M.A.

One of my friends got degree in both Tamil and English. I was just boasting this to my friends that see how determined that guy was to get a degree in languages and was explaining about his temperament to achieve such distinction. While we were seriously discussing about this one of my friend told me that he too got such a degree. We were all perplexed as we had heard that the guy did his graduation in some other stream (Commerce).

Then one of my friends asked "Buddy! then you were supposed to have become a lecture in some college. Why you came into the IT field and making our lives miserable".

For that he replied "Did I say that I did graduation, my friends called me fondly M.A M.A (In tamil which means UNCLE) which is also a distinction right". After saying this he giggled.

We are still searching for that guy as he escaped from the clutches of our hands after this scene.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Critic as Artist, 1891

Count on your Enemies!

On birthday of Abimanyu's wife, he bought a gift for his wife and presented to her. The uniqueness of the gift is that it will tell which person/ thing is there in the person's mind. When abimanyu's wife looked into the present it showed Abimanyu coz she always think about him. At that time Balarama came and enquired whether he can check whats in his mind, it showed a battalion of army with he himself marchin in the front. Everyone was busy checkin what is in their mind but Krishna remained silent and not getting involved in this act. So Abimanyu tried Krishna and enquired him y not he. For that Krishna told if you people come to know who is the person in my mind always then you all will astonish. But people still persisted to show him. Finally Krishna agreed and sat infront of the gift, the gift shows the face of SHAKUNI. Everyone asked y him, for that Krishna told the following " you all people will think about me only when there is something good or bad happens in my life whereas SHAKUNI will always think about me on how to destroy me thats y he comes first".
"So count on your enemies you will become famous very quick."
Disclaimer: Not very sure whether this incident really happened in Mahabharatha, it was told by my friend and found to be interesting so posted this.

Hate the sin, Love the sinner

Mahatma Gandhi

Lights On! Start Camera! Action!

Recently i came across one of the beautiful site, explaining the nuances of photography. After seeing the website i was spellbounded as if just woken up by a dream. There is definitely a third eye needed to see the beautiful sceneries revolving around our every day aspects of life. Kudos to the photographer and definitely one should not forget that you need high resolution cameras to get those stills captured.

For that you need to spend some bucks :)

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People come into your life for a reason

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away Some times they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season.

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant.

How to create good work habits

We first make our habits, and then our habits make us: John Dryden (poet, critic).
Dryden couldn't have been more right.
Take a small action that you perform every day. Its cumulative effect (over days, weeks, months and years) could be huge.
Let's say, in 2001, you decided to read a new article related to your field of specialisation daily. By 2006, you would have read 1,825 articles by just devoting 10 minutes to this habit everyday. You would have also enhanced your level of knowledge, expertise and authority in your chosen field.
Avinash Johnson, 28, a graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology -- Kharagpur, has handled challenging assignments with General Electric during his stint with them. Now a senior software professional with Oracle, he has a high stress job with multiple demands on his time. According to Avinash, his life would be chaotic without good work habits. He zeroes in on four habits that have helped him the most.
1. Avinash religiously maintains a list of tasks to be done and sticks to it, updating the leftovers in the next day's list.
2. To handle the stress, he meditates for 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes after coming back from work.
3. He replies to e-mails immediately after reading them. This habit, he says was the hardest to develop, but is extremely rewarding. It saves him time; he does not have to go through the e-mail again, which he would have had to do if he replied later. It also reduces the clutter in his inbox -- and his mind.
4. Avinash does not carry work home, though he is always tempted to do so. This has helped him maintain the much-needed balance between work and life.