Air India:A Travel which would be memorable......

Air India the plane which is famous for its delays, bad service and pathetic toilets.....That all is true....So u actualy get an indian feeling from the moment u board the plane ...It was raining outside in the airport d so for food transport that had opened one of the gates so there was water near the seat could aneone believe this....But thats the fact....


The new direct connection planes are far better and the planes are realyy convenient...They are the ones u would prefer travelling again...


Air india needs to do something about the old ones the double deckered they are almost 10-12 yrs old they desperately need to phase them out or atleast renovate the boeeing.....The seats are such that when u try to adjsut the seat that is rotation it actually reaches the person seating behind u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ppl think before saving that extra buck.....

Royal caribean cruise

A post which i forgot to post earlier was in my drafts gfor a couple of months.

The royal Caribbean cruise was awesome and thier facilities provided are excellent.There are few things i would like all ppl to clear before going.All indians dont require a visa so dont sepned money for the visas dont ask anyone trust me..(we spent 200 dollars all waste:))

The port from miami airport is at a distance of half an hour take a prepaid taxi and u would reach there .There would be guys helping u collect yr luggage tipping starts from there and ends till u get off the tips on the last day are heavy remember..reach there by 12 its like a proper airport checking and proper terminals and stuff are there..The first day 12 pm you would get a full on lunch with mouth watering deserts..Take the coke botle on the first day its actualy very cheap buy one for all..

I would suggest take a walkie talkie for communication coz it would very handy else its difficult to locate yr counterparts.

The second day there is a stop at its private island there water sports are very expensive.But u can goto the island chill out there is food served out there and a lot of fun.Then in the night there is lot of fun full on ......The food is grt non veg lovers have a blast}}}}}}}then next day is a stop at nassau there is nothing much to c if u dont get down its fine..There is only atlantic hotel its yr call else stay bakk..

we saw it though it was grt but purely yr cal.In the nite there is this game conquest soething its just so good.

Overall a good experience and loads of fun

ane clarification lemme know

One Laptop per Child(olpc)

One laptop per child is an us non profit organization trying to address one of the most important need of the future that is education for the young generation.The laptop which they have created is for only 10 thousand rupees and it has got all the features to educate a child aged between 4-12.
It has got additional facility of mesh network and a wi fi enabled device.It also has a camera in it.
Wat more can you ask for ...The idea behind this is going to the poorer regions and each child gets a laptop so that they can work on it.Its a linux based os and its user friendly.
We need to get the olpc running in india with the immediate effect for the uplifting of our living standards .
We had gone to khairat a village which houses approx 200 ppl and it had 30 students in the school where the pilot project has been set up by the digital bridge foundation a company of reliance.
We met amit gogna who is the person who has taken lot of pains and it was a good experience there..The profesor who was teaching there has become an expert now Prof Sandip Surve is a dedicated person.In such a remote place its hats off the way things working there..

I would be posting the video which I took the way the students studying and using the XO (the machine they have named it as XO)... The laptop had the keyboard in devnagri script and for the locals the language transaltors were there,,,,,,It has replaced the use of boards....So the whole experoence was amazing ...
more updates soon,
visit http://laptop.org/laptop/ for more info

Some More Thoughts

I was just thinking that the list of the "things to do " in life keeps on increasing but we hardly manage to do few.....We always want to do so many things ,we want to learn so many things ,we want to experiment so many things in life but do we realy get a chance for all them ??????????????
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But i feel We should always aim high and make a bigger list so that atleast we achieve 50% of them........

Looking UP ,,,,,,,,Intersting thought

A couple of days while a discussion with one of my cousins we were just debating that everytime we humans tend to look on the sky in search for the almighty .......Why does everyone point up wards only and never towards the earth thats pointing downwards....Why does everyone always look up for alll good things "yeh to uparwale ki den hein" ...never does anyone say "niche wala ,...................................WORTH PONDERING ,,,,,,,]
A small but intersting thought worth thinking .....So the next u think of almiighty it would realise its inborn pointing towards the sky....
Sachin after century looks up heheheeh never down>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

pretty intersitng feeeeeelllllllll
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Unforeseen Losses associated while working with the corporate world

Hi,

While working with the corporate world i realised that there are several losses occuring every single second and only we are to be blamed.These losses are not only financial once but national and ecological too.These kind of huge loss is a major blow to human race itself.Most of us dont realise it but yes they do exist.

