1920-Movie Review

1920 is a recently released horror movie.
It stars newcomers Rajneesh Duggal and Adah Sharma in the lead

As the name suggests,1920 is a period movie.

The story:

Rajnesh marries Adha against his family's wishes. They are leading a happy married life when Rajneesh,kinda an architect with the government, gets transferred to Palambur or some similar sounding village.
He is assigned the task of building a great hotel at a site where currently an ancestral palace stands tall and magnificent. The palace, as it appears, is haunted and has a past.

How the ghosts of the past troubles and scares the hell out of the lead stars is what the movie is about.It also has a period love story beautifully unfolding in the last few reels.

The movie boasts of some fine acting by Adah Sharma.She has done a great job in scaring us. She is too good. The location and cinematography are also tempting.

The hero,Rajneesh, has great screen presence but acting wise, the role does not offer much.
The second heroine, Anjori Alogh ,has that required mystique and fetching look.
The special effects are pretty good for a Hindi movie.The director Vikram Bhatt has done a good job.

On the downside, the music is terrible,though one song, 'Aisa Jalta Hain Jiya' is haunting enough for such a movie. And the movie is bit slow at times, though overall,it is pretty sleek.

If you do not watch too many Hollywood horror movies (like me), then,chances are that you will like 1920 and get scared too..


Verdict..... Go watch it...but make sure you watch the movie in one go and not in bits and pieces over several days.

Sorry Bhai-Movie Review

'Sorry Bhai' is the only movie I watched in the last one month.

It is a simple well-shot,well-narrated,very well acted movie but has been ignored by the audience.
They probably did not like the tag 'Come fall in love-with your brother's bide'.
I am not western or modern in my outlook.I do believe in Indian culture and values.
But then, 'Sorry Bhai is just a movie, not a way of life.

The story goes like this....Boman Irani and Shabana Azmi play parents to Sanjay Suri and Sharman Joshi. Shabana plays a bit dominated kinda mom but has a good sense of humor.
Sharman plays a nerd scientist. Sharman and the parents live in India while Sanjay Suri is settled in Mauritius since the last 5 years or so. Sanjay has been more or less disconnected from the family and Shabana is upset over that as Sanjay has been her favoirite child.

Now,Sanjay Suri is getting married and he invites his family to Mauritius. Sharman and Sanjay's fiancee, Chitrangada, become friends almost immediately.
Slowly they get attracted to each other and that forms the crux of the story...

The attraction between Chitrangada and Sharman has been depicted beautifully...

Everybody has acted well.....Shabana Azmi ,as always, is excellent...Boman Irani is good..Sanjay Suri does not have a great role but is efficient ,especially in the scene when Sharman confesses and the scenes that follow...Sharman Joshi does not look like a Bollywood hero from any angle.....he has no charm at all but he is a very good actor,no doubt.
But the best thing about the movie is Chitrangada Singh..she looks the part..acts very well..has a husky voice....is sexy and appealing...all this despite her character not being very convincing..she has made it work.

Falling for your brother's girl is nonsense but as I said earlier, it is just a movie.

In short,' Sorry Bhai' is a light,romantic movie , has been photographed well.....has its doses of humor and is very well enacted by the key players...

Verdict : Go,watch it,preferably with your lover and relax.have fun.

Mumbai Terror Attacks:::Aftermath

I know this post comes a bit too late .After what happened,I was not really in a mood to blog.

The attacks began on the night of Wednesday, 26-Nov-2008.
Like many others in the city,the next few days were very hard for me, esp Thursday ,Friday and Saturday. There were rumors on Saturday that all the terrorists at Taj were killed but then ,in the next few hours, there were more firing.

There was anxiety,fear and anger all over.People were scared.People 'are' scared. The attacks were so brutal that it will take quite sometime for us to get back to our normal lives.

Many of us followed news all the time since Wednesday night till at least Sunday.In horror,we watched the attacks unfolding on TV/newspapers,internet,listened to the alleged terrorist's tape on TV and felt the anger and helplessness.

