Hey,
Just finished watching movie "ishqiya" and well what more can I say, it is making me blog immediately after that.
THe movie is nice blend of present day love affair wrapped in a village in gorakhpur, UP with a pinch of suspense and thrill. The dialogues of the movie are written in the crisp,sharp and raw hindi/urdu from the same region and lots of slangs that will make you jump out of your seat. But the movie will keep you tied to your seat all through it.
Naseerudin Shah, Vidya Balan and Arshad Warsi all have done a marvellous job as actors.
A nice music and amazing lyrics add to the movie
All in all a must watch for people
gud night
PS: The movie does carry a parental guidance tag so watchout
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
random
There is no escape,
there is no mercy,
There is no pardon,
there is no excuse,
face death
or face fear
choice is yours
die fearless
or live fearful
there is no mercy,
There is no pardon,
there is no excuse,
face death
or face fear
choice is yours
die fearless
or live fearful
Friday, August 07, 2009
cheap shayari
864ish 724ish auto rikhsa chaap shayari
sawan main mere yaar
dil main aaye yahi khyaal
kahan hain mera yaar
chata jo maang le gaya peechle saal
Katl karke ho gaye farar
cheen gaya mere dil ka karar
yaaro jao khoj ke lao
makki ki roti aur aam ka achaar
sawan main mere yaar
dil main aaye yahi khyaal
kahan hain mera yaar
chata jo maang le gaya peechle saal
Katl karke ho gaye farar
cheen gaya mere dil ka karar
yaaro jao khoj ke lao
makki ki roti aur aam ka achaar
Monday, August 25, 2008
100 days
This was a draft but it never got completed by me
My first 100 days
good
neat
generally honest and hard working ppl
sharp people
organised and town planned country
aproximately bangl weather(except for the low temp)
met a few very good people in office always eager to help u out
unlimited net access at low rate
lot of aminities at home
modern trasnport means
(highly) punctual and reliable public transport system
learned some basics of cooking
ample time for introspection and retrospection. time to plan for future
Helpful Indian consulate staff that gives u confident to stay in an foreign land
bad
people are living as isolated islands
Theft is prevalant in some areas of Amsterdam.
People do litter here as well
Govt office suck big time
Police here is more interested in ticketing you for overspeeding or wrong parking than catching miscreants
The rules here sometimes do not make any sense
medical system
theft
ugly
Lack of disaster recovery plan in civic bodies
My first 100 days
good
neat
generally honest and hard working ppl
sharp people
organised and town planned country
aproximately bangl weather(except for the low temp)
met a few very good people in office always eager to help u out
unlimited net access at low rate
lot of aminities at home
modern trasnport means
(highly) punctual and reliable public transport system
learned some basics of cooking
ample time for introspection and retrospection. time to plan for future
Helpful Indian consulate staff that gives u confident to stay in an foreign land
bad
people are living as isolated islands
Theft is prevalant in some areas of Amsterdam.
People do litter here as well
Govt office suck big time
Police here is more interested in ticketing you for overspeeding or wrong parking than catching miscreants
The rules here sometimes do not make any sense
medical system
theft
ugly
Lack of disaster recovery plan in civic bodies
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Mission Istanbul
Hey,
The clock placed at 52 & 22 N and 4&53 E is ticking 1:30 and am listening to the latest of the one of the most dephasing song sung so far in the hindi movies. The song is called "Tennu ghori kinne charaya..." from Singhh is kingggggggg. The song has a catchy tune and wording even though u may not humm it in front of your elders. I just finished the Movie "MIssion Istanbul" . I had decided not to watch this movie after reading review from Masand . But since I had nothing better to do in my life , I gathered the courage and decided to darken my night by watching this movie. But I had kept my expectation very low just to avoid post-movie suicide attempts. But after watching the movie, I am feeling better. It is not as bad a movie as mentioned by the editor. I agree there are few points which were in-appropriate but he is presenting a view to the people that even media can go evil and be a part of militancy. I think, Masand has taken that part personally. Probably Masand believes Media is still from Satyuga and there is no evil souls available in there army. The movie had couple of really stupid scenes like the movie with a soft drink punchline , a george bush look alike acting as US president making mockery of Bush and US as a whole , movie's storyline not providing enough support to the plot & climax fight between the good and the bad turns ugly but you can predict the result. But as a whole, I watched this movie on my laptop and I am happy with the time I spent in watching this movie. The movie is a action thriller with an innovative plot. But one should remember it is an Indian Action flick. So that itself sets your expectation correct. I would say it is a decent one time watch, if you are a movie buff you can watch it with out any repentance
now it is time to sleep
gud night
The clock placed at 52 & 22 N and 4&53 E is ticking 1:30 and am listening to the latest of the one of the most dephasing song sung so far in the hindi movies. The song is called "Tennu ghori kinne charaya..." from Singhh is kingggggggg. The song has a catchy tune and wording even though u may not humm it in front of your elders. I just finished the Movie "MIssion Istanbul" . I had decided not to watch this movie after reading review from Masand . But since I had nothing better to do in my life , I gathered the courage and decided to darken my night by watching this movie. But I had kept my expectation very low just to avoid post-movie suicide attempts. But after watching the movie, I am feeling better. It is not as bad a movie as mentioned by the editor. I agree there are few points which were in-appropriate but he is presenting a view to the people that even media can go evil and be a part of militancy. I think, Masand has taken that part personally. Probably Masand believes Media is still from Satyuga and there is no evil souls available in there army. The movie had couple of really stupid scenes like the movie with a soft drink punchline , a george bush look alike acting as US president making mockery of Bush and US as a whole , movie's storyline not providing enough support to the plot & climax fight between the good and the bad turns ugly but you can predict the result. But as a whole, I watched this movie on my laptop and I am happy with the time I spent in watching this movie. The movie is a action thriller with an innovative plot. But one should remember it is an Indian Action flick. So that itself sets your expectation correct. I would say it is a decent one time watch, if you are a movie buff you can watch it with out any repentance
now it is time to sleep
gud night
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Krrish - Part 2(LS 2050)
Hey,
Watched another new movie which got released last week. It is called Love Story 2050. As the name goes, it is a love story (*ing Harman Baweja & Priyanka CHopra)which starts in 2008 . But is brought to a sudden closure due to the death of Sana(priyanka CHopra) . But thanks to Uncle Ya of Harman(played by boman irani) the time machine experiment is successful and he by the stroke of luck finds her in the year 2050 in Mumbai(even though the original love episode was at the backdrops of Australia) .. Sana is noe Gisha which is a rock star . BTW 2050 has everything changed. It has flying cars, androids with aritificial intelligence and feelings , video conferencing and what not. But at one of the scenes, Uncle Ya was shown working on a robot with a 2008 version laptop (sorry am now programmed to find bugs in everything) ... In the End Mr hero is able to convince Miss. Heroine that she was his lady love in her previous life and he has come on time machine to take her along. And Again a Happy ending ...
But there are few things which were not original in this movie
1) Harman was resembling very close to Hrithik Roshan. In the dance, in dialogue delivery and even in resemblance. In long camera shots, I was more than once mistaken that it is Hrithik roshan acting on the screen. But thing which deeply needs to be acknowledged is that Harman is a wonderful dancer. I would infact rate him higher than Hrithik Roshan .This guy has an amazing flexibility and strength which is a good factor for him to succeed in his future projects.
2) The Action scenes were seems to be copied from Star trek and supercommando dhruv ( a hindi comic hero .. remember Raj comics) ..The famous Tubelight fight was to be again seen in this movie. Then there were the faster than light reflexes of harman which were able to make him move away from the lasers being shot at him.
3) He is shown running faster than the bus while chasing Priyanka. He wins a moutain bike challenge after Priyanaka asks her to do so .. Thank u god .. Mithun movies are finally back with a new star cast. I was missing them for soooo very long now . Mithun Da would be happy too. Though not his son, but there is someone who is making films on his capabilities.
4) The action also reminds you of the super hero powers and thus of Krishhh(without mask) . The looks of harman ,his dance capability and physique seals the impression that it is a the next sequel of Krishhh without mask ..
I am currently listening to a college time song which reminds me of lot of people from our college. I remeber this girl in college , after listening to this song , bought the tiny teddy shown in the song to office hooked to her sleeves ..
check this out here
~care
Watched another new movie which got released last week. It is called Love Story 2050. As the name goes, it is a love story (*ing Harman Baweja & Priyanka CHopra)which starts in 2008 . But is brought to a sudden closure due to the death of Sana(priyanka CHopra) . But thanks to Uncle Ya of Harman(played by boman irani) the time machine experiment is successful and he by the stroke of luck finds her in the year 2050 in Mumbai(even though the original love episode was at the backdrops of Australia) .. Sana is noe Gisha which is a rock star . BTW 2050 has everything changed. It has flying cars, androids with aritificial intelligence and feelings , video conferencing and what not. But at one of the scenes, Uncle Ya was shown working on a robot with a 2008 version laptop (sorry am now programmed to find bugs in everything) ... In the End Mr hero is able to convince Miss. Heroine that she was his lady love in her previous life and he has come on time machine to take her along. And Again a Happy ending ...
But there are few things which were not original in this movie
1) Harman was resembling very close to Hrithik Roshan. In the dance, in dialogue delivery and even in resemblance. In long camera shots, I was more than once mistaken that it is Hrithik roshan acting on the screen. But thing which deeply needs to be acknowledged is that Harman is a wonderful dancer. I would infact rate him higher than Hrithik Roshan .This guy has an amazing flexibility and strength which is a good factor for him to succeed in his future projects.
