Thanks

Health is wealth, but when I don't have a good one albeit for no wrong doing of mine what should i do ?

Now confirmed with a niggling liver pain that might live with me forever & having been detected with a minor respiratory obstruction i had not an auspicious start to a Monday morning & yes i had a mid year review meeting the same day. For sure it is not comfortable, sometimes it is easy to take in massive impact that these niggling ones', but if i had a choice I would choose none, why would I ? Never i had the pleasure to be spoilt for choices and today is nothing different. Hope one day such an opportunity will arise & then most possibly i will suck at that...But today is more to paying tribute to my body....

"you has always stood with my torture be it those long athletic training hours, bad junk foot eating or be it unplanned long tortures of various activities just to say "Yes my body can take it". May be there was a limit that you could stretch as well".

Time has come to mellow down and remember that you are "boss". I have no idea why i am writing this blog, may be because i am far away from family & friends all alone in my Palace.

In years to come may be Aug 6th would be a day to remember as I almost had sympathy for myself before i remembered this famous Arthur Ashe letter.... It is time to move on with this tribute and experiment with a body that needs change.....Change is constant, Lets adapt now....

“Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease”?

To this, Arthur Ashe replied:
“The world over — 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis,
500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam,
50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals,
when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD ‘Why me?’.
And today in pain I should not be asking GOD ‘Why me?’ “

“Happiness keeps you Sweet,
Trials keep you Strong,
Sorrow keeps you Human,
Failure keeps you humble and Success keeps you glowing, but only Faith & Attitude Keeps you going..

Easy !!

For a person who has become a part of this global world, travelling away from his roots in search of better living the PC to PC software's have become a realiable partner. Be it Skype, Google Voice they seem to make us believe that we are closer, much closer to our dear one's. At least they have brought the relationship maintenance cost down drastically + Quality of relationship is made to believe intact. Which is true, isn't it ?

From connecting to friends, family members now the penetration of these tools are far "greater".
Firms under the severe cost tightened budgets have identified these as tools to arrest phone bills and travelling budget. Skype calls for supplier, customer relationship maintanence have become the cost effective means for operations offcourse time is also saved. P&L statements are a proof more and more during recession periods...

So far so good ! But, what is happening just keeps amazing me...

MNC's use this now for Negotiations, Recuritments and some times even Process & Quality audits, i wonder is this start of new virtual world ? Relation maintances tools have with ease been translated into relation start up tools...Effectivenss can be questioned and blame can we purely directed towards CEO/Controllers who drive this as a cost down initiation into organization and end up with lump sums of bonus for themselves (frustration of every employee isn't it, most important work and over virtual tools, bull shit ?)

Aren't we also doing the same ?

The famous "arranged marraiges" of India now get fixed via a Skype call. Families meet personally, groom and bride over skype, couple of conversations and chemistry is stuck. Offcourse "Love" can happen anytime with any body, can't it ?. Fantastic ! Let's move on...Why not engagement over skype ? Oh, great idea, cost savings/time savings lets proceed. Poor relatives or Bakra's are present physically for the funtion but either the groom or bride are missing. Offcourse they do make themselves available for an hour over skype to take blessing and go through rituals..Come on yaar, itna tho banta hain, it's his own.

Next step.....Abh Shaadi can also happen virtually. Groom in Australia, Bride in Netherlands, Friends and Relatives connecting from India, America, Singapore, Spain and marraige rituals being read out in sacred place by the priest. Marraige is done and time is saved and offcourse Costs !

Only if Internet could transfer things physically twice! Gosh it could save costs and time (and efforts) and we would have happily family of 4. All in different time zones, but well connected.....

PS : Not intended to be cynical ! Other nationalities find their own way of absuing.. sorry "starting relation build up's" in their own way....

Rainy Days

I love the music of the morning rainy drops as they beat out the rhythms on my window panes. I love these days as they give me ample time for myself......

Movie Spree : Non Stop movies of my flavor w/o interruption with hot tea and snacks 

Reading/Writing : In normal days where I run around (not knowing what for), i end up missing out having an hour to read/write atleast.

Cooking Spree : Making food that I love :-), experimenting 

Sleeping Marathon : Now body does need a break and non-stop sleeping is wonderful, wrapping up a cozy blanket for dreams unlimited.

Friends : Catching up with friends, can it get better ?

I love the rainy days, the rhythm of rain

In loving you, i am loving myself

Poem

To ink a page

Break the cage

Free the expressions 

That make an impression 

Words with reason

Will last through seasons

These are emotions

By random words in Motion

From the soul, to the world in words....... 

A poem is penned........

"WE"

The Jan Lokpal Bill aims to effectively deter corruption, redress grievances of citizens, and protect whistle-blowers. If made into law, the bill would create an independent ombudsman body called the Lokpal (Sanskrit: protector of the people). It would be empowered to register and investigate complaints of corruption against politicians and bureaucrats without prior government approval.( As Described in Wikipedia)

The man, the Hero, the god Father to this mission : Anna Hazare

As the mission got started, the 'WE' started

a) Adding the message fb wall, liking the posts (the first and easiest way of showing our thoughts), taking it to heart and vouching to never pay corruption
b) Some of us were joining the movements (taking tickets/or being a part of grp)
c) Praising the Anna for his vision, "Jai Anna"

The sessions in parliament have flown by, each and every wording's in the bill have been ripped through (some one said and I quote "Law is made complex, to ensure that people behind the creation safeguard their positions for Generations to come, if it was easier then they would be jobless/powerless"), the govt have sometimes gone left, sometimes right and our very famous Lalu vomited his inference to shake the floor. Even if Lok Shabha agrees, Rajya Sabha (where mostly learned people, independent of electoral representation) need another couple of seasons to read through it (Scholarly house it is). But, this is not the main problem, yes they are doing their best to keep corruption alive and ensuring that accountability doesn't become a parameter to gauge them. For me, the most relevant part is the same "WE"

The "WE" today with time (not generalizing, but may be this is a trend, i hope not)

a) It's my work, if i can pay a broker and get it done, i will prefer it after all it is my personal one. I can't wait for it to happen, money will get it done (read : ex NIT, W friend Kush's post, and was happy that he was an exception, Kudos Kush for going to Police station and not paying the Hawaldar his share to close the incident, hope you remain so and set many more examples).
b) Who will go man, every day there is something or the other and then their air travel tickets are being paid by us, who is paying me for travelling ? I rather not go by taking a leave first and then paying for my own travel to see nothing change.
c)Man Anna has gone for another "FAST", he is overdoing it now


The "WE" cycle goes on ! Hope the "WE"can turn somethings into actions like my dear friend Kush as we call him !

Y am i writing this ? I am also the "WE"