okay this one is a slightly serious one....
I watched 'Rang De Basanti' recently. It got me thinking about the dismal situation of India. Quite frankly I think India is not gonna improve much and very soon.You may not like what I said.... I don't like it ...but that is how I feel and how things look to me.
I feel that way because of all the daily things that happen to me, to others. Now I am not saying that other countries are perfect and that everything works...but I feel they do try harder.
As for the movie. I hate it when movies make a good point like this movie did ...but never show, how you, an average everyday person, on a daily basis, can do something to make a difference. I don't mean go and make donations to NGO's and help little kids out...although that is a start.
I mean fight the low level everyday things.
FIGHT a government official (anyone at any level) who wants to take a bribe. FORCE him to do his job the right way.
FIGHT a government official (anyone at any level) who is too lazy to do his job. FORCE him to do it.
PISS them off till something is done.
FIGHT the urge to pay bribes even if it means the difficult way out for YOU.
FIGHT the urge to be lazy and not do your work.
FIGHT mediocrity and never settle for substandard work.
FIGHT the urge to not give your best and do substandard work.
FIGHT corrupt Politicians. Shake their world if they misuse YOUR VOTE.
TEACH little kids from the ground up about values, and doing the right thing.
TEACH little kids about following the rules and obeying the rules.
TEACH people to be brave.
TEACH people to be less apathetic.
SLAP people into following the law and rules.
A few things to note here.
1. YOU have to do it ... and the benefits come back to YOU.
2. YOU have to FIGHT. It's way past the time to talk.
When a generation is stirred ... then only will something change for the better.
Now the tough questions. where do I start ? why should I? What difference will I make....
Am i just dreaming...and ranting.....
I want your views on this issue ...
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Giving Sound Advice..
Are you a guy? Do you have a younger brother? Or maybe even a nephew ? Is there any guy you know who is younger to you and just about to make a career decision. And I don't mean high end stuff....just a little guy out there who wants to be a Fireman, Doctor, Lawyer, Super Hero... and keeps changing it every month. Or even just an adolescent/teenager trying to choose between Science/Commerce, Doctor/Lawyer/Engineering?
More importantly, does he Love and Respect You?
Do you want him to Love and Respect You for the Rest of your and his Life?
Well if the answer is yes then you need to know one thing. He will usually come to for advice and it is imperative that you give him good, sound advice. Especially if you want him to Love and Respect you forever.
Great advice, which helps people through hard times, or helps people make important decisions, is crucial.
It may not be the "regular" advice or the "Correct" advice...but it needs to be told, and can affect the guy in may ways.
So next time that little GUY comes to you for Career advice, look into his eyes, remember what you are doing,
what you wanted, what you have, and what you know from your experiences in life ...and refrain from saying the regulars like "Doctor/Lawyer/Engineer etc." ...and tell him what you realised you wanted to be half way through you Professional Degree Course and say to him "bikini model photographer" Or "Victoria's Secret Photographer" or anything to that effect.
Because you know you are really pissed off with engineering/sciences/etc and you really wished you were one of the afore mentioned. And trust me when that guy is grown up and happy from your sound advice, there is going to be no one else in the world he is going to Love and respect more than you.
Heck I wished somebody would have told me this.
I wish my brother/Cousin Brother or any older guy I knew, told me this rather than "Engineering".
I mean look at the perks...LOOK at the perks.
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More importantly, does he Love and Respect You?
Do you want him to Love and Respect You for the Rest of your and his Life?
Well if the answer is yes then you need to know one thing. He will usually come to for advice and it is imperative that you give him good, sound advice. Especially if you want him to Love and Respect you forever.
Great advice, which helps people through hard times, or helps people make important decisions, is crucial.
It may not be the "regular" advice or the "Correct" advice...but it needs to be told, and can affect the guy in may ways.
So next time that little GUY comes to you for Career advice, look into his eyes, remember what you are doing,
what you wanted, what you have, and what you know from your experiences in life ...and refrain from saying the regulars like "Doctor/Lawyer/Engineer etc." ...and tell him what you realised you wanted to be half way through you Professional Degree Course and say to him "bikini model photographer" Or "Victoria's Secret Photographer" or anything to that effect.
Because you know you are really pissed off with engineering/sciences/etc and you really wished you were one of the afore mentioned. And trust me when that guy is grown up and happy from your sound advice, there is going to be no one else in the world he is going to Love and respect more than you.
Heck I wished somebody would have told me this.
I wish my brother/Cousin Brother or any older guy I knew, told me this rather than "Engineering".
I mean look at the perks...LOOK at the perks.
