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My friend sent me Chanakya's Quotes. I immediately thoguht of responses to them. I wrote back and thought i would post the responses here... Neethi in Tamil means Judgement. So you will see, a Neethi for every Quote of Chanakya. "A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first. - Chanakya My Neethi : To maintain a log of the consecutive lies you said is difficult. You need to be smarter than SMART can mean. "Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venemous **- Chanakya My Neethi : One day, your pretence comes out to the limelight and your true color will show up. "The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. ! It will destroy you." - Chanakya My Neethi : If you don’t share your secrets, you will never know anyone else’s secret and you will never have opinions of people. Opinions of people do matter, coz you never know which opinion will spark an idea in you. A good idea c...

:) I asked this question to my friends yesterday during lunch at a restaurant. Here are the answers i got... I want to become a child again. Need not bother about finance, responsibilies, the right and the wrong. I want to become a child again, to lead a life with child-like qualities.... the money comes from the ATM machine and I dont have to think more about it.... I want to be a child who is grown up enough but not to the extent of taking responsibilities for anything other than examinations and tests at school.... Others i could think of.... I will ask for a long walk with God enjoying the scenic beauty around, in a beautiful country side...or forest.... I will ask for his/her autograph.... I will ask for his/her photograph.... No one has seen him/her till date.... Or I may not be able to speak at all... It will take sometime for me to recover from the pleasant suprise of seeing God.. May be the last point is what might ultimately happen.... :) :)

I know this topic seems too much of a strain on your mind.. and very different from my usual writing pieces. Over the last week, I happened to meet some one online and believe me.... Those 30 minutes of chat on Yahoo messenger with her changed my way of looking at things in life.. It is not what she said that made me think about forgiving people.. it is what I felt made me change my way of looking at things.... Since that day, I am relaxed much more than ever before when it comes to people and their attitudes.. coz, I have learnt to say " These things happen in life " and " It is okay to Forgive..." Now why do I say 'Forgive for Good' and not just 'FORGIVE'?? That is because, when you forgive, you not only learn that you are No God to Forgive people but also learn that your blood pressure and tension come to a quick control. This way you no longer brood about why some one did/said something unplesant to you. In most cases, the same person would be...

Ever wondered what it is like to be a life operator? On a late rainy morning in my office lobby, I was seated with a 'Shatabdi' of thoughts within my head. The Shatabdi express of thoughts was fuelled by the steaming hot tea in my hands. I was facing the door to one of the forever loaded lifts. As usual the door opened and people stormed out.. People who were seated with me in the lobby wriggled their way in. In the two minute load and unload interval, I caught a glimpse of the Lift Operator seated in the corner of the lift with his finger on the operator's panel. Many a time I had wondered what it would be like to operate the lift for 12 hours continuously. That was the shift timing, he once told me, when i asked. He comes in at 6:00 in the morning and works till 6:00 in the evening. I recalled this fact and could not help wondering aloud about his plight and profession. My friend's insights : If he is the type who likes to read and analyse people's minds he will k...

What are all the questions that pop up in your mind when you think of a Birthday party? I'll tell you what all popped up into mine... What outfit should I wear for the day? What time should I reach? Will I be able to make it to the party on time? Will many children be there? Will I get to eat cake? Will I manage to talk to people and move around in the crowd? Will I miss the important call that I have been expecting all day, just precisely when the kid is cutting the cake? Will the kid play with me? Will I get home before it gets really late? So many questions just for a Birthday party evening... I'll tell u, all these were not required at all... Went in with a bouquet to greet my hosts.. ( I've always felt that in a child's birthday party, it is the parents who have to be appreciated...for all that they are to the kid and to the guests...) Flowers are a way of saying,' I know you are just wonderful'.... :) I just enjoyed being myself, coz the kids had so much f...

