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Chennai, TN, India
I am a Software Engineer since Aug 2004. Master of own space, Fun loving but within a limit, hate pulling other's leg, twinkling brain thinking of surroundings, blend of culture and sanskar, priest of music, always ready with a helping hand and a smiling face, Mr Attitude for people who deserve it, but a true and great friend for my friends ...

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Doubt & Faith ...

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that Faith is his twin brother...

Doubt does make you feel lonely, as if no one else knows what you are feeling or going through. Whether you doubt yourself, or someone else, or a situation happening, it is a very lonely place to be. But, if you have faith, and know who you are and what you want, then the strength comes with those feelings.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Feelings & Maturity ...

The more one can fake one’s feelings, the more mature one is said to be – The lesson that I learned from life hard way. When I look back in my life, through several incidences I have felt the same. While I did things as I should have, respecting the whole society and surroundings to the extreme extent that I could, I had to fake my own feelings a lot many times. Sometimes, it was sheer unwillingness to trap others in my sad story and sometimes, it was the secrecy in social bonding that I did not want to reveal. As life progressed, unfolding such surprises one after other, the more ‘mature’ I became. ‘Mature’, in the sense that, I became more used-to to such situations, most of the times, solving myself and not disclosing to others… Many times, in moments of panic, frustration, I felt like running from the current things, but somehow, again managed to control myself and flew in the current moment. I think such is life; it goes the way you want others to see it.

Friday, February 12, 2010

Aye Chand ...

A beautiful song from the movie "Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya". Sung by Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik.

Aye chaand teri
Aye chaand teri chandni ki kasam
Mere paas bhi ek chaand hai
Tujhme to phir bhi daag hai -2
Mera chaand to bedaag hai
Teri dooriyon ki kasam,
mera chaand mere paas hai
Aye chaand teri
Aye chaand teri chandni ki kasam

Kiranon se bhari subaha ho,
taaro se bhari shaam - 2
Maujo mein tera chehraa,
phoolon mein tera naam - 2
Mere mehboob sanam, tu mera ehsaas hai
Aye chaand teri chandni ki kasam

--FEMALE--
Aa ha aa ha....mm hmmm...
Tareef karo na itni tum,
saansen hai ruki jaati - 2
Aati hai sharam si mujhko,
aankhen hai jhuki jaati - 2
Meri dhadkanon mein sanam,
har ghadhi teri pyaas hai

--MALE--
Aye chaand teri
Aye chaand teri chandni ki kasam
Mere paas bhi ek chaand hai
Tujhme to phir bhi daag hai - 2
Mera chaand to bedaag hai
Teri dooriyon ki kasam,
mera chaand mere paas hai
Aye...ohhh...ohh...

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

YOU or ME?

The law of attraction says, “Like attracts like”. That means, if you are thinking something good, universe will force good things come to you and if you are thinking of bad, you will manifest the same.

When this is told openly, lot of questions come around “self”. It is ME that thinks some good for me and then if somebody else thinks just the opposite, which one the universe is going to support for. Conflicts come around any common goal or common thing. You want some thing to be in one way whereas your friend or relative wants the same in another way. Conflict and more of conflict. YOU or ME; YOURS or MINE is the always conflicting part that all of us face in day to day life.

“Ask, believe and receive” is the principle. Well said, but then who gets that if two people asks and believes too!?

The truth is that the entire reality is your creation. You think something to happen in someway and the universe supports you there. If you think of conflict, yes, you will get more of conflict, as the universe thinks you are longing for the conflict; somewhere in your consciousness you have registered yourself for the conflict and according to the law of attraction, you will get more of conflict.

So feel good about your creation, feel grateful for the world… Create the reality that you really want by thinking that, by making decisions and holding intentions. Think what you desire, not what you don’t want to have or don’t want to get. Focus on what you want, rather what others may want or things that you don’t want.

Everything is manifestation of your consciousness. You see others as you want them to be, not as they really are. You see yourself as you want yourself to be. So change your mindset, change your thinking. Think “good” and get “good”. Let the “Law of attraction” play for US, not only for YOU or only for ME.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Zero Percentile

"Zero Percentile: Missed IIT, Kissed Russia" is one more novel by Indian author "Neeraj Chhibba" that I completed last weekend.