2) The Action scenes were seems to be copied from Star trek and supercommando dhruv ( a hindi comic hero .. remember Raj comics) ..The famous Tubelight fight was to be again seen in this movie. Then there were the faster than light reflexes of harman which were able to make him move away from the lasers being shot at him.
3) He is shown running faster than the bus while chasing Priyanka. He wins a moutain bike challenge after Priyanaka asks her to do so .. Thank u god .. Mithun movies are finally back with a new star cast. I was missing them for soooo very long now . Mithun Da would be happy too. Though not his son, but there is someone who is making films on his capabilities.
4) The action also reminds you of the super hero powers and thus of Krishhh(without mask) . The looks of harman ,his dance capability and physique seals the impression that it is a the next sequel of Krishhh without mask ..
I am currently listening to a college time song which reminds me of lot of people from our college. I remeber this girl in college , after listening to this song , bought the tiny teddy shown in the song to office hooked to her sleeves ..
check this out here
~care
Friday, July 11, 2008
My first try at poetry
Hey,
this is the first and pretty 724ish/864ish poetry that came up after a 30 min effort from my side
do give me tips to help improve it to atleast chartered bus type
sab hain mere pass par phir jaane kyon aisa lagta hain
is barsaat main mann bheega bheega lagta hain
khush hun main par phir bhi yeh ghumaan hota hain
sooraj bhi aaj bheega bheega sa lagta hain
~care
this is the first and pretty 724ish/864ish poetry that came up after a 30 min effort from my side
do give me tips to help improve it to atleast chartered bus type
sab hain mere pass par phir jaane kyon aisa lagta hain
is barsaat main mann bheega bheega lagta hain
khush hun main par phir bhi yeh ghumaan hota hain
sooraj bhi aaj bheega bheega sa lagta hain
~care
Thursday, July 10, 2008
jaane tu ya jaane na
sweet simple comedy unrealistic but innocent movie ..the movie is about two friends which do not realise that they are in love. But by the time they realise, life has taken a turn and they find that they are moving in different directions away from each other. But soon they realise this and then the usual Hindi movie plots .. destiny brings them a choice and they pick the one which leads them closer to each other . At more than one instance I found that the story is lacking reality and is mere bluffing. Two new faces in the movie give it a fresh flavour but I was expecting something more(I do not know what .. probably it is unjustified on my part) from an Aamir khan production. The acting and screenplay has been amazing but the story has a few weaker points .. like meeting up with cousins in the Jail for "Jay" , The college scene when "Jay" has to fight another guy etc...
But the pluses are it is wholesome family entertainer(except for a few lingos which are objectionable) . It seems like an innocent comedy to me and personally I liked it. I prefer movies which do not want you to apply your logic to the movie or think seriously(my personal preference)
But nytime a good watch worth watching and worth your time
But all the successful film maker know how to use Human psychology at there advantage. Whatever I could understand with my knowledge, it is mentioned below(with respect to this movie):
Plot : College going youth...a gang of guys and gals .. college time jokes (to associate you with the movie .. make u remember ur college days) .. make you feel at home
Background: We always try to associate hero/heroine(there character is so glorified as if they were part of National freedom struggle) with us and try to super-impose our lives on top of the story ..
Factor : People come to watch movie which makes them feel happy .. something like "Alls well that ends well" or "happy ending" .. hence no matter what happens .. no matter where the two lines are going, you need to bend them to meet
and you got a movie ready which is ready to shine in the box office
Music in Indian movies plays a good part but these days it is not a critical factor hence I didnt counted it
~take care
But the pluses are it is wholesome family entertainer(except for a few lingos which are objectionable) . It seems like an innocent comedy to me and personally I liked it. I prefer movies which do not want you to apply your logic to the movie or think seriously(my personal preference)
But nytime a good watch worth watching and worth your time
But all the successful film maker know how to use Human psychology at there advantage. Whatever I could understand with my knowledge, it is mentioned below(with respect to this movie):
Plot : College going youth...a gang of guys and gals .. college time jokes (to associate you with the movie .. make u remember ur college days) .. make you feel at home
Background: We always try to associate hero/heroine(there character is so glorified as if they were part of National freedom struggle) with us and try to super-impose our lives on top of the story ..
Factor : People come to watch movie which makes them feel happy .. something like "Alls well that ends well" or "happy ending" .. hence no matter what happens .. no matter where the two lines are going, you need to bend them to meet
and you got a movie ready which is ready to shine in the box office
Music in Indian movies plays a good part but these days it is not a critical factor hence I didnt counted it
~take care
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Initial days at the most desired city of the world
Summary in 50 words
Lot of trees, cycle, trams, metro, bus, cars, clean city, no mud/sand, cigarette smoke , more smoke, quite law abiding people , casual and formal dressing sense(there is no semi casual dressing .If u find a guy in non-white shirt and jeans, there are 85% chance that he is a desi and 99% chance he is a software guy(remember conditional probability ))
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I once saw a lady riding a cycle. She stops at the start of an intersection, opens a big pouch hanging to her cycle . I was damn sure she would take out a poly pack of garbage and would throw it there(as it was an isolated place with lots of trees and not much visited by people). What came out was a dog which she placed on the floor and started riding bike. The dog started following her. Another thing that appealed a lot the patience people carried while driving in city. I can count on fingers the number of times I heard horns here. I believe these guys do not know the meaning of honking. People would be standing peacefully on a traffic signal on a road which would be 1 lane thick and wont yell out despite of the fact it takes 5 minutes to cross the signal.
But this place is a cold place. People said it never snowed here but i can still feel the chill . And the best part is it is Summers. I can imagine me taking a rajai to the office during winters. Sitting on my seat with rajai on, monkey cap on my head , i would still be shivering. But that is still away. For the time being, I am happy with my jacket which is able to keep me warm in the Dutch summers.
Ever since I moved in, I have been struggling with the food. In most of the breads have egg used in there preparations. But there are options which are eggless . Also there are Indian restaurant in ample number in amsterdam which u can always rely on in the worst case. You also get maggi which can turn out to be life saver for dumb guys like me whose cooking knowledge was limited to the fact that baking soda can be used with whiskey if we can filter out the baking part from it.With such rare skillset, I am here on my own, struggling to cook something which can be fed to dogs(atleast).
City as a whole is a engineering wonder. Almost 50% of the city is build on reclaimed land from sea. City is properly laid out with ample space for parks,parking(this is debatable now) and shopping arcades. The high rises that you see are made in record time and are mostly assembled at the site rather than constructing it from the ground. All the intersection have been accurately timed. Seldom do you see any delay in Metro's or trams or Trains. If you got a map of the city, you will reach to your destination by just knowing its location on that piece of paper. Accuracy and Fun are the attributes on which this city and its people cherish.
But even here, govt dept sucks and govt employees go on strike keeping the general masses on ransom. But thing missing here in comparison to india is corruption (atleast at lower levels). People are focused in there work. During work hours, they dont want any kind of disturbance. But at the same time, they have there priorities set. They know where to put there hand down in office. They have clear and well accepted demarcation between personal and office life. So far I have not seen anyone staying later than 7 Pm in the evening. That too was because I was late in the morning and wanted to finish off some work. No one in offices bothers what u r doing on ur comp because they believe in you and your capabilities. Task assigned to you would be finished. If you are not able to finish, raise a flag and your manager/lead can see what can be done. The thing that i liked here was the calmness in the attitude of the co-workers. My team mates had lots of work, but they always listened to my query in a peaceful and calm manner as if they were there only for my assistance. You some time feel that it is a laid back attitude(especially if you have worked in any american based company) But it is not the case. The serenity in the air is due to the fact that they had spend there effort in planning things before they actually started executing it. This gave them a foresight into what all needs to be done and thus avoid the surprises. I also learned that Surprise is nothing but a result on inadequate planning and that it is a mistake which should be corrected and lessons learned from.
Bas bahut gun gaan kar diya. But before I close, I mast say Hats off to the Dutch. They love my national game more than what me and Most of the Indians do. They take Field Hockey as a religion and would spend couple of hours everyday practicing it . The dedication towards hockey is simply amazing
take care
Lot of trees, cycle, trams, metro, bus, cars, clean city, no mud/sand, cigarette smoke , more smoke, quite law abiding people , casual and formal dressing sense(there is no semi casual dressing .If u find a guy in non-white shirt and jeans, there are 85% chance that he is a desi and 99% chance he is a software guy(remember conditional probability ))
==========================================================
I once saw a lady riding a cycle. She stops at the start of an intersection, opens a big pouch hanging to her cycle . I was damn sure she would take out a poly pack of garbage and would throw it there(as it was an isolated place with lots of trees and not much visited by people). What came out was a dog which she placed on the floor and started riding bike. The dog started following her. Another thing that appealed a lot the patience people carried while driving in city. I can count on fingers the number of times I heard horns here. I believe these guys do not know the meaning of honking. People would be standing peacefully on a traffic signal on a road which would be 1 lane thick and wont yell out despite of the fact it takes 5 minutes to cross the signal.
But this place is a cold place. People said it never snowed here but i can still feel the chill . And the best part is it is Summers. I can imagine me taking a rajai to the office during winters. Sitting on my seat with rajai on, monkey cap on my head , i would still be shivering. But that is still away. For the time being, I am happy with my jacket which is able to keep me warm in the Dutch summers.
