Batti Band?!?!?! ... for wot?!?

Recently.. a new campaign was launched on 15th dec 2007.... batti band.. vch insisted ppl.. to switch off their electricity frm 6pm-7pm .... logic being.. to reduce emissions ..



but... the logic is completely flawed... suppose if every1 switches off the lights and stuff... there wud b.. enormous amount of electricity loss... how.. as the concept of power plant engg. ... the base load plants wud anywayz b running... and i demand goes below base load.. the difference amount is wasted...

the solution for energy problem is to... use it wisely... v shld rather educate ppl to how effectively can 1 use electricity judiciously.... simple things like.. switching off TV's main power supply when TV is not ON ... can same significant amount of energy if practiced by 1 and all...

so.. organisations shld rather concentrate on.. education.. rather then.. BATTI BAND!!

Go .. DADA... Go!!!!!

The Bengal Tiger is back!!!

our beloved SAURAV GANGUALLY... is trully back.. tht too vth a bang..
the controvery surrounding .. him being dropped frm side is thing of the past...
b4 tht he was know was his extraordinary leadership and motivational skills... vch made him most successful test captain of INDIA
now.. he is the come-back kid of indian cricket.. an epitome of determination and grit...wot has this transpired into... the highest individual score by an indian left-handed batsman!!!

LONG LIVE THE MAHARAJA!!!!!!!!

I am the "I" in INDIA

"The day I was born in this country, this country was also born in me.

I can feel it running through my guts when I'm angry and throbbing though my veins when I'm glad. I am India and India is me.

Starting today, I have decided that i will not point fingers at anyone any more. Instead, those fingers will be pointed at me.

I am the system that does not work. I am the pothole on the road that doesn't get filled. I am teh FIR that doesn't get filed. I am the bridge that doesn't get built.

Everything that's wrong with this country starts with me. And will soon end with me. I am India and India is me."

These are a few inspiring words I recently came across.

1/10 gone... and now counting!!!

yeh... thts the impact of positive thinking... the earlier post had an immediate impact... the fruits of positive thinking come from unexpected corner's

so.. 1 out of possible 10 gone... and now.. i wil strt counting!!!

Under the Shower!!!

hmm.. so.. yesterday (05/11/2007) ... morning... a chilly morning.. went for a bath.. and straight into a relaxing hot shower... it was an amazing feeling... so... just sat.. and went for a swim into a waves of thoughts...

for past fortnight or so.. i hav been goin through huge mood swings... bcoz of placement debacles... and.. was really getting to me.. loads of frnds tired to make me feel good.. but.. swings continued..

so.. cuming back to the hot shower.... strted into a flashback mode... wot in my life have i not accomplished till now.. going back to the most crutial point of any1's carrer.. very early stages where careers r set... SSC... i aimed at abt 75%.. not more.. i cud hav easily got it.. but.. lazy me.. thought.. 75% wud b enuff to get where i wanted to go... go got 74.40.. so i got wot i amined...

goin further.. wot next after ssc... diploma wot i narrowed down to... and the course.. MEch ( still cant understnd .. y ppl.. do IT engg) ... so the best course in mech diploma was in Fr. Agnel... aimed for it.. got it.. last seat in mech engg of tht year... again.. got wot i targeted...

again.. in next 4 yrs.. figured out.. there is no pt in studying much.. as even toppers too dont get addmission in bby.. hav to take a back door entry... but.. i had amined to top in 5th sem of diploma... i did tht.. vth 80% ... again got it.. goin futher.. got the admision thro backdoor entry.. for degree... most sensible decision i hav taken in my life.. by selectin.. PIIT as my college... a relaxing 3 yrs passed..

last yr... aimed.. to get a distinction... got it.. easily.. not much of a struggle... same old formula.. read a week b4 exams.. and the calculas in subjs wil get me to distinction...

in last yr.. wanted to do MBA.. gave CAT, NMAT, CET .... but.. alwayz aimed at gettin in SIMSR .. tht too via guju quota... even thought got good %tile in other exams.. but got wot i wanted.. but.. after a struggle... yeh.. also.. abt CAT... had a huge verbal fight vth a close relative.. whose son was also giving CAT vth me.. and.. he strted.. very bad tasted attack on me.. tht.. how unprepared i was... this was a night b4 CAT... i couldnt take it.. i thought.. i hav to crack CAT... didnt think.. of gettin into IIM's... got wot i aimed.. cracked CAT.(ofcourse surpassing his son by a huge margin) ....

so... uptill know.. i hav really got wot i hav aimed at.. easily.. or after a lot of struggle... so this placement thingz is just 1 such thingz... i fact after just getting into SIMSR... i hav realized tht its better u get it after a thoda struggle.. u tend to value thingz more...

SO.. finally.. block is cleared... dont need to fear abt anything, any1, any kinda competition...

only thing i need to overcome my fears....

again.. my favourite line...

IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME

A few apt words!!!

i just came across my horoscope of 2day at the end of the DAY!!! here is goes..

"Certain aspects of your life may not be unfolding according to your plan these days, yet you can make choices to put yourself back on track. Flexibility will likely get you further now than trying to maintain your current position. Even if circumstances seem immovable, visualize your destination and then work hard to make it real. "

these lines just seem to perfectly fit the state i am in.... but.. last line give me more hope and encouragement!!!

Gloom has set in!!!

Placement season is in full swings.. companies r coming-in in heaps.. everyday!! .. but still.... but still.. yeh still... I am yet to b shortlisted for any of them...

Gloom has set in.. vth lot of self-doubt... and thinking.. all sorts of things.... so.. get jhatkas frm time to time.. and strt thinking.... but.. frnds come to rescue and.. help out.. but still but still.. yeh still... thoughts come...

But.. i need to.. reassure myself... untimately... If it is to be, it is up to ME!!!

Diwali was back this year!!!!!!!!

After a long time.. had such a good time during diwali... since last 8 yrs.. yeh.. 8... i have never enjoyed diwali as much as this...
after ssc... hav been giving exams just after diwali... b it diploma or degree or 1st yr of mms ... but this yr.. exam got over.. and a lot more relaxed..
so as alwayz.. had loads of social visits.. catchin up vth cousins and uncles and aunties .... lot more fun!!!

Rangoli - Attempt 2

hmmm .. Day 2... had loads of social visits... came home at 11pm ... wot to do now.. aaj ke liye.. only this stencil walla... direct... took 1/2 min to finish this 1 ...

i will give myself 1/10 .... :( ... but.. kal.. vth full dedication.. i wil make... last attempt!!!

Rangoli - Attempt 1

2day was my 1st attempt to put a rangoli alone.. the result is illustrated in pics below :-

I wil give myself 2/10 .. but.. wait for tomorrow's pics ... i am sure.. i wil improve!!!

A new Turn @ U-TURN

So yesterday the 3rd exam got over(actually 4 papers are still remaining!!).. so the gang, like typical MBA's, did lot of brain storming (vch generally means arguing vth lots of abuses :P ) decieded to go U-Turn at khar

Lot of ppl hav acused me of not goin out of ghatkopar, not knowing the world outside, and stuff... but then... in my life thus far... the ppl i hang out with wont go anywhere... and my limited knowledge of these thingz didnt help in me dragging them out!!! so b it.. know i hav oppurtunity.. and i am cashin in on it... goin places.. experiencing new thingz..

SO v reached U-Turn after lot of waiting, pursuading, etc etc... a few ppl ditched, a few left early... but finally v were 14 of us..

Its a nice place near stn in Khar(W) ... 2 sections a/c and non a/c .... vth non a/c being a open terrace.. the open terrace v selected.. a table .. in fact a huge 1... besided the DJ ... and easily 15 odd can sit around it.. the setting was really good...

The food was decent... and for drinker's it was a nice setting.... also it had a TV screen.. so.. a good setting for sporting events.... then came the hukka .. i tried it.. it was my first time... tried my hand... more than a few times.. but couldnt get the hang of it... i looked unskilled against Pro's like... MD, VS, JV, SM ...

All in all a fun experience.. enjoyed every minute of it... and ppl.. I ventured out!!!

Its a New turn at U-TURN !!!!!

Friends!!!!!!!

Friend:-A person you know well and regard with affection and trust (thts wot wordweb says)

But.. can any1 actually define frnds, or frndship??
sum1 recently asked me... abt me and a frnd.. r v "best buddies" ?? wot do i say to this...

For me frnds r ppl..vth whom i like to interact/share/fight/argue/giggle/laugh/crack PJ/showoff ... all possible emotions known to mankind... i wud luv to experience vth my frnds..

Most of us have a school frnds.. and.. they cant b compared vth any other kind of frnds made latter on... school frnds can b just taken for granted.. and thts spl abt them...

For me.. the latter on.. in diploma dayz made a few frnds.. but all.. parted... hardly a few in touch.. tht too on quaterly basis over phone calls...

Then came degree... and.. made a couple of good frnds.. fellow mates travelling... and mayb frnds forever...

But the emotions i was talkin abt... didnt happen much in last 2 cases...

Now the recent bunch... its a huge bunch.. isnt it... throwing a party, ppl hav to think twice to take care of the sheer volume ;) :P

But yeh.. i experience all the above emotions... vth MD, SB, CT, RS, KP, AI, AB, AV, NP, AK, MS, KD, and many many more... list is not at all exhaustive...

This is post a Tribute to all of them!!! U all ROCK !!!

Great Escape!!!!