My eyes welled up each time I read about the casualties... children were killed....What kind of people are these terrorists?
The terrorist who called the TV channel claimed that they were doing this as a retaliation for the atrocities committed against Muslims in India. And the lone terrorist caught alive,the scary looking Kasab, said they were shown the footage of Gujarat riots and Babri Masjid demolition ,besides the crimes and incidents in Kashmir valley. The people behind the attacks, th chiefs of these terrorists ,used the above incidents to brainwash the youth and turn them into terrorists.
In order to eliminate terrorism, we first need to eliminate these leaders ,who distort the Holy Quran to support their own fundamentalist agendas and then, lure the gullible,uneducated and poor youth.

I admit some Muslims have suffered at the hands of the hardliners and their support parties. In Gujarat riots,women and children were mercilessly killed...The perpetrators even killed pregnant women ..in few cases,it was reported that they plunged trishul into pregnant women's womb and took out the unborn baby with that...all this while the woman is alive and screaming in pain...Many innocents lost their near and dear ones..many became orphans,widows .....
Their lives have been ruined forever by those extremists..There are some Muslim hardliners too who are cunning and use religion to create communal tensions...But the people who perished in the riots were innocent and normal...they did not have anything to do with communal riots. They were hapless victims of hard line Hindu radicals. and the Gujarat government encouraged the attacks then and those perpetrators were never punished

The Gujarat riots or the bomb blasts and terror attacks can not be justified in anyway. They are all crimes against humanity.

Some terrorists caught for carrying out some of the recent blasts have claimed that the Gujarat riots was their motivation. What are these terrorists thinking??
How can they kill innocent children,women in the name of retaliation? The people who were killed in the bomb blasts or Mumbai terror strikes did not have anything to do with the Gujarat riots.
And in what way and how,do they think by killing innocents they are going to protect Muslims?
They are marginalizing Muslims from the society as unfortunately they share similar names with the terrorists.

Even if one has suffered at the hands of heartless killers,if your relatives/friends have been mercilessly murdered, even if minor kids have been butchered in the cruelest ways by radicals , even then,.even if all these terrible, terrible things happened to one,he does not have any right to take an innocent life.

We must remember that the terrorists/extremists do not follow any religion. Had the extremists/terrorists been truly understanding and following the Bhagwat Gita/Vedas, then they would not have carried out the Gujarat riots. In the same vein,had the terrorists been truly understanding and following Quran, they would not have mercilessly killed innocents like in the Mumbai blasts.

It is the extremist leaders in both the religions who incite hatred and encourage violence. But it is always the common man who suffers. As the hatred increases, the leader's riches grow further ,where as the common man loses everything ,his dignity included.

The fact is that no religion preaches terror. We must also remember that 99% of Hindus and Muslims live peacefully. It is the rest 1% that are being targeted and lured by extremists.

We must know that 99% of Hindus would not have approved of Gujarat riots and in the same vein ,99% Muslims would not approve of the blasts. These so called 'Muslim terrorists' have tarnished the image of Muslims ,besides causing irreparable damage to many. It is sad to see suspicious eyes on Muslims by others but can we really blame them ,considering the way terrorists have misused the name of Islam? There can be a small fraction of bad people in all religions but then, we should not isolate the entire religion on that basis.

The terrorists should be handed the harshest punishment possible. Mutilate Kasab's body parts one by one and show it on television so that other terrorists ,esp the youth, get the message.
The Muslim bodies have done a commendable job by refusing to give Islamic burials to the slain terrorists. This step will probably restrict some youth from getting brainwashed by the hard line mullahs.

We must remember that we are human beings first.....God has given us the wisdom..we must be in a position to distinguish the good,bad and evil...what are we going to achieve by always being at each other's throats?

Hindus and Muslims have distinct cultures but are not we celebrating each other's festivals? Don't we have friends in each other? Friends who may not belong to your religion but has been with you thick and thin.

A Moving Experience- Mumbai Meri Jaan---movie review

I saw 'Mumbai Meri Jaan' yesterday.

And was totally moved.It is such a realistic movie.

'Mumbai Meri Jaan' is based on the 2006 Mumbai Train blasts. How it affects the main characters,that is what the movie is about.

