Gold purchase vs Grocery shopping

I’d been to a vendor of gold ornaments during the vacation along with mom. At the counter I saw people carrying heavy bags out of which the money is taken out and pain at the counters. In return they would get the gold that weight less than the empty bag does, same bag in which they brought the money that had been taken out from ATMs/banks etc.

On contrary, grocery shopping has still not reached that tremendous trauma stage. You can still manage to get huge, though only by weight.

Gold is among the best that’s being talked about in the market. Especially in the recent times it’s on its peak. Marriages, especially south Indian ones, cannot be expected without purchase of gold. Also, during the same, the showcasing of gold happens in a most glittering way. This season has been one of the best for marriages. I say this based on the news that’s scrolled under that in a day, in Hyderabad, there have happened thirty thousand marriages. Marriage season brings seasonal business to the gold vendors and I think that’s the best business as well.

I heard from mom that the sales men in the gold shops are paid at least twenty thousand per month. That’s nothing less. I met a sales person in the shop when I went along with mom. He said that it’s his part time job and he is a student pursuing his MBA. Not a bad idea at all.

Nothing left than hopping that rupee do well in the months to come and the prices come back on track.

Not everyone can love!

When you think you love someone,

be proud of it.

Not everyone can love.

When you think you are loved by someone,

be sure of it,

Not everyone can love.

Book: A shot at history – My obsessive journey to Olympic Gold

Author: Abhinav Bindra with Rohit Brijnath

“Now I had won India’s first individual Olympic gold with the highest score ever in an Olympic final”

This is probably the line that I read repeatedly and yet could manage to get goosebumps in every read. Now as I write this, it’s needless to say how much exhilarating it is. Behind this one line, there have been years of efforts, gallons of bullets, loads of concentration and indefinable dedication. Wonderful!

I’ve always watched out for the Indian shooters in all the international championships/competitions. May be, it all started when I first heard about the Olympic silver medal that he had won in the Athens Olympics in 2004. Since then India has been continuously seeing one or the other Indian on the podium, be it world championships, Olympics, Asian games or Commonwealth games.

Though I’ve been a follower of major events I could never get a chance to watch the live telecast from the shooting arena. Thanks to the ‘flipkart’ search list which brought this book to my sight and with that the shooting ‘engineering’ to my knowledge. I called it ‘engineering’ because the shooting engineer, Mr. Bindra, has not failed to mention any point on how to shoot for the best.

Especially, every care that Abhinav and his team have taken to perform the world’s best on the world’s biggest stage, as narrated in this book, has mesmerized me. I literally told myself “this is called the obsession dude”!

Having no problem economically, Abhinav has been lucky in many ways. But ironically, money cannot make you wish for an Olympic medal; money cannot bring discipline to you; money can neither make you strive for perfection nor can it save you from having sleepless nights before the tournaments. All that an obsession can do to you is, after all, all the above.

Rivalry with the contemporaries is the lowest costing fuel that ignites a deep wish to be the best. That’s enough to march on to the podium as well. It’s nice to have. Rivalry is not a negativity to have provide you ensure it’s positive outcome with your gesture. Abhinav Bindra has been successful in doing so.

A loss can easily bring down you deep into the misery. To get back on track you need a team that teams up with you against the loss. The team could consists of your trainers, parents, friends etc but at the same time not too many too. That’s a real bliss for any sportsperson, for that matter, for any person too.

You stand to shoot your last 10 shots in the Olympic final, your gun shoots a sighting shot of 4, which you have never shot since that year you have become a teenager, and you must shot your best to win a medal in your next shots, what would you go through? I’m sure not everyone can handle this. And I’m damn sure not even few can control their heart beat. By doing all this, and still could manage to win an Olympic gold for his country shows the nerves of the toughest metal on earth.

“I won, she ordered two Kilograms of ladoos. The media poured in, eventually she needed 60 Kilograms”

A typical scene seen in our country! Even before you realize that your son/daughter/brother/sister has won it, you would be demanded to distribute the Mithaiee.