Yeh it was... the other day... my 1st paper of this 3rd sem exams... the boring LAW paper... i sat... wrote.. foxed by a few questiosns.. looked here and there... and.. wot i c.. SM(my langotiya yaar) wrote the pointers for an answer for me.. on the back of q-paper... i started writing..

but then the invigilator changed.. and the new one.. found sumthing fishy!!! came.. chked... i said," i hav written down pointer for my reference" ... as a god send angel.. he just changed my q-paper... and gave a new 1 !!!!!

How close can it get!!! ... never doin it again.. especially nothing on q-paper!!!

Nostalgia.... all fell apart

just a sentence... i am missing everyone...

Chitkar!!!

Chitkar.. a Guju play.. i watched yesterday(23/10/07) .. watched a play after a really long time in a theater ... and wot a play it was... amazing truely amazing ... a few stats abt the play (now i am talkin like a MBA ;) )

Chitkar ... most successful guju play ever.. 1st played abt 25 yrs ago!!! yeh .. 25!!! this 1 was its 761st attempt ... its among the top 10 plays in the world...

The story is based on true life incident which had happened in Gujarat some years back. The drama is pretty old, infact it ran packed houses for 15 years and they discontinued it because it was affecting the lives of the actors. Playing role of mentally challenged person is not that easy I guess. Sujata Mehta in the role of Ratna (Mentally challenged person) was just too impressive. Hats off!! Infact.. Sujata Mehta is the only actor who hasnt changed.. for all other characters, actors hav changed over the years...

Apart from this, the story... being 25yrs old... for a moment i didnt feel.. tht this is not possible in today's world .. everything seems so relevant even in todays senario ... I wud say a MUST SEE!!!

Mitesh Kaka - The Teacher!!!

Yesterday(12/10/07) .. i went a cousin's place... to pick up a parcel..
there i was.. reached ... but.. cousin.. uncle.. anuty.. not there.. only bhabhi and.. 3 kids..

then comes niyati(cousins old daughter... in 1st std) .... and tel me.. "kaka homework karayo" (help me do my homework) ...

it was a little comprehension.. of tom and jerry... and then questions related to the para... i was so difficult to make her read... as.. to us it seems so easy and trival.. 4 them.. its like rocket science... totally challenging...

A new wave in Indian Sports - Chak De!!!!

Yeh.. its true... i sense something...

btw... indian sport doesnt start and end vth CRICKET!!!

wot timing the movie was released...

Straight away after the release... India... in cricket wins... a Test Series in England.. after 21 years.. tht too.. defeating an England team.. which hasnt lost a home series in last 5 years... tht was good...

The movie.. also.. got into limelight.. the women hockey.... hmm..

A wave has been created.... a new Spirit of Indian Sports.... CHAKE DE!!!!

The icing.. just came.. yesterday... in India Football....

i am not a gr8.. football fan at all.. nor do i follow... the various club championships...

Yesterday.. while scrolling channels.. i came accross a match - India v/s Seria ... ok.. but.. i didnt change the channel.. vch i otherwise would hav... the reason being.. india 1-0 ahead.. ok.. tht hav been wiped out in past... but.. the time was 93 mins.... ok.. this is cool....

Then.. India eventually won.. i saw.. fanatic celebrations... by players.. the crowd.. also. the commentators where shouting there lungs out.... i was like.. this isnt oridinary win..

It wasnt... India had won.. Nehru Cup .. ok tht ment it was a final.. vch i obviously.. dint know... i thought.. tht might b a fluke.. but then.. hearing the progress in the tournament by india.. i was pleasantly surprised... v had beaten a team 6-0, bangaldesh by 2-0... lost to seria.. but.. then.. beat turkey 3-0 to reach to finals..

The suprising part.. v won this cup for the first time ever after 56 yr it started!!!!!!!!

But.. it was in delhi... in a ground.. tht was packed to rafters... the atmosphere comparable to any cricket match in india.... the crowd.. also.. vth loads of placards of the same Chake De theme... more over... the Football fedration head.. was.. also.. running on the ground like a young kid... was celebrating vth the squad.. it was a pretty site..

Let all the Sports... Ride high on this new wave... CHAKE DE!!!! INDIA!!!!!

Indian Cricket - Succession Planning Nightmare

So... it seems India Cricket is getting back on its feet... slowly but surely... test series win against England was good.. before tht... one-day series win over South Africa... so.. things getting back a bit... its good

But... wots sad to see .. especially in test squad (which is doing better than the one-day unit) .. is the BIG FOUR.... Sachin, Dravid, Dada & Laxman ... r the center of the batting..

Wots sad to see is tht none of the youngsters are able to break these fabulous four... kaif is back to wilderness... Yuvraj.. isnt tht gr8 test player...

These four will b retireing very close to each other... and there could b a huge hole.. and v can see a big dip in the Indian Cricket...

It this situation building up to b a classic case of Succession Planning... or lack of it ?!?!?!??!

