what does not sport teach......

i've been associated wid sports.. rather shud i say.. various sports wer kind enuf to associate themselves wid me for d past 12 years... n god bless.. my body was n still s pretty much fit n in shape to allow me to continue playin till now.. touch wood.. :)


volleyball,basketball,TT,cricket,athletics,badminton n chess to name 'em.. are the ones which i've been into.. n in a few of them, i'm still "in" in various capacities other than playin too.... at a slightly professional level ..


when i started out playing... i was an admirer of team games... they teach u a lott more than d individual events...they bring out the true character in you... teach u to be together,work as a team,help u strengthen ur will-power,u learn to sacrifice.. teach u to handle pressure.. u learn to share.. give n take.. n u learn to handle diff people... u learn to enjoy success n brave defeat.. look at a challenge right in d eye... u learn to be unafraid.... u learn to be happy for others doing well.... u cry together when u lose... only to come back stronger.. together.. to get back to winning ways...


what prompted me to write this post .. is again an incident.... a 16 year old's parent...in an under-16 cricket match.. advicing his son... to play for himself... be selfish n not care about the team 'coz it was his performance that'll get him to d state team.... wen this came from a parent.. shocked d hell outta me..... n the outcome was such that,this kid ran out 3 other players in that game of cric... n he did no good to himself too....scored a paltry 33 as he ran outta partners.. he he... was goes around.. come around....

we had never thot about all these thing wen we were that age,... all we wanted to do.. was to win.... n wer were my/our parents.. sitting @ home... nobody bothered to even ask me how i played on a particular day.... so it's eventually the parents who sow these seeds of selfishness into these kids... i wouldn't believe that a 16 yr old kid can be this cunningly selfish....


to hell wid these people.. next tym there's a kid to be coached... it's d parents who'r gonna be interviewed... so beware..!!!!!


Cheers..!!!
S

Differently-abled..... ????

Every morning... on my way to work.. i walk something around 3 Km... which is d distance between home n office.... i start early.. walk at my own pace... enjoyin n observing people n stuff around me.....people racing against time .. to get to work... the metro trains... children on their way to school... restaurants buzzing with activity .... the odd cow drawn cart.. the cobbler spreading out his tools.. expecting business for d day...from sum1 like me who walks by....

it was sometime back.. long back i guess...3-4 months ago.. i saw this Blind person... i'd rather call him a person with a third eye.... lets call him DA... ok... walking slowly.. slower than me... with his stick or whatever.... u call it.. i dunno the name.... on the same way to my office....
dunno wat came about me.. i just offered to help him on his way..... so here was i.. escorting DA to wherever he intented to go.... n left him somewhere he wanted to go... that was that....
we didn't exchange words.. not even 1.. other than the place wer he was going and a heartfelt "thanks" from him....

i had totally forgotten abt this incident... wen this monday.. i happened to see this person..another third eyed.. i didn't even recognize his face... so dumb of me... when i offered to help him.. his happily agreed.... i held his hand... and we had just taken a few steps together when he stopped.... turned as if to look at me n said .. "sir.. have you helped be once before...?"
i was like"err.. i don remember..."
he shot back at me saying.. "i know u've helped me out before.. i can feel ur hand... it's d same..... mayb u don't recollect me..."...

i was dumfound.... neverthless i asked him where he was going when he said"just hold my hand sir.. i'll tell u d directions"..we started walking again...i let myself be guided by this person to a common junction..where we parted ways... and i reached office... that whole morning.. i couldn't concentrate on work.. coming to think of this incident... can sumone who just held my hand for 10 mins.. 4 months ago... recognize me...? just by touch...

what is this guy... Blind.... No way........!! i don't think he considers the fact that he can't see as a disability.. i won't b able to recognize someone lik tattt... will i b able to tell a Rs.100 note from a Rs.500 note.. blindfolded... No way..... But i guess he can ....
I admire the sheer will power of these people to take on life.....!!!! It's just child's play for them....

and what am i cribbing for in life haan..... i need no goddamn reason to crib.. i just need to be grateful to lord almighty for all the good things in life...!!! Dhanyosmi....!!!

Cheers..!!
S

good writers... they're a rare breed...

i've 8 unfinished posts..various topics... saved drafts.. that i need to get done wid n publish... but these random thoughts take up priority to be posted first..i guess.. so i still got more time to work on ma unfinished posts.. :-)

so here i was taking to this one helluva amazingly good writer [ read OHAGW]... on what it takes to become a good writer.... we were actually xchanging these views... n OHAGW had to leave d conversation half way thru ...

after OHAGW left... i was lik thinking what actually makes a writer good.... what makes me go back to a writer for more.... what extra does this good writer give his readers..... am not talking about writers who actually write only on one topic or vertical....
thinking of it generically.. a good writer's writing must make a reader think....

