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Live your day

When at 27, should behave 27 When at 18, should behave 18 When at 40, should behave 40 hmmm... sounds a lil odd to say, but true. We forgot that we behaved just our age till about we were 12 yrs old, and yet we grew! How come suddenly the equation changed, that behaving ahead of your age became kewl. Just imagine if you behave like a 10 yrs old, when you were 10 months old - hmm, the beauty of being a baby would have been lost. So, when I am 27 and behave like a 30 yr old, the beauty of being young is lost. When I behave ahead or behind my age, irrespective of how ppl percieve, we lose the charm of being at that age, at that time - a day gone when I am 27, is a day gone forever. I believe, somewhere along the growth path, we have exchanged the meaning of "being responsible" to "acting old" . "Being responsible does not mean acting old. Being responsible is being responsible, and thats imbibed over the years of life, upbringing, education, value system and fait

Appraisal

One word that really does not alter any thing in life, but sure leaves a few sign posts, and gifts those precious moments to take stock, look back, look ahead, whine, dream, crib, praise and importantly give a gentle knock, of what current "reality" is. Over my working years - I have seen, how this 'appraisal' thing works - seen people crash into reality, zoom off into self righteous oblivion, kill confidence, give wings to fly - all in all - it does something (good or bad being relative). As an apraisee , had some wonderful moments (all wonderful in their own truest sense), and have helped me move ahead (either leap further, or pull out from a dungeon), and the change over time was good. As an appriaser , had some wonderful moments too - helped build a few careers, threw off and cleaned some stuff, advice, help, reprimand , and mutually learn. So far it looked good, till, the way I see how this thing is handled at where I work now - One word - Appalling! The followin

Rules of the Market

You are a loser till you Win! Speculation is not reality What if - is the dirtiest word on the market How can - is ridiculous Patience is an absolute virtue - You don't have patience, get out! Only invest half of your potential Show courage when most tempting to quit Quit when most tempting to get more Knowledge is Power

Dalal Street Bleeds

Whoa! what a day! It bled all up to my desk :-P

Correction to the Reward Post

iPods like Girl friends and wives are meant to be loved, not to be understood!

Reward!

Somebody left a print of this on my desk - Informers to the author will be suitably rewarded. Girl friends and wives are meant to be loved, not to be understood!

And a new day!

The best part of a new day, is "new" ..where you can get past dark nights, and yester years - with a renewed faith that the day will bring in, it's share of joys, highs, learnings and its lows too. What I choose to do with this day, is there for me at the start of the day on a platter. I wanna take this day, as another gift-of-the-present , get by the past, not really killing today for tomorrow, and just be myself. Give myself just the way I am, and take another self, that's willing to just give what it wants. To Life - John

How Sam Describes Me..

Intelligent Articulate Database of trivia Sense of humour (Sharp / Word Play / Referential) Hyderabadi Determined when you set your mind to something Hard to define Easy to know Easy to like Easy to hate Easily help Easily collect friends Equally difficult to fall in love Work on the principle that you'll like people unless they prove themeselves unlikeable Careful Calculating Cannot be taken at face value Can be depended upon to get a job done Polite Well brought up Dabbler in a million things Good at your profession Generous Intellectually driven Eager to try new stuff Bored by convention Irritated by the concept of being tied down Elusive Clever with words, people and things Would do anything for those in the close circle Know people better than they know you Intensely private Pride yourself on rarely getting carried away Intensely upset with yourself if you do Dabble in stocks Read voraciously Perfect gentleman Definitely knows how to treat a girl Puts aside pride/ego/self with

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walking through the darkness alone there is a universe I've known shiny stars and beautiful sights rainbows I miss, amidst misty eyes, fading lights It wasn't that the universe crashed Its the eyes I miss, to see the same of what pain, and broken trust I wish, I wish, I wish Time had frozen no springs in desert no tears in heaven Yet we chase springs in the desert and theorise about tears in heaven Fallen down, broken, and shattered hope shimmers, spirit battered Yet, the universe spins it course pain, love and faith - never ending , their discourse walking through the darkness alone there is a universe I've known shiny stars and beautiful sights shooting stars, wishes I make amidst frights wading in darkness, a step at a time little innocuous one I am, before the great expanse, and the might one I bow in defeat, I bow in shame, next time Thy will be done, oh my Mighty one Love, where are you? Must lose the You, to get the “I” You get the I, don't loose the “you” Else,

Johnnyboy

Today is the worst day in my life - Never felt so shattered, so lost and so wrecked. From one moment of absolute happiness, to a moment that pushed me into the Abyss - I lost to myself! I only hope, cos some of the best things in life are not deserved, they are given. I received, I gave, but lost it all !

