A big hello to all the Islanders.well I was kinda out of Island for a few months & let me tell ya guys. it was terrible.I missed this place like nething.. the reason was

I left my job so I could not log in frequently..I was busy discovering the traveler inside me..or the musician or the corporate inside me.??? Gosh! I really dunno what I'm looking for..

I know I've taken a foolish (according to the people around me) decision by leaving my current job & I'm doing nothing (learning guitar counts nothing to pplL), But you know what.I don't think I've done nething foolish. When I was a li'l girl.I was told that "You should love what u do in life. What u do, should give u a sense of satisfaction"

I left my job coz it gave me neither. Going there every day was a torture for me.

Every morning, the thought of going there gave chills to me. Then one day I'd decided.

I've had enough of this. This is not what heart desires..I don't belong here.

The next thing I did was to resign. You know it felt like. I've just stepped out of a dark

Choking room into bright sunshine.It felt awesome.Then the one n half month after it was wonderful, I did all things which I cud never do due to this job. I traveled a lot to my friends, relatives and had a gre8 bonding..but during this I lost my bonding with the Island though..:-( The most Important thing that changed was ME...it stirred me inside out.I realized importance of my family.loved ones..I'd taken'em for granted.

That time I realized what I was missing during these days. I may've not realized it if I'd have loved my work.!!??? But unfortunately I hated it.L But earlier I didn't hate my work...I was made to hate it and I really hate that.coz I still remember my love for my work.

LOL U guys would think I've gone crazy. LOL don't worry I won't go into the details of this coz it would lead us to another topic "Mental Harassment in the Corporate World".

& I really don't find myself qualified to talk on this.so I'll just speak for myself.

But I really felt nice after leaving that job. After this incident I started looking fresh n vibrant like all the tensions, sorrows, guilt were swept away by the happy winds.lol

This whole thing has really made me a different person.J So I thought of writing this for a Fresh start . I'm a totally different person now & I owe this to all those people who tortured me at work, those who made me hate my work which I loved most, those who turned away when I looked at'em for help, those who disappointed me when I counted on them & when I needed them the most.

Well Thank U guys. Thank u so much. Without you, I'd have never been the person I am today.thanx a lot ..u guyz taught me to fight for myself instead of asking other to help..coz no one really cares.I've learnt that.you guys made me realize "one should stand for her/his self" coz no one stands for u..people change fasters than seasons...You have to fight ur own battles ..u might see lot of people around u.but they are just onlookers, not ur team.U're alone.on ur own..

well guys thank u for making me..who I am today..."You Don't Know..But U Guys Were a Gre8 Help"...

And Finally I wanna Thank God.for putting me to this TEST...

And God I promise you.. "This time I barely managed to pass. But next time

I'll get a Distinction.."

Well I received a mail saying "Today is International Day of Incredibly Good-looking Elegant Women." There were these interesting thoughts by the writer.

I have mentioned them along with my "special" comments.

Here we go..

Author said:

"As we grow older women gain weight. This happens because we accumulate a lot of information in our heads. And then, of course we get to a point, where so much information doesn't fit in our heads. Then all the information starts to distribute itself through our entire body."

A cartoon says..

Hey now I understand it all!!!!!!!......

I am not overweight....!!!!!

I am not Fat...!!!!!!!!

I am smart.very smart!!!!!!!!!!!!

I felt:

This is very intelligent excuse for gaining weight lol..

Well yeah I don't find anything wrong in thinking this way.

This cud be a comic relief for all those ladies who are worried a'bt their

Weights. so ladies next time u realize u are putting on weight..

Cheer up ...U r getting smarter...

It was further written as

"Life should not be a tip to tomb with intension of reaching it with good health and

An attractive and well cared Body; it should be more like a ride on a great water slide,

With big piece of chocolate in one hand and a glass of good wine in the other, with a body totally worn out from good living and yelling.."

Well I think, it is not all about reaching the tomb..it is about enjoying the journey on the way..

I feel if the vehicle is properly serviced and maintained.u can enjoy the journey better.

If the body starts to worn out during the ride to tomb.the end moments of the ride would be very painful and u would be never able to enjoy the journey..

Well the last part of it was really good.sarcastically funny though.

It goes like this:

Yes sir we know we (Women ) are perfect, because

Ø We don't go bald.

Ø We have one International and a National Day

Ø We can use pink as well as blue. (I well I think now men use these colours too..)

Ø We always know our kids are ours..

Ø We have a priority in a shipwreck..

Ø We don't pay the bills (We do pay the bills..)

Ø We're the first hostages to go free..

Ø If we are cheated on, we are the victims..

Ø If we cheat, the men are the one with horns..

Ø We can pay attention to several things at a time...

