Passion for Excellence

My response on Barack Obama winning Nobel Prize for peace

2009-10-21T01:16:00.000-07:00

Chiggy Wiggy

2009-10-09T09:02:00.000-07:00

My special and exclusive tips if you want chiggy wiggy at your home without feeling BLUE:

1. Listen to your favourite song all loud

2. Spend some time all alone without no one.....means, NO ONE

3. Try dancing........it helps.....may be with your partner

4. Eat something which is your real real favourite

5. Do some make up....and feel like a beauty queen

6. Cook something from a recipe book (always taste it before you serve.....)

7. Spend sometime with children (neighbours' children will also do)

8. Surf google......its like ocean

And now the most important....

9. Listen to Himesh's songs....mann ka radio......yahoooooooo

10. Watch any movie of SRK.......( Recommemded: Om Shanti Om, Main hun naa, Kuch Kuch hota hai.......)

It really works.......and hey I never put any fake things on my blog....

TRY It...............Its FREE.........

HAVE A GOOD TIME............CHIGGY WIGGY

Men's tennis is now more competitive that's not just dominated by Federer and Nadal

2009-09-16T01:49:00.000-07:00

Have you joined Del Potro fan club ??????

I have already........ :)

The austerity mantra: Rahul Gandhi

2009-09-16T01:23:00.000-07:00

It is a new process started by our politicians......We call it AUSTERITY........

The Gandhi scion travelled to Ludhiana from Delhi on Amritsar Swarn Shatabdi Express. The motto was to save the government funds in the era of recession. It is indeed appreciative that our khadi wearing people have finally entered the cost cutting mode alike the common mass working in the private sectors.

I agree he saved a lot of money but my question is was it really a worthy effort!

He travelled by Shatabdi convincing us that he also wants to understand the problems faced by common people......

Here i shoot my questions to Mr. Gandhi.....

1. Do you really think that people travelling in Shatabdi / Rajdhani represent the COMMON people?

2. Do you realise that how much problems it would have caused to the poor
(common) people, present at the railway station at that time because of your VVIP arrangements?

3. Do you realise that while your guards stood in the C-3 coach, what real time problems they caused to the passengers arriving during the last moments?

4. With seven men travelling with you, how much worth the entire travel was?

Please do not make assumptions that i am going cynical , rather, think....it is a food for thought....

JAI HIND.....

After a long long time

2009-08-19T23:46:00.000-07:00

Hmmm........... So, here I am...back to blogging.....

Actually, I have always realised that I am like an automobile, which runs only if there is enough fuel to run the engine........heh heh hehe....

My husband always works like a fuel for me...today also at the breakfast table he made me realise that i am not blogging for so long.......then i thought....."kaun padhta hai mera blog".....

But finally I have got one confirmed reader ...my dear husband.......

Today I also made so many new formattings in my blog....after all..its mine....... "main yahan kuch bhi kar sakti hun".......Let's see whether you appreciate my effort!!!

Now, my source of inspiration are all those regular bloggers who manage to write daily.....

So, I also promise myself to manage it seriously......

My Brother-in-law is a Graduate now!!

2009-04-23T21:18:00.000-07:00

I wanted to pen down the happiness I have for my dear Pintoo. After all, he is a graduate now.
With so many hurdles in between but with a strong desire, he has successfully completed his B.Com, I am happy not only because of his grad., but also because he is showing maturity like never before. He is doing the pending house-hold works, without any follow ups and with a positive approach.
I wish this remains with him and I am sure he will become more mature with each passing day.
We are very positive for his CAT'2010 and I am very much sure about his admission in a very reputed A+ college of India. So, any body from IIM, reading this, Pintoo is all set to join the gang.

YOUNG HR MANAGERS' CONFERENCE -NHRDN

2009-02-02T04:07:00.000-08:00

I am participating...

WHAT IS YOUR FULL NAME?

2009-02-02T03:56:00.000-08:00

"What is your full name? " ....

