That Giant Machine.........

Big and small metal chunks along with a nut and a screw , a drill and a tap , a scale and a blade ................casted , milled , drilled , cut , welded , bolted and aligned to function in a sequential manner ..........result????A MACHINE.

The word machine reminds me always of the scene pictured in the movie 3 Idiots. Two definitions for the same word. As they were defined, so is the world of Machines and there characters.Some are simple and some are so complicated ,yet discrete and work to the point. These gigantic machines are awesome master pieces in themselves.The mammoth machines work brilliantly making wonder full creations. I have been watching a few of them working.It was my turn today to control one such giant.A machine that could move about in 4 axis and create patterns of products.It was just a wonder full , exciting and adventurous process to learn the know-how and finally have the controls in hand. The way it carried out my instructions and moved forward left me in awe for some time.Being a mechanical engineer i have been studying about these machines , knowing there working patterns but handling them and having the hands on experience is just splendid experience.There are many machines i have been using and used.The two wheeler was my first love but this colossal is just incredible..........Just fell in love with it..................

Take a B R E A K ! ! !

A Break from the routine monotonous life, a break from getting more crushed under deadlines, a break from being trapped in rat race. I recently took one, and the hands on experience says,sabbatical taken finally end up in rejuvenating me. The need for ,was never felt in my student life but things have changed since the professional life has begun.Expectations increased, responsibilities doubled, credibility increased manifold.The new phase came with lots of experiences to learn from, changing the life. Life was bindaas in learning days.Life is strict when it came to put learning into application.A message which i recently received speaks out volumes about it in just two lines.It stated ..."We use pencil when we were small, now we use pen. This is because we can make mistakes and rub them then, now we are not allowed to."Thus as it goes , we are supposed to be very care full in our steps. One is supposed to be perfect.

I often get to hear people saying.....Life is so!!! Problems are part and parcel of it.Solve the puzzle and win the race.But then whats the fun if we are not enjoying the journey.Problems are not always so simple.Each one unique with its unique key id.Ohhh Lord u are great.thanks for making life so challenging and interesting.But i also pray to you, give me the strength to face them also.This time i learned taking a break is also a method to move ahead.When nothing works , just relax, disconnect yourself from the problem ,refill yourself with enthusiasm and then go back to the pavilion.It will surely help you come over!!!

Is it so always ???

"This is my lucky dress, whenever i wear this my work gets done".............there's another one...."I was asked before leaving where i was going...........so my job wont be done today!!!"...........or read this......."Today my horoscope says my day won't be good and full filling so........."

All this sounds familiar? This is generally a very quick reaction when certain sought after incidents happen or don't happen with us.I wonder if it is true.Personally even i used to have such lucky charms few years back.A unlucky dress, and a lucky one , one lucky color and one good lucky pen. As time passed by all my myths were broken.My lucky ones didn't work out as i expected, the unlucky ones were there in the most memorable times.Every thing changed.More than all I changed.All these incidents turned me more practical.Now I no longer hate any of my belonging's or have some lucky charms but there are some special ones though. Yesterday one of the projects student spoke about her lucky charms , i was first shocked to hear.There are not one but many lucky charms in her life.I know many people have these things.For that matter even President Obama is said to be believing in some.But I was wondering how could a person like her , who's a go-getter can believe in such things to such an extreme extent.All was acceptable until i kept seeing her working hard towards her goal.But when the hard times came, things started going of out control, dependence on lucky charms increased.Seeing her desperation to finish, i thought of helping her.It was her job, i worked , she was praying and the outcome...........her work finished on time as per her prayers to the lucky charms.I still don't understand the connection.Was it those prayers that made me finish the weeks work in a night?? Or was it the systematic approach i used to finish in the available time before deadline?

The same approach with little hard work is on for her.I feel a proper thought full planning with dedication will surely help.These are the only tools always available for my rescue.Till the end i know she will keep up with those magical things.I wonder what's in store ahead for her..............

FOOD

"I love eating...............I love cooking"...........
After a long long time i met a person who spoke about food in this manner.We had long discussions on food that day, hot favourite tastes ,likes and dislikes, tips on fast cooking,places to check out and a lot more.Food- the most essential part of our lives, without which we cannot survive, its for what we work hard.I feel good when i meet people who enjoy and love there food but feel sorry for those who don't and dislike those who curse cooking.Cooking - is some holy thing for me.Sometimes its even like a stress buster.Trying new dishes , making variations , learning the science of cooking is all fun.
I would like to share something i read about "FOOD" today,it can be a myth or can be called some superstition or say what may.But i felt it is true.I am writing this today because i was hurt to hear a mother of a small child saying " i hate cooking".I could not do anything then.The next few lines are what i had read some years back in a magazine............
We human beings cant live without food.We work hard the whole day only for feeding the stomach.Its the source of our energy.We eat and food fuels our body and mind.But this is all just superficial picture.How the food was cooked, how it was taken in makes a huge impact on our thinking process.If it was made with love and affection ,with good feelings in heart, the food when taken in will affect positively to the eater.It will lead to satisfaction.It will be a catalyst to the generation of good thinking and good deeds.If it is made with anger and hatred in heart, it will do no good.That is the reason why mother's food always gives satisfaction.It contains the most essential ingredient of love.
To close with this is just a small suggestion...........even if you dont believe in superstitions, if you are cooking, do give a thought to above lines.Who knows it all might be true...........

just pen it down...........

