Getting along with people is an art!

Getting along with people is an art!


All of us have to get along with  mixture of different characters around us! Being office environment, school environment, society what may be!


     We tend to align our response in favor of others for people who we like.
     We tend to think why cant others do mind their own business instead of poking into my activity for whom our thoughts do not align.


It happens most of the times for most of the people.


But keeping our space for ourselves and getting along with people is an art!


It is the way of life!

Unplanned activity really messes up the mind!

Yesterday was perfect example for me, how a day will start and end, if I don't plan my activities...
Everyday is an experience which teaches me either how days should be or how things not to be!! Learning never ends for a day!
Yesterday taught me how most of the instances would pass and how a situation will unnecessarily hinder my regular work (what you thought or how your time like to be)


Supplier visit was planned at Bangalore. Ticket was booked by my HR.


Learning #1:

Usually: I take print out of tickets well in advanceThis time: I took print out last minuteLearning: Never wait to take the printout 

Learning #2:

Usually: I arrange my packing. Since this was only one day trip, nothing much was taken except for additional sweater in my laptop bag along with Lapps.
This time: I regularly carry 1/2 foot steel ruler in my bag. This will be used for any immediate linear measurement.Learning: Being a steel ruler, security check in at airport asked me completely take off all the stuffs in the bag and checked again. Need to re-arrange everything. Not to take steel ruler when travelling in flight (Though, finally, it was given to me).

Learning #3:

Usually: I arrange for my return travel to airport as well.This time: I was concentrating on supplier visit and missed arranging for return travel to airport (This cannot be an excuse).Learning: Not to repeat this again.

Apart from 3 learning's, there are much more learning's...


Thanks to cab driver, who has driven 80Km in 1.5 hours in congested Bangalore traffic. Without him, I would have not caught the flight.
Somehow, last night, Bangalore airport was bit free and could able to complete check-in faster.


Planning makes a man's life easy!!! 
I would never redo the same mistakes as there are so many mistakes to do (on the lighter note)!!

Listening Music is self-enjoyment! Playing Music is enjoyment for self and for others!!

Listening Music is enjoyment for self! Playing Music is enjoyment for self and for others!!


Right from every person's childhood, music is always been a part of him / her in every action or the other. Its the way one notices or neglects it.


Most of the time during my school days (even now), I hum film songs, when I walk from bus stand to school and vice versa... It was a nice experience, memorizing film songs and humming them... I was waiting to see Doorshan channel (DD1 and DD Metro then) to listen to new songs released then.


I still remember, it was Fim "Roja" (for non-tamil readers.. Film directed by Mr. Maniratnam, Music scored by Mr. A. R. Rahman, National award winning film, Most of the people of other states are also aware of this movie, as it was dubbed and released in Hindi, Marati, Telugu and many other languages). All songs were damn good.  Then, I was die hard fan of  songs of "Kadhal Desam" (Tamil movie). At one point of time, "I thought that when I grow up and when I buy walkman, I need to have it"... But later, so many songs of A. R. Rahman are hit... And whenever, those songs are heard, I feel nostalgic!


My interest on music, shifted from film songs to Carnatic and Sufi songs.
Even though I am poor at the basics of fundamental of Carnatic music such as "Swaram", "Ragam", "Thalam" etc etc, I love listening them though I dont understand the basics... I would compare that with non-engineer enjoying engineering output!!


Listening music gives pleasure to the listener!!! However, to make others as listener is still more pleasurable event. To do so, one must play music...  On the kidding note: One can also play music on laptop or ipod to make others to enjoy music. But I did not mention that.


Playing music in an instrument gives pleasure to self and others (Of course if, played properly).


In the same context, I always wanted to play an instrument from my child hood, which never materialized.  But now, it is not the so.


I started learning guitar last week. Three classes over. Wow.... Notes and Chords are the basic one. I am learning them one by one... Hope by soon, I will play basic and easy songs....