The movie is so touching.I wish the terrorists would watch it, probably those heartless people will understand the pain a survivor goes through or how much it affects the family of the dead....Or the one who lost his right hand...he can never write again.........or the one who lost both his legs......
When you see the movie ,you feel their pain.....
I must say all are brilliant in this movie...
Paresh Rawal,Irfan,Kay Kay ..all accomplished actors.....But I was surprised by Soha's great performance...She is too good...as a performer,she is 10 times better than the much hyped Kareena and others...

Kudos to the director and the actors...
Sad it did not do well..We all should watch it.

Feeling the 'hooliganism' effects

Like you all know, we have been witnessing the Raj Thakeray vandalism since last many days.
A few precious lives have been lost and large scale destruction is still taking place in Bihar. Raj and his party have been successful in provoking hatred in the minds of people .It is really sad that he is successfully playing the game of divide and rule.

I would like to describe an incident that took place on 21st Oct 2008.

Raj had been arrested the previous night and there was large scale vandalism in many parts of Mumbai. My office ended at 5pm (as per schedule). I had recently seen Himesh Reshamiyya's KARZZZZ and badly wanted to watch the original. After office hours , snacks and surfing later,I sat to watch it on youtube. It was so well made and I wanted to complete the whole thing today. I was so engrossed in the movie that I did not notice I was the only left in my department.
It was around 10-.30 pm.

I left for home. It is 10 minutes walk from my block to the main gate(Yup,we have a huge campus). There was not anybody the way. Once I reached the gate,I had to cross 2 roads and then pass via a railway crossing. It is always dark in there and a Reliance employee was murdered the last week at the rail crossing.
Again,not a soul there. I gathered courage and crossed the huge rail crossing since there was not any auto or bus in the vicinity to take me home.
Once I was with the rail crossing ,it is another 3-4 minutes walk to the main road. And as expected, there was anybody on the way.
I expected to find a few people on the main road but alas, not a single one. The two restaurants I frequent were closed. And I was hungry .
Since there wasn't any vehicle,I decided to walk.It is 15 minutes from there

And I walked and walked...And then I passed through a bar- cum- restaurant. Normally,I would not goto such restaurants but today,was very hungry and all the regular ones were closed.
So I went in and got myself a table at the opposite corner of the door.

The place was,surprisingly,full of people...all in high spirits...

I kinda had some premonition that the place may be attacked and worse,I may be killed. And I thought it would be a shame if my body was found in a bar...People would say "Oh,he used to goto bars". So I messaged to two of my closest friends, Anwar(Thaslim) and Rahul that am in a bar for dinner since all the restaurants were closed.I hoped they would clear my name if something happened to me!!!!


But things went smoothly or so I thought. I ordered 'prawn masala' and '4 roti'. I was into my third roti when suddenly I heard loud noises( like bullets being fired).I immediately bent down my table.I saw the customers running towards the kitchen/toilet and I could see them totally frightened. 2 guys next to me were frozen but when they saw me bent down, they too did the same. The noise continued. Glasses were being shattered and the glass pieces were falling all over. I could see glasses falling on my chair (where I was perched moments earlier), on the table above( I felt it) and against my body. I immediately covered my eyes in case the pieces would fall into them.
As soon as the noise broke out,I did see the owner and security closing the main door. But still I was worried that the attackers may break in and pick us up. I dare not turn back, afraid those glasses may pierce my eyes but I could still see the terrified faces near the washroom. From their faces,I thought they were breaking in.
I was afraid,yes, but deep inside,I was not feeling that terrified,despite the fact that in the afternoon,2 people were killed in the violence. I am not known for being extremely intelligent or anything but I am really grateful to God for giving me the courage and act quickly and not panic.
Later i saw that the broken glass pieces did hurt some people, went into the eyes of a few.
I have been very lucky.

Anyway,the attack stopped after sometime and they left. I got up and sat on my chair. After dusting the glass pieces of my chair,I inspected my food.It was not touched. So i continued eating. But others were still at the washroom ,looking terrified..and some were hurt..Seeing all these,I lost my appetite.