Confusion

Noun: Confusion kun'fyoozhyn Disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably A mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior A feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused A mistake that results from taking one thing to be another Synonymns: Disarray Discombobulation Mental Confusion Mix-Up Type of: Congnitive State ( Whoa!, I like this cognition thingie ) Disorder Embarassesment Error Fault Mistake State of Mind Just a random ride on the Wordweb - Ahem - Interesting! Amazes me - Does the butterfly effect really work?

Hidden veils

That’s obnoxious, veils are supposed to hide us! We hide beneath those numerous veils that we adorn at will, carefully knitted over time, civilization, culture acclimatization (in context) and shit loads of other stuff. I am perplexed at the mutation of the veils. We have taken an indulgent dive; short circuited & mastered the ‘mutating art of hiding a veil’. A few steps into yester times – it was possible to describe the specific veils a person owned (in a sense), and could associate them to different states of disposition (I refuse to use the word – Mood), and people adorned them to achieve a specific purpose – to show various emotions, degrees of control, sociability levels, and sometimes an aura. Come now, the evolution of the metro sexual man, the liberated women, empowered individual, the yuppie, the Generation “cool” – so many facets crunched into one single individual! – The result – It’s become a sham to have a veil – (somehow, having a veil always sounded negative!, In

Quest!

Thats the word that rings in my head at this time! - Quest the way I understood - Search for something, but this quest itched my head to lookup the dictionary, and Ahem! - What a description - "A search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria". Now that's something that I like - Did another thing - searched my blog for 'quest' and was suprised @ the results. Each of the blogs are titled differently, but today, I would give them these titles: The Skeptic - I would call this blog, The Quest for the Quest There is immense beauty in imperfection! - The Quest for Imperfection Flipped Mirrors - The Quest for a Reason to Faith! The Indulgent Mind - So More and No More! - The Ultimate Quest - Flirting on the edge of the Indulgent Mind is tolerance in a platonic relationship; perseverance in romance, patience in courting, ambition in a career, faith in (a relationship with) God. Point in fact - all the words – tolerance, perseverance, patience, ambition, fait

How Much Have You Changed in 10 Years?

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You've Changed 52% in 10 Years You've done a good job changing with the times, but deep down, you're still the same person. You're clothes, job, and friends may have changed some - but it hasn't changed you. How Much Have You Changed in 10 Years?

How Evil Am I?

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You Are 30% Evil A bit of evil lurks in your heart, but you hide it well. In some ways, you are the most dangerous kind of evil. How Evil Are You?

There is immense beauty in imperfection!

Why is that we clamor to have a world that is defined by something as abstract as “perfect”? – It’s the missing details that give the pleasure of enjoying something! How many times have we resented when every thing is stripped open leaving nothing to the imagination to understand (I mean literally!), and many a times taken it as an insult to our intelligence? How many times have we hated when someone lay everything threads bare, and ask a poignant question – Don’t you understand? How many times have we deeply disliked the face with the perfect contour, except for the gasp of the initial reaction of amazement, that we cannot love just the perfect contour? How many times have we tried to be the perfect mate and hated ourselves for just not being able to be our self? How many times have we loathed in the boredom that gets generated of perfect pleasure, and seek for the basic indulgence in the ordinary? How many times do we hate the perfect score, a full cent percent, that we can no longer

The Skeptic

One being a skeptic somehow radiates a bad aura, and I often wonder WHY? Taking a pause to look into the eyes of a skeptic – There are a few soft but strong assumptions that we take when we meet a skeptic. 1. We assume the same level of knowledge, coherence and comprehension on the stated belief systems 2. Assume the world view in which the skeptic operates and raises the questions as being the same you are in 3. Assume that the skeptic is infinite in his questions – There is a sense of finality that really drives the skeptic However, what would make a skeptic, an honest one or otherwise? I think it’s a simple thing – Are the questions part of the quest for the answer, or the questions an attempt to find a crack in the respondents answer. I love skeptics ( and I am one too sometimes ), especially the honest ones – They think, make you think and drive you to seek and attain clarity about the basic tenants that we base our world view and outlook on. To skeptics, Gnaw it off - Johnny

Humbled!

