Monday, November 27, 2006

My loneliness

In this busy life either we are busy in work or we are alone like hell. We do lots of things to overcome this loneliness of our life. We party, chat with friends , give buzz to all friends, surf net write scraps on orkut, blogging and lots of things to fill that empty space. But sometimes in life we feel alone and thats when our loneliness starts killing us. Sometimes people make you feel alone...they make you realize that you are alone and that's the worst time to be sitting there and doing nothing. Thats the time when this loneliness hits you hard.

I am writing this all because I felt all this last weekend. My last weekend was very bad. Cant say worst because life is too big to predict but it sucked big time. I shifted to this happening city pune one and half months back. Don't have many friends here but still enough people to go out with. I say enough people because cant say friend to all of them as they are not.sometimes we are so lonely , no body is around to talk or to share all our senseless talks...to go out and watch movie with you.. to share all your endless talks ..and that excess verbiage …to share your happiness.. to share your sorrow... sometimes I think about the people who live with there family..these people are very good ..and happy. Atleast they have some work to do for their parents .. they can go out with their parents on dinner. Go on shopping with family..can go on outing …

On this weekend I got so frustrated that I cleaned my whole flat, all my cloths, went for a long drive alone… don’t know what was I thinking at that time… and again in the night same problem. I hate having food alone. And I was alone for the dinner. But what to do.. its life. my loneliness was killing me that day… but that time is over now again I am busy with my work ..
Only a family can fill this emptiness in our life…

i think it happens sometimes with all of us...
or may be I am the only one ....

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Wanna be a billionaire? Try a mid-career switch
BANGALORE: For years Madhukar and Chitra lived the techie-couple dream in Bangalore. They formed the quintessential high-income duo, who had all the money to globe trot and buy all the stuff they ever dreamt of. Till, mid-career blues paid a visit. They began to feel they had no time to enjoy the fruits of hard labour and that they were re-inventing the wheel. It was time for a mid-career switch. They moved on to become realtors and today they have built and sold three premium properties and have bought 300 acres of coffee estate in Chikmagalur! There are many around town who think on similar lines. Quality time with family has become a luxury with hours lengthening in offices.
Many couples do not get time to catch up except on weekends. Plus, there is the pressure of meeting corporate targets and keeping up with the Joneses. Techie-turned-wildlife enthusiast Tiger Ramesh, strongly advocates a shift in career when stagnation sets in. "Shift careers guys," he says. The excitement of doing something completely different from what he has been doing all his life is evident. After working for nearly 20 plus years with brands like Nortel, iGate and even starting firms, Ramesh has now taken to his true passion - wildlife. "My wife and I spend a lot of time with our daughter Namrata. I have no regrets in leaving IT industry. I am not attending any midnight conference calls anymore," says Ramesh.
Pratik Kumar, executive VP-HR, Wipro, says only few attempt to make those daring switches. "It is a move made by only a certain section of people who have been there and done that. Also, these are guys who are willing to experiment after they become financially sound and secure. From a stress and a financial standpoint, they have been exposed to it at an early age. This makes one look at newer things to pursue," says Kumar. But a career shift is not easy at all. Madhu Menon who chucked his techie job to start a pan-Asian restaurant Shiok Far Eastern says: "You have to take that chance and believe you can do it.
The end result can be enormously satisfying. Today I have a restaurant where I get to cook a lot, be my own boss and forget about all those irritating corporate policies." Not many people quit their jobs in search of a fat pay cheque. Says Madhukar and Chitra: "It's all about the spirit of entrepreneurship. It sets you free."

Thursday, March 23, 2006

heights

1. What is height of Fashion? A. Dhoti with a zip
2. What is height of Secrecy? A. Offering blank visiting cards.
3. What is height of Activelaziness? A. Asking for a lift to house while on a morning walk.
4. What is height of Craziness? A. Getting a blank paper Xeroxed.
5. What is height of Forgetfulness? A. Seeing the mirror and trying to recollect when you saw him / her last.
6. What is height of Stupidity? A. A man looking through a keyhole of a glass door.
7. What is height of Honesty? A. A pregnant woman taking one and a half ticket.
8. What is height of Suicide? A. A dwarf jumping from the footpath on the road.
9. What is height of De-hydration? A. A cow giving milk powder.
this is a nice poem about us i recieved in a forwarded mail.
but thats true


A Poem About Us!!
In the confines of cubicles by artificial light, Sipping coffee from the machines day and night. Speaking on phones, in meetings we sit. Staring the monitor, the keyboard(s) we hit. Far away from loved ones whom for days we do not meet. Remembering them, working, on our seat. This is life for us, Working away from homes and loved ones in places afar. What a life, IT ppl we are!!!
You call me insane, but I’m no pretender
I wear no mask, I wear no veneer
I weave the web of my own destiny
Where I stand today, bears the testimony