21 Things tu muse about..

Top 21 things an Indian does after returning to India from "US". Good One!
21. Tries to use credit card in road side hotel.
20. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of health conscious.
19. Sprays duo such so that he doesn't need to take bath.
18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'.
17. Says "Hey" instead of "Hi".
says "Yogurt" instead says "Curds". S
ays "Cab" instead of "Taxi".
Says "Candy" instead of "Chocolate".
Says "Cookie" instead of "Biscuit".
Says "Free Way" instead of "Highway".
Says "got to go" instead of "Have to go".
Says "Oh" instead of "Zero", (for 704, says Seven Oh Four Instead of Seven Zero Four)

16. Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbingevery time he steps out.
15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), andcounts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs)14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far aspossible(but deep down the heart multiplies by 43 times).
13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.
12. When need to say Z (zed), never says Z (Zed), repeats "Zee"several times, if the other person unable to get, then says X, YZee(but never says Zed)
11. Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY, on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY,says "Oh! British Style!!!!"
10. Makes fun of Indian Standard Time and Indian Road Conditions.
9. Even after 2 months, complaints about "Jet Lag".
8. Avoids eating more chili (hot) stuff.
7. Tries to drink "Diet Coke", instead of Normal Coke.
6. Tries to complain about any thing in India as if he isexperiencing it for the first time.
5. Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "mojule".
4. Looks speciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food. Few more important
3. From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airwaysby which he traveled back to India, even after 4 months of arrival.
2. Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits in India, tries toroll the bag on Indian Roads.

Ultimate one1.

Tries to begin conversation with "In US ...." or "When I wasin US..."

Beware! :-)

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Kaahe Re....

'Deep within the self is the light of God. It radiates throughout the expanse of his creation. Through the Guru's teaching, the darkness of spiritual ignorance is dispelled. The heart lotus flower blossoms forth and eternal peace is obtained, as one's light merges into the supreme light.'
Guru Amar Das, Majh, pg. 126, SGGS.

Kahae Re Bun Khojan Jaee:
Why do you go looking for Him in the forest? Although He is unattached, He dwells everywhere. He is always with you as your companion. Like the fragrance which remains in the flower, and like the reflection in the mirror,the Lord dwells deep within; search for Him within your own heart, O Friend. Outside and inside, know that there is only the One Lord; the Guru has imparted this wisdom to me. O servant Nanak, without knowing one's own self, the moss of doubt (Illusion of being separate from God and fellow beings) is not removed.
Dhanasaree, Ninth Mehl,

Kissa kuch ek unknown smiles ka...

So, it’s back to the university life once again. I have found some changes in my attitude to campus life… Hey I have started liking it, actually. I wanted to work in the corporate sphere for a while… and it was a just a welcome break.

I have some unfinished business to take care of here so let’s work on that now. Luckily I have my own room in library... an individual study carrel... which allows you to work without distraction.. but me being me will seek distraction of the virtual world. Loosing track of time. But considering the number of extra hours I put in it still is a better bargain..

Another thing, I got a wonderful desktop in my office.. 64 bit 3 gb and all that.. it’s the server pc.. apni research taan ghait hai.. te hun.. fir research progress n deadlines mandraana shuru ho gayeena.. so as a result, I have started spending my days and work till late nights in my office.

On my homebound journey in the campus shuttle one night. I sat beside 2 dark girls… and well they seemed to be in a vehement discussion. I couldn’t help but hear.. as my ears don’t have the power to automatically shut off sound when I hear it and that to when its loud. I found their topic of discussion very mundane and superficial at the start. One of the girls was expressing her frustration as she felt that she was being treated in a racial discriminatory way by the students (read guys) as when ever she would walk by an American or an Indian they would return her smile.. but the ABCA’s( American born confused Americans.. he he..no offense..) esp African American guys would not return the similar courtesy. This was unfair and unjust.. and all the guys were doing that 90% of the African American population did that to her and she was labeling the whole lot in that general behavior. Her friend was trying to convince her that yes, agreed some guys don’t smile back and show indifference but that doesn’t mean the whole population is bad.. there are those who do return this  courtesy.

Ok, now since this never ending discussion was loud and I started developing some sort of headache, my initial thoughts started from… well so what??  What do you care??

