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 :)

aife aife kaife kaife

Saala pain ke baad hi gain kyun hota hai..

A Pressing Issue

All it takes to iron clothes is the confidence that you can and the strength to bear the consequences..

PS: Some ppl take time to gather that ;)

Existance

Why should I exist?

Settlement Issues

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY, PROSPEROUS AND SAFE DIWALI!!

Its been a looonng time now. Busy, exciting, tough, learning.. you name it. The past 2.5 months have been eventful by all standards.

It all started with the entry into this naukari shuda zindagi! A much awaited event in life. And with it began the thoughts of personal settlement at some point of time in near future. Now due to the lack of any such prior experience in the art I may not be in a position to fully understand the meaning of it. But going by the examples of the experienced ones and the general feelings around on such topics it was an unsettling thought for me.

It was also during this time that I realised how horrible I was and how I still sometimes continue to be. And felt fortunate to have the good people in my life who let me believe that I still got some worth and gave me the strength to strive.

And at the same time came the call to work on the swine flu project at the US site of the company and the opportunity to contribute as an enabler to the same field I saw through a student's perspective an year ago. So tonight at the end of three weeks here in North Carolina I finally sit down to compose what I have been unable to put down in words for the past 2.5 months of my life. The issues still unsettled and the solutions still being sought.

Meanwhile, a thought to ponder upon:

- Isn't it funny how often we doubt the truth, just because the lies are so prevalent out there.

...

Time and again.

...

I want to cry.

Johny, Johny

Johny's Pop (JP): Johny, Johny!
Johny (J): Yes, Papa.
JP: Eating sugar?
J: No, Papa.
JP: Open your Mind.
J: Ha Ha Ha.

X, Y, Z Time

X: I was wrong even when I was right.
Y: What?

E71

This has been a long awaited moment.. a special one. To be able to blog on the go being the major driver for this act of mine, I plan to stay connected more often.
Yaaaay :-)