Firstly Since printing in most of the companies its free we tend to print not required material also we will never print on both sides of the page.Since its FREE>>but not realising that the amount of paper been wasted.IN OUR MAIL SIGNATURES WE WILL MENTION DONT PRINT UNTIL ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY BUT NO ONE FOLLOWS IT I GUESS..........

The restrooms we want it to be clean but we will never comeout spitting and urinating at the wrong places .......The amount of tissues we use never do we account for........In normal circumstances one tissue paper would have suffices but since we r in the company we would tend to use 3 more .....We would never switch of the unused lights WHO CARES comapny pays the bill leave alone the comapany billl ............power A NATIONAL LOSSS >>>>>>.Places with no lights for days..Power shedding...

We would never shutdown are pc > almost 95% never shutdown thier PCS.The reason who would waste time rebooting just imagine the amount of power saved if alomst all employeews shut down thier computers,,,,,,,Give it a thaught atleast...........

This are few of the most common observation but we fail to notice them toooooo.

Freinds lets take atleast some measures which are in our hands towards a better world...

Keeping the Spark Alive

Inaugural Speech for the new batch at the Symbiosis BBA program, Pune - 23rd June, 2008
- By Chetan Bhagat

Good Morning everyone and thank you for giving me this chance to speak to you. This day is about you. You, who have come to this college, leaving the comfort of your homes (or in some cases discomfort), to become something in your life. I am sure you are excited. There are few days in human life when one is truly elated. The first day in college is one of them. When you were getting ready today, you felt a tingling in your stomach. What would the auditorium be like, what would the teachers be like, who are my new classmates - there is so much to be curious about. I call this excitement, the spark within you that makes you feel truly alive today. Today I am going to talk about keeping the spark shining. Or to put it another way, how to be happy most, if not all the time.

Where do these sparks start? I think we are born with them. My 3-year old twin boys have a million sparks. A little Spiderman toy can make them jump on the bed. They get thrills from creaky swings in the park. A story from daddy gets them excited. They do a daily countdown for birthday party – several months in advance – just for the day they will cut their own birthday cake.

I see students like you, and I still see some sparks. But when I see older people, the spark is difficult to find. That means as we age, the spark fades. People whose spark has faded too much are dull, dejected, aimless and bitter. Remember Kareena in the first half of Jab We Met vs the second half? That is what happens when the spark is lost. So how to save the spark?

Imagine the spark to be a lamp's flame. The first aspect is nurturing - to give your spark the fuel, continuously. The second is to guard against storms.

To nurture, always have goals. It is human nature to strive, improve and achieve full potential. In fact, that is success. It is what is possible for you. It isn't any external measure - a certain cost to company pay package, a particular car or house.

Most of us are from middle class families. To us, having material landmarks is success and rightly so. When you have grown up where money constraints force everyday choices, financial freedom is a big achievement. But it isn't the purpose of life. If that was the case, Mr. Ambani would not show up for work. Shah Rukh Khan would stay at home and not dance anymore. Steve Jobs won't be working hard to make a better iPhone, as he sold Pixar for billions of dollars already. Why do they do it? What makes them come to work everyday? They do it because it makes them happy. They do it because it makes them feel alive. Just getting better from current levels feels good. If you study hard, you can improve your rank. If you make an effort to interact with people, you will do better in interviews. If you practice, your cricket will get better. You may also know that you cannot become Tendulkar, yet. But you can get to the next level. Striving for that next level is important.

Nature designed with a random set of genes and circumstances in which we were born. To be happy, we have to accept it and make the most of nature's design. Are you? Goals will help you do that. I must add, don't just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful. Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are all in good order.

There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup. There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is not enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions.

You must have read some quotes - Life is a tough race, it is a marathon or whatever. No, from what I have seen so far, life is one of those races in nursery school, where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first. Same with life, where health and relationships are the marble. Your striving is only worth it if there is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this spark, this feeling of being excited and alive, will start to die.