Thanks to the movie crew of Lage Raho Munna Bhai.. :) I got very good review comments of this movie. So decided to watch the movie. The show was screened at Six Degrees, Satyam Complex, Chennai. It was a very different attempt to teach Ahimsa and other values to all of us. The story, screenplay, dialogues, and direction were all tightly bound to the idea of conveying heavy meaning in feather-light scripting. There was lots to take home from the Movie theatre, not sure if all of us did.... Some of the points that I can coin from the story after about a week's time are: 1. A very small act or favor of yours can make a big difference to some one else. 2. Respect Old age and the experience that comes along with it. 3. Remember that you will grow old too. 4. Remember everyone has a dream, wish, aim, and hope. 5. Never underestimate the power of the others. 6. Be sincere and fully focused on what you are doing to win. 7. Express anger in an assertive manner. 8. Understand that actions sp...

Customer Support is the key point of focus in all successful business ventures. Almost all top organizations and business groups give a thought to customer satisfaction. I could see this point was well taken in one of the best jewelry Shops in Chennai.I had stepped into this shop to get a farewell gift for a friend. I wanted to get a nice gift, a gift that she could make good use of. To me, the ground floor of the shop was more of a well-lit airport, the central bus stand, or railway station to say the least. I was hoping that the second floor which housed the gifts would have some space for me to stand, leave alone select the gift. The Supervisor was very friendly.( I am not sure of his designation actually... He wore a grey suit and looked different from the rest of the staff) . I thought that it was one of those 'Customer Satisfaction' moves that the Manager had chalked out. I elbowed my way to the second floor which had a lot of silver articles and gifts. After visiting ev...

I have been spending lots of money for the last two months. Not that I wanted to waste money, but situations demand that money be spent. Never really given it a thought until my friend and me stepped inside a restaurant yesterday for her treat. We chose the place because she was impressed its ambience , the last time she had dined there. It was 2:00 o' clock in the afternoon. The ambience was impressive and place looked crowded. We managed to find seats and settled down to place orders for lunch. There was an old man in a typical rich South Indian attire( Silk Dhoti, Shirt and Shawl) having his lunch in the same bay as ours. There was a mineral water bottle on his table from which he took occassional sips.We ordered a bottle of mineral water too.. "Thanks to the Old Man" I said to myself... else I would not have cared to ask for Mineral water, given that the restaurant was popular and good and I am all flat for the paintings there. The food was tasty, but I noticed in th...

Everyday is beautiful.. I agree. There are some days when you feel you cannot express your happiness... Yesterday was one such day.... I have always been fond of children, like most other girls. I took an instant liking to my friend's daughter the moment he showed me her photograph taken on the day she was born. I could not stop wondering, (I still have not...) about the little Xerox copy of my friend. She is a 'Small Wonder' to me. This was the same feeling I had when I myself mistook my Mom's childhood photo for mine. After that point, this kid's photo amazed me... So she and I became friends, really connected and close. Between the talks with my friend's family members, I spoke to this darling little friend of mine... She seemed to understand some of my takes at things and I seemed to not understand a lot of her points... So you see, she won. She chose her toy, She knew when to go out for the evening walks with her parents and grandma, She knew to turn to her...

A child' s mind is more like a WYSIWYG ( What you See is What You Get) editor. What the child sees is what gets into the mind. Such a WYSIWYG editor in a child's mind carefully edited and saved all that happened in AVM Studio, Chennai about 20 years ago . AVM Studio was bustling with activity. Superstar Rajinikanth,the famous movie star of the tamil filmdom was busy starring in the shooting of a 'to-be-a-definite-superhit'-movie. It was not very uncommon for the children of the producers, directors, artists to land up at the shooting spots to just have fun with the movie crew. The Producer's son who had developed a major liking to his father's profession, was also there at the spot. The heros, the stunts, the cameras, the sounds, the lights, the dances, the dialogues, the crowd and the tension, translated into one word - 'Fun', to this six-year-old. As he stood watching Super star in action that day, he got noticed by the hero. So after the scene was s...

