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Hopefully back (Whatever)

2011-01-06T22:01:00.005+05:30

If ever a HR case study is made on me , and the MBA students indulge themselves in Desperate Class participation on describing my personality traits there’s a point none of them would be missing and that would be “poor implementer”.

As much as I plan, I sadly execute only a close to 10 % of that. Writing a blog, well, yes, falls in the list with so many more things.

I’ve got these feelings to write the blog. From the time I realized I was going to Mumbai, A place I always believed was the place to be, right to the time I had spent my first month there and probably realized the difference between the truth and the perception. Or, there was a time when I got immensely frustrated with the life that was being imposed upon me. I’ve even wanted to write on the falling of democracies and the famous Nira Radia case of which I spent four hours of my Sunday listening to the extra ordinary phone conversations. Yes, I’ve had views to express. Yes, Contrary to what I’ve told many, I’ve even had time to write. It’s just something (and I wouldn’t call it sluggishness), that just stopped me to write. Now that we enter into a new year and as always one of my new year resolutions continues to be to write more, I just hope to scribble something down for pleasure sake.

It’s not like that I’ve sat idle for all this time. I’ve wrote quotes, something I love doing tremendously and soon I’m gonna put up few of them coz this time not all of them are all-purpose and some can be attributed to a category I’d like to call “circumstantial”. In addition to that I’ve watched many movies, the only difference being the reviews are there only in my head.

So there r a few things I’d like to write about which came into my life last year and would actually stop myself on moving towards the general knowledge and discussing the corruption crap and crisis and blah blah blah coz that’ll require my nerve cells to do some hard work and I’m not truly ready fr that now.

Well the year which started with the last hitch in my completion of engineering which I successfully completed not much different from how I cleared the first 3 years of the same course. But amid the happiness of being an engineer and moving ahead in your life there was a feeling of wretchedness of saying goodbyes to friends who were not only your support system for the past four years but friends with whom you shared your joys and sorrows of your journey. Of course, there were promises to stay in touch and hold the bond with the future state of affairs being completely snubbed. With all the fun and frolic of the farewell it was a goodbye with a lot of anticipation on what was in store next for everyone.

Mumbai it was!!! Yes a city, I fell in love with twice, once during a vist with my parents and once without them. For this multi-faceted city, you obviously need separate tours to explore the day and night versions. With all the optimism and excitement in my mind, I stepped into the gates of NMIMS. I’m not pretty sure whether to call it a premier B-school or not having live it’s life for the past 6 months. Let’s skip that part. It was a new world altogether. The one mistake that I definitely made was to assume that I was wise enough, having lived the hostel life for the past 4 years. Eventually I had to be proved wrong. One thing that a MBA course definitely provides you with apart from the Networking jargons and million breeds of people is the immediate experience . You actually have to learn the rules very fast coz there are people ready to step on you and with the relative thing in place, people get a new motive altogether. So, there were people with industry experience who just thought that MBA was an opportunity for them to be young again. There were people younger than me (not many of them though), who thought they need to learn fast and overtake the rest with their over enthusiastic souls. The toughest thing was to judge them and identify the breed. OMG! There were so many. Every now and then when I thought that’s the worst, well, I was nowhere near the worst. Networking , Jargons, Courses, credits, CR’s, SCR’s Binders, case studies, No campus, functional cells, non-functional cells, attendance, Parampara, Parichaya were some of the terms that clouded my thoughts for the initial few weeks. It looked like a desert and everyone was just desperate to find water first and show the finger to the rest. Rest assured, the finger won’t be for direction. But you always find people with same motives and when your motives are not same as the majority, you got to find them carefully. I like to call them my support system. Not for the only reason that they’ve eventually turned out to be good friends of mine but also b’coz without them surviving the MBA crap would’ve been tough. Fights, Talks, Hanging out. More and more talks and time waste, well that is how life has to be (at least for me). It’s always nice to find good friends, friends you love, friends you care about and friends who promise to be there with you. Everyone fears meeting new people but its meeting these friends that help you fight this fear. So amidst all the presentations, No class- participation pacts, internal grades, mid-terms, reviews, reports and, much more of the college stuff there was another side which constituted the fun part. It was with Friends, with whom it just made me easier to survive all that bothered me and honestly it was quite as much to test my patience. Friendship grows with time and I hope I’ve got a good lot with me.

And when there was new friendships and animosities (not sure about that though) blossoming, there was a gap that was being increased with people I still cared about and had promised with to always remain in touch. Whether it was time constraints or my laziness (yes I’ll agree to this here), the bridge was continuously increasing. Well nothing much to be said on that front. Just that, I hope I would have acted a li’l more with sense in this matter and hope everything is not lost. Adding another task to my hard New Year resolution list for this year, I just hope it’ll all be fine.

The experience of the past year has helped me grow, be better person. Maybe not in a humanistic way (that my bloody Friday hopes to achieve) but definitely in a way that’ll help me think more rationally. The value of people, things (materialistic as well as non- materialistic) , circumstances and sanity has definitely increased fr me. The limits of patience have been redefined and tested to the core. Well with that note I know I’ve still a million more things to learn and the remaining 15-16 months of this course are definitely going to be unpredictable to say the least and they say volatility is the best teacher.

New teachings, summer internship (THANK U BAJAJ FOR TAKING ME :p), new bonds, Marriage in family, stronger friendships, more frustrations, more dedication, more hard work, more dreams, more truth and a helluva experience. I’m ready for it. Bring it on………

Ps :

1.) Felt good ….. Writing so long….. Read if u wish….directly from heart…

2.) The quote list will be coming up soon.

3.) Those reading my blog for the first time( If any), please go through the disclaimer before commenting. And if you are on the blog for the first time, why not go through my previous works (aivian hi).

4.) And before I forget, Happy New Year everyone. May this year add meaning to ur life. Enjoy

Thank you J

Self quotations Part-3

2010-07-29T01:03:00.004+05:30

"It doesn matter whether I win or lose, all it matters is that I win and you lose"

It has been over a month now into the MBA world and it has been a roller coaster till now. But all that in the post after the mid terms next week. Till then I've come up with another set of 10 "not so good" self composed quotations. Read on and enjoy!!

1.) The biggest problem of being a follower is that people think you can never be a leader.

2.) I don't care where I end up after death . . the only question for me is will it be better than the present ??

3.) A bottle opener can help you forget what even your best friend can't.

4.) The moment you start thinking big is the moment you start thinking about yourself.

5.) You might have a 100 reasons to fight with someone, but you always have a reason not to....

6.) Some eye openers shatter a million dreams...!

7.) Teachers are truly the God's version on earth. They are the only people on earth who know whether we r going to pass or not!

8.) Love with no element of doubt in it can never be true love.

9.) In a world like ours the true intentions don't matter, what matters is the intentions your words convey.

10.) You never walk alone with a bunch of idiots but with a group of smart people it's each man for himself.

Those who missed out my earlier quotations here're the links....

Part 1

Part 2

See ya !! Can't wait myself to write my first month experience at NMIMS :)

Media and us....

2010-01-01T20:51:00.000+05:30

Well just turned off my television and probably the huge”all iz well” ugly spat between Chetan bhagat and the team of 3 idiots. Chetan bhagat demands a substantial credit for the storyline of the movie instead of the very tiny credit given to him at the end of the movie. It could have been a win – win situation for both the parties increasing the readership and viewership of the book and the movie, respectively, had the game been played intelligently. Chetan, who rightly so, publicised his anger through his blog as well as dozens of media interviews( he actually sportingly gave interview to every damn Hindi news channel also.....bravo!!!) but, things took a steady turn at the press conference of the team of 3 idiots. Vidhu vinod chopra(the fuming producer) had a nervous breakdown and snapped at a media person and it resulted in, him kicking his own butt(metaphorical).Raju hirani actually started differentiating the book and the movie scene by scene making it but so obvious for everyone to doubt his hideous behaviour. Amir khan might have got a lot of sympathy from the media but the performance of the producer and director in the press conference as well as the over friendliness of Chetan bhagat to the media people might actually result in turning the tide against the superstar’s “super-cashing” movie. This is how big the role media plays in the life now. And this is something I’ll be discussing in the next few paragraphs.

Media has always been a force to reckon with. Right from the time The Bengal gazette started in 1780 to the time “Times of India” was founded in 1838 to the famous weekly “India today” which started in 1975 to “India TV” (a 24 hour crap-crap) news channel by Rajat Sharma. It has just changed its significance from the print media to the news one. Be it the “over enthusiasm” of prince falling in a well or “seeking justice” in Jessica Lal murder case and Ruchika’s death or the “over interference” in Arushi murder case, we’ve seen the kangaroo court tradition being followed sincerely for years resulting in the increase in total number of news channels from 2 in 2000 to 73 in 2009. The number might look not so big in the overall kitty of 417 satellite channels but the kind of impact they have cannot be overlooked.

Now to tell the facts about the huge industry is a tedious and wasteful task. And for that we have Wikipedia. Nonetheless, Media has played a constructive as well as a destructive role in the world’s largest democracy. We’ve witnessed the extremes quite literally. On one hand where we are made to see” a love story of two snakes” and a “man flying in the air” or “death of a bitch” stuff, we’ve also been provided with an exposé of our democratic system. Media has touched each and every life. It has provided the people with authority with a sense of responsibility. Media has been like Spiderman’s dad for each one of them repeating the line” with great power comes great responsibility”, to them each time they are about to put their foot down. We’ve seen media taking people to great heights and also letting them fall so badly, ensuring there’s no one to catch ‘em. Campaigns such as “lead India”, “jaago re”and “aman ki asha” are a few among the huge lot which have given us a new meaning a new direction to the way we live. The 24 hour news channels gave us something to talk about. They were the real reality shows before “rakhi ka swayamvar” even came to life. We’ve been bored and entertained all at same time. Media has also been responsible for setting new trends. The candle march which is now a daily affair was something the media awareness gave rise to. Thanks to the various sting operations, we actually improved our rank in the corruption index, though it’s still a long way to go. Media not only provided us with knowledge but also forced us to have an opinion on everything we see. They created a virtual world for us beyond the real one. We’ve seen barkha dutt standing with the tanks and fearless correspondents talking to the terrorists and the naxalites. It has taken journalism to an all new high. I just hope it keeps on enriching our lives and the country in a constructive way in the years to come.

