a fictious encounter??

He was walking back to his home after spending about half n hour in the internet cafe that is about 1 km away from his home...It was 10pm..and the markets in the vicinity had almost shut down..except for the tea shop/bakery on the main road..it all seemed so dead and lonely...so very different from 9.30pm when it was abuzz with life....the old airport opposite the road was also almost as dead as a graveyard is but just a little more green..

he had just reached infront of the tea shop, that he felt a tug on his shirt...he stopped and thought..what the hell..and looked back..there was a little boy of about 6-7 yrs in age, with a look of innocence and a sparkle in his eyes...and the kid then said.."Please buy me some food for my little bro there"...he looked up in the direction the kid was pointing at...a lady with an infant in her arms was standing there...she wanted to say something..but she couldnt...the infant was crying..and she was trying to rock the infant so that it should stop crying....the kid then said.."we came here from a small city and we have been betrayed and stranded here..all our money is gone and my little bro is hungry...please dont give me money but do buy some food for him"...

he looked up again...at the lady holding the infant...her eyes were pleading and she was hoping that someone would help them out...he was confused...whether he should give money...would it be the right thing to do or not...whether they would buy food or not...he was lost in his thoughts for a moment....."please...help us..."...the kid said it again....

He knew what he had to do..probably it was the right thing to do at that point of time....so he dived in his wallet and saw what he had...there was one Rs 500 note and a Rs 20 note.....he wished he had a Rs 50 to give to the kid...but then he took out the Rs 20 and gave it to the kid...and saw the kid run to the tea shop to buy something...he looked up and saw the lady smiling...still trying to soothe the infant....

and then he said to himself..."tomorrow should be a better day for them...amen"

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A Regular day in my job these days:

Go to office at 9am...lunch at 1.30/2 with colleagues...back to work...leave office at arnd 7.30pm...get back to the guest house by 7.45/8pm....have tea/cold coffee...relax for a while..watch some tv....8.30pm...head out for the daily evening jog...9.15pm go to the internet cafe...browse for a while...check mails..check blog..chat...9.40pm/9.50pm...leave the cafe( it closes at 10pm)...walk back to the guest house by 10pm...have diner..eat fruits...watch tv..read newspaper...and then doze off :)...and it repeats the next day :)

food for thought??

Do blog friends have to remain restricted to just blogs or some online messenger??

what does it take for them to use other means of communication??

i have been blogging for a yr now...and i have made some real good friends...some whom i even met up with..n also talk over on the phone...but then its been a real tough task to get talking to some blog friends with whom i ld like to talk more often..and considering that i dont get to be online often...and the frequency of being online is reduced due to the nature of the job i have...which is not a desk job..but a field job... talking over the blog and gtalk is still a little restricting....

anyways hope you are having a good time...

cheers!!

the first firing...

yesterday was the first time that i had to fire someone, he was a sales executive from the sales team..a good person.but a lil wayward..and they were good enough reasons for me to take that action i believ...but thats besides the point...

it was the first time i was firing anyone...and trust me..it really took some effort to walk by without paying attention to the executives pleading face...the entire evening i was feeling weird..n a lil doubtfull whether it was the right decision or not...but then my team has supported me so far..n i think the feeling has started to subside....

i hope i dont ve to fire people often...

hope you all are having a good time..n enjoying yourself...

tc...cheers!!

Singh is King

Bas ek Singh....Singh is King!!!!

good ad time

in the times of betrayal, extra - marital affairs, murders and suicides hogging the lime light on the news and the various other channels...what does the viewer get to see that makes him/her smile??

the stand up comedians from the previous years laughter challenge shows have also become too monotonous and mundane to watch...the music channels have now become a part of the reality show league with some girls pretending to be hot n chic just trying to gain some camera space...

so again it comes to whats there to watch that makes you smile...and bingo..the ad makers come into the picture...recently a string of ads have come on screen that highlight the notion of bringing a smile to the viewers face....that love and concept of family/friendship still exist...something that was getting lost in all the sensationalized news channels....

so here are few ads that i have found to be really amazing....

1) Airtel ad 1



2) Airtel ad 2


3) Vodafone ad


4) Maruti Suzuki ad 1



5) Maruti Suzuki ad 2

hope u guys like them...do let me know

cheers!!

goa trip "brief"

back from goa...and it was really an amazing trip...never thought that i would have had so much fun on a official trip...and heres a "brief" account of the same...

