Etcetra

Used to love winters.. still doo,,but statying in MS for 10 years has made me bit averse to the chill.. Still awaiting the fog.. the soups..& the good meal.. with a bit of cranberry juice(#@#@)...

A powerful quote "Habit is easy, consciousness is difficult -- but only in the beginning".

Whenever I try to do break the pattern ..I get weirdly uncomfortable... why so....

Breaking the pattern is very ncessary in life as it makes the life interesting.. releases new energies & revitalizes the soul...

Taking up different tasks to do.. trying out different things..is all good.

The day seems longer when you break the pattern & do what you wish not to & not do what you wish to...

It causes anxiety & the restlsessness...

Eating gives solace to the soul... not doing serious work produces the good hormones but upto a limit..then you feel like getting back to making a difference...

Boredom is the biggest evil..I read somewhere... Thinking about what you are thinking is even bigger evil...

So, its all abt mind management..

Living for the party is what we want to do.. but party lasts few hours & the work with the grunt lasts longer...

Keeping head over shoulder is a tough job after visiting the wild beaches of Goa where partying seems to be the universe.

Jotting down whatever comes in my mind without an order..

Twitter is good...FB is smarter...& orkut is passe...

But blogging is fulfilling....

As a saying goes.. talking to the wall.. has come true..ok..its writing on the wall & ppl then read your wall..

great concept... social Networking..

We want to say Hi to our friends.. say one line.. tell them abt what we did...ask abt their well being... Humans strived for synchronous communication for long.. the 2 way same time comm.. but see now again we prefer to make it asynchronous..

The dynamics change,..

Ok.. Now.. enough of the afternoon sleepy blogging..

One fear: Joining a non-democratic organization soon.. may not be able to Fb..tweet Or blog..

I hope they let us blog.. Amen.

Psychedellic Anjuna..

We went to Anjuna beach to have some good time near the sea.. Began with taking beds at Seacotel near Bristo cafe...Started with breezer followed by sandwiches.. dips in the sea... Trance music palying in the near by shack made the atmosphere tipsy..& made us forego the list of To dos in Goa & opting for chilling at the seacotel...

Apart from the feasting & the breezers..there was a crowd of white shiny skin in various stages of the Haishsostate...

The camera turned to the best of the best of the scenes both natural & man-made(@#@##)..

After getting thorougly exhauseted we moved to the upper deck to have the upper view & a heavy lunch.. followed by the siesta...

In the evening we left for dauna Paula which we reached by night... the atmosphere resmebled that of the bandra bandstand or the Marine drive .. with no crowd..it looked heavenly...

Returned to Anjuna..as it had become the favourite of the gang...to enjoy the rock music & the crazy free show of the white skin having a revellery of all sorts...

When the nigh became too wild to our streteched Indian moralotites we went back which was around midnight to our Beach resort which was not very near to the beach..

This was the best day of the GOA trip.. so better not to talk about the other days..

In short.. arambol, Palolem beach, Mandarim beach were the ones we gave a brief visit

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3 buzzwords which I want to pusue from NOW…

Dreaming of exams.

Whenever there is a challenging situation at work.. when the task to be done is vague.. where it seems that my expertise is challenged..when there are unreasonable expectations, I get a dream that I havent got the college degree yet.. there are exams to clear… there are sessionals to do & I have absolutely no preperation……What the F@#@.. Now I dont have the habit of studying.. still the exams are there to pass… then i wake up & there is a sigh of relief.. there are No exams..for the whole life… there are no formal exams.. no pass & fail..but the situations at work are often compared to Exams by the subconscious.. the fear of failure disturbs the mind… the feeling lingers on… & then the situation is managed… the tide is gone… there are smooth waters for some time… again comes the tide…

 

Is this fear of exams what Taare zameem Par highlights.. totally agree with the idea that our education system is negative.. fear driving us for a goal which we hardly aim for …. A change is needed… ….. I know few more ppl who get this typical dream of still not having class X11 or degree exams & the feeling of studying or sitting in the exams SUCKS u from deep inside…

Need some psycho-hypnotic injection to pull the exam fear…

Failing is fun… failing a few times  is good….so lets fail at few events…then perhaps the fear would be gone……

In pursuit of happiness

What does make one happy?

Money to eat..to live to splurge.. comforts..vacation..money.. Restricting the thoughts to a Midle class guy like me working in an IT firm ..having many of the comforts needed..luxury products are aspiration..

Eternal happiness..the bliss..is something a normal guy.. mango people can NEVER achieve.. because we can not cross the first level of meditation...

