Monica Lewinski cried in the publishing ceremony of her biography in London.. And the books sold out in minutes.
Shilpa shetti cried on TV….and she made Millions..
And Kikeyi cried years back , and sent her “near” ones to forest…
And we know dear…no need to ask GOD J
A little boy asked his mother, "Why are you crying?" "Because I'm a woman," she told him.
"I don't understand," he said. His Mom just hugged him and said, "And you never will."
Later the little boy asked his father, "Why does mother seem to cry for no reason?"
"All women cry for no reason," was all his dad could say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why women cry.
Finally he put in a call to God. When God got on the phone, he asked, "God, why do women cry so easily?"
God said:
"When I made the woman she had to be special.
I made her shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world,
yet gentle enough to give comfort.
I gave her an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children.
I gave her a hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else gives up, and take care of her family through sickness and fatigue without complaining.
I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all circumstances, even when her child has hurt her very badly.
I gave her strength to carry he! r husband through his faults and fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart.
I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him unfalteringly.
And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. This is hers exclusively to use whenever it is needed."
"You see my son," said God, "the beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.
The beauty of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart - the place where love resides."
Please send this to all the women you know today. You will boost another woman's self-esteem! Sen d it to every man, so he can understand!
Bartender VS Lord Shiva
One day Lord shiva decided to visit the earth
and try some alcohol.
So he changed his get-up and went to a bar and asked
the bartender : "What all do u have".
Bartender :"We have whisky, rum, vodka,
gin, beer etc.".
Lord Shiva: "Let's try whisky first,
give me 5 bottles of whisky".
After having 5 bottles of whisky, Lord shiva
decided to try Rum.
Bartender was shocked :"Who is this man, after having 5 bottles of
whisky, he is still on his feet".
After having 5 bottles of Rum, Shiva
decided to have beer.
After having 40 bottles of beer,
he asked the bartender for Gin.
Bartender couldn't stop himself asking
him : "Sir,who are you??
I ve seen people getting drunk after having 4 glasses of
whisky, and you've almost had 50 bottles and
you are still on your feet, who are you"
Lord Shiva : " kulanthaai Naaan thaan siva permaaan ".
Bartender : Thoda...Ippo thhaaan Mappu yeriruku!He he he he……………..
and try some alcohol.
So he changed his get-up and went to a bar and asked
the bartender : "What all do u have".
Bartender :"We have whisky, rum, vodka,
gin, beer etc.".
Lord Shiva: "Let's try whisky first,
give me 5 bottles of whisky".
After having 5 bottles of whisky, Lord shiva
decided to try Rum.
Bartender was shocked :"Who is this man, after having 5 bottles of
whisky, he is still on his feet".
After having 5 bottles of Rum, Shiva
decided to have beer.
After having 40 bottles of beer,
he asked the bartender for Gin.
Bartender couldn't stop himself asking
him : "Sir,who are you??
I ve seen people getting drunk after having 4 glasses of
whisky, and you've almost had 50 bottles and
you are still on your feet, who are you"
Lord Shiva : " kulanthaai Naaan thaan siva permaaan ".
Bartender : Thoda...Ippo thhaaan Mappu yeriruku!He he he he……………..
Dravid on India's Failure....???
நவ்ரச நாயகன் திராவிட் ' பராசக்தி' பாணியில் பேசினால்?!!
"உலகக் கோப்பை. பல விசித்திரமான போட்டிகளைச் சந்தித்திருக்கிறது.. விசித்திரமான ஆட்டக்காரர்களைப் பார்த்திருக்கிறது. ஆனால் , இந்தப் போட்டி விசித்திரமும் அல்ல. நான் விசித்திரமான ஆட்டக்காரனும் அல்ல. போட்டிகளிலே கலந்து கொண்டு சர்வசாதாரணமாக தோல்விகளை எந்தக் கேவலமும் இன்றி் தோளிலே சுமந்து வரும் சாதாரண இந்திய கேப்டன் தான் நான்.
