Reading

I was never so much into reading.I have developed that habit over last few years.
I have observed that in last two years i have barely read fiction.
Since reading came in my life quite later as a habit, my fiction reading period was also short.Then there was a time when i used to read two books at a time,a strict combination of fiction and non-fiction.Now i am only invited by Non-fiction books.It has become easy reading for me.I will probably have to take efforts to read a classic.

One thing i like about non-fiction reading(i read biographies of businessmen) is that its a nice way of learning through others' experiences.An autobiography is a way of living through one's experiences,which is any day more exciting than reading some story which is part truth part imagination.Without further justifying my choice of NOT reading fiction,i will get to the point.I am trying to bring some variety in my reading.So this next month i shall read all kind of books,fiction,...non fiction...classic..contemporary.all colours and shades!!


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I showed a letter to four people today.As a part of formality they were needed to read it.I was surprised to see how much time each of them took to actually read it.In one of the cases i started counting from 100 backwards to kill time!!
If people at managerial posts take so long to read a piece of information,i wonder how they manage to do other tasks??Its a good way to test a manager i think.

Write for your sake!

Write something today,for its the way of connecting your thoughts.Thinking is a gift,when you put it down in your own words on a paper;it becomes a religion.

I am not a supporter of religion nor do i oppose it.But i do know that writing down your feelings help.Specially in two cases:
1.When you are aware of something that is in your mind.
2.When you dont know what is in your mind.

The third case where you are in between knowing and doing;trust your mind.So getting back to what i said earlier,putting down thoughts in words is becoming sure/rigid of your ideas,thats how most of the religions came into being.Quoting your thoughts is not a sign of conservatism.Its being true to yourself.

I have gone back to my older posts/diaries and found thoughts there which i will most disagree to today.But i dont regret having written them.Its just shows that i have been open to changes in my thought and attitudes as i grew up.

Write something you felt about yourself,about your loved ones.Write it daily.

Someone commented after going through my blog that i was putting out a part of myself through these posts.Wasnt i becoming vulnerable?I wonder how,keeping your feelings hidden is a sign of vulnerability.There is nothing weak or vulnerable about expressiong yourslf,your love,showing affection.Love is an ability and not a choice.You learn from your mistakes.You accept them and they are no longer mistakes.I have made terrible mistakes and i have moved out of them..and i am still trying.

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Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on.
And it makes me wonder.
hmmm...ya it makes me wonder!

Consumer's call

i am not unsure;
the world is too sure.
There is perfect competition
and perfect assumptions;
and perfect criticisms.
Watch my actions
They are the only imperfections
proving that i am human
and not just an idea of a
rational consumer.
What you consider selling points
keeps me from using your product;
THE thing about it you forgot to highlight
i go around sharing on Facebook.


I think the idea of "rational consumer" is given undue attention even as a theoretical concept.The phrase should be just banned from Marketing and Economics textbooks,as it severely restricts the imagination of a manufacturer-in-the-making.

(I like the new Coke add.No atrangi avtaar of Aamir for a change!!)

And a very innovative tagline "Coke ke saath Dost free"
After seeing the add wherever i go and see the huge words on canteen stalls "THANDA matlab Coca Cola" i think of this new add.Its a cool transition from the old "Thanda" concept and has a good recall value.

You cheat!

What a rag of cloth takes off a painting
And omitted words off a letter
You,my friend steal it
from my eyes unedited,
uncensored.

when i made God laugh

Looks like an interesting year ahead.Only time will tell, but at the end of two weeks and four days of 2009, i only get a feeling that a lot of excitement is in store for me.
Or maybe my attitude has become more of FOCG meaning focus on good things.

Some plans never work out.Some days turn out to be so exciting and adventurous,that both your hands fall short of fingers to count memories on.Last few days saw both cases, how plans fail and how excitement and company fail your plans,only to make it a more perfect day :)


Some timely quotes that came along and are stuck in my mind which best summarize my state of mind-

"If u want to make god laugh start making plans."
"Money is nothing if it cant buy you memories."
Indeed money is important, it buys you memories ,although it pinches you later to have spent beyond your limit.But who cares when memories are all worth it.

"Keep in touch" a much abused phrase these days.
But you just know they mean it when they say it.
And that makes all the difference!