Ever since I moved in, I have been struggling with the food. In most of the breads have egg used in there preparations. But there are options which are eggless . Also there are Indian restaurant in ample number in amsterdam which u can always rely on in the worst case. You also get maggi which can turn out to be life saver for dumb guys like me whose cooking knowledge was limited to the fact that baking soda can be used with whiskey if we can filter out the baking part from it.With such rare skillset, I am here on my own, struggling to cook something which can be fed to dogs(atleast).
City as a whole is a engineering wonder. Almost 50% of the city is build on reclaimed land from sea. City is properly laid out with ample space for parks,parking(this is debatable now) and shopping arcades. The high rises that you see are made in record time and are mostly assembled at the site rather than constructing it from the ground. All the intersection have been accurately timed. Seldom do you see any delay in Metro's or trams or Trains. If you got a map of the city, you will reach to your destination by just knowing its location on that piece of paper. Accuracy and Fun are the attributes on which this city and its people cherish.
But even here, govt dept sucks and govt employees go on strike keeping the general masses on ransom. But thing missing here in comparison to india is corruption (atleast at lower levels). People are focused in there work. During work hours, they dont want any kind of disturbance. But at the same time, they have there priorities set. They know where to put there hand down in office. They have clear and well accepted demarcation between personal and office life. So far I have not seen anyone staying later than 7 Pm in the evening. That too was because I was late in the morning and wanted to finish off some work. No one in offices bothers what u r doing on ur comp because they believe in you and your capabilities. Task assigned to you would be finished. If you are not able to finish, raise a flag and your manager/lead can see what can be done. The thing that i liked here was the calmness in the attitude of the co-workers. My team mates had lots of work, but they always listened to my query in a peaceful and calm manner as if they were there only for my assistance. You some time feel that it is a laid back attitude(especially if you have worked in any american based company) But it is not the case. The serenity in the air is due to the fact that they had spend there effort in planning things before they actually started executing it. This gave them a foresight into what all needs to be done and thus avoid the surprises. I also learned that Surprise is nothing but a result on inadequate planning and that it is a mistake which should be corrected and lessons learned from.
Bas bahut gun gaan kar diya. But before I close, I mast say Hats off to the Dutch. They love my national game more than what me and Most of the Indians do. They take Field Hockey as a religion and would spend couple of hours everyday practicing it . The dedication towards hockey is simply amazing
take care
Monday, May 05, 2008
Wings of fire - a refresher course to live life
Hey,
It has been a loooong time before I was able to start and finish a book. It has been my only accompolishment in last 6 months or more. The book is about Mr . Kalam, his life, upbringing , his perspective towards life and work, how he managed his office work , the way he co-ordinated things when at DRDO,ISRO & when he was at hyderabad heading the missile project. The one thing that touched me about this man is his simplicity. He still has the innocence of a school boy in his attitude towards his life which made his life fairly simple to handle and free from the complex thought processes of so-called mature people. But even being simple, he had reached such high level of intellect both in science and in life. He has special (hidden) message for people who are project managers and teaches them ways to handle and work with different teams and even a hint on how to perform team appraisal. At more than once, he had faced situation where he was at the low ebb of life. But his strong fundamentals and seamless faith in
"Allah" helped him sail through the situation. Each failure was considered an oppurtunity to dig and find new bright ideas to succeed. The missile man of india had the zeal of working hard( i mean real hard) and learning new things even at the time when he was being conferred Bharat Vibhushan or a doctorate. The never ending urge to learn new and complex things and the belief to answer all the problems in life in a scientific and methodological manner is what sets him apart from average indian.
If only I could meet him in person ,that would be have been quite an experience of life...
Care
Himanshu
It has been a loooong time before I was able to start and finish a book. It has been my only accompolishment in last 6 months or more. The book is about Mr . Kalam, his life, upbringing , his perspective towards life and work, how he managed his office work , the way he co-ordinated things when at DRDO,ISRO & when he was at hyderabad heading the missile project. The one thing that touched me about this man is his simplicity. He still has the innocence of a school boy in his attitude towards his life which made his life fairly simple to handle and free from the complex thought processes of so-called mature people. But even being simple, he had reached such high level of intellect both in science and in life. He has special (hidden) message for people who are project managers and teaches them ways to handle and work with different teams and even a hint on how to perform team appraisal. At more than once, he had faced situation where he was at the low ebb of life. But his strong fundamentals and seamless faith in
"Allah" helped him sail through the situation. Each failure was considered an oppurtunity to dig and find new bright ideas to succeed. The missile man of india had the zeal of working hard( i mean real hard) and learning new things even at the time when he was being conferred Bharat Vibhushan or a doctorate. The never ending urge to learn new and complex things and the belief to answer all the problems in life in a scientific and methodological manner is what sets him apart from average indian.
If only I could meet him in person ,that would be have been quite an experience of life...
Care
Himanshu
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Happy New Year
Hey,
Wish u a very happy and prosperous new year 2008. ah i know it is already april but how does it matter. If it is your bday, whether someone wishes u at 000hrs or at 12:00 noon , it will be ur bday and u wud be accepting the wishes and gifts(sometimes even after the bday is gone).. then why not new year wishes... 2008 so far has been a mostly a bag of good newses for me except for couple of not so good moments .. and the irony is that those couple of moments are what impacting me and my thoughts at the time of writing this post. From the positive sides, I got a promotion for the first time in my professional life , Got my house renovated , got a new job abroad , Cashew is getting accepted well in the house , my niece and nephew are enjoying there childhood and are keeping everyone around engaged(much like what Adobe CEO wants its clients to be with Adobe products) ..
On the sad part, the feel of leaving home is not something that I rejoice with. I love my folks more than anything else in the world and the idea of leaving them fills me deeply with gloomy emotions . Imagining myself lonely in a new world wandering on the roads has been scaring me for couple of weeks . To make things worse, there have been not so favourable response from someone whom I started considering more than just a friend. I cant force my thoughts on anyone nor can I charm anyone to look for me. All I can do is to wish the person finds all the happiness that was ever dreamed. But lately, person in focus said something which totally shattered me. It marked a sign of distrust towards me which deeply hurt me. I do not know what prompted such a thing but from then on, I have stopped trusting anyone in my life except for my family and 4 of my childhood friends. But this thing turned out to be a blessing and I feel that I had escaped what could have been the most deadlies mistake of my life. One thing I still felt bad about is how can I be so incorrect in judging an individual and the personality.
As for me , i will find some way to keep myself occupied. I can atleast give it a try . If I go ahead and move out of India, I would hardly be having anytime to think about such matters as there would be so much of new things to learn anf get used to and more importantly start re-learning about judging humans...
That is it ..
I hope I am more regular in updating the blog and act more responsibly
Wish u a very happy and prosperous new year 2008. ah i know it is already april but how does it matter. If it is your bday, whether someone wishes u at 000hrs or at 12:00 noon , it will be ur bday and u wud be accepting the wishes and gifts(sometimes even after the bday is gone).. then why not new year wishes... 2008 so far has been a mostly a bag of good newses for me except for couple of not so good moments .. and the irony is that those couple of moments are what impacting me and my thoughts at the time of writing this post. From the positive sides, I got a promotion for the first time in my professional life , Got my house renovated , got a new job abroad , Cashew is getting accepted well in the house , my niece and nephew are enjoying there childhood and are keeping everyone around engaged(much like what Adobe CEO wants its clients to be with Adobe products) ..
On the sad part, the feel of leaving home is not something that I rejoice with. I love my folks more than anything else in the world and the idea of leaving them fills me deeply with gloomy emotions . Imagining myself lonely in a new world wandering on the roads has been scaring me for couple of weeks . To make things worse, there have been not so favourable response from someone whom I started considering more than just a friend. I cant force my thoughts on anyone nor can I charm anyone to look for me. All I can do is to wish the person finds all the happiness that was ever dreamed. But lately, person in focus said something which totally shattered me. It marked a sign of distrust towards me which deeply hurt me. I do not know what prompted such a thing but from then on, I have stopped trusting anyone in my life except for my family and 4 of my childhood friends. But this thing turned out to be a blessing and I feel that I had escaped what could have been the most deadlies mistake of my life. One thing I still felt bad about is how can I be so incorrect in judging an individual and the personality.
As for me , i will find some way to keep myself occupied. I can atleast give it a try . If I go ahead and move out of India, I would hardly be having anytime to think about such matters as there would be so much of new things to learn anf get used to and more importantly start re-learning about judging humans...
That is it ..
I hope I am more regular in updating the blog and act more responsibly
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Love u darling
There are times when you need to sacrifice your love for the sake of your love. This is what I had to do for my darling pet. She was named Tipsy and was a spitz. I had been in association with my dear tipsy for more than 17 years. In those 17 years, we grew up together, played together, fought with each other,shared the same blanket in winters, walked together and god knows what all. She even used to share my friends. If any of my friend would be visiting me, before they enquired about my whereabouts, they would invariably be ask about her good being. I remember when once my friend came from school to my place and was curious enough to put his hand right in front of her mouth. She as loyal and serene as always thought it to be some chewstick for her and chewed it without caring about the salt/spice proportion. The bite was probably the only one she would have given to anyone(apart from me. I was her ceterfresh for most part of her life except for two things... i didn't had that much liquid inside me and she never chew me completely to be certified totally useless).
She had one more habbit. She would bark on you until you enter the boundary of our house and then she wud be your best buddy. She will come close to you, smell you , wag her tail and then silently sit close to you. The idea being, you as a guest would be served something and she needs her share from you. But that was probably the only doggy habbit she had. Otherwise, her fundas towards job, duties and loyalties were as clear as the Junior Engineer sitting at some site office of DDA. Food to be serverd on time, properly laid bed and a stroll twice a day. She didnt got into botheration of monotonous things that other dogs foolishly delve into like bringin news papers in the morning, giving wake up calls etc. She would be the first person to go to bed in night. And before you sleep , it was our duty to check if the sheet is covering her properly or not.
