Eulogy to a FRIEND whom I found, parted ways and lost forever

When I found you, my happiness knew no bounds

When I got to know you, I was glad that I made the right choice

When I decided to take things forward, I knew I was enterin bliss

But when you decided this ain't happenin, my world was shattered

But then I was advised that few things aren't bound to happen

Thatz when I decided that probably I wasn't destined for few things/people

Few months and I was still tryin to get over

And YOU managed to throw the BIGGEST SHOCK of my life

Lets say that was the last place I would have expected to see you

For a few seconds I was wishin what I saw wasn't TRUE

But realized that I was lying to myself

My knees went weak, my mind went numb and all I wished was I hadn't seen what I saw

Coz whoever said that the so called GOD had plans, would definitely be a villain in my eyes

I know this is too late, but you shall be missed

And I hope that your family is given the strength to tide over this loss

and Sajini May your Soul Rest in PEACE

Your Friend whom u found, parted and stayed that way!!!!!!!!!!

3's of me :)

Three names I go by:
Sals
Allu
Kariya

Three Jobs I have had in my life:
Sales Executive (Titan)
Key Accounts Manager (Scojo Foundation)
Senior Manager Community HealthCare (HealthHiway)

Three places I have lived:
Namma Bengalooru
Calicut
Coimbatore & Hyd ;-)


Three Favorite Drinks:
BEERRRRR
SCOTCH
Loads of milk, less sugar and strong TEA


Three TV shows I watch:
Joey
I prefer to read than watch soaps ;-)


Three fave places I have been to:
Backwaters of Kerala
Coorg
Udaipur

Three of my favorite foods:
Deep Fried Pork
Biryani
Masala Dosa


Three cars I have owned:
Maruthi 800 (dad)
Ford Fiesta (Bro and Me)
Yet to Decide ;-)

Three things I hate doing:
Laundry
Working aimlessly
Repeating to ppl to keep the surroundings clean

Three places to find me on the weekend:
At home, chillin or gardenin
Travelin somewhere to catch up with friends
Catchin up with friends over a drink in the evening

Three things I spend too much money on: (too much? :)...)
Never earn enough I suppose ;-)
Travelling
Loans ;-)

Three places I would like to visit:
Around the World backpacking!!!

Changin the way doin things in Rural India!!

A write up on my previous organization and regret quitin it but glad that even to this date I'm of some help to them and hope to continue the same..

http://www.franchiseindia.com/article.php?title=Vision%20for%20rural%20India

Givin a Life through Embrace!!!

A School friend of mine wanted me to post about a great work bein dreamt and carried out by a bunch of young enthusiasts who would want to make a difference in a BIG way... Thanks Anjana for givin me an opportunity to write on them and folks belt up and get set to read some AWESOME dream which is bein made into reality and if you think you can help, get in touch with them and MAKE a DIFFERENCE :-)

Vision

20 million premature and low-birth-weight (LBW) babies are born every year. In India alone, a third of all babies born are LBW. 80% of these births occur in rural areas of developing countries. 3.5 million of these babies die, while those that survive often develop life-long health problems like early onset of diabetes, heart disease, and low IQ. Sadly, these problems could be prevented with access to an incubator, a device that provides a stable thermal environment for the baby. This is critical for LBW infants. However, traditional incubators cost thousands of dollars, and are available primarily in urban hospitals. Even when available, they are largely in disrepair. Most rural parents cannot afford to get their babies to these urban hospitals.

Embrace is an incubator, designed to work in a rural healthcare center or at home. It uses no electricity, has no moving parts, is portable, and is safe and intuitive to use. It uses an innovative phase-change material (PCM) in a sleeping bag design to regulate a baby's temperature at 37C, critical for the infant's survival. Carefully engineered properties of the PCM, along with other aspects of the design, ensure the right temperature for the baby at all times. The device works for over four hours at a stretch without intervention, after which it can be reheated. Four hours is longer than the duration between two successive feedings of the baby, to ensure sufficient monitoring. The device is easy to sterilize, and thus reusable across babies. And finally, it facilitates and complements the widely practiced technique of kangaroo mother care, thus enabling mother-baby bonding.

Embrace bridges the gap in healthcare available to a rural-born and an urban-born baby. It will improve the health of LBW babies who would otherwise die or develop serious medical conditions. It will also put an end to current unsafe practices of caring for LBW babies, including placing them under light bulbs or tying hot-water bottles to their bodies. One of the U.N. millennium development goals is the reduction of infant mortality by two-thirds by 2015. The Embrace incubator is an innovative technology that will help families save their children, and governments work towards this goal.