This one i just framed :P
"Some waters are worth exploring.
for if you win you feel on the top of the world,
if you lose you still have a reason to celebrate."

filhaal

pehle se likha
kucch bhi nahi
roj naya kucch likhti hai tu
jo bhi likha hai dil se jiya hai
yeh lamha filhaal ji lene de.

Gulzar

....Inaction.......

When there is less of action, there are few words to share.
So i'd rather borrow some words today

listening to Alon Parsons Project

'Every possible location
has a simple explaination
And it isnt hanky panky...

(thats what i am trying to do now
keep it simple.)

another line that i like:

And oh when I'm old and wise
Bitter words mean little to me
Autumn Winds will blow right through me..

When i am old and wise!!
..........................................
Sigh!!

Matter of time and you come in action!

Fiza

Yahaan Hindu Muslim Sikh Isaai Faiz Paate Hain
Ye Samandar Roz Dar Pe Deta Hai Pehra
Hai Saraapa Noor Vaala Aapka Chehra
... Piya Haji Ali...

SAve energy!!

I am talking about energy-saving bulbs here.Compact Fluorescent Lamps are designed to replace your regular incandescent lamps.

Utility : CFLs use less power and have longer rated life.Though its purchase price can be 3 to 10 times greater than that of equivalent incandescent lamp the lower energy use and extended lifetime will compensate for higher initial cost.The average rated life of a CFL is between 8 and 15 times than that of incandescents.

Drawbacks:
1.incandescents give light almost immediately upon the application of voltage. CFLs take a perceptible time to achieve full brightness, and can take much longer in very cold temperatures.

2.CFLs produce less light later in their life than they do at the start. depreciation is exponential, with the fastest losses being soon after the lamp was first used. By the end of their lives, CFLs can be expected to produce 70-80% of their original light output.

3.CFL contain small amount of mercury inside the glass tubing.This causes air and water pollution while disposal.Only 3% of CFl bulbs are properly disposed or recycled.

Interesting useful Fact:
Switching CFl bulb on for a few minutes at a time can shorten its lifespan substantially.Incase of a 5 minute on/off cycle,the lifespan of a CFL can be upto 85% shorter!
So keep it on for atleast 15 minutes at a time to mitigate this problem.

The problem is i hate reading under the CFL that i have at home,maybe coz u are used to brighter incandescent lamps.However,its a good substitute at twilight if u are not readin/writing/working.

[A similar interesting product is use of LEDs in your Diwali light strings (toran). These rice sized colourful tubes used in cluster to light up your home-fronts and balconies have become very popular in recent years.Get them before the stock gets over,diwali is around the corner! red-soft white(gloden) combo looks awesome!! :D ]

OPEN TO INTERPRETATION

Hey if you are here reading this right now i would like you all to contribute whatever comes to your mind when you read this :

"Imagination is never random.Its more specific than what we actually see/repeat in reality."

Please take the efforts to post your comments, it wont take a lot of your time!! :D

From an old Notepad

I found an old notepad belonging to the days when there was so much to do that i had to make note of things(arnd 2 yrs back).I do that even today though its a little pocket size diary now-largely out of compulsion :my tendency to forget things !! :P

I had to throw away the notepad as it was my "Clear the clutter day" which means everything that is not used for past 6 months and looks redundant must be thrown away.So i had to show some courage ;) i went through the entire notepad once and thought of blogging it here so thatsomething of it remains(my Piscean side got hold of me)..

Vocablury.....A quote...Lean Production System explained wid da help of diagram(must be reading Toyota Way then)....a few advertising agencies and their addresses :D... a Simple Equation Sum (it was a riddle i guesss)...da excerpt from Shantaram that i already blogged...More corporate contacts(definitely for Enigma)..
Books To Read( surprisingly i have read them all by now)...German grammar ....Eco syllabus for F.Yr....Ratios...MCEX commodities...Derivatives and Capital markets...more Vocab!!!!

Finally I wudnt have remembered that i have actually read 'Six thinking Hats' by Edward De Bono hadnt i come across this notepad!! there's white,black,blue ,red ,yellow and Green hat!!
Take my advice,either read or re-read that book like a text book or never bother to read it at all!! i found it useless personally..

Fall

its not the number of times you stumble and fall that matters
its the number of times that you stumble and get up.

