Kachi Keri

Sense tripping!

I saw KK and there was a sudden urge to eat her
I sat talking to KK and there was a sudden urge to feel her
I heard KK's giggle and there was a sudden urge to preserve it
Seeing KK gives a taste in the mouth,wanna savor it

Addiction to KK is costly as she is princely,
comes with a bag load of lyrics and kawalies
you gotta hear her laugh to realize eternity
you gotta hear a huh! to wonder ...

Thunderbolt has struck ! M weathering with pain!
a concoction of fear and exhilaration!
a mix of acceptance and criticism!

M waiting for reality to dawn on me!

Interviewer & Interviewee

There was a time when I use to give telephonic interviews and use to wonder--Man! how can you judge! and it is now that I judge!


Mindset comparison :--

I'er* - Hey is it xyz?
( formality! phew!)

I'ee** - Yes it is xyz hi!
( ofcourse! I am xyz!)

I'er - Hi! Is it good time to talk to you?
( better be good time man! I just got your resume from HR and I don't have time )

I'ee - yeah! I was just waiting for you call!
( of course! I have been waiting from past one hour! )


I'er - To start with could you please walk me through your resume!
( Phew! now let me take a look at the resume...
hmm ok I should drill him on this, and this, and this. I think that will kill 10 mins. I will have 20 more minutes hmm.. yeah he'll take some time on quant questions too. We are good.)

I'ee - Ok. So I did by Bachelors from blah blah blah..
( hmm.. Man I am good! I have said it so many times I don't have to think about it now! I'll avoid this, and this, and this as I don't have a clue why did I write these in resume. Let me take little more time)


I'er - Wait ! Tell me about your contribution in abc project you just mentioned.
( hmm.. I know whats your contribution.. Can you really communicate and make non sense sound sensible..)

I'ee - Blah Blah Blah!
( Dude! I knew you'll ask me I am ready! and I hope you get convinced that I did contribute..)


I'er - Now thats okay but whats your contribution?
( Dude Nice try! give it a shot once again..)

I'ee - Sir, thats what I am trying to explain blah blah...
( Man! he is on too my nerves! let me try again)

I'er - hmm. ok I get it. Now moving on. I have a problem for you.It should not take more than 10 mins for you to solve. Blah Blah Blah!!
( Yeah I didn't get the head and tail about your contribution. But I guess you communicate well I think you'll do a good job in letting the client know what you are communicating..or rather that I can do . You can fit well if you can solve this problem and so in future you can solve my problems rest i'll take care )

I'ee - Ok sure!
( phew! I think he understood my contribution. Good Job man! problem bring it on!! thats what I am looking for)


I'er - Thats good. thanks. HR will let you know. It was good talking to you.
( phew! Sutta time man! what a idiot!)

I'ee - Ok. looking forward to hear from you guys . Nice talking to you.
(Shit! I should have cracked that problem the other way!! Shit! now when is the call going to come, I should have asked clearly! Man for that resume question I have to prepare more, for next time! hmm.. I think I'll remove that project from my resume!! hmm wt else!!
pack! sutta time!)



*I'er - Interviewer
**I'ee - Interviewee

--- how do you judge or gauge one's enthusiasm over long term. I know the real intentions all very well. But what concerns me is the enthusiasm and how to keep it going in one individual

http://funn-story.blogspot.com/2008/07/interviewer-and-interviewee.html

Take away counter!

I was reading one of my friends blog where I got to read these lines --

"Be not intimidated… nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency. These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice.”

I like it!

Blog -- http://tvisha.blog.com/

Life and Choices!

Choices or Opportunities!!

A close friend of mine said " you never give chance to let things stabilize".That comment just got stuck in my mind. I realized I just keep moving on! Be job! Be it my habits! Be it my personal life!
I always have reasons to move on. I switched my first job because I had ego issues. I like watching movies but I don't have a favorite or the one which I like the most or music which I like the most ( its the same thing as moving on because if you like something very much you would love to stick with it you'll remember it!) I am a person very much in "for the moment" But once the moment is gone I go to.

The reason why I am so ( let me generalize here,many of us) is there are various perceptions, wishes,images at play. You grab on choices or opportunities ( the so called decisions that we take) based on these perceptions,wishes,images.

Let me elaborate - See we all have a mental image of what we want in life ! we strive towards it all the time! our parents , relatives,colleagues etc. have that image ( for us) too !

Now just consider few who don't have the image of what exactly they want in specific area of life! for some they don't know what job they wanna do! for some they don't know whether they want money or reputation? just to trivialize a bit more some don't know whether they wanna do an MBA or a MS or clear IAS?

Now the only point I wanna make is if the person is not sure what he wants he'll act ( decide or to say makes a choice or grabs a opportunity) on behalf of other people's perceptions! Now it seems exaggerating. But i believe that we live in a world of human perceptions it s a matrix of perceptions !

And if you don't have your own(perception,wish,image) you gotta follow someone else's.

In my case I at times I follow the perceptions of my parents( in the areas I don't know what is right and what is right)! but I have to say maybe for me to stabilize for habits, jobs etc.. I have to clearly perceive what I want( very trivial statement to make but true none the less)! and I have to be part of other people's perceptions as well!

I guess thats why we say "accha karo sabke liye tho tumhare liye bhi accha hi hoga "

Work in progress!!

!!:p!!

Bahut saara gyan!! :p still refining!! still have to iron out inconsistencies.

D Traveller : McLeod Ganj!

