For a normal or even a sophisticated music lover, he was the "ultimate". He pushed himself and his followers to the maximum that people fell madly in love with him and his music and persona.
As an average human being, his abusive childhood, early fame and the insecurity was too much to handle for him. As an individual, he failed miserably. But why should I care?
In a sea of clones, he was a gem, a gem people would never unearth in any near and far future!!
July 01, 2009
June 15, 2009
Unemployed.....and back to college!!!
June 2006. I joined Philips as a fresh and clueless graduate. Since I never had a professional experience before, I went in with lots of apprehension as well as excitement. But the most exciting part was coming to Bangalore. It was for the first time. The exciting part in that was the "Salubrious Climate" in Bangalore.
The professional experience was really worth it. Since it was a bit different from the usual software job, the scope of knowing different things was always there and even dealing with project management, people of different nationalities etc. were really helpful to evolve. I can see some difference from that clueless graduate to the current professional (at least I think so!) I have become. Also, the people were awesome to work with. In between, a switch from the initial project to another one gave me a chance to fly for the first time in my life. And that too, a trip to Europe during last winter which will always remain as a memorable period of my life time.
June 2009. In between the busy schedule last year, I could find some time to write CAT last November and got calls and converted and got admission offers from IIM Bangalore and IIM Lucknow. So I'm joining IIM Bangalore. Today was my last day in Philips. A company which was a part of my life even before I joined it. A company of which I became a part after I joined it.
Bangalore and Philips nurtured me very well. I loved the working and interactive environment in Philips. Also I love Bangalore as much as I love Kochi. Fortunately, my next two years will also be in Bangalore!!
So now again back to college. Hope next two years will also be among the memorable periods of my life time. Wish me luck!!!
The professional experience was really worth it. Since it was a bit different from the usual software job, the scope of knowing different things was always there and even dealing with project management, people of different nationalities etc. were really helpful to evolve. I can see some difference from that clueless graduate to the current professional (at least I think so!) I have become. Also, the people were awesome to work with. In between, a switch from the initial project to another one gave me a chance to fly for the first time in my life. And that too, a trip to Europe during last winter which will always remain as a memorable period of my life time.
June 2009. In between the busy schedule last year, I could find some time to write CAT last November and got calls and converted and got admission offers from IIM Bangalore and IIM Lucknow. So I'm joining IIM Bangalore. Today was my last day in Philips. A company which was a part of my life even before I joined it. A company of which I became a part after I joined it.
Bangalore and Philips nurtured me very well. I loved the working and interactive environment in Philips. Also I love Bangalore as much as I love Kochi. Fortunately, my next two years will also be in Bangalore!!
So now again back to college. Hope next two years will also be among the memorable periods of my life time. Wish me luck!!!
June 12, 2009
For the sake of it!!
A pair of stars! Shimmering together! Seems so close, so in sync!
But light years apart! No attraction! No repulsion! No problems!!
Ain't it good if you and me are also like that?
But light years apart! No attraction! No repulsion! No problems!!
Ain't it good if you and me are also like that?
June 08, 2009
Chit chat!
M and E are guys. Both are Single!
M: I think my bike is so unlucky.
E: Oh..Why?
M: There is no one to pillion ride with me.*with a chuckle*
E: You can always have your friends to help you.
M: I didn't mean that. *a bit of anger*
E: Ok ok I get it. I too feel so sometimes.
M: But I think it is better to be this way.
E: Oh why?
M: Apart from pillion ride, the life will be hell. Time waste. Money waste.
E: Hmm......if you think that way, you are right.
M: The only problem is when you see them on Bangalore roads in plenty.
E: But only for pillion ride, nobody will be ready, no?
M: Yes. But....this life is better. Still....my bike is unlucky, right ?
E: Hmm.......Yes.....Mine too..
M: I think my bike is so unlucky.
E: Oh..Why?
M: There is no one to pillion ride with me.*with a chuckle*
E: You can always have your friends to help you.
M: I didn't mean that. *a bit of anger*
E: Ok ok I get it. I too feel so sometimes.
M: But I think it is better to be this way.
E: Oh why?
M: Apart from pillion ride, the life will be hell. Time waste. Money waste.
E: Hmm......if you think that way, you are right.
M: The only problem is when you see them on Bangalore roads in plenty.
E: But only for pillion ride, nobody will be ready, no?
M: Yes. But....this life is better. Still....my bike is unlucky, right ?
E: Hmm.......Yes.....Mine too..
June 06, 2009
How are you people so instinctive?