பங்களாதேசிடமும் , இலங்கையிடமும் தோற்றேன். உலகக் கோப்பையைத் தவற விட்டேன். குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்டிருக்கிறேன் இப்படியெல்லாம். பங்களாதேசிடமும் இலங்கையிடம் தோற்றேன் - அவர்களிடம் தோறக் வேண்டுமே என்பதற்காக அல்ல. ஆனால் நேரு வகுத்த பஞ்சசீலக் கொள்கையின் படி அண்டை நாடுகளோடு அன்யோன்யமாகப் பழக வேண்டுமே என்பதற்காக. உலகக் கோப்பையைத் தவற விட்டேன். அது தூக்குவதற்கு சிரமமாக இருக்கிறதென்பதற்காக அல்ல. ' தன்னைப் போல பிறரையும் நேசி ' என்று இயேசுபெருமான் சொன்னதை மற்றவர்களுக்கும் உணர்த்துவதற்காக.
உனக்கேன் அக்கறை ஊரில் யாருக்கும் இல்லாத அக்கறை என்று கேட்பீர்கள். நானே பாதிக்கப்பட்டேன் நேரடியாக பாதிக்கப்பட்டேன். ஆறு ஃபீலடரை ஆஃப்சைடில் நிறுத்தி விட்டு பந்து போடச சொன்னால் லெக்ஸ்டம்புக்கு வெளியே பந்து போடும் பரதேசிகளால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டேன். செத்த பாம்பு போல பெர்முடா கிடைத்தால் ' சாத்து சாத்தென்று' சாத்திவிட்டு தேவை வரும்போது மட்டும் 'வெயில் தாங்கலை 'ன்னு பெவிலியனுக்கு ஓடும் 'மாஸ்டர் பிளாஸ்டர்களால் ' பிளாஸ்டர் போட்டுக் கொள்ளும்படி பாதிக்கப்பட்டேன்.
கேளுங்கள் என் கதையை. என் வீட்டில் கல்லெறியுமுன் தய்வுசெய்து கேளுங்கள் என் கதையை....."
"நாயகன்" பாணீயில் இந்திய அணியின் நாயகன் பேசினால்..??!!
" அவனை நிறுத்தச் சொல் நான் நிறுத்துறேன்.
கங்குலி அடிச்சபோது பூசணிக்காய் உடம்பை வச்சுக்கிட்டு அரைகிலோ மீட்டர் ஓடிப் போய் பந்தைப் புடிச்சான் பாரு முரளிதரன் அவனை நிறுத்தச் சொல் நான் தோக்குறதை நிறுத்துறேன். ஆஃப்சைடுலதான் அடிப்பான்ன்னு தெரிஞ்சு எலிப்பொறில மசால்வடை வைக்குற மாதிரி 'ஸ்லிப் ' வைச்சு சேவாக்கைத் தூக்குனான் பாரு ஜெயவர்தனே. அவனை நிறுத்தச் சொல நான் நிறுத்துறேன். நாலு அடி நடந்து வந்து பந்து போடும்போதும் 'நோபால் ' போட்டான் பாரு டெண்டுல்கர். அவனை நிறுத்தச் சொல். நான் நிறுத்துறேன். இல்லாத ரன்னுக்காக நாயா ஓடி வந்தான் பாரு யுவராஜ் சிங். அவனை ஓடாம நிக்கச் சொல். நான் நிறுத்துறேன்.எந்தப் பக்கம் அடிச்சாலும் அந்தப் பக்கம் ஃபீல்டரை வச்சிருக்கான் பாரு. அதை நிறுத்தச் சொல். நான் நிறுத்துறேன். எங்க தூக்கி அடிச்சாலும் புடிக்குறானுங்க பாரு. அதை நிறுத்தச் சொல் நானும் நிறுத்துறேன். புறப்படும்போதே "க்மான் இந்தியா"ன்னு அபசகுனமா பாட்டு பாடி உடனே திரும்பி வரச் சொன்னான் பாரு சங்கர் மகாதேவன். அந்த பரதேசியை நிறுத்தச் சொல். எல்லாத்துக்கும் மேலா , எங்களையெல்லாம் மனுசங்களா மதிச்சு ப்ளாக்ல பொலம்புறானுங்க பாரு வெவஸ்தை கெட்டவனுங்க. அவனுங்களை நிறுத்தச் சொல். அப்புறமாவது தோக்குறதை நிறுத்தலாமான்னு யோசிக்கிறேன்.. "
