Wednesday, January 28, 2009

An Idea Can Change Your Life!!!


"If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."

Yes idea is the only thing in this world which gets double when you shared and get lost when you keep with yourself. It has been proven before, now and after also that An Idea can Change your life!!

We as youngster always a step away from getting success only matters to cross that step is an Idea!! Who on earth created the contraption which gives you the ability to do something so awesome? Humans. And out of what? Stuff that came out of the earth. Humans developed the ability to work the raw materials into sophisticated shapes and forms that extend the reach of humans in unimaginable ways.

The computer which I am writing this on—every bit of it was raw material fashioned into a computing device. Everything I see around me – the building I am in, the furniture in this room, the books, the music system, the mobile … the list goes on. Every thing made by humans.

The magic sauce which completes the recipe is one word: Idea

Ideas Matter:

Over history, some humans have had ideas on how to do things based on discoveries they or their forbearers made. From Newton to Einstein, Abraham lincon to Mahatma Gandhi, Bill Gates, Dhirubhai Ambani and now recent one Barrack Obama all have proved that no matters how difficulties you face, no matter how many stones you have to turned, no matters what other thinks, no matters of anything between earth and sky only one thing an Idea Matters: Idea can change your life indeed!!

As the stock of ideas grew, so did the ability of humans to create stuff out of available raw materials increased. Ideas have the peculiar characteristic in that their stock does not diminish from use. Economists call this property "non-rival in consumption." Ideas multiply the ability of humans to achieve whatever it is that human's desire. The world we live in is one constructed by human will using raw materials—and ideas. What human will can achieve is only limited by the ideas that are available to humans at any point in time. Since there can be no conceivable limit to how large the stock of ideas can become, there is no conceivable limit to what human will can achieve.

Every object and every institution originated as an idea in some mind. And then it spread to others. It is a marketplace of ideas out there and over time, ideas that confer advantages to those who adopt and use them, survive. The more ideas that enter the no sphere, the more advantage it confers to humans collectively.

Ideas are dangerous:

Ideas can be dangerous because after all they are also coming from Human Minds. From Hitler to Laden all have proved that ideas not always great from human society. Its only ideas in the human minds have used other ideas for all kind of terrorism and inhuman kind of activities.

But as I always look a positive side, so I will not write negative thoughts on idea. Ideas arise in human minds. They have to be expressed for them to be conveyed to other human minds.

We are into 21st century where ideas can be exchanged in matter of few seconds. That immediately means that if there are unlimited place for your idea, the increase in the stock of ideas will be enhanced and will give rise to new idea. And this difficult time where everything is downturn, people are leaving under fear of loosing job, financial meltdown, many more problems…. So this is the time where Idea for Change is required. This Idea for change has made Barrack Obama first black president of America and we want more ideas for change to make this world better place to live.

An Ad of Idea cellular once again reminds me here "An Idea can Change your life!!"

What An Idea Sir ji!!!



Sunday, January 25, 2009

Random Thoughts – 4


Another post on Random Thoughts and this might be last post on it, because it started with someone's journey and will end with that journey.

I am now wondering that what I will write into this because there are many thoughts are flashing in my mind randomly, all the things on which we have talked, all those words, all those moments, all those occasions n specially those couple of meetings. I don't know where to start or i should start from new??

I am getting greedy with all the emotions I have because uncertainty are getting over on my expectation to my realization. I knew that this will be going to happen sooner rather than later and it did happen! You did warn me before also but I was not in mood to listen that warning because at that time I wanted to ride over my happiness. And now when things have changed, time has changed and someone has changed so, I shouldn't have any complaint with this changes. After all a change only make human to change!! So here again I am changing with a note.

I know it's irrelevant to write things where you don't know with whom you are talking but it's relevant for me to write because I like to write and I like to express what I feel for and whom I feel for.

There are few questions which I have asked you in my last post and there are few questions which you have asked me. We both know the answers but we both don't want to give the answer. I have asked you what is the solution of my random thoughts? You told me to do nothing, just flow with the current and I really want to do that and i will do that only.

I don't want to remind you here everything, because that was the emotions which might had came down thick and faster. But I just want to remind you that don't force yourself to change the things which might I like or I don't like or even viceversa!

Well again I don't want to think that what will be outcome of this, what we will carry forward from this moments and how things will be in future? Its better that I do concentrate on something else which more important for me and you.

It's better for me if I choose faith over fear, happiness over frustration, friendship over love. Just allowing time to flow on its own way and it will definitely take us in certain direction!!

End Of Random Thoughts!!

Friday, January 23, 2009

Obama's victory - 5 principles


There is a lot to learn from Obama's historic run for the US presidency. Obama followed certain principles to accomplish his goal and they are no different from those required to build enormous wealth. The principles reflected his personal strengths.

Here is a summary of the five principles that were crucial to Obama's victory which could bring you success:


1. Goal-orientation

The importance of setting and working toward goals is obvious. If you don't know where you are going, it's difficult to get there.
Obama used this principle to his advantage and was very clear about his goal, his plan and his strategy to achieve the goal.

2. Organisation

Being organised can make you more productive. It can ensure that all issues pertaining to your goals are addressed.
Obama said that he wanted to run the campaign like a business. In a good business, the customer is king. Early on, before it had the resources to do much else, the campaign outsourced a customer-service centre so that anyone who called, at any hour of the day or night, would find a human voice on the other end of the line.

3. Creativity

Creativity is a challenge. So are creative solutions.
Obama's Chicago headquarters made technology its ompanion from the onset of the campaign. Not just for fund raising. In state after state, the campaign turned over its voter lists to volunteers, who used their own laptops and the unlimited night and weekend minutes of their cellphone plans to contact every name and populate a political organisation from the ground up.

4. Discipline

Discipline is required in all facets of your life. A key to Obama's success was a consistent team, a circle of people who were collaborative and non-defensive.

5. Hard work & smart work

Obama was very clear from the beginning that he had to have a grassroots level backing. He laid down three principles in this regard:
~Run the campaign with respect ~Build it from the bottom up ~And finally, no drama.

It was a blend of hard and smart work that created the miracle for Obama.



Wednesday, January 21, 2009

A Barack Obama - Historic Moment


January 20 was the President-Elect Barack Obama's date with history.

