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There is so much difference when are in a field of work that is somewhere an extension of yourself.
I used to think and assume until a past few days that one can really do any work if he/she wants and that by the end of the day its the 'moolaah' that matters...

You can...yes...you can do any work and even be good at it...but it makes "world-changing" difference when you do something that appeals to you most...and which you like doing...



Having been learning a lot...less time for myself though....but i dont mind that...enjoying every bit of the learning phase...

The prime topic of my coffee table conversations with friends used to be "what do i really want to do?"
I think I have found my answer...and have decided to grow from here...and join the dots...

So then...lets just start the buzz shall we?


P.S: the above strip has been taken from Life's a comic strip! (an awesome read and a must follow blog!)

mom and dad

I was talking to some friends the other day...and we were discussing that after this weird "everyone is getting married" phase of life...the next stage of even more weirdness would be that of parenting...

Soon you would start hearing news of people "expecting" soon....and even though I am not a fan of babies and kids (I do like babies...i DO NOT hate them....but to be honest....i am a bit scared of them!) , you would have a bunch of kids running around you when you meet friends...close same aged relatives or the likes...

That...i feel....would be a SERIOUS change...!!
I mean...imagine you and your friends...sitting at the coffee place...late night...like every Saturday...to relax....and unlike present times....there would be ranting, crying, running around, screaming...ufff! Dont count out the fact that half of your frineds wont turn up....for reasons ranging from "my kids got school meeting tomm" to "my baby is crying/ill past few days" to even "dint get a baby sitter today"

I donot know how I would personally cope up with all this...but it would be worth a watch...

That scary topic led us to our parents...
and I realised how SELFLESS a job parenting really is...

Think about your Mom and Dad for 2 mins...look at them...realise what they do and dont do...and you will know...

Everything that they do...yes...each and everything...revolves around their children!
Like...all my mom really cares about...is whether I am content...happy...or if something is troubling me or no...
That is how it is for their generation of parenting...

SELFLESS CARE...that is the best you can describe it as...NO other words!

I sincerely doubt if our generation of parents would be this way...if would really live upto this level of care...which at times...we dont even acknowledge...

Well...have been trying a lot these days...to take out time...and talk to Mom...just...beacause...I know it makes her feel good...and amazingly...talking with her...does release a lot of my tensions and concerns...
Somehow...Moms have this astonishing quality to let you know that "Everything will be ok"

Thank you Mom and Dad...I may not say it often...but I do mean it...THANK YOU!

try...get out ther!

Is work always "routine"?
I mean...people say it is NOT if you love what you are doing...but i strictly doubt that too...

I feel there should be some way of "spicing" up your so called work life...
Yess...of course...the first step would be to do a job that you love doing...else whatever you do as "work" doesnt really make any difference in your life...
You do it with no heart...and eventually....it is the worst routine that you can get into...

Life is not about this now is it....you did not come to this world to do the same thing again and again...



Was talking to a colleague about how we ourselves need to get out and take a risk...start exploring opportunities...however risky they seem...

I know it takes a lot of guts to get out of your comfort zone and get out there in the scary zone again...not knowing what and where you are heading...
but think for a minute...
Do you really even know now, in the comfort zone, where art thou headed?

I am trying to convince myself somewhere too...to get out...and try something new...something exciting...something different...

I know for sure...that when you look back at your life...you will always find...that you dont regret anything...and that the risk was always worth taking...and you will be always glad if you took it...

What do I want to be?

I specifically and distinctly remember this time in school one day...when it was raining heavily...and we were waiting at the school gate for the bus to arrive...

I was staring at the school gate...as the water from the rains wet the iron bars of the gate...
That day...that moment...i remember...my mind wandered thinking as to what I would be like when I am OLD...a MAN...bigger....stronger...I mean...whom will i grow into becoming...what profession I would be in...where would my life be...

I am sure you know...Its that nascent stage in school when you dont really know what life holds ahead...you are just learning a lot of things....getting to know a lot of amazing things about the world around you...and you are not really bothered about anything else...

I had a friend whose parents were doctors...and I knew that he knew what he would want to become when he grew older...and he sure did become one good doctor...
I also had this other friend whose parents were doctors...but he was sure he did not want to become one...and yes...he didnot become one...and has supposedly started his own business...and is doing pretty good i hear...

I...for one....at that moment....looking at the school gate...DID NOT know what I want to become...I....to be honest....did not know...what "becoming someone" and "doing something" was...
I was wondering what it would be like...but i had no clue where I wanna be...like my friends did...

I STILL DONT....

It amazes me sometimes...how some people are and always have been clear about what they want to do..and yes...sometimes it does bother me a lot..

That school boy who was wondering what life would be like...is still inside me..the rains remind me of him...
I like that boy...who simply wanted to learn...and know more...and not have to decide...where he wants to be...

Whatever you do, it's what you are going to be.
And I just don't know what I want to be. Yet.

Thinkin...

They say that the basis of all problems...and even solution for that matter...is how your thoughts drag you...

Have you ever sat down concentrating on what exactly you are thinking...It amazes you right...what all the brain has to offer...extremes...madness...nonsense thoughts which more than 90% of times go nowwhere after seconds of revolving in your head.

Come to think of it...this blog has been a result of such random...sometimes useless thoughts...