நீங்கள்தான் தேசத் துரோகிகள் - ராகுல் திராவிட் அறிக்கை
" இப்ப என்ன குடிமுழுகிப் போச்சு? நாங்க தோத்ததுனால இனிமே பசங்க பரிட்சை நேரத்துல டிவி முன்னால உக்காராம படிப்பானுங்க. ராத்திரி முழுக்க கண்முழிச்சு டிவி பார்த்துட்டு காலைல ஆபிசுல தூங்காம இருப்பானுங்க( ?!) ராத்திரி முழிக்கிறதால நாட்டுக்கு மின்சார செலவு மிச்சம். வேளாவேளைக்கு தூங்குறதால உடம்புக்கு நல்லது. நடுராத்திரில டிவிபாக்குறதுக்காக டீ ,காப்பி , நொறுக்குத்தீனி மாதிரி வெட்டிச்செலவு கிடையாது. . இப்படி எவ்வள்வோ நாட்டுக்காக எவ்வள்வோ பெரிய தியாகம் செஞ்சும் என் வீட்டு மேல கல்லடிக்குற நீங்க எல்லாம்தான் தேசத் துரோகிகள்" - என்று ராகுல் திராவிட் உருக்கமாக அறிக்கை விட்டிருக்கிறார்
"உலகக் கோப்பை. பல விசித்திரமான போட்டிகளைச் சந்தித்திருக்கிறது.. விசித்திரமான ஆட்டக்காரர்களைப் பார்த்திருக்கிறது. ஆனால் , இந்தப் போட்டி விசித்திரமும் அல்ல. நான் விசித்திரமான ஆட்டக்காரனும் அல்ல. போட்டிகளிலே கலந்து கொண்டு சர்வசாதாரணமாக தோல்விகளை எந்தக் கேவலமும் இன்றி் தோளிலே சுமந்து வரும் சாதாரண இந்திய கேப்டன் தான் நான்.
பங்களாதேசிடமும் , இலங்கையிடமும் தோற்றேன். உலகக் கோப்பையைத் தவற விட்டேன். குற்றம் சாட்டப்பட்டிருக்கிறேன் இப்படியெல்லாம். பங்களாதேசிடமும் இலங்கையிடம் தோற்றேன் - அவர்களிடம் தோறக் வேண்டுமே என்பதற்காக அல்ல. ஆனால் நேரு வகுத்த பஞ்சசீலக் கொள்கையின் படி அண்டை நாடுகளோடு அன்யோன்யமாகப் பழக வேண்டுமே என்பதற்காக. உலகக் கோப்பையைத் தவற விட்டேன். அது தூக்குவதற்கு சிரமமாக இருக்கிறதென்பதற்காக அல்ல. ' தன்னைப் போல பிறரையும் நேசி ' என்று இயேசுபெருமான் சொன்னதை மற்றவர்களுக்கும் உணர்த்துவதற்காக.
உனக்கேன் அக்கறை ஊரில் யாருக்கும் இல்லாத அக்கறை என்று கேட்பீர்கள். நானே பாதிக்கப்பட்டேன் நேரடியாக பாதிக்கப்பட்டேன். ஆறு ஃபீலடரை ஆஃப்சைடில் நிறுத்தி விட்டு பந்து போடச சொன்னால் லெக்ஸ்டம்புக்கு வெளியே பந்து போடும் பரதேசிகளால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டேன். செத்த பாம்பு போல பெர்முடா கிடைத்தால் ' சாத்து சாத்தென்று' சாத்திவிட்டு தேவை வரும்போது மட்டும் 'வெயில் தாங்கலை 'ன்னு பெவிலியனுக்கு ஓடும் 'மாஸ்டர் பிளாஸ்டர்களால் ' பிளாஸ்டர் போட்டுக் கொள்ளும்படி பாதிக்கப்பட்டேன்.
கேளுங்கள் என் கதையை. என் வீட்டில் கல்லெறியுமுன் தய்வுசெய்து கேளுங்கள் என் கதையை....."
"நாயகன்" பாணீயில் இந்திய அணியின் நாயகன் பேசினால்..??!!
" அவனை நிறுத்தச் சொல் நான் நிறுத்துறேன்.