So how should I stay happy.. or will it be always a state to chase.. and in the chase u get moment of happinezz.... Well,,is it worthwhile to analyze what makes one happy an how to be happy.. or just enjoy all the states of being worried, anxious, rejuvinated, tired, excited, ambitious, sad, in melancholy..in passion.. scandalous...honest.. dishonest.. giving up.. feeling of lows.. feeling of highs.. being scared for no reason.. being happy for noe reason.. in the rush of adrenaline...being sombre.. being loud... being sophisticated... being cheap.. being thirsty.. lack of apetitie.. beng hungry & exhauseted... being dissatisfied.. being contented.. being romantic.. being Bored......being in doubt,.real & the silly ones... Keeping faith & the lack of it..

There are so many states.. one is in .. so if I try to be natural & then count the time I am in + ve state and in -ve state.. then I can say weahter I am generally happy... a happy go lucky guy or a psycho..or a sadist....

Why do i care..but can I make a positive intervention by increasing the time I am in +ve state .. yes thats possible....

So, I am ending the monologue here.. Hope to get some views & complicate it further..to derive a theory of being happy and not just chase the H word...

Chidambaram offered to quit but PM said NO

If he can not give a befetting reply to Maoists, then he should have resigned immediately..Why the drama?

Shame on Indian giverment that they have not done anything to take revenge... If they kill our 1 soldier they should get 100 casualties.. they need to be wiped off.

Whoever attacks on india , gets off easily..had this happened in US.. you would have find the jets roaring in the jungle..

Philosophy of EMINEM aka Kangana Ranaut..

Eminem always enchants me.. same with Linkin park.. The outlandishness..the in your face attitude of Eminem is perhaps.. what hooks me to his music.. plus the voice.. & the pace of the music… Dong wild things.. caused out of tough situations in life….is something which is too sexy..

Eminem looks tangentially similar to Kangana Ranaut’s characters in movie … desperate.. girl.. abused & fooled enough to become a zombie.. a zombie beauty with bottle & the cancer stick.. looks too cool… looks brazen….

The sleaze..the glamour the sadistic pleasure .. all is well packaged by the likes of Kangana ranaut .. Eminem…..&….??

How to name this obsevation?????????///////////////////////

Speaking tree – The theory of positivity

The theory of positivity is preached by:-

1) Management Gurus

2) Babas.

 

All of them say simple things underlining basci values of goodness of well being of body , mind & spirit.. Simple points to make life +ve..

1. Listen to positive thoughts by being around +ve ppl.. read good news..

2. Excerices daily at a fixed time without fail.. yoga is better than workout for mental & spiritual wellbeing & perhaps similar in value to gymming for body.

3, Think & try to think positive..dirve in confidence.

4. Listen to music.

5. Have a hobby u really like..or if u dont hv a stereotype hobby then engage..in social activities.. beyond work..

6. Dance …

7. Simplicity in thoughts..

8. Apply commonsense daily many times a day.

All that is enuf to be +ve..

There is much more to add but want to keep the thought simple.. & live simple..

Destiny vs Free Will

While different individuals have their take on the title based on their primarily experiences & thir genetic makeup, my experience tells me that detiny played a large role.. when the time was bad no matter what I did it went in vain & when the detiny favoured I got what I longed for.. So my take is destiny is powerful enough to destroy your plans..

Your will is also important..as you have to decide the course of action at every point..and to talk in favour of Will .. your free will decides what your destiny would be… The will is never free though.. as whatever you decide is based on the best belief you have after comtemplating on the decision based on your intelligence, experience.. genes ..degrees of freedom & so on..

The will is there but its not totally free.. & destiny controls the will…

Any other take on this?

Official call at 2 Am

Yesterday was the BAD office day..customer complaints… and customer getting hyper after their weeklong merrymaking  during the Christmas-New Year season.After completing usual wrok in a 1-10 Pm slot.. went home..worked from home for another 2 hrs.. Slept blissfully at 12.. only to be woekn from a US lady stating that a Sev 2 ticket has been raised for a btach job that has been failed..

I felt like saying so ..what?? Cant you understand its out sleep time..

Thought of how the goras still treat us..felt exploited…underpaid..& what not..

Thought of talking abt this to boss.. but eventually I realised that all this calling is agreed per contract & after all you have to do it.. it happens once in a while so  lets rationalize .. & resolve comflict internally.. After all still IT guys are not as stressed as the guys in other industry.. We also enjoyed one week of less work.. socializing in the Christmas-new year season.. so a call in the night..once in a while is ok…even once ina week is ok… after all to be successful in corporate u have to follow..obey , grab what comes your way be happy about being over loaded..or rather may I say feel priviliged to have the honour of getting a call at 2 AM.. shows how busy you are ..Whatever…its Ok now rationalized ..compromised.. taken POSITIVELY… ALL IS WELL… now…