A book to read through if you are interested to know about Russia. The author has beautifully brought the internals of USSR. It is not like other good books that keep you captivated until you finish the last page of that... It is a good story, but not a good storytelling...

Zero Percentile is a heady cocktail of the fascinating adventures of Pankaj, a less favoured son of destiny across two completely different countries, India and Russia.

As a brilliant young boy Pankaj never imagines that he will ever be swamped with problems. Life with his friends Motu and Priya is fun. Always destined to go to IIT, a cruel accident makes him end up in a place he had never heard of before, Volgograd – a Russian ‘City of Heroes’, so-called for its role in the Second World War for stopping Hitler’s assault on Russia.

At hostel, in Volgograd, life is entirely different. There, not brain but brawn rules, which makes him land in jail after being induced into a gruesome brawl over food, with other very powerful and aggressive hostellers. Desperate for a win, he masterminds a coup, but makes the Dean his enemy instead who becomes hell-bent on destroying him. The journey never eases for him after that. Under extreme peer pressure he tries hard to lose his virginity and then cope with the agony of his best friend Nitin getting infected with HIV.

After his father’s death, he struggles to sustain himself in a highly expensive, newly capitalist Russia. His seniors, who he always looks upto as Gods unexpectedly turn into his enemy and conspire to ruin him with the help of the local mafia. He takes the gauntlet of fighting all these adversities and emerges victorious ultimately only to succumb to love.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Am I writing a book?

Well, “Am I writing a book”, rather, “Am I really going to write a book” is a question to myself. For the readers, assume that this post is telling, “I am going to write a book!”… And to my friends, when I threw this idea, comments flew from different directions with different thoughts and here they go:

Aditya:

Yeh sab chakkar mein mat raho… (Don’t be in this fantasy…). Yeh pyar, mohabbat mein mat pado, jaldi se ek ladki dekho and shaadi karlo (Don’t be in this love, find a girl soon and get married!)

Anil:

“Abbey pehle to kitab ka naam sochle… Waise tu kya likhega? Sab sach likhna hai, agar tum tumhare baare mein likh rahe ho!” (First think of the name of the book. By the way, what are you going to write there? Write all truth if you are going to write about yourself!)

Deepa:

I know you can do it. I want to see your name as author of some book. And please do not write your nickname as the author name, I won’t be able to guess whether that is you… Well, what are you going to write the book about?

"Love, Friendship and Leadership" I said.

“Leadership?, Interesting.. I know you can do it, but your book will not be as famous as Chetan Bhagat’s as you are not romantic and I think, you cannot write lots of romantic suttfs…" She said

And to that I agreed sarcastically…

Deepika:

Good yaar (Friend), I know tum likh sakte ho, itna accha jo blogging kar lete ho… (You can write it, as you do good blogging)… One thing, once you are through, show me that first, I want to read that first… To that, I said, may be you can be the first editor to that book...

Latha:

Which language will that book be in?

“English, obviously…” “What, are you thinking I am going to write in Tamil?”

“No no”, we have been just talking about Tamil language and you suddenly told that you are going to write a book… (Well, she was unaware that I always run two threads when I talk. And in this case, the threads were running in two different languages, Tamil and English!)

Yes, the language is English and madam, I am just thinking of this… And you need to wait for 1 year to see if this is true…

Prasad:

No comments. (I think he could not digest what I have been telling to him). May be he was thinking, Chinu and book, usko apne office ke kaam se furusat milta hai, jo who kuch karega…(Does he get time from his official work that he will do something else?...)

Surya:

Very good … I think same thinking process was going through his mind as Prasad’s when he said so…

I too had a love story…

“I too had a love story... A heartbreaking true love tale” is a fiction by yet another young Indian author, Ravinder Singh… I finished the book in just 1 day…

Simple, honest and touching story it is… The reality he has pen down in this book is really touching…

The very first line of this book starts as:

Not everyone in this world has the fate to cherish the fullest form of love. Some are born, just to experience the abbreviation of it.

I am sure, at the end of the book (Rather, at each stage of reading the book), you will feel the same, clearly putting yourself in one of these buckets (One having fate to experience the fullest form and the other having fate just to experience the abbreviation)

Types of Intelligences...

