My fav poem 3 "Be Thankful"

BE THANKFUL
Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something,for it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations,because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge,because it will build your strength and character.
Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary,because it means you've made a difference.
It's easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,and they can become your blessings.

My Fav Poem -2 "Dont Quit"

DON'T QUITby Edgar A. Guest
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
when the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
when the funds are low and the debts are high,
and you want to smile but you have to sigh,when care is pressing you down a bit - rest if you must,but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns.As everyone of us sometimes learns.
And many a fellow turns about when he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow - you may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than it seems to a faint and faltering man;
often the struggler has given up when he might have captured the victor's cup;
and he learned too late when the night came down,how close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out - the silver tint of the clouds of doubt,and when you never can tell how close you are,it may be near when it seems afar;
so stick to the fight when you're hardest hit - it's when things seem worst,you must not quit.

Complicated Story!!

Its kind of a sad day. I get a call from one of my friends to say i am getting divorced. I was surprised, these are people who were totally in love, they fought with the whole world to get married and it did not even take an year for them to change the opinion. But then this wasnt the first time i was hearing it. This is common for people and many of my friends give me this great news. However, i wanted to analyze. Why do people start hating the people they love? Is it all that easy? Or there was no love to start with. I am kind of wierd. I need reason for somethings in life and love for sure is not on sale in my life, i need rock solid reason for commitment. I get surprised when people get married just like that. I mean if you are tying yourself to a contract like "marriage", you must know why. Its not one of those college time affairs you can do away with, its too much of publicity to deny in life. :D
Alright, what did X tell me about her boy friend when they started dating. He is damn cool and he is just too good (He has money, we watch some boring movies together coz we have nothing better to do, his family hates me, he is willing to leave them (basically when i qualify to be his family, he will leave me too), last but not the least he told me i love you 100 times(Good, nothing else in the story tells me that he does, so good that he tells that.. )). Hmmm, this is subjective, so the girl X never really knew what was so attractive about the dude, but then nevertheless they just went ahead and got married. And then its the first fight, "Why the hell did i marry you?" Wow, thats the question you needed to ask before converting your designer boy friend into husband buddy. Exactly this.
Its surprising, many people enter into commitments because of weakness to be with someone. But in the end what tears them apart is the "space issue". And what surprises me the most is that this is a lot of sensible and educated people. If small things mattered so much in life, if individual space was so important, then they did not have to give it up by getting into a privacy infringement contract called marriage. It is not a rule in life. If you dont want someone, you just dont want him or her, but not after making a decision of spending rest of your life together. This is something you needed to know before, now its not an option, you have closed the deal, till other party breaks the basic laws.
This looks strange to me. All i learned through out my education was to hang on in odd times. I also learned that in life everyone makes decisions, some good and some bad, but then decisions are decisions, we all need to live with them. I so remember what Papa always told me, "Know what you want before taking any decision, its ok to let go of things which you dont find convincing while you are analyzing them, but once you have made a decision, know that you will own it and there is no one else to blame."
Lots of things went on in my mind after i listened to my friend. I did not know who was right and who was wrong and i also did not know if i would have been any better than my friend. I just thought of one thing, do we really have options in relations? There are people whose parents shout at them, do they leave them and find a new set? Almost all of us fight like mosters with our siblings, sometimes hitting with bats, do we leave each other because of that? No, because our mind just knows, this is it, good or bad, by the end of the day, these are the people i first saw when i opened my eyes and there is no one in this world who can replace them. Then why do people leave the people they love? I am not the emotional kinds. I am someone who leaves things at the drop of a hat if i dont like them, but then there are a set of people i love. I dont think i have ego when it comes to them and i dont think there is anything i hide or boast about infront of them. I know that people who love you will hurt you the most because you let them do so. But then they are there to stay. I dont think they are an option in my life. They just exist. I will shout, fight, yell, complain, but then thats it. There isnt any way out.

So, in the end i just know this:
A) If you love someone you cant leave him or her. B) If you have managed to leave him or her, there was nothing called love, so just stop crying and enjoy life, dont call it a divorce, its just a reality bite.