Another reason for me not getting along with her was probably the clash in our ideologies. I used to assume that she was my pet and I think she also thought on similar lines for me. The result was the tussle between her and me in which ofcourse, I would be the winner(as soon as my parents intervened)
Last few days were bit cruel on her. Her age being the major reason for her illness. It was on 5th august that we decided to free her from her suffering and allowed her soul to reunite with the almighty. It was hard to let her go but seeing her suffering was by no means less painful. No matter how long I live, Tipsy will always have a portion of my heart reserved for her.
Love you Tips....may your soul rest in peace.
She had one more habbit. She would bark on you until you enter the boundary of our house and then she wud be your best buddy. She will come close to you, smell you , wag her tail and then silently sit close to you. The idea being, you as a guest would be served something and she needs her share from you. But that was probably the only doggy habbit she had. Otherwise, her fundas towards job, duties and loyalties were as clear as the Junior Engineer sitting at some site office of DDA. Food to be serverd on time, properly laid bed and a stroll twice a day. She didnt got into botheration of monotonous things that other dogs foolishly delve into like bringin news papers in the morning, giving wake up calls etc. She would be the first person to go to bed in night. And before you sleep , it was our duty to check if the sheet is covering her properly or not.
Another reason for me not getting along with her was probably the clash in our ideologies. I used to assume that she was my pet and I think she also thought on similar lines for me. The result was the tussle between her and me in which ofcourse, I would be the winner(as soon as my parents intervened)
Last few days were bit cruel on her. Her age being the major reason for her illness. It was on 5th august that we decided to free her from her suffering and allowed her soul to reunite with the almighty. It was hard to let her go but seeing her suffering was by no means less painful. No matter how long I live, Tipsy will always have a portion of my heart reserved for her.
Love you Tips....may your soul rest in peace.
Friday, August 10, 2007
Traffic Jam
This post is not about the latka jhatakas of Govinda (aka chi chi : with his face showing the expression as if he has just eaten
crocodile eggs in the breakfast and that those little crocos have started coming out in his stomach trying to dance on the same tune) and
Samantha Fox dance number with the same title. The material that you are going to read is very much real like you and me and have all the
resemblance to people living and dead. As always, reading has to be at the risk of your room mate as by the time you would be able
co-relate this with your self, it would be too late and you may end up beating your roomie.
My office is about 37 Km from my place (which is very far by NDRDS - New delhi road driving standards) and if after reaching either side
of destinations, you are still able to calculate that 2+2=4, then you should be nominated for Nana Patekar award for mental sanity.
Driving on Delhi roads is nothing less than going for safari. People are manoevering there vehicles(that include
bicycle,bike,scooter,auto-rickshaw, car,tempo and Buses) to spots (between two vehicles)that they find are not occupied in a fashion
similar as people trying to spot a lion in safari in Gir forests and shoot it with camera. As soon as you find one, you have to reach
there before it vanishes. You will find amazing amount on adrenaline in people as soon as they hit the road. It is like shumacher ki
aatma taking over the control and zippppp they go.
Anyways,the story is , I started from my place at around 9:30 AM to go to office. I had planned to pool it with another colleague of mine
and he told he would be driving in his car. But that was the only good news that came to us for next 5 hours as we were stuck in traffic
jam . 4 hours to reach dhaula kuan from my place and 1 hour to reach office from dhaula kuan. Man it is was crazy. Vehicles all around
you, people coming out of there cars to check how long is the jam, cell phone network getting choked , no communication with the rest of
the world. It felt as if the life has come to a standstill for that time. I had watched Die Hard 4.0 just a day back and I felt for a
second that we are under attack from some hacker placed in underground bunkre in pakistan. But my intelligence soon regained conciousness
and I realised that I am still in India. The only good thing that happened rather didnt happened was that it didnt rained otherwise
people who were on two wheelers would have got dreanched while stuck in traffic jam. But Imagine your self being stuck in jam . What
would you do? How will you pass your time in the jam? How can you make your stay in traffic jam interesting? Here are a few tips:
There are so many things that you can do while stuck in traffic jam
1. Call up your boss and tell you would be late(I love this one.)
2. Listen to Radio(I personally dont like doing this in jam)
3. Look around and try to locate a pretty face
4. Try make a conversation with the person sitting in the car right next to you. If he gets familiar , you can play antakshari with
him/her.
5. Read official material that you would have otherwise read in office
6. Call some long forgotten friends and talk to them
7. Lock your car and take a walk in the Jam. Trust me this one of the most relaxing things you can do when stuck.
8. Blow your car horn non-stop until people around you start giving you the "pagal ho gaya hain kya?" looks. The advantage of this would
be once the jam is over and the moment traffic starts moving, people will try to let you go lest you start blowing your horn again.
9. Take out a camera(if you have ) and start clicking pictures. Pictures of trees, birds,flowers etc. What there is nothing like that,
then stat clicking people getting pissed off in there cars, click people making all kinds of faces . This sure would be one fun filled
activity.
10. Plan about your next date and what should you be wearing
11. If you are a over friendly type, try gather 5-8 people and start playing hide and seek. You can hide behind the cars which are upto 3
vehicles away. Beyond that, you are not permitted to proceed.
12. You are getting late for your gym session. No problemo, take out jack and lever from your car and replace one of the tyres with the
stepney. If you are the direct decendant of He-man, this would hardly be any workout for you. In that case, you can repeat this for all
the tyres in your car . Still not tired, you can continue with other cars standing.
13. If you are a Market researcher by profession, this would be the right time to get your survey done . Dont worry about the project,
the project detail can be known later. As of now, don't miss this chance and start interviewing people.
14. If you find that the person behind you is feeling sleepy in a jam(which is strictly against the laws of Jam), start your ignition , rotte your steering completely towards right,try to move frwd. Now rotate the steering completely towards left, put the reverse gear and move a little backwards. Your action will produce enough anxiety in the person that he will no longer be feeling sleepy.
15. If there is a good looking guy/girl driving behind your car and you want to utilise this time, open the bonnet of your car, check the engine,wave your head in disappointment, come and search for something in your car, go to the personality in focus and ask for a bottle of water to be put in carbeurator. From there on, you have to be on your own as I am not the love guru.
There are a lot of other things you can do but I am restricting myself to the above 15 items.
PS: Please do remember that when in Jam, do pull off your engine and it is only adding pressure to the environment and economy of your country
crocodile eggs in the breakfast and that those little crocos have started coming out in his stomach trying to dance on the same tune) and
Samantha Fox dance number with the same title. The material that you are going to read is very much real like you and me and have all the
resemblance to people living and dead. As always, reading has to be at the risk of your room mate as by the time you would be able
co-relate this with your self, it would be too late and you may end up beating your roomie.
My office is about 37 Km from my place (which is very far by NDRDS - New delhi road driving standards) and if after reaching either side
of destinations, you are still able to calculate that 2+2=4, then you should be nominated for Nana Patekar award for mental sanity.
Driving on Delhi roads is nothing less than going for safari. People are manoevering there vehicles(that include
bicycle,bike,scooter,auto-rickshaw, car,tempo and Buses) to spots (between two vehicles)that they find are not occupied in a fashion
similar as people trying to spot a lion in safari in Gir forests and shoot it with camera. As soon as you find one, you have to reach
there before it vanishes. You will find amazing amount on adrenaline in people as soon as they hit the road. It is like shumacher ki
aatma taking over the control and zippppp they go.
Anyways,the story is , I started from my place at around 9:30 AM to go to office. I had planned to pool it with another colleague of mine
and he told he would be driving in his car. But that was the only good news that came to us for next 5 hours as we were stuck in traffic
jam . 4 hours to reach dhaula kuan from my place and 1 hour to reach office from dhaula kuan. Man it is was crazy. Vehicles all around
you, people coming out of there cars to check how long is the jam, cell phone network getting choked , no communication with the rest of
the world. It felt as if the life has come to a standstill for that time. I had watched Die Hard 4.0 just a day back and I felt for a
second that we are under attack from some hacker placed in underground bunkre in pakistan. But my intelligence soon regained conciousness
and I realised that I am still in India. The only good thing that happened rather didnt happened was that it didnt rained otherwise
people who were on two wheelers would have got dreanched while stuck in traffic jam. But Imagine your self being stuck in jam . What
would you do? How will you pass your time in the jam? How can you make your stay in traffic jam interesting? Here are a few tips:
There are so many things that you can do while stuck in traffic jam
1. Call up your boss and tell you would be late(I love this one.)
2. Listen to Radio(I personally dont like doing this in jam)
3. Look around and try to locate a pretty face
4. Try make a conversation with the person sitting in the car right next to you. If he gets familiar , you can play antakshari with
him/her.
5. Read official material that you would have otherwise read in office
6. Call some long forgotten friends and talk to them
7. Lock your car and take a walk in the Jam. Trust me this one of the most relaxing things you can do when stuck.
8. Blow your car horn non-stop until people around you start giving you the "pagal ho gaya hain kya?" looks. The advantage of this would
be once the jam is over and the moment traffic starts moving, people will try to let you go lest you start blowing your horn again.
9. Take out a camera(if you have ) and start clicking pictures. Pictures of trees, birds,flowers etc. What there is nothing like that,
then stat clicking people getting pissed off in there cars, click people making all kinds of faces . This sure would be one fun filled
activity.