கங்குலி அடிச்சபோது பூசணிக்காய் உடம்பை வச்சுக்கிட்டு அரைகிலோ மீட்டர் ஓடிப் போய் பந்தைப் புடிச்சான் பாரு முரளிதரன் அவனை நிறுத்தச் சொல் நான் தோக்குறதை நிறுத்துறேன். ஆஃப்சைடுலதான் அடிப்பான்ன்னு தெரிஞ்சு எலிப்பொறில மசால்வடை வைக்குற மாதிரி 'ஸ்லிப் ' வைச்சு சேவாக்கைத் தூக்குனான் பாரு ஜெயவர்தனே. அவனை நிறுத்தச் சொல நான் நிறுத்துறேன். நாலு அடி நடந்து வந்து பந்து போடும்போதும் 'நோபால் ' போட்டான் பாரு டெண்டுல்கர். அவனை நிறுத்தச் சொல். நான் நிறுத்துறேன். இல்லாத ரன்னுக்காக நாயா ஓடி வந்தான் பாரு யுவராஜ் சிங். அவனை ஓடாம நிக்கச் சொல். நான் நிறுத்துறேன்.எந்தப் பக்கம் அடிச்சாலும் அந்தப் பக்கம் ஃபீல்டரை வச்சிருக்கான் பாரு. அதை நிறுத்தச் சொல். நான் நிறுத்துறேன். எங்க தூக்கி அடிச்சாலும் புடிக்குறானுங்க பாரு. அதை நிறுத்தச் சொல் நானும் நிறுத்துறேன். புறப்படும்போதே "க்மான் இந்தியா"ன்னு அபசகுனமா பாட்டு பாடி உடனே திரும்பி வரச் சொன்னான் பாரு சங்கர் மகாதேவன். அந்த பரதேசியை நிறுத்தச் சொல். எல்லாத்துக்கும் மேலா , எங்களையெல்லாம் மனுசங்களா மதிச்சு ப்ளாக்ல பொலம்புறானுங்க பாரு வெவஸ்தை கெட்டவனுங்க. அவனுங்களை நிறுத்தச் சொல். அப்புறமாவது தோக்குறதை நிறுத்தலாமான்னு யோசிக்கிறேன்.. "
நீங்கள்தான் தேசத் துரோகிகள் - ராகுல் திராவிட் அறிக்கை
" இப்ப என்ன குடிமுழுகிப் போச்சு? நாங்க தோத்ததுனால இனிமே பசங்க பரிட்சை நேரத்துல டிவி முன்னால உக்காராம படிப்பானுங்க. ராத்திரி முழுக்க கண்முழிச்சு டிவி பார்த்துட்டு காலைல ஆபிசுல தூங்காம இருப்பானுங்க( ?!) ராத்திரி முழிக்கிறதால நாட்டுக்கு மின்சார செலவு மிச்சம். வேளாவேளைக்கு தூங்குறதால உடம்புக்கு நல்லது. நடுராத்திரில டிவிபாக்குறதுக்காக டீ ,காப்பி , நொறுக்குத்தீனி மாதிரி வெட்டிச்செலவு கிடையாது. . இப்படி எவ்வள்வோ நாட்டுக்காக எவ்வள்வோ பெரிய தியாகம் செஞ்சும் என் வீட்டு மேல கல்லடிக்குற நீங்க எல்லாம்தான் தேசத் துரோகிகள்" - என்று ராகுல் திராவிட் உருக்கமாக அறிக்கை விட்டிருக்கிறார்
GOD is Missing
Two little boys, ages 8 and 10, are extremely mischievous. They are always getting into trouble and their parents know all about it. If any mischief occurs in their town, the two boys are probably involved.
The boys' mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The preacher agreed, but he asked to see them individually.
So the mother sent the 8 year old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon.
The preacher, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly,
"Do you know where God is, son?"
The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open.
So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?!"
Again, the boy made no attempt to answer. The preacher raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed,
"Where is God?!"
The boy screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him.
When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "what happened?"
The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time.
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("I just LOVE reading next line again and again")
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GOD is missing, and they think we did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The boys' mother heard that a preacher in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The preacher agreed, but he asked to see them individually.
So the mother sent the 8 year old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the preacher in the afternoon.
The preacher, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly,
"Do you know where God is, son?"
The boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open.
So the preacher repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God?!"
Again, the boy made no attempt to answer. The preacher raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed,
"Where is God?!"
The boy screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him.
When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "what happened?"
The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time.
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("I just LOVE reading next line again and again")
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GOD is missing, and they think we did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Be The Person - by Ralph Marston
If you are chasing something, the very fact that you must chase it means that it is moving away from you. Rather than chasing something directly, consider attracting it into your life.
