In today's fast pace of life we got so used to fake smiles and frowns that we totally forgot what real smile is...
It's so amazing what a simple smile can do.. it brings happiness not only to self but to everyone around us...It improves confidence, creates great impression.. There are also many proven health advantages...
i don't have to tell you more about what a great feeling seeing or experiencing a genuine smile.. experience it yourself by watching the following video...
KEEP SMILING!!!!! :) :) :)
Keep smiling... :)
If a car can talk....in its own words...'a typical day in india'....
Beautiful sunrise.. Im on the street side today coz my little bike bro n car bro got their spot in the garrage... i got my shower from maid... and im all ready togo... I just pray tht my boss leaves on time otherwise he would kick my ass to make sure my boss reaches on time... Clock is ticking n my boss is still nt out of his home.... Hmmmmmn.. Here he comes.... Holy god im dead today, my boss is running late today so im gonna hve hell of time today..
As expected boss started ripping me off from the beginning going 70-80km/h in narrow city roads.. 'oh ..oh.. watch out ...watch out.. a cabby is entering my way in wrong side '....kkkkkkrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.... my bones are ripped with my boss's hard braking...an immediate left cut... lower gear..zzzzuuuummm.. again im back.....going ... going... a signal approaching...i can see green from 1/2 km and i can see timer counting down 9sec-8sec-7sec... i am sure i cant make it.. i can see a huge damn city bus in front of me.. n my boss is trying best to get thru the signal.. but the bus stopped.. and i got stopped right behind the bus again with hardbrake.. just with couple of feet behind bus..damn it....im right behind big bum of that bus.. and its moving back n forth... holy s**t ..my heart is in my mouth...... and then all of sudden...sccrrrrrrtttttttcccccchhhhh... a biker scratches me to get in front of the line ..and asXXXle scratches me and waves to my boss.... i know i wont even get a bandaid for it...it will be there forever or i may have to undergo a major surgery to get this fixed as part of the surgery... some how.. with lefts n rights.. with sudden brakes... i reached safely after couple of hours... hmmmm.. now rest time for a while...
Evening came fast.. n my boss is ready to head out.. now he wants to reach home faster as everyone else..(i cant curse my boss.. but dumbXXX can leave early or very late to avoid this traffic and kicking my ass..and this is everyday nonsense).. now he is gonna take shortcuts to show me hell... as suspected he is turning into narrow streets and pushing me hard to get to 50kmph in the busy street.... and now i am cooperating...zzzummm..zzuummmm. ooooohh... no..no..no..noo..... hell no.... slow me down... slow me down.. i see a pothole.. slow me down... my boss didn't care.. and its too late by the time he saw it... ddhhhudd......front leg....ddhuuudd...back leg....kkkkkkkkkkrrrrr..... i can feel the shake of all my bones at once....ufff... back again to same speed...
going.. going.. and.. i see all my friends stopped ahead of me... traffic jam.. thank god.. i get to take a break now.... but my happiness didnt last long.. i see the damn old friend of mine leaving all the black smoke he can... uh ..uh.. my cough is getting more and more with the smoke.. and to make it worse.. a big citybus comes and stops right behind me... just couple of feets away... and he is trying to push me by moving the bus inches forward...ohh god.. it looks like my ass is gonna kiss the bus in fraction of seconds..frontside...'cough'.... back side 'kiss' .. cough..kiss.. cough..kiss... cough..kiss "oh god i should have born in america".. after sometime i slowly got moved.. i hope my boss understands and gets me out of this..i think he understood my prayer.. he pulled me away from the junkey old friend and the big bus..... with first and second gear most of the time..making that "drrrrr .. drrr...dddrrrrr" sound.. and moving slowly.. after couple of hours i reached home.. and now time for me to let my bones and body get some rest .... and prepare for another similar day tomorrow...
How well are we prepared ?
It is so heartbreaking to see the how Japan got impacted with Tsunami and earthquake. The unbelievable damage to a very well advanced country can be clearly be see in these pictures. When you see this video or another video it scares the hell out to imagine how nature can get angry with mankind. My condolences to all the Japanese people who are going through this tragedy :( .
it sends shivers down my spine when i think "what if this kind of natural calamity hits India or even United states ". How well our countries are prepared to handle these tragic situations ?
Northern california has earthquake threat from past several years and expectation is it can hit anytime. Are we prepared to handle basic water food and communication needs during time of crisis ? Our beloved phones and carriers loses signal now and then, and also sometimes it works only in some spots in homes and offices, will they be able to handle emergency communications ?
Thinking about India further scares me. Indian govt has permitted construction of high rise apartment complexes without basic escape routes, and i dont think there are any earthquake alarming systems. If you ask govt why, you would hear an answer "India doesn't have earthquake threats and last time it hit was in Gujarat and after that we are fine". How many people know what to do when they start feeling earthquake ? i am sure answer would be very few.
