And now a tribute to the monsoon who has come on its annual visit to the country. There was no reason for it to come - we are on a tree-felling mission, every available inch in the city is being utilized by the builders, no one is thinking about reducing polution and everyone is hell bent on destroying the planet that we walk on.
But good old monsoon has come again - keeping its promise made maybe centuries ago. And hence deserves a tribute:
छोटीसी कहानीसे, बारिशोके पानीसे, सारी वादी भर गई
ना जाने क्यो दिल भर गया, ना जाने क्यो आख भर गई
Thursday, July 16, 2009
काल एका एफएम चेनेलवर गणपतिवरच गाणं ऐकलं आणि एकदम लक्षात आलं की खरंच बाप्पा येण्याचे दिवस जवळ आले की! आता थोड्याच दिवसात दुकानाच्या फ़ळ्यावर विराजमान झालेले लहान बाळासारखे गोजिरवाणे दिसणारे बाप्पा दिसतील। गणपतिबाप्पा मोरया च्या घोशाने अवघा आसमंत दुमदुमून जाईल। सगळा महाराष्ट्र गणेशमय होईल। बाप्पाच्या आगमनासाठी माझी ही पायघडी:
सुखकर्ता दू:खहर्ता वार्ता विघ्नाची, नुरवी पुरवी प्रेम कृपा जयाची
सर्वांगी सुंदर उटी शेंदुराची कंठी झळके माळ मुक्ताफ़ळान्ची
जयदेव जयदेव जय मंगलमूर्ति
दर्शन मात्रे मनकामना पुरती
बाप्पा लवकर या :-)
सुखकर्ता दू:खहर्ता वार्ता विघ्नाची, नुरवी पुरवी प्रेम कृपा जयाची
सर्वांगी सुंदर उटी शेंदुराची कंठी झळके माळ मुक्ताफ़ळान्ची
जयदेव जयदेव जय मंगलमूर्ति
दर्शन मात्रे मनकामना पुरती
बाप्पा लवकर या :-)
Jack Welch said it right! There is no such thing as work-life balance. There are only work-life choices. You make them and they have consequences. The article said that many in the audience shook their heads when he said this. But I know that if I were part of that audience, mine wouldn't have been one of those.
I also agree with one of the other persons quoted in the article who said that work-life balance depends more on the employer than the employee. I still fondly remember one of my ex-bosses in the US (the only one who I have still remained in touch with!) who had told me point blank that he was least bothered about when I came to office and when I went home as long as I complete my work in the given timeframe and with the quality expected. I also remember that our entire team had once sat back in the office till the wee hours - so we could complete work even before the deadline given earlier because an important demo was scheduled at a short notice. And each member had done so of her/his own accord!
I also remember another of my ex-bosses who demanded that the employees come to office over the weekend - even if there was no work pending. I think he loved the office better than his home but somehow never wanted to be alone in the office! Needless to say, over the years I have never bothered to find out where he is :-)
I also agree with one of the other persons quoted in the article who said that work-life balance depends more on the employer than the employee. I still fondly remember one of my ex-bosses in the US (the only one who I have still remained in touch with!) who had told me point blank that he was least bothered about when I came to office and when I went home as long as I complete my work in the given timeframe and with the quality expected. I also remember that our entire team had once sat back in the office till the wee hours - so we could complete work even before the deadline given earlier because an important demo was scheduled at a short notice. And each member had done so of her/his own accord!
I also remember another of my ex-bosses who demanded that the employees come to office over the weekend - even if there was no work pending. I think he loved the office better than his home but somehow never wanted to be alone in the office! Needless to say, over the years I have never bothered to find out where he is :-)
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Have you tried the new Amul ice-cream parlors that have come up across the city? I did - yesterday. The "Spanish Saffron" only sounded exotic - nothing exotic in the taste. The "Afghan Dry-fruits" was very good. Sadly, "Honey Banana" and "Pineapple" both were out of stock.