It's a lil past midnight, and sleeps beckons, but the moment lingers! I do not know how many times this happens to anyone, but twas a moment, when I felt so humbled, by simple honesty. Heaving with a puffed chest about a virtuous life, and somewhere along the way snacthed the credit to myself for God's Grace, and a brilliant upbrining, as if it was all mine, and reveling with a feeling of near pride - It was just a moment of honesty, talking with my dearest and best friend, that crushed it all - Just crushed it all! A moment I felt that, it was most important to get right with God, with myself and with man in the same order. I feel like I have rediscovered something that was lost, and am filled with Joy and gratitude. God does work in Mysterious ways , and I thank Him for all! For once I am not afraid to give back all the controls to Him. What was I really holding back?" - It was just the question, that was lingering in my head, that I wanted to ask God, and I get the ans

Whoa!

Now this is something thats worth a thought ! (stolen of Arjun's blog) Everything we do in relationships has some kind of payoff for us. Even when we do unselfish" things, it bolsters our image of ourselves as kind, caring human beings. When we take into account what effect choices will have on others, we become better aware of what consequences our choices will have. Here's the link I end on this note: I don't know if I agree or disagree to this, cos, I count it a previlage to have tasted something beyond the above (and for that, thanks to all).

a pause . . .

Just a Pause . .. ... .... Time to breathe Time to deal with Time to get back to the basics Time to contemplate Time to correlate Time to take time

memoirs ...

http://office99.blogspot.com/2005/10/farewell-john_07.html http://jhintak.blogspot.com/2005/10/moodsnjohn.html

The culture of "Good News"

I am appalled at the evolution of humans to a culture of delivering “good news” when there isn’t any. Why do we constantly, subconsciously crave and drive ourselves to the point of desolation, just in pursuit of what we perceive as “good news” that we want to deliver, at the primal level to ourselves, in the disguise to a feeling of well being and cool with all the surroundings around us. Have we forgotten that the basic instinct to survive is to understand what we are? and importantly beyond us as a person, into getting in harmony with the environment around us! That’s what we called as evolution with peaceful coexistence. (and yes harmony does not mean mutating, its just harmony!) It takes courage to face the truth, more to look into the eye and say the same, and the greatest to say to our “own-self”. Does a disguise of a pretentious refusal of reality, just change the world – No it doesn’t – On the contrary, you loose the very ground you loose one. What ever happened to the twinkle

Dashboard @ My Desk

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My friend Sam's creativity on the whiteboard, on my desk

@ Library

One of those days, when you wanted to reference something, that could help you with your work - and you enter a library. Now before I go ahead, let me describe my office Library - We have a sitting space to read news papers, a sitting space to read books and magazines, and a 40 seater cyber cafe, so that employees can catch up on any personal mails / browsing or just take a break. I finish my work and walk by searching for a machine, and find something very amusing! 1. More than 60% of the machines - Webmail (office mail is open) - Huh ? You come all the way to the cybercafe to check the same mails you ran away from?!!! 2. About 10% cross browse (meaning - I see what you are browsing, and you see what I am browsing) - May be this is the internet version of "I pat your back and you pat my back" 3. About 15% - searching for Jobs (hmmm thats better, but the internet access is uses your AD authentication - so what difference does it make if you search for a job from your desk??)

Where are the colours?

Hmm.. I wanted a fresh looking computer desktop background, and went about searching for some good images on a few better known sites. Has the definition of a "good" image been fortified as - 1. It should be something green ! 2. Some closeup picture of a blade of grass, a dew drop, or a bird shot with a telescopic lens 3. Empty landscapes 4. Sunset / Sunrises 5. Shilloutes 6. Flowers shot at such close up, that you feel you stripped them naked? Just want one background image that can brighten up a day! - Is that too much to ask? Huh? I will start my photography back!

The Spartan Mind – Unsparing and Uncompromising!