10. Plan about your next date and what should you be wearing
11. If you are a over friendly type, try gather 5-8 people and start playing hide and seek. You can hide behind the cars which are upto 3
vehicles away. Beyond that, you are not permitted to proceed.
12. You are getting late for your gym session. No problemo, take out jack and lever from your car and replace one of the tyres with the
stepney. If you are the direct decendant of He-man, this would hardly be any workout for you. In that case, you can repeat this for all
the tyres in your car . Still not tired, you can continue with other cars standing.
13. If you are a Market researcher by profession, this would be the right time to get your survey done . Dont worry about the project,
the project detail can be known later. As of now, don't miss this chance and start interviewing people.
14. If you find that the person behind you is feeling sleepy in a jam(which is strictly against the laws of Jam), start your ignition , rotte your steering completely towards right,try to move frwd. Now rotate the steering completely towards left, put the reverse gear and move a little backwards. Your action will produce enough anxiety in the person that he will no longer be feeling sleepy.
15. If there is a good looking guy/girl driving behind your car and you want to utilise this time, open the bonnet of your car, check the engine,wave your head in disappointment, come and search for something in your car, go to the personality in focus and ask for a bottle of water to be put in carbeurator. From there on, you have to be on your own as I am not the love guru.
There are a lot of other things you can do but I am restricting myself to the above 15 items.
PS: Please do remember that when in Jam, do pull off your engine and it is only adding pressure to the environment and economy of your country
Monday, July 30, 2007
Pro-Globalist V/s Anti-Globalist
With the fall of USSR, it became clear that socialism was not a means of driving the world economy. Consequently, it gave way to the new era of capitalism which was spread across the geographies. Government across the world (including China)acknowledged the fact that they need to have a capitalistic perspective if they want there country to prosper. As a result, countries (especially in Asia and Africa) started to allow foreign companies to venture into there motherland. But still countries were cautious in there approach. The proof of this can be seen from the fact that most of the governments had some kind of regulation that forced the companies to either
1) To open a local subsidiary which would be registered in there country as an independent business entity or
2) Have a strategic alliance with an already existing native organisation.
As a result of this, companies started to expand there businesses and venture into new unchartered markets. Companies who did there homework in terms of getting the customer requirement and projecting there products closely intertwined in the local culture made a fortune in these markets. Sooner than others, they captured the market and were able to reap the benefit of market leader position.
Pros
1) The single most communicated reason in favor of globalisation is that it helps in the growth of native as well as the foreign country. Opening of economies of second and third world countries will help foreign investors to invest more freely and confidently in these markets and will make the local manufacturers competitive at the global level. They also advocate that globalisation will result in optimal utilisation of resources across the world. When the source will be located near the market, the cost of goods reaching the end-user will reduce many fold thereby making the commodity available at a cheaper rate. And with a smaller turn around time. Re-aligning the units at places with lower installation or raw material costs(including labor) will also help in reducing the cost of manufacturing and hence will be in the benefit of the customer. In the same amount, customer will be able to buy more things than what he has been buying in the past. Balanced utilisation of raw materials across the continents is also favored by the ecologists towards maintaining the ecosystem on earth.
2) For a very large corporation, globalisation helps the company to remove the bureaucracy and flap that it has acquired over the years . In the present day world, a company needs to be flexible and should have zero quotient of snobbishness.It has to be agile and impulsive to survive. Expanding company operations in a new market helps company to trim down the extra fat it has gained and re-instates the blood vessels in it. At the same time, it also saves company from the risk that may arise due to competition myopia. Companies see each and every competitor no matter how big or small closely and watch there moves. This saves company from any surprises & shocks in the future. It keeps the company young and avoids lethargy and complacency from entering into corporate culture
3) Another widely promoted reason of globalisation is that it has made the entire world borderless. Inventions happening in one country can be used in manufacturing goods in another country faster than ever before. Today, companies are launching there newer models across the world at the same time. Except for the lag due to timezone, there is hardly any human initiated delay in launches. With the advent of internet, you can order products being manufactured in different countries without stepping out of your bed. This is a remarkable progress we have made due to globalisation. Companies are now working on global delivery model. They have offices and warehouses at different geographic places which they have considered strategical. The idea is to reduce the time spent since the order being recorded till the time product being delivered. It is a case in history when a technological development in Europe or USA used to take decades before they would reach Asia or South America or Africa. Now, as soon as Nokia unveils its new phone at its HQ, the model is available in Asia/Africa for sales. In other words, the technology divide has been filled due to globalisation and the lag has been reduced tremendously.
4) Pro-globalist argue that globalisation will create new employment opportunities in various parts of the world. For each office being setup, companies will be requiring hundreds of people to work in them at different levels. Setting of offices in these countries will also mean that foreign exchange will be flowing into the there economy to cater to expenses owed by the office interms of construction cost, wages and other tasks. A higher inflow of foreign exchange will boost the economy as a whole and will raise the living standard of the individuals there. A higher standard of living means better living conditions , better health and civic amenities which implies a healthy nation. Promoters of Globalisation also argue that globalisation will bring in better education. MNCs will require skilled and more professional people to work for them thereby creating a demand for such professionals. Inorder to fulfill this demand, people would be trained both at school and college level so that they can be absorbed by the companies. Thus in long run, globalisation will cause the education system to become more job oriented and adhering to demands of jobs in international market.
5) With globalisation, just like corporates, people will also think at global level and hence we will see lot of movements of people from one country to another in pursuit of there career goals. This will result in cross cultural bonding being developed between various races of people interacting with each other. With open markets comes an increased mixing and clashing of different cultures and people is happening. This can also be a good thing because it creates increased interdependence, which, in theory, reduces conflict. For example, free-market capitalism increases the costs of war because warring countries lose markets and investors and then their economies plummet. Friedman has a theory that the crisis between India and Pakistan was diverted in part because the Indians were afraid of losing tech jobs from American companies like GE, Microsoft and American Express.
Anti-Globalist
==============
The anti-globalist zone is divided into two camps. Former belonging to the developed countries like USA and European nations. There argument is mainly based on the threat of job loss in these coutries due to globalisation and increase in un-employment of skilled people. The second camp is from developed and developing countries who are considering globalisation as a threat to there economy, cultural & social values and political independence. They believe that globalisation or rather neo-liberalisation will give access to there country's economy to few MNCs who will use it for there own benefit ignoring the overall growth of the country.
Anti-Globalist of Developed Countries.
1) They are reasoning that availability of cheap labour in Asia,Africa and South America will result in companies shutting down there operations in the host country. Which will result in people being laid off and forced into unemployment. They argue that companies have certain moral responsibility towards fellow citizens and should not be completely profit oriented. Actually, there argument can be justified . If we look last 5 years data, the number of people losing there jobs due to office closure has been increasing every year. If the trend continues, the number of people losing there job would have increased many folds. Such kind of mass unemployment can result in increased crime in these countries to the minimum and may even raise to the order of social backlash in worst case. Government of these countries is now seriously considering the potential of this problem and is trying to find out ways to curb it.
2) Anti-Globalist have another argument that the goods being manufactured in other parts are not upto the standard/quality when being manufactured locally. A recent news article had a report that paints being used for covering toy surfaces in China has high level of lead which is injurious to health of humans. Such case of negligence or consumption of poor quality raw material can be disastrous as companies are compromising on quality/safety to save cost. This can also be viewed in the light of ethical compromise by the companies and can result in them being pulled into a law suit. The company has to keep a check on quality of the products being manufactured at other places and has to ensure that they comply with the quality standards of the market where they would be sold.
3) Anti-Globalist in these countries having protesting against the concentration of wealth in the hands of few dozen people. This unequal distribution of wealth is voiced by anti-globalist as frieghtening and dangerous for the society.
Anti-Globalist in Developing Countries
1) The Anti-globalist in developing countries consider goods sold in the local market as something which had been obsoleted in the developed market and had no more buyers there. They consider that Large corporation will use the local markets as dumping grounds. Products which are no longer getting sold as hot cakes are being revitalised by introducing them to such new markets. As these markets are new, they usually welcome such products mainly due to the brand value they carry and the sales increases. It also happens that companies send products which have been termed as hazardous for human consumption to these markets as they are unaware of any such thing.
2) The Anti-Globalist argue that the large corporations will result in corruption of the true culture. They have a thought that big corporations don’t just sell physical but emotional products thereby changing and perverting there cultural landscape. As people are usually conservative about there cultural and social traditions, they feel offended when someone tries to influence there culture. Advent of these brands into local markets of developing countries are primarily targetted towards youth. Hence this further strenghtens there case against globalists.
3) Anti-Globalist argue that globalisation will result in concentration of the wealth in there country in the hands of few individuals where as the majority of population will still remain poor.At the same time, they also argue that globalisation will act as a drain to there natural resources and economy. The corporates will take out all the wealth from there nation and leave them when there would be nothing more to take. In other words, people are calling globalisation as a modern day colonialization of the world.
4) Human right activists are another cornerstone of the anti-globalization movement. Globalization takes the people from the fields (where farmers work 12 hours/day) and put them to factories (where workers also work 12 hrs/day). Does globalization make poors in developing countries better? I see that, workers at Nike's factories cannot afford air-shoes; and workers at Toyota factories never dream of a Camry. So, is that good for poors. The activists are especially opposed to what they view as "globalization abuse" and the international institutions that are perceived to promote neoliberalism without regard to ethical standards.
