Beginning of a Journey or the end of one ?

Well Well Well..... guess what!! I am back to business and some writing. Off late, I have developed a new skill within me "Lazyness". And to my amazement, it am getting quite "Pro" in it.

Now, coming to the main topic of this post "Beginning of a Journey or the end of one ?" . Before you start making any wild guesses, I am not travelling anywhere in near future nor I have returned from a pleasure trip, but rather, this is one question which I suppose every active/Ambitious individual thinks of before embarking on to the journey of entrepreneurship.
Current generation is being brought up with lots of expectations these days, that son/daughter of mine will be a champion in every domain of life, will secure the numero uno position in studies, sports and what not. After school , he'll go to the best of the colleges and then will earn loads of money and will make his/her parent proud. I am not against these expectations, in fact every parent should as its their right to think of best for their children, but at times these expectations becomes the reason for narrow mindedness of a developing brain.
I started my career with a decent job, been to several countries as well  (on office's expense, obviously), and I think that I have not done bad with my professional career start. Parents are happy that son is an obedient as I getting my account credited regularly with a decent amount at the end of every month. But now, I am at crossroads since I want to plunge into entrepreneurship and I am sure that my parents and other related personnel wont be happy with this decision of mine, as they believe that getting salary every month is a safe way to live a peaceful life.

I gave a thought to their point of view as well coz I believe that they are far more experienced than I am. So, with a pessimist view I looked into the proposition of turning into an entrepreneur and came up with following points :

1) Pros :

• Self Employed.(Kind of self satisfaction/prestige, whatever way you take it),
• Better social life,
• Better learning prospects,
• Possibility of employment generation at later stage,
• And lastly, more moolah than being in a job, (at the end)

2) Cons: 

• Where to start from
• Do I have self discipline to carry such a big responsibility
• How long can I survive, with gestation period of around 3-4 years
• Lack of regular income to meet the expenditures !
• Social Stigma (Ending up like a fool, if you don't succeed !)

After jotting these above SWOT Analysis, I have decided to find out my true self and answer these "Cons" issue. Being true to oneself is one of the most difficult task in this world and I think that GOD has provided me a chance to handle this. I'll find out the true answer to the above questions, as to where i stand  and where I will be in coming years before taking a blind plunge in this unknown territory.

I need to answer myself this very important question "Beginning of a Journey or the end of one ?" as one has rightly said that "With great powers comes great responsibility"

Views invited !

Best Regards,

ME

Feb is FAB !!!

Finally going home for 15 days ......

Last few days were full of surprises... got approval for extended holiday within few hours from my HARI SAADU, then got a railway ticket without Tatkal quota 2 days back with 400+ waitlist and to my amazement, it's a confirmed ticket now....Wait for CAT result just got longer as there is buzz all around about delay in CAT 2009 results. It's not that i'm expecting a 100%ile or calls from multiple reputed B-schools, but waiting for result just to check the outcome of my 1400 bucks. Now the result will see daylight(or moonlight..) by end of this month. ...... everybody in office waiting for yearly performance appraisal's outcome....promotions, salary hikes, big fat bonus speculations are the hot topics over a tea a.k.a Group Strategic Meeting/Brain storming sessions or watever. M also excited.... not that i'll be receiving fat bonus, dashing promotion, or a humungous salary hike..... the butterflies in my stomach are obnly bcoz of single reason... "I'm virgin till appraisal outcome"... as appraisal will surely F*&k my fate..... kindly, don't try to read between lines.... 

Tryin to keep my self at bay by "Aal iz well" therapy.... (checking whether it really works....)


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Abhishek

Aamchi Mumbai...

Ahhh... it feels good to write something after a long time frame,.....off late , i was awfully too pre occupied with certain stuff that i almost forgot that i have a blog to update.......i know, not many are intrested in this creation of mine, but still for sake of few ones, i feel it a responsibility to scribble something or the other here....

Few days back, I boarded a Virar bound local train at 6.30 p.m.from Churchgate as i had to rush to Borivali urgently... I found a vacant seat and I grabbed on the opportunity and captured it with a sense of relief that I'll be one of the lucky one who'll be having a seat in virar bound local and that too at peak timing......train left chruchgate and stations started passing by. With every passing station crowd density started increasing. Finally Dadar arrived and a sudden rush was felt in the compartment. Uncountable no. of passengers boarded the train and very soon compartment got filled beyond it's capacity. Then started the hue and cry... everyone was pushing other fellow passengers and was jostling for space...and some short one were struggling to get breath as well;.... I again thanked my luck, finally i was very happy that i am not one of those...soon fellow passengers setlled/adjusted (which ever is applicable) and started chit chatting. There were a bunch of Marathi guys standing next to my seat. They started discussing topic of "Marathi Maanoos'". They pitched their views turn by turn, but the main emphais was on the point that people from other states are ruining "their" mumbai.... I suddenly felt that despite of what i feel about mumbai, and i am residing here from last 5 years, I am still an unwanted guest in a part of my country. I smiled at their views and nodded my head....