Chak De!! India!!!

Finally a flim from bollywood, entirly dedicated to a sport... others vch v had were not excatly concentrated on a sport, but to much more drama in the players life... like laagan & Aval number..

Chak De!! India!! .. here v hav a film concentrating on a sport & the issues related to sport.. & not the personal life of player... amazing film... good screenplay... gr8 acting.. has to b as.. SRK is around.. all in all a complete entertainer..

I saw the film 2day was a perfect setting.. India winning Test series yesterday & i was all so charged up.. also tomorrow being our independence day.. so..was bang in between 2 events relating to "Chak De!! India" feeling.. only dissapointment being.. not seeing this 1 with few more frnds.. & especially AV .. who too was so keen to see this 1 ..

TJW - v r back together ... I am loving it !!!

So... v r currently working in full steam on TJW .. the ice breaker event for Jr.'s ..
every1 is so motivated to put up a good show.. & really break the ice ..
personally myself.. there r 2 things vch is motivating me to do this..

1st & for most is ... giving Jr.'s a good wellcome.. & atleast they shld know more Sr.'s then v did.. v hardly knew any1

2nd is .. tht me finally doing something tht i hav never done.. & i am enjoying this...

3rd .. this i realised very lately.. v r back.. v.. yeh v... v r finally back together.. v means.. MMS A.. back to those old days... v r all up to something again.. i am really loving it.. back to those masti.. those brainstorming (usually is shouting) hahahah.. back r MD, AB, AK, mechie, KP, AV, NP .. &.. many many many many more ... i am really loving it...

Its indeed a small WORLD !!!

Yeh.. now i completely endorse this phrase now...
Just was able to find out... tht my dad ... &.. RS (HR-wali re) ki mom... too were classmates...
i got so excited haha...
Then RS called me up.. after askin her mom.. &.. she too remembered my dad.. &... then... the old frnds had a conversation... cool na???

hahaha...

wot a moment tht wud b 4 them.. v get excited to hear frm a frnd. .. vth whom.. v havnt talk 4 a yr.. imagine... hearing frm a classmate... after some decades... gr8 gr8...

so... raise a toast... 4 them.. &.. ofcousre 4 me & RS... v hav followed the tradition.. hahaha

Full Timepasss I am doin.....

haha.. yeh....

its 1.50 pm.. 7th of august... & i am.. in a perspective lecture....
some.. ppt's goin on... but.. luckily wifi on the last row.. :D

its such kind of day.. its raining outside.. mostly the transportation wud b out of gear... but.. v r enjoyin rite now...

FULL TIMEPASS .. I am doing....

It was that kinda day......

Yesterday i had been to malad.. 4 sum social visit & sum work @ my office....

on our(me, mom,dad) way back... frm malad.. at around 9.45-10 pm... v took a rick... & our usual ritual.. of fixing the price b4 hand.. 100 was decieded & v boarded the rick..

IT started raining.. &.. our gr8 ricks... no virtually no protection.. against the water seeping in.. the flap is also useless.. v reached saki naka.. & the rick was kaput.. wont go anywhere... do.. on pro-rata basis(hahahaha).. gav him 60.. took another rick... it hardly reached 50 odd meters.. & tht too was kaput.. the driver said.. tht some wire was loose. & had come off...

So now.. the 3rd one... mom announced.. "trijo mangal"... its a pharse vch says its a 3rd phera of a wedding... hahahaha...

thankfully...... it reached to my place.. safe & sound.. but.. after v alighted.. it didnt start either...

as i told u.. it was tht kinda day....

My first Brush with management (or mismangement)... 5 years ago

Ok... this was 5 years ago.. 7th sem of Mechanical engg. diploma.. at Fr. Agnel Polytecnic, Vashi...

V hav our.. final semester... project.. had a grp of 4 ppl... all guju's.. hehe

decieded to make ... flexible shaft bluffing cum grinding m/c.... seems like rocket science.. but.. just a complicated name of a simple m/c... it brush at management .. ;)

then... v .. had to do.. literature survey.. so as to... see.. reponse in the mrkt of the product... instead.. v utilized the time.. in chilling out at home.. makein a dummy survey.. seem so familiar to few of my mrktin frnds(read MD) ;)

then.. the dificult part began... mfging... & yaar.. it was dificult.. everythin.. tht cud hav gone wrong.. went wrong... seriously.. a nightmarish situation.. thts y.. planing is so important... i hav learnt... the tale of wot all went wrong.. is unfolding...

