Author: anandnataraj

Entrepreneur, Blogger, Traveller, Pet Lover, Networker, Social Drinker, Party Animal, Movie Addict, Startup Enthusiast, Organic Gardner, Avid Reader....

Someone’s perception on FAILURE


Today I was searching for a friend of mine and i slipped into someone’s profile on Facebook… I was quite impressed to see the Favorite Quote of this person which was inspiring and motivating… I wanted to share it with you all;

“If you fail, learn, and move on, you’re growing.” ~ Robert Kiyosaki

Have you ever failed? If not, I would guess that you have never taken a chance on trying anything new – or else you are lying.

There is nothing wrong with failing – as long as you learn from your mistakes, modify your approach and try again. In fact the more often you fail, the sooner it will be that you finally succeed – provided that you do learn and keep trying.

You can only grow from experience and you only get experience from having a go at something. It may be more pleasant to succeed, but you can actually learn more from failing. But this is only if you are observant and take note of what you are doing and which things have worked and which haven’t. You then need to analyze what has happened, alter your direction and move on.

So go for it! Try, try again and if you don’t at first succeed . . . then try yet again. You will eventually get there – unless you stop trying.

My Phone Etiquette


There is something my friends, relatives, colleagues complain often is about me picking my calls… Even my mom blasted me a week back asking me why the heck I’ve a mobile… But I’m unperturbed or feel sorry as I’ve always disliked using a mobile… I use it out of compulsion thatz it… So here is my own reason for being a poor user of a mobile or for lacking basic Phone Etiquette…

  • First of all I speak with my core team members for at-least 5 – 6 hours a day…
  • Then talking to some good friends or attending a call from a old buddy will last another hour…
  • Then an hour on sending, reading & answering   messages…

Over all i spend one third of the day phone… I never pick calls when;

  • I’m at work..
  • I’m in a meeting…
  • I’m Driving…
  • I’m Sleeping…
  • I’m Reading Tech Blogs…
  • I’m Blogging…

So remaining time I spend on either of the above things… So, I’ve my own justification for my behavior and I don’t intent to feel apologizing as I feel my reasons are genuine… So, never try to convey or reach me over phone next time as I don’t encourage it… Kindly Text me and I’ll get back at a suitable time….

Home Alone


It is a very very rare occasion and to my knowledge I think this is the first time too… My parents were out of home & also my sister is not in India… So this was the first time I was staying alone in my house… My only companion was Burger Boy & I had to stay at home just to take care of him as he can’t stay alone at home…

In all those 4 days all I did was stay at home & didn’t go out other than the Movie I went on Monday… Also I didn’t invite friends or planned for a party… Though it was not so productive 5 days I was happy considering my cash drain… All I spent was 300 bucks for the movie…

I’m not known for staying at home & doing noting but am surprised seeing myself as I didn’t feel bored or I complained… All these 5 days ran like a Jiffy…

Since I didn’t goto office or drive or travel or visit friends I’ve nothing special to blog and that is the reason for a vacuum all these days…

Hangover II at AGS Cinemas Navalur


My friend Sundhar wanted to see Hangover II & I was in no mood to go out of home as I had to baby sit Burger Boy (My cute little doggie)… Sundhar is not someone who use to influence and push things he gave up with reluctance… By the time I sensed he was desperate we were unable to get hold of tickets for the Day… That is my little brain pricked me about the hoarding about AGS Cinemas at OMR and lucky my as I was able to grab tickets for the evening…

As I didn’t want to take chance I searched for the location in Google Maps & it was cake walk as it was on the main road & very next building to HCL… We drove to the movie where in we had our Dinner at Nala’s Appa Kadai in Sholinganallur… We reached the theatre 10 mins ahead of the show schedule… It is a Big mall which where none of the shops were open and all that was lauched was the AGS Cinemas & the advantage is taking advantage of the Big parking area for just 10 bucks…

