A Small Helping Hand....
I arrived Holland on 9th november 2008. I came with two other colleagues of mine and after 10 days later a small person walks into one of my project managers room where I was demonstrating one product to the Project manager. I was standing the other side and all shook hands I was calm a person asked me donot you shake hands in India . That was the introduction I had with a techy guy. I then felt he is a small kid he might not know things properly. But I was confident that he is technically fit.

I then started interacting with him slowly started calling him by name , today I call him younger brother. I truly feel he is one who have helped me a lot. He was calm and a great support in many arena's of my 6 weeks time period. Though he works for the same company location wise i am in Benguluru and he is in Chennai. I want to stay in touch with this person till I am here on this earth, I must admit that he is a great help to me. I thank GOD for giving such a nice person who is famously called thambi. Best part about him is he listens to me and he responds to me as quick in any milli second. I thank you thambi for treating me so well here.
We will stay in touch and be as cool as you are and GOD will show you a nice girl as a partner and you will surely be happy with her entire life. Come back home safe....... No corrections of HINDI AND ENGLISH from monday on words.. ENJOY....

A PASSING CLOUD.....
I am in Holland for the past one month and few more days. I am here for a reason , the company for which I work has a Country business unit here in Leiden and i am sent here for a project support as an implementer. I had done my part of work here so far . I have many things to share here while I was working I had memories which I can cherish always and I had bad dreams which I feel no one should get it in their lives.

We meet many in life we feel we should meet them again. There are few whom you just meet and you feel you should not meet again such people in life. I have met one such soul here. I have a problem basically which I only can deal. I shown my mind on my face. I had a call on second week with my manager almost threatening me that I should be normal with people I mean this soul whom ai am referring. I know what it means to me . After a week or so the Project manager asked me (local person) can I talk with you. I was almost in tears when he started off the whole conversation that went on and on I was blamed for nothing till date for a simple reason that I donot talk to her. I feel I have my freedom to choose whom to talk and whom not to.

In that phase of life I met a nice sweet colleague of mine whom I can never forget in life. He took me to his office let me cry and take out pain infront of him and he told me some one is playing politics here , he assured me that he will talk to local project manager. I felt this is a passing cloud in life. I have unde went more than anyone here. I feel I am not fit to work in this company anymore. As I need to with stand financially I can not take this decision very easy. I am leaving Holland soon in another few days I will go back to my country and decide.

I might have been wrong in deciding things, when one imposes things on you forcefully we as human tend to do the same. This is what is happening with me some one try to sit on my head and say hey look you need to be good with her I will never be. I need to get convinced myself for being good. I hope that day never comes. People were judgemental about me. They decided and labled me what I am. I am calm because every measuring scale is used here will be used to measure our own self by almighty.
But before I sum up I have met many good people here I wish them success in their life…..!
Bless me guys so that I get out of this passing period soon...!

A healthy Heart…..

On the heart day we keep hearing so much on the FM’s and many channels about the tips and the kind of risks that we all are undergoing now a day.

One has to take care of their own health. No one takes care of themselves we all worry about many things in life but is there any minute where we sat back and thought about our own life. We talk about mouth watering food which is always not so good. How many of us eat timely and eat healthy food.

Some of the risks that I thought I should share here …. If you are all aware start taking care of them does not neglect health for any reason.

