YES, I AGREE.....GIRLS ARE DIFFERENT !

See for yourself :

1. Boys are never called pretty:Girls are never called handsome;
2.Boys speak up:Girls talk down;
3.Boys see:Girls observe;
4.Boys talk more about girls: Girls talk more about (any guess..)girls;
5.Boys react: Girls respond;
6.Boys are logical: Girls are practical;
7.Boys shop to purchase: Girls purchase to shop;
8.Boys settle down to marry: Girls marry to settle down;
9.Boys hate to love: Girls love to hate;
10.Boys talk of present: Girls speak of future;
11.Boys run away first, then end up clinging: Girls cling first,then end up moving on quick;
12.Boys never grow up (sorry,boys but this is true!): Girls are grown up since birth;
13.Boys are wise by intent: Girls are wise by accident;
14.Boys amuse girls: Girls confuse boys
15.Boys feel more but cry less: Girls cry more but feel less;
There are many more differences, but that can be told later....

STOP, THINK & THEN SPEAK !

Recently, while i had gone to a government department for some task, I found that, as usual, the lady employee looking after that particular work was not present, although half an hour or so had gone past the regular office time. 2-3 persons already in the office before me were seen impatiently looking at their wristwatches and muttering to themselves. another half an hour went on like this and the persons lost their cool and started shouting, criticising women in general and that lady in particular and raised a question, oft asked, as to why women go to work, if they are not able to carry out their job responsibility properly... meanwhile the noise subsided as the lady entered the room and completed the tasks before her deftly, with much speed. I came home pondering over this incident. Next day, in early morning hours, i had to visit a hospital for giving blood sample for medical check-up. While entering, i saw a couple coming out. The lady's face looked familiar & there was a smile on her face as well. After a memory search, I recollected that she was the lady employee of the govt.office! Upon enquiry, she told me that the aged, visibly sick person accompanying her was her husband suffering from acute diabetes, and needs an operation since past one year which he is unable to get done due to high sugar levels and has lost his job also due to his long absence from duty! So, my dear, for God's sake, STOP & THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK ! so i told myself and so i tell you, too !

Another story of a SURVIVOR !

A boy in his late twenties went on a trekking trip for the first time to the Himalayas, alongwith his best friend, who goaded him into joining this trip, shooing away his last minute jitters saying that if others can do it, why not you! The trekking, as expected, was tough and challenging. The trekkers scaled up the scary mountains, trekking for minimum eleven hours at a stretch to reach a height of 15000 ft. in 5 days, weathering biting cold, scorching heat and blizzards en route. A few trekkers dropped out of expedition midway out of sheer exhaustion! But this boy went on and on, soaking in the matchless beauty of snowclad mountains and the starry skies above, feighning all the while that the aching feet and swollen ankles were not his but belonged to someone else ! After successful completion of the trek, while recounting the trek experience, the boy told me that his best friend was awarded "best trekker" title,a well-deserved one. Then he added with a mischievous twinkle in his eyes that he himself was unofficially voted "BEST SURVIVOR OF THE TREK GROUP"! This fact led me down memory lane....yes, he has been the best survivor all along, since his birth, as he was born a premature baby, who had to spend his first six months in his mother's lap like a kangaroo as he was dangerously under-weight (he was the size of a palm at birth!). Then as destiny would have it, this boy was incessantly afflicted with many serious ailments, including jaundice, measles, infantile paralysis. rheumatic fever and typhoid. But he was a born fighter, courage never leaving his heart and smile not leaving his lips even for a second ! Of course he has been and will always be THE BEST SURVIVOR, of this i am sure! You may be wondering why i am so sure.....Yes, you have guessed it right ! I am the blessed mother of this Best Survivor! I am proud of you, MY SON !

a major change seen in banking industry by an ex-staff member !

I have left my bank a few years ago, after serving for 33 long years. During these years, i have seen many many changes, upheavals, turning points and major shifts in banking system, which included the dreaded Emergency from year 1975 to 1977 ! But the one thing which stood the test of time was the personal touch in the interactions between the staff and the customers, be they big or small. We used to be concerned about the entire well-being of the person sitting or standing across the counter, always readily wiping a tear and bringing a smile on his or her face, which involved giving them tips about health, the importance of education and being positive in general. I still remember that we used to distribute sweets on each and every festival and even personally delivered new year calenders to the homes of our long-standing customers to wish them a happy new year on the 1st of january each year!  Not so any more ! this personal touch has just disappeared, as if it was never there! No one bothers to look at the person standing in front of the desk, leave alone talking to or asking him to be seated, having the eyes transfixed at the the computer screen on the desk all the time, indicating that something more important is being attended to urgently, which may or may not be true ! No greetings are ever exchanged, no smiles if you please. All attempts by the customer to be friendly with the staff member is returned with a blank stare(of course to discourage further attempts).Nobody remembers anything or anybody. Is this situation beneficial to one and all ? I am of the opinion that the personal touch in everything we do or say is a unique attribute of indian culture and it should never be given up in any field of activity or action ! Am i being old-fashioned in saying this.......a point to ponder!

peepli live : a few thoughts!

saw peepli live yesterday with friends. the script is good throughout. the characters are very much real and the settings are realistic the storyline is touching. still, the outcome, that is the film itself does not reach anywhere near the HEART. i am puzzled as to what is missing......