Looking forward to 2008

its gonna to be january 1 of 2008 in another 23 hrs..and tho i should be studying for my exam thats gonna b there in 13 hrs..i ll take some time to put this post here...

well this post is gonna be a brief run down of the new year celebrations over the last few yrs and wats gonna be coming for 2008...


2004: i ll start with 2004...3rd of Engineering

Came back home for the winter vacations from my college...all my frnds in delhi were mostly out with their own respective college grps...so i had a good time spending the new year with my family...tho a party wud ve been fun...this was better (looking at it in hindsight)*

2005: last year of engineering...

another vacation at home in the winters...last one of engineering...my cuz frm UK had come down n was back in india..so we had a small family get together...went out for a drive with cousins..roamed the streets of delhi..got the cold chilly wind to hit the face...n came back home to celebrate with the family...again n amazing time...

2006: Working with HSBC...

i had started working now..finally i managed to free my evening of 31st to celebrate from my work...damn the work was so exhausting..went to a party to a resort on the outskirts of pune with frnds from work...had an awesome time dancing...gossiping..boozing..all in all great fun..enjoyed to the core..at 4am..a frnd came over from mumbai...hes one of my best frnds..a good start to 2007..

2007: MBA first year down south in Tamil Nadu..

well here new yr and christmas here come at the time of final exams of the trimester(divide an yr into 3 n u get a trimester)....but could that stop us from having fun...220 of us..living in our very own world...gave the exm in the day...gotta cultural event and a party going in the night..danced..boozed..danced...partied hard into the night...a new yr..a new beginning...life was looking good...

2008: MBA second yr

I have an exam tomorrow...lol..should be studying Software project management...too boring..will get back to it in a while...looking forward to the party at night and the new yr to begin...

* that hindsight thing came into the picture bcos for the last 3 years i have missed almost all important functions, occasions and festivals at home...n now i realize the importance they hold.but im sure i ll get alot more opportunities in the future :)

The time of 2007 has come to an end...
hopefully 2008 should be full of might...

a new dawn will rise, the night would end....
and the fighter shall continue to fight!!

Happy new year to everyone...God Bless you all...

Vandita's awesome contribution

Well this is an update to the joke post below...do read that first...then go to the comments section and see why this deserves to be here...

this is one of the best and funniest pieces of writing i ve seen...thanks Vandita

To,

The Principle,
Bela School,
Ludhiana

Sir,
Binti eh hai ki ajj kall school vich dill nahin lagda ,

te raat nu neend vi nahi aandi, kyonki school vich kudiyyan ghatt ne,

Jo hai oh sabb eniyann ajeeb ne ki dekhann nu ji ni karda.

Te madama v koihkhass patakka nahi hann. Hor kuch nai te ghatt to ghatt receptionist
hi sohni rakh lavo ..

taa ki nave bachhe admission laen layyee motivate ho sakan .

Aap ji da bahut dhannwadi howanga.

Your's faithfully ji,
Boys Association


Translations in the comments section :D

Some jokes....

well i ve seen a few blogs lately...and it made me realise that some laughing and smiling needs to be done...so i ll start with some jokes here.....

Sardar with a new mobile called everyone from his Phone Book & said
"My MobileNo. has changed Earlier it was Nokia 3310 Now it is 6610"









Sardar Son: O God! Please make New York the capital of Punjab .
Sardar: Why are you praying for that?
Sardar Son: That is what I have written in my exam.








Sardar to Shopkeeper: - Mujhe India Ka Flag Dikhao, Shopkeeper ne Flag
Dikhaya, Sardar: - Isme aur Colour Dikhao.

Just have a look of a heart-touching letter of a sardarjee's MOM
Dear banta

Vahe Guru !

I am in a well here and hoping you are in the same well there. I'm

Writing this letter slowly, because I know you cannot read fast.

We don't live where we did when you left home. Your dad read in the newspaper that most accidents happen 20 miles from home, so we moved 20 miles. I wont be able to send the address as the last Sardar who stayed here took the house numbers with them for their new house so they would not have to change their address. Hopefully by next week we will be able to bring our earlier address plate here, so that our address will remain same too.

This place is really nice. It even has a washing machine, situated right above the commode. I'm not sure it works. Last week I put in 3 shirts, pulled the chain and haven't seen them since.

The weather here isn't too bad. It rained only twice last week. The First time it rained for 3 days and second time for 4 days.

The coat you wanted me to send you, your Aunt said it would be a little too heavy to send in the mail with all the metal buttons, so we cut them off and put them in the pocket.

Your father has another job. He has 500 men under him. He is cutting the grass at the cemetery.

Your sister had a baby this morning. I haven't found out whether it is a girl or a boy, so I don't know whether you are an Aunt or Uncle.

Your uncle, Jetinder fell in a nearby well. Some men tried to pull him out, but he fought them off bravely and drowned. We cremated him and he burned for three days.

Your best friend, Balwinder, is no more. He died trying to fulfill his father's last wishes. His father had wished to be buried at sea after he died. And your friend died while in the process of digging a grave for his father.

There isn't much more news this time. Nothing much has happened.

P.S: Beta (son) , I was going to send you some money but by the time I realized, I had already sealed off this letter

i m sure most of u must ve read all this sometime in the past as a fwd in the mail..but what the heck till it makes u smile n laugh

cheers!!

Disclaimer : The intent of this post is total humour. I too am a sikh :)

Stars kissing the ground

the first exm's over...went for a jog in the evening...came back...lazed arnd..had diner...the nite became chilly....gulped down 2 shots of signature with a frnd...discussed a few things frm college...came back to my room...n started watching this movie..it got released last friday n v got an amazing print to watch...

