are you working with unknown?

when i or you work in India, we don't know the person sits next you always. There are many people, there are many projects and we don't bother to know each other and ultimately gives you a feeling that you working with the unknown people, unknown faces. Which is completely different here in France. When i came here and i have worked in 2 different offices and i have seen and felt a very good gesture by all the employees. all of them even even they dont know me, Came and greet me, and most importantly every day, Which makes you feel that you know every one and you feel that you working with known people know faces. This is very small thing which makes me think how important is the ice-breaker words are, or we name it as greetings "Good morning" "Good day" "Hi" "Hello". We just need these words to make you feel differently and give you different work environment, a friendly environment.

The scenario i am talking may not be same in all the companies there. Because when i was working for Eka Software Solutions, CDAC, it was not the case, there i was knowing almost all of them. But in big multinationals we have this issue, working with unknown. you may give argument that how many people you will greet if there are more then 3 thousand employee. But certainly we can greet the people around the work place. They may not be many.

This one good thing about the work culture here in clermont-ferrand, ATOS offices and Logica Offices.

Write your comments, specially if you disagree with me.

Railway Strike..

Strike ! Strike! -a word we hear more in India, when ever any thing happens our leader calls a strike to protest or even support the cause some time. Well, you may be among us who think that it happens only in India. But its not true, yesterday i have faced a Train Strike here in Clermont-Ferrand,France. The Drivers of SNCF went on a Strike for one day. It completely paralyzed the public transport, we had to take Taxi to reach office.

No-Frills AC Train - Garib Rath

The concept of no-frills airlines has created a revolution in Indian airline industry. I am very impressed with Indian Railways effort to use the same concept and come up with Garib-Rath. Recently i have travel from this train to delhi. Garib-Rath Trains having all 3-tier Ac coaches only and fairs are discounted by more then 50% the 3AC fair of a express trains for same distance. This as branded for common people. I think it is more benefited the middle class people who cant afford the 3AC fairs of Express trains. And the most important factor of these trains are....Indian railways is not doing any charity by offering low-cost AC ride for commong people. What Indian railways has done is following things to make is reality without a loss. Have look at these :

1. The long distance train will be having more then 16 Coaches, which is more then the regular express trains.

2. There is no pantry car, only mini patry which gets the item to sell from coming stations.

3. No Beding. That means no bedsheet, no blanket, no towel, no pillow. if you want you need to pay.

4. And there is a 3 tier every where even in side as well. (This going to come in all trains as well, but for now all garib rath is having by default). So each compartment will be having 9 passengers insteed of 8 in traditional express trains.

5. Last but not least, the end part of coach which generally used to be left a space for luggages in express train, In this train there are one small companrtment with 3 bed.

I appreciate the effot of Indian railways to come up with this concept. Have happy journey in GaribRath (The Poor people's vechile) NOT EXACTLY :)

JUST F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Before you start reading would like to introduce the writer :
it is posted by nila tanzil (http://nilatanzil.blogspot.com/2006/03/just-f.html)
It's her thoughts her perception but worth to read it, we all have similar problem in our life, in-fact i do have similar problem ...

A lot of time, girls say “Let’s just be friends” to guys as a rejection of their proposal. For me, when I say it, I really mean it. I really mean to be his friend and from my point of view, it’s better that way: pure friends, no romance involved. Unfortunately, some guys can’t face the reality; they remain silent and then disappear from my life. That’s a pity.

When I say, “Let’s just be friends”, it means that I’m not attracted to him in many ways – it can be physically, emotionally, etc. I don’t feel like seeing him everyday, missing him, nor addicted to him. Also don’t have the passions to kiss, hug him, etc. No way.

A relationship with a guy in the “Just Friends” box can get complicated when he can’t accept the fact that I don’t want to be his girlfriend. Some guys can be very obsessive and it’s scary. This type of guy feels more challenged when a girl rejects him. As a result, he can send us sms hundred of times a day, call us up thousand of times a day, and when we don’t pick up the phone, he will keep on trying. The worst thing is that he becomes your stalker. Ouch!!!