But the prawn masala was too expensive (160 bucks),so finished all the prawns and asked the waiter to get the bill. Despite the situation,he was expecting a tip.So paid the bill and let him keep the change. I wanted to leave the restaurant. They wouldn't open the main door...finally,I was let out via a back door. Before stepping out,I did look around well and walked towards home. Another 10 minutes and eerie silence.

On the whole,I was quite lucky and shall be grateful for that.It is really sad such a non issue and a shrewd person's ambition resulted in the deaths of some people and destruction of so much property.
Our peaceful country has been caught in the web of hard line politicians who only preach divide and rule (region or religion) and terrorists in the last few years. We must all act before it is too late.

This is the time we should all stand together. We are human beings first..then Indians..then do we belong to a particular region....

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Meet Devshri...:-)

We were taught in school that we, human beings, can never match the high decibel levels of a lion or even the shriek of a peacock. Well,after joining Reliance,I came to know that I was taught bullshit.
More precisely,I must say,I realized this after meeting Devshri. Our entire department were stationed at H Block then. I was sitting at the corner,quite far from Devshri's seat. Still,I could hear almost everything she ever spoke.

We were not friends then. We used to just pass a wry smile whenever we came face to face.

Later, our department was shifted to B Block. Here ,the entire team was seated at one wing.
Devshri was a good friend of my team mate Reshma.Devshri herself did not have much work then( seriously :-)) and so she used to be at Reshma's desk all day.

Reshma and I used to sit next to each other and we were packed all day. We used to envy Devshri and her team. Somebody used to watch movies during office hours ,remember :-)

Once our was under control and we were able squeeze sometime out,Reshma and I would head straight to the pantry.Besides Reshma,Anwar(thaslim) and I,who were the regulars, Delcy,Im-a-raa-n and Minakshi would join us sometimes. Of course,Reshma was the catalyst.

What would we do there???? Besides tea/coffee, we would bitch against the establishment ,the seniors and how good some other organizations were. I was particularly impressed by Yahoo, which distributes chocolates to employees all the time, besides bean bags to relax.

Slowly, we started inviting Devshri and she happily joined us. When she was there ,the discussions would be fierce. Best thing is that when she speaks,she puts all her energy into that.
The result is very entertaining and animated conversation.

I remember when Reshma was discussing about a chap she least liked,Devshri pitched in "Woh aise kaise kar sakta hai,kit-na CHEAP hai". The stress was on the word CHEAP. We were very happy to have Devshri align with us ,especially after one of our esteemed embers parted ways and actualy became that chap's staunch fan. And Devshri was indeed a great asset for us.

And then ,talking about a certain lady they both did not like "Itna gir sakti hai woh???Jee toh chaahta hai ki jaake ek THAPPAD lagaloon"...Whe she mentioned THAPPAD,she had her hand raised. If any of us had given her a slight encouragement,she would have gone ahead and slapped her :-)

Yeah,one more thing I will tell you. Devshri used to attend interviews and then would discuss the questions with Reshma. While people do this secretly, Devshri's high decibel would ensure that everybody knew about it.

Once she attended an interview and then, Reshma and she were arguing about the possible solution. Reshma didn't agree to Devshri's solution,so inadvertently she blurted out "Arrey,Intervewer ne mujhe khud samjaya hai,phir tum kaise keh sakti ho ki yeh galat hai??"
I was quite far from the scene but I could distinctly hear .Actually,hear it loud.

Later, people would ask her about the interview and she would innocently ask Reshma "sabko kaise pata chala ki main interview pe gayi thi"??

