Salsa........OH-LA-LA

Well.....
Me joined salsa....Now that's a wonder enough for people who know me......
someone with 2 left feet and major back ache.....I can only dance when "i begin to fly"....Nevertheless I've taken it up and its so mucha fun...esp. with the tutor being a sweetheart like reshmi.....She's an absolute darling....Pings each one of us personally and teaches us individually everytime v miss our step....
The only thing i complain about is "Y" is she "SHE"? and not Antonio Banderas of "Take The Lead".......:-(
But,she does the male steps for us too......hehe...
Salsa is an absolute stress buster after training.....
N well I now know how to shake my hips FINALLY.......
PS:Dancing with me is at ur own risk..........

C for concentration & C for confusion..........

Well, have u ever truly known what blend of concentration and confusion means?
Read on, you’ll definitely know…
Here I am sitting in my training room waiting for my instructor to come and start bombarding the .NET fundas…
Hmmmm, u must be wondering what is it all ‘m talking about? I’m undergoing learning (Training is ref to as learning here) in the office as I’ve been assigned into .NET stream. This really talented dude comes to teach us with high funda concepts..
N despite my repeated attempts to try to understand the stuff, my mind keeps wandering from the way the word could be pronounced in a better way to orchard to the house of joy to the cafeteria to what my friends would be doing in their session, etc…
Well for the past two days all I can think of during the session is how can I decorate the joy house with the theme of yellow? For those of u confused, we are given theme yellow to decorate our house. I’m coming up with weird ideas like Punjab, Cabbana, Brazil Feast, Halloween, etccccccc…Oh god
Someone please help the overtly social me….
Why does it always happen, one is put into things of his/her least interest…And then when you can’t put in enough commitment to your action, its bound to not fare well. Not that I’m not trying to understand the concepts but its more to do with my interests overruling my attempts…
Ouch, I’m so confused…
Hope I’ll overcome all my confusions soooooooooooooon

Clarifications!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well,
for all those who haven't visited my blog before,this one's for u....
I was asked so many questions as to why is my blog name the way it ? why the id? n so many more.....
So,here it goes,
1.aditishoot.blogspot.com->
aditi-my name,
shoot-as in basketball shoot(cuz i've been playing my nationals for a few years
around,stopped it after an injury,but passion never dies as they say)

2.aditi....the goddess->
hmmmm,my name synonyms goddess according to hindu mythology..

3.Why i write so much about others(eg:pain,hypocricy,mindtree minds,etc)->
that's cuz i'm an absolute ppl person and love to jot abt 'em....

4.Why topics varying so much->
Lateral thinking folksssssssss....


Happy reading....Do post comments if u like/dislike...
Byeoh

“Quality is the result of a carefully constructed cultural environment. It has to be the fabric of the organization, not part of the fabric.”

~Philip Crosby, Author and Businessman (1926-2001)

I totally agree with Mr.Crosby, quality is definitely a result of a carefully constructed cultural environment, or rather an overall environment, in which any employee works. One doesn’t need to be very smart to understand the implications of such a statement, after all organizations today are most definitely looking at the overall development of any individual rather than just technical, in whatever field they may be involved in.

To this one can pose the eternal question, what’s more important, integrity and loyalty, or skill ? I suppose a good mix of both. A week at Mindtree has shown me that one can actually be inspired to become someone who has the best of both worlds, skill and integrity. The people who we interact with everyday, who are there to help us grow and become better “minds” are the ones who are showing us how easy it is to become strong in all aspects of life.

Mr. Puneet Jaitley, an orator par excellence. A man of a slight stature, but one who could easily put Hercules to shame, his has an aura that few could match. We understood his worth the day he faced the toughest of questions at our induction. One could be anywhere (in this world maybe), and if you were to be a Mindtree mind, if nothing else, you could be rest assured of a very warm smile from this man if you were to meet him, or even walk past him. His oratory skills, well, could be compared to the best that one has gotten to hear in recent times, with a three hour session so well articulated, that one would never feel bored or even come close to hearing anything repeated. Mr. Jaitley, a man par excellence is the first example, of how one can inspire just by their presence and their style, at work and otherwise.

If any organization were to have people like him, the type who inspire by their presence, they also need people who need to reach out to us new inducts. Here one can see how well Mindtree has structured its staff so they reach out to us in the best of ways.

Mr. Nagan Gouda, the first of the lot who never spares an effort to reach out to us, an extremely friendly, approachable individual who made life so much better at Mindtree. A true ambassador at Mindtree, he has been instrumental in making us realize how lucky we have been, to be where we are today. One can have an apple and not know what to do with it, but with Mr. Gouda around, you can be rest assured, we’d know how to bake an apple pie. Mr. Gouda is one person who makes us realize how important we are to the organization, and how important the organization is to us. If he’s ever made us realize anything, its that the symbiotic relationship that we share can only become better !

Mr.Chadrashekhar P. Nair, the buck toothed man wonder at Mindtree, someone who is a breath of fresh air when you need one desperately. The fact of the matter is, if we don’t see him at any point through a day of training, everyone gets a tad restless, as if something rather important has gone missing. An effective communicator, he tried his level best to control us wild animals, but then when he fails, he tries to threaten us with various policies of Mindtree, which, well of course, were scary the first few times around, till the point we came to realize that these policies were something that were necessary and there was practically no reason for anyone to get scared of them. The “ACTUALLY” man, does his best to hold us together, and well of course, make us understand everything, in the “ACTUAL” sense of things. Jokes apart, he’s an individual who has made our lives much easier with his light hearted interaction.One person we can talk to about anything and everything under the sun.He's a true charmer.