Taare Zameen Par....

a 2 hr 40 minute ride that makes u

laugh,
smile,
cry,
remember ur own childhood,
cherish those memories,
makes u wonder how different as individuals can we be,
how demanding as parents we would be,
how brave as kids we were,
think what is life all about and a lot more..

i ve seen movies that ve made me emotional and more often than not they are war movies which do that to me...bcos i too wanted to be an airforce fighter pilot...there's that soldier within me that still lives on...people wud generally wave hi wen they pass by..i end up saluting..though its informal...for me..its wat i am....

coming back to the movie...i am amazed by the performance given by the kid and his mother...for me they shud get the filmfare awards for best actor and best actress in a supporting role...dont ask me why..for who ve seen the movie..wud know so..for those who havent seen it..u shud see it...aamir khan..what do i say...hes the king of his own Bollywood...for him..god speed..amen...

for each one of us...during our childhood...we have known that there's something different in us..... each of us than the kid next to us...probably our folks in this competitive world have put that on a lower priority and wud like to see their unfulfilled ambitions being fulfilled by kids...i still get that feeling sometimes wen i am conversing with my dad...and i knw its not bcos he wants me to become what he couldnt...but bcos he wants me to be someone who can take on the world...someone who can face all situations and not look back at things with regret..it looks like a burden to most of us kids..but trust me..for the folks its not like that...but then most of us need someone at that age to show the path..lead us for a while...i am glad i had that in the form of my family and frnds...and i hope there's a pied piper for everyone...just look arnd :)

go watch the movie guyz :)

Exam time

hey guyz...

just an update..my exams start from 26th dec n go on till 7th jan..but dont worry im not gonna bid adieu n all...

i ll be online..i ll b here...studying and blogging too :)

just wrote this on the morning of the exam...(lol...funny piece eh)

hum hi hum hain to kya hum hain
tum hi tum ho to kya tum ho...
aaj se parikshayain shuru ho rahi hain...
ajao maidan main...
tumhe kya lagta hum kisi se kum hain....

(tum refers to the exms)

so wish me luck

cheerio

maverick

Merry Christmas!!!

Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho

Guyz its 25th December..hope all of u ve put ur socks out for Santa's gifts on Christmas eh!!!!...

well living here in a civilization of 200 people, Christmas is another moment or rather event when all of us get together, share our happy moments, forget our worries and tensions, pull each others leg, have fun, eat cake and me merry..isnt that what Christmas is suppose to be all about??

We at devil's corner(its our very own grp here, owing to the corner flat in the hostel row) have made a video for Christmas this year..it shows some of the happy moments that we have had here..and we hope they keep continuing till.....(i m not putting a time frame)....

out here for us..we have our problems..worries..tensions (not to forget..exms start from 26th..lol...)..but still we try to make every day a Christmas day for each of us!!..

Enjoy the video...and Merry Christmas to everyone...



Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho

The Kite Runner

i just finished reading this book "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini...n i just wish that why didnt i read this book before....

i wont give out the story or characters of the book here...bcos i would like to see people who havent read this book to read it once....but i ll talk about the context...

ever in ur life..wondered...if u cud go back in time n do something that u didnt do bcos u acted cowardly???....the same thing that haunts u till date....the same thing that shows its face wenever u close ur eyes...the same thing that is a part of ur life...and u still think if i could do anything even today that would help to ease n let go of those cowardly memories???something courageous that u could do, that would clear your own conscience....

well thats what "The Kite Runner" is all about...i just saw that a movie has been made on it...probably the next movie that i am gonna download....lol...but seriously...a book worth reading...makes u laugh...wonder...dream...cry...be human...be courageous...be a warrior...be a fighter :)

rain rain everywhere

well...time for a new post eh???hmmm....ntn much is happening around here just that classes have become very hectic...exams start next week(something that dont bother any of us now)...and its been raining here non stop for the last 2 days...and its expected to continue for another 2 days..

everytime u look outside of ur room..u see its raining...as usual we run late to clas..n now we get wet too doing that...going to mess in the rain....walk in the rain....tea in the rain....football in the rain....lol...

n here are a few pics of the torrential downpour that occured day before...the entire football field was soaked with water....all the views are from the entrance of my hostel room...

An important conversation

Conversation between GOD and Human being

God : Hello. Did you call me?

Me: Called you? No.. who is this?
God : This is GOD. I heard your prayers. So I thought I will chat.

Me: I do pray. Just makes me feel good. I am actually busy now. I am in the midst of something.
God : What are you busy at? Ants are busy too.

Me: Don't know. But I cant find free time. Life has become hectic. It's rush hour all the time.

God : Sure. Activity gets you busy. But productivity gets you results. Activity consumes time. Productivity frees it.
Me: I understand. But I still can't figure out. By the way, I was not expecting YOU to buzz me on instant messaging chat.
God : Well I wanted to resolve your! fight for time, by giving you some clarity. In this net era, I wanted to reach you through the medium you are comfortable with.

Me: Tell me, why has life become complicated now?
God : Stop analyzing life. Just live it. Analysis is what makes it complicated.

Me: why are we then constantly unhappy?
God : Your today is the tomorrow that you worried about yesterday.You are worrying because you are analyzing. Worrying has become your habit. That's why you are not happy.

Me: But how can we not worry when there is so much uncertainty?
God : Uncertainty is inevitable, but worrying is optional.

Me: But then, there is so much pain due to uncertainty..
God : Pain is inevitable able, but suffering is optional.

Me: If suffering is optional, why do good people always suffer?
God : Diamond cannot be polished without friction. Gold cannot be purified without fire. Good people go through trials, but don't suffer. With that experience their life become better not bitter.

Me: You mean to say such experience is useful?
God : Yes. In every terms, Experience is a hard teacher. She gives the test first and the lessons afterwards.

Me: But still, why should we go through such tests? Why cant we be free from problems?
God : Problems are Purposeful Roadblocks Offering Beneficial Lessons (to) Enhance Mental Strength. Inner strength comes from struggle and endurance, not when you! are free from problems.

Me: Frankly in the midst of so many problems, we don't know where we are heading..
God : If you look outside you will not know where you are heading.Look inside. Looking outside, you dream. Looking inside, you awaken. Eyes provide sight. Heart provides insight.

Me: Sometimes not succeeding fast seems to hurt more than moving in the right direction. What should I do?
God : Success is a measure as decided by others. Satisfaction is a measure as decided by you. Knowing the road ahead is more satisfying than knowing you rode ahead. You work with the compass. Let others work with the clock.

Me: In tough times, how do you stay motivated?
God : Always look at how far you have come rather than how far you have to go. Always count your blessing, not what you are missing.

Me: What surprises you about people?
God : when they suffer they ask, "why me?" When they prosper, they never ask "Why me" Everyone wishes to have truth on their side, but few want to be on the side of the truth.

Me: Sometimes I ask, who am I, why am I here. I cant get the answer.
God : Seek not to find who you are, but to determine who you want to be. Stop looking for a purpose as to why you are here. Create it. Life is not a process of discovery but a process of creation.

Me: How can I get the best out of life?
God : Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear.

