Wednesday 25 November 2009

Friendships

Friends,





Friendship is not about “I m sorry “ its about “abbe teri galti hai

Friendship is not about “I m there for u “ its about “kahan marr gaya saale

Friendship is not about “I understand “ its about “sab teri wajah se hua manhus

Friendship is not about “I care for u “ its about “kamino tumhe chhod ke kahan jaunga

Friendship is not about “I m happy for ur success “its about “chal party de saale

Friendship is not about “I love that girl“ its about “saalo izzat se dekho tumhari bhabhi hain

Friend ship is also an important commitment....

Positive Approach

Friday 7 August 2009

Boy v/s Girl Desk

Boy's Desk :






Girl's Desk :


Marketing Concepts

This is a very cool way of explaining…
A Professor at one of the IIMs
was explaining marketing concepts to the Students:

1.. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to
her and say: "I am very rich.
"Marry me!" - That's Direct Marketing"

2.. You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a
gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and
pointing at you says: "He's very rich.
"Marry him." -That's Advertising"

3.. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to
her and get her telephone number. The next day, you
call and say: "Hi, I'm very rich.
"Marry me - That's Telemarketing"

4.. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up
and straighten your tie, you
walk up to her and pour
her a drink, you open the door (of the car)for her,
pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and
then say:"By the way, I'm rich. Will you
"Marry Me?" - That's Public Relations"

5.. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walks
up to you and says:"You are very rich!
"Can you marry ! me?" - That's Brand Recognition"

6.. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to
her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" She gives you
a nice hard slap on your face. -
"That's Customer Feedback"

7.. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to
her and say: "I am very rich. Marry me!" And she
introduces you to her husband. - J
"That's demand and supply gap"

8.. You see a gorgeous girl at a
party. You go up to
her and before you say anything, another person come
and tell her: "I'm rich. Will you marry me?" and she
goes with him -
"That's competition eating into your market share"

9.. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to
her and before you say: "I'm rich, Marry me!" your
wife arrives. -
"That's restriction for entering new markets"

My review comments: Jeffrey Archer – Paths of Glory

Like to share something about this novel.....
As i have read few novels of Jeff... so as usual i expected this would be some fiction....with some interesting and adventurous actions around some fictious characters...

So i started with novel's last cover....some good comments and recommedations...
after that i started with first page ... unable to understood the context of prologue... but continued to read... got deeply involved with the story.... Its like to complete the whole novel in one go.... believe me its one of those novel which you don't want to leave in middle.... but have to go office next day... so left a bookmark... then again started it in evening.....

After around 80% completion i was still believing that its a fiction.... George Mallory may be some fictious character (my GK is not good :) ) .... as i reached near the end of novel.... when George Mallory made second attempt to conquer Mount Everest .... i thought like normal fiction story ... in which hero succeed after facing some difficulties.... George Mallory too will succeed to conquer the Everest.... but guess what comes as a surprise.... he died there .... on his second attempt... i thougt ... what a tragic end.....


But as completed the last chapter.... then i came to know its a real story.... infact the biography of the great mountaineer GEORGE MALLORY...

As a common man... iam expecting some happy ending.... so when his grand-son... conquered the Mounts Everest.... and placed the picture of his grand-father n mother ... on the peek of Everest ... i feel its one of the way ... George Mallory dream fullfilled :)


Its tells that it not always easy to fullfill your dream or desire.... some times you have to sacrifice a lot and prepare a lot to acheive your dream....

So as whole ... this novel is kind of inspiring n motivational book that you always want to keep beside you...


Enjoy reading !!!

Monday 2 February 2009

An Interesting and Real story

This is an interesting and REAL story :-


Vivek Pradhan was not a happy man. Even the plush comfort of the air-conditioned compartment of the Shatabdi express could not cool his frayed nerves. He was the Project Manager and still not entitled to air travel. It was not the prestige he sought, he had tried to reason with the admin person, it was the savings in time. As PM, he had so many things to do!! He opened his case and took out the laptop, determined to put the time to some good use.


"Are you from the software industry sir," the man beside him was staring appreciatively at the laptop. Vivek glanced briefly and mumbled in affirmation, handling the laptop now with exaggerated care and importance as if it were an expensive car.


"You people have brought so much advancement to the country, Sir. Today everything is getting computerized."


"Thanks," smiled Vivek, turning around to give the man a look. He always found it difficult to resist appreciation. The man was young and stockily built like a sportsman. He looked simple and strangely out of place in that little lap of luxury like a small town boy in a prep school. He probably was a railway sportsman making the most of his free traveling pass.