After couple of minutes Andheri arrived and few more passenger made their way into compartment which already was packed beyond it's capacity...and it was possible for them only after experience of a decade and few train buddies which helped them got into... now train was packed beyond it's capacity and i could see that train was so packed that one can't move even to itch his back or any lower part of his body, every body was standing like a fix statue in the manner he got adjusted a the time of boarding, with several hands grabbing a single hanging support. I thought that if i need to get off at Borivali, i should better make a move straight away as i have  the human "wall of china" to cross before a successful exit at borivali..... I rose from seat and suddenly many of the commuters jumped on the opportunity in a same way as a starved vulture attacks on its prey, pushing me aside.....i nodded my head in despair and looked at the middle aged guy staring at me as if i had committed a serious offence by not offering him the seat..... i asked him.. "kyaa aap borivali uternge (will u be getting off at Borivali)??. He annoyingly said "nahi (NO)" and paved way for my exit by forcibly adjusting himself. Now my target was the next person in line. I asked the similar question to him, he turned back and looked at me furiously. He replied "Saala, agar borivali utarna hai to virar kyun pakda, saala tum borivali waalon ke liye kitna train hai, phir bhi tum log virar main ghusta hai....". This process continued with I asking same question to every person in front of me and them replying alomst same answer with almost identical frowining gesture, till i got off at borivali. I was feeling like that I had committed a serious crime or has asked a lady her age in front of whole community. thankfully and luckily, I managed to get off at borivali station, with the help of some kind hearted guys who don't think in same ways as other.

I started walking at platform and thought.about mumbai... communities here are divided into hindu and muslim, Hindu's are divided amongst "Marathi Maanoos" and "Non Marathi maanoos", Muslims are already divided into "shia" and "sunni"....so on and on and on.... and now the latest victim for categorisation is "local train"...."Borivali" and "virar"...... seems like every body has misunderstood and happily accepted the word " Aamchi Mumbai (my mumbai)"


Best,
Abhishek

Save tigers....!!

Though this blog was created my me to echo my thoughts around and I had decided that I'll try to post only about my thoughts and situations......but this piece of writing is not about me, my thoughts, my ideas,..... it's an appeal to all the people around, to those , who visit this page (inadvertently or intentionally), plz make your efforts to save our national animal..Tiger.

At the cusp of last Century, there were around 50,000 tigers in India. but as of now only 1411 tigers left.... and by the time you will finish reading this blog...it might be 1410 or 1409.....

I request you all to take measure in any manner...be it your blog, spread word of mouth, through NGOs....

I'm doing my bit.....let's unite for a cause and save tigers....

"Jaya He, jaya he, jaya he......"

Jan Gan Man Adhinayak Jaya He,

Bharat Bhagya Vidhata......

Hey Hey plz be seated and don't push up your bum from your seat......

These are the words which every Indian respects. We stand still whenever and wherever we listen them (though exceptions exists everywhere). It is our national anthem and it seems like a shower of praise to our country. But folks, the truth behind these words are somewhat different from what we think. The national anthem of ours is actually a poem composed by our Nobel Laureate "Dr. Rabindra Nath Tagore", precisely at the time of Coronation of Monarch "George V" in India.  He was referred as "Jan Gan Man Adhinayak" means "Ruler of People, Land and heart", "Bharat Bhagya Vidhata" means "Lord of India's Destiny". Plz don't mistake these words for our country.

More interestingly, when Pakistan was seperated from India in 1947 and Mr. Jinaah was positioned as "Qaida - E - Aazam", he asked Mr. Tagore to write a national anthem for Pakistan.He wrote a very beautiful national anthem for Pakistan which was used by Pakistan till Jinnah died. 

I only think that if Mr. Tagore got the opportunity to write national anthem of Pakistan, then why he didn't wrote a one for India too?? secondly, why don't we use "Vande Matram" as our national anthem.

It's been 60 years since we became republic and 62 years of Independence from "British Raaj" but we still, every year, end up being like their slaves who wishes for the longetivity  of  his master.This make me think twice that whether "are we really "republic" ??", "are we really independent?". Till I get my answer, let us just look forward to yet another holiday and sing "JAYA HE, JAYA HE, JAYA HE.." (means "Long Live" referred to George V and not our Country).

Vande Matram !!

Me

Make your own way.....

It's been a while since i put up anything on this scribble pad...but it was not because that i've been lazy or there was dearth of issues/topics to blog about.....rather the reason was very simple....my office IT department figured out my newly developed passion of scribbling and after analyzing reasons for my reduced efficiency they have restricted the visit to blogging sites

What a tyranny....our very constitution emphasizes the "right/freedom to speech" and my organisation is depriving me from one of the basic fundamental rights.....but nevertheless, as long as they are filling my pockets every month, i'm more than willing to let go not only fundamental but all of my rights..... Basic rules : "when money speaks, everybody listens".....