Watching and listening to Obama's inauguration speech was truly inspiring. So crisp and clear about his fundamental themes, so confident and articulate. He truly is a master communicator. It seemed like every word was coming from the heart. Conviction was written all over his words, style and articulation. In addition to what he said, what struck me was how he said it and the body language. Here's a man who appears completely in control and supremely confident of what he'd like to do and in what direction he would like the US and the world to move forward.

Indian politicians could learn a thing or two from Obama about how to speak to get the point across. Most can't speak a few sentences without the crutch of notes. More importantly, they sound lame and most unconvincing.

Let's go back to November 5 when he scored this momentous victory. On that day, in a speech to a sea of supporters at Chicago's Grant Park, he said: 'I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington -- it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston'.

He believed that his country would respond to the spirit of his campaign. Yes we can was his motto. Right from the beginning of the campaign he told his team members: 'We're up against the most formidable team. But we've got a plan and we've got to have faith in it'.

Well i am leaving this post by asking one question,


Obama: Good for change or a change for good?

i know at present i will not get the answer but time will definately tell us answer.


Sunday, January 18, 2009

Random Thoughts – 3

Once again it’s Sunday and making me to note down all random thoughts about you. It was better week than I expected. I did have something other to do rather than thinking about you.

We got a chance to talk even it was by chance but we did talk about hour. I don’t know I was happy or sad by talking to you didn’t talking great. I felt you were not excited as before talking with me. I was expecting to listen so much from you, its new environment, new culture, everything about which you can speak on between earth and sky I was all ear but you said me nothing. No words from you, no excitement from you, no thoughts from you. It was really difficult for me to be at receiver side of the communication. I don’t know why I did expect this time again after promising that I will not expect anymore.

I know I was hard, rude and very childish in my behavior. And you also know that I can say few words to you but by saying those few words I can hurt you. It’s not because those words were said but because I said them to you. And that is the power I hold on you.
After saying those words I realized that I will never be like that again with you. I hate myself if I hurt you and it has pain me a lot. And that is the power you hold on me.

We both know everything, we both care for each other, we both emotionally connected and we both need each other support. And
that is the power we hold over each other.

I know I am always too early to conclude everything, I am not giving any chance to you for speaking out but can I ask some questions? You have so much time alone with yourself don’t you think about me at that time? Can’t you write for me like I am writing for you? It a same question again I am asking to you, do you feel same what I feel for you?

I don’t know you will answer me or not? I don’t know you will like it or not? I don’t know how you will take it but …..

Well I should not think more on this now; I know that you will not act on this as you think its something not in you scope.

So I should better to write some thing more productive which please you more.
That’s it!!

Saturday, January 17, 2009

I want Someone . . .


I want Someone
Who knows me better than me
Who takes care of me better than me

I want Someone
Who understand me better than me
Who makes me happy better than me

I want Someone
Who knows what i expect better than me
Who do mare than i expect better than me

I want Someone
Who knows my Ambition better than me
Who motivates me for that better than me

I want Someone
Who listen unsaid words better than me
Who say many things without words better than me

I want Someone
Who possessive for me better than me
Who loves me better than me

I want Someone
Who touch my soul better than me
Who feels me better than me

I want Someone
Who wants someone like "Me"

- !! Shank !!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Don’t Give Up, Courage is my Conviction


It's a hard time for all of us, we all are interconnected to somewhere at some point to this long lazy Recession. I read post on Recession sometime ago and caption given to that post is "I will not take part in this Recession" I am wondering how one can say that recession is not his cup of tea in fact tea which he is taking is also inflated due to recession. For my self keeping away from this recession mentally is just not possible!!


Bad news are continued to hammer the world in 2009. Satyam fiasco and now Nortel Bankruptcy are gift of this New Year. And for all who is somewhat connected to financial market two words says many things "Bankruptcy and Market".

Both this events present some problem for me in fact not only to me but also to IT sector. I wanted to do many things in 2008 but this recession didn't allow me to do. I wanted to go for MBA but by looking at placement scenario of current batch it just horrify me. I wanted to switch the job but this recession again didn't allow me to do that. I changed myself from being attacking personality to defensive personality. This is not only held up with me but there are many people around myself who has same thing to tell.

Need of time is Revolution. Difficult time always ends with revolution and I am waiting for that revolution. And this is a time where every individual have to ask him self what next? What more worst he can see? And prepare him self for that worst case scenario.

I really like to see a born of another Dhirubhai Ambani. And I remember one famous quote he has given to us "Don't Give up, Courage is my Conviction" It is motivating quote indeed for this real difficult time.



Tuesday, January 13, 2009

More than one good reason why I write “blog”

Because

  1. "All play and no work makes one a blogger" so i am blogger
  2. I am an Activist from mind
  3. I wish for a Change
  4. I have many things to write about
  5. I have so much to write about I don't know where to begin
  6. writing gives me greater understanding and sometimes tells me that 'everything is not so bad'.
  7. Only thing i can do on weekend is "blogging"
  8. It Allows me to do self-reconciliation
  9. Writing allows me to speak my heart out
  10. It allows me to write about what happened, why it happened and will or will it not happen in future.
  11. I'm inspired by love
  12. i want my innate wish to be listened to
  13. i want to Understand the world from my own words
  14. i want world to understand me
  15. but There are better writers...
  16. It's all been written before...
  17. It's time for a personality makeover
  18. There are more important things in life than blogging
  19. But i dont have any girlfriend
  20. So Blogging is such good excuse to impress and have a fun... (ofcourse if it is visited by many girls...lolzz)

So, whats makes difference to others if i started to write a blog??

Its free and even you can write a blog.

Thanks to Google. (for giving me space on his server)

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Random Thoughts – 2


Well once again it’s Sunday and I have nothing to do as such so some random thoughts creeping into my mind. It’s now over a week that I haven’t heard voice of someone. It’s not always that you become less important to someone when you didn’t have often communication but sometimes it’s little bit hard when you have been addicted to hear that voice. It is difficult to justify I know that.

I heard from some where that change is the only constant in this world. Well it’s again I am facing the change but this time with different outlook. This time change has impacted me soundly.
There were many things I have expressed, many thoughts I have shared and I did wrote many things for you. But it is so much difficult to do something for me? I know we should never expect in return when you do something for other and here other is you. So I really shouldn’t expect anything in return from you rather I should wait for some radical change in your thoughts, in your feelings. It might make you confused I know because you are not feeling a heat which I am feeling I am not worried or concerned about being away from you but I am more concerned about that it will change something permanently in me.

