Hazaroon khwaishein aisi...

Sometimes it takes six months to make something happen that you knew you wanted to be.. even before you started working on it.

Also otherwise know as a normal 'profession' !

Transitions

niteouts pe niteouts..

Transitions are so much more tranceful !

Woods - dark and deep

Woods were lovely, dark and deep

but I had promises to keep

and went miles before I could sleep..

...Now what next??

Guess each of us must have had similar feelings before. Would like to know what you did next..

Poll

Whats the root cause of all attachments?

A) Joys we share B) Pains we endure C) Both D) None

Bliss and Realisation

Ignorance is bliss ... but sometimes it pains like hell when the realisation dawns ! :P

PS: So be knowledgeably ignorant !

Beera Beera

dus sar waale..

...

Winners dont DO IT for winning.

80-20 Rule

One of those things jiska prayog karne aa jaye toh jeevan safal ho jayega !!

Just Do It

A weeks vacation.. some old memories.. some 'what have we done to deserve this (both good and bad)' kind of thoughts.. some things to cherish.. and back again !

Darkest times

Confusion rules..
Hanging in there !!

Spell it out baby!

life is beautiful

"and this way no matter what.." it always will be.

Ajab duniya ki gajab kahani

Saala jab kuch expect karo toh nahi milta.. aur jab naa karo toh bahut kuch mil jata hai..

But the problem is ki kab kya karna chahiye yeh mujhe samajh nahi aata..

any suggestions?

Anyone can cook ;)

So finally I had to start cooking on my own as well..

Frankly I thoroughly enjoyed the process! The first 'whistle' from the cooker was a lifetime experience.. First time I under-cooked then over-cooked and finally had the perfect khichidi third time around!!

It is fun :)

Tired

People stop working when they are tired and I start at that point :(

Socha na tha..

"Socha tha woh mila nahi..

mila hai jo.. socha na tha.."

Solace

Mostly Rammstein songs provide me a solace that none other can..

PS: This post is totally unrelated to what I had planned to write as the next 4 posts before this thought occurred :)

Indian Educational Services (IES)

This seems to be a brilliant idea. It would be interesting if and how it takes shape. But certainly kudos to Kapil Sibal for re-initiating the proposal.

I strongly believe that the canvas for such reforms is not only huge but also within reach to be able to paint within a decade (or even less!). All it would take is the focus on solutions rather than cribbing. And that I believe is not a far fetched dream these days. Personally, having observed the 'system' from within (atleast to some extent) in about 4 countries now during the last 5 months, I certainly sense more energy in India. One just cannot miss noticing the aura around. For instance the graffiti I saw on the pavement walls on the streets between the Andheri - Churchgate area caught my attention the first thing I landed a few weeks back in India. These were interesting in two ways. Firstly the art was more pleasing than the spit-paints that existed before. Secondly there were some nice messages displayed in some innovative formats. I am sure it would go a long way just like the IES proposal in reaching its target audience - i.e us. The changes are happening!

As they say in marketing, its all about the right target and the right campaign. Rest will take care of itself.

Is it a Google thing?

The number of visits on my page from all parts of the world even when I am less active keeps increasing these days. If its not a Google thing I would love to have some feedback as well ;)

The Observer

When I read back some of my last few posts I realise how irregular I have been. Most of the times being constrained by the inability to manipulate the IT settings of the company laptop or transitioning from one place to other or at other times being super busy with work. But these past 4 months I have definitely learned as much if not more that I have learned in the past 22 years. Infact it has been a sort of unlearning which combined with the learnings of 22 years is making me see things in totally different perspectives. Couple that with the fact that I have been almost around the world in the last 80 days! I understand its a dream and now the only thing I want is to be able to put in practice what I have learned. To follow what I have observed. To get a chance to grow again!

Meanwhile one of the experiences here in Liverpool brought the following thought in my mind:

- Life is as easy/ difficult as you make it to be. The key being: To live YOU gotta make it anyways matey!

Merry Christmas :)

Mortification

Fact of life: Its almost always that the things we need are the ones we dont have.

PS: After 2 weeks in Italy, feels like home.. coming back to Homewood Suites :)