Be the person who would have what you wish to have. Be the person who can live the life you wish to live.
When you chase after anything, whether it is a relationship, money, a job or anything else, it can be quite frustrating. Because you are focusing on something external to yourself, over which you have very little control.
Instead, focus on what you can control, on what you can build and grow and improve in yourself. That is the quickest and most reliable way to bring results.
Whatever it is that you desire, give it a warm and welcoming place to exist within you. The good things in life will flow into places where they are appreciated and put to good use.
Imagine your most treasured dream in every detail, and then set about to be the person who can truly experience it. Your dream will fill the home that you build for it.
Be the person who would have what you wish to have. Be the person who can live the life you wish to live.
When you chase after anything, whether it is a relationship, money, a job or anything else, it can be quite frustrating. Because you are focusing on something external to yourself, over which you have very little control.
Instead, focus on what you can control, on what you can build and grow and improve in yourself. That is the quickest and most reliable way to bring results.
Whatever it is that you desire, give it a warm and welcoming place to exist within you. The good things in life will flow into places where they are appreciated and put to good use.
Imagine your most treasured dream in every detail, and then set about to be the person who can truly experience it. Your dream will fill the home that you build for it.
Laughter
Many years ago, Norman Cousins was diagnosed as terminally ill. He was given six months to live. His chance for recovery was one in 500.
He could see the worry, depression and anger in his life contributed to, and perhaps helped cause, his disease. He wondered, If illness can be caused by negativity, can wellness be created by positivity He decided to make an experiment of himself.
Laughing was one of the most positive activities he knew. He rented all the funny movies he could find - Keaton, Chaplin, Fields, the Marx Brothers. (This was before VCRs, so he had to rent the actual films.) He read funny stories. He asked his friends to call him whenever they said, heard or did something funny.
His pain was so great he could not sleep. Laughing for 10 solid minutes, he found, relieved the pain for several hours so he could sleep. He fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20 happy, healthy and productive years. (His journey is detailed in his book, Anatomy of an Illness.) He credits visualization, the love of his family and friends, and laughing for his recovery.
Some people think laughing is a waste of time. It is a luxury, they say, a frivolity, something to indulge in only every so often. Nothing could be further from the truth. Laughing is essential to our equilibrium, to our well-being, to our aliveness. If we're not well, laughing helps us get well; if we are well, laughing helps us stay that way.
Since Cousins' ground-breaking subjective work, scientific studies have shown that laughter has a curative effect on the body, the mind and the emotions. So, if you like laughing, consider it sound medical advice to indulge in it as often as you can. If you don't like laughter, then take your medicine - laugh anyway.
Use whatever makes you laugh - movies, sitcoms, Monty Python, records, books, New Yorker cartoons, jokes, friends.
Give yourself permission to laugh - long and loud and out loud - whenever anything strikes you as funny. The people around you may think you're strange, but sooner or later they'll join in even if they don't know what you're laughing about.
Some diseases may be contagious, but none is as contagious as the cure. . . laughter.
He could see the worry, depression and anger in his life contributed to, and perhaps helped cause, his disease. He wondered, If illness can be caused by negativity, can wellness be created by positivity He decided to make an experiment of himself.
Laughing was one of the most positive activities he knew. He rented all the funny movies he could find - Keaton, Chaplin, Fields, the Marx Brothers. (This was before VCRs, so he had to rent the actual films.) He read funny stories. He asked his friends to call him whenever they said, heard or did something funny.
His pain was so great he could not sleep. Laughing for 10 solid minutes, he found, relieved the pain for several hours so he could sleep. He fully recovered from his illness and lived another 20 happy, healthy and productive years. (His journey is detailed in his book, Anatomy of an Illness.) He credits visualization, the love of his family and friends, and laughing for his recovery.
Some people think laughing is a waste of time. It is a luxury, they say, a frivolity, something to indulge in only every so often. Nothing could be further from the truth. Laughing is essential to our equilibrium, to our well-being, to our aliveness. If we're not well, laughing helps us get well; if we are well, laughing helps us stay that way.
Since Cousins' ground-breaking subjective work, scientific studies have shown that laughter has a curative effect on the body, the mind and the emotions. So, if you like laughing, consider it sound medical advice to indulge in it as often as you can. If you don't like laughter, then take your medicine - laugh anyway.