India also has nuclear reactors and constructing more now. How safe are these ? is there any authority constantly monitoring and ensuring all safety practices are in place... ?
If you are not aware of earth quake practices click here to know details. If you are educating others in a school or anywhere you can Click here to see Govt of US guidelines.
Thank you for reading and as always, i welcome your comments ..
it sends shivers down my spine when i think "what if this kind of natural calamity hits India or even United states ". How well our countries are prepared to handle these tragic situations ?
Northern california has earthquake threat from past several years and expectation is it can hit anytime. Are we prepared to handle basic water food and communication needs during time of crisis ? Our beloved phones and carriers loses signal now and then, and also sometimes it works only in some spots in homes and offices, will they be able to handle emergency communications ?
Thinking about India further scares me. Indian govt has permitted construction of high rise apartment complexes without basic escape routes, and i dont think there are any earthquake alarming systems. If you ask govt why, you would hear an answer "India doesn't have earthquake threats and last time it hit was in Gujarat and after that we are fine". How many people know what to do when they start feeling earthquake ? i am sure answer would be very few.
India also has nuclear reactors and constructing more now. How safe are these ? is there any authority constantly monitoring and ensuring all safety practices are in place... ?
If you are not aware of earth quake practices click here to know details. If you are educating others in a school or anywhere you can Click here to see Govt of US guidelines.
Thank you for reading and as always, i welcome your comments ..
Generation changes :)
What a difference :)
BACK IN DAYS WHEN WE WERE WRITING LETTERS
Dear Daddy,
How are you and mom doing? How is your health and mom’ health. During last weekend we all friends went to beach and had fun. I am sending you pictures with this letter. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
I am hoping to you see you both soon. I will come home for our next holiday.
Take care and love you both.
Regards,
XXXX
Regards,
XXXX
THESE DAYS (LEAVING A VOICEMAIL ON PHONE):
Hey dad, hws it gng .. just checking up on u guys.. me n my girlfriend went to a bar over weekend n it was fun. Check out my facebook for pics.. gotta go… say hi to mom..luv ya.. bye
Where the hell is time for some real work?
In recent past, the work has become in such a way that, there are tons of emails in your mail box, meeting invites and IMs (instant messages) every day. From my recent experience, i keep getting at least 75-100 emails out of which i have to reply to about 10 emails at least. if you calculate on an average of 2 minutes to read and 4 minutes to reply each mail, it takes about 3-4 hrs. Then you have meetings which altogether eat up anywhere from 30 minutes to 2-3 hours. And then comes chat messages. Altogether you loose half of your work day for emails and meetings itself. Unless your job is to read emails and attend meetings then where the hell is the time to do some work? This may not happen everyday, and it may not be for everyone but i am sure quality time is getting disturbed with all these.
To be not disturbed by email/chat/phone notifications, i propose a workplace calendar which looks like below.
| Monday | No team lunches |  |
| Tuesday | No instant Messengers(messages) |  |
| Wednesday | No email |  |
| Thursday | No phone calls |  |
| Friday | No meetings |  |
Happy week
If at all we have a very happy week where we don't have much work to do? How do you spend your time?
Below are my thoughts (some people might already be doing one or more already .. )
Recession OR Realization ?
What is the first thing we think of when you hear the word ‘RECESSION’ ? Answer is : Job losses. I feel very sorry for all the people who lost their jobs even after working hard like hell. In addition, one other term we know and sometimes we overlook to mention is ‘PRICE CUTS’. Every industry is offering price cuts in their products for consumers.
For example ; Check this polo Ralph Lauren shorts in one store which was priced at $85 but now it is offered at approximately 80% off the original price.
Similarly restaurants are offering food for a cheap price these days. Not to forget, cars, houses etc .. everything is offered at lower prices. Some of them offer less than <10% off and some of them more. Just google for discounts on whatever you want, there is a fair chance that you will find one these days.
The questions we need to ask ourselves is, should we be happy for the low prices or were we being ripped off with the prices before recession ? Or is the quality in stores and restaurants going down after recession? If by any chance, quality is reduced in the restaurants and grocery stores or anywhere in the food we buy, that means we are buying health problems for a cheaper price now.
How are restaurants and grocery stores able to offer food for lower prices compare to earlier? I couldn't find any correct answer so far, if any of you know please let us know.
Are we learning anything from recession?
Is government setting up proper rules and guidelines so that we don’t suffer from some company’s CEOs selfish decision?
We are learning but I don’t think we are still not learning enough because we still see people spending a lot than saving. And government is encouraging us to spend money rather than thinking of other ways to control or end recession
Friends, lets enjoy the reduced prices but at the same lets be careful on the quality of food that we are eating and feeding our children and friends. As always, i am waiting for your comments and Thank you for reading.!!!!