1st... had to make a shaft (4 those frnds. who dont get it.. 4 them.. its a round thing.. hahah) .... had to fit bearings(br no. 6025) at 2 places... tht had 25 mm dia.. on vch it was gonna sit... its a very critical dia.. & bearing needs to fit perfectly.. no loose fit.. i.e. if dia get less than 25 mm.....
& just happened.. was watchin my frnd workin on lathe.. the dimension came near to 25.. the overenthusiatic fellow.. gave excess feed.. & the entire shaft was kaput... fuck.. tht was the only thing remaining.. &.. 6 hrs of mehnat... was down the drain.. thank god.. tht particular material was provided by college.. & was not our expense...
Sir blasted... & said.. forget the shaft material.. he wud not provide it again.. shaft was the most curtial part.. & v had hit roadblock..

v purchased pulleys.. 2 in numbers... 1 fine day.. i was absent.. & my dear grp members... drilled holes. in it.. & kept it away.. it was the last part to put on the m/c while assembling...

then the housing.. the material was not b purchased by us... me & a frnd.. went to a end-piece shop in kurla.. & got a piece exactly as v wanted..also... 2 end pieces.. to cover our housing.. in total it wieghed 10 odd kgs.. got it at the rate of Rs. 17/kg.. v thought .. v hav got a gud bargain.. as our ppl.. had got it at around.. 20-25 Rs. /kg... v were happy..
As shaft had hit a road block.. v started work on housing... subsequently.. sir gave us.. another piece for shaft.. & i annouced.. tht.. i wil turn the entire thing.. no touch it.. as it was critical.. the shaft was done.. bearing fitted quiet well.. i was happy.. the Outer dia(OD) of bearin was to b fitted to the housing.. the housing turnins started.. but.. it wudnt churn the metal out.. the tools broke right.. left.. & centre... even a crabide tool was used.. but.. to no avail... wot to do now... tht enrite 10 kg block was now a waste.. got a new 1... Rs. 25/kg.. costliest of every1... tht turned out to b good... latter found out tht.. the previous metal was harder.. & as it was an end piece... it was even harder..
the houseing.. started taking shape... the critical breaing dia.. was declared as 62 mm.. (as bearin is 6025) ... v made it.. 61 mm.. just to check... try to fit the bearing.. wot do see here.. oooo... the actual bearing dia was 52 mm.... how cud v make such a huge blunder.. i still fail to understand...
now. wot to do.. any brillant engg solution. forget the end plate.. make a bush out of tht material.. vth.. od 62.. id 52... so.. this blunder was plugged...

most of the things were ready.. now time to put the pullies.. vch u remember..were already drilled.. wot do v see... the holes r out.. the pulley holes r not proper.. the reason.. it was to b done on a 3-chuck lathe... & not on a normal drill m/c.. where.. v hold the pulley by hand... got a huge lecture from our... sir...
those were waste now.. got another 1.. & drilled on a lathe..

then assembled.. & the m/c worked well...

finally...

this made me understand... how important is management in everything...planning, oragnaising. & all those stuff... v lacked everything.. then..

now i cudnt imagine.. how cud v able to commit every mistake.. tht cud hav been commited...

& the story above.. has .. lot less stuff.. made.. few more hilarious mistakes.. hahaha..

but hats off.. v cud complete on time... vth all these blunders... the most memorable.. & my 1st "PROJECT" -> FLEXIBLE SHAFT BUFFING cum GRINDING M/c .. By "G-Bros" (tht v tagged our grp)

Living life to its fullest - A SIX SIGMA & LEAN SIGMA Approach

Six Sigma at many organizations simply means a measure of quality that strives for near perfection. Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects.

Key methodology of Six Sigma is DMAIC i.e. Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve & Control ...

So wots its got to do with life... hmm.. got this while thought driving around Autobahn (ofcourse on my NFS - Porsche Unleashed .. hehe..)

We need a life which is disciplined.. tht is devoid of difficulties(i.e. defect in 6 sigma terms).. & v strive to improve our quality of life i.e. to hav much more peace of mind (& not pieces of mind .. haha) ..

So its quite linked up to Six Sigma ideology.. isnt it...

So.. now lets see.. can v use methodology of DMAIC to life....

Define - we need to define our goal(s) in life.. wot v really need from our lives.. how much... when..

Measure - we need to measure .. where our life is at the moment.. & thus how much v need to improve or put efforts to reach the defined point..

Analyze - So now we need to develop ways to reach to our goals.. & implement it ..

Improve - now we need to keep on improving the measures we take to develop oursleves..

Control - & also control the our progress...

ok.. now the above 5 steps look too childish.. yeh they r... but.. think if v r talkin of our goals related to change our outlook towards certain things...

v can also apporach our problem in also a very structured way.. any kind of personal problems.. v define wot is our problem... & measure.. the point of views of differnt parties involved.. analyze in a very neutral manner.. try & find ways to improve the situation .. & then the control can b carried out by.. reviewing how the things r workin out...

u may think.. tht the above is easier said then done... wel.. yeh.. u may b right.. but.. attaining 6 sigma level isnt piece of cake... remember.. its just 3.4 defects per million... so.. our life wil b so easy & smooth...

now.. how can b an easier approach b more useful... its abt lean sigma

Lean Sigma basically talks about Conquering complexities...