The crux came the last: Do you have a perfect balance between work and home? In a perfect balance, your work does not disturb your home life and your home does not come in between your work life. Do you think his possible? Rajini says: It is not possible as most of the waking hours is spent in the office and definitely some of the thoughts are carried back home whether or not he wants it. But the best part is he makes it a point not to vent out at home, so it does not really disturb the tranquil in his home. I hoped that there was a friend he confided in. Everyone needs a vent out. Madhav says: Experience reminds that it has to be possible. Except when the situation is very bad.... He realizes that there is no point in carrying work tension home and home tension to work. He shares concerns and opinions with his folks at home and that seems to relieve him of his constant tension, but the temper related to office tension is always under control at home. He agrees that the phone calls and...

Friends.... Everyone has a friend. Proverb says 'Every enemy has a friend'. What do these people feel about their friends.? Madhav has a lot of good friends at work. Considering that he spends most of his time at work, he is happy about the friends circle he has. He says he will miss them for sure, if he steps out of the company some day. Rajini says he had a very good circle of friends back in college. Ofcourse, his work place has earned him a good set of friends too. With less time to have fun and confide, he seems to miss them often these days. Over the years, he has lost touch with most of them. He plans to take steps to renew the friendship and get in touch with his circle of friends. He has signed up on Orkut.com, the latest friendzone. Your Goals : It was a little difficult for me to take it when Rajini said that he did not have any major goal. Now this is one answer, I cannot take from any youngster. Everyone has a goal, mostly hidden. Till it happens it stays as a drea...

Patience: I have always admired Rajini's patience. It is said that programmers require patience. I asked if these Gurus also thought so. Rajini says that he tends to get angry and Madhav knows better.There have been times when anger has got the better of him, but since his principle of commitment comes in between often, he appears to be patient enough to handle it. Madhav says that every walk of life actually requires a certain amount of patience. At work, this is not a major requirement when things are organized. You may not have to get hyper about anything at all if work is process-oriented and if you have certain level of sincerity at work. He admits that there are times when things do not work out ( as it is in most situations, if Murphy's law chooses to trigger off ) and patience becomes a mandate. To Madhav, the problems with the parking facility and lift breakdowns and other such out-of-context problems cause as much, if not more tension, than the mails, calls, issues, m...

The conversation was proceeding very cool. I had this clock ticking inside my head saying:"Deeps, you are taking a little too much of their time". Still, I just went on, after confirming if the Gurus were having something to attend to immediately. I am sure they would have had something to take care of immediately, but then the conversation went on . When asked about the time each of them spent for themselves each day, Madhav said "about three hours roughly". He was surprised when I said I had about an hour and a half only for myself, considering I was less busy than he was. Rajini said, he did not have much time for himself. He had about 10 minutes all by and for himself. He says he would improve on that when Madhav explained : It is important to take time for yourself, to do what you want to , the way you want to do it. Basically 'Live for yourself atleast once in a while' would be the principle for a healthy, happy life. Madhav spends time for himself alm...

After the question on tagline, the conversation picked up quickly. I relied on my mental tape to record the conversation. I have stored the essence of the conversation and am trying to put forth what I heard as accurate as my tape has recorded. Since I am not sure of exactly recalling the entire 'One hour and twenty five minute conversation' word-to-word, I would prefer to write this post more in the prose form than an actual interview. I don't want to misquote. :) Over to the interview... Opinion on Failure: The question was pretty abstract to both of them. I reframed: If some one does not perform in the team, what will be your move? Madhav and Rajini share the same opinion on this: They talk to the team member first, find out the problem which stops him from doing the best, give suggestions to the team member, and ensure he is comfortable working on what he is assigned. If the team member still does not perform,he is given a chance to exhibit his skills in any other strea...

The day seemed hectic at Madhav's paradise.Well, there was nothing unusual about it. With Rajini and Madhav frantically working on their computers, I almost decided that the interview I was hoping to have with them that day, was not happening. I did not even want to ask them. The least I could do for them was to just keep quiet which is very rare... If you know me , you would admit that. Well, my favorite and tested saying: 'Expect the Unexpected' proved true, for the umpteenth time, when Madhav actually asked me if I remember about the interview appointment that evening. Thrilled beyond limits, I readily re-slated schedules at my end and geared up for the interview. I had prepared the questions about a few months back with Rajini in mind, but then, thought it is okay to have answers heard out from both Madhav and Rajini on the same set of questions. There were just a few questions, as I had always seen them with their 'Busy' tag on their forehead. I firmly believe...