  1. Literary – Literary intelligence is about the capability to read and write as much as imagination. In a world in which we have to network and collaborate with dispersed teams, some in faraway lands and time zones, the capacity to build leadership proximity is determined by how well you express yourself through language. Developing excellent language skills is then extremely important.
  2. Musical – Music is about harmony. Studies indicate that children who play an instrument learn to ‘listen’ much better – they grow up to be empathetic professionals. Not everyone though is endowed with the intelligence to write lyrics, compose, perform or play an instrument, but the capacity to build appreciation can be cultivated by anyone, and it has several benefits beyond just entertainment.
  3. Kinesthetic – Great sportspersons have what is called kinesthetic intelligence. In certain kind of sports, you do not have time to think. Such people have intelligence in their muscles, learning ability in their hands and legs. They are able to take critical decisions involving the body and the mind on-the-fly where each move is a new move, and sometimes life depends on it.
  4. Interpersonal – There are many people who are better able to converse, have the ability to make friends quickly, read other people’s emotions, and solve problems collaboratively. These people have a higher degree of interpersonal intelligence. They build more empathy and can work better as part of a group. This is hugely important for people who want to lead.
  5. Intra-personal – Some people are more self-aware than others. Those who are self-aware have a realistic understanding of who they are, what their true needs are, they are emotionally stable and can deal with the ups and downs in life and work far better. These people have a higher degree of Intra-personal intelligence. This is extremely important in professionals whose decisions impact a large number of people.
  6. Spatial – Spatial intelligence gives us navigational capacity. In the days of yore, among seafarers, some were specially chosen for their navigational skills. On an overcast night, they could steer a ship and instinctively know true north. In today’s world, in a profession like selling, you realize that some salespeople can map and chart a client organization much better than others. Some people can land in an alien town and map it so well that they become demonstrably more productive than others. These are spatially more intelligent people.
  7. Naturalistic – Alluding to our hunting and farming days, every tribe had someone who was better at recognizing animal calls, knew one animal from another by looking at hoof or pug marks. That individual was very important for the safety of the hunters and success of the mission. When farming dominated human activity, this person was the one who knew one herb from another, could tell you which wild mushroom to eat and which one would kill you. He was the one gifted with naturalistic intelligence. As we all become more environmentally aware and sensitive to the planet, naturalistic intelligence, that is, the ability to relate to the nature world, will be much more in demand across professions.
  8. Spiritual or Existential – We are all hardwired to appreciate the presence of a higher power. Some people can connect more easily with the spiritual world and as a result they can better deflect anxiety, can better deal with loss, and can better balance decisions with yardsticks of morality and self-governance. Such professionals, who know and can do the right thing, will increasingly become relevant in the world of business …

Thursday, December 31, 2009

2009 Vs. 2010

Again a year is gone and I am all ready with my enthusiasm and energy to grasp a new year 2010. As in last year, I have something new to achieve in this year too, both personally and professionally... To remind me for the years to come, let me point the things that I wanted to do in 2009 and how it really went...
  1. I wanted to read lots of Technical books, but I ended up reading lots of Novels... Well, the word was "reading" and I think, I did it...
  2. My mother wanted me to buy a house for us, but landed up buying some land... Hopefully, some day it will shape into my dream house... So, in a sense, it will come true some day and I think, I stepped the first step towards that...
  3. Wanted to watch all hindi movies being released this year, but missed lot of them managing to squeeze only some of them into my busy schedule...
  4. Had lots of load at office, which forced me to drag myself away from my friends, that later became one of my achievements to some extent (Though lot of friends kept on complaining me asking the very reason of the detachment, and for them, I always had a lame answer "I was very busy with official work")
  5. Somewhere down the line, I did realize that I should do some exercise daily, and hence started "Morning Walk" as first step towards that... Though it started late in this year, I am thinking to carry forward this in the new year 2010.
  6. Made holy trips to Haridwar, Rishikesh, Shiridi and places like Delhi, Pune, Nasik, Bangalore this year with my mother... For the first time, my mother flew from Chennai to Delhi and from Pune to Bangalore... This was a happy achievment for me... Hope to do some more holy place visits in year 2010...