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Thursday, March 02, 2006
The Incompetence that is Airtel
I really hate it when any company or government institution does NOT do their jobs properly, or implement their processes properly and then they irritate the crap out of you. More so when they charge you a fine when it's your mistake, and when it's their mistake it's just a "mistake". They don't have to compensate you or even apologise, in the case of government institutions. In fact they might conveniently blame it on "the Computers".
Anyway recently on two occasions Airtel (Bharti Cellular India) peeved me off.
1. On December 31st 2005 my dad went to the Airtel office in Ahmedabad and gave back the sim for my brothers cell phone in Ahmedabad. We even paid off the final bill, and of course before all that, we filled and submitted the form for cancellation of number and service.
What arrives in the mail near the end of January? A bill for the rent and charges in January. How is this possible when we GAVE BACK the sim and even gave the Cancellation Form? Maybe the guys there were in the New Years Eve mood and slipped up.
And then it happened again.
2. Around 8th of February 2006 (give or take 3 days) I submitted, in the Airtel Pune Kalyani nagar Branch, the Cancellation form for my sister's Airtel Number. There I was told that the final bill will come in 2 days time which I will have to pay. This time I kept the sim since he said "Keep it around but don't use it." I didn't follow up on it after that day because I was way too busy with my project work. On the 26th of Feb. Airtel sends a DCA (debt clearing agency) guy home to collect a cheque from me and ask me why we didn't pay.
I told him that we had cancelled the sim and were waiting for the final bill which they NEGLECTED to send, so we didn't know how much to pay, and I was too busy to follow up. So he calls his boss up to tell him that this was the case.
His Boss then has the gall to ask me "Why did I cancel the sim?". I told him why, but really, that pissed me off. I can cancel any service when I want, which I signed up for (except the army of course), without having to answer to them, or even specifying a reason.
The bill came by courier the next day.
I really wonder what goes on in Airtel's offices and Computer Systems. Do they work? Maybe I should design and sell them a working software system (Somehow the Billing system never ever fails....)
I really hate it when Corporates never provide the kind of service that people get from companies in other countries. I must say how ever that multinationals that come to India do almost as good (I was surprised twice with prompt response from Pizza Hut Pune and Luxor Writing Instruments in Delhi. What was more surprising that they replied to an internet feedback form. In Contrast Godrej Sara Lee's website doesn't even work half the time)
Government institutions are decades behind that kind of response....don't believe me...just go to your local BSNL office or passport office and just try to ask them even one Question. Any Question. See how they respond......
Anyway recently on two occasions Airtel (Bharti Cellular India) peeved me off.
1. On December 31st 2005 my dad went to the Airtel office in Ahmedabad and gave back the sim for my brothers cell phone in Ahmedabad. We even paid off the final bill, and of course before all that, we filled and submitted the form for cancellation of number and service.
What arrives in the mail near the end of January? A bill for the rent and charges in January. How is this possible when we GAVE BACK the sim and even gave the Cancellation Form? Maybe the guys there were in the New Years Eve mood and slipped up.
And then it happened again.
2. Around 8th of February 2006 (give or take 3 days) I submitted, in the Airtel Pune Kalyani nagar Branch, the Cancellation form for my sister's Airtel Number. There I was told that the final bill will come in 2 days time which I will have to pay. This time I kept the sim since he said "Keep it around but don't use it." I didn't follow up on it after that day because I was way too busy with my project work. On the 26th of Feb. Airtel sends a DCA (debt clearing agency) guy home to collect a cheque from me and ask me why we didn't pay.
I told him that we had cancelled the sim and were waiting for the final bill which they NEGLECTED to send, so we didn't know how much to pay, and I was too busy to follow up. So he calls his boss up to tell him that this was the case.
His Boss then has the gall to ask me "Why did I cancel the sim?". I told him why, but really, that pissed me off. I can cancel any service when I want, which I signed up for (except the army of course), without having to answer to them, or even specifying a reason.
The bill came by courier the next day.
I really wonder what goes on in Airtel's offices and Computer Systems. Do they work? Maybe I should design and sell them a working software system (Somehow the Billing system never ever fails....)
I really hate it when Corporates never provide the kind of service that people get from companies in other countries. I must say how ever that multinationals that come to India do almost as good (I was surprised twice with prompt response from Pizza Hut Pune and Luxor Writing Instruments in Delhi. What was more surprising that they replied to an internet feedback form. In Contrast Godrej Sara Lee's website doesn't even work half the time)
Government institutions are decades behind that kind of response....don't believe me...just go to your local BSNL office or passport office and just try to ask them even one Question. Any Question. See how they respond......
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