Working life

23 years on an average is wasted preparing to get a job.
This is 28.75% if our life (assumption based on average life expectancy of 80years)


We all know each year has 365 days.

On an average private companies have 10 national holidays and an employee gets 30 days as paid leaves.

Saturdays and Sundays makes up 104 days in a year

To conclude we work 221 days in a year and end up spending 60.5% of our working life waiting for a weekend or a holiday.


If we assume that a person works for 30 years. We waste 18 years waiting for a weekend or a holiday.

Based on the assumptions above if we live till the age of 80 years we waste 41 years .i.e. approx 51% of our lives working waiting for weekend or a holiday to relax and enjoy life.

- Thinking thinker thinking too much

Tanha Dil Tanha Safar : Lyrics

Aankhon mein sapne liye
Ghar se hum chal to diye
Jaane yeh raahein ab le jaayengi kahan
Mitti ki khushboo aaye
Palkon pe aansu laaye
Palkon pe reh jaayega yaadon ke jahan
Manzil nayi hai anjaana hai kaarvaan
Chalna akele hai yahan
(Tanha dil, tanha safar
Dhoonde tujhe phir kyoon nazar) - 2
Tanha dil
Dilkash nazaarein dekhe
Jhilmil sitaarein dekhe
Aankhon mein phir bhi tera chehra hai jawaan
Kitni barsaatein aayi, kitni saugaatein laayi
Kaanon mein phir bhi goonje teri hi sada
Maane kiye the apna hoga aashiyaan
Vaadon ka jaane hoga kya
(Tanha dil, tanha safar
Dhoonde tujhe phir kyoon nazar) - 2
Tanha dil
Tanha dil
Aankhon mein sapne liye
Ghar se hum chal to diye
Jaane yeh raahein ab le jaayengi kahan
Mitti ki khushboo aaye
Palkon pe aansu laaye
Palkon pe reh jaayega yaadon ke jahan
Manzil nayi hai anjaana hai kaarvaan
Chalna akele hai yahan
(Tanha dil, tanha safar
Dhoonde tujhe phir kyoon nazar) - 2
Tanha dil, tanha dil, tanha dil
Tanha dil, tanha dil

What does being bored does to a normal human being...

Firstly, boredom makes a person blog so that one may spread the infectious boredom to others.

Boredom makes one:

1. Yawn
2. Eat
3. Drink Coffee
4. Stretch
5. Slouch
6. Surf Internet
7. Talk on phone
8. Fall in Love
9. Get married
10. Sleep
11. Prepare a list of all useless things that can be done, to prevent boredom.
12. Roam around
13. Smoke
14. Make an endless list of endless tasks

Yawwwnnn...!!!

Long time...

It has been long since I Posted on the blog.

First 15 days of this year had been awfully busy. Things are settling down now and it seems that whatever happened in last 15 days will now slowly sink in. As thinking thinker is numb at the moment. About, the new year resolutions - well almost 90% of them are already done ;-)

Well I cannot think of anything more to write about.
Ciao for now!!! Will post more later...

2007

Well, 2007 is going on a high which means it will soon start to head downwards; like a roller coaster ride. It goes up and it comes down. Well my Cochin and Chennai trip was good and yielded interesting results - which I will soon be sharing with all. Results which have changed my life from this point onwards.

Today is my last day at present employer and soon I will be moving on to a new company, new people, new profile. Hoping that, so many new things happening in the start of the year marks a good start.

In past 2-3 years 'change' has been a constant factor and that too happeing as if it is on a 5th gear. Meeting new people, seeing new cultures, discovering myself, changing houses (Every 3 munths), Job Profiles, Jobs, Finding love, Travelling. Well, I am enjoying it this ways for now, and would like it to continue for some more time. Lets see what future holds for me.

Hai Mera Dil

Movie Name: Josh (2000)
Singer: Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
Music Director: Anu Malik
Lyrics: Sameer
Year: 2000
Producer: Venus
Director: Mansoor Khan
Actors: Aishwarya Rai, Chandrachur Singh, Priya Gill, Shah Rukh Khan, Sharad Kapoor
Theme: Love

Itna Pyaar Hai Yeh Pyaar, Pyaara Pyaara
Hua Hai Pehli Baar, Hota Hai Ek Baar
Phir Na Hoga....Yeh Dubaara...
Hai Mera Dil, Churake Le Gaya
Churane Wala, Mera Katil...
Hai Mera Dil, Churake Le Gayi,
Churane Wali, Meri Katil...
Yeh Dil Tujhpe Aaya Hai, Aate Aate
Darde Dil To Jaate Hai, Jaate Jaate
Jaage Hain, Soye Hain, Hum Dono Khoye Hain
Kaisi Tanhai Hai, Masti Si Chhaayi Hai
Yeh Mausam Hai, Pyaar Ke Kaabil
Hai Mera Dil, Churake Le Gaya
Churane Wala, Mera Katil...
Ab To Kaate Na Kate, Pyaasi Raate
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai Sun Ke, Aisi Baate
Bechaini Sehne De, Palko Mein Rehne De
Teri Baahon Mein Hai, Teri Raahon Mein Hai
Jaanejaana Meri Manzil
Hai Mera Dil, Churake Le Gayi,
Churane Wali, Meri Katil...
Hai Mera Dil, Churake Le Gaya
Churane Wala, Mera Katil...
Itna Pyaar Hai Yeh Pyaar, Pyaara Pyaara
Hua Hai Pehli Baar, Hota Hai Ek Baar
Phir Na Hoga....Yeh Dubaara...