Few years back I read somewhere that we Indians are best at a term known as "Reverse Engineering"....we know solution even before the question is framed.....We all firmly believe in "RULES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN"......and I got the prove through my own example..... I was well aware of the fact from quite early days of blogging that down the line one day, someone or the other will figure out what I am up to with such a diligence, which will eventually lead to some preventive action, so I started working on finding out different ways of accessing blocked sites ( which is also a major contributor to reduced efficiency)...and it goes without saying that after pestering "Google" for many weeks, I managed to find the ways.....and the result is on your screen...Yes, I'm posting this piece of literature from my office only...... It is seriously a very exhilarating feeling to break the rules and make your own ways......

Disclaimer:  The blog does not resemble to any Dead/living character and readers are requested not to follow anything written above at their workplace. If he does so, he himself will be responsible for the action.

Controversies all around...!!!

Nothing can be a better start for a new decade then starting off with 3 holidays in line.....Amazed!!!

Don't be... as 1st January was declared holiday by almost every organisation around the world (except my organisation...but nevertheless, I took a day off to be at par..) and then followed by Saturday and Sunday. I know that many will not agree to me as they are not having Saturday as weekly off....but again, since I am having Saturday as weekly off, it happens out to be a yet another extended Weekend for me and a great start to a new decade/year....

As I was lazying around and reading newspaper.......I came across a very funny article....Heading was... "ALL IZ NOT WELL"....and no prizes for guessing that it was pertaining to the recent controversy over "3 Idiots"... I thought that it will surely be a good reading material as it was related to something at which we Indians are best at...Stealing Other Ideas and presenting them as ours and Secondly, blowing minor things out of proportion.... I was  also really happy thinking that it will give me the  requisite plot to weave my first blog for new year... ;)

As i read it further out of curiosity, I was amazed to read that in response to Chetan bhagat's comment on not including his name in the "Credit" list( though the movie is based on his one of the bestseller of all time "Five point Someone) , producer,actor, director of movie are getting furious over the humble author .

In reply to Chetan's comment, the actor, producer, and director blurted out few comments and after mud sludging between two parties, the director,producer, actor held a press conference, and i guess you all are well aware of the aftermath with actor calling the humble author as " Publicity seeking Hound", and Mr.Producer losing their cool on a journalist after he said that movie was based on the legendary novel...

To know further about the issue I went to personal website of Mr. Author and read his blog...It was really shocking to read that producer of the movie is upfrontly denying any connection between the book and the movie, and that too when,it is clearly apparent from some scenes in the the movie that they major plot, some scenes, twist were picked up straight from the book.
What was even more disturbing to note in this whole debacles is that Aamir Khan, the lead actor was not allowed to read the book and he hasn't read that book, still he was the part of Press conference and even suggested to file a defamation claim against the author. Such a behaviour from a sensible person/Actor, Mr. Aamir khan, was not at all expected. If he hasn't read the book, how can he comment that the movie is not based on the novel. Mr.Khan, I think you being a public figure, need to be more politically correct,as you owe every thing to public who loves watching your movies.No doubt, that you being a fantastic actor, but such acts of cross mud sludging, press meetings, political stands, can cause a serious damage to your public repute.

Mr.Producer,grow up and be a sport, and take it in your stride to give credits to the author,as it will not surely take away any of your credits to bring out such a splendid movie. I simply can't figure it out that why are u opposing that movie is a brilliant adaption of a brilliant novel and anyone who has read the book can easily make out the correlation between novel and the movie. Also as far as I remember, earlier whenever I have read about the movie in Glossy magazines, newspaper's page 3 articles, it was always written in context that movie is based on "five point someone".If you really think that the movie is your idea and not an adaptation then u should had denied the linkage right from the beginning and clarified then only. And if you were not having any problem then, then why are you so troubled now. Now ,sinceyour movie is one of the biggest grosser of all time, you want to rob others of credit and take whole of it to yourself only. Truly , not fair. By such acts, addressing press conferences, losing your temper on others, you're just making fun of yourself in public. We admire you as a good producer and admire your previous creations...I think you must learn something from your own creation "Munnabhai 2" and try to "Get well Soon"...

And lastly, a word of optimism/advice/suggestion to Mr.Chetan Bhagat.You have masala ready for your next book...just name it on my suggestion as "4th Mistake of my life"....Sorry for being sarcastic/devilish, but I have right to express myself.

I know, you're serioulsy bored reading this humongous blog from me... I cut it  right here and hope you all enjoy your time and avoid controversies,as already there are whole lot of "Controversies all around"...!!

Cheers!
Me
(HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!)