Now the second point I wish to make is how we can actually make a good use of media. Despite what 3 idiots conveyed to us about “getting- marks –not – so – important”, what you cannot afford to do is be oblivious in this world of high competitiveness. Media is like a buffet in front of us, we just need to pick up the right dishes which would be good for us. In today’s world, we not only need to know what’s happening in our country but also in the entire world. Reading newspaper is one part which is very essential for this purpose. In addition to the last page of “Delhi times” or “Bombay times” which most of you read, you also need to be aware of what’s happening in the rest of the world. The easiest way to be a part of the news is to opine on it. Have a thought, relate to what actually are the reasons for particular news and how does it affect the long and short term goals of your life. Another important aspect is to discuss the latest happenings with the people around you. In addition to you learning some new facts about a news article, you might also get a new opinion on the same topic. This would eventually help you straining your brain cells more into thinking the others point of view. Being aware used to be a part of life of people who were either businessmen or mba’s or an elite section of people, but these days no matter what you do, it’s a necessity and you definitely don wanna feel left out. So make use of media, the best you can.

Thank you

AND BTW HAPPY NEW YEAR....................THE DREAM YEAR IN WHICH INDIA IS “SUPPOSED” TO PULL OFF THE CWG CONVINCINGLY....I SINCERELY HOPE WE DO

Ps:-

1.) The new year resolution post is a little delayed.”Lack of Content”J

2.) The last paragraph might not be relevant to most of you.....I just wanted to convey my message

The year it was......

2009-12-28T17:41:00.007+05:30

Every year brings a special meaning to everyone’s life. For some it’s happy, for some, sad and for d most of us it’s a mixed bag. We try new things, we make new friends, we inculcate new habits but most of all we write a new chapter in the book of life. To look back on the year is always fun. There r not many days u remember.....there r not many moments u cherish.....and neither r there many moments u regret. You just remember the best of each category. At this point of the year many people would actually be thinking of where to spend the New Year’s Eve and what new to do in the following year but not many would actually give a substantial amount of time to think how they feared in the year about to end.

To kill my boredom and in the quest of reviving my blog, I just decided to write down the 15 things I learned in the year MMIX.

1.) Everyone in India follows at least one reality show. Reality shows are the biggest source of gossip after bollywood and cricket.

2.) Friendship is like riding a bicycle; you always have a chance of bursting the tyre.

3.) Social networking sites are the best way to kill time.

4.) No matter what you think, you always end up screwing up your semester exams.

5.) With each coming year, the expiration time for opportunities lower down.

6.)Never be a part of the experiment, the rate of success of experiment might be high but also is your certainty to fail in the experiment.

7.) Try to spend as much time as you can with the people you love, you might not get time to thank them.

8.) Convincing people is not a difficult thing to do.....you just need a good mixture of EQ and IQ.

9.) Everyone is passionate about something. The most foolish thing is telling others about it before realizing it yourself completely.

10.) You can’t tell the people you hate until they become useless to you.

11.) Life is funny only when you try to see it that way.

12.) If you have a successful family business and you opt for a different career path, be ready to hate yourself every time you fail.

13.) The fastest way of solving a problem is to pass it on.

14.) Chandigarh is not worth a city to live your entire youth.

15.) When it all boils down to pressure, luck has a great role.

And lastly I just reconfirmed that “1988 was not a good year to be born in” and believe me I’ll have a lots of people to second me on that.

Ps:-

1.) I don’t care whether I write something sensible or not. It just feels good to write.

2.) I’ll have the New Year resolution list soon (list I almost never follow).

3.) And before writing anything stupid about ma blog, as I always say, read the disclaimer carefully. J

Clean The Mess

2009-10-05T22:45:00.002+05:30

The world seems to be becoming a happier place. May be it’s not true , but that’s what it seems reading the newspaper of the day(TOI-Delhi edition).With a smiling girl on the front page advertising for Yahoo homepage to the actual headlines......the world seems to be moving in the right direction. Iran allowing inspection, Research in sending sms’s in 22 national languages, Pakistan amending its Anti terrorist act, N-Korea agreeing to Nuclear talks with China, FDI inflow crossing the $100 bn mark and of course Pakistan getting out of the Champions trophy :-)...........all of it providing a happiness quotient for me in the newspaper instead of reporting how messed up everything is.

A lot has changed with time. People, Governments, traditions, emotions, rules and even the format of playing cricket has changed. The one thing that has stood as a backbone for all of this for 62 independent years has been our nation-INDIA. Patriotism and Nationalism have been two terms that have fascinated me for a long time. While the former means “Love for one’s country and willingness to sacrifice for it”, the latter means “Love for one’s country and ambition for national progress”. There’s obviously a very thin controversial line between the two, but the point I’d like to make is that we need more of nationalists rather than patriots.

There r times when your room is so messed up that u feel like getting out of it (very rarely happens with girls, though).You actually have three ways to deal with it. First, try avoiding going to the room as much as possible. Second, clean everything up and organise everything so that your room looks beautiful again. And Third, Push the messed up things into one corner, Start doing some other work and clean when you get free time. Our beloved nation is nothing but a huge messed up room. The government, for which it is impossible to use the first and too hard to use the second method, ends up following the pro-conscious method i.e. the third one. The problem here is that it seldom gets free time and more importantly the mess is so large that to clean up even 1% of it would be a huge job. It’s at this point we need to step in.

Apart from the statistics which indicate this, I actually think we’ve been the country which has followed democracy in its true sense. We elect the government, the government is chosen from people among us (which is another thing to talk about, later) and government is answerable to us. In addition to that an additional clause has been added by us – the government takes the blame of everything bad thing that happens. The argument is also pretty convincing- if we have no role in the incident and we have chosen government to take care of such things, why not blame them. That’s something I wish to say-DO SOMETHING. It would be a cliché if I say don’t blame the government for everything, it cannot have a solid control over such a large nation. Instead I just wish to say that all we need to do is to Share the blame.47% of India’s population comprises of the youth. Imagine what if those 47% stand up to share the blame.

Let’s start with the most debatable and clichéd topic- corruption. We all know the reason behind it and even the Tata tea Advertisement sells by giving us the most basic reason- they take coz we give them. Paying a bribe is sometimes the easiest way of coming out of a situation and that’s what we become in our daily lives- easy. Corruption is a problem with which everyone suffers on daily basis. What starts as low as bribing a chaukidaar and extends up to paying bribes to high level officers, not only in public sector but private sector. Most of us oblige and give it and very rare refuse to give, get irritated after sometime and actually oblige in the end. How many of us have actually filed a complaint? None, I guess. I don’t comment on elders but as a part of the youth we need to set an example for each other. It’s like standing on a red light. If u decide not to break the traffic rule, even if there’s no policeman, u’ll notice that there will always be a person who would have broken the rule but couldn’t becoz of u. Maybe if the same person encounters a person like you thrice or four times or maybe more, he’ll stop breaking rules and the chain continues. It’s a hope, a magical word on which barrack Obama won his presidency. Don’t view everything in the shorter run. View as in what you want your nation to be when u grow up. Habits they say do not come and go easily. To transform a nation, you need to renovate its citizen’s habits.

The other day, someone said to me that the media in this country is the complete opposite of the police in the movies. It reaches a venue even before the incident happens. Media, I, truly believe has been one sector that we’ve got as a blessing. The amount of exposure the media provides is exulting. Hat’s off to the people who risk their lives to bring to us the live versions of war, the sting operations and the helpless and the poor. Media has been a part of our life so strongly that we can’t imagine a life without it. Media is a terrain with endless borders. It’s just that we have not been able to use it to the potential it is capable of. The fight for TRP has resulted in news being dragged for days, Media making it difficult for famous personalities to live. Obviously a news channel or for that matter any channel would show something that would be interesting for the viewers. You can’t stop them and neither should you. But can’t we have a common sense. Every bit of news is dragged on to the kangaroo court. We need to stop letting us get carried away. The rate of unemployment is clear from the mere display of protest people carried out when the movie Da-Vinci code released. A survey done at the protest site showed that the number of Christians in the protest were a mere 28%.That’s what our mind set is like. We don’t need opportunities; we jump on anything that comes our way, irrespective how harmful it might turn out to be. In most of our protest we call us as a patriots but we actually r the hooligans. One advantage of not being in China is the ability to speak you up. It’s actually the freedom of speech or the right to protest and funnily our law allows us to do that. What it doesn’t allow is to damage the public property during your protest. We need to have a control on ourselves . A minor altercation gets a person shot and we call ourselves a progressing nation. BULLSHIT !

But they say, SHIT happens. We r not in a position to have a say in the country matters. But in a decade or so we will. We’ll be the ones running the government, we’ll be the ones running industries, we’ll be the one’s running NGO’s, we’ll be the one taking decisions and we’ll be the one everyone would look up to when they need to know how a country is progressing. We need to be the change we wish to see in this country. The 47% population of this country is the future of 2mrw.The 47% needs to have a progressive mindset. The first step is to correct yours. Yes, you , you and you. Think of yourself as person leading the nation. Be involved . It’s high time not knowing how things work .Think of yourself as the person on which this country depends. Then What?? Spread the word. Discuss with your fellows. Remember your nation doesn’t lack resources, it just lacks the will to use them. Set an example for everyone. No matter how old or how young he is, how rich or how poor he is, make him realize how badly his country needs him. We need to build a nation as a nation. 80% of our present politicians are from the family who have had their roots in politics. Why is it that the rest of the nation is scared to enter the arena which actually would give them the power to be the real nationalist .Why r we scared?? Stop being apprehensive about situations. It’s time to wake up and take control. Don’t stop blaming people when they do something wrong. In addition try to think what good you would have done if u were in their place. Everyone has a conscious- the ability to know what’s right and what’s not. It’s just we overlook it to provide ourselves with temporary solutions. Now it’s time to overlook them and go for the permanent ones. It’s time to be more stoic and less complaining. It’s time to increase our patience levels and think logically. It’s time to think by both heart and brain selflessly. It’s TIME.