Part II -- Trains!Cold! Valleys! and the hunt for the Fatigue Jacket

The Travelogue - I

I had a flight to Delhi on 26th Dec,though my vacations started from 24th Dec. I took a day off from office to get acclimatized to the holiday season(:p)*! I had a feeling that this year was kinda holiday for me . The reason ( for feeling that this year was kinda holiday for me) being Non Stop Action! ( again, I associate non stop action with Holiday because thats what holidays are for me-Non Stop Action) Be it office, be it home,be it my travels just non stop action!. The problem with non stop action is it makes concept of time feel irrelevant, unimportant, of no use! You look back and only thing you ask is did that happen? when? how?

My flight on 26th took me to Delhi where I met Bansal, a college friend! We enjoyed our fag and a cup of tea ! which took me down the memory lane and towards Taramani! After catching up we started looking for ear muffs and gloves! I just love the witty shopkeepers of Palika Bazaar! They are just brilliant! You can't beat them at humor! The little Punjabi touch, the glibness, the spontaneity of answers and the hard bargain! It reminded me of Oye Lucky Oye!That was one true portrayal of Delhi's local populi!The glibness!

We had 11 PM train,Delhi Udhampur express(0403), to catch from New Delhi station and Bansal had his luggage at old Delhi station. We some how managed to grab our dinner, pick the luggage up and reach on time at the New Delhi station.

I'll tell you - night journey, by train, in North India,during winters is a torture in itself! Its an art, to survive, only for people who didn't come much prepared for it ! as in the backpack will get heavy is the excuse!
Two simple rules though very effective but not sufficient - 1) Always carry bed sheet or something equivalent of it , to cover the seat.
2) Always tuck in the shirt and wear a long sleeves shirt!

The train journey till Chakki Bank was not eventful! was just filled with few spells of sleep ! and unhindered Cold! Chakki bank station is few kilometers from Pathankot and has just the essentials. I mean one counter for bookings, one counter for inquiry , one Platform,one stall.

We caught an shared auto for Pathankot. On the way we saw many army stores selling Military green color stuff. Jackets,sweaters,rucksacks, and other army gear! And suddenly my desire to possess the fatigue jacket got inflamed! My desire had support of the following feelings --
1) It( fatigue jacket) looks cool.
2) It is associated with ruggedness aka rough-N-tough
3) Points one and two again
4) last and the least - "I have a photogenic Denim Jacket with me and now I want photogenic and effective fatigue jacket"

We started looking for the jacket but didn't find any raiment which fell in line with mental image I was looking for and good material. So we moved on!

Next thing we stopped for was Palak Panner,Tandoor Roti and Onions with some kind of pickle( I should have asked what it was made of :() and lots of butter! The Palak ( Spinach) was just awesome! My taxi driver ( from Delhi airport till CP) had advised me to eat Palak on the way! As in they grow Palak in these parts alot! and for once he was right!

His other advice was to take toy train ride from Pathankot till Kangra station (90Kms) (what he didn't tell me was how much time train takes). It took us 5 hrs to travel those 90 Kms! Initially the ride was painful as in it felt like we were playing Paper dance( with all wrong crowd)! But once we got the seats it was more fun. Train meandered through scenic and magnificent valleys,hills, villages and river running all along! And how can I forgot the Orange trees, laden with Oranges. Strangely! The scene reminded me of a song Lemon tree,by Fool's garden.

" I wonder how
I wonder why
Yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky
And all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree
I'm turning my head up and down
I'm turning turning turning turning turning around
And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree "

Strange!

Coming back, to route which has couple of tunnels as well. Tunnels come with the childish shouts! In childhood shouts were meant to gather courage ( in the face of darkness) and now shouts were meant to relive the childhood! Strange!

Now when I am writing the Experience of Toy train ride I am reminded of other toy train ride! from Udagamandalam to Coonoor! But that was different - it was about Eucalyptus trees, Green valleys, Smoke, and well kept train. We all had the space,seats to ourselves!

Next blog - Mcleod Ganj! Trek and that of New years

* I some times feel that the emoticons are like the equivalent of "Applaud", "Laugh" etc. kind of signs used during making of Sitcoms.

D Traveller : McLeod Ganj!

Part I -- #ing,trekking and dishing in mountains of McLeod Ganj!
The abode of the Lama!
Duration : 26th Dec'09 - 1st Jan'10
Ponderings of the buzzingly idle mind

1) Some are bouncing and some are echoing and yet there are some just there.

- Bad at planning! Good at make do! Good at random execution and Definitely and Always high on experience!
- In the need of crash course on budgeting.
( Though now I have few pointers
1) Book tickets in advance [ save on cash so that you can have it at the destination :p]
2) Never listen to friends :p [ they always make you toggle your plan]
3) Splurge!)

- I enjoy winters! I survived a night at 2000Mts with 5 layers of clothing in Dec!:)
- At times its pain and at times its more of fun, to travel, to a place without prior knowledge of the place
- Toy train ride with the window seat overlooking the valleys and Orange trees, ladden with oranges, is a good way to travel to mountains!
- I started to believe in Yeti yet again. According to our trekking tour guide they do exists!
- I carry a swiss knife in my back pack and yet I ask my guide to cook food and pitch the tent for us. Pretentious!
- I agree that the snaps come good if you wear Shades! but experience is the one after shedding the shades!
- Buddha lives!
- There is some thing as Height tax! the more you rise the more you have to pay ( I mean by rise in altitude :p for same cup of tea you gotta pay double)
- Is it about facebook? twitter? or about the hills ?
- Long lost friends can make you feel great!
- It gives you a refreshing perspective to be seen like maybe a mean pinchpenny cribbing fellow or maybe a goofy,unplanned fellow or maybe a Bouncer!:p