Me: One last question. Sometimes I feel my prayers are not answered.
God : There are no unanswered prayers. At times the answer is NO.

Me: Thank you for this wonderful chat.
God : Well. Keep the faith and drop the fear. Don't believe your doubts and doubt your beliefs. Life is a mystery to solve not a problem to resolve. Trust me. Life is wonderful if you know how to live. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that took our breath away!


well it answers a lot of our day to day questions..doesnt it???wat say??

Revealing my dream....

I have been tagged by D Sinner for this post...and i apologize for the delay in responding as i was caught up with work in college..the post below this one is testimony to that fact..lol....

newaz for this post..the Rules

• Reveal your dream for the world to see, either on your blog (if you’re a blogger) or in the comments of a blog (like this one).
• Remember it’s a dream - so aim high! If your inner critic tells you that your dream isn't “realistic”, tell your inner critic to take a hike. State one of your wildest dreams AS IS.
• Tag some other bloggers, or friends. Don’t forget this step!
• Links back to this post are appreciated, but not essential. that’s it - start manifesting
• one last thing, you’re allowed to have many dreams, but you don’t have to reveal EVERYTHING for the world to see - just pick one of them for this challenge. Also, the beauty of being human and having the freedom of choice is that you can always change your mind - and by setting the wheels in motion for the dream you mention you’ll be able to make an informed choice. Reveal your dream for the world to see. It’s risky, but I promise you’ll thank me down the road. Oh and please keep in touch - I want to hear how it all goes!

So here goes......




Its 5am..and the drill hooter just went off at the airbase....me n my frnds..co pilots run to the dressing room to put on our flight gear...within 25seconds we are dashing towards are Su 30MKI's stationed perfectly on curved tarmac...it just looks so majestic in the morning glory...the grey colour indicating its stealth even at the break of dawn...me and my co pilot climb on and seat ourselves in the cockpit...we perform the routine checks..and the squadorn is ready to go....to touch the skies...to kill the enemy...to return victorious with our head held high(even tho this is a simulation exercise)....

the first plane takes off....mine is next...i taxi the plane to the runway...check the engine...i ve the go now...and i roar the engines of the Su 30MKI...and here we go....we just got airborne...wow...again the feeling of flying....in just a few seconds we are hovering over the limits of pune..the first plane that took off is my wingman...we go around our flight path checking out the skies for any intruders...and

suddenly..there's a blip on the radar...an enemy plane...in the vicinity...time to go MACH 3 and catch the bugger.....this is going to be fun........


Well that was my dream ...n now my turn to tag..Umang, Tabz , Vandita and Soma.

long long time eh??

hmm...long time eh.....seems like...a long time...chronologically just a few days.....

lol....sorry for being away but then its time for choosing the company one wants to work for after an MBA....last one week has been really really a new experience for me...heres wat the weeks been like

a) made a new friend thru PG...n shes a really kewl person..fun to talk to...tries to cheer u up..when u need it the most.....pretty understanding i believe...thnx...

b) well as i said it was career time at the college...the last week has been a new learning and experience for me...5 days and 6 companies...i made it to the final stages of all the companies but cudnt get thru...didnt knw wat was going wrong..introspected alot...

...an fmcg company in india.....realised they wanted freshers...n i wasnt one...

next...govt psu...one of the best for marketing....some govt rules and regulations related to positive discrimination were adhered to i believe....

next...one of the best IT companies in the country..bloody idiots slotted my interview in their product division...n me being a marketing/systems guy didnt fit their vertical..so another one gone...lol...then came another company..

next....again made it to the final stage..cudnt get thru...in restrospection everyone believed that they wanted ppl for southern region operations so language wud ve played a role..

was kinda lost...full of random thots at this stage...had support of all my frnds...but still didnt knw wat to do...spoke to dad..he said.."Its good that you are going through the struggle at this stage, it's just gonna toughen u up for the future...something better is in store for u..."...these words helped a lot...trust me they did...all my frnds also told me that there wud b sumthing better for me...just be patient n relax...so did all that...

next....an apparel marketing firm came...shortlisted 3 ppl for the interview..i was again one of them but i knew my chances were less than one percent owing to the interview panel that was there(cant be discussed in open)...lol..

next....a new preselection process...cleared it...went for the interview...results came at 1.45am...finally made it thru(no details here please)...felt elated...happy..relaxed...king of the world...came back to my hostel at 3am...thanked everyone..told my folks...friends..everyone i cud...went for a drive in the night..real fast one...didnt realize that my blazer was on the top of the car n it had flown off near the mess..thankfully a frnd had picked it up n returned it in the morning...lol....came back...ate maggi with frnds..it was 4am..n i was hungry...slept at like 4.30am..felt like..


KING OF THE WORLD...

i came..i saw...i fought...felt defeated...rose back from the ashes again...just like a phoenix...and won the battle..

FIGHTERS ALWAYS FIGHT....

been getting bumps for the entire day...damn my butt hurts....lol...

My FMORT

I had been tagged by Umang for this FMORT post. n i wud like to apologize for the inordinate delay.....so now that my exams got over..n i had some free time..not tht i didnt have free time during exams...but somehow thought of getting the purely random thots after the exams...so here goes....

0:00















random thots..hmm...interesting.....where should i get them from....

ok..lets give it a shot...i mean...randomness does lead to chaos..n all chaotic situations finally tune themselves to become less random over a period of time...

wow i can write crap up very easily...

should i watch lions for lambs or friends or sleep for sometime..

yaaawnn...damn

i want to go back home for sometime..

i miss being in delhi...aah the winters must ve started.....i miss the foggy mornings n evenings..

mess is closed tonite...will have to go to the city for diner..where should i go....aah let it be...shaam ko dekhenge...

i ll watch friends for a while...season 4 or 8...season 4..the apartment episode..yeah...that shud b fun...

y is the mangalore girl still at the back of my mind???even this must be a random thot...

