Happiness and Efficiency

Dilbert Blog:
"I came across two unrelated studies that I cleverly related. In one study, researchers found that happiness makes people successful."  ... "In another study, researchers found that sad workers are the most productive."

While reading that Dilbert blog, It struck me that Statement No.2 has IMHO a certain ring of truth. Now Statement No.1 would probably mean that successful people produce little and make boatloads of money.
Everyone including I want to label ourselves 'successful'. Bottom line stop working hard and have a ball at work. (This blog is not for my Project Manager's eyes).
Assuming this theory purported by Scott Adams works, I'll start making my project team members sad, which in turn will provide me with blissful happiness leading to a successful career. To all those, who want to join in except for my co workers, I'll keep you posted on my progress.

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Merlot

When life troubles you
When decisions confuse you
When you want to take a leap of faith and toss everything to the wind
What do you do?

Take heart and sip on a glass of Merlot :)

I write this with a sense of in-consequentiality, watching an empty glass, but a heart full of contentment.


I know it's temporary. Hey, if I can feel like an enlightened one for a couple of hours, without leaving the comfy living room chair - SO BE IT!

Now before you splash that wine around, check your calendar to ensure it's "TGIF". Adieus !

Long Lost Summer is Here :)

It was a close match and it has taken too long, to the bitter end of May.
Long lost Summer is here - woo hooooo!

I can't wait to get out & watch all those smiling faces and short skirt lines, bare backs (last couple of adjectives were meant for the females, it's better to be lucid in this day & age to avoid any wrong ideas :)).

Now weekends will go by pretending to think about gardening, drink tons of fluids, go on long adventurous drives, get back in shape. Sounds inspiring and makes you feel good.

Those para's above are stinking old now, Great procrastinator - that I am, Great guilt ridden mongrel - that I am; has caused me to pick up where I had left off a month back.

Weather wise, I am reaching an ambivalent state right now. Heat appears desirable, but as cold winter memory fades it can become unbearable. Will take up effect of weather on yours truly again, when I reach a tipping point and look for venting, quite literally.

Plumbing Work

"Once upon a time there was a drain clog in an unnamed bathroom sink ... " that's how typical homeowner woes go. Well mine is unlike any other you may have ever heard - one which exacerbated the problem because of this monkey mind.

Got up on a Saturday morning with a firm resolve and a distant dream of watching the water smoothly drain out thru' the sink hole. Little did I anticipate the beast - namely PVC drain TRAP (Yes - pun intended).

Wanting to go about this business in a systematic manner, I thought maybe I should glance at a few illustrations of a well used Home Improvement reference. I swear - I tried exactly what it professed and soon enough I was staring at a broken PVC pipe sticking out of the toilet wall, the detached end in my hand.
It took me a while to absorb the shock as my mind was running up scenarios as fast as it could create 'em, some of it like hiring a plumber to do this and $$$ to be plunked literally down this drain hole.After an hour of raving and ranting, while trying to maintain an outward calm - I decided to forget about the reference and study this trap. Made a mental note of parts and off I went to Lowe's Home Improvement Store.

Next step involved tons of thinking in front of plumbing aisle #16. PVC Pipes, my dear friends, come in all shapes and sizes, not unlike us humans. But mind you, all sizes don't fit all - this is obviously obvious, but you appreciate this fact more when your mental state is that of a baboon making high pitched noises. Finally after considerable phone calls back & forth between Aisle #16 & scene of the accident, I hoped that I had the right pieces to solve this puzzle. Met a bored plumbing specialist and tried to get his feedback. Have you ever noticed these "May I Help You" guys, when you ask them for help - their tendency to walk fast increases, so it wasn't easy getting a second opinion chasing a guy down aisle 16 thru 13.

Mentally satisfied and physically drained, I made my way through Saturday rush at check-out where lost fellow human beings with drain assembly paraphernalia were making a beeline to rush home and impress their better halves with their handiwork.

Long story short, rest of it was surprisingly straightforward. Things fit together without a hitch, little mental fuss, tons of encouragement from wifey, a smelly PVC cement and a sawing routine, things were looking up and ready to drain.

I invite those of you reading this to come and appreciate this piece of art under our bathroom sink. It'll mean so much!

Bollywood Movies

My mind has been regurgitating this topic in endless wonder. Every time I watch one, it leaves me with a sense of senselessness. I have reached following conclusions after years of being "The Public" as only a bollywood director would describe it:

1. Never watch movies as soon as they are released - Wait for Reviews from like minded folks.
2. Never judge a movie by it's impressive beginning - Wait to comprehend the plot (chances are there's none)
3. I am yet to see one without a heroine.
4. Never pause the movie for a break - Wait for opportunities presented by song sequences when our protagonist and his leading lady (who, by divine intervention) suddenly acquire melodious voices and start cooing around shrubs, trees, mountains, valleys, on grass and off late in streets of Switzerland, London, Paris or LA. Bollywood Director's clearly understand people and they carefully plan song sequences based on average bollywood bladder retention rate.
   
5. Never assume the movie will be over in 180 minutes, it may stretch - Wait for the sign which says "This is just the beginning" (Imagine reading that after watching it for 3.5 hrs) before getting up for good.
6. Never be surprised by a sense of De ja vu on watching scenes that remind you of having seen something similar. I assure you, It can't be from your past (if it is - it's time to wake up), so it must be from a hollywood movie. Bollywood Directors call this - "being inspired".

(PS: This one is a working progress or rather a snaopshot in time. I'll keep updating this space based on new discoveries from experiencing Bollywood movies or suggestions from fellow experience rs out there)