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Monday, October 22, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
To f*** with IT
Dad used to give us a measly Rs. 20/- per month, in that we were not only able to eat stomachs fill, but we were able to save too!!!
Now we earn a sum of 20K, we have no idea where it goes, let alone saving it!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
6 subjects per year, 6 different teachers!
One project since we joined and just one manager!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
We used to make notes; we used to study for ranks!!
Now we scan thru our mails; we struggle for our ratings!!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
We have still not forgotten the people in the next section!!!
Now we don't even know who sits in the next cubicle!!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
After getting back from a tiring play, we used to do our home work!!
Now who knows/cares about home; all we do is just work!!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
We knew our history and economics!!
Now let alone reading books, we don't even catch up with the daily news!!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
We had an aim in life; behind our backs we had our teachers!!
Now we have no idea about the future nor do we find any one who would tell us anything!!!
Now just ask yourself, which was better, the former or the latter???
Tis one by Binish
u r buying beer and having it now , previously u doesnt even know wat the heck was that Which was better, the former or the latter???
Now we earn a sum of 20K, we have no idea where it goes, let alone saving it!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
6 subjects per year, 6 different teachers!
One project since we joined and just one manager!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
We used to make notes; we used to study for ranks!!
Now we scan thru our mails; we struggle for our ratings!!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
We have still not forgotten the people in the next section!!!
Now we don't even know who sits in the next cubicle!!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
After getting back from a tiring play, we used to do our home work!!
Now who knows/cares about home; all we do is just work!!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
We knew our history and economics!!
Now let alone reading books, we don't even catch up with the daily news!!!
Which was better, the former or the latter???
We had an aim in life; behind our backs we had our teachers!!
Now we have no idea about the future nor do we find any one who would tell us anything!!!
Now just ask yourself, which was better, the former or the latter???
Tis one by Binish
u r buying beer and having it now , previously u doesnt even know wat the heck was that Which was better, the former or the latter???
Friday, June 1, 2007
Mindset!!!!!!!
It's Called Mindset
As I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact
that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to
their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants
could, at anytime, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for
some reason, they did not.
I saw a trainer near by and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals
just stood there and made no attempt to get away.
"Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same
size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they
grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They
believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free."
I was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds
but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they
were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief
that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?
As I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact
that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to
their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants
could, at anytime, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for
some reason, they did not.
I saw a trainer near by and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals
just stood there and made no attempt to get away.
"Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same
size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they
grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They
believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free."
I was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds
but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they
were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief
that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
I'm sure all of us will be able to relate to this...
A little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was
kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, "Sweetheart,
please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."
The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand." "What's the
difference?"asked the puzzled father.
There's a big difference," replied the little girl.
If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are
that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for
sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."
In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.
So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather than expecting them to hold yours...
kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, "Sweetheart,
please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."
The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand." "What's the
difference?"asked the puzzled father.
There's a big difference," replied the little girl.
If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are
that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for
sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."
In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond.
So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather than expecting them to hold yours...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Mistake....
If a barber makes a mistake, it's a new style...
If a driver makes a mistake, it is an accident...
If a doctor makes a mistake, it's an operation...
If an engineer makes a mistake, it is a new venture...
If parents make a mistake, it is a new generation. .
If a politician makes a mistake, it is a new law...
If a scientist makes a mistake, it is a new invention...
If a tailor makes a mistake, it is a new fashion...
If a teacher makes a mistake, it is a new theory...
If a student makes a mistake, it is always a MISTAKE!
If a driver makes a mistake, it is an accident...
If a doctor makes a mistake, it's an operation...
If an engineer makes a mistake, it is a new venture...
If parents make a mistake, it is a new generation. .
If a politician makes a mistake, it is a new law...
If a scientist makes a mistake, it is a new invention...
If a tailor makes a mistake, it is a new fashion...
If a teacher makes a mistake, it is a new theory...
If a student makes a mistake, it is always a MISTAKE!
Thursday, April 12, 2007
April 12, 2007 - the first blog of the incidents happened in my life
End of the day was full of surprise, shocks & my most memorable day ever..
Due to some VVIP visit transportation was haulted for a while near M.G road,
Myself, Gops, GK & Vijay went by walk to Shivajinagar from M.G.road...after many many days I was sweating yesterday...
On the way, around 8:30pm we had hot tea... was really tasty..
hmmm..Got bus to Natraj theatre & the third surprise was the heavy downpour of rain when myself & Gops were waiting for M.S.Ramaiah hospital bus..
Felt the draining of sorrows from me when I was drenched with rain... the roads were all dirty with dusty water, people sin & sorrows...
Frnds, this wasnt the end. I got a surprise call from the one with whom I stopped speaking recently, thinking now..how I attended that call..I dont wanna tell wat happened after then..that may not be useful to u.. hmm, even not useful to me also..
Due to some VVIP visit transportation was haulted for a while near M.G road,
Myself, Gops, GK & Vijay went by walk to Shivajinagar from M.G.road...after many many days I was sweating yesterday...
On the way, around 8:30pm we had hot tea... was really tasty..
hmmm..Got bus to Natraj theatre & the third surprise was the heavy downpour of rain when myself & Gops were waiting for M.S.Ramaiah hospital bus..
Felt the draining of sorrows from me when I was drenched with rain... the roads were all dirty with dusty water, people sin & sorrows...
Frnds, this wasnt the end. I got a surprise call from the one with whom I stopped speaking recently, thinking now..how I attended that call..I dont wanna tell wat happened after then..that may not be useful to u.. hmm, even not useful to me also..
Starting the day with...
"When you are proactive, you lead. When you lead, you take control of
yourself and get the things you want out of life".
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do"
yourself and get the things you want out of life".
"The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do"
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Mozhi - Pesum padam
Recently I watched the movie 'Mozhi', these catchy line got rooted in my mind.....
Iyarkaiyin mozhikal purindhuvidil,
Manidharin mozhigal thevai illai.
Idhayathin mozhi purindhuvidil,
Manidharkku mozhiye thevai illai.
Iyarkaiyin mozhikal purindhuvidil,
Manidharin mozhigal thevai illai.
Idhayathin mozhi purindhuvidil,
Manidharkku mozhiye thevai illai.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Do you still have hope....
If you can look at the sunset and smile,
then you still have hope..
If you can find beauty in the colors of a small flower,
then you still have hope..
If you can find pleasure in the movement of a butterfly,
then you still have hope..
If the smile of a child can still warm your heart,
then you still have hope..
If you can see the good in other people,
then you still have hope..
If the rain breaking on a root top can still lull you to sleep,
then you still have hope..
If the sight of a rainbow still makes you stop and stare in wonder,
then you still have hope..
If the soft fur of a favored pet still feels pleasant under your fingertips,
then you still have hope..
If you meet new people with a trace of excitement and optimism,
then you still have hope..
If you give people the benefit of a doubt,
then you still have hope..
If you still offer your hand in friendship to others who have touched your life,
then you still have hope..
If receiving an unexpected card or letter still brings a pleasant surprise,
then you still have hope..
