Life in the fast lanes

Thought

2006-04-24T07:34:00.000-07:00

The pleasure of recognition,which a lot of book authors aim at, is the lowest of aestethic pleasures-By W.Somerset Maugham

How true. Either we try to recognise or we try to dream.

-Venky

Thought

2006-04-24T06:55:00.000-07:00

The pleasure of recognition,which a lot of book authors aim at, is the lowest of aestethic pleasures-By W.Somerset Maugham

How true. Either we try to recognise or we try to dream.

-Venky

Personality Test

2006-04-23T10:08:00.000-07:00

"Stability results were medium which suggests you average somewhere in between being calm and resilient and being anxious and reactive.

Orderliness results were medium which suggests you are moderately organized, hard working, and reliable while still remaining flexible, efficient, and fun.

Extraversion results were high which suggests you are overly talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting at the expense too often of developing your own individual interests and internally based identity."

This is my personality test result. Most of it I find true. Maybe because they have used nice words;). Would be interesting to find what others think.

Go, you also take the test at http://similarminds.com/

-Venky

Crazy in love

2006-04-12T13:47:00.000-07:00

I'm always gonna make you feel
I don't need you as much as I really need you
So you don't use it to your advantage
But you're essential to me
You're the air I breathe
I believe if you ever leave me
I'd probaly have no reason to be
You are the Kim to my Marshall
You're the Slim to my Shady
The Dre to my Eminem
The Alaina to my Hailie
You are the word that I'm lookin for
When I'm tryin to describe how I feel inside
And the right one just won't come to my mind
You're like the pillow that props me up
The beam that supports me
The bitch who never took half
The wife who never divorced me
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Damm! Eminem's rap is amazing man. How much diversity! I liked "You are the word that I'm lookin for When I'm tryin to describe how I feel inside". Brings the soft, romantic side of Shady.

-Venky

Interesting Thought

2006-04-12T13:37:00.000-07:00

Famous Nazi theory:

"Where there is no hope, there is peace."

Simple concept really, you fight till you hope, and till then there is unrest.

-Venky

Slim Shady

2006-04-05T00:33:00.000-07:00

"You're a fucking Ho and I hope you fucking die
I hope you get to hell and Satan sticks a needle in your eye
I hate your fucking guts you fucking slut I hope you die (diiiiiie)
But please don't get me wrong I'm not bitter I'm mad
It's not that I still love you its not that I want you back
It's just that when I think of you it makes me wanna gag"

This is what he had to say about his Ex-Wife Kim Mathers in one of his songs. Latest news is that they were going to Re-marry. Strange things this guy does!

Cash for Crime?

2006-04-03T10:59:00.000-07:00

Over 190 criminals have surrendered (Photos: Prashant Ravi)

A murder takes place every two hours, a rape is committed every six and a bank is looted every day in Bihar, according to police records.

Now a desperate state government is offering 10,000 rupees ($222) to every criminal to turn themselves in.

It is also offering a monthly 'income' of 3,000 rupees ($66) to every criminal who surrenders.

The government's compensation rates for arms depend on the type of weapon given up:

25,000 rupees ($555) for a rocket launcher, light machine gun or a rifle

15,000 rupees ($333) for AK-47 guns

3,000 rupees ($66) for pistols, revolvers, and old rifles.

So far 191 criminals have already surrendered for cash in the districts of Supaul and Madhepura in the presence of Bihar's new chief minister, Nitish Kumar.

Nearly 90 weapons were also turned in for money.

'Sending a message'

But officials are keen to stress that there is no escape for the guilty.

"Surrendering criminals will have to face legal proceedings," senior state police official Anil Kumar Sinha says.

The exercise is just to send a message to the criminals that they should either surrender or the police would hound them out and take their cases to the logical end

Nitish Kumar

Nitish Kumar, who became chief minister in November, believes that cash-for-criminals is a way of shoring up the abysmal law and order situation in the state.

