its a culture thing

very proud to put in dis post...

my colleague and friend at work, niraja made me and indians real proud a couple of days back...

she was at the goa airport and the luggage trolley of a white woman which was been carried by a porter wobbled and she abused the guy calling him "bloody indian".

my friend politely told her that she was still on Indian soil and told the porter that he did not have to take shit from the lady and would pay the money which she was offering. the porter left the luggage and went and the lady pretended this scene did not happen.

if this would have happened in an other country the lady would not have been so lucky to get away so easy....

well i guess its a culture thing...

we have such inherent good qualities in us.. lets develop those better and keep our negative qualities away and build a better, brighter, stronger and more harmonious india !!

mile sur mera tumhara.. aman ki aasha

two beautiful attempts at peace..

yes both do steer my heart and swell up my throat, but how about bringing in fore front the true heros who are giving up everything dear to them in this aasha and to ensure that sur remains......

other than salman khan none of the bollywood stars featured in the video have made any significant contribution other than the PR activities they do, few sports stars were taken but given very little significance,,come on guys give us a break ... all this for TRP.... stop selling up for money.....n stop abusing our intelligence .. yes we can c through u ....


loved the advt on tv on aman ki aasha...

mental rambling

Save the trees

I loved the latest commercial of Idea cellular for save the trees. Just recently I was reprimanded by my friend for taking unnecessary print out and the advt made me feel a bit more guilty. True one small step in right direction can make a world of difference.

I have now become more judicious than before in terms of paper usage.

Freedom

some days back during our evening walk, dexter found a dead puppy. He went on licking it to bring it back to life and I had to pull him away and then wash his mouth so that he would not catch germs. The body of the little puppy often invades my mind and makes me sad. But then they say when a dog dies his soul becomes free. Hope this little soul finds his freedom

bhai

today is my brother's birthday. We were talking yesterday night till 3 am. Not to celebrate his birthday but because he was not sleepy. We have been sharing our lives ever since he can remember and our bond thank god grows stronger over the years , so does our differences and in many cases our beliefs but yet at the end of the day, we will be there for each other, guess thats what counts...

m for ma.. m for mobile

my bro bought ma a new mobile and ever since its been her toy. Of course she knows not much than to receive calls. Since not many know her mobile number, family happens to be her only callers and whenever she goes out she would remind me to give her a call. Just like a little girl with her new doll would do. Baba too is excited that his new mobile has an fm radio. How little joys still rock our world warms the heart in the chill of winter

3 idiots

i guess now its in vogue to blatantly snatch credit where it is due..  lobby of cinema movers and shakers who are not only doing shallow deed but also ensuring things are written about it in a neutral manner, i was surprised when i read an article some how justifying this shallow deed.


its as obvious as day and night that 3 idiots has been inspired / copied / stolen from 5 point someone. 


funnily the beautiful message in the movie about going all out for excellence instead of success seems to have been taken a total pass off by the movie maker and his team.... 

miracle

yesterday i was at my regular salon, and the girl next to me had a list of requirement from a single hair style which took her almost 10 minutes to explain. yes i am being lenient as i was under the hair steam for 15 minutes and she came in b4 i started the steam.. :p

i and my hair dresser were exchanging exasperated looks and mischievous and also bitchy smiles.. -and i told him .. da lady needs a miracle and not a hair cut... and was feeling proud of my supposedly very funny comment !!

later on my way back .. feeling at peace with the world and the bounce on my hair adding to my happiness, i started thinking.. does this analogy not hold true for all of us too..  are we all not like this girl ??

 we too make a lot of demands from  life, from god, from family. from friends, from strangers, from hair dressers !! and we feel all of it is justified and we deserve more and then when these expectations or demands are not met, inspite or without our efforts .. we feel upset, then we want more attention.. and since no one takes us as seriously as we take our self .. we are further hurt.. and there starts the vicious cycle.. some find a way out, others bury it deep and others themselves go deep into it which unfortunately ends in ending the life that was once full of hope..

with suicide rate.. road rage.. sexual harassment ..racial discrimination on an all time high and self esteem, selfless deeds, humility, humanity on an all time low, i wish this year we all take small steps to make this world a little better place to live in..

am i now being unrealistic.. time alone will tell .. oh happy new year by the way to all, sorry its belated.....