I have not come to a stage, where I can say that I enjoy myself of my music. I am still under the initial learning curve. But I can surely tell that I enjoy myself playing guitar and learning to play an instrument...


Happy Playing!!!

Tasting tasty food!!

Happy Eating!!!

Being away from my home makes me to cook and eat at night.. I enjoy doing so and I feel comfortable as well!!!

In the event of cooking everyday, I keep trying new dishes whenever I feel and want to!!!

New dishes: Dishes, which I have not tried making earlier...

Of which, recent exploration was "Kozhukkattai"... It is famous South Indian dish mainly made during "Ganesh Chatturthi". 

Saturday evening was so empty. Emptiness was not in kitchen or in fridge... It was in my thoughts. I was thinking something and could not concentrate on me. That was my first Saturday after coming back from my home staying nearly 2 weeks... My entire thoughts was circling around my home! I thought for a moment "How home sick I am"! Really surprised me.

I generally do cooking / listening to music / busy with my friends or parents over phone / whenever I want to engage myself. I chose to prepare new dish to fill my time. Quick dish came to my mind is "Kozhukkattai". I prepared it.. To my surprise, it came out very well. I could not imagine the situation. 

Entire heart filled with happiness created by my tasty “Kozhukkattai”. I always feel so proud, if I try anything new and come out well.

I generally don’t wait for others’ appreciation. Here also, I appreciated myself for preparing mouth watering “Koshukkattai”.

I told myself “Happy Eating”!!!!

Children are the fun-full humans in the world!!! Admiring them makes me even more fun-full!!

Children are the fun-full humans in the world!!! Admiring them makes me even more fun-full!!


I always admire seeing kids... Especially when they cross me on the road, their innocent face takes me along with them! Whatever mood I am in, if I see a kid, my mood immediately transforms to pleasant!!


There are few reasons!!!


Reason 1: They are the best teacher in the world. They teach me how to be happy. They teach me how to do things as I wish. They teach me how not to be bothered unnecessarily by others' comment for unwanted stuffs...


Reason 2: They are brave. They never fear!


Reason 3: They never feel sorrow. They are like mirror... If we smile, they also smile!


Reason 4: They own beauty in everything they do!


Reason 5: They never have enemies!


Many reasons could be added... I cant go back to my child hood. However, I can keep my thoughts and actions young by admiring children!!!!

Price raise in Tamil Nadu!!!

Price raise in Tamil Nadu (TN) is the hot topic in the state...


TN Chief Minister though explained why she has raised the price, it was convincing from her point of view and from TN govt point of view.
But, if I put my shoes in peoples' leg, its really not possible for me to digest.


Until and otherwise, it would be benefit for the welfare of the state and treasury, it could be taken at positive step. But I don't think that would happen as the ministers and brokers only would be benefited out of the price raise.


I was talking to my mom and dad that we would need to adjust such a way that our monthly budget would take care of all the price increase and shortage does not occurs. We were discussing on the budget, where to adjust. The obvious point came out to reduce the savings! And no other cost reduction could be thought off, as we run our family so optimally.


But at the same time, I was also thinking that our family could manage these price raises. However, there are many other families in TN which could not manage these sudden bomb on their budget. Day today bus fares almost doubled, milk price as well increased to considerable level. Already people are under tremendous pressure due to petrol price rise and day by day increasing gold rates. Now gold is almost becoming not-reachable heights for certain class of people. Land price.... Many people dropped the idea of buying lands or houses...


The TN govt should have increased the prices in steps and not doubled like this. It really affects people very much.  There are so many jokes floating on FB for price increase! But it is not just a joke and its people's pain.


People who work in industries pay the taxes (rather they are been forcefully deducted). But industrialist and many people, to my knowledge don't pay full taxers. They should not be questioned rather should be taken for ride. All people who do not pay taxes to be straight so that the price increase burden does not affect the common man. This is one of the ways that immediately came to my mind.