Obsession is good and bad. Good for all good reasons and bad for an only reason that it might cost you the wish to do it once again. This is what happened, as it seemed to me after reading this book, probably to Abhinav after the historic gold. I would not like to explain more on this as I do not feel it deserves many lines in this post.

Well, it’s always heartening to congratulate someone, and I once again congratulate him here. I wish him and other shooters all the very best in the years to come.

One more thing before closing on this, if you ever want to know what does an “obsession to win” mean, read “A Shot at History”.

Right and the wrong! Take Home #192

When there is no difference shown between the right and the wrong, the wrong might not get affected but the way the right might infer from it and might get changed can prove very costly.

Book: Can love happen twice?

Author: Ravinder Singh

It’s especially when I read novels, especially love stories, the book does not appear to have been read at all. I read the novel that’s quick and with no patches even here and there. I completed the author’s debut novel “I too had a love story” on a Saturday night amidst tears. I’ve completed his second book, much-awaited one as the cover page says, “Can love happen twice?” on a Sunday afternoon while having my almost cleaned lunch plate in front of me and flipping through the pages with my left hand fingers.

The story interested me only to clear off my fear thinking ‘not again!’

Ravin is an emotional writer and that’s need not be said after his first novel. But the second one, again proves that he is an emotional writer, considering which he can write the emotions he has experienced! I’m not sure if he has gone through the other story in his life again but to me it appears to be a commercial trick. Or as he mentioned in the foreword, it could be a good mixture of incidents from many lives and a twist that’s generated to end the tale not sad, again.

Coming to the title, I liked it. It doesn’t unravel the last few lines of this novel in which all the ending lies. At the same time it keeps you on your toes thinking if it can happen! Credit goes to the one who chose this.

I feel and believe love happens once. Either you were not in love or you are not in love when you say you love two. First love, can it happen twice? With no doubts, knowing the minimum mathematics of 1st standard, one can say that it does not happen twice. Having said that love happens once, I will also have to say that ‘first love’, again going by logics, does not exist; all it exists is only ‘love’.

A sole kind has been missing in the whole read of this book; a sole, that loves a girl deep to its core; a sole that probes one to do anything, crazy or serious, for its girl.

There is a certain disadvantage of success. Your next encounter will be undergone a post-mortem only to throw all the bad shoes at you to make you realize that you are not up to the mark, which you have set for yourself and for many.

Otherwise, seeing the novel by isolating it from its sister novel, it appeared as a practical love story in which two different mind sets, brought ups, wishes, aspirations of a love pair are involved. But what I didn’t like or could not get satisfied with this story is its one-sided narration from a boy’s point of view. Though he mentions that he has discussed about his future plans with the girl many times but without mentioning about it even once in the whole plot, it seemed very odd for me accept it as it is.

On the whole, it’s a good read, just to read and not to think much about it later on. If you do otherwise, you will anyway realize later that it’s too much to think too much about love happening for the second time. Forgetting the first love is impossible. One may overcome the pain it caused but the memories always revolve around.

My talle of 'Hide and Seek'

My stomach has been playing a game called ‘hungry’ in which Hide and Seek have been playing the lead roles.

Funny! But this is the reality of my snack-story. “Hide & Seek” is probably the most bought biscuits by me in the recent years. This revelation does not appear strange to those who sit or sat very next to me in office. I like the taste of Cadbury and when I get to eat the hard Cadbury types, I jump on it. I can eat it for breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, late-night catch up etc and etc.

With that, should I mention again that I do not like to share it much, be it with any? Not that I’m giving indication to all, especially to those who sit next to me. Just, I’m scribbling my way.

Recently, there has been another release of H&S, i.e. H&S Fab. I didn’t like it when I first ate it. I’m yet to try them for the second time hence I do not have much to say about them.

That’s all about it.

Falling in love, again! Take Home #191

Falling in love again and again with the same person makes love everlasting and even more beautiful.