This is among top ten worst questions one can ask at the first interaction. In a conference, I met someone, (HR Professional), quite a good looking lady, working with an MNC at a good position. Since we were sharing the common row in the seating plan, there was a natural interaction which started flowing in. Suddenly, I encountered this question......I answered politely ( rather, I tried to be) 'does it matter?'. I expected that this bouncer question will give her a feel that I did not appreciate this question, but I again encountered one 'I am asking in general'!!!!!

I was amazed by the confidence of the lady professional.

Food for thought: Was this question worth to ask? What does it show? Are we biased yet!!!!!

DREAM OF AN ORDINARY INDIAN--SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

2009-01-30T22:59:00.000-08:00

The jumble and hustle of modern-day India provides the steamy, energetic backdrop to Danny Boyle's electrifying new feature, Slumdog Millionaire.

The film is an eloquent and moving account of a boy who attempts to become a millionaire on a television game show, rediscovering the love of his life in the process. Boyle uses this extraordinary premise to paint a kaleidoscopic portrait of a society built around survival of the fittest, where betrayal is commonplace and greed and corruption lie just around every corner.

In a picaresque tale worthy of a Henry Fielding novel, this Tom Jones is Jamal, a poor, bright-eyed youth mischievously getting in and out of scrapes with his even more rambunctious older brother, Salim. In a horrifying turn of events, the two youngsters' lives change in front of their eyes when their mother is viciously killed during a riot. Alone, they turn to the streets, becoming “slumdogs.”

A ray of sunshine comes into their lives when they befriend another orphan, the feisty young girl Latika, and soon the three are inseparable. Adventure follows as the trio learns to survive the cutthroat life of contemporary India – but at least they have each other. Or do they?

Years later, Jamal appears on India's version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Amazingly, he finds himself in the position of winning more and more prize money as the answers to the questions keep tumbling his way. But how can a “slumdog” with no formal education know the answers to these questions? Suspicions are raised, and Jamal quickly learns that the game show will be his biggest life test.

Boyle's film is a cinematic rollercoaster ride. Above all a romance, it is played out in a world where social, economic and political issues are never far away. The young cast is superb, but it is Boyle's dramatic smarts and feel for the heat, sweat and street life of Mumbai that transforms Slumdog Millionaire into a compelling and gripping cinematic experience.

(Excerpt taken from TIFF)

A MUST WATCH FOR ALL CINEMA LOVERS....

2009-01-05T02:51:00.000-08:00

Get rid of Split Personality: New Year Resolution

2008-12-25T21:42:00.000-08:00

New Year Resolution: To get rid from the curse of ‘Split Personality’

Again a new year is coming. The thing which wonders me the most is RESOLUTION made at the start of the year. I really admire those people who strictly follow their resolutions, though I am extremely poor in these things.

But this year I have decided one thing to develop into myself, rather say to wipe out away from myself. That is the ‘SPLIT PERSONALITY’!!!
I was a kind of person who never believed in the researches and comments made on split personality, but yes, now some real life experiences has made me re-think over it.

I say that most of the people suffer from split personality. Haven’t you observed that we are different when we are happy and calm and at peace and we become a very different individual when we are upset and angry and annoyed! Isn’t this a case of split personality?

I will say a big YES; though there are chances that the researchers will plan to slay me after reviewing my write up.

I have observed that even those who like to stay in peace end up in fighting when at times things don’t move as per their expectation. To explain more, let’s take an example.
Suppose you have a small family and you are happy with it, but you don’t like that your child asking permission for late night parties. What would you do? At the first 3-6 times repetitive requests, you will handle the situation calmly, but what after that? Won’t you slap your child saying the most eminent threat used by parents “how many times have I told you not to ask and go for such parties?”

It was a very small example but I am sure it would have rightly portrayed the theme (split personality).

Thus, I wish this New Year to evolve, and be a one personality rather than the split one.

I have discovered some tips for this as well:

Always remember who are you
Always remember what impact will your second personality could have in future
Don’t make decisions when you are not feeling like ‘original’ you.
Start behaving exactly opposite when you feel that the ‘second’ person wants to come out, like if the ‘second’ person wants you to shout at someone, go and give a hug to the same person and so on
The most important, always remember this is your 'NEW YEAR RESOLUTION buddy!! '

Rich Pet Poor Servant

2008-11-27T00:36:00.000-08:00

Yesterday while going back to my home in the evening, one scene on the road trumbled me. There a poor thin little boy wearing a thin shirt in this cold weather and he was with his dog which was covered with a thick jacket around . The live picture made me understand that the boy might be the servant of someone very rich (so-called), and ofcourse it was their's dog.

