I have come across many people who are really talented but end up doing some dumb jobs. When talking more with them I found that there are only two reasons
1. They did not get right opportunity
2. They got the opportunity but perhaps not at the right time.
I know how bad is this pain to long for something that keeps you for longing for long.
I have noticed many times the opportunity always knocks at the wrong time.
Who in the world of software does not dream for travel abroad? I got my opportunity to visit United States twice.
First time, couple of weeks before my marriage and I had to let it go because both had fixed dates and nothing much can be done about it.
Second time, I was stuck in a project and boss bossed me out that I am not going anywhere :-). I had no other choice than to accept as he was the BOSS.
One of my friend and school mate. He did his studies and went to US for higher studies and I use to think perhaps he was lucky chap as he got admission to the best colleges in Chennai, India.
But I was wrong and it turned out to be a torture for him.
He completed his course but at the height of recession period in US and followed by Sept 11 attacks in US, his career was at stake. He completed another Masters by the time searching for a job.
He got a job after all this pain and the moment he got a job he has some serious problems in his family that forced him to visit home within a week of his joining.
You would have guessed what would have happened by this time. Yeph, when he came back they have already replaced him with some one and again he was jobless.
At last he has to decide to continue suffering all alone or with his parents and he decided the later.
At least now he is somewhat settled in a good organization in a great position which I really feel happy about.
One of my college, wanted a change from my team, I had let him go for I didn’t want him to be in a situation as I was! He is now in UK but doing a dumb job… Not sure you call him lucky or got a wrong opportunity or right opportunity at the wrong place.
I am not sure if Opportunity always knocks at the wrong time or we are not lucky enough
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
The More Ridicules The More it Sticks…
Not sure how many of you were fortunate to have nick names.
Generally the nick names are created based on some funny incidents or events, characteristics, mannerism, place from where they come from etc.
Generally nick names stick for some time say within a small group; the more ridiculous they are the more it sticks to that person. As time passes, people even forget their original names and the nick names become the person’s identity.
Thought the incidents that give rise to the nick names may be all the more funny, they help remember the person and give an ever lasting memory of the person in our mind.
A peculiar characteristic I have come noticed is they rhyme in nature.
like Quarter Govindan
Bike Bala
Problem Prema
Even after a decade I still remember many of my school and college mates with their nick names but unfortunately I have forgotten their original names and faces too.
To name a few
Quarter – This chap was always use his pocket money to buy a quarter bottle of hot drinks and hence his name.
Issss…. – O holy god, this is the name of our maths teacher and he had a manarism of sounding like a snake issssss…… before and after he starts a sentence
Satti / Sat – because his head was like a vessel
Brit Billu – O, this is one of my junior, seems he was prised for looking like a film hero and his friends gave him the name Billu, not sure on the exacts but I added Brit as he is in Great Britain now !
Kokila – this is a male because he was in love with the girl Kokila his name became that. Not sure if he married her.
The one I can ever forget is
Monthly Pig Madhavan – Well, this is a funny incident that happened during my school days. There was fight between two so called gang leaders and out came the name for one of those folks. When the teacher asked them he told that the other chap has cursed him to become a pig during start of every month – God knows why? From then on he became to be known as Monthly Pig and people forgot his real name Madhavan.
These names are also used in many films like
Loduku pandi,
Patta kathi bhairavan
Jambazar jaggu
Adae adae manohar
And the list goes on.....
Do you have any nick names that you would like to share with me?
Generally the nick names are created based on some funny incidents or events, characteristics, mannerism, place from where they come from etc.
Generally nick names stick for some time say within a small group; the more ridiculous they are the more it sticks to that person. As time passes, people even forget their original names and the nick names become the person’s identity.
Thought the incidents that give rise to the nick names may be all the more funny, they help remember the person and give an ever lasting memory of the person in our mind.
A peculiar characteristic I have come noticed is they rhyme in nature.
like Quarter Govindan
Bike Bala
Problem Prema
Even after a decade I still remember many of my school and college mates with their nick names but unfortunately I have forgotten their original names and faces too.
To name a few
Quarter – This chap was always use his pocket money to buy a quarter bottle of hot drinks and hence his name.