Does it matter so much?? Girl get a grip, what are your priorities?? … later on.. I realized… well come to think of it… what about the desis Vs the ABCD’s in the US … what about them? You ask.. aren’t we the same way.. segregating… .. isn’t it true that the desis avoid the ABCD’s.. the ABCD’s tend to stay among themselves though both desis and ABCD’s will have cross cultural friends, but rarely have I seen a close friendship among desi’s and ABCD’s.. a matter of smiles and keeping their distance and identities.. he he

I don’t know where their discussion would have ended cuz I reached my stop and got off the shuttle and went hope… blissful sleep!

But I still don’t care… as my priorities in life are far more important to me than this mundane happenings and occurrences… even if these things are there, I tend to not get futile discussions of this sort, but find other type of futile discussions all the same..:)

Keep a smile on your face today, for you may never know who may be falling in love with your smile! J

Time to Kill vs No time at all..

Sat Sri Akal Ji,

Have ever experienced the shortage of time to accomplish the tasks? And then one day, all of a sudden if everything comes to a stop… what would you do?

I am on my way back and without any prior notice or compensation; continental airlines have canceled my flight. I have been put on standby for 6:00 pm departure please note its 12:10 pm I reached Houston Airport. I am confirmed for next morning 6:00am departure. There is slim chance of getting on that one. The next one on standby is 9:10 pm.. confirmed for 6:00am the next morning. One whole day in Houston airport.. hmm = Time to kill L or J .. well its beautiful outside.. same as any coastal area.. Rain n thunderstorm.. so the wonderful idea burst I had of visiting the city .. got dropped as some good sense prevailed. I don’t know anyone in Houston and how do I kill time?

An interesting co incidence, I would call it… I had got stuck the same way in Phoenix airport too.. but it was only 3 hrs.. but this time the forecast looks like 12 hrs.  and being me I did manage to survive the last time and actually I do have some interesting ideas to try out today.. one of them being.. put in practice right this moment. Luckily, I found a very quiet corner this time so I hopefully will be able to come out with some ideas to entertain myself in a productive way. Being the phone addict that I prefer to be given a chance, however as ppl are unreachable due to various reasons I have to look for other ways to keep myself occupied. I need to get some paperwork started and as long as the charge lasts. I will try to get things done. So hopefully, I will be pleasantly occupied for the rest of my stay here. Happy in Houston.

Best Regards,

Nimrat

..how to have a happy life..

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.


TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.


THREE. Don't spend all you have or sleep all you want.


FOUR. When you say, "I love you," mean it.


FIVE. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.


SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.


SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.


EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have anything to look forward to.


NINE. Love ! deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.


TEN. In disagreements, fight fairly.


ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.


TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.


THIRTEEN. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"


FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.


FIFTEEN. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.


SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson


SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and responsibility for all your actions.


EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a GREAT FRIENDSHIP.


NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.


TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

Faux pas...

.. The employee turnover.. every 1 hour some one or another is getting laid off.. or turning in a resignation...

It creats mental stress.. in creative field.. u can't be creative at all times.. the inspiration comes in burst and spurts.. with sometimes a long dry spell.. so would that mean,.. there are vey high chances for someone's getting fired.. in those times...

aah.. and regarding my stupid blogging habit.. I am going to blame 2 persons from the same family.. for getting me addicted to reading blogs.. and starting my own.. and the more u do it.. the more addictive it is getting.. but knowing me.. after a while i will eventually wean off..

so here is something scary... http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/146115_blogger30.html
and as expected.. menu taan apna fikar pai gaya..

had to reread all my stupid boring stuff.. to see if i had by chance mentioned anything .. but i think.. i am ok so far.. and then too.. i don't have to worry about... this.. legality... cuz i am leaving either way.. par.. jehre main apne reserach di frustration zahar keeti payee hai.. :(.. je kite mere professor ne par layi.. :O.. fir.. aah oopar waale janaab waala haal ho jaao shayad..

but.. its worth reading his blog.. i liked it.. http://www.michaelhanscom.com/eclecticism/about.shtml

what an offence free method of seeking income as well... this can be a great inspiration to someone who has been after my case for almost 3 months now.. :P


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Farlo.... blogging n efficiency..

Of the three months that i worked in my present company, today is my first farlo. I called in sick today. Since yesterday, I have been having some sort of pre viral chills and aches and pains in my arms n legs. So last night before going to bed, I had decided I am not going to go to work today. There is really nothing going on at work these days. I am just writing my reports and making my presentation which is on this Friday. My future job prospects in this company sort of depend on this presentation of mine.