If the suffering of others still fills you with pain and frustration,
then you still have hope..
If you refuse to let a friendship die, or accept that it must end,
then you still have hope..
If you can look forward to a time or place of quiet and reflection,
then you still have hope..
If you can look to the past and smile,
then you still have hope..
If, when faced with the bad, when told everything is futile,
you can still look up and end the conversation with the phrase..yeah..but
then you still have hope..
Hope is such a marvelous thing.
It bends, twists, sometimes hide, but rarely it does break..
It sustains us when nothing else can..
It gives us reason to continue and courage to move ahead,
when we tell ourselves we'd rather give in..
Hope puts a smile on our face when the heart cannot manage..
Hope puts our feet on the path when our eyes cannot see it..
Hope moves us to act when our souls are confused of the direction..
Hope is a wonderful thing, something to be cherished and nurtured, and something that will refresh us in return..
And it can be found in each of us, and it can bring light into the darkest of places..
Never loose hope..
then you still have hope..
If you can find beauty in the colors of a small flower,
then you still have hope..
If you can find pleasure in the movement of a butterfly,
then you still have hope..
If the smile of a child can still warm your heart,
then you still have hope..
If you can see the good in other people,
then you still have hope..
If the rain breaking on a root top can still lull you to sleep,
then you still have hope..
If the sight of a rainbow still makes you stop and stare in wonder,
then you still have hope..
If the soft fur of a favored pet still feels pleasant under your fingertips,
then you still have hope..
If you meet new people with a trace of excitement and optimism,
then you still have hope..
If you give people the benefit of a doubt,
then you still have hope..
If you still offer your hand in friendship to others who have touched your life,
then you still have hope..
If receiving an unexpected card or letter still brings a pleasant surprise,
then you still have hope..
If the suffering of others still fills you with pain and frustration,
then you still have hope..
If you refuse to let a friendship die, or accept that it must end,
then you still have hope..
If you can look forward to a time or place of quiet and reflection,
then you still have hope..
If you can look to the past and smile,
then you still have hope..
If, when faced with the bad, when told everything is futile,
you can still look up and end the conversation with the phrase..yeah..but
then you still have hope..
Hope is such a marvelous thing.
It bends, twists, sometimes hide, but rarely it does break..
It sustains us when nothing else can..
It gives us reason to continue and courage to move ahead,
when we tell ourselves we'd rather give in..
Hope puts a smile on our face when the heart cannot manage..
Hope puts our feet on the path when our eyes cannot see it..
Hope moves us to act when our souls are confused of the direction..
Hope is a wonderful thing, something to be cherished and nurtured, and something that will refresh us in return..
And it can be found in each of us, and it can bring light into the darkest of places..
Never loose hope..
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Four friends.
Bahar barsaat.
Four glasses of BEER.
Celebration means......
Hundred bucks of petrol.
A rusty old bike.
And an open road.
Celebration means......
Maggi noodles.
A hostel room.
4.25 a.m.
Celebration means......
3 old friends.
3 separate cities.
3 coffee mugs.
1 internet messenger.
Celebration means......
Rain on a hot tin roof.
Pakoras deep-frying.
Neighbours dropping in.
A party.
Celebration means......
You and mom.
A summer night.
A bottle of coconut oil.
A head massage.
You can spend
Hundreds on birthdays,
Thousands on festivals,
Lakhs on weddings,
but to celebrate
all you have to do is spend your Time with your loved ones.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
"THE GAME OF LOVE AND UNITY" - ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Official Song
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Few(New) definitions....
School: A place where Papa pays and Son plays.
Life Insurance: A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die Rich.
Nurse: A person who wakes u up to give you sleeping pills.
Marriage: It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters.
Divorce: Future tense of Marriage.
Tears: The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine waterpower.
Lecture: An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either"
Conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
Dictionary: A place where success comes before work.
Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.
Father: A banker provided by nature.
Criminal: A guy no different from the rest....except that he got caught.
Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.
Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you by bills.
Classic: Books, which people praise, but do not read.
Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.
Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.
Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.
Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
Experience: The name men give to their mistakes.
Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions.
Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.
Diplomat: A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to it.
Life Insurance: A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that you can die Rich.
Nurse: A person who wakes u up to give you sleeping pills.
Marriage: It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her masters.
Divorce: Future tense of Marriage.
Tears: The hydraulic force by which masculine willpower is defeated by feminine waterpower.
Lecture: An art of transferring information from the notes of the Lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either"
Conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present.
Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece.
Dictionary: A place where success comes before work.
Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on.
Father: A banker provided by nature.
Criminal: A guy no different from the rest....except that he got caught.
Boss: Someone who is early when you are late and late when you are early.
Politician: One who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.
Doctor: A person who kills your ills by pills, and kills you by bills.
Classic: Books, which people praise, but do not read.
Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight.
Office: A place where you can relax after your strenuous home life.
Yawn: The only time some married men ever get to open their mouth.
Etc.: A sign to make others believe that you know more than you actually do.
Committee: Individuals who can do nothing individually and sit to decide that nothing can be done together.
Experience: The name men give to their mistakes.
Atom Bomb: An invention to end all inventions.
Philosopher: A fool who torments himself during life, to be spoken of when dead.
Diplomat: A person who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to it.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Something Inspirational...
"Don't go the way life takes you. Take the life the way you go.And remember you are born to live and not living because you are Born"
International Women's day....
Be patient towards all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like books written in a very foreign tongue...
Do not seek the answers which cannot be given to you because you would not be able to live them, and the point is, to live everything...
Live the question now, perhaps you will find them(answer) gradually, without noticing it and live along the same distant day in to the answer..
Do not seek the answers which cannot be given to you because you would not be able to live them, and the point is, to live everything...
Live the question now, perhaps you will find them(answer) gradually, without noticing it and live along the same distant day in to the answer..
Ten advantages of not having a "LOVER"....
1. Save time.
2. Can sleep well.
3. Don't have 2 bother abt missed calls..
4. Don't have to worry abt how u look..
5. Can eat in any restaurant..
6. No boring sms in the middle of night..
7. Can talk with any guy/gal...
8. You won't hear "aaw.. U r dull today"..
9. Can go anywhere with any one..
10. Don't have to listen same old crap jokes..
BONUS:- U will live a long life.......so be aware of LOVER
Never search your happiness in others which will make you feel ALONE..
Search it in yourself, you feel happy even when you are left alone..
Proud to be SINGLE
2. Can sleep well.
3. Don't have 2 bother abt missed calls..
4. Don't have to worry abt how u look..
5. Can eat in any restaurant..
6. No boring sms in the middle of night..
7. Can talk with any guy/gal...
8. You won't hear "aaw.. U r dull today"..
9. Can go anywhere with any one..
10. Don't have to listen same old crap jokes..
BONUS:- U will live a long life.......so be aware of LOVER
Never search your happiness in others which will make you feel ALONE..
Search it in yourself, you feel happy even when you are left alone..
Proud to be SINGLE
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC-275 BC)
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"A person should not be too honest.
Straight trees are cut first
and Honest people are screwed first."
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"Even if a snake is not poisonous,
it should pretend to be venomous."
