I PUBLISH, THEREFORE I AM

The final edition of ERGO magazine invited readers to write on ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING , how could I miss out on this!! I gave a 200-250 word article which dint get published exactly the way I penned but got proofread (sort of) & summarized before getting published. Authoring an article somehow gives me a high...;-)..silly but worth a space in my shelf. I AM SOCIAL (my article)--the last/rightmost article (if you've got some time- enlarge by clicking the image for a good read ) PS: When I went to scan this article in my office, I tried telling them it's not personal, it's official..but how? ;-P PS: I wonder how many people might have given their articles... Fact: ERGO is circulated to every other big shot office (IT for sure)...so invites would easily cross a 50,000 mark if not a lakh..you know what I am trying to say right!!...;-P PS: Another fact: nobody gives a damn, who wants to write!!..I want to ;-)....ERGO is safe as long as there are people like me...but ...

Dedicated to a guy in my office There is this person I know in my office who just talks logic & tries to be a scientist in his conversations (not literally). His modesty can sometimes drive people nuts, never listens to anyone for his work issues coz it's always his way or the highway. At times, he acts as if he is listening to you but he might just be nodding without understanding a word...he usually does it when you talk negative or if it's a drag, that's how he flushes the unwanted. Whats the irony? Morning h e comes to the office, eats good healthy breakfast & listens to some soulful music to calm himself, then he would search google & webmd .com for insights on men's health & other such health related articles, apart from the usual work. Then while returning home he smokes a couple of cigarettes & pours in some booze in his system. Again, the next day morning, the same healthy breakfast & health article reading. Who is he trying to fool? It...

If you are looking for logic & reality in the menu then you've come to the right place but if you want proofs or the so called expert comments then try some other blog...;-) When in school -- "He got a 90, his life is settled", "He got in so & so college, his life is settled" When in college -- "He got that amazing job, his life is settled", "He has his father's business, his life is settled" When in office -- "once you get a long term project, your life is settled", "He got an MBA from an ivy league college, no problem for him, his life is settled", "He gets a pay of 30 thousand per month, his life is so damn settled"," 5 years you mint money in the US, leave the job & come to India, your life is settled" On life -- "just get married to him, your life will be settled" ...sigh Talks on a big shot -- "He has all the money in this world, his life is settled", "How...

Would you please shut the F up!! People use this line 'don't/dint have time' quiet often, it's just a part of every god damn conversation. Do your shitty stuff all day & then run short of time to do what you gotta do on the first place. I am no saint but I am self complacent with the way I spent/invest my time..;-)..wise ass!! Needless to say, the main cause of the line 'dint/don't have time' is improper prioritization of work . We tend to do stuff which is the easiest then head towards what sucks the most (that's really who it is right!!); In the same line, we do the least important things first and save the most important ones for the last...that's really sick,really really sick. Don't procrastinate !! ( hah !!...you pervert, I know it sounds funny), if you do procrastinate (again!), it's all because you don't prioritize. Whatever it is, prioritize man! That's really a life saver, it takes time but the time is really well spe...

Everyone is this freaking planet has an idea about something or the other, advises & ideas are in plenty. Each one of us can relate to a subject/business & put in some effort to make it lucrative. So, there is nothing jaw dropping about someone having a business plan & the so called Idea , as a matter of fact even I've a couple (actually more than a couple) business plans in my mind (some even on paper). let me repeat it for the 7 millionth time!! every possible thing has been there and done before , so, these ideas have already been pondered upon & realistically it brings out no earth shattering stuff from within. What really matters is executing or at least simulating those ideas to bring it closer to reality. Have an IDEA ( no big deal ) Know how to execute it ( good ) Really make people to get some sense out of that execution ( eureka )--- this is the climax Of all the things I read about business, I clearly see that 'out of the box' thinking is not wha...

I just don't wanna make any point (no wait i do, but in the end ;-P). More than often people get drawn into things they dislike , which reminds me of some thing like "if you stay at one place for long, you become that place" - Rocky Balboa It's so damn true that there is no going back i.e. even if you stay/hang out at a place you dislike (if not the most) for long , you eventually grow into it & end up liking it. Of all the people who know me, I've actually had a phenomenal drift in my thinking...I kinda like what I'm doing (I've started to like IT/Software job profile)....I know!! I hated it the most but now I say this (stability issues...even with jobs ;-P..lol) One of those off days for my brain. On the phone - "whatever it is, do all that you can..you will do good...just don't worry about anything and never let go of your interests, keep your prospects safe & keep preparing....you never know, the thing you thought of doing today...you...

It's a first weekend of the month, today as usual the newspapers are full of ads (just like any other day). But why did " The Hindu " have a solid 8 pages+ 5 pages (extras) on SALES, DISCOUNTS & the so call SAVINGS?? Its an easy one, coz people have just got their pay which is ready for disposal...;-) Consumerism is in our blood, faltu ka kharch is really a part of life. Now, it's not that I JUST realized about what I said above (just to make things clear). Its just that today in the store, I couldn't push myself to buy those discounted stuff even after cutting that 40% off the so called actual price tag, it was really not worth it. Why suddenly does a price tag matter to me? that's coz whose hard earned money is put to use (my own), for around a year now; from when I started working, there is nothing which is branded in my collection...back in time when my parents purchased everything (they still do), I really dint care about the price tag &...

Not a milestone but what the heck " I got featured in an IT magazine "...isn't that cool!! But, this time we voluntarily gave our picture for getting published (how desperate??). ERGO is an amazing newsletter (duh!!...I was kidding, it kinda sucks) but one good thing about this magazine is that it's free in all big shot corporates (to my knowledge,it's there in all IT companies) & the Indian mentality goes like " Anything which is free is more than welcome " (so, it's got a huge readership...;-)). Thats our gig in the column PARTNERS IN CRIME (Do read the excerpt below it) (click 2 enlarge) PS: its not my first time, I've already got featured in the national newspaper & ya a couple of hyderabad magazines...;-) (what crap!!)