to make d reader who's a layman lyk me.. think.. and stimulate my kinda dumb brain intellectually.... the writer's gotta think... think matured thoughts.... intellectual maturity.. n this comes about with age.... and the kinda company that u maintain.... the ppl around ... and a good writer matures early.. than the others...

a good writer(GW henceforth) has to hav versatility... by saying that i mean.. he's gotta know alleast somethin abt anythin under the sun... and this versatility cannot be achieved by xperience or over tym... it comes again by reading.. reading lots.. reading loads.. reading about various stuff... various topics... understandin n analysing 'em.. So wen ya read lyk 100 times,mayb a 1000..more than wat u write... u achieve tat refinement of thought...

and not to mention d talent 2 write.. that flair.. that inborn somethin which enables one to write n connect wid ppl... to ezplain a one liner over a page n vice-versa.... n not having to search for words to do it..that flow...inborn talent.. that's somethin that comes to a person from ABOVE....!!!!!

so read.. ponder.. understand... analyse... think... connect thoughts wid other stuff... putting it down in simple manner... does d trick ...

n wer was i.. yeah OHAGW.. was tellin me that there's no constructive criticism coming around.... n that theirs truly was not the best writer around among peers...
Buddy.... i dunno wat ur intentions are... if ur writing for passion or for a noble prize... i guess it's d former...at such a young age as that of urs... wid the whole world ahead... u jus gotta understand.. ur competing wid nobody other than ur own self... u jus need to better urself.... each tym.. every time.. that's competetion...if you're able to read whatever u've written.. a 1000 times over.. n enjoy it each time u read it.. get that smile on ur face...n don't get sick of it... ur there...!!!

u've got urself that inborn talent from above.. versatility n maturity s what u've gotta develop... u need some kinda mentoring.. not very sure how exactly to go abt gettin tat... maturity will happen over time... hang on till then.. n to make that happen early is for which u need to mak tat extra effort..

i ain't part of tat crowd which praises u all d way.. but knw wat.. criticism right from d word go.. n ppl tend to show off an attitude towards such criticism.... so u always tell ppl all that's good abt 'em.. before telling them wer they've gotta put in some extra bit of effort.. which areas to work on.. take it frm me.. it works.. try it out..good luck to u.....!!!

i knw OHAGW doesn't have access to my blog and doesn't read it... n some day wen tat happens.. if at all it happens... these are just my views...not wat the world thinks... i can't opinionate on behalf or the world na...

i don't even know if am fit or qualified enuf to talk d above stuff... jus that these thoughts come up n i type 'em down before they pass away... i can't hold on2 thoughts u c...
thoughts come.. thoughts go.... am i d thought ?????? nopseeee..... what am i then... wat r these thoughts.. needs some self retrospection i guess.... :-?

Cheers..!!!!
S

loved ones....

people whom we miss d most wen they're not around.. r d people we love most...

and today i happened to spend 5 n a half hours.. and that 330 minutes exact with sum1 very dear to me...


coming to recall all the emotions that went thru us in this very short time..
we hugged..smiled..laughed..blabbered.. called each other names.... cajoled...pulled each other's leg.recalled past memories..... argued.. fought.. stopped talkin 4 a small while...got back together...hit each other..(for having fought in the first place) and fought again... laughed again..hogged together.. ran together.. raced against time....had an adventure....
and at last had moist eyes while we parted...


even thou we know we're gonna get back together next week to spend puja hols together @ home.. but still... all this happens..


guess that's what happens wen siblings get back together after a loooooooooooong loooooooog while... :-)


S

stoopid,insane stuff.. i don't care a damn...

Was going thru all d old mails from long back..deleting unwanted mail.. archiving needed ones when I chanced upon this mail written by me way back..may be a couple of years ago…

Way back then.. I was fresh outta college,looking out for a job in my area of interest(read AOI)…( I had turned down a handful of lucrative offers in IT coz it never appealed to me one bit.. sittin infront of a comp whole day.. sucks…. Atleast to me.. I can talk 2 people.. write…but I can’t interact with a machine which doesn’t bother to reciprocrate…: ) ..

Campus placements were fullov IT companies(No core companies.. not even 1 )…I took ‘em jus for d heck of it… getting selected n turning these offers down used to be the order of the day..

So I happened to see this Ad in a daily and sent my resume over to this one company in my AOI,for which they asked me to attend a training on my own cost… this stupid mail of theirs went straight to my trash…

Around 5 months later.. I had the same hellova company….callin me down to attend a seminar and tak up d same training programme .. where I was asked to pay again…

The transcript of the mails is out here 2 read..
This is the mail from the company:

Dear Mr.XYZ(that’s Me)
Sub: Training cum placement

This has reference to your biodata sent to us for a suitable job in our organization. As you are a fresh / inexperienced candidate we can take you for employment only after you undergo a training with us. Details of the trainin are as under…

TRAINING DETAILS FOR INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES
BATCH – XI

The training period is ONE YEAR (TWO PARTS)
PART – A

TWO Months FULL TIME in house training at our Premises - 6 Days in a week (Mon to Sat) from 9.30 am to 5.00 pm with lunch & tea breaks

PART – B
TEN Months “ON JOB TRAINING” in our on going Project Sites anywhere in India.