All these people I’ve mentioned are from “people function”, which in the true Mindtree sense of things is the replacement for HR, because we in Mindtree do not believe in the terminology of Human Resource, we aren’t just resource, we’re People who function for the betterment of each other ! They are all fabulous in their own ways, and are inspirations in the true sense of the word. One can of course understand the ease at which I am now, that I can crack a joke or two at the expense of my seniors and not face repercussions for the rest of my life ( or so I hope !!)

No description of the people at Mindtree is enough without the mention of Sudha Ma’am, the one lady, who, for me at least, is a person I could go discuss everything in my life with. She’s that one person, who’s my mother away from home, my friend, my teacher and everything that comes with it. Yes, of course we’re all professionals, but I understand that it doesn’t hurt to have someone you can confide in around you. My mother would always run to help me whenever I needed her, I of course can never substitute her, but Sudha Ma’am has come into my mind as a close second to that figure. She seems to have been born with an inborn sense of humour, which I could expect from my closest friends, and her teaching impeccable. Her sense of humour deserves another mention, an individual who doesn’t speak much, but with one line could send people into peals of laughter. Ma’am life would not have been the same without you, the day you put that band aid on my hurt hand, you won more than my respect.

These are the only people we have had direct interaction with more than once.N the impact they've left on us is so strong..Nagan told us the other day,Mindtree is full of people with ordinary backgrounds and EXTRAordinary talent and skills.We,as fresh minds are so eager to meet and interact with each one of them..

Mindtree is my second home now. It is the one place where I find comfort, belonging and a sense of growth, I don’t see what else I could need, but I trust Mindtree to tell me that in the due course of time, and much more. Well,I so strongly hope they put me in people function because coding is not my cuppa......Is someone hearing me???????????????????????????????

PS:This is my personal blog and hence gives me the right to jot my opinions.
Waiting for the comments......

Now u know why WE are proud of being MINDTREE MINDS,ehhhhhhhh???????

All of us go through some phases in life. In any developing country where ones parents toil day and night to give a child whatever he or she needs, one of the biggest moments of change happens when the child steps up to take his or her share of responsibilities. In India, unlike many countries of the world, the bond between parent and child is far more than a financial one after a certain period of time, we grow to become the pillars of support to those people who had been our pillars when we were young, not just financially, but also mentally.

My parents always told me that they would be the happiest when I would stand on my own feet, ready to take on the world in its full swing. I never understood the implications of these words and to a certain extent believed that it was bunch of hogwash, in a very adolescent tendency of undermining what I didn’t understand, of course. Today after spending a day at work, I now know what it means for a parent to see his or her child do well in their lives. I have taken that step today and am happy that I’m that much closer to a prosperous life ahead.

My first day at work, was, well…, like any young graduates first day ( or so I assume ), butterflies in my stomach, a couple of sleepless nights, wandering day (and night) dreams, nightmares (and daymares ! ) and everything else that one can entail about ones journey into the unknown.

If the reader is wondering about what out of this world job I had laid my hands upon, you shall be very disappointed. I’m just a software engineer ! A job one would associate with geeks and techies, people with soda glass spectacles and no lives whatsoever. However for me, this job means a lot more than one can perceive of it by reading its title. It means so many more oppourtunities, it means that I can actually work towards my dreams, I have none other than Mindtree to thank for that oppourtunity. I’m glad (more than glad actually) that they found me worthy of being where I am today.

I shall never forget my induction session, rather, I cant forget it. It was the day when my transition happened, and Mindtree was kind enough to have my mother come down and see my future work place. I can never do justice to that feeling that I had at the end of the day with words, but what I can do, is recreate a few moments that changed my perception about a lot of things.

I had always believed (for whatever reasons), that software firms were these places where the bosses would be too far away to reach and people sitting besides each other would hardly talk. Mindtree has been quite a revelation to this theory, the fact being that since its my first job, has changed the theory altogether. The first day was amazing, walking into the auditorium with all those people inside, unknown and a few known faces, all teeming with excitement was an experience in itself.

Mr. Bagchi’s talk to us, left us all mezmerised. A person of his stature, turned out to be a very intellectual and caring human being. The entire team who welcomed us, showed us the difference between our and other organizations, wherein Mindtree is more of a family than a professional organizations. The July batch put up some excellent cultural programs, the highlight of the day being the visit that our parents were taken for to the Global Village office. I would suppose that there are hardly any organizations in the country or even abroad who would take such an initiative, I stress again, to make our whole family feel proud and accepted into the organization.

As there are phases in ones life, there are also people who we meet who change our perspectives in life. These people may not necessarily be individuals who inspire us in ways that are usually seen, they are many times individuals who show us other skills in ways that would never be imaginable to us. Mindtree for the record, is one of the best employers in the country today, if not the best, and its not coming from any statistician its coming straight from the heart now.

Mindtree is full of such people, with various skills and mindsets who are if nothing then inspiring in their own right.I wouldn't mention one name cuz all of them have this something about them that leaves their fragrance wherever they go. We also received mentors within the organization who were to take care of us in our early days within the organization, and surprisingly, this lot was known as “Pals”, and not anything else.