Movie: Talaash: The answer lies within

Going by its gesture and not by its concept, Aamir Khan’s recent bash, Talaash, kept me timeless for anything else, except for breathing, for two hours on the Sunday morning.

In short this movie is a perfect one-time watch.

Somehow I’ve started liking the morning shows on Sundays. One, they cost less. Two, they give exciting Saturday night. And three, they don’t pain even though the movie is not good, obviously due to the less ticket cost.

Coming back, Talaash is well composed of suspense, thrill, pain and myths. With no doubt, credit goes to the director. Aamir khan, one of the finest artists Indian Cinema possesses, has done enough once again. Kareena Kapoor Khan looked stunningly beautiful. Raani Mukharjee, in a housewife character, perfectly glued to the emotions.

Nothing major to write about this movie, as you know, its suspense type does not allow much. I have waited a whole week to pen down this post such that by now, I felt, I could hope that many of you would have watched the movie already. If not yet, don’t proceed reading this post any further. Please consider this as a sincere disclaimer.

As a person having no belief in the spirit world, I didn’t much enjoy the concept of the movie. In fact, the end or rather the concept of the climax disappointed me. I’m not sure if it was because I had been expecting more practicality or because I had not expected such climax. But for sure, I was wordless with the way the suspense got cleared towards the end of the movie. It seemed like a conventional Bollywood movie finish, as towards the end we come to know that the key point of the story revolves around something that does not seem to be so practical and usual!

But as a person having belief in the humanity, the reason behind the concept seemed ok, not perfect though. It seemed ok because they left her wounded all alone on the road at mid of the night but seemed not perfect because they had called a man for her help by taking the responsibility as they had to save themselves from the endanger, being celebrity dudes.

However, the way the incidents have been connected throughout the movie is good. Credit goes to the brilliant direction and the intelligent script. I’m proud that both the director and the dialogue writer are women.

If I have to choose one between Kahaani and Talaash, I would choose Kahaani for its twist at the end which seemed more human and practical. With that, it goes without saying, I’m awaiting Kahaani-2.

On the whole, as I said earlier, Talaash is a perfect one-time watch.

One more, to be frank, I could not completely correlate to the tag line of this movie! ‘Within’, how to understand this w.r.t. the story? Let me know if you get it.

Beauty within!

The best thing a woman can learn about herself is the beauty lies within.

Movie: English Vinglish

On the lunch table at office, one of the senior colleagues mentioned an interesting thing.

“If you watch two movies a year, watch “English Vinglish” twice”

A woman does everything for her husband and family, in the sense, arranging the daily needs, maintaining the harmony of the family, kids, household things, etc and etc. In return all she gets or rather, can get is the love of her family. She binds everyone and expected to get bonded well, and nothing wrong in the expectation. Apart from this, a woman, like any other human being, though a house-wife, expects a little respect and caring too; respect that makes her do more what she regularly does and care that she feels the completeness.

What happens when her feelings get deeply hurt? Especially when her own children and husband do not care for her, and humiliate her for her weaknesses every now and then without eyeing on her efforts that she put for them, with whom will she share or how will she a territory for herself in the hearts of her family members?

The answer lies within and that’s depicted in the movie very interestingly and naturally by the lady director and the ever beautiful and talented actress, Sridevi.

Sometimes you get deep into trouble and humiliation, no one helps you, and that’s when you have to help yourself.

It’s been long I’ve seen this movie and hence I’m not sure how much correctly I reproduced the above dialogue but I loved the way both Sridevi and the director said it in the movie. That’s very correct with no further analysis needed. Help yourself to stand as one in hundred.

Lot patience is needed to run a family and to be giving encouraging life to the naughty kids especially when they are at their earlier ages. I learnt this from one of the scenes from the movie.

Come back films have been many and “English Vinglish” stands one in hundred too. Sridevi, who never needed to add her husband’s name to hers to be aware in the crowd, is looked amazingly homely and beautiful in the movie. The screen play is one of the intelligent and attractive ones of these days’ movies.