As the Nike People would say- JUST DO IT.

PS:

1.) I didn't check for typos ....so please don't be harsh at me fr that and yes remember the disclaimer at the bottom of the blog.

2.) Feels good to be back.

3.) The comeback pressure actually took over me and I couldn’t actually after so much I still don’t I have been able to convey my ideas correctly.

4.) I just hope New Zealand wins today. Though it doesn’t seem likely.

Enjoy,

Swapnil

Wake Up Sid::::movie review

2009-10-04T22:54:00.005+05:30

Yes, I’m back to blogging..............Just thot it would be easier to start with a movie review

And what better than the advent of last and most anticipated quarter of bollywood on which almost 700 crores are riding.

This weekend saw the release of two movies, Wake up SID! And Do Knot Disturb with Ranbir kapoor and Govinda as the leads in the movies respectively.

I trusted Nikhat Kazmi’s 4 star rating for the Ranbir kapoor starrer and decided to watch that first.

Director Ayan Mukerji’s debut venture starring Ranbir kapoor and Konkona Sen in the lead role proves to be a disappointment for me as well as to the hype it created (of course along with the hype created by KJo and Mr. Raj Thackrey). I’m sorry to say but it somehow underperforms in areas it had the potential to.

As usual the story first. Sidharth (Ranbir kapoor) is a son of Ram Mehra (Anupam Kher), a rich industrialist and Savita Mehra (Supriya Pathak).Sid (As everyone calls him) is like any other rich brat. He bunks college classes, goes for unlimited shopping, late night disc parties and is least interested in his studies. He wakes up late (obviously), keeps playing video games and doesn’t want his parents to interfere in his life. So when he strikes a deal with his dad to come to his office for 30 days in return for a brand new Porsche, all he ends up doing is chatting and mailing his new friend Aisha(Konkona Sen), who he meets outside his farewell party when he is on his photography spree. Aisha has come from Kolkata to Mumbai (the movie uses the word Bombay but I fear Mr. Thackrey fr obvious reasons) to become independent. She applies to Mumbai beat (a Magazine) for the post of Assistant to the editor in the hope of becoming a writer one day. Meanwhile Sid decides to leave his dad’s office to help Aisha help set her new home. Sid fails in his final exams and as a result of an argument with his dad has to leave his home with no money. He decides to stay with Aisha. Aisha, who is very sporty at first, slowly starts getting irritated coz of messy Sid. She decides to find him a job and is able to get him as an intern of Photography at Mumbai beat, which is by the way led by Rahul khanna, who tries to win the heart of Aisha by taking her to Jazz music. Sid starts working hard, becomes responsible but still unable to realize that Aisha has fallen in love with him. He works things out with his Dad and moves back to his house . But what then???

Now the analysis. The most stress in this movie has been given to Ranbir Kapoor’s T shirts, some of which are too cool. He changes too many T shirts in the movie and still manages to repeat some of them. Ranbir Kapoor looks good as Sid, the rich, casual arrogant type similar to the role he played in BAH. Konkona Sen looks off the track, tying too hard to do commercial cinema and ending up losing her magic touch. She needed to do much better. Rest of the characters get too li’l screen time to show talent .That’s a big problem in this too clichéd storyline which actually has some highs. Rahul khanna promises but is taken off the screen as soon as people start liking him. As a debutant director Ayan Mukerji does a fair job. Nothing outstanding as you would imagine for KJo to have found. He is not able to carry the highs of the movie for too long to enjoy. Music seems good, as it has already proved in the charts. Some of the background tracks are un-necessary and irritating. Cinematography is excellent at some points and useless sometimes, making you wonder “what r they trying to show”. the depiction of the characters is obvious right from Supriya Pathak, trying to impress her son with her tooti footi English, to, Anupam Kher trying to get his son on right path, to Rahul Khanna trying to impress his assistant and finally to sleeping SID who, guess what Finally WAKES UP making us sleep.

My Take- Watch it if you like Ranbir kapoor or wanna watch some nice T-shirts. I still would’ve preferred Govinda’s comedy instead.

My Rating – 2.5/5

Self Quotations part-2

2009-02-06T02:55:00.009+05:30

"Expectations fail , specially when they promise the most"- William Shakespeare

Presenting to you is the second list of MY self composed quotations.The above quote is one of my favourites and has been mentioned here to lower down your expectations but I sincerely hope you like the following list as you did the first one......

1.) At each juncture of life, the paths ahead us might not tell the kind of life we are about to live but will surely reflect the kind of life we've lived

2.) Either of the two- the problem or the solution is always simple. If both are simple then there was no problem in the first place and if both are complicated then the problem was never supposed to have a solution.

3.) Live like a ruler today and u'll have your kingdom tomorrow.

4.) Broken hearts and broken watches r similar .U always remember the last time they worked.

5.) To be successful, you need to mind your own business and keep an eye on other's.

6.) Every moment of time you waste, you are losing out on something that could help you achieve your dream.

7.) Exams are like wars: each man for himself, unless your neighbours are strong enough to defend you.

8.) The only truth that is sweet is the truth not meant for you.

9.) A lost battle teaches you more than a won combat.

10.) Love is a funny game : you never know who’s turn it’s going to be.

11.)You can't complicate something that was never smooth.

12.) Removal of a simple 't' from Can't changes the way you live life.

13.)You live by what you are about to do, not by what you've already done.

14.)Playing with words is the key to express something you can't say.

15.)The day comes and go, the night comes and go, what always stays there is u.-------" a dedicated quote""

PS: I know some of the quotes are very bad, but seriously if I cud give "awesome" quotes y wouldn't I be a famous author by know("ignoring the fact that some ppl become famous by even writing stupid books").

God Bless! Thank U !

A Subjective Concern!!!

2008-10-15T19:23:00.004+05:30

It’s been a while since something credible was written here and so here I am again to strain ur eyes and give my views on topics that actually concern us in some way or the other.

Opening newspapers of last few days or even weeks give me two thing to talk about-Firstly, the great U.S recession that has led to a crisis worldwide and broken the seals of some very secured banks and secondly, the large scale terror attacks and mass scale arrests police have made claiming to bust open the terror modules behind the attack. The topic for discussion – the second one(it's not completely that....but it's certainly an influence on the topic that I have covered).

It would be needless to say, that I, from the bottom of my heart condemn these attacks. Importantly, I'm here not discuss how unethical or unscrupulous these events are and how much bad influence these events have on the living of the society. But for me the question arises- Do only these activities have a bad influence on our country? Should we hold only these terror groups responsible for these attacks? Or is there a bigger force needed to be stopped in order to curb these activities?

My point is that these activities or for that matter the people behind it have not risen up suddenly and have decided to blow humans apart for a motive pre-conceived in their mind (read jihad). The reason or the problem as I would like to call is EXTREMISM. Extremism is the motivation for terrorist acts. Extremism at any level small or big, local or international is dangerous. It not only helps in changing mind setup of people but also gives them a driving force. Fanaticism makes a person lead a path not judged by any logic but driven by emotions. This lead to another question (I know there have been 2 many already)-Who’s responsible for this extremism? Is it only the much hyped and renowned (as the Americans would like to call) terrorist like Laden or Abdul Kashmiri or even Ayman al-Zawahiri? The answer is plain and simple NO. There r many institutions or organizations that preach extremism to some extent. It must be remembered that when I talk of extremism I do not intend to say political radicalism or extremism in terrorism, rather I wish to imply by extremism as “an extreme of anything”. I do not wish to say that these Islamic groups are anti-social elements, for me even Bajrang Dal is as much culprit as these groups.

I have seen in front of my eyes people getting driven by organizations or by the ideas endorsed by an institution that they do not think about anything else. These ideas might be right, even helpful for the way of living but endorsing them to an extent that it leads to other things important in life being suppressed. I know naming a particular organization or providing a reference to one won’t be completely right but let’s for say all the babas or sadhus (with all the pravachan stuff) who preach about the right way to approach life. I know they’ll say that nothing they preach is wrong but believe me no one on this earth would teach someone something if they believe is the wrong thing to teach. It’s just that not everything is correct everywhere. U think that these terror groups teach jihad knowing that they r doing the wrong thing?-NO. They believe it’s best for them and the whole community. Now what if the 10% of Hindus start perceiving GITA in their own sense and start killing Muslims. Will it be fair-NO coz GITA nowhere says that’s its good to harm others and neither does Quran or Bible say that. For these people it’s about their point of view but for us it’s our nation.

But do we really have a soln.? Maybe yes. Let’s see what can be done. Banning these organizations doesn’t serve the purpose. U stop 2 today, 20 stand up 2mrw and u end up losing the battle with a scenario worse than that was already present. The whole idea of extremism needs to be eliminated. The root cause? Poverty, corruption, social injustice or population? Maybe All, Maybe Some but a step to eliminate one helps curb the others. At this point I remember a dialogue of RDB, was something like-“ zinadgi jeene ke do tareeke hote hain, yaan to shanti se jo ho raha hai sehte raho yaan zimevari lo use badalne ki”(there r 2 ways to live life, either like a stoical person or else stand up and take the responsibility to fight against it).I just need to add a third choice to this line-let others do what u r incapable of doing. All the quick minds would have got that this is a comment against the govt. or the people involved at the authority level. If u can’t do something let us do that. Make laws and we’ll follow but do not refrain us from doing would socially needs to be done. We feel hurt when our friends are driven the wrong path, we feel wounded when a citizen gets injured in a clash initiated by 2 different communities just becoz they have a difference of opinion. Who doesn’t have that? Everyone has but some things are more important than fighting for selfish interests. We as a citizen, as the youth of tomorrow need to pledge that extremism of any level needs to be prevented. If today we r part of it, 2mrw we might teach dat to the coming generations and so on…. It gets ugly. Believe me it’ll get uglier than it sounds. It’s not only against the govt. but it’s against everyone who is involved in some kind of extremism at any level (at the basic ground level –the fight of sexes in the classroom).