A desk full of files placed here and there,papers lying around,nameplate misplaced, rough papers scattered in front of desktop and pens and pencils out of the pen stand and the owner of the place hurrying up to finish the pending report.

Its not rare to come across these kind of situation.Most of us have either experienced it or see people around us trying to solve the jumbled equation of there life.I won't be wrong if i say it happens because there is clutter inside the brain and most of the time its uncertainty's about what to do,when to do and how to do.Sometimes the feelings inside us ,keep haunting so badly that we tend to forget about searching the solution.These kind of pressure filled situations need a vent.Either it can be sharing with your near and dear ones, some similar situation heard or read ,some tag line showing the way to proceed with.But there is one more way.A sure shot solution which surely can act as a lantern in the tunnel.Just write down what you are feeling like.Verbalise your problem.Pen down what you want.It works like magic.

Seeing what is on paper helps better way to focus on the problem in hand.Its like the aim is jotted down.And then makes one to proceed to the next step of solving the problem.There comes clarity as to what needs to be done.It helps in prioritising effectively and efficiently.And the best part of it being a non-judgmental ,100% trusted companionship.

I personally find my to-do list very handy.It just halves the burden.Recently i came across one such list of one of my colleague.To my surprise beside the list ,in bold letters like an order it was written -"just sleep".These lists can be very versatile.Anything under the sun can come into it.The most satisfying and comforting part is when the time comes to tick the finished job at hand.The feeling of accomplishment, the feeling of successfully achieving the goal is quite special one.

The Lunch

"Kandhoon se milte hai kandhe .... Kadmoon se kadam milte hai........... Hum chalte hai jab aise toh dil dushman ke hilte hai........." as the song aired on HOMP and my favourite Rocky and Mayur appeared on the show with there special edition of Jai Hind, i was ecstatic and all excited.The previous edition of there show where they had the sumptuous meal along with our army men used to leave me a little envy.But now even i can boast about having a lunch with the warriors of our nation, in there style, in there chivalrous manner.So here goes the story of how i got a chance to be part of the party being hosted by them........... The army platoon, as they call it celebrates a day called Barkhana day when they interact with the civil people they work with and host a lunch.A day when they come out like civilians (not in uniform) and spend some time with there family and friends and colleagues.This year only few people were invited and me being there gudiya( they call me so.........) could not miss it. It started sharp at 1 Oclock.Discipline -This quality is something which i have always admired in these people in uniform and would like to have it also.Every thing from high ranker's to even nonliving things like plates and spoons move in discipline.On time arrived the commander and behind him other distinguished guests.We all got up from our seats , where as the jawans went ahead ,all in one go saluting there officer with a loud "Jai Hind" .As these words reached my year i was filled with a sense of pride.On the other hand ,I was starving and eagerly waiting for the lunch to proceed.Everybody took there seats and then began The Lunch.To my surprise it started with pegs of vodka and whisky.(for people like me soft drinks were provided )Then it was the starter time ,and came in a tray full of baked groundnuts , french fries and bhajiyas.Again to my surprise a round of drinks.(Unfortunately not for ladies :P )Then it was time for the main course.A time where its ladies first.And there gudiya was the first one to start.It was buffet system ,the cutlery all placed in order , neatly on the table.I was told the food was prepared by the men themselves.It had poori, chole,baghra baigan, vegetable pulao and gulab jamun.It was a sumptuous meal with chole best liked by my taste buds.The thing which took most of my attention was there hand wash arrangement.Till date i have not seen the kind of portable hand wash stand they have.Simple ,neat, meeting the purpose and yet stylish stand with a mirror and a towel stand beside it.Men in uniform i had heard ,know very well how to fulfill there needs to the fullest.This was the best example i had ever seen.They had themselves made it ,with there welding skills and locally available material. O.k enough on hand wash stand , let me proceed.Next what came in line was the "mukhwaas".(pan, saup and toothpicks). And so the lunch came to an end. I was left wondering , it was lunch -with same dishes usually found, but then it was special .It was actually the presence of these men, who sweat out to protect us that had made this lunch a special event. There gudiya is very grateful to them for inviting her.She was pleased by there special care. and now ................its time for a big salute Jai Hind !!!

tik tik tik.....it keeps moving

the gear turned by its designed gear ratio and so did the seconds hand on my wrist watch.After a long time this omnipresent music reached my ears when i just lay down my head on the table out of exasperation.It has always been there with me since i got my first wrist watch.(it was in 7th standard , i was my mother's -a quartz watch ,and still i am its proud owner).TIME - seemed to have just flown in a split second.It seemed just a day before that i finished my 12th standard and today i am working , about to finish my first term in office and getting prepared for a promotion.Life just seemed to have flown on mach speed.7th standard -The year when i met my friend Divya.She will be married soon.Cannot believe we all have grown up to this stage and will be soon entering another phase of life.Probably it can be called a second life.The thought of it sends goose bums.But theres excitement also.Life for her will bring new family , new friends , new relations with it.A whole new experience.I wish her a happy, joyful life ahead.