Irony of Indian Television

I am not very fond of watching television. I am mostly busy with my laptop but life has changed a bit. The change has occurred after my marriage. I used to watch only 3 type of programs on TV- reality shows (chosen one), songs and trailers of yet to be released movies, and movies. Sometime I also pause at a news channel to know the happenings around the world.

I was talking about the change. Yes, life has changed a bit after marriage. Now, I have to watch daily soaps- the most boring and dramatic things that happens on TV.  I have no option of escaping from this situation. Finally I started taking bare minimum interest in these, so as to get myself involved.

Yesterday I was watching a serial on Colors TV- "….na jana iss desh LAADO". The most ironic thing happened there. I can't stop myself laughing. The main lead of the serial, a so-called 'amma ji' was whipping a person for betraying him. That person made an unsuccessful plan to murder 'amma ji'.

And at this particular scene, a message was running below:

"hum aurato par hone wale atyachaaro ka purzor virodh karte hain……"

Is anyone out there....... jo mardo par hone wale atyachharo ka virodh kare.........???

few WORDS of WHYSDOM

Why you are reading this post of mine?
“Why?”
With this question in mind please do carry on.

WHY- a common 3-letter word indeed. It`s one of the five WH-words which all of us have faced innumerable times in our lives. Most of all we`ve faced it in our classrooms when we were young. I still remember my school days when I used to dread a question starting with "Why". They seemed to be the ones where maximum brain-racking was needed followed by the most lengthy explanations. I could easily face its counterparts i.e. "Who", "What", "When" and "Where" but on hearing a "Why" my heart screamed out a big NO.

However, now when I retrospect, I thank this 3-letter word which has made me what I am today. It led me to a vast reservoir of knowledge which could not have been acquired otherwise. As we grow older, this word loses its significance. There are no more "Whys", and hence a stagnation to learning.

"Why" is the gateway to wisdom and awareness. "Why" opens our mind and prevents our brain cells from gathering rust. Look for an answer to this 3-letter word and you would surely take a step towards discovering a new fact. And as a famous saying goes, “The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size.”

Necessity may be called the Mother of all inventions, but "Why" is the Father of many discoveries. If Newton hadn`t asked a "why" when the apple fell, we would be still be ignorant of gravity. If Benjamin Franklin hadn`t asked a "why" after getting an electric shock while flying a kite, would we know electricity? These, and many such anecdotes reveal how a simple question revolutionised the way mankind dwelt on earth. And the credit goes entirely to the same little word- "Why”.

Even as we grow older and are not bound to formal education systems, it would be good to form a habit to involve "Why" in our lives. Whenever you encounter an uncommon situation or a never before incident, just ask a "why" to yourself. A small "Why" before initiating an activity would help you gauge its worth and also make it more reasonable. Things generally overlooked would start looking interesting and gain significance if you start going into the depth of "Why" they are the way they are. Life will then become brighter with information rather than dull due to clouds of ignorance. You will start enjoying the self-learning process .Every "Why" would push you a little further towards erudition and take u a step far from the crude unaware crowd.

Let`s instil in ourselves the spirit of asking "Why" and start trotting on the path to knowledge.
Let`s get ready to delve into the pool of Whysdom.
It doesn`t take more than a little "Why".

So, why have you read this post of mine?
Answer it and keep going.

The Bottomline

The one common factor in all my posts….the BOTTOMLINE and it reads…

“Posted by amQ. d unQ. d pacifiQ. Busy in deeP thOts.”

On reading you might have wondered about its significance, and in case you still haven’t, you’ll surely wonder hereafter….

amQ: As discussed at length in the previous post is the shortened version of my name.

d unQ: It is the shortened version of “the unique” in sync with the shortened version of my name. It symbolizes the uniqueness of my name. My name has broken all the rules of English grammar. You will never see a word ending with ‘qu’ except my name.

d pacifiQ: This is related to the meaning of my name. Amiqu (pronounced as a-mee-q) is an Arabic word which means depth & greatness. And talking of depth, nothing compares to the Pacific Ocean . Here the prefix “d” indicates a proper noun, not to be confused with the literal meaning of pacific.