Now to end I would like everyone who read this to observe a minute of silence and pray to the god not only for those who have died or have been injured but also for those who have deviated from the path right for the society. I know the time is less but I think, The God above would also understand how busy everyone is, on this not-so cruel society driven earth.

Ps:

It is probably one of the emotion driven blog I’ve written and that’s the reason it sounds crap in between.
The next blog will surely be something informative.
Kindly someone tell the Wi-Fi authorities of PU that blocking the BlogSpot domain is the worst thing they cud have ever done.

Self Quotations.....

2008-07-30T20:15:00.001+05:30

"U need to dream first, and the success follows when you have the passion to follow your dream."

Interestingly y I wanted to start blogging an year ago was not coz I'm a good writer but coz I'm a good thinker.Presented to you r certain quotes created by me.....I'll keep posting this
quotes-blog each time I have a set of 10(ten)...

1.) A person's image comes from what other people think of him and others think what the person makes them to think.

2.) Those who believe in destiny more than their own self never succeed in life.

3.)One mistake that most of us do is to learn only from our mistakes.

4.)Success nd failure are like the off-side and on-side of life,Each shot results in either one of of them.

5.)An undefined LOVE defines a million other things.

6.) To be successful u don't only need a passion , but the guts to follow your passion.

7.) All it takes for a fallen leaf to fly is a puff of air.

8.) A friend not just only hears what u r saying but listens to u.

9.)Nothing in this world is boring than a teacher teaching.

10.)Reading a girls mind is climbing the Everest.Both r difficult to do but not impossible.

Hope U Like Them!! Thank U

My 1 - - 2 - - 3 Take...............

2008-07-20T17:58:00.009+05:30

Caution: The people not into politics even a little (and by that I mean who don’t even know the PM’s or the President’s name) are advised not to read this and waste ur precious little time.

The country sits on a see-saw. I’ve been willing to wait till the test of the government to be held on 22^nd of this month but recent media speculations and the MP dalali got the better of me and I cudnt resist to express my opinions on the topic that’s driving the various economic and non economic sections go nuts- Will the govt survive the test of time and able to pull off the nuclear deal or will the sole self decision taken by the highly qualified PM will backfire and result in an early elections???

In a country which is driven by cricket, actually stands on the pillars of politics and in the hands of ageless politicians. The politicians who r honestly chosen only coz someone has to be deviate from the real path more often than not. U hate these ppl most of the times and dey actually deserve more hatred than they get, but very rarely does a person among these politicians stands out to be admired. The person who truly stood against all odds and actually took a self decision in this “lame duck” government. For those who still haven’t figured out it’s our Prime Minister Dr, Manmohan Singh. The best phase in a person’s life comes when he believes in himself and is ready to stand by his own decisions. The step or the courage of Mr. Singh might not prove to be good in his political heart but surely has resulted in increasing the respect of people towards him. For those of u who have no idea about the courage act and are still searching their minds thinking wtf is this all about, I’d like to tell u the name of the problem “The 1-2-3 Nuclear agreement “with USA.The agreement in its pure and simpler form is that India will open up all its nuclear plants (civilian) for international inspection and in return will get the nuclear fuel fr development of nuclear energy.

The deal which has been endorsed by almost every top-notch nuclear scientist of the country and various Intellectual ppl has also gt the acceptance of the people and specially the youth. But the political scenario shows a diff picture. The politicians are not ready to accept it and the reasons are different for diff parties or ppl. For the LEFT the reason for concern is USA and India being a scape goat to the super power while BJP and Other small parties see this as an opportunity to pull down the government and come into power brushing aside the national interest. The true picture with which everyone is aware that it is a win-win situation for India. While we have to open up our civilian nuclear plants internationally it’s our decision to declare a plant civilian or not. Nuclear energy is the need of the hour. With depleting resources and exponentially increasing population this is the perfect time to start investing in a new energy resource and what better than a tried and tested energy. It’s the perfect deal to cancel all the restrictions that had been put on India since the first pokhran test. A person (in the editorial of HT Delhi) rightly pointed out the wrong perception of ppl. What ppl assume is that US would end up controlling India not realizing that if we get into the big league, we would also have an influence on the US activities. The deal if not politicised or bound under the greedy politics would result in a much needed recognition to the country which has been unsuccessfully eyeing the UN Security Council permanent slot. If India is to join the biggies, this IS the opportunity.

If Karan Thapar’s article is something to go with Mr. Advani himself supported the deal along with Mr. Vajpayee and Brijesh Patel and had promised to endorse the deal but backed out becoz of his party MP’s anti-govt stand. Is this what they call Politics? It’s a disgrace in the name of it. Do these people care for the national interest or the party is the most imp thing fr them?? Will they ever have their pockets full and instead think wats good fr the nation or even realize what their responsibilities are as a politician and a leader of the country?? Playing politics in the name of national interest is the cheapest thing they cud have ever done. The speculations hv obviously given a hope to an uneducated (she is actually a bachelor of education but that hasn’t helped her in knowing what knowledge is in true sense) Mayawati to become as the prime ministerial candidate in aspiration of becoming the first Dalit PM of the nation. Is this fair or even justifiable? One thing leading to another leads only to a conclusion that dese politicians do not actually understand (or are not willing to) as what Politics is and what are their duties towards the nation and its people, the people coz of whom they r up there, the people they are cheating, the people on whose money they are cashing and the people who actually are responsible for the growth of the nations. But the politicians would never shy to defer this development for their selfish interests. Can’t they think maturely and reach an unconventional yet wise decision? But who’ll get this into their heads and call for death? They won’t be here or even alive when the country runs out of resources or when the country suffers an economic depreciation so y shud they care? Manmohan Singh rightly pointed out that coz of this political drama on the deal the country is suffering under the burdens of inflation and low growth. How can a minority govt concentrate on proving their majority and controlling price rise at the same time?

But whatever happens, they’ll a have to do something and the sufferers as usual will be the people. So let’s see how this melodrama shapes up and we all continue to be optimistic and hope against the hope.

Thank u

Freedom Overuse?????

2008-07-12T21:13:00.006+05:30

It had been long since a socially important post had been written and since every other person is seen commenting on various issues whether it’s a RED FM red mike or MTV’s Youngistan Times , I decided to voice my opinion (which is more of an anger) thru my blog.

In such an eventful country where a person’s statement can be turned into a “half-an hour” special and in which a boy felling in a ditch can become the cover story of magazines, the MEDIA successfully portrays its larger than life image. Right from the “1983 world cup-BBC strike” to the “Barkha Dutt reporting from Kargil” to “Live interviews with Taliban leaders”, media has always been an integral part of a nation or for that matter the entire world. The role of media has ranged from social issues to political ones to the entertainment sector. They have been appreciated and criticized at various points but the growth has been exponential not only for the electronic media but also the print media.

Now as the CBI signaling the end of “over-publicized” Aarushi murder case (God bless her) and giving a clean chit to her father, the role of media comes under the scrutiny again. It makes me wonder whether the there’s any soul of the media or not. For me the media went too far this time around. In a country with a 3- tier judicial systems and thousands of courts present to decide who’s the real culprit, who gives the right to media to give a judgment? Who gave them a right to pass judgments about a person’s character just on the basis of “so called sources”? Even the judicial system treats an accused with grace until he is convicted, so who gave u the right to picturise a person disgracefully? Just for the sake of TRP how far can u go? The freedom of speech is being misused by these people the most. U can’t go blah blah on a topic just to attract audience and increase ur revenue! The real aim of the media is to connect people and the world not to deceive them. Aren’t the people behind the cameras aware of the definition and objective of media? The situation seems getting worse and worse. Every individual but those involve in this industry are feeling the heat of it now. The celebrities can’t have a personal life, the govt can’t keep security secrets, Murder victim’s family can’t grieve in peace and the list goes on. Questioning the people involved is like expecting a cat to give a birth to a lion (something which has and will never happen), but I wish to question the conscience of these idiots (if they have one)! The media especially the electronic media is losing its integrity too fast, but do they care? I know people wish to see these things and I’m even aware of the fact that an ordinary person will prefer listening to a “bollywood controversy” rather than a “news feature on increasing fuel prices” but that doesn give them a right to wander away from their main objective! The media is moving far from what it was made for and might result in its demise one day.

I know the media would be gearing up to earn more bucks as I write this, but I think a full stop has to be put at some point. The actions of the media need to be curbed and controlled. They can’t be let doing whatever they want and we just sit back and feel the heat. Times of

India

apologized in today’s edition for the dis-graceful comments they made for Dr. Talwar, the electronic media deserves to give a thousand apologies. Will they apologize? I don’t think so! I know it’s the people they are feeding with the gossip but that’s not what they are meant to do! Something has to be done and has to be done now.

Thank u!

The end of Training!!!

2008-07-01T18:49:00.001+05:30

As the training comes to an end (yes u read that correct!), I think it would be unfair to say that I didn earn anything from this.Since its a part of curriculum and the teachers allot u marks on the basis of ur training report, it is necessary to learn something and I surely did.So I decided to jolt down the list of things (or non things) that I learnt during the 6 week extravaganza.

The only people u'll never find having lunch alone(or for that matter in the cafeteria) are girls.

There are still people in this world who listen to All India Radio and can actually go on listening to it for more than one hour(Will Power i guess...).

Even copy-paste is not an easy job and can sometimes test ur patience to the limits.

The least respected people in India are Noida policemen.People keep moving despite the stop signal by them at traffic lights(and u all expected these fellows to crack the "Arushi" case?...).

U don't need to waste money on installing traffic lights at places like Noida coz the they don't matter to the people here(for them whether its Red, Yellow or Green it means "GO").

In corporate offices email is the most preferred way of communication even if u are sitting just two blocks away.