To apply it directly to our lives... v need to reduce complexities of our lives...

v try & tend to make our lives complex & end up geting upset of things... the major two reasons tht i feel of this are... assuming things & having expectation from others

v tend to assume.. tht this person should react in such a manner... he should hav done this & that... havin preconceived notions also dont help much...

other part.. having expectation... it goes hand in hand vth assuming things... expectations from others puts a lot of burden between relationships... if v just keep on doing our thing... others r tend to follow soon... just v hav to b a bit pateint... expecting them to follow immediately... or how soon... wil also increase complexity

to.. reduce complexities in life.. do ur thing... & keep the rest on time.. everything will happen ur way if ur sure wot u r doing...

I really dont know.. wot i hav been thinkin in linkin up strategic management theory & life.. is it right or wrong... or is it some completely outrageous idea...

looking forward to ur comments...

Baa Bahoo aur Baby - A Tribute

Ok... 1st i must clarify.. i am not at all into serials.. not at all... i only see 1.. & this is the 1..

A complete family entertainer...a comedy... vth some message ... no bitching .. no stabbing in the back stuff...

Wot 1st clicked to me... a joint family .. ok tht every other soap.. but no vapish character .. now thts a rarity...

Every character defined so meticulously a ting of humor in each of them...


The most loved character of the lot... & definately of the majority of viewers ... GATTU...




Fantastic mannerism.. & acting of Deven Bhojani is just mind blowing...


All in all .. A complete family entertainer... vth no dark side to it..

Insecurity - Leads to Development or Disaster

Insecurity(noun): 1 - The state of being subject to danger or injury
2 - The anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure

So tht goes the dictionary meaning... hmmm... 2nd 1 fits better in the context of this post...

So.. v see insecurity in every1.. everywhere... its some kinda insecurity.. may b regaurding their carrer... realtionship... monetary... social security... etc.. etc..

So.. these insecurities... say for example in out carrer.. help us... to put in more effort... to pump in more steam in our work/studies.. to reach a state where v think v wud b secure... & from there the cycle starts again...

Some motivation theory can b linked to this.. surely.. like maslow's... reaching to the top of pyramid... "self actualisation"

Thus basically leads to development of individual... if he/she takes it positively.. something like "constructive criticism"

But v hav also seen... insecurity breeding the moth in our society... ppl.. takin steps which are socially not justifiable...

V hav recently heard.. dacoits in action in navi mumbai areas... these r ppl feeling insecure monetarily & committing heinous crimes ...

Thus.. this kinda behaviour leads to disaster... hmm.. so.. now.. wot do v do...

I wud say... redifine the measure of security... say... someone wud reach self actualisation after satisfying just 2-3 levels of needs defined by maslow... is it possible...

Did our ancient sadhu's & our god who reached moksha did something like tht...

These questions are open for us to debate...

The GREAT INDIAN RAILWAYS!!!

Most of us Mumbaites are aware of our suburban railwayz... western, central & harbour... arranged from bad to worse..

I hav been travelling in Harbour line(worst of the 3) for 3 yrs.. & now again for about 45dayz after a gap of year...

2day was the worst day... even bad then a day where during my 7th sem engg. exam some overhead wire broke & train went no where.. & then i had to go back home & take maruti 800 till panvel.. & i eventually topped in tht paper in my college ;)

but 2day was a bizzare day... i generally catch 10.06 ST frm chembur... generally this train arrives b4 time by 10.03 - 04.... 2day i reached stn at 10.05... thank god train hadnt arrived yet...

but it didnt for next 15 mins... now.. thts bad.. in such hot & humid conditions in formal attire.. i was sweating a lot... finally the train arrived.. & was surprised to see a new local vth the display in the front of the train.. i thought "waah!! Harbour line has improved"...

at snails pace reached kurla... & didnt move frm there for 10 mins... then again.. started.. & reached wadala... but arrived on platform no.3 instead of 4... so.. ppl rushing & pushing .. to get down frm otherside.. rather than the usual...

didnt move frm there for 10mins... ppl out of train .. wondering.. wot has happend... suddenly a wise guy started BARKING on the anouncing system... some ppl could decode tht langauge & translated it to me as "The train is broke & will b going to Carshed"...

Darn!! now hav to hop over to other platform to catch a train...

But wot has happend to the anouncing system inside the train.. i see a speaker in every compartment... & this being a new train.. it should hav worked & informed ppl in advance..

Rather... ppl had to rush .. saw ppl jumping on the tracks.. & like a typical hindi movie climax sequence.. there where more obstacles for our mumbaikar hero's... the gutter between the track was set on fire...