Be aware of your riskAn excellent way to find out your risk of heart attack or stroke is to know your parametres specifically those associated with fat (both abdominal and as a proportion of height and weight), cholesterol and blood pressure. Too much fat, especially around the abdomen or waist area, increases the risk for heart disease and stroke. So do high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure. Fortunately, all three risk factors can respond to changes in diet and physical activity. Medication also can help. Also,
Know your blood pressure: High blood pressure usually has no symptoms, but can cause a sudden stroke or heart attack. Get your blood pressure checked.
Know your blood sugar: Raised blood glucose (diabetes) increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. If you have diabetes it is very important to control your blood pressure and blood sugar to minimise the risk.
Know your blood lipids: Raised blood cholesterol increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Blood cholesterol needs to be controlled through a healthy diet and, if necessary, by appropriate medications.
Take Action
Eat healthy. Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as a variety of whole grains.
Exercise. Make exercise a regular part of your life. Each day, do at least 30 minutes of physical activity that raises your heart beat. Recommended activities include brisk walking, dancing and sports such as tennis and basketball.
Drink lots of water. At least six glasses a day
Reduce salt intake. It can help to reduce blood pressure
Watch your cholesterol. Choose foods containing unsaturated or monosaturated fats. Avoid foods containing saturated fats, trans fats and cholesterol. Eat fewer fried foods. Eat lean meat and fish.
Maintain a healthy weight. By avoiding obesity and overweight, you’ll reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
Stay on track. If you miss some exercise or eat an unhealthful meal, just get back on track.
Monitor progress. Keep track of your achievements and reward yourself each time you reach a goal.
Check up. Get your blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels tested regularly.
A Hearty DietDiet is a significant modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). An unhealthy diet is high in saturated fats, salt and refined carbohydrates and low in fruits and vegetables.Fat
A diet high in saturated fats and trans fats leads to abnormal levels of fats in the blood, a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
Saturated fats are found in animal products. Trans fats are oils that have been hydrogenated to turn them into semi-hard fats; they adversely alter the fat levels in the blood.
Saturated fats should be replaced with unsaturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, which are beneficial for heart health. Olive and canola oils and nuts are sources of monosaturated oils. Soyabean and sunflower oils are sources of polyunsaturated fat.
The essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6 are found in oily fish, nuts and seeds and actually protect the heart. Where fish consumption is high there is a reduced risk of death from CVD. One should eat 1 to 2 servings of fish a week as part of a heart protective diet.
Saturated fat intake should not exceed 10% of total energy and for high-risk groups, like people with diabetes, total saturated fat intake should be 7% or less of total energy. Total fat intake should not be greater than 30% of total calories consumed.
Salt
A diet high in salt increases the risk of developing high blood pressure, a risk for CVD.
A universal reduction of about 3g of salt a day would lead to a 50% reduction in the number of people needing treatment for high blood pressure.
A universal reduction of 3g of salt a day would lead to a 22% drop in the number of deaths resulting from strokes and a 16% fall in the number of deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD).
Fruits and vegetables
Low fruit and vegetable intake accounts for about 20% of cardiovascular disease worldwide.
Adults should consume at least 500g of fresh fruit and vegetables a day or 5 to 7 portions a day.
Nuts
Eating nuts regularly is associated with decreased risk of CHD.
Nuts are high in unsaturated fatty acids, low in saturated fats and improve the fat levels in the blood.
Nuts are an energy dense food source and must be eaten as part of a balanced diet.
Wholegrain cerealsWhole grains have dietary fibre that has a positive effect of blood fat levels, lowering the risk of CHD.

An Accident which has shown me a hope….

Yesterday that is on Tuesday and the dated 15.07.08, as usual I was on my way to office there is a place called BTM 2nd stage Land mark is Indian oil petrol bunk on the left hand side on my way while I am coming from Jaya Nagar.

There is a signal and that’s a four road signal I was standing as the vehicles were all …. Suddenly I realized I am half on the ground and my vehicle full on ground. One fantastic driver sitting in a luxurious Innova stuck my vehicle with out realizing that the signal is still ON (RED)… Another brave personality lorry driver next to him gave a second push to the vehicle as the vehicle was on the ground he could not see and he thought he can move on by then the signal was off (Green light on, which means vehicles can move). I found very difficult to get up as the half leg of mine was under my vehicle .

With great difficulty I got up suddenly two men from some where came to help me . I should say they are GOD sent to help me .. Two got the vehicle up from ground and the other man could realize I was limping he went on asking me …

Are you fine ?
Can you ride the vehicle to office?
You did not get hurt na?

I did not see his face but later when I could such a handsome , I felt like just staring at him forgetting all the pain. He seeing me at that situation took my vehicle from my hand and took it to the corner of the road as I was at the middle of the road.

Repeated the same set of questions I now took out my voice and said I am okay after limping all the way from middle to the end of the road.He just walked off … Felt I should meet him again and offer a coffee at least .

Pray GOD that he should be safe where ever he is ……….

Job Hookers/ Changers

There is a program which is telecasted by NDTV Good times channel, I was regular follower of one program called ‘Lounge’. Normally the program gets telecasted from Friday to Sunday at 11:00PM and there will be a replay on Monday at 9:00PM. Hosted by ‘Rajat Kapoor’ very nice program. Leaving aside the program details.