"The exercise is to send a message to the criminals that they should either surrender or the police would hound them out and take their cases to the logical end. The message has begun to yield results," he says.

Mr Kumar should know - in the first 100 days of his rule, there have been 141 kidnappings and 400 murders in the state, according to police.

Bihar has acquired the infamous reputation of being India's kidnapping 'capital' - the police says there have been over 30,000 abductions since 1992.

Opposition politicians, not surprisingly, have criticised the cash-for-criminals scheme.

"Commit crime and surrender - and get a 3,000 rupees salary from the government!", mocks senior Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Shakuni Chaudhuri.

Larger plan

The government, however, says the cash-for-criminals scheme is part of a larger plan to rehabilitate criminals.

Bihar's additional director general of police Abhyanand told the BBC that the state had earmarked 200,000 rupees ($4,444) as a "rehabilitation package" for every criminal who surrendered.

Bihar is India's kidnapping 'capital'

The government will pay a quarter of this money, while the remaining will come in "easy bank loans" to criminals, he says.

It also says the money will be deposited in a bank account held jointly with a family member of the surrendered criminal, and there will be a cap on the maximum withdrawal every month.

The government says it also plans to pay for the primary education of the children of the surrendering criminals.

Observers wonder whether such a scheme would encourage people to take to crime, and then surrender for the lucre.

Police chief Abhyanand says the government will be carefully screening the criminals who surrender to avoid such an eventuality.

"And remember, the surrendering criminals still have to face the courts."

Only time will tell whether this will help in ushering some peace in troubled Bihar.

Acting

2006-03-31T10:17:00.000-08:00

Met this guy who studies Film at NID. Got some very interesting insight on Acting. He says, there are two famous ways of Acting.

One is Method Acting, in which the person, literally becomes the character on and off sets. If the character is reclusive or violent etc, he will also become like that. I liked this style. Imagine, in a span of 15-20 years, you can live so many lives.

The second way has no name, but it goes like this. Whatever the scene demands from the actor, for eg: a situation where the Actor's Father is in coma. To get the correct kind of emotions, he would try to remember a situation in his life, where any of his close friends or relatives went through sickness. And the emotion which he felt that time. He will recapture those emotions and will act.

Isn't it cool. This guy also told me about "Dutch Angle" which means tilting the camera by 30 degrees. This is done to create uneasiness in the audience. Homi in "Being Cyrus" has used it a lot of time.

Cool na. Nikhil(Guy's name) would be leaving soon, to US. So would try to know as much as possible bout Films:)

Interesting Facts

2006-03-26T12:59:00.000-08:00

It is impossible to lick your elbow.
A crocodile can’t stick it’s tongue out.
A shrimp’s heart is in their head.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
On average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend two weeks kissing in their lifetime.
Rats and horses can’t vomit.
If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. If you keep your eyes open by force, they can pop out.
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.
If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does Title 14, Section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations, implemented on July 16, 1969, make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extraterrestrials or their vehicles?
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Cat’s urine glows under a black-light.
Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different.

PS: One more thing on my "To Do" list. Prove fact no. 5 wrong :D

Tagged- :))

2006-03-26T11:39:00.000-08:00

1. If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?
2. Do Lipton Tea employees take coffee breaks?
3. If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
4. If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes?
5. Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
6. Why the man who invests all your money called a broker?
7. If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible?
8. Why is it called building when it is already built?
9. If a book about failures doesn't sell, is it a success?
10. If you're not supposed to drink and drive, then why do bars have parking lots?
11. If you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?
12. If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?? Humans ???
13. If working hours are meant for working, then why are you reading this??

PS: Taken from Aalekh's Blog.

Movie shovie haye rabba!!

2006-03-26T10:35:00.000-08:00

Was thinking bout the movies that we make and see on Cable.

How many times have we made jokes bout the "Garam Dharam Pajji" giving out his Kutta kamina dialouge. The jumping Jitu. For tamilians, the over acting king "Shivaji Ganeshan".