5) Linking of economies of the world has a drawback as well. The entire world is now linked to American Economic policy more directly than ever before. Take for example the fact that a mere speculation of bankruptcy of home loan in US resulted stock markets all over the world getting crashed. The dependence on a single economy can result in United States holding the entire world economy at ransom.
6) Premature globalisation of a country can result in the local industries succumbing to the pressure exerted by the global players there by causing them to die down.Again prolonged suppression and uneven platform for the local industry can result in social outburst against foreign companies which can be dangerous to the world harmony.
1) To open a local subsidiary which would be registered in there country as an independent business entity or
2) Have a strategic alliance with an already existing native organisation.
As a result of this, companies started to expand there businesses and venture into new unchartered markets. Companies who did there homework in terms of getting the customer requirement and projecting there products closely intertwined in the local culture made a fortune in these markets. Sooner than others, they captured the market and were able to reap the benefit of market leader position.
Pros
1) The single most communicated reason in favor of globalisation is that it helps in the growth of native as well as the foreign country. Opening of economies of second and third world countries will help foreign investors to invest more freely and confidently in these markets and will make the local manufacturers competitive at the global level. They also advocate that globalisation will result in optimal utilisation of resources across the world. When the source will be located near the market, the cost of goods reaching the end-user will reduce many fold thereby making the commodity available at a cheaper rate. And with a smaller turn around time. Re-aligning the units at places with lower installation or raw material costs(including labor) will also help in reducing the cost of manufacturing and hence will be in the benefit of the customer. In the same amount, customer will be able to buy more things than what he has been buying in the past. Balanced utilisation of raw materials across the continents is also favored by the ecologists towards maintaining the ecosystem on earth.
2) For a very large corporation, globalisation helps the company to remove the bureaucracy and flap that it has acquired over the years . In the present day world, a company needs to be flexible and should have zero quotient of snobbishness.It has to be agile and impulsive to survive. Expanding company operations in a new market helps company to trim down the extra fat it has gained and re-instates the blood vessels in it. At the same time, it also saves company from the risk that may arise due to competition myopia. Companies see each and every competitor no matter how big or small closely and watch there moves. This saves company from any surprises & shocks in the future. It keeps the company young and avoids lethargy and complacency from entering into corporate culture
3) Another widely promoted reason of globalisation is that it has made the entire world borderless. Inventions happening in one country can be used in manufacturing goods in another country faster than ever before. Today, companies are launching there newer models across the world at the same time. Except for the lag due to timezone, there is hardly any human initiated delay in launches. With the advent of internet, you can order products being manufactured in different countries without stepping out of your bed. This is a remarkable progress we have made due to globalisation. Companies are now working on global delivery model. They have offices and warehouses at different geographic places which they have considered strategical. The idea is to reduce the time spent since the order being recorded till the time product being delivered. It is a case in history when a technological development in Europe or USA used to take decades before they would reach Asia or South America or Africa. Now, as soon as Nokia unveils its new phone at its HQ, the model is available in Asia/Africa for sales. In other words, the technology divide has been filled due to globalisation and the lag has been reduced tremendously.
4) Pro-globalist argue that globalisation will create new employment opportunities in various parts of the world. For each office being setup, companies will be requiring hundreds of people to work in them at different levels. Setting of offices in these countries will also mean that foreign exchange will be flowing into the there economy to cater to expenses owed by the office interms of construction cost, wages and other tasks. A higher inflow of foreign exchange will boost the economy as a whole and will raise the living standard of the individuals there. A higher standard of living means better living conditions , better health and civic amenities which implies a healthy nation. Promoters of Globalisation also argue that globalisation will bring in better education. MNCs will require skilled and more professional people to work for them thereby creating a demand for such professionals. Inorder to fulfill this demand, people would be trained both at school and college level so that they can be absorbed by the companies. Thus in long run, globalisation will cause the education system to become more job oriented and adhering to demands of jobs in international market.
5) With globalisation, just like corporates, people will also think at global level and hence we will see lot of movements of people from one country to another in pursuit of there career goals. This will result in cross cultural bonding being developed between various races of people interacting with each other. With open markets comes an increased mixing and clashing of different cultures and people is happening. This can also be a good thing because it creates increased interdependence, which, in theory, reduces conflict. For example, free-market capitalism increases the costs of war because warring countries lose markets and investors and then their economies plummet. Friedman has a theory that the crisis between India and Pakistan was diverted in part because the Indians were afraid of losing tech jobs from American companies like GE, Microsoft and American Express.
Anti-Globalist
==============
The anti-globalist zone is divided into two camps. Former belonging to the developed countries like USA and European nations. There argument is mainly based on the threat of job loss in these coutries due to globalisation and increase in un-employment of skilled people. The second camp is from developed and developing countries who are considering globalisation as a threat to there economy, cultural & social values and political independence. They believe that globalisation or rather neo-liberalisation will give access to there country's economy to few MNCs who will use it for there own benefit ignoring the overall growth of the country.
Anti-Globalist of Developed Countries.
1) They are reasoning that availability of cheap labour in Asia,Africa and South America will result in companies shutting down there operations in the host country. Which will result in people being laid off and forced into unemployment. They argue that companies have certain moral responsibility towards fellow citizens and should not be completely profit oriented. Actually, there argument can be justified . If we look last 5 years data, the number of people losing there jobs due to office closure has been increasing every year. If the trend continues, the number of people losing there job would have increased many folds. Such kind of mass unemployment can result in increased crime in these countries to the minimum and may even raise to the order of social backlash in worst case. Government of these countries is now seriously considering the potential of this problem and is trying to find out ways to curb it.
2) Anti-Globalist have another argument that the goods being manufactured in other parts are not upto the standard/quality when being manufactured locally. A recent news article had a report that paints being used for covering toy surfaces in China has high level of lead which is injurious to health of humans. Such case of negligence or consumption of poor quality raw material can be disastrous as companies are compromising on quality/safety to save cost. This can also be viewed in the light of ethical compromise by the companies and can result in them being pulled into a law suit. The company has to keep a check on quality of the products being manufactured at other places and has to ensure that they comply with the quality standards of the market where they would be sold.
3) Anti-Globalist in these countries having protesting against the concentration of wealth in the hands of few dozen people. This unequal distribution of wealth is voiced by anti-globalist as frieghtening and dangerous for the society.
Anti-Globalist in Developing Countries
1) The Anti-globalist in developing countries consider goods sold in the local market as something which had been obsoleted in the developed market and had no more buyers there. They consider that Large corporation will use the local markets as dumping grounds. Products which are no longer getting sold as hot cakes are being revitalised by introducing them to such new markets. As these markets are new, they usually welcome such products mainly due to the brand value they carry and the sales increases. It also happens that companies send products which have been termed as hazardous for human consumption to these markets as they are unaware of any such thing.
2) The Anti-Globalist argue that the large corporations will result in corruption of the true culture. They have a thought that big corporations don’t just sell physical but emotional products thereby changing and perverting there cultural landscape. As people are usually conservative about there cultural and social traditions, they feel offended when someone tries to influence there culture. Advent of these brands into local markets of developing countries are primarily targetted towards youth. Hence this further strenghtens there case against globalists.
3) Anti-Globalist argue that globalisation will result in concentration of the wealth in there country in the hands of few individuals where as the majority of population will still remain poor.At the same time, they also argue that globalisation will act as a drain to there natural resources and economy. The corporates will take out all the wealth from there nation and leave them when there would be nothing more to take. In other words, people are calling globalisation as a modern day colonialization of the world.
4) Human right activists are another cornerstone of the anti-globalization movement. Globalization takes the people from the fields (where farmers work 12 hours/day) and put them to factories (where workers also work 12 hrs/day). Does globalization make poors in developing countries better? I see that, workers at Nike's factories cannot afford air-shoes; and workers at Toyota factories never dream of a Camry. So, is that good for poors. The activists are especially opposed to what they view as "globalization abuse" and the international institutions that are perceived to promote neoliberalism without regard to ethical standards.
5) Linking of economies of the world has a drawback as well. The entire world is now linked to American Economic policy more directly than ever before. Take for example the fact that a mere speculation of bankruptcy of home loan in US resulted stock markets all over the world getting crashed. The dependence on a single economy can result in United States holding the entire world economy at ransom.
6) Premature globalisation of a country can result in the local industries succumbing to the pressure exerted by the global players there by causing them to die down.Again prolonged suppression and uneven platform for the local industry can result in social outburst against foreign companies which can be dangerous to the world harmony.