Use whatever makes you laugh - movies, sitcoms, Monty Python, records, books, New Yorker cartoons, jokes, friends.
Give yourself permission to laugh - long and loud and out loud - whenever anything strikes you as funny. The people around you may think you're strange, but sooner or later they'll join in even if they don't know what you're laughing about.
Some diseases may be contagious, but none is as contagious as the cure. . . laughter.
All Software Professionals must read this Story.......for all of us.
A Story about Onsite...!
One fine day, Vivek's PL Bhatia asks him whether he has any time for a small meeting. Vivek obviously has time and so the two go to a conference room. Bhatia then clears his throat and says "Vivek, there is an on-site requirement. It is in Covina, Los Angeles. It is for six months. I can suggest your name. Do you have any problems?"
Vivek cannot believe his ears. Of course why should any one have problems going to the Sam land. "Of course no Bhatia.. I have noproblems." he says.
Bhatia looks at him very kindly and says "You better draw up your personal plans with your wife and let me know in a day or two" That's when Vivek remembers that he has a wife. Then it strikes him that there is a himalayan problem in front of him. Shobana is working in Wipro. She is in the middle of a project in which she is a moduleleader. She cannot leave it all and come to Covinawith Vivek. On the otherhand it will be cruel on Vivek's part to leave her here and go to Covinafor more than half a year. Moreover,they have just been married. Vivek can stay back. But one day he has to go..
He cannot stay back in India indefinitely. Project requirements are too demanding. Shobana can resign Wipro and accompany Vivek. But what is the guarantee that she would find such a nice job in such a nice company after they come back from Covina? So Shobana and Vivek discuss this issue. They reluctantly agree to get separated for six months.
Vivek hugs Shobana in the airport and says "I will be BACK" in a typical Arnold Scharzegger tone and then boards Delta Airways leaving Shobana in tears. In Covina Vivek gets lots of work and his stay gets extended by two more months. The days and months move very slowly. Vivek starts counting even minutes.
During this period, Shobana's PL Ashish Mehta calls her one day and asks her whether she has any time for a small meeting. Shobana wonders what that meeting is.. They go to the conference room and Mehta tells her about a great on-site requirement in Berlin, Germanyfor their customer.
"It is for six months and you are most suited person for this. I am going to suggest your name. Do you have any problems?" Mehta asks her. Shobana gets excited.. Berlin! She has never been out of India. So she instantly nods her head. Mehta then smiles and says "Okay discuss with your hubby and let me know in a day or two"
That's when Shobana gets the gravity of the situation. It will be two months before Vivek can come home..... By the time Shobana will have left to Berlinfor six months. Shobana cannot decline this as this is an important assignment. That night Vivek spends hundred dollars on telephone to discuss this matter with Shobana. Finally they decide to go ahead. Shobana breaks down in the phone and Vivek breaks down thinking about his phone bill. And then Shobana leaves to Berlin.
One month after that,Vivek comes back to India. Then Shobana calls him almost everyday and they discuss about all petty things on the phone.
Shobana applies for a loan to clear her telephone bills. Vivek gets into a new project which is not yet started. His PL Prateek Ray calls him one day and says that he has to go to ToledoOhiofor the requirement analysis of that project. Vivek frantically says no. Shobana is arriving next month. He doesn't want to miss her. But Ray assures him that the work is only for one month and that he would be back before Shobana comes to India. Thus Vivek flies to ToledoOhioand gets into the requirement analysis of the new project.
That's when he comes to know how difficult it is to retrieve information from the users. You can design a system the user wants only when the user knows what he wants. Vivek gets baffled by the questions his users put..
"Do you think I need those fields "GMG_TYPE_HJHJ_TW" and "Auto_level_ind"?What are they by the way?" The requirements analysis stage continues for three full months at this pace. Shobana comes to Indiaone month after that. And she tells her PL that she doesn't want anymore on-site assignments. "I understand" says Mehta and she desperately waits for Vivek to come back to India. It has already been two months over a year since they last met. Vivek then gets the role of an on-site co-ordinator
for this customer. He calls Shobana that night and they really don't know what to do. Shobana offers to resign her job and join him in Toledo. But she is getting 21 grand per month in Indiaand Vivek doesn't want to lose that. "Two more months Shobana and I promise I will be back" Shobana retorts back, "There is no solution for this problem." Vivek gets surprised. "What are you talking about?" he asks her. Shobana fights back her tears. "As long as I am in Wipro I will be getting a lot of on-site opportunities. Even if I decline all of them, what about you? You also work for a software company and there you need to go abroad almost once every quarter.