I cannot understand what do these type of people want to show / prove? Is this a way to show that I am rich!!! How disgusting!!!

If they are so rich, why don't they adpot a child. It is good to be very caring for a dog, but it would be best if they try to love and take care of humans too..if not all, then atleast of them they are connected to.

EATING FACES ARE THE HAPPIEST FACES

2008-11-13T22:40:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I was at Haldiram's - Noida (a very popular eating joint) with my family. As usual, there was full packed crowd and every one was busy either taking their orders or arranging their places to sit. Suddenly, I observed the faces there. Despite of packed crowd, no one was getting annoyed or irritated unlike what i observe in other crowds.
Wherever you go these days, and you see a queue, you will observe that people want to get their thing first and in case there is a delay, they will start shouting at each other, and sometimes it becomes a physical attempt too. A very simple example, the traffic signal. One second delay to move your car means, a line of horns getting blowed at you and the passing car will give you a frown.

But see, the crowd at any eating joint and observe the difference!!!

Poeple are happy to wait for their order. Even if the delievery of the order is late, and kids start getting annoyed, the parents will try to cheer them, and will make them learn to be happy while waiting for the order.
What a difference in attitude / behavoiur !! What could be the reason?
I have never agreed upon the research which proves that every individual have split personality, but this diiference force me to re-think!!

What ever...but the conclusion is eating mouths are the most happy faces in the crowd...

Everyone of us should pay our sincere gratitude to the eating joints ... I do...

MS Dhoni: Right Attitude at Right Time at Right Place

2008-11-10T21:13:00.000-08:00

How can anyone forget yesterday's test match of India Vs. Australia. That was a winning moment for sure but more than that that was a very emotional moment also. It was the last cricket playing day for our loving dada..Saurav Ganguly. He was always a lovable captain of our cricket team, but fortune is no one's friend. He encountered bot teh good and black days in his career. It as a learning experience for me. The way the present captain-- M S Dhoni paid his gratitude towards the two former captains was remarkable. Neither was he forced, nor anyone paid him extra bucks for the act he did on the field. He invited dada to lead the team in the last over of the match. At the award ceremony, he invited Anil Kumble to collect the trophy. Where does this attitude come from? Does it requires any motivation or something else? NO. It is how we see life. This is how we show what kind of a personality are we. It shows, what is more important, the win or the team spirit? We should learn from the leadership skills Dhoni showed on the cricket ground yesterday. In corporate world, do we have same attitude? Do we pay our gratitude to the person whom we sometimes replace, or sometimes to our former BOSS!! May be yes for someone...may be a matter to think over for others. The attitude is present in all of us, and those who utilise this at the right time in the right way, always captures a place in our heart and memory.

This is why we love DHONI!!!

An Article by Shoba De--Me, Marathi

2008-10-29T03:48:00.000-07:00

THIS WOMAN HAS GUTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me, Marathi
written by Shoba De

Correct me if I am wrong, Raj... but I consider myself an assal
Marathi manoos. Born in Maharashtra to Maharashtrian parents etc.
Proud to be Marathi (even though my language skills in my mother
tongue are embarrassingly dodgy). I don't know how to make the
perfect puran poli but I do love aamti..

This is clearly not enough anymore. Going by the checklist, I could
be disqualified on several scores. I am married to a Bong, who has
lived and worked in Mumbai for over 30 years (but alas, has not been
appointed ambassador to the state of West Bengal yet!). He attends
Durga Puja regularly and prefers maacher jhol to vangi bhaat.

Fortunately, we don't have a daughter-in-law to name a college after,
either in Kolkata or Mumbai.... And our children (like yours) did not
attend Marathi-medium schools.. We employ people based on their
competence, not caste or region. And I have never asked the vegetable
vendor, breadwalla, taxi driver, dhobi, sweeper, elevator attendant,
security guard, pizza delivery boy or any of the other people who
make my life easier, which part of India they come from.

