living part of your tooth. This is the one that causes the pain in the tooth. Now that its removed, it wouldn't pain you any more". There was one female doctor who was assisting him. He called her and showed her the nerve. Her reaction was phenominal. Disgruntled looking at that, she said 'Please, dont show me such things'. I asked her 'why?'. She gave a stupid smile 'I dont know. I have always been allergic towards such things'. couldn't help laughing 'coz being a doctor, I thought she would have seen much more annoying things than a 1 inch nerve. The worst part was the anesthesia. I felt like my entire right cheek was dead and numb. It was more like a dead part.
Anyways, after the 45 min saga of piercing and scrubbing, he placed some cotton dipped in medicine and asked me to come next Tuesday for the dressing. Hopefully, this time, it would be so painful.
Well, the good news is that there are no diet restrictions and also, most importantly, I can start using my tooth from the next week onwards (believe me, I haven't been using it for the past 7 years).
Guess, that was an awkward topic to blog up on. Never mind.
Luv
'It costs you a total of Rs 6800 . You can as well pay by card' said the assistant. Hmmm...that was a huge amount for treating just one tooth. But, I didn't have any other option either. Cursing my negligence, I acquiesced to the doctor's suggestion.
After a pre-medication period of 3 days, the root canal treatment wa done today..oh god...the very thoughts of the treatment itself is sending spasms in my body. First, the doctor administered the local anesthesia (oral) to the upper gum and then, he started piercing needles ( of about 3 inches length) in to the canals of the tooth to clean them. Later, he removed the nerve in the root of the tooth and showed it to me saying 'This is the living part of your tooth. This is the one that causes the pain in the tooth. Now that its removed, it wouldn't pain you any more". There was one female doctor who was assisting him. He called her and showed her the nerve. Her reaction was phenominal. Disgruntled looking at that, she said 'Please, dont show me such things'. I asked her 'why?'. She gave a stupid smile 'I dont know. I have always been allergic towards such things'. couldn't help laughing 'coz being a doctor, I thought she would have seen much more annoying things than a 1 inch nerve. The worst part was the anesthesia. I felt like my entire right cheek was dead and numb. It was more like a dead part.
Anyways, after the 45 min saga of piercing and scrubbing, he placed some cotton dipped in medicine and asked me to come next Tuesday for the dressing. Hopefully, this time, it would be so painful.
Well, the good news is that there are no diet restrictions and also, most importantly, I can start using my tooth from the next week onwards (believe me, I haven't been using it for the past 7 years).
Guess, that was an awkward topic to blog up on. Never mind.
Luv
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Hum Tum
well, let me pick up the topic that is close to my heart and mind as well. Can 'Hum' aur 'Tum' ever be friends??
To start with, I guess, Hum, Tum are quite immature characters(no matter how hard the author tried to breathe in extra
matured ness in them, which is rare in children of that age), but when blown up and viewed in a larger perspective, its
a thing that we all get to see every now and then in our lives............either experiencing it our selves or by seeing
our frnds....
'Can 'Hum' aur 'Tum' ever be friends??' Well, tough question in deed but, I guess, the answer is simple though.......its
a BIG YES......ok..yeah...I am able to hear you guys shouting at me to give reasons..... well, then, firstly, hum and
tum are humans........now matter what ever sex they belong to, I guess, they still have many in common between them,
both physically as well as psychologically....... pretty much true, right.......So, I don’t understand why this should
not happen…..(coz bloody anything can happen amongst us creatures…strange. isn’t ??/) but, yeah.....I agree that still,
the magic of the opposite sex works on a person....I bet most of us(or can i say, all of us) agree to the fact that the
relation between a male and female is more strong and intense with emotions than the relations with in the same
sex........ and why, I attribute that to the human curiosity. Its like the other creature also belongs to the same
animal family (Homo Sapiens) but its behaviour is pretty much peculiar( mark my words...its just the behaviour and not
thoughts...there is a lot of difference between them) and at times, very much alien and strange....probably, its this
curiosity in us that pulls us to the opposite sex and forces to figure out those things....and once they we close, its
as natural for us to get in to a relation(deeeeeeeep)........... Well, I can also see, at times, the tolerance that we
put in such relations is exceptionally high.......for example, a friend I knew in the college never allowed any one to
touch his hair.....(well, he suffered from a kind of XXXXXXXXXXANTIAPATHY, which even I dont know....) but, one day,
when I was coming back from college, I have seen his female sitting next to him and dabbing him on his head over and
over......and when he noticed me seeing that, all our hero cud do was to give a dazed smile...well, I bet many of you
would have found ur selves in similar situations either on the victim's side or on the subduer's side....well, what ever
it may be, its I guess, pretty much true that this could also be a reason for the relations between a male and a female
getting intense (and also, constantly on the verge of collapse, once it reached the zenith of closeness. probably,
because u were never yourself with the other person....hope I am not confusing u guys here)
So, this is where, we feel tempted to declare that relation has digressed from the original path of friendship.... Well,
before answering this, my question to u guys is, who has defined friendship? and if at all it is defined by some tomm,
has he also made it clear that this is what it shuld be when the people involved in this are of opposite sex? and if at
all he has defined it so, why should I buy that when it does not convince me enough?