I dont bout you guys, but I always teased my mom, dad or whoever was of that generation ki, these were the kind of movies that you watched, this is what the audience liked that time!!

Realized it just few days back...we are going through the same phase. Imagine, our children and grandchildren. They will think, we used to see movies like "Julie, Havas, Khwaish, Albela"

Fuck, they would laugh their ass off! Thanks to ppl like Bansali, Nagesh, Homi etc. thodi izzat bachegi ;)

Tagged-True

2006-03-25T23:36:00.000-08:00

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark places where it leads.

-Venky

PS: Tagged from Dhruv's Blog

Good Cop, Bad Cop

2006-03-25T20:47:00.000-08:00

Good Cop/Bad Cop is a psychological tactic, often used by police for interrogation.

Two 'cops' alternate their interviews. The 'Bad Cop' behaves negatively toward the subject, making blatant accusations, derogatory comments, threats, and in general raising the subject's antipathy. This sets the stage for the 'Good Cop' to deceptively act supportive, understanding, defensive, and in general show sympathy for the subject, which may make the subject cooperative towards the latter.

The technique is easily recognised by those familiar with it, but it remains useful against subjects who are young, frightened, or naïve. Experienced interrogators assess the subject's level of intelligence and experience with the technique prior to its application.

Recently, was caught by the traffic police and I experienced this tactic used on me. The tactic is just brilliant.

First, there was this "Maader****" type cop who was not at listening and was head strong. I wasted a lot of energy on him, explaining him what happened and why I am innocent etc etc.

Then, this other "Angel" type cops came who was listening to me. At this point, you are so desperate for a conversation that you start having faith in this person. He would be like "Yes yes", "Very true", will nod his head a lot of time, marufy some senti etc also.

Soon, you will feel like a close friend of his. Then, very carefully he will slip the negotiation deal. With me, he said, "OK Fuck it,just give us Rs.50 and you can go".

Prob. I would not have given even that much money, when I had started arguing. But this is what he made me to do:((

Perfect Murder!

2006-03-25T07:31:00.000-08:00

This is what one can do if he/she wants to kill without leaving the fingerprints.

On Gun point, ask the victim to put his head into a bucket full of water. Ask him to hold his nose by one of his hands, and then you sit on his head.

The position of his body and the panic attack would make him/her helpless.

Also, Police does not have ass print records ;)

PS: Either try or imagine the situation :D

What a Woman!

2006-03-25T07:12:00.000-08:00

Isn't she Beautiful:)

That's an Indian Woman.

He he...this is a good one:))

2006-03-24T13:23:00.000-08:00

This farmer has about 200 hens, but no rooster, and he wants chicks. So he goes down the road to the next farmer and asks if he has a rooster for sale.

The other farmer says, "yeah, I've got this great rooster, named Randy: He'll service every chicken you've got, no problem."

Well, Randy the Rooster costs a lot of money, but the farmer decides he'd be worth it. So, he buys Randy. The farmer takes Randy home and sets him down in the barn yard, giving the rooster a pep talk.

"Randy, I want you to pace yourself now. You've got a lot of chickens to service here, and you cost me a lot of money and, I'll need you to do a good job. So, take your time and have some fun," the farmer says with a chuckle.

Randy seems to understand; so the farmer points toward the henhouse and Randy takes off like a shot. Wham--- He nails every hen in there three or four times and the farmer is just shocked. Randy runs out of the hen house and sees a flock of geese down by the lake. Wham---He gets all the geese. Randy's up in the barn with the pigeons; he's in with the ducks. Randy is jumping on every fowl the farmer owns. The farmer is distraught, worried that his expensive rooster won't even last the day.
Sure enough, the farmer goes to bed and upon awakening the next day finds Randy dead as a doorknob, still as a rock, in the middle of the yard. Buzzards are circling overhead.
The farmer, saddened by the loss of such a colorful animal, shakes his head and says, "Oh Randy, I told you to pace yourself. I tried to get you to slow down, now look what you've done to yourself."

Randy opens one eye, nods toward the sky and says, "Shhh, they're getting closer."