This is Mumbai, meri jaan! Who cares where anyone comes from? Dhanda
is all that matters.. Mumbai is India 's most powerful magnet. Once
you get here, you never leave. Don't believe me? Ask those innocent
bhajjiwallas and doodhwallas who were beaten up and stoned by your
men last week. Even with blood-soaked bandages around their heads,
and broken hearts, they are staying put. As they should.

Aaah, the natak of your dramatised 'arrest' was not lost on anybody..
Had Rakhi Sawant's slapping stunt not grabbed those eyeballs on
Valentine's Day, viewers would still be stuck with the image of a
nattily dressed you (mmmm...loved the styling), clambering in and out
of the police van. If Rakhi cleverly stage-managed the incident, what
should one say about your brilliant coup? Overnight, Raj Thackeray
was elevated from being the discarded Thackeray to a national figure.
In one well-orchestrated move, you went from being a neglected nephew
of an ageing tiger, to a sharp-clawed, teeth-baring cub with an
independent act of his own. The circus acquired a brand new star
attraction - you!

It was never easy being a Thackeray. Ask Balasaheb. If he targeted
south Indians in the '60s, you smartly headed north. Same agenda,
diametrically different directions. By questioning the bona fides of
those who have made Maharashtra their home, both of you tapped into
the vulnerabilities of the average Marathi manoos. It is worth asking
the very people whose interests you are protecting, whether they
really want to do the dirty work currently being handled by the
northies.

Will the Marathi manoos agree to put in 18 hours a day plying taxis,
selling veggies, washing clothes and so on? Who's stopping them from
turning into vendors of milk, food grains, and other commodities?
Perhaps, the Marathi manoos considers such occupations demeaning? The
truth is, these jobs have always gone abegging, and there have been
any number of hungry, unemployed people from other states ready and
willing to grab them. Kick the 'outsiders' out at your own peril, and
see what happens...

Why do farmers commit suicide in such numbers only in Maharashtra ?
The answer, dear Raj, may surprise you.

In your defence, let me say you received the worst press - biased at
best, and shrill to boot. Most of the semi-hysterical reporters from
prestigious news channels were embarrassingly ill-informed as they
blabbered incoherently each time a leaf moved outside the
magistrate's court!

Surely, you are not complaining? Everything seems to be going
according to the master plan. You have 'made it' in one swift move.
And women are finding you kinda cute in that sleeveless baby blue
pullover. Great copy, great photo ops. What more does a neta want? To
keep Mayawati and Lalu out of Maharashtra ? Now, that's a tall order!

End of the day, Be Indian!!!

Don't follow blindly the 'divide and rule' policy of any selfish politician!!!

JAI HIND!!!

THOUGHT FOR LIFE!!!

2008-10-22T04:10:00.000-07:00

In one of the organization, one day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: "Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym".

In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleagues, but after a while they started getting curious to know who was that man who hindered the growth of his colleagues and the company itself.

The excitement in the gym was such that security agents were ordered to control the crowd within the room. The more people reached the coffin, the more the excitement heated up.

Everyone thought: "Who is this guy who was hindering my progress? Well, at least he died!"

They stood nearby the coffin, shocked and in silence, as if someone had touched the deepest part of their soul. There was a mirror inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see himself. There was also a sign next to the mirror that said:
One by one the thrilled employees got closer to the coffin, and when they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless.
"There is only one person who is capable to set limits to your growth: it is YOU”.
You are the only person who can revolutionize your life. You are the only person who can influence your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person who can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your parents change, when your partner changes, when your company changes..
Your life changes when YOU change, when you go beyond your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life. The most important relationship you can have, is the one you have with yourself".
Examine yourself, watch yourself.
Don't be afraid of difficulties, impossibilities and losses: be a winner, build yourself and your reality.

The world is like a mirror: it gives back to anyone the reflection of the thoughts in which one has strongly believed. The world and your reality are like mirrors laying in a coffin, which show to any individual the death of his divine capability to imagine and create his happiness and his success.

It's the way you face Life that makes the difference!!!