My Idea of FriendShip

I always think why some people are my good friends and why others are not, trying to figure out the same thing. try to feel with me...and tell me whther i am right or wrong.

i will go with the different phases of life.

In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.

In first class your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you and held your hand as you walked through the scary halls.

In second class your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you stand up to the class bully.

In third class your idea of a good friend was the person who shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus.

In fourth class your idea of a good friend was the person who was willing to switch square dancing partners in sports room so you wouldn't have to be stuck do-si-do-ing with Nasty Ram or Smelly Shyam.

In fifth class your idea of a friend was the person who saved a seat on the back of the bus for you.

In sixth class your idea of a friend was the person who let you copy the social studies homework from the night before that you had.

In seventh class your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pack up your stuffed animals and old batball but didn't laugh at you when you finished and broke out into tears.

In eighth class your idea of a friend was the person who went up to ameeta or amisha, your new crush, and asked them to dance with you, so that if they said no you wouldn't have to be embarrassed.

In ninth class your idea of a good friend was the person who would go to a party thrown by a senior so you wouldn't wind up being the only freshman there.

In tenth class your idea of a good friend was the person who changed their schedule so you would have someone to sit with at lunch.

In eleventh class your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you rides in their new car, convinced your parents that you shouldn't be grounded, consoled you when you broke up with TINA or MEENA, and found you a date to the prom.

In twelfth class your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you pick out a college/university, assured you that you would get into that college/university, helped you deal with your parents who were having a hard time adjusting to the idea of letting you go...

At graduation your idea of a good friend was the person who was crying on the inside but managed the biggest smile one could give as they congratulated you.

The summer after twelfth class your idea of a good friend was the person who helped you clean up the bottles from that party, helped you sneak out of the house when you just couldn't deal with your parents, assured you that now that you and shweta or you and priyanka were back together, you could make it through anything, helped you pack up for university and just silently hugged you as you looked through blurry eyes at 18 years of memories you were leaving behind, and finally on those last days of childhood, went out of their way to give you reassurance that you would make it in college as well as you had these past 18 years, and most importantly sent you off to college knowing you were loved.

Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices, holds your hand when you're scared, helps you fight off those who try to take advantage of you, thinks of you at times when you are not there, reminds you of what you have forgotten, helps you put the past behind you but understands when you need to hold on to it a little longer, stays with you so that you have confidence, goes out of their way to make time for you, helps you clear up your mistakes, helps you deal with pressure from others, smiles for you when they are sad, helps you become a better person, and most importantly loves you!

this is important for those you have met along the way.

Thank you for being a friend. No matter where we go or who we become, never forget who helped us get there. There's never a wrong time to pick up a phone or send a message telling your friends how much you miss them or how much you love them.

You know who you are................... pass it on to someone who you want to remind.If you love someone, tell them.Remember always to say what you mean.Most importantly, stay close to your friends and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today and are what it's all about anyway.

Sometimes you just don't want to hurt ur dear ones...but they get hurt.

The difference between expressing love and having regrets is that the regrets may stay around forever.

