12 Angry Men!!

Great to write a post about a movie. After a very long time. Yes. This is a 1981 movie that was shown to us by our unit head on the Dec 18th, 2010. It is a simple movie according to the production and the direction unit. It is about the story of 12 men who is in a room discussing about a case. These 12 men happen to be the jury to decide the outcome of the case. Among these 12 men first one of them votes against the 11 other men. But ultimately after a heated discussion the 11 men go with the decision of the one man. How they do get along with the man is what is the story.

A poster of the film!!

The story tells everything about analysing a situation, assertiveness, how to lead, how to align others thoughts with the yours, how to handle different kind of people who have especially different behaviour, and a lot more. The storyline is simple, direction is simple, production is simple, characters are less, but the story ultimately was very effective. Each time you see it you interpret it in a different manner. Effective enough to make people think.

I think people have to see it for sure. There are many movies like this but this one is very special. Simple way of telling how to do what. I think simple things are always beautiful and reaches to the people easily. Hope you people see what is there in it. Though a small storyline well directed.

See you soon folks!!

-SATZ

Capturing the hearts!!

The day was Sunday Dec 5, 2010. Wow!! What a day!! We started the day at 9:30. The reason for starting out being a trip to Science City,Gandhinagar and Akshardam. It started off beautifully with some people coming, after denying to come, at the last moment. We were around 45 in number and a bus was arranged for us through the company. There was so much fun while going. We went to Ahmedabad and there was a surprise. There was a hotel in which the company had arranged for the lunch. The bus was parked on the highway and we went to have our food which was nothing but excellent, except that all the dishes had sugar(usual in Gujarat)and dessert was served at the first. The weird part of their culture. The sweets were good and we filled our bodies with so much of calories that we would not have needed 2 days of food. The real part of the story started when we came back after having food. The bus which was parked in the highway was standing but with that was standing a police jeep.

The bus was parked on the highway itself and hence we were fined for the same.

Then we moved on to science city which made me feel that I should have had this kind of practical explanations while I was studying these concepts. It would have made some sense or the other. But it was also really good except for the models which didn't work. We then had some fun time together over there and went on to Akshardam.

Hall of space and Hall of science at the Science city!!

There was a tight security procedure which was to be followed. After the terrorist attacks in this building in the year 2003, the security has been tightened. Security system filters the terrorists, but catches hold of the neck of common people. Then we went to the Swami Narayanan temple which was good. The work and the articles of the guru was kept there with awe-inspiring cleanliness and great devotion. But the fun part of Akshardam is the water laser show. Absolutely amazing. The water laser show had the crowd on their feet. A lot of people were waiting outside the auditorium and we were having fun by being amongst them.

The laser show!!

The laser show was about "Karma". The story of Nachiketa, the divine child. It was well scripted. The laser lighting and the sound with sync. It was fun to see it. It was a real life time experience. Since it was the that I've seen. It was something special. It was worth the money. They do it for the real purpose. This was an amazing experience and very good to remember. This is what "Capturing of the hearts!!" means.

-SATZ

Training experience!!

What a way to spend the two days of December 3 and 4. It was good to have some soft skills training after a long time and that to from a prestigious training institute known as Dale Carnegie Training institute. It is good because I'm having something after nearly 6 months. We didn't have such training in our college. But right now I can feel some positive change which is good on the outside. The training comprised of many things about attitude, memory linking techniques, how to maintain relationships, about the Dale Carnegie principles that makes us into leaders, conversation linking techniques and a lot of fun filled activities that the so called Fortune 500 companies of the world have tried out.



The trainer got friendly with us in no time and that showed so much about him. It was a good two days that will take a long time to forget. I was actually starting to work with something called as a team. There is show much of difference in working as a team and working alone. We made a skit as a team which was funny and at the same time informative. We made it all in just 10 minutes. We did an activity called "Duke of york". This was an activity that involved a poem with actions. This was done by the Coca Cola company in just 6.2 seconds. We came close to Vodafone which was 7.56 and we made 8.23 seconds. We learned more about coordination live. This was the day. Adding some more to it was another incident. The India and New Zealand cricket team were staying in a hotel near ours and we saw the cricketers live. That was amazing, though, they didn't wave at us because New Zealand had suffered the greatest defeat. It was an amazing two days and well spent indeed.We saw good motivational videos. Hope such programs continue to pour in my life.

-SATZ

Grit to live!!