When u finally get a car to drive to the office, the only people asking for a lift would be the policemen.

HR are not as sweet talking to as sweet they seem and the rudeness with which they talk is directly proportional to the number of days u've spent in the office.

The typical corporate "boys weekend" is only about alcohol and night outs.

There are people in the company who can view whatever u open up at ur computer and also have access to ur private mail(Damn! I learned about it only last week).

And last but not least, obviously my knowledge in the following areas have improved

High end industry standard platforms
Blade servers
Open office.org 2.3

And its finally over and I wish to jump up and say Yippee!!!

The Reds Again!!!

2008-06-30T09:19:00.003+05:30

After Man U and Ferrari dominating in their respective leagues , the RED strikes again in the form of Spain and this time its huge, the championship of Europe. The only words that come to my mouth are Wow and yippee becoz of the way they have dominated this tournament and also for proving my belief in them to be correct. Supporting Spain was instinctive for me and I guess my instincts proved to be right yet again(though I don’t remember the last time).The whole team played exceptional as a unit and the 69 yr old coach Luis Aragones showed the right temperament at the right time to end the 44 yr old championship drought for the national team. Hail the REDS!!!

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

2008-06-26T11:54:00.012+05:30

I’m sorry for not posting fr so long but its truly been a mixed bag week for me

The Good- The two sports that drive me, both gave me something to cheer about. Ferrari got the 1-2 in French grand prix and more importantly Hamilton was 10th (lol). Euro proved to be committed against my predictions with only Spain (amongst the ones I predicted) reaching semifinal (yippee) and will surely crush Russia (in sf) and Germany (in final). The Asia cup has begun and India won against Hong Kong (oh my god still can’t believe it) and will surely cruise along knowing that they will have a tough task facing the Lankan lions. Apart from sports the only good that has happened is that my training is abt to end(finally) and my compu’s getting upgraded(believe me u’ll too feel gud if I told u its happening after 7 yrs).(Also Ivanovic has reached the second rd.)

The Bad- The biggest news yesterday turned out to be the worst. My cousins Dog “Brownie” died (God bless him).We live in a joint family, so he was very much a part of our family and never actually mattered to whom it belonged. He had been there for the last 15 years (might be 16… don’t remember exactly at this pt of time) and had been a part of all the good and bad times. He had been sick recently and we knew his time had to come but the sudden death came as a shock to me. I remember him playing with the our cricket balls and running around and it makes me sad thinking that they’re will be no1 to jump on u when u go back home (tried to be humorous...All in vain).Words aren’t coming to mouth describing him but he was a brown haired medium sized fellow who loved us and whom we did. I’ll always remember him as the best dog I’ve lived with. God bless him again.

The Ugly- The only thing I can assure u is that I am not going to talk about the ugly looking ppl though we encounter them in dozens everyday. The topic I wan to discuss here is death (obviously the topic is inspired by “brownie’s” death) and how ugly it seems when a person dies. Death is something which is inevitable and they say is in the hands of destiny. But is it necessary? Why do ppl have to die? I know the question would have both scientific and religious implications and the population control deptt might feel offended, but jokes apart, why does someone need to die when it would make dozens(or millions in some cases) sad and depressed? Isn’t living life happily an aim of life? Ppl die and only some are remembered, the memories of the rest get buried in the ashes itself. I don’t fear my own death and but the mere thought of anyone I love or know dying scares me. How would I be able to live without him or her? Obviously that person has had some form of contribution in my life and to know that u won’t be ever able to meet him or speak to him is sad, honestly very sad. The aim of life is to live happily and to enjoy every moment and then y a person has to die just becoz his/her time has come. The innocent die in terrorist attacks whereas those suffering in the hospitals or on the streets live a crippled life, what form of justice is this? Its not even one of those things where u can stand up and do something about or ask the authorities to do. Infact its one of those hard truths that we live with and have no choice but to accept. The one thing is there for sure that the amount of impact a persons death has is larger than the amount of impact that person would have had his entire life. Everything shatters apart and in some cases homes get shattered just by an untimely death only coz the destiny has it in store for us. I’m no mood to question the facts about life or to debate whether the next life provides a new beginning to a person or not, but surely feel that not all people deserve to die.
It’s been sad and depressing but cudn’t help myself and had to write it. Sorry
Good bye ….Sayonara…Shaba kher (fr those abt to sleep)

Ps: -
1.)The above pics are of Ana Ivanovic (tennis player), Tobin bell from the movie Saw and America ferrera as ugly Betty.
2.) The disclaimer has been updated.
3.) Keep waiting for the next post. It’ll come soon.

Sher-O-Shayari

2008-06-17T18:35:00.003+05:30

CAUTION:YOUR BROWSER MIGHT NOT BE HINDI COMPATIBLE SO U MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE POST COMPLETELY BUT THATS NOT MY PROBLEM.
Presenting to you is a list of self composed sher-o-shayari which I composed almost 6 months back in an hour or so(the phrase is meant for reducing ur expectations).Its not of the highest level(not even mediocre) but certainly good keeping in mind that I did something of this sort for the first time(and also that I'm not seeing anyone right nw or even at the time I wrote this).

गौर फर्मायेगा .....
अर्ज़ किया है......

१.)सफर अकेला था ,तुम्हने उससे सरहा दिया
सफर अकेला था ,तुम्हने उससे सरहा दिया,

ज़िंदगी को जीने का मक्सद दिलवा दिया।

२.)तारा जो टूटा आस्मान से गिरा है
तारा जो टूटा आस्मान से गिरा है,

तुम्हारे रूप में वो हमें मिला है।

३.)उन ज़ुल्फों की छायों में अगर पन्नाह मिल जाती
उन ज़ुल्फों की छायों में अगर पन्नाह मिल जाती,

हमें जीने की वजह मिल जाती।

४.)तुम्हें देखे बिना लम्हा गुज़रता नही है
तुम्हें देखे बिना लम्हा गुज़रता नही है,

जीतें है सिर्फ़ तुम्हारे लिए,
इस ज़िंदगी में कोई तुमसा नही है।

(next is my favourite)
५.)तुम ने अगर उस दिन मुद के देख लिया होता,तो हमनें तुम्हें वो कह दिया होता
तुम ने अगर उस दिन मुद के देख लिया होता,तो हमनें तुम्हें वो कह दिया होता,

न तुम वहाँ से जाती, न हम यूं रोते
न तुम वहाँ से जाती, न हम यूं रोते

अब सोचते हैं काश वो लम्हा हमें फ़िर मिल गया होता।

६.) गुजरता ना वह पल तो हम तुमको पा लेते
गुजरता ना वह पल तो हम तुमको पा लेते,

मौत से बचने का रास्ता बना लेते।

७.)चुप रह कर तुम हमें डराया करती थी
चुप रह कर तुम हमें डराया करती थी,

अब सोचते हैं कोई तो थी जो सताया करती थी।

८.)तुम्हारे लिए अपनी राह बदल ली थी,अपनी साँसों में तुम्हारी साँस भर ली थी
तुम्हारे लिए अपनी राह बदल ली थी,अपनी साँसों में तुम्हारी साँस भर ली थी,

हमें डर था तुम चली जाओगी ,
हमने अपने दिल में तुम्हारी जान भर ली थी।

९.)वक्त का तकाजा था वरना हम भी मिलने आते
वक्त का तकाजा था वरना हम भी मिलने आते,

तुम्हारी जुल्फों की छायों में कुछ लम्हें बीता जाते।

१०.)तुम्हारी आंखों में यह जो सुन्हेरी सी चमक है
तुम्हारी आंखों में यह जो सुन्हेरी सी चमक है,

हमारे लिए तो यह ही एक परी की झलक है।

११.)कभी भटक जाऊं तो मेरा साथ न छोड़ देना
कभी भटक जाऊं तो मेरा साथ न छोड़ देना,

इस भीड़ भरी दुनिया में मेरा हाथ न छोड़ देना।

१२.) इस दिल में तुम्हारी जगह कोई ले नही सकता, हमसे तुम्हें कोई छीन नही सकता
इस दिल में तुम्हारी जगह कोई ले नही सकता, हमसे तुम्हें कोई छीन नही सकता,

लाख ज़ोर लगा ले कोई,हमारे प्यार की इमारत को गिरा नही सकता।

१३.)आज यूं बैठे हैं तो पीने का मॅन करता है
आज यूं बैठे हैं तो पीने का मॅन करता है,

तुम्हारे सलीम तो बन न पाए,
आज देवदास बनने का मॅन करता है।

And now after so many senti sher a FUNNY ONE

१४.)उसने मेहन्दी लगा रखी थी,हमने उसकी डोली उठा रखी थी
उसने मेहन्दी लगा रखी थी,हमने उसकी डोली उठा रखी थी,

हूमें मालूम था कि वो बेवफा निकलेगी,
इसीलिए हमने उसकी बेहन पटा रखी थी।

THANK YOU ................