This blog is dedicated to me – Why? Cos, I love an intelligent argument! On a random visit to one of my own blog entries - The Indulgent Mind - So More and No More !, it stuck me to reason as to, what a counter argument to this can be? Hidden deep in the recesses of layers of experiences accumulated over the years, as a result of learning, un-learning and re-learning, is a strong impression of a set of rules that need to be honored, zealously safeguarded with spite to anything that remotely suggests indulgence. The lines are teased, the lines are crossed, and the lines are broken – from when did one take ‘indulgence’ to be a way of life? – It’s the discipline in the now what would define the tomorrow! If the lines were drawn, they had a purpose to it. As G.K. Chesterton pens it down - “Before you pull any fence down; always pause long enough to find out why it was put there in the first place.” That brings us to the question – It’s about expanding the horizons that really defines and

7 Seven 7’s

I have come up with this new theory that life happens in buckets of 7s. 0-7 Yrs You are nurtured Cared for First impressions of likes and dislikes You get your way by kicking and crying Love is being nice to (yourself) Milk teeth fall and … 8-14 Yrs Your grow faster in head as much as in body Learn to care for First strong impressions about anything and everything First crushes Completely new set of opinions about life Voice cracks, final set of teeth Dreams where sky is the limit … 15-21 Yrs Likes and dislikes are redefined Impressions turn into Opinions Crushes are crushed and Love is substantiated Dreams are fortified Responsibility? First taste of frustration … 22-28 Yrs Have an opinion about everything and anythingOpinions are given a dimension of pragmatic realism Frustration fortified Love is revisited, crushes are better Get realistic, dreams are for the losers Responsibility beckons Marriages….? 29-35 Yrs Opinions don’t matter anymore New set of impressions (what ever they are

The Colour of Your Blog?

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Your Blog Should Be Green Your blog is smart and thoughtful - not a lot of fluff. You enjoy a good discussion, especially if it involves picking apart ideas. However, you tend to get easily annoyed by any thoughtless comments in your blog. What Color Should Your Blog or Journal Be?

A taste of reality

I am not the one to burn bridges with haste, but sometimes, I just hate it so much; that at will I can choose to uproot even the mountains that create the need for a bridge. No Mountains, no bridges, just an open expanse of whatever you call that. I detest when someone uses me to be the shoulder to fire a gun, and move away with the notion that I would not realize - something that people forget - when you fire a gun - there is a recoil that hits the shoulder, and that does jolt even the dumbest one to know that it was their shoulder, from which the gun was fired. If you have a question, and chose to ask - be prepared to hear the answer. Why make a mockery of the answer and me? - There was nothing to speak if the question was not asked! - Balls! Mediocrity reigns and I am tired of people who in general know only one world - 'their world" and make a mockery of everything else that’s not as per the laws of a fictitious world You wanna live a real life, get real, there is more tha

My Niece - 1 yr old and blogging

http://firststeps-chikki.blogspot.com/

Back Home

I am so happy - After the sharp turns and the rocky roads(?), it feels so wonderful to drive @ a cool 40KMPH (yes 40), blissful to meet and spend time with someone close to your heart - Its Brilliant! I am happy :)

Rubber Meets Road

…and things set off! Well, this blog takes off after many days of planning and anticipation for this ay – Travel to the “flag off” point. Meet the team: Satya Prakash aka Praxy – self proclaimed ‘great’ driver, hmm well – he is the best storyteller, with a few adventures in Sri Lanka, the Konkan coast and the Malabar stretch – Phew! Married, still adventurous and chief planner in this rally… Moses John Wesley aka Johnny – is a ‘brilliant’ driver, hmm and well, is the author of this blog, and has a few videos to prove his driving skills, driving adventures around Hyderabad and the Western Ghats. Single, Gyan Giver and chief executioner in this race. The saga begins - Shipped “ginger” (the car’s name) about 2 weeks ago. All the time that was saved shipping in advance was lost in waiting in the Delhi Traffic for about 2 hours to cover a distance of 2 KM – Result – the speedometer had lots of work to do. 11:00 A.M Delhi – 35C, sea level LEG 1 Destination: Chandigarh Route: Sonepat, Panip

Of Grammer and Expression

Well - The purpose of language is to get a thought across, in a non obtrusive way and with coherence. Now - can willful grammatical errors be made to get the desired punctuated effect? Awaiting comments from readers - P.S: Anonymous comments enabled for this blog post only.