We all had gone to a wonderful trip to Lonavla. Reshma,Devshri,Delcy,Im-ar-aan,Mitesh,Maulik,Anwar and myself. We had such a great time.
As I ate at every given opportunity, Devshri noted "Mujhe pata nahi tha ki Hashim ko khaane ka itna shok hai".Probably that is the reason she invited me to her dinner party at Kitchen,Varishta. The dinner was delicious...:-)

On her last day at Reliance, we decided to take her for lunch. Delcy,Im-a-raan,Sw-aa-pna, Devshri and myself went to Spices. Reshma had some urgent work,so she didnt come ( Actually,I think she did not have money then :-)..just kidding)

At the restaurant,Delcy asked her "Tumne apna childhood story hame nahi bataya". Since none of us were that close to her, I said "Common Delcy,that is personal stuff".I said because I was very sure that Devshri would feel uncomfortable to talk to us. But I was shocked when she said "ARREY NAHI YAAR!!!AISA KUCH NAHIN". Were I surprised?? You bet!!!!

And then,Devshri began her story. As expected of her,she put all her energy into narrating her beautiful story. She actually ,re-lived those times. She went through a gamut of emotions and expressions. She smiled,laughed, blushed,then she was sad,almost in tears and finally a sense of calm and happiness prevailed. Kudos to you Devshri,you are a real charmer.If I had the talent to be a novelist, i would have surely chosen her story.

Over time, I realized that Devshri is not just a very very frank and emotional girl ,she also has a very beautiful heart and a very good helping mentality.

Btw,forgot to mention that these days,Devshri's decibel levels have gone down a lot. :-) But all her friends would not mind at all if she goes to high-pitch through the conversation.

I wish her all the happiness in the world. :-)

Reshma and Rahul's last day @ Reliance

06-Sep-2008 was the last working day for two of my best friends and colleagues, Rahul and Reshma.




Reshma was my team mate for more than a year before being moved to another team. We sat next to each other and survived under extremely high pressure and heavywork load for close to 8 months.It so happened that other members of the team moved out and we were not given any replacement for along long time. We worked nonstop and put in hours almost daily. We did not get time even to spent sometime in pantry then . It was saddening because most of the other teams were quire free and enjoyed their time in office.Some of them used to watch movies during office hours.

We raised these issues and argued a lot during a meeting with all the bigwigs. Our PMs and the head and most of the team members were there.Still,for most part of the meeting ,we argued with the big people for not being given resources. And finally they relented. I am sure Reshma and I will never forget those times.


Reshma is one of the most intelligent and hassle-free girls I have ever met.She is cool, very self-confident,very talkative,full of life, can be very sarcastic ,has an amazing sense of humor and has tremendous mental fortitude to deal with the toughest situations in life ,with elan. But like any person,she too gets hurt sometimes and then I try to cheer her up. And most of the times,I have been successful. Likewise,whenever I am in trouble or I need any advise,she is always there for me with some intelligent suggestions.

I can never forget the times we spent in pantry along with Anwar(Thasleem) , Devshri( a late entrant to the scene), Delcy,Im-r-a-an,Minaxi.... We had such a great time discussing,gossiping, quarrelling,laughing,mocking at each other .


Rahul,on the other hand, is very calm , soft spoken and has a very endearing personality.
We were never immediate team mates as such ,though we all come under the same parent team (department) at Reliance. We became friends almost immediately after meeting each other and over time, we became very good friends.


Rahul will not think twice before helping anybody. By nature,he is quite reserved, you can say "SHY". But when he opens up and talks,you 'll realize he not only talks sense
but also has a great sense of humour. I still remember Rahul's animated face when he narrated his cat and kitten story.Some of his expressions are so funny that you can't help laughing your hearts out.

Rahul has always been there whenever I have been in any sort of crisis,to lift my spirits up,suggest some way out. I am sure all his friends will have similar stories to say.

But one thing I feel is he should learn to say "NO" sometimes,at least to people who try to expolit him (I am definitely not one of them :-)). I would say it is great to have such a nice,kind,caring entertaining,and intelligent friend. If you ask me, Rahul is easily one of the nicest persons I have ever met.

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And now about the farewell....
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Normally, when a person quits in our department, his friends arrange a small gathering , where in all the team members and the leads are invited. Now, it is a different matter that the person's best friends may not be his team mates.