The sence could hav been so better if just tht anouncing system inside the train had worked...

So i guess... b4 introducing A/c trains.. these basic issues should b addressed

HOME ALONE!!! - Day 1

Since mom-dad out of town.. had to wake up early at 7... take milk.. collect newspaper...

thought then take a short power-nap .. & will wake up @7.30...

but instead woke up at 8.30!!!!! tht too thanks to mom calling up in the morning...

then... hurriedly soaked the clothes to be washed...

then a messy business of take malai frm the milk.... some how did tht...

then the big task of washing the pot & filling the water.. last time i tried it.. broke the pot ... hahahahaha...

Day1 no casualties.. thank god..

saw the clock.. it was9.15 ... SHIT.... still had to take bath.. pooja.. etc ..

should hav left home by 9.30... but it was 9.45... missed the bus.. took a rick to chembur...

no breakfast.. directly had my first meal at 1.45 -> lunch...

then a meeting at 4... lasted till 8.30pm.... this was the longest i had stay back in RIL...

rushed back home.. as i thought.. i had forgotten to latch the door...

then.. still had to cook... for dinner... had my 2nd meal at 10pm...

Day 1... on a scale of 1-5... 5 being best... was 2... as missed lot of things...

Lets home i hav a better DAY 2....

Check this space to the latest..

Mango Slice!!!

No.. i am not talking about the cold drink...

i actually was trying to slice a mango for me... by virtue of mom-dad gone out of town.. hehe

& the slices were terible... i was not slicing the mango... felt like murdering it..

It was hard for perfectionist like me to take... i had to improve.. but how... no one at home... kya karu????

Lets see can the net help me???

Here it goes:--- http://www.wildoats.com/u/departmentprint173/

hmm... now.. have 5 dayz.. to be a master at this... before mom-dad come back...

by then i guess.. i wil use the knife not as a butcher.. but as a surgeon :D

STRESS!!!! - We all are LOVING it....

Statutory warning:- Stress is injurious to health

Noun: STRESS(stres): a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (courtesy: wordweb)

Stress has become a new fashion... its the in thing... everyone wants to be in some amount of stress...

People are taking more commitments then they could possibly fulfill.

Its now not just goal oriented thing... where people want to acheive something.. but.. they dont want to be just want to be overworked... becoz thts the fad...

Now-a-dayz... if someone comes on time at party.. it is considered... he/she might be out of job!!!!

Because of stress... ppl r attacked by a zillion ailments...

A WHO study says... tht India will be the capital of heart ailments by 2010.. as .. 60% of world heart patients will be from India...

Is it 1 of the by-products of growing economy??... or ... because of the new fad - stress??...

Or both of them related... by virtue of stress = creative tension (remember a GOE reading??)

Its a debatable question.....

Diverse Organisational Cultures....

I seem to be on a roll... 2nd post in a day... ;)

But had to express this...

Started thinking about it after reading another post... "Access Policies in Companies - Wats your take??"

How different organisation culture differ.. & the you cant find a similarity between the two.

Something like this .. i am experience these dayz...

My first expirence in an organisation was in Air India Ltd... A typical PSU... employees not at all bothered about output.. as they could not be chucked out...

Then came Larsen & Toubro Ltd.... A fantastic organisation, I believe... fantastic atmosphere... gr8 ethics & formalization accross levels..

Now .. Reliance Industries Ltd... aaa... too early to comment.. but.. early signs .. suggest.. tht it is not matching to mine expectation, especially after my previous organisation (a hint of R. Patil here ;) )..

But after reading above blog... i found tht... some simple things like.. "how tea/coffee is served" makes such a difference in the thinking & thus the culture...

In RIL.. the tea/coffee.. is served directly on the table.. & there is a something unique here... to a few at the top.. are served tea in a cup with a saucer.. & to others only in cup... something small thing like this... show tht @RIL they want to make distinction between the two classes..

On the other end... In L&T.. the tea/coffee container was kept at a corner of the dept. at everyone who wants it.. himself goes & takes it... & everyone.. means... everyone.. up & down the organisation ladder... wot it does is... 1st of all the atmosphere is quiet good.. every1 treated equally...

One more thing the 2nd system does.. is that.. it gives time for employees for themselves.. as they move out of there places.. take a walk.... & relax from there work a while... which is not in the 1st system...

Such small things can be interpreted as .. in RIL.. they want people to take fewer breaks.. whereas in the 2nd system.. leisure time is given..

I also observed the satisfaction level in both organisation.. & the difference is very evident... so the relationship I am trying to draw just from the serving of tea/coffee.. is justified or not... I am letting them u all to judge....

Melting Pot v/s Salad Bowl

What do u think is possible... a society ... termed as melting pot or a salad bowl..
A society can ever be termed as melting pot?... any society for that matter??