No two relations are alike... and hence, even the friendship that I call can be some thing different to some other
person....and at times, it might differ from my own relation with some one else...so, why so we need to fix these terms
when that is not really of any practical use for us? I remember people saying 'My wife is my best friend....' now, what
does that mean? what happened to Hum n Tum here?
So, in that sense, any relation between a male and a female can be considered true friendship( or what ever name you
give..it does not matter) as long as it is not based on physical lust(as far as I cud see, this is the only qualifier
that puts the two people in to a different identity of relation than the one we have been (rather, were made to be)
calling friendship)..... well, once again, I say, lust should not be the reason for that relationship and that’s
it...nothing less..nothing more...(obviously, I guess, no harm as long as it is ancillary)
So, my view is "lets stop kvetching about things that we are not really interested in and that are not really useful
either... and try more to enjoy the company of people....."
---------------------------------
Written on March 22, 2005
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Women empowerment
The afternoons are always lazy.... particularly in summer......and the best way to pass them off is to watch TV....
So, I picked up the remote and started browsing the various channels...when suddenly I came across a beautiful female talking some thing. She was so pretty that for once, I felt I should not possibly disappoint her..(after all, I was thoroughly convinced that she was there just for me....or else...how could you even expect to have beautiful females beaming out on the TV screens at mid noon when it was always the turn of stupid soap serial junk...) anyways, I thought I would waste some time listening to what this female would talk about......
And guess what the topic was: "Women Empowerment: Its relevance and scope in 21 century..."
Well, agreed that its one of the most discussed topics of the century (or should I say, even the last century). However, I think there is pretty much more that needs to happen in the future.
Actually, the episode I watched was a part of a 3-day programme (probably, taken up on the eve of the Women's day) and the discussion that day was more focussed on "The various Threats that women face in their day-to-day lives".
A string of interviews followed the introductory note. Though the sample set of females that have been selected were from diverse backgrounds (from working women to college students to female activists) one think that it lacked was views from the village women. This had, in some extent, brought some kind of disparity in the nature of the discussions. On the whole, all of them unanimously agreed to the fact that though there was some over all elevation of the female status in the society and in fact, in some of those areas that were once thought to be absolute male bastions, a majority of them are still discriminated and were utterly suppressed.
There were views from various sections that the sexual discrimination (and if we have to put it strongly, then sexual harassment) has been still rampant and freely adapted in various parts of the society.
This remembers me of a discussion I earlier had with one of my friends. He almost burst aloud when I said that there was sexual harassment. He could not disagree any better. He told me ‘Come on boss!! Just take a look at the chicks spending their entire nights at the disco and driving back home as safely as they would go from one room in their home to the other. Do you still think that there is a need of talking about things like ‘Women liberalization’ and similar stuff…’
I could not help but to sympathize with this friend of mine about his ‘authentic and over all knowledge ‘ on the state of affairs of women discrimination. I asked just one question. ‘Fine that you see females coming to discothèques but what is the answer that you have got to the report that puts the number of registered female discrimination cases every month is about 1 lakh in our own state? And what about the 25 lakh female feticide cases that get reported every year in our state? If this is just the number of cases registered, then, you could probably guess the actual numbers. ’
Discrimination is there and we all have to accept this.
