October 31, 2008

Circuit: True Volunteer

Yesterday, I was watching "Munnabhai MBBS" on TV at dinner. In that movie the character of Circuit played by Arshad Warsi is really mind blowing. Looking at his dedication towards his "bhai" Munna, I felt that every volunteer in AoL should be like him.

In one scene it's shown that Munna is with all the Med. students in the dissection room. The Prof. is teaching students about dissection. But  the teacher is falked by the students and munna cannot see what's happening. Then the prof. rudicules him by asking him to get another body for himself to learn!

He immediately calls circuit and asks for a body. The reaction of circuit is worth noticing. Then Circuit says his famous line, "Ho jaayega bhai. Tension nahi lene ka bhai! Aapun hai na!!" (That will be taken care of, bro, take no tension. I'll take care of it) He quintessentially displays one golden sutra. Accept people(situation) as they(it) are(is)!

If every volunteer accepts the challenge the way circuit takes it, then the AoL work will be so superb. What do you say?

O.A.K

P.S. I have started a new blog on the tips & tricks of photography. Now a small puzzle. You need to find out the name of the blog I created for photography. After reaching that blog make sure you post the comments there. I am sure that a true photography enthusiast will find it out! 

October 29, 2008

Rabbi

Tere Bin from Dehli Heights Rabbi Shergill - More amazing videos are a click away Following is the lyrics of the song with the interpretation. I would love to sing this for guruji. tere bin sanu sohnia / besides you my love koi hor nahio labhna / i shan't find another jo dave ruh nu sakun / who'll give peace to my soul chukke jo nakhra mera / and indulge me ve main sare ghumm ke vekhia / i have gone and seen it all amrika , roos, malaysia / america, russia, malaysiana na kittey vi koi fark si / there wasn't any difference har kise di koi shart si / they all had some condition koi mangda mera si sama / some asked for my time koi hunda surat te fida / some were fascinated with my face koi mangda meri si vafa / some demanded my fidelity na koi mangda merian bala / none wanted my demons tere bin hor na kise /besides you no one else mangni merian bala / wanted my demons tere bin / besides you hor na kise / no one else karni dhup vich chhan / shall shade me in the sun ==Repeat Main song == jiven rukia si tun zara / (the) way you paused slightly nahion bhulna main sari umar / i shan't forget all my life jiven akhia si akhan chura / you said, looking away "rovenga sanu yad kar" / "you shall weep in my memory" hasia si main hasa ajeeb / i laughed a strange laugh (par) tu nahi si hasia / but you didn't dil vich tera jo raaz si / you had a secret in your heart mainu tu kyon ni dasia / why didn't you tell me tere bin / besides you sanu eh raz / none shall tell this kise hor nahion dasna / secret to me tere bin / besides you peerh da ilaaj / what druid kis vaid kolon labhna / has the cure to my ills milia si ajj mainu / i found today tera ik patra / a note of yours likhia si jis 'te / on which you had scribbeled tun shayr varey shah da / a varis shah couplet park ke si osnu / upon reading which hanjnu ik duliya / a teardrop fell akhan 'ch band si / what was locked in the eye seh raaz ajj khulia / was revealed today ki tere bin / that other than you eh mere hanjnu / these tears of mine kise hor / won't be kissed by nahio chumna / none else ki tere bin / that other than you eh mere hanjhu / these tears of mine mitti vich rulnha / will wither in the dust

October 27, 2008

Subh Deepawali

Wish you all Happy Diwali... Lately, many people from AoL are buying good point and shoot cams to take pics of beloved Dinesh&Bawa, Other Lovely Teachers & Revered Guruji. But many people, I feel, are not good at handling the camera settings. So I decided to write few articles on Camera settings, some of its mind-boggling technical fundas. Wouldn't that be nice if the pic you captured is better than your friends' just because you know something which other don't know ? !!! I wonder if there will be any takers for this one? Do let me know about by comments. O.A.K.

October 22, 2008

Where did all the money go ???

In the recent turmoil of the financial markets, the governments of the nation have made a startling discovery. Personally, I think, that the government just reacted to this fact quite a bit late! The I-bankers (Investment Bankers) are getting big perks and the central banker do all the work!! Multi-million dollar bonuses and ultra-lavish perks were the norm for the I-bankers untill global financial system was brought down to its knees. The Govt. and the central banks around the world have now pledged approx. $3.2 trillion in bank bailouts, guarantees and market cash injections to keep the liquidity at sustainable levels. The use of taxpayers money to clearup the mess left by the decades of bank partying has irked the public and sparked the political outrage. Britain, US, Germany, France, Switzerland, Australia have promised to curb the culture of excessive salaries. Ben Bernanke, The governer of US Federal Reserve is one of the influencial personalities in the financial kingdom as he heads the Fed's effort to take US out of the prevailing crisis. His total earning of $191,300 seems loose change when compared to $500 million earned by Richard Fuld in his last eight years of service in Lehman Brothers. Merrill Lynch's CEO, John Thain, got $15 million cash bonus on joining the firm last November and UBS chairman got 130 million francs in his 10 year term. Compare this to the annual salary of Bank of England governor Mervyn King's $700,000 and ECB president Jean-Clude Trichet's $100,000!! And where does all this money go?? Buying yatch, extra-lavish luxury, buying mansions and castles where only ghosts stay! The governments have come out with the plan to deter ultra-big payouts to the I-bankers. Australia plans to outlaw excessive bank pay from next month while German finance minister claimed that all the bank who needs bailout will have to maintain the package to the max limit of 500,000 euros per annum. Now how much will that matter in resurrecting the global economy... Lets wait and watch.