With Power comes Responsibility

I've used this punch line twice within a span of few weeks, which I've borrowed it from the movie SpiderMan.. But definitely its one of those lines which really made a lot of sense. Its really nice to know that there are few people who really look up to you in life, but then I would say its a double sided sword, simply coz then you need to live upto their expectations and there might be times wherein you would end up doin things which you might disagree but then you need to match their expectations.

I've always believed and I'm sure by this time you would know that I strongly advice, live your life by the rules you set and not what others expect out of you, coz then you are losing your genuineness and tryin to fill in someone else's shoe.

Well, I know as a matter of fact I've influenced quite few lifes with my thought process and one of them happened to be one of the guy's who used to work in one of the World of Titan Store, who really had this carefree attitude, well really can't blame him, coz he was all of 19 years, dropped out of education coz he wanted to support his family but one thing which I saw in him was that HE dreamed BIG. I really wanted to help him and did try reachin out to him, but most of the time he gave this feelin that he doesn't really care.

Fast forward few years and then I see that though he always gave me the carefree attitude, he did take my words seriously and started workin towards achieving his goals despite odds stacked against him. And I only happen to realize this when I met him in person and realized hell I had influenced this guy to a large extent, that today I'm one among his 6 idols the rest being Arundhanti Roy, Varghesee Kurien, Kamal Hasan, Piecrce Brosnan and Kamala Das. Hell frankly speakin I really don't think I'm that praise worthy, coz I only tried makin him a better person but definitely i don't need to be sharin the dias with the rest. Coz like i mentioned that becomes a responsibility and there might not be any room for error.

Well, there are always few things which you don't anticipate when you try reachin out to people, but I suppose I should just be myself and try reachin out to everyone, coz I know thatz what makes me happy and I suppose irrespective of the consequences. Coz end of the day if I can make this world a BETTER PLACE to live, guess I would have achieved what I had set forth.

Suraj, here wishin you all the very best in your endeavors and I'm sure you will go places. Never let your spirit die coz end of the we all live by HOPE, though the degree of it differs.. Just hang in there and I'm sure there are BETTER DAYS for you, coz I know you DESERVE the best :-)

Your loving,

Salu Sir

Quality or Quantity!!!!

I was just havin a conversation with my colleague and she happened to mention that we all work towards money and I was beggin to differ with her and thatz when I said I would rather live my life Qualitatively rather than Quantitatively...

I mean look at it, end of the day all of us or atleast most of us work towards a goal and usually its driven by monetary benefits or the end result would be if we earn so much we can achieve so much. But my question to all of you is when you look back, do you realize you wasted your life tryin to achieve somethin which is monetary and failed to enjoy the simple pleasures of life???

But yeah I wouldn't blame anyone for doin so with their lifes, simply coz the so called society judges you on what have you achieved in life and for cent percent it would be what you've achieved monetarily and usually it ends up bein the scale of measure.. How unfortunate.. :-(

Well I've always told myself and continue to believe that I rather enjoy the simple pleasures of life rather than get into the mad rush of makin all the money and not stoppin to enjoy life.. I definitely believe in have a Quality life rather than bein measured by the society with respect to my monetary achievement.. Hell I know few would say this guy is just makin himself excuses but let me tell ya.. I find more gratification in makin a difference to others life rather than glorifyin my life with all that money can buy..

Also I believe, if you believe in somethin strongly, it would happen.. One reason why love to spend time with folks who are passionate about what they want to do with life.. simply coz they know that its the best way to live their life and not give into the whims and fancies of so called Society.. Agreed so called society is a necessary evil but again it depends on how much of it should be influenced by them..

Lastly all I've got to say is, Hey stop, look what you doin with your life.. is it really worth it???? if not stop and learn to enjoy simple pleasures of life.. go get out and get drenched in the rain.. scream or howl or just dance with two left legs.. who cares as long as YOU are happy!!!! Thatz what I called Quality... and remember money can never buy you LOVE!!!!! and be it from anyone but it just can't buy it!!!!!!!

Bon Weekend and see you on Tuesday :-)

The Reason-Hoobastank

Yesterday while I was just drivin in Bangalore and listenin to Radio Indigo 91.9, when this song played and immediately i was tellin my friends in the car that I would blog this song.. Simply coz I know this song is applicable to lot of us and somewhere atleast once or more we would want to say this to someone or the other. In this case its more with Girlfriend, but definitely I feel it can be applicable to our folks, siblings, friends or even spouses!!!!!!

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
That's why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you
And the reason is you

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

I'm sure you should be checkin out the video on Youtube after readin it.. let me make it easier for you.. The link to the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q30-2QpZVc

Now what you waitin for????? Go ahead a dedicate the song to your loved one :-)

Weekend!!!!! Rather Long Weekend Here I come ;-)!!! Dedicated to my FRIENDS!!!