The week or so has been good in the company. I've suddenly started to become a little bit organized right from waking up, to the workouts. I've also been exposed to a new world. A world which involves a lot of nuances than I imagined it would be. There are a lot of changes taking place. Only thing is that I don't know whether these changes are enough to bring about something new.Yesterday, it was the AIDS day and our company had something to do with it. These people are really smart. They basically create awareness among truck drivers about the disease and help them so that they live for a long time and buy their product. There is no rocket science to it, but it is a very smart way of catching up with the customers. This act automatically makes them the number one in the truck tyres business. Simple. Start marketing from were you're manufacturing so that there is much of sales taking place. A place full of trucks. Pure business.

Well this is the business part that they're doing. But there is another face to it. They've got tie up with certain NGOs which makes them even more popular. There were two people from such an NGO and both of them were affected by HIV. They were given sometime to address the gathering. There was this lady of say 35 years of age.

She was affected by HIV and she came to tell her life, after acquiring the disease. She started to speak by telling that she got the disease through her husband who had it, actually. It has really been a pathetic life for her, after she contracted the disease. She says that the shop in which she was working had a boss who wouldn't permit her to have leave, which she required for getting her Anti retroviral treatment., in Ahmedabad. One day when she was coming back to the shop after having treatment, the shop owner stopped her in the middle of the road and told her to get away from the shop. Adding insult to injury, her husband died and you need not even imagine about the in-laws. She was sent out of their house. Even when she returned to her own house, she says that her mom used to keep her clothes separately. Mentally and physically she has been tortured daily. If this was not enough, her child also got it from her. At that time with no body to help a lady, with such a grit, was given a job in an NGO , was helping people who were from such a disease. It is deadly and it makes people's dreams crash just like that. But even at this stage she has only two things in her mind. One is that she should not transmit the virus to somebody else and second she doesn't want people like her suffer like what she had undergone. This is called generosity. I was close to getting tears after listening to her live. I don't know about the others but there was some truth in her which made me move emotionally. It shows how fortunate we're and nothing else.

-SATZ

Differences!!

I've observed one thing this past week or so. I'm working in a company with colleagues from various parts of India. Our team consists majority of South Indians. But we're in North India. The first difference in us starts with the food. The food being North Indian, it has been very difficult for the South Indians to adapt to the food. Having eaten South Indian food for nearly 22 years it has been something very different for the past 20 days. Some people see it as a new experience but some of them see it as a punishment. They start quarreling for the menu at the end.The hotel guy doesn't know how to do south indian food and ultimately he does something really not edible.Not to the South Indian standards. But for me as long as I get food I thank god for giving it.

I've apparently observed the way the North Indians look at the South. Especially the people who do not know Hindi. There are people over here who say "These south indians do not even know how to speak in Hindi. These people never understand." But I would say that South Indians are the ones who respect Hindi for sure. For certain people in the South after their mother tongue, Hindi comes first. Respect given to the language is not understood by the north indians.As far as I've seen South Indians consider it a privilege to speak in Hindi.

Third is the grouping in the team. I've mentioned about this in my blog previously. It is not a team. Rather they form groups within the team. This can be found in every corporate company. South Indians move very well with the south, and the north with their clan. When this changes there is some chance for productiveness. Certain people form groups according to the quality of people. Like they mingle because of their character, mannerisms, behaviour and other such x-factors.But they do not understand that team is formed by a unified thought. I don't know when my fate is gonna decide to put me in such a thing called as a team.

Something that I'm craving to be in!!

In a corporate world, when the company wants to be in the global level competition, it is very important everybody in the organisation to have only one goal. The upcoming of the organization. This may sound like something in our management books but this is the truth. No one can come up without a unified goal. That is what drives people to work together.

But there should be some difference as well which makes it very interesting indeed. Though you don't grow at the rate at which you want to there is always some joy if this kind of differences prevail. As a neutral person, it is a very good experience to see both sides and analyse how you should be and how you should not be. Every moment there will be a new thing to learn. There is some meaning in people saying that "Learning is a continuous process."

-SATZ

Making of engineers!!

Good to be back with some post after a long time. It is very difficult to post something after working for 12 hours. That is the reason for the long gap. In the past twenty days life has been really good. Have met a lot of people, have been to two new places, knowing different cultures, having different food and more than that I'm with the machines. After 5 months of boring life it is good, to be with the machines and to know what is happening in the industry. But as an engineer this is what matters. Especially for a Mechanical Engineer, it feels like heaven. Though I'm in a tyre industry, it is not like what people think. They see only the end product, but it is really a high-end engineered product with so much of concepts. It may look like black doughnuts but when people see it being made, they'd be drooping their jaws in awe. But one thing I learned these twenty days is this.