As we entered it was huge & nice… Also screen 4 was too big unlike a multiplex & the screen was half full that too on a monday, at a spot which was far off & the spot unknown for many…

Once the movie started it was fun right from the beginning… Always sequels disappoint compared to the first part & this movie has never let us down as it kept the same tempo… After 2 hours of hilarious comedy & laughing to the core brought me out of all the stress & I’m carrying the experience till date…

Over all it was a full-filling night where everything happened right & was upto satisfaction…

Career Growth Meter


Got this forward from a friend of mine & I consider this a reality because I cane personally testify this myself…

Cashless Heart-full


My friend requested me to drive him for shopping… Being the end of the month I didn’t have a single dime; but i didn’t want to disappoint my friend & I swiped the last credit limit on my card to fuel the car… After our shopping my friend wanted to go for a drive… We normally drive to 24 hrs Cafe Coffee Day in SriPerambudur & since we didn’t have money we decided to take the Tirupathi road instead of Bangalore Highway owing to heavy traffic out there… I really enjoyed the drive as there was litrally no traffic & being cashless made us to explore a different route which will soon become our favorite long-drive spot…

We drove until Thiruvallur junction & we halted in a tea stall… My friend asked if I had any change & I got him all the change I use to drop in the car which came to 15 bucks… He got what he wanted & he returned 2 bucks back… When we were about the leave there was this guy selling Kulfi… I can never control myself my tongue when it comes to ice creams & I called the Kulfiwala without even realizing that we were short of money… When we asked for the minimum value kulfi he said it is 12 bucks & we were 10 bucks short of 10 bucks… I litrally searched my wallet and could not get more than 5 bucks & I was still short of 5 bucks… Then I inisited my friend to check if he had any change left in his wallet & he could get the balance 5 bucks…

The happiness I had that point was sky-high… It was like achieving or earning something big… At that point that Kulfi was like a priced possession… I started licking & I could cherish the taste entering my taste buds for each and every lick… Couldn’t remember when my taste buds had experienced such a great feel… At that point a bit of Kulfi missed my mouth and fell down & my expression was like missing Big fortune… Not sure how I reacted at that point but my friend noticed my reaction & he said “I spontaneously reacted like dropping something of great value.”

I literally came back to conscious only after finishing my Kulfi… While returning I was very much thrilled with that experience which was a common during schooling days where we buy an ice-cream to be shared by 3 – 4 friends & the the value of a couple of licks were countless… I had to personally thank my friend for the call he made which finally ended in me finding a new driving spot & an opportunity to cherish an ice-cream for itz full value…

At that point I didn’t feel like I was cashless but rather it was an experience which made me cherish & made my heart-full…

Experience every facets of life


I found this on my friends FB wall & it attracted me as I went thru and will also face more such things… But I love to overcome such experiences;

I Was Not Born Experienced,

But,
The Hard Realities,
Deceiving Natures,
…Broken Promises,
Double Faces,
Attractive Words,
Melting Emotions,
Lovely Feelings,
Harsh Truths,
Bitter Behaviors,
Loving Attitude,
Ignoring Acts,
Multi Standards,
& False Statements.

These All Taught Me What Is Experience.

 

Priest Religion & Business


Today morning went to a temple near Sergazhi as my mother has given for Abshigam(Not sure about english alternate)… Right from the beginning it was chaos & we found the temple… Since it is a Vishnavite temple it is managed by priest who are called patters or Iyangers… Normally I’ve aversion to visit these folks as they make the entire preying experience a misery… They treat devotees(their customers) as shit…

There is a saying in tamil Sami Varam Koduthalum Poosari Varam Koduka Mataru (Even if god offers help Priest doesn’t allow it)…

As we entered the temple we offered prayers to Lakshmi Perumal Deity… Misery starts from now & we were asked to wait out and come in & really unorganized management… They let the whole crowd in as people standing behind couldn’t see the god… I wished if they broke slots and allowed people inside or streamlined them…