I as an individual atleast, am overwhelmed by my first day at my organization. My day is a prime example of the fact that it is actually possible to win peoples hearts over, even if it is in a professional organization, by making a small effort here and there. I can only thank my parents for having supported me enough to get this fine oppourtunity to be where I am today, and everyone who has ever believed in me. I’m a Mindtree “Mind” now, and as clichéd as it may sound, “Look out people, here I come".

HYPOCRISY

HYPOCRISY:
As defined by dictionary is:
* An expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction.
* Insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have.

Well, Hypocrisy has always been described alongside lack of sincerity, as a characteristic which attains particular opprobrium in the modern age.
We, Indians lead the way here. India’s middle classes are undoubtedly its back-bone. But, also, this back-bone is unbelievably self-centered and hypo critic to the extent of redefining stupidity and foolishness.
India, in the current euphoria is leading in the IT and other booming sectors, but sadly, we fail to notice there is a majority who are still suffering for the basic amenities. There are still millions of untold stories of people dying of hunger and other factors. But, What the F**K can I do about it, is what most of us ask??????

We, then claim swelling with pride that our place is one of the developed industrialized nations of the world. How can we? When we haven’t ensured a life of dignity to everyone?

Hypocrisy doesn’t just stay till the political and social condition of our nation. We have an inborn art, a gift which is within all of us to maintain double standards. On a personal front, we are different with people when they are with us and different when they aren’t around...

Eg:I live with 4 more ppl in the house and each one complains about the other when the “CULPRIT” has gone out.

Why are “WE” such righteous, smug hypocrites??????

Yes, I said smug hypocrites.

Our favorite TP is to bitch about someone commonly known to us.

Have you ever noticed, most of our talks comprise of other people, their behavior, their actions, their clothes, their ……

Those of you who disagree with me and claim you’ve never been bitchy and hypo critic, I’m sorry to say but, you must be one of the kinds who think your farts don’t stink.

We, don’t even spare sports! Cricket, cricketers and our lives? Barely 2 weeks left after T20 triumph, we all seem to have done a role reversal in our opinions.Cuz of our poor performance against Australia, The BIG TRIO is being questioned for their contributions. One game with the master blaster, Wall and Bengal Tiger firing and they would be back amongst the ‘GREATEST’. I fail to understand why the three are time and again, in spite of having innumerable records, being subjected to mental torture of not performing. I cite all these examples to prove only that Indians redefine HYPOCRISY……

This is an attempt to capture god's best creations.....Couldn't do very good cuz kids are not very camera friendly always.....lol;-)

Hindustan Ka Dil Dekho!!!!!!!!

PS: All those who are even remotely related to Madhya Pradesh emotionally, sentimentally, don’t read this one! Well, if you still do then I must warn you not to take anything to heart because these are my impressions about Madhya Pradesh and Indore in particular. And impressions as they are defined are subjective…

Well people, I dedicate this blog to my native place, my birth place…

I left for Indore from Bombay at 7:00 pm and my train reached there 16 hours late. Why does it always happen to me?? Before the journey even began I was down with fever. Anyway, after all the pain I reached Indore late in the night.

Dad shouted, Wake up beta, we are scheduled to meet up with relatives. I peel my eyelids open just enough to see that it’s still dark outside.

The purpose of today’s task comes rushing into my head and the trial begins- the devil on my right shoulder whispering, “Go on, go back to sleep, its 8 am”!

You, don’t have to get up so early to do some social obligation fulfillment...

Still, I had to get up and do it...

The next few days in the city have been an experience in itself..

Indore: planned and built by Devi ahilya bai, the great holkar queen. It lies on the banks of two rivers (donno which 2, was told this by a cousin)….

Indore is a huge city when we consider its area and population. Still I wouldn’t stop myself from calling it a town.

And I say so, because of the majority of people here. Nothing against them but their attitude. Attitude towards life, work, friends, ppl from opposite sex, everything!

They are all so bothered about what others have to say of them or think rather than their individual opinions.

They follow the boundaries that are set by people, whose skeletons would also have decayed, blindly and still worse impose it on their kids.

Also, on the commercial front, Indore is on the roads of all consumer marketers.But, still people on a larger basis have sub standard choices.

On one side there are MNC’s investing and on the other, Folks abusing each other walking on the road, in the city buses. People screaming, fighting, arguing are all a common scene.

Last time I came here, 4 years back, my cousin’s were so excited to take me to domino’s, pizza hut, Westside, Globus and Shopper’s stop, etc;also was told lee, Levi and other brand outlets were opened.

But, this time when I went, except Westside, everything was shut down.The unbranded options give them more choice for the buck….

There are malls come up, I wish all the best to the brands housed in them.

Well, I’m not trying to say that any city or its people become modern by wearing branded clothes….I are generalizing the mentality of the masses in the city….

My point being, for any city to develop its people have to develop…..Youth in particular. By eating at costly food joints and wearing branded clothes, one won’t develop. The attitude needs to be nurtured….

No wonder INDIA is still a developing country, when its heart has so many problems gone unnoticed…..HINDUSTAN KA DIL DEKHO………………

WOW,m an engineer finally!!!!!!!!!!

So much happened since i last blogged that is b4 21st july....i passed ma exams.
HIPHOP is ma scene...For those keeping a tab on ma life,i've scored 81% n 'm one amongst the toppers!!wel,the whole one night stand scene b4 the exam,nite outs...gonna miss it all...but yeah not the college nor the ppl there except shaliya....
I'm a big gal today....Yeppie...
party time ppl....
CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

thought for d day!!