Before we jump in to ways of tackling this issue, it would be much more clear if we could look at types of discrimination that the society currently faces.
Well, as far as I could see, they could be broadly categorized in to three.
1. Social
2. Economical
3. Political
With in the social, we could bring in three more sub categories namely, discrimination at work place, at other public places and domestic discrimination.
Though a particular type of discrimination might be valid only to a limited section of the total female population, never the less, all of them have equally contributed enough to the present day woes of the female community. For example, the discrimination at work place might be out of context in case of housewives, but nevertheless, these entire factors roll up to the same cause.
Now, the descriptions of the above classifications are pretty much obvious from their definitions.
Once again, these might not be so much evident in a modern society but as we go down the ladder of society, they are so ubiquitous that one cannot miss spotting them, probably, almost everyday.
Trying to find out the root-cause of this social monster, one plausible reason for this is a deep rooted, multi headed age old social discrimination based on gender that has been possibly passed across generations, making this just not another social issue but one with an equally bizarre cultural and ethical dimensions attached to it. This aboriginal system has been augmented, over periods, with loads of abstract theories and views and of course, foul motives, a complex human mindset, inherent with gender discrimination.
One more reason could be an evident imbalance in the physical capabilities amongst the two genders (in earlier times, at least), which could have led to an equally or even more worsening of the already existing situation.
When one female was asked as to what irritated her most, she vociferously complained about the disgusting and disparaging acts of ill behaviour of males in public transport. However, when asked for a plausible solution, she merely said in monosyllables “Nothing…They have to change”.
Though the females were all the while lamenting their problems, there was no constructive suggestion given to tackle an accosting issue nor was there any clarity on the consequences of these acts of discrimination.
Unfortunately, not even a single voice spoke of the current trends that are seeping in the society through the media and its adverse effects on the people.
The vision media, particularly since the later part of 20 century has become a very power full and equally dangerous tool in the human hand. It could work effectively in building a just society or also, push the entire social structure in to unending depths of failure and incompetence.
Discrimination of genders has been the order of the day even in the media, particularly, in the cinema. How ever, very little is really done to counter this trend and bring some kind of gender equivalence.
Also, on the political front, they have virtually no say. Apart from a very puny minority, most of them have no say in the political decisions taken by the various political bodies. The evident example is the fate of the women reservation bill which has been lying un passed on the floor of the parliament, in spite of a decent strength of female parliamentarians on the floor of the house.
Even though most of the parties are wielding female candidates in to election forays, some back seat drivers, who contrive the whole scene effectively, do most of the administration.
Even after so many laws and acts passed in favour of women empowerment, one valid reason that strikes me for the discrimination to be so rampant is the basic definition of the whole problem.
The whole issue should not be conceived as a mere struggle between female and male population but a larger and a much wider fight between human and in human forces. It’s not always necessary that only a female could sympathize with another female’s plight. It could be a male also. The popular idea of gender battle should go. Also, the problems should be openly discussed and acknowledged and for this, the females for once have to agree that they cannot bring the change all by themselves. They have to give in to the fact that, at least for now, they are not equal to the men and so, this is the high time they stopped projecting their equality and work for attaining that. Otherwise, even the last man who would sympathize with them might start thinking other wise.
This problem could be only addressed by a collective force and not by any one individual group.
============================
This is written on March 22, 2005.
So, I picked up the remote and started browsing the various channels...when suddenly I came across a beautiful female talking some thing. She was so pretty that for once, I felt I should not possibly disappoint her..(after all, I was thoroughly convinced that she was there just for me....or else...how could you even expect to have beautiful females beaming out on the TV screens at mid noon when it was always the turn of stupid soap serial junk...) anyways, I thought I would waste some time listening to what this female would talk about......
And guess what the topic was: "Women Empowerment: Its relevance and scope in 21 century..."
Well, agreed that its one of the most discussed topics of the century (or should I say, even the last century). However, I think there is pretty much more that needs to happen in the future.