Everyone seems to be excited about the LOOONNNGGGGGGggggg Weekeend, but hell even I'm excited though I've got work on Sat :-(!!!!!! Well over the 6 years of hiatus from Bengalooru has been a blessin in disguise simply coz I've made great set of friends and when I say friends, they are such acquaintances but friends who are part and parcel of my life on a day to day basis!!!!!

It all started when I hit Coimbatore in 2004!!! Ended up stayin with a great set of roomies and then had few more joinin us and the end result was something called SWARGAMROCKS!!! The two years spent there was nothin short of AWESOME and FUN filled.. Never was a day which was not FUN!!!

Then Calicut happened and again happened to meet quite a few like minded (read drinkin ;-) ) friends and well then CALICUTROCKS happened and again I was definitely blessed to have a great set of friends and most of all we were there for each other through our ups and downs of our personal and professional life..

2 years later I ended up in Hyderabad!!!! Unfortunately nothin like Coimbatore or Calicut happened but it happen with great set of colleagues and ofcourse great set of friends but never culminated as a group since it was too diverse to get everyone under one roof!!! But definitely I did have few friends who were more like my family and always made me feel at home :-)..

Surely all of the above needs one full blog which I would do at leisure but this weekend one of the guys from SwargamRocks in gettin hitched and the entire gang is landin up in Namma Bengalooru for the same and definitely itz gonna be one hell of a rockin session!!!! Sure itz gonna be lot of fun catchin up on each other's life and whatz in store for us :-)!!!!

Weekend Here I COME!!!!!

P.S: Might not blog thanks to the reunion and 2 weddings.. Hopefully if I get to pen on Sat then Yes otherwise see ya on Tue :-) BON WEEKEND

Makin a BETTER place to LIVE!!!!!

In a week's time it would be one year since I returned to Namma Bengalooru and returnin to my home land after a hiatus of 6 years I see that Bangalore has become Bengalooru and worse itz no where close it what it used to be in the early '90s.. Yeah from a Pensioners Paradise itz turned to a Silicon Valley and unfortunately Bangalore was never planned for. Everything has deteriorated here from roads to traffic to even the green cover. I really doubt if it can be called any more the Garden City of India.

Talkin about Green cover that the city has been losin rapidly, I always wonder is the administration workin on gettin back the Greenery to Bangalore/Bengalooru, or we as citizens should be workin on it to bring the Green Cover back??? With the long walks I undertake and I see that everyday there is some tree or the other losin it to road widenin.. :-(

Off late I've been thinkin of settin up something which can bring the green cover back.. definitely there is an idea I've been workin but unfortunately I've only been ideatin on the same but never any action and I've been conveniently blamin lack of time from work to start workin towards it. But hopefully shortly I should get my act together and take the baby steps in realizin my dream.

Given the fact that I've already spent 2 years workin for a non profit I strongly believe that its the way forward rather than lookin up at settin a NGO coz then the organization would be dependin on funds which I'm totally against it. Coz I know for sure it would definitely be a non profit, which would ensure that the business model would be self sufficient.

I'm just hopin that I would kick start one of these days and work towards achieving the goal of settin up an organization which would address this issue and definitely folks be ready.. I'm definitely gonna seek your help and that too on a pro bono basis.. I hope it ain't too much to ask for :-)

Are Italians our Brother's in arms compared to the rest of the Europeans???

I chanced upon this link, which compares Italians to the rest of Europeans but I just couldn't stop laughin simply coz those Italians are soo much like us (Indians). Hell I didn't believe it when my Italian friend Ele told me that we were so much like then or probably they are ruder than us ;-) but guess this link proves that after all she was right :-)

http://tcc.itc.it/people/rocchi/fun/europe.html (I hope the link doesn't throw up a 404 not found error..)

And yet another link which shoes the difference between Western's and Eastern Culture

http://www.tritenovelty.com/2008/09/east-culture-vs-west-culture.html?showComment=1221767580000

Enjai Maadi

Lessons from Susan Boyle!!!! HOPE!!!!