I cannot accompany you as you don't want me to resign my job here. Does that mean we have to stay like this forever? Vivek! I love you and I don't know how I spent fifteen months without even seeing you once. I may not recognize you also if you come in front of me now... Tell me Vivek, is there a solution for this problem?" Vivek doesn't speak anything for a moment. He then realizes the truth in her sentences. It is a neverending problem.
But what about the 20 grand she is getting per month?
"Vivek, is money everything? Can't we comfortably live with what you are getting? Please Vivek, try to understand the situation" Shobana breaks down. Vivek is still undecided. He married a software engineer with a hope that with two incomes he would have a good deal of money to plan their future."Let us face the reality, Vivek" Shobana says, "How much are you paying for the phone calls now? More than 20 grand per month.
If I am with you there will your phone bill be so astronomical? Just tell me one thing. Won't you be happy having me there with you?" Shobana slowly turns hysterical. Vivek gets into the crux of the situation. It is true.
He has been spending around 600 to 700 dollars per month on Indiacalls... that is far more than what Shobana is getting then. He thinks and thinks..for two days he does nothing else but thinking. Finally he decides that he should have Shobana with him all the time from then onwards at any cost.
Shobana gladly prepares the resignation letter and submits it. Her PL smiles and says "You've made the right decision Shobana..
Congratulations for the bold step. I understand your problems. Anyway! you have a three months notice period here, right? We have a one month assignment in
Singapore..."
MORAL : No software professional should marry another software professional.... unless one of them is ready to resign.
One fine day, Vivek's PL Bhatia asks him whether he has any time for a small meeting. Vivek obviously has time and so the two go to a conference room. Bhatia then clears his throat and says "Vivek, there is an on-site requirement. It is in Covina, Los Angeles. It is for six months. I can suggest your name. Do you have any problems?"
Vivek cannot believe his ears. Of course why should any one have problems going to the Sam land. "Of course no Bhatia.. I have noproblems." he says.
Bhatia looks at him very kindly and says "You better draw up your personal plans with your wife and let me know in a day or two" That's when Vivek remembers that he has a wife. Then it strikes him that there is a himalayan problem in front of him. Shobana is working in Wipro. She is in the middle of a project in which she is a moduleleader. She cannot leave it all and come to Covinawith Vivek. On the otherhand it will be cruel on Vivek's part to leave her here and go to Covinafor more than half a year. Moreover,they have just been married. Vivek can stay back. But one day he has to go..
He cannot stay back in India indefinitely. Project requirements are too demanding. Shobana can resign Wipro and accompany Vivek. But what is the guarantee that she would find such a nice job in such a nice company after they come back from Covina? So Shobana and Vivek discuss this issue. They reluctantly agree to get separated for six months.
Vivek hugs Shobana in the airport and says "I will be BACK" in a typical Arnold Scharzegger tone and then boards Delta Airways leaving Shobana in tears. In Covina Vivek gets lots of work and his stay gets extended by two more months. The days and months move very slowly. Vivek starts counting even minutes.
During this period, Shobana's PL Ashish Mehta calls her one day and asks her whether she has any time for a small meeting. Shobana wonders what that meeting is.. They go to the conference room and Mehta tells her about a great on-site requirement in Berlin, Germanyfor their customer.
"It is for six months and you are most suited person for this. I am going to suggest your name. Do you have any problems?" Mehta asks her. Shobana gets excited.. Berlin! She has never been out of India. So she instantly nods her head. Mehta then smiles and says "Okay discuss with your hubby and let me know in a day or two"
That's when Shobana gets the gravity of the situation. It will be two months before Vivek can come home..... By the time Shobana will have left to Berlinfor six months. Shobana cannot decline this as this is an important assignment. That night Vivek spends hundred dollars on telephone to discuss this matter with Shobana. Finally they decide to go ahead. Shobana breaks down in the phone and Vivek breaks down thinking about his phone bill. And then Shobana leaves to Berlin.
One month after that,Vivek comes back to India. Then Shobana calls him almost everyday and they discuss about all petty things on the phone.
