It happened on a wednesday-3

The whole country ( the news channels I mean) seems to be shouting and highlighting how the governement is in effective.I remember one notable news clip on NDTV where they Barkha Dutt showed a citizen holding a placard " Mr Terrorist; I survive despite of u ;Mr. Politician I survive with .......................... " (sic) { I m not sure ,how it ended }

Well. the point I try to make is this - if things are affecting people so much why dont they get out and do something.
If an X personality says that heads must roll and they feel bad about the whole thing - why do they not start a movement ?

Well its time to stop talking and act, is it not ?

It happened on a Wednesday -2

Today office was abuzz with the events in Bombay.The general feel and attitude was how the terrorists cud plan in such elaborate fashion.
They wanted the police to be stronger effective having more teeth ,how Manmohan Singh is ineffective as a PM who cant motivate and even questioning why POTA is not being implemented..
I liked what Ratan Tata said - its time the govt.learns from its past mistakes .. its been 26 years India has been facing terrorists attacks" (sic)

I think that summed it up all.

It happened on a wednesday

In the movie titled"a wednesday' naseeruddin shah plans the hostage release drama. It took another wednesday for terrorists to attack Mumbai so dastardly.
Look at them do it so boldly just when we were not expecting it.I was completely clueless about it until my friend from Pune told me in the morning.
I feel sad for Taj Palace- the hotel is more than 100 years old and it always been under terror attacks .The news channells will now start talking about how intelligence failure took place ,blame the govt and the usual blah blah- it makes me not watch TV at all for sometime ( though I dont have one yet).
It eventually had to happen on a Wednesday !

Suddenly everything has become a bore - my mind has gone for a holiday it is not getting any stimulus intellectually. All friends in banaglore are getting married or have already got married.Loneliness and boredom are staring right in my face.
I have taken up assignments one as a researcher for Greycaps and another as a member of the contributors panel for carpemanna.com (a blog venture started by my closest pal).
But even then suddenly everything has become a bore.

Terrible time with AIRTEL

Never buy a data card to access internet expecially Airtel.
I had a terrible time to access gmail and send some important mails only becos of the datacard's connecting speed. Efforts to get it rectified is another story to tell..

I am shifting

to my friend's place in Koramangala- its a good place to be in - quality of life that I seek is just spread all over.

Movie review- Quantum of Solace

Movie once again is not like the Pierce Brosnan ones- no gagdets only brawn. The movie also shows the emotional maturing of Bond with Daniel Craig in it.

Score- 3/5

Movie review- Dostana

Its gud - makes u laugh at the theatre .But at the end of it all the storyline has not much depth,it plays on "gay men' theme built solely for the NRI audience.
The second half is dragging as well - the movie clicks only becos of the 3 characters - PC ,AB and John ,with women audience ogling at John and the men at PC.

Overall - 3/5

What MBA does not teach u

1.Relationship mgt.
2.Doing even the smallest things the sincere way- we learn to google all our projects/assignments.
3.More importantly, how to make our bosses look good.

When I was away

When I was away..
We were in touch
Every other day
When I am in town
We dont speak to one another
Why are we so distant
When we are so close
And so close
When we are away?
Is it becos
We take the other granted
Or just that we are simply
Busy.....

RSVP

Trying to be in touch

Whenever I try being in touch with people I get the feeling that I am interrupting their pre destined orbits- that I am not welcome in their pre set path of daily routine.Its like a meteorite coming in the way and colliding with a planet.
Is it partly I am not welcome or is it that people are really busy that they forget to breathe and smell the roses.
Come on, it cant be both the things at the same time - some in fact dont even bother to be in touch and respond to only when they are sought after or an idea is suggested to them to catch up and when they eventually do it appears to be a herculean effort from their side to spend quality time.
For me its a simple case of priority - if its important people will call up amd try remain connected.Unfortunately,when I decide on this I end up doing the contrary-the eternal fool that I am.

The power is back

and am watching Superman Returns !!

I was watching Superman Returns

and the power just went off !!

Kishore

Koi Hota..
Jisko apna
Hum apna
Keh lete yaaron..
pass nahi
tho door hi hota
Lekin mera koi apna

India on the Moon

Yipee !!!! :)

Orkut

Guess what, people who I actually care for have not written me a testimonial yet !!!!!!!!!
Why ??
I really dont know and this makes me feel sad...sigh :(

Full text: Obama's victory speech

Democrat Barack Obama has become the first African-American to win the White House. Here are his remarks to a huge crowd in his home city of Chicago:
CHANGE HAS COME
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voices could be that difference.
It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It's the answer that led those who have been told for so long by so many to be cynical, and fearful, and doubtful of what we can achieve to put their hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a better day.
It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.
PARTNERS IN THE JOURNEY
A little bit earlier this evening I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. He fought long and hard in this campaign, and he's fought even longer and harder for the country he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.
I congratulate him, I congratulate Governor Palin, for all they have achieved, and I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on that train home to Delaware, the vice-president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years, the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady, Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia, I love you both more than you can imagine, and you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the White House.
And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother is watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight, and know that my debt to them is beyond measure. To my sister Maya, my sister Auma, all my other brothers and sisters - thank you so much for all the support you have given me. I am grateful to them.
To my campaign manager David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best political campaign in the history of the United States of America. My chief strategist David Axelrod, who has been a partner with me every step of the way, and to the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics - you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.
VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to - it belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington - it began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston.
It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause.
It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy; who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep; it grew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on the doors of perfect strangers; from the millions of Americans who volunteered, and organised, and proved that more than two centuries later, a government of the people, by the people and for the people has not perished from the Earth.
This is your victory.
THE TASK AHEAD
I know you didn't do this just to win an election and I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us.
There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after their children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage, or pay their doctor's bills, or save enough for their child's college education. There is new energy to harness and new jobs to be created; new schools to build and threats to meet and alliances to repair.
REMAKING THE NATION
The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - we as a people will get there.
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president, and we know that government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree.
And above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation the only way it's been done in America for 221 years - block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.
ONE NATION, ONE PEOPLE
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek - it is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It cannot happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.
So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism; of service and responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves, but each other. Let us remember that if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers - in this country, we rise or fall as one nation; as one people.
Let us resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let us remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House - a party founded on the values of self-reliance, individual liberty, and national unity.
Those are values that we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours: "We are not enemies, but friends… though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection."
And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn - I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your president too.
AMERICA IN THE WORLD
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world - our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.
To those who would tear the world down - we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security - we support you.
And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.
For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
A HISTORY OF STRUGGLE
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing - Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons - because she was a woman and because of the colour of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America - the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes, we can.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes, we can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes, we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbour and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes, we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "we shall overcome". Yes, we can.
A man touched down on the Moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes, we can.
THIS IS OUR MOMENT
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves - if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?
This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment.
This is our time - to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth - that out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism and doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: yes, we can. Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.

"PS- posted without anybody's permission " I got this text as an email forward and thought should share through my blog

Being a kid - I

One of the earliest memories that I have from my childhood days is staring at the open Calcuuta sky from my 3rd floor balcony.I can remember the vast expanse of the sky in front of me and me holding on to the grills.There would be nothing beyond and somehow it wouldd keep me captivated for hours.
I also had this tendency of putting my head through the biggest gap in the rails and jutting my head out.It was scary for my mom and I got this incrediible happiness when I proved her fears of my being stuck,wrong.

Another of my early memories was waiting under the big gulmohar tree for my school bus and would often wonder why the tree was so huge? Why did it have these red flowers,aand probably this explains why I love trees today!

Ah,it makes me feel so wonderful when i have a relapse of such kind- why did we lose our innocence ?