A letter

Hi Only-person-who-reads-my-blog,

Hope you are doing well. Do let me know when you are free.

Thank you.

Regards,

Jayesh

And another one...

	Had a good start to the day, courtesy this Grey Butcherbird. Was having my usual cup when his mixture of piping cries and throaty calls caught my attention. That's the one common thing amongst all birds who visit me, they're all incredibly noisy!
	I had clicked this bird in June thinking it was the omnipresent Magpie-Lark until today I saw the "hook" on the beak. It feels good to get it right now. More information here.

New kid on the block

On an inevitably lazy Sunday morning, I heard a recognizably new voice outside the balcony. Luckily he was gracious enough to allow ample time to get some reasonable shots (though the tree branches and criss-cross wooden planks of my balcony wall made it a bit hard to get a good look at him) It is a male Oriole(Fig bird). Few more pictures here. Hope the visitors keep coming often!

R.I.P. Randy Pausch

Its never tiring to hear an inspirational person talk, especially if one can see the reason behind his advice.

Stop. Think. Continue...

A significant chunk of our day (and thus our life) is spent doing "routine" things. By that, I mean, activities we are used to doing, and almost do them subconsciously. In my case, for example, brushing teeth, or washing the dishes.

I am almost always thinking about something else while doing the above activities. I thought about it, and as of now, feel that its a mistake. It will be nice to concentrate on what I'm doing rather than something else. So now the idea is to repeat the Stop what you're doing - Think if you can do it better - Continue doing it at regular intervals, to keep myself honest. My mind has a tendency to wander, so I am resorting to this.

Lets see how it goes.

Dharmaandh

Paradox of the month-

Ram bhakti (devotion) can lead to harmony among all religions - L.K. Advani

(For those who do not know, Ram is a Hindu mythological hero)

Money... get away...

I cannot see how acquisition of wealth can be the purpose of anyone's life. In spite of trying, I don't quite understand the rationale behind that. I think of it this way - I try to remember some of the best moments in my life so far. None of them had anything to do with monetary gains.

I unabashedly apply this thinking to corporations as well. I think the purpose of a corporation should be more than just making money. While many claim to have grand visions and missions, it all falls apart when confronted by the almighty $. Excellence is reduced merely to a word on their powerpoint presentations.

Anyway. Hope I make more sense the next time I'm tipsy.

Cheers...