After all rituals were over we were asked to sit for lunch (which we call prasadam)… All Iyengars were made to sit seperately and they got everything first & we all were made to sit on the other side… They priest threw the food as if he puts it to an unwelcome guest…

What made me angry we they make a living by the offering we make and by cross selling religious services & products… As a customer who help him make a living I deserve more respect…

Coming back I had following myseries;

  • It was suffocating as we had to fall on each other to offer prayer…
  • The humidity lead to dehydration…
  • Long hours of standing made me tired…
  • Food offered for prayers collapsed my stomach & there was not public toilet…
  • I was not let out until the prayers were over & I had to control my stomach…

It was totally not a pleasant way to reach god because of these priest… Finally priest said god doesn’t give such an opportunity as the prayers got over quickly… That really made me wild as they make a devine thing for granted…

By the time I returned I got down with Fever all because of the atmosphere in the temple… I’m sure god doesn’t wish his devotees to suffer when we visit him as a guest… Sadly the reality is otherwise…

Then by evening in my cousins engagement I was standing in a tea shop & was telling my experience and thoughts to my cousins… That is where someone who preaches Christianity over heard my experience and started preaching his religion on me… He said his god will accept me in his fold and he went a bit over board by degrading Hinduism… This irated my cousins (also myself to some extent) who are religious & I had to calm them and bring them back…

Couple of days back I read an article where the author compares Religion & Business where it has lot of parallels to each other… When the preacher was marketing his religion I was thinking how he is trying to increase his number of followers like marketing department tries to bring in more clients… This article claims this is in India but I’d say it is in the entire world…

http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-religion-is-big-business-in-india-says-cambridge/20110324.htm

Does any religion has a system where we can goto temple and prey to god without a priest??? All rules are made by the priest for their convenience and for them to make a living…

When I was discussing this with my mother and my cousins they started telling I’m in the verge of becoming an atheist… The reality is I’m not questioning god or his existence and even I believe in God… But I’m sick of priest who often makes it difficult to reach god…

Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai – a Standing Ovation


My cousin insisted me to accompony him for the movie… He vouched for the movie and I was very much reluctant… Once when I came to know it was directed by Suseendran I got convinced… It was from the director of Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu & Naan Mahaan Alla…

It all started with the trailer of my Thala starer Mangatha & from then on I was never let down… It was a well naratted movie with all village sentiments conveyed comically & finally breaking all blind sentiments like caste’ism, divine magic, enmity, a womanizer minor et more…

The stroy revolves around an annual Festival during April where Lord Azhar is taken in a Kuthirai (Horse)… That horse gets stolen before the festival and  villagers goes to a malayalam manthiravadhi to know where the horse… The fake manthiravadhi tells the villagers that the horse is in the direction of west and they will get it in 3 days… On the third day they get a live horse which belongs to the hero Appukutty… Horse is everything for the hero but villagers refuses to return the horse until the festival gets over… Finally the youngsters of the village help getting back the stolen horse and returning the horse of Hero…

It is a full fledged entertainer which much can be an eye opener for all villagers & narrated in a way which doesn’t hurt anyone… I personally give a Standing Ovation to Suseenthiran…

Power of democracy


It was a months wait & we were eagerly waiting for something we were expecting… Though as an amateur I found most of my exit polling with friends let to a clear mandate… I was a bit worried about the money power & coalition dynamics of DMK… I represented a bubch of normal man’s anger that led to the failure of DMK… These are the factors that led me to vote against the ruling party;

  • Corruption related to 2G…
  • Big family dynasty politics & atrocities of the family folks… Almost they were behaving like kings in a Kingdom…
  • Family domination of Movies…
  • Frequent power failures….
  • Domination of Real Estate….
  • Polarizing people on the basis of Caste…

What ever it is it was a clear single largest mandate… But I didn’t expect DMK to become 3rd largest party falling behind a 5 year old DMDK…

Finally DMK has paid heavily & they have been taught what Democracy is…

I wish AMMA for her success & wish she gives a good rule which doesn’t involve into vendetta politics…