Civilization(s)

We study about Egyptian Civilization, Mayas, Indus valley and many more. This makes me wonder:

What will our civilization will be called?

Are we one civiliaztion across the globe?

Are we multiple civilizations?

Will we be survived by future generations to be explored?

Can we be called a civilization? Are we civilized?

I am not worried about the first three questions. What makes me wonder is the 4th question. All the civilizations before us vanished. But, our civilization is the only one which has the potential to destroy the whole planet. And, we are doing that job pretty well.

If we consider all the world as one civilization then, we will be the most advanced and the largest civilization on earth, ever. But, will we be remembered, explored etc. Will there be people to explore us, afte we vanish?

Or more interesting, if we manage to ruin and destroy our planet and before that we colonise other planets in the solar system. What kind of civilization will we develop there?

I do not know where I want to go with this post. But these were just few of those random questions and ideas one gets :-)

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Classic Tale (Wants and needs)

Read the story

http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2005/sep/28don.htm

Jagger almost got it right with that fantastic song: You always want what you can't get

Nice Story - Every little counts! Especially for the one whose life gets affected by it.

This was FWDed to me by one of my friends:

A man was walking down the beach at sunset. As he walked along, he saw another man in the distance. He noticed this man kept leaning down, picking up something and throwing it out into the water, again and again. As he approached even closer, he noticed that the man was picking up starfish that had been washed up on the beach. He was throwing them back into the water, one by one.

Puzzled, he approached the man and said, "Good Evening. I was wondering what you are doing."
"I'm throwing these starfish back into the ocean. You see, it's low tide and all these starfish have been washed up onto the shore. If, I don't throw them back into the ocean, they'll die up here from lack of oxygen."

"But, there must be thousands of starfish on this beach. You can't possible get to all of them. And, don't you realize this is probably happening on hundreds of beaches all up and down this coast. Can't you see that you can't possibly make a difference?"
The man bent down and picked up yet another starfish, and threw it back into the ocean. With a smile he replied, "Made a difference to that one !!!"

Garuda Parking 10th Floor

View from Garuda Mall Parking 10th Floor.
This picture was taken longggggg time back, but I am so freaking lazy.
This picture was taken using Samsung D600 Mobile.

 

Current Indipop Scene

Case 1
Two chicks, one Firang and one is Indian-firang
One dances too much and one doesn't know how to dance

This yields to 2 music videos aired on music channels all day long, with some weird one hand movement and scary eyes. Both ending with, a sardar g getting down from a SUV or a MUV - who looks much smarter than both the ladies, by the way.

The Song in question: Kya Kehte Ho by Nic and Nicole

Case 2
One chick, this time a decent one with nice voice.
Doesn't dances as she most probably knows she cannot dance.

The song in question: Bolo na, Singer unknown

The Big Question
Who are these girls trying to speak to?
Two girls are asking kya kehte ho?
One girl is asking bolo na?

Whats wrong? I think all three girls cannot listen, or nobody is talking to them - poor girls.

Moral of the Story
Both songs combined are amazingly, 10 lines long.
So sad all these girls never got to go to school - their vocab is so poor.

Ok this is it, current Indipop scene. Some girls trying to sing, who never got to go to school.
Makes me so sad.

My humble request please don't make another song on trying to talk to somebody, even if you are trying to speak to aliens. If there are aliens, they will run away if you keep asking them to speak to you like this. Still if you cannot control, call my doggie he loves to talk.

Thank you
Thinking Thinker

Teaching India loo manners???

There is a mall boom in Indian cities. This exposes us to world class facilities, shops etc. But, Indian public is still not prepared to absorb all these international standard facilities. Especially, the public toilets are something we are not used to. We are still a country where majority of population has NO access to toilets and those who do, still like to enjoy the pleasures of open skies.

Therefore, no matter how hard these malls try to keep their toilets clean. They always end up being dirty and stinking. Hence, public toilets are better avoided - until and unless in cases of dire emergencies.

On my recent visit to a public loo at a well known mall in Bangalore - I saw something, that I would like to share with you all. Well it seems somebody finally has taken an intiative to start, a toilet manners revolution. See the picture below -


This picture was taken at Garuda mall toilet. And, those of you who think too much - No I am not a weirdo taking pics with my mobile phone in toilets - so please no comments announcing me to be a maniac on a run - taking pics of toilets.

Why do people discriminate?

I feel people discriminate because they do not understand others culture, values, traditions language etc.

What I beleive is, if you try to understand other people you won't discriminate any longer.
Discriminating against another fellow human being = ignorance.

Ignorance = Misunderstandings.

I do not know if this can be the root cause of discrimination or not?

Personally what I have felt is more you try to be friends (understand) with people from other race/religion/colour, chances are that you are less likely to discriminate.

Also, sometimes it is upto a society to look into itself and see why they are not being accepted.
Maybe their hardcore beleifs do not fit in this 'More Free World'.

If you come to another country you should fit in, if they are too offending to you; may be you should go back home. Because if you carry your own attitudes you will get strange reactions, because people may not be aware of them. Well if you cannot accept them, how can you expect others to understand you.

p.s.: This post is not supposed to offend anybody. Just some thoughts.