Busy in deeP thOts: Every mind, sane or insane, thinks. But when amQ is engrossed in thoughts, then they are deep like his name.

That’s all about the words. Now, let me throw some light upon the capital letters which pop up in between.

[q with CAPS ON] in “amQ”, “unQ” and “pacifiQ” indicates Quality. I always try to emphasize on Q in every word (if possible) as it symbolizes quality. Don’t be mistaken as the adjective `quality` does not define me but is stands for the quality of my name. I am proud to be named Amiqu and I am proud of it’s unQ spelling.

[p with CAPS ON] in “deeP” indicates the deepness of the Pacific ocean which I try to imbibe in me.

[o with CAPS ON] in “thOts” is used mainly to maintain the symmetry of the phrase. However, you can interpret it as blank smile or a smile which we have to fake without feelings, to show the world how happy we are…

Ever thOt so deePly abt a unQ phrase of abbreviated words?

Aao Wish Karein

Just the other day I happened to watch an interesting movie-`Dasvidaniya`. At the end of the movie was an instruction to list down `things to do before you die’. This gave me some food-for-thought and here I am with my very own list of “Ten things I want to do before I die”. Some are interesting. Some are funny. Some may seem unrealistic. But such are my wishes and that`s what I am…


Wish #1:
A well-equipped school with all the modern amenities and state of the art residential system. It would have the latest facilities and gadgets that could be implemented to improve the education system. I have decided to name it after my hometown. It’s my dream to establish `The Sahawar School`.


Wish #2:
I want own a fleet of cars- SUVs, luxury vehicles, designer cars, electrically driven cars- you name it. Most of all, I want to be the proud owner of a Mitsubishi Pajero. I also want to acquire all the electronic gadgets introduced till date. I want to familiarize myself with everything that happens in the technical field.


Wish #3:
I want to build a grand house for myself. I want to give it a unique touch. I have decided to name it `The Khan`s Palace`.


Wish#4:
I intend to open a restaurant which would be called amQ`s (read “am-qu-z”)- The MOOT Point. It would also serve as a venue for conferences/business meetings where people would be able to eat, meet or moot.


Wish#5:
It’s been my long time wish is to have a muscular body with 6-pack abs. And I am always optimistic about this one.


Wish#6:
ABCD- Amiqu Builders Constructors and Developers. This would be the name of my long cherished dream of a construction company.ABCD would set standards in its field and build differently. My main aim through this construction house would be to build shopping malls in the shape of famous historical monuments. Unique thought from a unique soul!


Wish#7:
I often visualise myself in a white kurta-pyjama, giving speech on a dais. Yes, my next wish is to contest the election for a Member of Parliament. Winning or losing wont matter that much. I just want to contest. And with my oratory skills, you never know….I might just be lucky.


Wish#8:
I am very fond of traveling. I want to trot around planet earth and visit all the famous places. During my visits, I would love to stay in the top-rated hotels only.


Wish#9:
I wish to make an entry into bollywood. Preferably as a producer and leave my mark even if it would be through just one movie.


Wish#10:
Last, but not the least. I want to die jobless. Yes, jobless…. yet earning. My childhood aim is to be an entrepreneur. So earning my money at my pace in the way I want to without being answerable to another person is my wish before I die.

.......mail from a boring person

Itz 09:55 pm in the corner clock of my office computer. My routine work is over. I have nothing else to do. But still I have to be here till 12`O clock midnight.

 

F%@# off this B-shift (1500 hrs to 2400 hrs).........

 

At these moments, I regret doing job. When I have done my scheduled work, I should be allowed to go home and take a good saturday night nap. I am bit more unlucky then others, as mine is a security organisation :(.