Shobana applies for a loan to clear her telephone bills. Vivek gets into a new project which is not yet started. His PL Prateek Ray calls him one day and says that he has to go to ToledoOhiofor the requirement analysis of that project. Vivek frantically says no. Shobana is arriving next month. He doesn't want to miss her. But Ray assures him that the work is only for one month and that he would be back before Shobana comes to India. Thus Vivek flies to ToledoOhioand gets into the requirement analysis of the new project.
That's when he comes to know how difficult it is to retrieve information from the users. You can design a system the user wants only when the user knows what he wants. Vivek gets baffled by the questions his users put..
"Do you think I need those fields "GMG_TYPE_HJHJ_TW" and "Auto_level_ind"?What are they by the way?" The requirements analysis stage continues for three full months at this pace. Shobana comes to Indiaone month after that. And she tells her PL that she doesn't want anymore on-site assignments. "I understand" says Mehta and she desperately waits for Vivek to come back to India. It has already been two months over a year since they last met. Vivek then gets the role of an on-site co-ordinator
for this customer. He calls Shobana that night and they really don't know what to do. Shobana offers to resign her job and join him in Toledo. But she is getting 21 grand per month in Indiaand Vivek doesn't want to lose that. "Two more months Shobana and I promise I will be back" Shobana retorts back, "There is no solution for this problem." Vivek gets surprised. "What are you talking about?" he asks her. Shobana fights back her tears. "As long as I am in Wipro I will be getting a lot of on-site opportunities. Even if I decline all of them, what about you? You also work for a software company and there you need to go abroad almost once every quarter.
I cannot accompany you as you don't want me to resign my job here. Does that mean we have to stay like this forever? Vivek! I love you and I don't know how I spent fifteen months without even seeing you once. I may not recognize you also if you come in front of me now... Tell me Vivek, is there a solution for this problem?" Vivek doesn't speak anything for a moment. He then realizes the truth in her sentences. It is a neverending problem.
But what about the 20 grand she is getting per month?
"Vivek, is money everything? Can't we comfortably live with what you are getting? Please Vivek, try to understand the situation" Shobana breaks down. Vivek is still undecided. He married a software engineer with a hope that with two incomes he would have a good deal of money to plan their future."Let us face the reality, Vivek" Shobana says, "How much are you paying for the phone calls now? More than 20 grand per month.
If I am with you there will your phone bill be so astronomical? Just tell me one thing. Won't you be happy having me there with you?" Shobana slowly turns hysterical. Vivek gets into the crux of the situation. It is true.
He has been spending around 600 to 700 dollars per month on Indiacalls... that is far more than what Shobana is getting then. He thinks and thinks..for two days he does nothing else but thinking. Finally he decides that he should have Shobana with him all the time from then onwards at any cost.
Shobana gladly prepares the resignation letter and submits it. Her PL smiles and says "You've made the right decision Shobana..
Congratulations for the bold step. I understand your problems. Anyway! you have a three months notice period here, right? We have a one month assignment in
Singapore..."
MORAL : No software professional should marry another software professional.... unless one of them is ready to resign.
Story of a GIFT!!!
A woman goes to Italy to attend a 2-week, company training session.
Her husband drives her to the airport and wishes her to have a good trip.
The wife answers: "Thank you honey, what would you like me to bring for you?"
The husband laughs and says: "An Italian girl!!!"
The woman kept quiet and left.
Two weeks later he picks her up in the airport and asks: "So, honey, how was the trip?"
"Very good, thank you." "And, what happened to my present?"
"Which present?" She asked.
"The one I asked for - an Italian girl!!"
"Oh, that" she said
"Well, I did what I could; now we have to wait for few months to see if it is a girl!!!"
Moral of the story: Don't tempt a woman, they are dangerously intelligent!
Her husband drives her to the airport and wishes her to have a good trip.
The wife answers: "Thank you honey, what would you like me to bring for you?"
The husband laughs and says: "An Italian girl!!!"
The woman kept quiet and left.
Two weeks later he picks her up in the airport and asks: "So, honey, how was the trip?"
"Very good, thank you." "And, what happened to my present?"
"Which present?" She asked.
"The one I asked for - an Italian girl!!"
"Oh, that" she said
"Well, I did what I could; now we have to wait for few months to see if it is a girl!!!"
Moral of the story: Don't tempt a woman, they are dangerously intelligent!
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