Actually, the episode I watched was a part of a 3-day programme (probably, taken up on the eve of the Women's day) and the discussion that day was more focussed on "The various Threats that women face in their day-to-day lives".
A string of interviews followed the introductory note. Though the sample set of females that have been selected were from diverse backgrounds (from working women to college students to female activists) one think that it lacked was views from the village women. This had, in some extent, brought some kind of disparity in the nature of the discussions. On the whole, all of them unanimously agreed to the fact that though there was some over all elevation of the female status in the society and in fact, in some of those areas that were once thought to be absolute male bastions, a majority of them are still discriminated and were utterly suppressed.
There were views from various sections that the sexual discrimination (and if we have to put it strongly, then sexual harassment) has been still rampant and freely adapted in various parts of the society.
This remembers me of a discussion I earlier had with one of my friends. He almost burst aloud when I said that there was sexual harassment. He could not disagree any better. He told me ‘Come on boss!! Just take a look at the chicks spending their entire nights at the disco and driving back home as safely as they would go from one room in their home to the other. Do you still think that there is a need of talking about things like ‘Women liberalization’ and similar stuff…’
I could not help but to sympathize with this friend of mine about his ‘authentic and over all knowledge ‘ on the state of affairs of women discrimination. I asked just one question. ‘Fine that you see females coming to discothèques but what is the answer that you have got to the report that puts the number of registered female discrimination cases every month is about 1 lakh in our own state? And what about the 25 lakh female feticide cases that get reported every year in our state? If this is just the number of cases registered, then, you could probably guess the actual numbers. ’
Discrimination is there and we all have to accept this.
Before we jump in to ways of tackling this issue, it would be much more clear if we could look at types of discrimination that the society currently faces.
Well, as far as I could see, they could be broadly categorized in to three.
1. Social
2. Economical
3. Political
With in the social, we could bring in three more sub categories namely, discrimination at work place, at other public places and domestic discrimination.
Though a particular type of discrimination might be valid only to a limited section of the total female population, never the less, all of them have equally contributed enough to the present day woes of the female community. For example, the discrimination at work place might be out of context in case of housewives, but nevertheless, these entire factors roll up to the same cause.
Now, the descriptions of the above classifications are pretty much obvious from their definitions.
Once again, these might not be so much evident in a modern society but as we go down the ladder of society, they are so ubiquitous that one cannot miss spotting them, probably, almost everyday.
Trying to find out the root-cause of this social monster, one plausible reason for this is a deep rooted, multi headed age old social discrimination based on gender that has been possibly passed across generations, making this just not another social issue but one with an equally bizarre cultural and ethical dimensions attached to it. This aboriginal system has been augmented, over periods, with loads of abstract theories and views and of course, foul motives, a complex human mindset, inherent with gender discrimination.
One more reason could be an evident imbalance in the physical capabilities amongst the two genders (in earlier times, at least), which could have led to an equally or even more worsening of the already existing situation.
When one female was asked as to what irritated her most, she vociferously complained about the disgusting and disparaging acts of ill behaviour of males in public transport. However, when asked for a plausible solution, she merely said in monosyllables “Nothing…They have to change”.
Though the females were all the while lamenting their problems, there was no constructive suggestion given to tackle an accosting issue nor was there any clarity on the consequences of these acts of discrimination.
Unfortunately, not even a single voice spoke of the current trends that are seeping in the society through the media and its adverse effects on the people.
The vision media, particularly since the later part of 20 century has become a very power full and equally dangerous tool in the human hand. It could work effectively in building a just society or also, push the entire social structure in to unending depths of failure and incompetence.
Discrimination of genders has been the order of the day even in the media, particularly, in the cinema. How ever, very little is really done to counter this trend and bring some kind of gender equivalence.
Also, on the political front, they have virtually no say. Apart from a very puny minority, most of them have no say in the political decisions taken by the various political bodies. The evident example is the fate of the women reservation bill which has been lying un passed on the floor of the parliament, in spite of a decent strength of female parliamentarians on the floor of the house.
Even though most of the parties are wielding female candidates in to election forays, some back seat drivers, who contrive the whole scene effectively, do most of the administration.
Even after so many laws and acts passed in favour of women empowerment, one valid reason that strikes me for the discrimination to be so rampant is the basic definition of the whole problem.