Ø The wife of president is called as First Lady. What is Husband of Female president?...( Nice )

Ø If we decide to do a man's job, then we are pioneers; if a man decides to do a woman's job he is a fag...

Ø We can do anything that a man does..WITH WEARING HEELS..

Well well.what can I say a'bt this. I somewhat agree with the writer...lol..

But not all.............

I went through this couple of days back.found it really interesting coz no one has really tried to explain this from a woman's point of view.. So I am sharing it with all my fellow Islanders.Women were listening to this from ages. Now this is the time to think about it in a new way..I really appreciate who ever has come up with this. I think we should all think a'bt it.what you guys think??.all comments are welcome

WOMEN ARE ALWAYS MIS-UNDERSTOOD

Belief #1: SHE'LL NEVER BE SATISFIED

TRUTH:

Women are always looking for ways to make things better. Don't take her suggestions as complaints or criticisms, but as her desire to make relationship or situation the best that it can be.

Belief#2: A STRONG, CONFIDENT WOMEN DOESN'T NEED A MAN TO TAKE CARE OF HER.

TRUTH:

Everyone loves to be taken care of & to feel needed. Even if a woman can fix things around the house or change the oil in her car, she will still ask for your help so she can feel your strength, support & protection. Don't ever stop asking, "What can I do for you?" Because it shows that you care for her.

Belief#3: WOMEN ONLY WANT TO CONTROL MEN.

TRUTH:

It is not about control; it is about love. When a woman sees a man hurting, struggling or overwhelmed, her goal is to help, not control. Let her give you a helping hand.

Belief#4: KEEPING A WOMAN REQUIRES A LOT OF HARD WORK, TIME & MONEY.

TRUTH:

A serious relationship requires time & effort to cultivate it. You shouldn't look at it as a burden. Your wife or girlfriend will reciprocate the effort you put in to in.

Belief#5: YOU CAN'T LIE TO WOMEN

TRUTH:

Women are extremely capable of picking up moods and attitudes and can easily read body language & facial ex-pressions. Although you my think you have gotten away with a gre8 lie, she is either letting it slide because she wants to keep the peace, or she is lying to herself because she is afraid of truth.

Belief#6: JEALOUSY & POSSESSIVENESS ARE A PART OF BEING A WOMAN.

TRUTH:

Women are protective of what belongs to them. They protect the things, they value especially when it comes to relationships. It's not that she doesn't trust you; she is guarding the relationship. You are too precious to her for her to allow anything bad to happen.

Belief#7: WOMEN ARE EMOTIONAL

TRUTH:

Women don't hide their feelings. They articulate what's going on in their minds.

There is nothing wrong emotions- we all have them. Being in touch with their emotions causes women to be sensitive & caring, and that's why men love them.

PLEASE LET ALL YOUR LADY FRIENDS KNOW THIS.GIVE THEM COURAGE TO HOLD ON.

"There are many fine women in the world, but you are the best of them all".

Proverbs 31:29.

PLEASE LET ALL YOUR MALE FRIENDS KNOW THIS.GIVE THEM A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF YOU.

"Her husband can trust her, and she will richly satisfy his needs"..

Proverbs 31:11.

Marketing concepts

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say,
"I'm very rich. Marry me!"
----That's Direct Marketing.

You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl.
One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says,
"He's very rich. Marry him."
----That's Advertising.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day you call and say, "Hi, I'm very rich. Marry me."
----That's Telemarketing.

You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie; you walk up to her and pour her a drink. You open the door for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her a ride, and then say, "By the way, I'm very rich. Will you marry

me?"
----That's Public Relations.

You're at a party and see a gorgeous girl She walks up to you and says, "You are very
rich.."
----That's Brand Recognition.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say, "I'm very rich. Marry me" She gives you a nice hard slap on your face.
----That's Customer Feedback !!!!!

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say, "Im very rich. Marry
me!" And she introduces you to her husband.

----That's Demand and supply gap.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say, "I'm very
rich. Marry me!" She turns her face towards you ------------ she is your wife!
----That's threat of entering into new markets.

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say, "I'm very rich, Will you marry me?" Somebody else says the same before you and Takes her away.
----That's competition eating your market share.

Yesterday I read a story a'bt 2 donkeys and it really made me think hard a'bt our Corporate lives..

There was this one Dhobi who had two donkeys for our convenience let's call them donkey A and donkey B.Donkey A was over-enthusiastic. It used to pretend I am so hardworking. I work lot and to get the appreciation from the Dhobi, the Donkey A used to walk fast and used to carry max possible weight on its back.

Compared to A the Donkey B was a very simple n straight forward. It never tried to flatter the Dhobi and used to do its usual work. It never felt faltering would be so important, it actually hated flattering anybody. So it used to walk with its own speed and carry only moderate weight.