For this type of guy, it’s very obvious that I can’t stand to be his friend coz he’s simply annoying and scares me as hell. So, how do I react and feel to this obsessive type of “Just Friends”?
• Don’t reply to his sms
• Don’t pick up to his phone calls [maybe I will pick it up once, but not ALL his phone calls]
• Find excuses for any dinner or lunch invitation
• Don’t sound excited on the phone
• Feel annoyed and disturbed
• As much as I can, I don’t want to be in touch with him
• If his behavior is getting worse, I’ll be frank to him and say that he’s already disturbing and it’s better not to contact me anymore [am good at it]
• Will ask him to find a girlfriend or potential gf and stop bothering me.

On the other hand, if the guy can accept the reality and take my offer to be friends, this is how I will react and feel:
• Will be happy to see and share any stories with him
• Will be friendly on the phone
• Will be a good listener for him as well and provide counsel in love department whenever he needs it
• Will treat him as a good friend of mine
• Will respect him for his BIG heart
• As time goes by, I’ll mention about whose inside my Potential Boyfriend box and ask his opinion. It won’t hurt him anymore as he already becomes my best friend

So, as we can see, it’s better off to accept the reality, as we will not loose a friend. Instead, we’ll get a new best friend whom we can share our thoughts with.

Usually, guys don’t realize that their behaviors influence the way the girls’ treat them. Hopefully, the examples above make us realize that all we need is a BIG HEART. Having a big heart enables us to cherish the friendships, without wanting to have more out of it. It simply enables us to see a person from a different perspective… and it’s wonderful, you’ll see ☺.

It also works for me if a guy in the Potential Boyfriend box apparently doesn’t worth it. As I mentioned before, I will move him to the “Just Friends” box right away. By seeing him as a normal friend, my heart feels much more at ease. I don’t wait for his phone calls/sms/email anymore. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t contact me. Just like our friends, we will be happy to talk to them, but they don’t have to call us everyday, right?
So, hearing no news from him is no longer a torture for me. And I feel really good about it. I’ve made a good decision, I think ☺. At the end, I can admire him truly as a friend and feel grateful for that. It means that now I can see him from a different angle… which is much more pleasurable… ☺. Believe me.

So, Potential Boyfriend-Toy Boy-Just Friends, which one is the most difficult to handle? ;)

My answer will be: the Potential Boyfriend. Potential Bf absorbs my attention and energy at most. He can make my world turns upside down, which is not funny at all, if am not in the mood for taking a roller coaster ride. He can make me feel ‘head over hills’ if I know that he has the same strong feelings toward me. Which is a great feeling to have, of course! He can easily turn me down, however, only by a small unfavorable thing that he does. It’s quite exhausting. So, I have to be in a good condition, emotionally, to be able to handle these kinds of stuffs. If he’s really worth all the dizziness, then I’ll take my roller coaster ride ☺.

Well then, I have to excuse myself now. Hopefully the last three posts can entertain everyone who reads it! Take it easy… ☺

...we see only the dark side of life

“...we see only the dark side of life...............darkness is there..........but that is there just to make us understand....what is light...........sorrows come....just to make us realize what is happiness..............there is light......ther is happiness................which can conquer the darkness.....any sorrows....which come on our way…”

KBC ya SRK v/s BigB

Last few days every channel and people are talking about new host of KBC (Kaun Banega Karore Pati) Mr. Shahrukh Khan. It's good that KBC is coming again, it is a nice game and very useful for every age of people to test and enhance their general knowledge. People are crazy about the game. In all the good thing about the game i don't understand why people started comparing Mr. Khan and Mr. Bachchan; no doubt both are good actors. But we shouldn't be comparing them. Mr. Bachchan is a legend and possibly on the high at which no one can reach; where as Mr. Khan has to prove himself to Indian audience in large; i think Sahrukh is a best actor for urban generation and for NRIs. I have serious doubt that Shahrukh has made his place in all part of country. ?I believe the Shahrukh is a better marketing guy, he market himself well in the Indian movie industry, and by the marketing skills and muscles you can be so called 'Badshah' of Indian movies but you cant get in to heart of millions of people of this country. When BigB was in hospital there was well wishes and prayer for him from all over the country; i doubt Shahrukh will get that. That's the reason i am saying there is no comparison b/w Mr. Khan and Mr. BigB. Shahrukh ~is ~Shahrukh; No doubt he is a good actor and improved alot from his previous films(if you have seen movies like Chamatkar etc) and need to improve more. And i would like to congratulate him for hosting KBC in a very nice and in his unique styles(shoulder massage ;) ..