Day 1

the way to goa was from bangalore for me...my boss had booked us on Kingfisher flight to Bangalore first and then from there we had a flight to Goa, in between we had a halt at the Bangalore airport for about 4 hours...the entire south zone team was also suppose to meet at the bangalore airport..and trust me...hyderabad airport is way better than the bangalore one in terms of design and layout :)..with my boss having done more than 200 flights he is a gold club member for Kingfisher and Jet...so i had gotten to be in the airport lounge with him rather than be in the waiting area :D

so after being at the airport for 4 hours and chit chatting around with managers who were about 5-10 yrs more experienced than i was..it was looking like a fun thing...took a Jet flight to goa and landed there at 3.30 in the afternoon...the airport there is a naval base , so saw a lot of naval planes there..which was fun for me :D...for the first night we checked in to a company nominated hotel and well just because we were suppose to be there for one night...the team decided to stay there....in the evening..we had drinks and snacks and just gossiped and chit chatting..it was fun to see the managers pulling each others legs like kids :D..after that the RSM called everyone for a meeting to discuss the POA for the meet ahead from 12th..after that...we all went out for diner at Martin's Corner in Madgaon...it wasnt expensive..but the food was good...nice fish and prawn stuff there...had tequila shots too with the other managers..after that the team went on to see Sarkar Raj at a theatre called Osia there....by the time we came back it was past midnight...just hit the bed and slept off....

Day 2

got up 9am and went for breakfast at 9.30am.....we had to get ready by 11.30am as the transport for the resort was to come there...the conference was suppose to be at "Intercontinental the Grand" at Cancuna which is like the southern most part of Goa...its a 2 hr drive from Madgaon to that place...but the place was awesome...nice lush green gardens and an amazing private beach...we had a good buffet lunch there...and after that we all gathered in the conference hall...the meeting started at around 5 in the evening once all the teams had arrived..i was more of an observer as i am still undergoing the OJT stint...so i was just going through the various presentations that were held that day...at around 8pm...we all headed for a theme dinner..dressed in floral and pink goan shirts...there was unlimited booze and a dance floor was setup..one of the guys who leads the carnival parade and his troops were the special attraction for that night...it was fun to see all the other managers dance and have fun and forget all the number targets for those few hours...i also got a memento by the time dinner finished and i got back to my awesome room in the resort it was like midnight...and i just slept off...

Day 3

The day started at 9.15 with breakfast and the meeting was suppose to begin at 9.45am...first of the day was presentations by the various departments and then in the 2nd half there were presentations by all the 4 zones on the targets for the 2nd half of the year...and i was again more of an observer and learner...it all ended around 7pm..dinner and booze was to start at arnd 8 so i had about one hr...so me and another manager...we headed off to take a stroll on the beach and see the waves splash hard..it was so amazing to be there...went to the dinner hall by around 8.30...todays special show was stunts by a fire artist...well i took a video..will upload it soon :)...after that got over...again we had some drinks and got back to dancing..danced till around midnight and then went off with another manager to the small casino inside the resort to play on the jackpot machines...so we played a few games and ended up being on the neutral side... :D..went back to the room arnd 1.30 and just slept off....

Day 4

Got up at 9am..and headed for a 30 minute free massage at the resort...it was good and pretty relaxing...it was the first time i gotta massage done...on the way back to the room i met sunny deol who was there in the resort too and we exchanged hi's....we had a brunch lined up at around noon and it was with champagne..which again was amazing...had amazing food there....our flight back was via mumbai...so we headed off to the airport at around 1pm...the flight was at 4.15pm...we reached the airport around 3 and sat in the lounge...sunny deol was also there...one of my managers wanted a photo with him..so i was given the task of talkin to sunny and getting the photo clicked...and i did it with ease...finally we boarded the flight to mumbai and landed there around 6..the flight to hyderabad was at 7.30pm...and so me and my boss sat in the airport lounge there...boarded the flight at 7.30 and reached hyderabad at 9pm....by the time i got back to the guest house it was 10.30pm...


so this was the short brief :D...hope u enjoyed it :)

suggestions/initiatives required :)

ok...this post is not about me or my life(personal or professional per say)....its about my bro...he is going through a tough phase in his life..so lets see if u girls can help him out...

my bro is 22...he is working with Ericsson in Gurgaon as a Network engineer...he did his engineering from amity noida. Most of his friends are either outside Delhi or working at distant locations in delhi...