But the Dhobi started noticing the difference between the two donkeys. The donkey A walks fast carries maximum weights & compared to that the Donkey B works less and is less efficient. So the Dhobi started appraising the Donkey A and started beating up the Donkey B.

Poor donkey B failed to understand what is happening; why the Dhobi beating & abusing me is. So it went to the Donkey A and said see friend Dhobi has only two of us, then why to compete? Let's share the weights and work mutually. Why to die carrying heavy loads and running fast. Let's not compete it won't lead to success.

But this had a reverse impact on the Donkey A, it thought that B is afraid of him, B is jealous coz Dhobi praises me. So to show Donkey B down, A started walking even faster and carrying even heavier loads. Due to this Dhobi was very happy with A and used to beat B. due to this poor B also started taking heavier loads and walk faster. But due to this poor B started getting tired like anything. It couldn't cope up with A. After seeing this A was very happy and it was more enthusiastic to walk faster and carry even heavier loads. A could see that Dhobi is getting happy and praising so it started working hard. Poor B started doing same and one day due to this entire burden it died.

But A's strength didn't last long.due to carrying loads 4 times heavier than its weight.Its legs started weakening. It tried hard but could not cope up with Dhobi's increased expectations. Dhobi got annoyed, the donkey which used to work like a jet was now very slow, and so Dhobi started beating A badly. Even after trying hard A could not come up to Dhobi's expectations.

Dhobi was irritated and tired of beating A so he came to conclusion that Donkey is useless for work and it doesn't wanna work.and sent A to the slaughter house & went to buy a new donkey from the market.

Moral of the Story:

1. In this corporate world do not overwork to show your colleagues down. Don't forget that they share work with you that's why u r getting your type of work. If you'll dig a hole for them eventually you will fall into it.

2.If even you flatter your boss what matters to him is what work u do and what results u give. So don't use boss as shield to tease your colleagues.

3.DON"T FORGET Boss doesn't give a damn whether u r donkey A or donkey B, according to him u r just a DONKEY

4.The most important is instead of working like a Donkey, don't overwork beyond Ur limits. See to it that Ur work is of good quality. NEVER WORK HARD....WORK CLEVERLY

So guyz think a'bt it...

Well some times I wonder how some situations suddenly turn out to be so funny..
I would like to share an incident with all u fellow islanders.....

Yesterday it was a routine day in our company and all of us were really bored...
and during our coffee break ...we were sitting like... prisoners in jail.....LOL
believe me it's not exaggeration...

then suddenly one of my colleagues started teasing the office boy..
Just to make the situation..lil..Lighter....and then we joined him....
Kishore.... office boy has always been our target....
well the reason was he had given the office no to his girlfriend...
and we received her calls couple of times...on the office phone enquiring about him..
we used to keep pulling his leg a'bt all this.....

and yesterday... we were asking him a'bt her....how come her calls
stopped coming on the company no then he showed us his cell phone.. Now he had a cell phone .so had a direct contact with her.

Kishore was really looking upset so we asked him what was the matter.then he said in his typical accent ."Main ne kaal usko bohot mara"..."Zagda Ho gaya humara." so all the girls started telling him that he shouldn't beat her.this is not right, and all and the boys were just laughing...

Then the situation suddenly became lil serious..Kishore didn't reply to any of our questions he just kept playing with his cell phone...then our topic shifted to some other thing...we were cracking jokes .

Then Shalini, one of my colleagues received a sms & then she went outside the room then she slowly entered the room and she said to me look what sms I got from Kishore.I read it . it was." Love you forever" Shalini was irritated like any thing..

Poor Kishore.he wanted to send that sms to her girlfriend but unfortunately it was sent to Shalini..this all happened as Kishore was new all this mobile technology and ..his girlfriend's name was Shamli..both the names were one after the other in the phone book and he sent it to Shalini...

The all of us started laughing like anything..no body could control it..Shalini was so irritated..still she also laughed in between... then the coffee break was over...but whenever we used to see Shalini or Kishore we used to burst out laughing..Kishore was feeling very embarrassing and Shalini was very angry..

We were wondering why was Shalini is so angry coz it was just a mistake..i mean due to Kishore's weak knowledge a'bt his new mobile phone..there was nothing so serious..and she should take it supportively...

But then we came to know that after receiving that message Shalini called one of her friends and..lost her head on him thinking that he sent that message but during that Kishore shouted " Shalini madam..woh message maine ne bheja tha.." and her friend heard that.. and was very upset with her.. was not talking to her at all..he didn't even picked her calls...

We felt really sorry a'bt the whole thing.. but eventually she managed to convince her friend.and then there was happy ending agaian..LOL..

We keep sending Shalini LAN message.." Love You Forever." and keep asking Kishore about Shamli & his Cell Phone...LOL.