Well last time I had wrote many things in Random Thoughts – 1. I don’t know have you read it or not, what you will feel or not, you will like it or not but I did expressed something. I know I should not try to redefine the things which are already defined but I can expect you to define the things for me. I know you have told me to give you time, to understand you, to trust you and I am doing that. It will be immature to say anything so early, but there is always something which you need to understand for me.

Yes I got in reply something, I got your message but there is something more to attaché then just formal communication. I know you said me many thing and I should be satisfied with that but…..

I wanted to be emotionally strong this time and I did well because I didn’t expect anything. I know its new environment so you will take your time. You will have your priorities, problems. It’s getting tough for me to write more to this blog because it’s getting heavy on me.

Well nothing much to write, I don’t have answer of your ‘hopefully’ questions. But you didn’t answer any of my questions and even didn’t comment on my last post. That’s why I have told you to put down rules of communication.

I don’t know I am making any sense of my random thoughts or not but this is the only way to blow out my frustration. What else should I say now….nothing that’s it!!

“It’s not important to hold all the good memories in life; it’s important how good you play with the memories which you hold.”

Friday, January 9, 2009

Your Horoscope for 2009


Fame and fortune comes in

LEO
July 24 to August 23

Courtesy : Rediff.com (Click Here to check yours horoscope)

Mantra of the year: Big or small, try every opportunity coming your way.

The year 2009 for the multitasking Leo is about staying more centred and having what it takes to always use mind over matter in every situation. Leos not only have a fighting spirit but they are born leaders. This special ability makes them stand apart and become achievers in any field of work. April onwards entrepreneurs are on the roll. When it comes to action they will leave no stone unturned. Difficult situations and cranky colleagues may be part and parcel of your challenging job/business. Taking it in stride and learning from your experiences, which will prove rich and abundant, will open excellent opportunities for you. Fame and fortune throughout, even if rivals and competition get a wee bit unfair around mid-year. Being open to the opinion of others and trying not to be dogmatic in your views will help you move ahead in leaps and bounds. The employed receive a wage hike/bonus with their pay check and a likely transfer to a destination overseas around April-May.

Finances
August is a good month for speculation and investments in real estate/art/stocks and shares. Money comes in as easily as it goes, but all is worth it as by the end of September you discover success. Those in the field of writing, teaching and alternative medicine may study further to deepen their knowledge and enhance their prospects as money flows in abundance as they master their craft.

Romance
Those looking for marriage/commitment will receive some good news and celebrate with loved ones. Marriage is on the cards, so be happy with your choice and make the most of fun-filled romantic weekends. If single you tend to be choosy when it comes to deciding on a life mate, follow your instinct. Make a decision by November.

Health
Focus on your health, you can do much better. Adding an exercise routine to your day can enhance your blood circulation keeping you energized and focused to give your best. A regular spa treatment and pampering yourself rejuvenates your spirits. Enjoy.

Lucky colour: Wear yellow for happiness
Lucky stone: Yellow sapphire
Lucky day: Wednesday
Famous Leos: Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Vinay Pathak


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Ganesha Speaks

Career
Good news: 2009 is a progressive year for you dear Leos! Promotion, perks and a satisfactory position at the workplace are waiting for you but beware of ego clashes as you progress, otherwise you may create anger all around! Ganesha suggests you to avoid changing your job in the first and third quarters. However, the second and fourth quarters are fine for a job change.

Relationships
Your focus could be largely on the progress of your career, the materialistic world, and domestic comforts, so love relationship could become secondary for a while. However, you always love to be loved and in the second quarter, you may also come across someone very interesting. However, if you are already in a relationship, this year you are likely to feel a bit stressed up about it, specifically in the second half of the year.

Favourable dates for love, sexual matters, weddings
July 23 to August 22
November 22 to December 21
January 20 to February 18

Favourable time for travelling
March 26 to 30
November 18 to December 6

Favourable time for education and related matters
February 22 to April 11
July 18 to August 1




More on Satyam Saga

We are where we are. After dot com bubble in 2000, Indian IT industry has given many surprises to us. It is the industry which has given us Brand India. It is Industry which has made India Shining an outsourcing hub of the world. From piping big consulting giants to bag multi-million dollar contracts, to setting up offices all across the world, to creating a whole new value for Brand India, and most importantly, to instilling a sense of pride & achievement within a young nation. These were the companies that you looked up to for transparency, corporate governance, proper reporting, and in general, doing the right thing. But from time to time, hubris & greed keep rearing their ugly head among the best. And so it did in the case of Satyam Computers.

Raju confessed to having committed fraud over the last several years, and admitted that he had cooked up the books of the company. Consider this admission of guilt - Non-existent cash of over Rs 5,000 cr. Non-existent interest accrued, overstated debtor positions and an understated liability of Rs 1,230 cr. Net-net, an overstated and cooked up book to the tune of over Rs 7,100 cr. That's on a revenue base of Rs 8,000 cr. Or can we still believe that? Raju admits that for the September quarter alone the actual revenues stood Rs 2,112 crore, instead of the reported Rs 2,700 cr, and, hold your breath, operating margin stood at Rs 61 cr, and not Rs 649 cr as reported!!! So that's a 3% operating margin, instead of a slightly below par 24% as reported.

I find it hard to believe that this fraud was committed to inflate earnings. If that were the case, the Rajus would have sold at least some of their stock. Did they believe that this was going to continue forever? As othershave pointed out, a 3% operating margin is very hard to believe. The downward pressure on rates in IT Services simply isn't enough to cause that, assuming that salaries were on par with other IT Services companies. So the question is, where did all that money go?

When the world is reeling under a credit crisis, stock markets are spiraling to hitherto unknown depths, the mayhem is spreading to other sectors after affecting manufacturing and housing, unemployment in the West keeps augmenting, general investor sentiment is to hoard cash under the mattresses, the world needs some strands of hay to cling on to! Unfortunately, now, since freely flowing credit has dried up, all the skeletons are coming out of the closet, much like the bones on a riverbed can be seen during a hot summer as the river dries up!

My first question is how? Just how can an auditor miss figures so huge? Aren't you supposed to check the bank balances also? Just what due diligence was done? Was the management's word taken at face value? Who audits the auditor? What were the independent directors doing? The problem may be old but is also one which keeps creeping up time and again to pinch us on the rear. It's almost a case of not wanting to bite the hand that feeds you. My second question is that how one can do fraud of this magnitude without involving dozen of others??