Flipped Mirrors

How often does one get to see an image of themselves in a mirror, that is flipped - meaning, just looks exactly the same way you are! Today was one of those days, when I had one of a brilliant conversation I had in a long time. For varied unspoken reasons, we tread carefully on topics that can touch a few raw pulsating nerves, and these touched nerves sputter blood most often than not. Sam and I were talking on what is our core belief in GOD? (refrain from using the word religion) as that was not what the point of discussion was. One question - one answer - two world views - Why does she and I believe in what we believe? Sam says: The fundamental essence is that - one needs to realize that we are part of the divine being - and its our quest to be part of the same, that takes us through the karmic cycle of life, till the ultimate union with the 'one' is done. In essence, we are part of the one! (meaning there is nothing like an individual - but parts of the "one" tr

Do we really learn?

Do we really learn? That’s a question that stops us in the Way… Do we really learn? In a short conversation with one of my friend - she says - we are what we are and just a ramification of time, that we layer ourselves into something that we have learnt – we basically are born the same – and that’s what we are. I was beginning to wonder if Richard Dawkins of Oxford university was right – Are we all dancing to our DNA (Note: He made this statement in the context of debating the moral law – Just borrowing the words – not the intended context) In this context (quoting Nietzche)- Man has been educated by his errors: He never saw himself completely He bestowed fictitious attributes upon himself He placed himself uppermost in a false scale of rank in relation to animals and nature He invented and reinvented new tables of goods and always presumed them, at least for a time, to be eternal and conditional. As a result of these, on and then another human drive and state held first place and w

Loooooooooong time no post

Hmmm...thats the feeling I have...looooooooong time no blog posts -some 6 blogs in progress and...none that are complete . :( At the end of a reaaal long week - I can already see myself having to run to the airport early in the morning, to welcome another new? week....another looooooooooong one... Last one month - been a rider - work - think about work - more work - and..almost a month since I read anything meaningful, till my friend says -if ever you start reading in life... !! Ahem!! Now - I feel tempted to sit through and publish a few blogs, wrap a few books, but a lil question knocks - for what - what are you trying to prove ? ---- News Announcement ---- I am competeting in the Himalayan Race - 2000+ KMS of endurance race - Ice - Turns and twiset- Really looking forward to it - May be I will come back a better person.....NAH :P To myself - Live life johnny boy!! P.S: I am reading :P

What Time Of Day Are You?

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You Are Noon You are upbeat, ambitious, and never at loss for energy. You have a lot that drives you in life. The desire to be the best, and a secret hope of fame and power. And while you definitely have a Type A personality, you are still fun to be around. You have a ton of charisma and a genuine interest in others. You are adored by many. What Time Of Day Are You?

How Emotionally Mature Are You?

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You Are 80% Grown Up, 20% Kid Congratulations, you are definitely quite emotionally mature. Although you have your moments of moodiness, you're usually stable and level headed. How Emotionally Mature Are You?

I ask

I ask - cos I hate to assume I ask - cos its hard to understand mixed emotions I ask - cos you have a right for a choice I ask - cos I am not sure sometimes I ask - cos it your right to demand and ask I ask - cos its the way I am - always asking When I sit and think of it - in all of the asking, I give too - It sounds like I am not giving - but in reality, I have already given - just waiting for a 'yes' or a 'no' I still ask - can I not ask?

Inside the Room of Your Soul

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What Your Soul Really Looks Like You are a warm hearted and open minded person. It's easy for you to forgive and forget. You are not a very grounded person. You prefer dreams to reality. For you, it's all about possibilities. You see yourself with pretty objective eyes. How you view yourself is almost exactly how other people view you. Your near future is likely to be filled with great successes and accomplishments. You just need to figure out how to get there. For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust. Inside the Room of Your Soul

Contemplation...

Much of our life is spent in trying to make things happen; things that we need somewhere deep. When these very things do happen, we get caught in a tangle - wondering if that was what we wanted and many a time kill the same things that we made happen. In the process, expecations rise, emotions surge and a few things get built and a few things get broken.....and... then we return to the same thing - "things that we need somewhere deep". The circle continues.. Sometime or most times, all it takes is that we let accept the fact that we made things happen and ensure that either - we take responsibility for things made and care for them, or let remain and let the things we cherish for to happen in the natural course. There are many a things that cannot be realised unless outside a full commitment, most often a life time is too short. The bottom line - The greatest truths are the simplest and the simplest are the most difficult to comprehend. The answers are simple, it's us who

How much of everything and anything?