Exactly.. You are reading it right...I don't know what to write... Right now, I am at work reading a document that does not make any sense to me.The writer in me wants to understand the content and write about it, but then the document stares me straight on my face with all its confusing points... When I repeat the line, I actually find that the fault is actually mine.. It is entirely my problem if the document's points are confusing. Some one has put in the best of efforts to convey something. Obviously, there has to be a reason why some line is there in the document. It is upto the reader(me) to try and find out what it means. I think I am confused because of the heavy lunch I had in the afternoon which is draaaaaaaagging me off to sleep..So the document is not making sense. I can relate this directly to almost all the books and articles we read each day. If our mind is clear we might enjoy every thing we read. Ofcourse we all have comments to make, but it does not mean that ...

During my visit to Kerala last weekend, I met an old man. I spent few minutes talking to him. His view point: All of us work on computers. In a computer, you run anti-virus software that saves your machine from virus related problems. You clear up your folders and arrange files once in a while. If there are files you do not need, you take time to delete them. If you are taking so much care to keep your computer clean and safe, why not put the same effort to keep your mind safe ? Your mind is your brain which is equivalent to a computer. Anything that happens within you is due to the brain and anything that happens outside gets straight into the brain. Now, if you choose to retain only those points that give u knowledge, happiness, confidence and other such positive notes, then 'your computer' will remain healthy. Mental Health leads to physical health and happiness.On the contrary, anything that causes anger, worry, and other such negatives are to be deleted instantly from our ...

Ever been to a wedding where you have the invite but without the girl's name? That is exactly how i felt when my friend called me up to announce that he is getting married. He has given me the date, the place and said that i am invited for the wedding. He has also said that I may or may not know her.. may or may not get shocked to see her as his wife... These were the clues he gave me among others that i am pretty confused about. The point is, the very idea of attending a wedding knowing that you know both the girl and the guy, but are left with guessing the name of the bride till the date of wedding..is exciting. My friend is one of the very few who can come up with such strange ideas... strange as it may seem, it is great if you try to imagine one such invite. I am still wondering if i should go ahead and guess. Why not go for the wedding and then wait for the bride to appear on stage ?? Let's see, will let u know about this experience and whether or not i could crack the Que...

Cool blue colored walls Soft carpet to match the ceiling color Dark colored drapes on the windows A/C Fan Room freshener Cozy bed Cozy blankets Spongy pillows Teddy Bears Soft music Pleasant Wall painting Night lamp Bedside Table with a bright table lamp A nice book These days people have all these, but they are unable to sleep. This whole picture-painted bed room flashed in front of me, when i was held up last evening in the bridge at Kodambakkam High Road ( one of the renowned places in Chennai for traffic jam and prolonged 'Red' light on the Traffic signal post.). For those of you who are unable to imagine what Kodambakkam high road looks like in the evenings, i will try my best to picture paint this place here. A bridge that connects one busy cross road with the other. Both the signals have at least hundred vehicles waiting for the 'Red' light to turn to 'Green'. A hundred other vehicles cross the bridge. It is a two way traffic. This means there are two hu...

There is not much to say.. How easily we say this statement... How is work? How is life? How are u? How is your son? How is your daughter? How is your new car? How was the food? How was the party? How is the project coming up? Ever asked any of these questions to any one u know? i am sure you would have.... The answer would be one of these mostly: 'Yes, going on'.... 'Hmmm.. okay....' 'Good..' 'Great...' 'Fun....' 'Cool....' 'Fine...' If u notice, most of these will not take more than 1 minute... and the same question is posed back to u.. and u also answer one liners... There are no open ended questions, no discussions apart from work. It is not because there is 'NOT MUCH TO SAY' but because there is 'NO TIME'... people rarely say that there is a problem, because it will lead to a question and answer session where you have to talk and waste time... this leads to unfocussed , troubled minds, which means more of loss...