Anyway,for Reshma,I decided to shy away from the norm. I invited all those people who Reshma was on good terms with. And yes,the seniors she liked.There were just 2 people from her team (actually,rest of her members had already quit) .
I got a huge and beautiful card for Reshma .We all scribbled in that. Then yeah,a beautiful Pista cake which she cut coyly ,as if it was her birthday. Then there were samosas, soft drinks and lots of chocolates. Beena ma'am spoke about her commitment to the organization and all such. Thens he herself gave a long thank you speech.
All in all she seemed to enjoy every second of it ,though she made us wait for 15 minutes before joining us. She was busy with the HR process.

Rahul belonged to ETL team.It has around 20 members (including ETL-OPS) and he is the most loved team member. So,I assumed they are giving him a grand farewell.
Turns out,Rahul threw a grand lunch party for almost everybody in the department. He did call me and said " I know you are fasting but would you like to join me still?" .I was already out of the campus when he called ,planing the farewell and getting the gifts for them. Anyway,it was a wonderful gesture on his part to invite so many people.

Rahul too was busy with HR and IT processes.By the time he called me to inform that he was on the way to join Reshma's farewell most of us had left. Otherwise, we could have combined and given a fitting farewell to two my very good friends.

Yeah,for Rahul, we did get a fun card with all our pics inside :-)...

What else?????
Well ,yeah,I got sweet personalized gifts for them and presented them personally.
What did I give?
You wanna know?
Besharmo...didn't I just mention that I gave personalized gifts personally.
Still you wanna know...Please...

Am not gonna tell you all even if you come personally to me and ask the same...

All peeping Toms here?????? :-)
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Though Reshma has quit Reliance, she is the same city.So,we can meet up often.
Rahul has got a job in some other city. So,I guess I will not be seeing him as much as I would meet Reshma. I am gonna miss both of them.

In this journey called 'life', I have met a lot of people, some good, some bad, some odd,some nice, some manipulative( lots at workplace) ,some with high morals ,some with zero morals. In short, they come in all shapes,sizes and kinds.

And yes indeed ,I did meet lot of nice people, made some good friends. And I would say ,Reshma and Rahul are two of the most interesting and greatest friends I made. Hope it stays that way.

Don't be too romantic

Happy Independence Day

A very very HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY to all :-)

My article in Mumbai Mirror

I am over the moon today.
I emailed an article to 'Mumbai Mirror',which is one of the most widely circulated newspapers in Mumbai,yesterday evening and today,to my joy,it was published.

It may not sound a big thing but for me it definitely is.
I am really thrilled,even though they edited quite a few things from my article.

As you all probably know,recently a little girl was attacked by a pack of dogs and they managed to tear away part of her flesh.Fortunately,the girl's dad and other people came to her rescue.
Last year ,2 kids in Bangalore were attacked and killed by stray dogs.Even then,the animal activists were against killing the strays...

I am posting the article here..........................(warning"My Language is not great")
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This refers to the article 'Feed that stray and pay Rs.500! (MM,August11,2008)'.
I believe that BMC has taken the right step in penalizing stray dog feeders. The number of strays in Mumbai is on the rise and many of us are having difficulty in sleeping at night because of the never ending howling through out the night.
In Bangalore, since the past past few years, many kids have been attacked and a few even got killed by stray dogs. The strays pounced on the kids and tore apart their tiny bodies.Imagine the plight of the parents who lost their little angels just because the stray dogs are allowed to breed freely.Despite this,the animal lovers were against putting those violent dogs to sleep.

I understand the concerns of animal lovers but we need to draw the line somewhere.
Agreed,it is not the dogs at fault but then the 'misplaced love' of the activists needs to be toned down. Lets not let Mumbai become another Bangalore in terms of dog menace.

Lets prevent cruelty against animals but lets also learn to value human lives more than that of animals'.

Thanks,
Hashim AR
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India's first ever Gold medal @Olympics

Abhinav Bindra has done what no Indian has been able to do so far.
As you all know by now,ABHINAV has WON a MEDAL at Beijing Olympics.

What a proud moment for all of us.

To be honest,like many of you,I too thought that India would be lucky to win a silver or bronze at this year's Olympics, despite our over-achiever Sania Mirza's tall claims about bringing home a medal. She has been called a safe bet for a medal.It will be great if she too could win one.