"Noone gets an iron clad guarantee for success certainly factors like opportunity,luck and timing are important.
But the backbone of success is usually found in old fashioned, basic concepts ike hard work,determination, good planning and perseverance".

New Love-PHOTOGRAPHY...

hello ppl,

have tried my hands at photography for d first time....novice absolutely...pls leave ur comments....thanx.... tat one's at maya
worli seaphase,mumbai
sunset n river narmada
spices cudn't look any better....lol
underwater stunts
mobile shoppe!!village in madhya pradesh

so simple yet so beautiful
mumbai rocks....

some planet was close to moon tat nite,was all over d news channels so tried if i cud click a gud one!
this one's at coorg....keeps me wondering y v don't take care of our loved one's like this?y don't v tell them wat they mean to us....
look at d car in the background
lovely ....
raja seat,madikere

teeth less
nature has so much to offer to us....
awesome isn't it??
on the way to omkaleshwar,madhya pradesh
in the era of bull by man,here's a man with his bull....
And as usual , no qualms whatsoever...........
welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Some Common Mistakes We Make!!

1) "The fire caused many damages" [wrong]
->Damage refers to harm caused to something.Thus "Fire in a forest causes damage to the forest".
Damages on the other hand,describes money paid/claimed as a compensation for damage,loss or injury.
One way to emember the difference is :
Damage is bad,Damages not always so.If there's a lot of damage and u wanna emphasize , one shud say "Fire caused severe damage(not damages)"

2)Duplex[dyoo-play] apartment [wrong]
->People mistke it for dyoo-play without pronouncing the x as they think its of french origin.But it isn't.Its coined in America.Hence,Dyoo-PleX....

3)Pears[peirs] [wrong]
->But the right way is Pairz.

4)Dias[wrong]
->u must have heard on more than one occasion,"My hearty welcome to the guests on the dias". By dias they mean the raised platforms from which speeches are made.
And surprisingly, this word dias does not exist in the dictionary.cause its "Dais".

5)Advance Courses[wrong]
->You must have heard,"She's taking an advance course in computers."
"Sure advance means progress" but if you mean a course that takes you to a higher level of learning, you should say Advanced course.

6)Momento[wrong]
->Do you find anything wrong about this?
Memento is mispronounced and misspelt as momento.A Memento reminds you of a person,thing or a lace ,not just for the moment but for always.It has to do with MEMory and not with MOMent!

hi,
my dear blog....u seem like an orphan these days....worry not,m coming back soon n with loads of entries....

Exams!oh Exams!!!!

exams from the 12th....till the 21st.....
well,can it get any worse....have so much to pen....
hmmmmmmmmm,bunk it.....

I'm down with fever.Food poisoning is what the doc says....
Had a subway chicken seekh and my stomach bloody got ruined..........
Had an iv last night at 2....well,in all,m in no mood and condition to pen anything..........
Never felt so weak before....
I need time out for myself.........
Oh god.....
MUMMY where are u????
BHAI i neeeeeeeeeed you............

so fickle minded tat i am..haha...donno wat to do now!!!!
log off?not log off?log off?not log off?log off?not log off?

I wrote it on 5th September 2006....

6 years ago when I turned a teenager officially, I thought I would stay up all night, listen to music, write poetry and do all that I want to and go to sleep only after greeting the dawn.
Rules, however say otherwise. Well, today on my birthday, when I began writing this I’m outta this teen thing….
When I sit down and read all that I’d written during these years, it is consistent of my wish lists and stuffs like that. But whenever something big happened the entries used to be naturally longer and more detailed. Those stupid resolutions I took (which I never seemed to follow).
In school, I was apt to be any teacher’s pet though I dint like lot of my teachers….I was very wary about critics.
Often the mundane chores, disliked by the whole class used to be my favorite. I was very little dependable with a serious but friendly disposition. Though, I used to become cranky if teased by classmates. I used to get along with only kids my type, Extrovert and Outgoing….
Used to work so hard for my debates and elocutions or other house competitions for the CCA period, don’t remember having slogged that much in my entire engineering career as well.
I even remember I refused to be the part of a drama group because I was not offered the main role...Lol….
As the class monitor, I was ethical and alert. But there were occasions my teacher’s got a red face when I used to point out their mistakes in no uncertain terms. As a school kid, I always wanted to know the Y’s and the facts. To know less than the others used to turn me an irritable Introvert teen...
Even at home I complained if my belongings were moved or my privacy invaded (by my bro which he does even now, but I guess that’s how he shows how much he loves me).
All these years, I can recall people have only repented for having asked me an honest and frank opinion. Otherwise I was always refreshingly polite.
Although, I was far from being a model of perfection, Mom always loved me and bared my tantrums of not wearing a skirt if I could see a small wrinkle and lots of them on similar lines….
3 years of my teen with my brother have been 3 wondrous years of my life. Though I dint quite like the dude, as he was more intelligent, sensible, responsible, humble and modest and understanding….
At least dad-mom thought so…. The memories of the times we fought over the pettiest of issues like who will enter the house first make me ROLL ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING….
He was physically strong so I tried defeating him mentally… now , I don’t wanna get into the details, cause that would only defame me….lol….
I remember being fascinated by one of these ant villages. Watching the tiny ants industriously going about their business at close spaces would really intrigue my curious little mind...
I wanted everyone to listen to what I said. I thought I was wiser to my age. I always wanted lots of boosting for my imagination to grow. Memories of magical day dreams have kept me from being lonely all these years. Unlike other teens, I was not very fond of fairy stories and make believe. I have been quite a realist since then…. I’ve never been garrulous and stood out as a loner.
Today on my 19th birthday (rather 20th), I’m still happy being a loner. Happy for all that I’ve done and I’m doing...
I’m no more a teenager. I’m an adult, something, someone; I always wanted to be….
But today when I sit back and think, is this, what I craved for all these years?
I don’t find anything different....
All my friends still treat me like a kid…but I guess, life’s this way…teaches you as you take it….
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!!!!