5:00

well anyone who wishes to take up this activity..can do us at their random will..lol

btw FMORT = Five minutes of Random Thoughts

:):):) :D:D:D

how to go about this.....

well i knw i ve to reply to umang's tag...n i ll very soon..apologize for the delay...

but i need to hear out how to tackle this situation...

so here it goes...

remember the post on the mangalore girl who got married...well she has called up twice in this week..latest being 10mins ago....n i seriously didnt ve a clue of wat to talk abt...i mean...all i could do was like talk abt "wasup"..."howz life"..."had diner"..."howz ur hubby"....10mins of talking and this is all i could talk...gawd...i dont knw...shes back home for sometime before the paper work gets done for her to go to US.....and then she asks me...will u come n meet me in US...i said no....she says..will u meet me in Delhi...i didnt reply..she said...all the time u asked n i said no..now i m asking n u r not saying anything...i said...u remember the scene from DDLJ...where Kajol asks Shahrukh for his address to invite him for her wedding...n he says "main nahi aaonga"...so i told her...i ll not meet u...(maybe i did the wrong thing..but somehow thats wat came to my mind..too filmy eh???)

2 days back when she called...she was like.."i m sure u must b shocked and surprised"..and i am like...no..i m not..the reality is out there....but then i cant believe u telling me that it all happened so fast and u werent aware of it...then she says like.."trust me...even i wasnt...me n my folks went to meet the guy on 31st oct...and as the talks between my family n his family had been on for a while...it was decided that the marriage be conducted in a few days...before my would be hubby leaves for US"...n i am like...4 days???in 4 days u said to an arranged marriage...

i wanted to say..u r stupid..idiot..4 days..damn it...but all i could say was "my best wishes are with both of u"....how could i say anything else....and then she was like.."the entire family is like...u guyz ve done things too fast...we are just praying things remain ok always"...n i am like yeah they are right...when u cud ve said no...u said yes...atleast u cud ve taken some more time...and then someone came..n she had to go....

now...i seriously dont know what to talk..so guyz..lemme knw ur take on it...

a wonderfull poem....

A friend of mine at mah b school...wrote this after reading a post on my blog...its an amazing piece tht she wrote..n i wudnt want to see it get lost amongst the comments section on that post...so here it is...as a separate post...thnx bonny :)

The day begins up from East
and ends up in west.
Our life begins with our birth
and ends up with our death.
This chain will go on on and on.
Everyone comes and goes,
But those who are gone never comes back.
Every moment is precious as a gem
So win it like a game
No doubt difficult is this job
But you can do it calling Oh Lord!!

The kind of FLIRT i am...

Well as suggested by umang...took this flirt test....and here is what i got........

CINNAMONY FLIRT

You stand true to the Cinnamon flavour of Bru Cappuccino. You're playful and witty. Life to you is all about challenges and having fun and you display that in your flirting too. Humour is your forte whether it be passing a witty comment or cracking a funny joke. You imbibe this in your flirting technique and impress the others with your intelligence and comic timing. You also have the ability to pre-empt what others want and fine-tune your flirting accordingly.

The obvious flirt

You're an upfront flirt who doesn't like to plan things simply because it takes too long. Why wait for the perfect moment when you can have the moment right here and now. Your flirtatious qualities are hard to miss, and subtlety is not what you are known for. Now this is all great, as you're not playing games, so you let everyone know what your intentions are. However, be careful you don't scare people off with your direct manner. It might help if you use a bit of strategy to get

hmm..well..it was interesting to know this.....a few testimonials on mah orkut profile do say something similar i gues.... ;) ;)

for those who wud like to ve a say on this..please leave ur comments..they will be replied back to appropriately...ha ha ha

more or less like the sun sign advice columns u ve in news papers...u read n probably forget them..lol

someone explain this to me

Hey...

got this on the lan on my hostel network...couldnt help but share it with the world...its truely amazing...



enjoy!!

inspired by umang's blog

this actually comes as an inspiration from "umang's blog"..the last couple of posts on her blog..made me write this out...

in the chill of the night...
i feel as if im going to crumble without a fight...
far away i see the dawn break away...
basking everyone in its way with all its might...
and i say to myself, fighters always fight...

dont know what to write...

wow...never thot that i ld be writing this post...but then...the human mind is a strange entity..so here i am...writing this out..its related to a girl...well just to give u some back ground info...

the sequence of events in brief..got to knw this gal doing her MBBS in mangalore while i was doing my engg in Pune, about ending of 3rd yr, say Jan 2004. Got talking to her...got to know her better..became very good frnds...faked something at home and went to meet her...had the most amazing 2 days of my life with her....fell for her...told her about the same....she was a hindu..me a sikh...she said her family wud never agree...i said..leave that to me...bcos i knew i cud make that happen(my family's pretty open to whomsoever i wud choose)..newaz..came back..with a hope that something might work out in the future...a week later she called to tell, that she was getting engaged....all of a sudden that was news...tho i knw she was lying...we went our own ways....

fast forward...about an yr and half later...a more stronger...maturer me...is working for HSBC...as a software engineer...slogging away day n night at work...n one fine night i get a call from her again...pleasant surprise..yes it was...did it feel good..yes it did...so she tells me that she lied to me during the engineering days so that i cud move away from the idea of "being with her"..as it was not possible...(lol...funny tactics some girls use eh)....newaz..things were different then...and things were different now...so we got talking again for sometime...she was in the last yr of her course then...

fast forward again...im doing my mba here in tamil nadu...after some period of no talking...i get a call from her again in feb this yr...shes single..im single..so we talk...and we talk..the talking gets better and takes me back to the good old memories for a while...

but then somewhere down the line...i feel so damn well prepared to take any shocks...its like u throw anything at me..im gonna defend it successfully...so with that kind of subconscious feeling inside me...we keep talking...somewhere the light of optimism still makes me believe that things might work..but if they dont then its ok..life wud move on..she got back home...her course finished...and we kept talking quite often till about a week ago...wen i had to go to chennai for a college event...

today, 7th nov 2007, she calls to tell me that she got married on 4th nov to some NRI...lol...the first thing in my mind..is she telling the truth or faking again??n the first thing i ask her is how'd this happen...n she says..it happened all of a sudden...within a couple of weeks n all..the usual blaah blah...n im thinkin here..shud i be laughing or not??finally it seemed she was telling the truth...so i wished her...spoke to her for a couple of minutes...n in between she says "i knw u must b shocked n al"..n i say "no i m not shocked...im much more stronger (emotionally)....so strong that i can take alot without getting affected"...this statement actually scared me a bit......

well i dont knw wat else to write..this just happened abt an hr ago.....newaz...as they say...life goes on...

We are Marshall....

for someone whose a sports movie fan like me, movies like Remember the Titans, We are marshall, Coach Carter etc seem to be the preferred choice....