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"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. If you cannot keep secret with you , do not expect that other will keep it. ! It will destroy you."
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"There is some self-interest behind every friendship.
There is no Friendship without self-interests.
This is a bitter truth."
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"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply
and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."
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"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."
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"Once you start a working on something,
don't be afraid of failure and
don't abandon it.
People who work sincerely are the happiest."
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"The fragrance of flowers spreads
only in the direction of the wind.
But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."
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"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."
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"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years.
For the next five years, scold them.
By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend.
Your grown up children are your best friends."
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"Education is the best friend.
An educated person is respected everywhere.
Education beats the beauty and the youth."
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Monday, February 26, 2007
SMS's from my Inbox...
Everything in life has a beautiful ending. If it isn't beautiful, then be sure its still not the ending. Its just the beginning.
Just a thought: A man who spends some time on his knees for prayer infront of GOD, does not fine it difficult to stand on his feet in his life!!
A true friend is one who knows you are crying & finds your tears even when you are walking in the rain.
God's blessing may come as a surprise & how much we receive depends on how much our heart believes HIM. May you be blessed beyond what you expect..
Sometimes the smallest of gestures go right to the heart...
* A smile from a stranger when you are lost in the crowd,
* An old friend calling from a distant land just to say "I MISS U",
* The touch of your mother's hand on your brow when you are unable to sleep,
* A meassage from a friend, asking whats wrong when you thought none noticed,
* And a hand on your shoulder when it feels like the world is against you,
* An unexpected hug,
sometimes its the tiniest of things that brings a smile...
Everything about the future is uncertain but one thing is sure, GOD has already arranged all our tomorrows and we have to act accordingly to it..
3 things in life once gone never come back
1. Words
2. Opportunity
3. Time
3 things in life are never sure
1. Dream
2. Success
3. Luck
3 things in life that makes you great person
1. Hardwork
2. Sincerity
3. Success
3 things in life are most valueable
1. Love
2. Self Respect
3. Friends
The richest man in the world is not the one who still has the first dollar he ever earned. Its the man who still has his first friend, he ever made!!!
Luck has a peculiar habit of favouring those who dont depend on it..
Never search your happiness in others which will make you to feel alone. But search it in yourself, you will feel happy even when you are left alone!!
Time can make us forget some memories. But there are some memories which make us forget time. And those memories make life sweeter ;-) ..
Life never seems to be the way we want it, but we live it in the best way we can. There is no perfect life but we can fill it with perfect moments.
Speak less to people whom you love the most, because if they cannot understand your silence they will never understand your words.
I cant really choose people who come into my life. But I can always choose those who should stay. Because I know they are worth keeping. Just like U.
Beautiful pictures are develpoed by negative in a dark room so if you see darkness in your life then assume that GOD is making a beautiful picture for you.
Follow 2 things in life for best LOVE and AFFECTION,
1. Dont talk if you are angry.
2. Dont take the word seriously from the one is angry.
Expectations are the cause of disappointments. So, never expect anything in your life. Just accept as it comes & be happy.
Dont search love, let love find you. Thats why it is called falling in love, Coz you dont force yourself to fall, you just fall & there will be someone to catch you.
Do not expect much from others & get disappointed, but do not disappoint whose who expect much from you.
Give the oppurtunity for someone to love you the most, you will know how special you are!!
Take the oppurtunity to love someone the most, you will know how wonderful life is...
Life is not a rehearsal. Each day is a new show, no repeat, no rewind, give your best shot in all your acts, as the show goes on & on.
Some of the best moments in life...
> Lying in bed listening to the rain outside,
> Thinking about the person you love,
> Taking a long drive on a calm road,
> Finding money in your old jeans just when you need it,
> Giggling naughtily,
> Holding hands with your friend,
> Getting a hug from someone you love,
> The moment your eyes are filled with tears after a big laugh...
You learn to love someone when you find out what makes them smile but you can never truly love someone until you find out what makes them cry.
Life doesnt give you the people you want. Instead it gives you the one who need to teach u, to hurt u, to love u and to make you exactly the way you should be the best.
If you keep waiting for just the right time, you may never begin. Begin from where u are, with what u are & with what u have..thats life.
Be careful to whom you give your heart, coz when you give your heart to someone, you are not only giving that person the right to love you, but also the power to hurt you.
Last but not least...
Dont care for someone to an extent that you miss that person...but care to that extect that the person doesnt wish to loose you...
Just a thought: A man who spends some time on his knees for prayer infront of GOD, does not fine it difficult to stand on his feet in his life!!
A true friend is one who knows you are crying & finds your tears even when you are walking in the rain.
God's blessing may come as a surprise & how much we receive depends on how much our heart believes HIM. May you be blessed beyond what you expect..
Sometimes the smallest of gestures go right to the heart...
* A smile from a stranger when you are lost in the crowd,
* An old friend calling from a distant land just to say "I MISS U",
* The touch of your mother's hand on your brow when you are unable to sleep,
* A meassage from a friend, asking whats wrong when you thought none noticed,
* And a hand on your shoulder when it feels like the world is against you,
* An unexpected hug,
sometimes its the tiniest of things that brings a smile...
Everything about the future is uncertain but one thing is sure, GOD has already arranged all our tomorrows and we have to act accordingly to it..
3 things in life once gone never come back
1. Words
2. Opportunity
3. Time
3 things in life are never sure
1. Dream
2. Success
3. Luck
3 things in life that makes you great person
1. Hardwork
2. Sincerity
3. Success
3 things in life are most valueable
1. Love
2. Self Respect
3. Friends
The richest man in the world is not the one who still has the first dollar he ever earned. Its the man who still has his first friend, he ever made!!!
Luck has a peculiar habit of favouring those who dont depend on it..
Never search your happiness in others which will make you to feel alone. But search it in yourself, you will feel happy even when you are left alone!!
Time can make us forget some memories. But there are some memories which make us forget time. And those memories make life sweeter ;-) ..
Life never seems to be the way we want it, but we live it in the best way we can. There is no perfect life but we can fill it with perfect moments.
Speak less to people whom you love the most, because if they cannot understand your silence they will never understand your words.
I cant really choose people who come into my life. But I can always choose those who should stay. Because I know they are worth keeping. Just like U.
Beautiful pictures are develpoed by negative in a dark room so if you see darkness in your life then assume that GOD is making a beautiful picture for you.
Follow 2 things in life for best LOVE and AFFECTION,
1. Dont talk if you are angry.
2. Dont take the word seriously from the one is angry.
Expectations are the cause of disappointments. So, never expect anything in your life. Just accept as it comes & be happy.
Dont search love, let love find you. Thats why it is called falling in love, Coz you dont force yourself to fall, you just fall & there will be someone to catch you.
Do not expect much from others & get disappointed, but do not disappoint whose who expect much from you.
Give the oppurtunity for someone to love you the most, you will know how special you are!!
Take the oppurtunity to love someone the most, you will know how wonderful life is...
Life is not a rehearsal. Each day is a new show, no repeat, no rewind, give your best shot in all your acts, as the show goes on & on.
Some of the best moments in life...