I remember, that last time i indulged myself in this sort of behaviour was in my college days.. I didn't feel like going to college on a monday ... so used to take a day off.. used to justify my decison saying that I am going to work extra hard .. completely ignoringg the fact that I did not do anything over the weekend and used to buy some extra time this way.. a very bad procrastinator's approcah.. thats me.. but well..

going a little back.. to the childhood days.. some days when i didn't feel like going to school.. ususlay because of some tiresome class or something like that.. i mysteriously used to develop stomach aches.. and once i developed and ear ache too.. :P .. I don't know why the parents usually tend to see through all these tactics.. it used to be winter days.. who wants to leave the cozy comfort of the rajaee and freeze to death travleing to school.. huh.. samajte hi nahi..

but when my fake troubles failed to have any affect on their sentiments.. I used to make decalarations of sitting home and studying effieciently.. . "See, mama.. I will save so much time.. I will keep studying all morning and till the time you will come back from your school I will have all the chapters learnt by heart.. :-) I will be a good girl.. :P
.. And.. mom would leave for work.. and .. tain tain tain.. the moment I hear the sound of the gate clik.. yahooo.. yippey.. used to jump up and down for joy.. all symptoms of pain.. and weakness.. vanished in thin air.. oh man what carefree days.. first things.. TV.. aah.. channel flicking.. till lunch time.. didn't at all pay any heed to Barema's warnings.. or even dhamkeeyan.. ha ha.. garma garam pakwaan khaaye .. aur so jaana.. kittabein.. jahan ki wahan hi reh jaani...

Chalo ji.. ab to shaam ho gayi.. so its time for mom to come home.. now what... tidy up everything ..even switch off the fan.. and wait for it to stop rotating.. tell tale signs of inhabitation.. somedays.. i even used to make sure the minor wrinkles in the bedsheet were in proper place.. how meticulous I used to be... and by the time mom used to come back.. she used to find me chanting my notes .. trying to remember everything so bad.. she would pat my head..
and that used to be my undoing... feeling ashamed that i didn't really deserve that.. I would usually start studying from that moment on.. but some days weren't so good.. jab meri pol khul jaaya karti thi.. and then.. you all can make out.. the rest of the story....

So, its lunch time already... I started out with good work intentions.. but...

I am 65 now...

this is my 65th blog, inspired with a converstaion.. I have some observations to talk about..
- I make lot of observations
- I get lot of inspiration from converstaions
- I tend to analyze and over analyze the talks.. post converstaion blues I will term it..
- I tend to be a bit selective in the conversation that I conduct these kind of postmortems in..
-- These are either talks with key people in at my work or
-- Long, lenghty talks with some freinds on a topic or discussion
--- or briefest talks with single key points .. That I happen to pay close attention to...

Key Learnings.. after todays talk..
- I talk too much.. :-( all about I me myself, India.. the system.. and ..bla bla..
- in reality i usually am looking for the other person to take the lead and talk.. about anything..
- I don't know how to put questions properly.. that could/would initiate converstaion..
- my agenda for random key converstaions turns out to be blank.. its by laziness.. cuz the earlier times I had agenda's .. I was armed with agenda/ and key discusssion points and ideas.. had a notes paper ready.. but.. the other party was not available for conversation .. and I found.. it all didn't matter either way.. :-)

Further Action plan :

- I need to learn to listen, it is irritating if someone drones on and on about themselves.. but not so if you are in an initial contact stage.. it helps to find common interests and things to talk about further in future conversations..

- The best talker is the silent listener, with intelligent questions..

I have just now imparted some key strategic communications skills!

With friends, i think it is boring to keep silent.. with friends.. one should talk on and on and on..

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vehla dimaag.....

hun te hadd ho gayi... inna time waste kar dittaaa... 3 months.. koi res progress nahi...
duneeyaa bhar di websurfing.. I don't know what I have been looking for.. all this time..

it is rightly said.. vehla dimaag shitaan da ghar.. jisde kol koi purpose na hove.. haha..
par hun times have changed.. I am all tied up in different projects..but I find I still can find time to do the things that I enjoy.. :)

there is magic in Now!.. Its beautiful outside... a cool drizzle..after about 3-5 months..

..I am having a bowl of toasted oatmeal n raisin...feeling on top of the world..this is the moment that I can get things done.. Miss G, nu report deni aa ajj shaam tak.. so I better get to work.. he he..

have a great sunday:)

I am going to look for a new suitcase, as the previous one from india.. woh beech rasste mera saath chor gaya.. this time i am going to pick an choose a sturdy n dependable piece..
you know what.. double entendre's.. ha ha..

anyways.. gotta go

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