Now Mr Raju sounds very sorry about the whole affair and volunteers to subject himself to the "laws of the land and face consequences thereof". How noble of you sir, having hoodwinked millions of shareholders, numerous financial institutions and your own 50,000-plus employees.

So what should the large investors do with this fiasco that they have landed up with? First course for the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and the Securities & Exchange Board of India should be to put in place a temporary management team, comprising of proven leaders from the industry, none of whom have ever been associated with Satyam. Next would be to book, charge sheet, try & place under custody Ramalinga Raju, his brother & his CFO; before even the US SEC & class action suits come into the picture. Then investigate the accounts, restate them, and similarly charge sheet, penalize and put a lifelong ban on Price Waterhouse (the auditors). The next step should be to touch base with each client, build confidence, recount the steps taken to clean the company up, and reassure continuity of operations. Lastly, the interim management should then hand over the reins to a permanent team, once again comprising of non-Satyam people, or if at all, to those within Satyam who have not been remotely close to the previous top management. Also, care should be taken to meet each team of employees separately, make them feel a part of the clean-up drive, take their suggestions on board, and most importantly, arrange for some quick bridge funding to pay their salaries (as the books should show, Satyam would be deep in the red with hardly any cash)

This has loads of implications and repercussions. India has a rather strongly regulated banking sector. So, India was spared the debilitating effects of the credit crisis the world now faces. IT and IT services are India's main USP. So, facing fraud in the sector that in a way differentiates India from other emerging markets is, tough and sad to say the least. Investor and client sentiment would decidedly begin to spiral down. Where can India then move to find its elusive economic stronghold?

This incident has not only done incalculable damage to the image of India Inc, but by virtue of it being unearthed in the poster boy sector of India's corporate world, it has perhaps rocketed our credibility back by a decade or two. You could argue that this is an isolated event and such scandals keep happening around the world. Perhaps this won't change the contours of the Indian IT industry and maybe, just maybe, overseas clients will at best relook their vendors and shift a few. But the question is one of long-term trust. Will Indian companies be able to convince them to do mission critical, high revenue yielding business with India Inc? We may get off a lightly this time, but one thing's for sure - the Infosyses, Wipros, HCLs, Tech Mahindras and Patnis of the world will have to work that much harder to get those huge BT kind of deals again.

Well it is test of Government, SEBI, Corporate India, ICAI, Regulators, Indian IT, Investors and new management of Satyam to make the things worked out. I really scared what will happen to those 50000 techies of satyam with this dark future???

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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Movie Review - Slumdog Millionaire

It's a Hollywood movie but for me seems to be Bollywood type movie. Slumdog is in fact a movie that used to be made very often in Bollywood about a poor boy that falls in love with a girl whose worth is measured by her body. But he can see into her soul and knows that they are meant to be together and will move heaven and earth to make it so.

Now after updating a review on Ghajini where, Aamir Khan is a man who lives each day fifteen minutes at a time. A trauma victim with a rare form of short term memory loss, Khan's Sanjay Singhania wakes up every morning in a world he does not recognize and reminds himself to solve the mystery surrounding his last real memory - the voice of his girlfriend whispering a name into his ear.

But In Slumdog Millionaire, young Jamal lives a life in the Mumbai slums a ugly face of the city, where he have seen so much things in very early part of life which helped him to get a millions of rupees in the end. The only thing he knows for sure is that he and his childhood sweetheart were meant to be.

In Bollywood terms, they're both stories of men who've gone crazy in love.

In Ghajini's Sanjay isn't just trying to find out what happened before the world went blank: his need for revenge is a compulsion that simply cannot lead to closure of any kind. It gives him no pleasure; he has to actively remind himself of its very existence to remember its importance.

Where in Slumdog's it's a completely opposite Jamal is the little boy whose remembers everything that has happened to him in excruciating detail in his early part of life and ultimately it fell in his advantage. (it fascinated me that how one can remember so much of his childhood).

I would like to appreciate director's vision and imagination, he has an astonishing ability to capture a realm of the city, some of the scenes are unforgettable, kid's playing in Airport area, Amitabh Bachhan, Riots, soul searching, etc. I don't know enough about the filmmaking process to know whether this stems from his technical brilliance but it's something open secret of the city. There is one scene where LORD RAM watching a riot of 1992, I don't know how many of you felt that but that scene had very deep message. The violence in this movie is terrible, and it becomes all the more horrendous because you feel it more than you see it.

Its great that Hollywood movie captured what even bollywood movie find difficult to captured an interim part of the city.

I liked the role of Anil Kapoor, but Irfan khan has done great play. There is something in movie which makes you to think something about this society.

Ending song was completely waste but it was movie to watch.

It's a movie where you feel it more than you see it.


Still 2 years to go....... (first comic attempt)


Yes, still 2 years to go…. It is statement I have eluded so many times since last two years. And now I am fed up with this statement and no more I want to say this to all but again I am saying still 2 years to go, it's so frustrating.

It happened that I was attending a socio get together by chance last Sunday. And one my uncle (I don't know who was that fellow but uncle is better word to call him) approached me and asking me about all things. He was asking me all questions so tentatively that I could make out that "daal mein kuch kaala hai" and I smelled the purpose of taking my interview on so much urgent basis.

Mein bhi kidhar piche rahene walo mein se tha, even I responded him nicely (thoda chada bada ke bol raha tha). After asking me common HR questions (about my family, my parents, siblings, surname, native place) he started 2nd round of interview about my professional, hobbies, career scope, goals, salary package (most important) and one more very important and conclusive question (read till the end)

Its difficult to narrate each and every question in English so its better I use hinglish here (waise bhi koi padta nai hai mera blog kis mein bhi likh kya farak padta hai??)

Uncle: looking for making new friends huh??
Me: No, I already have many

Uncle: then, who you are looking for?
Me: (I just smiled)

Uncle: hmm, seems to be ready for mingle!
Me: again just smiled

Uncle: are you engaged??
Me: No, not at all. Who the hell spreading rumors!!

