The whole fuss abt BLACKBERRY

For the past few weeks there have been headlines in all leading newpapers across the country about the threat that Blackberry posses to security. All known as well as unkknown analyst are presenting statistics with huge figures with regards to the security. And eventually yesterday TRA (Telecommunication Regulating Authority) of UAE announced that all Blackberry services would be suspended starting Oct 11.

As a existing Blackberry user and with haven purchased just a few months back, it came to me as a shock. I completely understand the security concerns of the authority but at the same time i feel that the other side of it has more advantages. Since i am working, to me Blackberry is a lifeline. Instant reply to emails, working at home and many more are options which the cell phone has given me.

I donot know about the other countries but certainly here in UAE majority of the organizations have given their senior employees as well as sales employees Blackberry handsets to stay connected and increase productivity in-turn. Now this decision certainly wouldn't be welcomed with open hands.

For past few months all leading electronic outlets were busy selling Blackberry handsets with lucrative offers which attracted customers. For instance, when i purchases the handset, they gave me 3 months free subscription with a new sim card and some other accesories as well. There was a time about few weeks back when Blackberry handsets were selling a hot pan cakes and every other friend of mine was posting BB Pin on Facebook.

So the whole point now is that what are we suppose to do now. Just throw away our handsets? The TRA has requested both Etisalat and Du (the only two service providers in UAE) to come up with alternative packages for users. But how good and how cheap is that solution going to be is the question?

The Amazing Race...

It all begins with wiz d first sound of alarm....n zooooop...get up n ryt into washroom...n den hoggin breakfast...like had neva before in order 2 nt get late 2 office...put on cothes n out of d house....yes n dis is hw d amazin race begins evedy 4 almost eve1...

Once out d house d rush is 2 get 2 car n on 2 d road in order 2 avoid sm traffic..den comes d traffic area...till nw it d pit lane...d actual race nw begins...hv u guyz actually noticed hw ppl behave ven stuk in traffic...i hv been noticin 4 quite sm tym nw n it relli amazes me...eve single driver tries 2 get into d moving lane keeping in mind dat d other guy dusnt..n dis continues thruout...ppl keep changing lanes frm 1 to another...actually causing more traffic..amognst dese r poor tuck n bus driver whu r raped eve dy in traffic...why???...becoz der r forced 2 give way 2 d small cars...amongst dese r also cabbies whu keep honking every 5 sec 2 attract customers waking on pedestrain..n amognst dese r sm gud guyz whu without ny tension stick 2 d same lane...

Now besides dis der a number of thngs dat ppl do ven dey get stuck in trafic..eve mornin i see women doin makeup in car...making sure der lipstik is perfect..hair is done properly..men busy smokin d entire packet..car pool ppl sleepin on der neighbours shoulder...n sm ppl whu play sudoku while stuck in traffic (I found 1 tdy)...


All in all itz quite n event ful journey 2 office evedy...


Now all dis is what happens in mornin...ders a lot in evenin too...


As d clok approaches 6:00...my collegues start wrappin up thngs abt half n hr bak...gettin ready 2 leave...making sure nt 2 spend even a single xtra minute in office...n den again d traffic on roads n d same morning scene of lane changing..


D scene in evenin is diff...i dun see ne women doin makeup...although d men keep doin d same :P...apart frm dese... d overall scene in quite amazin...rolled over sleeves..untied tie..coffee mugs..cigarette smokes...


n so dis hw my day cums 2 n end...waitin  d next mornin..

n so i ended up doin BBA

itz been long prob 3 weeks since i rote ma last post...i almost frgt abt ritin one until nandu..oops nadia reminded me dat sm1 was actlly waitin 2 read...newys...so here i am wiz a lil bit abt hw i ended up studyn business...

hmm so i was in grade 9 ven i actlly got d thot of thinkin abt a career...credit goes 2 all dose uncles n aunties whu kept remindin me abt hw choosin a career was so imp at dat age....i remember veneve v had guests @ our place...lookin @ me d first thing ppl asked was...wat is he doin?...bada hoke kya karna chahta hai??...n stuff like dat...newys so since den i strtd gettin thots abt becumin a doc or eng. or pilot....ahhhhhh...pilot...yes i wanna b a pilot...n so i decided dat yeshhhhhh ma goal in life was 2 fly...n since dat dy...veneve i vent 2 d airport or veneve i saw a plane...i pictured my self in it....as a matter of fact i almost googled images of different aeroplanes 2 see hw diff dey luked frm each oder...

till d tym i completed 10th i neva told ne1 abt dis...i always knew dat ppl wud laugh @ d thot of me becumin a pilot..once i completed my 10th i had 2 options 1) commerce 2)science...n since i knew ma goal without thinkin i opted 4 d 2nd option...although none in ma family supported me initially coz dey felt dat it wud tuff task ahead..

as i was studying in 11th i came across dis uni in ma town whu was accepting students 4 pilot trainin ryt afta 10th provided d grades were gud...n so i decided dat dis wud b a gud chance since ma grades were awsm...buh afta much research done by ma parent...dey felt dat completin 12th was necessary as it wud b usefull later...n so i decided 2 continue wiz skoolin..

for d next 2 yrs...dats 11th n 12th...i put ma heart n soul into gettin gud grades so dat i wudnt find ne diff gettin into a flying skool...n dus i passed out wiz awsm grades again....

twist

buh life had thot smthng else 4 me...

for 2 yrs nw eve1 in ma family had frgtn abt me wantin 2 becum a pilot...n den nw ma mum dad was kinda concerned abt wat i wanted 2 do...so i go lyk..."u kno i want 2 becum a pilot"...n so d probs strt...none in d family was ready 2 understand...reson being..dey felt dat d whole pilot thng was s dangerus n besides pilots hardly had ne social lyf bak home...so dey were totally against it...