Enough!

2006-03-24T11:23:00.000-08:00

"I will either take absolute acceptance or total rejection. Nothing in between".

Remeber this venky!

Kavita

2006-03-18T21:50:00.000-08:00

Cudnt find hindi fonts ppl... so writing it in English.(Read:Hindi)

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Har insaa toh aadmi hi kehlata hai
har aadmi insaa kahlaye yeh zaroori toh nahi

Dubta har koi tinke ka sahara leta hai
har kisi ko tinka mil jaye yeh zaroori toh nahi

Sambhalna seekhne se pehle thokar khani padti hai
thokar khaakar sambhalna aa jaye yeh zaroori toh nahi

Khaamoshi bhi ek andaaz hai rone ka
ashq aakhon main aa jaye yeh zaroori toh nahi

Jeene vaalon ko hamesha mout ka dar rahta hai
par jindagi mout par hi khatam ho jaye yeh zaroori toh nahi.

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aie khuda agar yeh sach hai
ki sacche dilon main hi tu nazar aata hai
toh bata, kyon toot-te hain yeh dil
aur tera vajoot bhikhar jata hai.

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Hich-kiyon se ek ehasaas hota hai
ki shaayad hamein bhi koi yaad jarta hai
milne na aaye toh kya
ham pe kuch lamhain barbaad toh karta hai.

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Jis raste ki koi manzil na ho
Us-e khoobsurat mod kah kar chod dena chahiye.

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By Pankhuri Nigam

Bura na mano holi hai!!!

2006-03-14T10:23:00.000-08:00

Midnight

A close friend to accomplish the mission

150 gms of "Hira Kani"

A kid who is always mean and pain in the a**

His water tank:D

"Rang barse bheege..."

He he...thats how holi is celebrated:D

-Cheers to the child in you:)

Happy Holi!

The Divine Path??

2006-03-14T09:23:00.000-08:00

"Its not the path that is ethical or unethical. Its always the goal."-Rishit

Hmm..Interesting thought!

-Venky

Chin Tiki Girls

2006-03-13T05:06:00.000-08:00

Yo dawg! Check out the rap in 8 mile. It starts 29:56 min after the movie starts...

Now I'm De Sheiki
Smokin the leak leaky
Ten Freaky girls inside the Chin Tiki
Girl when you see me you better believe me
This ain't a game and pimpin ain't easy
Anything goes when it comes to hoes
I'm the kingpin when it comes to flows
You better ask someone if you don't know
When you see me girl say what up Doe!
Chin Tiki girls Chin Chin Chin Tiki girls

-Venky

Arz kiya hai...

2006-03-12T10:23:00.000-08:00

"Taj Mahal ko dekh kar bola Shahjahan ka pota...

Taj Mahal ko dekh kar bola Shahjahan ka pota,

Hamara bhi Bank Balance hota, agar dada deewana na hota!!"

:))

-Venky

Standing on the bridge!

2006-03-10T21:20:00.000-08:00

They say: "AIESEC is the bridge between the student life and the corporate world"

As an @er, I am standing on that bridge.

He he...At any point, you should have both Formals and Casuals in your closet which is almost impossible:D

So, most of the times I end up wearing Dad's Pants which are like 38-40 in waist...and the result is I end up holding my pants more than the conversations, in the appointments:D

-Venky

Boy-Girl

2006-03-10T09:37:00.000-08:00

Boy: Harshvardhan

Girl: Ananya,Maithili,Meenakshi

Check this space for more names :D

-Venky

sHe Is ThE oNe :)

2006-03-10T09:26:00.001-08:00

Pappu pass ho gaya :)

7 months of Hardwork and Determination has payed off...

She is into the second round :)

No way anyone can stop her now!

Ahmedabad calling...

So am I.

PS: Click on the picture to see it clearly.

Awww...:">

2006-03-09T12:04:00.000-08:00

"Evening came and she was nervous with anticipation. It was to be one of her first official valentine’s evenings out with her boyfriend. She had no idea what he had planned, the only hint he gave was the word ‘dressy’.