 

No internet. No mobile phones. Only an official mail id.

 

What can a person can do at this odd hour to make himself keep awake.

How many powdered tea or coffee could you gulp?

Its a mental torture as well as physical torture. Where are the human rights peoples???? Are you listening?

 

My eyes are straining. My mind is blocked. Lot of things to say but words have declared stirke in the mind.

 

Its 10:10 pm now. Thank god!!! 15 minutes passed in writing this boring blog post :)

 

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What does amQ stand for?

My name is Amiqu. I like it's shortened version "amQ". I got this inspiration from Reebok. Reebok becomes Rbk. Amiqu becomes amQ.

Just googled "amQ" and got these amazing acronyms:

Association Minière du Québec (Québec Mining Association - Canada)
Ambon, Indonesia - Pattimura (Airport Code)
Analog Multiplexer Quantitizer
Association Montgolfière du Québec (Montreal, QC, Canada)
Amsterdam Mood Questionnaire 
ankle moment quotient
Audio Master Quality
American Medical Qualification
Agencja Mody Queen
Automated Medline Query
Association professionnelle des Meteorologistes du Quebec
Adams Marblehead Quarry
Association des Malentendants QuTbecois
Association MontgolfiFre du QuTbec
Availability Movement Quality

an UNKNOWN guide....

At times in life unknowingly and unconsiously strangers or strange situations befriend us and leave a deep impact to last through our lives.


Something similar happened to me too.

It was the first day of the year 2007 and unfortunately (or fortunately) I was in the train enroute from Delhi to Bangalore.I was going for an interview for my present job. The interview was scheduled for the 3rd of Jan at Bangalore and I would be reaching on the same day i.e. 3rd morning. Due to lack of time for preparation, I was both serious and tensed.

I boarded the train on the 1st at 8:30pm. As soon as the train started to move I delved deep into my books, struggling hard to keep my memory afresh. There I was with all my engineering notes, which would serve as my bullet-proof jacket when the interviewers would shoot.

A middle-aged fellow-passenger sat there noticing me all the while. He seemed very cool and jolly by nature and at that moment I envied his temperament. I knew what miracles my eleventh- hour revision could work for me. So there I was- quiet, serious, studious trying to make the most of every precious minute in that journey.

The next day,during my post lunch study session, this person interrupted me. He advised me not to take any tension and to remain calm and cool. He narrated his own life’s story- one of the rags to riches kinds. Once a college drop-out and now a millionaire with business spread across many countries. It was as if he shaped his destiny with his untiring efforts.

Then onwards, he didn’t allow me to even touch my books or notes. He kept a vigil on me.Realising time was slipping by, even if I moved slightly to pick my notes, he stopped me. He started talking to me and assured that my interview would go fine.I need not worry so much.

I had a good sleep that night. Maybe it was the confidence he had instilled in me through his talks. I felt really fresh when I woke up the next day. The train had reached Bangalore at 8 and I was supposed to go for the interview directly from the station.

The interview went really well. My confidence was the ‘extra-cover’ on the bullet proof jacket I already had. I soon received my letter of appointment and am presently working for that organisation.

I am constantly reminded of this particular fellow-passenger. Contact details apart, I don’t even know his name. It’s been 3 years since then and I want to thank him on the 3rd anniversary of that incident for his guidance through this post.

“Thank you very much, my unknown guide. I know you must be somewhere, helping another burdened soul relax…Thanks once again!.”

New Year begins,

let us pray that

it will be a year with New Peace,

New Happiness

and abundance of new friends,

God bless you

through out the New Year.

Like birds, let us,
leave behind what we don’t need to carry…
GRUDGES SADNESS PAIN FEAR and REGRETS.

Life is beautiful, Enjoy it.

Beauty..
Freshness..
Dreams..
Truth..
Imagination..
Feeling..
Faith..
Trust..
This is beginning of a new year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010