That is the last line of the book 'Veronika Decides to Die' by Paulo Coelho. Finished reading this book last evening. Book Glance: A gifted individual commits suicide just because she is gifted with everything she wanted in life. There is nothing interesting happening in her life, or so she thinks. Since she is just bored with life, she decides to 'call it a day' to Life. She proposed and God disposed. She is saved and as per the country's norms, is admitted in an asylum for 'recovery'.She learns from the doctors that she has very short time to live on earth. Apparently,the unforgiving suicide attempt caused a serious problem in her heart. While she was there, she comes to know more about life and comes to accept the fact a little too late, that 'Life is a Gift'. Insights on my mind from the book: Life is a Gift. Life is not as problematic afterall, as it seems to be. Live life to the fullest. Find yourself and Be yourself. Love yourself. As you wake...

After carefully reading through my article on 'Mr.Right', one of my friends actually suggested if i would some day write an article called 'Miss.Right'. Not a bad idea... Let me try... Who is this Miss. Right? Is she the kind who is honest? knows to differentiate Love and Friendship? can trust people once in a while? can come out of a shopping complex without shopping for a rupee? can cook a nice meal for herself? can understand that career comes first for the 'Guy' of her life? does not complain when a preplanned outing does not happen because of the spouse's work load? can sacrifice her career for the family? knows when to stop crying? can talk when she has to? manages to stay in touch with most of her friends well past college years? can vent out her emotions? knows that it is okay to forget appointments? can stop bothering about her looks? can stop advicing? can take life easy atleast once in a while? does not spend on stuff toys and dolls? can accept t...

Life presents you with Problems along with solutions... Just as you have more than one way to solve a question in an examination, every situation in life also has more than one solution. Exams require preparation while Life does not give you that allowance.As it happens, you are forced to expect the unexpected situations in life and live through them to clear the exam of life. We also term it as experience. So when u say, I have a good experience in 'this' field, it only means that u have been through enough problems and are confident enough to handle any such problem, if and when it arises. Coming to think of it, we all feel good, if our job resumes state 'Five' years of work experience. Surprisingly, we don't feel good at all if we are faced with a problematic situation outside our 'work'. Our immediate tendency is to feel lost and disturbed about it instead of taking it as a positive challenge. For all you know, in the RESUME of LIFE, it probably will add...

Excuse me.....I will be back in a moment. This is from a bright cell phone newbie.. Haachhooooo .......Excuse me......Haacchhh The sneeze shook everyone in the office to reality... Excuse me..... I have a doubt. "Why is the...". This fellow goes on and on with questions between the meeting where every one else is trying to ward off sleep. Excuse me..... I made a mistake. A 'sincere' junior. Excuse me......Come again. A 'serious' learner. I can think of a lot of instances when we use the words 'Excuse Me'. Still I cannot think of one reason why my senior friend didnt say this to us when we were busy solving an English crossword. Over to the office desk... This friend of ours had apparently been waiting to talk something technical to us for a very long time and all of us were busy trying to solve an english crossword puzzle. He never said 'Excuse....' so we never got the chance to notice that he was around. Unfortunately the issue he had come to ...

'Speed thrills but Kills' said one of the signs near a traffic signal. All I could think of was 'Speed thrills but fools you'. If you are wondering what I am trying to say, it is just that I just learnt this morning that I am not as smart as I claimed to be the day before yesterday evening. The day before yesterday, I was confronted with a question from a friend asking me if I think I am cute. Very interesting question actually. I hate to admit the fact that all of us lose the 'cuteness' in ourselves once we are out of the 'Innocence'. As you might have realised by now all of us are well out of innocence and smart enough to understand lot of things... So I thought 'Smart' would define me better. I told my friend that I am Smart.....Obviously God heard me... all boastful of myself... and He in fact acted upon the line immediately, as immediate as yesterday morning... As usual my day started slow, waited for the energy of the morning cheer to flow ...