Read this article somewhere, pretty interesting indeed….

An English professor wrote the words: “A woman without her man is nothing.”
on the chalkboard and asked his students to punctuate it correctly.

All the males in the class wrote: “A woman, without her man, is nothing.”

All the females in the class wrote: “A woman: without her, man is nothing.”

Punctuation is very important indeed…..

How sweet life is when I thought I’d never see another day.
How good the air tastes and feels when it gently flows my way.
How beautiful voices sound when they touch my ears.
How lovely are the flowers, it fills my eyes with tears.
Never will I take for granted the stones along my path.
Nor will I ever let my heart again be filled with wrath.
I will treasure every sunrise, and every star filled sky.
The beauty of a mighty storm will forever please my eye.
I will not waste time and complain of senseless things,
Instead I’ll stop to listen each time a bird sings.
To be given this chance to live and love once more,
Is the gift that takes me to my knees upon the floor.
Life has become so precious,
I welcome whatever comes my way
And until it’s time for me to go I’ll treasure every day!!
Thank you god for giving me what I have….

BYE BYE WORLD CUP

Its like 4 in the morning n i cant fuckin sleep....
india has bloody lost the match against srilanka n they r outta world cup....
I'm so angry,so hurt,shocked and mad at the indian team....A fire will rage in da whole country tomorrow....wen i get up(ie at 1.30 pm),all da news channels r gonna show ppl burning posters, going on strike n crap....
Cant understand what?i'm utterly shocked....keeps me wondering why are we so sentimental about this silly game played by a bunch of arse's....
God!I feel like climbing up the walls.Are we so bad to have come out in the first round?It was dravid's,tendulkar's,ganguly's,kumble's last WC innings....
I feel like SHOUTING,CRYING,YELLING....
I feel like god knows wat...
If i cud i'd probably ask them all to resign from playing cricket..esp dravid shud just back off..
I know how hard it is for a DIE HARD dravid fan like me to see this....

BUT....
I would prefer being optimistic....
I'd hope bermuda defeats bangladesh.........

OR IS IT JUST THE NEGATIVE THOUGHT????

Thoughts are neither negative nor positive. Thoughts are just thoughts. What they turn out to be depends on the context. Given a context thoughts can be realistic or unrealistic; mean or generous; selfish or selfless. Many chronic positive thinkers insist that the glass is half full- do they still remain positive when the glass is half full of polluted water? A positive thinking fellow is like someone who decides that it is more honorable to fall from the Eiffel tower rather than from a ten storied building! It doesn’t matter where you fall from, the consequence will be disastrous. In reality no positive thought can arise without a negative thought hiding around it. They are like the two poles of the magnet. For instance if I ask you not to think of mallika sherawat for the next one minute, you will invariably think of her. Try it!
Positive thinking can turn negative very quickly. Why? Because they originate in the same source. They are interconnected like marigold and manure. It takes a blooming marigold just a few days to become manure. Similarly, manure becomes flower in the course of time...
Marigold and manure are two expressions of one shared identity. Negative thinking comes from the same shared space as positive thinking. I am not endorsing negative thinking. I am simply saying thoughts become positive or negative depending on you. It is you who sets the standards and values by which you evaluate thoughts. A lot of people talk of falling standards of everything: food, music, newspaper or whatever. Actually standards have neither fallen nor risen. Standards have just shifted;
Your value frames have changed…..

BOB WOOLMER-MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE

The cricket world was shocked to learn of Bob Woolmer's sudden death in Jamaica, a day after Pakistan's early exit from the World Cup. The tributes have started coming in.
"The news was pretty devastating, to be honest. He was a very, very close friend, actually more than as a coach.... He was a very respected man. We were together with Warwickshire and South Africa. Bob was an extremely professional man, was an extremely soft person, gave his life to cricket and probably paid for it." Allan Donald

"I am shocked and badly hurt. We have lost a good coach and a good person."Inzamam-ul-Haq


"We are all greatly saddened by Bob Woolmer's passing. He was a great cricket man. His life was devoted to cricket."Malcolm Speed, chief executive of the ICC

"He was a great lad, a great motivator. He was a bit eccentric at times but it is a terrible loss. I remember going to his house in Cape Town and many years ago he showed me his work room. He had everything on computers even then. This was before the technology was readily available and he showed me how he was going to monitor things and study each player's performance. He was one of the first to really work on the reverse-sweep shot, he probably worked at it too much. He taught people to go back when they were playing it rather than go forward to give batsmen more room to play and he developed a lot of that." Former England captain Mike Denness, a teammate of Woolmer's at Kent

"We had a marvellous time together. Can't believe it happened. It happened so quickly. We can't do anything about it... huge tragedy for Pakistan cricket, a huge shock for the nation. Don't think I can take it very well.... Was a lovely man, very understanding..."Shoaib Akhtar