mera gaon mera desh...aur main

Got a chance to spend my summers at JAIPUR while doing my internship , but the heat was so scorching that limited my enjoyment. I am doing lot of field work rather I am made to do a lot of field work. Don’t get amused if you find me at any retailer where you land for buying a cold drink and the hand that offers you one is mine. As my most of friends says.....about my profile here at coke, which is sales and distribution, looking after new product launch.... COKE LELO COKE LELO.....ya fir EK COKE DENA plzzzz....
There are lot many things happening which is keeping me busy, or in fact a better word would be i am trying to keep myself busy in, not only me, in fact, lot many people thinking about the new development. Few of them could be expressed but most of them would require a strong point of view and you need to think with me whether I am going on the right track or not. But this blog is just a reminiscence of the few events that took place which are in news and in day to day talks.
To start with, the most awaited IPL... which was supposed to be starting in INDIA, and I was amongst the most excited ones, being a resident of Jaipur where the IPL tournament was supposed to kick start. Then came, the drama of security(elections) which led to the entire event being shifted to SOUTH AFRICA, for which I am really confused till now, with the choice of venue. Matches played in the condition where there could be rainfall anytime, and god only knows how there could be anyplace be terror proof.
Nevertheless, i am really impressed by the new profit making idea, the STRATEGIC TIME OUT. A simple idea but really thought provoking. I don’t think anyone has really thought about how much money they are minting by this small change.
The other one, the most impressive --- the ZOO-ZOO----, the new Vodafone avatar, which overtook, the brand ambassador, the cute dog..u and me..in this beautful world. The best part was that the entire series of ads were acted by small kids, who wore wrinkle free dresses, and it is hard to guessthat they arn't animations.
Really impressive series...!!!
Next, the elections, the best thing to watch out in a democracy. But to our agony, if we look at the participation, it was just less than 58%. But again, we are unfortunate, I am just thinking about the percentage voting we elect our government which will decide our lives for next 5 years. I see a simple logic, say a party gathers 200 seats out of 540, all figures are rounded off, so it makes it to, 37% of the total seats. And if 58 % of people have voted, then mathematics says, the total number of people who decide in selection of government is 37% of 58% which is 21.5%. If somebody disagrees with me, i would surely want to know your point of view.
So 21% people decide the fate of thelargest democracy in the world. Quite amazing na...hehe..me too amused.
Forth story should undoubtedly be for recession, because i feel, it came at the right time when we, my fellow batch mates had started bundling up the ideas for their new journey after MBA. We always thought that MBA from a college of good repute means a lot, a lot either would be a summers internship from college with a handsome stipend or a company with good profile or at last a big brand name, getting all would be dream come true, which is even a reverie for best colleges of the country, hence the truth, all our fancy dreams were shattered. I ma talking about the internship and not job because we have just completed 1 year and now, at this stage internship was important not job. But the most shocking decision which amused me was students who opted for marketing instead of their liking and taste, only to get a job. I don’t know what is right at this moment, but yes, they just don’t want to lose a chance to lose a job. Heard a lot about DAY 0 at B-Schools, but it became dream to watch it happen for most of the b-schools including mine. I feel fortunate that i got an opportunity to work for a big brand COCA COLA with loads of learning’s. But i feel bad for my friends who are struggling to find topic for their projects just because they need to show it at the college because the big banks and investment firms are also not able to make a good use of a MBA student. Some selling mutual funds, some just reinventing the wheel by reading the old documents in the company and thus ending by finding out ways to make it more presentable. HATS OFF to great MBA story.
I see all things falling be it SENSEX or devaluation of Rupee, real estate prices, and the other things rising were inflation, corruption, rallies, terrorism, blasts and many more things.
I small incident happened few days back, when, just before election , we are issued voter ID cards, we have a system in which the parties and concerned people come and give the card at our home. I was amazed, those people came to my home thrice for giving my mother’s Voter ID card, which had every time some changes, like for eg. Sometimes, different address, different photo or different husband name. My mother didn’t accepted the other ones and asked for her original one which she received and asked them to destroy the other ones, but that brought the clear picture of the entire election scene and BOGUS voting that takes place here. I said before 21 % people voted but now i must say it would be much lesser. JAI HOOOOOOOO.
As against all odds, I must say there exists humanity. About 40 days back i got an opportunity to be a part of eye donation. Let me narrate the whole story. I went to my maternal uncle at a place NEEMUCH in M.P., where in i got to know from my mama, that there has been a death in a village nearby, and he wanted, being lions president somebody to accompany the doctor and one member from LIONS club, who could go and convince the family member to donate the eye of the dead person. It was 1 in night, when we started for our journey, we were there at 2 am, the entire scene was mournful and came to know that there was some sudden burst of the nerve in the brain which lead to the death, and was shocked to know that girl was just 19 years old. We convinced the males, girl’s father for the same, since normally females couldn't be approached and they were already crying and howling at that point of time. Within 5 minutes the entire room was vacated, and there were we four people in the room, doctor, compounder, me and the dead body. It was within 10 minutes that both the eyes were taken and a certificate of appreciation as token of respect was given to girl’s father. I sincerely felt honoured to be part of such noble cause, and respect the whole lot of people who give away a body part for donation in a culture where any kind of piercing and cutting of body after that is considered a bad omen. The eyes could be used within 48 hrs and should be taken out within 6 hrs of death.
After that day, I feel irrespective of all ifs and buts, there are something that INDIA has, rather we INDIANS have, so we should respect for what we are but the onus lies on us to make our country a better place to live in, so my urge would be, be it elections or a mass campaign against someone or something, be sensible, without throbbing the sentiments and the property. SO one day, we all could say with are head held high....JAI HO!!