All comments are welcome...
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Never Compromise your values and beliefs

Never Compromise your values and beliefs,
Even if it means risking ridicule and rejection.

Be true to yourself, Live your own life,
and don't allow others to decide what is best for you.

If you do, you will be unhappy, becasue you are untrue to yourself.

--Pravsworld

I am an 'ESTJ' & you ??

After reading this blog of Raman Sir; Today i have taken a Humanmatrics Typology Test . I found myself as ESTJ (Extraverted, Sensing, Thinking, Judging). I am surprised it is very very close to my behaviors and interests. I would like to show you few lines from it...

From ESTJ :
"Every right-minded man has a philosophy of life, whether he knows it or not....."

ESTJs thrive on order and continuity. Being extraverted, their focus involves organization of people, which translates into supervision. While ENTJs enjoy organizing and mobilizing people according to their own theories and tactically based agendas, ESTJs are content to enforce "the rules," often dictated by tradition or handed down from a higher authority.

Tradition is important to the ESTJ. Holidays, birthdays and other annual celebrations are remembered and observed often religiously by this type.

ESTJs have an acute sense for orthodoxy. Much of their evaluation of persons and activities reflects their strong sense of what is "normal" and what isn't. ESTJ humor is frequently centered around something or someone being off center or behaving abnormally.

ESTJs promote the work ethic. Power, position and prestige should be worked for and earned. Laziness is rarely viewed with ambivalence nor benevolence by this type.

The ESTJ is outspoken, a person of principles, which are readily expressed. The ESTJ is not afraid to stand up for what she believes is right even in the face of overwhelming odds. ESTJs are able to make the tough calls.

... More at >>>

well, i guess you are willing to take this test now... so carry on ... and be the honest to yourself while and answering. Here is the Test and let me know what you are :)

Love...

"? is Love..." People says its a very difficult question for all of us who never fall in love, please note here so called "love before marriage". Let me make it general.. "One can't understand love, unless and until she or he love a boy or girl". What the hell, I don't think so... please let me know what you think.... As much i understand love is a feeling, a feeling from heart, a feeling from soul for someone or something or anything. In day to day life everyone loves many things, loving them more then their life but they don't consider as love... i don't understand why..??..??.. do you??

Quotes of day !

Every thing in this world can be seen as you wish to.
......Good or Bad, Simnple to Complicated; easy or difficult.

Its not how things are; its about how you look up to them
... and how you look up them is all up to you.

A Story....

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other
students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each
name.

Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about
each of their classmates and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment,
and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a
separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that
individual..

On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the
entire class was smiling.. "Really?" she heard whispered. "I never knew that
I meant anything to anyone!" and, "I didn't know others liked me so
much," were most of the comments..

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if
they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't
matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy
with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.

Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet Nam and his
teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never
seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so
mature.

The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him
took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless
the coffin.

As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up
to her. "Were you Mark's math teacher?" he asked. She nodded: "yes."
Then he said: "Mark talked about you a lot."



After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a
luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to
speak with his teacher.

"We want to show you something," his father said, taking a wallet out
of his pocket.. "They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought
you might recognize it."



Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook
paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times..
The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which
she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said
about him.

"Thank you so much for doing that," Mark's mother said. "As you can
see, Mark treasured it."

All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie
smiled rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the top
drawer of my desk at home."
Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album."

"I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my diary."

Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out
her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. "I carry
this with me at all times," Vicki said and without batting an eyelash,
she continued: "I think we all saved our lists."

That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark
and for all his friends who would never see him again..

The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life
will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.

So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special
and important. Tell them, before it is too late.

Remember, you reap what you sow. What you put into the lives of others
comes back into your own.