I happened to be so lucky while I was browsing through the channels last night I happened to see suddenly this channel all smiles, felt very nice after one and half month close to two months I was totally detached from the TV channels of my choice.

The topic for the discussion was Job Changers, as per routine three guests were invited for sharing their personal views and idea’s. The first guest who’s name was Fizal (forgive me if the spelling is wrong) He is by profession an add designer, he changed four jobs for the past 3 years. He said his first job lasted for about 4 months and then so on and so forth. The second guest is a lady forgot her name she is working for an corporate bank in Mumbai she has an experience of 12 years in which she changed only 2 jobs. The third guest no clue where he is from but he is modest at his talk.

The basic discussions went on and the reasons for any one to change job an expert psychologist says ‘ A fine morning you get up and feel that oh GOD I have to go for work’ this is the hint for any one that they are fed up of the job and its time to see to move on(I feel daily the moment I get up). Not only that one good point is when one person is changing jobs he is taking lot of risk, it is time consuming also 6 months before the search and 6 months after getting into new organization. There are many things involved in this. We can not say that the stable person learns more than the person who is more involved in changing companies, learning depends on the individual ability. We can not blame any one for any reason. We ought to keep one strong point in mind that one has their own difficulties, which they alone know. Not only that the pressure of getting more earning wise is also major factor for one to see for opportunities. They also said that the age factor and gender factor which is very predominant in one’s decision making. I don’t totally agree with this point probably some where down the line these also could be factor for the decision making

Like e.g.: Male is the bread winner of the family who has to work hard to get more money to satisfy the family. Females have lesser responsibilities comparatively in this area. Age the one in early 20’s can take risk and see as he is very independent.

One more there are some companies which fail to use the knowledge base that’s available with them. They rather concentrate more on building business and stuff but forget to use the capacity one has. This is the strong feeling that I am having right now. I feel I am under utilized not blaming anyone. I want to move on. Join me in my prayers so that I get a job where I can stick to it for minimum of 5 years and deliver my best in what ever way it is possible with my potentials.

A NICE AND THE LAST EXPERIENCE ONE WOULD NEVER WANT TO ……

I am here in Bangalore when I landed here first thing I felt was the cold breeze and one of my friend telling me see Bangalore how nice weather it is .. Second thing he showed me is a girl going on a bike with a guy almost as if she needs him to be very near so that she donot need to breath even . If she does not hold him then he might run away kinds. Imagine to this my friend tells me Bangalore is very fast and nice place to hang around. My foot, just by holding some one so tight we are not going to have them as good partners.

Another horrible experience I have ever had with any auto- rickshaw fellow. I had to go to Tirupathi from Bangalore on the same week end.While I was returning back some how with great difficulty of few buses that night from Tirupathi to Bangalore. I found one seat in one KSRTC bus which is pushback for name sake (I mean the bus seat). I reached Bangalore around 5:30AM in the morning . I opened by eyes to see dazzling flood light in the bus stop , which happened to be the last stop. Got down from the bus after collecting change from lady conductor . First meeting with an auto driver who came on his own as soon as I got down . He demanded double the charge of meter(suppose if meter is 200 I should shell out 400/-, Hmm My father is one Anil Ambani to pay so much). I denied and looked here and there for some help .

Imagine the fate I donot understand Kannada ,speaking is far to imagination. Second person came to me asking one and half of meter(this seemed okay to my savings mind). I said ok fine better than the first one. He took me a Bangalore tour, where I was half asleep and controlling to just see if he is taking me to the right place ot not. I had no clue where is Softzone, outer ring road. I was careful enough as I had called one friend back in Bangalore the day before reaching Bangalore. I only knew that it is outskirts of Bangalore. The moment I saw Shoba apartments I had a light in my face. I some how could reach to the apartments SHOBA JASMINE , this is the place where my service apartment is….! I got down saw the meter 200 bugs I took out 300/- and gave the auto person. There my miserable time started. He abused me to the core. The security fellow could not help me. He came in side the apartments asking for more money. I took out finally 50/- bugs and gave him adding a line that I donot have anymore.