An excerpt

There's a truth that's deeper than experience.It's beyond what we see or even what we feel.Its an order of truth that separates the profound from the merely clever and reality from perception.We're helpless usually in the face of it and the cost of knowing it,like the cost of knowing love, is sometimes greater than any heart would willingly pay.
It doesnt always help us to love the world but it does prevent us from hating the world.And the only way to know that truth is to share it,from heart to heart,just as Prabhakar told it to me, just as I'm telling it to you now.

GregoryDavid Roberts
~Shantaram

Azaan

~Poore Dil Se Agar Kuchh Naa Maango Toh Sab Kuchh Mil Jaata Hai.

"WHY ME?"

IF YOU ASK THAT QUESTION TO YOURSELF OFTEN THESE DAYS, READ ON...

IN LOVE,ONE NEVER NEEDS ANOTHER,

ITS ONLY BY CHOICE YOU STAY CLOSE.

PROMISES ARE MADE INTENTIONALLY

WHY GET HURT IF SOME ARE UNFULFILLED

AND HOPES CAN'T REST ON SOMEONE ELSE.

AND IF YOU CRY ON YOUR LONELINESS…THINK AGAIN

WAS IT LOVE AT FIRST PLACE??

OR SOMETHING THAT HAS MADE YOU SO WEAK

THAT YOU FEAR TO BE WITH YOUR SELF!

STILL WALKING?

WE WALK TOGETHER SOMETIMES
BY THE DUSTY ROADS AND MOVING CRANES
BY GUTTERS LOADED WITH CITY DIRT
BY SHOPS THAT CLAIM OF PUBLIC TRUST

WE WALK TOGETHER AND SAY NOTHING
BY WINTER EVENINGS AND PURPLE SKIES
KNOWING NOTHING BETTER WILL HAPPEN TODAY
SO WE JUST KEEP WALKING.

WE WALK TOGETHER AND SPEAK OUR MINDS
ALONG THE ALLEY WHERE WE MEET
YOUR BIKE PARKED-BY SOMEWHERE NEAR
COZ I PREFER WE GO ON FOOT

IT ISNT A NEED NOR AN UNDERSTANDING
A SIMPLE WANT PERHAPS
AND FOR A WHILE WE DONT CARE
WHETHER WE WILL MEET SOON AGAIN..

AND WE TALK ABOUT OURSELVES
LIKE TWO BIGGEST EGOCENTRICS
CARING LITTLE OF WHAT GOES WRONG
WITH THE TOWN AND ITS CITIZEN.

TALK OF DESIRES AND SELF INTEREST
THINGS WE'LL ACQUIRE AND GOOD TASTES
IT’S BEAUTIFUL AS HELL THIS WAY
LET THIS HELL BE OURS ALWAYS!!

Elderly Woman behind the counter in a small town

I seem to recognize your face
Haunting familiar cant seem to place it
Cannot find a candle of thought to light your name
lifetimes are catching up with me

All these changes taking place,
I wish i'd seen the place
but no one's ever taken me
hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away...
hearts and thoughts they fade, fade away...

I swear i recognize your breath
Memories like fingerprints are slowly raising
Me, you wouldn't recall, for i'm not my former
It's hard when, you're stuck upon the shelf
I changed by not changing at all,
Small town predicts my fate
Perhaps that's what no one wants to see

i just want to scream...hello...
my god its been so long, never dreamed you'd return
but now here you are, and here i am
hearts and thoughts they fade...away...
hearts and thoughts they fade...away...

A lovely Pearl Jam number with beautiful guitar and lyrics!

A Map

This is a work done with a good friend Anand who is a genious.
We both stay in same compex.And this is a map, looks difficult when u look at it but its really nothing.
That blue building is his residence and i stay in brown one,one wid pink border.The circle is a landmark and you can see the road...you can locate us near our respective buildings..

illustration by:
Abha n Anand

Photographed by :Anand

To make the map a realistic one we have added a half moon which hangs over his building sometimes,over mine other times.That depends on where you are standing while looking at the moon.

First i dint like to see the pink spots on moon,but when anand said its a 'daag' i agreed to keep it.He is very logical and i like that.So i also named da wings 'A' 'B' n 'C'.

While my bldg has five wings, his has only three.But my bldg is just four-storeyed,his is 6-7 storeyed.

Blind faiths

ABC: so hows cat preparation goin??
I: its not goin on
I: its running away from me
ABC: i still wld like to believe so
I: believe wat?
ABC: tat u will come up with bright colurs in ur cat
I: i can come up wid bright colours on a canvass if u want

LOL...