> Lying in bed listening to the rain outside,
> Thinking about the person you love,
> Taking a long drive on a calm road,
> Finding money in your old jeans just when you need it,
> Giggling naughtily,
> Holding hands with your friend,
> Getting a hug from someone you love,
> The moment your eyes are filled with tears after a big laugh...
You learn to love someone when you find out what makes them smile but you can never truly love someone until you find out what makes them cry.
Life doesnt give you the people you want. Instead it gives you the one who need to teach u, to hurt u, to love u and to make you exactly the way you should be the best.
If you keep waiting for just the right time, you may never begin. Begin from where u are, with what u are & with what u have..thats life.
Be careful to whom you give your heart, coz when you give your heart to someone, you are not only giving that person the right to love you, but also the power to hurt you.
Last but not least...
Dont care for someone to an extent that you miss that person...but care to that extect that the person doesnt wish to loose you...
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
IT Survivors - Staying Alive In a Software Job.... Written by Harshad Oak
Before I started working for myself, I spent some years in some of the top IT companies in India and still have many friends working in various software companies. I wrote a blow recruiting like crazy, about the same time last year about how Indian companies are recruiting like there's no tomorrow and the possible consequences. However I was avoiding writing this particular piece as it seems like an unpatriotic thing to do, to tell the world how bad the working conditions in software companies in India have become. And there 's always the risk of excerpts being used out of context to bash up IT in India .
I am now writing this because I just keep hearing horror tales from the industry and it doesn't seem like anything is being done in the matter, so I thought I will do my bit and write.
First and foremost, before stereotypes about India kick in, I would like to clarify that I am not saying that Indian software companies are sweat shops where employees aren't being paid and made to work in cramped uncomfortable places. The pay in software companies is very good as compared to other industries in India and the work places are generally well furnished and plush offices. India being a strong democracy, freedom of expression is alive and well and Indians are free to express their opinions and voice their concerns. Yet, I say that the software industry is exploiting its employees.
IT work culture in India is totally messed up and has now started harming the work culture of the nation as a whole. Working 12+ hours a day and 6 or even 7 days a week is more the rule than the exception.
Consequences:
·A majority of IT people suffer from health problems. As most of the IT workforce is still very young, the problem isn't very obvious today but it will hit with unbearable ferocity when these youngsters get to their 40s.
· Stress levels are unbelievable high. Stress management is a cover topic in magazines and newspapers and workshops on the subject are regularly overbooked.
· Most IT people have hardly any social / family life to talk of.
· As IT folk are rich by Indian standards, they try to buy their way out of their troubles and have incurred huge debts by buying expensive houses, gizmos and fancy cars.
Plush offices, fat salaries and latest gizmos can give you happiness only if you have a life in the first place.
The reason I feel this culture has emerged, is the servile attitude of the companies. Here 's a tip for any company in the west planning to outsource to India . If you feel that a project can be completed in 6 weeks by 4 people, always demand that it be completed in 2 weeks by 3 people.
Guess what, most Indian companies will agree. The project will then be hyped up as an "extremely critical" one and the 3 unfortunate souls allocated to it will get very close to meeting the almighty by the time they deliver the project in 2 weeks. Surprisingly, they will deliver in 2-3 weeks, get bashed up for any delays and the company will soon boast about how they deliver good quality in reasonable time and cost. Has anyone in India ever worked on a project that wasn't "extremely critical"?
I was once at a session where a top boss of one of India’s biggest IT firms was asked a question about what was so special about their company and his answer was that we are the "Yes" people with the "We Can Do It” attitude. It is all very well for the top boss to say "We Can Do It "... What about the project teams who wish to say "Please....We Can't Do It” to the unreasonable timelines...I was tempted to ask "What death benefits does your company offer to the teams that get killed in the process?". I sure was ashamed to see that a fellow Indian was openly boasting about the fact that he and his company had no backbone. The art of saying No or negotiating reasonable time frames for the team is very conspicuous by its absence. Outsourcing customers more often than not simply walk all over Indian software companies. The outsourcer surely cannot be blamed as it is right for him to demand good quality in the least cost and time.
Exhaustion = Zero Innovation
· How many Indians in India are thought leaders in their software segment? - Very few
· How much software innovation happens in India? - Minimal
· Considering that thousands of Indians in India use Open Source software, how many actually contribute? - Very few
Surprisingly, put the same Indian in a company "in" the US and he suddenly becomes innovative and a thought leader in his field. The reason is simple, the only thing an exhausted body and mind can do well, is sleep.
I can pretty much bet on it that we will never see innovation from any of 10000+ person code factories in India .
If you are someone sitting in the US, UK ... and wondering why the employees can't stand up, that's the most interesting part of the story. Read on...
The Problem
The software professional Indian is today making more money in a month than what his parents might have made in an year. Very often a 21 year old newbie software developer makes more money than his/her 55 year old father working in an old world business. Most of these youngsters are well aware of this gap and so work under an impression that they are being paid an unreasonable amount of money. They naturally equate unreasonable money with unreasonable amount of work.
Another important factor is this whole bubble that an IT person lives in.. An IT professional walks with a halo around his or her head. They are the Cool, Rich Gen Next .. the Intelligentsia of the New World... they travel all over the world, vacation at exotic locations abroad, talk "American", are more familiar of the geography of the USA than that of India and yes of course, they are the hottest things in the Wedding Market!!!
This I feel is the core problem because if employees felt they were being exploited, things would change.
I speak about this to some of my friends and the answer is generally "Hey Harshad, what you say is correct and we sure are suffering, but why do you think we are being paid this much money? It's not for 40 hours but for 80 hours a week. And anyway what choice do we have? It' s the same everywhere."
So can we make things change? Is there a way to try and stop an entire generation of educated Indians from ending up with "no life".
Solutions
1) Never complement someone for staying till midnight or working 7 days a week.
Recently, in an awards ceremony at a software company, the manager handing over the "employee of the month" award said something like "It 's unbelievable how hard he works. When I come to office early, I see him working, when I leave office late, I still see him working".. These sort of comments can kill the morale of every employee trying to do good work in an 8hr day.
Companies need to stop hiding behind the excuse that the time difference between India and the west is the reason why people need to stay in office for 14 hours a day. Staying late should be a negative thing that should work against an employee in his appraisals. Never complement someone for staying till midnight or working 7 days a week .
2) Estimates:
If time estimates go wrong, the company should be willing to take a hit and not force the employee to work crazy hours to bail projects out of trouble. This will ensure that the estimates made for the next project are more real and not just what the customer has asked for.
3) Employee organizations / forums
NASSCOM (National Association for Software and Services Companies) and CSI (Computer Society Of India) are perhaps the only two well known software associations in India and both I feel have failed the software employee. I do not recall any action from these organizations to try and improve the working conditions of software employees. This has to change.
I am not in favor of forming trade unions for software people, as trade unions in India have traditionally been more effective at ruining businesses and making employees inefficient than getting employees their rights and helping business do well. So existing bodies like NASSCOM should create and popularize employee welfare cells at a state / regional level and these cells should work only for employee welfare and not be puppets in the hands of the companies.
