The silliest yet best invention in my life at the moment - The Mute Button on the Remote Control.
Why?
1.I dont have to listen to the ads. (The Best invention would be the remote which recognises the ads and surfs automatically for a channel without ads and with sensible content. Heard they have already made the remote but are unable to test it due to lack of a channel, it can switch to.)
2.I dont have to listen to film stars saying the latest movie is equal to Hollywood standards, blah, blah, blah
3.I dont have to listen to the news and then wonder, why I hear about the floods in Bihar from BBC and not the Indian Channels.
4.M factor - I dont have to listen regarding Monica Bedi,Munnabhai,Mahesh Bhatt, Movie song cricketers celebrated their victory with etc.
5.Ex-cricketers criticising current cricketers for anything and everything.
So whats the Silliest yet Best Invention in your life.
Aug 7, 2007
Aug 4, 2007
Munnabhai LLB
If the colours of our Flag were to be changed for artistic reasons, there would be an outrage.If the tune or the lyrics of our Anthem were to be changed for artistic reasons, there would be an outrage.Yet when our laws and legal procedures are misrepresented in movies and serials, there is just an audience.The first thing they teach you about law - "Ignorance of law, is not an excuse"Yet not just the vast illiterate population, even the literate are ignorant about the law.The purpose of cinema is to entertain, but we seem to "know" about law and sex, only through it.
Its amazing to hear people say, Sanjay Dutt has suffered.What about the illiterate millions, who are stuck in a whirlpool called our legal system.They dont have access to good lawyers, and its not easy to wait for decades and take days off to attend courts. And they cant afford to visit the Supreme Court or High Court, if justice is denied in lower courts.
If the Arms Act is so unfair, why not attempt to change it?Sanjay Dutt has had a parent and now a sibling in Parliament.What have they done to make the legal system better.Instead of voicing pain over just Sanjay Dutt.
Why doesnt the film fraternity, attempt to make a difference to our legal system?It doesnt have to do much.For starters it can just stick to the truth when it comes to depicting laws and legal procedure.Instead of creating its own laws.
It might seem a trivial issue.But it just makes me sick, when I see these misrepresentations.Forget the leaders, "ordinary" people gave up their lives and lifestyles for our freedom.And doesnt the concept of freedom include, our own laws?
We need a revamp, throw out the outdated laws, speed up the procedure, and leave alone more courts, let there be no judicial vacancies.But for a revamp to happen, misrepresentations must stop and awareness of the reality must begin.Tragically instead of expecting the lawmakers to take the initiative, I wait for a, Munnabhai LLB.
Its amazing to hear people say, Sanjay Dutt has suffered.What about the illiterate millions, who are stuck in a whirlpool called our legal system.They dont have access to good lawyers, and its not easy to wait for decades and take days off to attend courts. And they cant afford to visit the Supreme Court or High Court, if justice is denied in lower courts.
If the Arms Act is so unfair, why not attempt to change it?Sanjay Dutt has had a parent and now a sibling in Parliament.What have they done to make the legal system better.Instead of voicing pain over just Sanjay Dutt.
Why doesnt the film fraternity, attempt to make a difference to our legal system?It doesnt have to do much.For starters it can just stick to the truth when it comes to depicting laws and legal procedure.Instead of creating its own laws.
It might seem a trivial issue.But it just makes me sick, when I see these misrepresentations.Forget the leaders, "ordinary" people gave up their lives and lifestyles for our freedom.And doesnt the concept of freedom include, our own laws?
We need a revamp, throw out the outdated laws, speed up the procedure, and leave alone more courts, let there be no judicial vacancies.But for a revamp to happen, misrepresentations must stop and awareness of the reality must begin.Tragically instead of expecting the lawmakers to take the initiative, I wait for a, Munnabhai LLB.
Jul 25, 2007
Boss Rules
Life Rules re Boss :
1.The previous one is always better than the present one. (Even previously).
2.The Boss never recognises your hardwork ,even if the Boss recognises, the Boss will do nothing about it.
3.The Boss never thinks you work for money.
4.The Boss thinks, your personal work is just an excuse to not work late or on weekends and the Boss's personal work, is just part of your job description.
5.The Boss arrives early, just on the days you arrive, late.
6.The Boss hardly works and expects you to work hard.
7.The Boss will recommend to the management to hold a routine meeting in Europe (with family), but will not understand why you need a raise of Rs.500 after 5 years or a day off when your family member is sick.
8.The Boss will convince you things will change, when you get a better opportunity. Even if you escape, you will realise better opportunity doesn't mean a better Boss. (Refer Rule 1).
9.The Boss will tell you to do 54 things at a time. And the last thing you do, would have been the most urgent one.
10.The Boss expects you to start working, just when you think you are done for the day.