Simply loved Remember the Titans for the way the movie was made n everything else about it..never once felt like getting up n leaving the movie...

Was watching We are Marshall the other night...its an amazing flick..really enjoyed it...not gonna spell out the story here but wud really recommend ppl to see it once atleast if not for anything then jus the acting of Matthew McConaughey...hes simply wonderfull as the coach...

well i m writing this post to just spell out one of the dialogues of the movie...which actually wud make sense to anyone who knws wat it is to loose a team n build a new one...so here goes

it doesnt matter if we win or if we loose..it is not even about how we play the game..what matters is that we play the game...we take the field...we suit up on saturdays...that we keep this program alive..we play the game...not today..not tomorrow..not this season..not the next one...one day...u n i are gonna wake up and suddenly we will be like everyother team in everyother sport..where winning is everything..and nothing else matters..and when that day comes ...thats wen we will honour them.

Indigo 6E 381..the flight back.....

this post is dedicated to 6E 381 of Indigo that flew from Delhi to Chennai on 12th October 2007. Well i cant be too blunt but then the post is about the airhostesses onboard that day...

To get started, they were a crew of 4..Ms N, Ms G Iyer, Ms D Damodran and Ms A Kapoor. The main flight attendant was Ms N. Ms N and Ms Iyer were looking afte the first of the plane and Ms Damodran + Ms Kapoor were looking after the latter half of the plane ( where i was seated )....well all of them were pretty cute and gorgeous in their own way...but then i got to observe Ms Damodran and Ms Kapoor more than the remaining two..so i ll be writing more about them...

Well whatever i write here is based on observation n certain assumptions are there..so kindly do bear with that...

I ll start with Ms N...well she was this supremely confident woman, who it seems like was someone from a small town but had it made it to the big stage despite the huge odds...and it was evident in the way she gave out the instructions on the flight...no accent..no fake speaking styles...totally genuinity...i was impressed...and the way she interacted and walked around spoke of her confidence...

Well didnt get to hear or see much of Ms Iyer....but just a lil bit when she walked around the aisle...she was cute...spoke clearly...again..seemed to be confident and easily following Ms N's lead....

Coming to Ms Damodran now....well she was cute..gorgeous.bordering very near to being called hot...probably it was the eyes that were the best part...they were so deep and so black..i mean i havent seen such pretty eyes on airhostesses often..the way she carried herself..talked...interacted with passengers spoke of total professionalism...i mean the smiles were there..but they werent natural( i cud b wrong here)..at times she seemed to be a lil tired..probably it was a long flight and passenger can be a lil demanding these days..but she was good..very professional and very sexy...

Hmm..well now the last one...and as it is said keep the best for the last...so now we come to Ms A Kapoor...i believe she had the cutest face features around...especially the eyes coupled with the nose...very cute..n sexy...and hot...well she was very professional in her approach toward the passengers and her work..but the best part was...the smile that were there whenever she was there on the aisle...and that smile was natural..very natural..showing that she was enjoying her day on the flight that day...u cud see her chit chatting with lil kids when she was serving food or giving water.....that was good to see...something that brings a smile on ur own face..i had a 4 hr 35 min long flight but then whenever i was her...she was smiling.....

well i dont knw soon the flight ended..i landed in chennai..headed for trichy..with an aim of writing abt the flight..n here i am..doing it...dunno if i ld see these airhostesses again....but then..the world is shrinking...lol..

2 weeks in delhi....awesome time...amazing..

hmm....wow it seems like such a long time since i posted on the blog......lol....well these 10-12 days at home...made me forget abt most things and just enjoy mahself at home...

somehow i ve had a great time at home this time arnd...better than before...the first week or so went into numerous corporate presentations that out team had to make for placements...it was good fun n an amazing experience to talk with corporate entities and invite them for campus..some of the HR people were gorgeous females (an added perk)..so it was fun..roaming arnd..gurgaon...new delhi..noida...greater noida...covering more than a 100kms on certain days...lol...fun...

watched 3 movies this time around..Lions of Punjab( amazing comedy...a must dekho)...Johnny Gaddaar( another good movie)..and Dil Dosti etc( amazing flick if u r going with ur own age grp..mostly college ppl)...3 movies in 10 days...well..i must ve neared my previous best records of watching movies in Pune...lol..

well the best part has been the awesome time i ve had with my family this time around...hardly any arguements....except for one major one...the entire trips been peaceful..lol...went out for having food a couple of times...seriously...enjoyed both the times better than before...somehow felt an internal happiness...something which cant be put in words..but yes..it was good...probably..my improved health has something to do with everything...a long way to go in improving the health more...

pretty soon 10th october arrived...and i was to head back to trichy...but...something surprising happenend on 9th...got the feeling that dad wanted me to stay back for a few more days..hmm...the miracle happened...classes got cancelled for 11th n 12th...n i m still in del...lol...enjoying 2 more days at home with my family....will be leaving for trichy tomorrow..heading back to college..back to the jungle...but then that shud b also fun....

so the next update will be from trichy...till then...............

KK Concert and Rock Show @ NIT Trichy

Exms are going on in full swing now...6 gone...1 more to go...and to refresh myself..i ve been attending music concerts back to back at NIT Trichy(NITT) during their annual cultural fest Festember..

Well yesterday there was KK's concert at NITT in the evening...and wat a scene it was...there was a huge amount of greenery in the aridness of Trichy...lol...lots of greenery here and there..never before seen such greenery in Trichy before...wooof........now coming back to the pt..well there was long queue and that too a separate one for girls n guyz(this happens in TN, actually disgusting..but then cant help it)...finally after an hr long wait in the queue...and alot of pushing we finally got into the BARN(the auditorium)...5minutes went by and then the lights went off ...the stage illuminated and KK appearedd...the crowd cheered...whistled...it was as if Angelina Jolie had just gotten up drapped in just a towel on 70mm(the cheering dont get ideas..lol..)...

KK sang some famous Hindi numbers..like Yaaron,Pal,Hum dum suniyo re and some tamil numbers also....had to get back to my colg by 9.30 so left the show then n there...had to watch the awesome India -Aussie match..n wat a match it was...YIIPPPPPPEEEEEEEe...