"What Bob Woolmer did for a team that was at war with eachother was truly remarkable. He gave them a sense of direction, belonging, presence and a feeling of togetherness."Rameez Raja

"We were all very shocked when we found out. All of us had known Bob pretty well. A lot of us played under Bob, so it is obviously a huge sadness among the guys. We send our best out to his family, and I know a lot of the guys have been in contact with his wife. A lot of us had a close relationship with Bob over the last few months, especially having played against Pakistan. All of us socialised with him over a period of time. We will all have very fond memories of Bob - which is very important. The guys just hope his family can get things sorted out, and that is what is on most of the guys' minds at the moment."Graeme Smith

"Bob Woolmer was a wonderful man and also a very, very good cricketer. I first bumped into him when he was playing for Kent under Colin Cowdrey. He was a very good allrounder, an outswing bowler and batted at the top of the Kent innings. There was no doubt in my mind when I first saw him that Bob Woolmer would end up playing cricket for England. I had the pleasure of being captain and selecting him when that happened. He gave his all, all the time. He always felt that coaching Pakistan would be the big challenge but he always had it in the back of his mind that if he could get Pakistan together as a team, they could do something similar to what Australia has done in recent years, because of the incredible talent in that country. "Tony Greig


"On behalf of the England cricket team we know there has been a sad loss to the world of cricket with the death of Bob Woolmer today. We know how much he has had an impact on the world game, the English game and we know how greatly missed he's going to be. Today's win and the incidents of the last 48 hours have really hit home to us when we heard that Bob had died when we were on the field today. All our condolences go out to his family. It was only last Saturday that I was in the swimming pool in Montego Bay just talking to him. We were having fruit punches together just discussing the game and certain aspects of it. He was a great talker about the game, he had many ideas and innovative ideas and brought new things to the game. It's so hard to know that only five days ago you were in the swimming pool with him and now he's passed away. He's going to be greatly missed."Michael Vaughan

"I first met Bob Woolmer in 1972 when we were playing the one-day series in England. He was picked in the England side as a one-day specialist. The Australians tended to laugh about this, feeling that either you are a good cricketer or you are not. You didn't need specialist for different types of games. Anyhow I was soon laughing on the other side of my face, because in the first game he clean bowled me and he might have got my brother Greg as well. We then became well and truly aware of Bob Woolmer in 1975, when he got a century at The Oval. He batted for three days, to help England save the game in the fourth Test match in the 1975 series. The thing I admired about Bob, was that he enjoyed helping young cricketers. He really had a genuine love for the game and liked passing on his knowledge. The cricket world will be all the poorer for his passing."Ian Chappell .............



These were tributes offered by the legends themselves....but as an ardent cricket fan i feel so touched and so sad about bob woolmer's demise..I got up early tat morning wen all the news channels showed about finding the pakistan coach unconscious in his hotel room hours after his side's elimination from the World Cup. He was 58. Although Woolmer played 19 Tests for England, it was as an international coach that he really made his mark, first with South Africa and then, after a spell as the ICC's High Performance Manager, with Pakistan.

Not many of u wud be aware that he was born in india,Woolmer made his mark in a strong Kent side in the 1970s as an allrounder, a pugnacious middle-order batsman and medium-paced seamer. Although his England career was just getting started when he joined World Series Cricket, like so many who threw in their lot with Kerry Packer, when he returned he was not the player he had been. Injury forced him to retire prematurely in 1984. His coaching career started at Warwickshire, and he immediately made an impact as the county won a string of trophies in the early 1990s. That led to him being appointed by South Africa in 1994. In his final season with Warwickshire he witnessed Brian Lara make 501 not out for Durham - as a schoolboy at Lahore he had been present when Hanif Mohammad set the previous record highest score for 499.
Woolmer demonstrated what a difference a good coach could make to a side: these days, when a team underperforms, the coach comes under just as much scrutiny as the captain.
Don't you think its unnecessary pressure that we as people watching the game put on them?pressure that led to his death!that is if it wasn't a murder!!!!
But as responsible citizens we should realize that afterall its just a game..people breaking glasses at dhoni's house, threat calls to dravid's family, etc are only instances that prove how unable are we to take defeat as graciously as we take winning....we must learn that they are just humans,and humans are bound to commit mistakes just like you and me!!
BOB WOOLMER'S death is a shock to everyone related to cricket in smallest of ways also.
Let us pledge for his sake not to overreact to situations....
May his soul rest in peace....
GOD BLESS HIM AND THE INDIAN CRICKET TEAM........

ANGELS IN MY LIFE

As I’ve travelled along life’s pathway, I’ve come across vastly different people. I’ve encountered people who are good, bad and in between. Every now and then I meet someone with whom I strike up a good friendship. This friendship may be one of several different kinds. I sometimes find someone who thinks and reacts to situations in the same manner as I. however I also find people who have completely opposite views and thought patterns, but I find that there is something about them that creates a bond between us.
Even though we disagree on almost every subject, there is still a link between us, causing us to be friends.

As I’ve moved on in life, my needs have varied from time to time. This is because I am constantly growing, developing and learning. What used to interest me during one period of my life has been discarded as I’ve traveled further along the road. For instance toys fascinate kids only until a period of time, later they loose interest.