If the industry does not itself create proper forums for employee welfare, it 's likely that the government / trade unions will interfere and mess up India 's sunshine industry.
4) Narayan Murthy, please stand up
Top bosses of companies like Infosys, TCS, Wipro, etc. need to send the message loud and clear to their company and to other companies listening at national IT events that employee welfare is really their top concern and having good working culture and conditions is a priority. Employee welfare here does not mean giving the employee the salary he/she dreams of.
Last word
I am sure some of my thoughts come from the fact that I too worked in such an environment for a few years and perhaps I haven't got over the frustrations I experienced back then. So think about my views with a pinch of salt but do think about it.
I am now writing this because I just keep hearing horror tales from the industry and it doesn't seem like anything is being done in the matter, so I thought I will do my bit and write.
First and foremost, before stereotypes about India kick in, I would like to clarify that I am not saying that Indian software companies are sweat shops where employees aren't being paid and made to work in cramped uncomfortable places. The pay in software companies is very good as compared to other industries in India and the work places are generally well furnished and plush offices. India being a strong democracy, freedom of expression is alive and well and Indians are free to express their opinions and voice their concerns. Yet, I say that the software industry is exploiting its employees.
IT work culture in India is totally messed up and has now started harming the work culture of the nation as a whole. Working 12+ hours a day and 6 or even 7 days a week is more the rule than the exception.
Consequences:
·A majority of IT people suffer from health problems. As most of the IT workforce is still very young, the problem isn't very obvious today but it will hit with unbearable ferocity when these youngsters get to their 40s.
· Stress levels are unbelievable high. Stress management is a cover topic in magazines and newspapers and workshops on the subject are regularly overbooked.
· Most IT people have hardly any social / family life to talk of.
· As IT folk are rich by Indian standards, they try to buy their way out of their troubles and have incurred huge debts by buying expensive houses, gizmos and fancy cars.
Plush offices, fat salaries and latest gizmos can give you happiness only if you have a life in the first place.
The reason I feel this culture has emerged, is the servile attitude of the companies. Here 's a tip for any company in the west planning to outsource to India . If you feel that a project can be completed in 6 weeks by 4 people, always demand that it be completed in 2 weeks by 3 people.
Guess what, most Indian companies will agree. The project will then be hyped up as an "extremely critical" one and the 3 unfortunate souls allocated to it will get very close to meeting the almighty by the time they deliver the project in 2 weeks. Surprisingly, they will deliver in 2-3 weeks, get bashed up for any delays and the company will soon boast about how they deliver good quality in reasonable time and cost. Has anyone in India ever worked on a project that wasn't "extremely critical"?
I was once at a session where a top boss of one of India’s biggest IT firms was asked a question about what was so special about their company and his answer was that we are the "Yes" people with the "We Can Do It” attitude. It is all very well for the top boss to say "We Can Do It "... What about the project teams who wish to say "Please....We Can't Do It” to the unreasonable timelines...I was tempted to ask "What death benefits does your company offer to the teams that get killed in the process?". I sure was ashamed to see that a fellow Indian was openly boasting about the fact that he and his company had no backbone. The art of saying No or negotiating reasonable time frames for the team is very conspicuous by its absence. Outsourcing customers more often than not simply walk all over Indian software companies. The outsourcer surely cannot be blamed as it is right for him to demand good quality in the least cost and time.
Exhaustion = Zero Innovation
· How many Indians in India are thought leaders in their software segment? - Very few
· How much software innovation happens in India? - Minimal
· Considering that thousands of Indians in India use Open Source software, how many actually contribute? - Very few
Surprisingly, put the same Indian in a company "in" the US and he suddenly becomes innovative and a thought leader in his field. The reason is simple, the only thing an exhausted body and mind can do well, is sleep.
I can pretty much bet on it that we will never see innovation from any of 10000+ person code factories in India .
If you are someone sitting in the US, UK ... and wondering why the employees can't stand up, that's the most interesting part of the story. Read on...
The Problem
The software professional Indian is today making more money in a month than what his parents might have made in an year. Very often a 21 year old newbie software developer makes more money than his/her 55 year old father working in an old world business. Most of these youngsters are well aware of this gap and so work under an impression that they are being paid an unreasonable amount of money. They naturally equate unreasonable money with unreasonable amount of work.
Another important factor is this whole bubble that an IT person lives in.. An IT professional walks with a halo around his or her head. They are the Cool, Rich Gen Next .. the Intelligentsia of the New World... they travel all over the world, vacation at exotic locations abroad, talk "American", are more familiar of the geography of the USA than that of India and yes of course, they are the hottest things in the Wedding Market!!!
This I feel is the core problem because if employees felt they were being exploited, things would change.
I speak about this to some of my friends and the answer is generally "Hey Harshad, what you say is correct and we sure are suffering, but why do you think we are being paid this much money? It's not for 40 hours but for 80 hours a week. And anyway what choice do we have? It' s the same everywhere."
So can we make things change? Is there a way to try and stop an entire generation of educated Indians from ending up with "no life".
Solutions
1) Never complement someone for staying till midnight or working 7 days a week.
Recently, in an awards ceremony at a software company, the manager handing over the "employee of the month" award said something like "It 's unbelievable how hard he works. When I come to office early, I see him working, when I leave office late, I still see him working".. These sort of comments can kill the morale of every employee trying to do good work in an 8hr day.
Companies need to stop hiding behind the excuse that the time difference between India and the west is the reason why people need to stay in office for 14 hours a day. Staying late should be a negative thing that should work against an employee in his appraisals. Never complement someone for staying till midnight or working 7 days a week .
2) Estimates:
If time estimates go wrong, the company should be willing to take a hit and not force the employee to work crazy hours to bail projects out of trouble. This will ensure that the estimates made for the next project are more real and not just what the customer has asked for.
3) Employee organizations / forums
NASSCOM (National Association for Software and Services Companies) and CSI (Computer Society Of India) are perhaps the only two well known software associations in India and both I feel have failed the software employee. I do not recall any action from these organizations to try and improve the working conditions of software employees. This has to change.
I am not in favor of forming trade unions for software people, as trade unions in India have traditionally been more effective at ruining businesses and making employees inefficient than getting employees their rights and helping business do well. So existing bodies like NASSCOM should create and popularize employee welfare cells at a state / regional level and these cells should work only for employee welfare and not be puppets in the hands of the companies.
If the industry does not itself create proper forums for employee welfare, it 's likely that the government / trade unions will interfere and mess up India 's sunshine industry.
4) Narayan Murthy, please stand up
Top bosses of companies like Infosys, TCS, Wipro, etc. need to send the message loud and clear to their company and to other companies listening at national IT events that employee welfare is really their top concern and having good working culture and conditions is a priority. Employee welfare here does not mean giving the employee the salary he/she dreams of.
Last word
I am sure some of my thoughts come from the fact that I too worked in such an environment for a few years and perhaps I haven't got over the frustrations I experienced back then. So think about my views with a pinch of salt but do think about it.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Start the week with a joke...
Mischievous Brothers
Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are excessively mischievous. They are always getting into trouble and their parents know all about it. If any mischief occurs in their town, the two boys are probably involved.