He tells me people who come from village to this place do not understand the importance of auto’s. More over when you can not afford this why at all you had to hire it. I was silent as I did not wanted to break my head.My friend gave me a caution that auto’s here are terrible. I only could understand what he meant that day after experiencing this.

This was one horrible experience I had ever had in my life time……

GOD save this country and the people here lift us from the places we are in right now and show us better life....

Auto-Rikshaw:An Auto rickshaw (auto or rickshaw in popular parlance) is a vehicle for hire that is one of the chief modes of transport in India and is popular in many other countries. It is a motorized version of the traditional rickshaw, a small three-wheeled cart driven by a person, and the velotaxi.

The 3 mistakes of my life……

Those who have interest in reading Indian author novels must have definitely heard about this novel.

The author is Mr.Chetan Bagat. He wrote three till date and I must proudly say that I have finished all three novels of his writing. There are simple to understand and very close to our lives as we live in India and we are Indians.

I found chapter four very interesting as it talked about maths. I should not reveal the story but can not stop myself from explaining after reading those. The story is all about one small business man’s life. Who is G.Patel , I mean chethan knows him with that name, he is one who has lot of passion to Mathematics, I am sure he will come up in life. I had the similar stage in life.

Ish is his friend and he has a charming and beautiful sister who hates mathematics like me. She wants to clear her medicine which has mathematics for which her brother(Ish) takes the help of G.Patel’s help. One more interesting personality is Ali who is very interesting when u assess his psychology… Very interesting . If I explain everything here I am sure chetan is going to curse me.

I enjoyed reading the novel. It is very nice…….!

Author:Chetan Bagat

Note:

Iam not in any promotional process of this novel found it interesting so shared it here...!

LIFE IN METRO….

Staying in a metro is equally painful . I should say I am amongst those one unfortunate personalities who landed up in a place called Bangulu . I am not sure about the spelling. Hell with it , there are list of complaints I keep sharing with people . I thought I should post it here as well…..

When I was leaving Hyderabad I never felt that I will miss the place so much that I would shed tears for taking such a bold decision to move to this place. I must say there was not a single day which did not go with out my tears and pain.

First thing is my company which took over is having all rude policies which are from internet policy to the viewing of desktop calendar , so on and so forth..

I must say I miss the facilities of the office we were in before. I never had problem like this in Dhaka either. I was feeling I am working for the best of the facilities in Dhaka also. Here unimaginable.

I donot want to hurt some one’s feelings about Bangalore(correct spelling). I personally did not like this place. I am not sure how long I need to stay here . But keep your prayers so that I find some way out to leave this place.

BE AS HONEST AS REALISTICALLY POSSIBLE……!

Must be wondering as to where we heard this from and does it sound very familiar…? Those who have watched NDTV INDIAN of the year award under the category of best entertainer in HINDI , Shahrukh Khan got the award and some one was asked to ask a question: ‘A one line advise for the politicians’ Though it became a big sentence this was so catchy for me …

Can not believe how many times I watched the same thing again and again. One thing is certain I feel that he is one who talk sense and I do remember in one more interview he was asked to talk about the media he had put it in a way where it was so nice to hear … I am sure that this person really talks sense . Coming to the actual meaning of this whole sentence it carries a real weightage which every one need to understand and put that in practice for our country to become strong in many ways…..!

We all hope that programs like ‘Force India’ will really bring some meaning and value addition to the vision 2020….. !

A New year a new beginning and many challenges in life ….

What to say and what do we do about the years that are running so fast

Many a times we might have not realized that half of our life we just spent aimless

Many of us have had a wonderful time and we must have thought about our new year resolutions even .

What matters at the end are we being helpful to people … Are we kind to our own people

Are we selfish? Let us examine ourselves in understanding our motto of life ???

What are we for here on this earth ….A basic Q

What do we take from here …………Second one

What are our goals and aims of life…..

What kind of life are we leading to reach our destiny…

Are we thinking to harm some one in anyway ….


Let us first answer ourselves which is most important thing to do

Years approach and years run by …. We might not have realized things as we are very busy in still understanding the basics.

If the creator comes to you and asks you the same we are answerable to him …. First we are answerable to ourselves….

Let us pray and hope that this year brings in a lots of meaning to our lives……..