She dressed in all black – a backless blouse and chiffon sari. The anticipation of the evening added a blush to her face.

He arrived dressed in a pin striped jacket, light blue shirt and a tie that had been a gift from her.

No one knows who was more spellbound at the sight of the other.

They got in the car and drove to his house. She was surprised at the location, wondering where the rest of the family was. He asked her to wait in the car and then came back for her a few minutes later. He made her close her eyes and led her to the garden.

She heard the music first and then opened her eyes to see a couple of musicians strumming a love song. Next to them was a table set for 2, a bottle of chilled champagne and a single rose.

She popped the cork and he poured the bubbly; and followed it up with a toast to her. A few sips later he put his and her glass aside and asked her to dance. They held each other under the moonlight and swayed to sounds of love.

Time stood still in that moment. It was magic!

The music faded and the musicians left, leaving the couple to themselves. He insisted they have dinner and proudly served her favorite food (she came to know later that he had spent the night before learning and then whole day cooking for her). It was the same with dessert. And it was all perfect.

The evening started getting cold and he offered to take her indoors. They sat close together; he pulled her into his arms; she looked up and saw everything she ever wanted in her life reflected in his eyes. Their faces moved closer and their lips touched.

Timee for them to leave… "

Who says romance is dead? :) (The above story actually happened)

Oops..I did it again...

2006-03-09T11:53:00.000-08:00

Its happening again Venky...this space is for you...kill the sense of realisation! Breath. Close your eyes. The space is yours:)...

-Venky

Is it possible?

2006-03-09T11:47:00.000-08:00

Can a man have a learning attitude towards anything he observes,yet being assured about himself?

-Venky

The logical conclusion!

2006-03-04T13:00:00.000-08:00

Just finished watching Fahrenheit 9/11...

Al Gore Vs George W Bush for the Office of United States...

Discrepency in the result from Florida...

Blacks in the House of Representatives objecting Florida's outcome

But could not pass it because they did not have any signs from the Senators in the House.

...makes Bush win the elections.

8 months into his new post...

Bush being on Vaccation for 42% of this time.

Bush cuts down on FBI's Terrorism Funds

Sept 11 2001: Attack on WTC

2003:US attacks on Iraq, famous for its rich oil wells...

when it was known Osama Bin Laden was in Afganistan.

(Saudi's are responsible of 7% of economy of US.)

Innocent civilians and young soldiers dead.

New admission into the army.

Bush Administration targets states like Michigan with Unemployment is upto 17%

Lots and lots of blacks join army...many get killed

STILL OSAMA ALIVE!!

2005

Hurricane Katrina

Hits New Orleans...

A Blacks majority city.

Government's administration improper and slow...

Getting back on blacks bush?!

Network!

2006-02-25T06:45:00.000-08:00

Interesting to see so many lives dependent on one...

Talk about Hi5 and Arkut...

PS: Just the people I have known in the network...am sure there are a lot more!

Management Lesson 2

2006-02-24T13:13:00.000-08:00

Was in Mumbai few days back...At a Ticket counter, this woman sits and begs. She is very smart! She knows that after buying tickets,people will have change in hand which she can get..

Many times, we dont give money to the beggar just because we are too lazy to take the wallet out and take out the changes.

Here, as it would be in our hand, we will give it to her....SMART NAA...:)

In this case, a beggar is sitting on the stairs of a Station. At the station, people are always in a hurry. They dont have time to take out their wallets and find change! That too on the stairs....Foolishness.

Make it easy for the customers! :)

Management Lesson!

2006-02-18T23:48:00.000-08:00

"Its not school where a person learns. He only develops his network there. The real lessons are present all around. All he needs to do is open his eyes and observe."

Was going to Mumbai the other day, in a Bus. It stopped at this local "Dhaaba" kinds. There was this one shop which had this amazing marketing strategy.