I plan to make another visit sometime next week to try more flavors. Stop by for a review of "The Taste of India". :-)
I plan to make another visit sometime next week to try more flavors. Stop by for a review of "The Taste of India". :-)
Last week someone from my ISB alumni group posted an email about their group's upcoming visit to Bhutan in September. I read the details with great interest - until I realized that the whole trip is going to take about a week. Sadly, I will not be able to take so much time off. :-(
I wrote to the girl who posted the mail. She has responded back saying they do have a couple of trips planned to the North-east during the winter. I am hoping I will be able to join one of them. The Land of the Seven Sisters has been beckoning since a long time. It's high time I accepted their invitation :-)
I wrote to the girl who posted the mail. She has responded back saying they do have a couple of trips planned to the North-east during the winter. I am hoping I will be able to join one of them. The Land of the Seven Sisters has been beckoning since a long time. It's high time I accepted their invitation :-)
Somewhere in Pakistan there is a 900 years old temple of Lord Shiva which is tended to by Muslim priests. They perform the Aarti since the last Hindu Pandit left the village leaving the temple in their care. They also make sure that whoever visits the temple doesn't leave without getting the Prasad. My jaw dropped when I read about this last week. It seems just plain impossible, isn't it? If only we had more of such tolerant people, the world would be a much better place to live. :-(
Another forwarded email....
'Sometimes love is for a moment, sometimes love is for a lifetime. Sometimes a moment is a lifetime.'
Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived. One day there was a storm in the sea and the island was about to get drowned.
Every feeling was scared but Love made a boat to escape. Every feeling boarded the boat. Only one feeling was left. Love got down to see who it was. It was EGO.
Love tried and tried but ego wasn't moving. The water was rising. Every one asked love to leave him and come in the boat, but love was made to love.
At last all the feelings escaped and Love died with ego on the island.
Love Died because of EGO!
So, Kill Ego And Save Love.....
One Message to our friends:- 'Argument wins the situations but loses the person. So when arguing with your loved ones, remember that situations are not more important than your loved ones...
'Sometimes love is for a moment, sometimes love is for a lifetime. Sometimes a moment is a lifetime.'
Once upon a time there was an island where all the feelings lived. One day there was a storm in the sea and the island was about to get drowned.
Every feeling was scared but Love made a boat to escape. Every feeling boarded the boat. Only one feeling was left. Love got down to see who it was. It was EGO.
Love tried and tried but ego wasn't moving. The water was rising. Every one asked love to leave him and come in the boat, but love was made to love.
At last all the feelings escaped and Love died with ego on the island.
Love Died because of EGO!
So, Kill Ego And Save Love.....
One Message to our friends:- 'Argument wins the situations but loses the person. So when arguing with your loved ones, remember that situations are not more important than your loved ones...
Finished reading John Grisham's "The Associate" and thanked God I am not a rookie in a New York Law Firm! Delightful reading - as is the case with all Grisham novels I have read so far. On page 231 though, the author has mentioned "Kyle" when it's actually his pal Baxter who is speaking to brother Manny. And no one seems to have caught the error. :-)
RULES OF THE AIR(from Australian Aviation Magazine)
- Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
- If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pullthe stick back, they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling thestick all the way back, then they get bigger again.
- Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.
- It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there than upthere wishing you were down here.
- The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
- The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keepthe pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot startsweating.
- When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collidedwith the sky.
- A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great'landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
- Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough tomake all of them yourself.
- You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power totaxi to the ramp.
- The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angleof arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival andvice versa.
- Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get tofive minutes earlier.
- Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking aboutmight be another airplane going in the opposite direction. Reliablesources also report that mountains have been known to hide out inclouds.
- Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to thenumber of take offs you've made.
- There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing.Unfortunately no one knows what they are.
- You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience.The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag ofluck.
- Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.
- If all you can see out of the window is ground that's going roundand round and all you can hear is commotion coming from the passengercompartment, things are not at all as they should be.
- In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum goinghundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour,the ground has yet to lose.
- Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experienceusually comes from bad judgment.
- It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as muchas possible.
- Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.
- Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it'snot subject to repeal.
- The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you,the runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago.
- If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pullthe stick back, they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling thestick all the way back, then they get bigger again.
- Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.
- It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there than upthere wishing you were down here.
- The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
- The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keepthe pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot startsweating.
- When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collidedwith the sky.
- A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great'landing is one after which they can use the plane again.
- Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough tomake all of them yourself.
- You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power totaxi to the ramp.
- The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angleof arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival andvice versa.
- Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get tofive minutes earlier.
- Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking aboutmight be another airplane going in the opposite direction. Reliablesources also report that mountains have been known to hide out inclouds.
- Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to thenumber of take offs you've made.
- There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing.Unfortunately no one knows what they are.
- You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience.The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag ofluck.
- Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.
- If all you can see out of the window is ground that's going roundand round and all you can hear is commotion coming from the passengercompartment, things are not at all as they should be.
- In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum goinghundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour,the ground has yet to lose.
- Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experienceusually comes from bad judgment.
- It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as muchas possible.
- Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.
- Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it'snot subject to repeal.
- The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you,the runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago.
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