The boys' mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The preacher agreed, but he asked to see them individually.
So the mother sent the 8 year old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon.
The preacher, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly,
"Do you know where God is, son?"
The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open.
So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?!"
Again, the boy made no attempt to answer. The preacher raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed,
"Where is God?!"
The boy screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him.
When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "What happened?"
The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time”.
("I just LOVE reading next line again and again")
GOD is missing, and they think we did it!
Friday, February 9, 2007
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Who is missing whom...think!!!
Once, there was this guy, who was in love with a gal.
She wasn't the most beautiful and gorgeous but for him, she was everything.
He used to dream about her, about spending the rest of life with her. His friends told him,
"why do you dream so much about her, when you don't even know if she loves you or not?
First tell her your feelings, and get to know if she likes you or not".
He felt that was the right way. The girl knew from the beginning, that this guy loves her.
One day when he proposed, she rejected him.
His friends thought he would take to alcohol, drugs etc. and ruin his life.
To their surprise, he was not depressed.
When they asked him how was it that he is not sad, he replied,
"'why should I feel bad? I lost one who never loved me & she lost the one who really loved and cared for her."
She wasn't the most beautiful and gorgeous but for him, she was everything.
He used to dream about her, about spending the rest of life with her. His friends told him,
"why do you dream so much about her, when you don't even know if she loves you or not?
First tell her your feelings, and get to know if she likes you or not".
He felt that was the right way. The girl knew from the beginning, that this guy loves her.
One day when he proposed, she rejected him.
His friends thought he would take to alcohol, drugs etc. and ruin his life.
To their surprise, he was not depressed.
When they asked him how was it that he is not sad, he replied,
"'why should I feel bad? I lost one who never loved me & she lost the one who really loved and cared for her."
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
17 signs of falling in love...
SEVENTEEN:
U LOOK AT THEIR PROFILE/PICTURE CONSTANTLY
SIXTEEN:
WHEN YOUR ON THE PHONE WITH THEM LATE AT NIGHT AND THEY HANG UP, YOU
STILL MISS THEM EVEN WHEN IT WAS JUST TWO MINUTES AGO.
FIFTEEN:
YOU FEEL BAD, IF SMTHING GOES WRONG WITH THEM.
FOURTEEN:
YOU WALK REALLY SLOW WHEN YOU'RE WITH THEM
THIRTEEN:
YOU FEEL SHY WHENEVER YOU'RE/THEY'RE AROUND.
ELEVEN:
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THEM, YOUR HEART BEATS FASTER AND SLOWER AT THE
SAME TIME
TEN:
YOU SMILE WHEN YOU HEAR THEIR VOICE.
NINE:
WHEN YOU lOOK AT THEM, YOU CAN'T SEE THE OTHER PEOPLE AROUND YOU, All
YOU SEE IS HIM//HER.
EIGHT:
YOU START LISTENING TO SLOW SONGS, WHILE THINKING OF THEM
SEVEN:
THEY'RE ALL YOU THINK ABOUT.
SIX:
YOU GET HIGH JUST FROM THEIR SCENT.
FIVE:
YOU REALlIZE THAT YOU'RE AlWAYS SMILING TO YOURSELF WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT THEM.
FOUR:
YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR THEM, OR ANYTHING TO SEE THEM.
THREE:
WHILE READING THIS, THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON YOUR MIND THE WHOLE TIME...
TWO:
YOU WERE SO BUSY THINKING ABOUT THAT PERSON, YOU DIDN'T NOTICE NUMBER
TWELVE.
ONE:
YOU JUST SCROLLED UP TO CHECK & ARE NOW SILENTLY LAUGHING AT YOURSELF.
U LOOK AT THEIR PROFILE/PICTURE CONSTANTLY
SIXTEEN:
WHEN YOUR ON THE PHONE WITH THEM LATE AT NIGHT AND THEY HANG UP, YOU
STILL MISS THEM EVEN WHEN IT WAS JUST TWO MINUTES AGO.
FIFTEEN:
YOU FEEL BAD, IF SMTHING GOES WRONG WITH THEM.
FOURTEEN:
YOU WALK REALLY SLOW WHEN YOU'RE WITH THEM
THIRTEEN:
YOU FEEL SHY WHENEVER YOU'RE/THEY'RE AROUND.
ELEVEN:
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THEM, YOUR HEART BEATS FASTER AND SLOWER AT THE
SAME TIME
TEN:
YOU SMILE WHEN YOU HEAR THEIR VOICE.
NINE:
WHEN YOU lOOK AT THEM, YOU CAN'T SEE THE OTHER PEOPLE AROUND YOU, All
YOU SEE IS HIM//HER.
EIGHT:
YOU START LISTENING TO SLOW SONGS, WHILE THINKING OF THEM
SEVEN:
THEY'RE ALL YOU THINK ABOUT.
SIX:
YOU GET HIGH JUST FROM THEIR SCENT.
FIVE:
YOU REALlIZE THAT YOU'RE AlWAYS SMILING TO YOURSELF WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT THEM.
FOUR:
YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR THEM, OR ANYTHING TO SEE THEM.
THREE:
WHILE READING THIS, THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON YOUR MIND THE WHOLE TIME...
TWO:
YOU WERE SO BUSY THINKING ABOUT THAT PERSON, YOU DIDN'T NOTICE NUMBER
TWELVE.
ONE:
YOU JUST SCROLLED UP TO CHECK & ARE NOW SILENTLY LAUGHING AT YOURSELF.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Few buzzzzzzz words....(from TOI)
Adultescents - yound adults who wont grow up
Peerents - Parents who are frnds to their kids
Gastroporn - The glorification of food
Alpha Moms - Mothers who are strong decision makers
Trailing spouses - Husbands/wives who follow their partners to a job in a new city
MAWGs - Middle Aged White Guys
Risk Jockey - One who doesnt mind taking risks
Thought grenade - Explosive gud idea
Let's sunset that - Put a bad idea to rest
Blamestorming - Sitting in a group & discussing why a project failed
Cube farm - An office full of cubicles
Flogs - Blogs maintained by a marketing dept to sell products
Plutoed - demote or revalue something (declared word of 2006 by the American Dialect Society)
Climate canary - an organism whose declining number hint at a larger environmental catastrophe soon
irritainment - Entertainment that is annoying but which u r unable to stop watching
ohno second - the fraction of time in which u have made a big mistake
Peerents - Parents who are frnds to their kids
Gastroporn - The glorification of food
Alpha Moms - Mothers who are strong decision makers
Trailing spouses - Husbands/wives who follow their partners to a job in a new city
MAWGs - Middle Aged White Guys
Risk Jockey - One who doesnt mind taking risks
Thought grenade - Explosive gud idea
Let's sunset that - Put a bad idea to rest
Blamestorming - Sitting in a group & discussing why a project failed
Cube farm - An office full of cubicles
Flogs - Blogs maintained by a marketing dept to sell products
Plutoed - demote or revalue something (declared word of 2006 by the American Dialect Society)
Climate canary - an organism whose declining number hint at a larger environmental catastrophe soon
irritainment - Entertainment that is annoying but which u r unable to stop watching
ohno second - the fraction of time in which u have made a big mistake
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Rini's marriage photos...