Desi Masala

2008-06-14T18:46:00.008+05:30

The current blog happens to be completely different from what i had planned (and that’s also the reason fr the delay) but anyways i decided to give a sporty touch to my blog.
Looking up at the sports events that too place during the last week the Canadian grand prix and EURO 2008- I wont be using my blog to abuse Hamilton fr what he did last week not only coz he has been penalised but also coz I know that he neither has the guts nor talent to deprive massa and raikkonen from steering Ferrari to the championship. As far as the euro is conserned if the initial matches are a measure of determining how its going to shape up in the future, it seems that Dutch, Portugal, Spain and Croatia will occupy the semi-final berth and the winner would depend on the factor that who is able to sustain the pressure best. The set-pieces and crosses are proving to be the key this tournament and might prove to be the difference b/w the champions and the rest.
Another event which has been happening in India fr the past two weeks is the 62^nd Santosh trophy, India’s national soccer tournament. In a country where Baichung bhutia is the answer to the “what do u have to say about India’s football?” question wen asked to the locals, expecting a turnout for this national tournament is like expecting an ostrich from a hen’s egg. Nyways as I was going thru the channels (I like to use the surfing word only with the internet), being a soccer enthusiast stopped by ten sports to see Punjab-Karnataka semifinal. The first thing you notice is the ground conditions and believe me even if u’ve just had glimpse of the international matches or even the premier leagues of various nations ,the one line that’ll strike u will be WTF!! The turf (or practically grass) is in pathetic condition and so is the stadium that by no means seems to be a stadium of a country predicted to be the third super power. The stretchers, which were evidently had to be called every 10 minutes, were in so bad shape that a player’s condition might deteriorate after seeing it. The stadium which had a capacity of around 5000 was fortunately 10% or so filled and the crowd seemed to be more interested in seeing what’s going outside the stadium(seemed obvious y dey were doing this).Meanwhile soccer is not about how the ground is or how the crowd is but by the passion of the soccer players who give their everything on the field. Diverting our attention towards them wasn’t even of much use. The style of play, their physical condition, their passion, their temperament was not even worth noticing. The main thing u’ll notice is that the zest that shud have been present is not. The co-ordination among the team players clearly justified the 167^th rank of the national team. The style of play resembled the style international players used to play a decade ago. The Game continued and it seemed the teams needed more than 10 substitutes with each player tiring or falling down every couple of minutes. The 90 minutes didn’t prove to be enough to settle the 0-0 deadlock and the extra time also cudnt matter. Therefore, it was all left to the final penalties. I must admit the first couple of penalties frm both sides were struck pretty well but suddenly the Punjab goalkeeper was substituted coz he stretched his arm muscle while diving(poor he!! lol).I don’t know whether it was coz of the new gk’s jat body or anything else, the Karnataka striker missed the next penalty(more than 3 feet over the goal post). Seeing this the Karnataka goal keeper was also substituted but cudn’t stop that penalty but the next one. It was all left to the last penalty and Punjab won easily.

The point here is very clear. This is a result of the indifferent attitude of our authorities towards soccer. Our country is known for people worshiping cricket but that’s coz the standard with which it is played. BCCI, which is as if a Lalu Yadav of cricket, is majorly responsible for this. A scenario, which again leads to the debate of privatization still seem unanswered, and the reasons unknown. Do we need a Lalit Modi or lalu Yadav to do this turnaround for our soccer? My answer is NO. AIFF and IFA which are the two supposedly controlling bodies first of all need to stand up and take the responsibility on themselves rather than blaming each other(waise bhi the dual authority system never works for any sports(read tennis).They themselves have to take responsibility and even take the poor coach bob Houghton’s advice(he is atleast more knowledgeable than the two authorities. U need to dream first, and the success follows when you hv the passion to follow your dream. The soccer enthusiast who waited so long can to hear the national anthem at the world cup stage can wait more if atleast assured that it would happen some day. The Infrastructure needs to be changed from the root level. Anyways won’t be commenting more, since I’m sure nothing of this kind is going to happen and we’ll hv to be santusht with the EPL (without Indian players) and The Euros and World Cup without India.

SO u all keep watching EURO and keep cheering ur favourites (mine is Spain) and I’ll keep pondering over the problem that lies ahead of us. Good bye all and tc

My experience with DAN BROWN: Angels And Demons

2008-06-11T21:00:00.003+05:30

Caution:The blogger has tried to incorporate cheap humour in couple of lines.

Now for those dumb heads who have started passing their judgements after reading the blog title, I want to inform all that this blog is not about me meeting Dan brown(uncle) but my views(or review) about the 43 year old American's bestseller "Angels And Demons".Most of you must have already read this book and its no use me suggesting u whether to read it or not.Also considering my very low reading experience ,I don't consider myself worthy of writing a review of Brown uncle's novel but still due to certain people's persuasion I'm presenting my views(it might though seem like a review in b/w) on the amazing thriller fiction.
For someone who hasn't read much of thrillers this comes as something amazing. The American symbologist Robert Langdon's journey along with the gorgeous Vittoria is given areal life touch with all characters depicted in an unusually mysterical ways. The story which starts with the death of a scientist Leonardo vetra at CERN,Switzerland with his chest being branded with the ambigram symbol of ILLUMINATI and his eye stolen.Mr Kohler,the director of CERN asks Langdon for his help and he is accompanied by Vetra's daughter Vittoria. Langdon who believes that the brotherhood of Illuminati is long extinct is surprised by the symbol and he is made to swallow his own thoughts as the story progresses.They come to know that the antimatter (an extremely deadly substance with destructive potential comparable to the most powerful nuclear weapons in existence) has been stolen from Mr. vetra's lab and is kept somewhere in the Vatican and is aimed at blowing up the holiest place for the Christians along with the cardinals who have gathered in the Vatican to elect the new pope. Langdon and Vittoria just have 6 hrs before the bomb goes off and they along with Ollivetti( Swiss Guard Commander ) , Swiss guards and the assistance of the Camerlango attempt to trace the anti-matter with Langdon trying to decode various symbols to retrace the path of Illumination which would lead to the Hassasin ,who claims to be responsible for this and kidnapping of four cardinals.The book keeps the curiosity level of the reader always at its peak with a new twist every few pages.The book successfully unleashes the hidden meanings of various symbols , various places and brilliantly displays the ambigrams of earth,water ,air and fire along with the Illuminati diamond.

The book which is fast paced is an extremely high-IQ thriller with the more than 3 events taking place simultaneously and each keeping its pace with the other.Brown uncle reveals certain events which a reader( irrespective of the no. of books he has read ) wouldn't have even imagined.Right from the facts about the Illuminati to the final twist the book is unputdownable. The author's language is brilliant which itself tells about the potentials about the great novelist.For many who do not have a stronghold on english keeping a dictionary is strictly advised for the book to be enjoyed in ultimate pleasure.The plot and the way mysteries r reveled are the two things which have resulted the book to be a best seller.The use of characters along with the huge debatable topic of anti-Christianity are dealt superbly with no one to complaint to.

Need I say more it's a must read for all and for most of u the Tom hank starrer Angels And Demons due to release in may-2009 is something to look forward to( & hope it doesn disappoint as Da Vinci Code)

Signing Off

(for those who can't understand-this is a SWAPNIL ambigram,read same upside down)

Deep down inside.......

2008-06-08T13:10:00.000+05:30

As defined by Wikipedia:the psyche refers to the forces in an individual that influence thought, behavior and personality. The word was borrowed from ancient Greek, and referred to the concept of the self, encompassing the modern ideas of soul, self, and mind.

The pic shown above represents some of the feelings or emotions which are dealt by our 1.3 kg mind.And as the controversy that whether more than 10% of our brain is used or not and if that's true, whether or not the rest 90% be trained to do wonders like Psychokinesis, I decided to go deep down inside the head and try to study a topic i've been fascinated with, for years- Psychology.Some German philosopher once said 'Idleness is the parent of PSYCHOLOGY' and may be this is the reason of my interest and talent in this deptt.Psychology as a subject is something i've never related to and will not be even touched upon here.The blog is entirely meant to see Psychology from my point of view which is a little better than how a layman would perceive it.

The Greeks were the first to believe that the soul or "psyche" was responsible for our behaviour, which is indeed true.It amazes me that such a diversified world has one thing in common which controls them- the mind.Irrespective of the caste,sex,religion and race the mind can relate to each other.The basics remain the same.Understanding a person is not so difficult considering that u r also a one.In a particular situation or at an event u might not know what the other person intends to do but u surely no some of the options going thru his mind and thats what psychiatrist do- make the other person believe that the option which might be the last option they is considering is the only right choice among the million others.Psychology is not even understanding the other person but to be able to relate to him.The best example that cud be considered is the one u might hv heard hundreds of time i.e the empty glass and the two ways of describing it. The example which is mostly used to encourage positivity in individuals also helps us now how two same things r perceived differently by an individual.Words like empty,lost and fall r considered to be dull words, they automatically create an environment in the mind(or practically a mind setup) that relates more to a failure than to winning.The thing to be understood is that how well educated a person may be he is also driven by some pre-conceived notions which lead to a mind setup that has been strengthened over the years.That's the reason y teaching children new things is easier than teaching grown-ups.Understanding the mind setup is most important. By relating to a pre-built mind setup we can conquer the other person's thoughts and can rebuild the same structure.

Oscar Wilde said "The strength of women comes from the fact that PSYCHOLOGY cannot explain us. Men can be analyzed, women merely adored."That's as true as it sounds.Men r understood due to the permanence of mind setups they possess.Although the opposite sex is more known for remembering dates , men are generally more prone to have certain permanent notions as a result of past events.Understanding a woman is as if trying to read a different book every time but written by the same author. Men on the other hand even after desperate tries are not able to hide the certain manly emotions and basics.Angels and demons are part of everyone and just merely the respective percentage they r present in makes the difference .Making a person's conscience ruled by a devil, aware of the goodness, even though present in small numbers, can do wonders.To err is human and so r we and the other person we r trying to understand.It all depends on the approach towards it.Each person expects the other to communicate or behave in way he likes and half the battle is won if he is convinced that the person in front is exactly how he wanted him to be.U need to travel deep down inside the other person's brain and act accordingly.What one needs to understand is that the person u r analyzing also reacts to situation similarly as you do.He also feels esctatic when his team wins and also feels the opposite when he's pissed off by the bizarre world.

As the topic seems to be deviating from its original towards Psychoanalysis(the only field of science where probability is never in our favour),I think I would be better off concluding this by saying that understanding human nature is like studying ur own self.It gives u a world unexplored and unconquered.It provides you with opportunities u never ever thought of and the ideas that never struck u.Its not necessary but certainly a boon for the idle mind.

Now fr those who didn't get it and am abusing me fr this blog,I think u shud hv left it after the first para. For the rest hopefully I was able to put my point across.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

2008-06-05T14:07:00.007+05:30

NO, the blog has nothing to do with the FRIENDS series . The pic is here coz it has been an inspiration for me to write this post.The series which is obviously the most popular TV series (an addiction for me)has represented friendship in the most purest and honest form .Hats off to the team!Meanwhile all said and done I am dedicating this blog to the only type of relationship i've had with maniacs of different varieties-Friendship.