The Melting Pot is a metaphor for the way in which homogeneous societies develop, in which the ingredients in the pot (people of different cultures and religions) are combined so as to lose their discrete identities to some degree, yielding a final product which has a more uniform consistency and flavor, and which is quite different from the original inputs.

The US of A was 1st to be know as melting pot of various culture... the metaphor was attached to the US after a modernized adaptation of the play romeo & juliet was called THE MELTING POT.

But is it possible to have such a society... can people act in ways different to their cultures & religions??

I believe not... its not quiet possible..

A more reasonable way to describe a cosmopolitian society would be a SALAD BOWL

A Salad Bowl in which ingredients in the salad (people of different cultures and religions) are combined so as to maintain their discrete identities to some degree, yielding a final product which has a quiet unique in its own way, and which is not quite different from the original inputs.

I guess the latter is more approriate do describe advance societies.. like of the US & other developed nations....

So where are we heading... to a melting pot or a salad bowl??

Or for that matter, does melting pot exists??

I leave these questions open...

Do contribute...

Tech"KNOW"logy

Vol. 1 :

Technological waste

Anyone who has bought a cell phone, a digital music player, a computer, or other electronic product knows the problem – the technology changes so quickly that your purchase is often outdated within months. This is a source not only of mounting frustrations and expense, but also of mounting hazardous technological waste (Electronic waste).

Electronic waste is a valuable source for secondary raw materials, if treated properly, however if not treated properly it is major source of toxins. Rapid technology change, low initial cost and even planned obsolescence have resulted in a fast growing problem around the globe.

So along with growing concerns of global warming, handling technological waste is also a challenge for our generation & generations to come. So lets vouch, that we all will be more aware of how to handle e-waste and also spread the awareness.

Reboot for Thought
(this will be the special feature in every vol. of Tech"KNOW"logy which gives some interesting facts)
A Laptops use 50% of energy used by a typical desktop when plugged in & just 1% of the energy when running on batteries

(please give your insights, suggestions as i am planning to make it a monthly affair)

A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow

The title perfectly fits the kinda week this has been. the week started with few social visit.. then catching old friends...

& then started the big step.. the summers... a very somber beginning.. did nothing the whole day...

was down with the job at hand... a day passed.. then two... then got the much awaited spanking frm her again... my frnd..

truely speaking.. was waiting for tht.. ;-)

& now refocused.. & up & running again...

those few days.. really epitomize these words..."A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow"

But now i am up & kicking again...

BEWARE.... MLG is back... & really mean BACK...

Check this space for the latest development on this...

God is GREAT!!!!!!

It was sunny day of 24th April, 2007. Time: around 1p.m. 5 innocent souls sitting merry in a Maruti 800. Waiting to take a right turn once the way is clear.

A Sumo passes by. Then comes a brown coloured TATA tempo. Speed around 60-70kmph. Slams right rear of the car & then starts the long journey..............

Lucky guys escape unharmed...

A vacation turns into an ordeal......

Faces of 9 friends is covered by grim reality....

Then began the bureaucratic procedure... police station.. statement ... panchnama..

My 1st visit to a police station.. & tht too for around 6-7 hrs at a stretch... system needs to b changed...

Alls well tht ends well...

God really was grateful to all of us...

Those Benches Wont b the same Again :(

2day... last official day of 1st yr.... :(
had a blast whole yr round... 2nd sem for me was the best... i opened up...
made more frnds...
Life really is rockin... or was..... now???
Last day was a somber climax of the yr.... every1 just left.... exams frm monday...
1 wish left unfulfilled... sittin alongside... now a gud frnd... AB... :( ... had planned it.. but didnt work out
My mechie DOST... had also plans for a clickin session.. tht too unfulfilled... :(
everybody on their own now...
will miss my angels... & truely "angels" for me...
hope rendezvous vth CT continues...
& who can forget MD.... dont hav words.... Our BBA & Spastic society... The SIPSR...

:( :( :( THOSE BENCHES WON'T BE THE SAME AGAIN :( :( :(

Miles to go before i sleeeep...........

Wot a hectic week.... projects... submissions... et al.. flying all around.... but finally its all over till the exams finish..
Now can finally concertrate on studies... hav to figure out a way to finish 10 subjects in 7 dayz.....
hehehe ... lets see how...
Saturday was very very.... stressful day.... 11 hrs at a stretch doin only RM analysis... uff.... but somehow managed to finish it off...
but it also messed up my sundayz plannin... sumhow how managed to mis-place 1 of my notes... oh .. ho
so now startin sumthin else.... our dear sumeet's subj...

Definately.... MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEEEEEP....

Count down Begins

Finally starting my blog. took real pains to get the title for the blog. did soul searching... lot of brainstorming... The result was this.... Mitesh's Well Rounded Thoughts... god know who suggested this me.... but long live tht person...
for starters this much is enough... still not used to this