Hmmm...Rini was my B.E friend, the only mallu girl in our batch...kinda gud girl. Got married very recently on 8th Jan 2007(her bad time started!!!).. Sony had sent few snaps of her happiest moments..thought I will share those.. To be frank I coveted to attend her marriage, but didnt work out.. neways I wish her all success in her future endeavours(!!!) and blissful married life.. I luv u Rini...ummmaaaa...
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Some Powerful Advice....
ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
FOUR. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
FIVE. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
FIFTEEN. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson
SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
TWENTY-ONE. Spend some time alone.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
FOUR. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
FIVE. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
FIFTEEN. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson
SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
TWENTY-ONE. Spend some time alone.
Gone are the days!!! My Friend...
When The school reopened in June,
And we settled in our new desks and
benches!
When we queued up in book depot,
And got our new books
and notes!
When we wanted two Sundays and no Mondays, yet
managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.
We learnt writing with
slates and pencils, and
Progressed To fountain pens and ball pens and then Micro tips!
When we began drawing with crayons and evolved to
Color pencils and finally sketch pens!
When we started calculating
first with tables and then with
Clarke's tables and advanced to
Calculators and computers!
When we chased one another in the
corridors in Intervals, and returned to the classrooms
Drenched in sweat!
When we had lunch in classrooms, corridors,
Playgrounds,
under the trees and even in cycle sheds!
When all the colors in the world,
Decorated the campus on the Second Saturdays!
When a single P.T. period in the week's Time Table,
Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons!
When cricket was played with writing pads as bats,
And Neckties and socks rolled into balls!
When few played
"kabadi" and "Kho-Kho" in scorching sun,
While others simply played
"book cricket" in the
Confines of classroom!
Of fights but no conspiracies,
Of Competitions but seldom jealousy!
When we used to
watch Live Cricket telecast,
In the opposite house in Intervals and Lunch breaks!
When few rushed at 3:45 to
"Conquer" window seats in our School bus!
While few others had "Big Fun", "peppermint",
"kulfi", " milk ice !" and "sharbat !" at 4o Clock!
Gone are the days
Of Sports Day,
and the annual School Day ,
And the one-month long
preparations for them.
Gone are the days
Of the stressful Quarterly,
Half Yearly and Annual Exams, And the most
enjoyed holidays after them!
Gone are the days
Of tenth and twelfth standards, when
We Spent almost the whole year writing revision tests!
We learnt,
We enjoyed,
We played,
We won,
We lost,
We laughed,
We cried,
We fought,
We thought.
With so much fun in them, so many friends,
So much experience, all this and more!
Gone are the days
When we used
to talk for hours with our friends!
Now we don't have time to say a `Hi'!
Gone are the days
When we played games on the road!
Now we
Code on the road with laptop!
Gone are the days
When we saw stars
Shining at Night!
Now we see stars when our code doesn't
Work!
Gone are the days
When we sat to chat with Friends on grounds!
Now we chat in chat rooms.....!
Gone are the days
Where we
studied just to pass!
Now we study to save our job!
Gone are the days
Where we had no money in our pockets and still fun filled on our hearts!!
Now we have the atm as well as credit card but with an empty heart!!
Gone are the days
Where we shouted on the road!
Now we don't shout even at home
Gone are the days
Where we got lectures from all!
Now we give lectures to all... like the one I'm doing now....!!
Gone are the days
But not the memories, which will be
Lingering in our hearts for ever and ever and
Ever and ever and ever .....
Gone are the Days....
But still there are lot more Days to come in our Life!!
NO MATTER HOW BUSY YOU ARE ,
DONT FORGET TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT STILL EXISTS......
And we settled in our new desks and
benches!
When we queued up in book depot,
And got our new books
and notes!
When we wanted two Sundays and no Mondays, yet
managed to line up daily for the morning prayers.
We learnt writing with
slates and pencils, and
Progressed To fountain pens and ball pens and then Micro tips!
When we began drawing with crayons and evolved to
Color pencils and finally sketch pens!
When we started calculating
first with tables and then with
Clarke's tables and advanced to
Calculators and computers!
When we chased one another in the
corridors in Intervals, and returned to the classrooms
Drenched in sweat!
When we had lunch in classrooms, corridors,
Playgrounds,
under the trees and even in cycle sheds!
When all the colors in the world,
Decorated the campus on the Second Saturdays!
When a single P.T. period in the week's Time Table,
Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons!
When cricket was played with writing pads as bats,
And Neckties and socks rolled into balls!
When few played
"kabadi" and "Kho-Kho" in scorching sun,
While others simply played
"book cricket" in the
Confines of classroom!
Of fights but no conspiracies,
Of Competitions but seldom jealousy!
When we used to
watch Live Cricket telecast,
In the opposite house in Intervals and Lunch breaks!
When few rushed at 3:45 to
"Conquer" window seats in our School bus!
While few others had "Big Fun", "peppermint",
"kulfi", " milk ice !" and "sharbat !" at 4o Clock!
Gone are the days
Of Sports Day,
and the annual School Day ,
And the one-month long
preparations for them.
Gone are the days
Of the stressful Quarterly,
Half Yearly and Annual Exams, And the most
enjoyed holidays after them!
Gone are the days
Of tenth and twelfth standards, when
We Spent almost the whole year writing revision tests!
We learnt,
We enjoyed,
We played,
We won,
We lost,
We laughed,
We cried,
We fought,
We thought.
With so much fun in them, so many friends,
So much experience, all this and more!
Gone are the days
When we used
to talk for hours with our friends!
Now we don't have time to say a `Hi'!
Gone are the days
When we played games on the road!
Now we
Code on the road with laptop!
Gone are the days
When we saw stars
Shining at Night!
Now we see stars when our code doesn't
Work!
Gone are the days
When we sat to chat with Friends on grounds!
Now we chat in chat rooms.....!
Gone are the days
Where we
studied just to pass!
Now we study to save our job!
Gone are the days
Where we had no money in our pockets and still fun filled on our hearts!!
Now we have the atm as well as credit card but with an empty heart!!
Gone are the days
Where we shouted on the road!
Now we don't shout even at home
Gone are the days
Where we got lectures from all!
Now we give lectures to all... like the one I'm doing now....!!
Gone are the days
But not the memories, which will be
Lingering in our hearts for ever and ever and
Ever and ever and ever .....
Gone are the Days....
But still there are lot more Days to come in our Life!!
NO MATTER HOW BUSY YOU ARE ,
DONT FORGET TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT STILL EXISTS......
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Nice one...
Men:
1. All men are extremely busy.
2. Although they are so busy, they still have time for
women.
3. Although they have time for women, they don't
really care for them.
4. Although they don't really care for them, they
always have one around.
5. Although they always have one around them, they
always try their luck with others.
6. Although they try their luck with others, they get
really pissed off if the woman leaves them.
7. Although the woman leaves them they still don't
learn from their mistakes and still try their luck
with others.