But about Abhinav,WOW,what a win.

Thanks a lot Abhinav for giving us this wonderful moment.

About Myself

Hi All,

Hope you had a good weekend.Mine was pretty bad.Had end term exams on Saturday and Sunday :-(

On Saturday,we had a small farewell gathering for a colleague,lets call her Lily.About 20 of us had gathered in the canteen.Among them ,my PM and 2 senior members.

We all had to say ,one by one,something about/for her.
My PM said Lily was like a daughter for her and that they worked like a family and all blah blah...

It was my turn now and I was merrily chatting with somebody.My PM(who is her boss as well) yelled "Hashim,it is your turn".
I said ,quite loudly (so that everybody could hear) " Lily had to work under lot of pressure and suffered a lot here,so I wish her peace and happiness at her new company".

Everybody laughed,other than my PM whose face was ashen because everybody knew she pressurized Lily all the time.


What am I trying to prove here????Is that on your mind now???

Just wanted to let you know about my nature. I can't pretend. I just can't stand people lie so blatantly.And I hate hypocrites.

But I must admit that what I did was not a very intelligent move.I need to be soft and nice to my seniors all the time to climb up the corporate ladder. Many of my friends and colleagues do that.
Day in,Day out.
I just can't.

If I do not like somebody,I can't be sugary sweet to him/her,no matter who they are....
I would rather not talk to them,than be extremely respectful in their front and talk cheaply about the same people behind their backs.

I am FRANK.What you see is what you get. My nature will get me into trouble often and I will never have too many friends because I am not diplomatically nice and boring or cunning.

And you know what?I did try to change myself. I did try to be sugary sweet to people I loathe, like some of my friends do but never succeeded. If I am not true to myself,then how do I sleep peacefully at night? If I pretend to be like someone else all the time ,how do I find my true self?

You can cheat others but can you chat yourself?That too ,in the long run??

Is all the buttering worth it?

Motivation

Hi Friends,

I am not sure if I am talented enough to write interesting stuffs but one thing I am very sure is that I JUST DON'T have time for anything these days.Too busy with work and my part time studies.

Anyway,I am uploading some inspirational thoughts I read in some site.
The thoughts are really good

Have a look.....

(It is long but please read through the end,it is worth reading)
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BEAUTIFUL WORDS TO LIVE BY

1.Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind. 2.You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future. 3.Love ......and you shall be loved. 4.God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with Him. 5.All people smile in the same language. 6.A hug is a great gift..one size fits all. It can be given for any occasion and it's easy to exchange. 7.Everyone needs to be loved...especially when they do not deserve it. 8.The real measure of a man's wealth is what he has invested in eternity. 9.Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it. 10. It's important for parents to live the same things they teach. 11. If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. 12. Happy memories never wear out.... relive them as often as you want. 13. Home is the place where we grumble the most, but are often treated the best. 14. Man looks at outward appearance but the Lord looks within. 15. The choice you make today will usually affect tomorrow. 16. Take time to laugh for it is the music of the soul. 17. If anyone speaks badly of you, live so none will believe it. 18. Patience is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears. 19. Love is strengthened by working through conflicts together. 20. The best thing parents can do for their children is to love each other. 21. Harsh words break no bones but they do break hearts. 22. To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. 23. We take for granted the things that we should be giving thanks for. 24. Love is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished. 25. Happiness is enhanced by others but does not depend upon others. 26. You are richer today if you have laughed, given or forgiven. 27. For every minute you are angry with someone, you lose 60 seconds of happiness that you can never get back. 28. Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, and where you are. 29. The best gifts to give : o To your friend - loyalty o To your enemy - forgiveness; o To your boss - service; o To a child - a good example; o To your parents - gratitude and devotion; o To your mate - love and faithfulness; --- Author Unknown....(not me anyways)

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Now,please don't forget these words of wisdom as soon as you exit out of the blog.

Print it and put at your workstation.

It will help you to attain greater patience and perseverance ,especially when you are frustrated enough to feel like slapping your boss or a dumb subordinate.