Today went for the rock show at NITT, the closing event for Festember...a band named Planetella had come down from Chennai for performing...and trust me it was a good show...they played good rock music...a few covers...and a few of their owns(good songs..something expected from winners of Sarang- IIT Madras fest)...Sweet home alabama by lynyrd skynyrd , Purple haze and foxy lady by Jimmy Hendrix(awesome performance on these 2 songs) were a few of the covers they played...all in all an hour full of absolute rocktainment...

Had missed all this since attending some rock concerts in Pune n damn it felt amazing to go back to being in the crowds and cheering up the rock bands....simply amazing.....Rocktaiment.....

Freekick win & Mookaamboor trip

hmmm..its been sometime since i ve updated the blog...and this line seems to be becoming pretty common now...lol...newaz...lifes been a lil hectic out here....so dats why the blogs not been updated...

for starters we won the football tournament this time around. Finally sweet victory....loved the moment when the final whistle of the finals blew and also of ran towards each other to celebrate...its going to be one of those unforgetable moments in life..D feeling that we are the winners sank in only 3-4 hours after the match got over...n trust me it was an unbelievable feeling....

moving on...me n my frnds went to mookaamboor dam a few days back...it was an amazing site...water all over...lush greenery...coconut tree groves.....the setting sun...n a bunch of mischief makers(us..lol).....posing here n there....jumping on to swings like kids....splashing water on each other....posing for the kodak moments....loved every moment of it.....and before i forget...the drive to mookaamboor is all along the banks of cauvery which makes it all the more beautiful and fun....chk the pics in my orkut album....

anyways exams are starting from the 13th...n my schedule for that is pretty screwed up..but thats ok....thats something as managers we are good at managing....lol...

Current affairs@life

its been a while since i wrote something here...Ms S doesnt seem to be in sight anywhere so lets just move on to other important things going in life...

Football is again alive at my college with Freekick'07 starting a few days back. I am still a part of the last years team Blitzkrieg. This time around i am not keeping but playing as a defender for the team. We got a new player in Paul and a new manager in Sowmya for the team.

The first match we played was against a PGP 1 team named Sangam. We won 13-0, i missed 2 simple penalties(damn)....i also picked up a 1 match suspension for using undesirable words against the linesman(the guy with the flag on the sideline)...well i gues it shudnt ve happened but it happened..

So today i was watching the match against BIM Bagan (PGP 2) from the sidelines. We won by 7-0 this time around. It was a good match. Tomorrow we play Predators, the best team from PGP-1. That match should be fun n good. I am gonna play. yipppeeeeeeeeeee

Other than football life's been going on pretty ok. Somehow i have become a bit aggressive(not in the good sense) over the last few weeks, i do get a bit irritated over certain small things which i didnt used to earlier but i gues its ok. now that i know abt it..i can work on rectifying it.

Another important event here was the Independence day celebrations here. Had good fun that day. Made a video also for the occasion. Its loaded on youtube if anyone wants to check it out.

I gues enough for today...will post more soon...till then...over n out..

Chilli flight is no where near to landing!!

wow..its been sometime since i ve updated the blog..partially bcos i was busy with conducting Enigma, my institute's online quiz event.

Coming back to this post....its about Ms S...well last i heard from her air hostess friend was that Ms S had declined to read the blog....on hearing this all i could do was laugh...i mean it was kinda expected..but newaz...as denise the menace wud say "never say die" and as it is said in rocky "fighters always fight".....the hope that one day Ms S wud read this wud stay alive....or even if i travel aboard spicejet...i mite find Ms S there..with her hair falling in front of her eyes...damn tht was such a cute moment..

well midterms r on my head n havent started studying...so i better get to the job...in any case the blog will be updated...exms or no exms...lol...

marwar 7 7 07..never in a 1000 years

i wanted to write this on the BIM blog but then refrained from doing it...probably wud post a toned down version of this there...or mayb wudnt do it at it...dont think marwar 7 7 07 was worth that effort. i am sure bismarc 23 might think this is good enuf publicity for them...but then i hope everyone who reads this post, knows that marwar 2007 sucked to the core...

for bim23 who had gone through marwar 2006, this was suppose to be the next level higher but for most of us here it turned out to be a few levels down somewhere..probably at the end of mariana trench(worlds longest trench)...

the first few days of the event showed how the flow would go...one could see utter lack of coordination, negligble presence of certain required ground rules, ignorance of a framework for the event, non availability of back up plans during events and i can continue the list..and yes the guides working more than the teams themselves. BIM street was practically deserted during the first 3 days of the event.

In the latter half once the stalls and all came up..it did seem like a tiny bit of wat marwar 2006 was..but then way too much damage had been done to the image of marwar 2007 over the lack of professionalism in the conduct of the event.

One of the positives of the event was the good work done by BIM 24 despite of the....( i mean how many times can i go on talk abt the way this marwar sucked)....the 2nd positive being the amazing support Pissmark got in booing and hooting bismarc to turn to show some professionalism in the conduct of the event...

Well the purpose of this post is not to go on and talk abt how mismanaged marwar but to suggest to bim24 to not to commit the same mistake of basking in the self glory of being the best(i believe bismarc 23 was way too much into ASBness than being Bismarc)....

chilli flight on an endless tour

its been a long time since i updated the blog...the main reason behind that being that my laptop's gone for repair and im using a frnds laptop to update the blog now...

coming back to this post...well the chilli flight seems to be on an endless world tour as in i don't knw wat the status is..the airhostess friend of Ms S seems to be busy with work and i havent heard from her in quite some time now...

the tunnel seems to get longer at this end..but as it is said....the fruit of patience is sweet...so i m hoping that this saying holds true today also....