Women:
1. The most important thing for a woman is financial
security.
2. Although this is so important, they still go out
and buy expensive clothes and stuff.
3. Although they always buy expensive clothes, they
never have something to wear.
4. Although they never have something to wear, they
always dress beautifully.
5. Although they always dress beautifully, their
clothes are always just "an old rag".
6. Although their clothes are always "just an old
rag", they still expect you to compliment them.
7. Although they expect you to compliment them, when
you do, they don't believe you.
1. All men are extremely busy.
2. Although they are so busy, they still have time for
women.
3. Although they have time for women, they don't
really care for them.
4. Although they don't really care for them, they
always have one around.
5. Although they always have one around them, they
always try their luck with others.
6. Although they try their luck with others, they get
really pissed off if the woman leaves them.
7. Although the woman leaves them they still don't
learn from their mistakes and still try their luck
with others.
Women:
1. The most important thing for a woman is financial
security.
2. Although this is so important, they still go out
and buy expensive clothes and stuff.
3. Although they always buy expensive clothes, they
never have something to wear.
4. Although they never have something to wear, they
always dress beautifully.
5. Although they always dress beautifully, their
clothes are always just "an old rag".
6. Although their clothes are always "just an old
rag", they still expect you to compliment them.
7. Although they expect you to compliment them, when
you do, they don't believe you.
Five points someone - What NOT to do at IIT
This novel by chethan Bhagat not only depicts What NOT to do at IIT but also in any other college. May be the author intention is to fancy the reader with the use of college name as IIT rather than with any other name. I really wonder whether the author is same as Hari (a character in novel).
But kudos to the author, with his simple vocabulary had given enough imaginative scope to the reader and digged back the reader's moments from their college life. The story about 3 frnds Hari(donno what he really wants), Alok(mind, thought and activities occupied by family problems) & Ryan(crazy guy, man I liked this character a lot). Whenever any situation with Ryan comes, I just cant stop thinking what this guy is gonno plan/do next.
A must read novel for everyone.
But kudos to the author, with his simple vocabulary had given enough imaginative scope to the reader and digged back the reader's moments from their college life. The story about 3 frnds Hari(donno what he really wants), Alok(mind, thought and activities occupied by family problems) & Ryan(crazy guy, man I liked this character a lot). Whenever any situation with Ryan comes, I just cant stop thinking what this guy is gonno plan/do next.
A must read novel for everyone.
Monday, January 8, 2007
"When you're down to nothing, God is up to something."
She jumped up as soon as she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She said: "How is my little boy ? Is he going to be all right ? When can I see him ?"
The surgeon said, "I'm sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn't make it."
Sally said, "Why do little children get cancer ? Doesn't God care any more ? Where were you, God, when my son needed you ?"
The surgeon asked, "Would you like some time alone with your son ? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he's transported to the university."
Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair. "Would you like a lock of his hair ?" the nurse asked.
Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy's hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally.
The mother said, "It was Jimmy's idea to donate his body to the University for Study. He said it might help somebody else. "I said no at first, but Jimmy said, 'Mom, I won't be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom." She went on, "My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could."
Sally walked out of Children's Mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy's belongings on the seat beside her in the car.
The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy's belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son's room.
She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She laid down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Laying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said :
"Dear Mom,
I know you're going to miss me; but don't think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just 'cause I'm not around to say "I Love You". I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won't be so lonely, that's okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn't like the same things us boys do. You'll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. Don't be sad thinking about me.
This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn't look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD ! And guess what, Mom ? I got to sit on God's knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That's when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn't allowed. Well, you know what Mom ? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him 'Where was He when I needed him ?'
"God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children. Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I've written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn't that cool ? I have to give God His pen back now. He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure the food will be great.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don't hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. I'm glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't stand to see me hurt so much, either. That's when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery ! How about that ?
Signed with Love from God, Jesus & Me.
Sit back and feel the Holy Spirit work in your life for doing what you know God loves "When you're down to nothing, God is up to something."
The surgeon said, "I'm sorry. We did all we could, but your boy didn't make it."
Sally said, "Why do little children get cancer ? Doesn't God care any more ? Where were you, God, when my son needed you ?"
The surgeon asked, "Would you like some time alone with your son ? One of the nurses will be out in a few minutes, before he's transported to the university."
Sally asked the nurse to stay with her while she said good bye to son. She ran her fingers lovingly through his thick red curly hair. "Would you like a lock of his hair ?" the nurse asked.
Sally nodded yes. The nurse cut a lock of the boy's hair, put it in a plastic bag and handed it to Sally.
The mother said, "It was Jimmy's idea to donate his body to the University for Study. He said it might help somebody else. "I said no at first, but Jimmy said, 'Mom, I won't be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom." She went on, "My Jimmy had a heart of gold. Always thinking of someone else. Always wanting to help others if he could."
Sally walked out of Children's Mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there. She put the bag with Jimmy's belongings on the seat beside her in the car.
The drive home was difficult. It was even harder to enter the empty house. She carried Jimmy's belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son's room.
She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them. She laid down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, cried herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally awoke. Laying beside her on the bed was a folded letter. The letter said :
"Dear Mom,
I know you're going to miss me; but don't think that I will ever forget you, or stop loving you, just 'cause I'm not around to say "I Love You". I will always love you, Mom, even more with each day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to adopt a little boy so you won't be so lonely, that's okay with me. He can have my room and old stuff to play with. But, if you decide to get a girl instead, she probably wouldn't like the same things us boys do. You'll have to buy her dolls and stuff girls like, you know. Don't be sad thinking about me.
This really is a neat place. Grandma and Grandpa met me as soon as I got here and showed me around some, but it will take a long time to see everything. The angels are so cool. I love to watch them fly. And, you know what? Jesus doesn't look like any of his pictures. Yet, when I saw Him, I knew it was Him. Jesus himself took me to see GOD ! And guess what, Mom ? I got to sit on God's knee and talk to Him, like I was somebody important. That's when I told Him that I wanted to write you a letter, to tell you good bye and everything. But I already knew that wasn't allowed. Well, you know what Mom ? God handed me some paper and His own personal pen to write you this letter. I think Gabriel is the name of the angel who is going to drop this letter off to you. God said for me to give you the answer to one of the questions you asked Him 'Where was He when I needed him ?'
"God said He was in the same place with me, as when His son Jesus was on the cross. He was right there, as He always is with all His children. Oh, by the way, Mom, no one else can see what I've written except you. To everyone else this is just a blank piece of paper. Isn't that cool ? I have to give God His pen back now. He needs it to write some more names in the Book of Life. Tonight I get to sit at the table with Jesus for supper. I'm sure the food will be great.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. I don't hurt anymore. The cancer is all gone. I'm glad because I couldn't stand that pain anymore and God couldn't stand to see me hurt so much, either. That's when He sent The Angel of Mercy to come get me. The Angel said I was a Special Delivery ! How about that ?
Signed with Love from God, Jesus & Me.
Sit back and feel the Holy Spirit work in your life for doing what you know God loves "When you're down to nothing, God is up to something."
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