Uncle: Ohh thts Good, Very Good
Me: No expression (just thinking that what was so much good in that)

Uncle: so what are doing studying or working?
Me: both studying and working

Uncle: Achha, where are you working and what are you studying??
Me: (y d hell he is asking me so many questions???) I am working in RCOM and preparing for CFA

Uncle: RCOM??? Ye RCOM kaunsi company hai???
Me: Reliance Communication

Uncle: achha, jo bekar mobile bechti hai??
Me: kya? We are into telecom services
Uncle: haan pata hai kar lo duniya muthi mein wali company, Dhirubhai ka sapna sabka maal apna
Me: to

Uncle: kaam kya karte hai company mein??
Me: I am business analyst
Uncle: business ko analyst kya karma hota hai, sirf sim card to bechne hote hai
Me: (only wondering what should I say)

Uncle: ye reliance salary bahot kam deta hai
Me: (then you give me, bl***y hell)

Uncle: what's your goal? What you want to achieve?
Me: I want to be an entrepreneur
Uncle: enter prenor ye kya hai?? Koi hero hai kya???
Me: I want to do my own business
Uncle: array tere ko tera dhandha chalu karna hai aisa bol na
Me: (dhandha…well what should I say)

Uncle: what is your hobby??
Me: writing and reading blogs
Uncle: ye kaunsa game hai?? Kuch bhi timepass kar ne ka kya?? Kaam kar ne ka time pass nai
Me: (F*** O**)

Uncle: (hmm, ladka to achha hai n shaadi ke layak bhi hai) my nephew has done mbbs and now doing internship
Me: Good
Uncle: we looking for good guy like you for her
Me: (sala apna number laga raha hai) ohhh
Uncle: want to know more about her?
Me: (yes, whats her name, figure, color and of course mobile no) No thank you

Uncle: array ask, jo puch na hai puch le
Me: nai uncle (can you ask her for date??)

Uncle: so what you say?? Can I talk with your parents for marriage??
Me: still two years to go…. (Uncle's face became yellow like papaya, must be thinking that phokat ka time waste kiya)


I know it was not comedy but mein aisa hi comedy karta hoon…..its funnyyy…hahahahahahaha…..now plz smile….

Actually something I need to tell my self that from last two years I am saying still 2 years to go……. But even today after 2 years I am saying same thing because I am no near to my destiny, I don't know how much time it will take for me to reach on a path to my destiny and I want to change that statement. Again change…..it is year of change indeed for me.

I don't want to say still 2 years to go… next year also….i want this 2 become 1 and finally I committed to someone but before that there are more things to do which are on high priority for me.

So till den 2 years to go…….



Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Corporate Governance – Satyam Fiasco


Big Indian story this year was Satyam investing in Maytas. What binds these two stories together? Corporate Governance. Oh yeah. Stock prices showed how 'One man can make a difference', though that one man was not Michael Knight of the Knight Rider.

On the issue of corporate governance, one event that kind tainted India's image in the world in terms of governance is the Satyam debacle. Why? Again, one man. One man decided to use funds of a listed public company to invest in his son's real estate enterprise or it was only virtual fund which was reflected in balance sheet of the company. In other words, he wanted to run a family business using shareholders' money. The effect - snowballing scrutiny into corporate governance, and a 'Yikes, Indians can do this too????' question from foreign investors who look upon India as a key player in IT services. In a way the hullabaloo that followed the crappy decision of Mr Raju of Satyam bodes well for India, since it shows that the shareholder is still king, and that the company owner is in every way answerable to the millions of investors. Perhaps the democratic government can learn a thing or two about accountability from this model followed by corporate.


In this Wednesday morning a letter from Satyam's chief to SEBI and board admitting of Fraud. It was horrified and unfortunate for SEBI and Corporate India to witness this kind of scam. Even the greatest man of India Inc cant resist himself without commenting on the issue, Narayanamurthy described developments at Satyam as shocking, painful and a good warning for other companies in the sector.

Some of the highlights of the scam are
  • Satyam carries inflated cash balance of Rs.5040 cr
  • Satyam crashes 77%
  • Satyam chairman Ramalinga Raju resigns from board
  • Auditors accountable for financial situation: SEBI
  • Need for investors to know the truth: SEBI
  • Violations across several laws: SEBI
  • Satyam issue has serious implications: SEBI
  • Wrong doings at Satyam should be probed in detail

Monday, January 5, 2009

Return of Arranged Marriage - II



When I wrote a blog entry on arranged marriage few months back, I was sure that there will be a sequel to it. That's why I named it as 'Arranged Marriage-I'. In past few months I have seen my friends getting associated with this process called arranged marriage (AM). We had some interesting conversations, brainstorming sessions which has made me to gather those thoughts and write them down in this blog.

Over the period of time, the role of a girl in this AM process has evolved from shy, non-demanding, compromising to the one we call as independent, bold, smart, choosy girl of today. Today Indian girl understands the importance of being financially independent. She is often termed as careerist woman. Kind of life style we are adopting demands double earning. She knows this very well and that's why she is securing her future first and thinking twice before choosing her life partner. I know the story is not same in all the strata of Indian society. Even my parents wants a daughter in law who gives family first priority and then career. But I am looking at those girls who have opted for professional studies and are perusing challenging careers. In short the change has begun.

AM is like a job search and proof of this analogy is that naukri.com and shaadi.com comes from same enterprenure. Precisely in AM we tend to carry a requirement list to which we keep on referring when it comes to final decision. And there is nothing wrong in it. When you are going to spend life with a person to whom you have not known before, you have to carry a list of criteria on the basis of which you will form your opinion. This list of criteria is different for different people. Having looked at the lists of different people, we can say, it consists of parameters like good looks, culture, understanding, family, etc. Though we say we are advancing in this AM process, some things never change. For example, height, looks, family background, environment in which they have lived and I don't see it changing in future too. But there are things beyond these material things. Boys as well as girls should look for 4 C's: Click, Common, Comfort and Connect.

Two people who want to spend life together, given the fact they do not know each other, are meeting for the first time. Both of them carry their respective 'lists of criteria'. Both of them have that curiosity to know each other, that hurry to check if the other person fits the bill, and that effort to look cool and comfortable even if they are not. The conversation starts after the exchange of greetings. And things should 'click' right at this moment. Its difficult to define 'click'. But we can define it as a moment of realization when we can confidently say, "that's what I am looking for". I think this click means vibes exchanged between two people. And if you tune more finely then it is matching of frequency which transmitt and recieved by two person. Then there has to be some things in 'common' between two people. Now there is no optimal value defined for it. But both of them should have some common objectives, moral values, priorities. In the first meeting one can look for these two C's.