2 months at home after 6 years!!

it was good to be home after such a long time for such a long time...6 years i have been out and come home for just week or 10 day long guest visits(not literally)....first it was my engineering in pune, then work stint with hsbc at pune...now MBA down south at Trichy(tamil nadu)...well being at home was just simply wonderful..

i got the opportunity to be at home for 2 months due to my summer internship being at Dabur. the feeling of going home was like "yes finally i get to be home for so long...yippeeeeeeeee" and also scary as "oh my god..how are we all gonna adjust"....i think both the feelings were mutual on my n my folks part...even they had to adjust to my way of living which was like totally independent....seeking some privacy at times...being on my own.....etc etc...

the first week went of just fine without any hitches, arguments etc..everything was hunky dory...but then slowly the trouble started brewing up as the time started going by...my family had a different way of leading their lives and mine was different..say i was someone who used to b up till 2 in the night n get up at 9am or so..but then at home...everyone used to hit the bed by 11.30/12 n be up by 6.30/7..and i had to follow that too..thankfully i joined a gym in the morning..n this sleep time routine started to make sense..lol....

one of the most amazing parts of the stint at home was the awesome time i got to spend with my grandfolks...its just simply amazing to be with them....spend time...chat around...fool around...its something i look forward to whenever i am home...

another thing i had missed alot in the last 6 years was going out for diner with my family..but this time around i think we all made up for the lost time...went to places like embassy(cp)..park baluchi(gurgaon)...china garden(gk)..and the regular once in a blue moon trips to nirulas etc...the food at all these places is just simply awesome...

alongside the all this there were the usual heated bouts at home over issues such as the type of food...the way of living...and what not..but i guess...all of us were prepared that this would happen and we wud tackle the situation somehow(bcos u cant put an emergency plan in place for this)....still it was fun..it was ok..it was family....

one of the highlights of the stay was my trip to amritsar with my folks when i drove down for like 850kms on two days...i wish my younger bro had come but then he had a job interview for a major telecom manufacturing firm in gurgaon..(thank god hes gotten it..congrats bro)...driving down to amritsar on the NH 1 is an amazing experience..anyone whose driven down that highway should know abt tht amazing drive it has to offer...

my summers was progressing alongside at a pretty good pace...my guide and his sales team was fun to work with and learnt a lot from them..there were some good looking interns from institutes such as IMT ghaziabad and SIBM also doing their interns at Dabur....

newaz somehow time passed by...i went to pune n mumbai for 3 days..met most of my old college and work friends...one of my best friends amer...came to delhi..every now n then..it was good to spend time with him..as it is always..hes one of the best dudes arnd....mathur n verma(my skool frnds)...were an amazing company too...met my other best friends also...had a good time all in all....

time passed by and it was again time to go back to college...down south..to the land of idli dosa..sambar vada...lol..and the worst ever drivers...TRICHY...another one yr minimum away from home and then god knows where i ll be heading too.....( i hope its back to delhi...back home).....

Who we are..!!!

An article i got over the mail..something that actually is very true..so i m posting it here...

Hello friends!!Well, jayant , my friend, told me the following incident which I wish to share with you. It has had a deep impact on my thinking.

In the diwali vacation, Jayant and his couple of friends had gone to Delhi.They rented a taxi for local sight-seeing.The driver was an old Sardar, and boys being boys, Jayant and his pals began cracking Sardarji jokes, just to insinuate the old man.But to their surprise, the fellow remained unperturbed.

At the end of the sight-seeing, they paid up the hire-charges. The Sardar returned the change.Moreover, he gave each one of them one rupee extra and said, (in Hindi, of course),''son, since morning you have been telling Sardarji jokes. I listened to them all and let me tell you, some of them were in a very bad taste.Still, I don't mind coz I know that you are young blood and are yet to see the world. But I have just one request. Here I am giving you one rupee each. Give it to the first Sardar beggar that you come across in this city."Jayant continued," That one rupee coin is still with me.

I couldn't find a single Sardar begging on the streets of Delhi."Friends, we all love sardar jokes. But the fact of matter is that Sikhs are one of the most prosperous and diversified communities in the world.

The secret behind their universal success, according to me, is their willingness to do any job with utmost dedication.(u won't even see sardar rickshaw puller)

A Sardar will drive a truck or set up a roadside garage or a dhaba, but he will never beg on the streets.forward to as many as so tat they know about us wat we are

chilli flight update!!

who wud ve thot that i wud ve had the opportunity to write an update on the chilli flight...well..turns out one of the spicejet crew members ve gone thru n read my blog...n by the response i got...d post was liked too...(thanking all my stars)....

well the spicejet crew member told me that she knew Ms S....and would try to get Ms S to read the blog entry dedicated to her...(i had a nice wry smile when i heard that...lol)...

im still waiting for any updates frm the crew member...lets see if theres sumthing coming up down this road.....(as its is said "hoping against hope hopen")......

anyways i ll b flying down to chennai on 26th ...so wil b at the airport then........

leaning out of the train at 100kmph!!!

have you ever stood at the door of the train and leaned out when its moving at full speed(exceptions beging rajdhani and shatabdi)....i have...and most of the time i do when i m travelling by train..

sitting on the berth or lying down is just too boring for me. for me, i like to stand on the door or sit on the footsteps at the door of the coach and feel the air gush into my face..the most recent train journey that i took was to pune to catch up with my old friends n office colleagues...

the journey started at 3 frm nizammudin station and it was pretty hot n humid too stand out at the door at the pt of the time..so i jus sat in my berth..watched the antics of the co passengers and just kept waiting for dusk so that i cud go out n get a feel of the air..

arnd 7 pm after crossing gwalior...i jus went out..opened the doors..tightened my cap(had lost one earlier like this..lol)...and just leaned out to feel the fresh air coming into my face at about 100kmph..trust me u ve to experience that feeling to knw it...its a truely awesome feeling...the wind coming into ur face at that speed and u r balancing urself at the door with just a grip on the side bars of the coach..most might call it dangerous..risky..stupidity..etc etc..but then most stuff that gets anyone going has to contain an element of danger,risk and stupidity in it..the feeling gets even better wen the trains crossing a bridge over some river....the view is awesome....u can check some of the pics on my album in orkut...this time i was adventurous enough to take a few snaps frm my cellphone will leaning out of the train..lol..this continued the next day into maharashtra where one could see vast stretches of farms waiting for the monsoons to arrive..till i arrived in pune in the evening....

all in all this is something i crave for wen i m in a train..and soon im gonna b doing this again for a lil while wen im leaving for Trichy from chennai for my B skool to start of my final yr....hopefully that being a totally night journey should be more fun than this was...

the chilli flight back home!!

chilli is the name that was engraved on the spicejet sg 118 boeing 737 800 which flew frm mumbai to delhi an hr late on 21st june 2006 and i was one of the passengers on board the plane.

i had heard a lot abt the flight quality of spicejet being better than the other low cost players in India but i gues except for 2 gorgeous airhostesses who seemed to be well versed in Hindi(something not seen in air deccan and go air) it was more or less like GoAir/Indigo.

coming back to the experience of flying on board chilli. the 2 airhostesses were assisted by 2 stewards. The airhostess whose name started with S was looking after the first half of the plane and the other one whose name started with C was looking after the other half. Ms S was looking after me too.