Issss…. – O holy god, this is the name of our maths teacher and he had a manarism of sounding like a snake issssss…… before and after he starts a sentence
Satti / Sat – because his head was like a vessel
Brit Billu – O, this is one of my junior, seems he was prised for looking like a film hero and his friends gave him the name Billu, not sure on the exacts but I added Brit as he is in Great Britain now !
Kokila – this is a male because he was in love with the girl Kokila his name became that. Not sure if he married her.
The one I can ever forget is
Monthly Pig Madhavan – Well, this is a funny incident that happened during my school days. There was fight between two so called gang leaders and out came the name for one of those folks. When the teacher asked them he told that the other chap has cursed him to become a pig during start of every month – God knows why? From then on he became to be known as Monthly Pig and people forgot his real name Madhavan.
These names are also used in many films like
Loduku pandi,
Patta kathi bhairavan
Jambazar jaggu
Adae adae manohar
And the list goes on.....
Do you have any nick names that you would like to share with me?
Monday, December 03, 2007
Together they inspired me
Inspiration in artistic composition refers to an irrational and unconscious burst of creativity. Literally, the word means "breathed upon".
I am sure all of us get inspired by something or the other. I have seen an artwork in my office cafeteria. It had a small statement that the art is an inspiration of desert sand pattern.
I have come across people who are inspirations for others. These people are self motivating and they try to do something different for what ever reasons.
This works well if they have like minded members tagging along with them. Then the inspiration takes a shape into action.
One of my college, I had heard of him before he started working with me. This chap keeps writing of what ever he comes across. In fact he goes to the level of writing a blog about the damages made by his manager. Not sure to call it as guts, but to look things in a positive sprit it’s an incident that looked funny to him.
I got inspired on his writings and started writing blogs. Lol, day by day I started writing more and assume it has improved. This chap is always there to comment on them.
This is another incident that happened in my office.
Some of my colleges who were young and energetic had always wanting to do something. Because they were a group and were living almost together they do all crazy things. Some of the crazy moments that I remember.
• They all will remove their moustache for a week
• They will all have their hair done
• They will grow French beard for a while
Perhaps there is a leader who decides what they should be doing differently for the following week.
The ultimate was coming to work wearing tie to office. There is nothing shocking if everyone is wearing a tie but unfortunately my client office is not strict in mandating any business attire.
You know what happened, even the customer them selves were wondering if they have missed something.
One of my colleague went back home to get himself dressed with a tie. Poor chap did not know the reason why people are dressed so.
Thought this can be called crazy but most of us were inspired by it. As many joined in this tie club even the boss has to accept to the group formality and was forced to join the tie club. I joined the tie club last week. To be honest it was nice to be dressed this way. Not sure if everyone in the club were inspired, I was definitely and perhaps assume others were motivated
I am sure all of us get inspired by something or the other. I have seen an artwork in my office cafeteria. It had a small statement that the art is an inspiration of desert sand pattern.
I have come across people who are inspirations for others. These people are self motivating and they try to do something different for what ever reasons.
This works well if they have like minded members tagging along with them. Then the inspiration takes a shape into action.
One of my college, I had heard of him before he started working with me. This chap keeps writing of what ever he comes across. In fact he goes to the level of writing a blog about the damages made by his manager. Not sure to call it as guts, but to look things in a positive sprit it’s an incident that looked funny to him.
I got inspired on his writings and started writing blogs. Lol, day by day I started writing more and assume it has improved. This chap is always there to comment on them.
This is another incident that happened in my office.
Some of my colleges who were young and energetic had always wanting to do something. Because they were a group and were living almost together they do all crazy things. Some of the crazy moments that I remember.
• They all will remove their moustache for a week
• They will all have their hair done
• They will grow French beard for a while
Perhaps there is a leader who decides what they should be doing differently for the following week.
The ultimate was coming to work wearing tie to office. There is nothing shocking if everyone is wearing a tie but unfortunately my client office is not strict in mandating any business attire.
You know what happened, even the customer them selves were wondering if they have missed something.
One of my colleague went back home to get himself dressed with a tie. Poor chap did not know the reason why people are dressed so.
Thought this can be called crazy but most of us were inspired by it. As many joined in this tie club even the boss has to accept to the group formality and was forced to join the tie club. I joined the tie club last week. To be honest it was nice to be dressed this way. Not sure if everyone in the club were inspired, I was definitely and perhaps assume others were motivated
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