Based on this one can decide for subsequent meetings, because though not impossible but it is difficult to know a person in a single meeting. I really see those people in high regards who claim that they judge a person in few minutes. In subsequent meetings, the boy and girl should look for the 'comfort' level. How openly you can share thoughts with the other person decides the comfort level. The comfort level gives the sense of security. And it encourages you to open up a bit more. Ultimately, revealing your true selves to each other to some extent, starts building the trust. And then comes the 'connect'. Knowing each other's strong and weak points, sharing past experiences, comfortable exchange of thoughts makes u realize if there is any 'connect' between you. 'I want to say something but not able to put it in words. Still she understands what I want to say. I get the intended meaning when she simply smiles on my question. She shares her problem with me and I solve it as if its mine. I don't mind if she wants to keep quite or stay alone for a while.' Then there is connect between the two. You are ready to accept the other person with the things you like as well as dislike if you feel that connect with the other person.

There is no technical reason why one should look for these 4 C's. But these might just help in taking that one time decision. After all it's a question of spending life with someone. So any amount of thinking will not be adequate enough.

Not long ago I was thinking that AM is very complex thing and I would never understand it n all. But now, after putting in some thoughts I think I have changed my opinion. Previously if someone would have asked me a question: 'what would you like to prefer? Love marriage or Arranged marriage?' I would have said love plus arranged marriage. But now I think AM is not that bad. Careful thinking is required in both of them. So I think I am indifferent between them now.

Random Thoughts – 1


"LOVE from Near or LOVE from FAR, the LOVE that never got fulfilled lives the longest, because it has survived soul onslaughts and hence is worthy of soul prize and that's you"

It was a longest night for me, I never been in the same position any time in my life. I don't know why I was awake and for whom I was awake but I was missing someone, someone is going away from me and I felt vacant again and something is going to change for sure. So here welcome 2009 with change.

I remember each and everything which we have communicated, I wanted to keep all things but I don't wanted others to think irrational things so here again I am expressing my self, because I want to preserve sweet memory of this precious moments.

It was hard for me to listen you, without speaking a single word because I was not used to it and you never spoke all those things. You never told me that what you have did for me, you never told me how its difficult for you, you never told me that some expectation are out of your reach But I like that call, it has some surprises for me and it has cleared many doubt of mine.

I wanted to tell you many things; I wanted to express many things before it's too late. It was test of my patience, it was test of my feelings, it was test of my understanding for you, it was test of my trust on you, and all got checked in the early morning where we got time to communicate.

I know it is difficult for you, it is out of reach, there are many questions needs to be answer for every action of yours but it is also not too easy for me. I was loosing something and frustration always part of looser. I know you did try your best possible things to satisfy me. But expectation and satisfaction are directly proportional as your satisfaction is fulfilling same time your expectation also increasing so by end of the day you never feel satisfied. Its complex math but I think you will understand.

I was talking about my magic words, yes you did said those words to me, you did kept your hands on my shoulder and said I am always with you, you did said that how much I am important for you, many things u said which I wanted to hear from you. And I was felt satisfied with all those words. But the pain which I was feeling was not making me happy.

It is strange, we were playing with our emotions, heart and mind and it was dangerous game to play indeed. In this game no one will win because in this game nothing to achieve its only we have to feel, its Feel Good Game, where we are trading with our emotions.

Well one thing is sure here and that I have to be emotionally stronger and I want to be emotionally stronger. I don't need to redefine the things which already have been defined. But sometime it makes so much frustrated that i become rude with every one. Plz understand at that time, plz support me at that time.

It seems to be funny and rhetoric to express everything in words but some things which we can't express in words are the feelings.
I don't know it is given take kind of things or not? But that is sure there is always two way communication and you expect same amount in return which you have put into this.

I still remember your last sms where you told me that I am very important part of your life; well I am still feeling glad and thinking that do I deserve that place?? Ans me here….

By the way many things are pending from your side, a testimonial for me, five rules of communication, to find a something for me, my gift and one more thing which I can't tell you here

I hope you are fine and enjoying, God Bless You

Enjoy the song

"Banwara Mann dekhne chala ek sapna
Banwara Mann dekhne chala ek sapna

Banware se Mann ki dekho banwari hai baatien
Banware se Mann ki dekho banwari hai baatien

Banwari si dhadkane hai banwari si saanse
Banwari si karvato se nindiya dur bhage

Banwara Mann dekhne chala ek sapna
Banwara Mann dekhne chala ek sapna"


Saturday, January 3, 2009

Brinjal (Baingan) Vs Cabbage (Gobi) - BakWass


Yes it's really Brinjal Vs Cabbage, and that too happened on the eve of New Year celebration.

I never knew that there is whole two community in this world one is for Brinjal and one is for Cabbage. And I was part of that extra ordinary fight. And adding to that this fight had dragged all things into it. Starting with government, Doctor, Dietician, Chef, socio-economic class, poor, rich, thin, thick everything was debated and fought for their rights!! Well I think now you have also decided to belong to which group

Its started with one comment that Cabbage is vegetable for poorer people who cant afford much. Well I don't know is it? And Brinjal is on commanding position and driving a debate to their side. They argued that cabbage is grass, it has no taste, it is cheaply available in all season and it should be ban for humans only animal can eat that….haha its rhetoric comments they have made with any substance but they were driving unless cabbage group started arguing that where is the proof.

Phir kya, phir sab log ne mil ke shakbhaji vale bhaiye ki lene lage… sayad hi koi bhaiya baki raha hoga. And then these arguments are getting bolder with some doctor step into fight. It is Full of vitamin A, doctor said. But Brinjal group don't want to loose they argued over taste. At same time koi Taj hotel ka chef ho aise bola ke cabbage is used in Chinese, thai, Italian, maxican all kind of dishes where Brinjal to sirf Baingan bhurta ya Baingan curry mein hi use hota hai!! Well Baingan bhurta ka naam sun ke hi muuh mein paani aa gaya and i slightly changed my way to their side.

And debate was keep on going, finally their was no outcome of debate but I think cabbage walo ka palla thoda bhari tha but Brinjal group never want to loose. And its never end but it was good that both are vegetables so we vegetarian never have any problem. Hahaha

Well I am sorry to post this kind of post, but is their any rule that every blog should be sensible every post should gives some thoughts, I think NO!!! And if at all it is Rule then I am breaking that Rule!!

Ja jo kar na hai woh kar le!!!!


Friday, January 2, 2009

Much Awaited Hindi Movies of 2009.....