11.While communicating to the management, the good stuff, you did were due to Guidance from Boss. And the mistakes you made, (because you did as you were told), are Yours forever.
12.The Boss will tell I told you so, even in situations, when you think, I told you so.
13.The Boss will volunteer for additional responsibilities, from the management, on your behalf.
14.The Boss will always criticise you, in front of the colleague you despise and, or your subordinates.
15.The Boss will expect you to do the dirty work and take responsibility if it back fires, and even go to prison, if required.
So the above stuff is pretty obvious. How does one handle the situation?
1.Accept, Accept, Accept. Life is not meant to be fair. And the Boss is supposed to teach this valuable Life Lesson to you.
2.Be Thankful, if your Boss, is better than the Boss mentioned above.
3.If your Boss is worse, maybe you should think about being independent.
4.Forget the Boss, when you finally get some time of your own. Its pointless to waste more precious minutes of your Life, on something that can't change. Never Brood about Boss.
5.Hope, that one day you can be the Boss.
6.Dont pray for you to become your Boss's Boss. Its likely to be granted by Life. You will be still be prey to that personality. And its worse being bossed by your subordinate.
7.Praise the Boss, even for the silliest reason. Its not what you say, but how you make the Boss feel. And dont be dumb enough to criticise the Boss, directly. If you want to disagree, make it appear, the dumb suggestion, would have been suggested by another colleague, to trap your Boss into mistakes. Make it a Us vs Them situation.
8.If you can, praise the Super Boss (the Boss of the Boss), to the Super Boss, in the absence of your Boss. But never criticise your Boss to the Super Boss. (The Super Boss doesnt care about the Boss, You or the Company).
9.Never think, this is all I need to do, to please the Boss. Many believe the request list of a single Boss, is bigger than the size of the Universe.
10.The Boss will always come across any nasty stuff you mention. Unless you are the Boss, never agree with this Blog:)
PS : If you want to Blog about Boss, dont forget to check out these tips.
1.The previous one is always better than the present one. (Even previously).
2.The Boss never recognises your hardwork ,even if the Boss recognises, the Boss will do nothing about it.
3.The Boss never thinks you work for money.
4.The Boss thinks, your personal work is just an excuse to not work late or on weekends and the Boss's personal work, is just part of your job description.
5.The Boss arrives early, just on the days you arrive, late.
6.The Boss hardly works and expects you to work hard.
7.The Boss will recommend to the management to hold a routine meeting in Europe (with family), but will not understand why you need a raise of Rs.500 after 5 years or a day off when your family member is sick.
8.The Boss will convince you things will change, when you get a better opportunity. Even if you escape, you will realise better opportunity doesn't mean a better Boss. (Refer Rule 1).
9.The Boss will tell you to do 54 things at a time. And the last thing you do, would have been the most urgent one.
10.The Boss expects you to start working, just when you think you are done for the day.
11.While communicating to the management, the good stuff, you did were due to Guidance from Boss. And the mistakes you made, (because you did as you were told), are Yours forever.
12.The Boss will tell I told you so, even in situations, when you think, I told you so.
13.The Boss will volunteer for additional responsibilities, from the management, on your behalf.
14.The Boss will always criticise you, in front of the colleague you despise and, or your subordinates.
15.The Boss will expect you to do the dirty work and take responsibility if it back fires, and even go to prison, if required.
So the above stuff is pretty obvious. How does one handle the situation?
1.Accept, Accept, Accept. Life is not meant to be fair. And the Boss is supposed to teach this valuable Life Lesson to you.
2.Be Thankful, if your Boss, is better than the Boss mentioned above.
3.If your Boss is worse, maybe you should think about being independent.
4.Forget the Boss, when you finally get some time of your own. Its pointless to waste more precious minutes of your Life, on something that can't change. Never Brood about Boss.
5.Hope, that one day you can be the Boss.
6.Dont pray for you to become your Boss's Boss. Its likely to be granted by Life. You will be still be prey to that personality. And its worse being bossed by your subordinate.
7.Praise the Boss, even for the silliest reason. Its not what you say, but how you make the Boss feel. And dont be dumb enough to criticise the Boss, directly. If you want to disagree, make it appear, the dumb suggestion, would have been suggested by another colleague, to trap your Boss into mistakes. Make it a Us vs Them situation.
8.If you can, praise the Super Boss (the Boss of the Boss), to the Super Boss, in the absence of your Boss. But never criticise your Boss to the Super Boss. (The Super Boss doesnt care about the Boss, You or the Company).
9.Never think, this is all I need to do, to please the Boss. Many believe the request list of a single Boss, is bigger than the size of the Universe.
10.The Boss will always come across any nasty stuff you mention. Unless you are the Boss, never agree with this Blog:)
PS : If you want to Blog about Boss, dont forget to check out these tips.
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