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Long time no c++
It is again a long long time since I wrote the last entry. it seems I am losing the will to blog. Thing that started out of excitement is no longer thrilling for me. Actually, the reason is that I blog when I want to shelve out my frustration,joy,anxiety ,fear and feelings but it isn't that simple. I child pees when he/she wants to . You cant force him/her against there wish and make them pee. Just like that, I write when I feel the burden on my head has receded(which usually occurs on friday or saturday night as weekends are now off) But again, writing is subject to other factors like thoughts that can be posted on blog and that means I should have read atleast some quality during the week. While writing this blog, I remembered that it so happened that when in banglore, I used to willingly go to office on saturday night as I didn't felt like sleeping and would be browsing or writing blogs or watching some movie. Man, i surely miss that luxury of 15mins drive to office here in delhi. It once happened that me and my roommates went to his office at 1:30 am to play fussball .He was escorting us to his cabin and we were pretending in front of the security guard as if we were employee there. Banglore surely has a lasting impression on memory. Things like getting drenched in rain while coming back from office to my flat , riding bike in rain, going to temple on saturday or tuesday , eating out at andhra restraunts, having maggi/pop corns in the middle of nights , laughing on non-sense jokes , making fun of each other, fighting (i mean real fighting but without hurting) , having a walk post dinner , striking a bargain with auto waala for going home after mid night from movie theater, planning to night shows while having dinner and then immediately rushing for the theater, buying tickets in black , biking with room mates in pillion, cleaning my clothes every weekend, cleaning utensils whenever maid goes on sabbatical(the turn for cleaning up utensils was round robin with preparing food) ... wow that is quite a memory
A funny incident happened today. I was driving to office and had crossed Delhi Cantt flyover. There was a Jam and as a result the traffic was slow. Suddenly, a cop comes from the side and asks me where am I going? I showed my hand in straight direction meaning I will be going straight heading towards Dhaula Kuan. He in a very humble gesture from his side asked "Can you drop me till Dhaula Kuan?" and humbly opened my car door and sat beside me and bang !!(closed the door). He was running late and hence didn't had the time to wait for my response. I could have said no but he didn't cared about it. I was kind of stuck as giving lift to strangers even if he is in Police Uniform is not a safe thing to do in Delhi.I drove for some time till I hit Ring Road and found that there was heavy rush. So i decided to change my route and told him that I would be taking an alternate route since there will be office hour traffic on the ring road. The trick worked and he told me to drop him at the next signal so that he can get some bus. The funny part in this incident is that a cop comes and sits in your car for there personal reasons. The incidents highlight the attitude cops have developed towards general masses and kind of behaviour you should be expecting while interacting with any cop.
Read a blog by some news person on IBN regarding Sivaji(new rajnikant's movie) and found it interesting but deeply deflating . If you are not versed with the language of the movie, you should prepare yourself mentally for that. On the personal front, a good friend/ex-colleague of mine is getting engaged coming week . Wish him all the goodness of life for future. On the sad note, one of very close friend is not going through a very good time(health wise). He and some one from his family is ailing and wish him and his family a speedy recovery.Take care dude. Things keep changing .. just keep up the good spirits ...
To close, here is a nice song I found after searching the web for over 2 hours. I listened to this song while driving back home but totally forgot the song. I tried hard but just could not gather the lyrics of the song. Finally, i retired and as soon as I hit the bed, I recalled the song. rest is history. You can see a short video of this song from this URL
Take care
A funny incident happened today. I was driving to office and had crossed Delhi Cantt flyover. There was a Jam and as a result the traffic was slow. Suddenly, a cop comes from the side and asks me where am I going? I showed my hand in straight direction meaning I will be going straight heading towards Dhaula Kuan. He in a very humble gesture from his side asked "Can you drop me till Dhaula Kuan?" and humbly opened my car door and sat beside me and bang !!(closed the door). He was running late and hence didn't had the time to wait for my response. I could have said no but he didn't cared about it. I was kind of stuck as giving lift to strangers even if he is in Police Uniform is not a safe thing to do in Delhi.I drove for some time till I hit Ring Road and found that there was heavy rush. So i decided to change my route and told him that I would be taking an alternate route since there will be office hour traffic on the ring road. The trick worked and he told me to drop him at the next signal so that he can get some bus. The funny part in this incident is that a cop comes and sits in your car for there personal reasons. The incidents highlight the attitude cops have developed towards general masses and kind of behaviour you should be expecting while interacting with any cop.
Read a blog by some news person on IBN regarding Sivaji(new rajnikant's movie) and found it interesting but deeply deflating . If you are not versed with the language of the movie, you should prepare yourself mentally for that. On the personal front, a good friend/ex-colleague of mine is getting engaged coming week . Wish him all the goodness of life for future. On the sad note, one of very close friend is not going through a very good time(health wise). He and some one from his family is ailing and wish him and his family a speedy recovery.Take care dude. Things keep changing .. just keep up the good spirits ...
To close, here is a nice song I found after searching the web for over 2 hours. I listened to this song while driving back home but totally forgot the song. I tried hard but just could not gather the lyrics of the song. Finally, i retired and as soon as I hit the bed, I recalled the song. rest is history. You can see a short video of this song from this URL
Take care
Sunday, June 03, 2007
When you are helpless!!!
At times life acts funny. It places you in a situation where you know what is right , you know what path to take , you have a concious frame of mind which is active and is recognising the unfair. You are from heart and soul committed to the genuine act. But you are not able to perform that action. You want to take the first step towards your goal but you find your self helpless,unguarded and weak. People around you are surprised by your changed behaviour. They wonder what has gone wrong. But more importantly, you yourself wonder what has gone wrong. Why are you not able to follow your brain? You feel irritated and embarassed on your self. In short, you feel helpless.
This is not an extract from autobiography of the teacher who taught laloo ji Englisss .Nor is it a diary entry of Mr. Manmohan Singh ji. Everyone some day or the other passes through this stage in his/her life. To resolve situation like this or similar, walk into your mom's room , close your eyes and speak three times "Maa hajmola hain!!" ..
Caution: Do not open your eyes inbetween when you are saying this.
Blah blah blah .. i know what u are thinking.. I am totally vella and two day weekend has made my empty mind even more filthy . Watched a new hindi movie "Shootout at Lokhandwaala" movie was nice but what took the cake is the one single dialog of Amitabh Bachan towards the end of the movie. I won't disclose this but this movie is worth watching just for the sake of this line.
And if you want to punish someone, (remember your old school/college friend who ran away with your socks), make him see Raqueeb(i actually dont know its spelling and more importantly, I do not bother to correct it).. ask him to go and see in a Movie theater ... get him buy a balcony seat ... i promise, he will return your socks before the movie goes out of theatres...
enough of crap from me
take care
This is not an extract from autobiography of the teacher who taught laloo ji Englisss .Nor is it a diary entry of Mr. Manmohan Singh ji. Everyone some day or the other passes through this stage in his/her life. To resolve situation like this or similar, walk into your mom's room , close your eyes and speak three times "Maa hajmola hain!!" ..
Caution: Do not open your eyes inbetween when you are saying this.
Blah blah blah .. i know what u are thinking.. I am totally vella and two day weekend has made my empty mind even more filthy . Watched a new hindi movie "Shootout at Lokhandwaala" movie was nice but what took the cake is the one single dialog of Amitabh Bachan towards the end of the movie. I won't disclose this but this movie is worth watching just for the sake of this line.
And if you want to punish someone, (remember your old school/college friend who ran away with your socks), make him see Raqueeb(i actually dont know its spelling and more importantly, I do not bother to correct it).. ask him to go and see in a Movie theater ... get him buy a balcony seat ... i promise, he will return your socks before the movie goes out of theatres...
enough of crap from me
take care
Monday, April 16, 2007
The devil wears Prada ... err... Nappy
The devil wears Prada ... err... Nappy
It has been widely praised in India .. "Kids are the reflection of God on earth". Kids are the purest form of human soul on earth. I was a staunch follower of this school of thought . I used to think of kids as cute pie and sho shweet . I considered kids as small petals of flower who know only to blossom and spread there fragrance. But all that got shattered today. Today, I was exposed to this fragrance from a real close distance. The occasion was My dear sis had to go to office and mom-dad had to visit some relatives. I being the only person at home, was assigned the task of my sweet cute neice who is just 4 months old a totally harmless creature. But wait, she is small but harmless. She can make you run the entire house in a matter of few seconds by just using her sound. Two hours that I spend with her were the most grilling experience of my life. Ma'am is crying , she wants someone to carry her on the shoulders, wants milk bottle, needs some one to keep talking to her , wants her tiny toys in her hand and ofcourse someone making non-sense sounds .. problem is she wants all this at the same time. And if you don't , then u r gone. She has an amazing ability to cry at the peak of her voice to make it sound real painful. When you try to make her drink milk, she will use all her limbs to push the bottle away from her mouth and move her mouth in a non-algorithmic way so that the mouth and the bottle never meet. You really wish you had an extra pair of hands to control her hands and head so that you can make her drink milk. The lady is also an expert in making noises from her mouth and is in most jovial of moods when you show her ,her feeding bottle.
This little devil made me walk for 2 hours with she in my hands jumping,crying , making strange noises and sometimes sleeping . But whenever I tried to place her on her bed, bang.. she is wide awake and the siren blows. And I would be again holding her in my hands wandering in my own house like a directionless ghost. The sweet little angel who seemed to me like a gentle creature is actually a devil in making. I am actually wondering how my sis would be taking care of her when alone at home.
But Jokes apart, I sincerely pray may god bless her. She has her share of problems already which are much more than what she deserves or any kid of her age should have
It has been widely praised in India .. "Kids are the reflection of God on earth". Kids are the purest form of human soul on earth. I was a staunch follower of this school of thought . I used to think of kids as cute pie and sho shweet . I considered kids as small petals of flower who know only to blossom and spread there fragrance. But all that got shattered today. Today, I was exposed to this fragrance from a real close distance. The occasion was My dear sis had to go to office and mom-dad had to visit some relatives. I being the only person at home, was assigned the task of my sweet cute neice who is just 4 months old a totally harmless creature. But wait, she is small but harmless. She can make you run the entire house in a matter of few seconds by just using her sound. Two hours that I spend with her were the most grilling experience of my life. Ma'am is crying , she wants someone to carry her on the shoulders, wants milk bottle, needs some one to keep talking to her , wants her tiny toys in her hand and ofcourse someone making non-sense sounds .. problem is she wants all this at the same time. And if you don't , then u r gone. She has an amazing ability to cry at the peak of her voice to make it sound real painful. When you try to make her drink milk, she will use all her limbs to push the bottle away from her mouth and move her mouth in a non-algorithmic way so that the mouth and the bottle never meet. You really wish you had an extra pair of hands to control her hands and head so that you can make her drink milk. The lady is also an expert in making noises from her mouth and is in most jovial of moods when you show her ,her feeding bottle.