i tried ma best 2 convince eve1 in every way possible..buh no no no no...is was i received eve tym i asked...

another twist

now after all dis...i was tol dat i had 2 do BBA since eventually i had 2 join business n der was no point in doin engineerin...

n so dis is hw i actlly ended up doin BBA...

itz been 2 yrs nw dat amm doin dis...n even tdy ppl ask me a question


"yaar tune sci liya skool mein, den hw cum ur doin BBA?"

dis is d history behind it...:D

but tdy...nw dat i am totally into commerce...i feel dat prob flyin was smthng i was interested in buh it wasnt in ma destiny so i dint...

i wud also like 2 mention dat durin d 2 yrs of ma 11th 12th der was another person who ws quite interested like me...or rather more dan me in becumin a pilot...tdy shes becumin a doc...

prob it jus din work out 4 us...ryt nadia???...

even tdy yrs later...i get xcited ven i see a plane in sky..amm xcited 2 go 2 airport even 4 d purpose of seeing off sm1 or receivin sm1...i make sure i read d latest version of a local aviation magazine..

even tdy i try 2 look into d cockpit veneve i enter d plane..n even tdy i visit d website of d flyin skool dat i wanted 2 join...

IPL 3 Finale....A nice setup

Before i start expresseing my views on d finale, i would like 2 congratulate all d CSK fans 4 der team victory. u guyz relli played well...n undoubtedly deserved 2 win d finale but but but...

MI u guyz too played well till semis...gr8 journey since day1...sachin was majestic....tiwari, pollard, dhawan, zaheer, bhajji n many more...n 2 frgt fernando n malinga...all of u played terrific...

But there is a part in me, that tells that dis wasnt a finale by ny fair means...what i think is dat it was a setup...which benefited eve1 frm top 2 bottom...no no no...hold ur thots...i gt ma reasons 2 xplain...

1. d unexpected series bomb blastin banglore jus days before d finale...of which security agencies had no clue...leading 2 d change of venue 2 Mumbai...(benefit govt n MI as a whole)

2. d rumours of sachin nt playin d finale till last min....although he was der in playin 11...till 5:50pm der was no official announcment dat he wud play...(benefit bookies)

3. d unusual dismissal of sachin...if guyz noticed carefully..it lukd as if sachin actually played d shot 2 get out..it no way lukd like coming frm "man of d series". Now u mite b thinkin dat sachin was injured...na na na...he played well 2 reach 48 wiz a fairly good strike rate...

4. n d final point which i assume eve1 felt....d unusual battin line up...why bring in pollard so late...(benefit bookies...coz by d time pollard came 2 bat...CSK was winning)

As d saying goes..."Money speaks"..."Paisa Bolta Hai"...

But again...hats off 2 CSK...dey held der nerves ind final overs...hats off 2 morkel 4 dat splendid over...

Truly dat 1 over of MI made a diff btw d losers n winners...as d proverb "catches win u matches"...it certainly happened wiz CSK...MI paid heavily 4 dose 2 drop catches...

All i would say is dat...i hv supported MI since beginin...n i will b doin it again next year...coz u guyz really earned a place in finale n deserved 2 win it...

2 think out of d box...

Being on d presidents list dis academic year, i was given an opportunity 2 attend a seminar on creativity n innovation by sm XYZ *cudnt catch his name*...some Swedish dude who has worked for companies like erriction, IKEA n many more...newys...

I was pretty xcited 2 hv been given dis chance. The seminar was all abt d importance of creativity n innovation tdy. He tol us hw countries like US, Japan n many EU countries are spending billions of $ of money on research n stuff...in order 2 innovate. During the seminar he tol us dat students tdy were required 2 step out of d books...stop following d traditional practice of learning bookish knowledge n gettin gud grades. On dat our dean had 2 say dis...
"I always advice my students not 2 limit themselves 2 textbooks...think beyond d line.."...he also admitted dat innovation required breaking rules...

As i walked out of the auditorium i was thinkin n comparin wat d dean spoke a lil while ago with d reality...

I dont ko abt oder countries buh certainly do kno dat in dis part of d world (UAE)...n basically d whole CBSE system...students r taught frm day 1 2 learn evethng frm text or depend on the teachers notes..d quesion in xams r nuthin but dose frm d text...so basically itz jus memorizin n vomittin...dats it..nw whr is d scope 4 innovation???

Talkin abt creativity...activities like dance, art r considered secondary in skool...although sometimes a student is xceptionally gud @ it..so although der is scope 4 creaivity buh it is neva allowed 2 grow...

Another important point mentioned in d lecture was dat...firms r lookin 2 employ ppl whu can think creatively...is it so??...i certainly dun think so...
becoz creativity dusnt require ne bachlors degree...buh gettin a job requires one...

At d end of d day i feel dat...innovation n creativity luk gud on paper buh in actual it is nt possible in such a environment..

d magic of little master Tendulkar..

It amazes me how a person can play so well @ an age of 36...his style his focus his determination..truly magical...

@ age of 19 i get tired after 20 overs buh tendulkar stands firm on d crease after playin n entire innings...hats off 2 ur fitness level master..



While i'm decribin good things abt d little master, wat surprises me is d role of media. Today media has made Sachin stand on d 7th cloud which he truly deserves buh it is dis media dat taunts n criticizes him ven he fails 2 perform in a match. Now wat do i make out from dis...is all d publicity n fame fake..temporary..