The whole issue should not be conceived as a mere struggle between female and male population but a larger and a much wider fight between human and in human forces. It’s not always necessary that only a female could sympathize with another female’s plight. It could be a male also. The popular idea of gender battle should go. Also, the problems should be openly discussed and acknowledged and for this, the females for once have to agree that they cannot bring the change all by themselves. They have to give in to the fact that, at least for now, they are not equal to the men and so, this is the high time they stopped projecting their equality and work for attaining that. Otherwise, even the last man who would sympathize with them might start thinking other wise.
This problem could be only addressed by a collective force and not by any one individual group.
============================
This is written on March 22, 2005.
Hie
Hi,
I'm back. Right now, in the office trying to figure out what to do. It happens for everyone, I suppose. I'm sure no one would be 100% busy with his/her work.
ok..ok...heard that. enough of justification. As I promised, I'm back to tell you a few things thats been happening in my life.
First, I'll have to undergo a root canal treatment as one of my tooth had a cavity. The doctors there at the hospital told me that its now kind of severe and so, I have to get treated lest it should pain me more.
Nyways, so, this Thursday, I'll be once again on a leave. That makes two days in this week. Its ok..I guess, I have to, at times, utilize my CLs or else, they would just go waste.
The worst thing is that this tooth-ache has lead to head-ache as well :((( Seems like all the bad things are coming together.. .I remember one of my grand mother's adage (which she used to repeat oft) 'Good luck comes alone but bad luck comes with all its sisters'...ofcourse, I don’t want to talk much on this 'coz neither do I believe in this nor I bother to counter this.
What else?
Seems like this week might be a bit less hectic. have not yet got the project allocations from the boss. The funny thing about this is that I narrated the same to one of my friends yesterday. After listening to the entire thing, he commented...'so, you are on bench now'. I just could not avoid laughing, This guy is from a services company and so, he's got used to a kind of of classification as billable or bench. The last time I was 'On Bench' was in Kanbay. But, those were the hey days. I used to come at 11:30 in the morning (???) and would walk directly to the library, just to save my self from my Team Lead. I would sit there for about an hour and then, would finish my lunch and only after that, would I come down to the cubicle. Of course, he( my lead) never came to me asking where i was. Probably, he was also enjoying his 'bench Period'.
What else?
Mom is back to Hyd. She is going to stay for one more month with me. She is kind of got used to Hyderabadi climate. The other day, when I called her when she was in Vij, she was telling me that she could not bear the heat of Vij ( She has been staying in viz for the past 25 years :))))
Well, what else?
I guess, that is it, for now. Shall talk to you some time later. Till then,
Luv
I'm back. Right now, in the office trying to figure out what to do. It happens for everyone, I suppose. I'm sure no one would be 100% busy with his/her work.
ok..ok...heard that. enough of justification. As I promised, I'm back to tell you a few things thats been happening in my life.
First, I'll have to undergo a root canal treatment as one of my tooth had a cavity. The doctors there at the hospital told me that its now kind of severe and so, I have to get treated lest it should pain me more.
Nyways, so, this Thursday, I'll be once again on a leave. That makes two days in this week. Its ok..I guess, I have to, at times, utilize my CLs or else, they would just go waste.
The worst thing is that this tooth-ache has lead to head-ache as well :((( Seems like all the bad things are coming together.. .I remember one of my grand mother's adage (which she used to repeat oft) 'Good luck comes alone but bad luck comes with all its sisters'...ofcourse, I don’t want to talk much on this 'coz neither do I believe in this nor I bother to counter this.
What else?
Seems like this week might be a bit less hectic. have not yet got the project allocations from the boss. The funny thing about this is that I narrated the same to one of my friends yesterday. After listening to the entire thing, he commented...'so, you are on bench now'. I just could not avoid laughing, This guy is from a services company and so, he's got used to a kind of of classification as billable or bench. The last time I was 'On Bench' was in Kanbay. But, those were the hey days. I used to come at 11:30 in the morning (???) and would walk directly to the library, just to save my self from my Team Lead. I would sit there for about an hour and then, would finish my lunch and only after that, would I come down to the cubicle. Of course, he( my lead) never came to me asking where i was. Probably, he was also enjoying his 'bench Period'.