What they did was, they invested in a 29" TV. They put it on a stand above their shop. They ran some local Garba kind of music video. As they knew their target audience, they had caught the attention of all the visitors to the "Dhaaba".

Now, whenever, they gave a break between two music videos, people went to the shop and purchased food stuff like chips, ice-cream etc.

It was a wonderful marketing technique that they employed. They identified the target audience, attracted them by right kind of promotion, did the correct type of investment and gained profit on all the products:).

I just love the common sense in people:)

-Venky

Life Support System!

2006-02-15T12:08:00.000-08:00

This is a model which has worked well for me...in terms of getting over some emotional problem. I call these 6 entities my Life Supporting Systems.

Its hard to maintain relationships. No matter how good you try to do, someone will always get pissed off.

With this model, if one entity link is broken, you are not totally disconnected from life...which happens with people who are insanely obsessed with certain people and who are otherwise lonely and without other motivations in life.

For example, I, have gone through some tough times with my GF, my close friends etc. But thanks to Systems like Work Place, Parents, My Sister or my Hobbies, I have overcome these problems.

-Venky

Vanity

2006-02-14T10:51:00.000-08:00

Vanity is excessive belief in one's own abilities that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise.

It is this sin that makes me believe in God-Devil, Good-Bad etc. Just look at this sin...vanity...how simple it is yet how complicated it has become...so much so that today it is driving every one of us. Those who have successfully tried to beat it are not recognized in the world.

Vanity, it is my greatest strength and my greatest weakness.

Strength, because it provides me the energy, the fuel to perform, to achieve. It makes me aggressive, makes me confident, and gets me respect (At least in front). It makes me improve myself...Probably one of the reasons for starting this blog!

Weakness: It makes me helpless. The pressure to perform all the time. Huge Expectations...big failures...Missing out things that matter the most. Makes me a puppet, makes me a second hander, Hurts me.

Venky, win it before it destroys you!

Ye Dosti...

2006-02-14T10:18:00.000-08:00

National Highway...

120kms/hr...

Two of my closest friends...

Singing all time classic songs...

Smoke in one hand and Eminem's Encore cassette in the other...

Rain Man...Yo

...Occasion: Valentine's Day

Life rocks when friends are around...thank you guys..cant think of this life without u:)

-Venky

Happy Valentine's Day

2006-02-13T22:31:00.000-08:00

Maybe I didn't treat you
Quite as good as I should have
Maybe I didn't love you
Quite as often as I could have
Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Maybe I didn't hold you
All those lonely, lonely times
And I guess I never told you
I'm so happy that you're mine
If I made you feel second best
Girl I'm so sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Tell me, tell me
that your sweet love hasn't died
Give me, give me
one more chance to keep you satisfied, satisfied

Little things I should have said and done
I just never took the time
You were always on my mind
You were always on my mind

Beautiful:)

Vasudeva Kutumbakam

2006-02-12T11:16:00.000-08:00

Taking Dinner with people from 5 different countries...

Damm! Thats globalization.

And I am a part of it Everyday:)

Cheers to AIESEC and its Network!

-Venky

Tasty!!

2006-02-10T12:58:00.001-08:00

Its 2:32 am right now...Just had this urge of having Maggie Noodles,2 min back. So the plate is resting on my lap as I am munching this delicious cooking.

I had a thought. What is it about the Noodles that I love the most. Taste. Thats what it is... All our lives we have hardly been in a situation where we have eaten just for the sake of eating. Taste was and will always be a major criteria in our Diet.

Looking at the modern technology around me, I can't help but wonder, how long will it be before we start having files(like mp3s) which can be fed to an Ipod like machine which is connected to our brain. These files would be the tastes of various things all around the world...can be food,drink...anything:D

How cool will that be and how sad will we become by munching food like Cow, just to give certain Protiens,Vitamins etc to the body!

Taste...Definitely my favorite sense:)

Body, the Unsung Hero!

2006-02-09T11:01:00.000-08:00

How often have we said, "Shareer Badalna vastr badalne jaisa hai,Aatma amar hoti hai".