This little devil made me walk for 2 hours with she in my hands jumping,crying , making strange noises and sometimes sleeping . But whenever I tried to place her on her bed, bang.. she is wide awake and the siren blows. And I would be again holding her in my hands wandering in my own house like a directionless ghost. The sweet little angel who seemed to me like a gentle creature is actually a devil in making. I am actually wondering how my sis would be taking care of her when alone at home.
But Jokes apart, I sincerely pray may god bless her. She has her share of problems already which are much more than what she deserves or any kid of her age should have
Friday, March 09, 2007
Disparity
Hey,
Check the image .. it actually represents the divide between the people living in the metroplis like delhi and a village in Orissa
From a optimistic view point .. it can be called best of both worlds
Sunday, March 04, 2007
budgeted exams
Two things captured the limelight in delhi and kept the delhities on there toes. The General Budget for the year 2007-08 and the Board Exam fever. While the former was a disappointment in the financial corridors of most of the industries, the second was a sleep stealer for kids and there parents in there board exams.
Budget : for me the only thing good (which can be understood by my limited knowledge) is the 10k hike in the Standard deduction slab which means I will be saving 3k in taxes. Apart from that, there isn't much to cheer about in the budget. It has been not a popular budget with finance minister ending the tax holidays for IT and ITeS companies. Though there has been a good signal for Hotel owners. A tax holiday has been started for hoteliers to increase the public contribution in Hotels. This has been done keeping in mind the 2010 commonwealth games which will be seeing a major shortage in the availability of hotels and rooms. Another good thing in the budget was that there hass been some consideration for senior citizens and new scheme called reverse mortgage will be institutioanlized by the banks. Though the finer details were not given by the FM but broadly speaking this has been a good step to assist people who do not have any other source of income for survival.
Board Exams : THese two words still play a havoc on me. I start making mistkes while typing . But again this is part of life. There is no escape. Kids have to face it and they should actually to get the feel of the outside world. The Board provide a platform for the kids from different school to stand on a common platform. It is an oppurtunity to get the feel of the competition that they will be witnessing for the rest of there lives. But pressuring them to perform better or judging them by just there board exams score is not fair. What our school system teaches is hardly used in real life. How often do we sit and solve conical section problems in office or how often do we use the newton's law to write a piece code. Never. But we still tell them to study. Some points of exception are subjects like Biology where we come to know more about our bodies, accounts where we learn how to judge a company's performance or languages which are essential for all kind of activities. But again how we teach them defines what they will learn from it. If we teach the language just as a subject, they will by heart it and then forget it. But if the same subject is taught in relation to the industry so that the students can correlate it with them or there parents it will be easier for them to comprehend. Neways lot hs been said by more learned people before me and there is no point on putting it here. What lies now is for Board exams
1. Just be your selves. Imagine you are taking your school annual exams sitting somewhere else. That is it.
2. Relax 5 mins before the exam. I know some will like to see through some of the pages before entering the exam hall but that is primarily because you are excited. Try to calm your self down. Think of a comic scene that happened in your class and laugh your way out.
3. Have faith in you as your teachers,your parents and your God has the same in you. They trust in your capabilities and competencies.
4. Do not think how others are doing there exams. The need of the hour is to answer the questions to the best of your knowledge and concentrate on that. How they did you will come to know in sometime.
All the best for the exams and for our FM : "Get well soon Mamu"
Budget : for me the only thing good (which can be understood by my limited knowledge) is the 10k hike in the Standard deduction slab which means I will be saving 3k in taxes. Apart from that, there isn't much to cheer about in the budget. It has been not a popular budget with finance minister ending the tax holidays for IT and ITeS companies. Though there has been a good signal for Hotel owners. A tax holiday has been started for hoteliers to increase the public contribution in Hotels. This has been done keeping in mind the 2010 commonwealth games which will be seeing a major shortage in the availability of hotels and rooms. Another good thing in the budget was that there hass been some consideration for senior citizens and new scheme called reverse mortgage will be institutioanlized by the banks. Though the finer details were not given by the FM but broadly speaking this has been a good step to assist people who do not have any other source of income for survival.
Board Exams : THese two words still play a havoc on me. I start making mistkes while typing . But again this is part of life. There is no escape. Kids have to face it and they should actually to get the feel of the outside world. The Board provide a platform for the kids from different school to stand on a common platform. It is an oppurtunity to get the feel of the competition that they will be witnessing for the rest of there lives. But pressuring them to perform better or judging them by just there board exams score is not fair. What our school system teaches is hardly used in real life. How often do we sit and solve conical section problems in office or how often do we use the newton's law to write a piece code. Never. But we still tell them to study. Some points of exception are subjects like Biology where we come to know more about our bodies, accounts where we learn how to judge a company's performance or languages which are essential for all kind of activities. But again how we teach them defines what they will learn from it. If we teach the language just as a subject, they will by heart it and then forget it. But if the same subject is taught in relation to the industry so that the students can correlate it with them or there parents it will be easier for them to comprehend. Neways lot hs been said by more learned people before me and there is no point on putting it here. What lies now is for Board exams
1. Just be your selves. Imagine you are taking your school annual exams sitting somewhere else. That is it.
2. Relax 5 mins before the exam. I know some will like to see through some of the pages before entering the exam hall but that is primarily because you are excited. Try to calm your self down. Think of a comic scene that happened in your class and laugh your way out.
3. Have faith in you as your teachers,your parents and your God has the same in you. They trust in your capabilities and competencies.
4. Do not think how others are doing there exams. The need of the hour is to answer the questions to the best of your knowledge and concentrate on that. How they did you will come to know in sometime.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Weekly Edition
Hey,
This is saturday and I am still in office. Work load has been ascending for last 2-3 weeks but it was kind of enjoyable. I was liking the work with all the little things I am learning here and there. It has been so far a pleasure experience(leaving aside couple of incidences). That is it from my side.
Sensex has been fluctuating though out this week and so was the mercury in my office. But coming week should be more comfortable and cooler. By the way it is a saving time again. If you haven't done your investments, you don't have much of time left .The same is true with me. I don't know but everytime everywhere I find myself in direct competition with time and deadlines. It must have been an art which I have developed over all these years. No matter how much time I have to spare, I will always go down to the last hour,last minute & last second to complete my task.
Happened to see one of the demo videos launched by Apple for its new iPhone. It is truly amazing how they can catch the nerve of what people will like and revolutionise the market. Though others follow, but being first has its own sweetness.
I happen to come across a survey conducted by some Govt org. in India. The survey was to find out how much secure(financially) people in India are. The timeline for financial security was set at 1 year. The survey asked people what if there current source of income stops. Will they be able to survive with there current lifestyle for one complete year? Have they planned there investments to handle such a situation? Are there pockets deep enough to fund them for one year? The results they produced were startling. The survey was conducted in Rural and Urban india simultaneously and it was found that almost 70% people(not sure abt the exactness of this number but was definetly in this range) were not equipped to deal with any such situation. They were going on in life with the core accountancy assumption of Going concern . But the truth is life is not fair and unpredictable. It is better to plan for such circumstances now rather than repent at a later stage. What it also means that you should invest in such a way that even if stock market dips, you have other sources of income which can help you survive. How , I am myself not aware of but I am indeed looking for the answers to it. But one thing is sure, the mantra for tomorrow is not investment but it is diversification rather divestment of risk.
Such an approach may not give you very high returns but if done smartly, you should be able to reap handsome returns and that too with low risk
chalo
This is saturday and I am still in office. Work load has been ascending for last 2-3 weeks but it was kind of enjoyable. I was liking the work with all the little things I am learning here and there. It has been so far a pleasure experience(leaving aside couple of incidences). That is it from my side.
Sensex has been fluctuating though out this week and so was the mercury in my office. But coming week should be more comfortable and cooler. By the way it is a saving time again. If you haven't done your investments, you don't have much of time left .The same is true with me. I don't know but everytime everywhere I find myself in direct competition with time and deadlines. It must have been an art which I have developed over all these years. No matter how much time I have to spare, I will always go down to the last hour,last minute & last second to complete my task.
Happened to see one of the demo videos launched by Apple for its new iPhone. It is truly amazing how they can catch the nerve of what people will like and revolutionise the market. Though others follow, but being first has its own sweetness.
I happen to come across a survey conducted by some Govt org. in India. The survey was to find out how much secure(financially) people in India are. The timeline for financial security was set at 1 year. The survey asked people what if there current source of income stops. Will they be able to survive with there current lifestyle for one complete year? Have they planned there investments to handle such a situation? Are there pockets deep enough to fund them for one year? The results they produced were startling. The survey was conducted in Rural and Urban india simultaneously and it was found that almost 70% people(not sure abt the exactness of this number but was definetly in this range) were not equipped to deal with any such situation. They were going on in life with the core accountancy assumption of Going concern . But the truth is life is not fair and unpredictable. It is better to plan for such circumstances now rather than repent at a later stage. What it also means that you should invest in such a way that even if stock market dips, you have other sources of income which can help you survive. How , I am myself not aware of but I am indeed looking for the answers to it. But one thing is sure, the mantra for tomorrow is not investment but it is diversification rather divestment of risk.
Such an approach may not give you very high returns but if done smartly, you should be able to reap handsome returns and that too with low risk
chalo
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