How high is high enough? How deep is deep enough? How long is long enough? How wide is wide enough? How intense is intense enough? How passionate is passionate enough? How far is far enough? How close is close enough? How sweet is sweet enough? ...and now of the not 'deeper' things How shallow is shallow? How misty is misty? How trivial is trivial? How hollow is hollow? How bitter is bitter? How crazy is crazy? How coloured is coloured? How naive is naive? How lighter is lighter? 9 things of how(s) that surge the depths and 9 things of how(s) that scratch the surface? How much do we keep doing these 'how(s)', How ? How? How?

a comment worth a blog..

This is a comment I posted on my friends blog , and feel the comment itself can be a blog..:P Reasoned Cryptic (ism) is about locking few details to be opened by a jealous one, that gives the feeling of “discovering” that they are being thought of , and given lots of attention , while at the same time, letting go of the leash, unbridled – for that endless space ( well !?), which makes both smile – though for different reasons – and the reasons render themselves in a cloud of mysterious (ness). At this Juncture, do words start failing, and self preservation comes to the foray, with tears washing, and flowing – you wonder if there is something really called being Selfish (cos, the moment you think you have got it all for you, you really have discovered that - through a lots of variables that make define being selfish) – oh how can lots render to be “selfish” – and these thoughts mush the brain to make one Gooey , and feel that its always been ‘ Love ’ - All these put together soun

The Five Factor Values Test

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Your Values Profile Loyalty: You value loyalty a fair amount. You're loyal to your friends... to a point. But if they cross you, you will reconsider your loyalties. Staying true to others is important to you, but you also stay true to yourself. Honesty: You value honesty a fair amount. You're honest when you can be, but you aren't a stickler for it. If a little white lie will make a situation more comfortable, you'll go for it. In the end, you mostly care about "situational integrity." Generosity: You value generosity highly. So much so that you often put your own needs last. There's nothing wrong with having a caring heart... But you may want to rethink your "open wallet" policy. Humility: You value humility highly. You have the self-confidence to be happy with who you are. And you don't need to seek praise to make yourself feel better. You're very modest, and you're keep the drama factor low. Tolerance: You value tolerance highly. N

well... Blog thing says so..

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You Are: 30% Dog, 70% Cat You and cats have a lot in common. You're both smart and in charge - with a good amount of attitude . However, you do have a very playful side that occasionally comes out ! Are You More Cat or Dog?

More of Nagarjuna Sagar

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hmm...

Trip to Nagarjuna Sagar

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180 KM - 120 Mins - 27 Flood Gates open - 2 crazy souls - lots of water...thats the story That's Steve - The Photographer - Some one back @ my office is drooling ... Entrance to the Power Station - For Once Engineers got lucky :P Water ...water ...more water.. Yours Truly --

New Love...

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Need say any more... ?

Some old photos of mine that I discoverd..Mumbai Calling

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I was smiling in Mumbai???...phew!...working non-stop for 40 hours was a norm !!...I am happy...that I had got moments to smile :) That was one hell of a party - what a Night That was before the 'spirits' lifted The last meal with Arjun in Mumbai - Farewell John :) (read my farewell comments :P)

..but why..

I am the guy who refrains from asking questions like WHY, WHAT or WHAT IF -cos I believe that these give more answers and not formulate the actual question! - What really matters is - "what the real question is!" This is what I mean - http://thatsthinking.blogspot.com/2006/01/and-here-is-answer.html ..but..once a while you are still force to tread upon things that you don't like, and here are some that I am forced to tread! WHY is it that the 'same thing' if done by 'me' becomes disdaintful and the same by some other, an expression of coy(ness), fun or something that need not be taken too hard? WHY does the clock tick slower when it comes to 'me' waiting and does not take into account that there can be equal expectations, or hurt; but the clock ticks faster when someone else is waiting? WHY is that being a guy means, that you need to forebear and smile, and not okay to feel sad, but its legal and beautiful to indulge in all the same if you are a

Expanding the horizons

This is something that I wanted to do for a long time, and finally have set my mind on doing this. I want to have 3 more blogs: (For those who dont want to remember the URLs - Click on "view complete profile" and you can see the blog links. Gyan@Gyanibaba http://gyanithink.blogspot.com This blog will be the vehicle on which I will gyan ride. I hope that this turns to be an interactive blog, where I will attempt to answer any questions posed in the work / professional / etc realm. I want to get back into a thinking groove. Thinking is what defines me. Reasoned Belief http://faiththink.blogspot.com I am not a religious Joe, but deeply spiritual. Being born into a religion, we live by it without questions; I believe most of us have never taken time to understand what we believe! The result – if someone even tries presenting a different view, we shut the doors fiercely protect something we have NOT taken time to understand! I am a Christian by choice and not because I was born in

Monster Me !!