I was watching this serial known as "I shouldn't be Alive" on Discovery Channel. It shows stories of people's survival in tough situations. Stories of plane crashes, sunken ships etc and how people have come out of it after long hours of Physical and Mental pain and exhaustion. I realized how beautiful the body defense mechanism is and to what extent it goes to save the life.

In case of an injury, it activates certain types of enzymes which make the injured part numb. This helps us in not realizing how big the wound is at the time of Accident. We dont lose faith because of this.

It totally takes control of the mind and the heart and does whatever it takes to save the person. It fails the various organs and systems step by step according to the situation....which is a beauty. Imagine a situation where each organ thinks by its own and dictates its own terms.

It is more loyal than the sole, which tries to make the person think about Heaven, Hell or another birth. Body gives the person a fighting spirit. It buys time from God by sacrificing/selling its parts/systems to him.

And yet...we want to leave it and stick to soul.....

Where to??

2006-02-08T04:48:00.000-08:00

A,B,C,D,E represents people
The arrows represent the affinity of a person towards the pointed one

Ok, this is something which I saw in one of my closest friend's personal dairy(She only showed it to me:D)

Its a beautiful concept and shows how helpless we human beings are. "A" likes to befriend with "B". But "B" is so busy in trying to woo "C" that he/she does not see "A". The same happens with "B" also. "C" is looking for "D" whereas "D" is in love with "E". "E" has his affinity to someone else...

And in this whole chaos, people forget to look around.

There are very few relationships where the affinity is mutual. I am lucky to have some like these:)

-Venky

Food Unlimited!!

2006-02-07T10:58:00.000-08:00

Unlimited food...Two words that will catch attention of any gang of boyz....something which someone would intentionally avoid...even though he is all up for it...

I went out with a friend for one of such offers....In the past, the problem was,though the quantity was unlimited,quality was bad. But these days,competition has made them improve that also.

I always wondered how much would one make out of these offers...considering the "Bhukas" like us.I got the answer from the Manager of the Restaurant.

Any famous restaurant which offers quality with quantity is doing its promotion. They spend huge sums on promotion through media. Here, instead of giving the money to Newspapers,TV Channels and Radio Stations, they subsidise the rates of the menu items. It may take them into losses but promotes the Image through "Word of Mouth". And thats the reason the prices of the unlimited ones shoot up after some time.

Clever Marketing Technique...

Burrrrrp...oops..sorry..guess had too much... unlimited:D

-Venky

Why!?

2006-02-07T01:19:00.000-08:00

If blind people wear dark glasses, why don't deaf people wear earmuffs?

Why can't we tickle ourselves?

Why do flammable and inflammable mean the same thing?

Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

-Venky

Big Guns!

2006-02-07T00:35:00.000-08:00

Had the opportunity to meet some of the big shots in the city. Really reputed and successful. Today met the Director of the biggest NGO of Ahmedabad, and one in the top 10 of INDIA, All India Disaster Mitigation Institute.

The Director had a long association with AIESEC, and I met him to introduce myself and to give the invitation to the cool stakeholder dinner happenening in Taj:D.

These people are very enthu. about AIESEC but the minute it comes to support/favor in terms of logistics or finance, they are all big mean players.

AIESEC does give you a preview of what the corporate life will look like....but in a very safe and healthy environment. In the real world, its a mean game ...

Best Delegation Award!!

2006-02-06T09:58:00.000-08:00

My first victory in AIESEC:)

The term has just begun baby...you wait and watch;)

-Venky

New Beginning

2006-02-06T09:09:00.000-08:00

I was always fond of Blogs...spent hours almost everyday reading them...But when it comes to me starting a blog, I start getting worried.

Worried because, you know that people are going to read it. Because you know they are going to read it, you try to write things which may not completely show your true self.

I will try my best to be as honest as possible with this blog.

I spend a lot of time thinking and I think its high time to preserve my thoughts:)

Will write very soon

-Venky