okie..coming to the "problem" that he is facing...he and two of his other friends....were kind of a good group there at ericsson..the group was he, a girl and another guy...they were all in the same team...all of them were really good friends...but according to my bro..the other guy was a lil weaker emotionally/personality wise so the girl kinda doted on him more...where my bro is the more sophisticated kinds...but newaz things were going on good between them....and my bro kinda liked the girl....and he wanted to ask her out sometime in the next few days..but then one fine day...she and the other guy went out with the friends of the other guy...

and after that she avoided being with my bro...she was spending more time with the other guy and his friends..after a while all this started getting to my bro and he started coming back home a little depressed...and it showed on his face...something which was visible to the folks...and they felt bad to see him all depressed and irritated at home..they told me to speak to him and find out whats wrong....so i spoke to him and i told me the details that i have just mentioned above....and he told me that he feels bad that he has lost out to someone who is inferior to him in personality, talent n all n all....he says probably he is too competitive that it is taking him so long for letting go of her...

its been like 3- 4 months since all this happened...and this thing is still getting to him daily...well i dont knw what to tell him...he goes to work and comes back home...and he doesnt even have anyone to talk to so often as almost all of his friends are dispersed around the country...and that makes the situation a little more bleak....

anyways so what i was looking for is some thoughts/suggestions/initiatives(from girls)...to find a way out of this situation for him....

so lets hear it out :)

Hyderabadi facts and observations :)

some interesting facts about hyderabad....

1) Girls here shy away from maintaining eye contact....usually if a girl is catches the eye of the guy...the guy generally gives a look back at her and more often than not the eye contact is made...this is something i really enjoy doing n its been fun so far in Delhi, gurgaon, mumbai and pune...the girls there match ur gaze..but not in hyderabad....dont knw why!!

2) The girls who do make eye contact (trust me its a killer eye contact) are the ones who are dressed up from head to toe in a burqa/hijab....the eyes are the only part thats visible.... :D

3) People in Hyderabad have no traffic sense....everyone drives from everywhere to anywhere...

4) Car/Bike makers can reduce the cost of the vehicle by manufacturing vehicles without indicators for hyderabad as people dont use them here...

5) The government can spend less on the Road infrastructure as no one follows the traffic signals...

6) One can ride triples on bike almost legally here, no cop stops you.

7) The traffic cops here are a bunch of wusses, i have scolded some myself (dare do that in delhi or mumbai)...

8) The concept of anorexic females is still not so prevalent in Hyderabad which i think is good...too skiny girls look yuckky with all the bones spilling out :D

9) Today on my way to work, saw this cute looking girl driving her scooty..well she was driving in a very cute way...guess she was a little scared of the traffic...and her scooty registration number was AP10 AD 0224 (if i remember it correctly)...

hmm...well more to come soon as time goes on :)

cheers!!

how to fool someone...

A,B and C are 3 very good friends studying in the same class and say they are in high school/class 11th...round about 16 years of age..the age when the adrenaline starts to pump in and you are ever willing to start your journey into adulthood by going to discs, pubs ,dates and what not.....

So A calls up C on one fine weekend and tells him that his elder brother is going to get him a new bike and as a part of celebrating that A is taking B and C to a disc on Sunday evening. B and C are pretty excited about the plan and are totally looking forward to it...who wouldnt hot chicks, booze and all...awesome fun yeah....

On sunday, A calls up C and tells him that the dress code for the disc that day is formals..somehow C didnt realise it was a scorching day and why should the dress code be formal...but C went along with the plan and arranged for a formal gear for the evening for himself...and by formal it was meant that it should be with a formal jacket and all....B called up C in the afternoon and told him that he needs a formal jacket for the evening and if C could arrange it then it would be great....so C went to a friends place in the afternoon to arrange for a formal jacket for B in the evening...C's folks to ask him, howcome formal attire in summer season and all..but C tells them that discs do have dress codes at time..

In the evening, A called up C to tell him to be ready by 7pm and wait at the end of the street on which C's house is and A will pick up C from there...so at 7pm C is all dressed up in formals and waiting at the end of the street, with onlookers wondering why this ass is dressed in formals on a hot sunday evening...15mins go by....20mins go by...C gets a little impatient...he walks to the nearby PCO and is about to dial A's number when he sees his dad walking along the road and smiling...and then C realises that he had been taken for a ride...it was 1st April...C smiled and then he and his dad walked back home where his entire family had a good laugh.... A and B called up to congratulate C for successfully becoming the fool on April Fools Day.....all C could do was smile at himself :D

Hope u guys enjoyed that....and now the cast

A & B - Two of the best friends of C till date
C- Your's truely
Disc - Fireball at 32nd Milestone Gurgaon (when it existed)


chees!!