What else?
Mom is back to Hyd. She is going to stay for one more month with me. She is kind of got used to Hyderabadi climate. The other day, when I called her when she was in Vij, she was telling me that she could not bear the heat of Vij ( She has been staying in viz for the past 25 years :))))
Well, what else?
I guess, that is it, for now. Shall talk to you some time later. Till then,
Luv
Monday, August 08, 2005
After a tiring week-end
Hi,
last weekend was truly hectic. I had to run places just to fulfill my committments (and of course, my interests). However, at the end, all the pains I took seemed useless 'coz things did not go the way I wanted them to . First, I could not stick to the plan, that I initially charted out, 'coz I missed my bus. I had to post pone the entire trip by a day. Luckily, I could make it up to the marriage ( well, if I have not mentioned it, I went to my home town to attend the wedding ceremony of one of my school friends). I actually ended up at the function hall with my entire paraphernalia because I had to go to the function hall straight from the bus station ( as I was afraid I would be late for the wedding). It was great meeting all the old class-mates and had a decent time with them. Everything went fine but one. There has been this one person who was kind of aloof. I some how, could not digest this. This person was really a good (close as well) friend of mine and we spend lots of time with each other talking about various things. Assuming the closeness in our relation, I thought I could discuss anything with this person and also, could share my feelings and thoughts, in general ( and vice-versa). However, off late, I found out that was not the case. Instead, the person was becomming more and more formal with me and worst of all, this person ( I felt like) was drifting away from me. Now, I know what you would say. You would say I started becomming possesive and started expecting things from this person. But, let me tell you one thing. Had this person been like a friend, I would not have thought some much about this. Neither would I have given a damn had this person been never close to me and never talked things that were personal and were close to heart. However, what makes me feel most uncomfartable is that I'm just not albe to accept this shift in the relation from a very close friend to a person of some acquaint. Not sure even if this is the case. I might be wrong in my interpretaion of this person and this person might be just the way this person has been since we met.
Anyways, I guess, I dont have time now to really fret over such things now 'coz I have other really important things to worry about. The next few months are supposed to be really crucial for me in all ways.
I thought I would talk a bit about another topic this time, but got carried away ... nyways, I pormise I would put that as well some other time...Till then,
luv
last weekend was truly hectic. I had to run places just to fulfill my committments (and of course, my interests). However, at the end, all the pains I took seemed useless 'coz things did not go the way I wanted them to . First, I could not stick to the plan, that I initially charted out, 'coz I missed my bus. I had to post pone the entire trip by a day. Luckily, I could make it up to the marriage ( well, if I have not mentioned it, I went to my home town to attend the wedding ceremony of one of my school friends). I actually ended up at the function hall with my entire paraphernalia because I had to go to the function hall straight from the bus station ( as I was afraid I would be late for the wedding). It was great meeting all the old class-mates and had a decent time with them. Everything went fine but one. There has been this one person who was kind of aloof. I some how, could not digest this. This person was really a good (close as well) friend of mine and we spend lots of time with each other talking about various things. Assuming the closeness in our relation, I thought I could discuss anything with this person and also, could share my feelings and thoughts, in general ( and vice-versa). However, off late, I found out that was not the case. Instead, the person was becomming more and more formal with me and worst of all, this person ( I felt like) was drifting away from me. Now, I know what you would say. You would say I started becomming possesive and started expecting things from this person. But, let me tell you one thing. Had this person been like a friend, I would not have thought some much about this. Neither would I have given a damn had this person been never close to me and never talked things that were personal and were close to heart. However, what makes me feel most uncomfartable is that I'm just not albe to accept this shift in the relation from a very close friend to a person of some acquaint. Not sure even if this is the case. I might be wrong in my interpretaion of this person and this person might be just the way this person has been since we met.
Anyways, I guess, I dont have time now to really fret over such things now 'coz I have other really important things to worry about. The next few months are supposed to be really crucial for me in all ways.
I thought I would talk a bit about another topic this time, but got carried away ... nyways, I pormise I would put that as well some other time...Till then,
luv
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