When you ask a "Why" to all the engineering products that you find, you'll come to know how it has been developed, and will be able to develop new products which is what, is the work of an engineer. People have a perception that a mechanical engineer will act like a mechanic who tightens screws or seals punctures or an electrical engineer is one who acts like an electrician. But it is not that. Every GENUINE engineer with INTEGRITY is someone who undergoes a lot of thought process to develop a product which is simple in concept, but it is made to look complex by applying the concept for improving the comfort level of people. So the key word that drives an engineer is the "COMFORT". I'm able to see the transformation in me after I've realized that when I get the answer for each "Why" that I add to the physical existence of a machine, I become an engineer. I believe that this is what as any engineer in the making should do. If this is followed by students of engineering college, it would do wonders. There is a whole passion involved beyond the assignments and all the stupid stuff that is told to do by the some professors. There is application, practicality and a whole lot of enjoyment that is hidden. It is the one who is in the making who has to dig out the "PASSION". It can come only through INTEREST. That I don't know how many students in the engineering colleges have. They want to have a degree that would get them into a company and which would make them feel the "happy ever after" kind of moment.

-SATZ

Work out schedule!!

This is something that I usually doesn't cope up with. Normally when I start it out, I start it with a lot of determination, after being so dull for many days.When I start it with such a lot of interest, it goes good for the first day. The next day, I'll be thrown into the world of laziness or Something or the other would come into my way. It is absolutely important to maintain. Certain things are easy to achieve but very difficult to keep it going. My work out schedule is one of them. I put them easily, but it is very difficult for me to continue.Especially, when I'm in the second or the third day of the workout. There will be some problem or the other. Somehow it will get canceled. But now for a week or so it has been pretty good. I've been consistent with my work outs. Crunches, push ups,stretching, street jogging for atleast two kilometers and strong eating habits have been the part of my week. First, running was a bit difficult. But then I understood that the more you run the more you feel better. It is hard for the first 10 days but, if we can do this right from my age I guess we will have better health at 30-40 years of age.

This week has been decent enough, and most importantly, I can feel the difference at least on the inside. I was in a state of laziness for most of the time and now I can feel that activities have filled some part of the day, there by making it somewhat better physically and mentally. Breathing has become better and eating habits have changed drastically which makes it good for the temple(body). It is even more good when you've somebody to do all these with you. A good friend of mine is a state level sprinter and he is good at what he does. He was a class mate of mine. I've seen him right when I was in the seventh standard and he is absolutely good when he starts to run. He is like a coach for me. He does 100m in just 10.9s with the world record at the moment being 9.57s. I guess he's been pretty good. But he was struck by injuries which put him on the back foot. He has now joined the navy and it is good to run with him. I enjoy running with him. He also gives tips about how to run. We increase the distance everyday and try to improve daily.

I also tell him to recoup himself and start his athletics again. If you've also got a friend who can run with you daily, it is absolutely good for you and your health and the same of your friend as well. It is necessary to maintain health because it is a basic thing without which nothing can be done in this world. I was also shy to get out and keep running before people who mock at you and say that you're running right from a young age(sometimes the dogs chasing you are better than people seeing you, from your head to the foot). It is not about the age. It is about passion for running and respect for your body. Eating habits will differ after you start running which makes the body better. Mind also becomes good and helps you to have a productive day. If the surroundings are good then it feels even more like heaven though you sweat. Feel the presence of oxygen which everyman is in search for. I consider my body as a temple and hence do try to allocate some time for taking care of it. What do you do for your body daily?? It is not about losing weight, it is not about gaining muscles but it is about feeling better. Experience what it is. Just one hour of your time is enough daily. I've felt, how good it is. Its your turn.

-SATZ

What if we have a Perfect World!!

Well. I've become some what frequent to post something onto my blog. I was thinking about what would happen if we have some thing like a "perfect world". What if everybody has got everything. Imagine a person who has got a lot of skills, health, money and everything a man wants in the world. What else will he do then in the remaining of his life. No thrill. Nothing. Let's take the other case of what if a man has got nothing in him. No skill, no money. Nothing. What would happen to him? I'll tell you what the second guy would be the happiest. Why? Because he is a beginner.The man has got nothing to lose. He will try to build it brick by brick. The person has got a lot of work in his life. The interest is created through the suspense. What would happen the next moment? How is it gonna be? Who are all gonna be the part of my next moment? It is this one that makes living better. Imperfection is the beauty. Imperfection is due to innocence.