One would ve thot to see a heavily made up face and a million dollar smile welcoming(that seems so fake) u on board instead there was this girl i gues arnd 22 +- 1 yr..with a very subtle smile welcomin u on board showing the pure expresssion of "damn it, its late" or "y is there this voice in my head at this pt of time".

they got on with the flight demo and the flight took off..due to bad weather the seat belt signs took a lil longer than usual to switch off...in the mean time as is the routine...the crew was serving sweets to the passengers. Ms S served the sweets with that just a small hint of smile on her face while the rest of the crew was just showing their entire teeth setup..lol....u see this ever so often on a flight that it was the small hint of a smile on Ms S's face that got my attention. It was so original and perfect that everytime she walked by i was looking for it from the corner of my eye..whenever any passenger needed a bottle of water.. she would peep in the corrider first..then stand in front of the passengers..look at them from the eye that was being covered by the hair that fell over it...speak a word to herself and then walk toward them to hand over the bottle of water...all in a matter of 2-3 seconds...

well this kept happening again n again as a lot of passengers were thirsty...in between the onboard refreshments were also served and i took a bottle of juice(which really was pathetic) from Ms S as i was also pretty thirsty and a bit hungry too..and then i went back to reading the book i was reading...

i dunno how to put it in words but then there was something abt Ms S that made me write abt her here today..well if she happens to read it then.........(gawd help me??????)............lol....

Pune...the place still rocks!!

coming back to a city after an yr wud make everyone feel like.."this place feels a lil different"...but not to me...it still felt like coming back home(secondary one..primary being delhi)...it felt like.."im back baby!!!!"...

well one of my best frnds came to the station to pick me up n it felt good to ride on his 1970 enfield again..damn hes maintained it...the traffic frm station to Pune central in the evening was just so annoying but then it felt in place..lol...

came back to the flat where my old frnds live..one of them was with me for 5yrs till i was here...cracked up jokes ....made fun of each other...eat some sweets that i had gotten along...and then jus sat back n relaxed in the air of Pune...

later some of my good frnds came over and we just kept chattng and talking till it was dinner time...went to this restaurant Chillies in Koregaon Park for diner and had a nice meal with all of them....even tho the food wasnt great..it was the company that made the difference..it jus felt good...

this was all ystrday...

todays been a bit better....been to adlabs in kalyani nagar..its the neighbourhood mall for us...lol...took appy's car and went to MG Rd...saw the new mall thats come up opposite Planet M...its layout is pretty decent and it has a gotta a nice food court..pretty big one...

went to my usual shop on MG Road to get some t shirts n a cap for myself....and today is one of good frnds bday so its party time again....

well time to go now..probably will be online tomm...lets see wat more i get to write...

Keep rocking PUNE!!

Waking up to the roar of the Su 30 MKI

Have u ever wondered what it is like to wake up to the roar of the Su 30MKI taking off??If you havent then ask sumone whose lived in pune near the lohegaon airbase or near the bangalore airbase(2 airbases where Su 30MKI's are stationed)..believe me having lived near the lohegaon airbase its an awesome awesome experience...n for sumone like me whose a fighter aircraft fan..its the best wake up alarm...

i used to stay near the airbase for one yr when i was working with the software development centre of the worlds second largest bank(any guesses??) and it so happened that our president dr kalam was to go for a ride in the Su 30 MKI at the airbase here...

2-3 weeks before the event..the preparations were on in full swing...every morning the SU 30MKI's and the Jaguars stationed at the base used to take off for their routine sorties...and damn..the roar was amazing wen the plane was jus abt to accelera....it was a defeaning roar..the kind of roar u ld love to hear from a fighter aircraft..the dogs wud bark...the window panes wud shatter..the security alarms wud start tinkering off...but for me..it jus brought a nice smile on my face..

a smile that reminded how magnificent that machine was....a smile that reminded of a dream i had once of becoming a fighter pilot...well will add on more abt those 2-3 weeks of amazing fighter aircraft shows that went on over the skies of pune..but as of now im off to pune...hopefully i ll get to hear the roar of the Su 30MKI again....

Gyming in the rain in the morning..

on my way to the gym today...it started raining...n not just a drizzle but a decently hard rain...n my skool frnd whose goes to gym with me says...how do v go abt the jogging laps???n as we approach the gym..we see the instructor taking a nice stroll with one of the other gym goers while she got all drenched... n they we looked at each other..gave a wry smile and said..we ll go jogging but once the rain slows down a bit...lol

once it slowed down we both were out there huffing and puffing in the rain trying to burn a few calories...warm up those lazy muscles...and yeah jogging in the rain is fun....it does take away the sweatyness away frm the whole process....after about 15mins of jogging and getting wet we decided it was time to go do some serious exercising..my frnd (nick named mathss from now on) mathss needs to gain some muscle n i need to loose the excess ones( a 3 letter word starting with f and ending with t)...

a drenched gyming gear isnt exactly the best way to go about doing push ups, lunges etc etc but then if sum good looking female is doing it then to put it delicately..its nice...

newaz so one hour of sumhow exercising in d wet clothes we decided it was enough and it was time to go back home..and then the rain gods decided lets go abt it the "cats n dogs" way....

driving back home in the cats n dogs rain was a good drive..i must say...

well all in all to go gymin in the rain was a good experience n something to look fwd to with the monsoons approaching...yeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!

finally i m here

well never really gave blogging a serious thot but then here i am..i dunno if there's gonna b a flow to the posts that are gonna b added to the blog..mostly they wud b random..but then they wud b based on my life so far...so lets see how this turns out...

for those who are wondering abt the name of the blog..then the inspiration for it has come from Rocky 6...simply love the movie for the way the spirit and the will to go on has been shown.

One thing a swimmer doesnt forget is to swim..a boxer doesnt forget is to box...a biker doesnt forget is to ride a bike...and a FIGHTER doesnt FORGET how to FIGHT....and as Rocky Balboa says in the movie ...

the world aint it all sunshine and rainbows...its a very mean and nasty place..and no matter how tough u are..it will keep you under its knees forever if you let it.....u, me or nobody are gonna hit as hard as life..but it aint about how hard u hit..its about how hard u can get hit and keep moving forward...how much u can take and keep moving forward...that is how winning is done..now if u knw what u are worth..then go out n get it...but u must be willing to take the hits...that is how winning is done!!!