Who is this Mr. Right? Is he the Maharaja Harishchandra's son who is more honest or as honest as his father? Is he the kind who loves to be simple? Is he the kind who has hobbies and has all the time in the world for it? Is he the kind who has time for personal space? Is he the kind who laughs atleast once a day? Is he the kind who makes many friends? Is he the kind who is cheerful most of the times? Is he the kind who talks out his mind to a close friend when he needs a vent? Is he the kind who marries a girl and not his job? Is he the kind who calls a spade 'A SPADE'? Is he the kind who gives respect to the girl as a person? Is he the kind who has clean habits? Is he the kind who loves his family? Is he the kind who stands by the girl when the world steps aside? Is he the kind who respects himself? Is he the kind who has dreams and aims and hopes and aspirations for himself? Is he the kind who knows a straight forward method to achieve it? Is he the kind who knows that an...

I know blogs are to have what YOU write.........I think Blogs can also hold what you LIKE... I am posting content from an email forward I received from my friend Arul. All credits to the writer whose name is Pravin.. You would have read his work at pravsworld.com.I give him all credits for this write-up. Lots of appreciations Pravin... Even if you have come across this content in your emails, I am sure you will agree that this is worth a second reading..:) =================================================================================== I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it may be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles a rainy day and lost luggage. I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "...

If u have noticed, in crossword puzzles, in the beginning, no answer you think of, will fit into the grids.. Then you take the clues one at a time and try to solve them slowly.... After a while, you feel that something is just not right, but still go on.. you don't think why a particular clue is given.. you just go ahead, try your best to figure out what it means and fill the grids.. In the end, you are amazed that all the Grids are full and the cross word puzzle fits perfectly well....and of course, it brings a feel of learning and triumph. Life is more like a network of Problem - Cross Word puzzles .... There are a lot of Grids in each Problem Cross Word... There are lot of Confusions, Trials, Mistakes, Learning, the Clues, and the blind faith on the basis of which you follow the Clues. In the end, after you manage to solve the problem, you gain a new perception and a new strength like never before. Some times, you find that the problem was never meant to be a problem. It would h...

In the Kingdom of God, a major decision was taken this morning.God decided to make you invisible for the whole of tomorrow. You get an email on the decision. No one will be able to see you but you will be able to see every one around. You cannot speak to any one, but can hear every word that any one speaks. How do you plan to spend the day as 'Invisible Man' or 'Invisible Woman'? How best will you make use of this opportunity? Send in your fancies as comments on this post. Have fun. Your imaginations can run really wild, but run a censor on what you write...We all care for the ethics of this blog. Dont we?? :) Start your Imagination Car/Bike/Horse/Camel/Jet/Plane/Rocket/Anything else that would define the speed you enjoy. Thanks a lot.

Take a little time each day to.... 1. Pray for your loved ones 2. Admire Nature 3. Appreciate whole-heartedly 4. Greet your acquaintances as you walk past them 5. Learn something new 6. Respond to your e-mails 7. Share a Joke 8. Recall appointments with people 9. Plan your calendar 10. Maintain promises 11. Listen to a friend in need 12. Speak to your Loved ones 13. Say 'Thank You' 14. Read few pages of a book that interests you 15. Listen to Music 16. Understand people 17. Count your Blessings 18. Spend with your ‘SELF’ These thoughts just sprang up on my mind when I was just finishing a technical document. I have no idea why, but then i think these eighteen points are worth a try.

How often do we realise the importance of response to an e-mail communication ? Only when there is a major problem or when there is an appreciation or when your opinion is explicitly asked for. Admittedly these three contexts are good reasons for you to write back to e-mails but there are other reasons you could possibly consider. Some one has actually thought of 1. Sending you a mail 2. Addressing you by name or as Dear 3. Spending time on the e-mail message 4. Wishing you well or saying 'Thanks' or 'Good Day' or 'Thanks and Regards' as a sign-off line In group emails, apart from the content of the email,your name in the mailing list and the time that the sender has invested in writing the message are two good reasons for you to respond to the email. This idea applies to cases when you dont write back because you dont have time.. This does not apply to situations when one deliberately avoids writing back to emails. I have no comments on the later case. Watch o...

