This would be my most unprepared and adhocly prepared blogpost ever. The reasons will be apparent to you very shortly.
Well I love the city about which i am gonna talk about, to the core. I cant accept any kinda disrespect given to it and here comes my First reason for writing this blogpost.
I am writing this blogpost from the Chatrapathi Shivaji Domestic Airport of Bombay standing right in front of the internet kiosks at the airport. Funny but true the experience is both unexpected and funny.
There are three of these cylindrical machines in front of me, with the Airtel logo smiling at the people approaching it and Complimentary Internet Service board hanging above. Like most of the passengers who are victims of delayed flights I thought this would be a nice place to see some time pass by.
So here comes my second reason for this post, I am travelling by the Indigo Airlines to Bangalore and the flight is delayed by 20 mins.
OK back to the internet kiosks. The two of these complimentary machines are making mockery of every single passenger who think they are lucky enough to find vacant kiosks in 2009. I was one among them and thought its time I gave something back to these insensitive but sadistic devices. The 3rd one seems to be fine and is helping me do this, But this poor guy doesnt seems to be far away from breaking down. The keys are like cement which has been watered properly, you wont believe but I am using my thumbs to type. Feels so trapped but a better choice instead of hitting backstroke before I even start the word.
Well I came to the economic capital of India and am thinking whether It would be the same at the Imternational Airport too? I dont know the reality but my conscience says that It would be working fine, any of you guys reading this please tell me whether I am correct?
The intention of this blogpost was pretty much clear I guess, but the answer I am seeking is more significant. Why does it happens that In Our country and more significatly a democratic one we are often neglected? We pay our taxes, we obey the rules, we care for the country, we respect it but still more often than not we find people with money and rarely patriotic get all the attention.
All said and done I Love the Mayanagri and as a sign of protest for the disrespect shown to it I wrote this blogpost. Even in worse states it will end up doing some good to you. See it somehow made me see off 30 mins and Now I head for my boarding. B Bye!!!

I know the book I am going to write about would have been in the favourite list of many of you guys. Well i dont disagree with you at all. This is one of the best novel by far i have ever read. Owing to the fact that the book is the brain child of the legendry writer Ayn Rand, me judging the book would not make any sense but even for one who has no zeal for novels and doesnt knows who Ayn Rand is, the book would still be a memorable crusade.
Its about the life of an architect howard roark, who loves his drawings to an extent that he will reject clients but will never compromise with his designs. Its about the hardships he faces, his love life and finally how this typical character of his makes him the fountainhead.
I wish or any reader would, that i could defy "Human Nature" and be like Mr. Howard Roark the character around which this hefty some 640 pages long novel revolves around. Taken into consideration the fact that its a fiction, still there may be possibility of a person like him existing, or may be Ayn Rand thought of someone she personally knew while writing this, wherever this character came from, he is pretty close to impossible but ideal. Extremism of self respect and egosim would be an apt punch line for this novel.
One hears all the good words (should have been said by someone really great)
that one should focus on doing the job which one likes rather than trying to like the job one is in but how many really succeed in this? Now dont pounce upon me giving examples, In a larger sample space the probability of what I stated would be much higher. You know a mundane man adjusts and no denying the statement "Life itself is an adjustment".
It being a novel, the hero has to succeed in the end and this novel is no exception, but how many such howard roarks end up being successfull in real life? Well thing to ponder upon may be.
One more character whom I really liked was of Gail Wynand. He has been depicted as a business tycoon, one who almost rules the place, only strange thing to me was when a guy got such a dynamic introduction he should have been ended in a more positive way but unfortunately he ends up being a humble and kinda gloomy character, giving the entire limelight to be gobbled by Mr. Roark.
Last but not the least Dominique, she is the heroine of the novel and hence is `depicted as as beautiful as it can get, she takes the center stage at few instances but one wont remember her much after completing the novel, Roark would be the one who eventually will be the only character blueprinted wide across the mind.
To keep the long thing short awesome novel, roark rocks and if you want to read something really nice and peppy, go get one copy of "THE FOUNTAINHEAD" for yourself...

Cheers!!!!

I want them to but not sure how much my optimism weighs. Can manchester United do what they have done for the past 3 years without "Cristiano Ronaldo" and defend the EPL trophy? Frankly speaking if community shield match yesterday was any indication I dont think United are the favourites.

Albeit the first half was a crackerjack, second half was disappointing and penalty shoot outs just added to the misery. I thought Evra and Nani combined brilliantly in the left flank but just when i started believing that nothing has changed with United, came the shocker. Injury to Nani, foul commited on Evra and a tragical second half.

It had to be Rooney to save United and he lived upto the expectations. What a saver it was. A brilliant goal though he was offside but i guess the foul on evra and the goal against united during that evens it out. As the match progressed my belief that Rooney has "matured a lot" just got stronger. A match leveler in the dieing minutes of the game said it all. Making the final scoreline 2-2. Dont want to discuss the penalties that followed but for the interest of those who missed it. United lost 4-1. It was a hopeless display as far as the penalties were concerned.

I dont know whether rub of green was going Chelsea's way or they played superior soccer but if this is any indication of things to come can united end this season on a winning note is my question. Was ronaldo such a huge factor or is it only my belief? Well, only time will answer that. In the meanwhile all I hope for is that Michael Owen the new prestige owner of the famous No. 7 jersey of United comes good, Van Der Sar and Nani hopefully recover from their injury soon, Rooney continues the way he is playing and last but not the least "Manchester United win the Premier League again".

Recession- seems to be the only word hovering over the minds of profssionals now a days. I Dont deny the fact that i was also bogged down by the R phenomena of late but now have kinda left it behind me.


With all sympathies to all those who have been affected by it all i can say is the world is not worse around us. There are many positives to derive out of these turbulent times. Being united is one of the first and foremost. Dont be shy to share the impact of recession with your family members. Its not a good time to make them your enemies when you need them the most. Being loyal to yourself and the people who care about you is common sense isn't it.


Plan out cost saving measures and derive fun out of it as i have already started. Can we replace our cars/bikes with bicycles or our corporate/local city buses? Is it a good time to start investing? Will there be any more instances in the future when the stock market will hit such a low? If not why am I not taking advantage of it already? and last but not the least what is that i am doing to change the things around me? are some of the questions which should be flodding our minds than cribbing about the current system.


True that the things will not change overnight but nothing is permanent in this world is also a fact. Atleast when the things turn pleasant we should have soemthing to hatch upon. "Don't wait for extraordinary opportunity . Seize common occassionals and make them great. Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them."


The other day I had an important meeting at 4'o Clock and thanks to my awesome mind I completely forgot about that. Only before 15 minutes of the meeting did i get the reminder that I have got myself screwed and should be ready for the presentation in another 10 mins. It freaked me out completely but was able to complete the task on time somehow. Well that was a lucky day for me but one doesnt turns out to be lucky everyday. Does he?



As goes the saying "Necessity is the mother of invention". Ofcourse i didnt invent this but took the pains to find DeskTask with which you can have your entire outlook calendar displayed onto your desktop. If you're hooked on Outlook for scheduling at work or home, DeskTask is an awesome add-on for keeping a close eye on your schedule. You can avail it from millions on site querring for the same via google. I downloaded it here.



There are plenty of other features to it like you can align it to wherever you want onto your desktop, tweak it to show whatever details of the appointment you need to see and lots more. I hope the post is useful for all the outlook users like me.