Somethings Gotta Give!! :)

It has happened all over again. Its so wierd. There are people in life you love and you just know that whole world at one end and these people on the other end. :) It happened in school with my friends, i just knew that whatever comes and goes, i will not leave them. There were moments in life when i was asked them or world? I had nothing to think, i just said them and nothing else.
It happened with me in college. I met N, M and A. There were million others who came and went, but i always knew that i will love them for the rest of my life because i have grown with them. And i cant leave them.
It happened with me all over again today. Lucky that i am, i always have the best of the best people with me. All have hearts of gold and eone is simple and grounded. I was adamant on something, and something told me that if i dont do it now, it will be foolish. But then, after talking for 2 minutes, i just looked at my peaceful frend who wasnt convinced, suddenly ething went away, i said whatever you say is perfect. There is nothing to lose if you dont want it, i dont want it, things will come and go.
You meet millions of people, and then suddenly some people become more important than ething else in life. Its wierd, the concept of trust is so wierd. You just hang out with millions and you might have known someone for minutes but something tells you, that you want to listen to this person, and then you are friends for rest of your lives.
I am smiling at it today. I did it years back in college, cried my eyes out because me and Nams had a small fight only to find that she was sailing in the same boat and we can discount our boy friends when it comes to our frendship :). Some people make your decisions so simple. Its just about saying, "I am with you, whatever good or bad, because anything without you wont be good anyways."
Thank You Pals!! I just know that you are not an option in my life i can risk for anything. Everything else is fine, as long as we are there to stay.

Hyderabad Blues!!

Its a given that special moments in life are not the crowded parties and definitely not too many people. Its some special people who make every moment special and its travelling that leaves me so damn happy that at times i feel i am crazy. Snoozing the alarm was not an option for me, i was going to explore Hyd and i had to start at 6:30 AM in morning.
I have lot to write about the city of Nawabs and i have a lot to travel before life takes me to a 9-9 job. OK, i have no clue why i did MBA, i could have been happy being a travel guide or cook or writer or i am good at do nothing. But then i think MBA was on my mind since i was 12 and i never give too much thought to whats on my mind. I am strong follower of Nike's "Just do it" philosophy.

Anyway, i am just listing the places i visited to feel good about my holidays :D
Here is my Hyd coverage:
Ramoji film City
Birla Mandir
Chowmahal Palace ( I love this )
Salarjung Museum ( Know royal tastes)
Golconda Palace
Qatab Shahi Tomb
Hussain Sagar Lake
Charminar
Choori Bazaar (Laad Bazaar)
Zoo Park
AND I WANT TO SEE FALAKNUMA PALACE BUT I CANT!!
Places i want to cover before i leave Hyd to join my job:
Nagarjuna Sagar
Sirisalem
And ok, let me not underestimate the assignments at ISB. Term 8 is starting tom.

I will detail out my experience and opinions on each location for the travellers to be. BUT, as of now, i am almost dropping dead, i need to sleep.

Game Called Life!!

Ok, just before i sleep all i can see is this crowded road, loads of two wheelers, a small kid sandwiched between his parents on a bike, woman clad in black burka, and people amazed to see this is India. Yes, this is all so common for me. I have seen poverty in my country, i have seen fight for survival, i have just become OK with everything. The traffic here doesn't stop, there is talk of rising middle class and then i see a 12 year old guy running without shoes to deliver a 20 kg bag; he surely does not know what economy is , what money is. The women clad in black burqa does not know what freedom is and will probably never know what being on your own means. Did they all choose this life for themselves or is it that the destiny has trapped them in a never ending mystery? I can see the social segments God created while marketing the planet earth to the dwellers. Life is not a fair game for all and will probably never be. Some people will be bigger fighters than us, some of them stronger than us, some bigger strategists than us, but some will shine, some will get lost in the dark. The best ones are the ones on street, not the ones who give talks in big seminars. If you want to learn game of survival, change and adaptation, just walk out on those streets, you will be amazed to see the amount of knowledge dealing with life gives them every moment.

B2B

The B2B marketing game:
I came across an interesting article today. Having heard of similarities between B2C , today was the day to read on real differences between a B2B and B2C marketing. The ambiguity, change, nature of large customers, power game, strategy, lack of segmentation... Phew!! B2B is not that similar boss. Its not just marketing, its partnership, its large investment and lot of involvement and who knows in lack of clear differentiation, you might be serving some low revenue potential customers at the cost higher than what they deserve. And the bigger question i have is that in IT companies do all customers need an account manager, why not have a small transaction based sales team to sell to smaller customers? These segments are less price sensitive and require lesser cost to serve. Dont know, when we all talk of large accounts, small might actually matter more due to the margins and power lack.. Just a thought!! :)