One of my senior colleagues, Mrs. R, is on maternity leave now.The delivery is over and she sent out a pic of her child, who is just 1-2 months now. When I was showing it to another girl in our team, her immediate response was, "Doesn't his (the child's) eyes and nose look exactly like his mother's?". The girl's response held me in surprise. I tried my level best to see if that's true. I realized that I didn't even know how Ms.R's eyes and nose looked like, even though we were colleagues for almost 3 long years by now. Scratching my chin and head and pondering over for some time, didn't yield any answer. I was contented with my thought that how lovely the kid was in the pic. It was not rocket science, but I was at loss.
Again, last week, one day I was not feeling well, and I was about to leave home a bit early. Another colleague, Ms. S was also going down to cafeteria. When we were waiting for the lift, she asked me whether I was leaving so early (which is so unusual!). I told I was not feeling well and that last night's sleep was not proper and I was feeling uncomfortable in AC. She replied, "Yes, your voice sounds a bit different now.". How come? I don't interact much with her. Then how. I couldn't even find what's different in my voice. There was no cold or no signs of cold. I tried different sounds to see if that's the case and realized that I was at loss. I couldn't sense even a slight difference.
These happened so recently. There are many more cases, where I have heard a woman making so exact an observation. I feel appreciation for a woman's observation skills, where she captures the obvious so easily! May be this is the ability women have to put to use in solving a lot of issues in this world, personal as well as social.
But how do you do that ladies? I really really appreciate.
Again, last week, one day I was not feeling well, and I was about to leave home a bit early. Another colleague, Ms. S was also going down to cafeteria. When we were waiting for the lift, she asked me whether I was leaving so early (which is so unusual!). I told I was not feeling well and that last night's sleep was not proper and I was feeling uncomfortable in AC. She replied, "Yes, your voice sounds a bit different now.". How come? I don't interact much with her. Then how. I couldn't even find what's different in my voice. There was no cold or no signs of cold. I tried different sounds to see if that's the case and realized that I was at loss. I couldn't sense even a slight difference.
These happened so recently. There are many more cases, where I have heard a woman making so exact an observation. I feel appreciation for a woman's observation skills, where she captures the obvious so easily! May be this is the ability women have to put to use in solving a lot of issues in this world, personal as well as social.
But how do you do that ladies? I really really appreciate.
June 01, 2009
Meditation Courses for Urban Lifestyle
People who live in urban areas are always on the run. There is no time for anything. And meditation is found to be one of the good practices that is really good for healthy mind. So I'm familiarising you about the special courses that are designed for the busy ones.
Basic course:
After a lot of R & D, we found that traffic jams in cities are the best places to follow our course. The reason. You get ample time as nowhere else in your urban life. So our course (already patented!) is designed around traffic jams. The course is basically developed by taking the roads in Bangalore as reference. For better results, try on Saturdays and Sundays.
The course starts at Brigade Road. Ok, you ask me why? When you enter Brigade road from MG Road, even though it's a one way, you really don't know whether you should move forward. There starts our first level. Switch off the engine (applicable to both cars and bikes!). Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Do it 10 times. And open the eyes. Aila! You see the vehicle in front starts moving. You follow. Go to second level, only if required. Otherwise, be ready for extreme consequences.
The second level starts after your first level, if the vehicle in front of you doesn't start moving. People will be honking behind you. So again take a deep breath and close the eyes and start chanting. "Give me a chance in future to honk at the person (can be replaced with your choice of words also!!) who is currently honking at me!". This will give you more satisfaction. You can let him/her overtake you and honk at hm/her too immediately also, which has a more satisfying and rewarding result. Go to third level, only if required. Otherwise, be ready for extreme consequences.
Now we are going to the third level. If your vehicle is still stationary, continue with the first and second levels. Now in the third level, we are facing a situation where some lovers spending quality time talking, cuddling etc. You think. Why can't they go home and do....sorry...filter applied...or atleast move to footpath. Now you look at footpath and see what even HD Devegowda has not seen in his election rally. So we start our third level. Here it is a customized chant. You can frame your own ones and do it on your own way. After that when you feel that you are a bit composed, find some expletives which you can throw at the boy and the girl. If it doesn't work, (This action is not included in the course! So don't point finger at me later!) keep your palms together and beg them to move a bit. Go to fourth level, only if required. Otherwise, be ready for extreme consequences.
The fourth level starts when a vehicle from your right is suddenly taking a left or from left suddenly taking right. You apply sudden brakes. If you didn't hear any sound (you are lucky!), we start the fourth level . Here there is nothing special to do. Do the first level activity once or twice. Take a deeper breath and only if you can't move, follow the first level completely. Don't forget. Deeper breaths. Go to fifth level, only if required. Otherwise, be ready for extreme consequences.