"You people always amaze me," the man continued, "You sit in an office and write something on a computer and it does so many big things outside."


Vivek smiled deprecatingly. Naiveness demanded reasoning not anger. "It is not as simple as that my friend. It is not just a question of writing a few lines. There is a lot of process that goes behind it."


For a moment, he was tempted to explain the entire Software Development Lifecycle but restrained himself to a single statement.


"It is complex, very complex."


"It has to be. No wonder you people are so highly paid!," came the reply.


This was not turning out as Vivek had thought. A hint of belligerence crept into his so far affable, persuasive tone.


"Everyone just sees the money. No one sees the amount of hard work we have to put in. Indians have such a narrow concept of hard work. Just because we sit in an air-conditioned office, does not mean our brows do not sweat. You exercise the muscle; we exercise the mind and believe me that is no less taxing."


He could see, he had the man where he wanted, and it was time to drive home the point. "Let me give you an example. Take this train. The entire railway reservation system is computerized. You can book a train ticket between any two stations from any of the hundreds of computerized booking centres across the country. Thousands of transactions accessing a single database, at a time concurrently; data integrity, locking, data security. Do you understand the complexity in designing and coding such a system?"


The man was awestuck; quite like a child at a planetarium. This was something big and beyond his imagination. "You design and code such things."


"I used to," Vivek paused for effect, "but now I am the Project Manager."


"Oh!" sighed the man, as if the storm had passed over, "so your life is easy now."


This was like the last straw for Vivek. He retorted, "Oh come on, does life ever get easy as you go up the ladder. Responsibility only brings more work. Design and coding! That is the easier part. Now I do not do it, but I am responsible for it and believe me, that is far more stressfu! My job is to get the work done in time and with the highest quality. To tell you about the pressures, there is the customer at one end, always changing his requirements, the user at the other, wanting something else, and your boss, always expecting you to have finished it
yesterday."


Vivek paused in his diatribe, his belligerence fading with self-realisation. What he had said, was not merely the outburst of a wronged man, it was the truth. And one need not get angry while
defending the truth. "My friend," he concluded triumphantly, "you don't know what it is
to be in the Line of Fire".


The man sat back in his chair, his eyes closed as if in realization. When he spoke after sometime, it was with a calm certainty that surprised Vivek. "I know sir,..... I know what it is to be in the Line of Fire......." He was staring blankly, as if no passenger, no train existed, just a vast expanse of time.


"There were 30 of us when we were ordered to capture Point 4875 in the cover of the night. The enemy was firing from the top. There was no knowing where the next bullet was going to come from and for whom. In the morning when we finally hoisted the tricolour at the top only 4 of us were alive."


"You are a...?"


"I am Subedar Sushant from the 13 J&K Rifles on duty at Peak 4875 in Kargil. They tell me I have completed my term and can opt for a soft assignment. But, tell me sir, can one give up duty just because it makes life easier. On the dawn of that capture, one of my colleagues lay injured in the snow, open to enemy fire while we were hiding behind a bunker. It was my job to go and fetch that soldier to safety. But my Captain Batra Sahib refused me permission and went
ahead himself. "He said that the first pledge he had taken as a Gentleman Cadet was to put the safety and welfare of the nation foremost followed by the safety and welfare of the men he
commanded... ....his own personal safety came last, always and every time. "He was killed as he shielded and brought that injured soldier into the bunker. Every morning thereafter, as we stood guard, I could see him taking all those bullets, which were actually meant for me . I know sir....I know, what it is to be in the Line of Fire."


Vivek looked at him in disbelief not sure of how to respond. Abruptly, he switched off the laptop. It seemed trivial, even insulting to edit a Word document in the presence of a man for whom
valour and duty was a daily part of life; valour and sense of duty which he had so far attributed only to epical heroes.


The train slowed down as it pulled into the station, and Subedar Sushant picked up his bags to alight.


"It was nice meeting you sir."


Vivek fumbled with the handshake.


This hand... had climbed mountains, pressed the trigger, and hoisted the tricolour.


Suddenly, as if by impulse, he stood up at attention and his right hand went up in an impromptu salute.


It was the least he felt he could do for the country.


PS: The incident he narrated during the capture of Peak 4875 is a true-life incident during the Kargil war. Capt. Batra sacrificed his life while trying to save one of the men he commanded, as victory was within sight. For this and various other acts of bravery, he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the nation's highest military award.


Live humbly, there are great people around us, let us learn!


Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!!!