3 Idiots

Director:
Rajkumar Hirani
Cast:
Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, R Madhavan, Kareena Kapoor

Chetan Bhagat's first novel Five Point Someone based on student life at IIT was a big hit when published some years back. Rajkumar Hirani takes a break from the Munnabhai series to adapt this literary work into cinema. Aamir Khan will once again play a college student post Dil Chahta Hai . With Hirani's expertise this one shouldn't turn out into some Hello , a tacky adaptation of Bhagat's second novel which was way too filmi and formulaic as compared to his much interesting first.


What's Your Rashee?

Director:
Ashutosh Gowariker
Cast:
Harman Baweja, Priyanka Chopra

More than Harman Baweja, we have faith in Ashutosh Gowariker who has a grand cinematic vision. Just like he directed a simple and small-scaled Swades post Lagaan , he is directing a comparatively undemanding film What's Your Rashee post the exasperating magnum opus Jodhaa Akbar . The film is based on an Indian novel and it will be interesting to see Gowariker recreate the Harman-Priyanka chemistry.


My Name is Khan

Director:
Karan Johar
Cast:
Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol

Karan Johar takes a U-turn from his candyfloss filmmaking and tackles a more serious issue with My Name is Khan where Shah Rukh Khan plays a Muslim named Rizwan Khan and is detained in LA as a suspected terrorist. Add to it his character also suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, a milder form of autism and his impairment makes his behaviour more suspicious. Shah Rukh has gained weight and will be sporting a new trimmed hairdo for the film.

While Karan maintains that the film is a true story based on a couple's life in LA, some say it is inspired from the Oscar nominated Dustin Hoffman - Tom Cruise starrer Rain Man . Incidentally the film is already in news for its alleged similar storyline with Yash Raj Films' New York starring John Abraham, Neil Mukesh and Katrina Kaif. But to us the plot sounds more similar to Naseeruddin Shah's Shoot on Sight .

Kambhakkt Ishq

Director:
Sabir Khan
Cast:
Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Sylvester Stallone, Denise Richards

Expect Sajid Nadiadwala to make his project as grand as possible. His favourite and the current superstar Akshay Kumar plays the lead role with Kareena for company. But the film is making news for its international star cast and this time there are no itsy-bitsy names but established stars like Sylvester Stallone and Denise Richards who have cameos in the film.

London Dreams

Director:
Vipul Shah
Cast:
Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Asin

The film was originally launched in 2006 with Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan and was being directed by Rajkumar Santoshi then. Some scenes were even canned with Salman Khan in Amritsar's Golden Temple. But then like most Santoshi films, this one too got shelved. In 2008 the film was revived with the same cast but Vipul Shah at the director's seat.

London Dreams
is seemingly about rock musicians played by Salman and Ajay Devgan and rumoured to be inspired by the Oscar winner Amadeus . It would be interesting to see the Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam duo of Salman and Ajay together after a decade. Another attraction is Asin who is already making her presence felt in Bollywood.




Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani

Director:
Rajkumar Santoshi
Cast:
Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Upen Patel

Ranbir Kapoor takes the Salman Khan legacy by being named as Prem in this love story. Interestingly he is paired opposite Salman's ladylove Katrina Kaif in the film. This is director Rajkumar Santoshi's first love story, who is otherwise known for socially driven action films. Not an intense romance flick, this one will have some light-hearted humourous moments. Santoshi explains the character of Prem as the Charlie Chaplin and Raj Kapoor of present times.


Main Aur Mrs Khanna

Director:
Prem Soni
Cast:
Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sohail Khan

Kareena Kapoor confessed that she was nervous working with Salman Khan in this film despite having shared screen space with him in Kyon Ki . Salman and Kareena play a happily married couple until Kareena falls for a club worker played by Sohail Khan. Govinda plays a marriage counselor who attempts to patch up their strained relationship. Does that sound like Biwi No. 1 with gender-reversal of sorts?

Allegedly Main Aur Mrs Khanna is the same film that was responsible for the Shah Rukh - Salman spat on Katrina's birthday party as, reportedly, Salman wanted SRK to play a cameo in the film which he refused.




Hook Ya Crook

Director:
David Dhawan
Cast:
John Abraham, Genelia D'Souza, Uday Chopra

The film was announced in 2006 with R Siddharth (of Rang De Basanti fame) and Amrita Rao in lead roles. In 2008 the lead pair was replaced by John Abraham and Vidya Balan. The film finally goes on floor in 2009 with Vidya being replaced by Genelia D'Souza.

Scripted by Renzil D'Silva (of Rang De Basanti fame), Hook Ya Crook is a comedy but not like David Dhawan's earlier slapsticks. This one has dark shades with a good dose of action, as well.



Aladin and the Mystery of the Lamp

Director:
Sujoy Ghosh
Cast:
Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandes

Sujoy Ghosh's Aladin is a magnanimous fantasy film based on the popular Arabian Nights fable and has Riteish Deshmukh play Aladin while Amitabh Bachchan is the Genie. Sanjay Dutt plays a negative character while Aladin's love interest Jasmine will be played by newcomer Jacqueline Fernandes.





Raavan

Director:
Mani Ratnam
Cast:
Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Vikram, Ravi Kishan

After years of speculation on a cinematic version of Indian epics like Mahabharat and Ramayan, finally one director has set to do the honours. This Mani Ratnam project is being directed amidst complete secrecy in the forests of Kerela. All that is conjured about the film is that while Aishwarya Rai is obviously playing Sita, its not husband Abhishek Bachchan but south actor Vikram playing Ram. Rather Ratnam has turned tables with casting Abhishek Bachchan as the Raavan. Let's see what difference Mani Ratnam imparts to the epic, which is known to almost every citizen of the country.

Luck

Director:
Soham Shah
Cast:
Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan, Shruti Hassan, Mithun Chakravarthy, Ravi Kishan

Luck
marks the debut of Kamal Hassan's daughter Shruti Hassan who will star opposite Imran Khan and will also lend her voice for some rocking numbers composed by Pritam. Luck also brings together the Kidnap duo of Imran Khan and Sanjay Dutt together. Ravi Kishan plays a psycho in the film and his character is akin to several animals rolled into one. One could credit the animal instincts to director Soham Shah who last directed the wildlife horror Kaal for Karan Johar and has now shifted to the Sanjay Dutt camp. The film is shot throughout in South Africa and promises to be high on adrenaline action.

Rajniti

Director:
Prakash Jha
Cast:
Nana Patekar, Ajay Devgan, Manoj Bajpai, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif

Prakash Jha delves into his favourite territory again and as the title clearly suggests Rajniti is a film on present-day politics merged with chapters of Mahabharat. Ajay Devgan will symbolize the character of Karn, Nana Patekar of Krishna, Ranbir Kapoor of Arjun and Katrina Kaif of Draupadi. Also Vivek Oberoi was offered a role in the film but he opted out due to date problems.