The fifth level is when you hear a sound or a *thud* in the fourth level scenario. Pray to get strength for an argument or a debate. Try to remember Burkha Dutt or Rajdeep Sardesai! Remember the expletives you have used when you played football at college. Or the ones you hurled at the year end question papers. Take a deeper breath. You have to stop the vehicle and get out and you can see the other guy/girl also coming out. Even if he/she pleads guilty, don't give up. Be stern. Continue for 2-3 mins. You hear honking from behind. Just don't care during the talking. And then suddenly get inside. You see that the other guy also doing the same. You feel extremely satisfied. If you had a chance to hear some sweet words from that guy, you'll feel more satisfied or rewarded.
Advanced course:
It's all same as the above mentioned ones in the basic course. But to do the advanced course, you have to go near a mall with less parking space and where there are weekend or festival offers like "Buy ,1 take any free", "One kilo underwear, Rs. 10" etc. Or to make it a bit more exciting, go out in rains in the normal roads.
The extremity of you experiences will give you a healthy mind. So try to find more extreme scenarios and follow our courses.
If you still feel frustrated after following after our course, it is because you follow it wrongly. So religiously follow and get the best results!!! Good Luck!!
PS. You feedback is keenly awaited at meditation@onthego.com
Basic course:
After a lot of R & D, we found that traffic jams in cities are the best places to follow our course. The reason. You get ample time as nowhere else in your urban life. So our course (already patented!) is designed around traffic jams. The course is basically developed by taking the roads in Bangalore as reference. For better results, try on Saturdays and Sundays.
The course starts at Brigade Road. Ok, you ask me why? When you enter Brigade road from MG Road, even though it's a one way, you really don't know whether you should move forward. There starts our first level. Switch off the engine (applicable to both cars and bikes!). Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Do it 10 times. And open the eyes. Aila! You see the vehicle in front starts moving. You follow. Go to second level, only if required. Otherwise, be ready for extreme consequences.
The second level starts after your first level, if the vehicle in front of you doesn't start moving. People will be honking behind you. So again take a deep breath and close the eyes and start chanting. "Give me a chance in future to honk at the person (can be replaced with your choice of words also!!) who is currently honking at me!". This will give you more satisfaction. You can let him/her overtake you and honk at hm/her too immediately also, which has a more satisfying and rewarding result. Go to third level, only if required. Otherwise, be ready for extreme consequences.
Now we are going to the third level. If your vehicle is still stationary, continue with the first and second levels. Now in the third level, we are facing a situation where some lovers spending quality time talking, cuddling etc. You think. Why can't they go home and do....sorry...filter applied...or atleast move to footpath. Now you look at footpath and see what even HD Devegowda has not seen in his election rally. So we start our third level. Here it is a customized chant. You can frame your own ones and do it on your own way. After that when you feel that you are a bit composed, find some expletives which you can throw at the boy and the girl. If it doesn't work, (This action is not included in the course! So don't point finger at me later!) keep your palms together and beg them to move a bit. Go to fourth level, only if required. Otherwise, be ready for extreme consequences.
The fourth level starts when a vehicle from your right is suddenly taking a left or from left suddenly taking right. You apply sudden brakes. If you didn't hear any sound (you are lucky!), we start the fourth level . Here there is nothing special to do. Do the first level activity once or twice. Take a deeper breath and only if you can't move, follow the first level completely. Don't forget. Deeper breaths. Go to fifth level, only if required. Otherwise, be ready for extreme consequences.
The fifth level is when you hear a sound or a *thud* in the fourth level scenario. Pray to get strength for an argument or a debate. Try to remember Burkha Dutt or Rajdeep Sardesai! Remember the expletives you have used when you played football at college. Or the ones you hurled at the year end question papers. Take a deeper breath. You have to stop the vehicle and get out and you can see the other guy/girl also coming out. Even if he/she pleads guilty, don't give up. Be stern. Continue for 2-3 mins. You hear honking from behind. Just don't care during the talking. And then suddenly get inside. You see that the other guy also doing the same. You feel extremely satisfied. If you had a chance to hear some sweet words from that guy, you'll feel more satisfied or rewarded.
Advanced course:
It's all same as the above mentioned ones in the basic course. But to do the advanced course, you have to go near a mall with less parking space and where there are weekend or festival offers like "Buy ,1 take any free", "One kilo underwear, Rs. 10" etc. Or to make it a bit more exciting, go out in rains in the normal roads.
The extremity of you experiences will give you a healthy mind. So try to find more extreme scenarios and follow our courses.
If you still feel frustrated after following after our course, it is because you follow it wrongly. So religiously follow and get the best results!!! Good Luck!!