Anyways...moving on....

Today I did not make myself available at work...to break the routine...and will be off to Goa for some fun this evening...
Was just telling a friend the other day that this is the longest I have ever "worked" with the same company and doing a job I dont necessarily like that much...
2 years is bigggg time for me....

But then...the plan has to work...and so i keep that thought aside...for better things to come...

When I look back at my life...Everything seems ok...things have happened for best...and how much ever i crib on a daily basis about my work...i dont think i would have made friends like i made in the past 2 years anywhere else...or done things i have done or will be doing in the coming days...

Met some good people...and some great ones...and will be meeting some awesome ones in the days to come...

So then....Cheers to LIFE....see you in Goa...!
:)

"The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning."

This is the time of My Life...

A song to go down the memory lane...and for better hope for the moment...and the times to come...

...Patience...

Halt!! Just...just...wait a bit....

This is what I have told myself for the past 2 years everytime I have felt like flipping out...or running away...
"I dunno what I want to do...so does no one else around me...so lets just wait and keep patient...for once...before I make a hasty decision..."

Work though...has not been going anywhere...I am trying to "join the dots" like Steve Jobs said...but somehow...I think 2 years is enough time to move on...
Try something new...explore and challenge myself with something different...and maybe in the process....ill end up joining the dots of life...and know what I really want to do career wise...something that would "define" me...complete my existence here.

Life has been pretty cool otherwise...My refrain from blogging was something I think had chosen...somehow felt I had nothing new to share or write...
But I have decided to start again...afresh...to keep myself and my blog updated...small posts maybe...day after day...something irrelevant maybe...to make sense by the end of the day...

The trip to Dubai last month was something I will cherish my entire life...mainly because it was my first trip to foreign land...something I have always wished to do...to see the world...and this was a start to it....


This was a sort of "me-still-here" kinda post...and my aberrations will continue in the posts to come...

To all those who follow and dont follow me...thank you for your PATIENCE...

Thank you for the faith that some day I will find myself...that some day...
I will know what I want...and dont want...

(I started writing this post on 11th April and finally managed to "get on" with it on 24th April! lolzz)

In and Out

no words...may be some other day

...notes to note...

Its been a realllly realllyy long time I know...
and somehow it might feel strange....but i have a very happy reason for staying away...a reason that I think need not be shared here...
:)

Finally got sometime to sit down today....in the midst of the "busy" work life....busy but awesomely boring work life that is...a part of my todays post is gonna be about this...but not everything...

(Being away...i realised...makes to wanna fill the gap and write everythin down...but ill try and keep it short!)

I cant understand why companies and individuals dont have priorities...
My present experiences with work...every day...makes me feel that somehow...we are largely aimless about where we are headed...and how we are headed...
Worst part is...when you join a company after your studies...I dont think anyone for that matter knows why you are joining that particular company...its more about the salary and renumeration always than the actual work...because...you never really are clear about the actual work you gonna do...

I, personally know that I am as aimless in my professional life as a drunk and high teen trying to get home...but I feel that even a lost guy like me can change a lot here...can give this place a direction of sorts...
Makes me wanna shout sometimes and tell people what they need to do...and what they dont.

One person. Outdated customer. Shouting at you. You go out of your way ( and i mean really reallyy out of the way!) to get his work done. He doesnt care. Shouting continues. All effort waste.

I wouldnt really like to explain more of such instances..but people should really learn to prioritize business. So do companies.

Moving on to other things....

* Me turned down a really high paying job offer!! :O

(As foolish as it sounds right now...I would like to call it "a process of finding myself" and just stop ther...)

* Me getting a new car!!

(I know no one cares by now...coz i have been contemplating this for more than 6 months now...lolzzz....but choosing between BEAT and i 10 is tough mannn!!)

* Me got new books to read!!!

(Another additions to a large collection...which i dunno when ill complete...)

* Me not going to the gym!!!

(Wtf! I have nothing to write about this...expect that...i bloodyy get back at it! )

...and lastly....to end this post on a high note...

* Mes as happy as being in love!!!

The guy and the girl in the mirror...

I have been strangely away from writing for a very long time now...

I believe that since this blog was meant to be a note of my life...I do need to update it more often...

Have been busy the last couple of days...interestingly....for the first time...not because of work...or anything specifically "non-exciting" happening...

I am amazingly in a good mood these days...and with a gentle smile always on the face...and i thank the reason for the smile from the bottom of my heart for making me this way...

Have been looking at life with a new 'angle'... as they say...with a new leash to succeed and achieve unfinished, unfulfilled dreams...

Have been finalizing certain things job and career wise...and am arriving at answers...conclusions...and understanding what i really want and need to do...which...by all standards of what i know myself till now...is an AWESOME progress!!

The title of this post...holds no relevance to the blog as such....it is for my reference...and a moment...like many others...i would keep in my memory...

The right moment...always sticks to you...leads to your happiness...

To all the weddings and related fun coming in the next few weeks...to all my friends with whom ill have a balll....to all the friends who are getting married...

"Lets just rock!"

Watched "The Social Network" today...and the movie...by all means...DEFINES what entrepreneurship is all about...

Do catch it...

A guy who makes a nice chair doesn't owe money to everyone who has ever built a chair.