Embrace is a sustainable social venture that came out of the Entrepreneurial Design For Extreme Affordability class at Stanford University. We are a team of business, engineering, and public policy graduate students, with experience in non-profit health care, product design, medical device consulting, management consulting, the UNDP, World Bank, and the Ashoka Foundation. We are being advised by world renowned experts in neonatal care, public health policy, health care in the developing world, business, and product design.

More details on http://embraceglobal.org

MT Spells Hope for THEM!!!!!

Well looks like everyday off late I've been surprised by institutions which are tryin to reach out to people who are differently challenged. Today I came across an article in Bangalore Mirror and thought I should share the same with you folks...




A new career opportunity has presented itself for visually challenged people here. It is medical transcription. Chennamma Marihal, a graduate from Karnataka University in Dharwad, Mohit B P of Mudigere in Chikmagalur district and nine others are all set to make use of this opportunity, being provided by Software Paradigms Infotech (SPI) in Mysore. They will undergo three months intensive training at SPI’s Contour Road unit.

On successful completion of the training, they will join SPI as medical transcriptionists. They have already undergone 18 months of basic MT training as a part of their three-year diploma course in Computer Application from JSS Polytechnic for Physically Handicapped which is the only polytechnic in the country to offer training for medical transcription to the visually challenged.

V Madhukar, senior vice president of the institute, said, “It’s the first such initiative by the SPI and it is a sign of the synergy between the industry and educational institutes. Medical transcription is the ideal career for the visually challenged as they can work from home. We hope to provide more such avenues for the underprivileged.”

Medical transcription is considered as a tough job even for a normal person as the job requires the utmost accuracy. But Chennamma says “It’s an ideal job for all challenged people. After the initial training and with experience of one to two years, we can do it from home. It is very safe and secure for people like us.”

How it works
Trainees use a unique software called the JAWS screen reader which provides the user with access to information displayed on the screen via text-to-speech. “They are completely self-reliant and self-motivated. Though visually impaired, Mohit B P himself installed the JAWS software. They check spellings and correct grammatical errors with 80 to 90 per cent accuracy,” explained Radhakrishna, head of the training division of SPI. Both SPI and JSS polytechnic are providing all the needed support to these trainees.

P.S: Thanks to Nagaraja Dixit and Bangalore Mirror for covering this story.

RelaX....!!!!!

Continuin my write ups on organizations which are tryin to reach out to the people who needs help, it was brought to my notice by a good friend of mine in Mumbai about a massage parlor which is manned by BLIND and partially BLIND folks. Also my friend checked out the place and this is her take on the place.

"Hey I checked it out over the week end…it was pretty good… the lady who gave me a massage was not really blind though…she was more an albino, and I guess they have some amount of blindness…

Anyway it was different….no oil, etc.. just an ‘acupressure’ kind of thing and she made me do a lot of stretches…I did a back massage… u know how it is, sitting at the computer for about 9 hours of the day our backs get fired up…."

Relax…

Come to Relax… for a Thai Yoga Massage, Reflexology, Physiotherapy, Acupressure and much more…..

Amazing people to serve you with their healing powers. Though BLIND – they are beautifully empowered with the gift to heal. They are experienced with strong & caring hands to heal you with their therapies….

Some of what you will experience…..

• Relief from spondulitise
• Aching backs and shoulder pains
• Do away with shallow breathing - deeper breathing
• Control over your addictions
• Relaxation & stress Relief
• Rejuvenation of self
• Builds Positive Attitude
• Energy to work longer hours (1 week of Yoga in an Hour’s time)
• Keeps you healthy, joyous and at peace.
• OR JUST COME FOR A GOOD MASSAGE

Thai Massage : 1 & 2 Hours

• Reflexology : Half Hour and 45 mins.
• Back Massage : Half Hour
• Back Massage : 1 Hour
• Physiotherapy & Acupressure : Depending on your ailments.

All these and more at EXTREMELY REASONABLE RATES…..

Relax… Check out for our Yoga and Tai Chi Classes.

Timings : 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ….

THURSDAYS CLOSED

Walk in or call for appointment at:

Tel: 2445 9894 Ex – 106; Mob : 98190 97354

Delta Apartments, 1^st Floor, Above Zoroastrian Co-operative Bank, MMC Road, Lane Opp Canossa Convent High School, Mahim West, Mumbai 400 016.