The latest is...

1. A funny "ganglion" or whatever they call it has appeared on the back of my right hand. It doesn't pain but looks silly. I wanna get rid of it ASAP! I'm taking homeopathic medicines for it. Some say that it happens because of excessive typing. Some, mostly doctors, don't know how and why it happens. I'm quite worried about it though they say that it's harmless. :-s

2. Nokia 5300 is my newly acquired gadget. It's cute! :D

3. I have finally resigned from my current job. Resigning is one sick job to do! My last day here would be Jan 12, 07. I'll miss my bosses.. sob!

4. It's thursday and I still don't feel like working. I feel like a cat. There's no motivation to work. I don't think that it's because I've already resigned. There's something funny about this week! :-s

I had a good night sleep yesterday. It was so good that I didn't feel like waking up from it today morning. It was amazing. It felt as if someone is softly rocking me and stroking my hair. I felt like a baby. I wish I could get this kinda sleep everyday!

Divoo is fine now.
Divoo is not jealous wealous anymore. It was all in her stupid head.
Divoo had fun in the weekend at a water park.
But,
Divoo has a lot of work to finish this week.
So,
Divoo might not update her space as frequently as she does.

Have a happy week ahead!

 
The other day, my friend and I were returning home in a cab. At the red-light, I spotted a very old man with his hand-pulled rickshaw. He was trying to get to the other side of the road and was too tired to do it quickly, as we do. Although, the hand-pulled rickshaws have been banned in Kolkata, some people still refuse to do away with this old and strange mode of transportation in a couple of areas. The sight of a man (old or young) pulling people in this kind of a rickshaw induces a stange feeling in me. It's almost like a bull pulling a bullock-cart. A lot of us call it inhuman. I say, not exactly.

Not everyone gets an opportunity to work according to what they wish. No job is decent or indecent. A job is a necessity to earn your bread. It pays you money. What would an an old man, who has been left all to himself by his children, do to survive? He might become a richshaw-puller, a sweeper, or a labourer. He would expected to do the same amount of work as the young people would. He would be paid the same amount too. At work, no one is going to sympathise with him or show pity on him.

At times, we tend to sympathize with the old rickshaw pullers, pity on them, think that he's too old and weak to pull our weight, and choose to hire a younger one. By doing this, aren't we depriving him of what he's working for? Aren't we depriving him of those ten bucks that he could have earned because of us? There's always a reason behind old people working. Either they're too fond of working at that age or they have no one to support them. Why do we not support them in whatever way we can?

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I've noticed that I've been writing sad stuff since a couple of days -- the dog, the accident, the old, and my mood. Dunno why I am not being able to write happy? O yes, but we can't always do that. Aww, but then, it's been long!

5 mumbai brats, aged 18-21, drunk to death, rammed their car through 9 people (workers hired for drain-work) sleeping on a pavement in Mumbai.
They were returning from a pub and were looking for more booze.
The brats tried to rip off the number plate from their car and flee. 2 of them did. 3 of them couldn't and were caught by the police on the spot.
The other 2 are caught the next day. The accused (the one who was driving), along with others, was produced in the court.
4 brats got off without any charges. Their parents told them not to worry, go home, and sleep, as they haven't done anything wrong.
The accused is still in the police custody and would hopefully get off on bail.
"It was just an accident. We did nothing wrong." is what they've been sayin all through.
The four who got off wore half-smiles on their face and were remorseless.
They are happy and would go pub-hopping again. They might even drive in the same condition again without caring about the damage they did and could do.

Out of the 9 victims, 4 died on the spot (including an 8-year old) and 5 were injured.
Injuries are quite severe including head injuries and fractures.
Some families have lost their bread-earners.
The firm who had hired them hasn't paid any compensation to the families of the dead yet. "We will see." is what they have to say.

What do think about this? Some of you would sympathize with the victims and say that the government and the police is "like that". Some of you who'd be agitated enough would say that the brats should be given a severe punishment for what they did. How severe a punishment can/should be given to the teenagers? What about the careless attitude of their parents and the shameless attitude of these brats?

Who is more at fault? The brats, their parents, the court, or the government??

I have nothing to comment.

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A lot of you have been asking me why I didn't save that dog (refer to my previous post). I have a couple of reasons to quote, but I'm not gonna quote them. They would sound funny and stupid. The genuinity of the reasons can only be felt when you have actually been in that kind of a situation. No, I am not giving excuses for my cowardness or fear. It's just that I'll have to argue with you even more in trying to justify my reasons. I don't wanna do that. You may think whatever you like. Sorry if it sounds rude.

  
Why is a company's status as a brand given so much importance?
Is it a big deal if you're working with Infosys, Wipro, TCS, CTS, Microsoft, etc. kinda brands?
When you plan to switch your job, why does everyone expect to hear a "big" name?
What's more important for people generally-- brand, salary, or job-satisfaction?
Why not go ahead and join even a start-up company, which has a decent product line and offers you a good platform for growth?
Depends what you wanna grow in-- position, salary, knowledge, or status.
Alright, it would be wrong if I say that I am not concerned about the salary.
But, WHY bother people who're happy in taking up a job in a some XYZ firm according to their priorities? Let them!!
How on earth does it matter to YOU?! Who are YOU to judge ME on the basis of WHAT I do and WHAT I am going to do?

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At times I feel that life should come to a stand-still. I don't feel like moving ahead with the time. Keep working as you have been, interact with the same set of people daily, do the same chores, come back home decently happy, and sleep (of course without seeing any dreams). Yes, it sounds colorless and dull. How boring it would be if that happens. But, for a change, I want no changes. It's not that I'm happy with the way life is going on right now or I'm having a great time. It's because I'm trying to escape the changes; trying not to change with the changes; trying to stop the changes from happening altogether. I know this is crap and impossible. What's wrong in imagining and wishing so? Yes, I'll end up tearing my own hair on this. And you would say... "It's okay to think so! Changes are inevitable! Go with the flow! Stop being bothered about what others have to say! Ignore! Do what you want to! Take a chill-pill!" 

Hell!! where on earth do you get the chill pill??

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what a fuck this life is
enjoyable, yet painful
tempting, yet doubtful
necessary, yet evil

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Am I in a bad mood? Yes.
Have I been thinking too much? Yes. (BTW, how much is too much?)

Fear less, hope more;
Whine less, breathe more;
Talk less, say more;
Hate less, love more;
And all good things are yours.

Why am I quoting this here? For myself. I've noticed that I've been whining and cribbing a lot. Bad huh? But it's okay to do so at times, isn't it? If most of the things happen in almost the same way, which happens to be quite complicated most of the time, people say that it's your destiny. Is it? I dunno and I don't wanna comment. What I do is crib and whine, cuz' it happens all the time!

What you want or crave for takes time to reach you or doesn't come to you at all. What you don't comes rushing to you and then grins at you. How funny! It's friday evening and I'm talking nonsense. Oh yes, I had a great dream today. But I'm in no mood of writing it today so you'll see it here and I'll see you here on Monday!

Have a nice weekend! :)

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I had a hearty laugh after listening to a clip today morning. It's about an Indian female who calls up a radio show in US and asks the RJ to find out if her husband is cheating on him, cuz' she thinks he is. And then, the funny part is how this couple fights on radio after the RJ has successfully caught him red-handed. The RJ himself is LOLing. :D I dunno if any of you would find it offensive or crazy or dirty or whatever. I'm saying it because some people do! Anyway, I found it very funny :D

Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xzs-ibFMLQ.