Here is a woman who has never stepped out of her village and at the age of 47 she decides to answer her calling and gives a shot at Britain's got Talent!!!! and SHE did achieve what she wanted!!!!! SING to a large audience and win all their hearts!!!! But like one of the judges Amanda said.. IT WAS A WAKE UP CALL!!!!! for all those who have seen the video!!! There are quite a few lessons we need to learn and two things which I've learnt is that:

1) Never under estimate a person by her/his looks
2) Never lose HOPE

To dwell over the above points, its something which we always tell ourselves that we should never judge a book by itz cover but still we end up doin it.. guess itz being very human.. Today I've told myself never again would I judge a person by the looks.. but sure somewhere down the line another Susan Boyle should only come to remind me that, hell after I did go by the looks :-(

And then HOPE happened!!! I feel funny about writing on this simply coz I've always believed that I'm one hell of HOPEFUL guy always HOPING and HOPING ;-)!!!!! But hell there are situtations wherein you are cornered and you've got not clue whats coming your way and still damn I end up thinkin itz all for the good ;-)!!!!! Well definitely Susan Boyle has reiterated my trust in HOPE!!!!! I know it will even if all odds are stacked up against me :-).. Gosh no wonder I'm always blamed for being HOPEFUL and EXPECTING from others ;-)

Thanks Susan!!!! Please treat this as a Tribute from your fan :-)

"A person should not be too honest. Straight Trees are cut first and Honest people are screwed first" - Chanakya

I always wished I could prove this quote was wrong, but time and again I've been proved otherwise. How unfortunate to be livin in a world where HONESTY is always ridiculed and worse mocked at.

As recent as it can get I see again my HONESTY has been misconstrued and the end result is something which I never expected to see myself in.. Hell does it always has to be this way???? I mean how simple can I get with my life??? It is wrong to even spell your feelings???? I just see that itz more of an extension of me and I get misread and am I told that I'm rushin it up????? Definitely I'm excited and I want the world or atleast my nearest and dearest ones to know whatz been happenin on my end.. End of the day these are the same ppl who always wished the best for me and I don't see any harm in keepin them in the loop but I'm told nope you are rushin up!!!

Guess itz the way we see things.. Since we are all entitled on our so called OWN opinion, guess itz for everyone to interpret it to their own convenience irrespective of how the other person feels...

Anyways I just happen to come across this proverb which has been pinned to my cubicle and just realized how much it related to my situation.. I hope I'm not aggrevatin anyone with this write up.. just wanted to pen my feelings and really lookin forward to things bein better for all of us!!! Its just that I happen to see that things aren't bein the same anymore and I hate that feelin coz guess itz my way of seein things positive and never expectin the wrose case scenario and when I'm asked to visualize one.. I rather look at the best days we've had than seein the grim future.. coz I hate that feelin of seein the worse to come!!!!

Isn't it just one life we all have????? Why don't we see to it that we all live it to the fullest rather than surrenderin ourselves to self doubt and to others whims and fancies?????? Anyways I've decided to stay POSITIVE irrespective of what happens in the future.. if all goes well I'm the LUCKIEST and HAPPIEST person!!!!! if not everythin happens for a reason and WISHIN everyone a GOOD life ahead :-).. Remember life is too short to even indulge in fights forget bein enemies.. it ain't worth it!!!!

Lastly I'm sure you would see a bit of yourself in this blog!!!!! All I've got to say is that letz just take it the way it comes and make this happen and the world a better place to live by just bein TRUE to ourselves :-)!!!!!!!!

FOLKS or rather GODs!!!!

Now this is somethin which I'm always pondered.. How should be see our folks.. I'm always believed and continued to see them as the next best thing to GODs. Though me being an agnostic wouldn't stop me from seein them as GOD.. But there are few things which I prefer wherein I feel that decisions made the GOD's subject (in this case, its me) I should be given the liberty to decide what I want rather than GODs gettin involved and tryin to influence my decisions.. Is it the Indian way of upbringin that we are always told what to do rather than we decidin what we want????

But again there are things which I don't like, like they bein taken for a ride. I've always believed that they should be the last ones we should ever hurt, simply coz the kinda sacrifices they've gone through to bring us up, its not really worth hurtin them. But again goin back to what I said, sometimes they invite this onto themselves, which we rather I wish is never brought upon them. Somethin which I always try ensurin is that atleast they are not hurt through other's actions, why would they be put through that????? Well few times I guess there are things which I can't control them and they end up bein hurt and thatz where I feel I've failed miserably to even keep them away from the impact :-(

Demystifyin a concept called "WOMAN"

I've always told myself never try unravelin a WOMAN, simply coz I've always been told time and again that it ain't worth demystifyin a WOMAN and I've always taken the advice and its always been proved that it ain't worth it. But off late again I'm tempted to figure out what really lies in there!!!!! But then when I think if itz worth it????? its always been negative.. Hell if we MEN can be straight enough with what we WANT, why can't WOMEN just be straight enough on their WANTS???????? They always seems to like the idea of teasin instead of bein straight forward. Guess I can keep goin about why WOMEN do things while MEN are being just plain and straight forward..

Guess I'm just dwellin over a topic which would never have answers!!!!! The best I can think of is to lay this topic to rest and be at PEACE sayin WOMEN are like this ONLY!!!!!!