Skills acquired through hard work and love for the skill gives happiness that cannot be measured or compared with any amount of wealth. People are given with problems because the almighty knows and believes that they can solve it. There would be an incredible feeling when we solve a problem. The key is that the solution is absolutely simple. Every problem is presented with a solution which is mysteriously simple. There is nothing called a problem without solution. Hence what I mean to say is the problem is simple, cause the solution is. Ok. I know it is sounding quite weird. I came to know that whatever problem I've faced in my life has had a solution. Or else I'd have a path created to the solution. Or I'd have people helping me with the solution. This is not just for me, but this is the same for everybody in this world. It is good to have got a place in the world cause there is a part that has to be done by everybody. It is not that easy to do your part to the world. First task is to find out why you're here. The second is figuring out what you've to do for going to the end. The third is facing the problems that arise in the start, in the middle, and when you go to the end. Then the fourth and important task is to dictate it to the world. This is something that is very true from my perspective. Tell me what's your take!!

I believe that the world is beside me to help me and the one thing that I know for sure, even if I don't know what I've got in the next moment of my life, is that my future is gonna be something that would help the whole of mankind.

-SATZ

Absolute ripper!!

Well, well, well. What a good time to post it onto my blog! Great. It is the start of a championship series between India and Australia and obviously the game of cricket. First of the two tests started in the 1st of Oct. From the moment it started it was the fight for the ascendancy to clinch each session by both sides. It looked like Indians were having a problem with the first two sessions. But then once the ball started reversing Zak started to lead the attack and gave two breakthroughs late in the day, which put the Aussies on to the back foot. Paine gave some pain to India on the second day and Watson, as well, finishing his century. But Bhajji came off with some two wickets and then slowly started to find inroads in the Aussie line up. Aussies finished it off with a good 428 runs. Zak finished with a five wicket haul which was impressive.

That was the start of the first innings of batting from the Indians. Sehwag came out to bat and we all know what he can do, and he did just that. He punched quick boundaries irrespective of the bowler. No respect was given and he reached to a half century. Suddenly, there were wickets falling in the form of Sehwag and Gambhir. Nightwatchmen Ishant made sure that there were no more wickets in the day at Mohali, by giving a good support to Dravid. Then the next day was explosive but unlucky for the Indians. It was a superb innings from Raina, Sachin and Dravid. But unfortunately was not supported by centuries. Then Aussies had their nose in front with some flurry of wickets and made sure that Indians were 23 runs short of their total.


Then it was the fourth day when Aussies were back into the field with such confidence, with their lead. They were sailing along nicely with 87 for no loss. I don't know where this guy Ishant Sharma came in form. He started to find a way through the batting line up of the Oz. He produced three wickets in just two overs. There was the comeback for India. Credit has to be given to the Indian spinners who bowled in tandem without leaking away runs. They were among the wickets in the fourth day and the Aussies were struggling. They were bowled out for a meager 192 runs. India were set a target of 216 and were ready to go. Just when things were going India's way, there was a big blunder from Billy Bowden who gave out to one that was clearly missing the off stump of Gambhir and was a big inside edge. I didn't expect Billy to do such a blunder. Then the Aussies started playing the mind games. They started pitching the ball short of length and it all started to happen for them. They are good at pitching it short, walking up to the batsmen, looking into the eyes of the batsmen and playing with the temperament of the batsmen. Dravid, Sehwag, and Raina were out for cheap runs. Again Raina apparently had problems with the short pitched stuff. India were in trouble. Aussies right on top. Finishing the day on a high note.

It was the fifth day with India needing 160 odd runs and Aussies needing 6 wickets to win.Sachin and Zak were at the crease. Zak was moving the ball in the gaps and Sachin was trying to dispatch some to the fence. There was some good partnership building, when Zak was caught. Unbelievably with a back spasm, Laxman came into the field with a runner. He came in and Hauritz was given some punishment for varying too much. It showed that VVS was good even with that back problem. Sachin was also comfortable. He wanted to up the rating and then the problem started again. Sachin fell to a short one after getting cramped for room outside off stump. Mohali was silent after that. Dhoni came in and was run out which was absolutely not needed. Harbhajan came in and he had no reply for an uneven bounce from the pitch.