May Your Day Be Blessed As Special As You Are

ANYWAY

             ANYWAY

People are unreasonable , illogical

and self centered.love them anyway.

 

if you do good people will accuse you

of selfish ulterior motives. do good anyway.

 

If you are successful you win false

friends and true enemies.suceed anyway.

 

The good you do today will be

forgotten tomorrow .Do good anyway.

 

Honesty and frankness make you

vulnerable. Be honest and frank any way.

 

People favor underdogs but follow only

top dogs. Fight for some underdogs anyway.

 

What you spend years building may

Be destroyed overnight . Build anyway.

 

People really need help but may attack

you ,if you help them. Help people anyway.

 

Give the world the best You have

And you'll  be kicked in the teeth.

The strength of a man ...

The strength of a man ...

 

The strength of a man isn't seen in the width of his shoulders.
It's seen in the width of his arms that circle you.

The strength of a man isn't in the deep tone of his voice.
It's in the gentle words he whispers.

The strength of a man isn't how many buddies he has.
It's how good a buddy he is with his kids.

The strength of a man isn't in how respected he is at work.
It's in how respected he is at home.
 

The strength of a man isn't in how hard he hits.
It's in how tender he touches.

 

The strength of a man isn't how many women he's loved.
It's in how he can be true to one woman.
 

The strength of a man isn't in the weight he can lift.
It's in the burdens he can carry....

 

Nice Article about Love

nice Article about Love

- by Swami Vivekananda


I once had a friend who grew to be very close to me. Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool, she filled the palm of her hand with some water and held it before me, and said this:
"You see this water carefully contained on my hand? It symbolizes Love."

This was how I saw it: As long as you keep your hand caringly open and allow it to remain there, it will always be there. However, if you attempt to close your fingers round it and try to posses it, it will spill through the first cracks it finds.

This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love...they try to posses it, they demand, they expect... and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will retrieve from you .

For love is meant to be free, you cannot change its nature. If there are people you love, allow them to be free beings.

Give and don't expect.
Advise, but don't order.
Ask, but never demand.

It might sound simple, but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice. It is the secret to true love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel no expectations from those who you love, and yet an
unconditional caring."

Passing thought... Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take; but by the moments that take our breath away.....

Life is beautiful!!! Live it !!!

a story...

As I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did not. I saw a trainer near by and asked why these beautiful, magnificent animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. "Well," he said, "when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it's enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free." I was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn't, they were stuck right where they were. Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before? True ...Right???

Once all the scientists die and go to heaven.....

Once all the scientists die and go to
heaven............They decide to play hide-n-seek.........
Unfortunately Einstein is the one who has the
den...........He is supposed to count upto 100...and then start
searching.....Everyone starts hiding except Newton.........

Newton just draws a square of 1 meter and stands in
itright in front of Einstein...........
Einstein's counting......97,98,99.....100........
He opens his eyes and finds Newton standing in
front........
Einstein says "newton's out..newton's....out....."
Newton denies and says i am not out........
He claims that he is not Newton......
All the scientists come out to see how he proves
that he is not

Newton..........



can u guess it?????
come on apply wht u studied in ur schools and college.
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Newton says "I am standing in a square of area 1m
squared.....
That makes me Newton per meter squared......
since one Newton per meter squared is one Pascal,
I'm Pascal, Therefore Pascal is OUT !!!!!!!!"

give ur best..

 

you..

 

Be honest...

 

Who we are....

A well-known speaker started off his seminar

by holding up a $20.00 bill. In the room of 200, he asked,

"Who would like this $20 bill?"

Hands started going up.

He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you

but first, let me do this.

He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill.

He then asked, "Who still wants it?"

Still the hands were up in the air.

Well, he replied, "What if I do this?"

And he dropped it on the ground

and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.

He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?"

Still the hands went into the air.

My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson.

No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it

because it did not decrease in value.

It was still worth $20.

Many times in our lives,

we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt

by the decisions we make and

the circumstances that come our way.

We feel as though we are worthless.

But no matter what has happened or

what will happen, you will never lose your value.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased,

you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you.

The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we

know,

but by WHO WE ARE.

You are special- Don't EVER forget it."