One last thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously. One of my yoga teachers used to make students laugh during classes. One student asked him if these jokes would take away something from the yoga practice. The teacher said - don't be serious, be sincere. This quote has defined my work ever since. Whether its my writing, my job, my relationships or any of my goals. I get thousands of opinions on my writing everyday. There is heaps of praise, there is intense criticism. If I take it all seriously, how will I write? Or rather, how will I live? Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up? It's ok, bunk a few classes, goof up a few interviews, fall in love. We are people, not programmed devices.

I've told you three things - reasonable goals, balance and not taking it too seriously that will nurture the spark. However, there are four storms in life that will threaten to completely put out the flame. These must be guarded against. These are disappointment, frustration, unfairness and loneliness of purpose.

Disappointment will come when your effort does not give you the expected return. If things don't go as planned or if you face failure. Failure is extremely difficult to handle, but those that do come out stronger. What did this failure teach me? is the question you will need to ask. You will feel miserable. You will want to quit, like I wanted to when nine publishers rejected my first book. Some IITians kill themselves over low grades – how silly is that? But that is how much failure can hurt you. But it's life. If challenges could always be overcome, they would cease to be a challenge. And remember - if you are failing at something, that means you are at your limit or potential. And that's where you want to be.

Disappointment's cousin is frustration, the second storm. Have you ever been frustrated? It happens when things are stuck. This is especially relevant in India. >From traffic jams to getting that job you deserve, sometimes things take so long that you don't know if you chose the right goal. After books, I set the goal of writing for Bollywood, as I thought they needed writers. I am called extremely lucky, but it took me five years to get close to a release. Frustration saps excitement, and turns your initial energy into something negative, making you a bitter person. How did I deal with it? A realistic assessment of the time involved – movies take a long time to make even though they are watched quickly, seeking a certain enjoyment in the process rather than the end result – at least I was learning how to write scripts, having a side plan – I had my third book to write and even something as simple as pleasurable distractions in your life - friends, food, travel can help you overcome it. Remember, nothing is to be taken seriously. Frustration is a sign somewhere, you took it too seriously.

Unfairness - this is hardest to deal with, but unfortunately that is how our country works. People with connections, rich dads, beautiful faces, pedigree find it easier to make it – not just in Bollywood, but everywhere. And sometimes it is just plain luck. There are so few opportunities in India, so many stars need to be aligned for you to make it happen. Merit and hard work is not always linked to achievement in the short term, but the long term correlation is high, and ultimately things do work out. But realize, there will be some people luckier than you. In fact, to have an opportunity to go to college and understand this speech in English means you are pretty damm lucky by Indian standards. Let's be grateful for what we have and get the strength to accept what we don't. I have so much love from my readers that other writers cannot even imagine it. However, I don't get literary praise. It's ok. I don't look like Aishwarya Rai, but I have two boys who I think are more beautiful than her. It's ok. Don't let unfairness kill your spark.

Finally, the last point that can kill your spark is isolation. As you grow older you will realize you are unique. When you are little, all kids want Ice cream and Spiderman. As you grow older to college, you still are a lot like your friends. But ten years later and you realize you are unique. What you want, what you believe in, what makes you feel, may be different from even the people closest to you. This can create conflict as your goals may not match with others. . And you may drop some of them. Basketball captains in college invariably stop playing basketball by the time they have their second child. They give up something that meant so much to them. They do it for their family. But in doing that, the spark dies. Never, ever make that compromise. Love yourself first, and then others.

There you go. I've told you the four thunderstorms - disappointment, frustration, unfairness and isolation. You cannot avoid them, as like the monsoon they will come into your life at regular intervals. You just need to keep the raincoat handy to not let the spark die.

I welcome you again to the most wonderful years of your life. If someone gave me the choice to go back in time, I will surely choose college. But I also hope that ten years later as well, your eyes will shine the same way as they do today. That you will Keep the Spark alive, not only through college, but through the next 2,500 weekends. And I hope not just you, but my whole country will keep that spark alive, as we really need it now more than any moment in history. And there is something cool about saying - I come from the land of a billion sparks.

Thank You.