"Loneliness is the most terrible poverty" is what Mother Teresa rightly said and frnds are the people who make us a rich(sometimes literally also).Friendship is something that has been important to me more than my life and the only thing that has been more important is my family.Its something that I have valued and something whose influence has been like a graph of crude oil prices(can't get the Rs.5 hike out of my head).It has given things to relish as well as regret in my life.The best thing has been that the knowledge it has given me about the people and the variety they exist in.Friendship isn't a big thing, its a million little things.Friendship is probably the only place where silence is understood better than the words.So I decided to go down the memory lane of friendship.

The initial period of schooling is great when a child knows nothing about conscience,about the bad things in the world and with the curiosity level at it peak, he is as much gullible as Manmohan Singh is now. That was the time I found a true friend in the form of Shreyas.I don't remember how r frndship started and all but the time we spent together was something I cherish even today.Playing pranks on others to being called the most talkative duo, we surely stood up amongst the others.The friendship whose roots had been dug out when i was only four gave me a best friend for 10 years after which the communication gap(he changed his school) mellowed it down but the friendship never came to an end.My initial teens gave me some incredible friends in the form Anurag,Rishin,Anuj(actually two of them), Ankush, Aseem, Vikram, Varun, Ritu, Richa and priyanka being some of them but no one stood up amongst the group.There were times My interaction with some was huge but I cudn't possible find a confidant in any of them.I had fun with them(that's what they r for),roam about with them like maniacs,studied with them and the most important of all was happy with them.

After class 10th I changed my school.Its always hard when you have to leave a place u've been a part of for more than 12 years but the circumstances didn't favour continuing the same path.Nyways the reason I had to change it(VMC) worked in my favour and we 22 students were given a separate section.I was very fortunate to find some very amazing people.This is particularly the time I started to value friendship so much. The weekly trips to Delhi was something that helped us immensely to bond.The fact that boys have more unity than girls applied even to our bunch.The 12 of us(breakdown:12 boys,10 girls) were for the most part of the two years remained very united and the type of relation amongst us was simply awesome. Obviously as inevitable as it is my friendship with some became very strong and the trust factor majorly contributed for that.It was probably at the end of two years that due to some misunderstanding the class broke down into groups and fortunately for me I found my best friends in the form of Kunal and Piyush.The problem was sorted out shortly after and I was happy to have some very valuable friends in the form of Aayush, Aman, Abhay, Sushant, Nitish, Sanchit, Kaustubh and few of the opposite sex.It was this period that made me learn more about the behavioural aspects of different people and helped me in my judgement about them.

The college period came as an eye opener to me.My self confidence of judgement about people was shattered to bits as it never existed.There were only few who turned out to be what was expected of them.There were who would have stabbed in my front if it was illegal and there were some who became precious to me more than anything.At times I was forced to famous line of Ethel Barrymore that " The best time to make friends is before you need them".But as the time progressed I was able to distinguish between who was important to me and who was not.The first year in particular gave me some friends who have had impact on my life like Sakshi, Sumit, Ankit and Ekansh.They number of acquaintances in a college r more than u anticipate and the selfish nature of some of them is something u never can ever expect.During this time my friendship with Kunal and Piyush also rose to the highest of levels and always remained in the touch wid rest of the schoolmates.The second year gave me a bunch of people who along with me collectively form " THe 11 gang" and includes Ekansh, Gaurav, Mohit, Rohit, Sumit, Tanmay, Upa, Varun, Vikas, Vinay and me.Also I forgot to mention Neha and Garima who have been a true frnd and supported me always.They all have given me a lot to learn from, a respect that I probably don't deserve and a reason to be happy in this not so sweet world.

Just want to thank all of them and apologize to all those whose names I forgot to mention but deep down in their hearts they know that I've always valued and respected their Friendship.Thank you all!

The Turning Point!part 2

2008-06-03T16:35:00.006+05:30

I continued to enjoy my dinner as everyone but me having long forgotten the turning point discussion, watched the IPL final and I even remember one of my cousin literally abusing Suresh raina for dropping Yosuf pathan's catch(won't tell you what happened to him after that). The college memories kept flashing in my mind as I remembered the famous Murphy laws I had once read on the internet. The laws were as:
1.)When reviewing your notes before an exam, the most important will be illegible
2.)The more studying you did for the exam, the less sure you are as to which answer they want
3.)80% of the final exam will be based on the one lecture you missed and the one book you didn't read
4.)Every instructor assumes that you have nothing else to do except study for that instructor's course
5.)If you are given an open-book exam, you will forget your book

realizing the exact applicability of these statements to my half spent college life.

The second year had been a mixed bag as did my first but certainly more eventful than its predecessor.The 3rd semester started in late July for me(the coll had opened in mid but who the hell comes during intial days).The aim obviously was to study more but as obvious it can be the aim diluted even before me reaching Chandigarh.The good thing that happened to me during that sem was my increase in friend circle which grew from mere 5 to a whooping 11.The people were good to hang out with and talk to.The best thing was the kind of understanding we all had(despite several horrifying fights) and the variety of students we had in our group(do read about them in the coming days......).One word I think which would be the most used during the intial part has to be "senti" which refers to a state of mind when a person's sentiments get hurt.So me and tanmay were usually indulged in solving these senti heads and fighting amongst us on who had solved most cases.The 11 of us all organized various events under the CSI banner and got some recognition for that. The most horrifying (or hilarious) thing that happened was the allegation put by some of the girls of my class on 5 of us(me included) that we passed lewd comments to them and drew their "cheap" pics on the desks. A case practically known as female harassment and the most ridiculous thing we had heard of since none of us had even a least interaction with any of those girls.Obviously we came to know that these allegations were as a result of tanmay's fight with one of them and the rest of us had been dragged just to make the allegation look real.We were let off after the whole class came to our rescue and told the Prof that they believed we cudn't have done any of the things mentioned(The day i broke down seeing the support we all got).Those 24 hours were probably the hardest of my life with the fear of suspension looming over.The exhausted weekend ended with me going to IITD rendezvous and dancing to almost every tune during the night long DJ parties. The time passed quickly and soon the end sems came, the only time we wanted our college to get burnt or devastated by an earthquake.It came ,It went and the most eventful sem came to an end with a month long vacation.
The next sem started of well with the teachers showing of the last sem examination papers and I came to know that i had secured 76% in theory(feels gr8 with the kind of prep i had b4 the exam).The excitement soon died down with me having a fight with one of my close friends I had made 6 months ago(not amongst the of 11 of us) and resulted with me having to end the friendship.Nyways the life moves on and soon we all were seen playing FIFA 08 almost whole of the day(even missed classes fr that). One thing that really stood right at top among the events in this sem has to be me and sumit(kalra) winning the c++ quiz and it was simply awesome since we didnt even expected to qualify for the final round.Logical thinking does pay some times it seems. The small sem continued and the FIFA fever was at its peak and so was the final run for the EPL and Champions league crowns in soccer. Another major development that happened in this sem was the record breaking less studies we did and many of my frnds joining yes+ and changing their attitude towards life(they needed a Gandhi bhavan session....).Nyways the end sem came after almost virtual sessionals(seemed with the kind of prep we did for that) and the most pathetic cramming days ended with good byes and wishes fr their respective summer trainings.
The two years had ended in a flash and only God knew what was there in the store for future. My subconscious mind stopped responding as I saw shane warne driving balaji for a four and making his team win the IPL title , a crown they truly deserved.

The Turning Point! part one

2008-06-02T15:27:00.013+05:30

A random discussion last evening with my cousins led to one of the famous MBA admission question asked "What has been the turning point of your life?". As they started discussing about how a motor accident incident is the best answer to this question and why shudn't one try to lie at this question in particular ,I kept thinking about my what would my answer to it be. I haven't had a motor accident( honestly not that big that it would turn my life around) coz I am brilliant in my driving skills(wanted to write this for so long....finally!!), so the question started buzzing my head completely and got my thinking nerves active from their sound sleep, they had been enjoying for so long. Discussing all the events that happened to others and watching everyone except me rejecting those to have an impact on my life , I finally concluded that THE COLLEGE LIFE has to be the turning point of my life.
And suddenly the last two years started flashing in my mind right from the time I stood outside the law audi for the counselling(expecting a miracle of getting into PEC) two years ago and ending up with taking CSE(Computer Science Engneering for those who don't know) in UIET( a name I came to know 10 minutes after my arrival at counselling spot).All the excitement of meeting new people and the thought of having a new home in the form of a hostel had vanished once we were informed that the classes were due to start from the very next day of the counselling.After a few hiccups in the initial days and an irresistible home sickness the things finally settle down with me finally finding some sensible people out of a lot which consisted of such large variety that made me conclude that God only made good and sensible people after a dozen idiotic craps. The first semester was interesting with everyone trying to adjust to a new world of hostel.Of course some settled early and some haven't settled even till now. Some of them(obviously a few) found their third place of shelter(after home and hostel) in the form of library and some already started to publicize their intentions of playing a hand in the university politics.The rest fell in my category of more fun and less(or nil) studies.Ragging or PDP as it is formally called started to change its image from something horrifying to just a routine with giving of introduction to seniors on and off campus and doing modelling and enacting in plays in the confined rooms of the hostel. The semester was interrupted by the university elections which were a unique experience for almost each one of us with high pitch slogans(goldy bhai goldy bhai aha aha) and trips to kasuali and FR(the solo multiplex in Chandigarh). The trips to back home became more frequent than our attending classes in the college with me going back almost every fortnight. The semester was also marked by some remarkable friends I gained who are in true sense responsible for turning around my life. Sessionals(three of them) started to look like a back to back event considering that we never ever were able to realize what constructive had we done in between any two of them.As quickly as it could have been(atleast it seemed) the end sems came and the semester long talent of night-outs proved to be the only saviour during the 10 day long struggle for cramming.It ended with all seeming as glorious as it could have been.
The next sem couldn't even meet a single percent of the high expectation the first sem had forced me to have. Problems at my personal front along with the hardcore physics and chemistry subjects were equally matched with the kind of teachers we were given to teach us.Along with that we had decided to give another shot at JEE and AIEEE, now very well aware of the standards of our college and fed up of explaining to each person that we study in UIET and not PEC (after telling people we r doing engg from PU).The personal problems contributed to wastage of time even when there was time to study and the rest of the empty vessel was filled with our lethargic attitude owing to the first sem and our indifference towards attending the lectures resulted in tensions which were already at its peak.The greatest of problems arise when your worst of the fears start coming true.That was something that started to happen and really pissed me off.The even sem which is very small as compared to its counterpart also acted like fuel for the enlightening fire. Obviously the results were as predicted - missing the JEE cut-offs again, pathetic rank in AIEEE and a drop of 6% in end sems . The problem was not this but the thing that I didn't even enjoy my sem and still resulted poorly. The sem ended and was followed by month long summer(very very hot) college workshop which I hate to even think of not coz I was not allowed to spent my vacation with my family but coz we students pursuing COMPUTER engg were made to do carpentry ,welding,smithy under the scorching sun.THE month ended and I was more than happy to be to be at home again and forget the worst sem that I could have ever thought of.

to be continued......