Around 300 HOURS OF INTENSIVE TRAINING including HANDS ON PRACTICAL TRAINING ON (THE FULL SYLLABUS OF ENGG. THAT I’VE BEEN THRU LAST 4 YEARS)
SCHEME – I (INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES)
POINTS TO BE NOTED

¯ In House Training
During the in house training the expenses towards accommodation, food and local Conveyance has to be taken care by the student.

¯ On Job Training
After the completion of two months IN HOUSE TRAINING the Candidates are arranged to attend the `On Job Training’ in our Project Sites – anywhere in India.

¯ Benefits

Ø Please note that during the ten months “On Job Training”, the candidate will be paid Rs. 5,500/- EVERY MONTH as follows:

Stipend - Rs. 2000/-
Site Allowance - Rs. 3500/-
Ø Provident Fund – Trainee will be made member of PF at the time of deputation for on job Training.

Ø On the stipend amount of Rs. 2000/- an amount of Rs. 240/- (12%) will be deducted and an equal amount will be contributed by the Company and total amount of Rs. 480/- will be remitted to the individual’s PF account. An individual who continues to be a member of PF for 10 years will become eligible for family pension scheme.

Ø 8.33% of the Stipend amount paid during the previous calendar year will be paid as bonus before Deepavali festival every year.

Ø Attendance Incentive will be paid along with the Stipend to such of those Trainees who have not taken leave during a particular month.

Ø If a Trainee happened to work on weekly holidays / festival and national holidays he can avail Compensatory Off during the same month or will be paid one day Stipend.

Ø Trainees will be provided free shared accommodation and local conveyance (from place of stay to work place) project sites as applicable to our Team Members. However Trainees have to bear food expenses and wherever mess facilities are available they can take food and share the expenses on dividing system.

During the “On Job Training”, you have the liberty to try for any job on your own. However, if any candidate leaves us during this training period for his betterment, he will NOT be eligible for any further stipend. Moreover you have to give atleast two weeks notice to the management to avoid the sudden disturbance in the project work. If you complete the full training, we will absorb the candidates in regular roles.

The candidate has to strictly adhere the attendance during `On Job Training’.Any leave is considered as `loss of stipend’ leave only.
COURSE FEES
Registration Fees (Rs.) 5000/-

1st installment(Rs)35,000/-

2nd installment(Rs)35,000/-

Total Fees(Rs)75,000/-

One time Payment Fees(Rs)72,500/-

The above fees is inclusive of Registration Fees, Admission Fees, Tuition Fees, Examination Fees, Lab/Practical Training facilities, Course Materials, Visiting Lecture Fees, Stationeries, etc.,

OUR NEXT TRAINING BATCH (XI) STARTS BY **/**/****
“ONLY LIMITED SEATS”
Those who are interested to have their career in instrumentation can join this training program. Please collect the application form with details from HR dept. by paying Rs.50/-

NOTE : The amount can be sent through post / courier by means of a demand draft in the name of “!@#%^$*&*,” , payable at ($&*^$%($&.

My reply to them....

Dear Mr.%^$($)$)$),

Kindly view the attachment below sent to me by your company. I hope you are aware of the fee structure charged by you for the two month training period.

Do u think by charging such exhorbitant rates your firm will be able to teach and impart training in the same syllabus that an engineer has learnt in 4 years of an engineering course within a short span of just 2 months...?

I'm sorry..I beg to differ..

and after the initial training period the emolument paid to an engineer is just Rs.5.5 k? don't u think you are just exploiting fresh engineers.....? atleast engineers who have undergone training for two long months in your company where they learn what they could not in 4 years while they were in college deserve more than just 5.5 k...?dont u think so?

i treat this as a good way of making money adopted by ur company..collecting fee from d candidate and paying him twelve months salary from his own money...it would be better if your company kept away from sending such emails viewed just as crap by most who just delete it.....and i pity those who are mislead by your mails and finally join you... atleast please don't contact me with such offers in future...

it would do a world of good 2 your company to offer an enginner a job rather than trying to get the same amount of money(Rs.75 K) which is the coll fee for full four year course.....

Hope not to hear from you with such dumb offers in future....,

Thanks for spending your precious time to read my email...

regards,
S
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and i haven't heard from them since then.. problly they've already spammed my mail id.. good for me i guess.... rofl...

i really dunno whatt sparked me to write back such a mail then.. but that's how i am... i can be cutthroat n ruthless when such way too stoopid things crop up in front of me... may it's jus a piece of my mind....

all ya freshers outta coll... tak it from me.. it ain't worth to work in a job lyk tat... and all ya other ppl readin this.. come back for more .... :-)