Similarly, as I’ve grown older, my thoughts, personality, likes and dislikes kept changing.
So is it with my friendships. God works mysteriously and I’ve found that the right friend has come along at the right time depending on my needs during the period. Perhaps my paths will link us together for a few days, months, years and then our ways may divide .
But there are always a handful of people god gifts us with and these as you call your “FRIENDS” are the most important part of your being. These few people whom we meet at different times in our lives. These people who destine one’s life directly or indirectly….

I thank god for being so kind to me for having showered me with these angels in my life…

I thank all my friends (people who are not in my life anymore also)….
Thanx sai, for teaching me the meaning of true friendship…babe u rock,
Thanx sid, for not just being my best friends boyfriend,thanx for those words just at the right time every time…..
Thanx shaliya, for being there in all ups and downs during college…without U College wouldn’t be possibly possible for me….
Thanx tamanna, for sharing every thing with me from tears to giggles, for those shopping sprees we had, those serious discussions about life….love u….
Thanx black, for having stood by me every time I wanted a shoulder to cry, to understand me more than myself….
Thanx gautam, for being my critic in every thing I did, wouldn’t have learnt anything had you not been there.u r d only lawyer I know with emotions…love ya….
Thanx praneet, for behaving like a mad and letting me know how wrong I am….Thanx for the times you’ve been there….
Thanx pratik, for making me realize how important you’re presence has been, miss you….
Thanx Ron, for giving me those “one –liner” advices….
Thanx neha, for letting me find my lost friend, sister in you….
Thanx abhi, literally for EVERYTHING…..for being there, I did not know what life was until you came in…love you….
Last but not the least, MY BROTHER…..
Love you bhai….u r the best….

Well, this whole thing seems like I’m giving a speech at some award function ceremony, doesn’t it??
As if I care????
It’s my blog and I am the main lead here so I’d do as I wish…..
Lol….

Thank you people thank you for being there, bearing me……………..

p.s.: apologies if I’ve forgotten anyone….
Just text me, I’ll edit and include your name….
Lol

BELIEVE YOURSELF…….

We all have our own
Separate pathways to take,
Our own destination
To choose

We all have our own
Contributions to make’
Our own special talent
To use……..

We all have our own
Kind of life to pursue,
Our own kind of dreams
To be weaving….

And we all have the power
To make wishes come true

As long as we keep on
Believing in ourselves………

FLASHBACK

GOING TO COLLEGE….

A new place, new faces,
New trends to be set,
And new friends to make,
A life of freedom, joy and fun,
Yes I am an enthusiastic young mind on the run

As I was bidding adieu with a heavy heart and eyes wet to one of the most cherished chapters of my life, there were feelings of excitement and enthusiasm to step into another most awaited phase of life- the college life. My heart had mixed feelings of nostalgia and curiosity.
Many of us are extremely excited to leave for that long awaited destination which will give us a life synonymous to a newly attained freedom, new friends, hangouts, new dreams and an unexpected independence.
Leaving school has left memories of pranks played, first crushes, stupid fights, late night calls and pajama parties and all this filled my heart with indefinable joy. at the same time there was a zest and a curiosity to explore the other side of the world, far from childhood dreams and fantasies.
Sab kehte hain, college provides a self dependent platform for professional as well as personal learning. College is the place where innovation, individuality and change are embraced and encouraged. It gives you an environment where you have freedom of thought and expression in true sense, where you can be nothing but yourself.
With all these wonderful ideas experienced ppl gave me I headed to college….
Everybody wants to look their best on the first day of college was thrilled and had to look stunning, whatever it maybe the fact remains, looks do matter baby!!!!
The rage within me to be with the latest trend was on. During holidays I made visits to all the possible malls in Bombay. went from andheri to colaba,powai to thane,juhu to chembur….For all the “branded stuff” and to linking road and fashion street for the “raasta shopping” (which I’m not very fond of but the only thing that let me survive in college) for ethnic kurtis and wacky pieces of junk jewellery.
I followed one rule, don’t overdo stuff and don’t go off-track still remember I wore a black kurti with light jewellery.make has been a NONO for me always.
To sum it up, with an appropriate dress, a funky bag, comfy footwear, COOL attitude, I was all set to ROCK….
Well, I was set to enter my new world, but was the college ready…
Unfortunately NOT….a bunch of stuck up people with major head wit is what it was consistent of….
It took me time to realize, that college is a transforming phase and no what I have realized, I stand proud to have learnt from my own mistakes, for having taken risks in life, inventing something new about the world and the people every DAMN day, and most importantly, learnt to deal with different kind of people or “namune” as I term them.
Having made my presence felt to everybody(I mean everybody) in college be it cuz of my arrogance, attitude, organizing fests as the cultural secretary, as the captain of basketball an throw ball teams of college, I feel like I am a different person from who I was four years ago, infact a better person, a better individual…
I am all set to explore and expand my wings across the horizons of the sky….
All the best to me…..

“There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold onto it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one.”
-Ralph Marston.

Most of our self talk comes unconsciously from our subconscious. Yet every thought that exists in our subconscious got there through a conscious decision to accept that thought.
Confusing, ehhhhhhhhhh?
Well lemme put it in a simpler way...
We need to work on what we think cuz it’s these thoughts that you put into action and thus obtain the result.
We need to become conscious of our self talk so we can at will choose to replace negative beliefs with positive ones. we have the power to choose an identity we love, but we need to do the work. The process of changing our subconscious beliefs requires awareness, diligence, consistency and repetition.