PS. You feedback is keenly awaited at meditation@onthego.com
May 14, 2009
Why don’t I take a woman serious (most often!)?
I agree. The header will attract readers. If you are a woman, you are thinking.............No. I really don’t know. If you are man, I can see a bit happy chauvinistic soul. Anyway, I’ll come to the point. I’m not saying a final word here. These are just random observations. I don’t deny influences, by the way. But, these are some honest thoughts, trying to find some answers to the question above.
I have to admit that I became conscious about the existence of women only when I realized my own sexuality. Then, it was one of the most fascinating things. And still continues to be. I couldn’t believe for some time that biology classes can be so interesting. Then I came to know about the battle of the sexes. I realized one thing. The sexuality element is evident when a man and woman are together in question.
The high presence of female anatomy in media, art forms, advertisements etc had always been and continues to be so perplexing. Even after hell lot of achievements and having powerful women rulers and premiers, I find that a woman is looked through the “object” lens and the talks revolve around the vital statistics, sometimes too often. And some find it still comfortable only when women are shown secondary to men. Is it because this is still a world that is having men at the helm of affairs? Or is it because we always tend to believe that men are the ones who still pull the strings? I clearly don’t have an answer here. It sounds too relative, too subjective.
I really love to discuss and talk anything and everything with any person, feels always interested if it's with a woman as I think they have different pattern (please don't ask me about it!) of observations and thoughts. But I have found the scope is always limited. The problem is that most of the times, she is not capable enough. Or I was mistaken that she is not capable enough, because of the age old premonitions that are so deeply rooted. Or may be I or we fail to break the ‘barrier’. Anyway, in serious matters, she doesn’t have a chance to be counted as a potential candidate. A Mandira Bedi is still there after 6-7 years, only to add spice and glamour to the “serious” matters of cricket, a Hillary Clinton is still evaluated based on the way she dress and the examples are several.
I don’t deny the fact that women are changing more than men in any culture or in any region. But still what makes us vest all our burdens like morality, cultural values etc on women? I believe that culture and morality is a myth. Or in simple terms, b***s***. But at the end of the day, I tend to think that “Prevention is better than Cure” when some wrong happens. What makes me think so? I really can’t find out.
I’m really unclear why the world is so, I’m so. I don’t have answers, but have a lot of questions. Is it the nature’s law? Or is it the interpretation of nature’s law? Is it the whole system makes me feeling so? Or is it that I don’t change? Or is that I’m not able to change? Or is that I’m not allowed to change? I’m “clearly confused”. I fail to find answers. But I'm not lost.
I have to admit that I became conscious about the existence of women only when I realized my own sexuality. Then, it was one of the most fascinating things. And still continues to be. I couldn’t believe for some time that biology classes can be so interesting. Then I came to know about the battle of the sexes. I realized one thing. The sexuality element is evident when a man and woman are together in question.
The high presence of female anatomy in media, art forms, advertisements etc had always been and continues to be so perplexing. Even after hell lot of achievements and having powerful women rulers and premiers, I find that a woman is looked through the “object” lens and the talks revolve around the vital statistics, sometimes too often. And some find it still comfortable only when women are shown secondary to men. Is it because this is still a world that is having men at the helm of affairs? Or is it because we always tend to believe that men are the ones who still pull the strings? I clearly don’t have an answer here. It sounds too relative, too subjective.
I really love to discuss and talk anything and everything with any person, feels always interested if it's with a woman as I think they have different pattern (please don't ask me about it!) of observations and thoughts. But I have found the scope is always limited. The problem is that most of the times, she is not capable enough. Or I was mistaken that she is not capable enough, because of the age old premonitions that are so deeply rooted. Or may be I or we fail to break the ‘barrier’. Anyway, in serious matters, she doesn’t have a chance to be counted as a potential candidate. A Mandira Bedi is still there after 6-7 years, only to add spice and glamour to the “serious” matters of cricket, a Hillary Clinton is still evaluated based on the way she dress and the examples are several.
I don’t deny the fact that women are changing more than men in any culture or in any region. But still what makes us vest all our burdens like morality, cultural values etc on women? I believe that culture and morality is a myth. Or in simple terms, b***s***. But at the end of the day, I tend to think that “Prevention is better than Cure” when some wrong happens. What makes me think so? I really can’t find out.
I’m really unclear why the world is so, I’m so. I don’t have answers, but have a lot of questions. Is it the nature’s law? Or is it the interpretation of nature’s law? Is it the whole system makes me feeling so? Or is it that I don’t change? Or is that I’m not able to change? Or is that I’m not allowed to change? I’m “clearly confused”. I fail to find answers. But I'm not lost.
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