I don’t remember noticing people standing and not able to go out of the theater while supporting staff’s names getting scrolled on the screen at the end. Of course, some of the scenes from the shooting time were getting played too but that’s when you cannot stop yourself from appreciating the director’s thinking. And not just that, as the Indian film world’s most cherished actress comes back to silver screen after a long gap, people could not miss her acting even though it was for the last couple minutes after “The End”.

Marriage and its bonding have been unquestionably portrayed in the speech that the lady in the lead role gives at the end.

Really, a must watch movie for every member of a family. I enjoyed every bit of entertainment in it.

Try to be aware… Take Home #190

Before estimating how much has the other person changed, give it a try to be aware of how much you have changed.

Just Similar! … Take Home #189

Don’t try to control people, try to control things/events/activities to get the control. Respect the fact that no one likes to get controlled, just similar to what you often do not like.

Introspect… Take Home #188

Not when you lose but when you fail to convert the loss into your advantage, that’s when you must introspect more.

Professional Satisfaction... Take Home #187

Whatever may be the profession one is in, making people remember for what one has done or for the way one deals with things is the best way to gain ultimate professional satisfaction and inspiration.

When to cry and when not to... Take Home #186

It's not that one shall learn not to cry at all, but one shall learn from his experiences, when to cry and when not to, for what to cry and for what not to, for whom to cry and for whom one shall not or need not to.

Back!

In the recent times, a month passes away and my blog does not get updated seems to be another wonder for myself. 

Well, it's been long one read new posts/thoughts of mine. But certainly, i've no regrets this time for this. I deliberately have done this by not accessing internet during my Diwali vacation.

Vacation without internet had been very refreshing. I advice everyone to try this out once in a while considering the never mind attitude we all have towards accessing internet 24x7. 

With that I will sign off for now and will write about my thoughts that i had been through during the vacation in the posts to come.

Hope you all are doing well, and take care! 

Important Contributors! Take Home #185

Some people know how to solve. Some people know how to make the people work who know how to solve. Both are important contributors in the successful run of any organization or team.

Two ways!

There are two ways to deal with the things. Either to go with people and take no tension or go by yourself and learn to fight the tension.

I choose the later. And you?

In the former case you will move forward and in the later case you will grow.

It’s all in you… Take Home #184

The easier you get demoralized the easier you make the job of people who want to demoralize you. It’s all in you. Manage it out.

Build your career… Take Home #183

Build your career of yourself by yourself and for yourself. Believe me, it’s absolute pleasure doing the same rather than keeping hands crossed and waiting for someone to come for your rescue who never comes or I would say none of that sort exists.

Not that none turns up but there is no one to turn up.

People with whom you shall never fight!

In professional life, there is no one with whom you cannot share your sincere opinion. But, there stays few people with whom you shall never fight. Identifying such right people at right time is the most important job. Later, respecting your own choices is tricky. Because the moment you decide not to fight you lose the opportunity of winning things your way with such people.

Changing choices is always a choice but then your personal integrity comes onboard and wouldn’t let you do the same; may not be every time but definitely at times.

Hints the clarity!

It’s good that a man speaks his heart but it’s important that a woman speaks her heart.

In the still male dominated world, women do get very few chances to speak their heart out. Every woman shall utilize this opportunity such that she makes the most out of it. Moreover, men would be men whatever you say or do but when a woman expresses her sincere opinion to him, there will be a chance or rather a hope that he gives second thought for sure.

This not just builds the relationships stronger but also hints the clarity in a relationship.

The best way to argue… Take Home #182

The best way to argue is to put forward the argument and to try the least to win.

Be strong and become stronger… Take Home #181

Before expecting your loved ones to come to you and share their problems try to be stronger everyday and give your best to become further stronger day by day.

Listening, a skill too... Take Home #180

At times,you should listen to what you have to listen in what others say and otherwise you should listen to what others say.

Listening, a skill too.