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Your Monster Profile Merciless Hunter You Feast On: Armadillos You Lurk Around In: Candy Factories You Especially Like to Torment: Cops What's Your Monster Name?

Will You Be a Multimillionaire?

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Your Chances of Being a Multimillionaire: 80% You have a good chance of being a multimillionaire. Better than most people. You simply have a natural knack for money and the personality for success. Will You Be a Multimillionaire?

How Sinful Are You?

I know someone who will Definitely agree with this chart :P Your Deadly Sins Greed : 40% Gluttony : 20% Lust : 20% Wrath : 20% Envy : 0% Pride : 0% Sloth : 0% Chance You'll Go to Hell : 14% You'll die in a castle, surrounded by servants. How Sinful Are You?

What Kind of Flirt Are You?

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You Are a Natural Flirt Believe it or not, you're a really effective flirt.And you're so good, you hardly notice that you're flirting. Your attitude and confidence make you a natural flirt. And the fact that you don't know it is just that more attractive! What Kind of Flirt Are You?

How Brutally Honest Are You?

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You Are 80% Brutally Honest Most of the time, you tell it like it is. Even if it's hard for people to hear. Sometimes you hold back though, because you never want your honesty to be hurtful. How Brutally Honest Are You?

Emotional Intelligence Quotient

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The Reason I post this - "Two possibilities - you've either out " Dr. Phil-ed " Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar. - HAHAHAHAHHA Your EQ is 180 50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick! 51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese. 71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely. 91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that. 111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt. 131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin. 150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar. What's" Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?

..and I am happy!

In the running mills of time, engaged in an endless race to outperform yourself, and missing out the beautiful scenery on the road by being more bothered about the time lost in braking, comes a pause… A pause where time stands still, every worry disappears, feel so happy and contented… and you wonder why? When I think, it knocks on me that – today is one of those days, when I am so relaxed, content with myself, happy for everything I have & dont, and live without any expectation!. I want to write a lot, but some things just need to be indulged and lived ...and Thank You Sam for making the morning so wonderful. …and I am Happy!

Are the lines really that blurred?

This blog is dedicated to the “warrior of cognition” – Sarbani. One with whom I could not agree on anything professionally, but still a good friend. “ Cognition ” - I say is one bad word! Coming from the world I lived for the last 5 yrs of work – that’s one risky statement to make - enough to piss off someone who would swear by the word and can kill to retain its meaning – You see that’s how I define Cognition. We continually measure everything against some arbitrary line that exists (don’t know where), but it does!, and we have our reasons for the same. Assuming that this line exists, are the lines really that blurred? I guess not – No line is blurred, it either because we see (focus) past the line or before that line, that the line per se appears blurred. For Example – if I were to say – that “cognition is a bad word!”, where does it become bad or good? The way I see as being blurred is “the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning” So, we make the lines blurred

..and I am smiling

It feels so nice to smile, and I am smiling a lot - off late. It's brilliant how the smallest of things can make one smile. In the hustle and bustle of life, there comes a person, who makes you smile, and thoughts of whom make you smile. I feel @ peace and am happy :) a small sms extract for the smile today - ww - Good Morning Sweetie ... there is a smile missing in the office today... xai - :) for you ! ------- need I say more?

Doing over being

We are living today in a culture of D oing over Being . We rush from one thing to the next, from one achievement to another - often not so much enjoying our achievements as registering them and hopping to the next task - never stopping to take a step back, look at our life as a whole; examine it; reflect on the general shape and direction we would like to give it; take a deep breath and be. This obsession with doing is something of a cultural neurosis: by doing and doing and doing, we escape from being - we do our lives away. It is this meaningless rushing about, without any thought given to any final ends or general purpose that we should condemn. Wondering who penned this - Socrates - Somewhere in the BC. Sounds like he wrote now!