Hi, This is something i wrote for a newsletter that never came up. Ideally this article takes the credit of the first set of lines i have ever written outside my profession. I spent about half a day putting these ten lines in place. Not sure if it would really take that long, but i think i took extra care because the world was going to read it... So now that i have a platform to publish it, thought i would very well put it up here........ Check list to having a great day at work: Do you • Say a cheerful "Good Morning"? • Say "Please", "Thank you" and "Sorry" and mean it? • Count on self-confidence? • Believe that "Mistakes do happen and it is okay to make mistakes"? • Forgive and cheer yourself when things go wrong? • Believe that problems could be "interesting"? • Define fun as "solving interesting problems at work"? • Try to do your best even when you don't feel like it? • Know when to take a break from work? •...

All firsts have an importance. In those lines, this is my first interview for the book i dream of writing someday.......... I typed out around 35 questions and took it to this Miss.Busy friend of mine who had given me an appointment to talk to her on Work Place or Paradise. Now, for those of you who wonder why should i take appointments, u forget that i am starting out as a writer and would need people's attention completely when they talk to me. I dont want to land up at their desks at the wrong time. I better start out professionally where you talk for the appointed number of minutes to the appointed person at the appointed time. Lot of people think that i am being formal though. The questions are on the lines of work life and personal life of a person. She is a sincere, dutiful, responsible programmer of a team which is forever motivated by 'Work is Worship' proverb. A good morning wish cheers her up. She takes her mistakes seriously, is not a perfectionist,and has a mi...

My article on ' Work Place - A Paradise ?' begins like this: Work Place…. It could be a paradise, if only we want to make it one. For a few people it identifies as a place that gives as much happiness and peace of mind as would any other hobby. For most others, it is a place to which they come and go just because a bank balance is credited at the end of the month. Which of these sounds better? I am sure ‘The Paradise’ sounds better than just another ‘Place’. The article and the conclusion that we will be able to draw from it would require opinions on a few points from interesting people i come across. My blogs will have such interviews on and off for all of us to analyse. Let us believe that the friends I interview, speak the truth. The questions pivot on Work Place and Mind states of the people. Later, when i have spoken to a definite number of people , i plan to close the article with excerpts from the interviews. Towards this end, i have spoken to one of my "ever-willin...

I was seated at the window seat of Coromandel Express bound for Chennai. It was 6.45 A.M and i had just boarded the train from Vizag at 4.45 A.M. It is very difficult for me to get a sound sleep during train journeys. The same must have been the case for the old man who was sleeping on the lower berth in the same compartment. He was looking around to find everyone sleeping except me. I was enjoying the scenic beauty around me. Practically in my own world of thoughts outside the box of life.... the kind of thoughts and joy you find when u are watching a 'manpasand' scenery... Now if u notice, i have used a Hindi word.. it is because of the Conversation that the old man started off with me... Some of the topics that we covered were My Job, Importance of Hindi, Tirupathi and Lord Balaji, Career, Salary, My wedding, My expectations about my life partner, Agriculture, Difficulty about studies and learning something, Eye hospitals, Chennai, mangoes, Andhra Pradesh, How easy or diffic...

I met a potter. He was skilled at crafting every little bit of clay into beautiful pots of various shapes and sizes. I learnt never to ignore anything in my life.... I met a weaver. He was weaving a beautiful silk Saree for this famous shop called 'Sundari Silks' in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He crafted his designs for the saree on a graph paper and fixed the threads on the loom accordingly. In minutes, there was a beautiful swan design on the saree's border. I learnt that his knowledge of Graphs and concentration was more than mine..... I came across a palm reader. I learnt that her 'tactics' in people handling was more than mine.... Should ask Srijith, my friend about what was it like to have your future read.. I must admit that he was bold. I met an artist. I was amazed at how confident he was about his strokes on the fabric, that could very well qualify as a curtain cloth. I learnt that his 'patience' was more than mine..... I learnt that inspite of the...

Get motivated.......... http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/execteam/speeches/fiorina/simmons04.html A friend of mine forwarded this link to me yesterday. I have my opinions on the content of the speech. Still, the speacker deserves appreciation for her courage and perseverance.. Have a motivated Day....

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