India were 8 down and needed another 92 runs. Laxman was with Ishant and Raina, as a runner. Ishant and Laxman were cool and composed in the middle. No extravagant shots. Their strategy was to put away the bad balls and leave or defend the good ones. Ishant was solid in defence. Laxman was producing some outstanding shots which got India closer to the target. It was a wonderful partnership that made Ponting think like crazy. He was not knowing what to do. It was 11 runs needed for India and 2 wickets for Australia. Still anyone's game.Then there was the turnaround. Ishant was adjudged leg before by Ian Gould but it was missing the leg stump by quite a distance. Everyone at the edge of their seats. Ojha was not known for his batting prowess. Laxman had to steer the ship for India. Ojha was making some mistakes in his running and Laxman was yelling at him. It was pressure. Some how it came down to 2 runs to win. It was six runs to win when an overthrow reduced 4 runs from the target.That was a runout missed by the fielders. It was Ojha batting when a good decision was ruled out by Billy. It was plum in front and it was not given. It got even as Ishant was given the wrong decision by Ian Gould. Then Mitchell Johnson strayed on to the legs of Ojha which flicked the pads of Ojha and missed by Paine. Then it was two runs for India and it was a historic win for the Indians.They won it by just a wicket. What a match it turned out to be.Emotions all around. I've not seen VVS getting so emotional. Here we go. The man has proved again. It is not just hitting runs. It is holding the tail and also scoring runs. I salute this man for his perseverance.An obviously underrated cricketer.
I'll remember this for a long time cause I've witnessed each and every ball. It has been evenly poised everytime and that's what creates the interest.
A test championship is on the cards for sure. With this match it certainly will get endorsed like crazy. We can expect a test championship. What a victory!! I've been lucky enough to witness such a match. Absolute ripper!!

Math, All the way!!

It was, when I was studying 9th standard. It was an awesome year. An year of turn around. Wondering, why I am talking about this now? Well. There is a reason. I used to work hard with my mathematics those days. Right from my 7th standard in school, there would be this mammoth task in Maths. The next nightmare to me, the first being "myself in a dark room", would be, Algebra. It was horrible. I used to work out a lot at those times. Neat as well. But then the marks didn't show up to be nice for me. They were horribly low. They never touched the great nineties. I used to envy those "ninety guys" in the class. They used to boast like crazy. I had a problem with every chapter related to Maths like that of geometry, that of hero's formula and other stuff. Then on a fine day when I was studying 9th, it happened. The last, worse thing that could happen for me. I got a big zero in one test. So that was the end of my individual studying.

It was hell for me!!

A close friend of mine was going to tuition. One day when they came to my house. They said it was a good one. Then my mom was keen to make me join, cause it had come to that level.They couldn't take it anymore with my test marks being all time low. It was the hardest time for everybody in my house. Mom somehow managed to arrange money for the tuition.


That was the first time I saw him. He was an old man of age nearly 58-60. He had his angio done while I went to him.He was having a difficult time as well. He, actually worked in Food Corporation of India, New Delhi. He was not given pension and hence he started to work and earn by taking tuition.

The first thing that he asked me was "What happens when you take the Maths book? You see a ghost or what?" He used to spend a lot of time with us. When I started going to him, I started to know what Maths is all about. He taught me how it should be taught.He gave me all the inputs needed in the right way. He was a great man with so much humility. I started picking it up slowly, but surely. He used to spend a lot of time and set question papers with such neatness, for us for tests and used to correct those answer papers with such sincerity and dedication.He used to give us sincere remarks of what we've done, and what has to be done.

He used to give more importance to theory part of Maths, which made him someone unique. Nobody does give it that kind of importance. But he used to emphasize on how each formula came and the background of each concept in Maths. He doesn't judge me by my marks but how I solve my problem methodically. But getting full marks in his tests would take everything out of you, cause he used to set questions with high standards. He used to check whether I've understood the concept or not. He used to say that getting full marks should not be in the mind but working out the problems correctly is what should be the focus with appropriate steps. He instilled confidence in me. He made sure that I'm comfortable with each of the concept that is there in Maths. It was my pleasure to be a student of him for nearly 4 years. He used to share with me all his problems and used to discuss about a lot of events happening around. An voracious reader and a great fan of cricket, the man is filled with knowledge.

I was having this in my mind!!

He made me tell this!!

He spotted the patience I'd got and he used to tell me that "You better do research, cause you've got a lot of patience and sincerity."(This is true.He has told me many a times.) The man made me score really good marks in my 10th and 12th board exams. He deserves all my praise. He is still doing his good work of teaching students. He is good at what he does. He refers to a lot of books, works out problems while he is alone and sincerely does his job. He is paid really less than what he does. He does it with passion. I don't know what drives him. He is an unsung hero in my life. If I can do research, then a part of the credit would certainly go to him. If I can give the world something useful, then it would not have come without the work of this man. He is behind it , at least indirectly. I owe him a lot. His name is Mr. Rajasekar. There have been a lot of teachers in my life, but personally he understood my potential better.

Success doesn't come through the individual effort of a person, but through the sacrifices those are done in the form of help by others, directly or indirectly. Remember, when you're successful, you've got it because somebody else has made a sacrifice of something for the sake of your success at the other end.

-SATZ