Life's Lessons -1

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

When things in your lives seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him.

When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students
again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things--your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is
everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and
energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups.Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked, It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem,there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Wishlist for 2008!

Can't decide on the order

1)COLDPLAY's Viva La Vida -- I will buy this when its out

2) Jeffrey Archer's A Prisoner of Birth - It's out already, it will be on my shelf soon

3)Apple's Iphone - Funding needed!

4)Canon SLR EOS 30D - Lot of Funding needed!

Accept cash and Cheques.

COLDPLAY

I love their music. I do not know how to describe their music. I just simply love them.

Awaiting their fourth album eagerly. Oh when will you guys come to India!

I have spent entire days listening to their songs over and over again. I can spend a whole day just listening to Don't Panic and Fix You.
Don't Panic,Fix You and Talk have literally helped me through on certain days best forgotten.
My ringtone has been "yellow" since it wasn't "Someday" by MLTR(my other fav band)

COLDPLAY was formed in 1998. It is an english rock band.

Band members: Chris Martin, Will Champion, Jonny Buckland and Guy Berryman.

My favorite song is Don't Panic. Check out the video here. If only the song was longer!

The lyrics of Fix You can are the best that they can be.

When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
When the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

High up above or down below
When you're too in love to let it go
If you never try you'll never know
Just what you're worth

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Tears stream down on your face
I promise you I will learn from the mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I...

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you


I feel better now.

Clock strikes 24!

I jumped with joy to see my friends stand in the hall! I had heard the sound of the car door slam and the bike engine die below my bedroom window. But that didn't alter my reactions.

The jelly,caramel pudding and 4 pastries with a tiny candle came out! I didn't care whether it was 12 already. One by one they wished me. While they sang in harmony, I cut a tiny bit of the pastry and took the pastry itself to feed the hungry friends.

I don't recollect at what point I was made inert, but the rubbing of cake on my face till the rum hit my brain and cake filled my nose while I stood on my toes trying to gasp every breath I could had effects that lasted a day! Atleast I believe so.

And if that was not torture enough already, the poor girl was hauled in the air ,well not literally, I weigh more than what I seem to. While I was left to recover from lost consciousness , my friends embraced themselves to watch the fruits of their effort unfold.

Stupefied I was with the second book I held in my hand. A whole story unfolded from then on.

It was close to 2am when I finally fell asleep. It was 7 12 am when I woke up. Making the impossible possible was all in a "birthday's" work! After the "what should I wear" minutes were finally over I finally hopped over the grill and frantically tried to call my colleague to tell her to make the bus stop if it reaches before I do. 200 mts away from the stop I realized that Murphy was right. I wonder what the fellow IT professionals waiting for their respective buses which had not yet come (lucky devils!!!) were thinking to see 2 people running the entire 1 km stretch. And of course today I was not in my running shoes. But finally getting aboard the evil bus which was stuck in traffic was a small feat accomplished by Super Komes!!

Even till I reached office in my AC powered buses, my heart rate had not yet come back to normal.

After 3 cake celebrations, lots of phone calls, mails, jabbers, smses, lots of flattery(I had to put that in :-)),a teddy bear my sis sent me, very little work, a status meeting , some code review, and a long chat over tea with a friend(to know what was being said about how I looked (again, had to put that in too!!), I finally sat in the 7 30 bus to head back home. Hungry and tired, with sore feet but with a content smile, I took in all that had happened on the day that was Monday, 28th April 2008.

Fooseball!!

After the long wait, finally we have an operational recreational room with 2 TT tables, 2 carrom boards, 3 dart boards and a Fooseball table!! I was delighted to see it! I tried my hand at it, took some time to get the hang of it.Had to first orient myself to hold the right bars. Ok, I admit I wasn't good at it but just 5 mins into it I didn't expect anything better.My teammate scored 3 goals and that was it. We jumped to TT. That was more fun. Singles and then mixed doubles.

Finally! So more stuff to distract us hard workers from our code that we try to finish in our 8 hr work day. Life's good again.

The Girl and the Bike!

"Looks good",I said.I waited for the 2 guys there to finish their test rides of the new avenger 200 first. I generally do not like to ride a new bike for fear of scraping it.But I had a "go for it" attitude that somehow made me calmly hop onto the bike."1 up 4 down?", I enquired. I always do. Took it off the stand, it balanced nicely with its weight.I like the feeling. There is no kick start.The engine came to life nicely, into gear, revved a bit and it was off...well until I pressed the front brake!

A guy walking past, smiling at me, asked me if I liked the bike."Yes", I said. Do not think there was any arrogance in my answer.Strange! Well that was it. Wheeled it back to parking.I like the part where I kick the stand into place.Inclined the bike and hopped off.

Hmmm...I like the feeling of cruising on a black Avenger 200.With saddle bags mounted at the rear and a leather jacket in place.I have the boots.

But I think most of you would find the image funny.Well, lets just wait till a SUV lands in my garage.

Now back to a sleepy morning at work with no AC.Somehow going back and getting the bike started sounds very enticing.

Homesick!

I recognized the handwriting instantly! The neatly balanced alphabets written with a ball point blue pen pressed hard. How much they took this seriously.I opened the envelope carefully to find a beautiful card wishing me luck for my exam. My heart was heavy with guilt.I hadn't put in as much effort as I should have to deserve to receive the card.

There was another one. For you dear daughter on your Birthday it read. The words , which I read slowly, filled my heart with yearning and my eyes with tears.I tried hard. A lump began to form in my throat.I couldn't let any one see me cry.

Funny it was to wonder at that point if I was really going to turn 24 when I still cried on receiving postal cards from my Parents.

I composed myself.Dreaded being away from home. Called and spoke like the little girl of my parents and thanked them while they talked about the speed at which the cards had reached to my desk. I smiled.

Love you mamma and papa!