Kaminay

Director:
Vishal Bhardwaj
Cast:
Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra

Kaminay is an action-comedy and, as the title suggests, is about cunning people. Shahid Kapoor has lost weight for this role and his look in this film is being kept as a close-guarded secret. So much so that Shahid has stopped making public appearances until the promos of the film are out. Insiders reveal that Shahid sports a tanned look in the film with beard and different haircuts. Priyanka Chopra, on her part, is learning

Marathi for her character in the film. There's also buzz of a passionate lip-lock between the two in the film.

enzil D'Silva - Karan Johar Project

Director:
Renzil D'Silva
Cast:
Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Tara Sharma

Not much is known about this untitled project other than the fact that it's a political thriller and the first film to have Saif Ali Khan opposite Kareena Kapoor post their couple status (if you could overlook their vocal chemistry in Roadside Romeo ). Tara Sharma is cast opposite Vivek Oberoi in the film.




Kites

Director:
Anurag Basu
Cast:
Hrithik Roshan, Barbara Mori, Kangana Ranaut

Post Jodhaa Akbar , Hrithik is really taking it easy and this would be his first release as the main lead (other than an extended special appearance in Luck By Chance ). After proving his credentials with Gangster and Life in a Metro , Anurag Basu is amongst the top league and is directing an intense romantic film. Originally producer Rakesh Roshan was trying to rope in actress Penelope Cruz but finally they zeroed in on Latin actress Barbara Mori for the role. This one promises some terrific chemistry between Hrithik and his female costars.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

The Year Of Learnings : 2008 & The Year Of Change : 2009

Well I know I am little late to wish you all happy new year but it’s always better to be late then never. Yes, happy new year to all of you. And I am catching this opportunity to thanks everyone my family, my friends, my colleagues, my enemies, my critics, my 3 jiju’s and of course one of my special friend. Thanks to every one and I pray for all of them from bottom of my heart.

My mobile inbox got flooded with sms’s wishing me Happy New Year and scanning to all messages I found one very interesting and it was showing realm of year 2008 indeed. It was something like that, “The year has gone, but made us strong, The path was long, but we walked with song, There were fears and tears, but we had a reason for cheer, wish you happy new year”. I can’t stop smiling my self when I read this sms.

Yes it was so long year, it was so difficult year, it was so hard year, it was so frustrating year but its got ended with hope of New Year will be better, more cheerful, more successful, more healthy and peaceful for everyone.

One more calendar year added to history. 2008 will be remembered as the year of learning’s in my blog of history. While most may remember it for the Economic downturn that saw millions of dreams downsized, I am sure that in the future it will be remembered as a year of chaotic destruction only so that a New World order is established.

Yes indeed, 2008 a year of learning for me, I have started 2008 year with high hopes, high dreams, higher expectation, yes it gave me something but it was frustrating, it was full of setbacks, it was full of negative surprises. In short I have one analogy, “No one had imagined on 31st dec 2007 that 31st dec 2008 will be like this and no one can imagine on 31st dec 2008 that 31st dec 2007 will come again”. We had managed to carry forward good lead from 2007 to 2008 but things are looking thinner, cloudy and dark for 2009. But now I don’t have any regrets for 2008 because it had taught me so much in my early age of life which was priceless and I will be benefited from this learning’s in my coming part of life. Thanks again to 2008.

Let me start with the hopes I have carry forwarded to 2008. Well I am not exception here but everyone had some hopes from financial market and I was just other common person. Yes I was hit with the downfall but not that much badly. Thanks God.


My CAT and CET score was also hit by downfall and one more year I had lost for fulfilling my dream to go B school. Something which even I don’t want to remember, life moves on and it doesn’t wait for anyone was my feedback from that something.

I learned how it’s difficult to get into 2 BHK flat for middle class family in Mumbai from ordinary house. It was my life time experience to get financing done and I will never forget that. It was full of frustration, tension, difficulties but life is not smooth road like our national highway but it’s like bumpy ride, you never know where and how turn will come and you again back to square one. But this experience taught me how people perception change with assets. How your relations change and how your views change. But it also made some relations stronger than before. Thanks to My 3 jiju, with their courage and support I have learned so much important lessons of life. Thanks to them again. I likes to thanks my brother and parents, specially my mom to believe me and trust me that I can do it. And I am promising them that I will do it again in my life just believe me and trust me.

Meanwhile something was keep on changing was my office work, I don’t know why I was there watching monkey’s play, why I was taking all the things coming on my way which I never liked it, why I was so dumb fold doing almost nothing, not adding any values to myself, why I was struggling for defining destiny for me, why I was not coming out from my comfort zone, why I was not changing my orbit? Why? Its not that I didn’t tried but something was not going my way or I need to change my self? This question I needed to answer in 2009.

Well year 2008 where I got many new friends and someone special friend but it was emotional year for me. It has taught me emotional lessons which were tough but I did manage that. Thanks to my special friend. Well I need to thanks 2008 for giving me special friend, yes it was little late but it was better then never. Last six months in 2008 was wonderful experience, nice sharing, well understanding, trust, possessiveness with special friend. But it is same year which has given me emotional setbacks; I hope you will understand what I want to write here.

Here is my caption line “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending” so here is year, year of change: 2009. Welcome 2009

I feel year 2009 has been setup nicely to be the year of CHANGE and I am not just taking of Barack Obama. Personally for each one of us this will be a year of major changes. 2008 for most of us has been a year of learning’s though these learning’s would have varied from person to person.

2009 will be a year of change, a year when we will face new challenges, new perspectives, new capabilities and new limitations. Someone like Shankar will begin a new chapter in his life with moving more towards a destiny which defined by him while continuing his experience with "someone special friend". I hope that friend know the real value and real emotions this year. I hope that friend says me those magic words which I am waiting to hear from 2008. I hope!!

Some dreams are gonna get bigger! Some expectation are gonna get bigger! Now this is the year where mine real commitment will be tested, this is the year where I need to prove many things to many ones, and most importantly this is the year where I need to prove myself. There is more to everything that meets the eye..!! Overall a year that I look forward to with hope, happiness and a sense of destiny

How will this year be? Who knows! But what else can we do, except look to the New Year with hope and anticipation for a new beginning.

Happy New Year everyone......