Wud wanna add what William James once said, “man is made or unmade by himself. In armory of thought he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. he also fashions the tools by which he builds for himself heavenly mansions of joy and strength and peace.”

STRANGE LIFE BUT HOW TRUE………

Went through these lines somewhere, found them worth pondering over….

Ø Man comes into this world without his consent and leaves it against his will.

Ø When he is little, the big gals kiss him, and when he is big the little gals kiss him.

Ø If he makes a lot of money they say he is dishonest, if he is poor they say he is a bad manager.

Ø If he needs credit, he can’t get it; if he is rich everyone wants to do something for him.

Ø If he is religious they say he is hypocrite; if he doesn’t go to the temple they say he is a hardened sinner.

Ø If he gives to charity they say it is for show; if he doesn’t he is a stingy cuss.

Ø If he doesn’t care for anyone, he is a cold hearted beast; if he is affectionate, they say he is a soft specimen.

Ø If he dies young, there was a gr8 future before him; if he lives to a ripe age, he is an old foggy.

Ø If he saves money, they say he is a tight wart, if he doesn’t they say he is a spendthrift.

Ø If he is self confident, they say he is arrogant; if he isn’t he is a weakling.

Ø If he has money, he is a grafter; if he hasn’t got it, he is a bum.

Well, people have their expert comments on anything and everything you do….so f**k ‘em all….
Live life your way….

“No one gets an iron clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. but the backbone of success is usually found in old fashioned , basic concepts like hard work , determination , good planning and perseverance”.

WASSUP FOR MY FUTURE??????????

The future holds nothin yet it has room for everything....

lol!!!!

tired of hearing this!i really am....

Always wanted to be in the journalism sector BUT dad thought the other way.So am stuck doing a bloody technical course that interests me as much as women interest george micheal..

Have been slogging my A** off every semester during the exams.feels like i'm walking on a firebed..people standing outside and watching me are enjoying it..

No crystal ball can accurately bring it into focus because there are just too many possiblities..i can possibly be a successful sofware engineer workin with some multinational firm OR maybe i'd be a radio jockey workin at some elite radio station OR i'd do my masters in human resource or marketing and mint money OR i might start something by myself OR i might even marry someone who can take me shopping everyday.......lol!!!!

i might as well try to prove my meatl in politics!

met up an old friend yesterday,he was mocking about my plans to pursue journalism.could only show my recently cleaned teeth to him despite my desire to slap him and tell that with the kind of resources i have, i'v achieved enough to claim to be a winner..

But again,not always do things happen in accordance to one's wish..certainly i can try to explore wat is in store for me.i'm the most important participant in my future.all the microfads and megatrends pale in comparision to the influence i have on my future.

right?

i guess yeah....

well,what does success mean to me?

how do i wish to live my life?

what kind of future would i like to see?

i'm in search of these answers .........

Moreimportantly,i hope to get an opportunity to fashion those answers into reality.

dad says,"beta ur future is open , ready and waiting for your influence.choose your future and thrill to the challenge of making it happen."

Wil i be able to do justice to the dreams they have??

And what about my ambitions????

Wel,then i think,

When someone like kareena kapoor can act,i can do justice to what i wanna do for sure...atleast i wanna believe that i CAN and i WILL.....

CHEERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

makes me wonder why are we not so protective about our loved ones???????????how can we just let go off relationships.....friends....how can someone be so heartless to walk off for no reason at all........................
well,but i guess tats da way life has to go onnnnnnnnnnnnn

The king........

my sweetest little cousin DHRUV,the star of the family....

Keeps me puzzled this lil kid,with his awesome power to recognize all the cars running on the street when he cant pronounce his own name properly....ur goin way boy..........

love u sooooooo much and miss u....

Tuesday, March 13, 2007
why do ppl talk of PAIN????

Our lives are a series of hellos and goodbye's.the uncertainity in time lies in the length of time between each.however brief or long the span of time between hellos and goodbyes,an end to whatever has begun is natural.it is well taught by the seasons of the year as they begin,move with steadiness and patience,and then they CONCLUDE....while seasons bestow a rich plumage of colors,textures,insights and beauty,they also bring a clear message that with every thaw or harvest a time shall come wheneach must CHANGE;each must END.Over a period of time i'v learnt that ENDINGS are part of life as much as BEGINNINGS,its just that endings are often painful and harder.Accidently,i went thru an acquaintance's entryabout pain!!!!found it very weird that someone could actually describe pain in words!!!!so thot why not i make an attempt to show ppl the other side....lol....thou i dont term ending of any chore as pain.what i believe is , endings might seem painful,they even place us in unfamiliar territory emotionally,psychologically and / or physically.we find ourselves in thee unknown as a result of the departure of someone or something known,sometimes deeply known.Such insecurity and unfamiliarity because of loss of a person/thing brings pain but can be healed only in its own time by the one who bears it,a pain borne by each person.Endings of all types of relationships with people,places and things challenge and change us.People who find pain in broken relationships and other things that probably dint work for them have a misconception that its pain.Finding strength and restoration is the hope and goal for those who grieve........Donno if i'm eligible enough to suggest people who like being victimised and enjoy gathering sympathy.but i guess to overcome one's pain one must use all his/her resources,whatever they maybe:spiritual,emotional,physical,therapeutic,books,movies,family members,friends to go on so you can go through....Losses in life,however painful and clouded,can bring us to new beginnings and new purposes-At all endings beginnings await........MAY u discover what those are.............God bless ppl in PAIN......................................