The Indulgent Mind - So More and No More!

This blog is dedicated to my dear friend, who calls herself 'the goddess'. One who chooses to be an indulgent pessimist, but an absoulte optimist at heart. It keeps on ringing - so very often, in every one’s mind – “ So More and No More ”, the lines are continually drawn – a line that somehow just about dictates an invisible boundary. It’s a boundary that ‘the will’ imposes and it’s the boundary ‘the will’ is teased to cross. Flirting on the edge of the Indulgent Mind is tolerance in a platonic relationship; perseverance in romance, patience in courting, ambition in a career, faith in (a relationship with) God. Point in fact - all the words – tolerance, perseverance, patience, ambition, faith are the 5 pillars of something I would call the “Big Quest”. So what is this “Big Quest” that pushes the indulgent mind into the foray? Dormant in the deepest recesses of the “ cerebellum - the cradle of an ever evolving self ”, are the impressions made right from the time; you are st

What we want ...continues

I am amazed that my previous blog received such sharp reactions - a couple left the comments, but more called and expressed their "views". Why does it become so hard to accept something that is not the "perceived" image of a person ? My question still continues - What we want?.. and spent a good 3 hour trying to gather my thoughts - this sentence sums it all. “Freedom is the will to be responsible to ourselves” -Friedrich Neitzsche

What we want..

I started writing this blog 2 days ago, and all that I wanted to say, comes out in this one statement - We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact. - Jean-Paul Sartre Need I say more ?

Things that fail are over-managed and under-led

If only I replaced the word “ Things ”, with a word like “ Organizations ” or “ Relationships ”, it would have ‘won’ a better acceptance. Why is that we cannot accept the fact that - Things that fail are over-managed and under-led . To start with, we have invested a great deal of time and energy (Ya that’s the word); to take control of things and ‘make’ them happen. In the process, of ‘making’ things happen, we loose the sense of wonder and awe, that is so vital to fortifying the good feel about what we do. No wonder, now ‘make love’, ‘work in a relationship’, ‘have an agenda for a coffee’, ‘define levels of freedom (ah! this is the worst)’, ‘intent becomes important than the gesture’ and ‘quality of life more important that living itself’. Battling with the ever growing age, and 20 odd years of learning, we have already lost a major sense of awe and wonder. The normal no more excites, the chirping of the bird is too shrill to be noticed, and a simple smile renders to an analysis of th

“A short Term View” Vs. “A Long Term View”–Part 2

The problem with a sequel is that, if be-rifts an open acceptance, and imposes a benchmark, many a times which is in the mind of the reader – John, -2006 Here comes my part 2 of this blog. God Well, he knows all things, eternity to eternity. Some how, many a time, God seems so real – you can feel him, guide you and he is there in every step of your way – and some times, you just feel that He is up there; a real long way up. Times when we look back and count the many blessings God has bestowed on you, we are puffed with a deep sense of satisfaction, and in the next moment – dismiss God out of our life, when a simple thing that you wanted did not happen. These simple words in a prayer sum it all (adapted from RZIM) Human Prays: Your ways mystified me O lord, Oh Yes, in some journeys I feel you all the way, never doubted, but sometime you seem to vanish half way of that journey. At other times, you appear to me in the very last moment and you know Lord, sometimes I actually fear that you

“A short Term View” Vs. “A Long Term View”–Part 1

It’s the oscillation that keeps the air moving, the fluctuation that keeps the heart throbbing, and it’s the non-constancy of things that make them interesting. One thing that’s absolute is that - the variables of an absolute paradigm are relative. Many a time, we look at things from quote-unquote perspectives called “A Short Term View” and “A long Term View”. The interplay of these two views juggle us up with some of our deepest desires, wants, needs, goals and influence how we react, talk and behave at a moment of time. A simple conflict of these views unleashes a plethora of emotions, events and shape up what we are. I want to deal with this topic on 4 planes: Career, Family, God and Relationships (In alphabetical Order) Career Ahem!...at last you got the one Job you cherished for, and have landed in the “dream” job that goes in line with your over all aspirations, your Large Grander plan and fills your lungs with excess air to make you give those big Sighs of jubilation or relief .