Am I getting this bored on my intern?

2008-05-29T13:53:00.005+05:30

I knew Mr. Gulati would be the first one to comment on my blog so i decided to dedicate my third blog entirely to his ques "getting this bored on ur intern??".First of all this is not an intern but a training(I know they r similar but it looks less studious types and also its what my curriculum says) and next I think he is getting bored otherwise who the hell would bother reading my blog and EVEN commenting on it.

But on serious note if I ask myself the same ques the answer has to be yes. anyone who would have been in my place would have said that.It all started when on a silent Wednesday morning as I was busy surfing net(probably orkutting if I have to guess) when my cellphone rang with an unknown no. on the display.Least expecting who was it going to turn out I picked it up. A girl spoke(the testosterone level increases as soon as a boy hears a girl speaking on the other side from an unknown no.) and asked in as fluent english as she could speak whether I was interested in doing summer training in their company "NUCLEUS SOFTWARE EXPORTS PVT LTD." i couldn't have said no considering that i hadn't applied anywhere else(even this too was thru reference) i agreed just by saying yes. Then started her questionnaire about from when would i start ,what languages u know,how long would u like to do ur training and blah blah....I suggested the starting date 22nd May thinking that i would be then able to enjoy the champions league final without any stress or worries.If u go out on a survey to students pursuing computer engg they'll probably tell you that the languages question is one of the questions they hate to answer(wont tell u y though).Nyways the training was finalized(with she signing of b saying that i won't be getting any stipend) and my overtime working mind now had so much to think of other than my problems.

The mind according to me is the hardest working thing, specially mine.You stop thinking about something and the other think pops up as if it was in queue.To me those who don't try to think much(xcept fr those who can't) are probably the happiest in this department of life. And now I had so much to think of: How will I go? What will I do there?Will i have to wear formals everyday? Will there be any girls? Noida? Malls? and the long list of self created questionnaire about future!! It was decided that I would go along with the uncle with whose reference i had got this training(after a healthy debate on whether direct buses go to Noida from Faridabad or not) and the returning part still remained uncertain.

I always believe that the thing a person, most runs for or run from always hits him back and hits hard too! That is what happened at my first day! I wasn't being able to open my eyes on 22nd morn thanks to the 3 hour long match last night(but yipee MAN U won).Somehow I managed and reached the company which seemed to be on the other end of noida amidst broken roads and couple of other corporate parks. I was sent to the HR who made me fill the Entry form and activated my biometrics and gave me the access card(that's one thing which makes every individual feel important and worthy in an IT industry).I waited there while I was given instructions on how the company was strict in timings and we were allowed to dress in casuals only on fridays.The thought of other girls joining as trainees came to my mind but it immediately vanished as soon as a hippo size girl entered asking for the training.Well fortunately she wasn't training in my department but unfortunately no one was training in dept where i was. I came to know that uncle had requested for my training in his own dept ISS(full form I still don't know) and the dept was considered to be a quite bore by other software employees.I was juggling with my thoughts as I was interrupted by a middle aged grey hair man who started his own questionnaire about my knowledge about this dept , my strong points and had to be reminded thrice that i was only in 2nd year and had come there that too by reference(By ways of which i expected an easy project so that i could do chatting and orkutting the whole day).He gave me a project and even after my resistance had guts to explain in detail what had to be done in it and handed the company's 10 page long purchase policy to me. I knew not even the abc of the project but stopped myself from saying publicizing it(was my first day). I was sent to some other unit where the rest of the employees of this dept sat (who were mostly married and as I overheard their conversation couple of them r getting later this year). I was given a new computer which as my bad luck is had no internet(even on request i didn't get one).Now was the time - Project( i know nothing), no internet ,what was i supposed to do(there was no one even in my cubicle to talk to)?. After reading the purchase policy thrice(still didn't get wat was in it),playing minesweeper a thousand times and napping now and then, the worst day at office that could have happened ended and I reached home late at night all tired and depressed(the first tym i came to know that even sitting idle fr long tym tires a person).

The next day after long protests from me I was given a project that required internet and could be completed in 2 days(I had to hear that I knew nothing at software part).The net was provided with all kinds of mailing,chatting and orkutting blocked.The only saviour was that facebook was unblocked. I think these r the moments when a person can explore the wideness of WWW and I even remember trying arbit domain names and expecting something interesting to open.

Wells since then its a boring 9-6 office shift with me doing the work on project for half an hour, devoting an hour to cafeteria and spending the rest time googling and facebooking(I'm not sure if that's a word).I even tried to go to the badminton court and TT table thinking i might be able to pass time here but was told the others play here only after the office timing(idiots....nerds) and there was no use standing alone there.it has been like this and I have probably got used to it(thanks to blogging also) and hope to spend my next 4 weeks like this only.

And still you think you want to ask me if I was blogging coz I was getting bored , I think you should give yourself a kick on ur butt(keep trying until u succeed) and consult a doctor ( though I'm not sure in which category does this type of problem lie).

My Review:the 3 mistakes of my life!!!

2008-05-28T13:43:00.008+05:30

Well Well Well finally even i had to commit this mistake of blogging ( y m i considering it to be a mistake.....effects of book??) and what better than by reviewing the "The biggest selling English language novelist in India's history" 'Mr. Chetan Bhagat's Third Book:the 3 mistakes of my life!!!

It seems Mr. Bhagat would have debated hard with himself on who earns more: A Movie script Writer Or An Author???before finally making a choice coz the third one as like its predecessors is also too filmy(wanted to use a good word but nyways..).... It has a beginning better than the other two with a mail being received by the author of a man who takes a sleeping pill after typing each line.....The man is none other than Govind who is the hero of this book.......Govind tells his story to Mr Bhagat when he goes to meet him..the story about him,his friends Ish and Omi, his love and obviously the three mistakes of his life.

Mr Bhagat choses the best time for this story year 2001-02......the tym referred as the most eventful and he tries to add all the events in his book along with the most eventful place :Gujarat.As the story unfolds after the thrilling start its seems to mellow down with the introduction of business oriented Govind, A huge cricket fan Ish, A Priests Son Omi, A sought Of RSS worker(though not directly mentioned) Omi's Bittoo Mama,His RSS leader Parekh-ji and Vidya(the only girl in the book and Ish's sister)along with their families.Govind opens a cricket shop along with their friends and just as he starts dreaming big, the deadly eartquake strikes and they run into huge losses. Ish who has been a district cricket player finds a god gifted player Ali and starts coaching him with an aim of making him reach the national team.Meanwhile Govind who is brilliant in maths starts reviving the business and at the same time fells in love with Vidya while teaching her(wasn't it obvious).By the way forgot to tell u she was studying for her medical exams and thinks maths is a curse .Their love keeps prospering and Govind continues to being stuck between loyal friendship and love.

The Book mentions on the cover page that the the story is about Business( seems appropriate with the kind of person Govind is), Cricket (Ish's passion perfectly timed along with the kolkata test match 2001) and Religion(Gujarat seems to be the perfect place where religion and politics go hand in hand). Meanwhile the story-end (or perhaps the climax) which includes godhra case for most of the part is a showdown. The author moves in a style of "Five point someone" which makes certain part of it obvious. The author does compensate the blood wrath of the godhra case(and post godhra riots) ending thebook with a sad-happy ending(remember cheeni kum?) anda not much exciting epilogue.

The good thing about the book is the language he uses that is sought of Hinglish and seems to be perfect for his fans who are not into hardcore literature. Though the vernacular language of Gujarat is not much used, he has used words like khakra and dhokla. He tries to be different with his writing style when he describes Australia and the "local phrases" .The book is worth reading once(also since its priced just at Rs 95) and makes use of certain situations that bother each and every individual of the country at certain level. He tries to raise up some issues and tries hard to make the youth think (even mentioning at one point that the 60's -80's generation was useless).

Apart from that the certain problems with the book are firstly the name of the book.The name was probably chosen since it was his his third book. the mistakes that have been pointed out don't really seem to be mistakes(except the last 1 slightly). secondly the book (or rather the author) tries to incorporate too many events in a 258 page book which seems to be spoil the party sometimes and lastly the readers(even i did) find certain or most of his writing style repetitive and it doesn seem to last long enough.

All said and done i would give it 3/5 and is surely a must for Bhagat fans and jobless creatures and one time read for the rest.The hardcore literature fans do not even think of buying this...A crap for u!

The Beginning

2008-05-21T11:58:00.003+05:30

It is said "From small beginnings come great things"

Here's a trailer

The beggining had to be made some day some time

Dont worry dat day and tym is yet to come

It'll come soon and will rock u all

Just wait

Because as

Arnold H. Glasgow quotes:- “The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.”